Fishermen's live stream: Twelve bodies were retrieved at the start.

"Brother! Are you crazy?!"

Lin Siyu grabbed Lin Mo's arm, her big eyes filled with heartache.

"That's 80 million! Even if we can't sell it to a private seller, we can still cash in!"

"If all else fails, you can add it to the shopping cart in our live stream!"

"Set a sky-high price; whoever can afford it will be a gimmick, and maybe it'll even attract some customers to sell some seafood!"

Seeing his younger sister's utterly greedy appearance, Lin Mo was both amused and exasperated.

He reached out and flicked Lin Siyu's forehead.

"What are you thinking about?"

"This is a national treasure tainted with ancient poison! Do you think it's some random yellow croaker we caught?"

"Still using the shared bikes?"

"If this thing gets on the market and causes a major safety crisis, your brother will be stuck inside operating a sewing machine for the rest of his life."

"Are you trying to inherit my fishing boat ahead of schedule?"

Lin Siyu covered her forehead, and although she knew her brother was right, she still stomped her feet in distress.

"But...that's all hard-earned money..."

The comments section was filled with laughter.

"Haha, I could hear Siyu's heart breaking even through the screen!"

"He's definitely a money-grubber!"

"Well done, Mo Shen. When it comes to matters of principle like this, it takes a good older brother to keep things in order."

Across the ocean.

In a secluded underground conference room in Little Days Country.

"Baka!"

An exquisite celadon teacup was smashed to pieces in front of the screen.

Broken porcelain shards were scattered all over the floor.

Several officials in suits remained silent, too terrified to even breathe.

The high-ranking official sitting in the main seat stared intently at Lin Mo's calm face on the screen.

The screen was showing the live stream of Lin Mo rejecting an 80 million offer and announcing that he would keep the "stabilizing force" for himself.

"If we could obtain this level of highly toxic relic, the development of biological weapons would break through a bottleneck that has lasted for at least fifty years!"

"He actually dared to keep it for himself?"

"Contact our ships in international waters immediately!"

The high-ranking official slammed his hand on the table.

"No matter the cost, even if it means sinking that fishing boat, bring those two bronze pillars back to me!"

at the same time.

America, a secret operations room in the Pentagon.

A white-haired general with stars on his shoulders slowly cut open a Cuban cigar.

"So, this Chinese fisherman not only caught a poisoned antique, but also turned down all buyers?"

He exhaled a thick cloud of smoke.

The senior aide next to him adjusted his gold-rimmed glasses.

"Yes, General."

"According to our toxicology experts, this ancient mixed toxin, which can remain active on the seabed, is far more valuable than the bronze artifact itself."

"If we can extract a sample of the toxin..."

The staff member did not continue speaking.

But the look in their eyes was already filled with naked greed.

"Notify the Seventh Fleet task force."

The general pressed the cigar into the ashtray and crushed it forcefully.

"Disguise yourself as a pirate and go say hello to this Chinese fisherman."

"Remember, I need live toxin samples."

It's not just official forces.

The bounty on the dark web has skyrocketed to an astonishing figure this night.

Countless mercenaries, pirates, and dark organizations roaming the edge of the high seas, like sharks smelling blood, quietly changed course.

The target was the fishing boat where Lin Mo was.

The sea breeze, carrying a salty smell, blew across the deck.

Lin Mo had just handed the live stream over to Da Zhuang when he turned around and saw Ah Yan approaching with a pained expression.

"Brother Mo..."

Ah Yan rubbed his hands together, his eyes darting towards the two separated bronze pillars.

That look in his eyes was as if he were looking at two nuclear bombs that could explode at any moment.

"Are we really going to leave this thing on the ship?"

"This is a deadly poison; even a single drop could wipe out the entire village!"

"What if the wind and waves are strong tonight, and this pillar rolls or gets scraped..."

Ah Yan felt a chill run down her spine as she spoke.

"How about we just hand them all over?"

"The country will definitely not treat us unfairly."

Lin Mo couldn't help but find Ah Yan's cowardly appearance, as if he wanted to jump into the sea to escape immediately, somewhat amusing.

This kid is a great diver, but he's incredibly timid.

"What are you afraid of?"

Lin Mo patted Ah Yan on the shoulder.

"Since I dared to stay, I'm confident that nothing will go wrong."

"Besides, with this thing here, who would dare to come and cause trouble?"

Just as he was about to say a few more words of comfort, Bai Jingxuan suddenly walked over from the quarantine area.

The female student from the archaeology institute looked unusually solemn at that moment.

They didn't even have time to take off the hood of their protective suits.

"Captain Lin."

Bai Jingxuan's voice carried a hint of urgency.

"A new discovery has been made."

Lin Mo stopped smiling and turned around.

"What's wrong?"

Bai Jingxuan pointed to the bottom of one of the "Sea-Stabilizing Needles".

"I just carefully examined the grain of the pillar."

"There is a very hidden card slot on the lower left side."

"Judging from the fracture marks, there should have been a box-shaped component embedded there."

Lin Mo frowned slightly.

"A box-shaped component?"

"right."

Bai Jingxuan nodded.

"Furthermore, the material of this component should be different from that of the column."

"It exists as the core hub of the entire stabilizing force."

"I suspect it was either salvaged or fell into the sea when it was impacted by currents on the seabed."

Bai Jingxuan took a deep breath and stared intently at Lin Mo.

"That box definitely holds the most crucial secret of this magic needle."

"It might even be the key to unlocking the secrets of this ancient, highly poisonous formula!"

"Captain Lin, I suggest we immediately organize a search party and launch a search operation!"

Lin Mo did not answer immediately.

He stared at the cold bronze pillar, his mind racing.

Box-shaped component?

Core secret?

A thought suddenly flashed through his mind.

Fragments of the Silk Road map!

He had been searching for the whereabouts of this incomplete map, but had only managed to find scattered clues.

The appearance of this "sea-stabilizing needle" is itself full of mystery.

If that lost box really did contain the remaining fragments of the drawing...

We must not let it drift to the bottom of the sea.

Moreover, the whole world is now watching this ship.

Once those overseas forces react, they will send people to infiltrate this sea area.

If you try to find it again later, it will be as difficult as climbing to the sky.

"Brother Mo?"

Seeing Lin Mo remain silent, Ah Yan felt an increasingly strong sense of foreboding.

"You...you don't really want people to go down and search, do you?"

"What if that thing is also poisonous?"

Lin Mo snapped out of his daze, his gaze becoming incredibly resolute.

He turned to look at Ah Yan.

"Ah Yan."

"Go pick two of the best swimmers."

"Prepare a full set of deep-sea diving equipment."

"Ten minutes later, come with me into the water."

Ah Yan was completely dumbfounded.

His mouth was agape, his face filled with disbelief.

"what?"

"Really...really raining?"

He was so scared that he didn't hear what Lin Mo said at all.

Da Zhuang, who was standing nearby, couldn't stand it anymore and slapped Ah Yan on the back of the head.

"What are you staring at!"

"Brother Mo told you to pick the people to go into the water, did you stuff your ears with donkey hair?"