After being force-fed a mouthful of PDA, Yang Lin canceled the interactive session after only one round.
He couldn't help it; he could already imagine the peculiar questions these tourists would ask next.
With the cancellation of the white dolphin interaction, the spotted seals and northern sea lions, as substitutes, took their turns.
Compared to the cute white dolphins earlier, the latter two could only play the role of comic relief.
Even so, the atmosphere at the scene was instantly ignited.
By the time the morning performances concluded, the tourists still felt a sense of wanting more.
Yang Lin, who was in charge of hosting the entire event, was already close to exhaustion.
As soon as the event flow ended, he immediately left the aquarium.
At the same time, a series of videos of what happened at the aquarium that morning began to go viral online.
Whether it was the mermaid princess who appeared at the opening ceremony or the white dolphin that later predicted the outcome of the World Cup, both became the focus of netizens' attention.
As a result, the newly opened independent project, Xihong Zoo Aquarium, on its first day of trial operation, gained extraordinary popularity, even surpassing that of industry giant Hengqin Ocean Animal Kingdom.
It was at this moment that a piece of news from the World Cup front lines truly pushed Xihong Zoo Aquarium into the spotlight.
Croatia officially defeated their formidable opponent Morocco on the field.
As soon as the news broke, it sent the netizens who had watched Little Pink's prediction video into a frenzy.
"It actually predicted correctly, with the help of a dolphin!"
"Damn, what kind of dolphin is this? This is clearly Octopus Paul."
"I knew the animals at Xihong Zoo had some special skills."
"If it were animals from another zoo, I might think it was a coincidence, but these are dolphins from Xihong Zoo."
"What are you waiting for? Buy tickets."
"Lucky koi that brings good fortune, a giant tortoise for wishes, and now a dolphin that can predict the future. It's true that humans were left out when animals evolved."
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In an instant, the popularity of Xihong Zoo Aquarium soared.
However, at this moment, Yang Lin was too exhausted to care about the results. After working all morning, he was on the verge of collapse.
"I can't do this. I really shouldn't be involved in everything myself, or I'll die of exhaustion."
While complaining, Yang Lin analyzed the situation of the aquarium's first day.
But at this very moment, a message suddenly came from the depths of his mind.
Upon receiving the message, he immediately opened his vision sharing, and the next second, a scene from the seabed appeared before him.
"Boss of the zoo, we have arrived at your designated location."
As this voice sounded, the figures of several tiger sharks appeared before him.
It was clear that this footage was sent by Li You.
After a journey of three days, Li You, along with Li Yongxin, had arrived in Japanese waters.
And during these three days, Li You had expanded its tiger shark tribe to over two hundred.
Now that they had successfully reached Japanese waters, they were waiting for Yang Lin's next command.
Just as Yang Lin was about to issue an order, Li You spoke again.
"Huh? What a strong smell of blood."
"Smell of blood? Did a wounded human fall into the water?"
"No, boss, this smell isn't human. It should be from a dolphin."
After sniffing, Li You replied earnestly.
Hearing its answer, Yang Lin didn't think much of it.
In the vast ocean, creatures were injured almost every moment, and encountering an injured dolphin didn't seem like anything unusual.
However, adhering to the principle of helping if possible, Yang Lin decided to let Li You investigate the situation.
Receiving the command again, Li You immediately led its subordinates towards the source of the blood smell.
As they traveled, any marine life they encountered immediately retreated upon seeing such a massive group.
Before long, Li You, along with Li Yongxin and a group of tiger sharks, arrived at a bay.
As they got closer to the bay, the color of the water gradually changed from deep blue to dark purple, and even visibility became unclear.
The smell of blood in the seawater grew stronger.
Upon noticing this, Yang Lin's brows furrowed instantly.
"What's going on? Is the water polluted, or..."
As he was wondering, a severed limb was carried by the current.
Yang Lin initially thought it was a poor sea fish that had been smashed by the waves.
But when this severed tail floated above Li You's head, he realized it was a dolphin's tail fin.
The scars on it seemed relatively fresh, and the cut was quite neat, not at all like it had died from an accident or the attack of other marine creatures.
It was more like it had died by blade or axe.
Realizing this, Yang Lin immediately thought of some rumors about Japan.
According to the rumors, coastal fishing villages in Japan would deliberately herd passing dolphins together, and then select them for dolphin trainers from various places.
Dolphins that were well-developed and intelligent would be sent to various aquariums, while the rest would be cruelly killed by the fishermen and sold as whale meat throughout Japan.
Japan killed more than 20,000 dolphins annually.
Even the dolphins that entered the various aquariums in Japan generally only lived for one or two years.
"Could this be the bay where dolphins are specifically slaughtered?"
To find out if his suspicions were correct, Yang Lin asked Li You to continue deeper into the bay.
As it went deeper, the color of the seawater became increasingly close to deep red.
Large numbers of dolphin limbs also began to appear.
Before long, Japanese fishing boats appeared in Li You's sight.
On these fishing boats, several dead dolphins lay quietly.
There were probably over a hundred in total.
Yang Lin thought this number was already exaggerated enough.
But the scene that followed made him feel a chill.
In a crescent-shaped bay, countless dolphin corpses were floating on the surface of the sea.
Some had already been killed by fishermen, while others were still barely alive, only to be bathed in the blood of their companions.
At this moment, Yang Lin finally understood what "mountains of corpses and seas of blood" meant.
Compared to the animal shelter center before, this was a true hell on earth.
Even more detestable were the Japanese fishermen who showed smug smiles while slaughtering dolphins.
These innocent passing dolphins probably never imagined that the humans before them would inflict such brutal harm upon them, even until their deaths.
"These are all beasts. I must save all the remaining dolphins!"
While filled with rage, Yang Lin also came up with a plan in his heart.