Endless Ocean: Escape Starting from a Canoe

Chapter 215 The "Alliance" Between Humans and Insects

[A nine-headed dragon, with nine heads, each one stronger than a bird.]

[Mere awakening is a disaster.]

……

The "nine-headed dragon" mentioned by the Nameless Cocoon should refer to the Great Black Dragon.

The bird must be the three-eyed golden crow from the boiling sea.

The language of the unnamed cocoon was not fluent, but Shi Ming could still clearly extract the information from it without affecting the interpretation.

"Nine heads, each stronger than the Three-Eyed Golden Crow?"

It's that three-eyed golden crow, Taila.

Or is the Great Black Dragon just too powerful?
Shi Ming pondered for a moment. He had previously learned some rough information about the Great Black Dragon from the Eye of Intelligence. He knew that it originally had three heads and six limbs, but later it mutated into a nine-headed dragon. For thousands of years, it had been in a deep slumber for most of the time and in a light slumber for a small part of the time.

In a light sleep state, the Great Black Dragon experiences dreams that influence reality, causing frequent earthquakes, tsunamis, acid rain, and volcanic eruptions in the waters around Mount Fuji.

Moreover, it is an intelligent being.

However, its wisdom is filled with primal instincts of violence and destruction.

"That strong? If I bathe in its blood, wouldn't it save you instantly?"

Shi Ming continued to make things up.

The nameless cocoon has only been producing new wisdom for less than two years. Although it possesses a treasure trove of experience spanning millennia, it is unwilling to explore it and its thinking is similar to that of a twelve-year-old human child.

They are relatively easy to deceive, or rather, to guide.

Its immortality skill is indeed powerful, but that doesn't mean it can't perform other operations.

Shi Ming had another way of dealing with creatures that possessed intelligence but few abilities.

[The memories are buried too deep to be unearthed... I sensed its extremely dangerous aura from afar, comparable to that of the tentacle monster from that day.]

The tentacle monster refers to the Lord of the Abyss.

"Do you know how many other powerful creatures like this exist?"

The nameless cocoon paused for a moment.

They seem reluctant to mention it.

Then she thought that telling Shi Ming about these little things could effectively prevent this guy from overestimating himself and going to his death, so that the seed player she had finally found would not perish. If this one died, who knows how long it would take to find another human whose mental strength could communicate with him.

[In the Arctic, the hot sea, volcanoes...]

Were only three discovered? Two of them were already known to Shi Ming.

Besides the Lord of the Boiling Sea and the Great Black Dragon of Mount Fujin, there is also a Saint-level sea beast in the Arctic or Antarctic.
Shi Ming's eyes darted around.

"That dragon is currently in a deep slumber."

"What if I had a way to benefit from the nine-headed dragon?"

[Nine sea creatures would believe this.]

Shi Ming ignored the mockery of the Nameless Cocoon and instead began to outline a rough plan and a beautiful blueprint.

"To be honest, A-Jian, I have learned that there is a large ship called 'Lighthouse' that is the same size as Black Gold, and it is going to deal with that nine-headed dragon."

【Ah. 】

"There's a saying that goes, 'If I can wield great power, it's because I've stood on the shoulders of giants.' If you tell me about the Nine-Headed Dragon, I can 'win at the starting line' in the competition with the Lighthouse, stand on the shoulders of giants, and take advantage of their weakened state, or with the help of the Lighthouse, to pluck the fruit that only the combined efforts of many can achieve."

"That way, we'll be more confident in saving you."

"If I don't take action, and simply run away or turn a blind eye to this behavior because I'm afraid of danger, I'll lose at the starting line."

Shi Ming spoke with righteous indignation and in a generous tone.

Then he changed the subject.

"Think about it carefully. If we don't intervene and the people on that ship really gain the power of the nine-headed dragon, what do you think they will do next?"
"They will use this power to kill all the high-level sea beasts that pose a threat. Even if they can't kill you, who is immortal, they can control you and study you bit by bit, which is more painful for an insect than imprisonment. And if you tell me about the Nine-Headed Dragon, even if I end up with nothing, I can promise to sabotage that ship's plans."

"You know better than I do that a lose-lose situation is better than a win-lose situation."

Shi Ming paused for a moment.

Speakers also need to pause to give the audience time to process the information.

"Your mental strength is strong, so you should be able to sense that I am not lying."

"When humans deceive others..."
"It's true that you'll blush, your heart will race, and you'll experience subtle physical reactions. This information is easy to find; it can't be hidden from you. You just need to check it out to see that I'm not lying to you."

At this moment, Shi Ming's eyes were innocent and honest.

Her eyes were as clear as a child who couldn't lie.

Especially after merging with the Formless Pure Ice, his entire demeanor appeared to be free of any impure thoughts, like a pure jade carved from the Formless Pure Ice.

Right now, he just wants to gather some intelligence.

What bad intentions could they possibly have?

The nameless cocoon pondered for a full three minutes.

"Hmm, I don't think that large ship, or you, can gain power from it."

【But since you asked so sincerely, I'll take pity on you and offer a little help. However, after receiving this information, you'll understand even more clearly that trying to absorb its power is truly wishful thinking for weak insects like you.】

But no matter what, you're going to sabotage that ship's plan.

This is... an initiation ceremony, a pledge of allegiance, in your human terms.

"it is good!"

"I will show you my sincerity. As long as we can achieve our goal, I am willing to fight against the King-class drifting ships."

What a line, "For you, I'm willing to betray this world"—it hurts! It hurts so much!
Shi Ming easily suppressed the corners of his mouth; he had undergone rigorous training and would never laugh in serious situations.

The nameless cocoon is very satisfied.

When Shi Ming ventured into the Boiling Sea for power last time, it felt that Shi Ming and it were the same kind of insect, willing to take risks and use any means necessary to achieve their goals, even borrowing the power of other races.

If the other party is a real insect, that would be even better; perhaps after escaping, I could recruit him as my subordinate.

Even the King Worm needs subordinates.

Life is long, but immortality is boring.

We always need to find some different kinds of fun.

After agreeing to Shi Ming's request, it stopped communicating with Shi Ming and began to search for all information about the "Great Black Dragon" from its accumulated memories over countless lifetimes. This was an extremely painful process that required a great deal of mental energy to index and search, but it was also a necessary investment.

Its spiritual power, like a termite, digs through the endless ocean of memories.

And ignore all irrelevant memories to avoid contaminating the insectoid nature of this life.

If it absorbs too many past memories, its reincarnation will be meaningless. Once it regains its past life memories, it will no longer be the same as it is now, and its insect form in this life will lose its self, which is something it does not want to see.

found it.

Hmm, there's something special mixed in too?

Fine, give them all to him.

That's what he wanted.

The nameless cocoon fused fragments of memory into a tangible drop of water. Powerful mental energy fluctuations roared invisibly on the seabed. Within the cocoon, entwined by black threads, energy was rapidly gathering. Then, with a whoosh, Shi Ming seemed to fall from a height in his sleep, his consciousness returning from the seabed to reality.

In less than a second, Shi Ming stabilized his mental energy and saw a drop of illusory consciousness floating in front of him.

The water droplet contains detailed information and video clips about the Great Black Dragon, including battle scenes.

(End of this chapter)