Above the Pacific Ocean, countless dolphins were swimming towards the waters of the Dragon Country, escorted by schools of bull sharks.
From time to time, dolphins leaped high out of the water, as if celebrating their narrow escape from death.
Such a magnificent scene naturally attracted the attention of many passing ships.
"Are those dolphins?"
"They really are, my goodness, how many dolphins are there?"
"I've never seen so many dolphins in my life."
"There must be thousands of them."
Before everyone could recover from the shock of the dolphin pod, rows of shark fins emerged from the sea around the dolphins.
"Wait, why are there sharks around this pod of dolphins?"
"Are they hunting these dolphins?"
"No, these sharks don't seem to be hunting the dolphins; they look more like they're protecting them."
"Yes, yes, it feels like the sheepdogs that followed me when I was herding sheep back home."
"So, are these sharks herding these dolphins?"
Although the idea sounded absurd, like wolves managing a flock of sheep, from the scene before them, it seemed to be the only explanation that made sense.
This was because the sharks swimming around the dolphins exhibited no aggressive behavior towards them and even helped to drive away other sharks.
More importantly, these sharks guided the dolphins to avoid passing ships and occasionally corrected their course.
Realizing this, everyone was instantly amazed.
Of course, it wasn't just the passing ships that were amazed; the Dragon Country's marine monitoring departments had also noticed this anomaly.
On a marine monitoring vessel, a staff member in a white shirt stared in shock at the images transmitted by the marine satellite.
It took him a while to finally react.
"Are these all dolphins? And sharks? How did they end up together?"
"And isn't this number a bit excessive?"
While recording the relevant data, he connected to the ship's communication system.
"In the waters near the waters of Japan, a large number of dolphins have been detected heading towards our country's waters."
"The estimated number should be over several thousand, with an unknown direction and migratory motive."
"Additionally, a large number of bull sharks have been found around the dolphin pod..."
As the data was heavily reported, the Dragon Country's marine and marine animal protection departments soon became aware of this unprecedented dolphin migration.
While astonished, they also had many questions.
Soon, a large discussion program on this topic was officially launched on the Dragon Country Television's Agriculture and Fisheries Channel, broadcast live.
Meanwhile, Yang Lin, who was at the Xihong Zoo, thought this matter had little to do with him.
But just then, a phone call suddenly came through.
As soon as the call was answered, a familiar voice came from the other end.
"Director Yang, I am Secretary Zhang from the Animal Protection Association. We met last time."
Hearing this opening, Yang Lin instantly recalled the middle-aged man he had met before in the Xihong Zoo's office.
Although he didn't remember his specific name.
"Secretary Zhang, long time no see. May I ask what brings you to me?"
"It's like this, Director Yang. Have you seen the dolphin migration incident that was just broadcast on television?"
"Hmm? Do they know this was my doing?"
As Yang Lin was pondering, Secretary Zhang spoke again.
"The maritime departments and our animal protection departments are taking this matter very seriously."
"After all, it's unlikely for dolphins to undertake migratory activities of such scale under normal circumstances."
"We unanimously believe that there might be important information hidden behind this incident."
"To this end, our two departments, in conjunction with the military, have formed an incident investigation team and would like to invite you to be a member of the accompanying expert team to analyze this incident on-site."
After hearing Secretary Zhang's explanation, Yang Lin felt somewhat flattered.
"I didn't expect to become an expert at my age."
After sighing, he immediately reacted.
"Wait, Secretary Zhang, did you mean the live broadcast studio on television, or...?"
As soon as he asked his question, Secretary Zhang immediately replied.
"It's like this, Director Yang. The expert team in the studio has already invited several experts from Ocean University, so this time you will need to accompany our frontline reporters to sea to witness the event firsthand."
"What? Go to sea?"
Upon hearing this word, Yang Lin's face immediately showed a strange expression.
Just half an hour ago, he was planning to buy a ticket to Japan, and now he had a free boat trip so soon.
But in the brief moment of his hesitation, Secretary Zhang on the other end quickly added.
"We will arrange for you to fly to Shanghai first, and then we will depart by ship from Shanghai. All expenses will be reimbursed by our association."
"Furthermore, considering Director Yang's contributions to the Dragon Country Animal Protection Association, the association will entrust the penguins recently confiscated from illegal merchants to your zoo for care."
As soon as Secretary Zhang finished speaking, Yang Lin immediately responded.
"Secretary Zhang, you say such polite things. How can we let the association spend so much?"
"I'll go to Shanghai myself."
"By the way, how many penguins are there?"
"Over 50. Alright, send them all over. I will treat them like my own children."
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After the phone call ended, Yang Lin's face immediately broke into a smile.
"Why didn't I think of applying to join the Animal Protection Association back then?"
With that, he began to prepare to take a plane to Shanghai.
However, before that, he first opened a website called "Dragon Country Island Network."
As a website under the Maritime Bureau, in addition to showcasing the beauty of Dragon Country's various islands, it also had another function: personal island leasing.
Of course, only uninhabited islands, or desolate islands, were put up for rent.
Dragon Country had over a thousand such islands openly available for lease.
The cheapest islands only cost 3,700 yuan per hectare per year.
This meant that if you were interested in a small uninhabited island, you could become an island owner for a whole year by paying the state a minimum of tens of thousands of yuan.
After some searching, Yang Lin quickly found the island he had named "Dolphin Island."
However, the official name of the island made him want to complain.
"Chicken Shit Island, what kind of name is that."
Despite his complaints, he ultimately submitted his application according to the application process outlined on the website.
After submitting his application, he packed his luggage and drove to Ningnan Airport.