111: Primary Voice

“Does this Beginner Voice mean I can speak now?”

Su Yuan looked at the description of Beginner Voice, a glimmer of hope rising in his heart.

After becoming an octopus, what Su Yuan missed most was the ability to speak, which would allow him to communicate with Lin Fei and others, and gather intelligence from the human side.

Not only that, but the ability to speak could also alleviate loneliness.

He tried to make a sound as he would as a human, and indeed, he perceived the structure of vocal cords.

“Uh… Oh… I…”

Su Yuan practiced a few times and gradually got the hang of it.

“I, Su Yuan, human caretaker!”

After a long practice, Su Yuan finally uttered a complete sentence accurately.

“Phew, I didn’t expect speaking to be so tiring.”

Su Yuan said again. Due to unfamiliarity, his speech was not as effortless as before; it required a lot of energy, and his tone was very strange.

His voice was also very deep, with a hint of an eerie cadence, completely different from his previous voice.

“Finally, I can communicate with people. The previous Mind Whisper was simply too bizarre.”

When Su Yuan spoke of Mind Whisper, he always felt that this ability was too strange.

Just as he was thinking about this skill, he suddenly felt something.

Following this sensation, Su Yuan poured his mental energy into it, and then he realized what he was seeing.

He saw a young man, seemingly exercising. From some of his movements, it was clear that his Physique seemed to be somewhat unusual.

“Is it him? Is he also an Awakened One, similar to that Brother Niu?”

At this moment, Su Yuan also recognized him; he was the only person who hadn't gone mad the one time he used Mind Whisper.

At the time, he had been surprised.

Could it be that the reason he didn't go mad was because he was an Awakened One?

“That’s not right. He was clearly carried away by a small Mandarin Fish back then. If it weren't for me, he might have been dead. How could he be an Awakened One?”

Su Yuan shook his head and muttered to himself. Moreover, he had a hunch that this person’s abnormality seemed to be directly related to him.

“Could it be because of Mind Whisper?”

Su Yuan muttered to himself.

If this person’s mutation was really because of him, it meant he had the ability to create mutated humans.

Just thinking about it, a hint of excitement rose in Su Yuan’s heart, and he wanted to find someone to test it on immediately.

“Let’s calm down. If someone can’t endure Mind Whisper, those affected will go mad, and my intuition tells me there’s almost no hope for these mad people to recover.”

Su Yuan suppressed the impulse in his heart. Although he was no longer human, he didn’t want to use ordinary people as experimental subjects just to test a skill.

Next time, when he encountered someone who didn't know their place, he would try this experiment.

“Finally, there’s this skill enhancement. It’s a pity; I don’t have enough evolution points. I’ll go farm tens of thousands of evolution points first.”

“I feel like without tens of thousands of evolution points, it would be a waste of time.”

Su Yuan muttered faintly, “I wonder how long this evolution period has lasted. My evolution points increased by 20, so it should be two days.”

As he spoke, Su Yuan’s massive body began to move, causing the surrounding rock walls to shake.

He had evolved four times this time, but his size hadn’t increased. Coupled with the physical mutation from Intermediate Speed, Su Yuan’s regular speed had significantly improved compared to before.

At this speed, various creatures along the way were directly devoured by Su Yuan.

[You devoured a blind shrimp and gained 1 evolution point.]

[You devoured a Cave Catfish and gained 10 evolution points.]

...A certain lake in the Yangtze River basin.

A large fishing boat was secretly operating.

“The higher-ups are really something. They suddenly banned all fishing, how are we supposed to live!”

An old fisherman cursed.

“Uncle, you don’t know, the prices of river and seafood outside have gone crazy!”

A young man said with a smile.

“Little Six is right, the price we get for this haul, they’re giving this much!”

An old fisherman chuckled, making a gesture with his hand.

“Double?” The first old fisherman exclaimed in surprise.

“Haha! This is our chance to get rich!”

“Alright, it’s time to pull in the net.”

An old fisherman said.

As the machine turned, the fishing net was slowly pulled up.

As the figures of fish and shrimp came into view, everyone was stunned.

“Is this a Carp? It must be two meters long!”

The young man exclaimed, his eyes wide with joy.

“Look at this Grass Carp, it’s probably two and a half meters!”

An old fisherman smiled, unable to close his mouth.

“This Black Carp is even bigger than the fish king from a few years ago! It’s probably three meters!”

Two old fishermen walked over, looking at the largest fish in this net.

“Something’s not right. These fish are too big, and it’s not just one.”

A middle-aged man frowned, feeling an inexplicable unease in his heart.

“Ah Shan, what’s not right? What’s wrong, you don’t want big fish, you only want small fish?”

“Today is our lucky day!”

“Look how old you are, yet you’re not as brave as Little Six!”

The others said with a laugh.

“Alright, hurry up and get to work.”

Everyone stepped forward together, killed these fish, and dragged them into the storage room.

The first few fish, although very strong, were quickly subdued by the men.

It wasn't until they reached the largest Black Carp. This fish was quite fierce, struggling continuously in the net with immense strength, flipping over the two old fishermen who were jointly dealing with it.

“Everyone, move aside!”

An old fisherman walked over with a knife and hacked vigorously at the Black Carp’s head. It felt like he was chopping at a wall, making his hand ache.

“What a hard fish!”

He said in surprise.

However, the Big Black Carp, after being hacked like that, developed a large wound and began to bleed, struggling madly. Its gaze was icy, and its toothless mouth was wide open, as if it wanted to bite someone.

“Quick, quick, quick! Everyone grab a knife! This fish is very fierce!”

The men shouted, each holding a knife, surrounding the Big Black Carp and hacking at it.

They hacked for a full ten minutes, almost exhausting the six young men, before they finally killed the Big Black Carp.

“Phew! I’m exhausted! What a fierce Black Carp, even fiercer than a Reedfish!”

“If this fish were in the water, it could attack people!”

An old fisherman exclaimed.

“But in the net, it’s just fish meat waiting to be slaughtered. This Big Black Carp, sold whole to a hotel, could probably fetch hundreds of thousands!”

Another person said with a smile.

“That much!”

The eyes of several people lit up, their breathing quickening.

“Alright, let’s keep going! Make money!”

Under the temptation of money, the six men rested for a few minutes, then immediately got up and dragged the Big Black Carp into the storage room.

As another net was cast, after waiting a while, they pulled it in.

This time, the scene inside the net once again brought expressions of surprise to their Faces.

Inside the fishing net, almost all the fish were large, over half a meter long.

Especially the several Mandarin Fish, over a meter long, were even more surprising.

The price of Mandarin Fish had always been relatively high.

“These Mandarin Fish are definitely rare treasures. Sold whole to a hotel, they’ll surely fetch a high price!”

Everyone stared at the Mandarin Fish, their eyes gleaming.

“Don’t you think something’s a bit off? Mandarin Fish over half a meter are generally rare, but these are over a meter long!”

“And the Big Black Carp, Grass Carp, Large Carp, Bighead Carp, etc., from the previous net, don’t you think their sizes are exaggerated?”

The old fisherman who spoke first said.

“Ah Shan, we’re here to make money. If you keep ruining the mood like this, don’t blame me for not giving you Face!”

A middle-aged fisherman’s Face darkened.

“Alright, alright, Ah Shan, Ah Long, both of you say less.”

Seeing this situation, the others went up to mediate.

But just then, a patrol boat appeared in the distance, and the sound of its loudspeaker carried over.

“Oh no!”

Everyone’s Faces changed dramatically.

Soon, the patrol boat came closer.

“Don’t you know that all fishing activities are currently prohibited? Don’t you know how dangerous this is!”

A Security Officer walked onto the boat and immediately started scolding them.

They were out on patrol, fully armed, to avoid any accidents.

“Dangerous?”

A hint of confusion appeared in the fishermen’s eyes.

“Boom!”

Suddenly, the entire fishing boat shot into the sky, then flipped over, and the splashing waves overturned the nearby patrol boat.

A massive, dark head emerged from the water, opening its terrifying maw and instantly sucking everyone into its mouth!

If Su Yuan were here, he would definitely recognize its identity: the former Big Black Fish!