"Can't it be delivered by hand?"

“I sent it by hand once before, and now he only accepts letters that I have authorized through the post office—I suggest you mail it there, it’s not far.”

Lan Jia spoke very casually, but his pen continued to move swiftly and skillfully.

I noticed that every few sentences he wrote, he would add a curved symbol above the text, like a coiled snake lying on the paper.

After finishing the last few strokes, he carefully placed the half-page into a slightly yellowed envelope, blew off the dust, and sealed it with tape, his movements very practiced.

As he blew, I could clearly see a faint wisp of thick mist coming out of his mouth.

What's going on here?!

My heart skipped a beat. Even though it had come to this point, I discovered something that I didn't understand.

In my mind, I asked Lei Jijian a question, and Lei Jijian indicated that he had also seen this.

But considering why he's been living here for so long, I tried to convince myself that it was just an occupational hazard.

However, driven by curiosity, I still used my Sky Eye to take a quick look around.

One should always be wary of others!

To be honest, given how much this person has helped us, my checking Lan Jia's residence again seems a bit too cautious.

However, I do think that with so many eerie things happening here, it is definitely worth seeing.

As a result, there was nothing unusual at all, except that there was a slight black mist around the house.

Blue Armor has explained it very clearly: after years of killing sea scabies mites, some adult black mists will attach themselves to the surrounding area.

If it weren't for the excellent materials used in his house, it might have collapsed long ago.

"This young man's eyesight is indeed very accurate!"

Blue Armor also sized me up, and I felt inexplicably out of place.

This seemed to be the first time Lan Jia had looked at us with normal eyes since we entered the stone house.

In fact, hitting someone was the only action he ever took.

I nodded and chuckled.

"Master, is it really time for us to go? Seeing how much energy the girl has recovered, it should be evening by now!"

Lei Jijian's words also served as a wake-up call for me; indeed, setting off at this time would probably not be very safe.

However, looking at Yiyi beside her, even though she hadn't fully recovered her energy, she was still eager to fight.

Without hesitation, I thanked Lan Jia and said goodbye, then put the dew-covered branch in my pocket, grabbed Yi Yi, and prepared to set off.

However, in an instant, Lan Jia seemed to want to leave the Dew Branch behind, and he moved closer to it.

However, seeing my movement, he wisely stepped aside.

This thing originally belonged to us. If he keeps it, he can do research and gain a deeper understanding of it.

Of course I understand this principle.

However, he is not someone I can completely trust. If he were to switch things out or do something underhanded, I cannot guarantee that I will not accept it.

Blue Armor didn't say much, but made a gesture of invitation.

Then a smile immediately appeared on his face, and he prepared some items for us to take with us.

"Have a safe trip! When you see that guy, remember to give him a good beating! His hotel isn't usually crowded, so if he tries to charge you, just say it's on me!"

Blue Armor put on a smile again, looking generous, which made me really think he was a very nice person.

In a situation like this, in such a dangerous predicament, he has already done his best!

"No problem, once we get the sea marrow, we'll definitely urge you to send yours over as well! We'll thank you then!"

After I said goodbye, I was about to take a step with Yiyi when I suddenly felt a shaking under the stone slab!

Glug...

We both lost our balance and swayed violently back and forth.

It looks like the Earth's crust is moving.

And I could clearly feel that the house seemed to have rotated!

This isn't right!

Before I even entered this house, I clearly saw that there were rocks all around here and there.

If it's not at the bottom of the sea, how could this situation occur?

"I think I really need to repair and reinforce this place to address the issue of seawater flow."

Blue Armor's smile remained unchanged, and the stone house quickly stopped moving.

Yiyi and I nodded in acknowledgment, but just as we were about to leave, the location of the front door seemed to have changed again!

Glug...

"Master! Twice in a row!"

Hearing Lei Jijian's voice transmission, I frowned. Indeed.

This time the sensation wasn't as strong as before, but I could clearly feel that the entire ground was spinning again!

Holy crap, something fishy happened right before they left?

Seeing this, Lan Jia immediately tapped the workbench with one hand, and with a thud, the second slight vibration stopped.

"Resonance caused by seawater flow! It's happening frequently today. There's no time to lose, you guys hurry up and get there!"

Blue Armor's expression was clearly somewhat unnatural.

We pushed open the door with some confusion, and the moment the door opened, I was completely stunned!

When we came in, there were dark reefs on both sides.

Now, the reef is on the right-hand side, and directly in front of it is a patch of dark seaweed, so dark you can't see your hand in front of your face!

For a moment, I felt as if I were in a pitch-black cave.

Only by the dim light in the room could we see where we were.

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