Fu Bocheng tightly grasped the three scrolls that still carried Li Yuntian's body temperature, his eyes bloodshot, he nodded with gritted teeth, his voice hoarse.
"Yes! Boss Li! I...I will definitely get it for you even if it costs my life!"
Either control the beast and ascend to the sky, or...die like a fish! There is no third way!
Almost at the same time when Fu Bocheng received the order, Lu Ye on the Breaking Waves curled up a playful smile.
Want to go big? Sure, let's make things even more exciting!
His fingertips quickly slid across the operating interface of his personal terminal, and an edited message was instantly sent to the regional public channel!
[Regional Channel] Breaking Waves - Lu Ye: Friendly reminder to everyone watching the action or fishing for seafood nearby: the calm surface isn't a good thing. A giant creature has awakened down there. It's about as big as you can get... maybe a little bigger than the entire surface you see? It looks like it's been hungry for a long time. Take care of yourselves, or... maybe consider huddling together for warmth?
As soon as this news came out, the regional channels that were still craving for the "grilled squid tentacles" or envious of the Breaking Waves' harvest instantly exploded!
`[Regional Channel] Player X: Is this true?! Master Lu, don’t scare us! `
`[Regional Channel] Player Y: Big guy? Bigger than the sea level? What a joke! `
`[Regional Channel] Player Z: Wait... the sea is really... too calm! There are no waves at all! This is not normal! `
`[Regional Channel] Passerby A: My simple sonar seems to be...beeping! The depth...cannot be measured! It shows that there is a...giant...energy reaction below! `
`[Regional Channel] Passerby B: The fish finder on my boat is going off the charts! The needle is spinning like crazy! There's definitely something down there! A prehistoric monster?! `
Many players frantically used the crude detection equipment on their ships, and the results they obtained made them pale and terrified!
Lu Ye’s words were quickly confirmed!
For a moment, the regional channel was filled with cries for help, screams, and curses.
Amidst this chaos, more and more people subconsciously turned their gazes towards the Wavebreaker, which remained brightly lit and steadily anchored, like a stabilizing force.
`[Regional Channel] Player A: Master Lu! Boss Lu! You must have a way, right?! Lead us! `
`[Regional Channel] Player B: Yes, Brother Lu! We listen to you! We will do whatever you say! `
`[Regional Channel] Player C: As long as you can survive, I will give you half of my supply box! No! I will give you all! `
Soon, a spontaneous wave began to surge, and many small ships cautiously and with awe moved towards the Wavebreaker, forming a loose fleet with the Wavebreaker as the core.
Lu Ye had invisibly become the leader of this temporary shelter.
At this moment, a small scientific research boat with a peculiar shape and equipped with a dish-shaped antenna sailed out from the gathering ships and slowly approached the Breaking Waves.
A middle-aged man wearing thick glasses, with a pale face but calm eyes, stood at the bow and shouted through a loudspeaker.
"Mr. Lu Ye! I'm Qin He! Astronomer! I have important information!"
Lu Ye raised his eyebrows and motioned the other party to come closer.
After Qin He's boat docked, he climbed onto the deck of the Breaking Waves almost using both his hands and feet. He was obviously frightened by what he had just discovered.
He gasped and spoke rapidly, "Mr. Lu Ye! I have a professional deep-sea acoustic detection array on board! Just now, I used my innate skill [Instrument Mastery Lv. 2] to enhance its power... I detected it!"
He swallowed hard, his face paler than before, his eyes filled with terror. "Down there is a... gigantic whale of immeasurable size! It seems to have been sleeping here all along, like a living underwater mountain range! But... it was awakened by the noise just now!"
Qin He's voice trembled.
"The most important thing is... my detector picked up its biological signals... an extremely intense hunger! The first thing it does when it wakes up is probably to eat! In its eyes, all of us are probably just... moving snacks!"
A hungry whale?
Treating us like snacks? Interesting.
Lu Ye touched his chin, without a trace of panic on his face.
Qin He looked at Lu Ye's calm expression, but she felt even more uneasy and continued eagerly.
"Mr. Lu Ye! This sea area is extremely unstable right now. Once that giant whale starts moving, the huge waves it stirs up could easily swallow our small boats! You are powerful, and the Breaking Wave is also a huge ship. You must have a way to break this situation, right?! As long as you are willing to take action, all of us, all of our resources! At your disposal! We will fully cooperate with you!"
The players who gathered around also echoed, their eyes full of hope and pleading.
Lu Ye looked around, looked at those faces, and suddenly grinned, revealing a row of white teeth.
"Solution? Yes."
He held up a finger and shook it lightly.
"What's the big deal? The baby whale is hungry, isn't it enough to just feed it?"
"Hello...full?!" Qin He's eyes widened, and he almost thought he had misheard.
"Mr. Lu Ye! That's... a giant whale of that size! What... what are we going to feed it?! Even if we throw all the food reserves on our ship overboard, it probably won't be enough to feed it! Besides... in this horrible weather, food is life! If we throw it all away, we won't survive for long!"
"Who said we're going to use your food?" Lu Ye sneered, as if he was looking at a fool.
"Food, I'll take care of it!"
He changed the subject and his eyes became sharp, sweeping over Qin He and the players behind him who were listening intently.
"But there's no such thing as a free lunch. If you want to survive and ride on my boat, then show some sincerity."
He tapped his finger in the air.
"Give me all the unopened supply boxes. I want half of the skill books and equipment fragments you find! No, 70%!"
Taking advantage of someone's misfortune? No, no, no, this is called an equal exchange.
My food in exchange for your future, that's fair.
Lu Ye's mind was busy calculating.
Qin He had almost no hesitation.
"No problem! Supply boxes, skill books, fragments! All for you! As long as you can survive this crisis!" he added immediately.
"Mr. Lu Ye! My [Instrument Mastery] skill, in addition to strengthening detection equipment, can also assist in upgrading and modifying precision instruments and equipment! If you need it, I can help you upgrade the equipment on your ship!"
Oh? This is a pleasant surprise. Lu Ye's eyes lit up and he immediately grasped the key point.
"Okay! It's you! Follow me!"
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