Hao Ren was completely immersed in the world of the spiritual body. His consciousness continued to sink with the power of chaos. The oldest historical memory of the Kraken emerged from the depths of this chaos and became clearer. It was as if he had experienced it personally.
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He saw those clever creatures living in the deep sea opening their minds, and saw them studying the metal meteorites that occasionally fell from the dark abyss with surprise and awe, and how these hard stones were formed. They dug.
The mud, woven with seaweed, opened up their home in this dim water world slightly illuminated by the light of algae, and they were curious about everything. In the fifth thousandth year of the meteorite era, they finally knew
How to separate metals from the deep-sea rocks they dig out: far from the flames, they use the power of water and chemistry.
Use water flow to crush ores and use elemental methods to refine metals to create alloys that will not rust. The Kraken was freed from the limited gifts of meteorites and used its own hands to create brand new metal tools and build the oldest
Dynasty, and inscribed words on those enduring alloys, writing the first page of history.
However, when this young civilization was toddling in the deep sea, their nurturer, the endless sea of Io, also covered the kingdom's head heavily. The sirens were in awe of the endless dark water above, but they still
Full of curiosity. Just like the inevitable stage that all intelligent races must go through: they also want to know what is on the other side of the darkness.
When the first Siren became interested in this and put it into practice, it was already a thousand years after the founding of the First Dynasty.
But exploring the shallow water layer is dangerous. The environment of the deep sea is completely different from that of the shallow water layer. There is huge water pressure here - a water pressure that is particularly comfortable for the Kraken. But this is not the case in the shallow water layer. In the ancient admonitions of the Kraken
Warning those young adventurers who are ready to take action, telling them that across the endless dark water is a world of "nothingness". As they continue to approach the "edge of the world", the density of matter will decrease, everything will be separated from each other, and the Kraken itself will also
No exception. Just like those warriors in the tribal era who tried to send the meteorite back to the "edge of the world" but never returned, no siren can cross that mysterious dark water.
However, once the heart of exploration is ignited, it will not be extinguished. Young scholars are still studying how to get to the edge of the world. They continue to improve elemental magic and use magic to change their physiques so that they can adapt to the water pressure in shallow water.
, they continuously sent out batch after batch of explorers, charging into the dark abyss hanging above their heads again and again with the determination to die.
The explorers who come back alive will bring back incredible things: animals and plants living in the upper waters, and this has convinced scholars that there is also a realm where survival is possible on the other side of the dark abyss. There is another prosperous world there.
In the two thousandth year after the founding of the First Dynasty, a young siren led her small expedition team to challenge this limit. They spent a hundred years to transform their bodies, and it took three full days.
Time cast various protective spells on themselves, and then marched towards the dark abyss. They swam the farthest distance, crossed waters that no one had ever reached before, and left behind those wonderful shallow-water animals and plants.
As they continued to rise, they felt that the water elements that made up their bodies became increasingly unstable, but even more incredible scenes began to appear from above their heads:
On the other side of the dark abyss, there is light.
It turns out that the phenomenon of "light" is not unique to the deep sea.
They exchanged their new discoveries in surprise. They began to rush to the sea surface harder, so that they did not take into account the changes in the water element in their bodies. They headed towards the unprecedented bright world, swimming hard. Swimming hard.
, finally crossed a layer of "material dividing line" - at that time, they did not know that kind of thing was called "water surface".
An extremely vast, bright, and restless world appeared before these explorers.
But they only had time to take a look, because within a second, they all collapsed due to pressure and turned into gas.
Elemental creatures have no control in the conventional sense. Without mastering control skills, they have no idea how to maintain their high-density state in the air world.
It would be hundreds of years before the Kraken knew how to move in the air world.
Hao Ren's spirit is in a strange state. He is traversing the entire history of the Siren, but he can hardly feel the flow of time, as if the span reaches a thousand years, and the memories of ten thousand years are spread out in front of him like a plane.
, it will be clear at a glance. He saw that the sirens finally came to the world on the sea level, and began to carefully explore this air world that was "empty, vast, and unstable" to them. In the process,
He seemed to vaguely sense Eva's thoughts, and he understood what this siren spirit was thinking.
The Sirens have spent thousands of years building stable passages and various observation platforms that can reach the sea surface. The Sea of Io covering the entire planet requires them to work dozens of times more than other races to take one more look at the sky.
They used the unimaginable patience of ordinary races to adapt to the storms and lightning on the sea level, and even transformed their life forms again. The most outstanding observer among them, Ivina, waited on the platform for seven hundred years.
There was a clear sky, and when the terrifyingly vast "starry sky" appeared in front of the sea monsters, it almost frightened everyone.
And it wasn't until seventeen hundred years passed that they realized that there were not only stars but also sunshine behind the clouds: that was the second sunny day.
Understanding the "alternation of day and night" is something that comes later.
Everything the Sirens do requires more effort than other races. The special natural environment of this planet makes it impossible for them to figure out what they should study and what they are studying like ordinary races. Lightning, vast oceans, huge waves
And the unstable atmosphere makes it difficult for any primitive race to move on the sea level. At the same time, they have to devote more energy to adjusting their life forms. The life form of "deep sea elemental creatures" makes them born with limitations.
They spend almost more energy on transforming this than observing the world.
But they still did not stop their exploration, and continued to move towards the outside of the world - their reasons were not very noble and lofty. They did not even think of the term "the sea of stars".
They just wanted to go out for a walk and see if there was a sea like their hometown in other places.
It was only in the 4000th year after Ivina observed the starry sky that the Kraken built an aircraft that could fly through Io's storm - it was unable to make fire, full of lightning, and the storm continued, and even the initial aerodynamic research could not
It is not easy to develop flying tools in the ongoing world. Of course, it can be said that their talent in this area is dull, but so what?
Anyway, they can finally look at the stars. They are very happy about it.
Hao Ren felt his consciousness begin to float lightly, and he saw the space age of the Kraken. He saw these magical creatures trying to launch probes to find the sea on other planets, and saw them building structures in the orbit of their own planet.
Observation station, casting curious eyes to the wider universe, and seeing...
A group of space battleships of unknown origin suddenly descended on Io. In an inexplicable and chaotic war, the kingdom of the Kraken collapsed, until finally the entire planet was swept by some kind of energy storm weapon like the global emp, and the Kraken civilization
So ruined.
There is no reason for destruction.
The storm on the sea of Io is intensifying, huge lightning sweeps across the sky, and huge waves covered with ice are coming. Shakira and the other three sea monsters work hard to maintain control of a small area of water. She sees
To the center of the water: "When will he get better? I don't feel that Eva has calmed down at all!"
Nangong Wuyue quickly dived into the water, confirmed Hao Ren's status and came up again: "He is still connected! I have seen him connect with the brain monster several times with my own eyes, and I know this status... It seems to be going smoothly.
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Soma muttered: "I don't think this is going well."
There was another storm. A tsunami like a mountain came towards everyone. The Siren Queen raised her hands to block the tsunami. But just when she couldn't hold back, she was about to go and see Hao Ren's condition in person.
.The latter suddenly emerged from the water.
As soon as Hao Ren opened his eyes, he saw the violent storm and huge waves outside. He stared blankly at the violent underwater world, and his thinking seemed to have been delayed for a century. It was not until Nangong Wuyue swam closer that he murmured to himself
He said the same thing: "She is crying."
"What?" Nangong Wuyue didn't hear clearly for a while.
"She's crying," Hao Ren looked up at the sky, looking at the arms reaching into space. "Eva, she's crying. She's just a child."
The sound of the storm roared in the ears, and the world was filled with roaring roars. Endless anger, annoyance, and hatred were mixed in the storm like substance, almost destroying those who were in it. However, this time,
Hao Ren sensed something else from these violent sounds and breaths: Eva's crying.
For a civilization, Eva was just a child. She was at a loss, she was not prepared for anything, she had just learned about the vastness and grandeur of the world, but everything came to an abrupt end without any reason.
It took her so long to climb out of the cradle. It took her far more patience and time than other races to see the world above her head. She had to pay dozens of times the price to accomplish what other races considered ordinary achievements—
-Although she may not be aware of this, in any case, Io's ten-kilometer-thick ocean, the endless turbulent atmosphere, and the clouds that have not dissipated for thousands of years, all of these things have finally come together.
Once overcome, she climbed out of the deep sea with great difficulty - but everything came to an abrupt end for no reason.
Eva didn't even know what happened, and she died beside her cradle.
So she rejected this fact. The indestructible soul of the Siren allowed her to survive the end of the world, and instead lingered on the planet in a state similar to "reverberation". She was like a child who had her toys taken away.
, attacking everything confused and angry, while crying loudly.
"I never thought that racial consciousness could be in this state..." Hao Ren didn't know how to explain what he saw and experienced, so he could only shake his head at Shakira and the others, "In fact, the death of civilization is everywhere.
All, but rarely an individual like 'Eva'. She was bewildered by her own destruction. Very sad, she was just venting her dissatisfaction... and perhaps for the last time."
"Then what should we do?" The Siren Queen looked at Hao Ren at a loss, "Is there any way to... appease her?"
At this time, a call from the data terminal suddenly came from the communication channel: "Are you okay? The situation on this machine is not good!"
Hao Ren looked at the Siren Queen, then at Nangong Wuyue, and nodded vigorously: "Give me a few more minutes. The other two of you are here, I need your help."
The two said in unison: "What can I help you with?"
"Just stay by my side," Hao Ren reached out and grabbed the hands of the Siren Queen and Nangong Wuyue, "Let us connect together and let Eva sense your presence."
After saying this, regardless of the confused looks on the faces of the two sirens, Hao Ren established a connection with Eva again.
That sense of chaos came over again, and this time Hao Ren sensed Eva's consciousness more clearly. It was a feeling that seemed real and illusory. It was almost impossible to confirm whether it was a consciousness or just a memory with a tendency.
, but Hao Ren is willing to believe that the situation belongs to the former. In the chaotic state, he can only vaguely feel Nangong Wuyue and the Siren Queen beside him. This is the only problem: the two Sirens do not have a spiritual connection.
Ability, can Eva, who is in a frantic state, sense them?
"Eva!" Hao Ren concentrated and called in his mind, but soon he realized that the name "Eva" was also given by the sea monsters. The sea monster spirit himself probably didn't know what it meant:
She hasn't had time to give herself a name yet.
Miraculously, however, the chaotic spiritual power seemed to really react to the word "Eva", and Hao Ren felt that something in the dark was paying attention to him.
Perhaps the Sirens had a legend about "Eva" before they fled Io, so as the spirit of the Sirens who are the aggregation of all Sirens, she knew that her name was "Eva".
Hao Ren concentrated again: "Eva, I know you can hear my voice... Don't be afraid, I have no ill intentions towards you. I just want to help you. I know what you have gone through, and I sympathize deeply with it,
Many civilizations cannot escape the fate of premature death. You are not..."
A burst of violent thoughts suddenly struck, and an uneasy wave surged through the chaos.
"Okay, okay, let's not talk about this..." Hao Ren quickly reorganized his words, "Eva, Eva, calm down. I just want to show you something - in fact, you have not failed, in a sense
.You have continued on, and you have gone farther than anyone else. Eva, through me, you should be able to sense the breath of the two compatriots..."
Hao Ren calmed down and minimized the presence of his thoughts, so that Eva could sense the presence of other sea monsters at the scene through his own medium. Due to falling into madness, Eva had lost the ability to sense other sea monsters, so
Hao Ren must let himself become Eva's temporary sense.
He felt that this attempt should work.
Eva's mood gradually calmed down, and she followed the situation here curiously.
"An ark successfully escaped Io and came to another world," Hao Ren said silently to Eva, "I am the messenger from there, and my duty is to supervise and evaluate the development of civilization. I want to tell
You, the siren civilization still exists, and you have continued in another world. Have you noticed that there is a special siren next to me? Her bloodline is that of a siren, but she should have a special aura - she is
What you were born in that world is proof that you have taken root and continued in another world..."
A call from the data terminal came from the communication channel: "Boss! The situation has improved! The water is slowly being recovered!"
Hao Ren did not respond, but continued to communicate with Eva: "Eva, don't be sad anymore, and don't cry. The bad times are over and everything will be fine."
A light lit up in the chaotic darkness, and a vague figure emerged from the light. Hao Ren looked at the illusion in surprise. He heard a voice ringing in his ears: "...Is there a sea over there?"
"Yes, it's big and beautiful, and we still have land - the rocks and soil that protrude from the sea. The sirens occasionally go to the land to play, but they still spend most of their time in the sea."
"Are they happy?"
"Still out of touch with the world and carefree. There was a little trouble recently, but I solved it easily. You see, after I solved the trouble, I took them home to see you."
After a silence that seemed as long as a century, the light slowly dissipated, and a sigh came: "Thank you, I can finally sleep..."
All the illusions faded away like a tide. Hao Ren opened his eyes and saw that the storm had subsided, the clouds had dispersed and the fog had dispersed. Io had once again seen a clear sky, a truly clear sky.
Stars hang in the sky, and people can't help but think of the scene when the siren named Ivina stood on the ancient observatory many years ago, watching this scene in amazement.
These stars must have terrified her.
Megatons of seawater began to return to the surface of Io, pulled by Eva's last bit of strength. This spectacular scene was thrilling to watch from space. Hao Ren couldn't see this scene from the surface of the planet, but he could still imagine everything.
An arc of water like an arch bridge slowly slid down from the eyes of Hao Ren and the sea monsters. Shakira pointed at it in surprise: "Look! There are still living creatures!"
A small pale golden fish jumped out of the arc of water, flicked its tail in the air, and returned to the sea.
It miraculously survived the terrifying space journey and finally returned home safely.
Hao Ren took a long breath and looked down at the calm sea below:
"Good night, Eva."
(I can’t update at night, so I just merged the two chapters together.) (To be continued)