Lin Xiaohe blinked in confusion.
When people die, does their soul really end up in a blue sea? Is this the legendary underworld?
But that doesn’t make any sense.
Her little darlings hadn’t even made a move yet; there’s no way she could die so easily.
“Hey, Lin Xiaohe, we meet again.”
Lin Xiaohe followed the voice and looked over, her pupils dilating in shock.
Sure enough, it was the Giant Sound Whale version of the Empire’s Marshal, but why are you as tall as Mount Everest?
The towering mountain walked toward Lin Xiaohe, each step stirring up enormous waves.
After being slammed into the sea by another twenty-meter-tall wave, Lin Xiaohe got angry: “Just be a normal whale, okay? Stop relying on your home-field advantage to arbitrarily boost your stats!”
Cheater, I don’t want to play with you.
The other paused for a moment, its voice tinged with a bit of grievance: “Don’t blame others for cheating just because you’re weak. This is the Whale Sea. Everyone’s appearance and size are determined by their own mental strength.”
The reason it was so much taller and bigger than Lin Xiaohe was simply because its mental strength was stronger than hers!
Lin Xiaohe wiped the water droplets from her face.
How annoying, she felt offended!
For the first time, the other’s attitude was unusually kind, and it even tried to comfort Lin Xiaohe: “You’re only eighteen. In our Giant Sound Whale clan, you’re still a baby drinking milk. Besides, your physique is so frail; you couldn’t handle immense mental strength anyway.”
Baby Lin Xiaohe twitched the corner of her mouth and struggled to her feet.
Her clothes were soaked with seawater, her hair stuck damply to her cheeks, making her look as pathetic as a drowned rat.
“So, since you’re so powerful, why did you lose the Battle of Haige Star?”
Come on, let’s hurt each other!
The other’s gaze drifted vaguely. How to explain this?
Because they’d fooled around too much and forgotten that the place couldn’t handle high-intensity mental energy, so they’d ended up wrecking the examination hall?!
“That question isn’t important.”
Once is strange, twice is familiar.
Back in the blue sea for the second time, Lin Xiaohe didn’t want to crane her neck talking to him. So she simply lay down on the blue sea, propped her hands behind her head, and gazed up at the sky: “Then what is important?”
The other reverted to its original form and floated up into the sky.
Its massive figure cast a huge shadow over the sea surface.
“Lin Xiaohe, interested in making a deal?”
“Let’s hear it.”
“I want to trade for your popping candy.”
“Huh?!” Lin Xiaohe’s mouth fell open slightly; she couldn’t keep up with the Giant Sound Whale’s train of thought. “Where would I get popping candy?”
Her life was already so bitter. If she had any popping candy, wouldn’t she eat a few pieces herself first?
The Giant Sound Whale’s massive eyeballs were fixed intently on Lin Xiaohe.
From Lin Xiaohe’s perspective, it looked like an extra blue moon had appeared in the sky.
The Giant Sound Whale’s voice was melodious: “I can pay with money. Is ten million star coins enough?”
“Enough!” Lin Xiaohe sat bolt upright.
For ten million star coins, never mind popping candy, even if he wanted chewing gum or Skittles, she’d make them for him!
When it came to business, Lin Xiaohe was serious: “Tell me, what kind of popping candy do you want? What flavors?”
The Giant Sound Whale’s eyes grew even wider: “You can even choose flavors?”
Its tail wagged joyfully, and its voice grew more excited: “I’ll take one of every flavor. You know, the red ones that crackle in your mouth and burst with juice, sweet and sour. And those adorable little green beans—I want those too!”
Before Lin Xiaohe could figure out exactly what kind of popping candy that was, Fanfan jumped out first.
【You’re the popping candy! Your whole family is popping candy! My name is Tomato! Repeat after me: To-ma-to!】
The Giant Sound Whale readily agreed: “Okay, Tomato Popping Candy.”
Fanfan went silent with frustration.
Doudou couldn’t help speaking up: “I’m not called ‘adorable little green beans.’ I’m the Universe’s Number One Super Violent Pea!”
The Giant Sound Whale’s voice was sickeningly sweet with affection: “Okay, Universe’s Number One Adorable Little Bean.”
Doudou… felt like something was off, but couldn’t quite put a finger on it.
Tiantian knew Xiaohe was short on money lately, so she stepped forward and shyly asked, “Would you like to try my corn kernels? There are plain ones and popcorn-shaped ones. Everyone who’s tried them says they’re good.”
With that, she brought out a portion of corn kernels and a bowl of popcorn.
The Giant Sound Whale inhaled sharply, and the two snacks were sucked straight into its mouth like a gust of wind.
“Mmm! So chewy and a little sweet. Delicious! I’ll take a portion of Tiantian Chewy Candy too!”
Lin Xiaohe spread her hands: “That’ll cost extra.”
The Giant Sound Whale was very generous: “Fifteen million star coins. Deal?”
“Deal!”
Money and goods were exchanged, and both parties were very satisfied.
The Giant Sound Whale dove into the blue sea. After a short while, its enormous body soared back into the air, glistening with crystalline blue droplets.
It opened its mouth and spat out a gigantic octopus: “For you, Tomato Popping Candy.”
The moment Fanfan saw the octopus, its eyes lit up. It couldn’t wait to plunge its roots into the octopus and gobble it down: “Delicious, so delicious!”
The Giant Sound Whale chuckled and looked at Lin Xiaohe: “Next time, I’ll come trade with you again.”
Lin Xiaohe’s burning mind instantly cooled down, and an unbelievable guess surfaced in her thoughts: “You’ve been chasing our orbital ship all this time just to trade with me?”
“Yep,” the Giant Sound Whale said, as if it were the most natural thing in the world.
Lin Xiaohe rubbed her temples and told herself that the other wasn’t human, so she couldn’t judge it by human standards.
“Could we maybe use a different method for trading?”
She didn’t dare imagine what would happen if the Giant Sound Whale barged into the First Star Ring Central Military Academy to do business with her. Would the Federation charge her with crimes against humanity?
The Giant Sound Whale didn’t seem to care: “There is a way, but it’ll consume more of your mental energy. Remember last time, when you found a conch shell in the blue sea? If you blow that conch inside your mental sea, I’ll hear your call and pull you into the Whale Sea.”
Lin Xiaohe: “How do I get into my mental sea?”
The Giant Sound Whale tossed her a white shell: “This is a cultivation method specially for our babies. Take it and give it a try.”
Lin Xiaohe unceremoniously accepted the white shell.
Who says an eighteen-year-old human can’t be a little baby?
With a mighty swish of its tail like a divine dragon, the Giant Sound Whale blew Lin Xiaohe out of the Whale Sea.
When she regained consciousness, the entire orbital ship erupted in a collective gasp, followed by deafening cheers.
The Giant Sound Whale had grazed the ship’s underside, sending it tumbling like a falling leaf for several spins.
Just when everyone thought it was about to deliver its final, all-out strike, it flicked its tail and vanished into the darkness, leaving behind only a long trail of slowly expanding, glowing bubbles that gently burst against the porthole windows.
The porthole in front of Lin Xiaohe had the most bubbles, as if the whale were reminding her to hurry up and cultivate so she could return to the Whale Sea soon.
Everyone on the orbital ship had been scared stiff by the Giant Sound Whale. Even though it showed no sign of pursuing them, the main captain still altered their course and sped up their return to the First Star Ring.
“Captain, there are starships from the Renault family ahead.”
Wan Tianming’s face darkened. Oh great, their Patriot had been cut in line.
