I'm a proper student; I only take nine kinds of potions every day.

"If you dare to interfere with our plans again, I won't be so friendly next time we meet."

After saying these words, under the bewildered gaze of the fishmen, Ivan and the child rapidly ascended.

They quickly disappeared from their sight with the child.

The group of Deep Ones fell into a deep silence, staring at the direction Ivan had left, unable to utter a word for a long time.

After a long while, Joshua turned to Lily and asked, "What exactly happened just now?"

Lili quickly recounted what had just happened and her plan.

Joshua frowned: "An expert who looks very young? And with such a silly face?"

The Deep One, standing nearby, tentatively asked, "This guy claims to be from the Sap Group. Could it be that those capitalists are really at odds with us?"

Joshua scoffed, "Those capitalists just look down on people, that doesn't mean they're stupid!"

"I have a strong feeling that someone is trying to sow discord between our Dagon Tantric sect and those capitalists."

The other Deep Ones fell silent, unable to comprehend these complex questions.

Then Joshua asked Lily:

“You just had some contact with him. Although we can’t see what he looks like, you should be able to sense his posture.”

He said meaningfully, "And the other person even licked you."

Still shaken, Lily suddenly snapped out of it and exclaimed, "I remember now! This guy is definitely not human!"

"He's not one of those capitalists! He's not even a human being!"

Everyone immediately asked, "How did you figure that out?"

Lily said, "He did lick me!"

"But my scales could clearly feel that the tongue was thin and long, which was definitely not a normal human tongue."

"And then there was the way he grabbed me! It wasn't a normal human hand, it was a huge claw."

"I estimate that claw was at least two meters long!"

"It has a large number of hard substances with closely packed protrusions on it, and it is long and narrow in shape."

"It's probably not scales, more like growths on some kind of bone, like those dense bone spurs."

Joshua's eyes suddenly lit up, and he slammed the bone sword in his hand directly onto the wave, saying decisively.

"I know! I know who that guy is!"

The deep-sea divers quickly turned to look.

Joshua puffed out his chest: "This guy is a ghoul! And a high-ranking gargoyle at that."

"It has a long, thin tongue, huge claws, and can fly at will!"

"These perfectly match the characteristics of gargoyles."

After hearing this, Lily thought about it carefully and immediately nodded, saying, "Yes, yes, yes!"

"He did indeed possess that sinister, corrupt aura unique to ghouls."

The deep-sea divers all looked on in sudden realization: "Our captain is really too smart."

"By the Lord of R'lyeh! It is my honor to be a soldier who serves as captain."

"Heavenly Father! Captain, how do you possess such vast knowledge?"

……

Joshua's vanity was greatly satisfied by the flattery, and he then continued his analysis.

"I've received some information from them."

"I heard that someone in Bolton City has been spreading a plague recently."

"And those ghouls in the Dreamland have been causing quite a stir lately, seemingly wanting a certain divine child to descend."

"While those ghouls have some cooperation with capitalists, they also seem to be enemies with each other."

As he spoke, his eyes suddenly lit up.

"Everything makes sense now!"

"Those ghouls want a certain divine child to descend, so they've been frantically collecting the necessary vessels!"

"Then they set their sights on this child who possessed special powers within his body!"

"Their goal is to make this child one of their experimental subjects."

"Yes! That's it! That must be it!"

Joshua became more and more excited as he spoke.

"That guy was a gargoyle!"

"His purpose in disguising himself as a capitalist was to conceal his true identity and then incite conflict between our Dagonite Cult and the Sap Merchant Guild."

Lili was puzzled: "If he wanted to provoke conflict, why did he let us go? Wouldn't killing us have made the conflict even bigger?"

Joshua sneered, "Lily, you're still too young and too naive."

"These ghouls still have to rely on the power of those capitalists."

"They don't dare to openly provoke conflict between the two sides; they only dare to do some underhanded things."

“If he really kills us today, then our priests will absolutely not let this matter rest easily.”

"If the higher-ups really find out about the Sap Group, both sides will quickly realize that he is the one secretly stirring up trouble between them."

"He won't have a good ending then either."

He proudly raised his head.

"And now they've only taken a newborn mixed-race baby, and haven't caused us any real impact or harm."

"In this way, this matter will become a trivial little thing, and it won't even escalate to higher authorities!"

"After all, as long as no one dies, there is no blood feud between the two sides."

"This way, he can obtain valuable experimental subjects, sow discord between us and the Chamber of Commerce, and conceal his true identity."

Everyone instantly understood.

My thoughts became incredibly clear, and all my previous doubts were now completely resolved.

Then even more compliments poured in.

Surrounded by the crowd, Joshua's face was filled with immense pride and smugness.

The compliment lasted for more than ten minutes, after which Lili tentatively asked:

"What if Joshua fails this mission?"

"Just report it truthfully," Joshua said.

"Although master-level ghouls cannot come to the material world."

"But even if that one wasn't a master, he was still incredibly close to being one."

"Because I could sense the method he used just now, which is different from Lili's invisibility."

"That's a kind of overwhelming power in terms of spiritual vision. We don't have such a high level of spiritual vision, so naturally we can't see the other party's existence."

Everyone agreed.

Then a group of deep-sea divers turned and plunged into the deep sea.

One of the Deep Ones asked, somewhat puzzled, "We're not human, so why do we have the same limitation as humans—the ability to see clearly?"

Joshua scoffed, "Fool! Insight is a talent shared by all intelligent beings."

"It's not a restriction, but a protection for us!"

"Don't you even consider whether you dare to look our great Heavenly Father in the eye?"

Upon hearing this, the group of Deep Ones trembled and lowered their heads.

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Chapter 187: (8/10 Seeking monthly votes) Senior Arkham dares to kiss a Deep One!

With the child in his arms, Evan quickly ascended, and in the blink of an eye, he passed over the cascading waterfall and arrived above the bridge at the top.

The cold wind whistled past his ears, but his body was so light that it felt weightless as he rose from the rushing river below into the sky.

In the distance, the ocean surges into the sea, a silvery white line rolling across the horizon.

Below us is a waterfall cascading down, and on either side are magnificent canyons with steep, rugged, gray-brown rock walls.

Further away was a dense forest, its withered yellow treetops blending together in the sunlight.

At this moment, the entire landscape is laid out before you.

Having broken free from the constraints of gravity, he was now truly free to go wherever he wanted!

No need for cumbersome ropes, no need for strenuous airplanes; you can go anywhere within sight.

In an instant, a surge of boundless pride and indescribable freedom filled Ivan's chest and soul.

"Being able to fly...that's fucking awesome!!!"

Before Ivan could continue his madness...

"Waaaaaah~"

It seemed that Ivan's voice was too loud, or perhaps the wind at high altitude was too cold.

The child, who had been quite calm just moments before, suddenly burst into loud sobs.

Only then did Evan look down at the child in his arms.

Because it was wrapped in a blanket and only a small head could be seen, he couldn't tell whether it was a boy or a girl.

But I must say, this child is really beautiful; her little face is like an exquisite porcelain doll.

Her slightly wavy blonde hair was wet and plastered to her head. She had big eyes, a high nose, and an inexplicable charm that emanated from her eyes and brows.