CHAPTER 265: RECRUITING AN OUTRAGEOUS TITLE

Henie hadn't yet grasped what Viktor meant.

How had she suddenly become the lord of the Upper City when she hadn't done anything?

Viktor offered no further explanation.

His gaze shifted to another direction.

It was the central area of the entire Sea City.

There, a patch of gray mist lingered, as if concealing something within.

That place was Viktor's intended destination.

Viktor turned back to Henie and calmly instructed:

"Wait here for my return."

Henie was slightly startled and was about to speak.

A blue teleportation array suddenly materialized beneath Viktor's feet.

Along with the blue patterns floating in the air, fierce currents made his black coat whip wildly.

The next second, Viktor, standing on the teleportation array, transformed into streams of starlight.

He vanished before Henie's eyes.

Henie remained frozen with her hand outstretched, watching the glowing particles floating around, feeling somewhat dazed.

The Professor had left first?

What should she do now?

At this moment, beside her.

A Sea Person enveloped in flowing water approached Henie.

They showed extreme reverence, even appearing expectant, as they addressed her:

"Lord City Master."

"It's time for the daily offering."

Henie quietly turned to look at that Sea Person.

Not just them, but other Sea People as well.

After their resurrection, they seemed to have received some kind of divine decree.

They knelt on both knees, prostrating themselves before Henie.

"Lord City Master!"

"Please lead us in completing the offering!"

Henie felt bewildered, as she had no idea what she was supposed to do.

For a moment, she felt utterly helpless.

Everything around her seemed so alien.

The torrential rain continued to pour, but Henie had even forgotten to use magic to block it, letting it beat against her body and soak through her form.

Like a child at a loss for what to do.

She looked at the crowd of Sea People, not knowing how to react.

.......

The teleportation ended, and Viktor appeared near this area.

The air here was somewhat chilly, whether due to the mist or if it was simply always like this.

He raised his head to look at the white wall shrouded in thick white mist before him.

The white mist surged, yet nothing could be seen clearly inside.

Viktor reached out a hand, attempting to extend it into the white mist.

But the mist remained like a wall, completely impenetrable, even keeping his hand outside.

Like a heavy curtain separating two worlds, utterly mysterious.

A7 District.

This was the name for the central area of Sea City.

But Viktor knew very well that this mist was definitely not simply naturally occurring fog.

Every Sea City had such a place, and in reality, this was actually one of the abilities of Dozale, the Water Catastrophe.

[White Mist].

No living beings existed in A7 District, and players couldn't enter through normal means.

But A7 District had a title - it was called the Place of Offering.

Here, one could summon the world boss, Dozale - the Water Catastrophe.

In the game, the summoning conditions for Dozale were extremely strict.

One needed to find Sea City, gather all the Crime Stars of Sea City, and seize control of Sea City.

Then through offerings, summon the world boss Dozale from within the white mist.

No matter where Dozale was in the ocean, it would hear the summoning offering.

Then, passing through the ocean's rifts, it would swiftly appear in this Sea City that summoned it.

And at that time, it meant players would have to face the boss directly.

And what was the content of the offering?

Vega opened its mouth with a grin:

"I never thought Catastrophes would enjoy eating people too."

Viktor corrected:

"Strictly speaking, they're no longer human."

The Sea People's ability to merge with the ocean and continuously resurrect wasn't some gift.

Rather, it was to prevent them from committing suicide.

Because the Sea People's reason for existing was to become food for Dozale - the Water Catastrophe.

They must 'willingly' go to their deaths.

Indeed, the Sea People themselves were Dozale's offering targets.

Through the Sea People's offerings, Dozale would return part of its power to the Lower City.

Yes, those Sea People who could truly live in the ocean.

They were the ones who truly possessed the [Ocean's Blessing].

"First you need to know that the Upper City's population is tens or even hundreds of times that of the Lower City,"

Viktor said calmly:

"However, the Lower City is the ocean, and the ocean's range is similarly tens of times larger than the Upper City's water surface city."

It wasn't that the Upper City's Sea People didn't want to live in the ocean, but that they simply couldn't.

Without the [Ocean's Blessing], they couldn't breathe and live under the ocean.

And the Sea People living in the ocean, having tasted the beauty of living in the ocean.

Thus they would never give up the Catastrophe power bestowed by Dozale.

So, they completely controlled the Upper City's Sea People, forcing them to accept being farmed by the Lower City people, becoming food to feed Dozale.

This way, the Lower City's Sea People could continue to possess the ability to live in the ocean.

This was also why Sea City was divided into two major districts.

The Upper City people who lived above the ocean and needed to breathe air to survive.

And the Lower City people who lived comfortably in the ocean.

This iron law was the same in all Sea Cities.

"The Ocean's Contract is the fundamental means of controlling the Sea People."

In Sea City, there were clear class distinctions.

The Ocean's Contract would gradually assimilate humans to become part of the ocean.

And these Sea People who merged with the ocean could never escape the ocean, never escape Sea City.

Higher-level controllers would use the Ocean's Contract to control lower-level Sea People, while even higher-level controllers would similarly use the Ocean's Contract to control lower-level controllers.

The lowest level in Sea City were the Upper City's Sea People.

They lived in that area, watched over by the guards of each district.

The guards could control Sea People who possessed the Ocean's Contract through the Crime Stars.

This was also what Viktor meant when he said only those who accepted the Ocean's Contract would be allowed into Sea City.

Because the controllers could be assured that outsiders would definitely be under their control.

People like Viktor who didn't have the Ocean's Contract would naturally be treated as heretics when they entered.

Immediately facing hostility and rejection from the Sea People.

Vega spoke with its hoarse throat:

"So, what are you going to do now?"

It was naturally asking how to summon Dozale.

Viktor touched the white mist, smiling faintly:

"I didn't bring Henie here just for her to wander around."

......

Countless Sea People knelt around Henie, hoping she would lead them in completing the offering.

But Henie only felt helpless, she couldn't understand what these people meant by 'offering'.

She could only speak up to ask everyone:

"What exactly... is the offering?"

Someone raised their head, pointing at the water flowing around Henie's hand, slowly saying:

"Lord City Master, the offering is letting us merge with the ocean as one."

Henie looked at the [Ocean's Contract] circling around her hand, feeling even more confused.

At this moment, as if sensing Henie's confusion.

The seawater suddenly surged.

The sea surface rose high, water rapidly began swirling and gathering in the air.

A gate-like water flow opened from both sides, and countless cold guards emerged from the split water flow.

They gathered together, holding flowing water spears, their forms robust and their gazes extremely sharp.

The guards moved their steps to both sides, bowing uniformly toward the center.

Henie curiously looked toward the middle.

Yet she only saw an especially tiny little fish.

The little fish wasn't even as big as her palm, blowing bubbles on the sea surface, looking especially cute.

It seemed to notice Henie as well, forcefully blowing out a bubble slightly bigger than its body.

Then, it squeezed its body, entering into the bubble.

Continuously wiggling its body, then floating to Henie's front.

The little fish noticed.

On Henie's arm was a new Ocean's Contract.

It raised its head, looking back at Henie.

"Are you, the newcomer?"

Before Henie could speak, suddenly, it noticed the six stars placed on Henie's chest.

Immediately, the little fish's mood became somewhat panicked.

Then, it narrowed its eyes, solemnly saying to Henie:

"So, you're that Kravina council member from the council."

Hearing this, Henie immediately became flustered.

She wanted to explain, but the little fish completely didn't give her a chance to speak.

"Although you're an esteemed council member, I still want to say, your actions have violated our Sea City."

The little fish said with an unchanged expression:

"I believe we should have signed a non-aggression treaty with the Mage City."

Henie opened her mouth:

"I..."

The little fish sighed, using its fin to hold its forehead:

"Let me be direct."

"What will it take for you to return control of the Upper City to me?"

Henie heard this very confusedly, her already dizzy head becoming even more muddled, saying there:

"I'm... I'm very sorry, I can't..."

As soon as these words came out, the cold guards around immediately raised their spears, their gazes toward Henie becoming full of ready-to-strike coldness.

The water flow on their arms and spears gradually gathered together, the entire spears beginning to tremble slightly.

The little fish stretched out its fin, stopping them.

It narrowed its eyes, looking at Henie again:

"Council member."

"I don't want to go to war with the Mage Council, I just want back what belongs to us."

Becoming increasingly agitated as she listened, Henie struggled to find words to explain, yet the thoughts in her mind were difficult to organize.

The little fish's forcefulness and pressure made Henie at a loss.

Finally, the little fish exploded, shouting loudly as it instantly leaped into the ocean:

"The offering must proceed!"

The next second, the entire sea surface seemed to be enveloped by night, completely without light.

As if receiving a summons, countless schools of fish swarmed from all directions, forming a huge meandering school in the seabed.

Like a sea monster diving in huge waves, it extended its colorful head from the seabed.

Riding the power of the waves, a sea monster composed of huge schools of fish leaped from the sea surface.

It rose into the sky like a strange beast, countless fish swirling and circling in the sky, the space above the sea surface instantly covered by this silver undulation.

White scales reflected dazzling silver light on the dark sea surface, like hundreds of silver light swords dancing on the sea surface.

The moisture was heavy and thick, cut until only a pungent fishy smell remained, beating against Henie's delicate and tender face.

"Give me the control!"

Henie widened her eyes looking at the wildly dancing school of fish, tears of grievance flowing from her eyes.

Always gentle and refined, approachable Henie.

For the first time, her anger was completely provoked.

"Why won't you just."

"Listen to someone explain properly!"

The moment Henie's sad and angry voice rang out.

An even larger shadow slid over their heads from behind her.

The red eyes among the school of fish were startled for a moment, seeming to feel a darkness completely enveloping them.

That distinctly veined blood-red body stepped onto the sea surface.

The demon's crimson eyelids flashed with light, staring intently at that school of fish.

Its breathing was rapid and heavy, blowing like a hurricane on the fish.

The school of fish suddenly stopped their agitation, under this shadow, even their silver scales appeared dark in color.

Before they could react, a blood-red robust arm carrying blood-colored claws fiercely grabbed that huge fish school head.

Large patches of fish scattered, falling with splashes onto the sea surface.

However, it paid no attention.

The crocodile completely extended its head from the darkness, blood seeming to flow under its rough skin, blood vessels bulging.

Huge crimson eyes hung on its head, fiercely staring at the school of fish before it.

"If you don't know how to speak properly."

It opened its mouth, a putrid smell emanating from between its cold and terrifying teeth, sticky saliva continuously dripping between its teeth:

"Then keep your mouth shut tight."

"And take your beating!"

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