As a lord, I was forced to farm

The Xuanjia Navy is ready in every way, waiting only for the Prince.

Everyone was excited to see Jiang Ran appear on the deck.

"His Highness is blessed by the soft golden coral, which symbolizes good fortune. It seems we can retrieve quite a few conch shells this time."

As the bugle call to set sail sounded, the soldiers on deck instantly began to move about, skillfully pulling the thick hemp ropes and neatly tying them to the iron rings on the ship's side.

The white canvas fluttered in the sea breeze, and the wind-fixing rudder, driven by the combined efforts of several soldiers, was set in motion.

The sea breeze around the Heng Hai II seemed to pause for a moment, but the next moment, the erratic wind was as if it had been forcibly turned and blown in a northwest wind.

In just one minute, the massive, beast-like Heng Hai II seemed to be propelled by a tremendous force, flying from the ferry dock onto the open sea.

The bow of the ship cut through the waves, heading southeast at an extremely fast speed.

Two white whales were swimming in front of the Heng Hai II.

Bai Mei emerged from the spiritual realm at some point, a dragon head appearing on his head, and said to Jiang Ran, "Master, your soldiers are becoming more and more capable."

Before Jiang Ran could speak, Yao Bao, who was eating the Tear-Gathering Fruit with his mouth full of juice, proudly raised his chin and exclaimed, "That's right!"

"Why are you so smug?" Bai Mei looked at his former teacher and couldn't help but twitch his lips.

"Hmph, they're humans that I, Yao Bao, have been watching over. The Gulu under my protection will definitely be powerful!"

That's true. Yao Bao does often sail with the Xuanjia soldiers, and everyone has gotten to know this little mouse with a strange face. They've also been making extra efforts to guard the warehouse, because if they're not careful, this Tianyao Treasure Beast will sneak into the warehouse to steal food.

Although Yaobao was a bit greedy, the Xuanjia soldiers still liked it to follow them because Yaobao was very good at smelling the scent of treasures. With its and Hu Lian's combined senses, it helped everyone find many good things.

Yao Bao played a significant role in enabling the Xuanjia Naval Force to grow so rapidly and support over a thousand soldiers and more than a dozen Hundred River Blue Whales.

Bai Mei stopped talking to Yao Bao and said to Jiang Ran, "Master, I'm going for a swim in the sea."

"it is good."

Soon, the boatload of people arrived at the place where they were retrieving the conch shells.

Upon arrival, the Xuanjia soldiers immediately took off their shirts and put on their equipment.

Wearing a pair of black gloves, with a dagger hanging from their waist for self-defense, and a net or small bamboo basket tied around their waist, these were containers for holding the sea snails they had caught. However, before going into the water, the bamboo basket seemed to be quite heavy, as it contained some items.

Two Hundred River Blue Whales lingered near the soldiers, wary of approaching danger. Meanwhile, several Wind Spirit ships were launched from the Heng Hai II to facilitate the retrieval of the sea snails.

"Your Highness, are you also going into the water?"

Chen Guangyu looked at Jiang Ran, who had taken off her coat, and asked, "Well, Hu Lian is with me. Commander Chen, you stay here and command the Xuanjia soldiers."

It seems Your Highness is truly interested in the Shadow Conch.

Chen Guangyu was somewhat annoyed, thinking that he should have specifically gone to find these Shadow Snails earlier. "Hu Lian, you must protect His Highness the Prince well," Chen Guangyu said to Hu Lian. "Use your abilities to help His Highness find the Shadow Snails."

Hu Lian immediately became serious and loudly replied to Chen Guangyu, "Yes!"

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After Hu Lian went into the water, he released his contracted beast. Xuan Yan nuzzled Jiang Ran with its smooth, slightly pointed beak, making Hu Lian blush. He felt very embarrassed and wanted to apologize for his partner's rudeness. However, he couldn't speak in the water and choked on some water because he was too excited.

"You've already reached the Void Sea Realm?" Jiang Ran nodded. "Not bad. Once you reach the Peerless Realm, you might be able to breathe freely underwater, just like me."

Hu Lian was slightly taken aback, then nodded, his gaze sweeping over the fine white scales at the corner of Jiang Ran's eyes, a hint of amazement flashing in his eyes.

Some of the Xuanjia soldiers also noticed Jiang Ran taking Hu Lian into the water, so they worked even more diligently.

The Messenger Conch is a loyal magical beast. The male and female are inseparable, and when one dies, the other will choose a suitable place for them to belong, and then, without eating or drinking, quietly let itself die.

Therefore, many love stories in Daju feature the sound-transmitting conch shell, leading some couples in Daju to buy a pair of them.

For important communications within the Great Palace, the sound transmission conch shell was used instead of the sound transmission stone.

It wasn't because of a love story, but because Da Su discovered that although the sound-transmitting conch wasn't as convenient as the sound-transmitting stone, which could transmit sound to multiple other sound-transmitting stones, it could only transmit sound between the female and male conches.

However, the conch shell also has its advantages, namely, the communication between the male and female conch shells is very stable.

For example, a sound transmission stone might experience interruptions or instability in transmission due to being in a secret realm or due to magnetic fields, but a sound transmission conch has never experienced this.

Therefore, the main means of communication for the Great Constellation was the conch shell.

Living things have inherited memories, and this sea area, with its many dry rocks that can conceal their bodies, became the burial ground chosen by these sound-transmitting snails.

The lifespan of a conch can range from ten to fifty years, making it a very long-lived conch.

The Xuanjia soldiers usually collect these sound-transmitting conch shells every two months, because if too much time passes, the conch shells hidden under the rocks on the seabed are likely to be washed away by the seawater, making it very troublesome to find and match them.

Moreover, every time the Xuanjia soldiers scooped up a pair of conches, they would put a pair of stones carved into the shape of conch shells into the bamboo basket.

There's a reason for this. Just like humans, who seek an auspicious burial site before they die, the conch shell's painstaking search for a "gravesite" likely has its own significance.

If a mesmerizing snail discovers that a graveyard is no longer safe, the group will communicate with each other to warn other mesmerizing snails not to come to that place.

That's why the Xuanjia soldiers placed a pair of small conch statues after retrieving a pair of sound-transmitting conch shells. This was to let the conch shells know: Look, it's safe here! If you want to die, come here to die!

Of course, the people of Dasu believe that placing stones is also an act of commemorating and praising their love. For example, every time they retrieve the conch shell, everyone will put their hands together and bow.

Moreover, surprisingly, after placing the conch shell statue, the Xuanjia soldiers noticed a significant increase in the number of conch shells arriving in this area to await their doom, resulting in a bountiful harvest every time they came to retrieve them. (End of Chapter)