With six fingerprint scanners successfully collecting data, a click was heard as the man in the suit removed the bar counter cover, revealing a smaller control panel.
"Next, I will steer the cruise ship back to its normal course. I'm sure you all don't want to go back the way we came, right? We'll be heading into the whirlpool in about an hour."
“Wait! Could we stop the cruise ship first?” Wips interrupted the man in the suit, then explained to the others, “If this ship is going to sink, what chance do we have of surviving if we fall to the bottom of the sea?”
Everyone else remained silent, except for Jiang Ran, who explained the existence of the Sea-Avoiding Pearl to him.
"So there's such a thing?"
Wips gave a bitter smile. So, everyone else had a way to save their lives, but he and Dejov could only wait to die?
“Then let the cruise ship stay here for now,” Jiang Ran said again. “Those who want to leave will have another chance to leave tomorrow morning, and those who want to fight for this last chance will have plenty of time.”
The others were not surprised by Jiang Ran's words. Firstly, Jiang Ran had cooperated with Weipus before, so it was reasonable for him to speak up for him. Secondly, Zhuge Shensuan of the Dragon Kingdom also did not have the Sea-Avoiding Pearl and needed time to leave.
"If you all agree, the Northern Alliance is willing to allocate a portion of its resources to your respective countries."
Wips also knew that if they didn't pay a price, the others probably wouldn't give in so easily. If they couldn't leave smoothly, they wouldn't get any resources at all. So, this outcome could be considered a win-win situation.
“Okay, I don’t need to force you to your death here. Anyway, you won’t pose any threat to us after you leave.” Yamamoto also smiled and leaned close to Weps’s ear, “Hey, I don’t need to negotiate with my country for my share. Just convert it into money and transfer it to my private account.”
"no problem."
Most people in the hall agreed with the proposal, and Han Xiaodong and Aransta couldn't say much, so they could only nod in agreement.
That night, the interior of the cruise ship was unusually quiet, with only lightning and gales raging outside.
The next morning, Weipus and his companion left the world as agreed. Zhuge Shensuan originally intended to do the same, but Jiang Ran unexpectedly handed him his Sea-Avoiding Pearl.
"Brother Jiang, what does this mean?"
“Because I don’t need this anymore,” Jiang Ran explained. “Planck survived the contact with seawater, which must be due to the Sea Blood in his body. I have also been injected with Sea Blood, so I no longer need the Sea-Avoiding Pearl.”
Dragon Kingdom, Jiang Ran, Zhuge the Divine Calculator!
Cherry blossoms, on the mountain too!
White Eagle, Aransta!
The sun never sets, Han Xiaodong!
If we include Yangshan's soul still floating in the sky, there are only six ghost story masters left in the ghost story world. It's a pity that Yangshan cannot choose to leave the world in his soul state, otherwise he probably would have chosen to protect himself.
The cruise ship, piloted by the man in the suit, steered towards the whirlpool!
In the end, the Abyss plunged into a vortex that seemed to devour everything!
Seawater flooded the cabin, and the group instinctively held their breath before gradually adjusting to being submerged in the sea. Jiang Ran tried to breathe in the sea and found it surprisingly easy!
He lifted his clothes and saw that gill-like organs had grown on both sides of his abdomen, which enabled him to survive and move nimbly in the ocean!
Compared to the sea-avoiding pearl, which cannot be immersed in seawater for a long time, the sea-seeking pearl is clearly in a better condition!
The vortex had an extremely strong suction force, and everyone felt as if their bodies were about to be torn apart. Meanwhile, the man in the suit who was not far from them had already drowned there.
He probably thought he was also a member of the Sea Si, but he didn't expect that Planck injected him with diluted Sea Si blood, which could only make his body stronger, but not enough to make him ignore seawater.
A massive wave tore the cruise ship apart, and everyone was swept away by the wave, their destination unknown!
"Cough cough!"
When Jiang Ran opened his eyes again, he was already underwater. The pressure made him feel uncomfortable, but he could still bear it. In front of him was a huge ruin, a sunken ocean kingdom!
"Is this... Atlantis?"
Jiang Ran stepped forward on the stone slabs, and a broken door appeared. Just as Jiang Ran was about to step into it, the statue on the door stretched out its stone arm and grabbed Jiang Ran tightly!
"You who seek the mermaid's treasure, you have not yet been recognized and must not set foot in the main city, otherwise you will be cursed by the mermaid and never be reincarnated!"
The stone slabs on the ground gradually rose up, forming a huge stone table, while the statue released Jiang Ran and slowly walked to the other side of the stone table.
"Those who come from afar, if they wish to enter the main city, must undergo the test of the mermaids!"
Not only Jiang Ran, but everyone was carried to different places by the tide, but they all encountered the same obstacle in front of them!
It seems they were carried to different directions of the main city by the tide. Whoever passes the test first will be able to enter the main city first and gain the upper hand!
Han Xiaodong just smiled slightly, showing no intention of participating in the test at all, and instead went upstream!
"Having come this far, is he now considering giving up?"
"I'm afraid there's nothing we can do about it. We thought that entering Atlantis would be the last step, but we didn't expect there to be another so-called test blocking our way. The Sea-Avoiding Pearl cannot be immersed in seawater for an hour continuously. Without knowing how long the test will take, they can only surface to refresh the Sea-Avoiding Pearl's status!"
Zhuge Shensuan and Alansta also realized this. They had been in the sea for quite some time, and the Sea-Avoiding Pearl would probably soon become ineffective. They had to refresh the pearl's status first!
The three of them going back and forth will definitely take a lot of time, which will make them a step behind others!
Currently, the only two people still standing on the test platform are Jiang Ran and Yamashita, who have been injected with Hai Si's blood!
Pass this final test, and immortality and treasure await you!
"Then come on, statue gatekeeper, what is your test?"
"My test is called 'Yin Yang Poker'."
"My test is called 'Amaterasu Poker'."
The two trials had different names, which was probably to prevent the observers from copying each other's work, thus losing the true meaning of the trials!
Thinking about it this way, when the other three return to the testing platform, the challenges they will face will inevitably be different. Since the three who are already a step behind cannot get any useful hints from the observer, their chances of passing the test are even slimmer.
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