Yarra’s Adventure Notes
Chapter 467 - 34 - The Communication Method of the Sea Race_1

Chapter 467: Chapter 34 - The Communication Method of the Sea Race_1

The girls all turned their heads to Pannis in unison, their gaze filled with questions and curiosity. Pannis scratched his head innocently, then slapped his forehead suddenly, "Oops, I totally forgot."

The girls couldn’t even express their anger because they had realized they could hear Pannis’s voice. Yes, over 2000 meters under the sea level, filled with seawater, they could hear Pannis’s voice. Pannis’s voice had changed slightly, deeper than before, but the girls recognized it instantly. Vivian, the most knowledgeable among them, seemed enlightened, stretching her hand to touch the collar around her neck, caressing the crystal attached to it.

"Yes, it’s all thanks to this crystal." Pannis explained in his deep voice, "The Sea Race is different from land races, they have an extra set of organs for speaking and hearing. When we’re on land, we speak by vibrating our vocal cords to create sound waves that spread out and are picked up by our ears. The Sea Race’s underwater vocal system is similar, but instead of air, they vibrate seawater, creating unique water waves that spread out, picked up by a second set of ears, and automatically converting them into sound in their heads. The magic item on this collar is designed to mimic these organs of the Sea Race. The pearls on the collar are magic items that resonate with the water waves and convert them into voices that we are accustomed to hearing. As for voice generation, it relies on this crystal. When you want to speak, you don’t need to open your mouth, you just directly control the vibration of the vocal cords, the crystal will automatically convert these vibrations into water waves. However, not everyone can use this magic item. Only professionals who have good control over their bodies can use it. It’s quite hard for normal people to do so."

"Mr. Pannis described the standard method of use." Lamia said with a straight face, "You can now try it. Most people who can use this magic item can produce simple sentences after trying it for half an hour. However, if you want to speak a lot like Mr. Pannis, you probably won’t be able to do it without practicing for five to six days."

The seabed fell silent again. The three who could speak quieted down, quietly waiting for the girls to familiarize themselves with the tool. Shortly thereafter, special vibrations began rippling in the silent sea water, and those strange sounds and roars that meant nothing nor forming any coherent sentences were perceived by the girls through the item.

"Don’t rush. Speak slowly, word by word." Pannis soothed the girls, "It’s like a baby learning to speak. Start with the simplest words, and then slowly make it complex. If you can make a sound so quickly, it should be easy to form complete sentences."

"I." Soon, the first clear word came out, and it was Vivian, surprisingly, who voiced it first. She wore an odd smile and, after trying to utter a few more words, said, "I, con, trol, vi, bra, tion, of, my, vo, cal, cords, di, rect, ly. Just, need, to, ad, just, the, a, m, pli, tude, of, the, vi, bra, tion, to, speak, as, I, usu, al, ly, do."

"Well, that’s a shortcut." Pannis immediately understood Vivian’s method and said with a wry smile, "But indeed, it’s quite simple for you."

"Yes. It’s, al, most, the, same, as, when, I, nor, mal, ly, speak." Vivian’s words flowed more fluidly as she spoke, "After all, I, usu, ally, con, trol, my, vocal, cords, di, rect, ly, to, make, sound. Open, ing, and, clos, ing, my, mouth, are, just, for, ap, pear, ing, nor, mal, and, done, on, pur, pose. As, you, can, see, playing, the, pup, pet, has, its, ad, van, tages."

"I think we should do without such advantages." Pannis said helplessly, "And this technique is pointless apart from underwater communication using items. It’s completely useless."

"Having this one point is enough." Vivian quickly got used to speaking in this way, speaking quite proficiently, "I’ve been silent for two days. Finally, I can speak normally."

"Ah, Oh, Eh," The girls really started voicing singular syllables like babies learning to speak, and they all had excited expressions on their faces as if playing an interesting game. Soon after, the second successful person appeared. Catherine let out a clear "Ah oh," and soon after, she uttered excitedly several normal words in succession, "Money, Gold coins, Diamonds, Jewels, Antiques..."

"Oh my God." Pannis covered his face in despair, groaning, "How obsessed are you with money that even when you’re relearning to speak, you can’t let go of those valuable things."

"Of course." Catherine didn’t find it troublesome, perhaps finding this game fun, she said sporadically, "If, I, can’t, call, out, these, lov, e, ly, names. What, pur, pose, is, there, in, learn, ing, to, speak?"

In Pannis’s near-collapse helplessness, the other girls quickly mastered the technique of speaking with the magic item. Although their words were still not fluent except for Vivian, the girls who hadn’t been able to speak in two days finally breathed a sigh of relief, glad that they would not be spending their unknown-length journey in silence, as they had anticipated.

"It’s the same as talking normally," Lamia finally reminded. "Control the amplitude of the vibration to adjust the volume. Please remember two important things. First, water waves are more susceptible to interference than sound waves, making conversation difficult in turbulent or highly active situations. Second, not only can we hear you on land, but the same applies underwater. Marine magical beasts or other Sea Races can also sense the water wave vibrations caused by you. Lastly, while the vibrations of the water waves are omnidirectional, your collars can only mimic our vocal organs and can’t perfectly replicate all functions. Note that the crystal on your collar is located in the exact front, which means you should speak directly toward your target. Else, they might only hear faint noise."

"Two important things, huh?" Pannis sighed slightly, quipping, "That must be the unique counting method of the Naga Clan."

Lamia’s stiff face showed no change, but her eyes blinked quickly, before she pointed towards the Coral Tree Forest- "This is the Pilgrimage Forest. Many pilgrims have entered the God’s Favor Trench through this hill path over the years, heading for the Storm God Temple located deep within the trench, four thousand and sixty meters below the sea level."

"Hey, don’t ignore me." Discontent showed in Pannis’s low tone, though sadly nobody paid any attention to him.

"The temple is underneath?" Catherine tried to initiate a conversation, asking, "It doesn’t look like it. There aren’t any guards around. Aren’t they afraid of being attacked by marine magical beasts? This applies to both the temple and the pilgrims."

"The Deep Sea Clan is a strong race, favored by the Sea God, and naturally exerts a deterrence to marine monsters. Unless it’s a strong individual creature, no sea beast dares to attack the Sea Race. Therefore, you don’t need to worry about attacks from magical beasts when you are with us. However, if you drift away from us, be careful. It’s probable that sea beasts might consider you as food." Lamia explained as if she was reading a textbook. "As for the temple, there is absolutely no need for worry. It’s a land bestowed by the divinity and all creatures in the ocean, be it magical beasts or ordinary fish, are deterred by its divine might. Even if they are attacked, they wouldn’t dare retaliate, so there’s no need for guards. However, even though guards aren’t necessary, they are present near the temple. From here, the temple is about ten kilometers away. Therefore, you definitely can’t see any guards."

"That far?" Lina managed the phonation control too and unemotionally said, "Why did we land here? Wouldn’t it be quicker to swim rather than to walk along the seafloor?"

"It’s because it’s your first time here." Lanna explained patiently. "It’s better to walk."

"It’s a matter of faith," Pannis clarified for her, "Although we don’t believe in The Sea God Caleto, at least showing some respect is mandatory. This is one way of demonstrating respect. The Pilgrimage Forest and the Road of Faith are the routes first-time pilgrims must undertake on foot as part of the Path of Devotion. By swimming directly, it would just appear disrespectful. Like going to your Temple of the Earth Goddess. While most races don’t have this concern, if the Winged people were to fly directly to your temple gates on the first visit, it wouldn’t make you feel good, would it?"

"Hmm, so for the Sea Race, the state of swimming in water is similar to Winged people flying in the sky?" Vivian grabbed at her pocket, sighed when she realized she couldn’t take out her notebook, "This isn’t recorded knowledge. It must be noted down. It helps greatly in understanding marine species."

"Let’s go then. It’s just ten kilometers." Catherine stepped on the fine sand below her. Walking barefoot on it did feel slightly different than a beach. "However, I didn’t expect the underwater world to not be much different from the outside world. These beaches, these forests, unless you consider the surrounding waters, it genuinely seems like we are on some strange island."

"Obviously, the seabed is part of the world as well." Lanna smilingly said, "Maybe our lifestyle differs slightly from land species, but essentially there’s no difference. We all are the favored ones of the gods."

"Hush," Pannis abruptly halted the conversation, "Someone is arriving."

"Eh?" Both sea women were taken aback and instantly agreed, "Indeed someone’s coming, from the Road of Faith. Are they returning after the conclusion of their pilgrimage?"

"It doesn’t seem so; four people are swimming out." Pannis closed his eyes and felt around for some time, stating, "It should be from the temple I suppose." (To be continued. If you like this work, welcome to qidian.com to vote for recommendation and monthly tickets. Your support is my biggest motivation. Mobile phone users please browse m.qidian.com to read.)