❝ I suppose that makes me rather lucky that, at least fundamentally, my world still has most things in common with this one. ❞ As interesting as her world sounded, he imagined it must have been quite a shock to be pulled into another so vastly different. He felt somewhat bad for her. ❝ You've probably had no shortage of new elements to grow used to. ❞
So the ocean was still a largely unknown domain, home to monsters... That wasn't so different than Teyvat, really. Rex Lapis had defeated no meager sum of leviathans in his time as the Prime of the Adepti.
❝ That sounds familiar enough to me still. Though we navigate its surface, there's still much we don't know about what lies within the ocean. ❞
A pause, and his brows pinched together while his smile turned sheepish.
❝ As a corollary, though, I can safely say there weren't insectoids in our oceans. Monsters, on the other hand, yes. ❞
The mention of an island in the sky had him lapse into thought. Wasn't that... like Celestia? No, on second thought, perhaps it wasn't. Only the divine dwelled on Celestia; no mere mortals would have called it home.
Setting aside his pondering, Zhilan instead laid his focus on the introduction of new vocabulary.
❝ Heh. Thank you for the clarification. It's not a word I've ever heard. ❞
❝ From what you tell me, I gather it wasn't just one collective society in your world but many instead. I can only imagine how they would all vary... ❞
Provided an example, the scholar perked up.
❝ Oh! So you're adept in martial arts? ❞ The glasses on his nose received a push at the middle, for all this excitement had led them to slowly descend down its bridge. ❝ I wish I could say the same, I only know a thing or two myself. ❞
His scrawny stature and the way his large robe looked thoroughly burrowed only emphasized this admission
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