Industrial Cthulhu, starting from the island lord

Chapter 113 The Truth in the Sea

The Abyss - Zeus was naturally familiar with it. He had once gone deep into the Abyss with the Banshees, and the Banshees had finally escaped from the Abyss.

As for his impression of the Abyss, Xiusi felt that there seemed to be nothing special about it, and it was not much different from other places in the deep sea.

Dark, warm, and empty.

The sea that is full of vitality and that is consistent with most people's memories can only be seen in the shallow sea. The deep sea looks completely different.

The Banshees didn't think there was any big problem at the time, so they stopped in the Abyss to build their home. If they had discovered the danger at that time, they might have been more cautious, and Monica's incident would not have happened.

"What's in the Abyss? Why is pollution pouring out?"

"Poseidon Temple—don't ask me what it is. Ancient books only record its name. I know as much as you do: there is a Poseidon Temple in the Abyss. That's all."

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"In short, pollution began to gush out of the Abyss, and the ocean gradually became a massive source of pollution. All creatures living in the ocean died. Only a few extraordinary creatures remained, but they were also twisted by the pollution and turned into monsters."

"Wait a minute, all the sea life is dead? Are you kidding me? What the hell are those fish caught off the dock?"

"pollute."

Zeus' pupils shrank instantly. Are all the fish in the sea pollution?!

Wait, that's impossible, that's impossible. It's not like he hasn't eaten fish before. How could he not know whether it's contaminated or not?

He even sent people to check the fish caught by the fishermen, and found no pollution at all. Isn't pollution only present in the deep sea?

"You should note that pollution is not a dead substance. It moves and is attracted."

"I know you've been accumulating some pollution on the island for a while, right?"

“You can see if they are still the same now.”

"What do you mean?"

"No one can give an accurate answer to what pollution is, but I suspect it was once a living organism, and then for some reason it became what it is today."

"What I'm going to say next is all my guesses. I haven't found any relevant information in ancient books, but they at least make sense."

Chloe frowned, as if recalling some bad memory. "Those fish and shrimp in the shallow sea were once polluted. Over the past thousand years, because they were far away from the pollution source, they gradually turned back into fish and shrimp."

"I once heard from the cultists of the Church of Poseidon that there are no fish or shrimp in the deep sea. This is because the pollution in the deep sea is still having an impact and has never returned to its original state."

Zeus felt as if a flash of lightning had passed through his heart. The sudden shock made him freeze in place, and his previous memories came flooding back like a tide.

When he first dived into the abyss with Ash, he was also curious about why the deep sea was empty and there was nothing there.

Later I thought that the deep sea on the blue planet was the same. There was no sunlight here, there was not enough nutrition, and only a few creatures could survive.

Now I suddenly feel that something is wrong. Even if there is a lack of nutrients in the deep sea, it shouldn't be so severe that there are no fish to be seen, right?
It turns out that there is only pollution and no living things in the deep sea.

It all made sense.

"Those fish and shrimp were actually transformed from pollution."

“Yes, that’s why I don’t eat seafood.”

"Will it be contaminated if eaten?" "It is said that it won't. Some extraordinary people have tried it before, but most people still can't accept it. After all, after knowing what these things in the sea originally are, everyone will have some resistance."

Xius recalled the taste of fish and shrimp he had eaten before, and it seemed not much different from that on Blue Planet.

No wonder pollution can be burned, it turns out that it is derived from biological transformation. Wait, why is this so similar to oil?

Zeus rubbed his chin. After learning about the deep-sea pollution, he connected many details together and felt a little creepy.

For example, Una once said that the pollution in the sea and the pollution caused by cognitive interference gave her different feelings.

Could this be because the two types of pollution are transformed from different organisms?

For example, the pollution in the sea is caused by fish and shrimp, and the pollution caused by cognitive interference is caused by animals?
I can study it carefully later.

"Go on."

"Hmm, where was I? Oh, right. The Church of Poseidon has been destroyed since the sea incident a thousand years ago, but now it has some new worshippers, mainly people living on the coast. It is said that the Pirate King's Court has a close connection with them."

"It's only been in the last few decades that they've gradually established a method for gaining power, which is the Transcendental System."

"You know, we extraordinary people are all climbing the ladder, but they chose the opposite direction, exploring the past."

"Climb the steps?"

"Don't interrupt. In short, they did find a stable path to transcendence, but it came at a great cost."

"I don't know how it works exactly, but they need to be constantly exposed to pollution. Eventually, after gaining power, they will become half-crazy monsters."

"It's a real monster. Not many in the Sea God Church can maintain their human form. Most have undergone various mutations, such as growing two pairs of arms or legs turning into snake tails."

Chloe glanced at Hughes and said meaningfully.

"They are not from the Church of Poseidon. That's a misunderstanding." Xius said helplessly, "Otherwise, I wouldn't know nothing about the Church of Poseidon, right?"

Chloe stared at Xius for a long moment before finally nodding. "Well, now that I think about it, it's certainly not the case. Most of the changes in Poseidon's followers are random, not so uniform."

"Because of long-term exposure to pollution, it's difficult for those cultists to maintain their sanity. They are a group of genuine lunatics. The slightest stimulation, or even no stimulation at all, will drive them into madness."

"I see. So you always thought I was one of those crazy people from the Church of Poseidon?"

"Yes, I don't even dare to say too much, for fear of irritating you."

It turned out to be a misunderstanding. No wonder his previous communication with Chloe was so confusing.

"Why do you think I'm from the Church of Poseidon? Is it just because of the Banshee?"

"That's part of it. After all, those six-armed women and those banshees clearly came from the sea."

Xiudao nodded. Indeed, and some of the mutations were consistent with those of the Church of Poseidon. Was this a coincidence?
"And you're also storing pollution on the island. This is something only the cultists of the Church of Poseidon would do. They need to use pollution to strengthen their power."

"And you summoned the evil god."

"When did I summon the evil god!?"

(End of this chapter)