Chapter Thirty-Two: Pretending to be a Master by Not Speaking
Before the Doctor and Shuiyue could figure out what was going on, they saw the humanoid creature with a pair of strange wings on its back transform into a crimson arc of light and rush into the sea creature swarm.
The sharp spear wings tore apart the passing sea creatures, and the surging dragon energy turned the nearby sea creatures into corpses.
With his full energy and firepower unleashed, Zhou Si quickly wiped out the entire group of sea monsters, leaving not a single one behind.
The Doctor and Shuiyue, still hanging in the tree, stared in disbelief at the cleaned-up sea creatures below. The sudden ups and downs left them unsure how to react.
"Doctor, should we go down first?"
Shuiyue looked down with some nervousness. Although Zhou Si had returned to normal human form after cleaning up Hai Si, the visual impact just now was still a bit too strong.
"Let's go down."
The Doctor had now recovered from her earlier emotional outburst. She stared at the large hole in the Deep Blue Tree, lost in thought.
The two quickly climbed down from the branches of the Deep Blue Tree. Seeing that they both looked nervous, Zhou Si took the initiative to go over to them.
"Rhodes Island temporary operator Hunter, I hope I'm not too late, Doctor."
Zhou Si's expression was calm and composed, and his every move exuded the demeanor of a master. But in fact, he had rehearsed this set of movements in his mind countless times. At this moment, Zhou Si was actually feeling incredibly happy.
Upon hearing Zhou Si's self-introduction, the Doctor and Shuiyue exchanged bewildered glances. They never imagined that this gentleman, who made such a stunning entrance, would actually be the reinforcements that Kal'tsit had brought.
It's been less than 30 minutes since they sent the signal, right?
"Mr. Hunter, do you happen to be in this area?"
Shuiyue asked with some curiosity. Although the coastline had been completely occupied by the Sea Si, they had come all the way from the Sea Si group. Perhaps this hunter was the same.
"Oh, I just got here from the Rhodes Island main ship."
Zhou Si's answer plunged the two into silence once again. The Doctor roughly calculated the distance from the Rhodes Island main ship to here in his mind, and then looked Zhou Si up and down.
Lao Zhou was still secretly pleased with himself for showing off in front of others, but he suddenly found that the hooded doctor had moved closer to him, and the next moment a pair of hands climbed onto his body.
Now it was Zhou Si's turn to freeze. Feeling the girl's hands touching him all over, Zhou Si didn't dare to move an inch. He could only hear a pleasant female voice saying something with some confusion.
"Where do your wings come from? And what are those scales? What race are you?"
"A shapeshifter? A behemoth? Or a sea monster?"
Even through the hood, Zhou Si could feel the intensity in her eyes. He was very familiar with this emotion because there was another person in the group who was similar to her.
Although Dr. Mebius didn't say it explicitly, it was clear from her recent "warm greetings" and the "heartwarming daily life" of the First Institute that she shared in the group chat every day.
Dr. Möbius's intentions were already common knowledge.
However, even just to repay her for her help during this time, Zhou Si will still go there. Given his resilience, there shouldn't be any major problems.
I guess so...
"Doctor, please calm down."
Shuiyue finally realized what was happening and pulled the doctor away.
"I'm so sorry, Mr. Hunter, the Doctor just... just..."
Shuiyue looked at the doctor next to her, who was acting like a lovesick woman, and suddenly got stuck, not knowing how to continue the conversation.
"It's okay, I understand."
"Thank you for your understanding."
Shuiyue breathed a sigh of relief. This person had come specifically to save them, and it wouldn't be good if the doctor offended him.
After all, the temporary operator and Rhodes Island have a cooperative relationship. Helping them is a favor, not an obligation. The doctor doesn't seem to know this operator very well, so it's even more important not to offend them.
It has to be said that Shuiyue, as a descendant of Haisi, is more worldly-wise than Laobo, which is somewhat of a joke.
"Doctor, have you found a way to solve the problem of Haisi?"
After a bit of farce, they will eventually have to return to their true purpose.
The doctor gently shook his head.
Through the bishop's letters and laboratory records, they roughly reconstructed the reason for the Sea Gods' rampage. Among the four sea gods, the Sea God of Growth had long lost consciousness, the Sea God of Reproduction had never led the large group, the Sea God of Existence had been driven mad by the Church of the Deep Sea, and Isamara followed Skadi to the land.
But the fanatical Deepsea cultists clearly had more in mind than that; they devised a plan to lure the hunters back to Agor's city, and then reawaken the consciousness of Isamara, who was sleeping within Skadi's body.
If Isamara's consciousness unites with the mad, enduring sea god, then an unprecedented and unparalleled great tranquility will be unleashed on the continent of Terra, and this world will truly become a paradise for the sea creatures.
Fortunately, Skadi has now returned to Rhodes Island, and the Sea Heirs can barely cope without the guidance of the Primal Ones.
But this is clearly not a long-term solution. Not to mention when Isamara will awaken, if those deep-sea cultists reawaken the lifeblood of the origin (the sea god of survival), they will also be unable to stop the advance of the horde.
Even though the Doctor had a wealth of detailed information about the Haizi Project from the previous civilization, she still couldn't find a perfect solution to the problem.
The Doctor sat down on the ground, looking somewhat dejected. Shuiyue remained silent for a moment before walking back to the Deep Blue Tree and reaching out to stroke its trunk.
Shuiyue turned to look at the Doctor, but the Doctor avoided her gaze; she knew what Shuiyue wanted to do.
Replacing the Deep Blue Tree with Water Moon is a last resort. No one can guarantee that Water Moon, once reborn, will still be Water Moon. And even if he becomes reborn, it may not be enough to quell the anger of the masses.
It's clearly not that critical yet, and now is not the time to gamble.
"Mr. Hunter...Mr. Hunter?"
The Doctor turned around, intending to ask Zhou Si about the current situation on Rhodes Island, as well as about Huihui and Skadi, but found that Zhou Si was gnawing on the trunk of the Deep Blue Tree.
"Doctor, is there something you need?"
Zhou Si, who was replenishing her energy, swallowed what was in her mouth.
"You were really eating the Deep Blue Tree before?!"
The doctor's mouth dropped open. She had initially thought she had misheard, mistaking the sound of digging for chewing, but now it seemed that this hunter was even more mysterious than she had imagined.
Why do you want to eat it?
Upon hearing the doctor's question, Zhou Si relayed Möbius's conjecture to the doctor.
Gradually, the doctor's eyes grew brighter and brighter, and her gaze toward Zhou Si became increasingly ardent.
Maybe it really will work!
Chapter Thirty-Three: Exploiting Bugs
Although Mebius's plan is highly feasible, there are many areas where she needs the Doctor, a former researcher of civilizations, to supplement her understanding of Haizi, as her knowledge of it is not deep enough.
"The nascent authority is not some special, mysterious power. You can think of it as a special original code in their cells. They upload this code so that the multitude can also obtain the same power."
The doctor stood in front of the Deep Blue Tree and explained to Zhou Si in a way that Zhou Si could understand why he couldn't evolve a power similar to that of a newborn just by gnawing on the tree trunk.
"If your ability can truly replicate the nascent cells perfectly, then the reason you can't use the growth authority is most likely not because you failed to replicate them, but because the number of Hellion cells in your body is insufficient to run this code independently."
Zhou Si nodded thoughtfully. Because of his time in the sea, he was worried about the negative effects of complete marine transformation, so he kept his marine transformation level at a low level. This was probably the reason the doctor mentioned.
"Doctor, I have a question. Is this code only present in newborns? Or is it possible for an ordinary sea creature to evolve similar code?"
"I can't guarantee it won't happen, but at least in the early stages of the project design, in order to limit this kind of creature, there are only four rights of birth. Other sea creatures can only replace the original births if they want to become new births."
The doctor looked at Shuiyue, who turned her head away, not daring to look the doctor in the eye. That was exactly what he had just wanted to do.
The doctor vaguely felt that there must be other ways to create new life, but she couldn't recall the specific details, so she simply gave up and decided to wait until she remembered them later.
"But simply becoming a novice is not enough. Individual will is too weak. The moment an ordinary human joins the horde, their brains are burned by the massive consciousness. Even if your physiological structure is different from that of an ordinary person, it is difficult to remain rational under the impact of the horde's consciousness."
"Doctor, do you have a solution?"
Zhou Si and Shui Yue both looked at her curiously.
The hooded man raised his head with a smug look, his dark eyes beneath the brim brimming with confidence.
"It's simple. If we can't handle it, then we don't have to. We just need to send instructions to the large group unilaterally."
As long as Zhou Si can usurp the power of the newly born, it will not be difficult for the Doctor to do so, but there is a major prerequisite for all of this.
"There cannot be any conscious newborns in the large group. If another newborn tries to seize control of the large group from you, you, who cannot access the group's consciousness network, will obviously be the weaker party."
"The lifeblood of origin, and Isamara..."
Zhou Si slowly uttered two names. The Doctor nodded. Isamara is currently on Rhodes Island and there is no need to worry about her for the time being, but the lifeline of the Origin has always been surging in the ocean of Terra. Coupled with the threat of the Deep Sea Church, this is the most troublesome target.
"Shuiyue, you should go back to Rhodes Island first."
"Huh? Doctor, what do you mean by that?"
"literal meaning."
The doctor walked over to Zhou Si and stood beside him, waving goodbye to Shui Yue.
"I'll trouble you to go back and report to Kal'tsit. I'm going to go and cause trouble for the Deep Sea Church with the hunters."
"But...but..."
Shuiyue opened her mouth, but couldn't utter a complete sentence for a long time.
"Operator Mizuki, I now require you to immediately return to Rhodes Island with all the information from the Deepsea Research Institute regarding Seachildren, as well as our plan, to report to Kal'tsit. Do you understand?"
The doctor's voice became very serious and earnest, and Shuiyue could only nod in response.
"...I understand, Doctor."
"Hunter, I'm entrusting the doctor's safety to you."
"give it to me."
Zhou Si nodded to Shuiyue, promising to protect the doctor.
So Shuiyue stopped hesitating. He knew very well what was important and what was urgent. The doctor was much smarter than him. Since she chose to stay, she must have her reasons. Shuiyue just needed to follow her instructions.
As the two watched Shuiyue's departing figure, the Doctor breathed a slight sigh of relief. Ever since Haisi came ashore, the child had become increasingly troubled by her Haisi identity, and even showed some self-destructive tendencies.
If Kal'tsit hadn't remained wary of those deep-sea hunters, she wouldn't have let the child come along.
"Thank you very much, Mr. Hunter."
"It's what I should do. I'm your subordinate now, after all."
Zhou Si said half-jokingly, but the doctor shook his head very seriously.
“I am expressing my gratitude to you on behalf of Daedos Island and the people of Terra. If it were just to help Sky Comet Dragon remove the influence of Isamara, you would not have gone to such lengths.”
The doctor sincerely said that becoming a newborn is not as simple as just talking about it. Although Zhou Si does not seem to be affected at present, no one can say for sure what will happen in the future.
For him and Sky Comet, the most sensible choice was to take the Doctor back to resolve Isamara's influence on Sky Comet, and then simply run away.
"Let's save our thanks for later, Doctor. We don't have much time. I will follow your instructions from now on."
"After we get back, can you cooperate with me on some research?"
"Please excuse me for declining this."
As Zhou Si spoke, he shifted his attention to the door behind him, which had been badly damaged by Hai Si.
"Mr. Hunter, shall we now..."
Just as the doctor was about to propose the next step of the plan, he saw Zhou Si put an index finger to her lips and make a shushing gesture. Upon seeing this, the doctor quickly shut his mouth.
The Deep Blue Tree Laboratory is quite spacious. It's about fifty or sixty meters from where he and the doctor were standing to the entrance, but for Zhou Si, crossing that distance takes less than a second.
boom--
A heavy clap of thunder sounded in front of the doctor. Zhou Si, who had just been gesturing to her, disappeared from her sight in the next moment, leaving behind a faint arc of dark green electricity and a footprint on the metal floor of the laboratory.
"GDX, are you surprised or not?"
Outside the laboratory, the Deep Sea Bishop in a long robe stared at Zhou Si in astonishment. The next moment, he spat out a mouthful of blue blood, as Zhou Si's hand had pierced through half of his chest.
The powerful vitality of Hai Si's avatar prevented it from dying instantly, so Zhou Si didn't rush to finish it off and waited for the Doctor to catch up from behind, panting.
"Shall we talk?"
Zhou Si squatted down in front of the Deep Sea Bishop and gave him a 'kind' smile.
Chapter Thirty-Four: Super Big Cup!
"Sunshine! Beach!"
Looking at the long-lost land, the Doctor breathed in the seafood-scented air and hummed a few words of praise.
The atmosphere in the deep sea is so oppressive; I don't know how those researchers can endure being there every day.
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