Section 194

It finally exploded above this small Nanyang island.

Boom! Boom!

Overwhelming sound waves and wind pressure arrived.

Yet, nothing appeared!

Because the materials inside this Artificial Rainfall Bomb had long since been replaced by Lin Xian with Mutated Coral!

Lin Xian had just introduced this to everyone...

Mutated Coral can only grow and reproduce rapidly in a seawater environment.

Usually, it remains in a dormant state in freshwater, and its particles are only the size of sesame seeds.

Therefore, when so many bright red sesame-sized particles fell from the sky...

They were very difficult to see with the naked eye.

Even more so...

Under the influence of the sea breeze and waves...

When these "little sesame seeds" fell into the sea around the island, they didn't even cause a single ripple...

Everyone stared with wide eyes, waiting! Waiting! Waiting... Wai... Wait... ... Huh????

They waited for a full minute, but nothing they had imagined happened!

The entire island was calm... The sea surface was calm... And this Island Keeper Grandpa was also calm...

"Why is nothing happening!?"

Could it be that Lin Xian... actually failed!?

The livestream chat instantly erupted in discussion—

"What is going on? Why hasn't there been any change to either the island or the surrounding ocean? Did Lin Xian fail? Could it be that those so-called Mutated Corals were all burned to death during the explosion earlier!? Ahem... I told you, using something like the Dongfeng Express to deliver nuclear bombs is one thing, but using it for actual deliveries is just too unreliable! Violent delivery!"

"What should I say at a time like this? Honestly... ever since Lin Xian started streaming, including sending gifts or just showcasing technology, it seems he has never failed once, right? Could something have gone wrong this time... causing the Mutated Coral to malfunction? This is so embarrassing; I bet those netizens from the US are going to nag about it again."

"Huh??? It shouldn't be like this, right? Just a moment ago, Lin Xian confidently introduced the origins of the Mutated Coral and even seriously explained the principle of using Mutated Coral to 'reclaim land from the sea'... Since Lin Xian told us all this so confidently and calmly, it means this operation definitely shouldn't have any problems! But why is there a situation where nothing is happening? Hiss... Lin Xian isn't going to fall from his pedestal, is he! Don't let that happen!"

"I'm telling you people, why do you have zero patience! I think you netizens really only have a 7-second memory! I'm honestly speechless! Tonight, how many more times do you have to perform this routine of questioning first, then disbelieving, and finally being shocked before you get bored of it? Let me ask just one thing... When has Lin Xian ever disappointed you? When has Lin Xian ever said something that didn't come true? So... just keep your eyes open and watch patiently! Since Lin Xian said he could do it... then he will definitely do it!"

"Exactly, exactly! At this point, there are still people doubting Lin Xian's technological level and his trustworthiness! He is a man who will always create miracles and will never disappoint anyone! In Lin Xian's dictionary, not only is the word 'restraint' missing, but so is the word 'failure'! Besides... 'reclaiming land from the sea' is a slow process that requires time to gradually expand... It's not like you can expect to watch a small island suddenly expand right before your eyes? Do you think this is Doraemon's Enlarging Torch—wait, what the hell is happening!]"

What the hell is happening?

At this very moment!

This exact phrase popped into the minds of countless netizens.

Because... on the right half of the screen in front of them... a scene appeared that was shockingly extreme! A scene completely beyond comprehension—

[The sea surface! It's boiling!]

[The ocean around the island! It's just like boiling water! Bubbling with rolling red waves!]

No! Look closely!

It's not the seawater that's boiling, but the thousands, millions, and trillions of bright red Mutated Coral surging crazily within the waves!

That surging red looks just like a blood pool from hell!

It turned this peaceful island into an isolated island in hell.

However... this fear did not last long!

In just a few short seconds...

Those surging red giant waves crashed against the island's shore, then instantly turned into a viscous brown, solidified into purple, and finally—turned into hard black!

These clumps of coral corpses, resembling black stones... perfectly merged with the island just like that!

Instantly expanding the entire area of the island by a circle!

However, it wasn't over yet...

Another wave of bright red surging giant waves crashed against the edge of the island!

And beneath the surrounding sea area...

Countless newly "born" bright red Mutated Coral... were rapidly absorbing nutrients from the seawater! Growing vigorously!

In an instant...

Everyone understood.

It turned out that the calmness from just a moment ago... was merely [the calm before the storm]!

What they were waiting for!

Was this moment of accumulating strength for a powerful release!

...

At the beginning.

After that Artificial Rainfall Bomb exploded...

About a few thousand particles of Mutated Coral cultivated by Lin Xian fell from the sky.

Although many coral particles fell directly onto the island and were scorched to death by the hot ground...

Most of the coral particles successfully landed in the sea and began to crazily absorb seawater nutrients!

Growing... reproducing... dying...

The development speed of these Mutated Coral is extremely fast! They can complete a lifespan that would normally take hundreds of years in just a few seconds!

But before the quantitative change led to a qualitative change...

The sea surface remained very calm.

After all, only a mere few thousand particles of Mutated Coral had fallen into the sea.

Even if they had already replaced and reproduced for a dozen generations within dozens of seconds...

In the massive scale of the ocean, a few hundred million or billions of coral particles were simply not enough to notice! No effect could be seen!

But there was no need to worry...

The speed of exponential reproduction is terrifying!

1 becomes 2, 2 becomes 4, 4 becomes 8...

Everyone has heard the story of putting a grain of rice on a chessboard...

Under this terrifying speed of exponential doubling reproduction, in just one minute, the quantity of Mutated Coral had already filled the entire sea area.

Especially in the places unseen on the seabed...

The constantly dying and hardening Mutated Coral corpses! They forcefully drove a "pile" from the seabed, directly extending above the sea level.

Finally...