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Stepping out of the car, Su Li felt that the water pressure wasn't too great. After moving around for a while, she got used to the water pressure.

Su Li gestured for Sophia and the others to follow. But when he turned around, he saw Song Mingyu gesturing to him, signaling him to go over.

Su Li stopped the siblings and then swam to Song Mingyu's side.

Song Mingyu pulled Su Li to the root of a red algae plant.

This red algae is entirely red, and looks a lot like kelp on Earth. There is a main stem in the middle, from which large leaves grow in all directions. When the large amount of algae gathers together, it looks like a red forest.

Su Li had always thought that's how they were. But Song Mingyu told Su Li that wasn't the case.

Guided by Song Mingyu, Zu Li saw the roots and stems of these red algae.

Their roots weren't anchored to the rock face as Zuli had imagined. Beneath their roots was a nail driven into the rock, securing them to the rock strata. There was also a number on the hook.

At the top of the nail is a cage-like structure containing the roots of red algae. It is clearly visible that the red algae begins to grow from here and then takes root in the rock strata.

Without a doubt, this is a creation of civilization. So this area of ​​red algae may not be naturally formed, but rather a pasture created by humans.

Su Li became wary. He began to examine the roots of the surrounding red algae, and without exception, all of them had those hooks.

He found a few strands of red algae and swam along their roots from bottom to top to the surface of the sea, whereupon his anxiety subsided.

The red algae at the top had grown to the sea surface, but there were no signs of harvesting all the way up to the sea surface.

There are two possibilities: one is that this place has been abandoned, so no one has come to harvest it.

Another possibility is that the civilization cultivated the red algae to restore the ecological environment. Judging from the surrounding organisms, the restoration is going quite well, and the mission is essentially complete. Therefore, there wouldn't be many people here.

Zuli summoned her teammates who were protecting her and explained her findings using the manual.

Su Li concluded, "There's a good chance the ruins of that civilization are here; perhaps we can try searching for them. But for now, let's go mining."

The group dived back into the sea to search for the rich mineral area indicated by the radar.

The radar indicated that the rich mining area was 2 kilometers away from the railway in a straight line. Luckily, this time it was an open-pit mine, so there was no need to dig a tunnel.

However, this mining area also has its own unique troubles.

Because a large group of red sea snakes had taken over this mining area.

Zuli first identified the group of snakes as the "Blue-spotted Sea Snake".

I always feel like I have a special connection with snakes. I keep running into snakes, long parasites, and spicy snacks every time. Am I some kind of born dragon-slaying physique?

Su Li silently cursed her luck. Then they began to approach the group of snakes.

This group of sea snakes has made this place their nest, with large numbers of well-fed snakes gathering together. They coil up like clumps of excrement. Hungry snakes will leave the nest on their own to find food in the red algae area.

In the middle of the mine, there are two silver treasure chests.

The mine was so attractive to the snakes because it was rich in water element. This accumulated water element gave the area a faint, bluish glow. Several water slimes were even active in the water.

"Water-based, most likely poisonous," Su Li concluded. They then found a lone snake, which was quite fast in the water, but Su Li was stronger, quickly severing its head.

At the same time, Su Li also realized where the blue spots on the blue-spotted sea serpents came from. When these sea serpents used their magical energy, large blue spots would appear on their bodies. These spots were like eyes and looked very intimidating.

Song Mingyu grasped the severed snake head, and a burst of green magical energy emanated from her hand.

Zuli then picked up the snake's body and began to quickly dissect it.

After they finished, the two of them picked up the manual and began sharing information.

[A water-attribute monster with weak elemental power and physical strength, but very fast. Preliminary inference is that it kills using venom. Its internal magical organs have a simple structure, suggesting they don't possess random abilities. The most developed magical structure is in its mouth, presumably for spitting water arrows. The structure of its crystal core is somewhat peculiar, matching that of many monsters in the encyclopedia; if I'm not mistaken, this monster can combine magic.]

Su Li explained his deduction. He had almost memorized the basic monster encyclopedia, and now that he had encountered a monster not listed in the encyclopedia, it was a good opportunity to verify what he had learned.

Hunting, analyzing, and deciphering information, putting knowledge into practice—only in this way can Zuli forge his own path as a monster scholar, instead of simply being a loser who memorizes monster encyclopedia entries.

Song Mingyu, who spent most of her life studying, understood this principle even better.

[Snake venom is very potent; it's a typical water-based toxin. After ingestion, it rapidly penetrates the body, weakening its defenses, and then explodes suddenly when the venom reaches a certain threshold.]

Is there a cure?

[Of course. The moment you're bitten, use magic energy to compress your blood vessels. Within 30 seconds, I can directly remove the toxin. After 30 seconds, medication will be needed. Unfortunately, I don't have any suitable medication on hand, so if you get bitten, quickly give me a signal.]

After verifying the toxicity, Zuli looked at Ivan, the blacksmith present.

[Ivan, you know a lot about equipment performance. Can our equipment stop the fangs of this snake?]

Ivan picked up the snake's head, used his gloved hand to probe its fangs, carefully observed the snake's oral cavity structure, and after a moment's thought, replied, "Our Crystal Feather Serpent equipment primarily relies on deflection for defense. This snake has many barbs on its teeth, and its mouth also contains many fine fangs to aid in biting. It's quite effective against our equipment."

Su Li nodded. Because many fish have slime, making them slippery, these predators have evolved corresponding methods, which are exactly what Su Li and his Crystal Feather Serpent equipment can do against.

Su Li glanced at the pit; there were a large number of snakes, at least 300 by her estimation. Clearing them out would definitely involve dealing with a large number of snakes. After much consideration, she decided to temporarily abandon these sea snakes.

Let's go back. We can try it on land, but in water, snakes are too fast.

The risk is too great; it's not worth taking such a big risk. Also, because the prizes in those two treasure chests have been moved from the exclusive pool to the mixed pool, there's a chance of getting useless items, so they're not very attractive to Su Li anymore.

After retrieving the manual, Zuli and several teammates returned to the red algae area.

Next, Zurich plans to try to find the indigenous people who cultivate red algae here.

Zurich descended to the ground and examined the hooks on the roots of the red algae. Based on the numerical designations, they could determine which parts were planted first and which were planted later.

Zuli speculated that the smaller the number, the closer the area was to the indigenous people's residential area.

Several people swam quickly through the red algae area, following the size of the numbers.

After searching for more than an hour, Su Li and his team finally determined a general area. When they arrived at the area with smaller numbers, they realized they had come to the side of a huge canyon.