The "silent stone" is still in Shuiying City. Let's start with the literal meaning. Maybe it is a creature whose name means stone. Then we have to start with the major races in Shuiying City.
The races in Shuiying City are somewhat similar to those in the Four Beast Realm, but there are not so many types and branches. There are not many residents here. Wu Zhen and Zhan Fanzi have been living here for three years and can recognize most of them. . But since it is a riddle of the demon stone, the answer will not be that simple. It must be more or less dated, so the first thing Mu Ziyun and his party did was to visit the ancient races in the four beast realms.
There is an ancient race here that has never appeared in the Four Beast Realms, called the Ark Clan. The creatures of this race do not like to talk and are unknown. They usually only listen to legends and do not talk about them. They mostly live in the center of Shuiying City, that is. between walls of ever-moving water. It was very difficult to knock on the door of this ancient race. Wu Zhen relied on his relationship with another human being to find a member of the Kadin clan. And then, relying on his relationship with the Kadin clan, he was able to barely meet a member of the Ark clan. elder.
As soon as they met, everyone was surprised by the face of this old man from the Ark tribe. This guy's head was like a stone awl, and his color was azure. He held a tin staff in his hand. The most special thing was that his whole body seemed to be... It is made up of various creatures of different races. It has a human body, a pair of bat-like devil wings on its back, a tiger claw on its left hand, a big iron fist on its right hand, and fish fins on its spine. One of the legs is a dragon's foot, and the other is a ghost's foot.
When the old man of the Ark clan saw everyone's appearance, he opened his mouth and actually spoke human language. He said, "Don't be surprised, we of the Ark clan also have human blood in our bodies."
"Why is this?" Lingdang asked puzzledly, "Why do you have the aura of so many living creatures?"
The old man of the Ark clan explained: "The origin of our clan is related to a doomsday-like flood. A prophet of the human race had a premonition of this disaster, so he built a huge Ark three years in advance. When the flood came, At that time, creatures of different species boarded the Ark and were able to continue the race. However, after surviving, how to reproduce became a problem. Many creatures were just alone without partners, so they had no choice but to survive. The races began to communicate with each other, and with the help of the devil's witchcraft, reproduction was successful. It's just that the descendants on the Ark became less like humans and less like beasts. After being screened over and over again, they became us. As it stands now, we have the blood of different races, so we can easily learn the languages of different races without resorting to the magic of Shuiying City, and we can also learn the abilities of different races, so we know more things.
"That's great." Huzi said quickly, "Do you know that there is a dumb stone in Shuiying City?"
"Not so definitely."
Du Xiaoyue interjected, "Maybe it's not a real stone, maybe it's something with a similar meaning, do you know?"
The old man from the Ark tribe just thought for a short while and then replied: "I know there are two kinds of 'stones'. Maybe one of them is the one you mentioned. There is a core stone at the bottom or top of Shuiying City. , existed when Shuiying City was created. It should be the reason why Shuiying City can turn upside down. No one knows what the stone is capable of. As for the other kind, it is not a stone. It is called butterfly powder. By March, a special kind of bug will appear in Shuiying City. That kind of bug is no different from ordinary bugs, but their cocoons are like stones. Compared with real stones, it is difficult to distinguish, and the bugs break After the cocoon turns into a butterfly, a kind of stone powder will be sprinkled in the air. This powder will make the neck of the creature stiff. If it is inhaled, it will make the throat bitter and dry, making it unable to speak for a period of time. I only know these two things. So, there is no other news."
Everyone thanked them repeatedly. After exiting the room, because the water wall was flowing, seven or eight people were submerged into the water together and lost their way. It was the old man from the Ark tribe who took action in time to pull them out.
In embarrassment, everyone started looking for the two "stones", but the first type of stone was difficult for them. According to the bottom or top stone, according to the old man of the Ark tribe, that stone should exist in the water, so everyone You have to go into the water, but because of the monster stone, everyone's skills are completely useless in the water. It is estimated that only fish can stay in the water of Shuiying City for a long time. People can easily get lost in it and will be suffocated before finding the stone. .
The helpless people were looking sad in front of a water wall, not knowing what to do. After a while, a young man from the Ark tribe suddenly came to the crowd. He said that he was entrusted by the old man to help everyone find the stone. They said that they had been looking for the stone for a long time, but Shui Yingcheng There is no such stone anywhere in the water. The young people of the Ark tribe can give everyone the ability to survive in the water, but there is a condition. After finding the stone, everyone can only save it for a short time, and in the end the stone It must be owned by the Ark clan.
Everyone agreed, and finally decided that Fang Tianmu would enter the water. The young man from the Ark clan scratched Fang Tianmu's face twice with his fingers. Fang Tianmu's face turned into gills in a few breaths, and then He dived into a place of water. The water walls in Shuiying City were all interconnected, so he could swim to the end.
Fang Tianmu has a great advantage in searching for things. His starry eyes can not only see hidden things, but also observe faint energy-like things looming in the water flow. He judged that it must be the power of the demon stone. In fact, it is a special form of energy possessed by demons - demon energy. And relying on his absolute perception of energy, Fang Tianmu discovered the location of the stone in less than half an hour.
The trace is said to be a stone, but in fact it is not. It seems to be a transparent jellyfish, but the head is cone-shaped and as hard as a stone. It slides very fast in the water, and I am afraid that only Fang Tianmu's eyes can find it. It itself does not reveal much energy.
Fang Tianmu relied on building an energy balance space to greatly weaken the jellyfish's mobility. Then, while devouring the jellyfish's energy, Fang Tianmu got closer and did not dare to grab it with his hands. He directly picked it up with a black knife and rushed out of the water wall with the jellyfish. After landing on the ground, he took a few more detours before finding everyone.
When the young man from the Ark Tribe saw the jellyfish, his eyes stared straight into his eyes, as if he had seen a prey. He could not hide his excitement. Mu Ziyun noticed something strange about it, carefully observed the jellyfish, and said, "It's not a stone either. Only the head looks like a stone." Then he looked at the young people from the Ark tribe and said, "Why do I feel that its head looks similar to yours? It can't be from the same race."
"Of course not," the young man from the Ark clan replied, "We only know that there is a stone, and we are very interested in it. Take a look at it. If it is of no use, please give me the stone."
Everyone didn't feel anything in their hearts. It seemed that what they were looking for was not the real answer. After watching for a while, they handed the jellyfish to the young man from the Ark tribe. And the young man was obviously a little immature and couldn't hide his emotions. After taking it with both hands, he held it tightly, fearing that others wouldn't see the trick. He didn't even say another word, and headed towards the direction of his race's location with all his strength. Ran away.
Mu Ziyun sighed and said, "Well, we didn't find the stone, but we helped this band of thieves find what they wanted. We were taken advantage of."
Kite said: "It seems so, but we have no choice but to find the second stone. But it's not March, so there won't be any butterfly powder."
Zhuan Wangdong smiled and said: "I guess this race also took this into consideration, so they made up a lie at will."
Wu Zhen said calmly: "No, there really is butterfly powder. I seem to have heard of it at some point. I heard it from the Ark Tribe before and I recalled it. But it's not that exaggerated. I only need to inhale enough stone powder. Only then can I reach the point where I can’t speak. I’ve forgotten what legend the insect came from.”
"Legend?" Zhuan Wangxu suddenly said, "You are looking in the wrong direction, don't forget what kind of city this is. The most popular thing in this city is legend. The thing you are looking for may not be a physical object, but a story. ."
Everyone seemed to have been enlightened and suddenly understood, and hurried back to the city to explore the legends in various places.
That day, before nightfall, the entire Ark clan disappeared quietly in Shuiying City. A few years later, a certain area was dominated by the Ark clan. Its strength was so powerful that it once killed gods and ghosts.
