Mu Ningxue was already used to it, and Jiang Shaoxu also knew her limits. From now on, Lin Chen's big family wouldn't be too boring with Jiang Shaoxu joining!
A few more days passed, and Lin Chen's Little Japan was wonderful. Lin Chen had underestimated Jiang Shaoxu. Ever since he took that step with Jiang Shaoxu, she handled her relationship with Mu Ningxue perfectly. As expected of a Mind Element mage, she not only understood Mu Ningxue's personality thoroughly but also knew how to deal with it. The two women are now as close as sisters.
Naturally, Lin Chen was not stingy and rewarded Jiang Shaoxu handsomely. In just a few days, Jiang Shaoxu's spirit power level advanced by leaps and bounds, and even her physical constitution greatly improved.
It's a pity that Lin Chen's desire to share a bed with the two women never materialized. The two women had long known Lin Chen's character, but they simply wouldn't let him succeed, which could be considered their special way of keeping him in check.
Compared to Lin Chen, the National Government Team's life was much more monotonous. Although the sea view was beautiful, it became tiresome after seeing it too much, especially since everyone had been constantly in this vast ocean these past few days.
In the first few days, some people played cards and chatted cheerfully, but as time went on, everyone had nothing to do but cultivate.
One day, as everyone was cultivating, a scream suddenly came from outside the cabin.
"Oh my god, what is that down there!"
This scream startled everyone. They all rushed to the railing and clearly saw a huge black shadow underwater, like a deep black hole abyss that could suck the entire magic ship in at any moment!
Cold sweat trickled down their necks. Although the thing below did not emit any aura, it brought immense pressure to everyone on the ship, as if their lives had been dominated by the monster below!
No one spoke. They widened their eyes, and their bodies were in a rigid state.
They dared not look clearly at what was beneath the water, fearing that what awaited them was a giant mouth that would directly swallow them, or giant claws that would stir up waves and smash the cruise ship to pieces. This was not groundless fantasy; they firmly believed that the creature underwater could definitely do it.
Even Lin Chen felt the terror of the other party, but Lin Chen knew the identity of this big fellow, and it had no ill intentions!
Lin Chen leaped up and hovered in the air. Seeing Baxia's figure for the first time, Lin Chen felt a faint excitement in his heart. However, the Baxia underwater was incredibly huge, and with the seawater covering it, it was impossible to see how big Baxia actually was.
Just then, the shadow underwater began to fade, and the fear that enveloped everyone slowly eased.
After an unknown amount of time, the seawater finally returned to its original clarity, and looking down, the sea was that deep blue.
On the magic ship, everyone was as if exhausted. Jiang Yu directly collapsed on the deck!
"Brother Chen, did you see what that was?" Mo Fan asked.
Mo Fan's question attracted everyone's attention. The recovered crowd all turned their gaze to Lin Chen.
"I didn't see clearly, but from its size, it should be a Monarch-level creature!" Lin Chen said lightly.
"What, a Monarch-level creature, how is that possible?"
"Yeah, Lin Chen, could you be mistaken!"
"How could we have escaped death from a Monarch-level creature?"
Lin Chen's words caused an uproar.
Lin Chen frowned slightly and explained, "Not all demon creatures are malicious towards humans. For example, Totems, they were once guardians of humanity!"
Jiang Shaoxu agreed, "That's right, Hangzhou currently has a Totem Black Snake that has guarded humans for generations. The fact that the giant shadow left on its own just now means it had no ill intentions towards us!"
Everyone nodded upon hearing this. Thinking about it carefully, it was true. Regardless of whether that giant shadow was a Monarch-level creature or not, just based on its size, if it had harbored malice towards them, with just a thought, this magic ship would probably be destroyed, and everyone would be buried in this vast ocean.
Jiang Yu nodded and said, "Sigh, I don't know why, but I feel like I'm a frog in a well!"
Nan Jue said, "This is probably one of the reasons why the mentors want us to come out and experience things!"
This little interlude also added some fun to the boring journey. Everyone gradually recovered and returned to the cabin one after another.
Lin Chen took the two women back to the room and sighed softly.
Jiang Shaoxu asked curiously, "Do you know something?"
Lin Chen looked deeply at Jiang Shaoxu. Jiang Shaoxu was indeed a Mind Element practitioner; her thoughts were more meticulous than ordinary people's.
"The giant shadow we just saw is the Totem — Baxia!!!" Lin Chen said.
Upon hearing Lin Chen's words, Jiang Shaoxu and Mu Ningxue both showed surprise.
"Are you sure?" Jiang Shaoxu asked uncertainly.
Jiang Tianyuan originally had one son and one daughter. His son, who was Jiang Shaoxu's older brother, disappeared while searching for a Totem. Lin Chen's parents also died helping Jiang Tianyuan search for his son.
Therefore, Jiang Shaoxu was particularly interested in Totems. Originally, after this World National Government Competition ended, Jiang Shaoxu was planning to embark on a journey to find Totems. Now, hearing what Lin Chen said, she seemed to have thought of something, and the expression on her face was a bit uneasy.
Lin Chen nodded gently and said, "Yes, Totem — Baxia, a Totem Beast of the Black Tortoise lineage. You should know about Hangzhou's Black Snake, right?"
"Mm!" Jiang Shaoxu softly hummed.
Lin Chen said, "The Black Snake and Baxia are both of the Black Tortoise lineage. Unfortunately, Totems have spirits, and they will choose their own masters!"
Lin Chen paused, looked at Mu Ningxue, and continued, "It's a pity that none of us are primary Water Element mages, otherwise we could try to contract Baxia!"
The combat power of any Monarch-level creature is self-evident. Even the weakest Monarch-level creature is a huge help to humans.
From the original plot, Baxia's choice would probably still be Zhao Manyan. Lin Chen is a refined egoist. Even if he doesn't need something, he will give it to his women, and Yan Ji is an example of this.
But it's impossible for everything to go as he wishes. Although it's a bit regrettable that Baxia cannot be used by him, Lin Chen is content with what he has!
Upon hearing Lin Chen's words, the two women also understood why Lin Chen had sighed earlier, and they also secretly felt it was a pity.
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No matter how long the journey, it will eventually end. The magic ship Lin Chen was on had already entered the An Boundary of Little Japan's sea area. Since the magic ship had been registered before and was itself a ship bearing Little Japan's name, it smoothly entered Little Japan's An Boundary sea area!
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