"A siren's collection?" Hao Ren was surprised by Katreina's words. "You mean the floating objects you picked up from the sea?"
"It's not just floating objects." The siren queen blinked. "It's something that will surprise you. Do you want to see it?"
Before Hao Ren could say anything, Lily had already leaped up to him. "Yes, yes! Mr. Landlord, let's go and have a look … "
Hao Ren had to press Lily's head hard to stop the husky from moving forward. He nodded to Katreina with interest. "If you don't mind opening it to outsiders like us — of course, I'm very interested."
"It's not a secret place." Katreina smiled and turned around. "Those things were originally thrown away by the people on the surface. We just collected them. Come with me. The entrance to the storehouse is nearby. "
Hao Ren, Vivian, and Lily followed the siren queen. They bypassed the lively palace square and the old city wall, which was still a construction site. There were fewer and fewer ordinary sirens around, and the area ahead was unusually quiet. There were more and more combat maidservants and giant mantis shrimps patrolling on both sides of the road with tridents in their hands. Finally, they arrived in front of a building that looked like a subway entrance. The whole building seemed to be a section of inclined pipe that protruded from the ground. At the entrance was a heavy black iron sluice gate. The sluice gate was inlaid with a circle of sparkling water gems. There were several heavily armed sentries patrolling around the sluice gate. The festive atmosphere in the city did not spread to this place at all.
Hao Ren blinked. "Didn't you say that this is not a secret place …"
"It's not very secret, but the necessary guards are still necessary." The siren queen waved to the guards at the door. The sentries bowed respectfully and went to open the sluice gate. "Perhaps the people on land have forgotten about these things, but for us, these are the best collection."
A string of bubbles rose around the sluice, and with the creaking of machinery, the heavy sluice gate slowly opened to both sides, revealing a shimmering passage. It seemed to lead deep into Nasaton.
Katreina swam in front and led the three of them into the sirens' "treasure vault". As soon as they entered the tunnel, Hao Ren noticed that there were many intertwined pipes on the walls and ceiling. There were also some glowing wires hidden behind the pipes. Katreina explained, "There used to be a mechanical cabin down here. We didn't know what it was for, but all the machinery was broken. Now that I think about it, it must have been damaged when the ship crashed here. After that, we emptied the machinery cabin of the junk, repaired the leak, and transformed this place into a storage room. "
The path ahead suddenly opened up, and an underground space of astonishing size appeared in front of Hao Ren.
"Over the past ten thousand years, countless strange things have fallen into the sea. At first, they were thrown away by the beasts. Later on, humans began to move around in the sea, and their things became the majority. The number of lost items that fell into the sea is astonishing, and sirens are very curious creatures. When our sisters went out to play, they would pick up the most interesting things and bring them home. That's how the anchors, mines, and propellers you saw in the city came about. Over time, these things grew, and we periodically threw some of the less interesting things into the trenches. The most interesting things are hidden in this storage room. "
In the huge underground space, one could still vaguely see the appearance of the mechanical cabin of the past. On both sides of the steel walls that extended out, there were still some traces of pipes and clamps. But now, the mechanical cabin had been emptied, leaving behind an empty space filled with jaw-dropping debris. Countless shelves and stacks were neatly arranged, with about three meters of aisle between them. In front of each stack, there was an eye-catching sign. Hao Ren could not help but be stunned when he saw all this. He realized that this was probably the richest and largest exhibition hall on the planet. Ten thousand years of history, the entire planet's ocean collection, including the lost items of all races, including humans and otherworldlings, were all piled up in this place, neatly sorted and sorted!
If any naturalist or collector were to see this scene, they would probably immediately faint from excitement!
"This …" Hao Ren opened his mouth, but the first thing that came to his mind was a question. "Uh, why did you suddenly want to show us this?"
According to Katreina, this Museum of Treasures was not a secret place, but there was no reason for it to be opened to outsiders. Although Hao Ren was on good terms with the sirens, the Queen of the Sirens must have a special reason for bringing him here.
Sure enough, Katreina pointed to the depths of the museum, and a siren poked her head out from behind a pile of junk. It was Ayesha, Madame Nangong.
"Ayesha asked." Katreina smiled. "She said that you should be interested in these things — the history of this planet, and the changes of the Unusual Creatures over the past ten thousand years. If you are investigating these things, the siren's collection might be of some help."
Hao Ren finally understood. The Queen of the Sirens did not know much about Hao Ren's work, but she knew that he was interested in the history of civilization. She also knew that he and Vivian had been actively investigating the Unusual Creatures on Earth. Ayesha suggested that he and Vivian take a look at the siren's collection, and Katreina agreed.
"What do you think? Are you interested in these things?" Ayesha swam out from behind a row of shelves, followed by Nangong Wudi. "I haven't been here for a long time … I still remember my favorite place here many years ago. I found at least ten items here."
"Yes, I'm very interested!" Hao Ren rubbed his hands as he looked around at the objects from different historical periods and races. His eyes sparkled. "Even if I can't learn anything from these things, just looking around is enough for me to brag for half a year! This … Hey, why didn't Sanba and Wuyue come? "
Nangong Wudi shook his head. "They are looking after Lil Pea outside, and they are not very interested in this place."
Hao Ren pulled Vivian and Lily to the neat shelves and stacks, as if he was looking at a piece of frozen time. Lily's eyes widened, and she carefully tucked her tail between her legs, for fear of damaging any of the precious relics. "Say, Battie, do you know all of these?"
Vivian looked at the historical relics that had lain underwater for who knew how long. She replied casually, "How can I know all of them … But I can roughly tell the age and origin of many of them. This plate, for example, should be from three or four hundred years ago, from Europe. "
Vivian pointed to a delicate white porcelain plate, which was placed next to two old-fashioned flintlock pistols. Despite its age, the sirens' special anti-corrosion treatment had kept everything as clean as new. Katreina said casually, "In 1647, a French merchant ship was attacked by pirates on the high seas. This plate was part of the captain's collection, and the captain happened to be one of the few humans who knew black magic. So, after his death, his obsession was left in this porcelain. A small plate caused three pirate ships to sink, until it finally fell into the sea with the last ship, and no one has ever fished it out."
Hao Ren was surprised. "You knew black magic, but you were killed by the pirates?"
"When you can't recite a spell faster than a flying brick, all magic is useless," Lily said proudly, crossing her arms. "Didn't I take down Battie with two bricks back then …"
"How many times have I told you not to bring that up!" Vivian glared at Lily. "I was malnourished back then! I've lived for ten thousand years, and I've never seen a werewolf throw a brick. That's why I fell for your trick! "
Katreina looked curiously at Vivian and Lily, but did not ask any questions. She only pointed to the shelves that were arranged far away. "These shelves are arranged according to the era. There are labels for human artifacts and otherworldling artifacts. Take a look for yourselves. Maybe you'll find something useful. "
"Anything from the demon hunters?" Vivian asked.
Katreina nodded and pointed to a corner of the collection. "The sea is vast, and everything will be swallowed up by it. The earliest demon hunters' relics are in that direction, including the giant bow that shot down the Sun Ship and the sword that killed the Hydra. "
Hao Ren was suddenly in awe of the sirens. What a bunch of collectors!
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