Chapter I
Sui Xiong groaned and opened his eyes. Pen, fun, and www.biquge.info
Headache, severe headache!
"It's just a drunk, why does it hurt so much!" he groaned, trying to roll over and sit up.
So he saw the blue sky and blue sea water meeting each other, the vast sea surface was endless, there were white seabirds flying in the sky, the salty smell of the sea breeze blowing gently, and the waves were slightly rippling.
It's a beautiful view.
However...... Why is he lying at sea?
Sui Xiong began to reminisce.
Last night, he played an online game with his friends, and finally got through the difficult dungeon, and came up with the top-level equipment he dreamed of, and then lost when he was fighting for the roll point because everyone wanted it.
He was so depressed! He almost dropped the mouse. So I didn't bother to play the game, so I went offline, turned off the computer, and went straight to the food stall downstairs, ordering three dishes and a bottle of wine.
And then what?
And then...... I don't remember.
And rightfully so, who can remember things when they're drunk?
But he lives in an inland city, not to mention that there is no sea nearby, not even a lake, so why did he come to the sea when he was drunk? There is no land around.
Wait! There's no land at all...... So where is he sitting on the water?!
Sui Xiong, who suddenly realized this, did not sink into the water like in the funny animation, but still floated on the water, which made him feel a little more settled.
Anyway, it seems that he doesn't have to worry about drowning, he can't swim.
However, he suddenly felt that something was wrong again.
What about my legs!
According to common sense, a seated person would look down and of course see his legs and torso, but he saw nothing.
Strictly speaking, it wasn't that he didn't see anything, he vaguely saw a layer of faintly visible transparent outlines, which seemed to be slightly humanoid, and below was clear water, and there were some fish and shrimp underneath.
But what does that have to do with him? What about his legs and torso? Is that all that's left?
Sui Xiong raised his hand blankly, and found that there was indeed only a layer of transparent outline.
Perhaps, probably, mostly...... His entire body has become this transparent silhouette, right?
Or perhaps, this transparent silhouette is not a body at all, but a ...... Soul?
"Okay, now I know two things. First, I came to sea, and second, my body was gone, and now I was probably in a state of soul. โ
At this time, he suddenly realized that the severe headache he had when he woke up not long ago was now completely gone.
This is probably also a matter of course, even if the body is gone, how can it have a headache?
However, the strange thing is that without a body, he can still see and hear, can smell the fishy smell of the sea, put his head on the surface of the sea and lick it, and can also lick the smell of the seawater.
When he thought about it, he didn't have to worry about drowning without his body, and he didn't have to worry about becoming blind or deaf if his soul still had feelingsโand when he thought about it, there didn't seem to be anything bad about the situation in front of him......
"Sure enough, every bad news is accompanied by good news, and it's no wonder that there is always a joke in comedy that says, 'I have two pieces of news for you, one is bad news and the other is good news.'" โ
Sui Xiong said to himself, he was unexpectedly calm when he encountered a big change, and he didn't even think about it, not only did he not panic in this situation, but he was able to think so calmly.
"Maybe it's because there's no body, there's no pain, there's no things like adrenal hormones that affect thinking?"
He muttered to himself, trying to make a move.
So he stood up and looked at the sea and the surroundings, and the altitude had indeed changed a little.
So he lay down again, and found that the height had changed again.
"Well, I'm now sure that the soul does have a concrete shape, and it's not like some myths say it's a breath or a ball...... This one will definitely win the Nobel Prize. โ
He muttered, trying to take two steps to see if the body that should be called a soul could move.
If you can't even move, it's miserable.
Luckily, he was still able to move normally, walking, running and jumping without any problems. Although the speed doesn't seem to be faster than when he was alive, at least he doesn't have to worry about being imprisoned in this vast sea and being a lonely ghost for a lifetime.
"What a blessing in misfortune!" Sui Xiong sighed, stopped, and began to think about what to do next.
As for the question of "why this is happening", he has given up pursuing it.
This kind of unimaginable thing is definitely not something that an ordinary clerk can figure out, wasting time and spirit on this, just like those scholars in ancient times who have tried for generations to connect the stars in the sky with the emperors of the world.
The idea is good, but it doesn't make sense.
Sui Xiong's first consideration was to go ashore.
He is a human being, or rather the soul of a man, not an aquatic animal, but terrestrial.
So he first had to find land and go ashore.
Once ashore, he had to look for people and determine where he was.
He was not sure that he was still on Earth, nor that he was still at that point at the beginning of the new century, because he suspected that he might have crossed over, but he did not know where he had traveled.
It's okay if you travel to ancient times, the soul doesn't seem to have the concept of birth, old age, sickness and death, and you can always return to modern times if you wait slowly, but if you travel to some other planet and other world, it's bad, I'm afraid I can't go back in this life.
"No, it doesn't really matter. โ
He quickly overturned his previous thoughts, for a time-traveler who was suspected of becoming a soul, it was not very important to come to when, where, or even what world.
The most important thing in front of us is to survive!
No matter what kind of myths and legends it is, the soul is not a strong thing, and Eastern mythology believes that a beam of sunlight and a gust of wind can destroy the fragile soul. Although he didn't feel afraid of the sun or the sea breeze for the time being, it was definitely not safe to let his soul be in such an unguarded state!
Especially, when he realized this, he felt the cold.
The cold is not unbearable, but there is a feeling of clammy coldness, just like when it rains in winter, it is cold and damp, slimy and gloomy, which makes people feel disgusted from the bones.
So, what to do?
Sui Xiong pondered.
The easiest way is to find a shell for your soul, or a physical body.
However, looking around and exhausting his eyes, he did not find a single human body.
In fact, it is not necessarily a good idea to find a physical body, as a person who grew up in an inland city, Sui Xiong can't swim at all, in this boundless sea, even if he finds a physical body to possess his body, most of them will end up drowning.
Then at least find a shelter.
He thought, looking left and right, looking up and down.
But as far as the naked eye could see, he couldn't find anything hard enough to hide.
He tried to get into the water again, looking for it in the water.
When he went into the water, he suddenly had a flash of inspiration - he would still have a headache when he woke up, which meant that he probably still had a body at that time. But after waking up, because he couldn't swim, his body sank into the sea, and only his soul was still floating on the surface of the sea.
This means that maybe as long as you dive to the bottom of the sea, you still have a chance to get your body back?
Thinking of this, he immediately lifted his spirits and tried to dive into the depths of the sea.
But after only a few seconds, he was dismayed to find that he could not dive into deep water at all, and that the limit depth of visual diving was no more than two meters.
But fortunately, as a soul, he will not suffocate, and it is no problem to stay in the water all the time.
Woohoo, even if his body is really in the sea now, there is no hope of getting it back......
Forget it, I don't know if my body is really in the sea, and I don't need to be depressed now. The most important thing at the moment is to solve the security problem.
Maybe it's an illusion, or maybe it's really safer in the water, he has an inexplicable sense of security when he stays in the water, like a shirtless person who can finally put on a single coat.
The clothes are not thick or warm, but at least you don't have to rely on subcutaneous fat to fight the cold wind.
"There are often mountain spirits and water ghosts in mythology, maybe it's really safer to stay in the water, right?" Sui Xiong muttered, so he decided to live underwater like this, and usually don't go out of the water except to look for land.
"Food, clothing, housing and transportation, the problem of 'wearing' is probably temporarily solved, the means of transportation, the 11 bus is not improvised, and the next thing is to eat and live. โ
Sui Xiong muttered, turning his gaze to the aquatic animals around him.
He saw some fish, but they were a little far away, and the closest ones were only a few jellyfish.
Jellyfish.
A white translucent body, slender tentacles, and a very ordinary jellyfish.
"I remember that most jellyfish were edible, and although some of the tentacles had stingers on them, they probably didn't have much use for souls. Sui Xiong muttered to himself, "But the soul doesn't seem to be able to eat......
But he felt that he really needed to eat something.
Once the thought of "eating" rose up, it gradually became stronger, and he soon felt hungry.
So he subconsciously reached out and tried to grab the jellyfish closest to him.
The hand with only the transparent outline easily grasped the jellyfish, to be precise, into the jellyfish's body and grasped something.
I caught it, and I can eat it!
So he took the jellyfish, or rather, what he had caught to eat, and brought it to his mouth.
If you look closely, there is a faint light, faint and inconspicuous. It wasn't like the outline of a transparent jellyfish he had imagined. When it brought this to its mouth, he looked at it carefully for a long time, making sure that it was just a small spot of light.
He noticed that not even a single tentacle was missing from the jellyfish's body. What I caught was something intangible.
Could it be ...... Is it the soul of a jellyfish?
The hunger grew a little stronger, and he ate it.
Not much, just a little, just a little bit to fill the stomach.
He turned his gaze to the jellyfish again, and found that it had lost its life, floating in the water.
"Sure enough, I ate its soul. โ
He thought about it for a moment, and then went to catch a few more jellyfish.
After a while, in front of Sui Xiong, who felt that he had not eaten enough, was some jellyfish that had completely lost their vitality.
"Now I can proudly claim that I am no longer a mortal who will fall to the lower part of the food chain without weapons, but a dangerous predator, or rather, a water spirit, in this sea. โ
Abandoning the study of those jellyfish corpses, Sui Xiong laughed three times and walked towards the fish in the distance.
He's still hungry.