Mermaid Throne

The flood formed by the tsunami finally receded completely after a day and a night.

The fourth city-state, which had just shown signs of development, had one-third of its buildings destroyed by this natural disaster. Fortunately, all important properties were transferred to the mountain in time, and there were no casualties.

Facing the devastated city, in order to prevent the spread of the epidemic, the residents of the entire city still have to live on the mountain for a few more days.

Rong Xuan took the mermaid to clean up the ruins, and humans were responsible for more detailed manual repairs and installations. With everyone's concerted efforts, it took only three days to clear the main street.

Uriel, who couldn't leave temporarily because the seabed situation was still unstable, witnessed with his own eyes that under the rule of this little mermaid, the city actually achieved racial equality. The benefits - at least when natural disasters come, human beings will not be easily affected by the magnetic field like mermaids.

The mermaid rescued by Tao Yiran became a loyal fan of Tao Yiran. After all, any life at a critical moment would be grateful to the person who handed over the life-saving rope.So Tao Yiran once again became a hot topic in the fourth city-state.As a human being, he has become the spiritual leader of the human residents of the fourth city-state. The young man who is completely unaware of this still thinks that he buys an apple and gets another one because of his pleasing appearance.

The fourth city-state sent news to other cities before the tsunami, and finally won the surrender of more humans.

Another coastal city less than [-] kilometers away from the fourth city-state took the initiative to send a representative to discuss with Rong Xuan the possibility of joining.In this terrible tsunami, their cities were basically razed to the ground, lacking building materials, and the central city was stingy in providing materials. Human beings had no choice but to choose the richer and more promising fourth city-state.

Dignity or Survival?

Human beings who take "keep the green hills alive without worrying about firewood" as their motto are obviously more inclined to the latter.

A disaster turned into an opportunity for the fourth city-state. Rong Xuan couldn't help but feel lucky despite being so busy.

But before rebuilding his homeland, Rong Xuan had to settle the hatred he had accumulated for many years.

When Fein heard that Ulaer and Rong Xuan were fighting again, he immediately dropped his work and rushed to the beach.

Although Rongxuan said that Uriel was the incarnation of the devil, Fein rarely saw the cruel appearance of the young patriarch of the Miller family.

Uriel may be cold, but he is far from brutal compared to other members of the family.At least for himself, compared to other tribesmen who are cynic and occasionally violent, this young patriarch has not given himself a chance to grow up.

He naively hoped that if revenge was inevitable, at least he hoped that he would keep bloodshed to a minimum.

It's just that when he arrived, the mermaids on the beach were already fighting fiercely.Tao Yiran seemed to have just arrived, and he was powerless to stop this situation.

This is estimated to be a battle between the most powerful mermaids on earth. The game of primitive and wild power makes all mermaids stand aside and watch the battle silently.

They are so strong that they cannot be interfered with at all.

A huge black fish leaped out of the water, biting the silver-gray fish tail, and the silver-gray mermaid also changed back into a fish shape, threw off the black fish, and left a scar on the opponent's side with its tail fin with a flick of its tail.

The two fish fell into the sea again at the same time.

The huge water splash made Tao Yiran, who was standing in the distance, feel his face was wet.

Fein couldn't help but took a few steps forward to see the result clearly. The moment he stepped on the sea water, a huge vortex rolled up on the sea surface, causing the mermaids to exclaim.

The silver-gray mermaid was knocked out of the vortex.

However, he was not seriously injured, his tail curled up in a beautiful arc, and he fell back into the water smoothly again.

Rong Xuan emerged from the water, his eyes full of haze fixed on this opponent who had wrestled with him for more than half an hour without deciding the winner.

I have to admit that Uriel is strong enough to become the patriarch of the Miller family at the age of 22.

The two sides confronted each other for a few minutes, Uriel's guards and Rong Xuan's guards fought again.However, the two sides had just fought each other, and a burst of high-pitched singing broke the battle situation again.

Rong Xuan immediately covered his ears and yelled towards the beach: "What are you doing out here! You are not needed here!"

Uriel had already learned a lesson, and quickly covered his ears, but the dizziness still invaded his consciousness.

This guy's siren voice is really a terrifying weapon, and Uriel's eyes have shown killing intent.

"Don't fight anymore..." Fein stood by the beach, the sea water had already submerged his knees, but he did not turn into a mermaid form, but just clenched his fists and stood there: "I will ask Mr. Uriel , I beg him to apologize to you... Please don't kill my people again..." Under Rong Xuan's angry eyes, he pleaded with all his courage.

Even though he has never gained much affection from his clansmen, the similar genes flowing in his blood still make him unable to sit idly by.

"Impossible," Rong Xuan said in an extremely cold voice, "After you have seen your relatives being slaughtered, and after you have tasted the blood of your clansmen, you will no longer be so childish."

"It's too cruel to use one family to sacrifice the life of another family... We don't have many purebred mermaids. If we kill each other like this, we don't need humans to take action and we will decline quickly..." Fein's tears Keep slipping, still persuading intermittently.

"So I didn't kill you..." Before the words fell, he avoided the attack from behind in time.

Rong Xuan's fishtail turned back into legs, standing in the water, looking coldly at Uriel who separated Finn.

"Go away." Urel didn't appreciate it at all.

"Mr. Uriel, please... Please apologize to him... Our family is not all murderers. It is really cruel to have killed so many mermaids..." Fein said with a trembling voice.

Tao Yiran, who was standing on the sidelines from a distance, finally came over and asked, "What did you mean when you said half of what you said last time?"

"What did he say?" Rong Xuan frowned, for fear that Tao Yiran would be deceived into trust by this demon.

"Haven't you ever doubted this question?" Tao Yiran looked at Rong Xuan, "When the Rong family was destroyed, he was not yet the patriarch."

Rong Xuan sneered: "Yes, I only found out about this later, but all the mermaids who chased and killed me at that time were sent by him. I have no doubts about this."

"It wasn't him who killed your people." Tao Yiran once again pointed out the source of his hatred.

"So what!" The pain that had been suppressed in his heart for many years finally broke out, and Rong Xuan couldn't control his emotions. When facing the person he trusted the most, all the grievances and pains became more unbearable: "Isn't it possible to do it yourself?" Have you gotten rid of the crime? I will kill those mermaids who left their names on their tails one by one, but I will not let go of the guy who made me an orphan either!"

The young man who was yelled at by him was not angry, but just looked at him calmly, and asked: "Do you really think he is the culprit? Even I think such a conclusion is problematic, let alone you who have been pursuing the truth .Let your emotions go to cover up your hatred for the wrong person. Do you think this will really make you happy? Killing him is not easy, and the trouble caused by killing him may make you fall into a worse situation. Do you think this is true? Will it be fun?"

"...He's not innocent either!" Rong Xuan gritted his teeth, resisting the grievance of being accused.

"Is that a crime worthy of being killed?"

"..."

"Are you qualified to convict a related person who has not yet figured out the truth?"

"...No." He replied in a low voice.

"Since there is no one, shouldn't the most important thing be to find out the truth?" Tao Yiran pointed to Uriel not far away, "But you played well, only in this way can we force this arrogant guy to answer our questions honestly .”

The mermaid, who was praised inexplicably, was interrupted in a sad mood, and looked at her lover with a complicated expression.

Ulaer, who was finally named, wiped off the blood left on his forehead, and said unhurriedly: "Ah, so you always thought it was my idea to slaughter the Rong family? It seems that not only are you not as strong as me, but you even have a lower IQ." Not as good."

Rong Xuan clenched his fists and wanted to pounce again several times, but Tao Yiran held his arm in the end.

"If you rush up, you're not even as rational as him." Tao Yiran reprimanded in a low voice.

Uriel raised the corners of his mouth and smiled without emotion: "You should not only thank the human being behind you, but also me. How can a 14-year-old juvenile mermaid escape the pursuit of an adult heavy species? Haven't you ever suspected it?"

Rong Xuan's body trembled slightly, and he smiled angrily: "You still want me to thank you?"

"It was my brother who made you lose your people, and it was me who made you live," Uriel continued unhurriedly, "making you a living evidence, and making the real murderer live in fear all the time." , to threaten these idiots, forcing them to accept my rule and consolidate my rights. This is my plan, but I didn't expect you to get to this point. Later, I really wanted to kill you , but obviously my calculations are still not accurate enough, and let a group of waste destroy my longer-term plans."

His words stunned all the mermaids and humans present.

They thought of many possibilities, but they didn't think of this possibility.

"What happened to Ogla and his son? Who is the mastermind?" Rong Xuan's eyes were flushed, the closer he got to the truth, the more uneasy he felt.

How would he deal with all his hatred and pain if it came from a ridiculous cause?

"Which thing are you referring to?" Rong Xuan was taken aback by Uriel's words.

"Planning murder is one thing, massacre is the second thing, and in the end you were hunted down but survived, that's the third thing, so I did it," Uriel said sarcastically under Rong Xuan's shocked eyes Smiled, "Since you mentioned Ogra, you must have investigated that idiot too. The first thing was done by my stupid cousin Ogra. He caught a fancy to a mermaid who was in estrus when he went out to play. , forcibly drove her partner away and put her in prison, which caused that poor mermaid to become pregnant as soon as she reached adulthood. Unfortunately, if it was an ordinary mermaid, maybe that idiot would still consider taking up the responsibility of raising it, but the female mermaid actually Surname Rong."

Rong Xuan vaguely remembered that beautiful and gentle cousin, and how she was being hugged and laughed by his mother.

His hands trembled a little, and he didn't even want to listen to it anymore—the reason why his family was ruined was so ridiculous and crazy.

Tao Yiran didn't speak, but hugged him from behind.

"The sea area of ​​the Western Pacific Ocean is wider than any other sea area. There are more than ten purebred families living here. The Rong family has the least number of fish, but occupies the largest sea area. It will be a matter of time before such a family will be targeted. Things The tipping point was when your father insisted on putting Ogra in jail and this idiot strangled your cousin to death in a furious argument."

The black-haired mermaid clenched her fists tightly, then loosened them weakly again.

His family attaches great importance to family affection, and it is impossible for his father to let anyone who hurt his family members go.

"I was still underage at the time, compared to Ogra, who was in his 20s, was the most competitive candidate for patriarch, so his father had the audacity to plan a murder in order to protect the heir. In fact, their earliest The target was only your father, the only person who knew about it. But that night, the patriarchs of the other two families who had been guests in the family unexpectedly learned of this plan. So the murder of a person turned into a massacre," Uriel With a sneer, "This group of shameless guys participated in this massacre for the wealth and sea area of ​​the Rong family, turning a personal conspiracy into a conspiracy."

His words matched the various clues that Rong Xuan had investigated before. Obviously, he did not tell the truth in order to get rid of the crime.

"After sharing the benefits, these hypocritical mermaids cunningly shifted all the responsibility to Ogra. This idiot didn't expect that the guy who originally agreed to cooperate would bite back, so he wanted to completely submerge the truth in the bottom of the sea through a thorough massacre. .So even some of the collateral mermaids were later implicated.”

"Why would the mermaid council accept these absurd reasons? Internal strife led to killing each other? It is impossible for the Rong family to have internal strife!"

"Because the western Pacific Ocean is the area where mermaid battles occur most frequently, and it has the most powerful mermaid army. Even the mermaid island's defenses are no match for any family's mermaid guards here. The so-called mermaid council is nothing more than It’s just a power organization controlled by a group of old mermaids, didn’t you experience any difficulties from them in the fourth city-state?”

"...So they just stand by and watch?"

"Ah, they still came to investigate, but, you know, what kind of traces can the Rong family leave in the vast ocean without any survivors?"

"..." Rong Xuan's lips were bitten bloodshot, and every word the mermaid said was obviously cruel and unacceptable, but he couldn't say "I don't believe it".

"It's not a coincidence that you are the only survivor. During the Ogra massacre, I collected a lot of evidence. When he thought he was about to succeed, I let him fall into hell overnight." There was no pride on the young man's face , but I can already imagine the scene of success and defeat at that time, "I just became an adult that day, Ogra is no longer my opponent, and I will take over the rest of the hunting mission. In order to appease those guilty clansmen, I still ruled The mermaid who hunted down. You also know the final result, you are still alive. And you have lived until now."

"...I don't believe it, those mermaids didn't show mercy to me back then."

"Heh, do you really think you can survive?"

"..."

The two young mermaids looked at each other, and the atmosphere of wanting to die just now changed complicatedly.

Rong Xuan suppressed his anger and asked, "What evidence do you have to make me believe your words?"

Uriel said slowly, "I hold the remains of your cousin's baby."

Hearing this, Rong Xuan no longer knew how to react.

He stared blankly at the waves that kept rolling ashore, and various images appeared in his mind, the blood-stained sea water, the murderer's hideous face, his own desperate crying and the corpses of his clansmen quietly scattered in the cemetery.

When he was about to take revenge, he got the truth: it turned out that the person he hated the most was mistaken. He survived not because he worked hard, but because he never encountered a real pursuit.

Rong Xuan laughed, his eyes flushed. .

"So you want me to let you go?" There was already a faint murderous look on his face, but the corners of his mouth were raised.

But Uriel said: "You can't kill me. But equally, I can't kill you now. Tao Yiran gave you ambitions other than revenge. This is an unexpected change. If we kill you now, it will be Cause a larger mermaid war."

"Killing you won't solve the problem." Tao Yiran, who was always silent, said.

The arrogant mermaid finally set his sights on this human: "You are smarter than I thought, that's why I wanted to kill you. If it wasn't for you, maybe the fourth city-state is still under my control."

"Ha, thank you for the compliment, I didn't do anything," Tao Yiran raised the corner of his mouth, "It's you who underestimated Rongxuan, without him, I'm nothing, what kind of storm can a human being stir up? A real storm can be stirred up in the sea Yes, only you mermaids. Mermaids always laugh at the cannibalism of human beings, but after living together for thousands of years, mermaids have long been contaminated with human bad habits."

Uriel didn't deny it.

Rong Xuan grabbed Tao Yiran's hand and pursed his lips tightly.

It's not that he doesn't know what kind of choice is the best, but it's always difficult for people to make the best judgment when it comes to emotional and rational choices. "Why did you tell me the truth now?"

"Because we are not suitable to be enemies now," Uriel pointed to the distant sea horizon, "Our enemies are now the same group of mermaids, this group of greedy and corrupt guys will not support your fourth city-state, Conquer them, and you will have a chance to avenge every mermaid who participated in the massacre."

"...What about you? What are you doing for?"

"In order to gain more power," he made no secret of his ambition, "war is stupid, and the mermaids who start the war are also a group of idiots. I don't like letting such a guy control the future of mermaids."

"Since you don't like it, why not join our fourth city-state?" Tao Yiran urged.

"But I don't think humans and mermaids can coexist peacefully," he refused without shame. "The fourth city-state just gathered a large number of peaceful people. These people have no ambitions for the territory, but it doesn't mean that this race is the same. There are plenty of wars, much less likely to be avoided between races."

"...So you mean, even if we don't become enemies now, we might not be enemies in the future?" Rong Xuan sneered.

"Even so, we have no better allies than each other."

Ally?

This is simply the biggest reversal they have ever experienced.

The mermaid, who was once thought to be the biggest villain, was told that he was a good person. At one time, he might end up fighting to the death, but in the end, he had to form an alliance with each other?

Rong Xuan covered his forehead and smiled lowly, feeling as if he had been played by God all his life.

"...Impossible." He lowered his eyes and finally gave the answer.

Sense and emotion?

What kind of shit, a guy he doesn't like, even if he appears in front of him for a second, he shouldn't be allowed to live on!

Uriel's eyes also turned cold.

If the negotiations break down, there is no need to retain power.In this final decisive battle, one person must pay the price of his life.

Seeing that the flames of war were about to ignite again, even Tao Yiran felt that he had no ability to stop it. At this time, a voice calling for Rong Xuan suddenly came from a distance. Ji Yunzhi was holding a letter in his hand, sweating profusely appeared on the beach.

His expression was the same as when he learned about the tsunami last time, worried and nervous.

"Tao Yiran's transformation has been discovered..."