Hope fell silent as he watched line after line of text appear in the translation software.
This was the first time the giant fish had said so much.
It had even caused the translation software to lag a little.
After all, this involved rearranging and recombining a vast number of words.
Faced with completely random sentence structures, Zero, who lacked the giant fish's unique way of thinking, could only brute-force every possible arrangement of the received words to determine the correct word order.
"I-it's telling us to... strengthen our bodies." The corner of Hope's eye twitched. "And it's also expressing contempt for how frail our bodies are."
Hansent: "..."
In the giant fish's eyes, strengthening their bodies simply meant sticking these scattered fragments of star gold ore to their bodies, weaving themselves a suit of extremely strong armor.
But for the [Poseidon Type II] Exploration Ship, that was undoubtedly asking the impossible.
"I finally understand how those newborn giant fish get their first upgrades..." Hope said, unsure whether to laugh or cry.
"Could it be that, in this giant fish's eyes, we're just an overgrown baby incapable of taking care of ourselves?"
Hansent added expressionlessly, "And then this overgrown baby expressed its affection for it."
"To reciprocate, it went to all this trouble to bring us to its tribe's strengthening grounds."
"Honestly, I'm so touched I could cry."
As he finished speaking, Hope raised a hand to cover his face. Even Lü Yongchang and the others, thousands of kilometers away, instinctively covered their eyes.
Watching the repeated urging appear in the translation program, Hope took a deep breath. "So what should we do now?"
"Follow its advice and strengthen our bodies?"
"Prepare to activate the ultrasonic repulsion program," Lü Yongchang's resigned voice came through the speaker. "See if it works.