Just then, several monsters armed with weapons entered.
Jiang Fan felt disgusted by their gills flaring, but he was powerless.
"You, come with me. Our leader wants to ask you something."
Seeing this, Zhou Niannian, who was standing by, became very worried, fearing Jiang Fan might be in danger. She wanted to follow him, but Jiang Fan gave her a look and told her to wait there.
"Don't worry about me, I'll be fine. It's just that their leader wants to see me. They probably have something they want to discuss with me."
After all, even the dinosaurs had discussed things with him before, let alone these monsters.
He figured these monsters would be no match for the dinosaurs, perhaps easily crushed.
As Jiang Fan was led away, the others were eager to rush forward and rescue him, but their hands and feet were bound, leaving them with no ability to resist.
Jiang Fan was brought to a palace. Looking around, he found everything unbelievable. The technology here was beyond his comprehension.
First, the water that allowed breathing, and then these glowing water droplets.
Every item seemed beyond the reach of modern technology, and Jiang Fan was astonished by it all.
At this moment, the viewers in the live stream, seeing this, praised the place as a real-life Dragon Palace.
"This is too exaggerated. Being able to breathe underwater like this, is it special effects?"
"Exactly. While there is oxygen in the water, the human body simply cannot expel hydrogen and directly obtain oxygen from it."
"This must be made with special effects, otherwise how could anyone breathe here?"
"Are you still talking nonsense? Jiang Fan is about to die, and you're not thinking of a way to help him, just making sarcastic remarks."
"Professor Li, won't you say a few words? What should Jiang Fan do now? If you don't explain something, he's going to be in big trouble."
Professor Li then spoke up.
"If the water pressure in a marine environment can be reduced, its air content will increase drastically. This will cause the ratio of air to water to reach a perfect point. Water vapor like this, even if inhaled, will not be harmful to the body and will allow the absorption of surrounding oxygen."
His smooth explanation astonished everyone around. They never imagined that the power of science could be so immense, but it was of no use to them at the moment.
Jiang Fan was taken to an extremely luxurious place, just as the audience had said, it was like a real-life Dragon Palace.
Seated on a throne was a merman wearing a crown.
Jiang Fan recognized him instantly as the leader of this place; otherwise, he wouldn't be in such a position.
"Kneel."
A monster kicked Jiang Fan behind the knees.
However, Jiang Fan's strong physique prevented him from kneeling.
"If you want me to kneel, kill me first. Otherwise, I will never kneel."
Upon hearing this, the monsters seemed about to strike Jiang Fan with their weapons, but their leader stopped them.
"Stop! Who told you to attack him? Have you forgotten that I have something to ask him?"
Hearing this, the group of subordinates immediately ceased their actions.
Jiang Fan looked at the leader with an arrogant demeanor.
"What do you want? What do you want from me?"
"If you want to harm my companions, I will not agree unless you let me die before them."
He had expected the leader to be equally stern, warning Jiang Fan and then making him do whatever he wanted.
However, to his surprise, the leader was very amicable. He walked up to Jiang Fan, smiled faintly, and then untied the ropes binding him.
"It was all a misunderstanding. We attacked you by accident, but we were only acting to ensure the safety of our kingdom. After all, you were too close to the gates of our Merman tribe."
"If we hadn't apprehended you, you might have trespassed into our territory. Therefore, we had to bring you here to understand the situation."
"And the equipment you possess seems to be a product of technology."
"I worry that you might cause harm to this place. If news of this gets out, our kingdom will be under extreme threat."
Jiang Fan found this hard to believe. These were supposed to be monsters, yet they understood technology?
"What do you mean by that?"
"Do you perhaps know about this device?"
Upon hearing this, the leader smiled faintly, his eyes filled with disdain.
"Perhaps you find it hard to believe, but this place is the ruins of what you once called Atlantis."
"However, tens of thousands of years ago, our race faced a cataclysmic disaster. In our desperation, we had no choice but to use our technological creations to live underwater."
"Over time, our bodies gradually changed. We were once just normal humans."
Hearing this, Jiang Fan was utterly stunned. He never imagined that Atlantis actually existed in this world.
Although there were unverified historical records of Atlantis, they were regarded as legends by later generations.
No one could definitively say whether they were true or false.
But now, hearing his explanation, Jiang Fan was certain that Atlantis did exist and possessed a highly advanced civilization.
"Then what are you asking of us? What do you need us to do?"
Hearing this, the leader took out a device from his hand.
With a gentle swipe, an image appeared on the device, much like a modern smartphone.
"I believe you saw this towering structure when you arrived. This tower is the common link between our Atlantis and your kingdom."
"In the past, this tower was usually devoid of any activity. But recently, an unknown virus has infested it, filling it with life."
"And these creatures seem to have been summoned, settling down and building nests here."