Chapter 137 134. The Wise

A person with a human upper body and a fish lower body is called a mermaid.

What about a fish head with a human-shaped body?

[Race: Murloc]

Its eyes bulged out like cloudy glass balls, its body was covered with irregular inlaid scales, and behind its ears were three bright red pores that opened and closed regularly with its breathing.

In their rough hands, they held simple weapons similar to harpoons, which showed that they were quite intelligent, and the traps outside were most likely their work.

The three diving Pujis were surrounded by a group of such fishmen in the center of the hall.

After Lin Jun detected these fishmen, he did not let the Pujis escape. It was a good deal to exchange 2.5 Pujis for more useful information.

The strange thing was that they surrounded Puji but did not attack. Instead, they stared at Puji with dead fish eyes, and no one knew what they were waiting for.

By the way, the three stone plates under the statue must be altars, waiting for an auspicious time to hold the sacrifice?

Just enough to play one by one...

Lin Jun did not intend to let these Pujis self-destruct. This relic used as territory by the fishmen had a certain exploration value. Random self-destruction might cause collapse.

Cleaning up gravel underwater is much more difficult than cleaning up gravel on land.

I sensed that another belated fishman appeared outside the hall.

The other fishmen actually made way for him.

An old individual with wrinkles on his body times more than those of other murlocs swam over slowly. In his hand, he did not hold a harpoon like other murlocs, but a staff - a murloc spellcaster!

The IQ of the fishman is surprisingly this high!

Lin Jun opened its panel and was surprised to find it even had a name.

[Name: Guguru]

[Level: LV35]

[Fixed Status: Blessing of Neferella (Wise)]

[Skills: Water Magic LV7, Mental Magic LV6, Magic Power Storage LV6...]

[Title: Sage (Intelligence attribute doubled)]

Wise man!

What is this blessing of Nevrela? Can I give one to Xiao Hei?

This is the second "blessing" that Lin Jun has seen. The previous one was the "blessing of the Holy See" on Inanna.

However, compared to the blessing of the Church that provides light element affinity LV4 and light magic LV4, the blessing that directly grants the title of Sage is obviously more powerful.

Who is this Nevrela? How come she is even more powerful than the Holy See?

Uh... God?

The moment this thought came to his mind, Lin Jun immediately wanted to cut off the connection with these three Pujis and never come down again.

There was no other reason. God was too strange and completely unknown. Lin Jun didn't want to have anything to do with it, at least not now.

But Lin Jun still stopped this impulse and just gave her blessing...

Although Inanna was blessed by the Vatican, she did not see the Vatican keeping an eye on her at all times. This murloc hiding in the dungeon should not be watched every day.

Besides, it has not been confirmed that Nevrela is a god.

"Outsider, what are you looking for when you enter this place?"

!!!

The staff in the old fishman's hand was shining with magical light.

Reading?

Lin Jun was somewhat surprised at the magic that the old fishman knew.

Unlike the ugly appearance of the merman, the old merman's voice is gentle and intellectual.

If one forgets its identity as a fishman, Lin Jun would even imagine it as a white-haired old man in a library just by listening to the voice in the conversation.

Is this the [Wise Man]?

I wonder if my voice would become like this if I got this title?

Lin Jun was not surprised that this clever old man guessed that Puji could communicate. After all, the first step to enter here is to open the mechanism door.

After a little thought, Lin Jun gave up the option of playing dumb and replied:

“I didn’t mean to disturb you, breaking in here was just an accident.

I'm looking for possible cracks under the water, and I wonder if you have any clues."

As long as they can communicate, they can cooperate. In this respect, these fishmen are even easier to get along with than the tree spirits.

The tree demon had a grudge against Xiao Hei in the past, but the fishman in front of him had no previous grudge against him at all.

Moreover, regarding the rift, the interests of Lin Jun and the murlocs should be consistent. As long as the murloc leader is not an idiot with the title of "Sage", he should be able to understand the pros and cons.

Sure enough, the fishman grunted in reply, "A rift? There was, but it disappeared long ago."

It appeared and then disappeared, which was probably during the Demon Tide period.

“Not now?

The crack I'm talking about may not be very big, it may be a small cut that is smaller than the size of a palm.

Have you noticed any strange currents or anything else unusual lately?"

Hearing this, Gugulu turned around and looked at a fishman next to him who was a size larger than the others.

The two fishmen made some "gurgling" sounds, which seemed to be their language?

Since there is a language, can we obtain "Murloc Common Language LV1" by decomposing a murloc corpse?

A few minutes later, Gulu said, "At least we haven't found any within our range of activity."

"Excuse me, what is the approximate range of your activities?"

"Outside this building, most of it is underwater." Guguru did not hide it.

That's quite a large range.

To be honest, after searching for cracks till now, Lin Jun felt that there was a high probability that there were no cracks on the seventh floor, but it was still better to be on the safe side.

"In that case, I'll look elsewhere."

The Pujis tried to return the same way they came, and the fish people had no intention of stopping them.

"Wait," Gugulu suddenly said, "Let them help us find the rift."

At Gugulu's signal, three murlocs, including the big murloc just now, followed, and Lin Jun did not refuse.

After leaving the ruins, the three fishmen took the initiative to swim in front and fully demonstrated to Lin Jun their ability to survive underwater.

They always maintain a triangular formation, skillfully shuttle between undercurrents, and accurately identify underwater paths.

When sporadic monsters jumped out from the sand piles in the cracks of the rocks, the cold light of the harpoon always arrived before the roar.

When facing more difficult predators, the murloc will suddenly change its swimming rhythm.

As for those monsters that can really bring danger, they use water plants to hide, or hide in the complex terrain of rocks and ruins, and wait until the danger is gone.

Although there was no communication along the way, the fish people protected Puji very well.

The three Pujis didn't even have the chance to use their skills, and following them made Lin Jun feel like he was following a tree demon.

After more than ten hours of exploration, Lin Jun had almost finished exploring the entire underwater area and indeed did not find any cracks.

Watching the three fishmen return to the ruins and the door slowly closing, Lin Jun always had a strange feeling.

How should I put it? It's just too friendly.

If I saw a outsider breaking into my home, I would strip him naked and throw him out, which would show that I have a good temper.

This group of fishmen are actually willing to help find rifts.

Of course, the reason must be the old fishman Gugulu. The fishmen obviously all listen to him, so he must have some considerations for being so friendly.

But it's not a bad thing after all.

Maybe I should communicate with them more. Next time, maybe I can try to ask them questions about the relics and their beliefs?

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The three diving Pujis did not return to the surface. They had no [magic storage] and a whole day of exploration had consumed all their energy.

In fact, if the fishmen hadn't helped Puji save a lot of energy, they would have starved to death earlier.

The three diving Puji stopped their activities not far from the ruins and disappeared into the fungus web.

Not long after, a fishman found the three Puji corpses that had not been eaten yet, and brought them all back to the ruins.

(End of this chapter)