Under the brilliance of art, Monte II was finally able to leave the underwater cave that he had stayed in for who knows how long, and once again saw the warm sunlight. However, he did not see the sky.
Bechymos had captured it not long after the Dream Runner had blown up the cave. Then, Lin had thrown it back into the Dream Realm.
Monte II did not seem to be able to tell the difference between the dream world and the outside world. After it entered the dream world, it thought that it had suddenly arrived in another world, so it would have been fine there, if it had not been for the Brain Worm.
However, Monte II's problem was not the main problem. The main problem was that Lin had to investigate … What was going on with this group of ancient squids? What was their relationship with the brain-created monsters?
After the skeletal dragons were affected by the split brain, they would build a bunch of strange buildings, but the ancient squids did not seem to be affected in any way. They continued to hunt and live as before, but they would do some strange things, such as dancing, raising Monte II, and so on.
Or rather, the ancient squids were also affected, but they showed it in different ways.
This was what Lin had to investigate next.
After blowing up the cave, the ancient squids did not chase after Monte II. Instead, they quickly blocked up the cave with rocks. It seemed that they did not value Monte II very much.
At present, Lin planned to let Bechymos release a large number of small troops to observe the lives of the ancient squids.
In this way, after several days and nights, the brainworm was still playing around with Monte II in the dream. Lin also did not discover anything special.
However, there were still some new things she discovered. For example, the relationship between the ancient squids and the mantis shrimp. There was no one commanding the other, but a symbiotic relationship. Usually, the mantis shrimp would eat the prey it caught, and the ancient squids would also eat themselves. However, the ancient squids would take care of the mantis shrimp after it laid its eggs. They were responsible for removing parasites and other things on the eggs. The ancient squids would also clean the mantis shrimp, while the mantis shrimp would help them defend the nest and do some work like pushing rocks.
There was no special relationship between them.
There were also the ancient squids and the brain-created monsters. Basically, it was confirmed that they were rearing the brain-created monsters. The brain-created monsters would not go out to find food, but the ancient squids would bring it food.
Of course, the brain-making monster only ate the head, and then it would use the head to create a split-brain, so many of the split-brains here were made from fish heads … So far, there was no sign of any interaction between the ancient squid and the split-brain.
It was a very strange feeling. They seemed to be living in peace, but there was something strange about it … What was it? This was really not easy to discover.
Could it be said that they were being controlled by the brain monster? However, although brain-creating monsters could emit brainwaves, they usually didn't. Only the split-brains would constantly emit brainwaves.
And so, Lin used the smaller units to quietly destroy all the split-brains in the underwater cavern. Even so, the Ancient Squids did not have any special reaction.
It seemed that they were not affected by the split brain.
The next step was to observe further. Lin asked Monte II again, but Monte II didn't know the details of their situation.
Lin wasn't worried about these ancient squids. Instead, she felt that there was something left behind by the Atte tribe that caused these creatures to behave strangely.
However, it didn't seem like they had caused any major incidents, so he let it go …
However, Lin still felt that they should get rid of the remnants of the Atte tribe. After that, Lin also killed the brain-creating monster inside.
After the brain-creating monster died, the ancient squids danced around it like they did with Monte II. However, this time, their dance had no effect. The brain-creating monster didn't wake up …
Only when the brain-creating monster started to rot did the ancient squids throw it out.
This way, they could confirm that these ancient squids had nothing to do with the brain-creating monster … Although they were indeed very strange.
Did they have a hobby of picking up other creatures to raise? This didn't seem very likely. Raising such a large creature required a lot of energy. The ancient squids' hunting success rate wasn't very high. Lin also noticed this. The ancient squids of the abyss didn't make weapons like the ancient squids of the Northern Continent. They hunted by themselves. Feeding a brain-creating monster and a Monte II was already too much for them. If this continued, they might go extinct …
Therefore, Lin could be considered to have 'saved' them.
Next, Lin would continue to observe the ancient squids to see if they would do any strange things. Perhaps they would even use something to raise them … Or, if she kept observing them, she might discover that the ancient squids were communicating with something else …
As for Monte II, Lin planned to let it stay in the Dream World first. She would find an island for it to develop. Lin felt that it was very interesting, so there was no need to kill it.
The brain-creating monster had always wanted to kill it, so Lin wouldn't stop it. However, that was something they might encounter at sea in the future …
Everything seemed to have quieted down again. Lin had always had a feeling about the Atte race, and she had a feeling about where they would come from. Of course, it was certain that the Cortex Prime was dead, and there were no other Cortex Prime. However, the remnants of the Cortex Prime seemed to be quite extraordinary.
However, Lin's underground base had perfect troops and defenses. Even if a powerful enemy appeared, it wouldn't matter.
Of course, this continent didn't necessarily need Lin's protection. The creatures here … were growing very quickly.
While observing the ancient squids, Lin also kept observing and studying the continent, especially the Emerald Dragons. Lin found that the Emerald Dragons were developing very quickly. However, it wasn't in terms of production, but rather in terms of their community and habits.
Susumi's plan was to give every Emerald Dragon a fixed position. She didn't have any challengers now. It seemed that she couldn't simply be called a leader, but rather … a king.
The word 'king' was coined by the Emerald Dragons themselves. It was similar to a leader, but it seemed to have a larger area to rule.
However, Susumi's way of doing things didn't make the Emerald Dragons happy. Some Emerald Dragons still tried to challenge Susumi according to their original habits. Although Susumi defeated them, Susumi also realized that this couldn't go on.
The Emerald Dragons were dissatisfied mainly because of the distribution problem. So, Susumi and some of the Emerald Dragons who supported her came up with a solution. It was called … a trade. Floating astronomy.
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