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Chapter 254 - 251: Instance Sightseeing Group (Added 400 words each, 4/4)

Chapter 254: Chapter 251: Instance Sightseeing Group (Added 400 words each, 4/4)

Undersea Corridor was not as tranquil as the previous two places.

The seawater was murkier than usual, and the undercurrents were fiercer than normal.

On second thought, if a new area were to emerge in this sea, a tsunami would not be out of the question, so it’s only natural that some sand on the ocean bed had been stirred up.

The protective shield at the edge of the Undersea Corridor, especially the side closest to the Mermaid Replica gate, had completely transformed.

The Mermaid Replica, Half-Breed Replica, and Mushroom Man Dungeon each had different relationships with the territory.

The Mushroom Man Dungeon was entirely dependent on the territory, with its core fused with the territory. Its integration was the most gentle, displacing the deeper soil layers.

During the fusion process, players within the territory were not affected at all.

Although the Half-Breed Replica was also within the Replica, its core remained independent. As the Replica had not been opened previously, the fusion process involved direct pushing. It was also because the Replica gate itself was located inside the camp, which allowed half of it to be within and half outside the camp.

The Mermaid Replica, in fact, had no direct connection with the Undersea Corridor camp. It was just that the Replica gate was tightly adjacent to the camp’s protective shield, leaving the camp unaffected.

But outside the camp’s protective shield, the area previously occupied by the Mermaid Replica had completely turned into a vast Mermaid Sea Forest. The Undersea Corridor was essentially built on the edge of the sea forest, with the outermost sea trees even extending branches into the camp’s protective shield.

Priestess Granny led the Mermaid Warriors in casting spells above the forest, slowly clarifying the murky waters of this marine area.

In the forest, little mermaid Lily, who hadn’t met the standards to participate in spell casting, covered her nose and waved at her.

The Water Control Magic of the mermaids was particularly spectacular, and to Mu Ying, it seemed quite similar to the Blue Witch’s ability to manipulate water.

After Mu Ying reached level 7, her Magic List also included a Water Control Skill, but its description seemed far less impressive.

Not only was the range of spell casting smaller than their Talent ability, but it was also less flexible and delicate. It could only manipulate the water level to rise or fall within a certain area, separate the water flow, create whirlpools, or change the direction of the current.

It was probably like a nerfed, mechanical version of the mermaid’s Water Control Magic!

As the seawater cleared up again, the mermaids descended into the forest. Before long, they all emerged from the sea forest and stepped into the seawater side of the Undersea Corridor.

Some mermaids were each dragging a large shell, while others were unburdened and at ease.

Those dragging large shells were mostly newcomers, curious as babies in the Undersea Corridor restaurant, clearly those who had never left the Replica before.

Those who were unburdened were the experienced ones; their large shells were already placed in the Sea Area of the Undersea Corridor.

Mu Ying: "..."

She felt as if she could hear a system announcement: "A large group of mermaid tourists is about to arrive at your territory. Please prepare to welcome them."

She should have expected this.

Giving in to resignation, Lily, with her broken spirit, clung to her waist and cooed, and Mu Ying had no thoughts of pushing her away.

Priestess Granny smiled and nodded at her, and then her staff touched the ground. All the large shells were neatly suspended in the water, arranged in a square formation, including Lily’s ostentatious wooden big fish tank in the first row of the formation.

"Prepare!"

At that command, all the mermaids swam into their respective shells.

Lily still hadn’t let go of her, pulling her towards the shell formation, "The tub Yingying made is quite big; it can fit the two of us!"

Mu Ying outwardly resisted but deftly transformed into a turtle shape, "Turtles take up less space."

Lily patted her shell and carried her to her own wooden big fish tank.

A fish and a turtle perched on the edge of the tank.

"Departure!"

As the voice fell, all the mermaids along with their rides—the giant shell/wooden fishtanks—vanished from the Undersea Corridor and appeared above Moon Lake.

"Here they come, here they come, The Mushroom Man sightseeing group and the Half-Breed sightseeing group’s historic meeting has just ended, and now the Mermaid sightseeing group has arrived! At this exciting moment, please maintain good decorum, and make a good impression on the new mermaid brothers and sisters!"

"Now coming towards us is the mermaid squad, each one of them a handsome man or beautiful woman, their blue skin pure and enchanting like the ocean waters..."

"That wooden fishtank is driving anyone with OCD insane!"

"Shut it, that’s the Lord’s personal project for little Princess Lily, who are you to criticize?"

"Wait, something seems off, what’s that dark green little turtle all about?"

"You can tell you’re new here, can’t even recognize our own Lord, such an adorable little turtle!"

"Others’ territories are facing Doomsday disasters, why does it seem like we’re all about tourism development here?"

"I’ve been wanting to ask the same question, but who cares, mermaid sisters smell so nice!"

...

Mu Ying blended in with the mermaids and participated in their sightseeing activity from start to finish. As long as she was a turtle, she wasn’t embarrassed.

What’s it to her, Mu Ying, if she does silly things as a turtle?

And it’s pretty fun to march in formation, not gonna lie.

She was originally concerned about Demon Ghosts attacking the territory from the Ghoul Replica, but since there had been no movement for such a long time, she gradually let her guard down and went off to play.

However, not every territory was as stable and harmonious as Qingshan Town.

After the World Integration, players chose to stay in their territories or camps to watch how things unfolded, but in reality, very few creatures from instances started trouble immediately after integration was complete.

Even though the monsters from the instances were released, their powers were somewhat suppressed, much like those of other external creatures that descended directly.

The creatures were not brainless fools; they knew to observe the situation first.

But this didn’t include those without intelligence that were driven by hunger or those exceptionally strong monsters filled with confidence and hatred.

Spirit Dragon Gorge Camp was troubled by the Blood Crows, the former type, while the red dragon continuously harassed in the Neon Area was the latter.

They surged out at the very moment of a successful world integration.

The Blood Crow Replica was just too close to Spirit Dragon Gorge Camp.

In the past, the first stop for the Blood Crows after leaving their nest was always Spirit Dragon Gorge Camp. Due to the camp’s Territory Shield, the emerging Blood Crows couldn’t break through from the Replica, serving merely as material delivery.

Just by staying in the territory, players could have a chance to stand stationary, fight monsters, and collect materials from time to time, as if the Blood Crows were inexhaustible.

And because of this resource, even though Spirit Dragon Gorge Camp was the closest to Qingshan Town and had the earliest developed roads, not many people chose to settle in Qingshan Town from the camp, especially those who lacked confidence in their own strength—they preferred to hunker down in Spirit Dragon Gorge Camp.

When the news of the World Integration came out, businesses from Spirit Dragon Gorge Camp rushed to leave Deep Blue Star, with some risking breaking the rules to warn the people of the camp to flee immediately and not stay.

Regrettably, only a minority heeded the warning and fled.

Others thought that with 5 hours, they couldn’t reach the next camp, and with the camp having a protective shield, what danger could there be?

But now, the entire Spirit Dragon Gorge Camp was completely surrounded by Blood Crows, three layers inside and three layers outside.

Those still in Spirit Dragon Gorge Camp thought this was another opportunity to gather materials and were overjoyed.

That was until the Territory Shield began to crumble, and they were completely panicked.