Xiao Zhi looked at Lance, who had never been so sweet before or after his death, and began to think about how to save him.

It is probably impossible to face the big octopus. If you want to solve this kind of rough-skinned and bulky existence, it will probably require a public task facing the whole continent, and it is possible to gather elites of all races.

Also, it may not be successful.

Xiao Zhi looked at the happy pink octopus who seemed to be humming a song, and couldn't help but change his mind. What will happen if you don't start with it? Although this octopus is very powerful, it does not seem to be a bloodthirsty type, and even has a unique little hobby. Can you start with its hobby?

Xiao Zhi glanced at the lovely Lance again, he was like a doll under the hands of the big octopus.

Can you make a new doll for the big octopus?

With Xiao Zhi, a humanoid master, the final product will definitely be more delicate than that made by a big octopus with its thick tentacles. It's this style... Probably can't follow what Xiao Zhi originally liked. It must follow the big octopus's hobby and take the pink girl route, giving it a more delicate, more gorgeous, and more girlish.

Thinking of it, do it, Xiao Zhi finally glanced at the helpless Lance and the cheerful big octopus, turned and left here.

Dolls need materials, but this is the deep sea, and there is no such thing as a trading house. If you want other players to run errands and buy them, no one can send them. How to solve the materials?

As for the fabric, the big octopus has already provided an idea, just use seaweed. Anyway, there are a lot of seaweed here, and there are all kinds of colors and textures, so it is not a problem.

For decoration, other seaweeds, shells, pearls can be used, and you can even search these houses, and maybe there are jewelry left by the original residents.

Tools can only be random, depending on luck, find what is what.

Xiao Zhi took Alifa in search of a huge city without people.

After a while, he realized that there was something unusual about the city. Although there are many marine creatures nearby, all of them are small in size and docile in character, and none of the giant, fierce and aggressive ones can be seen. It's like, someone is screening creatures that are eligible to enter the city.

A group of brightly colored small fish swam beside Xiao Zhi and Alifa. They had probably never seen such a strange creature before. The city was safe, and the small fish swam around them several times curiously.

One of the particularly small fish stepped forward boldly and secretly rubbed Alifa's hard head.

"Goo~" Alifa turned his head and pointed at Xiaoyu with his empty eye sockets.

"Boom~" Xiaoyu was not afraid, and spit a bubble at it.

Xiao Zhi continued to move forward, letting the fish behind him follow curiously.

The buildings in this city are distributed in a circle, layer by layer, with a very clear structure, and the living positions of residents seem to be divided according to their status.

The houses on the edge look relatively simple, and the carvings on the stone pillars are all single lines, the craftsmanship is rough, and some lines are crooked, probably the result of the owner's own work.

But a little further ahead, the house’s delicacy is different. Not only are the stone pillars at the door handcrafted by specialized craftsmen, but the style of the roof has also changed, and the interior furniture is much more. Even the stone used for construction can be seen to have fewer impurities, and it is more white and delicate.

Fortunately, the furniture here is made of stone, which can still be preserved after the years.

Along the way, Xiao Zhi picked materials and found a lot of jewelry. He couldn't help but wonder, what happened that year, so that the residents here didn't even take away these valuable jewels?

At the same time, he also discovered another strangeness, there was no water in it. Whether it is a water cup, a kettle, or a bucket, a water tank, or even a bathtub and a sink that are used in daily life.

Xiao Zhi couldn't help thinking, "Could it be that the original residents here don't use water?"

No, it doesn't seem right.

Looking at the common wave patterns on the surrounding buildings and jewelry, the residents here should be in frequent contact with water and like it.

So why does a group of people who love water not use it?

Xiao Zhi looked down at the hem of his clothes flowing with the water, and suddenly got inspiration. Maybe it's not that they don't use water, but they already live in water! Soaked in water all day, naturally there is no need to use another thing to fill the water.

He looked at the "skylights" on the roofs of almost every home. Perhaps these were not windows, but doors that facilitated the homeowner to swim directly into the house from a height. After all, if you are swimming in the sea, you can adjust the height yourself, and you don’t have to stick to being close to the ground, so the door does not have to be opened near the ground, and it is obviously more convenient to enter and exit at the top.

This city is probably not a sunken land city, but was originally built in the ocean.

This is a city belonging to the sea clan!

Where did the original sea clan go? Why is such a huge city sleeping silently in the deep sea? Xiao Zhi flipped through his memories, as if no well-known city was built in the sea, no matter in the past or now.

There was no answer for the time being. Xiao Zhi took Alifa towards the center of the city. The more he went to the center, the more status and status the people lived in, and the more things he had at home, which was just right for him to find materials for dolls.

Xiao Zhi found some dyes that had expired for some unknown number of years.

These dyes are probably special products here, and they are not soluble in water at all. After groping for a while, he finally mastered the use of these dyes, and decided to use them to paint the dolls at that time, so as not to look scary on the white and miserable face.

Probably in the center of the city, a very large square appeared in front.

Each stone slab on the ground of the square has delicate reliefs, each of which tells a story, and the surrounding stone pillars are also the thickest and most complicated in the city. It looks like this is a very important place for the whole city, presumably the residents will hold some important events here

Xiao Zhi looked at the stories of the stone carvings on the ground, some were heroes defeating sea monsters, some were soldiers defeating invaders, and some were allusions, but Xiao Zhi had never read these allusions, and could not understand the content.

Suddenly, Xiao Zhi saw a familiar figure appear on one of the stone slabs. It was a man in a flowing robe, and a man with a fish tail and a trident in his hand. They folded their hands and held a round thing, surrounded by excited faces of other sea clans.

The clothes on the man on the left were somewhat similar to the traditional dresses Xiao Zhi had seen on the Xiyue Clan, but they did not have the complicated tailoring and decoration of the Xiyue Clan.

The one on the right is also very familiar, isn't that the Yuan clan who chased him all the way? ! But the appearance of this Yuan clan was normal, even quite handsome, not as ferocious and terrifying as the ones Xiao Zhi had seen.

Alifa saw the figure of the suspected Yuan clan, and angrily stretched out his claws and pointed at the slate: "Goo!"

bad guy! Fierce Baba!

Xiao Zhi rubbed his chin and thought, "Could it be the ancestors of the Xiyue Clan and the Yuan Clan? Are they... an alliance?"

This kind of photo of two people holding something together is really like a cooperation between two companies or a ribbon-cutting picture.

After walking for a while, Xiao Zhi saw a high platform in the center of the square with a large stone tablet with a delicate shape. The words on the stone tablet were unfamiliar and somewhat familiar. He tried to spell it out in common language, which was probably " I don't know if the pronunciation of "Kanaxi" is correct.

Is this the name of the city? Or is it just a slogan?

After a while.

Because of Xiao Zhi's actions in the city, his area exploration rate increased to 13%.

Xiao Zhi swept the surrounding houses again, found a lot of materials, and even made up a set of cutting and polishing tools. He found a room with the largest and best-preserved table nearby as a temporary studio, and also removed a glowing shell for lighting.

Seeing Xiao Zhi seems to be going to perform strange activities, there are more small fish gathering places around, the timid ones are watching from the outside of the house, and the timid ones swim directly to Xiao Zhi's side and observe curiously.

For a time, Xiao Zhi felt as if he had become a princess in an animated movie, one who would sing with the animals while working.

Xiao Zhi: "..."

What kind of weird association is this? Forget it, so be it.

This is how Xiao Zhi started making dolls.

Since it is for a big octopus, the quality is still better. He directly chose the white stone for construction. The stone is quite heavy, but it definitely doesn't matter to the big octopus.

The texture of these stones is very hard and requires special tools for grinding, which were found in an unfinished house.

It takes time to polish the stone by hand, maybe because Xiao Zhi thinks that it is very hard for him to polish the stone alone, Alifa jumped on the table, jumped around, and pointed at the untreated material with his paw, saying: I want to help myself.

Xiao Zhi gave it a demonstration, and did not expect Alifa to learn it.

It was probably that he finally found out that the clerk had a job that he could help with. Alifa studied very seriously, and after a while, he had already done the basic polishing work well.

"Cuckoo~" Alifa waved her small wings happily while holding the stone to polish.

While Xiao Zhi was processing the material, he didn't forget to praise it by the way, and Alifa was instantly happier.

Xiao Zhi didn't polish the stone too finely. After all, with the size of a big octopus, the tall Lance is small and cute. He probably won't notice more details. time. As long as the part that shows the clothes is processed well.

Xiao Zhi also took out Hotis in his backpack, and was going to make hair for the doll later. Hotis is soft, corrosion-resistant, and magic-resistant. It is a good equipment material.

But the reason why Xiao Zhi chose it is very simple, because this thing is pink, the big octopus will definitely like it, and everything is based on the needs of customers.

It takes time to make a doll, so Xiao Zhi started thinking about the city.

Suddenly, he thought of a communication card from Teague in his backpack. Teague is from the Xiyue family, and he may know something related to the city.

He glanced at his backpack, the communication card looked like a small light blue piece of paper, and he wondered if there was a signal in this deep sea?

Xiao Zhi decided to give it a try.

Xiao Zhi took out the communication card and said to Alifa, "Alifa, I want to contact a friend, can you help me keep it a secret and tell others."

While grinding the stone, Alifa nodded ignorantly: "Gu~"

Alifa is very good, but Alifa doesn't say anything.

Xiao Zhi touched Alifa and then activated the communication card. A burst of light blue light suddenly appeared on the card surface, and the blue light suddenly became stronger and weaker, which attracted the surrounding fish to approach a little more curiously.

But this flickering indicates that the communication was not successful, probably because Xiao Zhi is now in a very deep place in the deep ocean, and even in the magical world, the signal is not so tenacious.

Xiao Zhi tried a few more times, and finally, this time the communication card lit up and didn't flicker anymore.

Soon, Teague's voice came from the card: "Mr. Seven?"

Xiao Zhi heard that the background sound on his side was very noisy, accompanied by music and the chatter of men and women, as well as the sound of footsteps coming and going, it seemed that it was at a banquet.

Who is this guy trying to deceive? Or are you doing some special work?

Xiao Zhi didn't have time to speak, when a smiling female voice came: "Tig~ do you want to play together tonight?"

Teague replied mildly: "Your beauty is enchanting. I can't go to your appointment so casually. I didn't prepare a present for you today. It's really rude to go to your appointment like this."

The woman was not angry, but her smile became stronger: "Tiger's rejection of people is still so sweet that people can't be angry at all, then see you another day~"

Teague also smiled a little: "It's my honor to have the mercy of Miss Fanny, and I look forward to seeing you next time."

Xiao Zhi, who accidentally overheard the entire conversation: "..."

So skilled...

Did this guy really not go to sea by himself?

However, it doesn't matter what Teague wants to do with Xiao Zhi.

After a brief greeting with Teague, he went straight to the subject of the call: "Tegue, have you ever heard of a city called 'Kanaxi'? Maybe it's not actually called that, but it should be It is a city that once belonged to the sea clan."

After finishing speaking, he also described to Teague what the city he had seen looked like.

Teague's tone was a little hesitant: "Kanaxi... It seems that there is no... Wait! Are you talking about Kernas?! Mr. Qi, can you describe to me what the words you see look like."

Xiao Zhi described it to him based on memory.

Teague's tone became excited: "This is...!! Please wait a moment, I will talk to you in a quiet place."

Xiao Zhi heard the sound of hurried footsteps coming from Teague's side, and the surrounding noise gradually faded away. Then, after a sound of opening the door, Teague's side was completely quiet, as if he had left the lively scene.

Teague's tone was a little calmer: "Mr. Seven, I think the city you saw should be Kernas City, which is a legendary holy city of the sea clan, which used to be the place where all the sea clan gathered. Thinking that this kind of place that has long been a legend has really reappeared."

"Knas City is protected by the blessings of the high priests. If a large sea monster comes over, it will be attacked by the city's defensive circle, so the city is very safe."

Xiao Zhi: "That's why I won't be attacked by sea monsters in the city?"

Teague said: "Yes, but I didn't expect this blessing to still work after so long."

Xiao Zhi: "What happened to Kernas? Why didn't you stay there?"

Teague: "About a thousand years ago, there was a cataclysm at the bottom of the sea, which changed the pattern of the entire world and became closer to what it is now. The city of Kernas also suffered heavy losses in that catastrophe. According to ancient books The record is 'falling into the endless abyss', and the residents of the sea tribe fled in a hurry, not having time to take anything with them."

"Afterwards, when they wanted to return, they found that they couldn't find Kernas. During that time, the seabed environment was very bad, which made it difficult for most sea clans to survive, so some people suggested to leave the ocean and go to the sea at that time. Relatively stable life on land."

"But not everyone thinks so. Some of the sea clan think they should continue to search for Kernas on the bottom of the sea, and the two sides have differences because of this."

Xiao Zhi: "It was the Xiyue Clan who advocated leaving, and the ones who stayed... could it be the Yuan Clan?"

Teague said: "Yes, in the end, the Xiyue clan and some other sea clans chose to go ashore. Later, the sea clan that went ashore gradually merged after a thousand years and became the current Xiyue clan."

"The Yuan clan continued to wander on the seabed and gradually became what it is now." Teague said here with some emotion, "In fact, the previous Yuan clan was different from the present. They were brave, firm, and the strongest warriors of the sea clan. Not the crazy people they are today, don't know what happened to them during this period of time to become like this."

Xiao Zhi asked, "Does the Xiyue Clan also know about it?"

Teague sighed: "I don't know... Once the Xiyue Clan wanted to send someone to investigate the situation, but they were attacked madly by the Yuan Clan. They seemed to have lost their minds, attacking everyone they saw, even if The same is true of the Xiyue Clan, who are also from the Sea Clan."

Xiao Zhi's tone was a little suspicious: "Are you sure it's not the Xiyue Clan who left the ocean and the Yuan Clan?"

Teague: "..."

Although there is no such record in ancient books, how does this statement sound so reliable? He himself couldn't help but doubt his ancestors! !

Teague pondered for a long time before speaking: "I think it may not be the case. The environment of Kernas is relatively closed, and the structure of the residents is simple. The sea clan at that time was actually quite simple. It is said that the Xiyue clan who just landed were beautiful and special From the origin, they have been captured and trafficked on a large scale on the mainland, and their population has been cut in half within ten years of landing."

"After that, the rest of the Xiyue tribe gradually took root on the land and found a way of survival that suits them. Later, they established the Dolly Alliance and officially became a member of the Dazemenya Continent."

Xiao Zhi was silent, never expecting the treacherous Xiyue Clan to have such a story.

They landed on the land with hope for the future, but they were greeted with the same treatment as items. What a terrifying experience would it be to lose half of the population in ten years, to polish the originally simple nation into what it is now.

Teague is not very concerned about this past: "Anyway, no one on the mainland dares to sell the Xiyue clan anymore. As long as anyone dares to do so, the seller and buyer will be surrounded and suppressed by the entire Dolly Alliance at any cost, and they will not die. endlessly."

"That's good." Xiao Zhi said sincerely.

Teague said with a smile: "I think so too."

Teague pulled the topic back: "Can you tell me how you got to Knas? I think many Xiyue people will miss it there."

Xiao Zhi briefly described the twists and turns of his arrival process. Of course, he concealed the content related to Lance and Alpha, and then concluded: "Now, I don't know how to leave the normal way."

Teague: "..."

He felt that in this way, he probably wouldn't be able to reach Kenas alive. The difference might just be that in the end he became a snack for a certain sea monster, or he was just stabbed into a sieve by the compatriots of the Yuan clan. .

He said sincerely: "Mr. Seven, are you really human?"

Xiao Zhi cheeky: "Probably this is the talent."

Teague said, "Are you planning to explore Kernas City now?"

Xiao Zhi said, "Yes."

Teague asked, "Have you found the Earth Spirit Crystal?"

Xiao Zhi was stunned: "Earth Spirit Crystal?"

Teague's tone was a little surprised: "Did you start exploring the map without knowing the Earth Spirit Crystal?"

Xiao Zhi: "Isn't this an accident..."

Teague began to explain to Xiao Zhi: "When exploring an area to a certain level, the earth spirit crystal will appear near the explorer, and then you can touch the crystal to name the area. But the earth spirit crystal appears. The conditions vary, some people say it is to explore a wide enough area, some say it is to help the local aboriginal people, and some people say it is to restore important buildings.”

Xiao Zhi understood, Teague was probably talking about the degree of exploration.

NPCs on the mainland can't see the exploration degree, so they only feel that it was triggered by an accident, but the players are different, they can clearly know their exploration degree. However, Teague's words made Xiao Zhi understand several ways to increase his exploration degree, and he could try it later.

Xiao Zhi thanked Teague: "Thank you."

Of course, Teague didn't say this casually. Soon, his purpose came: "That's it, Mr. Qi..."

When Xiao Zhi heard this tone, he knew that this guy must be hiding a trick, and he waited intently.

Teague pondered the sentence: "Since you plan to explore a new area, and this area is underwater, can you slow down the speed of exploration a little bit?"

Xiao Zhi: "What do you want to do?"

Teague's tone was longing: "You think, new areas have been explored, and there must be many people on the mainland who want to go and see, and Kernas is in the sea. This means - all underwater Medicines will usher in a peak in sales!"

"And over the years, the number of potions circulating on the market has been very stable. I plan to stock up from now on, such as water-repellent potions, speed potions, luck potions, invisible scrolls, etc., and healing potions can also be stocked up by the way. , wait until the new area is fully opened, and the market will be sold when the supply of medicines is in short supply."

"Of course, at that time, it is normal for the price to rise a little with market fluctuations. You can rest assured that the price I set will never violate the Dolly Union regulations."

Xiao Zhi: "..."

I didn't expect you, a liar, to be a profiteer on a part-time job. Not only did you find out the theory that supply and demand determine the price, but also the bottom line of the law.

It is indeed the Xiyue clan.

Teague added: "I will give you a 30% commission on all proceeds, and I will check my ledger for you, and I will never cheat in it. Can you promise to only tell me this news?"

Teague's commission is very refreshing. After all, information is wealth, and Xiao Zhi, who has the exclusive information, is the one who takes the initiative in this transaction. To join forces with Teague.

Xiao Zhi said without hesitation, "Deal."

Who doesn't want the happiness of lying down and making money?

He thought about his progress in making puppets and his current exploration level: "At least three days are fine."

Teague's voice with a smile came: "Happy cooperation."

The embarrassed two people began to prepare to jointly harvest the leeks in the whole continent.

The author has something to say: Xiao Zhi: I am really happy to make money while lying down!

Asen: Xiaoqi wants to make money lying down, so he can come to my bed.

Xiao Zhi: Does your family have something like a bed?

Athan:  …