Chapter 361: Eating Barbecue Over a Volcanic Crater?!

The geology beneath the volcanic island was highly unusual. Ning Fei had reaped quite a rich harvest from this dive.

After finishing the lobster, it was getting late, so Ning Fei played with the little ones on the cruise ship.

Little Dog had been on the cruise ship for a few days and could no longer suppress his playful nature. Standing at the edge of the ship, he barked at the seawater.

"You want to learn how to swim?"

Hearing Little Dog's barks, Ning Fei chuckled.

Among the little ones of Qingfeng Temple, Little Fox and the three Xiao Heijiu were rather homebound, preferring to stay indoors or in the courtyard.

Little Dog and Little Fei, however, loved to run all over the place.

So, seeing the rippling blue sea, Little Dog naturally wanted to go for a swim.

Ning Fei was quite patient. He lowered the kayak, then carried Little Dog and Little Fei onto it to teach Little Dog how to swim.

Little Fei already knew how to swim from their time at South Lake.

As a sleekly shaped rooster—actually more akin to a pheasant—he was amphibious across land, sea, and air.

He could fly, run, and swim.

The waves on the sea were much larger than those on a lake. At first, Ning Fei worried that Little Fei wouldn't be able to swim in such conditions, but seeing him paddle about merrily quickly put his mind at ease.

"Little Fei, don't swim too far! You are, after all, food for most animals, and the creatures in the sea are not as friendly as the ones on land!"

Ning Fei called out to Little Fei, afraid that a large fish might suddenly breach and swallow him whole.

Ning Fei placed Little Dog into the sea, holding onto his front paws to let him first get used to the ocean's buoyancy.

Then, Ning Fei let go.

What followed was a scene no one could have anticipated.

Little Dog actually mimicked Ning Fei's posture, sweeping his front legs outward in circles and kicking his hind legs inward.

He was swimming the breaststroke.

As a result, unsurprisingly, a string of bubbles popped up on the surface, and Little Dog sank straight down.

Ning Fei hurriedly scooped him back up.

"What did I just see? A dog doing the breaststroke?"

"Good heavens, these animals all have a mind of their own."

"Little Dog probably saw Ning Guan master swimming and is trying to learn."

"A dog wanting to do the breaststroke, that's a first."

The bullet comments turned joyful, the netizens laughing happily.

Placing Little Dog back onto the kayak, Ning Fei was momentarily speechless.

"Little Dog, you are a dog. The doggy paddle is the most suitable swimming style for you,"

Ning Fei told him.

Hearing this, a somewhat confused expression appeared on Little Dog's face. After all, some things weren't innate, and Little Dog had never seen another dog swim before.

"Ning Guan master, you have to teach him yourself. Little Dog is trying to learn your swimming method," a netizen suggested.

Ning Fei was very smart. Although he knew how to doggy paddle, he didn't like using it.

So, in the next moment, Ning Fei retrieved his mobile phone from the ship, opened a video of a dog swimming, and placed it in front of Little Dog.

"Little Dog, watch closely. This is how all dogs swim. Do you see it clearly?"

Ning Fei said, holding the mobile phone and playing the video.

Little Dog stared at the screen with absolute concentration.

Seeing this method of education, the netizens collectively petrified.

"I'm not seeing things, am I! A dog is watching a video to learn how to swim?"

"Even dogs are taking online classes now."

"Can Little Dog's brain even grasp this?"

"Ning Guan master really signed his pet up for tutoring!"

"Hahaha, this is too funny. So this is how an owner teaches his puppy to swim."

The barrage of comments grew even more cheerful.

Everyone thought Ning Fei was just creating a comedic effect for the stream.

But then, after watching the video for a while, Little Dog directly leaped back into the seawater.

In the video just now, there was a golden retriever with its tongue sticking out, leisurely doggy paddling in a swimming pool.

Little Dog mimicked that golden retriever, sticking his two front legs out of the surface and rhythmically paddling the water back and forth.

Looking at him, he actually had the form down perfectly and was already able to swim freely in the sea.

"Holy crap! He actually learned it?"

"This dog is so smart!"

"Little Dog is amazing!"

The netizens were astonished, and for a time, the bullet comments were entirely filled with praise.

Just moments ago, Little Dog had tried to do the breaststroke and sank straight down. Now, right after watching a video, he instantly mastered the doggy paddle. This learning ability could only be described as formidable.

Little Dog doggy-paddled across the surface, looking incredibly excited. Little Fei swam cheerfully right beside him.

The two brothers had found a new way to play.

However, Little Fei was still not quite suited for the ocean. After swimming for a while, he hopped back onto the kayak.

The ocean waves were simply too large after all.

As it was getting late, Ning Fei carried the two adorable pets back to the ship and gave them a bath. They spent the night right there.

"I plan to go check out that volcanic island tomorrow."

Ning Fei informed the netizens before shutting off the live stream.

The next morning, Ning Fei first streamed his daily life on the ship for a while, and the stream's popularity gradually climbed.

Afterward, paddling the kayak and bringing Little Dog along, he rowed toward the volcanic island.

"I need to buy a jet ski. The kayak is still too slow, and it takes too much effort,"

Ning Fei said while rowing.

With the blue sea rippling, the scene of Ning Fei paddling the small boat was rather beautiful.

The drone broadcasted the live stream from right above his head.

As they drew closer, the netizens could also see that the island Ning Fei was heading to was composed entirely of black rocks. Moreover, there wasn't a single green plant on it.

"There isn't a trace of life on this island."

"It's an island formed by cooled magma. Without any soil, how could there be life?"

"This kind of island is very rare."

While everyone was discussing it, Ning Fei leisurely explained:

"There are many ways islands are formed. The first is coral islands built up from the accumulation of coral remains, such as the Spratly Islands and James Shoal."

"The second is islands formed by the accumulation of river sediment flowing into the sea, such as Chongming Island."

"The third type is when the continental shelf sinks and seawater floods the low-lying areas, leaving the high-altitude spots as islands, such as our motherland's treasure island."

"The fourth type is volcanic islands formed by submarine volcanic eruptions. Most of the islands in the Hawaiian Islands are volcanic islands."

"When a volcanic island first forms, there is no life on it. However, after a period of time, it will slowly turn into a natural island capable of supporting human and other terrestrial animal life."

Ning Fei docked the kayak by the shore, stepped onto the land, and pulled the kayak up behind him.

There was no sand along the edges of this island, only hard black reefs.

Looking out, the island was completely barren, holding absolutely nothing.

"This island shouldn't have been formed too long ago, so there are no signs of life."

Ning Fei said, looking at the volcanic island.

Soon after, a hint of doubt crept in.

"If it hasn't been that long, it means the volcano beneath this island is not extinct. It must have definitely erupted within the last century to form this island."

"Could there actually be an active volcano lying right beneath this?"

Ning Fei's words gave the netizens a start.

"There's an active volcano beneath the sea? Doesn't that mean Ning Guan master is standing right on top of a volcano right now?"

"Just hearing about it is terrifying!"

"Good heavens, I'm only now realizing how fortunate it is to live in the city. No man's land is too scary; it feels like there's danger everywhere."

"Yeah, even though the scenery is unique, keeping your life is more important."

"Probably only Ning Guan master would dare to explore a place like this!"

"An immortal wandering the world, taking in all the beautiful sights under heaven—this Realm isn't something we can understand."

"Just watching the live stream is enough for us!"

Ning Fei began strolling around the island.

He noticed that the temperature underfoot was a bit high.

He took a few more steps forward and saw a small hill made of volcanic rock with a very complex structure.

There were many grooved depressions on that small hill.

Ning Fei went over to take a look and exclaimed in surprise:

"The temperature here is very high."

"On a volcanic island, there are usually some places directly connected to the deep-sea volcano underground."

"For instance, in the Hawaiian Islands, there are many places that have always used geothermal heat for cooking. Furthermore, some geothermal restaurants are extremely popular, with tourists loving to visit such places to experience the unique cuisine."

"There is a small opening here with extremely high temperatures. The volcanic magma should be right beneath it, but since it's buried hundreds of meters under the seabed, there's no need to worry too much."

"A volcanic vent—this is a golden opportunity to eat some barbecue."

Ning Fei chuckled. He never imagined he could actually find a small, high-temperature vent like this on the volcanic island.

The netizens, however, let out another wave of cries.

"Does Ning Guan master mean he's going to eat barbecue right over the crater of a submarine volcano?!"