A short while later, the two bearded men from the Honggang Civilization both sank into thought as they faced a strange talking stone.
Gangduo looked very serious. He did not know whether he should trust this stone. After all, it seemed deranged, as though something was wrong with its head.
"So we weren't the only civilization unlucky enough to get sucked into the Abyss..."
To guard against attacks from unknown monsters, Gangduo chose to lie directly on the deck, and Lai lay down beside him. The sight of these two burly men squeezed into the little boat was rather peculiar, but no matter what, keeping their backs against the deck was the best defense.
As for the blazing stone before them, it was certainly strange enough, constantly spouting baffling remarks. "Our Great Sage Equal to Heaven Sun Wukong, once cultivated to the pinnacle, can travel a hundred and eight thousand li in a single somersault. I am Stone Mama, the emperor who commands the Great Sages Equal to Heaven. What brings you here? What are your names? What is the purpose of this journey?"
"Would you like to meet Zhang Dasheng?"
What did that mean? Was this fellow a monkey commander? A monkey civilization?
Gangduo considered it for a moment. As an admiral of a long-established civilization, he had encountered plenty of intelligent civilizations. The appearance of an intelligent species... really was no big deal.
He activated a communications device inside his diving suit and said quietly, "Lai, do you think this could be a trap? Still, as far as I know, there have never been any records of native intelligent life emerging in the Abyss. This fellow was most likely swallowed up just like us."
Lai coughed twice. He looked at the blazing stone, appearing somewhat bewildered. "I keep