Pokémon: World of Wonder

After reminding him of some precautions, Zhang Lin led two teammates to jump into the water first. Jiang Ye stood by the lake, took a deep breath, and then jumped in as well.

Upon entering the water, Jiang Ye was enveloped by a strange feeling of weightlessness. He tentatively opened his eyes, and perhaps because he had eaten the bead, he did not experience any obstruction after opening them.

In his previous life, Jiang Ye couldn't swim, or rather, he tried to learn to swim but failed because he had trachoma.

However, after drinking swimming pool water for two years in this life, he forcibly learned how to do it. Although he wasn't very good at it, he was still slightly better than the average person.

After Zhang Lin turned around and saw Jiang Ye go into the water, he made a diving gesture to Jiang Ye. After seeing the gesture, Jiang Ye responded with an "OK" sign, and the four of them began to approach the bottom of the lake.

It's more accurate to describe it as the seabed than the lake bottom, because Jiang Ye and the others have now descended to a depth of about 200 meters and seen a seabed that looks like a desert.

On this pristine white desert seabed, a crystal palace, adorned with beautiful coral like a blue crystal, sits quietly, surrounded by waves of dolphins swimming around it.

Following behind Zhang Lin, they descended to the vicinity of the seabed around the palace. The sand on the seabed was easily stirred up, and a large amount of sand and dust would rise up with every step.

Standing on the seabed, Jiang Ye felt an immense pressure that made his muscles tense and tremble slightly.

Jiang Ye silently followed behind Zhang Lin and the other two as they walked out of the palace. After walking for a while, they left the general area where the dolphins were patrolling, and some water-type Pokémon began to appear in the sea.

There are also clumps of dilapidated coral reefs, inhabited by a large number of water-type Pokémon.

Before they had taken two steps, Zhang Lin suddenly turned around and gestured for Jiang Ye to come closer. Jiang Ye swam to Zhang Lin's side, and Zhang Lin pointed to the seemingly ordinary white sand seabed not far away.

Zhang Lin casually grabbed a stone and threw it over. Boom!

A giant pair of pincers moved so fast it created bubbles in the water! It suddenly sprang out of the sand, crushing a flying stone to pieces!

After realizing that what it had caught wasn't food, a giant crab with a crimson crown shook off the sand to reveal itself. It looked around, and after recognizing Zhang Lin and his group, it swaggered away, blowing bubbles.

Jiang Ye was wondering how Zhang Lin had discovered it when Zhang Lin gestured, and Liu Ya walked to Jiang Ye's side, grabbed his arm, and looked around as if she had found something.

After pulling Jiang Ye and Zhang Lin away from each other, Liu Ya pointed to the calm seabed with her finger, and Jiang Ye looked in the direction she pointed.

Because the entire seabed was shrouded by the island, there was basically no light. Only the seawater near the palace was illuminated by sunlight reflected off the lake surface. Jiang Ye could only vaguely see the direction Liu Ya was pointing in; it seemed as if something was shimmering in the sand.

Jiang Ye thought for a moment, then pointed to the shimmering spot, and then pointed to his own eyes. Seeing Jiang Ye do this, Liu Ya nodded happily, then swam over with Jiang Ye and grabbed the faintly shimmering spot.

Liu Ya grabbed a large pincer crab by the joint between its back legs. The crab struggled and blew bubbles as it tried to break free, but due to its size, its pincers couldn't reach Liu Ya's hand. It could only raise its pincers in protest.

Liu Ya smiled and shook the large crab in her hand, then placed it on the seabed. After sizing up Liu Ya's size, the crab angrily raised its pincers and left sideways.

Along the way, under the care of Zhang Lin and Liu Ya, Jiang Ye learned many activity skills as well as how to detect and avoid danger.

Arriving at what is roughly the boundary of the light, looking in and out from here, on one side is the palace seabed with a relatively clear view, and on the other side is a messy area of ​​various coral reefs in the dim light.

Judging from Zhang Lin's wary demeanor, the Pokémon on the other side might not be too welcoming to them.

Zhang Lin gave Jiang Ye and the other two an identical set of equipment: a small hand shield tied to their hands, a sturdy rope, and a bubble-shaped ink.

There's not much else to say. This bubble-like ink is a smoke bomb made using ink from an octopus bucket, which can confuse the enemy's vision.

The lack of particularly powerful lethal weapons was a point of confusion for Jiang Ye. However, for his own safety, Jiang Ye still bit the dagger strapped to his forearm in his mouth for easy access at any time.

Trint also had something in his hand, which looked like a small slingshot. Could this thing really launch projectiles into the water?

Liu Ya and Zhang Lin only had those three pieces of equipment on them, so it seemed they didn't plan to make any other preparations.

After getting ready, Zhang Lin led the way, followed by Jiang Ye, then Terlint and Liu Ya. The four of them walked into the dim underwater world, where broken coral reefs were everywhere.

Pieces of debris were scattered on the seabed, and walking barefoot on them was painful. Fortunately, Jiang Ye had thick skin, so he only felt a little pain when he stepped on them.

The holes and crevices in the coral provide ample hiding places for a large number of Water-type Pokémon, such as Turtlefoot, Goody-Bad Star, Agate Jellyfish, Shellder, and Punch-Sea Cucumber.

Most of these Pokémon were in their initial forms. According to Jiang Ye's estimation, he could barely handle their combat power given his current state of being under pressure.

Some of these Pokémon hide to avoid being preyed upon, while others lie in wait to launch surprise attacks. In the dim seabed, many creatures resembling light bulbs and water butterflies drift slowly.

Some of them are fluorescent fish that swim and glow alternately on the surface and the seabed, while others are lanternfish that use lights to attract prey. In addition, there are some lights that belong to the same small team as Jiang Ye and his group.

Some people were heading back, one person clearing the way and three people dragging a huge net toward the palace.

Many others, having just finished lunch, were heading deeper into the darkness, just like Jiang Ye and his group, preparing to begin their work.

It is worth mentioning that after walking in the dim light for a while, Jiang Ye discovered that his vision was covered by a light blue film, giving him a kind of night vision effect, which allowed him to barely see his surroundings, although the distance was still completely dark.

We walked for about ten more minutes until the few remaining, sparsely populated, isolated coral reefs began to disappear, leaving behind only an endless expanse of seabed desert.

According to Jiang Ye's estimation, they are currently located directly below the middle of the island, and this ring of broken coral reefs looks like some kind of territorial warning, reminding some powerful water-type Pokémon not to approach.