Zhu continued, "I don't understand why my fellow kin won't leave. Because of the sea god's continued presence, none of us can catch any fish around here—and the tribe has had to travel to more dangerous waters in order to find food. There's been so much pointless death as a result. We're all but living in these dangerous waters, but we have to sacrifice our people to this disgusting 'sea god' as well!"

Zhu became more and more enraged as she spoke.

For the weak, survival was a particularly difficult problem. There were many races that found it difficult just to survive, let alone eat well. At the very least, the sea cucumber would prevent any dangerous oceanic lifeforms from encroaching...