Cultivation towards immortality, starting from being a fisherman-Chapter 233 - 158 This is truly a Rare Treasure of the World! (Two-in-one, please subscribe)
Chapter 233: Chapter 158 This is truly a Rare Treasure of the World! (Two-in-one, please subscribe)
Water Blue Star.
Near the Arctic Circle, in the Granville sea area.
A scientific exploration ship was drifting slowly on the sea.
Several experts with grim expressions stood on the deck, arguing softly as they watched the data flickering on the large equipment before them.
Their ship belonged to the Global Ocean Current Monitoring Organization, a coalition formed by Water Blue Star.
Twenty years ago, through big data analysis, the organization had discovered that currents flowing through the Mediterranean near Europa could potentially encounter severe issues or even disappear.
They had issued a warning based on this discovery.
Naturally, this warning was taken very seriously by the major powers, leading to numerous important meetings.
Then... they felt it wasn’t time to do something about it yet.
After all, this was only a prediction, and even though the confidence interval was over 95%, it still wasn’t 100% sure, was it?
Moreover, they believed that the disappearance should be a slow process, and they were confident that more effective methods would be found to deal with it when the time came.
And then came the present day.
According to the half-year’s monitoring data from the scientific exploration ship.
The predicted events were slowly unfolding.
The warm currents near Europa and even Huaqi Country were vanishing, and the speed of their disappearance might be much faster than expected!
"If we report these data, those big shots surely won’t be pleased,"
"Some are likely to tell them that this is just our tactic to ask for more funding,"
"After all, they would prefer to believe that we are exaggerating the severity of the problem with a bit of mathematical trickery,"
An older Red Jacket Expert sighed as he summarized the situation.
The younger members were somewhat annoyed, but an old man beside them quelled their frustration with a comment.
In order to secure funding, they had indeed slightly overstated the severity of the issue.
"Alright, stop worrying. Even if the warm currents do fail as predicted, it will just result in the shift of agricultural production areas,"
"With the current productivity, the probability of a severe famine outside Black Soil Continent is still very low,"
"And who can foresee the future? Perhaps if a solar flare suddenly bursts forth, everything will be fine again?"
The Red Jacket Expert coughed, signaling the end of today’s subject discussion.
Afterward, he glanced at the data on the machine, frowned, and picked up a tablet to start uploading the data.
Despite his reassurance to the team, he was a bit of a pessimist.
He leaned more towards the possibility that the warm currents could indeed disappear, leading to serious issues for Europa and Huaqi Country.
For that reason, he planned to start moving his fixed assets to other regions during this year’s holiday.
After having his fill of the sea breeze and the endless sky he was already tired of, the Red Jacket Expert turned off the tablet and was about to walk back into the cabin.
That’s when he heard someone exclaim:
"Incredible!"
"Have the whale pods gone mad?"
"They’re racing away at high speed!"
"Wait, what is this... this length, have we discovered a new species of whale?"
The Red Jacket Expert felt a jolt of interest upon hearing this and joined a few team members who were crowding around a monitoring operator watching the underwater surveillance.
As a valued scientific exploration ship with multiple important responsibilities, they were equipped with rather comprehensive and advanced gear.
Through the underwater monitoring equipment, they could sit comfortably sipping coffee or tea while observing the underwater happenings.
Because of this.
They were astonished to see a white whale rushing out from among the fish, quickly surfacing!
"A white whale! It’s actually a white whale!"
"Capture it quickly, this is perfect material for a documentary!"
Some keenly spotted an opportunity to make extra money.
But the Red Jacket Expert felt an inexplicable unease.
He quickly shook his head, however, to dismiss the concerns.
Their scientific exploration ship might not be a ten-thousand-ton cargo ship, but it was still a large vessel of five thousand tons.
How could such a ship fear the creatures in the sea?
Even if the giant octopuses from the deep sea legends surfaced, they couldn’t possibly harm their research vessel, could they?
As he pondered this.
Suddenly!
With a chorus of surprised gasps from the monitoring operator and the spectators!
They saw a dark shadow overtake the white whale at a speed far surpassing its swim, catching up from behind.
Then the shadow surged out of the water, revealing dark scales and a gaping maw.
It bit off more than half of the white whale’s neck in one bite.
Afterward, it devoured the carcass of the white whale—easily two to three times its size—on the surface of the sea, with astonishing speed, bones and flesh included.
During this time, they could only discern the dark scales under a veil of black mist, and the strange, indistinctly visible large head and fish tail of the shadow.
"This... this is definitely not a native creature of the Water Blue Star seas,"
"Perhaps this is the Sea Monster?"
"A Sea Monster in the Granville sea area... I always thought those drunkards’ myths and tales were just lies,"
Several young team members gaped in awe, fear mingling with excitement.
Those who board a ship, to some extent, all hope to encounter the ocean’s mysteries.
Not to mention, they felt safe where they were.
Some of the bolder members even suggested using the detection equipment to remotely probe the dark sea monster.
However, the dark sea monster thousands of kilometers away on the sea surface didn’t dive back into the depths after devouring the white whale.
Instead, it spun around violently and opened its eyes, flashing a faint Golden Light, and locked its gaze on the scientific exploration ship.
In the blink of an eye.
The hundreds of crew members on the ship inexplicably felt what it’s like to have a chill run down their spine.
Following that, they widened their eyes in shock to see the sea monster... incredibly flying into the air!
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