Chapter 1095: Sea Eye and Tidal Realm
Chapter 1095: Sea Eye and Tidal Realm
"What did you say?"
After hearing what Lyon said, Director Taurus was shocked.
"The seafloor has started to freeze? And not just a small area, but the entire seafloor has started to freeze?"
"Yes."
Picking up the nautical chart marked by Miss Salted Fish and comparing it with the areas where the ink had not dried yet, Leon added very quickly:
"The bottom of the seventeen large seas, mainly the Central Sea that separates the two continents, and the neighboring East and West Karaven Kingdoms, Morna Kingdom, Refraction Kingdom, and Witch Country, all have frozen to varying degrees.
However, according to the Sea Clan, the freezing in these places did not completely start from the bottom up, but rather from the 'far' to the 'near' with the two continents as the baseline. "
"From far to near means..."
"The closer you are to the land, the less ice there is on the seafloor. The farther you are from the land, the more severe the ice is on the seafloor."
After explaining what he had heard from Miss Salted Fish, Leon marked the locations on the nautical chart with similar ice levels and connected them one by one with lines. He then looked at the irregular circles on the chart and said uncertainly:
"Or we can say it the other way around. It's not that the ice is lighter near the land, but the closer you are to the center of the [Central Sea], the more severe the ice is."
After hearing his words, Director Jinniu immediately reacted and asked hurriedly:
"So you think the source of the seafloor ice is most likely in the core of the [Central Sea]?"
"The possibility is not low."
After drawing a few circles according to the "icing line" he had drawn on the nautical chart and initially locking the center of the "icing circle", Leon couldn't help but frowned slightly and asked:
"Sir Taurus, I remember that the entrance and exit of the [Tidal Realm] opened up by the Sea Clan should be near the eye of the sea in the middle of the [Central Sea], right?"
"Correct."
After nodding slightly, Director Taurus also noticed this unreasonable situation and frowned as well.
So the source of the sea ice this time is likely to be in the tidal world controlled by the sea clan? Or maybe it was even directly caused by the sea clan?
The problem is that compared to humans living on land, the sea people are the biggest victims of the sea freezing. If this incident was really caused by them, then what is their purpose in doing this? It can't be that they want to cause trouble for themselves, right?
"Leon."
Looking at Leon with a frown in the [Sky Mirror], Director Taurus thought for a moment and said tentatively:
"When you were communicating with Her Majesty Wendy, did you pay attention to her soul state?"
“I watched the whole thing.”
Leon, who also felt suspicious, naturally understood what Director Taurus was suspicious of, and said directly:
"Her soul and heart are very clear, and she doesn't show any signs of lying, so she probably really doesn't know the reason why the seabed is frozen. But this only proves that the information she received did not include this, and it does not mean that the entire sea tribe is unaware of it."
So although the sea people are also victims, aren't they equally suspicious?
After reaching a certain consensus with Leon that the sea tribe might have problems, Director Taurus thought for a moment and then said:
"Leon, I remember you said before that Her Majesty Wendy is actually a half-merman?"
"Ah."
Leon nodded, and then briefly explained the situation he had asked.
“According to Her Majesty Wendy, her father is from a branch of the Seio royal family, and her mother is a mermaid from the Vortex lineage among the Ten Clan of Da Ting.
In addition, although she didn't tell me, judging from the attitude of other sea creatures towards her as a mixed-blood, her mother's status in the [Vortex] lineage should not be low, and she is likely to be a direct descendant of the leader of the Vortex clan."
Are they the direct descendants of the ten descendants of the Da Ting?
Director Taurus pondered for a moment after hearing this, and then suddenly his eyes lit up.
"Since her mother is of a very high status, have you ever tried..."
"She's already gone."
"what???"
Facing the stunned Taurus Director in the celestial mirror, Leon explained helplessly:
“I haven’t had the chance to tell you yet…After Her Majesty Wendy confessed the situation to me and marked the ice area on the sea chart, I wanted to try to contact her mother to see if I could get more information.
But when I rushed back to the port, I saw Her Majesty Wendy approaching their ship. A scream came from the ship, and then the whole ship disappeared in an instant. "
"..."
“And it’s not just the boat.”
After glancing at the necklace thrown on the table next to him, Leon said with a headache:
“At the moment when the clamshell ship disappeared, the necklace on Her Majesty Wendy’s neck suddenly broke, and some seawater spilled out.
After coming into contact with the seawater in the necklace, Her Majesty Wendy also disappeared along with the clamshell boat, leaving behind only a pool of seawater of about the same size as her.
"..."
So...she and her mother just ran away right in front of you? Why didn't you stop them?
"It's difficult for me to stop it. It should be a 'replacement' type anomaly. Once it comes into contact with seawater, it will exchange positions with another part of the seawater in the ocean. Moreover, it will be activated very quickly, and the effect will cover her whole body in just a moment."
Seeing through Director Taurus's thoughts at a glance, after glancing at Director Taurus who was hesitant to speak in the celestial mirror, Leon shook his palm coated with the color of the root, and explained helplessly:
"Although I can forcibly interrupt the effect of that anomaly, she is not even a true god. Can she withstand my slap?"
"..."
That's true...
Looking at Leon's hands that had been "inherited" from three generations of teachers, Director Taurus could not help but nodded helplessly.
Among all the things that Leon has torn apart with his hands, the weakest one is a true god, and the mixed-blood mermaid queen is at best an ordinary first-level cleaner. If she is really slapped by Leon, half of her life will be taken away.
"I'll try to contact them again, and try to get the sea tribe to take us to the Tidal Realm to take a look... By the way, Leon."
Faced with the situation where the source of intelligence was frightened by Leon and ran away, causing the investigation to be temporarily suspended, Director Jinniu suggested with a headache:
"How about you just not participate in this matter of the seabed freezing and let Scorpio and the others investigate it?"
"?"
"Don't get me wrong, I don't mean to disbelieve you."
Looking at Leon who looked slightly dissatisfied in the celestial mirror, Director Taurus explained helplessly:
"The main reason is that your past reputation was too... famous. What if they heard that you were going to help and were so scared that they hid in the Tide Realm and didn't come out?"
"..."
... "Quickly close the Sea Eye! Everyone retreat to the Tidal Realm!"
Seeing the clamshell boat suddenly squeeze out of the surrounding currents and appear in the tray-shaped dock, the male mermaid who had been guarding the dock couldn't help but change his expression and urged his assistant who was looking shocked:
"Go! Go and seal the sea eye!"
"But...but..."
"Don't follow me but!"
Staring at his hesitant deputy, the male mermaid couldn't help but yelled:
"Do you have time to do that now? Didn't you see that Evangeline used the [Heart of the Ocean] to escape? She and Wendy might have been discovered by the God of Food! If the God of Food chases after them, we're done for!"
"I...I'm going right now!"
"Wait! Wait a minute!"
Just as the male siren's deputy woke up from his dream and stood up to swim out of the dock, Miss Salted Fish, who had squeezed into the dock together with the clam boat, suddenly shouted, then swam over staggeringly and stopped the deputy who was about to seal the sea eye.
"Uncle Andy!"
After shouting at the male mermaid, Miss Salty Fish grabbed his arm and hurriedly explained:
"Although mother used the [Heart of the Ocean], the situation is not what you think. We are not being hunted down by the God of Food!"
Wasn't he being hunted by the God of Food?
After hearing what Miss Salty Fish said, both the male mermaid and his deputy, as well as the sea creatures guarding the dock, couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief.
It’s good that he’s not the God of Cookery!
Although the tidal world is still safe at the moment, one third of the entire sea eye has been frozen. A large number of sea creatures have been forced to move out of Pearl City and cannot return in a short period of time. If they really retreat into the tidal world, those tribesmen will be left in the real world.
"Then don't go for now."
After waving his hand to indicate that the previous order was cancelled and there was no need to seal the sea eye anymore, the male mermaid looked at the clamshell boat landing in the dock, and then said to Miss Salted Fish with some complaints:
"What is Evangeline doing? Why would she use the [Heart of the Ocean] if she didn't meet the God of Food?"
"Uh... Actually, it was because we met the God of Food that my mother used the [Heart of the Ocean] to forcibly bring us back..."
"ah?!!!"
"No, no, no, Uncle Andy! You don't have to rush to seal the sea eye! We are safe now!"
Before the male mermaid could speak again, Miss Salty Fish hurriedly explained:
"Although we were indeed discovered by the God of Food, he is actually not as scary as the rumors say. The God of Food is even... um... he is actually a pretty good person."
"???????"
Seeing Miss Salted Fish, who gave the God of Cookery a "pretty good" evaluation after hesitating for a while, the male siren couldn't help but hiss, then subconsciously took a half step back, and said with a look of doubt:
"You...are you Wendy?"
"Of course I am!"
Looking at Uncle Andy who was alert in front of her, Miss Salty Fish said with a smile:
"I was brought back by your [Heart of the Ocean]. Who else could I be if not Wendy?"
"..."
"If you still don't believe me, I can tell you a secret that only we know."
Seeing that she had tried so hard to prove it, the middle-aged male siren opposite still had a suspicious look on his face, as if he suspected that he was possessed by something, Miss Salty Fish couldn't help but sigh, and then said loudly:
"Last year on the night of the Tail Festival, you walked around outside my house for half the night with a string of pearl shells, but in the end you didn't dare to knock on the door. You just hired a passing child to hang the pearl shells on the mother... Hmm?"
"Wendy! You must be Wendy!"
He rushed over in horror and interrupted Miss Salted Fish's second half of the words. However, due to the secret revealed by Miss Salted Fish, the male siren's originally tense expression relaxed.
That’s right, the ones who were able to come back through my [Heart of the Ocean] must be Evangeline and Wendy. It’s absolutely impossible for them to be impersonators...but why is this kid talking nonsense?
"What I said is true! The God of Cookery is really okay...at least he's not a bad person."
Thinking back to the proposals in the agenda form, which were quite harsh but could indeed improve the living environment of ordinary people, Miss Salty Fish's expression became slightly firmer, and then she explained to the male siren:
“Although he discovered that I was a mermaid, he did not directly expose my identity. Instead, he agreed to my additional proposal at the meeting, promising that as long as the relocated sea people abide by local laws and regulations, they can join the Kingdom of Seio with a temporary identity and be temporarily incorporated into the system of the Twelve Kingdoms.
Even if we are short of supplies, he can uphold some humanitarian spirit and give some support on behalf of the royal family of the robin, as long as we pay back the money later, and there is no interest... Oh, and the God of Cookery also knows about the ice on the seabed."
"what?!"
Before he could be surprised at the supplies he got on credit, the male mermaid almost popped his eyes out of their sockets after hearing what Miss Salted Fish said.
"How did he know?!"
"Um...I told him..."
"???"
"The freezing of the sea floor affects not only us, but also humans on land. So why should we bear it on our own? If the Cleanup Bureau can solve this problem, it will also be good for us, right?"
After a slight hesitation, Miss Salted Fish spoke again:
"And I think there is still room for further development in the relationship between our sea people and humans...
Uncle Andy, before I fully awakened my sea clan bloodline, the children of my age in the Seol royal family looked at me with hostility and were reluctant to approach me.
Although the God of Food knows that I am not a pure-blooded human, the way he looks at me is very normal. At most, he is a little curious and has never shown any resistance or disgust. So I feel that he should not be hostile to us sea people. Maybe we can..."
"That's because you're good-looking!"
"???"
After swimming out of the clamshell boat, she saw her silly daughter who was infatuated with men and was trying to "brainwash" Andy. The beautiful mermaid swam over in a hurry and said with a look of disappointment:
"If I didn't pass on your great...good figure to you, and if I didn't have a face as beautiful as mine when I was young, do you think he would still have the same attitude as he has now?"
"Mother!"
Seeing the beautiful mermaid woman swimming towards him in a rage, and trying to turn in that direction with her mouth, Miss Salted Fish couldn't help but said angrily:
"Can't you stop thinking about that?"
"Don't think about it? I tried my best to stop you, but you were still obsessed with him. If you don't think about it, I'm afraid I'll be a grandmother next year!"
(End of this chapter)