Although Alfonso wasn't responsible for caring for Red Sea Trees, bringing Saul into the Red Sea was still no problem.
The timing of entering the Red Sea was quite good. When Saul and Alfonso descended, the schools of rmaids weren't lying lazily on the seabed, but were gathered around the Red Sea Tree roots, gnawing at sothing with their sharp teeth.
Looking carefully, one could see brown root stems hanging on the tree roots like tree tumors.
These rmaids had very strange expressions, extrely enjoyable, as if they were enjoying a feast.
When Saul and the others passed by, not a single rmaid was distracted enough to notice them.
Saul released Kate and said to him in a low voice, "We'll search separately. If you discover any existence with a similar scent, call for ."
Kate nodded. He wasn't as sensitive to Azure Scale Clan bloodline as Saul. If Floco weren't inconveniently unable to possess a body right now, having him co along to search together would actually be fastest.
Currently, Saul and Kate could only follow the clues Floco had left behind, trying to find other rmaids possessing Azure Scale Clan bloodline.
Alfonso didn't search. He stopped in the area with the densest tree roots, watching every move Saul and Kate made.
Red Sea Trees were extrely important strategic resources, concerning the future of the entire Nephret Continent. Naturally, he wouldn't let Saul remain alone under the sea surface.
Of course, he wasn't too worried either.
The special nature of the Red Sea and Red Sea Trees ant the entire Tribunal kept their attention focused here.
If situations beyond their control arose, even Tribunal Chief Frim would rush over imdiately.
Alfonso watching Saul to prevent him from causing trouble was actually also protecting Saul.
Saul knew Alfonso was watching him. Although nominally searching for atavistic rmaids, he was actually still hunting for his target.
Thousands upon thousands of rmaids were gathered under the Red Sea Trees. After Saul swept around for a few days, he sank to the seabed to see if there were any fish that slipped through the net.
Kate searched for targets by scent near the tree roots.
Saul swam deeper and deeper, already approaching so distant canyons and caves.
Alfonso's eyes were fixed tightly on Saul. Without realizing it, his hands were already clenched together.
Saul didn't know that Alfonso above was inexplicably becoming nervous. He was just searching in so places where fish rarely went.
What he was looking for were rmaids possessing Floco's bloodline. Such rmaids would very likely be like the rmaid Kate possessed, constantly trying to escape the Red Sea. Perhaps they would appear in hidden areas at the Red Sea's edges.
Even if they couldn't escape due to the entire Red Sea Tree area being strictly controlled by the Tribunal, they would very likely try their best to escape the influence of Red Sea Tree root stems.
Suddenly, while passing through an area covered with layers of root stems, Saul faintly sensed a sowhat peculiar ntal power.
But that ntal power flashed by in an instant, as if the anomaly Saul had just sensed was only his illusion.
But Saul understood he definitely hadn't made a mistake.
He stood on the patch of tree roots where the ntal power fluctuation had just appeared and gently stomped the ground with his feet.
ntal power probing confird there was indeed a crevice below—very narrow, but enough for a thin person to pass through.
Just as Saul wanted to lift the tree roots to take a look, Alfonso descended from above.
"Any discoveries?"
"There might be rmaids down here too."
Alfonso stepped forward proactively, directly lifting large patches of tree roots, stirring up sand from the seabed.
The commotion was rather large.
Saul raised an eyebrow slightly but didn't stop him.
"There are rmaids below." Alfonso looked down and said to Saul, "Do you want to go down and catch that rmaid?"
Saul smiled. "I'll go take a look and co back."
This ti Alfonso made no other moves, just waiting above.
Saul went down for a swim and saw a rmaid lying on a rock.
This rmaid had several cyan scales on its tail—clearly related to atavistic rmaids.
But when Saul scanned the other party's soul body, he discovered the other party's ntal power fluctuations were sowhat different from the hidden ntal power he'd just discovered.
The rmaid from just now should have already run away.
Saul didn't search deeper. Even if he went down, he'd probably only find one or two ordinary rmaids at most.
That extrely hidden ntal power from just now had definitely disappeared.
Having failed to track the target from just now, he'd basically lost the trail.
Saul grabbed the rmaid he'd discovered and erged from the ground crevice.
The rmaid didn't resist either, looking as silly and foolish as other rmaids, without active consciousness.
"One was hiding here." Saul showed the rmaid he'd pulled out to Alfonso.
"There are too many rmaids here. This one was probably squeezed down and didn't know how to get back out."
The rmaid Saul brought out was very thin, even thinner than other rmaids by a full size.
If Saul hadn't already distinguished that the rmaid before him wasn't the one he'd just discovered, he might have agreed with Alfonso's view—that it was a rmaid that had been squeezed down, couldn't find a way out, and was starved thin.
Alfonso's gaze moved down, seeing this abnormally thin rmaid had a palm-sized patch of cyan scales on its tail.
"Congratulations, you actually found your target among so many rmaids."
Could Saul say his real target actually wasn't atavistic rmaids?
No, so he brought back this rmaid that had beco a scapegoat.
When leaving the Red Sea, Saul also brought back so Red Sea Tree roots and stem blocks. After all, how could one research rmaids without Red Sea Tree cooperation?
It was just a pity that to take away a complete Red Sea Tree, one had to apply to the Tribunal's specialized Red Sea Tree maintenance group, then temporarily withdraw part of the seal maintenance on Red Sea Trees before conducting harmless transplantation.
And the maintenance group's leader was naturally the third-rank wizard Royer, who cherished Red Sea Trees imnsely.
But Royer wasn't there.
Saul could only settle for second best, choosing a section of branch with relatively vigorous vitality, planning to try putting it in water when he returned.
Sitting on the return boat, rmaid Kate hugged the newly captured atavistic rmaid while shrinking in a corner.
Although the two rmaids didn't have the sa bloodline, they at least belonged to the sa species. With Kate's comfort, the new captive could be sowhat calr.
Giving Kate a look, Saul turned back to ask Alfonso, who was steering the boat.
"Does this rmaid have a na?"
Alfonso focused on steering, not glancing at the new rmaid even once. "You discovered him first."
Saul turned back. The newly caught rmaid was male. Following Alfonso's usual naming convention, "Let's call him Quartz for now."
The rmaid with his new na moved, then was firmly hugged by Kate again.
The return journey remained dim, just like the difficulties Saul was currently facing.
"If you can't find or solve the cause of rmaid illness, you might have to accept Royer's plan about creating new royalty and modifying rmaids."
But Alfonso said, "I don't hold much hope for Royer's plan either. New royalty? If bloodline fusion were so simple, the Tribunal wouldn't have let the current Evernight royal family exist for so long."
In the dark flowing water, a sigh rang out.
"Bloodline fusion isn't sothing calculations and formulas can handle. Sotis, it's as fickle as fate. And fate cannot be manufactured."
(End of Chapter)
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