Ten minutes later, Yang Lin returned to the surface.
As soon as he was back on land, the construction workers and zoo employees waiting outside immediately surrounded him.
"Director, what exactly were those strange fish just now?"
"Yeah, how can there be such bizarre-looking fish in the world?"
"Could they eat people?"
"Director, have you decided on a name for this type of fish?"
...
Facing a barrage of questions, Yang Lin first raised his hand to signal everyone to quiet down, then said:
"Everyone, don't rush, and don't panic. These fish should have lived in this underground river since some ancient period, just like the other animals below."
"And they should only live in this underground river, posing no immediate threat to us."
"As for the name, I've already decided. It will be called Yang's Sawtooth Viperfish."
Hearing Yang Lin's answer, everyone's emotions finally settled.
"Let's put the cave matter aside for now. I will preserve this area completely as part of the park. As for the Sawtooth Viperfish, I will find a way to clear them out."
"Alright, everyone, get back to your work."
With that, Yang Lin dismissed the construction workers and zoo employees.
He himself then closed the livestream and returned to the zoo.
At the same time, the news of Xihong Zoo discovering an underground cave and new species from ancient times quickly spread.
Immediately, the entire scientific community of Long Country was in an uproar.
A large number of research institutions and teams engaged in paleontology immediately prepared to head to Ningnan.
Even the World Animal Protection Organization was no exception.
After all, in Yang Lin's footage, he had discovered nearly a hundred completely new species.
More importantly, this included an unknown carnivorous fish.
The scientific research value of this carnivorous fish alone was immeasurable.
While the entire natural science community was stirred up by Yang Lin, he himself had already arrived at the zoo's artificial lake.
As an invisible wave was transmitted into the lake, a terrifyingly monstrous creature emerged from the water.
If it were before, tourists would have likely fled in terror.
But after Yang Lin revealed its identity as a lamprey last time, people were no longer as fearful of it.
They simply regarded it as an ugly aquatic animal.
Some children would even actively feed it.
As the lamprey's massive body slowly glided across the lake, it soon reached Yang Lin.
Compared to before, its size had once again broken through. It was now over 6 meters long, clearly benefiting from the koi and scavenging for their food.
"Director, what do you need me for?"
"Nothing much, just need your help with something." Looking at the mutated lamprey's enormous size, Yang Lin's eyes grew brighter.
As he spoke, he opened the mutated lamprey's talent panel again.
[Intimidate (Green Talent) Requires 1 Talent Point to activate]
[Aberrant (Green Talent) Activated. Current creature's mutation has reached its genetic limit. Can be enhanced through Evolution Light.]
[Discharge (Gold Talent) Requires 5 Talent Points to activate]
Just like when he first saw it, there were still three talents.
However, one difference was that the Aberrant talent seemed to have reached its limit.
This was the first time he had encountered such a situation.
It made him realize that it seemed not all talents stopped growing immediately after activation but had a gradual release process.
Once the limit was reached, the talent would no longer grow.
"Besides fixing the genetic defects of animals, Evolution Light can also enhance their talents?"
After his confusion, Yang Lin's heart was instantly filled with a hint of joy.
If talents could also evolve, it would undoubtedly provide an avenue for improvement for animals with less prominent talents.
If there weren't tourists watching in the park right now, Yang Lin would have been eager to immediately use Evolution Light to enhance its Aberrant talent and see what happened.
"Looks like I'll have to wait until tonight."
Suppressing his inner urge, Yang Lin looked back at the Discharge talent on the talent panel.
This was the main reason he had sought out the mutated lamprey this time.
With the investment of 5 talent points, the mutated lamprey's Discharge talent instantly became activated.
At the same time, a subtle and peculiar change began to occur within the mutated lamprey.
On a microscopic level, tiny muscle flakes slowly formed in its tail.
These tiny muscle flakes acted like small batteries.
Before long, tens of thousands of such batteries appeared within its body, with small blue currents occasionally pulsing on these muscle batteries.
Although the current in each muscle battery could only produce a few hundred millivolts, when tens of thousands of small batteries were connected in series, they would unleash immense power.
Sensing the changes in the mutated lamprey, Yang Lin's expression shifted.
If it weren't for the large number of aquatic animals living in the artificial lake, he would have loved to have the mutated lamprey demonstrate its discharge ability for him.
"Forget it, I'll test it tonight."
"But speaking of which, how do these fish that discharge electricity manage not to electrocute themselves?"
With this question, Yang Lin sent the mutated lamprey, which had activated its Discharge talent, back into the depths of the lake.
He then drove away from Xihong Zoo himself.
Before long, he found a fishing tackle shop in the city.
"Boss, how much is this landing net?"
Yang Lin's sudden question startled the boss who was playing games. Without looking up, he said:
"Small ones are 40, large ones are 80."
Saying that, he casually picked up a large landing net from the side and handed it to Yang Lin.
However, Yang Lin was clearly not satisfied with the quality of this landing net.
"Boss, is this landing net made of titanium alloy? It's so expensive."
"What if the fish escapes?"
Hearing Yang Lin's words, the boss immediately became unhappy.
"Look at the wild ponds outside now, where are the big fish? A regular landing net is enough."
"Whether you can catch anything is another matter."
"What if the fish I'm trying to catch has teeth like a shark?"
As soon as Yang Lin finished speaking, the boss put down his phone.
Just when Yang Lin thought the boss was going to grab something from behind the counter to hit him, the boss, with a face full of rough features, took out two unexpected items from the side.
Upon seeing these two items, Yang Lin's eyes immediately lit up.
"I'll take these two landing nets then."