Ye Yunxi and the others knew about the snake eggs and insect eggs in front of them, and they also knew that the eggs they saw now were extraordinary.
Chen Zhe said anxiously, "Then what are we waiting for? Let's go back now and tell the base commander and Captain Li about this, and tell his men to be careful when they patrol."
“That’s exactly what I was thinking. Let’s go find the base commander and the others now.”
Ye Yunxi and Fu Heng packed their things and immediately returned to their residence.
They soon arrived at Wu Jidi's residence.
Ye Yunxi and Fu Heng searched around but couldn't find Wu's base.
Chen Zhe randomly asked someone.
"Excuse me, sir, have you seen Commander Wu? Do you know where he went?"
The man looked at Ye Yunxi and the others and kindly told them.
"Base Chief Wu went to see the other base chiefs, probably to discuss something. He should be at the conference center now; you can go and look for him."
Chen Zhe immediately thanked him. "Thank you!"
Ye Yunxi and the others knew where the conference center was, so they didn't ask the man and headed to the conference center again.
They encountered Li Yan on patrol along the way. When Li Yan saw them, he smiled and said...
"Where have you guys been? And you're carrying an egg!"
Ye Yunxi answered Li Yan with a serious expression.
"Captain Li, you've come at the right time. We also have something to tell you."
Upon hearing this and seeing their serious expressions, Li Yan knew something was wrong, so he put away his smile and asked, "What is it?"
Fu Heng spoke up. "Captain Li, you must have seen the egg I'm holding."
Li Yan nodded, and Fu Heng continued.
“I suspect these sea eggs are related to Yanluo,”
Li Yan frowned. "What do you mean?"
"Does Captain Li still remember the snake eggs and insect eggs from back then?"
"I remember you said that the snake eggs and insect eggs back then were Yan Luo's doing, and now these eggs in the sea are also his doing?"
Fu Heng nodded without saying a word.
Li Yan continued, "Do you know what's in here?"
Ye Yunxi and the others shook their heads. Fu Heng replied.
"Although we don't know what's inside yet, we still need to be vigilant until the egg hatches. We're afraid that there might be a dangerous creature inside that could endanger everyone's lives."
"Okay, I understand. Let's go find the base commander together and tell him about this."
Afterwards, Li Yan, Ye Yunxi, and the others went to find Base Chief Wu.
Before long they arrived at a large tent, and Li Yan shouted loudly from outside.
“Wu Jidi, this is Li Yan, along with Fu Heng and Ye Yunxi. We have something to discuss.”
A deep voice came from inside the tent. "Come in."
Li Yan led the way by prying open the tent door and going inside, followed closely by Ye Yunxi and Fu Heng.
After the group entered, they saw that several bases were present and greeted the base leaders.
After they finished speaking, Commander Wu asked Li Yan.
"Xiao Li, you have something to say. Tell me, what is it?"
Li Yan replied, "Base Commander, Fu Heng needs to tell you about this."
After Li Yan finished speaking, Fu Heng repeated what he had just said to Li Yan to the base commanders.
After the base commanders finished listening, Base Commander Wu spoke seriously.
“Xiao Fu, we understand what you’ve said. We believe you. We were just discussing this matter. The appearance of these eggs is too strange, as if they appeared out of thin air.”
"Now that you've told us about this, regardless of whether Yanluo was behind it, we will strengthen our defenses. Any eggs retrieved will be destroyed immediately. Whatever creatures are inside, we cannot allow them to live and endanger humanity."
The other base commanders echoed Wu's words, agreeing that they would also increase manpower and patrols.
Commander Wu instructed Li Yan to send more people; if there weren't enough, they could find some strong and healthy men to participate.
After giving the instructions, Li Yan and Ye Yunxi left.
For several days in a row, the fishing residents kept catching eggs from the sea. They also followed the instructions of Chief Wu to immediately destroy the eggs as soon as they were caught.
At first, when the egg was broken, a creature that looked like a human baby appeared inside. It was too small to see clearly what it was, but it had a tail that looked like a fish.
When Ye Yunxi and the others learned of this, they felt that simply increasing patrols was not enough. Although they had some protective measures on the shore, they were still somewhat uneasy.
Their unease lasted for a month.
One night, while everyone was asleep, some of the patrolmen were ordinary residents. They had been patrolling for a month, and nothing had happened.
From initial vigilance to current complacency.
A patrol team was patrolling when a man, exhausted, stopped, sat down on the ground, and complained.
"We're exhausted. Let's sit down and rest. We've been patrolling all day with nothing much going on."
Another man urged, "Guolong, get up quickly. If Captain Li and Deputy Captain He find out you're like this, our whole team will be finished."
The other patrolmen echoed this sentiment.
"Yes, get up quickly, we still have patrols to do, don't slow down the whole team."
Guolong: "What are you afraid of? If there's any beating or punishment, I'll take responsibility myself. Besides, we've been patrolling for a month and nothing's happened, right? Don't worry, nothing will happen tonight."
"Hey, aren't you guys tired? Sit down and rest. It'll be fine to continue patrolling later."
"Forget it, we're not like you, always complaining about this and that. Just don't drag us into it when Captain Li and the others punish us."
Guolong: "Tch, a bunch of cowards!"
The other team member didn't say anything, he just stared at the sea.
It felt like there were two people lying on the large expanse of sea to the right, with the seawater constantly lapping against their bodies.
He shouted, "Look, aren't there two people?"
A group of people looked over and saw that there were indeed two people. They thought someone had drowned.
"Quick, let's go over and see what's going on."
The group ran towards the two corpses, and the man named Guolong, not even bothering to rest, quickly chased after them.
When they arrived at the two corpses, they realized that they were not their compatriots at all.
Guolong looked at the corpse on the ground and asked curiously.
"This isn't human, what is it? How can it be half-human and half-fish?"
One of the men suddenly realized something and said excitedly.
"Could this be the legendary mermaid?"
Everyone looked bewildered and asked, "A mermaid?"
The man reminisced about the movies he had watched before and said excitedly.
"Yes, looking at the shape of the two corpses, they seem to resemble mermaids from old foreign movies, half-human and half-fish, with the upper body of a human and the lower body of a fish. Their hands are shaped like duck feet and are connected, their teeth are like fangs, they have long hair, and blue eyes."
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