Chapter 73 History

The mermaid tribe has done this. As allies, we cannot stand by and watch. We must quickly get closer to Atlantis to see if there is anything we can do to help.

The closer I got to the city the more worried I became. Through the huge waterproof shield of Atlantis, you can clearly see a large number of mermaid members gathering at several exits. The city is about to collapse, and a large number of people have no time to evacuate. The situation is really very dangerous. The situation is so serious that the confusion is not limited to the little mermaid's transportation. Around Atlantis, a large number of adult fish were struggling painfully in the water. It seemed that these were the wounded in the defense battle. These people themselves are the elite among the mermaids. Now, not only can they not help transfer the little mermaid, but they even have to be taken care of by others. This is "chaos" added to "chaos".

I saw Emperor Atlantis from afar, and he was running around there busy transporting people. Seeing that he was so busy, it seemed that it was not the time to talk, so I grabbed him and said as quickly as possible: "Don't talk yet, listen to me. Tell me where the crystal communication machine is, my fleet is nearby, and I will contact them to come back to help. Your people will focus on moving the children, and I will take charge of the wounded."

Emperor Atlantis excitedly pointed to a satellite city: "Over there. Thank you."

"Now is not the time to talk. Let's talk later."

Turn around and summon all the familiars that can work underwater except Lucky, and let Hongyue take them to help transport the young mermaid. I started the speedboat and rushed towards the satellite city. When I got to the door, I threw the speedboat away and rushed inside. I grabbed a mermaid guard passing by me and said, "Where's the communication machine? I'm asking for help."

"This way." He led me to the communication machine quickly, then turned around and ran out to help.

I picked up the communication machine. The signal machine in Atlantis had a frequency that was directly connected to our fleet. I installed the corresponding crystal and started calling: "King Chuang, King Chuang, do you hear me?"

"Boss, what's going on?"

"Order the fleet to turn around and come back immediately. By the way, bring the Great White Shark back. We need him to do something, and we need to do it quickly."

"What happened?"

"There's no time to explain now, just come back soon."

"Can you at least tell me where to go?"

"To Atlantis. Do you know the location?"

"You know, wasn't it me who was the one running the deliveries in the past?"

"Okay, just come over here as soon as possible."

"We'll be there in about twenty minutes."

He ordered my fleet to return, and I myself joined the rescue team. There are really a lot of people here in Atlantis. After all, this is a giant underwater city, and the number of children is definitely indispensable. You only need to think about the situation of students in your city after school to understand the current chaos.

The main problem now is transportation. The entrances to Atlantis are not large enough to allow too many people in and out at the same time. After all, it is an underwater city. It is impossible to set up a large number of exits like a city on the ground. There are only 4 personnel entrances and exits and two ports. A large number of people gather at the entrances and exits, causing traffic chaos. Moreover, the distance between the exit and the satellite city is quite far, and young mermaids cannot enter the water for a long time. If the speed is too slow, they will drown on the road.

The nearly 500-meter-long body of Little Dragon Girl has now become the best means of transportation. The little mermaid is placed on her in the port, and then she quickly crosses the barrier to the satellite city. These juvenile mermaids only stay underwater for 13 minutes, not much better than humans. However, the distance between the satellite city and the main city exit is about 1,500 meters. This distance is nothing on land. Most people can run 1,500 meters in 13 minutes. But this is water, and the resistance is much greater than on land. No Anyone can swim 1,500 meters in 13 minutes. But Xiao Longnu can do this. The train-like body structure has good underwater speed. She can run two rounds in 13 minutes, including the time it takes to put the baby on and off.

Plague's situation is a little complicated. Although they are not small, their underwater speed is far inferior to that of Xiao Longnu. Fortunately, 13 minutes is enough for them to transport one way. Crystal's behavior is rather strange. She is constantly making crystal bubbles. This thing is a game that fairy dragons often played when they were children. They first make bubbles and then chase them. Now these bubbles are of great use. Put the children into the bubble, and then send them temporarily out of Atlantis. When enough people have gathered, they can be transported there in one go. Although these bubbles are very elastic, they are not easy to burst. After holding 8 children, they can stay safely in the sea for half an hour.

After being busy for more than ten minutes, I called Hongyue and asked her to go to the sea to pick up King Chuang, and at the same time direct the personnel to come down to rescue people. Players in our guild all have order suits, so underwater rescue is not a problem. The NPCs stay above to respond.

A few minutes after the red moon went up, a huge black shadow descended from above my head, but the mermaids around me suddenly became confused. I didn't understand what was going on until I heard their shouts. The Great White Shark is the mobile dock of the White Shark clan and is simply an iconic battleship. The mermaid clan and the white shark clan have been fighting for so many years, so they must know this ship. They didn't know that this boat had been bought by me, so the mermaids around them were shouting about the invasion of the White Sharks.

I quickly found Emperor Atlantis and said, "Quick, tell your people not to panic. That ship no longer belongs to the White Shark Clan. It belongs to me now."

"But that's...!"

"Don't care what it is. Now is not the time to talk. Quickly move your people to the Jaws."

The order was broadcast directly through the loudspeaker, and the mermaids were all confused and dazed. After all, this thing impressed them too deeply. But at least the order stopped the chaos, and the mermaids were no longer nervous when they saw the members of our guild coming out. With so many transactions, the mermaids often visit Isengard, and everyone is familiar with them.

The Great White Shark drove directly to the exit of Atlantis and pointed the shark's big mouth towards the exit. As soon as the little mermaid leaves the exit, she only needs to stay in the water for ten seconds before entering the Great White Shark, which makes the rescue much faster. After our members came out, they also began to transport the wounded floating in the surrounding water into the boat. The members of the guild all carry steel claws. At this time, the tentacles of the steel claws come in handy. When they see the wounded, they come over as soon as they are rolled up.

The situation was generally stabilized, and Emperor Atlantis also withdrew from the rescue team and occasionally commanded from the side. After all, once the chaos passed, the speed would naturally increase. Finally having some time to spare, I swam to the side of Emperor Atlantis and said, "Now that I have time, can you tell me what's going on?"

"We were attacked."

"I know this, even fools can see it. I'm asking who attacked you. Is it an adventurer like me or your underwater race?"

"They are an undersea race, and adventurers are not that strong."

I nodded: "I think so. Do you know their specific identities?"

Emperor Atlantis shook his head: "I'm not sure. I have never seen creatures of this race before. But one of their characteristics reminds me of an ancient legend."

"Can you tell me?"

"Of course." Emperor Atlantis said: "This legend is a legend spread among various intelligent races under the sea. It itself is very strange. The cultures of the races under the sea are all different, and some races are even hostile. , such as the White Shark tribe and us. But the strange thing is that this legend is spread among all the races under the sea, and almost no race does not know this legend. "

"Please wait a moment." I interrupted Emperor Atlantis. We used spiritual contact to find Xiao Longnu and called her to our side. "Little Dragon Girl, didn't your father give you a memory ball from the Dragon Clan?"

"yes."

"So you know the entire history of the Shenlong Clan?"

"As long as it's well-known within the Shenlong Clan, I know it."

"That's good. I want you to listen to the legend told by Emperor Atlantis and see what you know."

Xiao Longnu said: "That's not necessary. Our cultures are very different, so the same information should not appear."

"Listen first and then talk."

"Oh well."

I turned to Emperor Atlantis and said, "Please continue."

Emperor Atlantis said: "The legend goes like this. It describes that our intelligent races came down from the land a long time ago. We were not originally a marine race. But there was a real aboriginal race in the ocean. The legend. This race does not have much civilization. It is a relatively intelligent creature, but it has not reached the point of creating civilization. They are somewhat like dolphins, with certain intelligence but not very developed, but they already have a certain social form. This race later became known as We were very dissatisfied with the entry of several major races, including our mermaid tribe, so a war broke out between the two sides. At first, it seemed that our side lost a large number of people and was repeatedly forced to retreat back to the land, but later it seemed that due to The strong intervention of some land races led to a change in the battlefield situation, and the adult individuals of this race were gradually consumed and later defeated."

Xiao Longnu asked in surprise: "Why do you also have this legend?"

Emperor Atlantis said: "Do you have one too?"

Little Dragon Girl nodded and said: "What we have is not a legend but an official history. The records of the Crystal Palace once described that the dragon accepted the title of heaven and guarded the world, but found that there were unknown strange beasts in the sea. According to historical data, it said that its 'nature' was ferocious and untamable. Let's not start with it. He planned to take care of them, but later there were multiple attacks on the immortals from the upper realm who went into the water for fun, so the heaven was furious and ordered a siege. It seemed that the dragon was beaten badly at that time, and the reason seemed to be that there were too many opponents. Later, it was recorded that some outsiders were encountered With the help of the forces, the heaven also urgently reinforced a large number of magic weapons to suppress the clan, but it seems that they were not completely eliminated later, and the specific reason is unknown."

"You actually have historical records?" Emperor Atlantis was surprised.

Xiao Longnu didn't think so. "Is there anything strange about this?"

"We didn't have written language at that time! How did you record it?"

"If you don't do it, it doesn't mean we don't do it either! We invented writing at the beginning of the founding of Chinese civilization. When that incident happened, the third generation of writing had already begun to be used. What's so strange about this!"

"It is indeed the birthplace of civilization!" Emperor Atlantis nodded enviously. "If there had been writing, we wouldn't have so many unexplained legends."

I interrupted the two of them and said: "According to your description, there was indeed a battle for ocean hegemony in history, and it was quite long ago. The race that attacked Atlantis was probably the remnants of this race. of."

Xiao Longnu said: "Actually, you can ask about the plague."

"Ah?" I looked at her and didn't know what she meant. "What can a plague know?"

"The Dragon Clan and the Divine Dragon Clan had contacts a long time ago. At that time, the Dragon Clan was called the Alien Dragon by us. Historical data records that the participating races included the Alien Dragon, which is now the Dragon Clan."

I immediately used telepathic contact to summon the plague, and he swam over after a while. "What's going on?"

"Do you know about a battle for ocean supremacy hundreds of thousands of years ago? You dragons should also have participated."

Plague nodded and said: "There is such a record in the history of the Dragon Clan, but the writing is very vague and not very detailed. Anyway, it was our Dragon Clan and a guy named She... She..."

"Shemer tribe?" Emperor Atlantis asked.

"Yes. It's the Shemo tribe. They gave a lot of gems and the dragon tribe agreed to help eliminate their enemies. Historical records record that it was the most unfavorable transaction in the history of the dragon tribe. We lost more than seventy heads for those gems. For adult giant dragons, this ratio is already very serious for our dragon clan with such a small number of individuals!"

Little Dragon Girl also said: "The Shenlong Clan also lost more than ten Shenlongs in that war. We suffered more than you! Shenlongs are not as numerous as the Dragon Clan!"

"It seems that it has been confirmed that this is not a legend. Such an action has indeed happened in history. So do you know why the plague was not wiped out at that time?"

"As I said, the records are very vague and don't say why they were not exterminated. But it was probably mentioned that some special individual appeared in this tribe, and then it seemed that this individual had reached some agreement with each tribe. After that, The war stopped inexplicably. No one knew what the agreement was. Anyway, it was an agreement signed by all the participating races. At that time, more than 30 factions participated in the signing of the agreement, but no one disclosed the content. "

"The bizarre legends, the joint operations of races that have no contact with each other, the inexplicable truce at the end, and the unknown agreement. It is getting weirder and weirder. Don't you know what this race looks like, or what characteristics it has and other Some bullet points?”

Emperor Atlantis said: "We just fought a battle, so we know a little bit."

"Then tell me, maybe there are some clues that can help us solve the problem."

"Okay. The first thing is appearance. This race seems to have different appearances according to needs. They achieve a division of labor through appearance differentiation."

"Like ants?"

"What are ants?" Emperor Atlantis didn't even know what ants were. But considering that there seemed to be no ants in the sea, it was not surprising that he didn't know.

Xiao Longnu helped explain: "Ant is a kind of small insect, usually very small. Within the race, there is a differentiated division of labor according to work needs. Among them are soldier ants specialized in fighting, with a pair of giant jaws. There is also a queen who reproduces offspring. , almost the entire body is the reproductive system.”

Emperor Atlantis paused his explanation and said, "That's more or less the same. This race is also very divided, but they don't seem to be divided in ways such as combat and work, but in more detailed ways. They are all divided into individuals who fight. It has been divided into individuals specialized in offense, individuals specialized in defense, and even those responsible for long-range attacks.”

"Wouldn't that be more troublesome?"

"With our strength, is it okay to be beaten like this?"

"That's right! So what kinds are there?"

Emperor Atlantis recalled: "I saw only a few types, but there must be many more types later, but they just didn't appear directly. The most numerous of the parts I saw was a long lobster-like thing .”

"Lobster? That thing with a pair of big claws that tastes very good?"

"Yes. It is very similar to a lobster, but there are some differences in the details. The tail of that thing is not curved like a lobster, but a slender tail like the giant fish. There is a big awl at the tip of the tail, which is very sharp."

Plague stopped and looked at his tail, and we also took a look, and we had a rough idea of ​​what this creature looked like.

Emperor Atlantis continued: "This lobster-like thing is about ten meters long, but it doesn't look very big, because the tail basically takes up the body length. The other type, which is more common, looks even weirder. The body is also very similar to a lobster, but the tail is not as long as the first one and looks short. However, the carapace on the back of this creature is extremely modified and becomes very large, like a turtle shell. This kind of thing has terrible defense. Every time he was hit, he used the carapace on his back to block it, which was like a shield. The first one, like a big lobster, was basically responsible for offense, and the later one was for defense. The two types of coordinated combat capabilities were very terrifying. There are also There are many weirder individuals, almost none of them have special abilities, and they basically have a body similar to that of a lobster, except that some places have changed to emphasize local abilities, and the sizes are also different. The largest individual I saw It has been completely transformed into a transport ship. There is a big bag under it specially for carrying things. By the way, they have snatched away the magic crystals you provided." At this point, Emperor Atlantis became nervous. almost cried. He was so busy that he forgot about the rescue workers just now, and now he felt extremely distressed when he thought about it.

"You said they took away the magic crystal?" I was confused by this sudden news. At first I thought he was here for revenge, but now it seems that the purpose is obvious, it is for the magic crystal.

"Yes! These guys seemed to have intelligence. After they arrived, they went straight to the storage place of the magic crystal. Our people tried their best to stop them, but they still couldn't stop their attack. These guys turned around after snatching the magic crystal. He just ran away and ignored us.”

"That is to say, their purpose is very clear. They want the magic crystal instead of harming you. The casualties may be caused by your obstruction. As for you saying that the other party has information, I think it is unlikely. After all, the races are different, and the other party is different. It has never appeared for such a long time, and the possibility of being a spy is too small. It is estimated that the other party has some ability, just like a shark can smell blood, they can feel the location of the magic crystal. "

"This analysis makes sense." Xiao Longnu also agreed with my opinion.

Emperor Atlantis said with a mournful face: "But what should I do with my magic crystal? The war with the White Sharks is about to begin. At this time, the magic crystal as a strategic material has been looted. How can I fight the war! Yes! Yes." His expression suddenly changed and he looked at me. "How did you get this Great White Shark? This thing is the iconic battleship of the White Shark clan. There is no way you can capture it! They won't surrender even if they blow themselves up!"

"That's what I came here to talk to you about. I didn't know that your place has turned into a mess. I think we should wait for you to sort this out first and then we can talk slowly!"

Emperor Atlantis said: "It's not urgent, but I want to ask you for two things."

"What's going on?"

"First of all, I want to send the children of the mermaid tribe to your Essinger to live temporarily for a while. It may take some time to rest here. It is safer to send the children to your place."

"This is no problem, but you have to find someone to take care of it. Essinger is a militarized city, dominated by the army, but there is no one to act as a nursery aunt for you."

"Of course, as long as you provide a place to live."

I nodded and said: "Don't worry about the place to live. It will be comfortable for all of you to move here. There are not many things in Essinger, but there are many empty houses."

"Thank you very much. Another thing is that we want to borrow this Jaws for a while. The reconstruction work requires transportation, so we want to borrow this Jaws for a while."

"No problem, feel free to use it. But I have conditions."

"Please say."

"I hope you will research the technical information on this ship while borrowing it. I think your engineering staff will be able to do this much faster than mine."

Emperor Atlantis wiped his sweat and said, "That's it? I was scared to death. What did you think it was?"