EBE Chapter 581 Lotus Tower + Undersea City 3
Chapter 581 Lotus Tower + Undersea City 3
Undersea City has a special school that teaches survival skills.
It includes sign language for communicating in the sea, physical training, and how to deal with and identify marine life.
The original owner and Zhu Xin both came from the same school and were childhood friends. Their parents were in the same situation as the original owner.
After their parents left, both of them couldn't afford tuition and had to start making a living before graduating, having only learned some basic skills.
They also moved to a shared dormitory because it was the cheapest place to live.
People living in shared dormitories are generally in similar situations; they don't know where their next meal will come from, and they might lose their lives if they go to sea.
Every so often, everyone has to go up there to find edible plants or kill mutated animals to exchange for points.
After absorbing the memories, Xinran opened her eyes, took a shower in the space, and then ate.
"Xiao Qi, there are no male and female protagonists in this world, right?"
"Yes, host. You know the plot of Lotus Tower. There is a passage in the sea that leads to two worlds, and people may fall in from time to time."
Upon hearing this, Xin Ran raised an eyebrow and guessed, "Is the side quest related to this?"
"Yes, host, you have to solve this problem."
"Should I block the passage?"
"The mission didn't specify that the passage should be sealed off; I guess it just means we can't cause chaos between the two worlds."
"Let me think about it some more, no rush."
After the meal, she looked at herself and realized she was skin and bones, thin and pale, like someone who was sick.
However, the original owner had a good foundation, and with proper care, she could become a beauty. She first drank a cup of spiritual spring water to improve her health.
After coming out of the space, Xinran turned off the water in the shower outside.
Hearing the sound of water beside her, she spoke according to the original owner's memories: "Xin Xin, I'm done washing."
"Okay, you can go back now, don't wait for me."
"Okay, take your time washing."
Xinran returned to her dormitory and put her things on the ground, thinking that she definitely wouldn't be living here anymore.
She lightly climbed into her bed, deciding to make do for tonight and go to the sea tomorrow.
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"Xiao Ran, wait for me!" Zhu Xin, carrying a net bag, quickly caught up with Xin Ran.
Looking at her, Xinran actually preferred to go alone. She needed to investigate the situation in the sea today, and having someone with her would be inconvenient and would affect her performance.
However, remembering that he had promised her yesterday, he had no choice but to find an excuse to separate them later.
"I used up all my points to buy a ventilator and a light. If I don't find anything today, I'll go hungry. Even finding some sea plants would be helpful," Zhu Xin muttered.
Xin Ran nodded: "I'm about the same, but I should have some gains today."
Anyway, she definitely won't be staying in a multi-person dormitory tonight.
Zhu Xin also encouraged herself: "That's right, we will definitely gain something."
The two walked to the elevator, where many people were already waiting.
They stood at the back, and Xinran said, "The elevator doors are open, let's catch up with everyone first."
"Ah."
Many people go to the sea every day, and the two of them stood by the elevator door when they entered the elevator.
When the elevator arrived, everyone started loading their gear and preparing to go out.
Before entering the sea, Zhu Xin pulled Xin Ran aside and whispered, "Xiao Ran, let's be careful later. There are so many people, and besides cooperation, there will be fights."
There were only two of them, so they were a bit outnumbered and outmatched; similar things had happened quite a few times before.
Xinran: "I know, just don't swim too high up, stay close to the seabed."
"Understood, I will definitely stick close to you, Xiaoran."
Zhu Xin has figured out what happened yesterday and knows that it was not a hallucination, but rather a special experience.
However, she still remembered how capable Xiao Ran was back then, and she knew that Xiao Ran had relied on Xiao Ran's connections.
Xinran glanced at her, too embarrassed to suggest they go their separate ways, but secretly planned to find an opportunity to leave on her own later.
Once in the water, the two swam in one direction. The seawater was very different from the normal world, even darker than the deep sea.
Apart from the headlamps the two people were wearing, the surroundings were pitch black, and endless terror spread in people's hearts.
People with poor mental fortitude would probably be really scared.
Xinran was knowledgeable, skilled, and daring; she could clearly see the situation in the surrounding seawater, so she didn't have any particular feelings.
Zhu Xin grew up in Haixia City and is used to coming to the sea.
Instead of swimming upstream, the two moved along the seabed in one direction.
Try to find out if there are any marine plants that others have overlooked.
Near the exit of the underwater city, any edible plants had already been divided up by everyone, so they went quite far.
Fortunately, Xinran could see far, and she led Zhu Xin to a small patch where wakame seaweed was growing.
The mutated wakame seaweed is several times larger than the normal variety and has a darker color; harvesting it also takes some time.
While Zhu Xin was enthusiastically collecting, Xin Ran gave her a sign language signal, indicating that she would continue searching nearby.
Zhu Xin tucked the net bag under her arm and responded in sign language, "Be careful, come back soon!"
Xinran nodded and left in one direction.
As soon as she was out of sight of the others, she started swimming faster.
A transparent protective shield formed around her, automatically isolating the seawater and creating a vacuum zone.
Her spiritual power spread out wherever she went, and she could see even further away.
However, no trace of a time tunnel has been seen yet.
She wandered around for a while, and out of boredom and curiosity, she deliberately went to fight a sea monster that was not far from her.
This is a mutated animal with a fish head and a tiger body. The fish head is as big as a shark, with sharp teeth, and the tiger body is several times larger than the original.
Xin Ran had just finished dealing with the guy and putting him into her spatial storage when, in the blink of an eye, she saw two people sinking in the sea not far away.
She raised an eyebrow: "...Xiao Qi, weren't these two fighting in the East China Sea? How did they end up in this sea?"
Xiao Qi: "Host, they may have just fallen near a time-space tunnel."
Xin Ran thought about it and agreed that it was possible. The place she and Zhu Xin had passed through yesterday was not far from where they had their martial arts competition.
Both men were injured, blood was seeping from their bodies, and they were sinking lower and lower.
Just as she was debating whether to intervene, she saw a sea monster approaching and biting at Di Feisheng, who was relatively close to it.
Mutant animals are likely attracted to the smell of blood.
Moreover, judging from the sea monster's posture, if Di Feisheng doesn't wake up or doesn't take action, he will soon be devoured by the sea monster.
She darted over and took action immediately.
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Having acquired another mutated animal, she tossed it into her spatial storage and clapped her hands.