Our team prepared to depart alongside Professor Bladiconde.
Professor Bladiconde's father gave each of us ten Water-Warding Scrolls. Once activated, these scrolls allowed a person to breathe and move freely underwater. Although we couldn't swim as fast as the Merfolk, we could at least act normally.
Each scroll only lasted for two days, meaning we could stay inside the ruins for a maximum of twenty days after entering.
I hope nothing unexpected happens. Knock on wood! I really need to watch my mouth.
After traveling southeast from Senge City for nearly two months, we finally reached our destination: the Changqing Mountains.
Yes, you heard right—mountains. I was completely bewildered at first, too.
It wasn't until we reached a large lake in the middle of the mountain range that Bladiconde gave us an explanation.
As it turned out, a magic tool of the Elven race was hidden in the center of this lake. It was a vessel about twenty meters long and six meters wide. Calling it a ship might not be quite right; it was more like a submarine.
We found it in the middle of the lake. Once we entered the cabin, the entire ship generated a circular water membrane around itself to block out the lake water. From the outside, this membrane was impossible to see through, looking exactly like the surrounding water—it had a cloaking function.
Professor Bladiconde called it the 'cangming ship,' though I don't know the deeper meaning behind the name.
And so, we piloted the cangming ship through a tunnel the Elves had excavated from the center of the lake, entering the Lingus Sea.
On the ship, I heard the Professor say that the 'Sanctuary of Tears' is located at the bottom of the Wailing Trench to the east of the Bihiel Kingdom, its entrance obscured by a forest of bioluminescent seaweed kilometers long.
After traveling through the sea for over ten days, we finally reached the Wailing Trench and began our descent. After diving about a thousand meters, we reached the bottom of the trench. At this depth, our surroundings were pitch black. Fortunately, the seaweed on the seabed emitted a faint glow, allowing us to continue forward.
I don't know how many meters we traveled, but after about a day, we arrived near the ruins. We disembarked at a very conspicuous cluster of coral and activated our Water-Warding Scrolls. Behind the cluster of seaweed glowing with an eerie light was the entrance to the ruins. However, a vast number of Merfolk were patrolling the entrance.
The Merfolk looked a bit like the Naga from World of Warcraft. Covered in scales, their upper bodies were human, while their lower bodies varied greatly. Some had fish tails, some had snake tails, some had tentacles like octopuses, and others had shells like conchs. It seemed 'Merfolk' was their collective name, and they likely distinguished their sub-clans by their lower bodies.
As we walked along the seabed, we could see many shadows swimming through the seaweed; they were all patrolling Merfolk.
Near the seaweed cluster, Professor Bladiconde used an orb-like magic tool. Suddenly, the surrounding seaweed glowed so intensely it seemed they might explode. One by one, they emitted a brilliant light, instantly illuminating the entire underwater world.
Professor Bladiconde said, 'Let's go,' and then ran toward the depths of the glowing seaweed.
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