Chapter 254: Underwater City
“I didn’t expect you to be so ruthless either, but it’s fine. As long as they have no intention of betraying you, there won’t be any problems.”
Sang Chu: “Then it’s settled. One must guard against others. Even in times of peace, there are people who stab you in the back, let alone in the harsh conditions of the apocalypse.”
“If you ask me, this place should only be for our own people. Why go through all that trouble!”
Sang Chu smiled faintly: “Humans are social animals. It might be okay for a year or two without outsiders, but after a long time, problems will arise. Moreover, I can enter otherworlds, but my family can’t always accompany me on adventures. The otherworlds are too unknown and too dangerous.”
“You just think too much. By the way, I’ve marked the group that left. Do you want to see them?”
Sang Chu: “No need. Just keep an eye on them for me. I’m going to the seaside. Are you coming with me?”
Xue You teleported to the fluffy sofa and lay down, saying lazily, “Forget it. I’d rather not go to that Lord’s territory. You go ahead.”
The Lord Xue You was referring to was Qin Si Feng. Although he was a Demon King, his strength was nothing in Qin Si Feng’s eyes.
“Alright then, you watch over things here. If anyone causes trouble, feel free to deal with them.”
Xue You’s eyes lit up with excitement at these words: “Really?”
“Mm.”
Sang Chu replied as he walked out.
Seaside.
This was Sang Chu’s first time here since the underwater city was built.
The situation was simply breathtaking!
Sang Chu stood by the sea, looking at the blue water, feeling a sense of unreality.
In the center of the blue sea stood a stone castle.
The castle was made of special stone materials from the Monster Transformation World, making the entire castle shimmer under the glow of the Dragon Pearl.
There were four passages connecting the seaside to the castle, all paved with a single piece of stone, with various strange runes carved on the surface. They were eerie yet exquisitely beautiful.
There were also some giant stones in the sea, on which mermaids could be seen lying and playing leisurely.
When Yun Na saw Sang Chu, she excitedly leaped down from a large stone: “Sang Sang, Sang Sang~”
She swam towards Sang Chu nimbly in the water and soon reached her. She emerged from the water and rested on the stone bridge: “Sang Sang, you’re finally here! I’ve been waiting for you for so long. The water here has become so clean! Do you want to see it?”
Sang Chu looked at her smiling happily and couldn’t help but squat down and gently pat her head: “I won’t go underwater. Where is Grandma Yun Xiang?”
“Grandma is in the city. I’ll take you to see her.”
Yun Na leaped out of the water, her fish tail instantly transforming into legs. She was wearing only a red long dress, looking flamboyant and beautiful.
She no longer showed the awkwardness and unease she had in the Magic World.
Yun Na linked arms with Sang Chu and excitedly chattered in her ear, sharing her daily life here.
Castle.
As they reached the castle, Yun Na suddenly grabbed Sang Chu with a mysterious look and whispered, “Sang Sang, do you know why Grandma built this road?”
“Why?”
Yun Na giggled and whispered, “It’s to hide the passage to underwater, and to hide some secrets. Hehe, take a look yourself~”
Seeing her mysterious demeanor, Sang Chu’s curiosity was piqued, and she followed her towards the stone bridge.
When she and Yun Na stood on a stone with a slightly different pattern, Yun Na suddenly chanted a spell.
Instantly, the world spun, and Sang Chu felt as if she had plunged into the water, then emerged again. The sensation was strange, yet she was clearly still standing in place.
Yun Na: “Sang Sang, wake up~”
“Wake up, Sang Sang!”
Yun Na’s repeated calls finally brought back Sang Chu’s consciousness. When she opened her eyes, she found herself underwater!
Underwater was a vast underwater paradise where mermaids and sea demonic beasts played happily. A soft, bubble-like layer surrounded Sang Chu, separating her from the seawater.
“What, what is this?”
“This is a bubble that Senior Qin taught us to make. As long as you stand on a specific floor when you enter and chant the spell, these bubbles will stick to you, allowing you to move freely and breathe freely underwater.”
Sang Chu looked at Yun Na in astonishment: “That magical?”
“There’s more magic! Look up!”
Following Yun Na’s finger upwards, the castle was actually underwater?
“What, what is going on?”
Yun Na held Sang Chu’s hand and swam downwards, explaining as they swam: “When Senior Qin was going to sleep at the seabed, he heard Grandma say that if you were gone, she didn’t know what kind of person the successor City Lord would be, and she worried that we mermaids would be captured and studied again.”
“I will let you all leave when the time comes.”
Yun Na: “Grandma didn’t want to leave, so she was very worried about this problem. Then Senior Qin said, since you’re afraid, let’s create a diversion and create an illusionary realm to hide all the mermaids in it!”
“This is an illusionary realm?”
Yun Na said proudly: “To be precise, it’s not. This is a special interlayer between reality and virtuality, built using the castle and those four stone roads. After it was built, Grandma also worried that if someone discovered the function of the castle and the roads, she would sink the castle and stone roads into the water and build an identical one. However, the outer castle and stone roads would only allow people to enter the real castle without seeing the stone roads. Only by going deep into the sea would one see the stone roads and be able to enter this space.”
So complicated!
Sang Chu listened, feeling dizzy: “Grandma can rest assured. How did we directly enter here?”
Yun Na playfully stuck out her tongue and said, “Grandma hasn’t finished yet. We need to finish Senior Qin’s palace first, and the rest will come slowly. There’s no danger for now, and we still have time.”
After a while, Yun Na said: “We’re here!”
Sang Chu was stunned. Her gaze was drawn to the dazzling buildings, and she could hardly believe her eyes.
The splendor of this underwater city was as if the Dragon Palace from myths had appeared.
The most prominent among the buildings was a crystal palace, inlaid with various gems and pearls in its details, topped with a ten-thousand-year Dragon Pearl!
This ten-thousand-year Dragon Pearl illuminated the entire underwater city with brilliant colors, making it radiant and captivating.
Several small gardens were scattered throughout the city. Flowers that originally couldn’t survive in the sea were encased in bubbles and thrived in the water as if they were in their element, growing exceptionally lush.
“This, this is too…”
Yun Na looked at the dumbfounded Sang Chu and covered her mouth, laughing: “This isn’t enough yet. Senior Qin said that after your demon peach tree bears seeds, he wants to bring some down to plant. He likes to eat demon peaches and doesn’t want to go get them every time.”
