The little turtle handed what it was holding to Jiang An, then happily circled around her a few times, indicating that it had found a treasure.

Jiang An took it, patted the little turtle's head, and said with a smile, "Thank you, little turtle, you're amazing!"

Upon closer inspection, she discovered that the stone seemed to emanate a chilling aura, as if the surrounding air had been frozen.

The stone has a smooth and delicate surface, and its entire body is a light milky white color, as clear and translucent as jade, yet it also carries a mysterious aura.

Suddenly, an entry appeared before Jiang An's eyes, displaying information about the stone: [Ice Marrow: Can be used to craft special items, adding special attributes! It also has a special effect on the Frostwater Spirit Turtle, helping it grow rapidly and increasing its ice attributes!]

She suddenly realized that this was what the little turtle was so eager to get—a special item that would help it grow.

She couldn't help but marvel at the wonder and diversity of nature.

She turned her head, gently stroked the little turtle's head, and asked softly, "Little turtle, is this your food? Would you like to give it to me?" The little turtle nodded happily, its eyes sparkling with joy.

Jiang An was deeply moved, and tears almost welled up in her eyes. She said excitedly, "Daughter, you've learned to be filial to your mother! I'm so happy!"

She gently placed the ice marrow near the little turtle's mouth and said softly, "Little turtle, you did a great job! Remember to tell me in advance if you make any more discoveries like this. But this isn't Mommy's food, Mommy can't eat it, so I'll save it for you."

The little turtle's eyes lit up with excitement after hearing Jiang An's words, and its little tail stood up high, clearly very happy.

Then, without hesitation, it swallowed the ice marrow from its mouth, and a crisp chewing sound rang in its ears. It couldn't help but exclaim, "These teeth are really good!"

After eating the ice marrow, the little turtle underwent a significant change.

First of all, its already mysterious shell now has even deeper patterns and a more profound color.

"Hmm?" Jiang An suddenly felt her clothes being gently bitten. She turned her head and saw that it was the little turtle biting her clothes and swimming towards the trench.

"There's something even tastier!" The little turtle's thoughts entered Jiang An's mind.

"There's more?" Jiang An was overjoyed and quickly followed the little turtle into the depths of the trench.

Soon, they arrived at a corner of the trench, and the sight before them made Jiang Anxin overjoyed—there were scattered ice marrows, and even a huge ice marrow mine!

On that huge piece of ice marrow ore were several eggs, and they were snake eggs.

This must be the sea serpent's lair. I wonder where this ice marrow came from. Was it originally here, or...?

"Little turtle, I'll put these away for you first, and we can eat them slowly when we get back to the ship!" Jiang An said excitedly.

Without waiting for the little turtle's reply, she quickly put all the ice marrow and the piece of ice marrow ore into her backpack.

She also put the three snake eggs into her backpack.

Snake eggs are also food. There were four snake eggs in total, and the little turtle ate one on the spot. Jiang An, of course, couldn't let it go.

After collecting everything, Jiang An didn't rush to leave. Instead, he took the little turtle and searched the trench carefully.

After all, given the abundance of ice marrow here, there must be either an ice marrow vein nearby or it must have been transported here from elsewhere by sea serpents.

She swam slowly along the trench, not missing a single corner.

The little turtles swam happily around nearby, occasionally diving into the sea to find food.

After searching around, she found no ice marrow ore nearby. She only found two pieces of ice marrow and two pieces of iron ore in a crevice in the trench. Jiang An was immediately disappointed.

"Could these ice marrows really just be transported from other places by sea serpents?" she muttered to herself.

But then I thought about it again, and this harvest was already more than enough. These ice marrows would be enough for the little turtle to eat for a while, and I could even save a few for her to make items.

After comforting myself, I felt much better.

"Let's go back." Jiang An patted the little turtle's head, then turned and left.

The little turtle was a little reluctant to leave, but it still obediently followed behind.

The journey back was not without its challenges.

They encountered several attacks from marine creatures, which did not pose a great threat, but made Jiang An and the little turtle feel increasingly exhausted.

In one of the encounters, they came across an unknown creature that was exceptionally powerful in both size and combat strength.

This creature has a huge body, sharp teeth, and powerful attack capabilities.

Jiang An and the little turtle joined forces to fight it, but ultimately found that they could not defeat it at all.

Left with no other choice, Jiang An had to give up, throwing some meat from his backpack out to attract its attention, and then taking the opportunity to escape with the little turtle.

After a thrilling escape, the man and the animal finally returned to the surface of the sea.

Looking at the steamship before her, Jiang An felt a sense of relief. Although the return journey wasn't smooth, she still felt it was an adventure worth remembering.

After all, they had acquired so many items, and such a valuable thing as ice marrow.

Even though Jiang An felt extremely tired and weak, she did not choose to rest.

He first put the three stone boxes and fishing rod on the deck into his backpack, then returned to his room, grabbed the first-aid kit, and went to the cockpit.

"Xiao Zhi, start the boat and go at top speed!" Jiang An gave the order.

[Ash received! Master!]

Soon, the steamship roared to life, but then stopped!

At the same time, the indicator lights on the display screen began to flash red, indicating that the steamship had malfunctioned.

Everything was fine yesterday, so how could this happen? Jiang An suddenly remembered the fierce battle last night and understood the reason.

[Ding! The steamship has malfunctioned! Do you wish to repair it using 2 parts?]

"Hindsight is 20/20! Why didn't you say so earlier!" Jiang An complained inwardly.

"yes!"

[Ding! Repair successful!]

Instantly, the steamship restarted and began to move slowly.

Soon, the speed display showed that it was traveling at a maximum speed of 40 kilometers per hour.

Seeing this, Jiang An breathed a sigh of relief and gave the little turtle next to him two pieces of ice marrow.