Oh no! Why is Mr. Shen so reckless!

"Found it."

"Target located!"

"Suspected entrance confirmed!"

The map projected by the scroll was scanned from every angle by several instruments, transmitted to the communications drones in the rear, then relayed by the drones back to the command center.

Integration, analysis, computation, display. Very soon, the command center erupted in cheers:

"It's inside the cave system!"

"There, underwater—"

"Beneath the underwater current—"

"Can the nearest unmanned submersible handle those conditions?"

"Or should we send excavation equipment over?"

The command center had already prepared several plans for developing the Secret Realm, naturally including scenarios where the entrance was underwater.

Unfortunately, exploring the cave system was a massive undertaking. They had flown seven or eight drones inside, yet had only explored half of the first level so far.

Then Shen Le arrived, sat at the entrance, meditated for a while, and promptly revealed the entire map. It had come so suddenly that their previous preparations now seemed completely inadequate!

While everyone was discussing, researching, and calling in experts, the map displayed before them vanished.

Shen Le opened his eyes and rose to his feet. Without the support of information, the scroll instantly retracted its three-dimensional map. Shen Le recalled where the halo had surged and turned to Alloy Master.

"Want me to take a look?"

"No need. I'll go." Alloy Master had been staring at the map displayed on the scroll, silently speculating and committing it to memory.

At Shen Le's question, he raised his head and laughed loudly.

"You stay right here! Don't go wandering around! If you so much as get a scratch, I can't afford to compensate you!"

With that, his body shook, and he instantly returned to his original form. He shrank and shrank until he was the size of a normal Siberian tiger, then lightly leaped forward