Splash!
The moment the little stone man hit the water, it sent up a burst of spray.
The spring water splashed onto Ethan's face. He stuck out his tongue and licked the water from his lips, only to find that it carried a faint sweetness, which meant this was high-quality spring water.
'Just in time…'
Ethan's eyes lit up.
He had just obtained a Water Source Spatial Connector from a platinum treasure chest in the Land of the Living Dead. If he could use it here, then he'd never have to worry about water supply for his villa again.
"Meow!"
Daji suddenly let out a cry toward the spring, then began to flick her tail uneasily. The fur on her back even started to bristle.
Seeing this, Ethan immediately understood that the stone man Daji had just sent down was probably gone.
"What exactly is down there?"
Ethan frowned, but of course he wouldn't personally take the risk. Instead, he lay by the edge of the spring and carefully examined the situation below.
Sure enough, after a close inspection, he finally found a small red exclamation mark near the edge of the spring.
[Lost Prophetic Statue in the Water (Fragment): If you can gather the complete Prophetic Statue, you will obtain some astonishing secrets from it.]
[PS: The statue possesses a certain level of authority. Any foreign object entering its vicinity will be disintegrated.]
"So that's it "
After seeing the prompt, Ethan finally understood why Daji's little stone man had been disintegrated.
It was because of the statue's authority.
But it seemed… this statue itself shouldn't be dangerous.
"My Lord, please be careful."
Seeing their lord so close to the spring, the residents all felt uneasy about his safety.
But Ethan waved his hand, "It's fine. I'll go down once and come back up soon."
"My Lord, you absolutely must not."
The residents urged repeatedly, "Let us go down instead. Our lives aren't worth much, even if something happens, it doesn't matter."
"But you are our lord. Nothing must happen to you!"
"Relax, nothing will happen."
After saying that, Ethan jumped in with a splash, quickly locating the statue.
It was a palm-sized stone carving, and the fragment in the spring was only the head of the statue. Its eyes were inlaid with two red gemstones, and the red light Ethan had seen from above came from those eyes.
Gulp! Gulp!
Ethan dove to the bottom, and after spending quite some time searching for the statue, his breath was nearly gone.
He quickly reached out, intending to grab the statue and swim back up to breathe.
But when he extended his hand to take the statue, he suddenly felt resistance, like touching a huge plastic bag that he couldn't push through no matter what.
The harder Ethan tried, the stronger the resistance pushed back.
After trying for a while, he still couldn't succeed.
Left with no choice, Ethan could only give up for now and quickly swam back to the surface to take a deep breath.
"My Lord, are you alright?"
"Meow!"
Everyone above was worried about Ethan's safety. Seeing him return to the surface, they immediately gathered around and asked.
But Ethan didn't bother explaining. He just waved his hand and dove back down again.
Very soon…
Ethan arrived beside the statue once more.
Looking at the statue emitting a faint white glow, a strange thought arose in his mind. Perhaps it was the statue's authority that was preventing his intrusion.
'If that is the case… what if I approach it with respect, or even reverence?'
'Would that work?'
Ethan moved toward the statue again, silently thinking, 'I am your faithful follower. Please allow me to take you from this place and help you recover your remaining fragments, to restore your form.'
Crack!
Underwater, it was as if something made a soft breaking sound.
Then Ethan's hand easily passed through the barrier and grasped the statue. Just as he tried to put it into his tail ring, he found that it wouldn't go in no matter what.
Left with no choice, Ethan held the statue in his hand and swam straight back up to the surface.
"Whew!"
As soon as he broke the surface, Ethan took a deep breath.
Only then did everyone quickly reach out and pull him up from the water.
"Achoo!"
However, the moment he came out, soaked from head to toe, the cold wind hit him and he couldn't help but sneeze.
As soon as White Eagle heard him sneeze, it immediately rushed over and flapped its wings, reigniting the fiery feathers covering its body.
Only then did Ethan feel warmth return.
He quickly took off his wet clothes and tossed them into his tail ring. Meanwhile, Bird One and a few other female residents couldn't help but cover their faces and sneak peeks when they saw him take off his clothes, revealing eight-pack abs.
'So the lord isn't just handsome, his body is amazing too.'
"Phew!"
Only after putting on his self-heating fur coat again did Ethan finally feel warm all over.
After dealing with the statue, Ethan placed one end of the Water Source Spatial Connector into the spring. He had originally been wondering if this funnel-shaped device needed to be fixed in place at the bottom... but he saw it begin to rotate on its own, then slowly sink into the water, as if it had an automatic anchoring function.
'That is quite a useful feature.'
Ethan praised it, then said to everyone, "Hunter Five Team and the Birdmen Team will stay at the outer edge of the Mist Forest and continue gathering resources."
"The Birdmen Team and Daji will be responsible for keeping watch. If there's any danger, immediately notify Hunter Five Team to retreat."
"Understood?"
"Yes, My Lord."
"Meow!"
Everyone responded. After giving his orders, Ethan mounted his skeletal horse and left with the scarecrow and White Eagle.
Next, the place he was heading to was the final direction for today.
And also the most anticipated one.
[North: A plague passed through and contaminated the entire land, turning it into an uninhabitable toxic fog zone. Everything here, whether living creatures or even the air, is highly poisonous. If you don't have strong poison resistance, even a single breath could send you to meet God.]
[PS: Deep within the toxic fog lives a group of insect people, guarding a glittering diamond treasure chest.]
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