The giant beast was desperately dragging the yacht forward at high speed on the seabed.
The pointed bow of the ship cut a huge gash in the sea on both sides, sending waves flying several meters high.
After a period of panic on the ship, the group calmed down and came out of the cabins to the deck, leaning over the gunwale to look ahead.
A huge creature could be vaguely seen underwater, dragging the boat forward with all its might. On either side of the bow, there was a sturdy iron chain, taut and straight, clearly indicating that this behemoth was pulling the boat.
Everyone pointed at the object on the water in shock, making wild guesses. Zhou Tong, who knew the truth, shook his head and sighed slightly, still feeling very curious about Lu Yuan.
"That's the giant beast we encountered before!"
Zhou Tong gently exhaled a puff of smoke, appearing as calm and collected as a wise man.
Everyone was stunned when they heard his words. They looked at Zhou Tong with surprised expressions, as if trying to glean some information from his face.
Lu Yuan was sitting in the cockpit staring at the nautical chart. He could already guess what was happening outside.
Before long, the cockpit door was opened, and Lu Ma and the others gathered in front of the door, pointing to the bow of the ship one by one, and then looking at Lu Yuan.
"That's right, Brother Zhou Tong is telling the truth. I've tamed this giant beast. How about that? Surprised? Unexpected?"
Xiao Shan was so surprised she could hardly believe it: "No way, you really tamed this giant beast? What method did you use to tame it? You really tamed it with just a few small stones?"
Lu Yuan nodded slightly: "Yes, as you can see, this giant beast is a huge carp, but it mutated and became like this. If it wants to continue to mutate and evolve, it can only consume those ores with catalysts. Fortunately, I have some here!"
"Haha, that's great! In that case, we basically don't need to touch the crude oil left on our ship. We can just rely on it and reach Taipingzhou?"
"What are you thinking? You're such a heartless boss! How can you make your employees work so hard! This journey is nearly 30,000 kilometers. If we rely on this behemoth to pull us all the way, it'll be exhausted sooner or later! Let it carry us around for a while, and then we'll let it rest properly!"
Xiao Shan scratched her head sheepishly: "Oh, it seems I was overthinking it. It's only for this part of the journey! But this giant beast is quite fast, so our arrival time in Taiping Prefecture will be much shorter!"
"That's right. The situation at the No. 3 underground fortress in Taiping Prefecture is still unclear. We need to get there as soon as possible, otherwise, if they fill all their spots, we'll really have no chance!"
"Yes, that's what I'm worried about too. I don't know how many spots are left." Xiao Shan looked at the empty sea with some concern.
Lu Yuan was also particularly worried about this matter, since the situation was not very clear at the moment, and there were only 820,000 places available at the No. 3 underground fortress, but five million people had already registered a few days ago.
His current concern is how many people are being reviewed each day; if the process is too fast, they might not even have a chance to get in.
They now have a total of eight slots, meaning eight of them are already confirmed to enter the underground fortress. As for the others, he will have to find another way.
Previously, Zhou Zhihao had already explained to him that those who entered the underground fortress were either wealthy people with certain status and backgrounds, former government officials, or people with certain scientific research abilities. These were the people recruited by the underground fortress, and the life or death of the rest was no longer within their consideration.
The thought of getting those spots made Lu Yuan feel a headache coming on. He rubbed his temples, then turned to look at the water splashing outside the window and began to stare blankly into space.
After the ship had been sailing for about three hours, its speed began to gradually decrease. The giant beast seemed to have reached its physical limit. The spray from the bow of the ship was not as high as before, and the ship swayed gently as it slowed down.
Lu Yuan stood up from the cockpit, walked to the deck, and gently tugged at the chain.
The behemoth stopped just in time, and the ship continued to move forward due to inertia.
Then another said that its head surfaced, and two huge jets of water shot out of its nostrils, followed by a foul-smelling mist that began to spread.
Lu Yuan took out several golden fruits from his pocket and threw them directly into the giant beast's mouth. The giant beast ate the golden fruits and wanted to continue moving forward, but Lu Yuan gently unlocked the chains.
"Let's stop here for today. Follow the boat for a bit, and we'll call you tomorrow to pull the boat back!"
A hint of gratitude appeared in the giant beast's eyes. It happily flicked its huge tail, just like a child who had finished his homework. Lu Yuan couldn't help but smile when he saw this. He watched the giant beast sink into the sea, leaving only a huge shadow following behind the ship.
As they sailed further ahead, the sea became wider and wider. Lu Yuan looked ahead through his binoculars and saw that there were some lone boats struggling to move forward in the distance. Although he didn't know where they came from, they all seemed to be heading towards Taiping Island.
"Oh no! A competitor has appeared! Let's see who gets there first!"
Lu Yuan pushed the control lever down two more notches, and the ship's speed increased.
After sailing for more than two hours, Lu Yuan suddenly spotted three boats in the distance. The paint on the boats looked very familiar to him, so he took out his binoculars and looked at the boats.
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