The exploration team returned to the research vessel aboard the submarine.

“Sixth Sister, how’s the diving suit I gave you? Isn’t it amazing?” Lin Chen eagerly approached Ji Shuiyao upon seeing her.

“It’s about the same as my own diving suit, no difference,” Ji Shuiyao replied, disappointed.

After saying this, she ignored Lin Chen, as she had important matters to attend to.

How could this be?

Lin Chen stood there, bewildered.

[Ding, the host swapped Lin Chen’s super diving suit, causing Lin Chen to fail in pleasing the female lead Ji Shuiyao. The host gains 800 villain points, Lin Chen’s protagonist halo -40, host’s villain halo +40!]

On the deck, Wang Haoran, who was with the exploration team, received a system notification.

“Everyone, report the exploration results,” Ji Shuiyao said as she arrived on the deck.

“Area A is safe.”

“Area B is safe.”

“Area C is safe.”

…

Listening to the reports, a smile of delight appeared on Ji Shuiyao’s serious face.

If the exploration areas are safe, they can proceed to collect marine biological specimens soon.

During her underwater exploration, she discovered some marine life forms that do not belong to any known species in the world.

These are new marine species yet to be discovered by humans.

Collecting these marine biological specimens and studying them would undoubtedly yield significant results.

However, just as Ji Shuiyao was filled with anticipation, an incongruous report came in.

“Area P is dangerous,” Wang Haoran stated.

“Explain in detail,” Ji Shuiyao’s expression stiffened slightly, and she immediately asked.

“There are sharks in Area P.”

Upon hearing this, Ji Shuiyao breathed a slight sigh of relief.

Sharks have certain patterns when selecting targets, and they do not attack when they are full.

Even if they encounter predatory sharks, with high-strength tranquilizer guns, there’s no need to be overly concerned.

“What’s a shark? We’ve been exploring the ocean for at least eight years, encountered many sharks, and even caught some. Look at how scared you are,” a diver nearby mocked.

“Haha.”

…

The surrounding divers burst into laughter.

“Sharks come in different sizes. Have you ever seen a 20-meter-long shark?” Wang Haoran sneered and asked the crowd.

Hearing this, the people around were stunned and instinctively stopped laughing.

“The largest whale sharks in the world generally do not exceed 13 meters in length. Are you sure you saw a 20-meter-long shark?” Ji Shuiyao asked skeptically.

“I’m not a professional and can’t distinguish shark species, but I can tell you for sure that the shark I saw was definitely 20 meters long,” Wang Haoran said seriously. “I suggest finding another exploration point to collect marine biological specimens.”

Ji Shuiyao was suddenly in a dilemma.

This unknown sea area is full of reefs and underwater whirlpools, and finding this relatively safe exploration point was not easy.

If they have to find another exploration point, who knows how long it will take.

But if what Wang Haoran said is true, it would be very dangerous.

“Although we lost the searchlight, the visibility in the sea is still a bit unclear. You must have seen it wrong. How could there be a 20-meter-long shark?”

“Exactly, the current shark species in the world can’t reach that size.”

“Not really, the Megalodon was that big.”

“Are you kidding? That species lived about 28 million to 1.5 million years ago and is now extinct.”

…

The people around were discussing.

“We’ll proceed with the original plan to collect tomorrow.”

Ji Shuiyao, being decisive, made a decision after a brief consideration.

Wang Haoran, after all, is an outsider, not a professional diver, and has not seen much of the world, so it’s normal for him to misjudge the size of a shark.

Besides, if the shark is really 20 meters long, it would undoubtedly be a Megalodon.

However, the Megalodon has long been extinct, so this possibility does not exist.

“Alright, let’s disperse and go eat.”

Hearing Ji Shuiyao’s decision, the others agreed and quickly left the deck amidst laughter and chatter.

The next day.

The submarine set off again, and everyone, fully equipped with collection tools, arrived at the area explored yesterday.

In addition to the professional divers who scouted the area yesterday, there were other workers from the research vessel.

In total, there were 35 people involved in the collection.

Ji Shuiyao thought for a moment and decided to pair everyone into groups of two to collect from the 17 explored areas.

During the grouping.

“Miss Ji, let me team up with you,” Wang Haoran volunteered.

“I need a professional to assist me, not someone who might hold me back.”

Ji Shuiyao, being meticulous about her research work, directly rejected Wang Haoran’s proposal without any hesitation.

“Miss Ji, then I wish you good luck,” Wang Haoran shrugged helplessly.

Soon, the teams were formed, and the collection work began.

Due to the number of people, one team had three members.

Ji Shuiyao was part of this three-person team.

Ji Shuiyao equipped this team with the best weapons and equipment and chose to explore Area P, where sharks had been spotted.

Upon arriving at Area P, Ji Shuiyao found it unusually calm, with not even a single large fish in sight.

“I told you, that guy must have seen it wrong or deliberately tried to scare us.”

“That’s definitely it. That guy probably didn’t want to help us, so he deliberately caused trouble. Luckily, Vice Dean Ji didn’t believe him.”

“Vice Dean Ji is wise!”

“Once we’re back on the ship, we should teach that brat a lesson!”

“Exactly, we should give him a good beating!”

The two collectors in Ji Shuiyao’s team started chatting.

However, Ji Shuiyao remained silent, furrowing her brows as she observed the surroundings with the help of the searchlight.

Based on her experience, something was indeed unusual here.

She had explored other areas before, and considering the overall density of fish in this large sea area, the fish in Area P were indeed too sparse.

Could it be…

“Not good, we need to leave here immediately!”

Ji Shuiyao’s professional knowledge was solid, and upon noticing the strange situation around her, she immediately thought of a possibility and quickly informed her two teammates.

She then used the underwater communication device to instruct the other collectors:

“Stop the collection work, everyone return to the submarine!”

Ji Shuiyao’s words left many people bewildered.

“Vice Dean Ji, why are we suddenly stopping the collection work?” one of Ji Shuiyao’s teammates asked.

“The fish in this area are too few, possibly because they were…” Ji Shuiyao began to explain, but halfway through her sentence, a terrifyingly large creature appeared in her field of vision.

She stopped her lengthy analysis and simply pointed behind the two teammates.

“Look behind you!”

The two team members turned around in shock, nearly scared out of their wits.

“Mega… Megalodon?!”