Jiang Ruobai's words brought everyone's thoughts back from wandering off.

Yes, their main task is to collect Red Forest Jade. As for experience, they can talk about that after they've finished collecting it.

Without the schistosomiasis as an obstacle, Luo Xinglan and her group arrived at the island in the lake without any problems.

Their landing place is at the edge of the island, where the view is very open.

"Tuanzi, can you go into the water and check the situation in the lake?"

Luo Xinglan asked.

The leader Tuanzi is a water creature and the only pet that can explore the water.

The leader, Tuanzi, nodded: "Okay."

Luo Xinglan: "Go check if there are any dangers underwater, be careful."

In fact, Tuanzi is a suitable pet for underwater reconnaissance.

Even if there is real danger, it can use teleportation to return to the island as quickly as possible.

The leader Tuanzi jumped into the water without saying a word.

With a splash, tiny water droplets appeared.

Luo Xinglan stared intently at the spot where Tuanzi had fallen into the water.

Jiang Mingze said with some envy, "Sister Lan, I've discovered that your pets are incredibly versatile. Some can find treasure, some can fly, and some can swim."

Luo Xinglan explained, "Tuanzi is an aquatic creature, so it is not afraid of water, but it is not suitable for fighting."

Strictly speaking, only the little white tiger and the little divine bird are truly suitable for combat.

Thinking about it, she really does need a pet that's suitable for fighting in water.

No sooner had he finished speaking than the leader, Tuanzi, returned.

The white fur on its body is not stained with a single drop of water and is as smooth as new.

"My benefactor, the underwater visibility is not very good. I only looked underwater near here. There were only some small fish and shrimps. There is no danger."

"As for the Red Forest Emerald, it's at the bottom of the lake, about 100 meters below the surface..."

"100 meters?" Luo Xinglan was somewhat surprised.

She was a little surprised that such a big lake was only 100 meters deep.

However, the 100-meter distance is also a tricky problem for them.

Without professional diving equipment, she can only dive to a depth of 20 meters at most. If she goes deeper, the underwater pressure will cause a series of irreversible damage to her body.

However, the lake bottom is 100 meters deep, and it is almost impossible to accomplish this task without the help of professional equipment.

What's more, not only do they have to dive, but they also have to use pickaxes to collect red forest jade, which is also a very physically demanding job.

After hearing Tuanzi's words, everyone fell silent.

100 meters...

That's way beyond the maximum depth they can dive to.

The collection activity, which was thought to be smooth sailing once the schistosomiasis problem was solved, has come to a standstill.

Luo Xinglan couldn't think of any solution for a moment.

There is no solution to this kind of thing that exceeds the limits of the body.

Unless, of course, they can find diving equipment.

However, there was nothing diving-related on the trading floor.

After a long silence, Jiang Mingze suddenly looked down at his feet and asked, "Why do I feel like the island is moving?"

His words made Luo Xinglan frown: "The island is moving?"

She looked at the swarm of white schistosomes in the distance, using them as a reference, and found that they were flying higher and higher.

wrong!

It's not that the swarm of schistosomiasis is flying higher, but...

The island is sinking!

"Little divine bird!" she shouted.

Everyone jumped onto the back of the little divine bird, and with a flap of its wings, the little divine bird flew into the air.

Everyone looked down—

In an instant, the entire island in the middle of the lake sank into the lake. Apart from the ripples, there was no trace of the island.

Everyone was so shocked by this scene that they couldn't recover for a long time.

"What's going on?" Sun Zexia exclaimed, "The island in the middle of the lake actually sank?"

Although this island in the middle of the lake is not large, it is still an island after all. How could it sink so easily?

Luo Xinglan had a feeling that things weren't that simple: "Tuanzi, go and see what's going on."

The leader Tuanzi immediately jumped into the lake.

Everyone waited anxiously.

After a while, the leader Tuanzi came back.

It looked a little strange: "Benefactor, that doesn't seem to be an island."

Luo Xinglan: "It's not an island? What is it?"

The leader, Tuanzi, shook his head: "I don't know. It seems to be a very huge creature. I think I saw its tail, and just the tail alone is five meters long."

Sun Zexia was shocked: "Its tail alone is five meters long? What kind of monster is that?"

Jiang Mingze speculated: "Could it be a whale?"

He quickly denied it, "But whales live in the sea, how could they appear in a lake?"

"Whatever it is, I think it might be a turning point."

Luo Xinglan immediately had an idea.

Sun Zexia: "What turning point? What do you want to do, Xiao Lanlan?"

Luo Xinglan: "I'm going down to see what kind of creatures are underwater."

Jiang Ruobai frowned: "It's too dangerous. You don't know if it's hostile towards us. What if we anger it..."

Jiang Zifeng also said with concern, "Yes, Xinglan, I think you should not go down to take a look. No matter what kind of creature it is, its size is so huge that we can't possibly fight it."

Luo Xinglan said, "I don't think it has any hostility towards us, otherwise it would have been angered when we made such a big fuss just now."

"Also, I must obtain the Red Forest Emerald today."

She needs to craft legendary equipment, and Red Forest Jade is an essential material.

Furthermore, Red Forest Jade will be indispensable for crafting equipment in the future.

Only this lake has red forest emeralds, and she can't miss it.

"Don't worry, I'll let the leader go down with me. If there's any danger, we can teleport back immediately."

After a moment of silence, everyone finally agreed.

"Sister Lan, if there is any danger, come back immediately. Don't take any chances."

"That's right, stay at the foot of the green mountains and you won't be afraid of running out of firewood. Xiao Lanlan, you must be careful!"

"Xinglan, I believe you have your own judgment."

Luo Xinglan knew they were worried about her, but she couldn't help but laugh: "I'm just going down to check the situation, why are you all acting like I'm going to the battlefield?"

"This is much more dangerous than going to the battlefield."

Sun Zexia muttered to himself.

After all, we are facing people on the battlefield.

And underwater, there is a giant creature.

Judging from their size alone, the underwater behemoth could wipe them out in one fell swoop.

Luo Xinglan didn't hear what he said, smiled at everyone, and said, "Tuanzi, let's go."

With a flash of golden light, Luo Xinglan and Tuanzi disappeared from everyone's sight.

Everyone's heart was gripped with anxiety.

What animal can have such a huge body?

What exactly is that enormous creature underwater?