Sirens — in the eyes of all supernatural creatures on Earth, even in human myths and legends, they were a mysterious race. They were the elves of the deep waters, the hermits of the dark abyss of the sea, the most unpredictable people of the water in the ever-changing, turbulent ocean. They themselves were as amorphous as water, impossible to predict. The sailors of old believed that every wave in the sea hid the seductive songs of the sirens, while the otherworldly gods of old believed that even Poseidon could not control these hermits of the sea.
These amorphous, unseen water elves were shrouded in a veil of mystery. But now, Hao Ren could confidently tell those storytellers that it was all because distance made the heart grow fonder. The reason why people talked so much about the sirens was because they had never been in close contact with them.
The unlucky ones who were imprisoned in the city of the sirens for more than a hundred years did not count.
It was true that the water elves were gentle and quiet. But just as the ocean had a thousand faces, so did the sirens. They were also active and jumpy at times. Hao Ren should have thought of this when he saw them in their mantis shrimps form. The group entered Nasaton under Shaqira's lead, and the scene they saw along the way could be summed up in one word: demons dancing. The sirens happily turned themselves into everything they could find in the sea, and they seemed interested in trying anything that had been soaked in the water. Hao Ren even saw two tires rolling around in front of him. He did not know which unlucky car had accidentally fallen into the sea, and the tires were taken off by the sirens as a reference model.
Shaqira pointed to the two tires and explained to Hao Ren, "Only the one in the back is a siren, and the one in front is a real tire."
Hao Ren was speechless.
"You guys... sure have a rich spare time." Lily followed behind with her mouth agape. The chaotic scene in Nasaton today was completely different from the last time she was here. The last time she was here, the city of the sirens was a crazy city shrouded in a gloomy atmosphere, like the lair of an evil god in the deep sea. But now... the scene was still scary, but the atmosphere was different.
"Not often." Shaqira smiled as she led the way. Lil Pea followed behind the mermaid and kept up with the rhythm. The little mermaid thought that she had returned to her hometown and was so happy that she was cheering along the way. "Since the last incident, Nasaton has taken a long time to rebuild, repair the ancient equipment, and heal the psychological trauma of the sisters. Our city was once shrouded in a shadow that never dissipated. But Hao Ren brought us news of Io, and we know the origin and history of the sirens. So, we felt that we could not just sink into oblivion, so the Queen decided to make some changes. "
As Shaqira spoke, she gently swung her tail to avoid a tuna that was charging towards her. The tuna was as long as a person. After it rushed past, 'it' nimbly turned around and turned into a coquettish sea serpent girl with a golden-red tail, and blew a string of bubbles apologetically. Hao Ren vaguely remembered this siren. After thinking for a while, he remembered that she was one of the guards in the underground passage near the Queen's palace. Y'zaks rolled her into a snake ball and threw her out...
Shaqira continued, "In fact, we have always sent observers to the surface to understand the changes in the world on land. But after our people were corrupted by evil spirits a hundred years ago, we no longer paid attention to this knowledge. So, after the city's functions were almost restored, the Queen ordered us to sort out all the information we had missed in the past hundred years. In the process, we even contacted a few otherworldling families on land. We had sent messengers to them to spread the news of the 'Day of Return', so by chance, we had a channel to contact the surface races. Through these efforts, we once again kept up with the changes in the world, and learned how humans had developed this planet into what it is today in just a hundred years.
"What's interesting is that the powerful alien races are still stuck in their own ways and are going downhill in the next hundred years. Humans, on the other hand, have fought two world wars in such a short period of time and even sent humans to the moon. The Queen showed us all the modern human technology, especially in the field of aerospace. That was how our sisters finally understood what 'Nasaton is a spaceship' meant.
"We have been living in seclusion in the deep sea for too long, and our worldview is a little problematic. So, after knowing the efforts of our ancestors to explore space, we must re-establish our understanding of the 'outside world', and the Queen believes that humans on Earth are the best teachers in this regard."
Shaqira said as she swam. Seeing Hao Ren and the rest again made the siren very happy. Nangong Wuyue nodded understandingly after listening. "So, you guys learned to celebrate the festival like the humans?"
"Well, one of the reasons," Shaqira said while correcting Lil Pea's swinging tail. "The main thing is that the pressure of rebuilding the city is too much, and we need a celebration to relax. So, the Queen decided to celebrate the human festival in the deep sea..."
"There's only one question." Vivian raised her hand. "Do you know what day and month it is on land today?"
Shaqira's tail stiffened. "Huh?"
"Halloween has passed two months ago." Hao Ren looked at the messy Nasaton with a headache. "How much is the difference between the deep-sea calendar and the surface calendar?"
"Is that so?!" Shaqira looked surprised, as if it was the first time she realized this problem. She then wagged her tail and said, "Oh, that's not a big deal. It doesn't matter when we celebrate it. As long as we're happy. Later, tell the queen that we'll change this festival to City Reconstruction Day."
Lily was stunned. "... Are you guys always so casual?"
Shaqira suddenly looked serious. "It's not casual, it's very serious — the name can only be changed with the Queen's permission."
Lily was speechless.
"Well, I'll not pursue your cultural issues." Hao Ren did not know whether to laugh or cry. He then curiously looked at the strange sirens in all directions — the word "strange" was really not wrong. "Is the way you guys celebrate the festival by turning into all kinds of strange things?"
"That's our favorite form of entertainment!" Shaqira suddenly said happily. "We turn into all kinds of new and interesting forms, and then let our friends guess who is who. The siren with the most successful transformation and the most thorough disguise wins. So when we heard that the humans have a Halloween where everyone dresses up in all kinds of strange forms and runs around, we immediately decided to hold such a festival! In addition to everyone transforming together, there are many other activities in the city. There are a lot of gadgets collected from the shallow waters on Gushing Spring Street, which were dropped by humans in the sea! That's interesting! "
What else could Hao Ren say? He could only feel that it was an eye-opener. He did not expect this group of quiet deep-sea creatures to live such a lively life, and their entertainment and celebrations were really rich and colorful. Nangong Sanba smiled and said, "Look at the hatred on the faces of the foreign species clans on land, and then look at these sea demons … There's really no comparison."
"That's normal." Vivian was not surprised. "They are the only otherworldling race that has retained a complete social form and can remain undisturbed for many years. It's not surprising that such a race has as rich social activities as humans."
As they spoke, they had already passed through the bustling city streets. Shaqira led Hao Ren and the others to a huge transparent pipe. She opened a small door on one side of the pipe and let everyone swim in. "It's still a long way from here to the Palace District. Let's take this."
This pipe was the most common "bus route" in the city of the sirens. It relied on water flow and pressure for high-speed, comfortable, and safe travel through the city. It was one of the few ancient technologies that the sirens had preserved to this day. Hao Ren and the others got into the pipe. As Shaqira entered the destination into the controller next to her, Lil Pea suddenly found a layer of almost transparent, soft gelatinous substance on the inner wall of the pipe. The little mermaid immediately swam over and hit the gelatinous substance with her body. "Daddy, daddy, there's something here!"
Shaqira finally found the sticky substance on the inner wall of the pipe. She curiously reached out and poked it twice. "What is this? The station should be cleaned every day... Wow! "
The layer of gelatinous substance suddenly twisted, and then pieces of the same translucent gelatinous substance fell from all sides of the pipe. These strange things gathered together and in the blink of an eye, condensed into a petite mermaid. "Wow!"
"You still say 'wow'?" Shaqira angrily glared at the young siren with her hands on her hips. "No shapeshifting and lurking near traffic lines and public mechanical facilities. Have you forgotten the rules?"
The young siren thought for a moment and continued to exclaim, "Wow!"
Hao Ren slapped his forehead. "I suddenly feel that we've come at the wrong time... Nasaton at this time is simply incredible."
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