He lives on another planet and is majoring in Earth Science.

Chapter 388 Everyone frantically searches for non-existent clues

The group scattered and immediately set off to search for clues throughout the island.

Li Ji quickly called to Xiao Hua, the cat who was turning over stones.

Cat Flower pulled a spiral-shaped shell hermit cow from under the rocks in the shallows. The black cow head, about the size of a thumb, was quite cute.

"Li Ji, is this a clue, meow?"

Li Ji lowered his voice and said, "What clues are there? I made them all up on the spot. I don't even know where the exhibits are. Tell me the location of the exhibits quickly."

"You're so cunning! You'll stop at nothing to boost the exhibits' popularity. I'm going to announce the exhibits' location to everyone, meow!"

"No need. Just tell me. Here's what I'm planning: I'll announce the new rules to everyone. There are many clues hidden on the island. Just find any three and give them to me, and I'll tell them the location of the exhibits. That way, the lie I just told won't be exposed."

Cat Flower gave a wicked smile: "You're so cunning. Have you ever tricked me like this before?"

"If you keep acting crazy, I'm calling the police. Tell me the location of the exhibits right now!"

Cat Flower waved her hand: "Don't rush, meow. The exhibit is located five steps east of the highest reef on the south shore of the island, and then continue south until you reach a place where the water is 15 meters deep. You'll see it then, meow."

Li Ji was shocked: "What's going on? Why is my exhibit in the sea? Is it in such a remote location to prevent people from finding it?"

"Don't worry, meow. There's nothing we can do about it, space is limited, meow."

Li Ji's three eyes turned 180 degrees to the back, behind which was an open space of more than 200 square meters, with nothing but a gray, rocky beach.

"This is what you call limited space?"

"This kind of high-class exhibition can't be as crowded as a cave market, meow. Besides, it's not like I'm going to put your exhibits in the sea. I'm the one who submitted the exhibits, and I also hope your exhibits are good, but this is all Master Barney's idea, meow."

Cat Xiaohua lowered her eyes, looking helpless.

"To tell you the truth, meow. Actually, Master Barney didn't really like this exhibit. It was only after I argued with him that he decided to give it a chance, but it can't be placed in the main venue, it can only be in the underwater area, meow."

Li Ji was somewhat surprised: "Then why didn't he expose me just now?"

"That's just his weird sense of humor, meow. He's the kind of person who loves to stir up trouble, meow."

"What an evil lightning ball!"

Cat Flower forced a smile: "It's already very good as it is, meow. You've attracted so many people through this opportunity, and many people will see your exhibits. Even if the exhibition doesn't have a great effect, it's okay. That's how the road to exhibitions is. You just need to take it one step at a time and slowly become known to people, meow. When you've achieved success, even if you exhibit a pile of poop, they'll still flock to you, meow."

Li Ji could only do this much; at least it would garner some attention and perhaps allow him to connect with important figures.

As for whether Young Master Mang would give him the title of best exhibit, he didn't dare to hope for that.

He wasn't sure if the Second Young Master Mang would help him.

"But there's another problem: not every guest can go into the water, so what do we do?"

Cat Flower pointed to the largest giant cargo ship that was anchored on the sea. It was fifty meters tall and looked like an aerial fortress.

"There is diving equipment inside. Just ask and the staff will give you some."

"These hidden conditions are hard to trigger, aren't they?"

Li Ji quickly announced to all the guests the new rule that finding three clues would allow them to exchange for a spot on the exhibit.

The guests were very enthusiastic and actively searched the island.

This was the first time everyone had participated in such an interactive exhibition, and they recognized it as a new and advanced way of playing by Master Barney, hence their high enthusiasm.

These upper-class people, who never lift a finger, actually started turning over stones, digging in the soil, and searching high and low to find clues.

Li Ji sat quietly on the rocky hill in the center of the island, overlooking this farce that had unfolded because of lies.

He witnessed firsthand how Young Master Mang directed the whale-men to dig a bottomless hole on the island. A little fire-man rushed over excitedly, holding three stones in its hand: "Are these clues?"

Li Ji felt a wave of heat rushing towards him, and he took the scalding hot stone.

The heat made him throw the stone into the air like a clown, with eight tentacles catching it back and forth.

"Wow, there's even a show to watch after handing in clues."

Li Ji originally wanted to bring it over to pretend to take a look, but the stone was too hot, so he could only juggle it while saying, "Congratulations, you've collected all three clues. I'll tell you the strategy to find the hidden exhibit."

The little fireman was taken aback: "You didn't even look?"

Li Ji bluffed, "I've been observing you from above for a long time. The speed and accuracy with which you find clues is astonishing. I don't need to take it over for a closer look."

"I see, you're so thoughtful."

Despite the sweltering heat, Li Ji secretly shared the strategy with the other party.

The little fireman excitedly ran off to collect his diving gear.

After the other party left, Li Ji took another closer look at the three stones and discovered that they were not ordinary stones. They had strange spiral patterns on them, like fossils.

"Have I struck gold?"

After the first person passed the level, the group split up.

Some people, too lazy to waste time looking for clues, directly followed the little fireman and even took diving equipment to go underwater.

Most people, however, chose to respect the rules of the game, becoming more urgent and accelerating their search for evidence.

Cat Xiaohua volunteered to go underwater to give a presentation, while Li Ji stayed on the island to help everyone exchange clues.

Li Ji originally wanted to explain it himself, but Mao Xiaohua insisted that she couldn't fool people and couldn't help but laugh when she saw the strange clues that everyone sent, so she had to leave Li Ji behind.

An hour passed.

Lee Ki collected a total of 19 stones, 6 handfuls of kelp, 4 pieces of broken coral, and 17 kinds of local aquatic products, gaining a deep understanding of the planet's biodiversity.

He held the bright red six-finned banana-headed fish in his hand and played with it repeatedly.

The fish, entirely crimson, has six feather-like, dazzling fins on its body, while its head is shaped like a snow-white banana.

"Congratulations, you've collected all the clues."

"Yay! This is so much fun!"

After learning the strategy, Young Master Mang excitedly ran off.

A couple with teddy bears searched for a long time but found no clues.

As the number of people leaving the island dwindled, the female teddy bear grew increasingly anxious, pawing the ground with her hind legs in frustration: "What are we going to do? Everyone's gone to see Master Barney's hidden exhibits; we're going to miss them!"

The male teddy bear strolled around, turning its head as if searching on the ground: "This is all a gimmick, just a marketing tactic we always use. It's fine if you don't look."

The female teddy bear frowned: "That won't do. Master Barney's hidden exhibit, such a good opportunity, I have to post it and make my sisters jealous."

"Then let's just go get our diving suits and go underwater to take a look."

“No, that won’t do. The experience of this part will be incomplete. The most important thing in life is the sense of ritual. Master Barney has made the sense of ritual so strong. It would be such a pity if I didn’t experience it all. My sisters’ jealousy of me will also be greatly reduced.”

The male teddy bear shrugged: "Then I need to find clues first. I can't just forge it myself, can I?"

"That's not impossible."

(End of this chapter)