"Can we go there and have a look?" The siren queen seemed to have sensed something in the water. Her expression was strange.
"I can …" Hao Ren did not think too much about it. He was just curious about the green patch. "What is that?"
Katreina frowned. "I don't know, but I can feel the flow of water. There's a very active current there."
Hao Ren asked instinctively, "You can sense the water through the holographic projection?"
Before Katreina could explain further, Nangong Wuyue slithered over and poked Hao Ren's calf with her tail. "You won't understand even if I explain it to you. My mother and I also sensed something in the sea. It's quite … familiar. "
Hearing the two sirens talking so mysteriously, Hao Ren began to mutter to himself. He turned to look at the control panel of the spacecraft. Remembering that Vivian and Lily would still be busy for a while, he nodded to Nolan. "I'll leave this to you. If Lorenz sends a signal, just act according to plan. Don't wait for my orders. I'll go check it out with Katreina. "
With that, Hao Ren left the bridge of the Petrachelys. At this moment, the storm outside the spaceship had almost completely calmed down. There were only waves of moist cyclones still stirring in the air. The sea below was surging, and the continuous sound of the waves filled the boundless world. The ark fleet that had landed on Io's Sea had formed an archipelago. The black steel hulls that were larger than mountains protruded from the surface of the sea, reflecting a cold and solemn radiance under Io's bright sunlight. The waves slammed into the hulls of these giant ships, breaking them into pieces like snow.
Hao Ren, Ayesha, Nangong Wuyue, and Katreina left the spacecraft and landed directly on the surface of the sea. The sirens created a surging current and sailed quickly toward the area where the "strange sensation" was coming from. As they flew past the Royal Throne, Hao Ren saw that the lower half of the ark was bubbling like boiling water. He could vaguely see some large machinery operating under the surface of the sea. It was the intake valve that supplied the life-support system to the ark. It seemed that the ark was doing well.
With the sirens' help, they soon arrived at the strange area of the sea. Large patches of green entered Hao Ren's eyes.
"What … is this …"
Hao Ren stared at the scene before him in astonishment. He bent down to examine the floating, algae-like things. They rose and fell with the waves. At first glance, they looked like simple algae, but when Nangong Wuyue used the tip of her tail to pick them up, she realized that they were more like rootless plants. It had a grid-like vine-like structure and slender leaves. All the stems and leaves grew together, and there was no obvious differentiation between individual plants. Perhaps the entire sea area was the same plant — it was a huge marine plant that stretched for several square kilometers.
And it was probably not the only one.
Ayesha looked into the distance and saw a similar patch of green at the end of the sea.
"Shh." Katreina seemed to have noticed something. She held up a finger to signal everyone to be quiet. Then, she used magic to stop the flow of water around them, isolating everyone's presence. "Look over there, under the thickest leaves."
Katreina was pointing into the distance, but Hao Ren could still see it with his extraordinary eyesight. Holding his breath, he looked over and found that there were some things moving under the giant "seaweed". After careful observation, he found that it was some fish with flat and wide bodies. These fish were fighting to peck at the drooping "roots" under the seaweed. It seemed that they were very used to this kind of food.
"The ecosystem is recovering, and there are things that have never been seen before," Hao Ren muttered. He was sure that the "seaweed" did not exist on Io's surface in the past. Back then, Io's surface was much more violent than it was now. The constant hurricanes and thunderstorms had killed off all life in the shallow layers of the water. "Could this seaweed have evolved recently? That's not normal. "
The MDT floated out of Hao Ren's pocket and examined the nearest plant sample. It suddenly exclaimed, "This looks like the moss you scattered into the sea last time — but it's completely changed!"
"Moss?" Hao Ren was stunned for a moment. It took him a few seconds to realize what the MDT was referring to. It was the biological samples he brought back from the wandering planet when he was looking for the Nangong couple. He had scattered the moss in Io's ocean, hoping that the seeds of life would survive in the new environment. But he did not expect the moss to develop like this!
"It's completely changed … Is it because of the environmental stimulation in Io?" Hao Ren looked at the endless "seaweed" in surprise. He could not believe that these things were once pieces of moss. "No, environmental stimulation should not have caused them to change so quickly."
Katreina suddenly frowned. She nudged Nangong Wuyue and Ayesha lightly. "Did you feel it? There's something in the sea."
"I felt it just now. It seems to be watching us." Elsa nodded and stretched her neck to look around, but there was no nervousness on her face because she did not feel any hostility from the peeper. "It's a bit like a siren, but …"
Before Elsa could finish her sentence, an unnatural wave suddenly appeared on the calm surface of the sea. Layers of broken waves gathered from all directions as if they had a mind of their own. It didn't look like the result of a normal sea breeze at all.
The moment he saw the broken waves, Hao Ren's heart skipped a beat. He seemed to have heard a vaguely familiar voice in his head, and the voice was greeting him.
Nangong Wuyue's eyes were sharp. She suddenly saw a bulge in the sea not far away. "Over there! Something's coming out! "
Dozens of meters away, the abnormal broken waves were gathering at an alarming rate. As the broken waves gathered, the sea water rose up like a deformed mollusk. As the group stared in shock, the rising sea water slowly took on a recognizable shape. "It" grew hands, a head, and a waist. Although every part of its body swayed unsteadily, it was clearly taking on a human shape.
Or rather, it was trying to take on a human shape.
The indescribable "sea water" worked hard for a full half a minute before it finally took on a more stable shape. It then rushed excitedly toward Hao Ren and the group. "It" finally took on the vague shape of a woman. It was a few meters tall, and its entire body was made of transparent seawater. Its facial features could not be seen, and no other details could be seen. It looked like a slime that had failed to mimic.
The strange "creature" rushed over and circled around the group, making loud splashing noises. The splashing waves drenched Hao Ren from head to toe. After circling around for a while, "it" suddenly dived into the sea, and then reappeared a short distance away, as if it was playing with the group. Before anyone realized what was going on, the mass of seawater suddenly collapsed, and then wobbled to form an even smaller form. It kept adjusting its shape and size — Hao Ren looked at it for a long time before he realized that "it" was imitating Katreina's appearance.
The three sirens at the scene were stunned. They had no idea who this' slime 'that suddenly appeared was, but an indescribable sense of familiarity made them unable to raise their guard. Katreina was the first to react. She paused for a moment, then suddenly patted Hao Ren's arm with her tail. "Wait a minute, could this be …"
"Eva?" The idea in Hao Ren's mind became clearer and clearer. He could not help but call out. He waved at the "water girl" who was trying to become Katreina not far away. "Eva!"
The "water girl" seemed to have given up on turning into Katreina. She remained in her female form, and when she heard Hao Ren's call, she surged toward him, making a series of strange noises. "Gurgle, gurgle …"
Hao Ren reached out to the mass of seawater, and the water girl imitated him, touching Hao Ren's fingers with the cold seawater.
In that instant, the mental connection was reestablished.
A moment later, Katreina looked at Hao Ren's reaction. "Is this really Eva?!"
"It's her … or rather, the reborn Eva." Hao Ren took a deep breath, and then slowly exhaled to calm his racing heart. He pointed at the seaweed that stretched for several kilometers. "This is her work."
He turned to look at the Soul of the Ocean, who was observing them curiously. He smiled brightly. "Long time no see, Eva."
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