"Please save the blue whale fetus in the belly of the blue whale. Mission completion reward: 10 talent points, one random talent treasure chest."
Hearing this system prompt, Yang Lin was genuinely surprised this time.
Because anyone with eyes could see that the blue whale was dead, and likely had been for not too long.
If the fetus inside its body had been fully developed, it would have been fine. It could have been born via Cesarean section.
But the problem was that the fetus inside its body was still two months away from its official birth. It hadn't even fully formed consciousness, let alone a talent panel.
In such a situation, not even the most powerful immortal could save it.
"System, aren't you making things difficult for me?"
"Forget it, I'll just forgo the mission rewards."
However, just as he was about to give up, an idea suddenly popped into his head.
"Right, the blue whale fetus's talent panel can't be opened now. I wonder if the deceased blue whale's talent panel can be opened."
As soon as this idea surfaced, Yang Lin himself found it absurd.
It was already a corpse, how could it awaken talents?
It was as comical as a dead person gaining enlightenment.
However, with a "let's try it and see" attitude, Yang Lin still directed a Ray of Insight towards the blue whale's corpse floating on the sea surface.
Just when he thought nothing would happen, a special talent panel suddenly popped up.
Upon seeing this talent panel, he was completely stunned.
"How could this be..."
With a hint of disbelief, Yang Lin stared blankly at the talent panel before him.
After a good while, he finally came to his senses.
Once he recovered, he quickly examined the talent panel before him with a focused gaze.
On the sea-blue talent panel, only one rather peculiar talent was displayed.
[Whale Fall (Mysterious Talent) A talent unique to the whale species, appearing only after a whale's death. One whale fall nurtures all life. Activating this talent requires 1 talent point.]
Looking at the talent information before him, Yang Lin's eyes were filled with confusion.
He never imagined that such a magical talent existed in this world.
The talents of other animals manifested when they were alive, but this Whale Fall talent only appeared after the whale's death.
"One whale fall nurtures all life..."
For some reason, an extremely magnificent scene appeared in Yang Lin's mind.
The whale slowly sank into the sea after its death, using its remains to nourish the ocean, re-entering the lowest rung of the food chain from the highest, becoming an oasis for countless marine lives.
Of course, this was the most ideal scenario.
In reality, most of these whales, which had taken so much from the ocean, were unable to return to it, unable to fulfill their final mission.
What was even more ridiculous was that those who sent them to the dining table did so under the guise of maintaining marine ecological balance.
After a long time, Yang Lin finally withdrew his thoughts.
What concerned him most now was what kind of impact the blue whale fetus would have if he activated the Whale Fall talent.
Would it sink to the ocean depths with its mother, nurturing all life, or would it usher in a new life?
If it ultimately sank with its mother to nurture all life, then this mission might not be completed.
"Hoo... no matter what, it's better than being sent to the Japanese people's dining table."
"If the mission isn't completed, so be it."
Making a decision in his heart, Yang Lin immediately chose to activate the Whale Fall talent on the blue whale.
As the talent was activated, a sacred light, invisible to others, enveloped the blue whale.
After the light shone over the entire body of the blue whale, the blue whale's corpse, which had been floating on the sea surface, suddenly began to sink slowly.
At the same time, Yang Lin could feel a vast life energy emanating from the blue whale's corpse.
Part of it entered its abdomen, while another part dissipated into the seawater.
After the life energy entered its abdomen, a faint heartbeat suddenly emanated from its abdomen.
Sensing this faint heartbeat, Yang Lin's eyes instantly lit up.
At this moment, he finally understood the meaning of "one whale fall nurtures all life."
Clearly, the fetus within its belly was also among the myriad of life in the ocean. It used the last bit of its own energy to restart the development of the fetus, which had already stopped growing.
Just as Yang Lin was shocked by this miraculous transformation, the people on the research vessel exclaimed in surprise again.
"So many fish, so many fish are gathering around."
"They all seem to be heading towards that blue whale."
"That blue whale seems to be sinking!"
Hearing the exclamations of the crowd, Yang Lin immediately noticed that a large number of marine creatures were heading towards the slowly sinking corpse of the blue whale.
Among these marine creatures were large marine animals like sharks, as well as smaller ones no bigger than a fist.
Clearly, they were all drawn to the blue whale's corpse.
As the number of marine creatures increased, the sinking speed of the blue whale's corpse slowed down.
The marine creatures surrounding its body did not immediately devour its corpse upon approaching it.
It was as if they were bidding a final farewell.
For a moment, the scene became incredibly solemn. Both the people on the research vessel and the viewers in the live stream were deeply moved by the scene before them.
Only after the blue whale's corpse was completely submerged did the marine creatures begin to devour it.
At this moment, all the marine creatures set aside their past enmities.
Seeing this scene, many people began to make wishes and prayers towards the constantly sinking blue whale's corpse.
After all, for ninety-nine percent of people, witnessing a scene like Whale Fall once in a lifetime was already immense luck.
"I've always heard stories about Whale Fall. I never expected to witness it with my own eyes one day."
"I truly don't know how to describe my feelings right now. This is probably the wonder of life."
"Nature is showing us its power."
"Perhaps for this whale, this is its best ending. Born from the ocean, returning to the ocean."
"There have been fewer than 50 natural Whale Falls discovered in modern times, which is rarer than meteorites."
"Speaking of which, I want to curse those Japanese people again."
...
Just as countless people were deeply moved by the scene of the Whale Fall, a sound of water entry suddenly echoed from beneath the research vessel.
By the time the people on the research vessel reacted, they immediately noticed something was wrong.
"Where's Director Yang?"
"Yeah, where's the huge Director Yang? He was just next to me."
"Could it have been him who just jumped into the sea?"
"No way, what does he want to do? Does he want to get a taste?"
...
Realizing that Yang Lin seemed to have jumped into the sea, everyone instantly became uneasy.
No one knew why Yang Lin had suddenly jumped into the sea.
Just as they were worried that Yang Lin might be in some kind of accident, what happened next would remain unforgettable for the rest of their lives.