This was the first time Gwen had seen such a solemn and heavy expression on the face of the siren Tyre. He had thought that such an expression would never appear on the face of the deep-sea saltwater fish that seemed to never wake up. But it turned out that there was still a limit to her laziness.
And with such an expression, she did not seem to be joking. Heti immediately asked, "What do you mean by reshaping the world?"
"Literally." Tyre shrugged her shoulders (and the tip of her tail). "The nature of all substances will change. Some changes are so subtle that it is almost undetectable by humans and will not affect the nature. Some changes are so drastic that they will even turn from stone to magic mineral. The magical environment in nature will also change. The area that was originally full of magical power may become a mana depleted area, and the place that was originally thin in elements may become a new gate to the elemental world. Creatures will go extinct and mutate on a large scale, and new species will also form in a short time. And most of the creation of civilization will disappear in this earth-shaking change."
"... You're just bluffing, aren't you?" Amber listened to the siren in a daze. She understood every word the siren said, but when she connected the dots, it was hard to believe. She was stunned for a moment before she finally shook her head. "What you said is no different from those cultists who preach the end of the world every day."
Tyre snorted softly. "There is a difference. They only know that the end of the world is coming, but the siren knows how to do it."
Gwen quietly looked into Tyre's eyes. "Have you experienced the real demonic wave?"
"You should know that the siren is a kind of intelligent creature that is far older than the land races. We have lived in this world for many years before your civilization learned how to ignite fire." Tyre continued to poke the bread and potatoes in front of her with the tip of her tail. "Of course, we have seen some things that you have not seen before."
Gwen continued to ask, "If the demonic wave is really as you described, how did you survive the real demonic wave?"
Rebecca stopped extinguishing the bread slices and looked at Gwen in surprise. "Ancestor, do you really believe these words?"
Gwen waved his hand. "It's a topic of conversation. There's no harm in discussing it."
"That's right, it's just a chat." Tyre laughed. "The Demonic Tide is indeed terrible. Most mortal species can't withstand it. It's just that we sirens are a little special. We are … well, this should have something to do with our elemental nature. The Great Mana Tide had a great impact on the present world, but it could not change the 'essence' of the elemental domain. The life form of the sirens was based on the elements, and many of our magic powers were also driven by the elements. That was why we survived safely to this day, and so did our civilization. Of course, there are still some effects … "
Tyre stopped and did not seem to want to continue on this topic. She just muttered in a low voice, "Every time, we have to start from the beginning …"
Heti and Rebecca looked at each other. To them, what Tyre said was too incredible. Sometimes, when something was too sensational, it would not feel real. But Gwen still continued Tyre's words. "So, the 'Demonic Tide' that happened on this continent 700 years ago was just a 'small wave'?"
Tyre replied casually, "Probably. After all, I didn't see it with my own eyes. It was all based on your description."
"Do you know how often the real Demonic Tide comes? How long will it be before the next one? "
"I can't answer that." Tyre shook her head. "We do think that the Demonic Tide will happen periodically, but this' cycle 'is very unstable. The deviation is calculated in thousands of years. That is to say, even if today is the theoretical day of the Demonic Tide, the real time of its outbreak may be some day in the next thousand years. Who can say for sure?"
The atmosphere at the banquet had become heavy. Gwen looked at Heti and Rebecca, who had not touched their cutlery for a long time. He knew that the siren's words had put a lot of pressure on them.
So he smiled and shook his head. "Since it's all uncertain, then we don't have to worry. Don't forget why we decided to establish an exploratory territory in a place like the Gloom Mountains."
"Just listen to what I said as a story." Tyre probably also noticed that she had messed up the atmosphere (of course, maybe she was just too lazy to continue the topic). She shook her head and said, "With the average lifespan of you humans, you don't have to worry about this kind of thing at all. Who knows how many generations it will take before it happens. Take it easy, take it easy."
"Let's talk about something lighter." Gwen also changed the topic. "By the way, what do you usually do when you live in the deep sea?"
"Sleep."
Gawain said, "… I'm talking about the sirens who are more normal than you. Besides, you can't just sleep every day, can you?"
"Then we have too many things to do. Building houses, raising jellyfish, holding shapeshifting competitions and so on." Tyr counted on his fingers with the tip of his tail. At the end, he suddenly became happy. "But the most interesting thing is still digging for squid!"
Gwen was puzzled. "What the hell is digging for squid?"
"It's digging for big squid! There's a kind of … "Tyre frowned and tried to find the right word." Renewable natural resources? "
She then waved her tail and said, "Anyway, it's something that looks like a big squid. Maybe it's the remains of some ancient creature. It's so huge that it covers the whole seabed. Its tentacles can grow back on their own. After a while, they will grow back on their own. And the big squid will also grow small tentacles to greet the sirens or dance with them. It's very interesting! Every now and then, we would go and dig for squid. Oh right, the last time we fought with those crazy humans, it was because they built a murky altar above the seabed where we dug for squid. They kept casting spells on the seabed and messed up our mine. We sent people to negotiate with them, but it was useless, so we ended up fighting. "
This time, even Amber, Betty, and Rebecca were dumbfounded. In all fairness, with the common sense of a normal human, they really could not understand what the siren was describing.
"The body of a huge creature? It's obviously dead, but it keeps regenerating? "Rebecca was stunned." Then … how many people can eat it! "
The maiden was indeed a fallen viscount. Her line of thought was correct. In fact, when Gwen heard the description, the first thing that came to his mind was to eat. But he was more cautious than Rebecca. He immediately realized that a mass of flesh that kept regenerating was probably not a "safe ration". Especially when it came from the strange and terrifying deep sea. Who knew how many strange things there were down there?
In fact, the siren race was already one of the "strange things" in Gwen's eyes.
Even Amber could not help but be interested in the magical daily life of the sirens. She could not help but ask, "What are you digging for squid for? Is it really for eating? "
"Err, actually, it's mainly used as fuel for the magic reactor, but it can also be eaten." Tyre's expression was a little awkward. "The meat of the big squid has a lot of concentrated energy, and the taste is super good. We sirens don't have a sense of taste, right? So things that are rich in energy and taste good are our delicacies. It's just that under normal circumstances, the big squid is given priority to the magic reactor. We usually just steal a little. "
Gawain was still dumbfounded. What the hell was this thing that could be burned and eaten?!
Speaking of which, this group of deep-sea saltwater fishes would steal the fuel at home. Are they f * cking naughty kids who drink gasoline secretly?
Sure enough, as he imagined, there were some strange things in the deep sea.
Then out of curiosity, Gwen asked Tyre a lot more about the "big squid". The various characteristics of the latter slowly pieced together in everyone's mind.
The remains of an extremely huge ancient creature. A tentacle may be as long as several kilometers, like a small mountain range.
It had died on the seabed for countless years, but there was no sign of decay. It even continued to regenerate. But every time it regenerated a little bit, it would be dug up and burned (or possibly eaten) by the sirens.
Sometimes, small tentacles would grow on the surface of the tentacles of the big squid. Those tentacles would greet the sirens or dance with them. The sirens' main evaluation of these tentacles was that they were chewy.
The deep-sea creatures living around the big squid had a strong tendency to attack and were more chewy.
The big squid would occasionally attract some distant sea creatures, making them die near the tentacles as if they were committing suicide. These creatures from other sea areas were not chewy.
Obviously, Tyre's evaluation of many things in the deep sea was based on "chewy". It was not known whether this was her habit or the sirens were all like this.
After listening to Tyre's description, a doubt arose in Gwen's mind.
These salted fishes … What did they dig up in the sea?
Did they dig up an ancient god?!
Gwen had this horrifying idea not because of his imagination, but because the various characteristics described by Tyre reminded him of the god's flesh he found in the ruins in the mountains. The god was dead, but the flesh did not decay and could affect the minds of other creatures. These characteristics were so unique and distinct that it was hard not to associate them together.
The "big squid" in the deep sea could regenerate continuously, but the god's flesh Gwen found could not. This might be because the crystal cube made by the Gondor magisters had some kind of suppressive effect.
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