Chapter 146
Ye Bai recalled the architectural design concepts of the Deep Sea Clan. Their style was characterized by the absence of walls, primarily constructed from stone frameworks on the ocean floor, reminiscent of open-air Roman architecture. In the Deep Sea Clan, such stone tablets rarely stood alone; instead, they formed a circle, creating a cohesive functional structure.
Continuing her exploration near the hillside of the small island, Ye Bai soon discovered a new stone tablet.
【You have gained 4 points in 'Deep Sea Language' proficiency.】
【You have found 'traces of the Deep Sea Clan,' earning 20 points in historical experience and 200,000 experience points.】
After two consecutive discoveries, Ye Bai suddenly halted, sensing something unusual compared to her previous experience in the Dragon Tomb.
She realized that, thanks to her secondary profession, the experience points and language proficiency she gained in this ruin had doubled!
Upon this realization, a spark of inspiration struck her. She opened her personal information panel and saw that her stamina, which had been 135 when she started climbing, was now down to 83.
After accounting for the stamina consumed during the ascent, Ye Bai discovered that her stamina used for activating her archaeological abilities had effectively doubled.
But correspondingly, the rewards from her archaeological efforts had also doubled!
Ye Bai's eyes lit up. Initially, she thought the influence of the unknown aura was purely negative, but it turned out to have a positive aspect as well.
This was great news for Ye Bai. Although the prerequisite for gaining double experience was that her stamina had also doubled, considering the limited number of stone tablets in the ruins, the doubling effect meant she could extract more benefits from the finite resources available.
Archaeology in the divine realm was already Ye Bai's primary source of experience points, and this effect was undoubtedly more beneficial than detrimental for her.
Ye Bai immediately set off to explore again. While it couldn't compare to the Dragon Tomb, she still managed to find a total of twelve stone tablet fragments within a two-hundred-meter radius—some were intact, while others were shattered or incomplete.
Finally, after exhausting her stamina once and leveling up to level 41, Ye Bai had 'swept' all the stone tablets she could find in the vicinity. Coupled with the 10 points in Deep Sea Language proficiency she had gained from the paper figure earlier, her proficiency bar was now filled to 100%.
【You have learned 'Deep Sea Language.'】
【You have achieved the title 'Friend of the Deep Sea.'】
The previously incomprehensible inscriptions on the stone tablets began to translate automatically in Ye Bai's vision. She murmured the content of the most recent stone tablet:
"Great Master of the Ocean... Kraken..."
At that moment, a system prompt chimed in:
【You have discovered the 'Sea God Altar Ruins,' earning 200 points in historical experience and 2,000,000 historical experience.】
Chapter 105
Kraken... Sea God Altar...
Seeing the translated Deep Sea Language, Ye Bai froze for a moment, her brow furrowing as her heart raced uncontrollably. In this divine realm, where everything felt so different, she had unexpectedly heard a name that was somewhat familiar.
Kraken, a mythical sea monster from her memories, often appeared in ocean-themed films from her era, depicted as a massive creature resembling an octopus.
Though its name contained "K," it had little connection to the Cthulhu mythos. Its most famous trait was its unimaginable size, with every movement capable of causing terrifying destruction.
What caught Ye Bai off guard was the fact that the Sea God of the multiverse... bore this name?
Among the six major clans, the rulers of each clan adhered to the principle that the strongest would lead. The strongest among these clans was akin to a title achievement for players, automatically granted upon meeting certain conditions, along with various attribute bonuses.
In the evolution of the Deep Sea Clan, the most powerful (highest level) would naturally become the Sea God, wielding the authority to control the ocean and receiving worship from the Deep Sea Clan.
This divine realm's background aligned with Ye Bai's memories of the divine realm's setting, where the Deep Sea Clan produced a strongest member who obtained the title of Sea God. However, without specific designations, the name of this Sea God should theoretically be 'randomly' generated.
For the Sea God in this divine realm to be named Kraken, a name from the legends of Blue Star, was chillingly coincidental. If it were truly random, it seemed far too coincidental!
Moreover, according to the subconscious concept of the ocean from the 'Floating Spirit Clan' in the Star Network, it made no sense at all. To enter the Star Network and become part of the Floating Spirit Clan, one had to first connect with the cosmic era and register for a Star Network account.
However, thousands of years ago, Blue Star's humanity had been searching for a new home after a meteor strike, enduring a long journey through the cosmos that spanned nearly a hundred generations. During that time, humanity lacked the resources to afford a Star Network account, making it impossible to upload their consciousness to become part of the Floating Spirit Clan.
The data streams of the Star Network contained traces of numerous civilizations, but the recent millennia of humanity establishing themselves on a new planet had little relevance.
"What's wrong?" The paper figure beside Ye Bai noticed her sudden silence and asked.
"Nothing," Ye Bai snapped back to reality, rubbing her temples in frustration. The relationship between this multiverse and her memories felt ambiguous. Just when she thought the two were merely similarly set, another shock emerged.
Now was not the time to dwell on these thoughts. Ye Bai temporarily set the issue aside and opened her attribute panel.
The range of the Sea God Altar did not have as many observable ruins as the Dragon Tomb, but due to the unique effect of double stamina consumption here, exploring the entire Sea God Altar had provided her with enough experience in her pool to level up to 45, which was a decent gain.
Additionally, Ye Bai had a new title effect.
【Friend of the Deep Sea】: +10 affinity with the Deep Sea Clan, +50 stamina limit.
Language-related titles typically added a basic attribute, often related to racial traits. For the Deep Sea Clan and ancient dragon-like beast races, the added attribute was stamina, which was undoubtedly very practical in the current environment.
After checking her recent gains, Ye Bai turned her attention back to the Sea God Altar ruins, examining the remaining inscriptions on the nearby stone tablets one by one.
However, just like the system prompts she received, this was a Sea God Altar ruin, and most of the phrases were elaborate praises of the Sea God, prayers for offerings to please the Sea God and gain protection, yielding no further useful information.
Until Ye Bai came across a segment on one of the stone tablets:
"Praying that the offerings can soothe your never-ending..."
Never-ending...
Ye Bai's pupils constricted, and she involuntarily uttered a word, completing the fragment.
"Hunger?" Two voices echoed in unison.
It turned out that the paper figure following Ye Bai had also jumped to the same conclusion as her, their gazes meeting across dimensions, both realizing the complexity of the issue.
Could the 'unknown aura' that caused living beings to feel insatiably hungry be the Kraken described in the altar?
Moreover, considering that the Deep Sea Clan was an underwater species, altars were typically located on the ocean floor and not too far from the Sea God's position. After all, the Sea God was a living being, and offerings had to be delivered to it, suggesting that this island might not have originally been an island but rather a massive rock from the deep sea that had floated to the surface.
The appearance of the Deep Sea Clan altar on this island hinted that they were perhaps very close to a Sea God whose level undoubtedly exceeded a hundred...
With this thought, Ye Bai's mind raced, and she took out the repaired 【Golden Compass】 from her backpack, using it to trace the clues of the 'Sea God Altar Ruins.'
As a Sea God Altar, it inherently pointed to the Kraken, and the Golden Compass also had the ability to indicate historical clues corresponding to objects. Combining the two, there was a high probability it would point in the direction of the Kraken.
Using the compass consumed 20 points of her previously doubled stamina, and then a subtle golden light flickered across the compass. She focused intently on the needle.
After a few breaths, the needle remained unchanged, just like before...
Ye Bai turned her body, and the needle on the compass rotated with her, maintaining its relative position, as if it were broken, making her feel as if she had wasted her effort.
Unwilling to accept defeat, Ye Bai consumed another 20 points of stamina to use the compass again.
Once more, a subtle golden light flashed across the compass, and Ye Bai fixed her gaze on the needle. It seemed to tremble slightly, and just as she raised her eyebrows in anticipation, it once again came to a standstill, identical to before.
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