Chapter 40

This salvage operation lasted for two days. Ye Yuan found five such "stones" over the two days, keeping two for himself and handing over three.

Apart from the large one he handed over the first time, the two he handed over later were about the size of a baby's fist.

This was the last time he would dive into the sea before the ship returned. Ye Yuan still went down alone. After two days, the frogmen were all in awe of Ye Yuan's diving skills.

In the military, everyone admires the strong. As long as you are strong enough, everyone will respect you.

This time, Ye Yuan directly went to the 1,000-meter deep sea area. A small school of fish came towards him. These fish had very frightening appearances. Ye Yuan could tell at a glance that they were a rare species, the "giant mouth fish," which had only been discovered by people in recent years.

During his school days, Ye Yuan had no hobbies, spending all his time in the library, reading books. Many marine creatures were already imprinted in his mind.

The giant mouth fish: Its body is entirely black, with light-emitting organs on the lower jaw's whiskers, making it look like it is grinning maliciously at people. Their mouths are very unique, with dagger-like teeth that can open up to 120 degrees.

Its mouth can open so wide because it has a special bone structure. The connection between the skull and the spine is extremely flexible, allowing it to open to an obtuse angle. This is the first complex, flexible head joint discovered by humans in nature.

This type of head joint can only be found in five species of giant mouth fish. In comparison, the bone joints between the head and spine of other fish are much smaller. Because of this special bone structure, it can swallow prey much larger than itself. Therefore, it is also one of the most dangerous fish in the deep sea.

They are mainly distributed in the warm seas of the Atlantic, Indian, and Pacific Oceans, as well as the South China Sea and the East China Sea. They generally live in deep waters between 200 and 1,000 meters.

When Ye Yuan saw the giant mouth fish, his scalp tingled. This was not something easy to deal with. He immediately accelerated and swam in the opposite direction. Although Ye Yuan was skilled underwater, the number of giant mouth fish was overwhelming, and he understood the principle that a multitude can overwhelm even the strongest.

After moving away from the giant mouth fish, he could see the surroundings clearly. It was a large underwater reef cluster, with various sizes of reefs undulating. Ye Yuan was using his perception to sense the situation in the reef cluster.

Unexpectedly, he discovered a natural cave in the reef cluster. The cave entrance was large, about two meters in size. Ye Yuan found that his ability could not perceive the inside of the cave.

This was the first time his perception was not effective underwater. At the cave entrance, the cave was dark, and he could see nothing inside. Ye Yuan took out the military dagger given to him by Xu Hang and slowly swam into the cave. The cave sloped downward.

After swimming for several dozen meters, Ye Yuan had a feeling of being watched. His hair stood on end, and he felt a sense of danger he had never experienced before. At that moment, a huge black shadow rushed towards him. Ye Yuan quickly fled out of the cave, using his fastest speed to escape.

Looking back, he saw a giant sea snake.

A sea snake is a marine reptile with a small head, a long and slender neck, and a flat tail. Its nostrils are on the tip of its nose and have valves. Sea snakes breathe using their lungs and the rich blood vessels in their mouths. They often rinse their mouths with seawater to extract oxygen.

However, the sea snake in front of him completely颠覆了 Ye Yuan's understanding. Sea snakes are usually 2 to 4 meters long, with the longest he had heard of being about 8 meters. This one was at least 10 meters long and very thick, with a cylindrical body that was at least 1 meter in diameter.

"Is this a mutated sea snake?" Ye Yuan muttered to himself.

While Ye Yuan was still amazed by the sea snake, it angrily charged at him. Ye Yuan dodged the direct attack, picked up the military dagger, and stabbed the sea snake's body. To his surprise, the dagger could not penetrate the sea snake's skin.

"What's going on? It can't be breached?" Ye Yuan thought to himself while dodging the sea snake's repeated attacks. When he dodged another attack, the sea snake's tail swept him directly, and Ye Yuan felt a powerful force throw him out of the water.

The sea snake's tail hit his back, and Ye Yuan felt his back lose sensation, making his movements much slower. He quickly increased the distance between himself and the sea snake.

At this moment, Ye Yuan thought about using the spatial ability to put the sea snake into the space. Then he could deal with it as he pleased.

After a long time, the sea snake became even more ferocious, opening its large mouth and charging at Ye Yuan again. Ye Yuan dodged the attack and, as he passed by the sea snake, touched its body with his hand. With his mental perception, the sea snake was instantly sent into the space.

However, as the sea snake entered the space, Ye Yuan's head began to hurt severely, similar to the dizziness caused by overusing one's brain. This sensation lasted for a long time before slowly dissipating.

"Is my ability not strong enough to put such a large creature into the space?"

Ye Yuan thought to himself and tried to put a reef stone, about twice the size of the sea snake, into the space. The reef stone showed no reaction, indicating that he needed to be more careful. Not everything could be put into the space, especially objects that were too large.

Surprisingly, the sea snake contributed 10,000 points to Ye Yuan, which he had not expected.

Host: Ye Yuan

Points: 58,300/80,000

Strength: 26

Speed: 16

Endurance: 21

Title: Intern Fisherman (Water-based creature affinity +11)

Fishing Ground Space (Basic): Accelerates the growth of creatures in the fishing ground and can change their appearance through points.

Points Mall (Intermediate): Can use points to exchange for items in the mall. Currently, the following items can be exchanged...

After checking his attributes, he found that his strength, speed, and endurance had each increased slightly after a few days of training.

With the points from the sea snake, Ye Yuan's points reached 50,000. He could exchange for a few more robots when he returned. Although this time was a bit dangerous, the rewards were still good.

After a brief rest by the reef, Ye Yuan swam back to the cave. Since there was such a large mutated sea snake there, there might be something valuable inside.

When he arrived at the cave entrance, he was more cautious, fearing that another large creature might suddenly appear. He carefully entered the cave.

When he reached the depths of the cave and confirmed that there were no more threats, he began to observe the cave.

The cave was large, about the size of a basketball court, with natural reef stones all around. There were no creatures inside. What Ye Yuan did not expect was that there were over ten of the "stones" the military was looking for on the ground.

The largest one was about the size of a washbasin, and the smallest was only the size of a fingernail. Ye Yuan put most of the stones into the space, leaving only two fist-sized ones in the net.

Ye Yuan speculated that these stones were left by the sea snake. Perhaps the sea snake had mutated because of these stones.