Ye Chuqi quietly waited for him to adjust. After spending so much time with Big Black Fish, she had discovered that this big fellow was extraordinarily good at adapting and learning, and easily influenced by his surroundings. First he had awakened a spatial talent, and now he had swiftly gone from a freshwater fish to a saltwater fish.
To keep him from turning into a salted fish, Ye Chuqi let him swim a few excited laps before reminding him that she still had a mission to complete.
"San San, have Big Black Fish search this stretch of sea for places to hide. It would be best if he could find where those sea beasts are gathering, but make sure he doesn't alert them."
"Big Black could handle this sort of thing on his own. Why do you have to soak in seawater with him?" San San didn't understand, but still passed Ye Chuqi's instructions along to Big Black Fish.
Big Black Fish glanced at Ye Chuqi, flicked his tail, and shot into the deeper waters like a streak of black light.
Ye Chuqi stayed where she was, her whole body wrapped in a soft glow. She seemed to be the only source of light in the murky water, with countless plankton drifting around her like a beautiful river of stars.
"San San, have you scanned the area?"
"Not yet..." Ever since Ye Chuqi had said she wanted to train her Divine Sense, San San had held back during its scans, letting her awareness take the lead. At her question, it immediately expanded its search of their surroundings. "If that's what you want, why send Big Black out at all?"
"He can search for his things, and we can search for ours."
"What are you looking for?"
"I suspect there's an