Her 430 Million Years
Chapter 98:
In the evening, they went to eat a special delicacy of Baman Boa-a large mussel with a diameter of 30 cm (de-hydrogen sulfide and methane version). They felt the difference between dark sea food and Guanghai food: compared to light Seashells are full of elasticity, and deep-sea mussels have a softer taste, just like eating freshly baked bread, which melts in your mouth.The chef's cooking skills are very hard, sprinkling a lot of black pepper, sauce and kelp, processing the large mussels to be juicy and delicious.
Then, they listened to a concert of musicians printed on 20 red coins.There are symphonic poem "The Crimson King", oratorio "The Woman Under the Grand Canyon", symphony "Deep Sea State" and the film soundtrack "Seven Sons" and "The Sin of the Sea God" and so on.
At the night market opposite the concert hall, you can hear the frilled shark peddler with three hundred fine teeth yelling from all the way: "All the days and all the days are celebrated. The owner of the Longcheng Fin Factory escapes with his sister-in-law, the original price is 500 Chibi's fins are now on clearance sale, only a pair of 100!"
Hearing this, Waka and Sasha were excited.Mrs. Pu had a face of Buddhism: "If you look at it in 50 years, their lines are still the same. The only change is that 100 has become 50."
There are also stalls selling "foragers" in the night market.The so-called "forager" is actually a rattail cod injected with fel energy and domesticated.They are born with a very strong foraging instinct. They can use their sharp snouts to dig out the sediment on the seabed plains and efficiently find small benthic edible animals.Squirrel cod is also very common in Gwanghae and is a very tenacious creature.It is very kind to see pike cod among countless strange species.
After the day's activities, the group went back and had a good night's sleep, and went out of the city by ship the next day.
On the journey, Fanli would communicate with Mrs. Pu whenever he had time, and inquire about various information about the Abyss Empire.Mrs. Pu doesn't know much about politics, economy, and national system, but she knows a lot about history, and tells her a lot of empire's strange things in one go.
Three hours later, they arrived at the volcanic city.
As the name suggests, the city of volcanoes is a city built near an undersea volcano.This is also where life in the deep sea originated.The buildings in this city are all pointed towers with an average height of 55 meters.Initially, these minarets were formed by the condensation of deposited calcium carbonate. Over time, the calcium carbonate gradually became as hard as steel.
Initially, it was an industrial city, and energy plants used the heat provided by volcanoes to heat seawater to generate electricity.Since the start of tourism in the volcanic city, the government has separated high-temperature waters from low-temperature waters and transformed these towers into hotels, casinos, shopping malls, entertainment venues and other consumer places, attracting a large number of deep-sea tourists.
Mrs. Pu took a group of four on a heat-resistant guided ship to see the volcanic landscape outside the city.
Through the window, Fanli saw the hot spring outside and the black chimney tens of meters high. At the same time, the voice of the announcer automatically sounded in the cabin:
"Now we have reached the submarine volcanic zone. The seawater is heated to 350 degrees by the hot rocks in the earth's crust, blended with the sulfide-based chemicals in the rock, seeped from the crevices of the central rift, and meets the colder seawater. And because the huge water pressure of the dark sea cannot boil, it will quickly cool down, and the chemicals will solidify, turn black, and accumulate for a long time, forming a black chimney. Note that the main component of the black smoke is calcium carbonate, which is acidic; volcanic The vent is alkaline, and the water temperature ranges from 40 to 90 degrees. The water is rich in methane and hydrogen, which attracts a large number of biological communities to settle here..."
In the past, Fanli had only seen the deep-sea black chimneys in books and on TV, but when I saw it with my own eyes, I was a little bit excited.They are extremely hot, and if they open the door now, they will die in minutes.But because of this, this kind of ecological environment completely different from Gwanghae has a more charming atmosphere.
"Oh, there are so many sea ditch insects..." Waka's mouth twitched, "My intensive phobia is about to break out!"
The hot springs stretch for thousands of miles, and it is not fish that grow near them, but trench worms two meters long and as thick as an arm.They show a beautiful red color due to hemoglobin. They are densely packed and have no mouth and no internal organs. They look like corals, and they develop extremely fast. They can grow into their current appearance in a few years. They are completely opposite to deep-sea corals. .
The broadcast then automatically explained:
"The creatures of these hot springs do not need to rely on solar energy to survive. They have super vitality and unique physiological structures like our friends of the Flame Demon. For example, these sea worms, the only species in the quilt animal phylum, they The bacteria on the body can convert sulfur into organic matter, just like plants can perform photosynthesis. At the same time, they also emit the smell of rotten eggs of hydrogen sulfide..."
Feathers pointed to the mussels and clams that also grow in the hot spring: "This is what we ate yesterday. They belong to the same system of organisms as the Trench Worm and the Flame Demon. They have the same chemical synthesis bacteria that can fix sulfur. Combining them with oxygen and oxygen can prevent them from synthesizing a highly toxic mixture. Normal organisms do not have such great functions."
"Can Trench Worm be used to breed bacteria?" Fan Li asked curiously.
"According to the principle, the Flame Demon Race can also be used."
"..."
"Stop talking, I'm going to throw up." Hege covered her mouth, acting more realistically than pregnant women.
"Thinking about it, the Flame Demon Race is a bit scary." Fan Li took a breath, "If we fight with them in the deep sea area, the odds of winning will be very low."
"Very low. Fortunately, the Flame Demon Race can't adapt to the environment of Gwanghae. They won't be with the Abyss Race troops."
"Look!" Fanli knocked on the window excitedly, "There are Pompeii over there!"
The hot sea water here is a source of energy, but it may also kill living things.The Pompeii was very divided, covered with silver-blue spines like a hedgehog, with its head buried in a 20-degree calcium carbonate hole, and its tail exposed in the high-temperature seawater of 40 to 90 degrees, and then they were all alive.
As a rough man with a young girl's heart, Waka has been very uncomfortable.But every time Fanli gets into a new environment, she can't help but get excited, even her speaking speed becomes faster.Yu Jin kept staring at her profile, and instantly had an illusion of returning to the campus era more than 400 years ago.He didn't even notice it himself, and the corners of his mouth rose unconsciously.
"Huh?" Fanli looked back at him, "Xiaoyu, what are you doing with me? Look at the bugs."
"I'm comparing you and the Pompeii who are cuter." Yu Jin thought carefully for a while, "This kind of obvious answer does not seem to need me to say."
"Pompeii is more cute." Fanli was fish-eyed.
Then, they visited the remains of the dead bodies of the victims.
The Guanghai clan does not have the heat and poison resistance of the abyss clan.In the deep sea, some expedition Guanghai people and deep sea creatures were killed in the volcano.In the travel museum near the chimney, there are ruins of expedition Gwanghae people who were suffocated by smoke and volcanic ash.His body was eaten by scavengers or primitive corpses, leaving a hollow.Then, some Abyssal artists filled the cavity with sand and made a human body cast.
Mrs. Pu introduced the above content to them seriously. Fanli heard it with gusto, but saw Yu Jin's face turned pale, and glanced at him: "You... won't you be afraid?"
"How, how is it possible." Yu Jian's eyes blinked quickly, and his eyelashes flapped like a small white brush. "I'm a soldier."
As a result, poor Xiaoyu was molested by her sisters again...
Later, they went to shops in tourist attractions to buy souvenirs: volcanic ash, chimney ash-these ash were put into bottles and sold as souvenirs. The bottles were also printed with the year of purchase. The older the year, the more expensive the price; Volcanic rocks and calcium carbonate in a box; hot spring creatures kept in a special container; commemorative paper postcards with different frontal pictures-panoramic view and night view of the volcanic city, and a view of Bamanbo from the volcanic city A perspective photo of Asia, a gray spire forest photo, a close-up photo of a worm in the hot spring mouth, a food photo of a large white mussel on the table, a photo of Pompeii hiding in a cave, a portrait of the developer and first mayor of the volcanic city, And re-enacted versions of landscape drawings hand-painted by painters of various ages, etc.; there are carved postcards made of local rocks...
There are also volcanic mud masks for sale here, and the price is exactly the same as that in Bambuya, which is a sign of high commercialization.
Among a pile of souvenirs, Fanli found a set of commemorative stamps of great men of the Abyss Empire. The first one was a white drawing of Su Shiye's half-face, with "Abyss Empire Post" printed on the left and "500 Red Coins" printed on the bottom right. .
The prices of stamps of other people are much lower, and their names are printed beside their portraits, but Su Shiye's ones do not.
At this moment, Fanli only felt that the Abyss Empire was far from Guanghai.The sperm whales that can be seen everywhere in Gwanghae can dive into the deep sea of 2500 meters and are already considered to be the best among vertical migration organisms.But in the abyss, there are only their bones.
And the distance between Su Shiye and her... Forget it, it doesn't matter.
That night, they stayed in a hot spring resort village on the outskirts of the city.There are large hot spring pools, the sea water inside is heated by volcanic energy, and the marine people bathe and relax in it.The four girls had a lot of fun, and Yu Jian was lonely as snow.
On the morning of the third day, they returned to Baman Boa, preparing to visit the largest marine life expo in the dark sea in the afternoon-the endless marine life museum.
When Fan Li went home, she remembered that the agreement hadn't been finished yet. She quickly scanned it, marked the terms that needed to be revised, put on the gauze, and hurriedly sent it to the fission hall of the endless palace.
I originally wanted to ask the Flame Demon guard to inform Su Shiye, but I didn't expect to see him beside the coral reef at the door, and the Flame Demon woman flirting with him in the Stormwell.They were sitting on the bench. Su Shiye was opening a big red box with beautiful packaging, taking out a pair of yellow sapphire earrings from it, and then for a moment in a daze.
"Your Majesty Su Shiye, take a look at this, do you like it?" The woman gently wrapped his arm, with infinite tenderness in her tone. "I think you always liked to wear yellow sapphire earrings when you were in Guanghai. It happened to be mine. This is the most abundant in my hometown, so I chose the best pair for you."
"Baby, this is too expensive."
"You have such good eyesight, you can see that it has a very good texture, right?" The woman clasped her hands on her chest. She didn't know whether it was intentional or unintentional. An obvious groove was squeezed out of the low-cut coat, and her body fell slightly. Pour, eyes charming and full of style.
"Of course, you bothered to choose, I like it very much. However, I prefer..."
Su Shiye leaned over, and didn't know what she said in a low voice in her ear. She quickly lowered her head, her face was immediately stained with a thick peach color, and she shouted "You are too bad", but she moved closer to him. .Su Shiye stopped her hand at the right time, quite gentlemanly, and only bowed her head and kissed her on the forehead, and then said, "Something is wrong with the great god?"
Of course, this scene is the last thing Fan Li wants to see.If it wasn't for Su Shiye to stop her, she would even have the urge to run away on the spot.
"I'm here to return the agreement. There are seven that need to be changed." She handed the agreement to Sasha, and Sasha swam forward a bit, using the weak arcane spell restrained by the deep sea to push the agreement along the current to Su Shiye.
"Take a look, if you are optimistic, just notify me. I'm leaving now."
Fanli was about to leave, and Su Shiye said, "No, don't mess around. I'll let them get a revised version again, and follow me in and sign it."
But he hasn't watched it yet...
But he is willing to sign blindly, and she is of course willing.
Then they entered the fission hall and waited for the secretary of the monarch to prepare a new contract.
This process is difficult.After Fanli asked Su Shiye for instructions, he began to look through the "Records of Urban Construction in Bahman Bahia in 415-420" in the cabinet.Sasha was in a daze with a stone carving behind.
Last time I saw Fanli, because Fanli looked too weak, Gosi didn't observe her too closely.But this time, she took a few glances at Fanli and found that Fanli was wearing an ordinary white gown with only a little sunken collarbone, as if stingy to show people her rare milky white skin.Moreover, the only jewelry on Fanli's body was the armband of the Great God's Envoy with the light of the sea, and she didn't even apply makeup.
In the past, Gosie was also very confident about her face without makeup, and she knew that she was beautiful with makeup.But now seeing Fanli, she couldn't help but start to imagine what it would be like for two people without makeup, and then she felt uncomfortable.It seems that his only chance of winning is a brand-name low-cut black dress of 900,000 red coins.
What frustrated her most was that Fanli didn't seem to care about her beauty at all.He put his elbows on the cabinet, flicked his hair from time to time, and twisted his neck twice, facing them from the angle of death of ordinary girls.
At this moment, Gosie almost forgot about Su Shiye, and kept peeking at Fan Li's side face who was reading carefully.
If there was no Su Shiye, she would probably take the initiative to strike up a chat and make friends if she met a beauty of Fanli's level, but Su Shiye would have a radar constantly reminding her of “danger.
The more beautiful a woman is, the more she understands what kind of woman a man likes, and the more clearly a man who only looks at the meaning does not exist.When I met a woman whose appearance was not as good as her, Su Shiye would admire her frankly and generously praise her for her beauty.But for Fanli, he didn't respond, and he didn't even look at Fanli.
"Baby, what are your plans for this afternoon?" He stood at his desk, flipping through the newspaper.
Su Shiye knows how to take care of women's emotions.Gosie knew that he was giving himself a sense of security.However, this only made her feel more uneasy.She swam straight over, hugged him from the side, and said absently, "Do you have time to take me?"
"You can go anywhere, my time in the afternoon is yours."
Hearing their conversation, Fanli raised her head in surprise, but did not speak.
Perceiving Fanli's sight, Su Shiye smiled and said, "By the way, Su Yi's Great Envoy, I forgot to introduce you. This is Gosie, my girlfriend."
"Gosie?" Fanli pondered for a while, "Gosie from Naxi?"
She omitted the title, she should have been "Queen Gosie".
At this time, the secretary sent the new agreement to the office and quickly retreated.
"Do you know me?" Gosie was a little surprised and a little happy.Because Naich is a small country in the dark sea, with a total population of only 2.85 million, moderate industrial development, and serious shortage of resources.Before the imperial invasion, except for the nobles, the people of the country, like many Abyssal tribes, were in a state of food for a long time.
And all the information Fanli had about her was from Mrs. Pu.She looked at Su Shiye and sighed silently-what did this man think, annexing other people's territory, and taking the queen away?
However, according to diplomatic practice, Fanli still only picks up nice words and said: "During the two days of traveling, the tour guide told us that there is a famous beauty in Naxi."
Gosie was even happier--yes, she was a famous beauty. When she was a noble lady in Neshy, the king struggled to chase her.Now even Emperor Chiyue likes her, does her beauty still need to be questioned?How can you still be unconfident in front of Su Yi?It seems to be a period of passion, and some troubles are lost.
As a result, the confidence she had lost just now returned a lot: "Su Yi, you are not bad."
"Our great envoy doesn't need'it's not bad.'" Fanli hadn't spoken yet, Sasha had already said first, "She is the great envoy of Guanghai, I hope this beauty is a little self-aware, calling her'the Great Envoy of Suyi', no Just call your name, thank you."
"Why?" Gosie's eyes widened, "You don't really think that the Guanghai Federation is now stronger than the Abyss Empire?"
"No, it has nothing to do with Gwanghae and Dark Sea. I mean. She is the Great God Envoy of Gwanghae, the Great Magical Apothecary, the academician of the Saint Yegana Arcane Academy, the winner of the Erguo Lingo Arcane Research Award, and Gwanghae San The abolitionist of slavery for thousands of years, the planner of economic restoration after the 400 years of Gwanghae, and you are the former queen of a small country in the dark sea. Therefore, you have to use the honorific title for her."
"What do you mean?" Gosie was a little angry, but glanced at Su Shiye, and said in an aggrieved tone, "What happened to the former queen of Xiaoguo? I married my ex-husband for love. Now and Your Majesty Su Shiye is together for love. To marry for love, I am not humble."
She talked about a lot of "love" back and forth, various connotations of the political marriage of Pears, but no trace was found.Fan Li felt that this tea technique was truly amazing.If Fengjin is present, I don't know who can win.
"After the country is destroyed, I immediately ran with Emperor Chiyue, what a great love."
I didn't know before, but Sasha looked like a buddha and had a big temper. She was indeed Ye Jia's sister.
"Okay, Sasha, be quiet for a while, I want to see the contract." Fan Li added to her with her mouth, "There is no need to argue about this." Then she swam to the desk and quickly scanned the new version of the agreement. , Check for errors and omissions.
"Bu Ke Shasha, you talked too much." Su Shiye hugged Gosie's waist, saw tears welling in her eyes, and quickly reached out and shaved the corners of her eyes, "Pity my baby, I am wronged."
"Is it my fault to be liked by the two monarchs?" Gosie was even more wronged, crying silently and beautifully, "I don't want a war, and I don't want to be your trophy, and I don't want to cling to you. ..."
"Hey, you are not a trophy. Even if it is a trophy, you are the most beautiful trophy in the Dark Sea."
The more Su Shiye coaxed, the more presumptuous Gosie was. The humiliation of Sasha just now came up all at once: "But, I just can't learn political marriage, otherwise, I want to become with Su Yi. It’s as strong as the Great God Envoy..."
"No, I just like your simplicity." The tenderness in Su Shiye's eyes has mostly disappeared, "If you are so complicated, I won't let you be my girlfriend."
"Su Shiye, I suggest that you couple do not evaluate other people's feelings." Fan Li signed the handwriting and remade the pen on the table. "How do you know that I am a political marriage? There is a kind of marriage that can be mutually beneficial and have Husband and wife. How do you know that I and Hei Qiao are not such a combination? You and this Miss Gosie are still in love, and you mock others' marriages for hundreds of years. Don't you feel paranoid?"
Su Shiye closed his eyes, and his head was full of Gwanghae News. Morhejo frequently said "what about my wife and me?", feeling that his chest was almost exploded with anger and pain.He suppressed his emotions forcibly, looked back at her, and smiled slightly: "A woman who is so sloppy about marriage can't convince me. Moreover, you are married to Morhejo or Moral Group, and he knows in his heart."
If the person here today is someone else, Fanli can use more than a hundred kinds of replies, and he vomits three liters of blood.But he was Su Shiye, so she couldn't help it.
——Yes, I just married the More Group.I am a political marriage.
——I just can't forget you, I want to keep your seed and live my emotional life like this ghost.Now, I have to watch your arms around your new girlfriend, mocking how failed my life is.
But she couldn't say it.
She was the one who failed him, and now no matter what he said, she shouldn't care about it.
"Whatever you say." Fanli smiled, "I don't care anymore. Sasha, let's go."
"Emperor Chiyue, with all due respect, you behaved like a scumbag who refused to propose to her." After Fanli went out, Sasha indifferently dropped these words and swam out.
"His Majesty Su Shiye will propose to her? The two Guanghai beauties can be less lustful. See clearly that he has a girlfriend now." Gosie said displeasedly from behind, but Sha Shatou did not return.