In Terra, she is a hunter and a bad woman.

"Isn't this considered the etiquette of you land dwellers?"

"...landers?"

"It's the people who live on Terra... Of course, perhaps you have already changed the name of this land."

Helatia's tone was calm, and Maria also realized why the two people next to her were so surprised.

According to Goletia, the Agor people are actually very resistant to contact with land.

This has to do with their race, living habits and other things.

In fact, most of the Agors have an almost collective arrogance towards the land.

They believed that people on land were too backward and barbaric.

That's why the two people behind Helatia were so surprised.

They had just thought that Maria was able to move in the deep sea because of some special technological device. Their surprise was limited to the fact that their own kind had secretly developed such a terrifying technology.

But... after knowing that Maria was from the land, they were even more surprised.

People on land can move freely in the deep sea more than 10,000 meters?

If you combine any two of these three pieces of news, there is a chance that they will believe it.

But when these three points are combined, it is difficult for them to understand.

They worked hard to develop, and claimed to have surpassed the people on land by thousands of years. But when they looked back, they found that this group of people, who they regarded as no different from wild beasts, had actually begun to explore areas that they had never explored.

The fishman under the sea shared interstellar spacecraft technology with you...

It was so absurd that they all felt it was a little ridiculous!

Of course, their surprise was indescribable.

Helatia had no intention of saying it.

She just blinked and looked at Maria with a smile.

"Although I'm curious, I think the first thing I should ask is why you're here. If you're here for vacation, 10,000 meters under the sea probably isn't the best place."

Helatia clearly has a different personality from the two people behind her.

She looked more lively and playful, and her words did not make people feel that she was testing anything.

"It was just some accidents."

Maria shook her head slightly.

In fact, it was really a surprise that she appeared here.

After all, the ability to travel through time was taken from her and the doll by Xiao Baohan, and the ability to go back in time was achieved by them using their own abilities.

It is indeed difficult to control the various skills that I am not very proficient in at the same time.

Even for a puppet, it is difficult to take into account time and place at the same time.

If you can achieve a similar level, it is already worthy of praise.

"Accident?"

Maritus beside him frowned.

But Helatia stretched out her hand in advance and stood between him and Maria. She didn't even turn around with her unique face, just staring at Maria silently with a smile on her face.

"It was indeed a surprising accident."

As she spoke, she turned slightly and took Maria away from the entry point and walked towards the depths of the road.

It is worth mentioning that although Godetia also said that the technological level of Agor is far superior to that of the land, the structure of this submarine itself is still depressing.

The corridor is really only one person wide and not very high. When you look up, you can see all kinds of food hanging above. The cold white walls look extremely depressing. Maria frowns subconsciously every time she moves.

She really didn't like this overly cramped environment.

After the action, Helatia was not idle either. Instead, she took the initiative to introduce their purpose.

"We're preparing to conduct a third mantle exploration... The primary goal is to confirm the nearby resource composition and whether there's an environment suitable for establishing new habitats... However, these are only secondary objectives."

Helatia smiled, her tone sounding a little vague.

But Maria keenly grasped another key word.

"A third...mantle exploration?"

"Yes, the third time."

Helatia didn't know what Maria was concerned about, so she just dealt with it casually.

But Maria frowned.

According to Goletia, an accident occurred after the fourth mantle exploration. It was also after the fourth exploration that the first sea heir appeared in the sight of the Agor people.

In other words, it may be a long time before the Deep Sea Hunter plan appears and is implemented.

Did the puppet get the time and place all wrong?

Maria blinked but said nothing more.

On the side, Maritus and others frowned.

"command……"

They looked at Helatia, seemingly somewhat dissatisfied.

Putting aside other things, the mantle exploration project is the focus of the many research projects of the Agor people today.

Just like that, telling this strange landman...is it really appropriate?

"So what do you think I should do?"

Helatia was not panicked when faced with the doubts of her subordinates. She just closed her eyes slightly and looked at the two people present.

Maria has shown them her uniqueness... No matter how she managed to survive ten thousand meters under the sea, her existence is extremely valuable for research... This means that they can't just leave Maria there.

But... it would be extremely not worth it to send Maria back to her original city-state.

After all, they spent nearly three years preparing for this mantle exploration.

If we go back like this, the loss would be too great.

Since Maria is destined to follow him and the others, instead of hiding the matter and making everyone uneasy, it is better to make it clear directly. This will give them a better chance of gaining each other's approval.

"This……"

After listening to Helatia's explanation, both of them paused.

After they looked at each other, they nodded to Helatia at the same time.

And Helatia also smiled at Maria.

"let's go?"

Soon, Helatia brought Maria to a room of only about ten square meters.

The space is small, but in a place like a submarine, having a private space is already a very rare thing.

Amid Maria's confusion, Helatia smiled.

"This is my room... and it will also be your room next. I'm sorry, as a guest, we should give you special treatment, but the truth is, we really don't have much extra space to use."

"As I just said, this mantle exploration is very important to us, so you may need to stay with us for a while."

Helatia blinked and gave Maria a questioning look, as if asking if she minded sleeping with her.

Maria didn't say much, just nodded.

Helatia also laughed.

"It's best if you can accept nature..."

"Since you're going to live here, I'll take you to see other places..."

As Helatia spoke, she smiled at Maria, turned around, and walked somewhere else.

After Maria caught up, Maritus and the other one looked at each other.

They could all see the doubts in each other's eyes, but there was nothing they could do. Helatia was now the commander of their team. As her subordinates, they could refute her on normal days, but after setting sail... her words were absolute orders!

That's why they can only wonder...

……

Soon, a month passed in the tug-of-war between the two sides.

During this month, except for the first few days when Maria was interested in observing the submarine she lived in, she basically stayed in the room reading the books brought by Helatia.

But such behavior is actually just to dispel other people's concerns.

During the first few days of observation, Maria could clearly feel that among this group of Agor people, except for Helatia, everyone else had an unfamiliar sense of wariness towards Maria.

This is not about Maria's identity and origin, but more about the perception that is formed spontaneously.

After all, for these special workers, any unexpected factors may be the cause of their accidents.

Maria has almost all the most worrying points, such as mysterious origin, unknown purpose, and unknown strength. How can others trust Maria with confidence?

Maria is aware of this, so she rarely goes out.

But at the same time, she was thinking.

Think about why Helatia believes in herself so much.

Simply just to deal with the one who is open-minded?

Maria felt that things were not that simple.

And it was at this point in time that the mantle exploration team finally arrived at their destination...

The remains of an ancient civilization that has been standing still for who knows how many years...

The black exploration submarine in front of it was like a giant and its little bird.

The whole thing is a uniquely shaped circle, like a forgotten ancient castle. The well-preserved ground reflects a unique light blue glow... It looks like some kind of mechanical creation.

In such ruins, a large number of bubbles would occasionally burst out from a corner, swirling towards the surface of the water.

That was a machine that hadn't received the command to stop, carrying out a command that had spanned tens of millions of years.

"Is this... your destination?"

Maria also came to the command room at this time.

But unlike the admiring and amazed looks of others, Maria's look seemed more silent.

She looked at the ancient ruins with a thoughtful look in her eyes.

"To be precise, it's just a preparation for the destination."

Helatia was the first Agor to break free from her shock.

She still had a smile on her face, but it wasn't much of a smile.

"Although we had previously suspected that there were relics of a previous civilization here, we certainly didn't imagine that it would still be here after so many years, let alone that it would still be functioning."

As she spoke, her eyes narrowed slightly and she looked a little sad.

Meanwhile, Maritus on the side had excitement written all over his face.

"Sure enough, the pre-civilization didn't completely disappear. This place has the typical architectural aesthetic style left over from the end of the pre-civilization... They didn't die out directly in that catastrophe!"

As he spoke, he kept moving closer to the edge of the submarine, trying to take in everything here more clearly.

He was shaking with excitement, and his breathing was noticeably disordered.

But at this moment, no one cared about his loss of composure. Everyone was looking at the building in amazement.

Graceful geometric lines make up everything in this city, whether it is the decorative columns, the urban planning, or even the machinery that occasionally reveals a corner of its huge body, it is full of a rational beauty.

Just looking at it is enough to make those mechanical fanatics jump up and down in excitement and bite their hands.

But for Maritus, the existence of these things has another more unique meaning.

“They are so beautiful…”

The soft words uttered revealed an almost morbid obsession.

Maria only glanced at it for a few seconds before looking away.