Because Ah Yin was a land soul beast, she did not know much about sea soul beasts. She was deeply shocked to learn that whale rubber could raise the limit of what a soul ring could withstand. Then, from Liu Erlong, she learned that Lin Hanye had discovered whale rubber's true effect, and warned her to keep it secret.
This made Ah Yin even more curious about Lin Hanye.
When they were nearing Vast Sea City, Lin Hanye took out Thousand Faces and had Ah Yin conceal her identity. The three of them also changed their clothes.
Learning that Thousand Faces could even disguise their auras, Ah Yin's heart stirred. She felt inexplicably reassured, but could not help asking, "Why do we need to hide our identities?"
Lin Hanye turned and took a look at Ah Yin. Rarely, he spoke from the heart. "You could say it's partly selfishness and partly public spirit."
"What's the selfish part, and what's the public-spirited part?"
Because of her identity, Ah Yin had interacted with very few people and knew little of human ways. However, her nature was extremely pure, and she asked whatever she wanted to know.
"I'm not that great a person. I don't want anyone besides me and my companions to know the true effect of whale rubber."
Lin Hanye answered frankly, but this was only a prelude. The real bombshell was yet to come—a bombshell powerful enough to make Ah Yin's heart tremble.
"As for the public-spirited part, once the true effect of whale rubber is exposed, whale-type sea soul beasts will inevitably suffer widespread slaughter at human hands. I don't want to see an entire species vanish because of humanity's selfish desires."
Sure enough, upon hearing this, Ah Yin blinked her bright eyes. A contemplative look appeared on her