If the Land of Spirits were to be counted as a country, it would basically be called a religious country.

The authority that governs the day-to-day affairs is the church.

The person in charge of the verdant fortress is called the gardener.

A somewhat similar bishop-like position.

The old woman in religious attire was the island's gardener.

In the battle of the defensive battle, they also confirmed that it was indeed in the fifth phase.

The strength is enough to be called powerful.

According to this logic, then the person in charge of the entire area, that is, the land of the spirits.

The one known as the Great Gardener must also be a sixth-stage strength existence.

It may even be higher.

After all, this is Zehai, and there are all kinds of demons and monsters here.

These followers of the Xinyang Flower Immortal were able to live a relatively peaceful life directly in this area, and even had the strength to revive the fallen god.

It shows that they have enough strength to deal with external threats.

There are too many forces interested in this Zehai region.

Not to mention this ghost place, it has also become a hiding place for those villains in the east of several road signs around here.

All kinds of treasure spots, hideouts, and habitats.

Without a little strength, you can't protect the safety of this place.

You can tell from the strength of the soldiers of some people on this island.

Arka: They saw at least 30 soldiers in the third stage or higher during the battle, most of whom held small positions.

I also saw several people whose strength was in the fourth stage.

Arka: They followed Shadetti along the way, probing the surrounding terrain, and encountered many soldiers who fought side by side with them along the way.

The soldiers would greet them with a smile.

But if there was one of them who was the most popular, it would have to be Martrisa.

After all, who doesn't love a doctor who can treat injuries quickly.

The overall size of the island is not large, and the most striking feature is the huge flower in the center of the island.

The huge bouquet was seven or eight meters high, and the closed stamens alone were the size of a man.

There is a faint shimmer on the surface of the entire bouquet.

At first glance, you can see that this thing must have a certain connection with the flower fairy.

However, since the island is not large, a few people quickly finished testing the terrain. After all, Xia Daiti had already started testing during the battle before.

After detection, they began to move slowly around the Swift.

The circle drawn by Arca also includes a large swampy area.

The marshland around the island is not as endless as it was before, but has a kind of tree.

These trees do not grow in the earth, but in the swamp vines of the sea.

The root system of the tree is unusually developed, and the bundle is wrapped around the vines below, firmly binding.

And the roots of the trees will also be tied to each other.

As a result, the trees grow in large patches, and the surface of the trunk looks like a vine gray vine condensed and entangled.

The trees were clustered together in twos and threes, and became the only conspicuous thing in the surrounding swamp.

You can even see a large area of such a forest far away.

This grove is surrounded by abundant plants and some fish, and it seems to be a good fishing spot.

Because their roots puncture the vines, creating large holes that lead to deep water. But it doesn't make its surroundings too fragile and remains stable.

"There's something hidden under this swamp."

The ship spread silver ripples downward, and Shadaiti, who probed its surroundings, said suddenly.

Hearing this, the three people next to her immediately turned their heads to look at her.

Shadaiti closed her eyes, and the silver ripples that spread from her body were no longer hidden.

It is very obvious to probe under the water around it, to penetrate the surface of the sea, to penetrate the foothold of the plants and vines, and to explore to a deeper place.

"It must be some kind of stone building, the ruins of which are entwined with plants and have merged with the whole swamp."

"Bororo." Hearing this, Arka shouted directly.

Bororo nodded, squatted straight on the ground, and kicked the vine he landed on hard.

I found a weak place, and with a lot of force, I opened a gap.

The area where the vines are intertwined is not dense, and it is easy to tear a hole open.

Along the entrance of the cave, Bororo dived straight down.

As soon as Polo dived underwater, he noticed something different about the area.

Some kind of man-made building rubble hangs around, and the ruins are entangled in plants and vines, dragging and floating in the sea.

Lots of seaweed, moss, and coral attach to these plants, and a variety of marine fish swim around, making it a clear home to marine life.

And in the sea, Poloro saw more clearly and more. The area of this ruin is not small at all, it can be called very large.

In addition to the pile of bound stones in front of him, there were many places where the vines were unusually thick, and countless vines were hanging down into the sea.

And these rattans have been sinking to a depth of more than ten meters or even tens of meters, and you can see these rattans hanging down densely, still binding countless stone ruins.

The stones, large and small, and the vines had long since merged into one and became part of the swamp.

After taking in the underwater scenery, Bororo swam upstream, found the breach he had torn earlier, and drilled it back in.

Looking at Bororo, who had re-emerged from the breach, several people immediately looked at him.

"There are indeed the ruins that Xia Daiti mentioned below, and there are many and even many...... In the deeper seas, there are almost all kinds of ruins and vines entangled. ”

Hearing this, Arka frowned.

"Do you see any patterns or words on those buildings?" Lucilia asked eagerly.

Bororo thought about it carefully.

"There should be, but there aren't many, there are a lot of plants on those rocks, and there are all kinds of corals attached to them, and they have long been destroyed.

I don't think it's better to get your hopes up too much. ”

Lucilia nodded: "Yes, at least I don't know nothing." ”

As he spoke, he jumped from Arka's shoulder to Bororo's, "Take me down and have a look." ”

Arka also nodded and said, "You two go and explore the ruins below, and Xia Daiti and I continue to monitor the surrounding environment." ”

Bororo nodded.

The two sides split into two groups and began to work separately on their respective tasks.

"Hold on, the current below is not calm, don't be washed away."

Lucilia nodded, "Don't worry. ”

Then the two of them dived down from the breach they had just made again.

Due to the thick layer of vines, even though the sea below may be less than four or five meters above the sea, it is still pitch black.

It's like being in the deep sea, you can't see anything.

Because Polo himself is a marine race, as a fish man, he can naturally distinguish clearly in the seawater.

Lucilia couldn't, so she had to use a light source instead, so that she could see the situation in the sea more roughly.

But visibility is very low, and at best you can only look around.

"I can't see the distance clearly, you take me over to take a look. It should be a well-preserved place with pictures and texts burned on it.

Even if some of them are almost destroyed, don't let them go. ”

Hearing Lucilia's request, Pololo nodded and began to swim around.

After a long circle around the circle, disturbing countless schools of fish. I finally found a broken square stone pillar. I saw here that there were some blurry font drawings.

Lucilia immediately looked closer with the light source in her hand.

"Hmm...... The damage is so serious, soaked in seawater, it is too badly corroded. ”

But fortunately, the stone blocks in this ruin seem to be made of good materials, and the traces of carving were once very fine.

Even if it's been a long time, with a little cleaning, you can still tell the difference.

"The universal language of the sea of living beings...... No, just some similar, old versions? Lucilia watched as she took notes, muttering to herself.

Poloro didn't understand any of this, and was not interested, just watching the situation on the sidelines.

This place doesn't feel very good, and there is always a sense of danger.

Obviously, it is only ten or twenty meters underwater, but it is as dark as the deep sea, and the environment is unusually cold, which makes people uncomfortable.

In the dark sea, there is always something bad to doom.

"There's too little to record, let's go somewhere else after that."

Pololo nodded, and led Lucilia towards some of the more strange ruined buildings with words and drawings.

There are many ruins that have been hung by vines in the area near the sea.

However, there are not many pictures and texts, and it didn't take long to basically look around.

Pololo prepares to dive deeper with Lucilia, where there are far more tangled plants and ruins of buildings.

"Be careful, there's something coming."

Poloro, who was heading downstream with Lucilia, stopped where he was. The blue electric light activated the lightning graphics on his body, emitting a light that was unusually conspicuous in the deep sea.

Seeing Pololo like this, Lucilia immediately entered the state of battle.

However, Lucilia's own fighting style is more inclined to stealth sneak attacks.

The environment in the sea affected her play.

Even though she has become a doll, she is not as good as a pure marine race in the sea.

A red aura began to wrap around her.

"Here we are."

With a clear perception in the water, Polo Tea arrives at the arrival of the enemy.

The enemy's hostility was undisguised, and at a glance it was clear that it might be something like some sea beast.

Sure enough, a black shadow appeared beneath the deep sea.

A snake-like thing swam quickly.

opened his bloody mouth and bit towards Bororo without hesitation, extremely fast.

Faced with the sudden rush of megafangs, Bororo quickly raised his hands against the enemy's giant mouth.

The slightly sharper teeth on it cut through his skin.

Lucilia suddenly appeared on the head of the giant serpent, and a red blade appeared in her hand and plunged directly into it.

Red energy gushed out, instantly turning from a subtle wound to a slender penetration.

The serpent struggled frantically, the muscles on Poloro's arm bulging, and the lightning patterns on his arm flickered. A sense of desolation appeared in the water.

The surrounding sea water can't help but appear crystallized ice flowers.

Poloro tilted his head back slightly, spitting something forward?

A large amount of gray-black lightning erupted from his mouth and poured straight into the serpent's mouth.

As the lightning poured in, the serpent immediately began to struggle frantically, but his mouth was firmly pinched by the pineapple, and he couldn't move.

Lucilia was still on top of him, slicing wildly with a slender blade.

With the two working together, only about a minute or so passed. The giant snake that tried to eat them died directly in the water, and the blood began to spread in the water.

"We can't look any further, let's go up quickly."

The surroundings were completely contaminated with a large amount of blood, and Lucilia nodded. Immediately grabbed Poloro's body, and the two of them quickly swam upward.

The abundance of blood in the sea and the smell of blood began to attract all the predators around and at the bottom of the sea.

They began to gather around.

A fierce battle is about to take place here.

The monster that attracted it was not just as weak as the giant snake just now.

Through the hole, the two got out and stood on top of the swamp again.

Quickly ran towards the place where Arka had left before.

Not long after they left, the swamp they had just been in began to shake slightly.

You can see that the sea water in that area is starting to fluctuate abnormally, indicating that the battle below is very fierce, and even the surrounding sea water has been dyed red.

Seeing this situation, Bororo didn't look back, and left quickly.

Since they didn't stay underwater for long, Arka didn't travel fast either. It didn't take long, only about half an hour, and they quickly caught up with Arka and the others in front.

"Why did you come back so soon?"

Hearing Alka's words, Bororo could only helplessly squeeze his shoulder: "I met a sea snake that doesn't have long eyes." Although it is not strong, it is dead and attracts too many sea creatures. ”

At this point, Arka nodded, and in a moment understood.

The devil knows if there is a sea beast hidden in the sea below, what kind of powerful sea beast.

For these sea creatures, the smell of blood is the easiest to attract them.

"It just so happens that our side is almost finished, so let's go back together in a while."

After saying that, they gathered together, and it didn't take long to circle around, and they almost finished probing the surrounding area and began to return.

Looking at the seawater, there was already a trace of blood red.

The fighting in the area where Bororo and they are located has begun to spread.

But that's not their business anymore.

Sail back in the boat.

Docked the Swift in a small harbor around the island.

It's full of small fishing boats and the kind of concave planks that were used to transport goods.

Returned to the Three Trees Seat prepared for them.

After they returned, they simply ate the food that Juan Lu had left for them, and cleaned up the stains left by the sea water on their bodies.

Xia Daiti once again threw himself into his work, found a quiet place on the second floor and began to draw a map.

The other three sat in the living room of the hall on the first floor.

Julia was also quietly reading the book next to her.

"Lucilia, have you made any interesting discoveries?"

Hearing Arka's question, Lucilia nodded.

"Although the ruins are very badly damaged, there are too few words and pictures that can be seen clearly. But there are still some gains.

No matching text was found for the pattern above. But if it is similar, only some of the text is different, or simplified.

That's still something to be found.

The text is very much like the sea of beings, which is the lingua franca I used before, a similar text version.

It should be passed down from one line to another, but after the evolution of time, the text has changed somewhat. ”

Listening to Lucilia's words, it is obvious that the words she is using now may have evolved.

The evolution of writing is distinctive, and generally speaking, it has become simpler and easier to write.

It is possible to discover which characters are before and which are later through the changes in the text.

And the words that Lucilia sees today are from much earlier.

"So I'm surmising that this ruin is basically the ruins that preceded the Divine War.

Plus some of the things we've found in Zehai during this time. It is very likely that this place has a certain connection with the Sea of Living Beings. ”

The ruins of this area, the writing on the ruins, are a good testament to this.

But this world is broken and then spliced together, so it is difficult to judge its connection through some geographical conditions, which is almost impossible.

Maybe they were together tens of thousands of years ago, a continent.

It's just that in the end, it shattered, one was spelled into a safe sea of the four gods, and the other was thrown into the boundless sea.

It can only be judged by other conditions.

"That's all I know, there's so little to see. The deeper exploration was interrupted by the sea serpent, and the only way to explore it was to find a way later. ”

Hearing Lucilia's words, Arka nodded, there would definitely be a chance.

The reason why he asked Xia Daiti to draw a map around here was mainly because there were quite a lot of white and blue dots around it, and the number was enough.

And they do need more normal treasures to replenish the funds they need for their future activities.

If you don't add to that, Jason will have to beg.

Speaking of which, as a treasure hunting group, the normal wealth on the ship does not seem to be much, and it does not meet the standard that it should have.

After all, Arka used to target treasures, but sometimes treasures don't give you any amazing wealth around them.

Over time, more and more of the treasures they had stored were consumed.

It's time to add a touch.

By the way, you can also learn about some of the situation of the entire Zehai through these treasures.

Knowledge of the surrounding environment will unlock more information about the treasure.

And the more detailed information about the treasure can also give Arka a certain understanding of the area where it is located.

The two complement each other.

(End of chapter)