Talulah, I'm still a child.

"Hehe, thanks for the compliment."

Gatanothor scratched her head somewhat embarrassedly, taking Ulpian's words as a form of recognition. After all, Sirens were not allowed to fight, and if they did, it would be too noisy. Gatanothor had very little practical experience; when she beat Quintus last time, she only used two punches.

So these sirens only know that they are very strong, but they never know where their lower limit or upper limit is.

What is your purpose?

Ulpian gripped his weapon, contemplating whether he should flee immediately. He was certain that there were other Deepsea Hunters alive besides himself, and at least Skadi, who had been fed by Isamara, was still alive. He had to find them.

"The goal... um, to go to heaven!"

Gatanothor pointed to the sky, the target of all Sirens, an instinct etched into their genes during evolution. All of the Sirens' actions were guided by Mei Xue and this command.

"Heaven?"

"Yeah, and then beat up those guys up there."

These words startled Ulbian. He subconsciously felt a cold and ruthless gaze sweep over his body, and almost instinctively looked up at the sky, as if he saw an eye behind the clouds.

"Above the stars, there lies another civilization..."

Chapter 242 Remian's Invitation

Looking at Ulbian, who was tied up in front of her, Amaya felt that it would be necessary to strengthen the base's defenses later. Otherwise, the security level was even more worrying than that of the Land of Light, and anyone could sneak in.

"He's Agor's?"

"Correct."

"Still a deep-sea hunter?"

"Judging from this, he should be considered one of the more formidable fighters among humans. He took three punches from me."

Gatanothor nodded excitedly, wishing he could write "Little Gatanothor has done a great service" on his face. After all, capturing someone was still very valuable, and if it was a Deepsea Hunter, they might know even more.

"That's pretty impressive. Hmm, I thought all deep-sea hunters were beautiful girls like Ghost Shark. Turns out there are men too."

"Why is that guy wearing a mask? Doesn't he feel suffocated in the sea?"

"Maybe it looks more handsome this way."

The Sirens surrounded Ulpian, scrutinizing him curiously. Compared to Levi, who had a gloomy look on his face, Ulpian was clearly more likable. Moreover, this was the first time they had ever seen a male Deepsea Hunter, and he had actually withstood three punches from Gatanothor. Impressive!

"Should we ask Specter if he recognizes it?"

"That's fine, but we need to make sure Mei Xue is really alright first. Let's interrogate her before that."

Amaya reached out and poked Ulpian's hat. He had actually woken up just now; the bio-current in that instant was impossible to conceal, and the Sirens could always detect such subtle changes.

"Wake up! Hey, do you know Ghost Shark?"

Looking at Ulpian, who was still pretending to be asleep, Amaya realized that the codename Specter was given to her by Rhodes Island, and this guy probably didn't even know it.

"Okay, do you know Laurentina, or Skadi?"

Upon hearing these two names, Ulpian, who had originally planned to flee, opened his eyes. Looking at the dozens of Sirens in front of him, he couldn't help but frown. Gatanothor's punch had left him with considerable psychological trauma.

"Where did you hear these two names from..."

"It seems we do know each other. So you're a Deepsea Hunter too."

Amaya nodded. It seemed that Gatanothor had indeed done a great job this time. However, it would be better to communicate with this deep-sea hunter first to avoid any unnecessary misunderstandings.

"Don't be so wary. We're friends with Laurentina, for the time being. What's your name?"

“...Ulpian”.

Upon hearing the name, Amaya and the Sirens immediately realized who it was, but Urpian was completely baffled. What was going on? Did these people know him?

"Oh, so you're that stiff, aloof Ulpian who hides his long-term single status. Tsk tsk... he certainly does look aloof."

These words made Ulbian's face darken. What did he mean by being rigid? What did he mean by pretending to be aloof to hide his single status? Who was slandering his reputation? It must be the second team! Because no one from the third team dared to say such a thing.

"Lauren Tina told me all this, and I feel it's quite... well, quite accurate."

Amaya nodded, snapped her fingers, and Gatanothor retracted the tentacles binding Ulpian.

"So, why are you here, the third captain of the Deep Sea Hunters and one of the Agor governors?"

"It seems Laurentina really did tell you everything. Where is she?"

“On land, we can usually only contact each other in special circumstances, but since she is with Skadi, you don’t need to worry about Skadi’s safety.”

“You…you’re right. You attacked Saltwind City, so you should have obtained Quintus’s information by now.”

Ulpian then remembered that these Sirens had attacked Quintus. Although Quintus was a good-for-nothing, he was still a Deep Sea Bishop and knew a great deal. These guys in front of him must know Skadi's secret.

In fact, Ulpian was wrong. The deep-sea bishop he was hunting knew far more than Quintus. Quintus may have been intelligent, but his paranoia made him seem foolish. Both Amaya and other deep-sea bishops looked down on that guy. He transformed himself into a sea creature, yet he couldn't even withstand a punch from Gatanothor.

But how are these guys able to communicate with the land from here? How do they avoid the interference of Originium dust on the land?

"We got it. I never expected that Agor, who has always been proud and aloof from the sea, would have people colluding with the Deep Sea Church. Quite a few of them."

The information obtained after returning from Saltwind City had awakened many of Amaya's memories. It was no secret that the Deep Sea Church was colluding with the internal workings of Agor. Later, after contacting Laurentina, the Sirens compared the names on the list one by one and discovered that all the letters came from prominent figures in Agor.

Even Laurentina herself was surprised. Good heavens, if she still didn't realize that there was a conspiracy behind the Deepsea Hunters' actions, she would really be a fool. But Ghost Shark just couldn't figure out what the motives of the people inside Agor were.

"They're just a bunch of insects. How could we possibly fight against Hai Si if we were with them?"

Speaking of this Ulpian makes me furious. Of the four teams of Deep Sea Hunters, one team fought to the death to carve out a path, the fourth team held off all the enemies, and the second team bought so much time for the third team. So many of their comrades died, but in the end, nothing was changed. The hunters' sacrifice seemed so cheap and meaningless.

An army capable of easily overthrowing any nation on land has died because of a conspiracy. Ulpian will not allow it. Sooner or later, he will return to the sea and personally deal with those traitors.

“You see things very clearly. Well then, let’s chat. Oh… let me introduce myself. My name is Amaya.”

The appearance of this name made Ulpian, who already harbored resentment, clench his fists subconsciously. Seeing his surprised expression, Amaya realized that the name could indeed easily lead to misunderstandings.

"Don't overthink it. I am not the same person as Amaya of the Deep Sea Church. I just inherited her name."

Seeing that Ulbian had finally lowered his guard again, Amaya scratched her head helplessly. Should she change her name? But when she ate Amaya, she promised to remember her.

Sigh, forget it, there's no use thinking about it so much. The problem now is dealing with Hai Si and getting to the stars as soon as possible. The most important thing is to check on Mei Xue's situation. Mei Xue is the most important person to the Sirens. Individuals can die, but as long as Mei Xue is still alive, the Sirens' population will continue to expand, no matter how slow it is.

However, the current pace is somewhat dissatisfying for Amaya. They haven't added any new members for a long time. Could it be that the evolution factors given by Mei Xue have reached the limit that this world can tolerate?

This is currently the only hypothesis that the Sirens can accept. Because their individual qualities are too high and the resources required for development are very small, the will above Terra has chosen to limit the Sirens' proficiency, or to some extent, to block their evolutionary path.

Thinking of this, Amaya scratched her head helplessly, but inwardly cheered.

(Well, there's no way around it then. If I want to expand the population, I guess I'll have to do *that* with Mei Xue, hehehe...)

"Ah!"

Mei Xue, who was having snacks with Mostima and the others, felt an itch in her nose, turned her head, covered her mouth with her tail, and sneezed. She wondered who was talking about her.

"Have a cold?"

"No, maybe someone is thinking about me."

"I see. Then it's hard to know who it is. Anyway, there are quite a few on Rhodes Island."

Mostima smiled and reached out to wipe Mei Xue's mouth. The little fox even rubbed against her palm. Remian and Exusiai, sitting opposite her, smiled. Fiameta tried her best to make herself less noticeable.

"But Mei Xue, isn't that you and Cecilia? How come the two of you are on the advertising board at the store entrance?"

Mostima casually pinched Mei Xue's ear and pointed to the bulletin board by the door, which displayed the photo of the little fox and Cecilia from that night.

"Yes, the shop manager treated us to quite a lot of food."

Who is Cecilia?

As people who were not very aware of the situation, Exusiai and Fiamet asked the same question at the same time, as they had never seen it before. Remien, on the other hand, guessed it from Mei Xue's side, not to mention Mostima.

"She's Mei Xuexin's younger sister, but in my opinion... it wouldn't be wrong to call her my new girlfriend."

Seeing Mostima covering her mouth and chuckling, Fiameta glanced at the bewildered little fox and suddenly felt it necessary to keep Meixue away from Mostima to prevent the little fox from being led astray.

(This kind of innocent child shouldn't be led astray by Mostima!)

"Speaking of which, Meixue, would you like to come to my house tonight?"

Remian's sudden invitation stunned everyone, including Fiametta, as well as Exusiai. However, she quickly became overjoyed and nodded repeatedly in agreement.

"tonight?"

The little fox pondered for a while, spoon in its mouth. It had nothing to do tonight, so visiting Exusiai's house was indeed a good choice. The little fox was also curious about what kind of person Exusiai was before.

"Okay!"

"That's great! Xiao Le, remember to go grocery shopping later. I'll cook tonight."

"But sis, your leg..."

"No problem, it won't affect cooking."

Remi patted Exusiai on the shoulder, not telling her good sister that she could stand up again. In fact, from the moment she regained consciousness until now, walking was no longer a problem, but a sudden improvement would arouse suspicion, so Remi needed to pretend for a while.

(Tonight, I'm going to Xiao Le's house. Could it be...?)

Mostima glanced at Remian, but couldn't detect anything unusual in her expression. However, he felt that something was amiss.

"Xiao Le is right. Fiameta and I will go help out tonight too."

"I don't think so."

Fiameta shook his head, and just as Mostima was wondering if the guy had suddenly changed his personality, Fiameta pointed to himself.

"I'll go, your cooking skills... are nothing to write home about."

"Can't I just go and freeload off them?"

Watching his sisters playfully bicker, the little fox smiled with his eyes narrowed, his tail swaying behind him. A blue butterfly flew out from his tail and landed on his shoulder. Mei Xue handed him an ice cream.

"This is... Mei Xue, you've recovered again?"

Such tricks were not unusual for Mostima; Mei Xue had demonstrated them to her before, but back then the little foxes could summon a whole pack, and none of them were as... well, so lifelike.

"I found her hiding in my tail after I woke up. Hmm, dangerous?"

Mei Xue twitched her ears. Although the butterfly couldn't speak, Mei Xue could understand what it was trying to say: danger was approaching.

On the opposite street, not far from Mei Xue, Mandela, who had just finished resting, stared intently at Mei Xue with his golden eyes. It was this guy who had suffered so much for no reason because of him!

Although Raphsini had told her not to make too much of a fuss, Mandra was furious when she glanced at the various delicious pastries on Mei Xue's table and then at the black bread in her hand. She and Raphsini didn't have much money left, and they had to be very frugal with everything they ate, wore, and used.

(Damn it, it's all this guy's fault. If I just kill him and then do what the leader said, kill Raphsini, I can go back.)