The overlord of the gods is interrogating the alien female spy.

　"It seems that such creatures are the top predators on this planet."

　The sheer power of this creature, capable of unleashing a storm of such magnitude, is undeniable. Chen Lingxu even witnessed it stealing a moment to eat several large fish, each several meters long, to replenish its strength.

　Turning my head, I saw that Prissis had already begun capturing sounds, seemingly trying to record the feathered serpent's voice.

　"Um……"

　She was busy, so Chen Lingxu didn't disturb her and turned back to continue observing the feathered serpent.

　It was somewhat different from the feathered serpents he remembered, but considering the differences in time, those feathered serpents may have undergone some biological experiments and had some features modified before they became what they are today.

　Therefore, the creature before him was indeed the 'ancestor' of the feathered serpents he knew.

　"I see……"

　Both the Divine People and the First Men are part of the legacy of a previous civilization. If their purpose was to ensure the food supply for the survivors or to maintain the ecological construction of the new colony, then considering the current situation, these magical creatures were captured and housed by the previous civilization from various inhabited planets, only to encounter problems during transportation.

　"So……"

　Qilin... on which planet was this creature captured?

　Chen Lingxu was somewhat curious, but observing the courtship process of this feathered serpent was more interesting for him.

　"It's my first time watching a snake movie, and I'm a little excited."

　A female feathered serpent seemed to be attracted by the storm. After some probing, the two feathered serpents began to have sex in public, using the storm as their bed and the sea as their mat. They continued until the sun reappeared in the sky, at which point the female feathered serpent drifted away, leaving the male serpent to fall headfirst into the sea.

　Here, a day and night cycle consists of thirty-seven natural hours.

　“Ruins, go find some more… feathered serpents. I need to capture a complete courtship process.”

　Precys took off his headphones and looked at the little robot who was still engrossed in the conversation, then gently tapped his camera with his finger.

　"Alright, alright. A storm is forming here, let's go check it out. But aren't you going to rest for a while?"

　Sitting here all day, Chen Lingxu, the robot, is fine, but Precys... people from the previous civilization shouldn't get hemorrhoids, right?

　"So come and hug me, I can't feel anything below my waist."

　The little girl opened her arms, seemingly acting coquettishly. Chen Lingxu set up the automatic cruise control and carried her to the bathroom in a princess carry so she could take care of herself.

　"What would you like to eat? I'll cut some fruit for you and make a fruit platter with yogurt."

　"Hmm...anything is fine..."

　But seeing the sticky yogurt, Precy looked at the little robot in front of her again, and she felt that it was doing it on purpose.

　"What's wrong? Is the fruit very sour?"

　"No...it's nothing."

　Precy ignored the puzzled, scratching bubble expression and ate the yogurt slice anyway.

　She was too tired and needed to get some sleep.

　"I'll leave the recording to you, Ruki."

　"Sleep peacefully, Precyth."

　The following days became a cycle of chasing the storm, observing the feathered serpent, recording data, and repeating the same process.

　The above actions.

　"Shall we continue today, Precys?"

　Chen Lingxu cracked open a feathered serpent egg he had picked up while following a pregnant female feathered serpent. He fried an egg for the little girl while asking her about her plans for the day.

　"No need. These dozen or so data sets are enough. We can proceed with the tuning now. Do you have any plans, Xu?"

　"I saw the feathered serpent preying on a giant whale yesterday. I'd like to go see those whales. But let's go after you finish work."

　When Precy gets busy, he never has a moment to spare. If there's no one on the ship and a storm or tsunami hits, the ship could be blown away somewhere. He can travel a little further without a problem, but what if he hurts his little girlfriend?

　"it is good."

　Urged to finish his workout, Precys sat down in a chair and began working.

　After cleaning up the trash, Chen Lingxu observed the sea conditions around him.

　"It's done."

　One day later, when the stars filled the sky, Chen Lingxu heard Precys's voice.

　"This time it was so fast."

　"After all, it's just biological audio, so it's much easier to operate than stars."

　Next came the audition. Precys patted the chair, and Chen Lingxu leaned over and sat down.

　"Let's see how it goes. The top note is the appearance of the feathered serpent, which awakens a storm. The middle note is the formation of the storm, which begins the courtship dance. Finally, the storm subsides, and new life is born."

　Precys sat on the little robot's lap, and after the explanation, they connected to the audio together.

　"Mmm...hiss...woo..."

　If audio created using the sounds of stars can push people to their limits on a spiritual level, then this work pushes them to the brink of 'collapse' on a physical level.

　Unfortunately, Chen Lingxu's body lacks the relevant functions, so he can only give this audio a score of 9.9.

　“Very good, I think it can effectively promote the process of biological reproduction.”

　But... this involves... an implication, doesn't it?

　"Ah That's good."

　Prisus held her head high, completely ignoring the little robot's hint. People need to eat, after all. If she only produced highbrow cosmic sounds and didn't touch on these common, everyday audio tracks, who would earn money to replace her parts and weapons?

　"I'm going to take a shower. Wait a minute if you're going out."

　"no problem."

　Chen Lingxu watched her limp away, flicked the seawater off his legs, and prepared to follow the whale pod to observe the animal ecology.

　The whales he named giant bone whales were enormous and had a special bone on their bodies, but he couldn't figure out the purpose of those bones at all. Surely they weren't used by the feathered serpent to pick its teeth after it finished eating.

　"I'm going."

　"be careful."

　He jumped into the sea. On this night without satellites, the deep, dark ocean required him to turn on his searchlight to see even a part of the scene.

　"..."

　Looking at the pitch-black scene before him, Precys hugged his legs tightly and curled up in the chair.

　She should have let her little robot go out during the day... The night here, the dark ocean and the sound of seawater surrounding the robot, and the unknown further away... All of this, transmitted through the motion-sensing synchronization device, caused her thalassophobia to constantly affect her sanity.

　How far did it dive?

　A few hundred meters? Or a thousand meters?

　Seeing the three thousand meters displayed on the radar and the ever-increasing number, Precys couldn't help but want to call him back.

　How did it get so far away?

　"Don't be afraid, Prismus. The creatures here are harmless. Or, shall I sing you a song?"

　Chen Lingxu listened to the tremor in the little girl's voice; just this little bit of darkness and cold had frightened her to this extent.

　"Cold the air and water flowing~"

　The synthesized metallic timbre drifted slowly along with the sound of the ocean currents. Precy listened quietly, enduring the hollow pressure of the deep sea, as they dived deeper into the ocean depths together.

　Chen Lingxu modified the sensor's settings to isolate the pressure from the seawater, only transmitting the tactile sensation of the ocean back to her, thus preventing her from being further frightened.

　Four thousand meters... five thousand meters...

　Upon arriving at this place, the number of living organisms in the surrounding area began to decrease significantly.

　The ocean has become more hollow...

　“We’re in luck, Precyth. I saw the whales. Don’t worry, I expect to be back in two calendar hours.”

　Upon hearing his voice, Precys merely hummed softly twice.

　"Come back soon."

　Chapter Ten: The Pirates Arrive

　"—"

　"What's wrong! Xu! What happened! Answer me quickly!"

　The little girl's anxious voice came through the communicator; she was probably terrified.

　"Don't be afraid, Precyth. Relax, it's just that their blood from fighting is blocking the light here. The blood of these fish can block the light, and I'll be out of here soon."

　Precys breathed a sigh of relief when he saw the light reappear in his field of vision.

　In this pitch-black ocean, besides his voice, only this faint light could give her a little peace of mind.

　"I thought the bones of these big guys were for some purpose, but it turns out they're used to bomb their own kind. Hollow bones, air cannons generated by high pressure, the power is truly formidable."

　That is

　These fish have thick skin and flesh; otherwise, if they were hit, they would be shattered like rocks on the seabed, instead of just having a small hole punched in them.

　"Stop looking... Xu... Come back quickly, okay... If you want to look, we'll come back when the sun comes out..."

　"Silly boy. The intensity of this sun can't penetrate this nearly 6,000-meter-deep ocean. It's just as dark during the day."

　Chen Lingxu teased and comforted her, then swam towards the sea.

　"Don't be afraid, I'm coming back soon. Prepare some minerals for me; I need to do some maintenance."

　"No...come back and find it yourself...I...I don't want to move..."

　Precys was still empathically connected to him, but he had just been startled and didn't have the strength to do those things for him now.

　"Okay, okay. Let's disconnect from the empathy now and go lie down in bed for a while."

　"No...I want to see you come back..."

　Although she knew that even if her little robot was damaged, its consciousness could be uploaded back to the spaceship and downloaded into a new body, she still couldn't bear to...

　"Okay. I've already reached 5,000 meters. At this speed, and then..."

　"what happened?"

　He suddenly stopped talking again. Just as Precys was about to press him for an answer, he saw a notification on the radar that the giant creature was approaching.

　"It's alright, it's just a feathered serpent. As long as I don't move, it won't bother me."

　Just as Chen Lingxu said, the feathered serpent was starving and had no interest in the inconspicuous little can. Although it didn't know why the can was glowing, the strong smell of blood nearby was more attractive to it than investigating such a thing.

　"...It's truly spectacular."

　Chen Lingxu had handled feathered serpents many times, but those creatures still paled in comparison to this pristine marine predator before him. Furthermore, given the relatively small size difference between them previously, the sight of a human of about 1.8 meters tall approaching a behemoth tens of meters long at close range was quite mesmerizing.

　They could touch each other's scales with their fingertips. Those wing-like scales trembled constantly, creating water currents that allowed them to swim more comfortably underwater.

　"Okay, it's gone."

　Watching the other party leave, Chen Lingxu continued to rise.

　It took him half an hour to climb back onto the spaceship from the sea. After drying, disinfecting, and cleaning several times, he was finally able to enter the cabin.

　"Ruins."

　Even after she embraced him, their shared feeling didn't end. Without even thinking, Chen Lingxu could feel the sensation of hugging a piece of cool, metallic material that had been soaking in the sea for hours, while Precys could feel the soft touch of him carefully holding her body.

　"Don't be afraid, Priscilla. You must be hungry after waiting for so long. I'll go make you something to eat."

　"it is good……"

　He opened another feathered serpent egg, added a few slices of bacon, and Chen Lingxu even used some flour to cook her a pot of steaming noodles.

　"good to eat."

　Precyth was like an adventurer who had just finished a deep-sea expedition, holding his bowl and eating heartily.

　Her rosy lips were coated with a glistening layer of oil, and her hamster-like face, stuffed full of hair, combined with her pine cone-shaped brown hair and grape-colored eyes, made her look both cute and delicious.

　"Ugh……"

　After watching the little beauty's mukbang for a while, Chen Lingxu sighed regretfully.

　"What's wrong, Xu?"