Wildlife Tide Shelter

When the terminal notification sound rang, Sangye felt a bit overwhelmed.

Every time I'm eating, a message pops up suddenly, either inviting me to a snow-capped mountain or a tidal bore.

This is the norm in the military. A leisurely military life like that of Black Tower Star is extremely rare.

After his sentence was lifted and he was allowed to freely enter and leave Black Tower Star, Kuwano began to think about his future.

But unusually, Lin Changli's terminal also rang. He raised an eyebrow, not expecting to be contacted.

Opening the terminal, Aso Ment's message was concise and straightforward: Tide Sea Base detected tidal fluctuations of marine mammals, which are surging from the depths of the sea to the surface and approaching the coastline.

The message to Lin Changli included an extra line: "Influenced by your mental power."

The sea monsters of the Tide Sea, which were originally under control, entered a period of rioting after being affected by the spiritual power released by Lin Changli's beast transformation last time.

A small tidal wave is approaching the sea and land.

Aso Mente's meaning was clear: she demanded that Lin Changli leave to resolve the trouble he had caused.

The intriguing thing is that, as the executive officer of Black Tower Star, she can indeed issue orders to Lin Changli, who currently only holds a nominal military rank.

Sangye leaned over to look at Lin Changli's message, then looked at his own.

“The monitoring report only says that tidal fluctuations have been detected. If these fluctuations can be resolved before the beast tide, there will be no beast tide. The habitat of the Tide Sea Clan and the coastline can be preserved.” Sangye thought for a moment.

There has never been any way to deal with the beast tide.

All the base and the Tide Sea Clan can do is gather their people, establish a defensive line, and wait for the beast tide to ferment and erupt before killing them. Once their mental energy is exhausted, the sea beasts will return to the deep sea, lie dormant, and wait for the next outbreak.

In fact, just as one can "mentally sort out" the sea monsters in the same way one sorts out the sentinel's mental landscape, the beast tide can be quelled before it erupts.

But sea monsters aren't obedient sentinels that can be picked off one by one and groomed.

Unless the group is sorted out.

However, among the current guides, only Lin Shuangqiao and Wu Jinyue can do this, even Saiyin, who is also an S-class guide, cannot.

These two wouldn't come for something as trivial as the beast tide; an S-rank guide wouldn't waste their mental energy.

If nothing unexpected happens, the same approach will be used as before: evacuate the tribe, reinforce the defenses, wait for the beast tide to break out, and then resolve the situation violently.

The sentries, who came from the Imperial Army, were too skilled at violence.

But Kuwano wanted to try a different solution.

If successful, the beast tide problem can be solved once and for all.

No sooner had one message been read than a second message arrived: Order! Young Duke Melusin Seren has shown signs of waking up.

Kuwano didn't understand what this meant.

She turned to look at Lin Changli.

Lin Changli obviously also received this message.

The title of Duke of Seren is a hereditary family title. Their family history predates the founding of the Empire, making them one of the oldest families in the Empire. For generations, they have served as the Empire's Minister of Finance.

Miss Melusine is the sole heir of this generation, hence she is called the Little Duke.

When she traveled to other star systems to implement tax laws, she was attacked by thugs, which triggered a mental upheaval that escalated upon her return, even showing signs of bestiality.

"Her mother originally bought her a planet to heal her wounds, but Melusin secretly ran away and used her mental abilities to manipulate the financial stock market, causing the financial system of that small planet to completely collapse. That's why the Duke sent her here. Not long after arriving here, Melusin inexplicably fell into a deep sleep and has not woken up since," Lin Changli explained.

Melusin's mental abilities are very unique; her aggression is not manifested in physical strength.

She can predict economic trends and make perfect calculations.

During the previous expedition to the star system, Melusin sent the legion with a mental tranquilizer that was almost obsolete at the time. This not only allowed them to capture the market in that star system, but also completely covered the costs of the expedition.

Lin Changli still finds it unbelievable when he thinks back on it, "We had no prior information about this, but Melusin predicted it."

However, Melusin, who has fallen into a mental breakdown, is clearly also a deadly weapon that cannot cause physical damage.

Therefore, neither Aso Mente nor Jiang Sili will go out this time; they will keep a close eye on Meluxin.

*

When they returned to Amory Island, Sireno was no longer there. Lilybeth explained that he and Matthews were working hard to reinforce the King's Reef and other underwater cities. If the beast tide was not too large, most of the city buildings could be saved.

The Tide Sea Clan's buildings are all constructed using the King Coral Reef. The King Coral Reef is extremely resilient; as long as the King Coral Reef can survive impacts, their home will not suffer significant damage.

The seabed at this time was no longer as beautiful, calm, and peaceful as it had been when Kuwano last visited.

The ocean was bombarded with the spiritual energy of sea beasts from all directions, causing the seawater to form dangerous underwater whirlpools, which even mermaids carefully avoided.

Sangye's suggestion was very simple: she should mobilize the Chaohai people and the people at the branch base to establish a buffer zone around the area and transplant king corals and plant seaweed and other marine plants.

Use marine plants to purify the environment and release spiritual energy.

When sea monsters surge from the seabed and attempt to rush into the town, they are first stopped by the buffer zone, and then purified in the ocean forest, greatly reducing the danger.

The Chaohai tribe could easily handle the rest.

The Tide Sea Clan is experienced in dealing with beast tides, and the older leaders can accurately predict when the beast tides will arrive.

“When the underwater whirlpools become as large as coral reefs and turn completely dark black, the first wave of the beast tide will arrive within an hour,” Lilybet said, pointing to the whirlpools that were still light blue.

The deeper the black, the more ferocious the attacking sea monsters.

Large sea beasts have more stable spiritual power and generally do not interfere with the Tide Sea Clan.

Therefore, they now have plenty of time, and with the assistance of spiritual power, the underwater forest can grow rapidly.

The semi-finished delicacies left behind by Sangye have helped the Chaohai tribesmen to calm their minds without relying on a guide, so they now trust Sangye very much.

Furthermore, they witnessed firsthand the miraculous growth of plants around the palace, and the fact that the fish were laying their luminous white eggs, the shrimp were carrying orange-yellow or blackish-brown eggs, and the crabs' eggs were fiery orange-red...

Kuwano had warned against capturing females during their breeding season, as they would be frightened and would either stop laying eggs altogether, rendering any seedlings sown meaningless and causing the species to become extinct again.

So the Chaohai tribe captured many males and brought them ashore, figuring out how to cook and eat them.

Eating and figuring out how to make food taste good are innate traits; you don't need someone to teach you that.

Therefore, the Chaohai tribe trusted Kuwano's advice and was willing to cooperate.

One group after another of the Chaohai people set off carrying seeds and king corals with roots on their backs.

This was the first time Kuwano had ever seen so many beautiful tails in various shapes.

Until that veil-like tail parted the water and came to Lilybeth and Kuwano.

"Long time no see!" Sireno wagged his tail happily like a puppy.

"...It hasn't been long, we just met the day before yesterday." Sangye scratched his head.

“Isn’t there a saying that goes, ‘A day apart feels like three autumns’?” Sireno twirled around happily. “My mother says that ‘autumn’ here means three years. I haven’t seen you for six years!”

Kuwano was unable to withstand the attack.

“Alright,” Lilybet quickly interrupted, gesturing for Sireno to look to the side.

The little phoenix stood on the seed box behind Sangye, eyeing it menacingly.

Sireno puffed out his cheeks, angrily grabbed a basket of seeds, and led his people to another area.

It was rare to see him angry; his face turned a beautiful pink when he was angry, making him even more handsome.

She glanced at the little phoenix with a guilty conscience, and the little phoenix stared back at her, clearly displeased.

Knowing that Lin Changli could share vision and thoughts with his spiritual body, Sangye quickly changed the subject: "Where is he?"

The little phoenix stared at her for a long time, seemingly to make sure she had no ideas, before answering, "Going to the deep sea to check on the sea creatures."

“Aren’t sea monsters dangerous?” Kuwano frowned. “This is too risky.”

The little phoenix yawned: "The dangerous one is the sea monster, not him."

Lilybeth overheard their conversation and hurriedly said to the little phoenix, "If the sea creatures have not done anything wrong, please do not harm them. They are also the masters of the sea."

The Tide Sea Clan and the sea beasts have always had a symbiotic relationship. The sea beasts feed on marine microorganisms and the spiritual energy of the Tide Sea Clan, but absorbing too much will cause them to go berserk.

Marine mammals absorb radiation from seabed minerals, providing assistance to the Chaohai tribe in exploring new areas.

"Don't worry, he's not that cruel." The little phoenix crossed her legs, looking completely at ease. "We don't fight wars without a legitimate reason."

"Why don't you go with them?" Sangye nudged it.

The little phoenix floated on the water, its beautiful colorful feathers fluttering freely as it moved.

"I'll stay here to protect you, he'll be alright." The little phoenix affectionately nuzzled Sangye's cheek.

"You shouldn't stay outside all the time; it's really draining his mental energy," Sangye patted him. "What if you two can't cure him like this?"

"Don't you know?" The little phoenix seemed a little puzzled. "You've already planted a mental mark on him, so we won't have any more mental riots."

"?" Kuwano looked completely puzzled. "When...?!"

Ah... Sangye and Little Phoenix stared at each other for a long time, then suddenly remembered the sycamore tree that she had planted in her mental landscape.

Kuwano felt a little strange that she hadn't come out with her.

"What is a spiritual mark? Is that a spiritual mark?!" Kuwano was shocked; the term sounded terrifying.

“A guide can only be mentally marked by one Sentinel in their lifetime, and a Sentinel can only accept one guide. Forcibly separating them will cause both parties unbearable suffering, and they will never be able to accept a guide a second time,” Little Phoenix explained.

"Usually, it's the guide's spirit that leaves a special mark, like planting a tree. If it's an animal-type spirit like the mother, it will use its fur and feathers to build a nest. After the spirit mark is left, the sentinel will be guided by the guide's spirit and will never harm or oppose her. The guide will then continuously provide the sentinel with spiritual energy to help stabilize its spirit."

Sanye was stunned.

She really just planted a tree on a whim, because she had nowhere else to put the sapling she was carrying.

The little phoenix stared at her: "You don't want to give me a mental mark? Do you know that Sentinels don't easily accept mental marks?! Do you know that other Guides can't enter our mental landscape either?!"

"I do, I do." What else could Sangye say at this point?

"That's more like it." The little phoenix said smugly. "I knew you would agree. I'm so amazing, you must like me too."

Sangye turned around and rolled her eyes at his vanity.