Tieshan Rock's body, which was originally comparable to a small mountain range, has shrunk by more than ten times. Although the core Origin has not changed, it feels like it has changed from an erupting volcano to a large stone with geothermal heat.
Mo Yuan Even worse. It was originally a huge shadow that could cover a sea area and swallow up the light. Now... although it still gives people a dangerous feeling, the scale is at most a thicker dark pool, and the blue light is also much dimmed.
The gap between this image and the image in her memory is too big. Even though it is understandable that her strength will decline after suffering heavy injuries, her body shape... has shrunk too much.
"You guys," Demon Empress's voice was very calm, but every word seemed to be carrying a huge pressure, falling on the consciousness of Tieshan and Mo Yuan, "What's going on?"
Her eyes roamed back and forth between Tieshan's Rock body, which had shrunk several times, and Mo Yuan's squirming shadow. The meaning was obvious: How did your body shape become like this?
The huge bodies of Tieshan and Mo Yuan trembled together. Tieshan's dark red charcoal eyes flashed crazily, and Mo Yuan's shadow fluctuated almost to the point of overflowing. One of the problems they were most worried about was finally noticed by His Majesty.
Mo Yuan's shadow squirmed, the blue light flickered, and the mental fluctuations conveyed carried a complex emotion that was mixed with loyalty, embarrassment, and "we can't help it." He answered first, "Go back... to your Majesty, this matter... is a last resort."
It paused and seemed to be organizing its words, carefully avoiding points that might anger His Majesty again. "After Your Majesty fell asleep, Tieshan and I were seriously injured. Origin was in a deficit and was almost on the verge of collapse. Fortunately, The Lord... fortunately received timely rescue from our benefactor, stabilized us Origin with his own strength, and placed us deep in this rift valley, where the special environment and the energy dissipated by 'Eye of the Deep Sea' can slowly recover."
At this point, Mo Yuan's shadow seemed to dim a bit, and his tone became lower. "However, recovery requires a lot of energy replenishment. Although there is energy in the rift valley, it is too violent and chaotic, and the attributes may not be consistent. At that time, in addition to us, there were some weaker tribesmen in the rift valley who had survived the catastrophe, but their condition was even worse."
Tieshan The friction-like voice of Rock sounded immediately, with a simple and even a bit honest meaning, and added, "Yes, Your Majesty. Those little guys are less exhausted than us. We are thinking, Your Majesty, you don't know when you will wake up. If these weak tribesmen completely dissipate before us, won't we live up to His Majesty's past favors? It also... also seems that we are too incompetent. So..."
Tieshan's voice lowered, as if he was a little embarrassed, but his meaning was expressed clearly.
Mo Yuan interface, with a helpless tone of "We also have good intentions": "So, I discussed with Tieshan to give most of the collected relatively mild and easy-to-absorb 'food' and energy to the weaker tribesmen first to help them stabilize their form and avoid complete extinction.
The two of us mainly relied on the violent energy of the rift itself and the meager aura of the Eye of the Deep Sea, as well as the occasional capture of some weak Sea Soul Beast that accidentally entered this place. We managed to survive and slowly recovered. Over time, although Origin was stabilized with the help of our benefactor, the size and strength... recovered much slower, and even slightly... shrunk due to long-term energy 'hunger'."
To put it simply, the two of them carried forward their own style and gave up the delicious and easy-to-absorb food to their weaker "little brothers". They gnawed hard bones and drank the northwest wind. As a result, the little brothers were saved, but they themselves were "malnourished", shrank in size, and recovered slowly.
Demon Empress listened quietly, the expression in the starry sky blue eyes changing. She never doubted the loyalty of Tieshan and Mo Yuan. Their choice was also in line with her understanding of the temperament of her subordinates - they seemed fierce and rough, but in fact they were extremely protective of their approved companions and subordinates. It's just...
"Food?" Demon Empress keenly captured the keyword, and her beautiful brows frowned almost imperceptibly. After she woke up, she sensed that although the energy in this rift valley was not particularly abundant, "Eye of the Deep Sea ", coupled with the special earth veins of the Rift Valley itself, the energy circulation should not be so scarce that it makes beings like Tieshan and Mo Yuan "hungry" to the point of shrinking. Unless...
Her eyes once again glanced at Tieshan and Mo Yuan, and then, seemingly inadvertently, she glanced further into the rift valley, at the area enclosed by an invisible force field - where the three Evil Spirit Orca were lurking tremblingly.
"How could there be such a shortage of food?" Demon Empress's voice was still calm, but with a clear hint of doubt, "What are those three things?"
She was referring to Evil Spirit Orca and his subordinates. With her senses, she could naturally detect that it was Ferocious Beast, a three-headed man with a high level of cultivation, and carrying a strong bloody evil aura. He was obviously not a kind person, let alone the "weak tribesman" Tieshan Mo Yuan said needed "food sharing" and rescue.
The named Evil Spirit Orca's one eye suddenly shrank, its huge body tensed up, and it didn't dare to breathe. It knew that the real test was coming. This "mermaid" who had just woken up, had a bad temper, and was unfathomable in strength was about to start questioning its origins.
This time, without waiting for Tieshan or Mo Yuan, Left Guard's deep and deep voice quickly sounded, with respect and a hint of eagerness to explain, "Report to your majesty! Those three heads were cultivated for two hundred thousand years. Evil Orca King and his two subordinates Hundred-Thousand-Year were 'accidentally' encountered and 'invited' when Right Guard and I went out not long ago to contact the old department and investigate the movements of Sea God Island."
Left Guard cleverly said "beat him up and drag him back" as an "invitation", and then quickly got to the point. "The benefactor believes that if you want to have a plot against Sea God Island, you need to recruit a wide range of forces and accumulate strength. This animal has a blood feud with Sea God Island, and its species is also fierce and good at fighting, so it can be exploited. Therefore, we brought it back and stayed here temporarily to see the consequences."
It points out the strength, hatred and "available" value of Evil Spirit Orca, which can be regarded as a characterization of the existence of these three heads Ferocious Beast.
A glimmer of understanding flashed in Demon Empress's eyes, but the doubts were not eliminated, but became even worse. She looked at Left Guard and Right Guard. Although these two were in a better state than Tieshan Mo Yuan was better, but it was far from its heyday. She once again set her sights on the three Evil Spirit Orca, and then looked at the obviously "malnourished" Tieshan and Mo Yuan. Finally, those starry blue eyes, with the sharpness of seeing everything, fell on Left Guard again.
"Since we know that food is in short supply and our subordinates are weak," Demon Empress's voice still couldn't hear the emotion or anger, but every word seemed to hit the hearts of the four beasts, "Why don't you hunt for blood to help you recover? The deep sea is vast, and there are many creatures. There are countless souls. Even if your strength has not been restored, it is not difficult to hunt for enough nourishment. Why do you sit back and watch Tieshan and Mo Yuan become so weak, instead of attracting foreign enemies and wasting resources?"
Her question hit the nail on the head and went straight to the core: The family members were all hungry and thin, and instead of going out to hunt for food, they came back with three mouths to eat? Moreover, these three mouths didn't seem to be a good source of food, and they needed to be watched and controlled. What's the point of this?
Right Guard quickly interfaced, with a hint of helplessness in his voice and a hint of "we are also following orders": "Your Majesty, it is clear! We are not willing, but we cannot, and we dare not!"
It glanced at Kraken, who was still silently absorbing energy in the distance and seemed "indifferent" to the conversation here, and carefully organized its words: "The benefactor has already given an explicit order. Before this place is completely stabilized and His Majesty wakes up, concealment is the first priority!
We must not hunt the powerful Sea Soul Beast on a large scale, let alone cause commotion in nearby sea areas. Because Sea God Island monitors the deep sea very strictly, especially around its sacred areas and some sensitive areas. If we go out to hunt frequently to collect blood food, it is easy to leave traces and attract Sea God Island The exploration of Sea Patroller or even Sacred Pillar Guardian will expose this place and disturb His Majesty's recovery, and the consequences will be disastrous!"
Right Guard paused and added, "Therefore, the benefactor strictly ordered not to go out unless necessary, and to hide when going out. For hunting, we only dare to choose targets that are alone, weak, and difficult to attract attention, and all traces must be cleaned up. In this way, the blood food obtained Nature is limited, so we need to plan carefully and give priority to the weakest ones. As for the three killer whales... bringing them back is also approved by the benefactor, thinking that their hatred can be used and their strength can be replenished, which may be beneficial in the long run. The short-term consumption... is still within control."
The explanation is reasonable and the logic is clear: It's not that we don't want to eat enough, it's that in order to hide Your Majesty and avoid being discovered by Sea God Island, the "benefactor" has issued a strict order and we are not allowed to go hunting in a big way. We can only pick up some small fish and shrimps secretly, so there is not enough food, Tieshan Mo Yuan can only starve. The "benefactor" agreed to bring Evil Spirit Orca back, saying that they are useful and will be kept temporarily.
The blame was once again placed on Kraken in a clever and irrefutable way.
In the distance, Kraken was silently repairing his injuries while distractedly listening to the conversation. The dancing tentacles froze for a moment, and an extremely human wave of helplessness, speechlessness, and a deep sense of foreboding flashed through his huge pale eyes.
Deep in the spirit of Kraken, why is the direction of this script getting more and more wrong? It is obviously a reasonable order issued for the sake of overall stability and to hide the traces of Demon Empress. How can it be said from the mouths of these idiots, combined with the current Tieshan Mo Yuan "lost weight from hunger", Demon Empress was dissatisfied with his appearance after waking up, and saw three more "eating mouths" in the house. It seems that he Kraken is "stingy", "not considerate of his subordinates", and "recruiting people randomly leading to resource constraints"?
In particular, His Majesty Demon Empress's seemingly calm, but actually scrutinizing eyes seemed to have been slowly and thoughtfully turned towards him again.
Kraken suddenly felt that the scorch marks he had gotten from Demon Empress didn't seem to hurt much anymore.