As a lord, I was forced to farm

Chapter 869 Shadow Sound Snail

While the soldiers were retrieving the sound-transmitting conch, Jiang Ran and Hu Lian quickly found a shadow conch.

The names of the sound-transmitting snail and the shadow snail are somewhat similar, and they are also closely related.

The Sound-Recording Conch is a type of conch that records sounds; it actively seeks out and records sounds that it considers unusual.

So, if you've read this far, don't forget to shout a few times at the sea when you're playing at the beach. Your voice might be recorded by the Sound Shell and heard by someone!

The training manual for the Xuanjia soldiers, "The Complete Book of Undersea Monsters," describes the Shadow Snail in this way.

The sound-transmitting snail can transmit sound, and the shadow snail may come to the vicinity of the sound-transmitting snail because it is attracted by the sound it transmits. Therefore, it is not surprising that there are a large number of shadow snails near the Suyuan Sea.

The conch in Jiang Ran's hand was milky white—most conches are milky white or light brown. Its shell wasn't a regular cone, but rather slender with about seven or eight spirals. The surface was also covered with some ink-splatter-like patterns, making the whole conch look like an ancient horn at first glance.

Jiang Ran's mind stirred slightly, and she brought the conch shell close to her ear, whereupon she heard some unusual sounds.

First came the rustling of sea sand and sea breeze. Underneath these sounds, Jiang Ran heard some indistinct cries that seemed to be those of some kind of sea monster.

Jiang Ran also heard a voice, which surprised her because it was her own voice: "Not bad. When you reach the Peerless Realm, you may be able to breathe freely in the water, just like me."

It was precisely that short sentence between Jiang Ran and Hu Lian that was unexpectedly recorded by the Shadow Conch.

Jiang Ran examined the Shadow Snail, seeing directly into its interior through its shell.

Unfortunately, perhaps because the Sound and Shadow Conch was too small, no Sound and Shadow Pearl was born inside.

The Sound-Recording Pearl is a sea pearl that can record sound, which is born in the Sound-Recording Conch. This is the real purpose of Jiang Ran's trip.

Although the Shadow and Sound Bead may not seem to have any special functions, in Jiang Ran's opinion, its influence on the Great Mansion may be even greater than that of the Crimson Flame Thousand-Handed Conch Bead!
Because of the photo stone, the dormitory can now "shoot a movie"!

Culture is the soft power of a territory or a country. If Jiang Ran wants to increase Da Su's popularity, improve the outside world's goodwill towards Da Su, and subtly increase the people's loyalty, then movies are something that can give Da Su a shortcut.

Imagine that while other territories are still using books to spread the word about how wonderful their territory is and using words to express their views, Da Su directly uses sight and sound to instill what he wants to express into the minds of others.

After all, reading has its barriers, and there are quite a few illiterate people in this world.

The strength of "Sound and Audio" lies in its language and visuals, which are so good that even a three-year-old can understand some of it.

Moreover, the photo stones and audio beads have many other applications besides making "movies," such as in teaching.

This conch is alive.

Although living sound-recording conch shells can also record sound, they are not controllable and are not as useful as sound-recording beads.

However, they can be raised, just like those mud oysters, and artificial intervention can be used to create shadow pearls.

Just as pearls are mostly formed by oysters secreting nacre due to foreign objects, sound-absorbing pearls can be cultivated using a similar method.

Jiang Ran put the Shadow Snail into Hu Lian's net bag, and the two of them, along with the dragon, the whale, and Yao Bao, began searching again.

They are all experts at finding treasures or monsters.

If a single Sound-Transmitting Conch appears in a sea area, it means there are more than one nearby. After the Xuanjia soldiers had collected most of the nearby Sound-Transmitting Conches, Hu Lian's net was also full.

"A bumper harvest!" The Xuanjia soldiers shouted, their heads still wet, as they held up their nets and bamboo baskets.

"The person who recovers the most will be credited and given an extra reward."

Everyone boarded the boat, and then Chen Guangyu spoke loudly.

So everyone quickly lined up and handed over their prey to the logistics staff responsible for counting the conch shells.

"I found eight pairs, so I must have the most!"

"You dare say you found the most with only eight pairs? Did I say anything when I had twelve pairs?"

"I have eighteen pairs."

"What's the use of having more now? It'll be better when we check and find they don't match."

Amidst the laughter and chatter, the logistics team quickly tallied up the results: "A total of 172 pairs were matched."

"Wow, there are 172 pairs! We've caught quite a few conch shells in the past, but only about half of these can be paired up."

"As expected, His Highness is protecting us." Whenever something good happens, just think of His Highness.

Those isolated seashell-armored soldiers would throw them back into the ocean.

Chen Guangyu put away the communication conch shell. These things would eventually be handed over to the imperial court, specifically to Jiang Ran and the Ministry of Revenue.

Jiang Ran had already returned to her private room on the Heng Hai II, while Hu Lian stayed with the Xuanjia soldiers.

There were about seventy Shadow Conch shells that were salvaged. Jiang Ran examined them carefully with her Purple Jade Demon Eye and found that only twelve of them had produced Shadow Pearls.

Instead of killing the goose that lays the golden eggs, Jiang Ran used spatial magic to retrieve the Shadow and Sound Pearl from a distance.

More than a dozen sound beads lay quietly on the table. They were about the size of a little finger, not round, but multifaceted. Their lines were not exactly sharp, and their base color was white with a white network-like pattern on their surface, resembling the inner peel of an orange.

Bai Mei flicked its tail, unable to understand why its master was so interested in this unassuming conch. "This pearl isn't as beautiful as the Mud Kirin's pearl. Master, there are many beautiful gems in my nest. Would you like to take a look?"

"Mmm, that's good. Show it to me next time," Jiang Ran coaxed him, her tone somewhat perfunctory.

Bai Mei is super easy to please!
It immediately perked up its tail with joy, already planning what beautiful gemstone it would show its master later.

Jiang Ran picked up the Shadow Bead, which emitted a faint, soft light in her palm.

"Sound and Shadow Bead." Using her spiritual power to activate the Sound and Shadow Bead, she tried speaking a sentence to it. As the sound was recorded, the white lines on the bead turned a small brown.

The spiritual energy touched the Shadow Sound Bead again, but this time it only lingered on the brown patterns. The Shadow Sound Bead was activated again, and this time a sound was heard from the bead.

The sound was clear and melodious. Suddenly hearing her own voice coming from this tiny thing, Jiang Ran felt a little strange.