"Pass through this pipe. Once you get through a gap with seven bars, you'll reach the Bottom Hive."
Sewage flowed through the pipe like a river, murky, reeking, and thick as a swamp, with bubbles occasionally rising to the surface.
A ferryboat pieced together from scrap metal and synthetic wood sailed over the sewage in the pipe.
The ferryman, draped in tattered black clothes, poled the boat along as he introduced the Bottom Hive to Zhou Yun and Jeanne.
They had set out from the garbage mountain in the Thirteenth District, entering the hive city's complex and chaotic pipe system through an outlet in the outskirts.
Then, by following the pipes by boat, they could reach the Bottom Hive.
After Jeanne said in Chinese, "Doraemon, hurry and help Nobita Emperor," Zhou Yun reluctantly believed her.
He felt that it really was something The Emperor would do.
So Zhou Yun asked Old One-Eye to find him a safe route to the Bottom Hive. Naturally, Lena reimbursed all the expenses.
Before heading down to the Lower Hive, Zhou Yun used Body Clay to slightly alter his build and face, taking on Lion King's appearance again.
As for Jeanne, she had barely ever exposed her identity, so she only made minor alterations with Body Clay.
The old ferryman could not help glancing at Zhou Yun and Jeanne, who sat beside him.
Neither of them showed any obvious signs of mutation. Why would perfectly normal people travel from the Lower Hive to the Bottom Hive?
Seemingly noticing the old ferryman's gaze, Zhou Yun coughed twice and said,
"My little sister has two eyes and a pair of gills growing below her stomach."
"And she has two mouths growing in her palms."
As he spoke, Zhou Yun nudged Jeanne beside him with his elbow.
Jeanne's