I Don't Agree to the Terms

"Absolutely unbelievable, no wonder everyone is almost illiterate now," Gu Shanhai examined the deep-sea ruins.

From his investigation, it could be seen that the civilization during the terrestrial era was indeed advanced, with art, medicine, and history all making progress side by side, unlike now when finding a book is difficult.

Sadly, all of this knowledge had been destroyed, and from the look of the destruction, it wasn't due to time but rather intentional.

Otherwise, how could it have been so complete, leaving only some insignificant traces?

"So what are they hiding? Are they afraid of the resurgence of remnants or something that could affect the world itself?"

"It's not like this is Lalaiye City."

Gu Shanhai commented sarcastically, Lalaiye City was unlikely, as he hadn't seen any green-skinned fat otakus, but the previous era's civilization definitely hid more mysteries.

For example, an unusual Transcendent system.

Comparatively, the terrestrial era had energy transformation, while the oceanic era had flesh mutations, truly each unique in unhuman-like ways.

"Indeed, the terrestrial era also had its own beliefs."

Gu Shanhai looked at a shattered statue, parts of the name had been erased, but after piecing together the scattered fragments around, what revealed itself was a damaged magma elemental figure.

The reason it was damaged was that he couldn't find some of the fragments; they might have been washed away by currents or had been pulverized initially.

However, even in its incomplete state, it didn't prevent seeing the general outlines.

"Totems and Divine..."

Gu Shanhai suspected that the ocean might have taken over the entire system directly, transforming the original totem system into the oceanic form, becoming the current Divine.

"... Big... firemelt..., too little, but it must be a totem related to fire and earth," Gu Shanhai saw behind this totem statue a large area of destroyed text, what was visible was limited, yet the words 'fire melt' were quite prominent.

"Should I spend some life energy?" Gu Shanhai pondered, being curious, spending some life energy might actually reveal the answers.

Then... he rejected the idea.

What could he do after knowing it, would he be able to research a totem?

For the terrestrial era, Gu Shanhai could only research the power of the islands, not some messy totems, even if there were any, they were probably already incorporated into the Divine by now.

So knowing would only satisfy his curiosity, and that would be the end of it.

He was not interested in energy transformation or flesh mutations; both were too childish for him. In terms of being unhuman, Gu Shanhai's indescribable status surpassed them by far.

Considering these things not even worth chicken ribs, why should Gu Shanhai waste his life energy? It was of no use anyway.

"Let it go, what's past is past."

The terrestrial era of this world wasn't like the divine and adventurer eras in the Adventure King world with their transitional roles, but it was truly a completely disconnected generation. Even if there was related history, Gu Shanhai could do nothing without corresponding samples and data.

He couldn't possibly recreate the glory of the terrestrial era from a piece of text or a picture, whereas the worn power of the islands could be researched without spending life energy, this comparison made the choice clear.

After another long circuit, Gu Shanhai disassembled everything possible and the ground was scanned repeatedly through his Spiritual Sense and perception, unearthing quite a few items.

Since he had come, how could he return empty-handed? He must bring back some local specialties.

He wasn't planning to research now, but if there was a need for interest-related research in the future, he would have to make another trip.

It didn't bother Gu Shanhai to make the trip, but he feared that if he came back later, the objects would be gone and he couldn't study them, better to dig them out in advance, use them if needed, or keep them as collectibles otherwise.

"Phew, all done; now I can head back."

No need to worry about not having enough space since Mother-child Grass space was ample.

His Spirit Plant had been enhanced several times over a hundred years, especially when it felt a bit cramped after placing five adventure lands, he had already thought about enlarging the space of Mother-child Grass.

"If that's all, it's about time to head back."

"Wait, grab a fish to make soup."

As Gu Shanhai was preparing to leave, he saw a fish swimming lazily in front of him; he caught it with his hand. Deep-sea fish are ugly, no matter, once in the pot, it's a big piece of meat.

In Gu Shanhai's hands, the fish struggled continuously. With a flick of his wrist, he delivered a stunning blow to the fish's head.

It certainly didn't die, Gu Shanhai was precise with his force, but the blow directly knocked the fish unconscious.

Then, he Five Elements Great Escape back to the Five Elements Sect ship, while Little White was idly practicing his void escape, continuously shifting through space, probably bored, now practicing on his own without Gu Shanhai's urging, making his next trip to the sky much easier.

"Yo~" Seeing Gu Shanhai return, still holding a fish, Little White jovially hopped over, excited for fish in the evening's meal.

"Yeah, right, you take it to Azure Dragon to handle the seasoning, I'll come to cook," Gu Shanhai hung the fish on Little White's horn, directing it to find Azure Dragon, leaving the rest for him to handle.