The wicked female is extremely fierce, but she's pampered by her seven beast husbands.

Chapter 234 Sea Clan Mark
Two toad-like beastmen used their tails to toss the two of them ashore one after the other. Ling Chengen adjusted his posture in mid-air and landed steadily on the ground. Su Weihua followed closely behind, washed the bead in the seawater in her palm, and then handed it to Ling Chengen.

"You can keep it for now. We'll need it when we go out later."

Su Weihua hesitated for a moment, then nodded, placed the bead in her waist pouch, and asked softly, "What kind of bead is this? Why does it have such a special effect?"

Ling Chengen just smiled and said softly, "It's good that you know it's special. Don't mention it to others. I only have two of these, and I can't tell you where they came from."

Upon hearing this, Su Weihua stopped asking further questions.

Is Ling Chengen mysterious?

Nature is mysterious.

She knew too much, and strange ideas were always popping into her head. She gradually improved the living conditions of everyone in the Stone Forest tribe. Even though many people were curious about how she came up with these ideas, they suppressed their curiosity for the sake of long-term benefits.

Su Weihua had no intention of gaining any more benefit from her, but she also did not want to delve into her secrets.

Their relationship was not that close. Overstepping his boundaries would only make Ling Chengen wary of him, even causing him to become defensive.

Seeing that he was sensible, Ling Chengen quickly withdrew his gaze.

Compared to other people, I feel more comfortable being with Su Weihua.

The main reason is that this person is very restrained and knows how to keep his distance. He doesn't delve into the strange and peculiar aspects of her, which makes her occasionally feel that the two of them have a certain tacit understanding.

Although the points I had painstakingly accumulated were instantly depleted by the two water-repelling beads.

Fortunately, these two items weren't disposable, otherwise Ling Chengen would have been furious.

Ling Chengen put the bead into his personal space, and with one hand supporting the stone that wasn't exactly a step, he walked deeper into the Blue Cave, using the reflection inside.

Taf also surfaced from the water, clutching his two-cornered hat with one hand, wiping the water from his face with his right, shaking his wet hair, muttering a curse under his breath, and then subtly letting out a sigh of relief.

Fortunately, the cave that Ling Chengen mentioned really exists and is very safe.

Large sea monsters couldn't get in, which is why they were able to escape successfully.

Otherwise, whether we confront the pack of monstrous beasts head-on or fight sea monsters in the water, many people will die today.

Harman followed Ling Chengen deeper into the cave, and as she looked at the luminous grass she brought out from her spatial storage, she clicked her tongue in amazement and said, "Why don't you trade this kind of luminous grass at the sea market? The market for this thing is probably no less than that for Whale Candle."

Ling Chengen: "This plant cannot adapt to the climate of the far north. Many of the light grass we brought have died. The remaining small part is barely alive because the soldiers in the team use a lot of supernatural energy to nourish it every day."

"Without the replenishment of wood-type abilities, this pot will wither and die in a few days."

Although she exaggerated a bit, it was indeed the truth.

Ling Chengen wasn't sure if it was due to the climate, but at least Chongzhen said that when he planted the Guangcao in the Yaoluo tribe's cave, it survived even in the cold winter and thrived.

But for some reason, after entering the northern lands, these grasses began to wither and die in clusters.

This made her very depressed.

Otherwise, he wouldn't have set his sights on the oil lamp and the ash tree.

After Ling Chengen finished speaking, Harman completely lost interest in the thing.

Their Boman tribe is located on the edge of the far north, so in winter, the nights are long and the days are extremely short, requiring a lot of lighting.

In previous years, they would trade some whale candles with the sea creatures, but this year the trading volume is only one-fifth of that in previous years, and the rest were all supplied by the sea creatures to the elephant orcs.

The chieftain did find a sea creature he knew, who agreed to secretly supply them with a small batch of whale candles, but the price was much higher than in previous years, which made them very upset, but they had no choice but to make the deal.

In short, this winter... their tribe will likely be shrouded in darkness for a long time.

“We need to move a little further in, because this area gets flooded at high tide.”

Harman reached out and touched the edges and corners of the rock, and quickly offered his advice.

The light grass in Ling Chengen's hand was a little droopy, but it could still illuminate things within a range of two or three meters in front of him.

There's nothing but stones here.

The rocks are relatively smooth and wide, as if they had been carefully polished.

Harman followed Ling Chengen forward, but when she caught a glimpse of a dimly lit corner out of the corner of her eye, she suddenly stopped and called out to Ling Chengen, "Could I borrow the light grass in your hand for a moment?"

Ling Chengen was puzzled, but still handed over the light grass in his hand. Haman held the light grass, bent down and approached the stone that was broken in two on the ground. By the dim light, he could see the patterns on it, and looked up and said, "There are marks of the sea race on this."

"The mark of the sea creatures? How do you know that?"

Taf strode over from behind, peered at the patterns on the stone, and confirmed Haman's statement: "It is indeed the mark of the sea people."

He looked at Ling Chengen, who was standing to the side with a blank expression, and kindly explained, "Unlike the orcs on land, the ocean is very vast, and it gets darker the deeper you go, so it is very difficult to rely on your eyes to determine your direction and confirm your location."

"Therefore, sea creatures mainly rely on sound and touch to distinguish directions and locations."

"Take the Merfolk, for example. They are the royal family of the sea and can produce sounds that many beastmen and mountain people cannot hear. These sounds have extremely strong penetrating power in seawater, and they can judge the situation in all directions by the attenuation and other changes in the sound."

“Some sea creatures that were unable to make such sounds began to think about leaving specific marks in the areas where they frequently appeared. These marks were gradually accepted and widely used by most sea creatures, and thus became their unique marks.”

"The Shanna people, who have a good relationship with the sea people, can easily distinguish the information represented by different markings."

Haman said with a smile, "Our chieftain has a fairly good relationship with the sea people, and I often deal with them along with him, so I have some understanding of the sea people's characteristics."

Ling Chengen: "..." Good heavens, the formation of the beast world's script actually started from the ocean.

"Then what do these markings mean?" she asked.

Harman squinted, reached out and touched the two stones for a long time, and hesitated before saying, "This seems to be some kind of ancient mark."

“Ancient markings are markings of sea creatures that have existed for at least five hundred years,” Harman added quietly.

Ling Chengen: "So, you don't know?"

Taf shook his head and said, "I only recognize one symbol, which represents the Lord of the Ocean."

"I don't understand the rest at all; I've never seen it before."

Ling Chengen moved the two broken stones that were blocking the road to the side, thinking that he could bring Shi Ruoan to see them when he got ashore.

The high priest is the oldest and most sacred profession among all the sea creatures.

It can be said that the priests existed even before the birth of the sea king.

Moreover, the lineage of priests is extremely mysterious. It is said that for thousands of years, every generation of priests has possessed the same abilities, and the lineage has never been broken.

This is something that would be extremely difficult to do even in later generations, but the profession of sea tribe priests has achieved it.

Ling Chengen was unaware of the specific process, but he held this ancient tradition in awe and respect.

In other words, Shi Ruoan must be aware of the special meaning of this ancient mark.

Harman, carrying the light grass, led the way, while Ling Chengen noticed a commotion behind him. Su Weihua's voice came from afar. Ling Chengen said something to Taf, then immediately turned around and hurried back.

Speaking of Cao Cao, Cao Cao will arrive.

The toad-like beastmen guarding the shore noticed a male merman suddenly appear inside the cave.

The group quickly started fighting, and the toad-salamander beastmen who were attacking them were completely powerless to fight back.

Ling Chengen stepped lightly across the edge of the crowd on the smooth stones, finally stopping on a rock on the shore. He watched as the tranquility inside the Blue Hole was completely shattered, with large amounts of ice crystals rising from below the water.

The temperature in the entire cave dropped by more than ten degrees in just a few minutes.

When the people on the shore spoke, they exhaled white mist from their mouths.

The cobalt blue water rippled outwards, and a dark blue mermaid tail rose from the surface of the water before disappearing just as quickly.

Ling Chengen looked at the black hair spreading out underwater and called out, "Shi Ruoan—"

"We're all on the same side, stop fighting."

As her voice echoed through the cave, the underwater world finally returned to calm.

The first thing to emerge from the water was a face that was extremely aloof and ascetic, yet also possessed a divine beauty.

Ling Chengen squatted on the rock and watched as Shi Ruoan almost bumped into her forehead. He slightly raised his upper body to create distance between them, raised an eyebrow, and looked at her with a hint of amazement in his eyes, but then returned to normal and asked with a smile, "You're pretty fast."

"High Priest, how did you find this place?"