Seeing that Celia was looking at the bag of fish biscuits she was holding in her arms, Huimao clenched his fists tightly. He had a conflicted look on his face, but in the end, he still opened the bag and gave some to Celia.
As for the big sea beast, it did not taste the fish biscuits at all. It was not the least bit interested in the fish biscuits in Huimao's hands. It was now playing with a big brush with its tongue.
Celia stretched out her webbing to make it easier for her to hold the fish biscuits.
Looking at Celia who was eating happily, Silin asked, "Celia, have you been living underground all this time? Before we came here, this city had never risen? "
"That's true." Celia chewed on the fish biscuit in her mouth and replied, "According to the records, my ancestors and I have always lived in the underground city. Only when the 'key' appears can the city rise again. So, for thousands of years, we have been living underground. Sometimes, when we are bored, we will come out and take a stroll around the city."
"Swim around? Do we need to wear protective clothing or something like that when we come out to swim? "Silin asked.
"What do you need to wear to swim? Isn't it just walking out of the house and playing around for a while before going home? What's a protective suit? "Celia was confused.
"… Nothing, it's just a swimming suit worn by ordinary people. Can you Mill people come out to swim directly? Can you swim freely at the bottom of the sea? "
Celia stuffed all the fish biscuits into her mouth, then scratched her hand and said, "I heard that in the beginning, we could not. We could only stay in the city's defense circle. The later generation could go out to swim, but they did not stay outside for long. Finally, when it came to our generation, we could almost swim freely outside."
Silin was a little surprised. It seemed that the Mill people did not stay in the sea for a thousand years for nothing. The beneficial mutation of their bodies made them more suitable for living in the deep sea.
"Since you can come out to swim, where have you been? There should be a lot of giant beasts at the bottom of the sea, just like those sea beasts that I have seen sealed in crystals. Aren't you afraid? "
"This city will emit a sound wave that humans can't hear. Those giant beasts are more sensitive to this sound wave, so they won't approach this area." Careya recited the passage from his memory as if he was reciting a book. He did not know anything about sound waves or sensitivity. All he could do was to recite the passage.
Silin raised his head and looked outside the light shield. Just now, there was a big sea beast swimming past the light shield, but it didn't continue to approach this place. This was probably the reason why the sea beasts had retreated when Czedow was talking about. At the same time, Silin also learned from Czedow's analysis that there were other reasons that paralyzed the spaceplane they were on. This was probably what the Xi family had done to prevent the aliens from coming here to cause trouble.
"Yes … because of this, we didn't dare to go too far. In addition, there's a trench next to the city. It's very dangerous there, so the elders didn't allow us to go near it. As for those sea beasts sealed in crystals, I heard that they came to cause trouble when the city was being built, so they were sealed inside by our benefactors. "Czedow's eyes were filled with admiration when he talked about the sealed sea beasts.
The crystals weren't enclosed inside the light shield, so they weren't considered part of this underwater city. That being said, it was extremely difficult for the Xi family to achieve this. They must have used some special methods.
Judging from Czedow's expression, he probably didn't know how the giant sea beasts were sealed inside the crystals in the first place. Silin thinks for a moment before asking, "Where's the trench you mentioned?"
"Here, it's over there. It's next to the protective shield."
Silin asked Czedow to lead the way. He wanted to go there and take a look in exchange for a batch of fish biscuits. Although Czedow was very afraid of the trench, a batch of fish biscuits in exchange wasn't a bad deal. Besides, he was only going to take a look at the light shield. He wouldn't go too far, so there shouldn't be any danger.
The trench that Czedow was talking about was right next to the city. Silin could see it through the light shield. Looking at the trench from the city inside the light shield, it felt as if the city was sitting on the edge of a cliff.
There was actually some distance between the edge of the city and the trench, but this distance was nothing compared to the extremely wide trench.
According to Czedow, the "predators" that Lung mentioned were the creatures that lived in this trench.
The Meer people called them "guardians", not "predators" as the people of the Andriera family called them. This was because these sea beasts got along very well with the Meer people here, and they would also help to guard the waters around the city. Even though these sea beasts were the smallest in size among the underwater creatures, they were very strong. Moreover, they often lived in groups. Even some of the larger sea beasts wouldn't take the initiative to provoke them. Because of this, the Meer people had been living here peacefully for nearly a thousand years.
Meer said that there were many sea beasts in the trench, and their tempers were generally not good. The guardians' tempers were considered the best, and they were the easiest to get along with. However, other than the guardians and a few sea beasts that were accepted by the Meer people, the sea beasts in the trench would not go near this city.
"There's a big guy here. We don't dare to provoke it. According to the elders, that guy is very annoying. It often snores, and it makes us feel like there's an earthquake there," Czedow complained.
"Big guy?"
"Yes, there will be a tremor every few years. I have never seen the real appearance of that big guy, but the chief has a record of it. When we were receiving education, the chief showed it to us. "Czedow shook her head and told Silin about the education they received when they were young.
However, the more Silin listened, the more he felt that something was wrong. He interrupted Czedow and asked, "When did you receive your education?"
Czedow thought for a moment and replied, "Starting from the age of five, until we were twenty. We need to learn a lot of things. It's very annoying. "
"How old are you now?"
"I'm very young now, only fifty-one years old! Don't look down on me because I'm short. My mother said that I'm not an adult yet, so I can continue to grow! "Saying this, Czedow showed off his biceps.
Silin was speechless.
"How old do you become an adult at?" Silin asked.
"It's hard to say. A long time ago, the rule was twenty years old. Later, it became thirty, and now, the chief set it at sixty. Because our lifespan has increased, we should be three hundred years old. Yes, that's what the chief said. "Czedow was still immersed in the joy of being able to continue to grow.
In fact, the current Meer people were already taller than ordinary people. Standing in front of Czedow, Silin was shorter than him by two heads.
As they were talking, the sea beast that Czedow helped to brush its tongue slowly crawled out of the light shield. It passed through the light shield that isolated the water layer, and then began to play happily in the sea outside.
Looking at the sea beast swimming happily outside, Czedow also began to itch. There shouldn't be any danger, right?
Silin saw that after Czedow passed through the light shield, his two legs merged together, forming a fishtail structure. Some fins appeared on his body, and his two arms also changed. A layer of membrane formed over their eyes to protect them, so that they could better play in the sea.
Now, Czedow was more like a pure underwater resident. Just like what he said, most of the time, they thought of themselves as sea beasts.
Entering the sea environment, Czedow was chasing and playing with the "guardian" sea beast. Although his speed was not as fast as the sea beast, compared to many people who were good at swimming, he was already very fast.
Huimao gave the fish biscuit to Silin for safekeeping, and then jumped out to swim with the two sea beasts.
However, five minutes later, the sea monster that was playing with Careya suddenly swallowed Careya into its mouth, and then hurriedly swam towards the city. After entering the light shield, it spat Careya out.
"What's wrong? Is there danger? "After Czedow came out of its mouth, he didn't care about the water on his body, and looked outside the light shield.
On the other side, a tentacle stretched out from the trench, and Huimao, who was standing there motionless, was wrapped up like an ant. Czedow anxiously patted the guardian sea beast next to him, asking it to go over and help. However, before it could move its feet, the huge tentacle that was wrapped around Huimao outside the light shield was broken into pieces.
Czedow and the sea beast were stunned, especially the guardian sea beast, its tail stiffened. Perhaps it didn't expect that the little fat cat would have such a strong combat power.
The owner of the tentacle gradually emerged from the trench, and the other tentacles also stretched out. However, now it didn't care about the little thing that had cut off its tentacle, and instead, it swam upstream as if it was running for its life.
"Wu — —"
The deep roar was full of deterrence, and the sound waves hit the light, creating ripples.
A huge mouth emerged from the trench, biting the tentacle monster that was trying to escape, and then sank down, dragging the prey in its mouth. The tentacle monster couldn't break free no matter how hard it struggled.
Silin saw that the huge mouth was only partially exposed, and not even its head was completely exposed. However, this was enough for Silin to see how powerful the creatures in the trench were.
Although the two of them were bigger than the other, they were nothing compared to the size of the trench. This trench was like a passage to another world, and it made people flinch.
Czedow patted her chest, still a little nervous, "As expected, we can't get close to that trench."
If it was just those "guardians", they had enough perception and speed to escape from the sea beasts they couldn't handle. However, the Meereans couldn't, so every time the Meereans went out, they would bring these guardians with them. After so many years, they had built up a solid trust between them. Just like how he didn't worry or fear when Czedow was directly swallowed into the guardian's mouth.
When Huimao returned to the city, Czedow's eyes were looking at it strangely, as if she was looking at an expert.
"Silin, Lung is awake!" Czedow sent a message.
After receiving Czedow's message, Silin grabbed Huimao and ran to the old chief's house. Seeing Silin running to the chief's house, Czedow also followed. Although he wasn't very smart, he knew that it was about the person who consumed the Tear of God.
It worked? Didn't that mean they could go out and play now?
At the old chief's house, Lung was sitting on the stone bed. His complexion was a little bad, but his eyes were full of excitement.
Ying Weiji was very happy that Lung had woken up, but his young master had been sitting silently ever since he woke up. No one knew what he was thinking.
Had the Tear of God worked? Why did it look like nothing had changed?
"Young master, do you feel unwell?" Ying Weiji asked.
Lung pinched his throat, furrowed his brows, and then relaxed them. Then, he had a conflicted expression on his face, and then his face lit up with joy.
Lung's expression kept changing. Ying Weiji and the other subordinates were really anxious to death, but they didn't want to rush him. They had no experience with this at all. They looked at the clan elder, but the old man was also at a loss. The "manual" didn't say anything about what would happen to the person who woke up.
"I'm fine."
After a long silence, Lung finally said those three words. The first word sounded a little strange, the second word was a little stiff, but everything returned to normal by the third word.
Silin happened to hear Lung's voice when he came in. He looked at Lung and asked, "Did something happen to your throat?"
Lung nodded and pinched his throat again. He couldn't help but smile, "I'm not used to it yet, but I'll get used to it very soon."
"Young master, did something happen to your throat?" Ying Weiji asked.
Lung cleared his throat and answered, "The second sound."
The second sound?
Ying Weiji and the others were confused.
However, when the old chief heard it, he slapped his thigh, "Yes, yes, that's it. I heard that people who successfully mutate will have a second sound … Hmm, that seems to be the case." The old chief took out an old-fashioned record book and flipped through it, "The first sound is your old one. It's used to talk to people, and the second sound is used to communicate with sea beasts."
"Then how different are they from us tamers?" Pascado asked. Tamers could tame many sea beasts without making a sound. If it was just the sound, it didn't sound like much.
The chief looked at Pascado with disdain and pointed at the guardian sea beast behind Seria, who was peeking at the door. "Didn't you say that you can't tame them? If you can't even tame a guardian with such a gentle temperament, then you can't tame the other sea beasts in the trench. I guess you can only tame some small fish in the middle and upper seas. "
Those guys are gentle? Gentle my ass! Small fish? Small fish, you kick!
The old chief's words were very infuriating. Ying Weiji and the others were very dissatisfied, especially when they heard the old chief's tone. It really made them want to slap him. However, the old chief's words did explain a lot of problems.
The old chief didn't care about the dissatisfied looks of Ying Weiji and the others. He continued, "If he successfully mutated and created a second sound, then he can communicate with that guy in the trench and let it send you back to the surface."
"That guy?" Lung was confused.
Silin thinks that the "guy" the old chief was talking about was probably the sea beast in the trench that Seria mentioned.
"How do you feel now?" The old chief asked Lung.
"I'm fine." Lung pinched his throat again.
"Then go outside and try it. However, before you can be sure that you can control the second sound, don't go to the trench."
"Okay!"
Lung couldn't wait to give it a try. Ever since he successfully mutated and created a second sound, he felt much closer to this sea. He always felt that he could understand the creatures in this sea better.
Lung first tried it in the sea on the opposite side of the city and the trench. This time, the evolution was successful. Not only did he have a second sound, his body's affinity with the sea environment had also greatly increased. He felt like he was a sea beast living here, able to breathe freely and swim freely in the deep sea. Now, he was completely capable of swimming to the surface. However, Lung definitely wouldn't leave the others behind and run away by himself.
The results of the first test were not bad. Lung made a nearby sea beast come over obediently. It automatically stuck out its tongue and swung it twice. That guy even rolled a few times as if it was playing a treasure, as if it was acting cute.
Looking at the sea beast acting cute in front of Lung, Huimao, who was squatting on Silin's shoulder, squinted its eyes and said disdainfully, "How dare you!"
Silin glanced at it and didn't say anything. This cat had probably forgotten that it was also an immoral creature.
After testing out a couple of sea beasts, Lung finally arrived at a certain part of the oceanic trench under the guidance of the old clan elder. This place wasn't far from where Cillin had been earlier, but there was a stone platform here.
The Meer people in the city all gathered here. They wanted to witness this historical moment with their own eyes. After this, they would be able to put down the responsibilities and burdens in their hearts and go sightseeing on the surface.
Lung stood on the platform. Ying Weiji and the others looked at their young master without blinking. How proud, how fucking proud. This was Andriera's successor, a true and indisputable successor!
Lung followed the records in the elder's old notebook. After adjusting his state, he began to communicate with the guy in the trench.
After Lung finished communicating, everyone held their breath and waited for what would happen next.
Bang!
Following the sound that came from the trench, the surrounding earth's crust trembled.
The group looked around and didn't find anything out of the ordinary. However, the guards were all lowering their heads and sticking close to the ground. Their bodies were trembling, and even the folds of skin that they habitually spread out when they encountered danger were wilting. Their eyes were filled with fear, and their mouths were making muffled sounds. They didn't look as imposing as before.
"Look!" One of the Meer people pointed in the trench.
There, a group of bubbles floated up. They were densely packed, almost filling up the entire trench. Such a large number was truly spectacular.
Huimao, who was squatting on Silin's shoulder, moved closer to Silin's ear and whispered, "Is that a collective fart of the sea beasts in the trench?"
Silin pinched Huimao's ear. "Don't talk nonsense."
Huimao flicked his ear. In any case, he just felt that those bubbles were like farts. Otherwise, why would they have the color of shit?
Silin looked at the bubbles that were still rising up. Although they were colored, they were definitely not the farts of the sea beasts as Huimao said.
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