Saiyan stowaways on the Ark

Although he could tell that Amiya was not saying these things because she was indecisive and hoped that some of the traitors to humanity could also be saved, but because she was genuinely worried that some of the people who were forcibly transformed against their will would be wiped out by Tomat when they were forced to mingle with the terror fish and unable to escape.

"The result of living alongside the dinosaurs is that we eventually become no different from them, turning into tools devoid of any individual consciousness."

“If their souls still retain a human element, they will not die because of me. After all, for me, the transformation of the sea creature into a monstrous fish is far from being a hopeless situation. Only those who have degenerated into monstrous fish in body and mind deserve the potent medicine called ‘death’.”

As Thomas left his seat, he passed Amiya's seat and casually patted her on the head:

"Amiya, don't worry. You don't need to worry about my abilities. You should have more confidence in some people, not just those who haven't been transformed, but also those who have been transformed by the Sea Spirit. Believe that even if they have been transformed by the Sea Spirit, they can still hold on to their human side—and such people can survive."

Before leaving, he pointed to Elena, who was also sitting in the conference room:

"Just like her, whether others can survive depends on how hard they try."

[Event] Fool's Tale: Part Fifteen - Who Will Go to Fight?

Shortly after leaving the conference room, Tomat arrived at the top of the tower, his feet planted on a cone-shaped object, and looked around, while also expanding his perception of auras to encompass the entire Terra.

Then he noticed something was wrong.

The ferocious fish began to move in a large-scale manner, and overall, they were converging in this direction.

In his intuitive perception, it was as if a huge, foul-smelling tide was surging towards Chidong.

"This action... what are they going to do?"

After roughly determining that the Terrorfish was about to launch a full-scale attack, Tomat estimated the time it would take to get there based on the speed at which the aura moved.

"Quite fast."

Perhaps they discovered that the creature that had previously dispersed the thick clouds was located here, or perhaps they became aware of Tomat's existence through other means.

But in Tomat's view, this all-out offensive was nothing more than a way to make it easier for him to deal with them.

Before that, he had other things he wanted to do.

As he searched for some kind of aura, Amiya also flew to this location using Originium Arts. She floated beside Tomat and asked:

"By the way, before you take action, could you please do me one more favor?"

“Stop using honorifics. Even if we don’t know each other in this world, we still have the same face. Amiya over there wouldn’t speak to me in such a respectful tone,” Tomat said, looking at the overly reserved Amiya.

"Hmm, so... what was I called in that world?"

This request also aroused some curiosity in Amiya.

After all, terms like "parallel worlds" are only found in science fiction novels from the past when people have free time.

Now that this seems to have been proven to be real, Amiya is naturally curious about her own experiences in another world.

"Most people there call me 'Mr. Tomat' or 'Instructor Tomat' or something like that."

Amiya was utterly surprised when Tomat used those two names.

Actually, she had been somewhat concerned before, because even in another world, according to Tomat's description, Rhodes Island's starting strength was not much different from that of Rhodes Island here. They also embarked on a different path because of Tomat's assistance.

So what exactly is the status of someone so powerful that they could change the course of the world within Rhodes Island?

Is Rhodes Island big enough to accommodate him?

Amiya wouldn't have been surprised if Tomat had called himself "the leader of Rhodes Island from another world," but she couldn't hide her astonishment when he mentioned a position that wasn't exactly close to the core.

"Instructor? You were training the operators in that world...?"

Upon hearing this, Tomat smiled as expected:

"I know, you all thought that Rhodes Island could only grow stronger if I took care of everything for them and eliminated all rivals and threats, right?"

"Then I'll definitely be the big brother who can make all the decisions over there, everyone will listen to me, and I'll protect them."

He held up his finger and shook it.

"But in reality, I don't directly help them solve their problems very often. They do need my help when some unexpected things happen, but most of the time they still make progress on their own."

As he spoke, Tomat's face darkened, and he said in a very serious tone:

"Because I hate being depended on by people who are unwilling to work hard."

“I’m strong, that’s my business. I don’t mind if they occasionally hide under me for some reason. But if they treat me as an unconditional shield and do things beyond their capabilities without fear of repercussions, and expect me to clean up their messes, then I’ll just have to make them regret having such thoughts. I won’t help those kinds of people. On the contrary, I’d be happy to see them pay the price for doing so.”

"In short, if you want to become stronger, I will teach you everything I know. And the operators, including you and the Doctor, have developed enough self-awareness under my training and will not have such thoughts."

“I provided them with the conditions and environment, and they contributed their beliefs and efforts, which is why they became so strong.”

Thomas then changed the subject, speaking with a hint of satisfaction and pride:

"So, over there I was just a Rhodes Island operator who was 'reliable' but not 'reliable all the time'."

"After Rhodes Island became powerful, no one dared to use the method of 'building relationships' to take advantage of it, because everyone on Rhodes Island hated the behavior of bullying others, and especially hated being used as that 'power' by others."

"Although this will cause many opportunistic individuals who hope to act recklessly after establishing a good relationship with Rhodes Island to abandon their cooperation with Rhodes Island, on the other hand, the vast majority of those who are willing to cooperate will be able to establish a very pure and friendly cooperation with Rhodes Island, thus achieving mutual benefit, rather than engaging in a bunch of backstabbing and ulterior motives in other corners, and then failing to achieve the desired results."

"After all, just as you in that world are in front of me, others in front of Rhodes Island in that world will not suffer any harm in showing enough honesty and self-awareness; on the contrary, it will bring many benefits—and isn't that how people should get along?"

"So Amiya, you don't need to overthink or hesitate. Just speak your mind honestly. Wouldn't that be better for both of us?"

Amiya fell into thought.

He was clearly drawn to the Rhodes Island that Thomas had described.

Rhodes Island in that world clearly did not stray from any path, and also possessed the power to prevent itself from being pushed off that path by other external forces.

It was enviable, yet also comforting. For a fleeting moment, she wanted to loudly question why Thomas hadn't met them in this world.

However, that was just a fleeting thought.

Even if it's just a story, knowing that Rhodes Island in some world can thrive so much and stick to its path to make the whole land a better and more harmonious place is already very satisfying for her.

"Well...actually, I came here to ask you for a favor. Could you check the health of the city's residents and see if there are any other patients with mild 'Hai Si'?"

Amiya also made a request that she herself considered somewhat unreasonable.

After all, it seems too much trouble to entrust the inspection of tens of thousands of people to one person.

Since Tomat had said that, Amiya naturally chose to be straightforward rather than continue to beat around the bush and consider too many other things.

"Well? It was all taken care of before we left the square and headed to the conference room. None of the 79,485 people showed any signs of Hai Si transformation. You protected them very well. Thank you for your hard work."

For Tomat, high-precision aura perception within a small area was no problem. Within this city, not even a Zalak could escape his perception, let alone confirm whether anyone had become a humanoid.

If he wanted, he could even spend a little time confirming the coordinates of each individual Terrorfish, then unleash a grand firework display covering the entire planet to wipe them all out.

However, this would not meet Amiya's expectations, since it would be difficult to distinguish whether the dinosaurs retained human consciousness on a planetary scale.

"It's already finished? Really?!"

The number of people reported by Tomat was exactly the same as the data file she had updated a few days ago, which made Amiya believe that the other party had indeed completed the "inspection" in the less than one-minute journey.

"Is this also the 'qi' ability you mentioned?"

“That’s right. As long as they are alive, all life has breath. And as long as you can sense the breath, you can roughly judge the other person’s situation, and even their health status and mental state.”

After answering Amiya's question, Tomat continued:

"But that's not a skill that can be learned quickly, and I don't have much time left to teach you."

Amiya first expressed regret, then quickly realized the problem with Tomat's words:

"Wait, what does 'not much time' mean?"

She looked nervously at Tomat, whose face remained calm, and Tomat replied in a tone that matched his expression:

"That means all the Terrorfish in Terra are rushing this way, and we should be able to see them on the horizon in about three or four days."

Ignoring the completely stunned Amiya, Tomat lifted himself off the spike and continued:

"Alright, I should go and make some preparations too."

Amiya finally came to her senses and urgently asked:

"What do you need to prepare? We'll do our best to help!"

"I see..."

Faced with Amiya's eager question, Tomat thought for a moment and said:

"Prepare plenty of alcoholic beverages, drinks, kitchen utensils, and seasonings—the more the better."

After receiving instructions, Amiya immediately took off, preparing to go down and make preparations with the Doctor and the others, but she realized that something was wrong after flying less than half a meter.

"Okay! I got it, I'll be right there... Huh? What?"

She turned around, as if she couldn't believe what she had heard, and asked in return:

"Why do we need to prepare all those things?!"

Thomas answered as if it were the most obvious thing in the world:

"Of course we need to prepare these. What if we don't have anything to eat during the celebration? That's not a celebration. Besides, it looks like you haven't had any meat in a long time. Everyone in the city is so dry. So I'm going to find you some big stuff to help you recover."

Tomat is not setting off now to fight the assembled terror fish.

He just wanted to find a relatively large thing to be the main course for the aftermath celebration.

As for the battle with the terror fish—he completely skipped over the details of the process and jumped straight to what happened after it ended.

[Event] Fool's Day Stories: The Sixteenth Shot Shoots the Bird That Sticks Out

An ancient and powerful sea creature has been inspired by a large swarm.

It had been accumulating its strength and nourishment for an unknown period of time, and as a hidden force that only appeared when the large group faced a great threat, it now rose from the cold abyss according to its nascent will.

The extremely powerful individual that did not act during the two Great Stillnesses is undoubtedly an anomaly of the race that even a newborn would not easily command. Or rather, it has also acquired the qualifications to become a newborn, but has never ascended to the ranks to transform itself into a god of the race.

It's possible that its genes don't contain this kind of behavioral tendency, or it's possible that other newborns are suppressing its power and consciousness.

But now that it is being driven to show itself, it means that the current leader of the group is ready to get "serious".

The objective is to bring the scaleless brethren named Doctor back to the main group, while ensuring the absolute death of that male individual.

Isamara will give everything for this.

Its body, which is over ten kilometers long, stirred up huge waves that could reach the clouds the moment it surfaced.

Its deep blue scales and dragon-like shape undoubtedly evoke the Hydra, one of the many giant beasts that slumber in the sea in Iberian legend.