"The director is amazing! He immediately discovered the key to the problem."
"It's quite simple, really. Most animals have their own hunting radius, so it's normal that these water monsters would have one too."
"Simple as it may be, those experts and professors didn't think of it that way."
"Progress unlocked: 45%. All that's left is to find those water monsters."
"I can't wait to see what these water monsters look like and where they came from."
...
While viewers in the livestream were discussing among themselves, the production team quickly boarded boats and headed toward the location where clues had been discovered.
This location where clues were found was specifically arranged by Yang Lin, intended to draw everyone there.
Ten minutes later, the group arrived by boat at the backwater bay where traces of the water monsters had been discovered.
Due to the nature of the backwater bay, the river erosion here was severe, and large amounts of garbage had accumulated in the area.
As soon as they approached, everyone detected an unpleasant odor.
Perhaps this was precisely why Ming Corporation had chosen to bury their sewage pipes here.
"Wow, it stinks here. Why would water monsters choose this place as their lair?"
"Yeah, is there something special about this place?"
Hearing the staff's questions, Director Chen from the Aquatic Products Research Institute immediately explained:
"This is a backwater bay where plankton is concentrated, which attracts small fish and shrimp, which in turn attract other aquatic creatures."
"The water monsters chose this place as their lair naturally because of this advantage."
"I see."
After hearing Director Chen's explanation, everyone had a moment of enlightenment.
"No wonder fishing enthusiasts like to fish in this kind of terrain. So that's the principle behind it."
"Wait, that's not right. I'm a local fishing enthusiast from Ningnan City, and I know this place. It's notorious in our circle for being terrible. You can't catch any fish here no matter how good your bait is."
"I waited here for a whole day last time and couldn't even catch a single minnow. Complete failure."
"I'm also a fishing enthusiast from Ningnan, and I can testify that this place is very strange. You can catch anything except fish here. Last time someone even caught a cremation urn."
"Isn't this contradicting what was just said? So why would water monsters choose such a place?"
While viewers in the livestream were expressing doubts about Director Chen's words, Professor Xu had already walked over to the traces left by the water monsters.
On a smooth beach, seven or eight large fish weighing about ten pounds each had been abandoned.
These fish all had one thing in common - most of the flesh from their torsos had been bitten away.
Looking at the dense bite marks, everyone felt their scalps tingle.
As everyone knew, most native fish in Dragon Country don't have teeth, with only a few species possessing them.
And these species are generally small, so they could basically rule out the possibility of the water monster being a large fish.
"These footprints..." Professor Xu suddenly froze while observing the tracks left on the ground.
Before he could speak, Yang Lin jumped in:
"They look like giant salamander tracks."
As soon as he finished speaking, Professor Xu nodded.
"I think so too, but these footprints are as big as my palm. If it's a giant salamander, it must be five or six meters long and weigh several tons."
"How could there be such a huge giant salamander in the world?"
"And looking at these footprints, it seems to have six legs on each side. How could there be a reptile with six legs in this world?"
As soon as Professor Xu finished speaking, everyone's expression became serious.
So far, almost all evidence was proving to everyone that the water monster wasn't any known species.
If this were the ocean, it might make sense, but this was inland.
Throughout the inland areas, whether in primitive forests or major rivers, it was no exaggeration to say that there weren't any undiscovered creatures by humans.
Even if there were, they would be relatively small organisms.
How such giant water monsters had escaped human detection was the key question that puzzled everyone.
Unless it was a completely new species that had recently emerged, but that seemed even more far-fetched.
This question nearly burned out the CPUs of both expert professors.
While the two professors were puzzling over this, Yang Lin, who had been pretending to observe the ground, suddenly spoke up.
"What if these so-called water monsters are just ordinary creatures that have mutated into monsters due to some external factors?"
As soon as Yang Lin said this, everyone's attention turned to him.
Both expert professors shook their heads repeatedly.
"Impossible. Evolution and mutation don't happen that easily. Unless there's severe environmental pollution or nuclear radiation, it's very difficult for mutations to occur in such a short time."
"Yes, young Yang, we're very clear about this aspect."
Clearly, the two experts didn't agree with Yang Lin's viewpoint.
But the online viewers had different opinions.
"I think Director Yang makes sense. If they're not aliens, they must be mutated native creatures."
"I recently found a three-legged frog in my hometown's pond. It was probably caused by villagers washing their pesticide sprayers in there."
"There's a farm in our area where a chicken was born with three legs. They say it was also due to radiation."
"These things have become more common in recent years. Two-headed cows, one-eyed pigs, they're all more or less affected by the environment."
"Not just animals, there are many cases of human deformities too. With the current environment, genetic mutations are perfectly normal."
"Aren't there lots of people with three eyes on TikTok? Those are all variants."
"Yeah, I stayed up too late browsing the internet, and my son's DNA mutated and doesn't match mine anymore. Fortunately, my wife doesn't mind."
"Are you serious? I was wondering why my son looks less and less like me. So it turns out it's genetic mutation."
"Damn, why are all your comments turning green."
.......
While netizens were actively discussing the possibility raised by Yang Lin, he suddenly pointed at the river water in front of him and said:
"I think the river water might have been severely polluted, leading to serious mutations in aquatic creatures."
"Why don't we test the water quality?"
As soon as he said this, everyone turned their attention to the river water.
They had never considered this angle before.
grated, and just when he finally managed to get into an elite academy, he discovered that he actually had a system, and the way to earn rewards was extremely ridiculous. So for the sake of rewards, he had no choice but to start acting ridiculous as well. Su Cheng: "It's nothing but system quests after all." But later, what confused Su Cheng was that while he was already quite ridiculous, he never expected those serious characters to gradually become ridiculous too. And the way they looked at him became increasingly strange... (This synopsis doesn't do it justice, please read the full story)
e bizarre and supernatural had descended. The previous emperor was a thoroughgoing tyrant; no longer satisfied with human women, he had set his sights on a stunningly beautiful supernatural entity. He met his end in his bedchamber, drained of all his vital essence. As the legitimate eldest son and crown prince, Wang Hao was thus hastily enthroned, becoming the young emperor of the Great Zhou Dynasty. No sooner had he awakened the "Imperial Sign-In Intelligence System" than he was assassinated by a Son of Destiny—a classic villain's opening. The Great Zhou, ravaged by the former emperor's excesses, was in national decline. The great families within its borders harbored their own treacherous schemes, martial sects began to defy the imperial court's decrees, and border armies, their pay and provisions in arrears, grumbled incessantly against the central government. Fortunately, the central capital was still held secure by the half-million Imperial Guards and fifty thousand Imperial Forest Army who obeyed the court's orders, along with the royal family's hidden reserves of power, barely managing to suppress the realm. As the Great Zhou's finances worsened and supernatural activities grew ever more frequent, the court sat atop a volcano. Ambitious plotters everywhere dreamed of overthrowing the dynasty, and even some reclusive ancient powers emerged, attempting to sway the tides of the world. At the first grand court assembly, the civil and military officials nearly came to blows, fighting tooth and nail over the allocation of fifty million taels of silver from the summer tax revenues. The spectacle opened Wang Hao's eyes—the Great Zhou's bureaucracy was not only corrupt but also martially proficient, a cabinet of all-rounders. Some officials even had the audacity to suggest the emperor release funds from the imperial privy purse to address the emergency. Wang Hao suddenly felt weary. Let it all burn.
ive and Ruthless] Before his transmigration, Ye Xuan was playing a game called "Severing Emotions to Attain the Dao." The game's core wasn't about leveling up by fighting monsters, but about conquering various "bad women" with wicked personalities and cold, fickle natures. There was only one method to conquer them: stay unwaveringly by their side, then die at a critical moment, driving them to madness after losing the protagonist. The higher their level of regret, the higher the player's score. To dominate the server, Ye Xuan conquered all the bad women. In the early stages, he showered them with boundless tenderness, only to choose to sacrifice himself for them later, making them weep bitterly and drown in regret. Among them were: Xia Lengyue, the unfaithful immortal wife who chased after powerful men and discarded her husband like trash. Ye Qingcheng, the Demonic Venerable of the Joyous Union Sect, who appeared pure and innocent but was, in reality, promiscuous. Wu Lingxiao, the Empress of the Great Xia Dynasty, who lusted after men and loved maintaining a harem. Bai Qiangu of the Endless Demonic Sect: a bloodthirsty mass murderer. However, when the protagonist transmigrated into the game world, he made a horrifying discovery. Eight hundred years had already passed. The bad women he had conquered had now each become deities and revered ancestors. Faced with the endless stream of toxic women coming for him, Ye Xuan could only rely on his god-tier acting skills to carve a path of survival through this world of treacherous women.
u Chenyuan transmigrated into a female-oriented novel about a real and fake heiress, becoming the CEO elder brother of both. Unfortunately, the entire Lu family—including himself, the CEO—were mere cannon fodder in the story. Determined to save himself, Lu Chenyuan took action. The spoiled, attention-seeking fake heiress? Thrown into the harsh realities of the working class to learn humility. The love-struck real heiress? Pushed toward academic excellence, so lofty goals would blind her to trivial romances. As for the betrayed, vengeful arranged marriage wife… the plot hadn’t even begun yet. There was still time—if he couldn’t handle her, he could at least avoid her. "CEO Lu, are you avoiding me?" Mo Qingli fixed her gaze on Lu Chenyuan. For the first time, the shrewd and calculating Lu Chenyuan felt a flicker of unease.
