Is there a sequel to Chapter 360?
One, two, three... six.
Klaus silently counted them once, then closed his eyes, patted his face hard, and opened them again.
The sea turtles are still here.
Yesterday's tiny creature, no bigger than a palm, was at the front, next to a boy sea turtle the size of a soup bowl, then a young sea turtle the size of a washbasin, and behind them were the mother sea turtle and the father sea turtle...
And a large creature with a shell diameter of over two meters and a small patch of coral growing on its back.
Grandma Turtle.
The family, all neatly arranged, stared earnestly at Ren Yi with six pairs of beady eyes, as if they were holding some kind of solemn family meeting.
And the person hosting the meeting... was the guy surrounded by them.
"...I said,"
Afraid of disturbing this mysterious interspecies gathering, he tiptoed over and, in a low voice, asked the man who was clearly the culprit:
"What's going on...?"
"Smack."
The clam shell, which was leaning against something, popped open a crack.
Sean, in a seductive pose (mermaid-like reclining posture), clung to the edge of the clam shell, one hand supporting his face, the other stroking his smooth chin—which, in his own view, appeared to be a thick, supple beard—and then spoke with schadenfreude:
"He's not the boss yet, he did last night—"
"Shut up."
A captain, not wanting him to speak, threw an octopus at him.
The mermaid, her face smeared, slammed back into the clam shell, closing it in the process. A muffled bubbling sound came from inside.
"Hmm... the bonds of family are truly great..."
Any: "..."
"So," Klaus counted the turtles again, then looked at the endless sea, and there were none left.
"Only six? Then what are you sitting here waiting for?"
The captain glanced at Klaus, who looked utterly devastated, and said with a calm, detached air, "Wait for Grandpa."
Klaus almost fainted from exhaustion.
Of course he remembered the "Calabash Brothers Save Grandpa" turtle tactic; back then, he genuinely thought he'd have to be sliced up and fed to the turtles. But what he never expected was...
There's actually a sequel to this chapter?!
"...Well, I couldn't sleep last night, so I got up and tried my luck."
He readily admitted it.
He was just skeptical and wanted to verify whether he really had some kind of fated entanglement with the sea turtle family.
After all, this crosses the sea.
The salt content, pH level, mineral content, etc. of seawater vary drastically.
As a result, their luck was too good.
The birthday boy's brother came up on the first pole.
The second pole, the third pole...
He didn't even stop the boat; it was like retrieving a specific type of toy from the same pond, catching it every time.
When I caught the old sea turtle, I gave up struggling and simply put down my line. I sat on the deck to see what this turtle was up to.
Unexpectedly...
If he doesn't fish, will Grandpa Turtle really not come back?!
"You're really planning to fish that island out of the water? That's definitely a coincidence; maybe even that old turtle isn't in these waters!"
Klaus raised his voice.
He calmly pointed to the six sea turtles with their small, curious eyes staring at him:
"Then how do you explain all this?"
"I......"
The engineer, trying to persuade with reason, was momentarily speechless and resorted to forced defense:
"Maybe they have a bad sense of direction and got lost! Otherwise, why hasn't Grandpa Turtle shown up yet? You can't expect him to only come if you use a fishing rod, can you?"
He shrugged casually, without question.
Who knows?
[This birthday boy and his family are the nemesis of big shots...]
[Has Old Ke still not given up on explaining metaphysics?]
[Exactly, Newton went off to study theology.]
[So when exactly will Grandpa Turtle appear? Let's get another piece of the pie.]
"What happened?"
When Aurora came out, she was stunned by the sight of the tortoise worshipping the moon.
He briefly explained the background and shared their glorious deeds in the Tranquil Sea.
"They...don't seem to have any ill intentions."
After listening, Aurora concluded, "What's meant to happen will happen, why not try fishing for it?"
"You're right."
He nodded casually, but did not make any other move.
"There's no rush. Let's finish dealing with the matters of the Deep Blue Kingdom first."
His original plan was to return along the river from the cliff leading to the territory.
But the sudden appearance of these sea turtles in large numbers gave him another option—
Perhaps they have their own channels that allow them to safely cross from one sea area to another.
If Grandpa Turtle were here too...
I'll decide to wait until I've finished my business before trying to get this heavyweight to come out of retirement.
"I'm leaving this place to you."
He reached into the clam shell and pulled Xiao Jiu out, then stood up and walked towards the cabin.
"Feed our guests and treat them well."
The sails of the Abyss billowed, breaking through the calm sea and accelerating in its predetermined direction.
Klaus stood at the bow of the ship.
Looking at the string of turtle shells of varying sizes, I felt a mix of emotions—
He always felt that things weren't that simple!
......
Blue Star.
Dragon Kingdom Command Center.
Since the advent of the Ocean Era, this place has been brightly lit. Today is the last meeting before midnight to contact the contestants. In addition to the usual staff, there are many professionals from various industries who have been temporarily gathered.
"Old Li, please make a note of this for me."
A middle-aged man wearing glasses handed his notebook to his colleague.
"I'm going to the restroom!"
"Go quickly and come back quickly!"
He hurriedly and quietly left his seat.
However, once they reached the empty corridor, the man's gaze darkened—
He failed to graduate from his studies abroad and was sent back by a certain department. He had stayed in China for twenty years and finally waited for this day!
If he succeeds in the mission, he will get the G card he has been dreaming of and return to his spiritual home!
At that time...
He was able to discard the name that had haunted him for forty years and revert to his real name: Alen.
Thinking about this...
His steps grew increasingly hurried. After nodding at the monitoring equipment above and seeing the red dot go out, he turned into the passage marked "No Unauthorized Personnel Allowed" without hesitation.
[Confidential Archives]
The door has an electronic combination lock, and next to it is an iris and palm print verification reader.
Hmph, what rudimentary facilities.
The man proudly took out a uniquely shaped fountain pen from his pocket. But what was revealed after removing the cap was not the nib, but a complex miniature interface.
He placed the pen on the data port of the reader.
As rows of green dots flashed rapidly across the pen—
"drop"
[Verification Successful]
The archives room wasn't high-tech at all; it only had a computer and rows of file shelves.
He didn't have time to search the paper files; he went straight to the main unit in the middle and used the pen to connect to the port again.