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Chapter 344 The Merfolk Migration Plan (15)

A large, steamed fish is served in an iron basin, with wisps of steam rising from it. The fish people sitting around it are quietly enjoying their cooked food.

Unlike the firm texture of raw fish, cooked fish is soft and melts in your mouth. For those accustomed to eating raw fish, this is a strange yet tempting texture.

A fisherman sat on the ground, carefully holding a piece of cooked fish in his hands, swallowing it in small bites, his eyes filled with satisfaction.

"Gibberish".

"Gualajili".

Several fishmen nearby were talking in hushed tones. One of them suddenly brought the half-fish in his hand to his nose and smelled it. After hesitating for a moment, he quietly put it into the pocket beside him.

A hand suddenly patted its shoulder. Lorne stood behind it. "Bagu, you can only eat the food yourself. You can't take it with you."

Bagu, a short, craftsman-type fish-man, trembled at the sound and hurriedly prostrated himself on the ground: "Lord Lorne, I... I've never eaten anything so delicious before... I just wanted to take some back for my child to try. I only ate two today, this one is what I saved..."

Lorne was silent for a moment, then reached out and helped it up: "Let's take the fish out and eat it first. I'll get you another one in a bit."

"Quickly thank Lord Lorne!" a companion whispered a reminder.

Bagu then realized what was happening and straightened his back: "Thank you, Lord Lorne!"

“You don’t need to thank me,” Lorne shook his head, looking behind him. “You should thank Lord Qin; it was he who gave us this food.”

Bagu immediately turned towards Qin Ziwen and bent down to kowtow.

"Don't kowtow. Now that you're ashore, you should change this habit." Qin Ziwen helped it up.

Fish-men live in the sea, and due to their environment, bowing is a way of showing obedience and respect. The deeper the bow, the more sincere the attitude.

It's fine in the sea, because they naturally lean forward when they move around.

But once on land, it evolved into prostrating oneself.

He beckoned Lorne aside and asked in a low voice, "Among these merfolk, how many have families?"

“Most of them do,” Lorne answered truthfully.

Qin Ziwen nodded thoughtfully, "After we leave this world, won't they be separated from us forever? That's not a good idea."

Upon hearing this, Lorne tentatively said, "I think so. It's not a good idea. How about I try to bring their families over as well?"

"Wouldn't that be inappropriate?"

Lorne was stunned by what he heard. Was this a good thing or a bad thing?

Seeing Lorne's bewildered expression, Qin Ziwen chuckled inwardly.

These fish-men live on the seabed from a young age, their circle is only so big, and they're not very cunning. Let's be direct.

So he changed his question: "If we bring their families over, will your father agree?"

Lorne suddenly realized that he had guessed what the leader meant.

“I’ll go and tell them!” Lorne patted his chest and promised.

"Can you do it?"

“I can do it, Father will agree!” Since arriving at the homeland and becoming the altar master of the Weather Altar, Lorne felt like he had entered a new world.

Before, at the bottom of the sea, every year was like every day.

But here it seems to glimpse a corner of the prosperity of its ancestors.

This is the place where merfolk warriors should be chasing their dreams. Staying in the deep sea will only lead to their demise along with the ocean.

“Chief, I would like to call my father over as well,” Lorne said, revealing his thoughts.

You are such a filial son.
Qin Ziwen's expression was subtle; he could actually guess a little about what Lorne was thinking.

But sometimes what is honey to one is poison to another; what Lorne pursues may not be what others like.

Qin Ziwen said, "You can talk to your father. If all the fishmen in the home are male, it might cause some trouble in the long run. If there are female fishmen and fishman cubs, the fishmen can be considered to have settled down here."

Lorne chuckled, “Father will agree. Actually, I could tell he was somewhat tempted after he came last time.”

Is that so?
Qin Ziwen patted him on the shoulder, "Okay, by the way, when you go back, you can also bring the fish people from the homeland back with you. After all, they are all family, and it is normal for them to go back to visit their relatives. So, I'll leave this matter to you."

"Come with me to the Weather Altar later. I'm going to upgrade it, and you can experience the new features too."

After having a late-night snack, Qin Ziwen took Lorne to the Weather Altar, where he took out a card and used it directly.

The altar in front was instantly enveloped in light.

【1级天气祭坛：2级天气预知、1级温差预测、1级微气候稳定】（特殊效果：在天气祭坛上，施展改变天气、气象的能力时，会为施法者根据祭坛等级提供相应增幅）→【2级天气祭坛：3级天气预知、1级温差预测、2级微气候稳定】（特殊效果：略）（占地面积10*10米→10*10米）
Lorne ascended the altar, familiarized himself with it, and roughly understood its effects.

"Chief, the weather forecast period has been extended; we can now predict the weather for the next three days."

After Lorne finished speaking, he suddenly paused, then squatted down in front of the jade wall.

"Chief, there will be continuous torrential rain for the next three days."

Upon hearing this, Qin Ziwen ascended the altar, where the interior of the central crystal pillar was filled with countless tiny "water droplets".

On the back of the jade disc, dark gray flocculent matter is constantly flowing and gathering.

Initially scattered at the four corners, they gradually converged towards the center, eventually completely covering about one-third of the central area of ​​the jade disc.

"Such heavy rain... This is troublesome, the boat can't get out to sea at all," Qin Ziwen muttered to himself.

He thought of several newly developed islands around him, which were showing promise, but he knew he had to stop developing them immediately.

The weather at sea changes so quickly.

After three consecutive days of torrential rain, no one should remain on the island. If the water level rises sharply and the temperature drops suddenly, the outer island, lacking sturdy shelters and sufficient supplies, will be unable to cope.

All personnel must be evacuated to the main island.

He turned to Lorne and asked, "Have you ever seen such a long downpour before?"

Lorne thought for a moment, "Sometimes."

For the fish-men, a downpour is actually a good thing.

Because during heavy rains, the fish will dive deeper, making them easier to hunt.

After descending from the altar, Qin Ziwen found Jia Liangcai and told him the prediction from the weather altar: there would be continuous heavy rain in the coming days, fishing boats would have to stop going out to sea, and residents of other islands would have to evacuate first.

Jia Liangcai frowned, knowing the situation was urgent. Some islands still had residents stationed there, and they had to bring the people back tonight.

The next day, the downpour arrived as expected.

The sky was heavy and leaden, and several dark gray clouds were slowly approaching on the distant horizon.

It was as if the sky over there had a hole in it, and torrential rain poured down.

(End of this chapter)