She had just gone outside when she encountered someone she had not been in contact with for several days—Ruan Yiyi.
To be precise, it had been since Lu Xiao warned her that she no longer appeared before her.
She wondered if Yiyi had really restrained herself.
They looked at each other briefly, but after a quick glance, Wen Xian then immediately followed Lu Xiao and the rest of the group to the beach.
Currently, she hardly had time to think so much.
As she went with Lu Xiao to the beach, the scene in the distance was somewhat shocking to her.
There, in the distance, a whale had washed ashore.
The whale was huge, and when Wen Xian got closer, she found it was a whale shark.
At that time, the people who had rushed over surrounded the whale shark, trying to get it back into the water, but it was obviously too difficult.
Furthermore, what was most crucial was that the whale shark was critically endangered; the sand around it was deeply indented—it must have been stranded for a while, and only discovered by people who came out in the morning.
Everyone was desperately helping, calling more and more people, but even so, it was still very hard to push it back into the water.
Since this whale weighed several tons, and often when whales strand, they are—waiting to die.
If the tide did not rise, it would be very difficult for it to return.
Wen Xian joined in the effort to push, but the whale shark did not budge at all, and when Wen Xian was finally out of breath, she saw David, with whitened temples and a face of helplessness.
David was also gasping for breath, and finally stood to the side. When Wen Xian met his gaze, David shook his head slightly.
Suggesting, there was simply no way.
Moreover, this whale shark was about to die, critically endangered, and even if it made it back to the sea, it would be hard for it to survive.
In fact, they all clearly knew the fate of this whale shark.
As expected, in less than half an hour, the whale was no longer breathing.
Wen Xian watched as the whale shark died, feeling especially upset deep inside.
The whale had not been saved, so she walked away silently to a secluded spot and sat down under a coconut tree.
It wasn’t long before Lu Xiao also arrived.
Seeing Wen Xian sitting on the ground, he went to a nearby juice stand and bought her a cup of fresh-squeezed juice.
When he came back, Lu Xiao sat beside her and patted her on the head.
As if to comfort her.
"Lu Xiao, why did the whale strand?"
Wen Xian held the cup of juice but could hardly drink; she didn’t feel like talking, but she truly didn’t understand—there were no heavy winds or waves last night, yet a whale had washed ashore suddenly.
Lu Xiao took her hand and gently squeezed it.
"Actually, there are many reasons for these marine creatures stranding. It could be due to weather impact, strong winds and waves forced it ashore, or it might be unwell, having parasites inside its body."
He paused, then continued:
"Another possibility is that their echolocation system malfunctioned, causing the whales to lose direction and swim erratically."
"Aren’t whales known for their highly sensitive ranging abilities? How could their navigation systems fail?"
Perhaps this had nothing to do with why this whale stranded, but she still wanted to ask.
Hearing this, Lu Xiao fell silent for a moment, then slowly said:
"It could be pollution underwater affecting their judgment. Also, humans conduct experiments underwater, using sonar and echo sounders that emit sound waves, and—"