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

She didn't particularly care about the previous civilization... after all, she had actually seen people left behind from the previous civilization.

Compared to the so-called ruins, the Doctor and Precious are obviously more worthy of further investigation.

But this is only in theory.

Just when Maria felt bored and was about to go back to continue watching the three sea gunners that she had not finished watching.

The faint voice slowly echoed in her ears.

'companion?'

'messenger?'

'enemy? '

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Chapter 395 Eh?

"Companions? Messengers? Enemies?"

The strange yet familiar melody once again echoed in Maria's ears.

This made her frown suddenly as she was about to leave.

The steps stopped.

"Ok?"

A small sound came from the tip of the nose.

"What's wrong?"

Maria originally thought that normal people would not notice her little action, but she did not expect that Helatia, who is now the highest commander of the team, did not focus her attention on the team at this time, but instead focused her attention on herself, an outsider.

She asked almost immediately when Maria expressed her doubts.

"..."

Maria blinked and looked over.

Helatia still had a smile on her face, making it hard to figure out what she was thinking.

"You seem to have noticed something... Can you tell me about it?"

As the commander of the entire team, Helatia's every word and action will naturally attract the attention of others.

After Helatia asked Maria the question, everyone's attention naturally fell on Maria.

They actually have a sense of awe towards Maria, a superhuman who can move freely 10,000 meters under the sea.

This kind of person, whether she relies on technological capabilities or personal abilities, has her own magical qualities, and everyone is willing to listen to her opinions.

After noticing the hidden gazes of these people, Maria was silent for a while, then shook her head slightly.

"Don't come near."

"Ok?"

Helatia was stunned, as if she didn't hear Maria's words, and the others also looked at her with confusion.

But Maria's words were simple.

"Don't get close to here... There should be something here."

Although they had not met again for a long time, Maria still remembered that the source of the voice should be the strangely shaped dark blue tree.

But what puzzled Maria was.

I had contacted the other party before and could hear the other party's voice, all by using the blood of Haisi or deep-sea hunters with Haisi genes.

And now, the other party can actually contact me directly? !

This is...

A sign of progress?

Maria was not quite sure, but she knew that every time she saw the giant tree, there were a large number of sea creatures surrounding it.

According to Goletia, Agor encountered his first sea creature during the fourth mantle exploration.

In other words, at this point in time, people should not come into contact with each other.

"...Don't come near?"

As soon as Maria spoke, she was opposed by Maritus.

He pushed up his glasses, and his curly white seaweed hair trembled slightly.

"How can we not get closer? This is our best chance to learn about the ancient civilization! Since the last civil war, so much precious information has been lost. This is our best chance to get to know this civilization again! Even if it's dangerous, we must enter! There's no way we can leave! Impossible!"

He was so excited that he seemed a little irritable and extreme.

But in response to this sharpness, most people present just frowned slightly and did not show any opposition.

After all, aren't they joining this mantle exploration just for this ancient civilization relic?

If you don't go explore inside the ruins.

So what are they doing here?

Maria was well prepared for these people's thoughts.

But she didn't say anything in the end. She just looked at Maritus confronting her in front of her with a calm expression.

"I'm just giving my opinion."

The previous simulation has made Maria realize that no matter what she does or doesn't do, the future results are fixed.

In other words, if she took charge of this place, Agor would discover Haisi after the fourth mantle exploration.

But even if she didn't take action, there would be various things that would force them to contact Hai Si only after the fourth exploration.

Because she understood this, Maria was willing to remind them not to get close, which was just to help herself.

After all, if she wanted to really contact Agor, she had to rely on these people's submarine to go back.

She can't possibly stay in this damn place forever, right?

"..."

Maria's calm attitude silenced Maritus, who was about to argue with her.

He was full of enthusiasm and energy, but Maria seemed completely unconcerned.

She didn't care whether they listened or not.

This caused Maritus's expression to change subtly.

In desperation, he had to shift his attention to Helatia beside him.

After all, she is the commander of this operation, and everyone can only obey her orders.

"Um……"

Helatia also lowered her head at this time.

Her eyes darted back and forth between Maria, Maritus, and the deep-sea ruins she had explored outside the glass.

After her little face tensed up for a moment, she shook her head helplessly.

"near……"

Although she was personally willing to believe Maria's feelings, the problem was that her actions this time did not represent herself, but the entire Agor official.

Therefore, it is impossible for her to determine the actions of herself and others based on her own selfish desires.

Everything should be aimed at the core plan.

But at the same time, she can also hide some of her own little tricks in it.

"Now that we've found the underwater ruins, our operation is mostly complete, and the exploration of the mantle is also nearly complete. We'll stay here for a day to conduct a simple search... But if any problems arise, everyone else must return unconditionally... You are all great scholars nurtured by Agor. Your lives are far more important than these things."

Helatia spoke, and her words were kind to both Maria and Maritus.

She would not refuse other people's search, but she also had to make it clear in advance that the operation could not be too long or too deep... Their mission had actually been basically completed. It would be best if they could go further, but if there was danger, she would also be responsible for the safety of others' lives.

"Because this ruin is remarkably well-preserved, as you've probably noticed, some of the ancient equipment is still functioning... To maximize protection and subsequent research, this operation will involve no more than five people, and we can only search from the outside at any one time. If we encounter danger and fail to retreat within three minutes, we will abandon it immediately!"

Although she had always faced Maria with a gentle and smiling attitude, it must be said that when she was serious, Helatia really had some leadership qualities.

Strong words made everyone quiet down and listen.

No one spoke until she had finished speaking.

"Yes! Command!"

After issuing the order, everyone turned around and began to prepare for the next investigation.

And Helatia also knew that everyone would act according to their own workstations next, and the rest had nothing to do with her.

So she also turned her head and looked at Maria.

"Want to find a place to talk?"

Helatia smiled and invited Maria.

But Maria just shook her head.

"It's not necessary anymore."

She had no opinion on Helatia's choice... In fact, no matter what Helatia did, she would have no opinion.

She just cared about when she and others could go to Agor.

"If we return directly from here, the straight-line distance will take three hundred natural hours, which, converted to land-based customs, would take about fifteen days. But if we're lucky and encounter an ocean current, we can cut the journey in half..."

Helatia knew what Maria wanted, so she smiled back.

Thinking of this, she took Maria's hand again.

It seemed like he wanted to kiss her again.

Maria paused for a few seconds and then silently withdrew her hand.

"The hand kiss is not something that needs to be used frequently."

Maria whispered, her face calm.

Although this was not a particularly intimate act, Helatia did it too much.

She even regarded this behavior as a kind of auxiliary role in expressing her ideas, just like some people would wave their hands excitedly when talking. Every time Helatia spoke a few words to Maria, she would kiss her hands.

This made Maria feel a little strange.

And Helatia made a surprised expression as if she had just found out.

"Eh? Is that so?"

"…Maybe you should go see a stage play."

"Are you complimenting my acting skills?"

"No, I just think you should learn from those artists and learn how to control your expressions."

Maria and Helatia's communication has always been like this.

Maria could clearly know that the other party's friendly attitude towards her was obviously problematic, and Helatia never concealed the fact that she had a problem, but she never told Maria the reason... just like there were many mysteries about Maria that had never been explained.

The two looked at each other for a while, and finally, it was Helatia who laughed first.

"Are you going to see it?"

"Ok?"

Maria was confused, but Helatia just continued talking.

"There are five people in this operation. I should be going, and Maritus and the others should be going too. There are three of us in total, but there are still two vacancies. Do you want to go and take a look?"

"I?"

Maria's expression was clearly confused for a few moments.

She didn't quite understand the meaning of Helatia's actions.

But Helatia was clear.