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How could this not make William Zeze happy?

As for how to transport those supplies underground, let the man in front of you figure that out.

Thinking of this, William Zeze laughed and said, "Now that the Seven Nations Alliance Agreement has been signed, our Lost Nation cannot be impolite. Please follow me to the banquet hall."

With that, William Zeze led Depp to a secluded room in the swamp.

It was called a banquet hall, but it was actually just a swamp cave with a few large rocks.

William Zezé let Depp sit in the head seat, with himself and his daughter Ruth Zezé sitting on either side of Depp, giving Depp plenty of face.

Soon, the "court chef" of the lost kingdom brought out one "delicious dish" after another.

Depp frowned as he looked at the dishes in front of him.

Because these things look really... disgusting.

Seeing this, William Zeze stood up and introduced Depp.

He pointed to the dish closest to Depp and said, "This is steamed giant sea lice. It's incredibly delicious and Ruth's favorite dish."

As if responding to her father's words, Ruszeze took one directly from the plate, skillfully pried open the giant sea louse's shell, and began to slurp and eat it, with a look of enjoyment on her face.

Unlike Ruszeze, Depp looked troubled at this moment.

The dishes on the table were mostly made from deep-sea beetles, much like the giant sea lice.

In addition, there was even something that looked like a giant, translucent caterpillar.

Ruszeze grabbed one, then habitually inserted it into the caterpillar's body and began to slurp it down.

Halfway through the drink, the little girl noticed that Depp wasn't eating and thought he was shy.

Seeing this, Ruszeze handed Depp her half-finished Caterpillar drink and said, "Try it, it tastes really good."

Depp turned to look at Ruszeze, wondering if it was because of the unique constitution of the Lost Kingdom.

The mud on their bodies had long since slid off to the ground, revealing their delicate, supple skin underneath.

But as before, these people were all completely naked, as if the lost kingdom had abandoned the concept of clothing.

However, Depp thought again that even if he wore clothes, they would still fall off and get dirty when he turned into mud. Perhaps that's why the people of the Lost Kingdom don't like to wear clothes.

Looking at Ruth Zeze's budding body and expectant eyes, Depp finally suppressed his disgust, picked up the caterpillar, and took a small sip.

Soon, as was his habit, a viscous liquid slid into Depp's mouth.

Just when Depp was feeling extremely nauseous, an indescribable fragrance suddenly exploded in his mouth.

The originally viscous liquid turned into water the moment it entered the mouth.

"This stuff... tastes amazing!"

Depp said in surprise.

Upon hearing this, Ruszeze immediately puffed out her little chest and said, "Of course! Qingyou Caterpillar Drink is my favorite drink!"

Then, at Ruth Zezé's recommendation, Depp began to try the dishes on the table one by one.

It must be said that although these things look terrible, they taste quite good.

Especially the giant sea lice; the deliciousness of their flesh impressed Depp so much that he even decided to bring a few back for Selena to try.

After a hearty meal, Depp patted his bulging belly and, while eating a cucumber he had taken from his system space, said, "Thank you for your hospitality. I think I should go now. There are still the Fishermen's Kingdom and the Saltwater Kingdom waiting for me to visit."

Upon hearing this, William Zeze said to the servant beside him, "Quickly, take those two bags of giant sea lice and quiet caterpillars back to Mr. Depp."

William Zeze's idea was simple: on the one hand, he wanted to bring Depp more of his local delicacies, and on the other hand, he hoped that his local food could become popular in the maritime kingdom.

In this way, the lost nation can rely on these local specialties to trade with other countries.

After all, relying on help from other countries indefinitely is not a long-term solution.

Depp didn't stand on ceremony; he simply picked up the two large bags and prepared to head back to where he had first landed.

Just then, Ruszeze tugged at Depp's sleeve and whispered, "Depp, could you take me with you? I want to see the world up there..."

Seeing this, Depp glanced at William Zeze not far away and said, "I was thinking I need to ask your father, if he agrees..."

"He will never agree!"

Ruszeze said this and left in a huff.

Depp shook his head, ignoring her, and prepared to return to the ocean.

After tidying up the two bags of local specialties, Depp put them into his system space and flew straight towards the underwater lava.

But just as he started to move, he suddenly felt a sharp pain in his lower abdomen, and then his consciousness even became blurred.

What's going on?

"Am I...poisoned?!"

"Damn it, how could there be a poison in this world that could affect me..."

Depp, his eyes glazed over, fell onto the swamp and gradually lost consciousness.

Chapter 285 Return to Atlantis

After an unknown amount of time, Depp slowly woke up.

The feeling of his eyes being filled with lead surprised Depp for a moment.

To be honest, it's been a long time since anyone has been able to hurt Depp like this, especially with... poison?

Most importantly, he didn't even know when he was poisoned.

This is absolutely outrageous!

Feeling powerless and experiencing needle-like pain, Depp gasped for breath.

Depp glanced at the task countdown in the system and immediately calculated that he had been unconscious for more than two days.

He has no more than ten days left.

Around him, William Zezer and many people from the Lost Kingdom were watching Depp with caution.

"Mr. Depp is awake!"

"William Zeze's bodyguard shouted."

"Quickly help Mr. Depp up."

Upon hearing this, William Zeze immediately led a group of people to help Depp up from the ground.

"What's wrong with you?"

William Zeze asked with a concerned look.

Depp is a key figure in the Seven Kingdoms Alliance and the first person in thousands of years to break through the Fire Ring magma and reach the Earth's core swamp.

So if anything were to happen to Depp, Willem Zezé would probably be more worried than Depp himself.

Depp, who had been helped up, looked around at the people of the Lost Kingdom with a puzzled expression.

He initially thought that the people of the Lost Kingdom coveted the Neptune Trident in his possession and had used poison to knock him unconscious.

But seeing the concern these people showed, Depp couldn't help but question his own guess.

"It doesn't seem like the poison was administered by people from the Lost Kingdom."

Depp thought that he wouldn't be able to find out the specific cause of the poisoning in a short time, so he got up, took out a bottle of concentrated life essence, and drank it.

As the milky white liquid flowed down his throat into his stomach, Depp felt his limbs and body regain their strength, and the previous feeling of weakness vanished instantly.

Depp said to a worried-looking William Zeze, "I was just a little sleepy. I have to go back now. See you later."

After saying that, Depp leaped up again and disappeared into the swamp above his head, not even bothering to wipe the mud off his clothes.

At the same time, Depp was surrounded by the Speed ​​Force, which isolated him from the sticky swamp that was surging in from all sides.

After browsing online for a while, Depp immediately realized something was wrong.

The weight on my body... seems much heavier than usual.

He looked down and saw that the wet mud on his body was slowly merging and eventually transforming into a budding young girl.

It was Ruszeze.

"When did you get attached to me?"

Depp asked, looking completely bewildered.

Ruszeze clung tightly to Depp's arm, her face flushed, and said, "I...I just found you had fainted, so I used my mud-turning ability to cling to you."

“Your father will be very worried if you act like this!” Depp said.

Ruszeze, however, didn't care at all: "I don't care about any of that. I just want to leave the Earth's core swamp. I want to see the outside world. To see the vastness of the land and the earth. I don't want to spend my whole life in the Earth's core swamp!"

Seeing Ruszeze's determined expression, Depp said helplessly, "Alright, in that case, I'll take you up there. Remember to hold on tight, or I can't guarantee you won't be swallowed by the lava under the Ring of Fire."

Upon hearing this, Ruszeze not only clung tightly to Depp's arm, but also wrapped her legs tightly around Depp's waist.

"Is it done by the way?" Depp asked.

Ruszeze nodded: "Ready!"

As soon as he finished speaking, Depp, like a streak of blue light, headed straight for the outside of the Ring of Fire.

Feeling the unparalleled speed, Ruszeze shouted excitedly.

"Wow! So fast! Johnny Depp is really amazing!"

"Ah, so this is the lava of the Fire Ring?"

"It's amazing why they can't get close to us."

"Johnny Depp is just too amazing!"

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In the swamp at the center of the earth, William Zeze saw Depp off and then returned to his palace.

Suddenly, he realized that he seemed to have overlooked something.

William Zeze immediately summoned the guards and asked, "Have you seen the princess?"