Chapter 209: What do the Krakens usually do?
This was the first time Gawain had seen such a solemn, heavy expression on the face of the Siren Tyr, which he had thought would never appear on the face of this deep-sea saltwater fish that looked as if it would never wake up, but it turned out that there was still a limit to the other party's laziness.
And what she said with this expression naturally didn't seem like a joke, and Hetty immediately followed up: "You said reshaping the world...... What is the meaning? β
"Literally," Tyr shrugged (and the tip of his tail), "the properties of all matter change, some so subtle that they are barely noticeable to humans and do not affect their properties, and some turn them upside down, even from stone to magical minerals; The magical environment in nature will also change, the area where the original magical power is abundant may become the area where the magic power is exhausted, and the place where the original elements are thin may become the gate of the new elemental world, and the creatures will be extinct and mutate on a large scale, and new species will also be formed in a short period of time, and most of the civilization creations will disappear in this earth-shaking change. β
ββ¦β¦ You're scaring people," Amber listened to the Kraken finish speaking, she understood what every word in the other party's words meant, but the meaning after connecting it was unbelievable, she was stunned for a while, and finally couldn't help but shake her head, "Your statement is almost no different from those cultists who promote the end of the world every day." β
Tyr snorted softly: "There is a difference, they only know that the end is coming, but the Kraken knows how the end will come." β
Gawain looked into Tyr's eyes quietly, "Have you experienced a real demon tide?" β
"You should know that the Kraken is a sapient creature far older than the terrestrial race, and we have been living in this world for many years before your civilization learned to start the fire," Tyr said in a natural tone as he continued to poke the bread and potatoes in front of him with the tip of his tail curling his fork, "Of course we've seen something you haven't seen. β
Gawain continued, "If the Demon Tide is really what you described, how did you survive the real Demon Tide?" β
Rebecca stopped her work of smashing bread slices and looked up at Gawain in surprise: "Ancestor, do you really believe these statements?" β
Gao Wen waved his hand: "It's okay to talk about it during the banquet." β
"That's right, it's just small talk," Tyr laughed, "The Demon Tide is indeed terrifying, most mortal species can't resist it, but we Krakens are a little special, we are...... Well, it should have something to do with the biological nature of our elements. The Demon Tide has a great influence on the present world, but it does not change the 'essence' of the elemental realm, and the life form of the Kraken is based on the elements, and many of our magical powers are also driven by the elements, so we have survived to this day, and our civilization has survived to this day. Of course, there are still influences......"
Tyre paused at this, not seemingly intending to continue on the topic, and just muttered, "I'm going to have to start all over again every time......"
Herty and Rebecca looked at each other, the things they heard Tyr say were too unbelievable, sometimes a sensational thing beyond a certain level would not make people feel real, but Gawain was still seriously following Tyre's words: "So, the 'magic tide' that happened on this continent seven hundred years ago was just a 'small fluctuation'?" β
Tyr replied casually: "Probably, after all, I haven't seen what is going on with my own eyes, and I guessed based on your description." β
"Do you know how often the real tide comes? How long is it until the next one? β
"I can't answer you," Tyr shook his head, "We do think that the Tide will occur periodically, but this 'cycle' is very unstable, and the deviation is calculated in millennia, which means that even if today is the day when the Tide theoretically erupts, the real time of its outbreak may be someday in the next thousand years, who can say for sure." β
The atmosphere at the banquet had unconsciously become dull, and Gawain looked at Hetty and Rebecca, who had not moved their knives and forks for a long time, and he knew that Miss Kraken's unabashed words had caused them a lot of pressure.
So he smiled and shook his head, "Since it's all uncertain, then we don't have to worry about itβdon't forget why we decided to establish a pioneer territory in a place like the Dark Mountains in the first place." β
"Just listen to what I'm saying as a story," Tyre shook her head, presumably noticing that she had messed up the atmosphere (or perhaps simply too lazy to continue on the subject), "With your average human lifespan, you don't have to worry about God knows how many generations it will take to happen. β
"Let's talk about something light," Gao Wen also took the opportunity to change the topic, "Anyway, you live in the deep sea, what do you usually do?" β
"Sleep."
Gawain: "...... I mean, the normal Kraken except for you - and you can't sleep without doing anything every day, can you? β
"Then there's so much we can do on a regular basis, repair houses, raise jellyfish, hold transformation competitions, or whatever," Tyre counted with the tip of his tail on his fingers, and suddenly became happy at the end, "but the most interesting thing is digging squid!" β
Gao Wen listened with a confused expression: "What the hell is digging squid?" β
"It's digging big squid! A ...... of ours," Tyre frowned, trying to find the right word, "renewable natural resources? β
Then she wagged her tail: "Anyway, it's something that looks like a big squid, it may be the remains of some ancient creature, it's very huge, it covers a whole seabed, its tentacles can grow and recover on its own, and after digging it up, it will grow back on its own after a while, and the big squid will grow small tentacles to greet or dance with the Kraken, which is very interesting!" We're going to dig up squid every once in a whileβyes, the last time we fought those crazy humans was because they built a smoky altar above the seabed where we were digging squid, and they kept casting spells on the bottom of the sea, messing up our mines, and it was useless for us to send people to negotiate with them. β
This time, even Amber Betty Rebecca and the others were confused, in all fairness, with the three views of normal humans, they really couldn't understand what this Kraken was describing!
"The corpse of some giant creature? Even if you're dead, you'll keep regenerating? Rebecca was stunned, "That'...... How many people can eat! β
This girl is worthy of being born as a down-and-out viscount, this line of thinking is correct, in fact, Gawain's first thought when he heard those descriptions was also to eat, but he had more eyes than Rebecca's thinking, and he immediately realized that a mass of flesh and blood that was constantly regenerating was probably not a "safe ration" - especially since that thing was still from the weird and terrifying deep sea, so who knows how many strange things there are underneath?
In fact, the Kraken race is already one of the "strange things" in Gawain's eyes......
Even Amber couldn't help but become interested in the magical daily life of the Siren, and couldn't help but ask, "What are you digging squid for?" Is it really meant to be eaten? β
"Well, it's actually mainly used as fuel for the magic reactor, but you can also eat it......" The expression on Tyr's face was a little embarrassed, "The meat of the big squid has a very concentrated energy in it, and the taste is super good." Aren't we krakens tasteless? So what's so energetic and tastes good is our food. It's just that under normal circumstances, the big squid should be supplied to the reactor first, and we usually eat a little bit......"
Gawain continued to be dumbfounded: You can burn it and eat it, what the hell is this!?
It is said that these deep-sea saltwater fish usually steal fuel from their own homes...... Is this TM a bear kid who steals gasoline?
Sure enough, it was just as he imagined, in the deep sea...... It's something bizarre.
Later, out of curiosity, Gawain asked Tiel a lot about the "big squid", and the characteristics of the latter slowly pieced together in everyone's minds:
The remains of an ancient creature of such a large size that could be several kilometers long with a single tentacle resemble a small mountain range.
Dead on the seabed for countless years, but showing no signs of decay, and even reborn again and again - except that every time it is reborn, it is dug up and burned by the Kraken (or possibly eaten).
Large squid's tentacles sometimes grow on the surface of their tentacles, and those tentacles greet or dance with the Kraken, whose main comment on these tentacles is chewiness.
The deep-sea creatures that live around the giant squid have a strong tendency to attack and are also more chewy.
Occasionally, large squid will attract some creatures from the far seas, causing them to die as if they were suicidal near their tentacles - and these creatures from other seas are not chewy.
Obviously, Tyr's evaluation of many things in the deep sea starts from "chewy" - I don't know if this is her own habit or if it is the same as the Kraken race......
And after listening to Tyr's description, Gawain had a doubt in his mind:
These salted fish...... What the hell did you dig into the sea?
Are they afraid that they have dug up an ancient god to come out?!
Gawain's terrifying thought was not a brainstorm, but the characteristics described by Tyr really reminded him of the piece of flesh and blood of the gods he found in the ruins of the mountains - the gods are dead, but the flesh is incorruptible, and it will affect the minds of other creatures, which is too special and distinct to not be associated with.
The "big squid" of the deep sea will continue to regenerate, but the piece of divine flesh that Gawain found will not, perhaps because the crystal cube made by the Magus Gondor has some kind of suppressive effect;
But the "big squid" affects the minds of many creatures, why not the kraken? These krakens not only use the "big squid" as fuel, but even as food...... So what exactly are these salted fish made of?