Before long, Mu You had summoned a full complement of four Zombie Beasts. With his four minions in tow, he roamed the seabed in much greater safety.
However, his stamina also drained considerably faster underwater than on land. Mainly, he could not use his donkey and had to travel under his own power, rapidly exhausting himself. Mu You drank a bowl of rice porridge along the way, but only lasted a little over an hour before his stamina bottomed out again.
Mu You was hesitating over whether to pay for more stamina to keep traveling.
A new text prompt popped up.
[You see a blue seahorse swimming toward you from afar at tremendous speed. It stops beside you and requests to communicate.] [Blue-Scaled Seahorse: An aquatic magical beast that lives in shallow seas. Gentle by nature and averse to fighting, it can carry heavy objects underwater, making it an excellent underwater mount. However, it is not very strong; the heavier its load, the slower it moves. Its highly developed intelligence also makes it impossible for people to tame. In short, a Blue-Scaled Seahorse always has a mind of its own.]
He had actually run into a seahorse.
When Mu You first saw the words "at tremendous speed," he had been ready for a fight, only for it to turn out to be a friendly creature.
After wandering the seabed for so long, he had finally encountered something without hostile intentions. Mu You clicked to confirm and had a chat with it.
``` [You agree to its request to communicate. The Blue-Scaled Seahorse tells you that it recognizes you as a traveler who needs to journey across the seabed. It can carry you to shorten your travel time, but you must pay a certain amount of lifespan