The interference lasted for close to two hours before disappearing. Fang Zhao received a call from Nanfeng and the others to let them know that they were safe, but he didn't let them come over immediately.
After the call, Fang Zhao didn't return to his house immediately. Instead, he sat on a rock by the shore and browsed online reports on the magnetic anomaly.
There were no casualties yet. As there was basically no activity in the area with the strongest magnetic anomaly, and the earthquake was relatively weak, most people just took a look at the news and didn't pay attention.
After browsing the news for a while, Fang Zhao heard something underwater approaching at an extremely fast speed.
Fang Zhao didn't avoid it and got up to take a look.
Splash —
A dog rushed ashore from the sea. It was too fast, or perhaps it was too excited, but it didn't stand properly and tumbled for quite a while before coming to a stop.
Curly Hair shook off the water and gravel on his body and ran over to Fang Zhao. He seemed rather excited and was wagging his tail in delight.
Fang Zhao didn't find any injuries on Curly Hair's body. He rubbed the dog's head. "Are you full?"
"Yes, awoo!"
That "awoo" was extremely imposing and even sounded a little pleased.
"What happened? You caused quite a ruckus this time. "Fang Zhao showed Curly Hair a few pieces of news regarding this incident.
Curly Hair felt a little guilty when he saw the news, but he relaxed when he realized that nothing serious had happened.
"Can you transform now?" Fang Zhao asked.
"Yes!" Curly Hair was confident again.
Fang Zhao didn't let Curly Hair transform here. Although there was no one else on the island, the satellites would probably be watching more closely because of this magnetic anomaly. He had to be more careful.
"Let's go to the sea."
Fang Zhao changed into a diving suit, put on some equipment, and swam far away.
Firstly, it was to prevent being detected by satellites. Secondly, it was to prevent the electronic equipment on the island from being affected. There wasn't enough in stock.
Fang Zhao let Curly Hair transform only after he was some distance away from the island and submerged underwater.
Sunlight shone through the surface of the sea and into the water. Specks of floating matter could be seen in the water.
Fish of various sizes were leisurely swinging their fins.
Suddenly, there was a wave, and the school of fish scattered in panic.
A huge creature suddenly appeared under the surface of the sea. It had the sharpness and coldness of metal.
The sunlight shone through the water and reflected a faint blue light.
The light and shadow fluctuated with the flow of the water, adding a mysterious touch.
It had two ears, four limbs, a tail, and sharp teeth. It barely looked like a dog.
Fang Zhao wasn't even as long as its leg.
Looking at the size of the dog's mouth, swallowing a person was indeed a piece of cake.
Fang Zhao looked at this unfamiliar appearance in front of him in amazement. He couldn't imagine how Curly Hair could transform from a carbon-based lifeform that looked no different from a small pet dog into this new type of lifeform that seemed to be made entirely out of metal. In that split second just now, he had even heard the high-pitched sound of machinery in overdrive.
Fang Zhao waited for its new form to stabilize before turning on the underwater communication device.
"Very impressive. You can't become smaller? "
"It can't be … right?"
Curly Hair tilted his head and thought for a bit. "Not now, but I don't know in the future. I can control my transformation now! It's just that it can't last very long. "
He then emphasized, "As long as I don't turn into this form in the future, I won't need to eat a lot!"
From Curly Hair's point of view, he wouldn't get hungry so easily as long as he didn't transform into this big form. This way, he could save on dog food!
Curly Hair quickly reverted to his puppy form and started to dog paddle happily beside Fang Zhao. It thought that it had finally solved a big problem and didn't need to worry about it anymore!
Fang Zhao still had many questions for Curly Hair, but this wasn't a suitable place to discuss them in detail.
After returning to shore and entering the house, Curly Hair told Fang Zhao everything that had happened.
"There were no more boxes to eat. After gnawing on the submarine, I followed the trench and smelled the scent of food. I dug it up and ate it."
"Food? What did it look like? "Fang Zhao asked.
"It was a rock. It was white, round, and about the size of a soccer ball." Curly Hair didn't know much else. He hadn't paid much attention to it at the time. He had been too hungry, so he dug it up and ate it.
Fang Zhao guessed that Curly Hair might have been talking about a new type of power ore. It was very likely that it contained even more energy than grade A power ore. The rock in the trench was either an original part of the planet or a rock that had fallen from outer space.
Many meteorites had fallen during the Period of Destruction, and there had been power ores among them.
Fang Zhao was inclined to believe that it had fallen from outer space.
However, now that the rock had been swallowed by Curly Hair, it was indeed very difficult to confirm its origin. All he had to do was confirm that the rock was beneficial to Curly Hair.
"Did you discover any more of that rock in the trench?" Fang Zhao asked.
"No more! There's only one piece. " Curly Hair still felt that it was a pity. If there were more of these rocks, he wouldn't need to spend money on dog food. He could switch between two forms every day.
It was a pity that there weren't many things that could fill him up in one bite.
Fang Zhao didn't harp on this. Instead, he asked about the cause of the magnetic anomaly and the earthquake.
Curly Hair cautiously glanced at Fang Zhao, lowered his head, and explained, "I ate too much and couldn't hold it in."
After gnawing on the submarine's power cabin and swallowing a rock that was suspected to be a high-grade power ore, Curly Hair suddenly realized that he was about to transform again. Thus, he found a place to hide and quietly wait for this period to pass.
"I also didn't think that I would be able to complete my transformation this time. Back then, I checked the surroundings. There wasn't anyone around, and there weren't many fish in the trench … I even tried to control it. I didn't want to make a ruckus."
Curly Hair's eyes lit up as he thought of something. He wagged his tail and asked Fang Zhao for credit. "After my transformation period passed, I discovered three submersibles not far away. There were people inside, and all of them still had vital signs. I sent them to the nearest naval vessel! I secretly pushed the submersibles over and wasn't discovered! "
At this moment, the account Fang Zhao followed received a new notification. Fang Zhao opened it and took a look.
It said that Yanzhou's naval patrol fleet had discovered three submersibles and had confirmed the identities of all the people inside. They were all members of the T Organization. The positioning information on the submersibles indicated the epicenter of the earthquake and the magnetic anomaly.
The public also suspected that the anomaly at sea was caused by the T Organization. One could imagine how much the T Organization was being scolded.
Fang Zhao had a complicated expression as he looked at Curly Hair, who was squatting there and scratching himself with his hind legs. After a while, Fang Zhao said, "You handled this matter very well!"
Curly Hair immediately perked up. He wagged his tail and looked at Fang Zhao with hope in his eyes.
"Then I, I, I … Can I … get a game console?"
"Sure."
Actually, there were some things that Fang Zhao had prepared in advance.
Fang Zhao took out two boxes from the warehouse.
The first box contained a gaming helmet.
Curly Hair's eyes went wide when he saw the brand new gaming helmet that Fang Zhao took out.
A real gaming helmet! It wasn't a deceivingly good-looking learning machine!
Fang Zhao opened the second box. It was smaller than the first.
Inside was a personal terminal that looked like a pocket watch with a puppy print on it.
Curly Hair's attention shifted from the gaming console to this brand new personal terminal.
This was the terminal that he had wanted for so long!!!
Curly Hair licked his nose and wagged his tail as he came over.
"Which one do you want? You can only choose one, "Fang Zhao said.
Curly Hair's gaze darted between the gaming helmet and the personal terminal with great difficulty. He whimpered softly as if he had difficulty choosing.
"Actually, there is another problem," Fang Zhao said.
Curly Hair's innocent and limpid eyes widened as he looked at Fang Zhao pitifully.
"No matter which one it is, you won't be able to use it for long," Fang Zhao said.
"Impossible!" Curly Hair guarded his belongings very strictly. Even if it was a learning machine that he wanted to avoid, he would put it away in a bookshelf and let Fang Zhao keep it for him.
Fang Zhao started to lay out the evidence. He started from the time when Curly Hair had dismantled the building, all the way to the data collected from the recent magnetic anomaly.
"Every time you transform, it interferes with the electronic equipment. In serious cases, it will be scrapped."
Curly Hair didn't say anything in the face of the evidence.
"However," Fang Zhao continued, "I see that you have improved greatly during this period. You were unable to control your body's transformation at the start, but now you can control your entire body's transformation. I believe that you will be able to transform without affecting electronic equipment very soon."
Curly Hair regained his confidence after hearing Fang Zhao's words.
Fang Zhao gave him time to make a choice. The prerequisite was that he could control the effects of his transformation on electronic equipment.
Curly Hair quickly entered a new phase of training.
A dog also needed a goal. Only with a goal would there be motivation and direction.
Otherwise, Curly Hair would only think about what to eat today, what to eat tomorrow, and what to eat in the future. After eating, he would sleep, and when he woke up, he would think about playing games.
Fang Zhao tidied up the storage to barely accommodate Curly Hair's transformation. Even if Curly Hair accidentally transformed, it wouldn't be to the extent of bursting the house.
Curly Hair practiced swallowing canned dog food, fruits, bones, and so on every day. Every time he swallowed one, he would do his best to control and reduce the interference.
Now that his control over his body's transformation had increased, only his head transformed. The interference released wasn't as great as before, and it wouldn't directly destroy electronic equipment nearby.
Fang Zhao placed the mirror back into the storage.
Curly Hair would look at himself in the mirror from time to time to see his new form. Only by looking in the mirror would he know what he looked like.
After settling Curly Hair's matters, Fang Zhao contacted Nanfeng and the other two to replenish their supplies. Although there were many fish in the sea and there might even be power ores at the bottom of the sea, he still needed to prepare more supplies.
Nanfeng and the other two were puzzled when they received Fang Zhao's orders. This time, Fang Zhao wanted to replenish too many things. The canned dog food was for Curly Hair to eat.
However, there was still so much fruit, meat, and compressed biscuits. Would Fang Zhao be able to finish them all when he was the only one on the island?
Nanfeng looked at the shopping list and said to Yan Biao and Zuo Yu, "I suspect that Boss is secretly rearing a shark … or some other fish? Oh, from the looks of it, there might be more than one. "
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