The researchers followed his gaze, took a look, then withdrew their eyes and continued sampling.
Very soon, they collected seawater and seafloor mud.
They placed the collected seawater and marine mud into sample bags, labeled and stored them, then took out drones and used their functions to hover over the sea, beginning to gather information on this stretch of ocean.
Lu Ao had spent time with research teams before, but this was his first time seeing one operate drones, and he found it rather novel.
Very soon, though, he had no time to marvel at it. He saw the whale swimming toward them.
Whales had to surface for air every ten minutes or so, and the researchers noticed it too.
"God, it really is a whale."
"It looks like a Blue Whale!"
"Where are the binoculars? Where are the binoculars? Hurry and bring them over so I can see."
They were incredibly excited. The binoculars passed from hand to hand, and they quickly confirmed that the animal near the ship was indeed a Blue Whale!
Blue Whales were endangered animals worldwide.
Blue Whales were huge, but the ocean was even bigger.
They often traveled these routes, but this was their first time seeing a Blue Whale with their own eyes. Everyone immediately sprang into action.
Watching them, Lu Ao suddenly thought of something. "Do you have a whale-catching assignment?"
"That's right."
Lu Ao looked at them. "You're going to catch the Blue Whale?"
The moment he said that, everyone laughed.
One of the researchers chuckled, turned and gestured with his chin at the research vessel behind him. "Kid, look at our ship. Does it look like it could hold a Blue Whale?"
Lu Ao said, "Who knows? The bigger the heart, the bigger the dream."
"Couldn't tell, kid. You're quite