1494: Chapter 1490: First Exploration 1494: Chapter 1490: First Exploration “This is really bad.”
Lu Ping’an had pondered what the other side of the vortex might be like, but once he actually stepped into the Octopus’s world, he frowned.
The skin of the Fishman life forms was quite special, not only sensitive, but it also allowed them to “taste” using the sensory organs on their surface, and upon just arriving in the Exotic Realm, Lu Ping’an’s nervous system responded with a strong urge to vomit.
This was the Fishman “tasting” the water, and this body of water was clearly not suitable for this ethnic group to live.
In fact, the catfish over there were really vomiting.
“Could it be that I’ve made the sensory system wrong?
No, that can’t be right, I used the Fishman template from rcury 42.
It can’t be that it slls foul to them but fragrant to .
We’re not dogs…”
“Your shell is not the issue; the problem is the world.”
Chris seed completely unfazed, as if she had no concerns about the environnt at hand.
Even though there were so black filants in the surrounding water and an astonishingly high content of sand, she still didn’t care.
“Most Exotic Realms, in fact, are not suitable for life to thrive.”
Big Cat seed to state a “truth” that Lu Ping’an had overlooked.
Worlds like rcury 42 and Earth were worth contesting over because they had value, while most other worlds rely existed.
This Octopus’s world, obviously unsuitable for Fishman habitation, made Lu Ping’an analyze a bit more, realizing that the water was not “poisonous,” but the “Elents” of this world itself were particularly hostile to the Fishman.
Lu Ping’an could sense sothing eroding the fragile flesh of the Fishman.
“…tal particles?”
As a Developer, he quickly ca to a conclusion.
It seed the discomfort was due to heavy tal poisoning.
Was his “biological shell” dying rapidly?
Lu Ping’an closed his eyes, perceiving so heavy tal elents eroding his fleshly exterior.
If he were a mortal, the situation would probably be quite bad.
Was such a terrible world really suitable to be a frontline world?
It was likely these Fishman would diminish in numbers if they lived here for too long.
“Very suitable.
Those guys, wanting to live a little more comfortably, will step onto the battlefield even more actively.”
Big Cat always managed to provide an answer that was terrible but aligned with reality.
However, such a terrible environnt might not necessarily be bad for an outsider like Lu Ping’an.
At least, during the half-hour or more he spent crouching in wait, the passersby hurried by, never suspecting they might be counterattacked…
“It seems we need a little help, information from the locals.”
Lu Ping’an eyed a patrol team, silently following them; minutes later, a few stragglers fell behind, and the team gained so “old faces” unfamiliar to everyone else.
“Replace?” Seeing the surrounding Fishman swiftly accept his party, Lu Ping’an was curious about how Big Cat managed it.
“No need…
just a bit of control skill.
Fishman, like humans, are beasts, and there’s no difference in manipulating them.
You have an Abnormal Ability to enhance friendliness and affinity, right?”
Although every communication with Big Cat was a challenge to moral boundaries and common sense, in such situations, having such a companion was very convenient.
Soon, the patrol team inford them of their objective.
They were the elite patrol team of the lord “Broken Blade,” whose main duties were to hunt and capture deserters…
The na gave Lu Ping’an an odd feeling.
It seed that the traditional titles of Fishman were composed of an “adjective” followed by a “weapon (blade/shield, etc.),” and the word “broken” subtly hinted that this lord was not particularly powerful.
Following the team, Lu Ping’an also had ti to appreciate the scenery of this world…
One could only say it was quite terrible.
The seawater was clear, but it evidently contained harmful substances that made it opaque at a slight distance…
Lu Ping’an could see clearly, but he hadn’t found any local plants or animals that were his targets.
Lu Ping’an tried to surface and naturally didn’t see any stars; the temperature felt a bit low, but not to the point of freezing…
The next mont, he negated that judgnt.
After leaving the water’s surface, the temperature plumted rapidly, and even he felt unable to bear it, while the water below remained relatively warm…
Lu Ping’an still felt like it was below freezing, but it seed the freezing point of water in this world was not zero degrees.
Lifting his head above water, Lu Ping’an felt oppressed, as if he was placed in a box.
“It’s also possible that this isn’t even water…”
It could act as a circulatory fluid for life, almost adequate for the Fishn here, but in this obvious Poison Sea, their lifespan shouldn’t be long.
The situation of this team was also quite bad; only a few patrolling soldiers rode large carrying beasts, in the middle was the personal fortress of the team captain, and most ordinary soldiers had to ride smaller aquatic beasts, struggling to keep up.
A few large patrols with so scattered riders—that was the standard combat power configuration for the Fishn.
And on this side, it seed there was no difference.
“Hey, I’m your second uncle’s mother’s uncle’s grandfather.”
Speaking nonsense, but in this squad with few Extraordinary beings, when Big Cat made a move, Lu Ping’an instantly beca everyone’s friend.
But these Fishn were not only weak, most of them were Mortals and knew nothing at all.
They were just transferred here three months ago, originally not from this world, and they didn’t know what they would do next.
So, following them, Lu Ping’an found that “Broken Blade” lord.
“You are…”
This lord was a bit more Powerful, at least resisting Big Cat’s ability, but clearly, that wasn’t a rational choice, especially since it was facing a Decree-level being and here were at least two Rule-level Combat Powers.
Soon, it too beca a “friend”.
“Stop fighting, we are friends, stop it!
Or you really will die…”
The lanting Fishman Leader, this grey, over three ters tall fish creature, just like that, wailing, beca Lu Ping’an’s new friend.
And putting down his bloody fists, with this interdiary, Lu Ping’an finally learned sothing about the local situation.
It turned out that this place wasn’t the Fishn’s world at all, but a “Isolation Zone”…
An ethnic group specializing in Exotic Realm invasions, with enough history to study all that chaos.
For instance, the most suitable world net structure for otherworldly invasions.
It was a funnel-like Isolation Zone, with more worlds higher up, and at least four normal Fishman Worlds linked above this “Passage Bridge”.
“Why go through such trouble?”
“As long as the entry points are sealed, defenses can be maintained.
It’s not only capable of dealing with spies but also preventing deserters.
At the sa ti, it’s a defense against the worst-case scenarios,” Big Cat seed to understand everything.
“The worst-case scenarios?”
“Being targeted by an unbeatable opponent or the opponent using so kind of super weapon.
Then, they would just destroy the Isolation Zone.”
This was playing big.
“Our War Zone on that side has at least a few hundred Spatial Rifts, all linked here?”
“No, they should be scattered…
Probably at least dozens of small to dium-sized spaces, serving as Isolation Zones, as well as their temporary military camps.”
However, Lu Ping’an was curious about how this was done.
“Quite a few possibilities, the domain of an Ability User, so special Taboo items, spaces like the Secret Realm, but since it’s man-made, Lu Ping’an, get ready…”
Ready for what?
Oh, hearing the knocking outside and sensing the malice mixed with a killing intent, Lu Ping’an suddenly realized.
Indeed, the master of this place had co knocking.
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