" The Siren's collection?" Hao Ren froze when he heard Katerina. "You mean these things you picked up from the sea?"
"It's not as simple as mere flotsam." The Siren Queen blinked. "They're things that will amaze you. So? Want to take a look?"
Hao Ren had not even spoken yet when Lily had already bounded over. "I wanna see, I wanna see! Landlord, let's go take a look! Come on, come on..."
Hao Ren had no choice but to press down hard on Lily's head to stop the husky from pushing forward. At the same time, he nodded at Katerina with great interest. "If you don't mind opening it to outsiders like us—then of course I'm very interested."
"It's not a highly confidential place." Katerina smiled and gently turned around. "They were originally things discarded by the people of the surface world. We merely collected them. Come with me. The entrance to the storeroom is nearby."
Hao Ren, Vivian, and Lily followed behind the Siren Queen. They passed around the lively palace square and the old city walls, which were still a construction site. Ordinary Sirens grew fewer and fewer around them, and the area ahead became exceptionally quiet. Meanwhile, more and more battle maids wielding tridents patrolled along both sides of the road, along with Siren warriors in the form of gigantic mantis shrimp. At last, they arrived before a building resembling a subway entrance. The whole structure appeared to be a slanted pipe jutting out from underground. A heavy black iron floodgate stood at the entrance, surrounded by a ring of sparkling water gems. Several fully armed sentries swam back and forth around the gate on patrol. The city's festive atmosphere had not spread here in the slightest.
Hao Ren blinked. "Didn't you say this wasn't a