From the Abyss Invasion to the Blasting Star.

Chapter 343 The Secret in the Volcanic Ash

The reason why the Sirens are called civilized is not only because this ethnic group possesses wisdom, but also because they have formed a cultural and moral system through historical sedimentation.

It is precisely because of this characteristic of "civilization" that civilizations can understand each other through communication and avoid friction and conflict.

Of course, the premise is that there is no conflict of interest between the two civilizations.

Humans and Sirens belong to different worlds, and there is no irreconcilable conflict of interests between the two.

Therefore, there will be no hostile relationship between humans and sirens in terms of living space.

As long as the relationship is not hostile, there is a possibility of communication.

In addition, the appearance of Liu Haiyang and six others helped the Sirens kill the mad sea beasts, and they have won the recognition of some of the Sirens.

This is a good beginning.

In the absence of conflict of interest, a civilization will be grateful when it receives help from other civilizations. Even if it is only a little, it is enough.

Therefore, Liu Haiyang and his six companions were treated with courtesy by the Sirens and were invited as guests to the Sirens' temple.

With this relationship, the Sirens' attitude became much more moderate.

Sona, the high priestess of the Siren tribe, ordered the guards to take Friggs away and lock him up, and then invited Lu Heng and ten others to the reception room.

I got the chance to sit down and finally talk about business.

"High Priest, it's easy for the Sirens to kill a few Dark Iron Dwarves, but it's hard to purify the sea water. Wouldn't it be better if the Dark Iron Dwarves could stop dumping volcanic ash into the Tidal Sea through peace talks?"

High Priest Sona ordered people to serve wine in shell cups and sighed, "If things were that simple, it wouldn't have developed to this point today."

Lu Heng pondered and asked, "Do you know why the Dark Iron Dwarves dumped volcanic ash into the sea? The Dark Iron Dwarves are far away in the Dark Iron Kingdom of the Lava Crown. It is clearly a thankless task and very unreasonable for them to dump volcanic ash into the Tidal Sea from a distance of thousands of miles."

The elder of the Sirens who was accompanying him slammed his fist on the table and snorted, "These Dark Iron Dwarves are deliberately polluting the sea water in our territory. They must be controlled by the abyss monsters."

This statement seems to make some sense.

If the Dark Iron Dwarves were controlled by the Abyss and dumped pollution into the Tidal Sea, it would seem to make sense.

But is it really that simple?

Moreover, judging from Captain Friggs's appearance, he doesn't look like he is controlled by the abyss.

Lu Heng asked: "Is there any evidence to prove that the Dark Iron Dwarves are controlled by the Abyss?"

Faced with this question, all the Sirens present fell silent.

Because they did not find any evidence that the Dark Iron Dwarves were controlled by the Abyss, this matter was just speculation.

Lu Heng recalled carefully in his mind, trying to find relevant information, but he did not know the real reason for the hostility between the Sirens and the Dark Iron Dwarves in his previous life.

All we know is that the Sirens and the Dark Iron Dwarves are indeed in a hostile relationship, and this hostility will continue.

Although the two races are hostile to each other, there has never been a large-scale conflict.

The reason is very simple. One lives on land and the other lives in the deep sea.

The two tribes' living spaces do not overlap, so the hostility between the two tribes is limited to local conflicts on the sea.

The most serious consequence was that the Sirens blocked the sea area and prohibited the Dark Iron Dwarves from going out to sea by ship.

Therefore, in the previous life, the relationship between the two tribes continued to be a mild hostility, and there would be no subsequent development.

Considering the main mission of this call-up, Lu Heng felt that things were not as simple as they seemed.

The challenge mission of this recruitment requires helping the Dark Iron Dwarves and the Sirens to reconcile. According to the recruitment rules, the first batch of psychics who were recruited in the previous life should have received the same mission.

However, the psychics who were recruited in the previous life were unable to successfully help the two tribes reconcile, which led to the continued hostility between the two tribes.

If you want to change this result, the key is to find out the root cause of the conflict between the two parties.

The root of this contradiction is why the Dark Iron Dwarves dumped volcanic ash into the tidal sea?

Lu Heng stood up and said, "High Priest, I want to go meet Frigus and try to find out from him why the Dark Iron Dwarves dumped volcanic ash into the sea. Only by finding out the reason can we find a way to solve the problem."

The elder of the Siren tribe, Onatu, snorted coldly: "These Dark Iron Dwarves are just a group of barbaric races. What other reason do they need to dump their garbage?"

High Priest Sona raised her hand to stop Elder Onatu from speaking. After thinking for a moment, she agreed, "Okay. I choose to trust you this time. I hope you can find out why the Dark Iron Dwarves did this."

……

Afterwards, Liu Haiyang and others were taken to the reception area of ​​the Siren’s territory to rest.

Lu Heng entered the water dungeon to meet Friggs.

Although it is called a water dungeon, the cell is actually a rare place with air in the deep sea.

Because the people imprisoned were Dark Iron Dwarves, if there was no air in the cell, they would have drowned long ago.

Friggs was now imprisoned in a water dungeon, with his lower body immersed in sea water and his hands and feet shackled, which made a clanging sound whenever he moved.

Lu Heng walked to the front of the cell, held onto the iron door and sat down, just enough to be at eye level with Friggs.

When Friggs saw Lu Heng, he angrily snorted, "Go tell those damn sirens to let me out, or they'll kill me!"

Lu Heng looked at him for a moment and said with a smile: "Dark Iron Dwarves are indeed impatient."

Friggs frowned and glared at Lu Heng, snorting, "How many Dark Iron Dwarves have you seen? What makes you say we are impatient?"

Lu Heng took out the badge of the Quenching Castle, rubbed it, held it up and shook it in front of him, and asked, "Do you recognize this?"

When Friggs saw the Tempering Fort badge, he showed a surprised expression on his face: "Is this... the legendary Tempering Fort?"

He was not quite sure, because the Dark Iron Dwarves had migrated around to avoid the abyss several centuries ago and split into many branches.

Some branches have disappeared during the migration, while others, like the Darkville tribe, have found suitable habitats, built Blackrock City, and developed it into a new home.

The Dark Iron Dwarf tribe to which Friggs belongs is another branch. They live on the Lava Crown of the Dragon Sleep Continent and have established a Dark Iron Dwarf Kingdom.

Quenching Hold was once a landmark building of the Dark Iron Dwarves, but after centuries of migration, very few Dark Iron Dwarves have actually seen Quenching Hold. However, Dark Iron Dwarves of higher status have more or less heard the legend of Quenching Hold.

When Lu Heng saw that he recognized the badge of the Quenching Fort, things became simple.

"I was asked by the forge master of Quenching Keep to come and help the Dark Iron Dwarf tribes. If there is a chance in the future, forge master Gollum will meet with you." When Lu Heng said this, Friggs' expression immediately softened and he no longer looked angry.

Friggs grabbed the iron door with both hands and asked, "Is the Quenching Castle really still in existence?"

Lu Heng nodded and replied, "It does still exist, but the Quenching Castle is currently stuck in the overlapping space and its situation is not very good. You should understand what the world is like when the Abyss invades."

In fact, Quenching Castle is relatively safe now. However, this safety is only temporary.

After all, the human world is also being invaded by the abyss, and no one knows what the future will be like.

If one day the human world is also swallowed up by the abyss, the situation of Quenching Castle will be very bad indeed. It can be said that it will be in a dilemma.

So in the long run, Quenching Castle’s situation is indeed not very good.

Friggs glanced at the siren guard at the door and said in a low voice, "Then you should help me escape and deal with these damn sirens together."

Lu Heng frowned and did not try to persuade him.

It is impossible to change a person's mind in a short period of time. The most urgent task now is to find out the reason why the Dark Iron Dwarves dumped volcanic ash into the Tidal Sea.

"I'll ask you a few questions first, and then I'll think of a solution. You should also know that this is the Sirens' territory, and it's not easy to get out."

Friggs nodded in agreement, "Indeed, it doesn't matter if I can't get out. I'll fight these sirens!"

Lu Heng quickly changed the subject and asked, "I want to know why you dumped volcanic ash into the Tidal Sea?"

Friggs looked puzzled and asked, "Does this need to be explained? The Tidal Sea is so big and not all of it is the Sirens' territory."

Lu Heng comforted: “I understand, but now you need to tell me the reason.”

Friggs suddenly thought of something and questioned, "I see. The Siren must have sent you to interrogate me, right? You are lying to me."

Lu Heng rolled his eyes and said speechlessly: "Do you want me to be locked up like you? If so, who will save us?"

Friggs suddenly realized something and nodded in agreement, "That's right. If you were caught, it would be even more troublesome. Since you have the Tempering Castle Badge, I will trust you this time. Just ask whatever you want to know."

"Why are you dumping volcanic ash into the tidal sea?" Lu Heng asked hurriedly to prevent this guy from making another joke.

"There is no special reason. I just received the task to transport volcanic ash to the deepest part of the tidal sea regularly." Friggs didn't know the real reason and could only answer what he knew.

When Lu Heng heard that the volcanic ash was being transported to the deepest part of the tidal sea, he felt that things were even more strange.

If the Dark Iron Dwarves were just dumping garbage, why would they transport it all the way to the deepest part of the ocean?

Wouldn't it be simpler to just dump the ash into the sea?

If volcanic ash is poured into the sea, it will always be pushed away by the sea water. Why should it be poured into the deepest part of the tidal sea?

Lu Heng asked, "Didn't anyone tell you why the volcanic ash was dumped? Can't we dig a hole somewhere to bury the volcanic ash? It's easier to bury it than to transport it to the deep sea, right?"

For the Dark Iron Dwarves, mining and digging are the jobs they are best at, but sailing is not their area of ​​expertise.

Therefore, if you just want to deal with volcanic ash, just dig a hole and bury it.

Another strange question is, why do the Dark Iron Dwarves deal with volcanic ash?
Are you worried about volcanic ash polluting the atmosphere?

Given the number of Dark Iron Dwarves in the Dragon Sleep World, there is no need to worry about the environment being polluted by volcanic ash.

Besides, Dark Iron Dwarves usually live in geothermal-rich areas, and "eating" volcanic ash is their daily routine.

There are doubts everywhere in this matter.

Lu Heng then asked: "Who assigned you this job?"

Friggs frowned and thought for a while before answering, "It was arranged by the Great Wizard. He also said that this was for the future of the Dark Iron Tribe."

Lu Heng asked a few more questions, but did not get any more useful information.

After coming out of the water dungeon, Lu Heng went to see Sona, the high priestess of the Sirens, and shared the information he had obtained with her and raised new questions.

The High Priestess of Sona was able to hold this position, and she was indeed capable. She quickly understood the key and agreed that Lu Heng would continue to investigate the matter.

Lu Heng thought for a moment and asked a question: "The Free was attacked by a deep-sea monster. Was it the work of the Sirens?"

High Priest Sona slowly shook her head: "No."

For the high priestess of the Sirens, there was no need for her to lie. If they did it, she could just admit it.

"I need to go to the location of the shipwreck and check if there is anything special about the volcanic ash there." Lu Heng made a request.

"Okay, I'll send a team of guards to take you there. Land creatures can also breathe in water by holding gill grass in their mouths." After High Priest Sona said this, she called a Siren guard to convey the order.

……

Afterwards, Lu Heng called Liu Haiyang and others, and a group of ten people followed the Siren Guard and went to the location where the Free sank again.

Jiang Shaoran used the ability of [Tidecaller] to release a bubble for Lu Heng and the other three, allowing them to breathe and speak normally on the seabed.

Lu Heng pointed at the sunken ship and said, "Everyone, spread out and check the sunken ship to see if there is anything special."

"Yes!" Everyone agreed and dispersed to get into the shipwreck and began to check every part of the shipwreck.

The shipwreck had been on the seabed for only half a day, and some marine creatures had already entered the ship and used it as a habitat.

Lu Heng swam into the interior of the sunken ship. In some cabins inside the ship, there was still space that had not been submerged by the sea water and there was a small amount of air.

Su Muyu followed behind and released the Chongming bird to lead the way and drive away the marine creatures that came in.

Many creatures in the deep sea are poisonous. Whether it is a sea snake or a jellyfish, getting stung can be very troublesome.

Lu Heng swam all the way to the bottom of the shipwreck and finally saw the volcanic ash transported by the ship.

The chamber containing the volcanic ash had not yet been completely submerged by sea water.

As soon as I stepped into the cabin, I felt the temperature around me rise a little.

It was probably a degree or two higher, but it was noticeable.

Lu Heng walked over, reached out and touched the wet volcanic ash, and immediately felt the temperature on it.

This situation is very strange. Normally, after volcanic ash cools down, it will not retain temperature and should be the same as the surrounding ambient temperature.

But the volcanic ash here has become moist because of the sea water, but it is still warm.

Lu Heng grabbed a handful and examined it carefully. The more he looked, the weirder it seemed. He turned around and handed it to Su Muyu, saying, "Light a flame and burn it to see if there are any changes."

Su Muyu released a ball of fire, burning the pinch of volcanic ash.

The volcanic ash began to absorb the flames and then burned into a ball of flame, which began to sway as if it had life.

When Lu Heng saw this, his eyes widened. He had already guessed what it was - the ashes of Gross.

(End of this chapter)