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Chapter 527: Chapter 528: The Crude Cave
The Mermaid Beastmen were so full that they had to hold their waists to walk.
Their once noble and aloof image was gone, as they had transformed into gluttonous fish, devouring food like mad.
Guided by the Beastmen from Peach Blossom Land, they arrived at their specifically prepared accommodations. 𝚗ov𝚙𝚞𝚋.c𝚘m
From the outside, it looked like a simple, ordinary mountain that contained a cave. The cave entrance was also quite crude, and there were faint sounds of Beastmen talking and rocks hitting against each other emanating from inside.
Compared to the grand and towering houses seen outside, this crude cave entrance really brought some discomfort to the Mermaid Beastmen.
Even though they didn’t complain out loud, their minds started to wander, and some of the younger ones even began to show signs of dissatisfaction.
Sen Tao stood at the cave entrance. His voice was coarse and powerful, "We’re pressed for time, and this place is not ready yet. But we will work harder to fix it up, let me give you a brief overview."
All the Mermaid Beastmen stopped in their tracks and quietly listened to Sen Tao.
"What you’re seeing now is the entrance of the cave, which everyone will pass through when going in and out. Please follow me inside..."
After passing through a not very long corridor, their field of vision suddenly broadened.
The area had been dug into a large round field, with a round flower bed of stones in the middle. Numerous Sea Night Mushrooms of various sizes were clustered inside the flower bed, emitting a faint cold white light.
"These rooms have been prepared for you. Because the Sea Tribal Chief told us beforehand that the houses we currently live in are not suitable for your long-term stay, our holy maiden urgently ordered people to construct these rooms..."
At this moment, the Mermaid Beastmen all had a moment of realization. Their faces turned red with embarrassment as they remembered their initial complaints. They had thought that the Beastmen from Peach Blossom Land were mistreating them despite their promise of equal treatment.
However, they were quickly fascinated by the setup here. Before, they had lived scattered in the sea, dwelling in large shells with no privacy at all.
Now, this place was divided into individual rooms, not too far from each other, which significantly satisfied their current living requirements.
To their left and right were stone stairs built integrally with the mountain. One side leaned against the stone wall, while the other side had a hand-width railing left. Also, there were niches dug into the stone wall at intervals with Sea Night Mushrooms placed inside for illumination.
The stone stairs extended upwards to form small terraces. Each terrace led to a room through a wooden door. The rooms were staggered to ensure that the structure of the mountain was not damaged.
There were several rooms on each level, and every doorway was marked with a Sea Night Mushroom for illumination, which provided easy recognition. This way, even the female Mermaids without night vision ability could move around easily in the cave.
"Everyone, look this way..."
Sen Tao clapped his hands to draw the attention of the Mermaid Clan, and then started walking deeper into the cave.
The female Mermaid Beastmen, who were not quite sure what was happening, hurriedly followed.
At the back of the cave was a long horizontal corridor, and on the walls of the corridor were also Sea Night Mushrooms placed at intervals for illumination. The difference was that this corridor had many branching paths, which seemed to lead to different places.
The Mermaid Beastmen were all silent, watching Sen Tao, waiting for him to explain.
