Huh? Isn't this an adventure kingdom building game?!

[Side Quest: Sea God]

[Quest 6: Collect the fragmented divine soul of the Sea God (2/6). Reward: God Sealing Atlas +1]

"To be honest, my understanding of the resources in the undersea world only extends to things like spirit fruits and spirit medicine; I’m not familiar with much else." Jiang Yuan collected the divine soul piece and smiled, "Once I understand better, I’ll definitely ask for it when needed."

Next, it’s time to visit the two divine halls.

Judging by the current speed, task 6 will be completed shortly, and if I’m not mistaken, the next step will involve feeding the Immortal Soul Pill to the Sea God for Him to properly recuperate.

After all, the alchemy task was given right from the start.

Due to this divine oracle, the undersea world has been thrown into chaos. The area around the divine halls is already deserted; even the divine attendants who originally guarded the halls have fled, and all the sea demons are calculating their future prospects meticulously.

The merfolk tribe on the furthest edge quickly received the contents of the divine oracle, the clan leader’s face full of worry, "Both the Sea Sun and Sea Moon have disappeared; the world is about to become dark, and spiritual energy is decreasing. Combined with the barrier opening widely, it’s not good for us."

"The Wilderness Demon Race has always coveted the merfolk, especially our girls; it will be very dangerous!" The High Priest said solemnly, "But if the whole tribe were to retreat, our spirit stone reserves are not enough to sustain us."

She looked up at the Sea Moon hanging on the horizon, feeling lost, "Although the barrier is wide open, allowing spiritual energy from the Wilderness World to seep in, similarly, the transmission of aura is mutual. We will soon be discovered by the sea demons from the Wilderness, and when they invade in large numbers, I can’t guarantee the array in the divine hall can hold them back."

The mermaid race isn’t adept at combat, otherwise, they wouldn’t be stripped of their divine revelation duties, even with a generational divine revealer, and gradually driven to this desolate region.

A curious little mermaid asked, "Didn’t the Sea God say that devout faith would still provide protection? We are very devout to the Sea God, so why not just hide and pray to the Sea God?"

"Oh, you silly child." The High Priest gently stroked her head, patiently explaining, "The Sea God’s divine power has grown very weak. If the tribe lived near the divine halls in the great cities, devout faith might still bring protection.

But we live in the furthest margins of the undersea world, no matter how devout we are, the Sea God may be powerless. We can’t pin the life and death of ten thousand merfolk on the Sea God’s protection; we must also find ways to protect ourselves."

The little mermaid was even more confused, "Since the margins of the undersea world are so bad, why don’t we move to a place closer to the Sea God? Wouldn’t that be good?"

The clan leader chuckled and shook his head, "You really are a silly child. If those prosperous cities had room for us, who would want to stay in this place? It’s because everyone wants more protection from the Sea God that those powerful tribes and sects have seized the best spots in the undersea world.

Without war and turmoil, they reproduce very quickly!

Generations after generations, their tribes grow and expand the cities, leaving limited places to live in the undersea world. Those like our vulnerable merfolk race have been squeezed out, migrating further and further out, until reaching the edge far from the Sea God.

The farther you are from the Sea God, the less protection you receive.

Even if our tribe is devout, few offerings can actually reach the Sea God this time. I’ve heard that many tribe groups in the great cities have started planning to migrate towards the Wilderness World actively.

They fear the barrier opening widely, leading the prosperous undersea world to attract invasion and occupation by the Wilderness Demon Race, so they opt to avoid it proactively. They aim to use the prosperous cities and other sea demons as targets to hold back, while they escape and find relatively safe places to settle."

"Then let’s run away too!" The little mermaid chimed in, her clear voice chirping, "Yaoguang sister knows that human, Mr. Jiang, right? Isn’t he a cultivator above the Wilderness? Let him help us find a place where we can live!"

She paused, seemingly recalling something, then excitedly said, "The bad demon cultivators from the Wilderness want to plunder undersea resources, so let’s directly give them to Mr. Jiang! By exchanging the resources of the mermaid tribe, we can get a safe place for all merfolk to live, isn’t that just right?"

Trading them would be far better than letting the invaders plunder.

Hearing this, the clan leader and High Priest exchanged a look, seeing joy and hope in each other’s eyes.

But can Mr. Jiang really accommodate ten thousand merfolk?

"Xuan’er makes a valid point, but to ask Mr. Jiang to protect the entire tribe, I’m afraid just these not-so-precious resources aren’t enough." Celestial Path waved his tail hurriedly to the clan leader and bowed, "I actually have a simpler solution, but it requires assistance from you two adults."

Little mermaid Xuan’er blinked curiously and asked, "Brother Celestial Path, what’s your plan? Do we really have a chance to see the world above? I’ve never left the tribe or the village my whole life, if we could go, I could broaden my horizons and gain knowledge!"

The oracle has been issued, and the merfolk tribe has reached a critical turning point. Celestial Path discarded any concealment and took out an old book from his arms to hand over, "Please look, this is my mother’s divine oracle as a divine revealer."

It clearly records: World Collapse, Heaven and Earth Reversal, Apocalypse.

The clan leader and High Priest knew well and exchanged a look before asking, "What do you mean?"

"Since I’ve lost my parents and family, we orphans often gather together to run around and play." Celestial Path patiently explained, "Only after reaching the Wilderness did I learn that every night, the Wilderness World sinks and merges with another world, which is known as World Collapse.