Ling Sha crossed her legs and gently patted Tang Tang's back, like a strict but loving mother.
Isn't this a bit too impolite...?
Hera swallowed hard. She had thought that Spirit Shark was just being polite and didn't really intend to share his food.
As a result, not only did Tangtang accept the call as a matter of course, but Lingsha was not even angry!
Hera remembered that the two of them had only just met, so how could they be so rude?
But then again, they aren't human, so we can't look at them from a human perspective.
Thinking about it that way, it doesn't seem like there's any problem.
Spirit Shark turned its gaze to Hera, "Hey, surface dweller, are you getting used to living here?"
Hera was startled and quickly nodded in reply, "It's alright, but I haven't completely gotten used to it yet."
The shark nodded and then lay down directly on the thin rope.
"I'll rest here with you for a while, since I need to keep an eye on both of you anyway."
"If anything happens, I can react immediately."
Tangtang ate the eel, her chubby cheeks bouncing up and down.
"That's great, I'll go ask for another bed later."
After giving a soft "hmm," Ling Sha fell silent.
Hera looked at the other person's tall figure, feeling conflicted about whether or not to ask how to get back to the ground.
Even though the other party had said it was impossible to go back, how could Hera give up!
On the ground lies the seriously ill mother and the boy who takes care of her every day and constantly tries to please her.
They're all waiting for me; I can't stay here forever.
With this in mind, Hera seemed to have made up her mind.
"Spirit Shark... is there really no way for it to return to the ground?"
Spirit Shark slightly opened its eyes and looked at Hera. It wasn't angry; it answered lazily.
"I already said...it's impossible."
"Is there really no way to fix this..." Hera lowered her head slightly, her fair figure looking pitiful.
Ling Sha sighed softly and sat up.
"Actually, it's not entirely impossible."
Hera immediately felt a glimmer of hope and pricked up her ears to listen carefully.
"After all, we cannot deviate from this rule, which was established by the mother of our lives, the Ocean."
If He says you can't leave, then you can't leave. But if He allows you to leave, you can go wherever you want.
Upon hearing this, Hera felt as if she had found a lifeline and hurriedly inquired.
"Where is the Ocean now? How can I find it?!"
The Shark walked slowly to Hera and pointed downwards.
"this."
"?" Hera looked down and saw nothing but the floor, which made her look puzzled.
Where is it?
As soon as she finished speaking, Hera suddenly understood something.
But... is it really possible for something this absurd to happen?
The spirit shark slowly spoke, "Our entire underwater world lives on the back of the ocean."
"Living on...your back?"
Although she was prepared, the news still exploded in Hera's mind like a bomb.
How big is it that an entire biological community can live on the back of a single organism!
“How big is the ocean?” Hera couldn’t help but ask.
Ling Sha glanced out the window and shook his head slightly.
"I don't know. I've only crossed the border once, and that was a long journey of ten days and ten nights."
"However, I have heard a rumor."
"rumor?"
"If we compare the entire ocean to the entire seawater world, it would take about ten oceans to fill the entire seawater world."
One-tenth?!
Hera exclaimed in surprise, because she knew how vast the ocean was—it covered seventy percent of the Earth's surface!
One-tenth means that the size of the ocean is about seven percent of the Earth's surface area!
No country in the world has ever had such a large land area!
"Then... how do I contact [Ocean]?"
"He's so big, can he hear me?"
“Of course you can’t hear it.” Spirit Shark shrugged. “To communicate and connect with the Ocean, you have to go to the core area.”
That's where the ocean and we sea creatures communicate.
"But you can't go."
Just as Hera was about to ask further questions, Spirit Shark poured cold water on her.
"Ah..." Hera opened her lips, but didn't rush to say anything, instead waiting for Spirit Shark to continue.
"To communicate with the Ocean, you must either be personally chosen by Him or possess the status of a high-ranking guardian."
However, the former possibility is extremely slim; it's usually high-ranking guardians communicating with the [ocean].
"Don't look down on me. At most, I can only be considered a squad leader in a district. I need to be one level higher to communicate with [Ocean]."
Furthermore, even if we reach that level, it's not something you can just do whenever you want. I don't know exactly when we can contact each other.
So what should we do?
Hera fell into deep thought. Right now, she could only try her luck; perhaps the Ocean would come looking for her after a while.
I am, after all, a surface dweller. If the Ocean discovers me, it will definitely pay attention to me.
Alternatively, you could find a higher-level guardian, gain their trust, and have them contact [the Ocean].
Hera sighed in frustration.
Both of these methods are far too passive; with a bit of luck, it might be possible to achieve it the very next day.
If you're unlucky, you might be trapped here for the rest of your life.
"If it were up to me, I would suggest you try becoming a guardian."
"?!" Hera was startled and pointed at herself at the spirit shark with an incredulous look.
"Me?! I can be a guardian too?!"
Spirit Shark nodded. "Of course, any living thing will do."
"But I am a surface creature."
Ling Sha lowered his eyes slightly and thought for a moment.
"It's really uncertain, but having a goal is better than doing nothing."
Hera agreed, "Then how should we do it? Is there any test or trial required?"
“It’s not that complicated.” Ling Sha held up two fingers.
"There are two ways to become a guardian: either gain the approval of the Ocean or gain the approval of more than three guardians."
"To gain the recognition of the ocean is essentially to demonstrate your strength."
Once upon a time, a shark single-handedly wiped out more than a dozen ferocious predators, earning the recognition of the Ocean and evolving into a Sea Shark Dragon, becoming its guardian.
"Oh right, as soon as you receive recognition and become a guardian, you will become a sea shark dragon, even if you are a turtle."
You can try to pass through the Shark Strait or Whirlpool Bay. As long as you can get through these two challenges, you can basically become a guardian.
Most guardians become guardians by passing these two tests.
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