Chapter 135: Far and Wide
"The Crystal Palace shines in the eyes of dragons and mermaids." She guessed their doubts, "In your eyes, it's about a transparent building that blends completely into the darkness. Be careful, even transparent walls can be used for concealment. β
"We are waiting for you some distance above, where the shipwreck was found. Come up when you are in danger, and don't stay down there for too long. Another youth said.
A few of them nodded, and then headed for the darkness.
"You need to come back soon!" Miss Quan shouted from behind, and Bai Ya made a simple gesture.
I don't know if they are used to the darkness, but they are not overly afraid, and the newborn calf is not afraid of the tiger. They soon touched the bottom of the sea, where there was not a lot of sand, but a hard touch. Qi Huan bent down, leaned out and grabbed a handful on the ground, it felt very hard. Stripped of the blue light from amber, this area should be grayish-white coral reefs.
An octopus hidden in the hollow was alarmed, and it flew away in disgust, startling a cloud of dark gray dust.
Frost Moon raised his arm to stop in front of them, motioning for them to stop moving forward.
The eyes of the six impermanences may also be like the merman, and they can see something unusual. Bai Ya suddenly stretched out her hand towards Liu Shenghan, and after a brief momentary shock, she understood what he meant, and handed the amber into his hand.
As he had done for the first time with the Woo, he held the amber up in front of his eyes and scanned the darkness in front of him through it. Unexpectedly, the Crystal Palace was closer than he had imagined, almost within reach, no wonder the Frost Moon Lord would make them stop. The Crystal Palace, the Dragon Palace, stood right in front of him, and if he took a few steps further, he could touch the shiny and icy walls. It was too close, and even through Lan Po Baiya, he couldn't get a glimpse of the whole picture of the Dragon Palace. He could only see all the parts of the building, which emitted a faint light, and he couldn't say the color, only that it looked cold. Moreover, they were all translucent, and he seemed to be able to see something through the wall, but he couldn't seem to see it...... He couldn't describe the feeling, the transparency and haze, the clarity and ambiguity of the flowers in the fog.
It's like a kind of transparency with color.
Qi Huan stretched out his hand and took the blue pearl from Bai Ya's hand, imitating his appearance, seeing the same scene and having the same feelings as him. Qi Huan couldn't describe it, but he found that the silent communication between several people was much smoother unconsciously. Compared to when they danced under the sea and didn't know what they were gesturing with, they now have a more tacit understanding, which may be a good thing.
Liu Shenghan's eyes were a little gloomy, she glanced at Qi Huan, who was looking at her, and shook her head.
She seemed to be saying: It would be nice if Jun Aoyan was also there.
Bai Ya wanted to give the amber back to her, but she waved her hand and pushed it back, as if she didn't need it. He was a little confused, but accepted it.
- Then you follow us.
So far, nothing out of the ordinary seems to have happened. Qi Huan also thought that the Dragon Palace, which they described as so terrifying, should be the appearance of an evil dragon entrenched, even if it was not splendid, but it was still very quiet. As soon as he thought of this, he felt something strange behind him, and he turned back suddenly. The others were aware of it almost at the same time, and turned back with him. But there was nothing behind him except the endless darkness that not even amber could light up.
But that feels...... It's true. It's like some huge fish, or an unseen ghost, silently passing behind them. Perhaps, those masters of the deep sea are silently watching the every move of several people in places they can't reach.
Bai Ya raised his hand, held Lan Po in his hand, and gathered his fingers. He seemed to be saying to everyone:
Now it's time to dim the light. In the past, it may have served as a demonstration to discourage foreign objects from approaching. But now they don't know what they're up against, so be careful not to be seen as a provocation by the unknown monsters.
The range of the light narrowed, barely enough for the four of them to fit together in a small area. Through the gap between his fingers, through Lan Po to look at everything in front of him, Bai Ya was a little dizzy. In this irregular sphere, the picture is a little distorted, not to mention that he doesn't know anything about this place, no matter how good the sense of direction is, he can't stand such a toss - this place is like a labyrinth. However, the frost moon monarch in his sight was strolling leisurely, as if he was "going back to his own home".
"Do you know the mechanism of the catacombs?"
This voice abruptly fell into the originally quiet ears of several people, and they were all startled, if they didn't know that it was the voice of Frost Moon Jun, they were afraid that they would have lost their souls on the spot. The three of them looked at him in unison, but suddenly stopped, and the light stopped moving forward. This made the Frost Moon Lord in front of him a little puzzled.
"Why don't you speak?"
How so?
"Use that?"
Frost Moon Jun pointed to the amber in Bai Ya's hand, and he was stunned for a moment. Of course, Qi Huan knows that the sea god's magic weapon can directly connect the thoughts of living beings, but how? How did Frost Moon Jun do it?
"How does this work?"
The question in my mind turned out to be a "voice" directly. He subconsciously covered his mouth and immediately realized that it was unnecessary.
"Uh, I'll go...... I don't know what's going on. I don't even dare to think about it, and it would be very shameless if any unspeakable thoughts were heard. Alas, there was no movement at all, and it was strange to be afraid. "Yunnan
"Why do you talk so much?"
"Wow, old white, you can also speak, this is too convenient."
"For now...... It seems that only the information that needs to be conveyed very much can be selectively represented by Amber. "It's Liu Shenghan's voice," Perhaps, even the Yaksha has not been able to achieve complete ideological commonality. Maybe it is indeed related to tacit understanding, and when the tacit understanding reaches a certain level, it can really say everything and know everything. β
"That's a big, terrible thing." This is the voice of the Frost Moon Monarch, "If it is fully realized, I am afraid that the Yaksha will already dominate the Nine Heavenly Kingdoms. β
In fact, strictly speaking, the voice they hear in their head is not really from everyone's voice. But these words and phrases that go directly into their minds do make them clearly aware of which words were said by whom, just like a dream.
The problem of dialogue was thus solved in a vague way, and they were all a little happy, but not less worried. What's more, they didn't know how far the communication network Lanpo had given them was, and no one dared to try it.
"The Crystal Palace is a labyrinth in its essence." This is what the mermaids have told them.
Before coming, the sharks had already done a lot of homework for several people. In order to avoid foreign invasions, the Crystal Palace has set up many obstacles and mechanisms, all of which condense the mana and wisdom of the ancient merman. Although it sounds like a gorgeous court, it is actually a place of death for foreigners.
"How did you do that...... Exaggeration. At that time, Qi Huan bluntly expressed his doubts, "This is already in a deep sea, it is impossible for humans to come, right?" β
"The mechanism will not be fatal, and the orb can hear our heartbeat in the deep palace." The female merman covered her chest, and the merman's heart grew in the center of the chest, "but for the foreigners, it was very dangerous." The Crystal Palace is 'alive', it can understand many languages, it can read the hearts of many people. What's more, our merman's enemies are far more than just you. β
Bai Ya asked, "What else?" For example, on land, a fierce sea fish that poses a threat to people? β
"It's not a big deal." Another female mermaid with rose-red scales said. She was a little different from the other mermaids, and her face was adorned with a few shiny scales, which made her look a little better. She is one of the older sisters of Miss Izumi.
She then said, "You mentioned the Yakshas, right? β
"Nakshatra?" Liu Shenghan asked rhetorically, "They...... Your enemy? β
"If that's what you're talking about...... Ugly and strong, blue-faced and fanged things that look very different from us, that's them. β
"We've seen a lot of ugly things that you're talking about, but I think we're talking the same thing." Sheng Han nodded.
"Phew, that's them." "But they're not our enemiesβthey're us." Isn't it - incredible? If that doesnβt beat all? β
Izumi's sister seems to know something about the culture on the ground, and she knows a lot of words and phrases that others don't understand. And, according to them, she was one of the very few sharks who had ever been to land - just forty or fifty years ago. But at that time, the Nine Heavens Kingdom was not what it is now, and the orb was still in the hands of the merman. She was in charge of telling them what she had seen in the Crystal Palace and everything she knew about the Yakshas.
"Yaksha is also a merman?" This is indeed surprising.
"Don't say that, they're not like us anymore." Girl's sister said, "In the early days, there were some mermaids with bad intentions who wanted to steal the orb and keep it for themselves, and establish their own kingdom and rules. Like all the mermaids who have been tested, they came to the great pearl and ......"
"And then they're all turned into monsters!" Miss Izumi had heard the story, and she quickly answered. Her sister was a little disgruntled and slapped her lightly. But it's nothing, this is a story without suspense.
"So those who have ghosts in their hearts will be punished by the orb?" Qi Huan asked.
"That's right. They became ugly, they didn't know each other, they thought they had met an enemy, or they hallucinated and fought each other. The remaining monsters escaped from the Crystal Palace and never dared to return. Although they did not make a wish, they grew two legs, and they did not change back. This is an eternal curse. Presumably, their team has grown a lot over the years, after all, there are other mermaids who have seen them...... However, they don't even have a good head, and they are all stupid, and only when they see a merman or a human, they will show a strong aggressiveness. Immediately afterward, all the traps in the Crystal Palace will have a fatal attack on them - when they come, the orb gives them a chance to dispel their thoughts. β
"Amber has given them wisdom...... "Frost Moon Lord's voice was soft, as if talking to himself, "or rather, connecting their limited thoughts makes them appear wiser." β
"That's why they have the brains and the courage to go and do evil on the coast." Bai Ya clenched his fists, "But it's okay, we've stopped those guys." It is estimated that there are still many remnants of the party, but it can no longer become a general climate. β
"That's right." Miss Izumi's sister clapped her hands, "That's why we firmly believe that you must have a way to get the orb back!" β
ββ¦β¦ But that's a dragon. β
Thoughts returned to the present, and several people temporarily stopped their movements, and they all looked at Frost Moon Jun to see what he was going to say next.