Xie Sen scrolled through the comments. Some people didn't know who he was and asked about his identity. Immediately, a bunch of people dug up all his secrets.
Someone exclaimed in surprise: "Male? Is there something wrong with the gender identification on Brant Star? A female dares to stand behind a Megalodon?"
"Yeah, there's definitely something wrong. Look at that height, she looks female no matter how you look at her!"
Xie Sen curled his lip. He was of standard height, okay?
"Hmph, the streamer is male. The information in the bracelet clearly states it. So what if he's short? He has the aura of a two-meter-eighth!"
"Yes, yes, streamer, streamer, wait for me to come find you! I'm begging for a photo with the Megalodon!"
Seeing this, Xie Sen couldn't help but ask: "Could they have gone to the Sea of Death?"
Lanny's lips curled slightly: "They were scared back at the edge. The three super-large sea monsters that appeared in your video were all at the edge, and the blue whale was there too."
Xie Sen was quite surprised. It made sense that the blue whale was there, but why would the sea monsters be there? Remembering the blue whale waiting there, he immediately made a decision: "I'll go over there and say goodbye to them."
The four left the Dark Sea and headed directly to the Sea of Death. The blue whale wagged its tail happily when it saw them.
Xie Sen touched its head, and the blue whale's voice echoed in his mind: "Waaah, those three big bad guys, they said you were poisoned to death, liars! I knew you'd come back."
Xie Sen comforted it and looked into the Sea of Death. Even from a distance, he could see three huge black shadows.
He had the Flying Lion Beast take him there, and the Octopus Monster placed its tentacles on his shoulder: "Hmph, I told you it wasn't my fault. The squid insisted I poisoned you, but I was just gently touching you, I didn't release any poison."
Xie Sen's shoulder stiffened. Poisonous? He quickly said, "Then you have to be careful!"
"Don't worry, poisoning others is good for eating, but not you. You're the only one who can talk to us, and it's so comfortable to be around you!"
Xie Sen found these words rather terrifying: "We're about to leave Blue Star. If we come back to play again, we'll come find you again... Can you please not actively harm humans?"
The octopus's eyes darted around: "I never do it first. They always attack me first."
The squid said, "Yeah, I even try to rescue people who fall into the water, but they always try to cut off my hands!"
Xie Sen: "..." He could probably imagine that scene: a person who has fallen into the water sees tentacles reaching out to them, and no one would think it's for saving someone, right?
He thought for a moment, the Sea of Death is a well-known forbidden area, and ordinary people don't come here. Most of the humans who come here are criminals. Blue Star has a long history, and it would be bad for him, an outsider, to interfere. It's better to let
things take their course. So he didn't say anything, knowing that the three had only come to the edge to get his information. He thanked them, and after they told him to come find them again if he came to Blue Star again, he slowly sank to the bottom of the sea.
Xie Sen returned to the blue whale's side and first asked the giant crocodile beast and the giant bear beast where they wanted to go. The two had already discussed it and agreed: "Big Black said you built a big house and have many contracted beasts there. Can we go?"
Xie Sen smiled and said, "Of course." Their condition had improved somewhat, but they still needed treatment. Going into the wild was unsafe, and he was worried about them. It was best if they wanted to go with him.
He stroked the blue whale's big head, and the blue whale's voice was sad: "I can't go with you. My father and dad are in the Sea of Death. I have to go find them."
Xie Sen comforted them: "It's okay. I'll come to see you later."
As he was speaking, his vision suddenly brightened considerably, and the excited roar of the flying dragon beast rang out at the same time. He turned to look at Little Silver and saw that it had opened its shell.
He turned back to look at Maine, pointed to the shell, and Maine jumped off the back of the flying lion beast and landed on the blue whale's back.
Xie Sen reached out and gently stroked the seashell, and the sound of Little Silver crying immediately came to mind: "Waaah, Big Tail, I can't bear to part with you..."
Xie Sen was stunned: "Aren't you going to stay?"
The big crab stretched out its claws in front of him, and he carefully touched the tips.
The giant crab spoke calmly, "We've discussed it. Little Silver and I aren't suited to stay in the Sea of Death. If Little Silver and I go to safe waters, we'll be easily discovered. We've decided to leave with you and stay with the contracted beasts, is that alright?"
Little Silver choked up, "I eat very little, I... I can exchange pearl powder for it, I can scrape off a little bit every day, not too much, is that alright?"
Xie Sen chuckled, noting how thoughtful he was. He smiled, "It's alright, it's really not safe for you to stay here any longer. Don't worry, I'll take you away."
Little Silver started crying again, and the blue whale's voice was also low, "Remember to come back and see me, I'll grow up quickly."
Xie Sen said, "Yes, I will definitely bring them back to see you. Be careful in the Sea of Death."
The blue whale said, "I'm very powerful!"
Just as he finished speaking, two columns of water nearly twenty meters high suddenly rose from the sea not far away, the seawater churned violently, and two huge black shadows gradually emerged from the seabed—two blue whales over thirty meters long.
"Wow! So big!" Long Teng, sitting on the flying dragon beast, craned his neck to look and exclaimed in amazement.
"Ah, Father and Papa!" The blue whale wagged its tail happily, feigning anger. "Hmph, I could hunt for myself and I just disappeared, saying I was on a honeymoon, and now I know to look for me!"
The two large blue whales quickly swam closer, creating huge waves. The little blue whale was very steady, and Shesen didn't feel the huge swaying. The blue whales eagerly introduced Shesen to their parents, and Shesen carefully touched their heads in greeting.
Several groups of tourists who came to watch the live broadcast dared to come to the edge of the Dead Sea, and were startled when they saw the water column in the distance, immediately raising their aircraft even higher.
"Wow, look there! What a huge sea monster!"
"The water column we just saw must have been caused by them. We can't go any further."
"Hey, isn't there someone on one of them? And there seems to be someone next to it too."
One of them took out binoculars and, after seeing clearly, exclaimed in surprise, "It's the streamer and his friend! Oh my god, he's actually touching the sea monster's head! Isn't he afraid the sea monster will open its mouth and swallow him whole?"
"Let me see... quick, take a picture! Is this the charm of a plant-type beast master? Let's go down and ask if we can take a picture with the sea monster!"
The companions were all very excited and flew the aircraft towards Xie Sen's direction. When they were less than twenty meters from the sea surface, the blue whale father's tail suddenly rose up and then slammed heavily into the water, instantly stirring up the seawater, which rushed towards the aircraft.
The blue whale cheered, "Father, you're so amazing!"
Xie Sen was startled. The blue whale father explained, "They got too close and crossed the safe zone when the baby was here. Don't worry, this is just a warning."
Xie Sen looked up and saw the aircraft being rocked by the waves, but it quickly regained its balance and flew back rapidly, while simultaneously rising higher.
"Ahhh...that scared me to death." The driver's hands flew across the control panel, his forehead covered in sweat.
"I thought I was going to die!" his companion exhaled.
"The difference between people is too great. The anchor was even patting their heads, and we were just getting a little close!"
"Maybe our masculine aura was too strong, making them feel threatened."
The companions exchanged glances and said decisively, "That's right, that's definitely it."
The pilot was speechless. There were still two S-rank beast masters there! He wiped his sweat, wisely said nothing, and quickly flew back.
The blue whale father said goodbye to Xie Sen, who put Little Silver, the big crab, and the contracted beast into the spatial pod. Maine carried him back to the back of the flying lion beast.
The blue whale's back was empty. Reluctantly, it followed the big blue whale to the Sea of Death, waving its tail from side to side as it swam.
Xie Sen waved to it, also reluctant to part, but he knew in his heart that the blue whale belonged to Planet Blue, and no other place was suitable for it to live in.
Maine put her arm around his shoulder: "I'll come with you again later."
Xie Sen's eyes lit up: "Yeah, Blue Star has a great environment, perfect for tourism. If watermelons are mass-produced in the future, floating on the water and drinking watermelon juice sounds so wonderful."
Long Teng said, "I want to come too!" He flashed a bright smile, "Shall we go ride the mermaid boat now?"
Xie Sen had heard Long Teng mention it several times and was very interested, immediately agreeing: "Okay, you lead the way."
Long Teng cheered, and the flying dragon beast flew into the sky towards the east, with the flying lion beast following closely behind.
Half an hour later, they arrived at an amusement park, and Long Teng led them directly to the mermaid boat ride. The mermaid boats were long and slender, varying in size; they booked a small boat with two rows of two people sitting side-by-side.
Xie Sen followed the staff to the dock, suddenly hearing his name called, and instinctively turned his head to look.
"Ahhh! It really is the streamer!"
"Streamer, look here! Can you take me to the Sea of Death? I can pay!"
"Streamer, when are you going to have a fan meeting? I want to see my contracted beast!"
Their commotion attracted a lot of attention, and more people noticed Xie Sen and instinctively ran towards him. Seeing this, the amusement park staff immediately asked security personnel to maintain order.
Maine put his arm around Xie Sen, blocking other people's view.
Long Teng looked back: "Wow, Xie Sen, you're so popular."
Xie Sen said helplessly: "This isn't a good thing. I always get recognized when I go out. It's too troublesome."
Bai Jiao said: "I have a skin-changing potion. You can learn makeup and disguise yourself when you go out."
Xie Sen waved his hand: "Makeup is too difficult for me. Let's talk about that later."
"It's this boat." The waiter pointed to the small boat in the water and smiled, looking at the four of them curiously, but didn't ask any more questions.
Xie Sen looked over and was instantly stunned. All his attention was drawn to the four mermaids holding onto the edge of the boat.
They had long, seaweed-like hair, translucent ear wings, and enormous dark green tails. Their physiques were perfect, with strong yet muscular chests and abdomens. The four had different appearances, but all were very handsome.
Xie Sen noticed that their eyelashes and hair were the same color, and he immediately thought of Lanny. So, Lanny's true form was a blue mermaid!
The other three remained calm, clearly not seeing mermaids in their beast form for the first time.
Long Teng leaped onto the boat in a few strides, sat in the front seat, and waved back at Bai Jiao, "Ah Jiao, come quick!" Bai Jiao smiled and responded, sitting down next to him.
Maine and Xie Sen held hands and sat side-by-side in the back.
The mermaid on the right side of the bow laughed, "Please hold on tight to the handrails in front. If you're scared, you can shout out loud! Now, we're counting down from three, and we're about to begin! Three, two, one!"
The moment the word "one" fell, the four mermaids simultaneously swung their tails, and the small boat shot forward like an arrow, leaving a long, thin silver wave in its wake.
Propelled by the mermaid, the small boat sped forward before abruptly turning. After a short distance, the mermaid's tail slapped the water, sending the boat soaring into the air. The mermaid then swung her tail, and the boat plummeted back down like a parabola.
"Ah..." Screams erupted from all around.
Xie Sen suppressed the urge to close his eyes, looking around with wide-open eyes. Many small boats of various colors passed by in the air before returning to the water.
His heart pounded with excitement. Maine held his hand tightly, and he turned and smiled at Maine. When the boat rose and fell again, he couldn't help but shout loudly.
Long Teng, in the front seat, shouted excitedly, waving and greeting other boats as they passed by.
Ten minutes later, the boat stopped at another dock. The continuous thrills left Xie Sen breathless, sitting in his seat, panting, a broad smile on his face.
Maine looked at him, a smile appearing in her eyes: "You like it?"
Xie Sen nodded quickly: "It's very exciting." This was completely different from being on the flying lion beast. The flying lion beast, mindful of their presence on its back, would always try its best to fly smoothly, controlling its speed during ascent and descent.
But the mermaid ship's descent was a complete free fall, with no external force pulling it down, making it exceptionally thrilling.
Long Teng looked at Bai Jiao, noticing the teeth marks on Bai Jiao's lower lip. He reached out and touched it, finding it surprisingly soft. He said dejectedly, "You don't like it?"
Bai Jiao was startled, shrinking his head back slightly, a slight smile playing on his lips: "No, I really like it."
Facing weightlessness inevitably brings unease, as if being thrown out, but at the same time, there's a feeling of being very light, of flying. After it's over, the feeling is very refreshing.
Long Teng didn't believe him, pointing at his lips: "You almost bit them until they bled."
Bai Jiao subconsciously licked his lips, smiling faintly: "This was just to avoid screaming."
Long Teng stared at his slightly damp lips, his heart suddenly pounding wildly, even faster than when the weightlessness had just struck.
Bai Jiao felt uncomfortable under his gaze, waved her hand in front of his eyes, and coughed lightly, "What's wrong?"
Long Teng snapped out of his daze, grinned foolishly, and scratched the back of his head, "Nothing, what's wrong with screaming? Ah Sen screamed, didn't he?"
Xie Sen nodded quickly and said to Bai Jiao, "Screaming feels amazing! You should try it next time, it feels incredible!"
Long Teng suggested, "Then let's do it again!"
Bai Jiao shook her head, "I need to catch my breath."
Xie Sen patted his chest, "I need to catch my breath too." As he lowered his hand, he secretly rubbed his lower back, oh, the aftereffects.
Mei Yin noticed Xie Sen's actions, placed her hand on Xie Sen's lower back, frowned as if wanting to ask something, but Xie Sen glared at her, "Don't ask, I'm fine."
Mei Yin chuckled, put her arm around him, and got off the boat. Bai Jiao followed. Long Teng went on another ride by himself, and returned to the hotel satisfied.
On the way, the four of them discussed and decided to return the next day. Blue Star is even farther than the planet Yamu Continent, and the return trip will take about five days. Returning early means they can get back to Brant Star before July.
After making the decision, Long Teng contacted Liu Chen and arranged a departure time.
"Ah Sen, I want to have spicy hot pot for lunch, is that okay?" Upon arriving at the hotel, Long Teng looked at Xie Sen expectantly.
Xie Sen nodded: "Sure." They were leaving soon, and it wouldn't be easy to eat seafood again.
The four of them booked a private room on the 57th floor and ordered two pots, one with chili and one with clear broth. The spicy aroma quickly filled the air, making the other guests' mouths water.
Having learned from experience, the head chef simply replied that he was developing new products, thus dismissing customers who wanted the same hot pot.
Xie Sen and his three companions chatted while waiting for the seafood to cook, when Lanny walked in.
Lanny's gaze lingered on the spicy hot pot for a moment: "What a coincidence, you're about to leave Blue Star, right? This meal is on me." He said, sitting down in an empty seat.
Xie Sen smiled: "Thank you very much."
Lanny nodded reservedly, but his hands moved quickly; he didn't wait for it to cook and started eating immediately
. Long Teng kept a close eye on the hot pot, and as soon as he saw it was cooked, he immediately began eating rapidly.
The meal was enjoyed by all, and after finishing, Lanny wiped his mouth and drank several mouthfuls of water. His face was flushed, his lips were even redder, and his eyes were moist, making him look exceptionally beautiful.
He looked at the hot pot: "How many chilies do you have left? Sell some to me."
Xie Sen checked his remaining energy; he had over 300. He thought for a moment: "Sure, but it's free. I'll trade you some local specialties from Blue Star."
Lanny nodded: "I have dried small fish, shrimp, and scallops, are those okay?"
Xie Sen's eyes lit up: "Sure, I'll give you chili powder directly, the spiciest kind. Just a little bit will be enough to make the hot pot for lunch. How about that?"
"Okay."
In the end, Xie Sen exchanged for twenty chilies, crushing them all into powder in the condiment box, and used this to exchange for twenty kilograms of dried goods from Blue Star.
He originally wanted to exchange for more, but Lanny said there wasn't much dried goods. After all, the merfolk preferred fresh seafood, and to ensure the merfolk's food supply, Blue Star prohibited the large-scale harvesting and sale of food. These dried goods were specifically prepared for envoys from other planets.
Hearing this, Xie Sen looked at the small but plentiful dried goods and felt he had made a good deal.
After the meal, the four of them strolled around and bought some handicrafts, seashells, and pearl products.
Xie Sen, recalling modern beauty advertisements, said to Bai Jiao, "Pearl powder seems to be very good for the body, and it can also whiten the skin. You can buy more."
Bai Jiao's eyes lit up: "I once saw a record of drinking pearl powder in an ancient book, but the pages were torn, and I didn't see the specific effects. Where did you see it? Can I borrow the information to take a look?"
Xie Sen chuckled dryly: "Uh, I've forgotten too. I only have a general impression, and I'm not very clear on the specifics."
Bai Jiao was a little regretful, but quickly smiled again: "It's okay. With the materials, it's easy to study the medicinal effects." He acted swiftly, buying up all the pearls on the street except for those of the rarest quality.
The four of them strolled around all afternoon, returned to the hotel for dinner, ate together, and then went to their respective bedrooms to rest.
Xie Sen leaned back on the sofa, with Maine sitting beside him, designing robot programs.
Xie Sen called out to Adan in his mind, and this time Adan responded quickly, its voice filled with frustration and weakness: "Asen."
Xie Sen asked worriedly, "What's wrong? Shouldn't you be full of energy after the energy recovery?"
Adan sighed, "But the energy wasn't fully recovered. After recovering the water energy, I went to integrate the energy, and I found that one-fifth of the water energy was missing. I've been trying to sense the remaining energy to find its location, but I haven't been able to sense it."
Xie Sen was stunned, pulling down his right shoulder: "Wasn't it already fully recovered..." He stopped mid-sentence, looking at the faintly glowing five-colored peony, and suddenly realized.
When the five energies are not complete, each time one type of energy is recovered, the corresponding color will light up. But if all five energies are fully collected, the peony's external color should be its true color—red.
Just like in the apocalypse, the peony was always red.
During this period of energy recovery, the changes in the peony had created a habitual way of thinking for him. Seeing the black light up, he assumed the water energy collection was complete. When he woke up and saw the peony petals were all glowing, he hadn't even realized it!
How stupid, he cursed himself inwardly.
He thought for a moment and reassured Adan, "It's okay, don't worry. We've recovered four complete types of energy, and we still have more than three years. We'll definitely find a way."
Adan cheered up, "Yes, you're right. We can't sense it now because one-fifth of the water energy's intensity is too weak. As long as my own energy is strong enough, I can sense it."
Xie Sen immediately asked, "The more plants you activate, the stronger your energy will be, right?"
"Yes, Adan is so smart!" After praising him, Adan encouraged Xie Sen, "Adan is the best! Look, in just over three months, you've activated five kinds of plants. You'll definitely be able to activate many more plants quickly. I'll also circulate my energy and try my best to accumulate energy."
Xie Sen nodded, "You rest well, I'll do my best."
"Adan is the best." Adan praised him again and didn't say anything more.
Xie Sen opened the panel, flipped directly to the sixth page, looked at the plus sign next to the energy, and immediately the question "Consume 10 energy to activate a plant?" appeared in his mind .
Xie Sen selected "Yes," and the next moment, a familiar prompt sound appeared in his mind.
[Congratulations on activating the dragon fruit! The hardness of the top leaves is determined by you. One energy point can be exchanged for one dragon fruit.]
At the same time, a red, oval-shaped dragon fruit gradually appeared on the blank sixth page, with red and green leaves at its tip.
Xie Sen stared at the leaves at the tip; they were thin and narrow. He stroked his chin thoughtfully. Hardness?
He imagined himself holding the plump dragon fruit and poking someone with the tip, and his lips twitched—it felt like kindergarten children playing around.
However, remembering the plant's 'specialty', he quickly dismissed the idea. The system's hardness was definitely extraordinary; if used to poke someone, it would probably be no less effective than a dagger.
As he looked at it, he couldn't help but swallow. The image in the system was very realistic; just looking at it made him think of the dragon fruit's light, slightly sweet taste.
"Hungry?" Maine leaned closer and asked.
Xie Sen shook his head: "No, I just finished dinner!"
Maine looked at him: "What were you thinking about just now? You were spacing out for a while."
Xie Sen was secretly annoyed; he hadn't even noticed Maine looking at him. He snorted: "How did you know I was spacing out? You're not paying attention to your work!"
Maine hooked his chin and kissed him on the lips, her eyes deep: "You're changing the subject."
Xie Sen knew that the more he avoided the topic, the more people would overthink it, so he didn't mention the system and honestly said: "There's a new plant, it's a kind of fruit, I'm wondering if I should eat it."
He originally planned to tell Maine about the system as soon as the energy was fully recovered, but since some water energy was missing, he didn't want Maine to worry, so he wasn't going to tell her for the time being.
Maine placed her hand on his right shoulder, her expression puzzled: "Why can your contracted plant produce different kinds of plants?"
Xie Sen thought for a moment, trying to be as truthful as possible: "Perhaps it's because its leaves are different colors, so it can produce plants of different colors."
Maine pulled him closer: "We can't let anyone know. Plants are too important to all the planets."
Xie Sen nodded: "Yes, my choice to cooperate with the Plant Research Institute is also related to this. We've been to many places; we can easily say that we found the seeds and the institute developed them." He patted Maine's arm: "Don't worry, the more plants I have, the stronger my abilities will be. I can protect myself."
Maine kissed him: "I will protect you."
At 7:30 the next morning, the spaceship departed from the Blue Star Space Port on time. Five days later, at 3:00 PM, the spaceship landed at the Brant Star Space Port.
Xie Sen and his companions thanked Liu Chen and went directly to the newly built quarters for their contracted beasts.
When Xie Sen entered the living area, the contracted beasts were playing amongst themselves. Hearing the door open, they turned to look at the entrance, and upon seeing him, immediately ran towards him from all directions.
The viewers in the live stream cheered: "Wow, the streamer is finally back!"
"Haha, those people who went to Blue Star to ambush the streamer, are they crying their eyes out in the bathroom now?"
"I wonder if the streamer brought back any new contracted beasts this time!"
Seeing the contracted beasts rushing towards him, Xie Sen quickly shouted, "Stop!" If he couldn't stop them, he'd be headed straight to the hospital.