That night, everyone was fast asleep, and even Pearl City was enveloped in tranquility.

Xu Milu quietly opened the window and jumped out of the castle without disturbing anyone.

"Huh?"

Ah Chou, who was sleeping on the floor, tilted his head and, as if sensing something, clung to the window to prevent Xu Milu from leaving.

"Shh! I'm going to check out the seabed, so I can't take you with me. Don't worry, I have Mo Xuan's Dragon Pearl with me, so there won't be any problems. If we really encounter any danger, I'll definitely run first."

Xu Milu gestured for A Chou to be quiet, but A Chou stubbornly clung to the window, wanting to go with her.

"Okay, Ah Chou, I really can't take you with me. I can run faster by myself. Listen to me, your job is to stay in the room and don't let anyone in if they knock on the door, understand?"

"quack!"

Ah Chou's tiny brain obviously couldn't understand that this was Xu Milu's excuse to coax it. It climbed to the door of the room very seriously, blocked the door with its shell, and even patted the ground as if to make a promise.

Xu Milu then jumped into the sea with a soft sound, without disturbing anyone.

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A dozen minutes later, Xu Milu sat cross-legged on a giant air bubble, maneuvering the air mass to move deeper into the seabed.

Although the Dragon Balls help keep the water away, the pitch-black seabed still sends chills down one's spine. Humans are always terrified of places without light.

Xu Milu was somewhat grateful for her hamster-like hoarding habit. In the Journey to the West world, besides collecting seeds, she also collected a lot of strange and wonderful magical artifacts.

For example, the paper moon that Hu Silang used to pay for meals was a piece of white paper cut into the shape of a moon. Holding it in her hand could illuminate a radius of five miles. Although each piece of paper could only be used for a quarter of an hour, she still managed to collect a thick stack of them.

—Hu Silang cut fox fur from paper so much paper that he was exhausted and split open, all in order to eat at her place.

A soft light slowly rose from her hands, and the moonlight, like a veil, enveloped the entire seabed, as if she were holding up a small moon.

Xu Milu multitasked, manipulating the bubble to swim deeper into the sea. If anyone were here, they would see a silvery-white moon slowly rising from the seabed, a romantic and dreamlike sight.

The moonlight illuminated the seabed, instantly transforming the dark waters into crystal-clear waters, making the underwater world vividly clear before her eyes:

Countless coral reefs of various colors have lived on this seabed for hundreds, or even tens of thousands of years; fish swim among the corals, and translucent jellyfish chase after small shrimp in the water with graceful movements; colorful seashells lie on the seabed beach basking in the moonlight, their large shells revealing soft flesh, which allows crabs lying in ambush to successfully attack.

A huge sea shark came chasing the light, but when it saw the strange-looking Xu Milu, it only swam around twice before leaving. Countless fiery red shrimp swarmed together, densely chasing the floating algae in the water, like a piece of red silk immersed in the water. Giant kelp grew densely on the seabed, swaying with the waves.

Several curious pink dolphins chased after her, whimpering around Xu Milu as if they were chasing the moon in her hand.

The deep blue seawater suddenly became gentle and tender, and the marine world was like a dream. Many glowing sea fireflies swam around Xu Milu. The light on their tails was very special. It was a light pink color and they swam around her in a row.

In this beautiful scene, Xu Milu suddenly couldn't find anyone to share it with, and she suddenly felt a little lonely.

She stopped, staring at the charging progress on the system panel, which she had deliberately kept below 20%. After thinking for a while, she chose to charge, releasing the system from forced hibernation.

Current charging progress: 33.18%

[Current system repair progress: 1/3]

[Dimensional Jump System 1.7.0 is happy to serve you.]

[Host, your current location is 363.46 meters underwater in Pearl City. The current environmental pressure exceeds that on land. Do you wish to make an emergency jump?]

The mechanical system beeped, still broadcasting information without any emotion.

"No, I'm safe. I just wanted you to see these."

Xu Milu manipulated the air mass to slowly descend. As she went down, the underwater environment became more and more complex and diverse, and the pink dolphins had disappeared without a trace.

I cannot understand what the host means.

A rare hint of distress appeared in the mechanical voice:

[System detection shows that the current average water depth in the sea area is 1438.6 meters, with the maximum depth at 4631 meters in the underwater canyon east of Mingzhu City. The current water temperature ranges from 4℃ to 21℃, and the salinity is 32‰. Aquatic products are abundant.]

"...I would have been redundant to wake you up."

Xu Milu rarely makes a complaint, but suddenly realizes something and asks:

"You can test the salinity of seawater? Then can you tell me where the seawater around Pearl City has the highest salinity?"

Although the system didn't understand what had happened, it still answered methodically:

[System detection indicates the area with the highest salinity is the underwater canyon east of Mingzhu City. Is GPS navigation necessary?]

"You can even provide navigation?"

Xu Milu was somewhat surprised. The next moment, a light blue three-dimensional map appeared in front of her, which marked the current seabed topography in detail. Even the small volcanic crater next to her was marked.

The messy data made Xu Milu's eyes hurt, so she simply said:

"Is there a more direct and simpler way to navigate?"

Before she could finish speaking, the 3D map disappeared, and in its place appeared a large yellow arrow, much like a system guide in a game.

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