Chapter 45: The Anemone Castle
The sharks leading the way stopped in front of a barrier of very dense seaweed and many seabed plants, and did not move any further.
"Hmmm! What is this place? Yakun asked in confusion as he looked at an undersea hill covered with marine vegetation.
"I don't know, I've never been to this place." The jellyfish enchantress looked around, and the green vegetation on the hill in front of her danced with the waves, like a multitude of elves twisting their bodies and dancing strangely. Reflecting the faint sunlight that shimmered, the scene was eerily quiet: "We are now following the smell of shark searching, and we have come to a certain place in this crustal fissure at the bottom of the Pacific Ocean. But it seems that no one has been here for a long time, is it a no-man's land? ”
Yakun lit up his eyes, and a group of electric eels in front and behind were inspired to burrow into the seagrass in front of them.
"Brother, be careful, it's not easy for you to summon a whole group of relatively scarce electric eels in the sea." Aaron didn't want his brother to suffer.
"You know what to expect, don't worry." Yakun replied.
After a while, Yakun smiled happily and said, "There is a hidden gate in front that is covered by seaweed and appears on the rock wall, let's go and take a look." ”
Pulling open the crowded seaweed, a carved but battered stone door was revealed, covered in moss. However, the highlight is the two crooked stone statues standing on both sides of the door, carved with realistic sea beasts. It's also stained with weird plants and plankton and stuff like that.
"Hmm!" The jellyfish enchantress was slightly surprised to see this.
"What's wrong? Sister Enchantress. Aaron asked.
"Wait, I feel like I've seen this door somewhere." The Enchantress lowered her head slightly and pondered for a few seconds, her mind churning through many memories of the past: "I remember, in the manuscript of my late husband, there was a picture of this door, telling the story and history behind this door, this is an ancient castle that is more than 2,000 years old. ”
"The Castle!" Aaron said in surprise.
"Yes, it seems to be called ...... It's called Anemone Castle. When it was first built, it was called the Anemone Garden, and now it is a monument called the Anemone Castle. Because of years of war, the location of this ancient castle has long been forgotten, and today it is found to be here. ”
"If the rakshasas are hiding inside, they shouldn't have been abandoned yet, let's go in and have a look." Aaron proposed.
"Don't worry, what if it's full of traps?" Enchantress said.
There was a small, slightly broken window in the old carved stone door, from which an electric eel of just the right size had slipped through the window and entered behind the door. Everything it saw after entering was reflected in Yakun's mind: "Well, there is a lot of space inside, there is light, there is air, and there is ......" Yakun didn't finish speaking, when he saw the electric eel come back from the same way: "There is also an air corridor that is not in a straight line." The electric eel came back like this, and the door was not locked from the inside, and we could push it open with a little force. ”
The door whined and was pushed open by Yakun, causing a string of bubbles to vibrate. Enchantress and Aaron then entered the door, and the not-so-large antechamber was surrounded by fairly smooth walls, but the murals on the walls were blurry beyond recognition. In the center stands two stone pillars that are not too high, each with a glowing pearl on it. A faint light illuminated the antechamber, which was fronted by a hallway, a stone passage from the bottom up.
After swimming into the passage, the depth of the water gradually becomes shallower, and it is not long before it enters the air space. The three of them had no choice but to transform into terrestrial human form, stretch out their legs and step inside.
"The owner here is clever enough to use this kind of corridor to welcome guests, so as to isolate the guests' pets." Jellyfish Enchantress said as she walked.
"By the way, Sister Enchantress, what do you say about this castle in those materials you have seen?" Aaron asked.
"It's not much, just a little, probably saying that the previous castle owner raised nearly a thousand species of sea anemones here. There were almost any breed, and then he died. The castle gradually fell into decline and abandonment. I wonder if those anemones are still alive? ”
"So is there anything about the design of the castle structure?"
"That one is less, knowing that the structure of this castle is like an upside-down teapot. We should move forward in the mouth of the teapot, and at the end of the corridor is a small underwater world with air and water. Of course, there may also be living anemones. ”
In addition to some normal dampness in the corridor, from time to time you can see stone carvings standing in the smooth and flat corners. The stone carvings are basically the shape of a mermaid, and the appearance is different. But the same thing is that each sculpture is topped with a bead that emits an orange-red light, and it is estimated that these beads are glued to the light fiber or crystal stone that conducts with the outside world. Directs the light source to all corners.
"From the moment you come in, the walls, the ceiling, the floor, the pillars and these sculptures are all very carefully worked." Aaron exclaimed, "The people who built this garden must have been very artistic!" ”
"Hmmm! Agree. As she spoke, the jellyfish enchantress walked and noticed that the hallway was no longer spreading upwards. Instead, it starts to turn towards the same level and a brighter light appears in front of it: "It's almost the end, everyone be careful." ”
The light in front reflected off the curved wall, refracting back with a strange and faint flickering light, rhythmically touching the tense heartstrings of the curious visitor.
Finally, a wall appeared in front of you, and there was no road? And I saw that the light was shining from below. It wasn't until I got closer that I realized that it was a pool of water, and the light was shining from inside.
"It's a waterway again, and we're going to have to transform into a fish again." The jellyfish enchantress jumps into the water, and the two brothers enter one after the other.
After swimming far, I came to a huge underwater palace, and the ground below was lit with fluorescent stars. The waves of water generated by the three of them swam downward, and the dots of light seemed to be frightened, and the smaller dots of light became brighter and brighter. Even the other points of light that disturbed the surroundings also brightened, like a radiation effect, and the range of luminescence and brightening gradually expanded, extending to farther places, and becoming brighter.
"It's an anemone!" Aaron was surprised and said, "A glowing anemone." ”
In an instant, the light emitted by the large carpet anemones and other anemones of various colors and species illuminated the otherwise dark underwater palace. illuminates all the beautifully carved columns, walls, ceilings......
"Oh my boy, this place is beautiful." Yakun's jaw widened: "It's like a fantasy." ”
A variety of different sea anemones show a colorful posture and compete for beauty. The light they emit is like a passionate fire, some like a charming eye, some blue and full of mystery, some like an amorous smile, and some cannot find words to express it, both real and illusory. It's like being cast by some kind of magic, and it's fascinating to linger.
If there are spirits at the bottom of the sea that can make people happy and forget their troubles, then these spirits must be the charming anemones that grow in this palace.
Such a grand anemone event made Aaron couldn't help but swim towards the clump of anemones in front of him, and he couldn't help but be tempted to stretch out his hand and slowly approach the slightly dancing whisker-like "stamens" of the anemones.
"Assistant!" Suddenly, there was a loud shout, which alarmed the palace in the water. The jellyfish enchantress shouted from another corner not far away, "Don't you know that this creature can't be touched casually? Beautiful things are sometimes dangerous, especially sea anemones. ”
Aaron looked back with some confusion, believing that the anemone in front of him was not that aggressive. So he withdrew his hand and asked:
"Sister Enchantress, it is said that the sea anemone has a strong sense of territory. If a member of the same kind offends its territory, it will fight and even cannibalism. So they don't usually live together in crowds, but the sea anemones here can survive in thousands of huddles together, so I guess they should have a mild temper, right? ”
"Brother, I believe in the words of the eldest sister of the Enchantress, it is best not to touch them."
"Okay, brother." Aaron swam and was about to leave the anemone. But the anemone reacted, and suddenly stretched out its tentacles and swept towards Aaron. Aaron was still a step too late to react, letting the transparent tentacles touch the tail.
"Not good!" Aaron felt inappropriate and exclaimed softly. A tingling, tingling sensation surged throughout the body. The anemone stretched out more and longer tentacles and rolled towards Aaron. At the same time, the other anemones around them also squirmed, stretching out their tentacles and moving towards Aaron, like open claws about to pounce.
"Hurry up!" Yakun shouted.