Lü Yongchang's words made Mao Zhengzhi's expression shift slightly.
"You mean..."
"Lure this unknown creature into a trap?"
Mao Zhengzhi turned to glance at the enormous creature in the simulated image. He sucked in a breath, then shook his head repeatedly. "No, that won't work!"
"It would be too difficult."
"Leaving aside whether the Poseidon Exploration Ship could withstand its repeated blows, keeping its attention for an extended period would be an extremely difficult task in itself."
"What's more, the Poseidon isn't equipped with any weapons systems. It has no way of hurting it."
After a moment's thought, Mao Zhengzhi waved his hands repeatedly. "Professor, with all due respect, this is practically an impossible mission."
Lü Yongchang stared at Mao Zhengzhi in bewilderment.
"Ahem... I think you may have misunderstood me."
"I meant, is there any way to divert its attention elsewhere?"
"Then we could let the Poseidon observe its body up close."
Mao Zhengzhi fell silent.
The corner of his mouth twitched, and he scratched his head awkwardly. "Divert its attention... Let me think."
While the two discussed the matter, the enormous Deep-Sea Behemoth's intense curiosity had yet to fade.
Under its relentless blows, the Poseidon Exploration Ship had already veered far off its original course.
Wave after wave of ultrasound continued to come through the sonar receiver.
Clearly, finding a new toy had sent it into a frenzy of excitement.
The two pilots aboard the Exploration Ship were the ones who suffered for it.
Granted, the Poseidon Exploration Ship had been designed with numerous anti-jolt and shock-absorbing features to protect the pilots' lives.
But those features were intended to withstand the violent storms inside the Ice Giant, not to let the vessel serve as a toy ball for a two-hundred-meter-long beast!
"P-Professor..."
Fighting back the nausea churning