Let’s not talk about the name Deep Sea Envoy.
Just the title of Mi University professor is enough to give Han Dong absolute favor in most Demon Lands.
The deep-sea diver (Bei) in front of him naturally heard of Han Dong’s renown, Google seaʀᴄh novel•fire.net
and his eyes were filled with admiration, even hoping Han Dong could visit her shell and do some secret things.
Han Dong politely said:
"I’m heading to the Deep Sea to meet a Great Entity this time, is it convenient to go now?"
"That’s hard to say; generally, only an existence of the same rank can directly meet my master.
If it’s you, perhaps there might be a chance... If you don’t mind, let me lead the way. There’s still some distance to the City of the Deep Sea where my master resides.
In my impression, you haven’t been here before."
The woman was very clever, easily deducing this piece of information from Han Dong’s change in expression.
"Indeed, this is my first time here... I’ll bother you then."
Han Dong gladly accepted the goodwill,
First, as he was unfamiliar with the area, having someone to guide him would save a lot of time and allow him to gather news about the Deep Sea.
Second, Han Dong could vaguely detect something different about this ’Shell Woman,’ as the concealed Demon Eye could peer into her body, revealing the pure bloodline she carried within.
"Alright~ follow me!"
The woman controlled the long legs scattered on the outer side of the shell, forcefully stepping.
After generating an instantaneous impulse through the step,
her body voluntarily separated from the shell... The woman transformed into an octopus form (long legs with almost boneless structure acting as tentacles, propelling through the ocean quickly).
"My name is Arannis, nice to meet you.
The city where my master resides is at the center of the Deep Sea; it will take us some time from here.
Since it’s your first time here, let me tell you some rules about the [Deep Sea]."
"I’ll mainly explain some absolute taboos that cannot be violated; if you irritate my master, your trip here will be wasted.
First, never kill any life in the Deep Sea without reason.
Every demon active in the [Deep Sea] is a devout individual acknowledged by my master and considered as offspring of my master.
Second, it’s forbidden to engage in ’Dream Activities’ outside of the allowed time frame.
The Deep Sea Demons will receive a unique "Dream Time Card" tailored to their identity, status, contribution value, and bloodline concentration, allowing them to dream only during the time period displayed on the card.
Otherwise, it will anger my master, resulting in either expulsion or the annihilation of consciousness.
"Wait, what exactly does dreaming refer to? Does normal sleeping count as dreaming, or do we need to enter special dream places?"
If you sleep in the Deep Sea, the seawater here will serve as a ’connecting medium,’ linking your dream to the main hall of Laleye, allowing entry into the dream world created by my master.
The effect of training inside will be doubled, and various opportunities might arise.
Such as bloodline enhancement, precious treasures of the deep sea, and even a tiny chance to see the true form of my master and receive some guidance.
This process is controllable, so never dream outside of the permitted time.
Since it’s your first time in the Deep Sea, you’ll be able to get a "Dream Time Card" shortly."
"Alright... please continue."
"Third, free mating is strictly forbidden; the [Deep Sea] has a rigorous management system for reproduction.
Mating must strictly follow the categories, comparing bloodline concentration for reasonable reproduction.
After mating approval, the pair must undergo deep integration of body and consciousness during the dream state, witnessed by my master during the mating process.
If offspring are born without following the proper procedure, even if they meet Deep Sea standards, they will face severe punishment, having their bloodline stripped and expelled from the Deep Sea.
If offspring born don’t comply with the rules, there will be a complete purge of all members.
Of course, ’interactive behaviors’ that don’t involve reproduction aren’t restricted.
If Mr. Nicholas wants, we can randomly find a shell..."
Speaking, Arannis gestured with her eyes to the scattered empty shells underground.
"That’s not too good~ Sally might cause big trouble if she finds out..." Han Dong couldn’t bring himself to directly refuse, using Sally as a shield instead.
Unexpectedly, Arannis became more excited upon hearing it.
"The Fourth Element [Sally Aituf]!
Rumors are true? You really have that kind of relationship with the Black Goat sister... what exactly did you do? Can you experiment on me, even if Miss Sally finds out, I’m willing!"
"Ahem~ that’s not convenient to disclose.
For now, it’s unnecessary. I have important matters to report and can’t afford any delays."
Arannis was somewhat disappointed but still respected Han Dong’s wishes, further speeding up her swimming.
Along the way, Han Dong noticed a spectacular deep-sea wonder, a certain striped mountain range.
With a height of nearly ten thousand meters and stretching endlessly, the mountain structures on both sides seemed to divide the Deep Sea into various regions.
Just as Han Dong wanted to inquire about the mountains, an oppressive force approached from the front.
The City symbolizing the ’Deep Sea Centre’ came into view.
As Han Dong shifted his perspective towards it, he immediately felt physically uncomfortable, even somewhat nauseous.
Completely different from the imagined underwater city.
Before death, Han Dong had read about ’Atlantis’ in books; he had a deep fascination with the underwater world, envisioning a dream-like architecture conforming to underwater aesthetics.
However, the sight before him instantly shattered Han Dong’s beautiful fantasy about the ’underwater city.’
The city’s design adopted a form of extraordinary futuristic art, with architectural structures being abnormal and completely contrary to Euclidean geometry.
The spatial structure or dimensional size would evoke intense feelings of disgust.
The entirety was constructed with grotesque and massive green stones,
filled with towering stone carvings that were both magnificent and ugly, statues and terrifying reliefs without classification into any art form.
The whole city seemed to have fallen asleep, extraordinarily quiet.
Similar to the Chaos Court, there were no guards here... because they were simply unnecessary.
"Mr. Nicholas, let’s first handle your ’Dream Time Card’; most likely, your meeting with my master will occur within a dream, so you must adhere to the Deep Sea rules since you’re here."
Following the reverse geometric black stairs upwards, they arrived at a building permeating the smell of fish.
The staff here were all in a sleep state, engaging in various entertainment or training within dream worlds of their own making.
The arrival of foreign presence stirred the staff awake.
The one to receive them was a chubby starfish-like creature, with a round solitary eye slowly opening in the center.
"Miss Arannis, what brings you here? And this is..."
When the starfish focused its gaze on Han Dong,
it was so frightened that it shrank entirely, even expelling 90% of its internal water, coupled with frantic trembling... This feeling was even scarier than death.
It seemed to possess special pupil surgery, detecting something incredibly terrifying on Han Dong.
"Dead... Dead Spirit!!"
"Oh? The staff here have surprisingly good eyesight..."
Han Dong immediately approached, reaching towards the curled-up starfish, and softly asked: "Would you be interested in working for me, handling preliminary tasks related to prison personnel? The compensation is absolutely no worse than here."