Li Ruoyang: "I feel that this food crisis is unusual. I accidentally got a clue that many of the people stirring up trouble in the chat channel are unexposed whitelisted black-hearted devils."

Lin Xiaoxiao: "What!"

Gu Xi: "A conspiracy theory is popping into my head~"

Lin Xiaoxiao: "But we haven't had any income for just a few days, how could there be a food shortage so quickly? Even if the planting boxes stop growing food, everyone should still have some stock, right? Are these people so easily fooled?"

Gu Xi: "...Some things are false in the first place, but if you say them too much, they become true."

Xu Lulu: "Moreover, compared to various inferences, everyone will trust their own eyes more. The fact that is right in front of everyone now is that there is less food in the market, and there is less food for ourselves."

Sun Yiming: "Price gouging and hoarding are old tricks. The most troublesome thing is that many people will follow suit, causing food prices to rise even higher."

Gu Xi: "The purpose of these unscrupulous people doing this is to make a profit. They probably know that the food shortage is just a semi-fictional lie, so they will try every means to sell the food they have. In the end, the first person to sell a large amount of food will basically determine the market price thereafter."

Sun Yiming: "Sister Xi, do you want to disrupt their buying and selling rhythm?"

Gu Xi: "...What kind of image do I have in your eyes?"

Lorraine: "This kind of spontaneous behavior is the hardest to suppress, and no amount of advice from others will help unless they realize the problem themselves."

Lorraine's words made sense, and everyone agreed with him. They couldn't really interfere in this matter; they could only occasionally remind everyone to remain rational in the chat channel, but the effectiveness of that was beyond their control.

Gu Xi originally wanted to gossip about the trendy guy with everyone, but the topic of food shortages came up again, and she felt really tired.

She had no interest in reading "The New World" anymore, so she put the book aside. No sooner had she put the book down than a red light appeared above her head.

Although the red light always came suddenly, only this time did the light shine so brightly that it made her forehead ache.

The attack couldn't have come earlier or later, it just had to happen while she was poisoned. She was incredibly unlucky.

She couldn't see what was going on at all, so she had to let the octopus next to her go.

A wave crashed in, washing over the boat. The boat only rocked slightly.

The current situation is either because she only expanded the size of the ship in the afternoon, or because this was just a routine attack that wouldn't cause any significant trouble.

Just as Gu Xi was guessing, she suddenly felt something blocking the light above her head.

When she looked up, she saw a huge tail slamming directly onto the entire ship.

Mental constraints

Gu Xi completely forgot that she was still poisoned. When she saw the giant tail attacking, she immediately used her mental restraint to immobilize it.

The large tail seemed to have been paused, remaining suspended in mid-air.

Only then did she get a clear look at what the tail looked like.

Its tail has a unique shape, tapering at the front and gradually expanding towards the rear to form a wide, long fan shape, covered with a thick layer of scales.

The tail has soft, fin-like structures along its edges, but in the center of the tail is a strong vertebral line.

As Gu Xizhen wondered what kind of creature it was, the mental restraint was lifted.

Immediately afterward, with a loud crash, the giant tail slammed into the ship. At the instant it struck, a defensive shield deployed, blocking the tail's attack.