Ancient Wizards: A Little Progress Every Day

"My grandfather once told me that long ago, a large area of ​​the sea, including the Green Abyss and Qifeng Harbor, was the kingdom of the Mermaids' Song."

"The sea creatures rule over everything in the water. Even powerful human wizards have to treat the sea creatures as equals in the Song of Mermaids."

"However, one day, a terrible demon suddenly appeared in the depths of the abyss, the Mermaid Song was destroyed overnight, countless sea creatures were slaughtered, and the blood stained the entire abyss green."

Dago blinked; he realized that the blood of the sea creatures was green.

According to Chuck's account, the magical airship the two were riding sped into the area of ​​the Green Abyss.

We continued forward along the dark green sea until it was completely dark.

The starry sky over the sea at night is exceptionally clear and bright, reflecting off the calm, undulating surface of the sea, which resembles frozen jade, creating a profound sense of peace and tranquility.

A thin mist gradually rose from the sea, and the magic airship, its body shimmering with the faint light of runes, moved silently through it.

Standing at the bow of the ship, listening to the gentle lapping of the waves against the surface of the sea, Dago felt as if he were passing through a long mist of time and arriving in an ancient era.

He thought that somewhere deep beneath him, in the ocean, lay a vast and ancient lost kingdom.

A strange feeling stirred within Dargo. He imagined a thriving and magnificent civilization standing under the same starlight, on the same sea, in ancient times, where mermaids sang as they gently rippled the waves.

"grown ups."

A voice interrupted Dago's reverie. He turned around and saw Chuck looking at him with bright eyes.

"May I disembark for a while?"

Tonight is a full moon, and many interesting things will surface in the sea. If I'm lucky, I might be able to catch a few to present to you.

Dago thought for a moment, then said nothing, casually opened the runic barrier outside the magic airship, and Chuck disembarked.

"Pop—"

Chuck leaped into the sea, and the splash he made upon entering the water was almost negligible.

On shore, Chuck looks like just an ordinary, somewhat pathetic fisherman, but once he's in the water, he's like a completely different person.

He was so agile that he seemed more than twenty years younger, and his unique lung structure and gills on the sides of his face allowed him to breathe freely in the water.

Dago even noticed that when Chuck was in the water, the force he generated by swinging his limbs was about two to three times greater than normal.

"Is this the bloodline of the sea creatures?"

At first, Dago's mental energy followed Chuck, but later it gradually spread to the depths of the sea.

In stark contrast to the tranquil beauty of the sea surface, the scene beneath the surface is entirely different.

No light could penetrate the water, and the underwater world was eerily quiet with very few fish. There seemed to be a special energy substance in the seawater that had a certain effect on hindering and inhibiting the wizard's spiritual power.

Dago stopped the airship, and a faint white light appeared in his eyes as he gazed at the sea surface. The white light wove an eye pattern on his forehead as he tried to use the "Eye of Truth" to discover the truth beneath the sea.

Under the detection of the "Eye of Truth," Dagger saw that the seawater was filled with many strange black substances. The further down he went, the more of these black substances there were. In the end, they were so densely packed together that they looked like countless worms, giving people a chilling feeling.

Dago kept casting his "gaze" deeper into the abyss, and the eye pattern on his forehead, which was flashing with white light, seemed to grow over time, becoming more and more intricate and realistic.

At a certain moment.

"Buzz—"

Suddenly, the Eye of Truth broke through a certain boundary, and the scene before Dago's eyes suddenly became "clear and expansive".

He seemed to see the outline of a magnificent but blurry complex of buildings, but before he could get a good look, a huge black shadow suddenly flashed past in front of him.

In an instant, a strange sense of horror and terror arose in Dago's heart.

He took two steps back abruptly, instinctively reaching out to cover his forehead. The white eye pattern representing the "Eye of Truth" shattered instantly, and fragments of light, along with blood, flowed down between his fingers.

"hiss--"

Dago took a deep breath and looked down at the sea; his expression had completely changed.

The legend Chuck told may be true. Perhaps something extremely terrifying is hidden beneath the Green Abyss, which led to the destruction of the once glorious mermaid kingdom and the lingering shadows that have not yet dissipated.

The Eye of Truth had just broken through to the realm of resonance of the second level of the Dharma Domain, and the surge in power allowed Dago to inadvertently "peek" at an incomparably ancient and evil aura.

That feeling was somewhat familiar; upon closer reflection, it seemed remarkably similar to the scene of another alien space I had witnessed through the mutated World Stone coordinates.

Even Dago's soul was affected, and all nine soul crystals in his mind dimmed.

He subconsciously reached out and touched the spot on the back of his right hand marked with the World Stone coordinates, and it took him a long time to calm his turbulent emotions.

"No wonder the Green Abyss is considered a forbidden area by the wizards of Qifeng Harbor. Ordinary people dare not and are unwilling to come here. There are indeed some unknown dangers here. Even I, a third-ring wizard, need to be careful."

Dago pondered in silence.

The Mermaid's Song ruins at the bottom of the Emerald Abyss, the Ancient Mirror Forest ruins, the Dwarven Kingdom of the Mechanical Heart. These ancient civilizations that once existed in the south but have disappeared or perished one by one seem to be controlled by the same enormous dark hand.

He sensed the scent of ancient conspiracies and secrets buried by the dust of time, as if he had grasped something, yet dared not delve deeper to explore the truth, lest he be swallowed up.

If Dargo had previously harbored some interest and curiosity about the Mermaid Song site, he has now completely given up on the idea.

This was not something he could access at the moment. All he wanted now was to see the Howling Fish as soon as possible, achieve his goal, and then leave this mysterious sea.

"Splash—"

As Dago pondered, he heard the sound of water breaking.

Chuck climbed onto the airship, soaking wet, and without even wiping the water off his face, he quickly walked up to Dago and presented what he had been clutching tightly in his arms to Dago as if it were a treasure.

Dago didn't think Chuck could retrieve anything of value from the sea, but when he saw what Chuck was holding in his hands, a look of deep surprise appeared on his face.

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Chuck was holding two fan-shaped seashells. They looked ordinary, but under the moonlight and starlight, the seashells slowly opened, revealing two tiny, naked people inside.

They all looked like fifteen or sixteen-year-old girls, with snow-white skin and beautiful figures. One was slightly thinner and had long, seaweed-like hair, one red and the other green.

If we ignore the size of these two scallop figures and judge them solely on their appearance, they would definitely be considered among the most beautiful women in the world.

The bodies of the two tiny girls were tightly connected to the scallop and could not move. When they saw Dago, they were initially trembling with fear. Then they hugged their chests and made a pleading expression. When they found that Dago was unmoved, the two girls started singing loudly, one after the other.

The singing was incredibly beautiful, like the same ancient ballad.

As they sang, tiny glittering stars appeared and surrounded them, creating a hazy, dreamlike feeling.

"What is this?"

Dago stared at the two beautiful girls inside the scallops with a strange expression, and couldn't help but ask Chuck.

"It's a beautiful seashell, sir!"

Chuck seemed equally excited. "I heard them singing to the moon and thought I'd give it a try. I never expected to find it so easily."

"It is said that those who consume raw clams will gain eternal youth, but because they are the sea god's favorite pets, those who capture and eat them will be cursed by the ocean."

"Of course, it's all just rumors; who knows if it's true or not?"

Chuck shrugged nonchalantly.