"Old Lin is so interested in fishing, wouldn't it be neglectful of us if there were no fish to catch on our island?"
With that, Su Yi looked at Yue Ling.
Old Lin was completely bewildered.
Weren't they just talking about some big matter? Why did the conversation suddenly switch back to fishing?
Then he saw Yue Ling slowly walk to the water's edge, and as she muttered something, a wisp of faint green light slowly appeared in her palm.
Finally, this wisp of light, as if it had a physical form, was casually tossed into the sea by Yue Ling.
The green light instantly spread out upon contact with the water, then vanished without a trace.
This made Old Lin even more confused.
What was going on?
Fortunately, this did not trouble him for long.
Soon, Old Lin had his answer.
On the originally calm surface of the fishing spot, a small fish slowly floated up.
Then came the second, the third...
More and more fish, and larger ones, appeared in the small pavilion at the fishing spot.
Until at one point, Old Lin looked out and saw an endless school of fish beneath the entire sea surface.
This scene, almost akin to a miracle, made him forget to breathe for a moment.
If his body weren't so robust now, he might have fainted from holding his breath.
"This..."
Old Lin looked at Su Yi, dumbfounded.
Previously, they could interpret the scene of flowers blooming at Yue Ling's press conference as an illusion created by Tianyu Group through some technological means.
Like a holographic projection or something, after all, flowers are inanimate objects and don't have many movements.
But now it was different; he was 100% certain that all the fish under the water were real, live fish!
These fish not only suddenly gathered in this area of the sea but also only circled around the pavilion at this fishing spot.
They neither rolled around haphazardly stirring up water nor showed any signs of leaving, just quietly adjusting their positions with the waves on the sea surface, maintaining a posture facing the pavilion.
"Spirit Guiding Art, a simple little magic." Yue Ling smiled at him, then retreated behind Su Yi.
Old Lin took several deep breaths to recover, his mind working quickly as he soon recalled a special term that Tianyu Group had mentioned before but then quickly cooled down and no longer paid attention to:
"Is this what you call life source essence? You really have mastered this substance, not only using it for life water but also able to use this energy to gain special powers?"
"life source essence..." Su Yi thought of what Yue Ling had improvised earlier and twitched the corner of his mouth, saying:
"Understood that way, it's not wrong; this is indeed a way to control life source essence."
"But you've got the order wrong."
"It is that we first mastered the method of using this energy, 'life source essence,' to obtain special powers, and only then did we have life water." Su Yi gave his answer quite generously this time.
Old Lin was stunned for a moment, then suddenly smiled with relief:
"Damn it, I knew it wasn't a coincidence that the Zheng Family in Jiangcheng and the Tao Family in Modu quickly died out after offending you."
"Those bastards insisted it was absolutely a coincidence, that it couldn't be man-made."
"You're really ruthless, not leaving a single survivor."
"I can't help it, I'm a petty person." Su Yi shrugged.
"So, what do you want to do by telling this to an old man like me now?" Old Lin probably guessed that what he was about to hear would be a huge secret, and his whole demeanor became serious at this moment.
At the same time, to prevent his aging eyes from mishearing or misremembering, he even took out a voice recorder in front of Su Yi.
"I have a big matter I want to cooperate with Kyushu on."
Su Yi no longer delayed, briefly telling Old Lin about the Magic World and his plan.
Old Lin originally thought he was mentally prepared.
But after hearing Su Yi say he wanted to send troops to support another world, he still couldn't maintain his composure for a moment, his eyes vacant and his expression dazed, taking a long time to recover.
Until Su Yi nudged him:
"What do you say? Do you think my method is feasible?"
Old Lin then recovered, replaying Su Yi's words carefully in his mind, and finally said:
"The equipment is absolutely no problem; however much you need, and however you want it customized, I can promise you."
"But borrowing troops is not something I can decide; according to your statement, these 10,000 people are not just any 10,000 people, they need to be carefully selected. I'll have to report this upwards and see what those few individuals think."
"Directly by phone or report back in person?"
"The matter is too big; contacting by phone directly probably won't work, I need to go back. You arrange the flight route with the airport; the transport plane can leave at any time." Old Lin was not one to procrastinate, saying this as he moved to leave.
However, as soon as he turned around, Su Yi stopped him:
"Time is limited, planes are too slow, let's take this instead."
As he spoke, an orbital landing craft had slowly descended onto the beach ahead.
Old Lin swallowed hard, looking at this enormous object that could hover and take off at will.
During the press conference, Su Yi had arrived in this thing, yet he never mentioned what it was from beginning to end.
One of his important tasks for staying was to ask Su Yi what this thing was and if Kyushu could buy one back for research.
Unexpectedly, it came effortlessly; he hadn't even asked, and Su Yi had already brought this thing in front of him.
"Let's go, this should be much faster. Once we're on board, there will be time for you to contact Kyushu."
The landing craft's hatch opened, and two Power Armors immediately stepped out to stand guard, waiting for the others to board.
Old Lin took a deep breath and followed Su Yi into the craft.
The internal structure immediately made his eyes light up.
Upon entering, there was a row of clean and tidy spaces, with four rows of seats in each space, each row having about a hundred seats. To the left of the entrance, there was also a staircase, indicating more space on the second floor.
Su Yi had no intention of stopping at the entrance, directly leading Old Lin to the very front, opening a hatch, and entering a space much more refined than the exterior.
Unlike the enclosed cabin they had just been in, this space was more like an observation deck, with sofas and a tea table, and even snacks placed on the tea table.
At the same time, one could look outside through glass of an unknown material.
Old Lin glanced outside and realized that the spacecraft had already taken off at some point, and he hadn't felt a thing.
What kind of Zenithian technology was this?
While Old Lin was lost in thought, he heard Su Yi point to a nearby sofa and say:
"Sit, this place can connect to the global network, so don't worry about the signal. You can directly contact the people above and explain the situation."
"Time is relatively tight, so I hope you can understand."
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