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This feeling...

It's a bit like getting paid and having to make a down payment before you've even had a chance to enjoy it.

It hurts to spend the money, but I have to.

"evolution."

"Buzz—"

In that instant, the red stone seemed to receive some kind of summons; it did not suddenly glow or become scalding hot, but instead... began to melt from the inside.

But it did not melt into a liquid.

Instead, it was like a pumping heart that pumped out golden-red magma.

The scorching yet harmless liquid seemed to be some kind of living thing, instead obediently slipping through his fingers and into the floor of the [Deep Sea Shadow] observation cabin in the blink of an eye.

"Gurgle... gurgle..."

A swallowing sound, like someone drinking a glass of sparkling water, came from deep within the ship, and the entire ship began to tremble slightly, as if the Deep Sea Shadow was stretching.

"...Boss, the temperature in the cabin is..."

Klaus arrived before he did, but his voice preceded his arrival, revealing his panic.

He was holding a thermometer made with some unknown principle, and he was startled as soon as he stepped into the observation cabin:

"Rapidly rising... Damn it! My veins are glowing?!"

He didn't need to say it.

Renyi also saw it.

At this moment, countless hidden biological veins on the floor, which were not lit, were illuminated.

A golden-red liquid substance surged wildly within it.

It was like injecting the ship with a high concentration of adrenaline, or perhaps—

They replaced the blood of a cold-blooded animal with hotter blood!

And the direction in which those veins ultimately converge is precisely the single-horn-like mast in the center of the ship.

"It... won't self-destruct, will it?"

No matter how many times it happens.

Klaus was quite uneasy about this inexplicable, magical scene. He swallowed hard and instinctively tried to find some sense of security, only to find nothing.

Newton didn't take it.

No, it won't.

Standing arbitrarily in the center of the light, his eyes were reflected in a golden-red hue, he calmly offered words of comfort.

It is eating, it is... growing.

He could sense the greed and pleasure of the Deep Sea Shadow.

In no time,

A crisp cracking sound came from ahead, like a bird hatching from its shell. The original [Bio-Photonic Module], that glowing coral-like organ, was like an old garment that no longer fit, completely torn apart.

A brand new sphere, resembling a burning crystal, "grew" out from above the mast.

The next second...

light.

There was no prelude, no build-up.

If the previous Lv2 biolight was just a normal LED bulb, then this thing is like a zenith beam in Las Vegas!

The ultimate light surged outwards from the [Deep Sea Shadow] as its center.

"Sizzle—!!"

The tens of thousands of cave daifuku that had been perched on the cave ceiling shriveled, curled up, and disappeared instantly in the light without even making a "plop" sound.

The gloomy green lair transformed into a golden paradise in the blink of an eye.

But he couldn't help but frown.

What exactly are those creatures called "fluorescent levitation jellyfish"?

Even after all this, there's still no kill announcement?!

Not even one!

However, he quickly put this point out of his mind for the time being:

[Evolution Successful: Bio-Light Energy Module (LV2) > Heart of the Sun (MAX)]

[New Trait 1: Photosynthesis. Passive. Inflicts continuous minor burn damage on creatures imprisoned on the ship and accelerates the restoration of the ship's biological energy in sunlight.]

[New Feature 2: Dispel Illusion. Active, consumes bio-energy to forcibly dispel stealth and camouflage effects.]

[New Feature 3: Solar Flare. Active, consumes all bio-energy to release a devastating, all-around high-energy heat ray, inflicting blindness. Cooldown: 1 hour.]

【Feature 4: Lure Pattern. Can simulate specific creatures or objects to attract or repel fingers. Current maximum number of simulations that can be stored: 1.】

[Review: Praise the sun! The rumor that glaring at someone will make them pregnant is false, but the fact that glaring at someone will make them visible is true. PS: Use with caution, you'll get a tan and your boat will get wet.]

The intense light pulse is gone.

It was probably replaced by a similar type of solar flare.

A casual glance at the introduction instantly made me so sad I fed myself to the dogs—

The previous intense light pulse was at most a high-powered anti-wolf laser pointer; the current flare is a true area-of-effect (AOE) attack.

Although the cooldown time is as long as an hour, and the bio-energy bar must be emptied.

At this time, the underground cave was as bright as day.

If the light emitted by the previous [Bio-Photonic Module] still carried the unique blue hue of the deep sea, then the light now is infinitely close to natural light, and when it shines on you, you can even feel the warmth of the spring sun.

Don't underestimate this difference.

For most living things, light and heat are an eternal luxury.

As the sun-like, warm rays envelop the entire ship, a sense of relaxation originating from deep within one's genes follows.

This is completely different from simple lighting.

The former is survival, the latter is life.

[Is this something carbon-based life forms could pull off? Who hangs a sun on their ship?!]

[Where did those green glutinous rice balls go? How did they all disappear in an instant?]

[Wow, this art style changes so fast! My retina can't keep up; everything looks gold.]

[Upstairs, were you blinded by that last glimpse?]

[Oh my god! Why didn't you say so earlier! (doge emoji)]

The door leading from the observation cabin to the ship's cabin was suddenly pushed open again.

"Oh my god..."

Nathan Drake was the first to rush up.

He initially thought there had been a huge explosion outside, or a monster attack, but when he pushed open the door, he was almost shaken and crawled into the darkness.

Next up is Aurora.

"My God..."

"Angels... I saw the halo of angels."

Ivan was the last one to squeeze out.

"There's going to be a fight—oh my grandmother!!"

The bear covered his eyes, "Who threw that flashbang?!"

Only Sita calmly flicked his tongue.

The main reason is that her vertical pupils are now better at adjusting to light than the human eye, and the heat from the sun makes her feel warm and sleepy.

"Boss..."

Klaus stared at the 'sun' hanging on the mast.

"It's so close to us, won't the ultraviolet radiation be too high?"

These words successfully silenced everyone present.

He turned around at will, and a faint halo of golden light shone behind him, making him look like a god.

He looked at the crew members' varying reactions and calmly explained:

"Don't worry, it's just a light bulb replacement."

Everyone: "..."