Chapter 109 Murals in the Lake

"No, I still can't keep up." It was difficult enough on the ground, and it was a waste of effort in the air.

"Me too, nine times out of ten."

"It feels so different. I've forced myself to memorize the music, but I keep making mistakes. It's so annoying!"

"It's terrible! If this continues, no matter how close we get, we won't be able to catch it. Instead, we'll alarm it."

Seeing the results weren't ideal, Yun Xiang gestured to everyone to slowly retreat back to their original area. After the song was over, she signaled for everyone to take a break and focus on practicing the vine-movement technique, striving for smooth and efficient movements, preferably humming the music.

Everyone used ropes, and the practice progressed much better than expected. As the song neared its end, Yun Xiang slowed down the playback. The bucktooth fish paused, seemingly oblivious, quickly becoming absorbed in the music. This fish truly loved music.

Everyone regrouped and gathered around him again. As the lyrics narrowed the gap again and again, they held steady this time, remaining calm even when the music was wrong.

Soon, everyone kept up with the rhythm, "Bang!" "Bang!", the accuracy continued to improve, gradually changing from nine empty and one hit to nine hits and one empty, and the range was also reduced to 5 meters. The bucktooth fish's swimming route could be seen clearly, and the punches were smoother.

The rhythm became faster and faster, and everyone's punches became faster and faster, and soon they all turned into afterimages. The clever thing was that no matter how close they were to each other, they did not collide.

"Bang, bang!" Everyone was sweating profusely, their eyes barely open, only squinting a tiny slit as each punch released a wave of sweat. At first, they could still remind themselves to pay attention to the speed and the music, but later on, all they could think about was punching, punching—4 meters, 3 meters—

"Bang!" Everyone threw the last punch at the same time. As expected, no one withdrew their strength midway. The tremendous energy hit the bucktooth fish at the same time. The bucktooth fish immediately became flat. Immersed in the high-tempo music, it died as soon as it woke up.

The others were not in a much better situation either. The collision of forces forced them to retreat with such immense force that not even the thorns and vines could stop them. They flew into the rock wall like misfiring human cannonballs and rolled to the ground.

Fortunately, after the bucktooth fish died, the lake water returned to normal temperature and returned to the lake, otherwise they would have been scalded to death or drowned. When they woke up, they were holding up a pair of red and swollen pads, waiting for Jin Jiamin to apply medicine. There was no way. Although they had it, it was far inferior to Jin Jiamin's.

They finally cleared out the bucktooth fish. They thought this was the hardest part, but the hardest part was still to come: salvaging the bucktooth fish. Xie Yu actually threw all the bucktooth fish back into the lake, leaving none behind. No, there was still one, a boss-level one. What good was that?

After it died, it was just an inch-long piece of metal, not even as big as the first wave, which was the size of a palm. Lin Ziyu asked the manufacturing team for salvage tools, but after searching around, everyone was dumbfounded. They only had offensive weapons, and salvaging tools like these for collecting supplies had no idea what they were thinking about.

Haha, I knew it was like this.

"Didn't you bring any either?" Not being able to do something and not being prepared are two different things. Tengchong was smart for once and asked back.

"..." Lin Ziyu choked, "Is there water on Lianjiao Star?"

"Ahem..." The crowd, who were already listless, took this opportunity to lie down again.

"what to do?"

"Go into the water and fish it out."

"When will this end?"

"It's easier to pick up a dead body than a living one. Do you have a diving suit?" Zeng Li was more optimistic.

"We brought it!" Everyone nodded weakly.

Hey, who can we blame for bringing diving suits but no fishing tools? After resting for a while, everyone changed into diving suits and jumped into the lake one by one.

Yun Xiang loves the interstellar diving suit. It can not only adjust to the appropriate size according to one's body shape, but also regulate the temperature independently. It is equipped with water-repellent beads, allowing one to breathe and communicate freely. The only drawback is that it is difficult to walk in it, and it does not feel as smooth as imagined.

So she chose to pick it up by diving.

"Hey, is this lake man-made?" Yun Xiang discovered that the bottom of the lake was even smoother than the shore, and every rock seemed to have been specially cut and then built.

"That's unlikely! This should have been formed naturally by the impact of magma."

Who's so stupid as to build a lake here and raise bucktooth fish? Xie Yu didn't quite believe it. "Keep an eye out for the weeds on the water and pick them up if you see them."

Youyou grass is an aquatic plant that floats on the water. Its seeds take root and sprout directly in the water and do not grow on the bottom of the lake. It is very easy to collect and is not picky about storage. Just put it in a jar with water.

"Okay!" Yun Xiang returned her gaze to the lake bottom. She found a corner and placed one hand on the rock wall. Suddenly, she felt something different. She brought the energy lamp closer to the lake wall. Carving? Could this really be man-made?

Yun Xiang was surprised and said, "Come here quickly, there are carved patterns here!"

"What pattern?"

"mural!"

"Really, this magma is quite powerful."

"It's not magma, it's man-made."

"Come, make way, let me see, let me see." Tengchong pushed Yunxiang away and almost stuck to the wall of the lake.

"You can't see even more like this." Jin Jiaren pulled him back and took the opportunity to get closer to study him.

"There were seven people in total: an adult couple, a teenager, three teenagers, and finally a child. It was clear they had a good relationship. The adult couple held hands, clearly showing a very close relationship, either husband and wife or boyfriend and girlfriend.

The boy is very cool, with his head facing east, a big sun diagonally above him, and a circle of stones arranged at his feet, which is very suitable for him.

"Uncle Dong!" Everyone followed Xie Yu's lead and called him that.

"The other three are easier to distinguish. The one holding the talisman in his right hand is Uncle Nan, the one refining the medicine furnace is Uncle Zebei, the one holding the spiritual plant is Uncle Zexi, and the last little boy is Uncle Qian." This time Suiyun wanted to call him.

"Who are this man and woman?"

"Could the woman be Bian Qin?" Yun Xiang's idea was not sudden, as they had discussed Bian Qin before.

"Look at it this way, the previous speculation is half and half. Bian Qin is indeed related to Uncle Dong, but it's not necessarily a romantic relationship."

"This painting looks more like a family, a mother and a son?" Don't mind joining in the fun.

"Ahem, Bian Qin is only a dozen years older than Uncle Dong."

"What's wrong with a few years difference? It's impossible to have an heir."

"Ahem... the more you talk, the more outrageous it gets. This grown man doesn't look that old."

"Who is this?"

"There are no obvious signs, which means there are no auxiliary professions. The possibility of a psychic is relatively small. The eighth level is a very powerful awakener." Chu Xu guessed.

"How did you know?" Everyone looked at him in surprise.

"He's the leader of this group!"

"Tsk," everyone scoffed. Lin Ziyu reacted quickly, "Zeng Li is still the president of the manufacturing club."

"...Our president is the best at research."

"You mean the one who can only kill chickens?"

"Ahem!" Dark history, absolutely dark history. Zeng Li blushed and couldn't say that being able to kill golden and silver swallows and butterflies like chickens was a skill.

(End of this chapter)