Man on the ark, forced to become king

You're saying this is Haisi?

Lin Lu raised an eyebrow, revealing an expression of 'I knew it'.

He said, "How could this strangely shaped thing possibly be a fish?"

“It is indeed Hai Si, I cannot mistake him.”

Wei Yanwu held up the lid with one hand, examining it closely, his eyebrows furrowing slightly.

He can probably piece together what really happened.

The Rat King used his connections to bring a freshly caught and injured sea fish from the seaside as a New Year's gift to Lin Lu. According to Lin Lu's description, the fish might not have shown any problems when it was packed, but it mutated during transportation. After Lin Lu released it, it received some unknown stimulus, which directly activated the part of the fish that belonged to the Sea Child, causing it to mutate rapidly and eventually become a complete Sea Child.

The process of this change is not described in the information they know about Haisi, but that should be the case, otherwise it would not have worked at all.

The Rat King wouldn't be so senile as to give Hai Si as a New Year's gift.

However, this makes the problem very complicated.

The fish caught by fishermen along the coast were assimilated by the sea.

There are so many fish in the sea, Lin Lu's one is unlikely to be an isolated case; the odds of that happening are extremely small.

The most likely scenario is that the coast of Yan Kingdom has been unknowingly invaded by the sea.

"I've heard of the sea creatures, but I didn't expect them to be like this. Can they survive directly on land?"

Lin Lu stroked her chin, lost in thought.

He had thought of everything that Wei Yanwu could think of.

If the sea creatures possess the power to directly influence other organisms and can transform into forms that can survive on land, then such a thing would be even more troublesome than the evil demons and monsters outside the Jade Gate Pass.

"Sea creatures can survive on land. They can assimilate terrestrial creatures, including humans, and cause them to become alienated. Close contact with sea creatures or consumption of their body parts can lead to infection."

Thinking that many people along the coast may have already eaten seafood affected by the contaminated seafood, and that the contaminated seafood may even flow into the inland areas through transportation, Wei Yanwu couldn't sit still anymore, and he didn't even have much of a mood left for the New Year.

He picked up the phone on the table and dialed the Rat King's number, intending to find out more details.

If that situation were to actually occur, it would be a major event, no less serious than the invasion of evil spirits outside the Jade Gate Pass, and it must be taken seriously.

"Hai Si... is indeed troublesome."

Lin Lu walked around the box twice, then gently tapped it. A wisp of golden light detached from her finger and merged into the frozen body of Hai Si.

In an instant, a strange change occurred. One after another, black and red fleshy tumors were squeezed out from Hai Si's body, and the ice blocks surrounding them were crushed by the rapidly expanding shape.

In just over ten seconds, the sea creature, which had originally taken the form of a large white flower, transformed into a mass of flesh and blood composed of tumors. Tiny tentacles sprouted from the surface of the tumors, thrashing wildly. Its disgusting appearance startled Talulah, who was watching from the side, and she instinctively raised a ball of fire and threw it at him.

laugh!

Draco's fire landed on the swollen aggregate of flesh and blood, burning a large area of ​​charred black, and many tentacles were immediately incinerated by the high temperature.

But the situation soon changed.

Lin Lu could see clearly that after part of the flesh was charred, the dark red flesh suddenly became even redder and secreted a large amount of smooth mucus.

The fire that Talulah threw was blocked by the slime and quickly disappeared without causing much further damage.

It's like... in a very short time, Hai Si adapted to the flames and evolved corresponding protective measures!

During this process, the golden power that had just been placed into Hai Si's body was also being rapidly consumed until the slime appeared, at which point the power of the Golden Tree also disappeared.

The golden tree's radiance, imbued with abundant vitality, became the catalyst and energy source for Hai Si's evolution!

This creature can directly devour and utilize the power of the Golden Tree!

This is the first time such a situation has occurred since I came into this world. Hai Si is simply the natural nemesis of the Golden Tree...

"This creature is too dangerous."

Lin Lu's expression was solemn; at this moment, he had made up his mind.

Such things as Haisi must be eliminated!

Creatures capable of devouring the power of gold would undoubtedly pose a great threat to the Golden Tree, almost like a biological version of the Ashfire.

He will not tolerate the continued existence of such a species.

Although the Sea Seed in front of us seems to have gone out of control after absorbing the power of the Golden Tree, who knows if there are any higher-level individuals among the Sea Seeds?

call!

A flame reignited on the surface of the swollen aggregate of flesh and blood, this time an ash flame unlike the Drak's Flame.

The slime that was created to counter the Drak's Fire was quickly evaporated without much effect.

After losing the golden power it could utilize, Haisi no longer exhibited super-fast evolutionary and adaptive abilities.

Chapter 193 Skadi, from the Deep Sea

The reason why sea creatures, which should be active in the sea, exhibited evolutionary abilities beyond those recorded in historical documents after coming to land has been found.

These deep-sea monsters possess the ability to directly absorb the power of the Golden Tree. Their abundant life force, which is unusable by humans, becomes the best nourishment for the evolution of the Sea Sprites.

Therefore, after being directly exposed to the light of the Golden Tree, the Sea Spawn larvae, which had only undergone localized mutations, absorbed enough nutrients to complete their evolution.

Such an ability is a great threat to the Golden Tree, just like the Flame Giants of the Giant Snow Mountain in the border region.

Queen Marika, fearing the power of the Ash Flame, launched a war against the Fire Giants, wiping them out and leaving only one Fire Giant to guard the fire and the cauldron.

That approach ultimately left behind hidden dangers.

Years later, Lin Lu took Melina to the snow mountain and used the Mad Fire to rekindle the Flame Cauldron, and the rising flames ignited the Golden Tree.

If Marika had found a way to completely erase the worship of Ashfire and the Fire God from the border region, this wouldn't have happened.

Therefore, Lin Lu's idea was even more ruthless—these creatures called Hai Si must either enter the Golden Tree system and be eternally bound by the Golden Law, or they must completely disappear from this world, leaving not even a piece of flesh or a trace of remains, and absolutely no possibility of their revival.

He will not allow any species that could threaten the Golden Tree to continue to exist; if he's going to do something, he'll do it completely.

Furthermore, Haisi's problem must take precedence over everything else.

The priorities of dealing with the werewolves of Syracuse, the power struggle in Ursus, the infiltration of Colombia, and the problems of demons and gods in Yan should all be put on hold.

Of course, things still need to be done before enough intelligence about Haisi is gathered.

It seems unlikely that there will be much progress on Haisi's case in the short term.

Wei Yanwu spoke with the Rat King on the phone, but the Rat King didn't have any useful information either. If he relied on his own investigation, it would probably take months.

Yan Kingdom is currently beset by internal and external troubles. Internally, it is haunted by the old gods, and externally, it is eyed by evil spirits. For the time being, it probably won't be able to spare any attention to Hai Si's problem.

"I will arrange for a team of Black Cloaks to go to the fishing site mentioned by the Rat King to conduct a detailed investigation."

After much deliberation, Wei Yanwu offered his own solution, which was all he could do.

His sphere of influence was limited to Longmen; it was too far away to reach other cities.

"I will send people over there too. Let's not think about these things for now. Today is New Year's Day, let's have a happy New Year."

Lin Lu wasn't in a hurry, because there was no point in being anxious.

It's not like the whole world revolves around him. Investigations take time; they can't be done just by talking.

Instead of making wild guesses without any intelligence, it's better to stay focused and wait for the results before taking decisive action to solve the problem.

"Alright, I'll have someone find some more ingredients to make the banquet even bigger. Perfect, this New Year's Eve dinner can be considered Talulah's apprenticeship banquet."

When this topic was brought up, Wei Yanwu's lips curled up slightly, clearly indicating that he was in a good mood.

The relationship between Longmen and Golden Tree has taken another step forward, enough to make him happy for days.

"We've already made some preparations, so we don't need to buy too much."

Lin Lu smiled and nodded, then suddenly remembered a question.

"I heard there will be a fireworks display in Longmen tonight?"

"Fireworks display? Yes, that's a tradition."

Wei Yanwu thought for a moment. He originally wanted to explain the origin of this tradition, but then he remembered that the person who started the custom of setting off fireworks on New Year's Eve was right next door, so he couldn't bring himself to say it.

Upon closer examination, the origin of the Yan Kingdom's New Year is also inextricably linked to those two neighbors.

Instead of talking about folk tales here, it would be better to let Lin Lu go and ask the two people in his family directly.

It's really hard to say what's going on with him; it feels like he's talking badly about those two behind their backs.

"You can just go and ask at home."

Seeing the slightly subtle expression on the dragon's face, Lin Lu immediately understood who he was talking about, but he wasn't really interested in the origin of the New Year.

The reason I asked this was that I planned to take Lani and the others out to enjoy the fireworks display after the banquet.

Therefore, all he wanted to ask was about the fireworks display.

"The fireworks display will start at 8 p.m. and last until midnight. This is a long-standing tradition. You can see it clearly from here. To avoid accidents caused by the fireworks, the fireworks will be set off mainly in the square. The largest venue is the central square, which is not too far from here."

Wei Yanwu answered this question very clearly, after all, he was the one who actually approved and organized the fireworks display in Longmen.

After announcing the time, he also explained in detail the specifics of the party.

"A fireworks display, is that how it is?"

After listening, Lin Lu thought about it for a while and felt that she had completely understood it.