Mu Rufeng withdrew his control over Da Hai, and at that moment, Da Hai was frozen, unable to continue surging over.
Following that, Mu Rufeng cast a spectral cage to envelop the area.
Before long, two well-preserved display cabinets appeared in front of Mu Rufeng.
With so many cabinets on the entire fifth floor of the Ancient Castle, it was a surprise that after falling to the ocean floor, there were still two in good condition.
Because these cabinets were protected by glass, even sea water couldn’t erode the glass and naturally couldn’t destroy the specimens inside.
It was just that there was a layer of stains on the glass, obscuring the contents.
It must be said, this glass was quite sturdy.
Mu Rufeng immediately cleaned the stains, and suddenly the specimens became visible in front of him.
"Hmm? Looks like my luck is really not bad," Mu Rufeng said with a smile on his face.
The glass wasn’t shattered, but rather was covered in dense cracks.
It was just that there were several layers of glass that hadn’t completely shattered, so sea water hadn’t been able to permeate through.
Mu Rufeng could barely make out the samples inside.
One was the Mermaid specimen that he had been longing for, and another was a Werewolf.
Mu Rufeng didn’t open them but instead directly collected the two glass cabinets into his Item Slot.
Afterward, Mu Rufeng flew high into the sky, looking out into the distance and contemplating the words Ye Lin had said.
"Should I use the soul-sucking gourd paired with my spectral cage to sweep across the sea to see if there are any Mermaids?" Mu Rufeng stroked his chin and pondered.
"I’m free anyway, so why not get started?" In the end, Mu Rufeng made up his mind and flew towards Da Hai.
Mu Rufeng returned to the Capital headquarters.
There were no such things as Mermaids.
Mu Rufeng had nearly searched the entire ocean, finding plenty of gold mines, and things like sunken ships, treasures, gold, silver, and various antiques were abundant.
He also discovered many previously unknown species of fish, but he didn’t find any trace of Mermaids.
Nor was there anything like Atlantis.
Mu Rufeng was certain that the Mermaid specimen was a creation of Borrell.
He even went to the Capital to have some experts study the Mermaid specimen, and the concluding result was the same—it had been modified.
As for the rumors of Mermaids in the outside world, Mu Rufeng also had a guess.
It was possible that Borrell not only made that single modified Mermaid but quite a few.
And they might have been released into the sea, though it was also possible that they had escaped.
They could live in the sea, but they might have died because they couldn’t adapt.
Another possibility was that they couldn’t reproduce, and in the end, they died of old age in the ocean.
Mu Rufeng didn’t dwell on these things anymore, as he had now satisfied his curiosity.
"By the way, how is the technical data search going?" Mu Rufeng asked Ye Lin.
Ye Lin shook his head, "There’s so much data, and we still need to conduct some verification to know for sure, at least a week’s time."
"A week, huh? That’s not too slow," Mu Rufeng nodded.
"Right, Minister Ye, could you give notice to the other countries for me? Since I have the time, I might as well go and harvest some soul power," Mu Rufeng said.
"Sure, those people have been nagging me every day to get you to collect soul power. You harvested a bunch in the United Kingdom yesterday, and they were so anxious they came to me again this morning," Ye Lin said with a laugh.
"Haha, seems like they’re really short on money," Mu Rufeng said with a laugh.
"They definitely need money. Our Login Bracelet, some of the Mysterious Affairs Bureau’s technology, and some resources—they’re all eyeing them."
"Our payments are all made in cash. By the way, which country are you planning to go to first?" Ye Lin said.
"Let’s start with the United States; they have a large population," Mu Rufeng thought and said.
"The United States has asked you to absorb a bit more, without restrictions on age or gender. You can absorb less in the main cities so as not to disrupt the normal order," Ye Lin said.
"Heh, they really don’t consider the common people as humans," Mu Rufeng shook his head.
"Of course, it’s up to you in the end; we can’t really interfere," Ye Lin said.
"Better to absorb less anyway. They might not care, but we still have to, to avoid trouble later," Mu Rufeng said.
"Yes, anyway, they have a large population, and of all the countries in the world, the United States probably makes the most money," Ye Lin said.
Mu Rufeng nodded slightly and then left the place, beginning his global harvesting journey.
In the blink of an eye, seven days passed.
It was now January 19th. Although last year was a warm year, this year faced a cold wave, and it was still below freezing, accompanied by heavy snow.
Yes, it was really heavy snow.
Mu Rufeng had just returned from the United States, having spent the past seven days continuously reaping around the world, aside from his daily fixed training time.
Looking out at the vast expanse of white outside the window, Mu Rufeng felt exceptionally refreshed.
"Mom, I still need to hand over some work, I’ll be back tomorrow," Mu Rufeng said to Liu Meizhu on the other end of the phone.
With only twenty-one days to New Year’s, Mu Rufeng was also preparing to go home.
It was indeed close to the end of the year, so related departments all over the country were busy as could be.