"Uh... this is actually the effect of this Smithing Hammer. It works really well. I don't have some peculiar fetish for hitting myself on the head."
Yang Yi explained, sending over the hammer's system information along with the information for his new Spatial Item, the "Dream Ring," to prove that the Smithing Hammer really was useful.
The corners of Su Na's mouth lifted slightly, and there was something indefinable in the way she looked at Yang Yi.
But she soon got down to business, her expression turning serious.
"I've already been to the Sea of Abundance. It really is very different from before. My eyes can easily distinguish the Rotting Whales lurking in the sea and even observe their movements. From what I can tell, many of them are rising from the deep sea. While devouring the Rain of Gourmet Food on the surface, they're also actively devouring one another, gradually forming larger, more powerful individuals..."
Su Na told Yang Yi what she had discovered, bringing up a new topic in the process.
Rather than worrying about Player Island facing attacks from large numbers of Rotting Whales while crossing the Sea of Abundance, she proposed an almost counterintuitive view.
"...The small and medium-sized meat lumps have completely disappeared, and there are very few Large Meat Lumps left.
"In theory, there should be no shortage of food in this honeylike sea, yet they've begun devouring one another almost frantically. There has to be a reason for this.
"Now for our conclusion. Over the past few days, Istil, Dara, and I have gone to look several times and discussed it. We believe that by the time Player Island arrives, in about two to three months,
"Over 90% of the Rotting Whales will have lost and died in this round of mutual devouring.