Chapter 981 (1/2)

Translator: EndlessFantasy Translation  Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation

Katreina as well as Ayesha leaped into the water and swam around the reincarnated Eva, studying her with great joy, surprise, and curiosity. Eva looked at them curiously as well. She chased after Katreina’s tail with the breaking waves and even tried to shake hands with Ayesha, behaving almost like a child. Nangong Wuyue noticed all this. “She looks… odd.”

“She’s been reborn, with only scant memories of her precious life.” Hao Ren was trying to digest the fact that Eva had come back to life. He did not understand how it worked, but from the mental connection that he established with her earlier, he was able to grasp some fragments of the truth. “It’s hard to say if she’s still the planet’s consciousness, but basically, she’s been reborn. In any case, she is Eva, though she’s still very young.”

Eva swam happily alongside Katreina and Ayesha, before finally circling back to Hao Ren. She patted him on the shoulders with her cold hands and made a series of incomprehensible sounds. *Gurgle… Gurgle…*

“She remembers me, but only a little.” Hao Ren did not understand what Eva was saying, but he could tell what she meant through physical contact. He did not know how it worked as well, but the mental connection was very handy. “She said that she’s grateful for my present from the last time—probably referring to the moss. In an effort to grow the moss, she altered its form.”

“She’s rebuilding life on the planet?” Nangong Wuyue was stunned. “I thought only the First Born could do that…”

“She’s not as strong as Zorm, but here in the ocean, she can still do a lot of things.” Hao Ren smiled. “She’s still weak now compared to the time she was the planet’s consciousness. For now, she works her powers in the ocean, but other aspects of the planet are still too distant for her to grasp.”

Katreina had re-joined the group by then. Eva quickly used her pure water form to gently nudge the queen’s tail. While she made some more gurgling sounds, Katreina looked helplessly at Hao Ren. “What is she saying?”

Hao Ren put his hand into the water and read Eva’s thoughts. “She said she visits the seabed frequently, that there are still traces of the cities where the sirens once lived. Most of the buildings have been destroyed, but some survived. She’s asking when you’ll be moving back here.”

Katreina grew despondent upon hearing that. Hao Ren maintained contact with Eva to explain why the sirens could not return any time soon. The young Eva did not seem capable of understanding his complicated story, but she could sense hope from Hao Ren—or perhaps, optimism. This made her happy again, and she swam in rapid circles around him.

“What is she saying now?” Katreina asked curiously.

“She mentioned the strange ‘rocks’ that came down from the skies.” Hao Ren looked in the direction of the fleet of arks. “She’s curious about them.”

The three sirens exchanged looks of astonishment.

Eva’s appearance came as a surprise. Since the “planet’s consciousness” and the “spirit of the sirens” vanished before this, Hao Ren never imagined that she would return, much less recover so much of herself. Now that the ark people had suddenly landed on Io, Eva would not fail to notice them. What would she think about the unannounced arrival of these unfamiliar people?

Eva was young now. Could she understand the predicament faced by the ark people and their agreement between the sirens?

Hao Ren considered these issues as he began to explain to Eva about the origin of those “rocks”. Before he started however, Nolan messaged him. “Captain—the dome is about to open.”