Deep-Sea Treasure

Before me lies the Giant Whale City.

The only words to describe it are dreamlike and gorgeous.

These tall buildings are not equipped with light-emitting devices, but are coated with a special luminescent material that glows in various colors and exudes a mysterious aura.

At first glance, the city's technological level seems very high, but something feels off.

Someone handed him two pieces of 'fish gills'.

Qin Yiguan looked up and saw Shui Luo's attendant, who was now looking at him with disdain.

Ignore him.

Qin Yiguan took the fish gills and examined them carefully.

This is actually a high-tech device. It feels cool to the touch, and the material is unknown. It contains a tiny mechanical skeleton and a microchip. The overall texture is a dark silver metallic color.

Qin Yiguan then realized that the 'gills' on the necks of these residents of Giant Whale City were not naturally grown, but were the same type as the equipment in his hand.

So, they were human too.

Shui Luo, standing ahead, said to the old Daoist priest, "This is one of the few technological devices in our Giant Whale City. Although this blue whale has a water-proof cover on its back, we're about to dive. The artificial gills will allow you to breathe freely underwater, so bring them just in case."

The old Daoist priest cherished his life, so he immediately attached artificial gills to both sides of his neck. Then the color of the gills changed, becoming similar to human skin color.

Qin Yiguan and Shitian did as instructed.

At that moment, the giant whale roared.

The entire city began to slowly sink!

All around, the blue seawater enveloped everything, like an aquarium from an old era, but many times larger.

We are currently in shallow water.

Sunlight can still seep in.

All around was azure blue, and all sorts of fish swam slowly outside the isolation barrier, a truly beautiful sight.

The deeper you go.

The darker the surroundings, the brighter the fluorescent lights on these buildings shone, making the city lights dazzling.

No matter how the giant whale swam, the city remained calm and quiet.

The Qin Yiguan were also quite remarkable.

Ahead, a small aircraft was parked.

Shui Luo proudly declared, "Although our city is built on the back of a blue whale, it is still 600 kilometers long. We need to travel by flying vehicle to see our father."

After entering the aircraft.

The way the aircraft was activated was something Qin Yiguan had never expected.

Shui Luo's two attendants each reached their arms into the engine, and then their fingers underwent a strange transformation, as if turning into strong earthworms that wrapped around the engine's drive shaft. Then, as their fingers rotated, they actually made the engine spin at high speed.

In an instant, the aircraft was powered on.

It then slowly rose into the air.

Qin Yiguan was taken aback.

What's this?

Human body generating electricity, or human power driving?!

The changes in those two people's fingers must also be some kind of Reality Enhancement. Although it's weaker than Shui Luo's, it's still incredibly powerful, capable of such a high rotation speed?

Seeing Qin Yiguan's expression, Shui Luo sneered, "If we were to use conventional energy, we'd have to mine it in the deep sea. Everyone in our Giant Whale City is incredibly capable; we can achieve the same result on our own!"

Qin Yiguan looked puzzled.

--Average Reality Enhancement?

As the aircraft flew higher and higher.

Qin Yiguan saw more of the scene.

In the distance, there was a building under construction. There was no construction machinery at all; it was all done by humans. Any ordinary worker could carry hundreds of tons of alloy and move nimbly up the building.

Qin Yiguan squinted, only to see the worker's leg muscles bulging and contorted in a grotesque manner.

then.

Qin Yiguan then spotted the head of the giant whale from afar.

A dozen or so enormous iron chains were fixed around the whale's blowhole, while a dozen or so 'helmsmen' with limbs of devilishly muscular strength dragged the chains, controlling the whale's direction.

"It can make such a large whale change direction."

To what extent has this power been achieved?

Qin Yiguan was taken aback.

at the same time.

Qin Yiguan also noticed a series of black numbers printed around the whale's vent.

--AERW23055.

God's Abandoned suddenly said, "These are digital beings, that is, enhanced beings created by the Gemini Superbrain based on reality!"

Qin Yiguan slightly opened his eyes, "In the Metaverse, there are not only Digital Human, but also digital creatures? No wonder this whale is so huge!"

"Little Qin, a frog in a well."

God's Abandoned the Way: "You will gradually understand in the future that the Gemini Superbrain's imagination is beyond your wildest dreams!"

The front section of the aircraft.

Ying Dang Yingdang quietly nudged Shitian in the back, then gave him a look that only he and his disciple could understand.

"Cough cough..."

The young monk coughed and tilted his head, saying, "I am Shitian. If you don't understand, please ask. What is this ' Negative Doppelgänger ' you mentioned earlier, benefactor Shui Luo?"

"Hehe."

Ying Dang gave a smug smile, "I originally saw through that demon's true form with my supreme Daoist eye, but my disciple is curious, and I'm afraid he won't understand my profound Daoist language. I'd like to ask Young Master Shui Luo to explain it to him."

Upon hearing this, Qin Yiguan also crossed his arms, leaned against the cabin wall, and watched quietly.

He clearly remembered that the boatman who looked exactly like Shui Luo had turned into a pool of clear water and seeped into the beach as they dived.

Shui Luo nodded, gazing into the distance with a complex expression. "Forty years ago, my father led thousands of residents to the edge of this sea, creating this underwater city, intending to live here forever in the deep sea."

"My father was highly knowledgeable and had a high level of scientific expertise."

"After this underwater city is completed..."

He then led the residents to explore the depths of the ocean.

He said that humanity has explored less than one ten-thousandth of the oceans on Physical Earth.

"It must contain billions of years of Earth's sediment, where countless new life forms and new energy sources exist—in short, things beyond human comprehension."

"And this Metaverse Experimental Zone."

"It was developed by the Gemini Superbrain based on the real world."

"The ocean here is tens of millions of times larger than the real one, both in width and depth!"

"Therefore, not only is there a one-to-one Physical Earth here, but there must also be treasures belonging to the Gemini Metaverse."

Upon hearing this...

Qin Yiguan's eyes gleamed slightly.

The old Ying Dang became even more interested, "A treasure?! What did you find?!"

"We found countless things."

"Countless secrets were also discovered."

"I also learned a lot about Earth's history that I had never heard of before."

"But if we're talking about something that can be called a 'treasure'..."

There is only one thing.

Shui Luo paused, "It's that deep-sea parasite called ' Tuomen Acuminate Fungus '!"

Upon hearing this, Qin Yiguan's eyes narrowed slightly.

The old Daoist priest, however, looked completely bewildered.

Adulterous couple bacteria?

What the heck!

Shui Luo's eyes widened slightly as she slowly said, "These deep-sea parasites, after parasitizing humans, show no adverse symptoms. In fact, they enhance our physique, granting us physical mutations and extraordinary powers."

"They spread very quickly."

"It quickly took hold of all the residents."

People were very excited at the time.

"This is a deep-sea parasite that can turn itself into a ' Superman '!"

Shui Luo lowered her head slightly, looking at her arm. "However, the Tuomen Acuminate Fungus requires a lot of energy. They absorb energy from our bodies, and initially, when the energy is plentiful, it can almost endlessly enhance our strength."

"But as it grows, the energy within our bodies can no longer meet its needs."

As she spoke, Shui Luo slowly turned around, looking at the old Daoist priest with a strange gaze. "It started controlling us... eating other people."