Next, Ye Hao stealthily swam under the Golden-winged Dolphin, and then...

Ye Hao observed that the Golden-winged Dolphin wasn't moving, so he moved in a bit closer. When he was about a meter away from its belly, he stopped, because he noticed some movement, albeit slight, from the dolphin's body.

"Qianqian, could they be waking up?" Ye Hao dared not move further and asked Qianqian inside the ring.

"Master, the eighth-generation system has gathered information from Earth's network, but there are no detailed introductions about them. The eighth-generation system can only treat them as ordinary creatures; currently, there are no signs of them waking up. You might as well capture the Golden-winged Dolphin into the inner space and research it later."

Ye Hao nodded and then, with the ring on his right hand, moved closer. As he got near the Golden-winged Dolphin, Ye Hao used the Inner Breath power of National Martial Arts to control the ring and collect the dolphin.

The Golden-winged Dolphin was taken into the inner space without any splash outside. Ye Hao then set the system to protect himself and also entered the space.

When he saw that the Golden-winged Dolphin was looking at him with a very human-like expression, he was stunned because it seemed almost like a person. Its eyes were very lively, and its mouth moved slightly in a somewhat aggrieved way, and then it let out a child's cry.

"Is this the Golden-winged Dolphin?" Ye Hao dared not get close. Although it was his Soul Body, he hesitated to approach the dolphin, because he wasn't sure if it could harm a human soul.

The Golden-winged Dolphin heard Ye Hao's words and even nodded in a human-like manner?

Ye Hao stared, eyes wide open, waves of shock surged in his heart. Could it be that this creature is truly sentient? If it is, then its value is beyond estimation by money alone.

Then Ye Hao looked at the Golden-winged Dolphin and asked, "Can you understand what I'm saying?"

The Golden-winged Dolphin nodded again...

Ye Hao suppressed the shock in his heart and asked again, "Can you really understand my words? If not, nod your head; if you can, shake your head..." Ye Hao deliberately reversed nodding and shaking to test if it truly understood him.

The Golden-winged Dolphin lowered its head, as if pondering something, and then did something that shocked Ye Hao—it shook its head...

Ye Hao looked at it with wide eyes, the shock incomparable. Ye Hao knew that many things in this world are sentient, but he had never heard of anything like fish being sentient.

Ye Hao struggled to remain calm, then asked with a friendly tone, "What's your name?"

The Golden-winged Dolphin shook its head, indicating it didn't know, or perhaps that it had no name.

This puzzled Ye Hao; it couldn't talk, so how could he ask anything from it if it wouldn't know the answer? Although it's a sentient being, if it can't speak, what's the difference from being non-sentient?

"Would you like to swim in the water?" Ye Hao asked again.

This time, the Golden-winged Dolphin nodded quickly, and its eyes showed a human-like longing.

Then Qianqian spoke to Ye Hao, "Master, according to the system's analysis of the Golden-winged Dolphin's brain cells, it can deduce some meaning."

Ye Hao had instructed Qianqian to perform a detailed data analysis of the Golden-winged Dolphin upon entry, and surprisingly, Qianqian had managed to analyze it in such a short time.

"You mean we can know what the Golden-winged Dolphin is thinking, or what it wants to tell us?" Ye Hao turned and looked at what seemed like a real Qianqian, gulping as he spoke.

Indeed, within the eighth-generation system, Qianqian seemed too real. If she weren't floating in the air, Ye Hao might have believed she was a real person.

Her body with a perfect curve, smart and capable professional attire, slender beautiful legs, a pair of enchanting eyes, a cute nose...

"Yes, Master, but before you speak, please wipe your nosebleed..." Qianqian rolled her eyes at Ye Hao and said in a very human-like manner.

Ye Hao smiled awkwardly, but he didn't listen to Qianqian to wipe the nosebleed—it was just a mental reaction, not an actual nosebleed.

"Then let me ask it something, and you help me see what it says."

Ye Hao looked at the Golden-winged Dolphin and asked, "Hello, may I know exactly what kind of being you are?"

The Golden-winged Dolphin made a couple of animalistic noises...

Qianqian looked at the message from the data and then said to Ye Hao, "It says it is a Golden-winged Dolphin and asks if you're a human."

Although Ye Hao had already been shocked, upon hearing Qianqian talk, he still looked at the Golden-winged Dolphin with astonishment and asked, "I'm human. Hello Golden-winged Dolphin, why are you called the Golden-winged Dolphin?"

Qianqian quickly analyzed and said, "It says that they usually live under mineral veins, so its master named them Golden-winged Dolphins."

"What? You have a master?" Ye Hao looked at the Golden-winged Dolphin with confusion and asked, wondering in his heart who the master of the Golden-winged Dolphin was. Of course, he hadn't forgotten that the Golden-winged Dolphin said they usually live under mineral veins.

But what does it matter not to forget? In this chaotic land of South Africa, no matter how many minerals there might be, they might not be mined unless…

After about a minute, Qianqian finally analyzed what the Golden-winged Dolphin said. Perhaps it was a bit lengthy, so it took some time to analyze.

"Master, it says they are kept in captivity, and their master is called Nangong Tianhou, a figure from the Three Kingdoms period. There isn't much detailed information..." Qianqian said with a hint of regret. However, the system continued to run rapidly, hoping to determine if what the Golden-winged Dolphin said was true. If it was true, the eighth generation of the system could gain a new kind of knowledge.

Something that hasn't died in thousands of years, it must be said, is quite a significant breakthrough.

"What? A person from the Three Kingdoms period? Nangong Tianhou? Are you messing with me? A thing from the Three Kingdoms period that's still alive today, don't joke around." Ye Hao waved his hand to express his speechlessness, but after thinking for a while, he was a bit stunned. Because he realized that the Golden-winged Dolphin was in captivity, and since they were in captivity, they couldn't leave. If they couldn't leave, how did they know about the Three Kingdoms period? Plus, South Africa wasn't even within the Three Kingdoms' territory back then...

"Could it be that you've lived for thousands of years?" Ye Hao looked at the Golden-winged Dolphin and asked.

At this point, the Golden-winged Dolphin showed a disdainful expression, and then Qianqian analyzed the data and said to Ye Hao, "It says that they, the Golden-winged Dolphins, like you humans, possess spirituality. The ancestors say that the master is called Nangong Tianhou, and they say the same; it's only a little over a hundred years old..."

Upon hearing this, Ye Hao finally understood. That means the Golden-winged Dolphins of today have been passing down generations, and their ancestors were kept in captivity by a person named Nangong Tianhou. Over the years, they have multiplied to a considerable number.

"So did your ancestors die?" Ye Hao asked a silly question.

Qianqian analyzed and said, "It says they died."

"What value do you have that's worth others keeping you in captivity? And for what reason did your master keep you? Was it to eat you?" Ye Hao said with a mischievous smile.

Ye Hao's words frightened the Golden-winged Dolphin into taking a few steps back, widening its eyes at Ye Hao, shaking its head in struggle, and making wooing sounds.

Qianqian analyzed, "Master, it says not to eat them. They can produce gold mines. As long as they are given a bit of pure gold-bearing area, they can create an 80% pure mine. It said that their ancestors were able to create a mine with dozens of Golden-winged Dolphins, and then Nangong Tianhou had people mine it and took their ancestors away from the original place."

"Are you saying that you can also create gold mines?" Ye Hao asked, somewhat incredulously.

"Master, it says yes, as long as they are not killed. They can produce a mine for the master in ten years and can create a large mine vein for you..." Qianqian was also somewhat shocked that such a small creature could have such significant capabilities.

"Really?" Ye Hao looked at the Golden-winged Dolphin and asked.

"Master, it says it's true, but they want to leave here and live in the sea, hoping that you can take them away."

"Golden-winged Dolphin, you want to leave here, but you've lived here for hundreds, maybe thousands of years. Can't you leave?" Ye Hao asked, puzzled.

The Golden-winged Dolphin shook its head, and then Qianqian analyzed its words and said, "It says the underground Dark River was dug by their master to hope they could create a gold mine vein. However, their master never returned, and the old generation of Golden-winged Dolphins all died. So they stopped creating gold mines and made the bodies of the old generation like gold."

"What? You're saying that after you die, your body can turn to gold?" Ye Hao's eyes widened wide, realizing that this thing truly was a treasure!

"Master, it says that the deceased Golden-winged Dolphins need their own abilities to turn into gold-like existence. When humans hold a Golden-winged Dolphin's gold body after death, their own body will not decay, extending life during their lifetime."

"Wow, you're really awesome, aren't you?" Ye Hao exclaimed, looking at the Golden-winged Dolphin.

The Golden-winged Dolphin backed away in fright by a few steps. Then Qianqian continued, "It says they don't know exactly how this happens, but they naturally know how to communicate with humans."

"And it also said that from the Three Kingdoms period to now, they have perfected a teaching system. Over the years, they have been attempting to speak like humans, but they can't really talk, only able to make wooing sounds."

At that moment, Ye Hao finally understood why there were ghost wails every night under Daling Mountain. It turned out that the Golden-winged Dolphins were self-learning to be like humans.

"Haha, so that's how it is. Golden-winged Dolphin, let's be friends, shall we? I can have someone teach you how to speak in the future?" At this moment, Ye Hao laughed heartily, thinking that if he trained a batch of these intelligent beings who could speak, and then released them into his part of the sea in the Lingding Ocean, could they create even more gold mines for him?

The Golden-winged Dolphin quickly nodded, opened its mouth, and made a few wooing sounds at Ye Hao. Qianqian analyzed, "It says it's happy to be friends with you..."

Ye Hao attempted to move forward and shake its "hand"... (To be continued. If you like this work, you are welcome to vote on Qidian (qidian.com) with a recommendation vote or a monthly pass. Your support is my greatest motivation. Mobile users, please read on m.qidian.com.)

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