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Chapter 315 The Prophet of Bloodstained Marks (Third Update, Seeking Monthly Tickets)

The merman leader swam over and spoke. Pula helped translate, "Master, it said that this is to replenish the snake puppet's nutrients. Each time the snake puppet is activated, it requires a special kind of energy, which can only be replenished by the corpse of the Thousand-Eyed Serpent."

After replenishment, each activation requires at least eight extraordinary individuals.

Now, the Fishman tribe only has four transcendent beings left. If they can't gather eight more when the Thousand-Eyed Reaper descends next time, they will have no means to deal with him.

"Is your fish-man race's reproductive ability really that bad?" Qin Ziwen remembered that in his impression, fish had a strong reproductive ability.

The merman leader shook his head, and after handing over Lorne, it unloaded half of its burden.

Pula translates, "Ordinary fishmen can reproduce, but the Hunting Clan and the Sacrificial Clan have always had poor reproductive capabilities, and since losing the Abyss of Metamorphosis, our fishman race's reproductive capabilities have become increasingly weaker."

Pula, who was translating halfway through, suddenly paused and glanced at Qin Ziwen.

Qin Ziwen nodded. "Go ahead."

Having received permission, Pula became a little bolder and quickly said, "It hopes that the merman hero can sow more seeds, and it is willing to offer cards as a reward."

"No wonder they gave me a recruitment card." Qin Ziwen chuckled; it turned out they had planned this all along.

Use recruitment cards to summon powerful murlocs, and then have them sow seeds. If more extraordinary seeds can be left behind, perhaps the murloc tribe can continue to exist.

In a sense, he didn't lose out, since the summoned Murloc hero was truly in his own hands.

It's amazing that I could come up with such a win-win solution without feeling resentful.

This merman leader is very intelligent, which may also be related to his extraordinary abilities.

[Extraordinary - Bloodstained Prophet - Murloc: ☆☆☆★★]: Level 2 Information Compendium, Level 2 Tide of Lies, Level 2 Bloodstained Crisis

Although the effect of an ability cannot be fully determined from its name.

However, the word "prophet" in his extraordinary name suggests that the merfolk leader is not skilled in combat.
Qin Ziwen glanced at its five-meter-tall body.

"I'll go ask Mogu for his opinion; after all, it's the one doing the hard work," Qin Ziwen said, then found Mogu training Cao Biansheng in the back.

Mogu, who was instructing Cao Biansheng, paused when it heard footsteps behind it, guessing its master's intentions.

With its back to Qin Ziwen, it calmly said, "Master, I'll go. I already know what happened. If it can benefit you, it's just a small matter."

Upon hearing this, Qin Ziwen couldn't help but glance at it a few more times.

Cao Biansheng opened his mouth wide, dumbfounded, and almost dropped the white jade coral in his mouth.

Is this how you flatter someone?
Upon receiving Qin Ziwen's definitive reply, the merman leader was overjoyed.

He offered the cards as payment, but Qin Ziwen refused.

Qin Ziwen said, "I need rare items, and it would be best if I could exchange them for rare items."

The merfolk leader understood; it knew what Qin Ziwen needed.

He turned around and went back to the warehouse.

After a while, it came over carrying a seashell the size of an iron basin.

This iron basin is nearly two meters in diameter, like a large bathtub.

It was filled with lustrous, rounded white coral.

Qin Ziwen's eyes twitched slightly; he had thought that at most a dozen or twenty would be enough.

I never expected it to be so extravagant!
This was the first time he had ever seen such a strange object being stored in a basin.

The merman chieftain said, "There are seventy of these here. This is all the stock we have in our tribe. These things are actually very slow to grow, and planting one requires a lot of space, so we only grow a few."

"That's a lot already." Qin Ziwen accepted the white jade corals, feeling that they were a bit too hot to handle.

These are all funds that Mogu worked hard to earn.

While Mogu was working, Qin Ziwen found the fish-man leader and set his sights on the deep-sea city he had seen on the way there. Although it was now in ruins, it could serve as raw material for a wonder.

After the previous map's settlement, I received a random wonder card.

He suspected that what appeared to be random,
Actually it is not.

The construction requirements for this Ruins of the Abyss are: a core of the deep sea, an abandoned underwater city, and ninety-nine aquatic wonders.

A carrot and a pit.

He has already seen two pits.

He saw the abandoned underwater city and had basically gathered all the aquatic wonders. If he squeezed in a little more, it should be enough.

Only the final item, the Deep Sea Core, is missing.

Have you ever heard of the core of the deep sea?

Pra repeated it once more.

A hint of surprise flashed in the merman leader's eyes; it didn't know where Qin Ziwen had heard this name from.

“I know that fruits have pits, and the ocean also has its core, which is usually located in the deep sea, hence the name ‘core of the deep sea.’ I know where it used to be.”

Qin Ziwen stood solemnly.

The merman leader pointed northeast, “It’s right there. When you came, you should have seen an underwater city. It’s the ruins of the city where our ancestors lived. At its peak, the city had eight pagodas, and each pagoda housed a core from the deep sea.”

"But when the Abyss was destroyed, those deep-sea cores disappeared without a trace, perhaps becoming spoils of war for the victors," the merman leader shook his head.

"Even if it wasn't found back then, over the years, occasionally a molten abyss will descend upon our world, and those who have the ability to go into the sea will basically come here to search for it."

Qin Ziwen realized that this underwater city was a must-visit destination on the "must-see list".

With so many tourists having searched it, even if there were some good things hidden inside, there probably won't be anything left.

After all, these merfolk live right next door, and besides the Abyss, they must have frequented it to "scavenge."

Thinking of this, Qin Ziwen felt a little sad. He felt that the Deep Sea Core was probably something that could not be found.

But that's okay, of the three conditions, at least two can be met first.

The last deep-sea core depends on luck; just keep searching.

But when Qin Ziwen arrived in front of the abandoned underwater city, a crucial question came to his mind.

How can I take this underwater city with me?
It's not a shipwreck; if we try hard, there's still a chance.

This is a city!
As far as the eye can see, this city that once slept on the seabed has long since transformed into a dense, serene underwater forest.

Most of the building outlines have been buried by swathes of dark green seaweed, some reaching tens of meters in height.

These seaweeds hung like giant curtains, swaying slowly with the ocean currents, shrouding the ruins in a somber shadow.

Whenever an underwater current sweeps by, it lifts a corner of the algae curtain, revealing the bottom wall hollowed out by barnacles and corals.

In the heart of the city, those leaning giant towers stand silently.

From a distance, it looks like the ribs of a giant beast, covered with shells and filamentous algae.

Dark shadows could be seen passing through the algae curtain from time to time.

Clearly, this city is not as quiet as it appears.

　This is yesterday's update. I didn't go out for the New Year's Day holiday, and this afternoon I went to the city for dinner with my wife. That's three chapters for now.

　　
　
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