The Shina Trench was one of the most inconspicuous trenches in the Whalebone Sea. Both the trench's depth and width were below average. However, due to the abundant resources in the sea, there was a special type of sea snail that was highly beneficial to mermaids, which led to the construction of a mermaid city.
This was the first time Angor heard about such a place. He never saw any sign of such a place on the White Clam Market or any other sea map.
When he left the Land of Revelation, he had to go through this place as well. However, he didn't expect to find such a place at the bottom of the trench.
"Let's dive. According to Master, the Ashen Merchants will arrive at Lloyds in two days," Brulee the owl told Angor while flapping its wings.
Angor nodded and dove into the sea without wasting any time.
After diving for several hundred meters, he realized that Brulee wasn't following him. Angor had no choice but to return to the surface. "I don't know how to swim," Brulee complained.
He expanded the purification field until it covered Brulee completely before diving back into the water.
Along the way down, Brulee kept turning her head like a curious baby at the wondrous scenery in the sea.
Once they left the surface of the sea, Brulee couldn't see anything clearly, so it begged Angor to use Illuminate again.
"I heard that owls have excellent night vision. But you …" Angor glanced at Brulee in disdain.
"Night vision also requires light!" Brulee said, "Also, I'm different from other owls. Other owls have poor day vision and good night vision, but I have good day vision and poor night vision … Actually, I used to have night vision, but you broke my monocle, so I can't see at night."
Angor quickly changed the topic when Brulee was about to bring up the monocle again.
"Miss Eureka said that you've been to Lloyds before, and that she knows who you are. But I don't think you've been here before, "said Angor in a plain tone.
Brulee said, "I've been to Lloyds twice. The first time was with my master, and the second time was with Mister Red Hair. They both opened a plane passageway to get here."
"So you're saying I'm not strong enough to open a plane passageway?" Angor raised an eyebrow.
"No!" Brulee immediately denied it. "I mean, this is the first time I've seen the real view of the bottom of the sea. I'm a little curious … You know, us birds can't swim."
As soon as Brulee finished speaking, Toby flew out of the purification forcefield like an arrow. He swam around the seabed and returned with his head held high. With a flick of its feather, the seawater splashed everywhere. Many water droplets fell on Brulee's body, as if it was trying to show off its power.
Brulee added, "Of course, there are exceptions."
In the end, he decided to fulfill Brulee's wish. They needed a source of light to reach the bottom of the ocean. They couldn't see anything clearly, and it would be difficult to find their way around.
Instead of using Light, he asked Toby to take out a piece of fluorite.
Toby took out the fluorite lamp. Brulee looked at him enviously, and Toby was very proud of himself. If Angor didn't stop him, he would have flown out again.
Soon, they reached the bottom of the sea. After swimming for more than ten miles, they saw an abyss-like trench.
"Where is Lloyds in the trench?" Angor went to the deepest trenches in the Sea of Purification before, so he knew that they would take a long time if they didn't know the exact location.
"Just swim in the widest direction. Also, there are many mermaids collecting shells near Lloyds. Maybe we'll see mermaids before we reach the bottom of the trench. We can just ask them then," Brulee replied.
Angor nodded and decided to follow Brulee's plan. After all, Brulee was a bird, and it knew the general direction.
The trench looked like a giant, dark mouth. Compared to it, Angor looked like a minuscule ant. He had been to a lot of trenches, but he still couldn't help but feel awestruck by the sight.
He slowly descended, and wherever the fluorite illuminated, he saw nothing but darkness.
Brulee, who was originally very interested in the underwater scenery, was now a little scared. In this absolute darkness, not only did she have to face the suffocating pressure, but she also had to listen to the terrifying sounds of the ocean currents colliding from time to time. The pressure made Brulee want to close her eyes.
Not long after they reached the bottom, they heard a faint song that scared Brulee even more.
"Is … is it Ghost Song?" Brulee asked in a trembling voice.
Angor shook his head. "It's a mermaid."
"So you're right. We haven't reached the bottom of the trench yet," Angor said as he quickly swam toward the source of the song.
Toby used the sequence of gravity to push them forward. Soon, they found their target.
It was a little mermaid who was looking for shells on a platform on the wall of the trench. The little mermaid didn't try to run away because she thought they were some kind of "monster" in the sea because of the fluorite.
However, when it saw the figure behind the light source, it was shocked and almost dropped the lantern in its hand.
But when she looked closer, she saw that it was a human.
The little mermaid's eyes lit up and she licked her lips subconsciously. She had always heard from her elders that human flesh was very delicious, but her singing was not charming enough, so she had never successfully seduced a sailor at sea. Now that she saw a human, her first reaction was, "Finally, I can enjoy human flesh!"
With her immature brain capacity, she could never imagine how an ordinary human could appear in the deep sea.
Before she could carry out her plan, she was caught by Angor's Hand of Spell.
She was still struggling while baring her sharp fangs at Angor, trying her best to show her hostility.
"Look at her. She's going to eat you." Brulee gave the little mermaid a pitiful look. She was pretty, but she didn't know what to do.
Under the shock of the powerful energy, the little mermaid finally succumbed.
"Take me to Lloyds," Angor ordered.
But the little mermaid only gave him a confused look and kept mumbling something he couldn't understand.
Angor glanced at Brulee. "I don't know how to analyze languages. Can you speak it?"
Brulee shook its head. "I'm just a bird. How can I speak it?"
Angor remained silent for a moment. "What do I need you for?"
Brulee didn't know Lloyds' language either, but he had to create the perfect opportunity. Angor didn't want to waste his time looking for Lloyds in this dark trench. He reached out a hand and sent a wisp of nightmare energy into the little mermaid's forehead.
The little mermaid's eyes widened in fear as if it saw its mortal enemy. It had already stopped struggling, but now it was struggling even more fiercely.
Angor released the Hand of Spell and let the little mermaid go.
The little mermaid quickly turned around and ran away while screaming in fear. Angor casually followed behind it.
He used the Nightmare Fear-Inducing Spell to let the little mermaid see the scariest scene and block her judgment. Under such circumstances, the little mermaid would instinctively run to the safest place, and in this dark trench, the safest place was Lloyds.
While the little mermaid was terrified, Angor didn't mind at all. He even asked Brulee about Lloyds.
Just as Brulee was about to say something, she saw a grey shell fall out of the little mermaid's backpack.
Brulee's eyes lit up and urged Angor to catch it.
Angor grabbed the shell. "It's just an ordinary seashell. I'm a bit hungry. Can you give it to me?"
Brulee stared at Angor with wide eyes. Angor, on the other hand, checked the shell and smiled at Brulee's curious eyes.
"An ordinary seashell? It turns out that the famous Mermaid Shell has been reduced to an ordinary seashell? "
Brulee's expression changed when Angor mentioned the Mermaid Shell. "So you know what it is, mister …"
Brulee knew how valuable a Mermaid Shell was. Brulee knew he wouldn't get the shell this time.
To its surprise, Angor simply tossed the Mermaid Shell to it after mentioning its name.
"You don't know what a Mermaid Shell can do?" Brulee couldn't help but ask.
"Of course I do." Angor glanced at Brulee in confusion. Why did the creature look at him like that?
Mermaid Shells were a special ingredient that could enlighten one's mind. Back at Phantom Island, Greya used to make "Mermaid Shell Soup", which increased Angor's spiritual power by 0.5 without consuming any potential points.
Of course, Greya was the only one who could make such a special dish, and she also used many top-tier ingredients.
However, Mermaid Shell Soup could only be used once. Even if Greya did it again, it wouldn't increase Angor's spiritual power.
Angor didn't need the Mermaid Shell at all.
He didn't care about the "enlightening one's mind" effect either. A Mermaid Shell cost at least a hundred magic crystals on Fey Continent. However, Angor could easily refine items that cost thousands of magic crystals.
Brulee, on the other hand, didn't know that. It was still trying to guess. "Why did you give it to me when you know what it does? Why is that? Oh, I know! Could it be that you're trying to curry favor with Master by currying favor with me?! "
Brulee seemed to have found a reason to be proud again. "Let me tell you, even though I'm master's favorite pet, it's impossible for you to get on my good side and make master have a good impression of you. Unless you can do the following — "
Before Brulee could finish, Angor stuffed the shell into Brulee's chattering mouth. "Shut up! If you say anything else, I'll kill you! "
Brulee quickly shut up when she saw the murderous look in Angor's eyes.
But it was still confused. Did Angor really give the shell to it for free?
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