The Eternal Tower.
The twentieth floor.
A slightly salty sea breeze blew in his face, a flash of white light, and Ye Bai's figure appeared on the smooth 'ground'.
He easily regained his balance and looked down at the gray-white ground beneath his feet.
Before entering the twentieth floor, Ye Bai had read a strategy guide.
The story background of this instance is not complicated.
There is a small village on a certain ice field, where people have made their living by fishing for generations, living in isolation from the outside world.
Whales are a totem they worship.
On one fishing trip, villager Norman encountered an injured baby whale. After a perilous ordeal, he rescued the whale from a sea monster and managed to bring it back to the village for treatment.
Although this matter is outrageous, as it serves as background for the story, Ye Bai can only silently complain in his heart.
The rescued whale returned to its ocean home after a brief stay.
The good times didn't last long. The ice field was hit by deadly winds, making the living environment increasingly harsh, and the number of fish in the sea became fewer and fewer.
Starving and freezing, the fishermen were on the verge of being driven to desperation.
At this time, the fishermen gathered together and prayed to the village's totem, asking God to give them a way to survive.
The whale heard their prayers and prepared to respond.
The rescued whale was right at Ye Bai's feet, and its name was simple—Blue.
"Bulu—Bulu—"
Huge bubbles rose from the bottom of the water, and even without the Eye of Insight, Ye Bai could understand what Blue meant.
"Kind traveler, could you please take me back to the village near the frigid ice plains? This is my last wish."
Blue is a blue whale.
"Accept the quest [Blue Whale Blue's Request]?"
Ye Bai fell silent and did not answer immediately.
Before him appeared the exploration progress of the three factions.
[Exploration progress of the Frozen Village faction: 0%]
[Blue Whale Blue Faction Exploration Progress: 0%]
[Fisherman Faction Exploration Progress: 0%]
"The three factions have completely different methods for gaining exploration points, which are even diametrically opposed. It's practically impossible for any of them to reach 100%!"
Ye Bai analyzed it carefully.
Gaining exploration progress in the frigid villages is simple: solve their life-or-death dilemmas of cold and hunger.
The solution is simple, but extremely cruel.
If you take the blue whale Blue to the vicinity of the ice field, the dying blue whale Blue will end its own life.
The death of a whale has another name—whale fall.
One whale falls, and all things come to life!
Whale blood will dispel the curse of winter, and the fish that live off whale falls will feed the fishermen of the frigid villages!
It's cruel, and exceptionally cruel when it comes to survival.
Once you successfully bring Blue across, a score will be calculated based on the final completion status, and the exploration progress will be settled.
This is the Frigid Village faction.
The exploration progress of Blue Whale Blue is divided into two parts!
In the first part, it wanted to repay the life-saving grace and, on the verge of death, do something for the fishermen in the extremely cold village.
To repay a debt of gratitude is to deliver a whale fall to the other party.
Helping Blue complete this task will grant you 50% exploration progress!
The second part involves fulfilling the agreement made with the fisherman Norman.
Norman, the fisherman, was the one who saved Blue.
Legend has it that there is a sea of life.
Bringing back seawater from the Sea of Life will completely break the extreme cold curse of the Ice Plains and restore its vitality.
Norman wanted to find the Sea of Life, but he was, after all, just a mortal, and he certainly had no hope on his own.
He once told Blue about his dream during a casual chat.
What was said unintentionally may have been taken to heart by the listener.
Blue wrote it down.
Taking Blue to the Sea of Life will grant you an additional 50% exploration progress!
But that's exactly where the problem lies!
Ye Bai is facing a tricky situation: the Sea of Life and the Frigid Village are in two different directions!
Blue the blue whale was already seriously injured. Its life force could only support it to choose one direction to move forward. Whether it could reach the end was another question.
If Blue chooses the Sea of Life, he will most likely fall before the end, and can only take his remains to the Sea of Life.
Conventional treatments are ineffective for brucellosis.
Its injuries are too severe; it requires something precious to heal it.
Many kind-hearted people couldn't bear to see Blue go to its death, so they tried their best to bring it to the Sea of Life.
Even if he succeeds, Bru will die in the Sea of Life.
The seawater of the Sea of Life has no therapeutic effect.
The plot of the 20th floor is all related to the blue whale Blue.
Ye Bai's top priority is to save it first, and then consider how to choose a direction and increase the exploration progress!
Without resolving the issue of Blue's serious injury, everything else will be a mess!
As Ye Bai focused his gaze, more information notifications popped up.
[Treatment method: 15L of Life-Giving Essence...]
Ye Bai raised an eyebrow. 15 liters?!
Where is he going to find 15 liters of the source of life?
Ye Bai practically gave away all the life-saving resources he had.
Ye Bai obtained 100L of Life Essence on the third level, while the lizard drank 50L. During their attempt to clear the level...
etc!
A sudden thought flashed through Ye Bai's mind: Did Brother Lizard drink 50L of the Source of Life back then?!
How could he have forgotten about that!
The lizard itself wasn't very strong; it even said that it simply drank the water and stored it away.
Does that mean...?
With a thought, Ye Bai noticed that the lizard, who had been basking in the moonlight by the mine, suddenly appeared on the blue whale.
Lizard Bro: "Wabi Babu?"
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