Once upon a time there was a greedy snake.

Chapter 360 Fishing
When the unfamiliar consciousness appeared, the young singing bowl immediately became alert.

If the unfamiliar wooden figure merely angered the elders of the clan, then this unfamiliar consciousness was clearly ill-intentioned—no matter how young the singing bowl was, it had been traversing the starry sea for quite some time.

Free help usually comes at an unimaginable cost; this is an obvious unspoken rule in the Star Sea.

Especially at a time like this, suddenly appearing to offer some kind of help... isn't that just walking into a trap?

"How can you help me?"

While communicating with this unfamiliar consciousness, the singing bowl also connects with its own people.

It's quite obvious that, as the vanguard, he seems to have actually caught something.

"I really need help... How can you help me?"

"Ultimately, you need to rely on your own efforts to achieve anything. I can only offer some small assistance."

Along with this information, a list was transmitted into the singing bowl's mind.

The list contained items from all races and major powers in the Star Sea, and what surprised Songbo the most was that the list did not include any price tags.

"Can I choose whatever I want?"

The singing bowl frowned slightly, showing necessary doubt.

"You can choose directly without paying any price?"

"This is what help is all about."

An unfamiliar consciousness responded.

"Since it's a friendly act of help, why should we expect anything in return? After all, seeing the person being helped change because of this assistance is a pleasure in itself."

It sounded like friendly words, even extremely sincere.

But the singing bowl didn't believe at all that such a friendly being existed in the starry sea.

The other party must have some purpose, no matter how small or big.

And if nothing unexpected happens, the flaming beacon that previously summoned the Ignivas was likely also the work of this strange consciousness.

After all, since the other party was able to collect things from various races and forces, they could naturally also collect things from the Ignivas. Although the Ignivas' cultivation methods were rarely leaked, they had fought all the way before, so it was normal that some of their cultivation methods had been lost.

However, Songbo consciously avoided mentioning this point, knowing full well that it was best not to say anything unnecessary at this time.

After all, this is the time to test each other's composure.

The strange consciousness used a blazing beacon to lure the Ignivas back, and now the singing bowl is also using itself as bait to attract this strange consciousness.

Clearly, after a brief period of fishing for each other, they had both figured out what they wanted.

Now, it's a matter of who can better hook the other party.

Of course, the singing bowl is not fighting alone right now.

"Have you found it?"

The singing bowls are a secret connection between the people and their tribe.

"How to say?"

"Too little information, can't find anything for now." The consciousness of a clansman entered Songbo's mind.

"As you know, traveling merchants like these who ask you if you want goods as soon as they meet you are not uncommon in the Star Sea..."

This is also where the singing bowl's toothache lies. The unfamiliar consciousness is too elusive, and as for the trading method, there's no explanation for it, making it impossible to deduce the other party's background.

And it was at this moment that this unfamiliar consciousness also sent a message.

"It seems you don't quite trust me? That's understandable, since this kind of communication can easily cause a lot of unnecessary concerns... But I believe that sooner or later, you will understand everything about me."

As it spoke, the unfamiliar consciousness sighed.

"After all, the sea of ​​stars is just too vast. It's already quite difficult to communicate normally, let alone for you ignorant ancient people... But that's not important. You can choose the help you need first."

"……the ancients?"

The singing bowl keenly captures the key words in the words.

By calling them ancient people, does this unfamiliar consciousness really mean it's that much more advanced than them?
However, it's hard to say whether this so-called advanced technology is truly advanced. After all, in the Star Sea, so-called advanced technology is often a false proposition. Songbo has personally witnessed that those dreamlike cities built of steel couldn't even withstand a so-called ghost cultivator, while those so-called immortal sects couldn't even withstand a single fire from the Ignivas.

Ultimately, there is no such thing as advanced or backward in the Star Sea, only strong and weak. As long as you are strong enough to crush everything, then the backward will also become advanced.

Conversely, no matter how advanced one appears, if one cannot even save one's own life, then that so-called advancement is still backwardness.

And so, time became chaotic.

Every race, even every faction, has its own way of counting years. Most of them only calculate their own past and present. As for those other races, they don't need to care too much. In any case, most races deal with other races in one of two ways: either trade or go to war.

"But this unfamiliar consciousness refers to us as the ancients..."

The singing bowl conveyed this message to its people; clearly, this statement was enough to reveal the speaker's identity.

And those tribesmen did not disappoint Songbo's expectations; in just a short time, they had already found the relevant information.

"Things have gotten complicated; we're probably being watched by something terrible."

The consciousness of the tribesmen was imprinted in the singing bowl's mind.

"Don't disconnect from that consciousness yet, that will only make things more complicated... If we continue communicating, we still have a chance."

"We? Not just me?"

A sudden jolt went through Songbo's heart.

You have to understand that right now only he has returned to his hometown. The rest of his people are still scattered in the far outskirts. If there is any problem, they are fully capable of scattering and fleeing. It is impossible for them to be wiped out in one fell swoop.

But now, according to the tribespeople, even those scattered far away have fallen into the trap.

"how come……"

"Strictly speaking, our cultivation methods were probably already being monitored when they were leaked out."

The clan's rituals were passed down once again.

"After all, compared to other races in the starry sea, our cultivation methods are not so standardized, and can even be described as quite novel, so it's inevitable that they will attract the attention of some collectors..."

"As for now, what led us here is most likely the most famous monster at the moment, the one that collects races."

(End of this chapter)