Perhaps it was because the Abyss power was too... defiled, causing Neuvillette's consciousness to pause momentarily.
However, he quickly broke free from this dazed state, swiftly mobilizing the water element authority he commanded, and calling upon the power of the Primordial Sea as quickly as possible.
Buzz—
A blue watery glow flashed in Neuvillette's grey vertical pupils, and the previously calm river surface churned at this moment.
The next second, a deep blue water arrow shot out from beneath the water without warning, striking directly at the Oceanid standing by the riverbank, semi-dazed.
Plop—
Accompanied by a somewhat muffled shattering sound, the water arrow, which had been unstoppable, instantly burst, splashing water everywhere.
Seeing this, Neuvillette clenched his left hand, and the drops of original sea water that had been falling instantly enveloped the two Oceanids.
The deep blue primordial sea water was gradually taking away the power from the Primordial Sea from these two Oceanids, completely transforming them into Hydro Eidolons.
Before long, two harmless-looking, sky-blue crabs appeared on the riverbank, and their predecessors... were two Oceanids with fiery shells.
Neuvillette looked at their two small, occasionally blinking eyes, then at Yuto, who was resting after just finishing drawing the Abyss array, and asked with some confusion:
"Why these and not other creatures? Like wild boars or water birds?"
Hearing Neuvillette's question, Yuto slowly stood up from the grass, gently brushed off some blades of grass clinging to his clothes, and slowly said:
"Neuvillette, you must first understand one thing: our goal is to gather the consciousnesses scattered in the Primordial Sea and have them descend into the world using Abyss power as a vessel."
"And the consciousnesses of those people are originally Hydro Eidolons. What you just mentioned, like wild boars and water birds, are native species of Teyvat."
"In terms of similarity... even if an experiment with a wild boar succeeded, it wouldn't represent true success, after all, the difference between the experimental sample and the actual situation is clear."
At this point, Yuto paused slightly, then pointed to the Hydro Eidolons nearby, who were staring at them in a daze, and continued:
"The true forms of these two guys are Oceanids; they inherently possess the power of the Primordial Sea."
"As evolved creatures, their consciousnesses have long been permeated by the Primordial Sea, and this leads to them, after coming into contact with primordial sea water...
turning into this 'cured but still drooling' state."
Hearing Yuto's peculiar analogy, Neuvillette's gaze was momentarily dazed, and for a moment, he didn't know what to say.
But then again, Yuto's description of the current state of these two creatures was indeed very apt.
As the Water Elemental Dragon King, Neuvillette could easily sense the emotions of aquatic creatures, including Oceanids.
When they first arrived, that is, when Yuto was displaying Abyss power and drawing the array, those two fiery crabs showed very clear signs of fear.
But after being immersed in primordial sea water and transformed into Hydro Eidolons... their eyes clearly became more than just a little dazed.
Even the most basic biological fear of the unknown and self-preservation abilities disappeared.
In other words... they truly were as Yuto said, their consciousnesses had been permeated by the power of the Primordial Sea, completely losing their autonomy.
Thinking of this, Neuvillette unconsciously stroked his chin, then opened his mouth to confirm:
"So... from the perspective of biological consciousness, are these two guys' current states the closest to the consciousnesses of those humans who have returned to the Primordial Sea?"
Yuto nodded, then drew his long sword from his staff, and while walking towards the Hydro Eidolons who seemed to have lost their souls, he said:
"Theoretically, that's correct. After all, our goal is only to recall their consciousnesses, as long as we can successfully do that, it's enough."
No sooner had he finished speaking than the black long sword in Yuto's hand once again erupted with violent elemental fluctuations, shimmering with a heart-stopping purplish-black lightning.
Looking at the dazed Hydro Eidolons with empty eyes before him, Yuto sighed slightly, then unhesitatingly brought his sword down.
Bang—
With a sound like a bursting bubble echoing in their ears, the two crabs, which had been standing there in a daze, looking vibrant and watery, instantly vanished without a trace.
Yuto looked at the blue-green stones lying quietly on the sand, a smile appearing on his face, as if his plan had already succeeded by more than half.
He bent down and slowly picked up these two stones, which emitted a strange luster under the sunlight's refraction, and after weighing them slightly, he said:
"Just as I expected..."
Yuto said, then very straightforwardly tossed one of the stones in his hand to Neuvillette, and continued:
"The Primordial Sea dissolved their consciousnesses, but preserved their bodies, which means their... 'drops' won't change."
"Use this drop as the 'relic' that will be used later, which is the source you'll use to search for information, except..."
As Yuto spoke, he walked to the mysterious purplish-black array he had drawn earlier and placed the colored crystal block in the center of the array.
"Except that, no matter what, it's still necessary to steal information from the Earth Veins."
Almost at the instant he uttered these words, the previously silent array instantly lit up with purplish-black light, and Yuto's outline was also outlined by purplish-black lines.
He slowly closed his eyes, driving the Abyss power through the array to travel back and forth within the Earth Veins, searching for Earth Veins memories that would resonate with the Abyss power.
Perhaps because the memories within the Earth Veins were too complex, or perhaps because the memory of that Oceanid was just a drop in the ocean of Fontaine's Earth Veins,
Yuto took a considerable amount of time to initially lock onto it and seal the corresponding information source within this colored crystal block.
"Phew..."
Having done all this, Yuto let out a long breath. He gently wiped away the fine sweat on his forehead, then handed the processed colored crystal block in his hand to Neuvillette.
"This is it. Use this to retrieve the consciousnesses within the Primordial Sea, and then... use it as a vessel to try and construct new Hydro Eidolons."
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