Nowadays, throughout the entire Dameisha Scenic Area, it’s unlikely to find a second person as daring as Wang Ye, who ventures into such deep waters without any diving equipment.
Wang Ye swam obliquely downward, and after about two minutes,
Finally, a layer of net-like shark barrier appeared before his eyes.
This shark net was vast, and it stretched endlessly on both sides.
Around the shark net, there were no large fish like sharks in sight, but instead, many peculiar small fish and shrimp swam through the gaps in the net.
Wang Ye stepped forward and forcefully tugged at the shark net.
"The quality is quite good, but with my strength, I could probably tear it with some effort. I wonder if it could really withstand an actual shark or an orca?"
Wang Ye suddenly felt this wasn’t a question he needed to consider. Around this beach, there were jet skis and yachts everywhere; just the hum of these boat engines was enough to drive away sharks and other large predatory fish within a radius of dozens of nautical miles.
This layer of shark net was just the last line of defense.
Wang Ye continued to feel the shark net as he dived deeper into the ocean.
He felt that the water depth now should be over twenty meters.
A noticeable water pressure began to surround his body.
About 2 kilograms or so.
Though it wasn’t enough to cause harm to the body, it did create a significant sense of pressure on the human body.
It was extremely uncomfortable, as if every movement was restrained by iron chains.
After lingering there for a while, Wang Ye sensed some discomfort in his lungs.
He immediately realized that the air in his lungs was almost depleted, and it was time to surface.
Without hesitation, Wang Ye started swimming upwards.
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Less than two minutes later, Wang Ye swiftly reached the water’s surface, taking deep breaths.
He swam tirelessly back to the beach,
his head throbbing badly due to the long period of oxygen deprivation underwater.
His vision occasionally darkened.
Wang Ye even suspected that if he had held his breath for another minute, he might have lost consciousness.
Eventually, he couldn’t take it anymore and plopped down on the soft sand. The granules, baked all morning by the sun, promptly started to burn his skin.
Tourists around stared in surprise at Wang Ye, who was breathing heavily.
"He has a great body."
"Good looks and a great body, such a person surely doesn’t lack women..."
"Compared to him, we look like boiled chicken."
"If I had a body like that, I probably wouldn’t be single right now."
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Wang Ye blatantly ignored the gazes and gossip from the surrounding tourists,
called up the panel, and glanced at his Swimming Skill,
[Swimming lv3 (72.3%)]
He felt that today he probably couldn’t raise his Swimming Skill to lv4.
He had been swimming since eight in the morning until now, past ten o’clock, and he was already exhausted, with all his muscles aching uncontrollably, and his heart rate remained constantly high.
Even with his recovery ability, it would take at least an hour to recover to peak state.
"Forget it, I better try out some other activities."
Wang Ye stood back up, brushing off the sand from his body.
Apart from swimming, there were many novel activities inside Dameisha, like parasailing, jet skiing, diving, and so forth, but these were paid activities and quite expensive, so there weren’t many tourists and no queues.
Wang Ye rented a jet ski from staff by the beach and took a ride on the sea. Immediately afterward, he jumped off a rock a few meters high by the coast.
After he finished trying out most of the activities in Dameisha, the time had moved from around ten in the morning to noon, and the beach was gradually getting more crowded with tourists.
For some reason,
Wang Ye suddenly felt a bit sleepy.
He then rented a beach chair from the staff and bought a pair of sunglasses. He lay down leisurely on the chair, enjoying the cool sea breeze.
The sunlight shone on his body, but it didn’t feel hot at all; instead, it was quite comfortable.
Wang Ye squinted his eyes and couldn’t help but drift off to sleep.
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About an hour later.
Wang Ye woke up.
He sat up from the beach chair, glanced at his arms and body, noticing that his skin had tanned a bit. Much of his skin felt burning hot under the sun, although not to the extent of being sunburned, it was quite uncomfortable.
Wang Ye yawned, feeling a bit bored, and prepared to return to the changing room to switch back to his regular clothes.
As his body had a rapid metabolism, the melanin also easily broke down with cellular metabolism. Hence, this hour of sun exposure merely tanned him a bit. The contrast between the front and back of his torso was minimal and noticeable only on close inspection.
Wang Ye took out his bag and changed into regular clothes in the changing room.
He wrapped his swimming trunks in a black plastic bag and tucked it into his bag.
Afterward, he headed to a restaurant outside the scenic area.
He ordered several dishes: Salt and Pepper Swimming Shrimp, Steamed Turbot, Chicken Stewed with Tea Tree Mushrooms, and Steamed Green Grouper.
He spent about a little over three hundred yuan.
The restaurant server, seeing Wang Ye ordering so many dishes alone, couldn’t help but show a surprised expression and asked,
"Sir, how many sets of utensils would you need?"
"Just one set will do. Oh, and can you serve more rice, around four to five pounds? I have a big appetite. Saves you the trouble of making extra trips," Wang Ye replied.
"Alright..." The server scratched his head, then turned to hand the order to the kitchen.
Soon enough,
the server brought the dishes to the table one by one.
With his stomach already growling with hunger, Wang Ye naturally didn’t hesitate.
He tore open the packaging of the chopsticks and started feasting heartily.
The surrounding customers were astonished by Wang Ye’s enormous appetite and cast him shocked glances.
Just as Wang Ye was wholeheartedly devouring the food on the table,
suddenly,
a slightly burly man walked over and tentatively asked:
"Hello, are you Qi Refining Brother?"
"Hmm?"
Wang Ye’s expression froze.
The name Qi Refining Brother was actually the short form of his Douyin account name.
He didn’t expect to be recognized publicly by a fan.
But thinking about it made sense, given that the hype from Wang Ye breaking the marathon record yesterday had already gone viral. His account had long surpassed a million followers, with extremely high fan engagement. Meeting a fan who recognized him on the street was, of course, normal.
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