Chapter 596 (2/2)

“This is our elevator—it’s also the city’s transportation system,” said Shaqira with a bright smile. “This is a large transit station. The currents can take you to many places. Well, ordinary races may not be able to stand it, but it’s very comfortable for the sirens.”

“Umm… so far, so good,” said Lily, scratching her chin. “But, I do feel like we’re being flushed down the toilet.”

Everyone immediately glared at the husky.

Nangong Wuyue was following closely behind the siren queen. She could not help but carefully ask, “My Queen, do you know a siren named Elssa?”

“Elssa?” The siren queen turned and knitted her brows together. “Who is she?”

“She’s my mother,” said Nangong Wuyue quickly. “I’ve asked Shaqira and Sorma. They all have no impression of the name, but my mother has to be one of the siren messengers who went ashore.”

The selection of messengers to the surface in the beginning was very confusing. The siren queen had selected the messengers on a whim, and many messengers did not even register when they landed. Therefore, the messengers themselves were not quite sure who else was on the list. Shaqira and Sorma had never heard the name of the Nangong siblings’ mother.

“Elssa… I remember her; a queer girl with bad temper. She was so bold that she always went to the open sea and brought back some weird human relics. She liked the Vikings very much.” The queen could remember the name of this ordinary siren. “How is she now?”

“She’s… missing, together with my father. A vengeful spirit attacked our secluded home and our entire home disappeared out of thin air,” Nangong Wuyue voice sunk. “This is my brother. Our father is a demon hunter.”

“…Looks like a lot of things happened on the surface,” said the siren queen as she looked in amazement at the siblings, who were eye-catching no matter where they were. “Oh, sirens have no prejudice against demon hunters. I feel sorry for what the both of you have gone through, but I believe Elssa is still alive. As a siren, she must have been reborn somewhere.”

At this time, the current in the pipeline slowed down rapidly, and a stream of water in the opposite direction rushed from under their feet. At the same time, a large number of precise and powerful little whirlpools appeared on the walls of the pipeline, holding them in position. An arc-shaped opening appeared on the side of the pipe and a light shone through the gap.

“This is the source of energy for Nasaton. We call it the Torrent Core,” the siren queen said as she pointed to a ball of bright light.

There was a huge, fan-shaped hall, which resembled a shell cavity outside the pipeline. Neat vertical pipes and ridges lined the walls, while a bright but not glaring blue and white light filled the hall. This light came from the wonderful object in the center of the hall: it was a big sphere with a diameter of more than 10 m. There was a ripple-like pattern on its surface, and it was as clear as crystal internally. Around the huge crystal, more than a dozen transparent pipes passed vertically through the ceiling and the ground. Light flowed out of them like water.

This was the source of Nasaton’s energy—it was incredible, as it had been running for more than 10,000 years. It was a remarkable achievement for mortals like the sirens.

“This is directly beneath the palace. There was originally a main pipe extending from this place directly into my palace.” The siren queen pointed to a pipe at the front of the Torrent Core. The pipe was currently in a dim state. “I can absorb the power of the energy core there and perform a series of emergency controls on it. But now the pipeline’s been blown up, so we can only use the backup system here to cut off its connection to the wall.”

“You want to shut down the wall?” Shaqira was shocked.