In this world, giving too much attention to one race is not necessarily a sign of friendliness; it may very well be perceived by other races as a provocative and hostile act.

Gu Xi gradually figured out how to get along with other deep-sea creatures, so he only casually mentioned to the Sea Ghost the suggestion that "finding out the time of poisoning is helpful in resolving the conflict."

Of course, even without her saying so, Gu Xi knew that the person in charge of the Sea Ghost would do that. She was just using her knowledge of the matter to hastily gain some attention and racial favor.

Gu Xi returned from the auction with a full load of items. Back on the Future, she sent the items she had won to Sun Yiming.

As for the three ornaments she kept, she planned to show them to Lorraine first, so he could explore the culture and aesthetics of the Deepsea Clan. After he completed his record-keeping, she would then return these ornaments to the auction house.

After finishing their business in a one-on-one meeting, Gu Xi opened the 2333 team's group chat, intending to share the information he had gathered that day.

Gu Xi: Shocking news! I encountered something at the auction today. Many deep-sea creatures have been inexplicably poisoned, and the situation is quite serious.

Sun Yiming: There have been a lot of dead fish lately, so I don't accept seafood items anymore.

Lin Jiaxu: It seriously affected my liver. The dead fish floating on the sea seriously affected my ability to retrieve the boxes.

Yuan Yuan: When we cast the net, there are more dead fish than in the boxes, which makes cleaning up very inconvenient.

Lin Xiaoxiao: I'll just set them on fire! It's so annoying, it's not easy to start a fire at sea.

Xu Lulu: Making a wish is completely useless...

Gu Xi: I have to remind you, the virus seems to be very serious. If the deep-sea creatures are all infected, then it's not impossible for us to be infected as well.

Xu Lulu: What should we do then?

Lin Xiaoxiao: Luckily, I didn't eat anything from the sea.

Lin Jiaxu: Can we still grind?

Gu Xi: Let's stay away from the ocean as much as possible; after all, we're not like the deep-sea creatures. Also, we desperately need information on whether the virus is contagious. If anyone has similar information, please share it with each other.

...

If this virus attacks indiscriminately, it will be a huge problem for ordinary sea fish, deep-sea creatures, and marine mammals. If it is also contagious, or even spreads through seawater, who knows how many creatures will die.

Less than ten days after the new disaster began, panic has already started to spread.

Needless to say, among humans, Gu Xi even felt that the deep-sea race was shrouded in gloom.

Although humans have only been in this world for a short time, Gu Xi is certain that the so-called disasters in the game system cannot be interpreted as "tests given to humanity by the game".

She must first acknowledge that disasters exist in the ocean world. As for the patterns, types, durations, and methods of these disasters, humanity needs more time and experience to understand them.

Or, to put it another way, the so-called "disasters" are merely our understanding of what it was like when we lived on Mercury. These "disasters" are normal in this world, and what is normal is not a disaster, but rather a phenomenon similar to climate change.

Too short a time; their time in this world was too short. So short that all speculation lacks evidence.

Gu Xi believed that she was not the only human who had come here to make this guess. It was just that humans were unable to unite, so many ideas and guesses could not be shared and it was difficult to reach a consensus.

Gu Xi glanced at Ai Si, who was playing a fishing game with the manta ray, and then called him over.

Gu Xi asked, "Ais, have you ever encountered a situation where deep-sea creatures or sea monsters were poisoned on a large scale before?"

Ais: "Puru! What happened at the Deep Sea Clan's auction?"