Chapter 38. Sea Fire

     “Sea Fire? I seem to have heard of it somewhere.”

     Li Yaolin searched and found that this was the “sea firefly” mentioned by Zhou Yingying.

     However, the two seemed to be somewhat different: “Sea Firefly”1 refers to a type of marine plankton that emits cold light, while “sea fire” refers to the phenomenon that a large number of luminous plankton make the sea surface glow during the breeding season.

     “It says here that the appearance of this phenomenon is often accompanied by earthquakes or tsunamis. If I release it, I’m afraid it will cause panic, right?”

     Li Yaolin frowned, thinking that the system should not be so pitfalls.

     She continued to browse the information and news she found, and suddenly found that this phenomenon has often occurred along the coast of Lingnan in the past two years. It is commonly known as “blue tears”. It is said to be a “red tide” formed by Noctiluca, but there have been no earthquakes or tsunamis in these places since then.

     That being said, this phenomenon sounds romantic, but in fact it is an abnormal ecological phenomenon. Too much of this type of plankton will endanger marine animals in this area and affect fishery resources.

     She naturally believed that the wonders produced by the system were harmless and pollution-free, but what if tourists didn’t believe it?

     Li Yaolin didn’t hesitate for too long. She chose to end the day’s operation on Xingzhou Island and quietly displayed the “sea fire” in the dead of night.

…

     Five minutes later, Li Yaolin didn’t see the blue light on the beach. Just when she wondered if she was fooled, the sea suddenly lit up with dots of fluorescence.

     It was white at first, and then it was like dripping colored liquid into the water, slowly emerging orange, yellow-green, green, blue, red… Several colors mixed together, but there was no sense of chaos, like the aurora in the North Pole, and like the stars shining in the dark and boundless universe.

     Ten minutes later, the fluorescence of the entire sea area reached its maximum brightness, bright enough to illuminate the scenery on the seabed. At this time, the sea was like a starry sky dotted with gems, and the dark sky was like a silent earth.

     The waves beat the rocks and beaches rhythmically, and when they receded, they were unwilling to be lonely, leaving behind a rustling music. Indistinctly, the legendary mermaid song seemed to float in the wind.

     Li Yaolin stared at this scene in astonishment.

     Until the phone rang, the night security guard shouted in shock: “Boss, the sea surface, the sea surface is glowing!”

     Li Yaolin came back to her senses and pretended to be calm and said: “Well, I saw it, calm down.”

     “Boss, this is a miracle!”

     “Don’t talk nonsense, it’s just a glowing phenomenon in the sea water, it’s normal.”

     Security: “…”

     She is worthy of being the boss, always so calm.

     Influenced by Li Yaolin, he also calmed down: “Oh…”

     After seeing that the pollution index of various scenic spots did not increase, Li Yaolin turned off the “Sea Fire”. After another five minutes, the sea surface gradually returned to normal.

     The “sea fire” produced by the system is indeed extraordinary. Judging from the fact that the pollution index of the sea area has not changed at all, it will not only not pollute the ecology, but also has a very dazzling program effect.

     However, if this is spread, Xingzhou Island will probably be crowded by various experts who study marine plankton.

     Li Yaolin also found an interesting thing: the wonder “Haizi” is only suitable for display during the day, while “sea fire” can be displayed at night to have the best effect – but tourists are prohibited from staying overnight on Xingzhou Island at night.

     Is this wonder useless?

     In fact, it is not. The wonder of “sea fire” was obtained after she built a holiday cabin and prepared to start operating hotel accommodation.

     Generally speaking, there are too few entertainment projects on the island, and the developed area is small, so one day is enough to play. Even if there are holiday cabins, few tourists will stay overnight.

     Only those who stay overnight on Xingzhou Island can enjoy a visual feast like “Sea Fire”. The appearance of “Sea Fire” will attract some tourists to stay overnight, indirectly solving the occupancy rate problem of holiday cabins.

     Li Yaolin praised Poseidon Holiday APP: “The system is quite thoughtful!”

     The response of Poseidon Holiday APP is not as lively and spiritual as the little mermaid. It will only mechanically pop up a notification that she ignored during the day:

    【 White Beach (Level 3) has met the upgrade conditions. Do you want to upgrade?】

    Li Yaolin patted her head: “It turns out that White Beach has been popular for more than 10,000 people?! I forgot to check it when I was busy.”

     She used to be able to hold her mobile phone and read it all day long, but as more and more projects were to be developed on Xingzhou Island, she had to deal with more and more things, and sometimes she might not have time to look at her mobile phone all day long. For this reason, she had to wear in-ear Bluetooth headphones from time to time to let the little mermaid remind her of some work matters.

     At this time, the little mermaid has gone off work, so only the system will remind her to upgrade the project.

  【White Beach (Level 3)

     Popularity: 11245/10000

     Pollution Index: 10 (Level 1 Pollution)

     Operation Cost: 8000 yuan/day】

     Li Yaolin is a little confused about whether to upgrade now, after all, the white beach is already very beautiful. Using the beauty effect as an analogy, its beauty level is already the highest, and even if it is not upgraded, its popularity will not decrease. Upgrading will increase operating costs, and diving projects are being developed now, so there is not much money to be drawn out.

     Besides, the recent appearance of leatherback turtles has attracted the attention of many news media, and people from the government and the headquarters of the reserve have frequently come to inspect and investigate. It would be bad if the upgrade of the white beach made them find something unusual.

     And the most important point is that the diving project has just been developed and it is time to promote it. If the upgraded white beach is more interesting, won’t it overshadow the diving project? By then, everyone will go to the white beach to play, so who will come to dive?

     In short, she decided not to upgrade the white beach for the time being, and the focus was still on promoting the diving project and following up on the establishment of the protected area.

…

     Except for Li Yaolin and the night security guard, no third person saw the sea fire last night. Long Feng and his colleagues were already resting at the time. In addition, the night security guard also signed a confidentiality agreement and would not disclose the secrets of Xingzhou Island to the outside world, so he did not tell Long Feng and the others.

     The security guard told Lin Qiang and the others, and a group of employees said that he had photoshopped the picture. They absolutely did not admit that they had not seen it with their own eyes, mainly because they regretted not seeing it with their own eyes.

     After they got a positive answer from Li Yaolin, they beat their chests and stamped their feet, worrying why they did not apply for the night shift last night!

     The ticket seller & accountant: “…Oh, we don’t have night shifts.”

     Is it too late to apply for the night shift now?

     Li Yaolin comforted them with a smile: “There will definitely be a chance to see it in the future, don’t be too disappointed.”

     They have a high degree of conviction in the island owner and feel that everything the island owner says will come true. So after the morning meeting, they returned to their respective posts and started working.

     When it was time for the little mermaid to go to work, it sent out a cheerful bubble text: “Good morning, island owner!”

     “Morning.” Li Yaolin raised the corner of her mouth and hung a Bluetooth headset on her left ear.

     The little mermaid: “There is an email from the magazine in the island owner’s mailbox!”

     Li Yaolin turned on the computer and said: “As a little assistant, you are becoming more and more competent now!”

     The little mermaid said proudly: “This assistant is already very competent!”

     Li Yaolin did not comment on this. Clicking on the email to check, it turned out that the proof of the issue of “Departure·Our Trip” had come out, and Editor-in-Chief Shen asked her to take a look first.

     It must be said that Editor-in-Chief Shen gave Li Yaolin a lot of face. The cover of this issue is the white beach of Xingzhou Island. The photographer not only showed the cleanliness of the beach and the leisure of tourists through a photo, but also depicted the harmonious relationship between man and nature through the seabirds in the photo.

     As for the title “Xingzhou Island, the Holy Island of Love (Part 1)”, it can be seen that it was given by Editor-in-Chief Shen based on his own experience, but it was so corny that it made Li Yaolin’s scalp numb.

     What the hell is the Holy Island of Love?

     Xingzhou Island is just an ordinary little island, and it has nothing to do with love or anything like that!

     Li Yaolin calmed down and thought, maybe this “love” refers to the great love for the country?

     So she turned to the two pages about Xingzhou Island. After reading the content above, she sighed that “Departure·Our Trip” is really a magazine that focuses on landscapes, nature and humanities stories. It does not highlight various transportation, accommodation and food like travel guides, but shares what the protagonist sees and hears on Xingzhou Island through describing emotional stories.

     Of course, if it is just a simple emotional story, there is no need to publish it in a travel magazine. Direct submission to magazines such as “Reading Z”, “Knowing Y” and “Story H” may have a larger audience.

     Therefore, half of the article describes the mystery of Xingzhou Island calmly, which makes people curious after reading it:

     Why did the green turtle change its migratory habits and choose to live and lay eggs on Xingzhou Island?

     What charm does the island have that makes anglers go to the island more punctually than clocking in for work?

     How did the seaweed on the island form?

     How was the red-footed booby, a national second-level protected animal, discovered?

     While writing the touching story of himself and his wife, Editor-in-Chief Shen used skillful writing and vivid description to show the beauty of Xingzhou Island, while leaving suspense to arouse the curiosity of readers.

     Li Yaolin: “…”

     It’s good, but if she’s not mistaken, this “holy island of love” is really the love of “love”!

     She looked left and right, and felt that the article revealed a message: Xingzhou Island has magic, and you can regain the beautiful feelings like first love here.

     Does the magazine also have a KPI to reduce the divorce rate?

     “No one should think so, right?” Li Yaolin felt that she was too suspicious.

     She replied to Editor-in-Chief Shen and expressed her gratitude to him again.

     Editor-in-Chief Shen didn’t see her email until the next day. After thinking about it, he simply called her.

     He said on the phone: “If the island owner really wants to thank me, why not tell me some more of the latest news about Xingzhou Island! After all, from the end of the interview last month to the publication and distribution now, a lot of things have happened.”

     “Is Editor-in-Chief Shen preparing for “Xingzhou Island, the Holy Island of Love (Part 2)?” Li Yaolin paused when she talked about “The Holy Island of Love”.

     “Yes, there are too many things to write about, and I feel that I can’t finish them in one issue, so I discussed it with the leaders and decided to divide it into two issues.” Editor-in-Chief Shen said.

     In fact, there is another reason. Recently, Xingzhou Island has appeared frequently in official media, and even the relevant departments of the provincial department have heard about it, so the leaders of the magazine decided to keep up with current affairs. After all, they are advertising for Xingzhou Island for free, so this is also mutually beneficial!

     Li Yaolin agreed: “Of course no problem, I will compile them together and send them to you.”

     When the call was about to end, Li Yaolin hesitated for a moment and asked awkwardly, “Editor Shen, is the title of ‘Holy Island of Love’ too exaggerated?”

     “Exaggerated? I don’t think so! I think Xingzhou Island deserves this title.” Editor Shen is a rational person, but he was really emotional during that trip to Xingzhou Island.

     Afterwards, he and his wife Director Zhang both thought it was a very magical phenomenon. The two of them seemed to have a mutual understanding again and regained the feeling of first love.

     Li Yaolin: “…”

     Okay, you are happy, but I am a heartless person who doesn’t know what love is. It is really difficult for me to understand this kind of emotion.

     What Li Yaolin didn’t expect was that on the day the magazine was published, Xingzhou Island became popular in the little green book as “the holy place for healing emotional injuries”!