It was evident that this pure white dove had endured an extremely arduous journey.
Even though it was flying with all its might, its flight was very unsteady, wobbling as if it could fall out of the sky at any moment.
Seeing this, Zhao Ya immediately extended his fingers and gently stirred the air in front of him.
Then a miraculous scene unfolded.
A ripple of an invisible force rapidly spread out, rushing towards the homing pigeon in an instant.
Afterward, a gentle force, like a pair of invisible large hands, gently lifted the exhausted pigeon and brought it to Zhao Ya.
Zhao Ya caught it, quickly removed the message pouch tied to its leg, then pulled out a piece of jerky and stuffed it into the pigeon’s mouth, gently stroking its feathers.
The refined True Power swiftly soothed its muscles, cramped from excessive fatigue.
This homing pigeon was actually an Exotic Beast, otherwise, it wouldn’t be able to traverse thousands of miles, delivering the message precisely and accurately.
So under Zhao Ya’s treatment, it quickly recovered.
Then, it was seen flapping its wings, taking off from Zhao Ya’s hands, circling a few times in the air before landing on his shoulder, tilting its head to look at Zhao Ya, as if waiting for his response.
Seeing this, Zhao Ya smiled and then opened the pouch, taking out the letter inside.
The homing pigeon couldn’t carry anything too heavy, so the letter was just a thin page, and the information written on it was very brief.
The letter was sent by Kong Xiangdong.
Previously, when Zhao Ya parted with him, they had already agreed that when Kong Xiangdong led the team into the Northern Realm Snowfield again in the coming summer, he would make sure to constantly relay information to Zhao Ya.
Especially concerning the movements of the Wuyang Sea, which had to be closely monitored and reported.
So this summer, Zhao Ya received no less than three or four letters from the Northern Realm Snowfield, and the contents recorded in them once again confirmed Zhao Ya’s previous suspicions.
The strange movements of the Wuyang Sea indeed became increasingly frequent.
Just the previously rare mist surges happened three or four times this summer, and as for the "Sea Dragon King’s patrol" it had already become a common occurrence.
However, because this time the Sea Gatherers were prepared, the mist surges did not cause much loss.
Instead, with the aid of the Free-Loading Bird leader, this year Kong Xiangdong’s harvest exceeded previous years.
Every Sea Gatherer earned with a beaming smile.
This also led to more bustling business in the town compared to previous years.
In his letter, Kong Xiangdong mentioned that even those hostess girls were very grateful to Zhao Ya, believing that the prosperous year was to a large extent thanks to him.
Zhao Ya didn’t pay much attention to this, but he was more concerned about why, with summer coming to an end, Kong Xiangdong should have been busy withdrawing people, yet he went to great lengths to send another letter.
And after reading the letter, Zhao Ya’s expression gradually became serious.
Though very brief, the information revealed was extremely important.
Kong Xiangdong stated in the letter that this year the Wuyang Sea experienced an unusual climate, with high temperatures persisting even though it was now early autumn.
Of course.
This "high" was relative to the average temperature of the Wuyang Sea in previous years, not suddenly reaching seventeen or eighteen degrees, but maintaining around minus ten degrees.
This was significant.
In previous years, even during midsummer, the Wuyang Sea’s temperature never reached this level.
Moreover, even the polar night seemed to be delayed.
The sun still hung in the sky to this day, bringing the Wuyang Sea a small amount of warmth and light.
These two anomalies puzzled many Sea Gatherers who had lived along the Wuyang Sea for years.
But these doubts were soon overshadowed by another significant discovery.
Under such abnormal temperatures, the yield of the Wuyang Sea greatly increased.
Every time the tide receded, the seabed was packed with countless scaly fish, crabs, and shells.
This scene was a dream come true for every Sea Gatherer, driving them all mad with excitement.
Even though other Sea Gathering teams didn’t have the help of the Free-Loading Bird like Kong Xiangdong’s team did, in this scene resembling picking money, those Sea Gatherers also reaped abundant harvests.
Yet Kong Xiangdong sensed a hint of danger from it all.
Despite opposition from everyone, he forcibly ordered the relocation of his Sea Gathering team, ignoring their pleas.
However, Kong Xiangdong wanted to find out what exactly was happening in the Wuyang Sea, so he did not completely leave the Northern Realm Snowfield.
He relocated people to the front of the Great Snow Mountain, a distance away from the coast so that they could escape quickly in case of danger.
He also stationed people at the coast daily to observe and record the movements of the Wuyang Sea.
At the end of the letter, Kong Xiangdong asked Zhao Ya whether his decision was the correct one.
Zhao Ya put away the letter, pondered for a moment, then turned and went back into the house, taking out paper and a pen, and wrote a reply.
The content of the letter was similarly simple.
First, Zhao Ya affirmed Kong Xiangdong’s actions.
As the saying goes, abnormality often signifies something sinister.
The Wuyang Sea, which had previously been extremely harsh, suddenly became abnormal, with temperatures far exceeding those of previous years, and sea yields greatly increasing.
In addition to the increasingly frequent mist surges, it was obvious that this was not because the so-called "Sea Dragon King" had become benevolent.
After all, the lure of abnormality surely hinted at great risks.