"Huh? Me?" Bedeku pointed to himself, somewhat bewildered.
"Of course, otherwise why don't you ride me?" Qiao Suinian said irritably.
Bedeku himself was a ghostly ghoul, and by riding him while concealing his presence, he would generally not be harassed by other alien races.
Would you randomly harass another human being while walking down the street?
Although Bedeku was somewhat unwilling, he was eventually forced to sit on top of Qiao Suinian.
This time, Qiao Suinian did not waste time hunting alien races. Two days later, he arrived at the border of the Great Xia Ancient Kingdom.
Directly in front of him stretched an endless expanse of blue ocean, where the sea met the sky, the two different shades of blue blending perfectly.
Only those who have seen the sea with their own eyes can understand how magnificent it is. There is a small border town by the sea, which is also Qiao Suinian's destination.
"Change back to human form, we can't enter the city like this."
Qiao Suinian jumped off Beidaiku, and Beidaiku quickly transformed into a simple and honest-looking man.
The two then headed towards the small town. The town's walls were clearly newly built, with some signs of repair, likely left behind after an attack by a foreign race.
"Stop! What are you doing?"
As soon as Qiao Suinian and his companion approached, they were stopped by the guards at the city gate.
"Gentlemen, you've had a hard time. We're refugees from other places, so please be lenient with us."
Qiao Suinian said with a grin, stuffing a few pieces of gold into the hands of the guards.
"Oh? You're quite sensible, buddy!" The guard smiled with satisfaction. "Go in! Don't cause trouble once you're in the city!"
Seeing that Qiao Suinian and the other person were both human and so sensible, he didn't stop them.
"Okay, thank you!"
Qiao Suinian successfully infiltrated this place called Blue Ocean City. He had never heard of this place before; it must be a new name that came about after the apocalypse.
As soon as Qiao Suinian entered the city, he heard the residents chatting.
"Hey, have you guys heard? There have been some alien creatures appearing in the shallow waters lately! Old Liu and the others went into the sea and got bitten by something!"
"I know! He was bitten terribly. Old Liu had a piece of his leg bitten off, and he'll probably be in a wheelchair for the rest of his life!"
"It's a miracle we came back alive. The real problem is we have no idea what bit us. Blue Ocean City has already issued a notice that no one is allowed to go into the sea during this period!"
"Won't we be unable to go to the shallow sea area anymore? What are we going to do then? Blue Ocean City relies almost entirely on seafood for food. Are we going to starve to death?"
"Oh my god, don't scare me like that. You're making it sound so mysterious. Could it just be a fish bite?"
"At first, people thought it was just a simple fish bite incident..."
The residents all looked worried. After all, they relied on the mountains and the sea for their livelihood, so it's normal that they couldn't be happy about what happened.
But Qiao Suinian was delighted to hear this. It was like a pillow coming to his door when he was sleepy. He hadn't even started asking around, and the news had already been delivered to him.
If he wasn't mistaken, the biting creature in the sea was the alien race he was looking for on this trip: the light-smelling eight-eyed eel.
Compared to other alien races that readily eat people, the light-spotted lamprey is much more docile. They are not large; an adult light-spotted lamprey is only one meter long, and its mouth is only the size of a human fist.
Although this thing is small and its combat power is relatively average, it is very cunning and extremely fast. It usually takes advantage of your inattention to rush up and bite off a large chunk of flesh, and then turns around and runs away.
The sight of this creature that bites and runs away initially caused considerable panic. However, the situation changed completely when people discovered that the glaucoma eel possessed extremely powerful aphrodisiac properties.
The gleaming hagfish became a highly sought-after creature, with countless wealthy and powerful people spending fortunes to acquire one.
By then, catching smelt eels will no longer be so easy, since scarcity increases value.
"Brothers! My name is Ye Difeng! May I ask where that area of the sea you just mentioned where the unidentified creature was hurting people is? Could you take me there to have a look?" Qiao Suinian approached the residents and asked politely.
"Ye Difeng? Never heard of him. There's no one in Blue Ocean City that I, Old Man Liu, don't know. You must be from out of town." A thin old man smoking a cigarette, wearing a white undershirt, looked Qiao Suinian up and down.
"Brother Liu, you have a keen eye! You have such discerning eyes! I admire you!" Qiao Suinian gave a thumbs up, praising him generously.
"Of course!" Old Liu proudly raised his head, like a victorious rooster. "But what are you going to that sea area for? Those unidentified creatures are terrifying! A friend of mine was bitten by one, and he said he couldn't see any living creatures nearby. It's horrifying!"
"To be honest, I'm from Kyoto! I'm on orders from above to compile detailed information on all the alien races within the Great Xia Ancient Kingdom! Judging from your description, that unidentified creature should be a completely new alien race!" Qiao Suinian said earnestly, and with his honest and reliable face, Old Liu and the others were immediately convinced.
"I'd like to lead you there, but that area of the sea is currently surrounded by people from Blue Ocean City, and they're not letting civilians near it at all. I can't help you with that!"
Old Liu was so anxious that he scratched his head and cheeks.
"Oh, right! If you're from Kyoto, you can talk to the city lord of Blue Sea City! With the city lord's approval, it'll be easy for you to go to that sea area!" Old Liu said, his eyes darting around.
"I see! Thank you, Brother Liu! Where can we find the city lord of Blue Ocean City?" Qiao Suinian asked.
"Look! If you walk towards the city center, the tallest building in the very center is the City Lord's Mansion of Blue Ocean City!" Old Liu pointed in a direction.
City Lord's Mansion?
Upon hearing the name, Qiao Suinian almost burst out laughing. Blue Ocean City was just a tiny place, yet it had established a city lord's mansion. The entire city was only the size of a small village.
That makes sense, calling someone the village chief doesn't have the same grandeur as calling them the city lord. Qiao Suinian didn't say anything more, nodded, and led Beidaiku over.
Inside the city lord's mansion, Chang Yongxin, the city lord of Blue Ocean City, was having a terrible headache.
The attacks on humans by unidentified sea creatures were giving him a major headache. The people of Blue Ocean City were afraid to go fishing in the sea anymore. If this continued, Blue Ocean City would definitely fall into a food shortage, since the catch was the main source of food for Blue Ocean City.
"Damn it, aren't those alien races supposed to be hiding in the deep sea? When did they start having shallow waters too? This is so frustrating!"
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