She opened the game system and found that the environment data bar was constantly changing:

[Air pressure: Abnormal]

Temperature: Fluctuating

Radiation level: 0.01 μSv/h (normal)

"Give me the development progress report," Shen Jue said, walking towards the observation tower at the highest point of the island.

The observation tower was built by the pirates. Before becoming pirates, they were talented people from all walks of life. They were just unlucky and turned to being pirates. They never expected that their first job would involve encountering Shen Jue.

The pirates initially didn't want to explore the island, but as they explored, they discovered that its prosperity exceeded their expectations.

Some pirates had very pure intentions; they might even be able to stay on the island and not have to leave if they behaved well.

Upon reaching the observation tower, Shen Jue took out a specially made telescope.

On the distant horizon, a strange cloud is gathering.

That wasn't an ordinary cumulonimbus cloud, but a perfect spiral structure with a faint red glow shimmering at its center.

"Master, this is the weather record for the past three days." Jack handed over a document. "Starting from the day after you left, these strange cloud formations have appeared every day, and they're appearing earlier and earlier each day."

Shen Jue flipped through the records, his brows furrowing deeper and deeper. The movement of the clouds revealed a clear pattern, as if it were performing some kind of scan.

Suddenly, her terminal sounded an alarm.

Yes, once the development zone reaches level ten, she can manufacture all the futuristic sci-fi devices she's been eyeing, including smart home holographic projectors and even terminals with futuristic sci-fi elements.

Thanks to her identity as a traveling merchant, Shen Jue accumulated a lot of materials and acquired all the smart home devices she had long admired.

The smart home terminal system is one such device.

Shen Jue quickly brought up the holographic projection and discovered that the air pressure in the entire sea area was dropping at an alarming rate.

Just then, the game system, which had been silent for a long time, not only made a sound but also popped up a panel.

Abnormal weather activity detected.

[It is recommended to implement protective measures immediately]

"Jack, notify everyone to move to the underground shelter."

In the face of crisis, all are equal; all grudges can be temporarily set aside. Shen Jue quickly issued orders for Jack and his men to immediately enter the shelter they had built. "I suspect there will be a superstorm tonight."

After saying this, Shen Jue began to check the equipment near the island.

It was her keen observation that made her notice some unusual ripples on the sea surface.

Those ripples were not caused by wind; according to sonar feedback, they were caused by vibrations coming from the depths of the seabed.

The data from the monitoring equipment revealed a huge energy source in the deep sea area, as indicated by the sonar.

The specifics are still unclear; we can only take it one step at a time.

There's no way I can rest tonight.

As dusk fell, Shen Jue stood atop the observation tower, gazing at the distant horizon where the sea met the sky.

The crimson aurora reappeared, this time even brighter, illuminating almost the entire night sky.

With such a massive anomaly occurring on the sea surface of the Ocean World, it's impossible for players not to have noticed it.

Shen Jue opened the video chat, and sure enough, it was filled with players discussing the abnormal environment in the sea world.

As Shen Jue looked at it, he noticed a string of garbled characters on the attribute panel.

Game system notification sound.

[Warning! Unknown energy fluctuations detected]

[Mental resistance automatically activated]

[Abnormal environmental data: Radiation level 0.05 μSv/h (continuously rising)]

Shen Jue took a deep breath, and the metallic smell in the air became even stronger.

She knew that some fundamental change was taking place in this sea area, and the source of pollution for the Heritage Crystal was probably just the beginning.

Just then, she heard a deep rumble in the distance, like the roar of some giant creature in the deep sea.

Shen Jue quickly pulled up the holographic map and discovered that the energy source shown by the sonar was moving towards the sea surface.

"Master!" Jack's voice came through the communicator, "The shelter is ready, but... we've discovered something strange."

Explain clearly.

"Glowing patterns appeared on the basement walls, and my friend collapsed immediately after being exposed to the light."

Shen Jue's heart skipped a beat. She quickly walked down the observation tower and ran towards the shelter.

The crimson aurora in the sky grew brighter and brighter, enveloping the entire island in an eerie red glow.

When she pushed open the door to the shelter, the sight before her made her hold her breath.

The walls were covered with black energy lines, which were slowly flowing and forming a complex pattern.

Shen Jue recognized it; it was the same as the black pattern suppressed by the stone tablet in the Jellyfish Clan's palace.

Could it be...

[Dimensional barrier stability: 97%]

[Cross-dimensional energy penetration detected]

The game issued an alert, and this time, a line of text in bold red appeared on the system panel that had never been seen before.

Shen Jue felt a chill run down the back of her neck.

She finally understood that the unusual weather phenomena, the energy source on the seabed, and the runes on the walls were all omens of a greater crisis.

The source of contamination in the heritage crystals is merely a harbinger of numerous crises.