Chapter 35: The Protector of the Gods

At the end of the coral forest, there is a long submarine canyon entrance, or trench. The width of the trench is about 70 to 800 meters, and along both sides of the trench, every five meters, there is a coral tree tens of meters high, and the whole coral tree is covered with phosphorus algae, like a row of street lamps on the bottom of the sea, illuminating this path of faith. Between each coral tree, a variety of algae grows entangled, and small deep-sea fish are constantly burrowing in and out of the lush seaweed. Because there are no natural predators all year round, these small sea fish are not afraid of people at all, and often swim leisurely by the passing sea tribes, and sometimes, some sea tribes are willing to carry some food for them to feed, often allowing large groups of small fish to gather together.

"The Poseidon's coercion is only effective against ferocious carnivorous fish and large fish. As soon as Lan Na stretched out her hand, dozens of sea fish took the initiative to swim over, circling back and forth around Lan Na's body, and from time to time they would rub against Lan Na's fish tail a few times. Lan Na explained in a low voice, "These small fish are often regarded as the pets of the temple, no one has nothing to hunt them, and the predators outside will not enter here, so they will hardly go out and live here with peace of mind." ”

Most of the marine fish around Lan Na are of different species, and the color of their bodies is also different. There are deep-sea fish with a colorful appearance that looks like a ball, there are bony fish with a translucent appearance that can even see the blood flow and distorted bones in the body, and there are color-changing fish with a flat body and a pattern behind it that looks like two huge eyes, and the scales on the eyeballs are reflective.

"Looks like they like you. Catherine pursed her lips and chuckled, "Like to the master." ”

"No, they don't have that kind of understanding. Lan Na shook her head and said, "It's just that people who pass by here always feed them, so they are used to it, and when someone raises their hand, they swim over and wait, and after a while, they go back by themselves when there is no food." These guys can't remember anything other than food, they're so stupid. ”

Slowly along the path of faith, the path of faith is a downward ramp that leads to the depths of the trench. Comparatively speaking, the canyon walls on both sides are getting higher and higher, and the mountain walls are covered with a large number of unnamed marine plants, and the rock walls are inlaid with the bones of various sea shells and sea beasts. Raising his head, looking out through the gap directly above the canyon, the sea water was like a dark heavenly river, and it was like a dark abyss, and several people were walking under the abyss.

"What's the matter, is there any pressure in your heart?" In the land favored by the gods, Pannis didn't want to make a loud noise, and asked in a low voice: "Someone said that the deep sea represents the deepest fear in the hearts of the land races, so many people in the deep sea are prone to heart breakdown. Although I don't have much research on this aspect, I don't know what he means, but it is true that many people are under a lot of mental stress in the deep sea, which should be related to the dark environment. ”

"It's not all. Vivien withdrew her hand from the seaweed beside her, still holding a dark brown leaf in her hand. After she put the leaves in a small bag she carried with her and sealed them, she continued: "After leaving the Weeping Cave last time, I spent two months studying this knowledge, and it was very interesting. The fear in the deep sea is not only because of the darkness, but also because ordinary people are almost deprived of their senses of hearing, sight and smell, and their sense of touch has become very insensitive, and their sense of taste is even more inaccessible. That is to say, the average person is almost deprived of the five senses in the deep sea, and in this case, the illusion of time confusion is often produced, and just one minute is as long as a year, and it is easy to collapse after staying for a long time. But we don't have this problem now, the bottom of the sea here has light itself, and we wear this collar on our bodies, so we can hear voices and communicate with each other, so it is not so easy to collapse. But I'm very curious, I think it's almost 3,000 meters below sea level, why can't I feel the pressure of the sea at all? Under normal circumstances, the water pressure at this location would have crushed people into a ball. ”

"Shouldn't this question be asked in advance?" Lan Na asked strangely, "It's a little late to ask now." ”

Vivien glanced at Pannis and said, "Since Pennis has been here, it means that he must know how to solve it, and if there is a problem, he will definitely say it in advance." Since he didn't say it, it means that the problem has been solved, there is no need to ask in advance, just mentioned the pressure in my heart, I just remembered this matter, is it this collar? Or is it the amphibious bead behind our back?"

"It's a lot of trust. Lamia said: "It's an amphibious bead, and after embedding that in your body, you can ignore the water pressure, so be careful not to be dug out in battle, so even if you are all Legendary-level professionals, even if you open your shield, you will be crushed in a few minutes." ”

"They've arrived. Pannis suddenly said: "I misjudged just now, not four people, but six people. ”

Along the path of faith illuminated by the street lamps formed by coral trees, at the end of the view, several figures broke through the darkness of the sea and appeared in the light of phosphorus algae. Although the vision in the sea water was not very clear, it could still be vaguely seen that seventy or eighty meters away, six sea tribes walked out along the path of faith. They were fast, like land races running at high speed on land, and judging by the way they marched, it should be four Naga and two merfolk.

When Naga runs, like a snake, her upright upper body leans forward, and the snake's tail on her lower body twists quickly from side to side against the bottom of the sea, using the muscles of her tail to achieve the purpose of moving forward. The mermaid's running posture is even more special, they move forward by sliding. During the run, the merfolk maintained an upright posture on their upper bodies, and the tails of the lower bodies were bent into an arc and attached to the ground, unable to figure out how they controlled their bodies, but with each flap of their tails, their bodies slid forward against the ground for a certain distance, and the speed was not even slower than that of Naga.

"Ah, it's the two sisters of Priest Delis and Priest Nancy. Lanna covered her red lips and whispered in surprise: "And the two temple guards to which they belong, is there something wrong? No, they walked out along the path of faith, oh, Calletto is above, and the two high-ranking priests came out to greet them together, this is the highest standard of reception that can only be used to receive the gods of the gods or the gods on land, Mother actually ...... He also said that you are not your father. ”

"Hey, calm down, I'm not. Pannis smiled wryly, looked at Lanna, who was angry and complained about himself in a dissatisfied tone, and said: "Think about it yourself, even if I am, will your mother be the kind of person who uses her position to put on the highest standard of greeting in order to meet her lover? ”

"Well, that's right. Although Lanna's eyes were still full of suspicion, the anger and dissatisfaction on her face finally faded, and she accepted Pannis's explanation, albeit only temporarily.

"Just ask them. Catherine always felt irritated, but she couldn't figure out why, and looked back at Lina and Vivien, and even Freya, all with strange and awkward looks. Unable to understand the cause of her irritability, Catherine had to distract herself with words: "Shall we catch up?"

"No, I don't. Lina shook her head at Catherine and said, "Since these two high-ranking priests have already come out to greet them, in terms of religious etiquette, it is good for everyone to stand still and wait, but it will be unstable and ruin the atmosphere." ”

"It's a nuisance. Vivi paused the staff in her hand. The effect of the amphibious bead is indeed magical, as long as the equipment holder touches something, whether it is direct or indirect, it will be affected by the effect of the amphibious bead, just like the staff in Vivien's hand, the backpack on her back, and even everything in the backpack: "There are not so many lengthy and cumbersome etiquette between mages. ”

"That's because the mage only represents himself, not the gods. When it comes to religion, Lina is more serious than usual, habitually reaching out to hold her glasses, and when she touches her face, she remembers that her glasses have been removed, so she has to touch her nose awkwardly and say: "High priests often represent the majesty of the gods behind them, and there is no harm in being formal at all. ”

Several people stopped, and the six sea clans got closer and closer, and in the blink of an eye, they were already in front of them. The six Sea Clans paused, and after a few seconds of silence, the four Nagas bowed, and the two merfolk curled their tails and bowed, and the merfolk said in unison, "By the orders of Lord Doris, I would like to welcome the patrons of the gods and the rest of the distinguished guests." ”

"Divine Favorer?" the girls exclaimed in a low voice, once again staring at Pannis. In the world of Yala, the Divine Beings are rare to see, especially in the Quaternary Age. The gods live in the divine realm and cannot travel to the mortal world, but their gaze can pass through the barriers of the mortal world to invest in mortals, and when they become interested in a mortal, they will stay on this person for a long time. But this is not a god, it is just that the gods have become interested in mortals, and only when the gods recognize certain actions or certain thoughts of a mortal and decide to reserve a place for him in their own kingdom, this mortal is qualified to be called a god, and in many ways can be invisibly helped by the gods. In other words, if there is no special accident, the divine servant will inevitably stand on the side of the god after death, at least as a divine servant, and directly become a god. By the way, the only god who has now been made public is the president of the Mage Guild, the elven demigod Antuine, who is the patron of the god of wisdom.

"Not Lord Pennis. The High Priest known as Delis seems to know Pennis: "Lord Penis is a different person, and the Divine Favor is this knight lady." ”

"What?me?" Catherine pointed to her nose, feeling that everything was getting strange. (To be continued.) )