Looking at the person lying on the ground, Ling Hao and others all looked shocked. Annie had seen more big scenes and recovered earlier than everyone else. She lightly poked Ling Hao's finger in the back. The latter just woke up from a dream and hurriedly stepped forward to help the two clan chiefs: "Two clan chiefs, please get up quickly. Are you not trying to offend me by giving such a great gift? If we have anything to say, we can go to the house to talk, here. It makes the clansmen uneasy for nothing.”
Everything Ling Hao said made sense, so the two clan leaders stopped being pretentious and stood up to invite Ling Hao and the others into the hall to serve tea.
The front hall of this stone palace is a temple, enshrining the huge statue of Haitian Star, the ancestor of the mermaids. Ling Hao and the others have seen it in the Temple of the Seven Kings in "Eubitis City", so they are not surprised. The apse is more like a meeting hall, or a huge conference room with a long table, enough for dozens of people to sit down and discuss things. Everyone was seated as guests and hosts, and fragrant seaweed tea was served. The waiter waited for the crowd to retreat, leaving only Ling Hao and his party, the two clan leaders and seven or eight senior clan officials to accompany them.
Everyone sat down, but the two patriarchs were not in a hurry. Shui Pei and his daughter Shui Lingxing whispered to each other about their parting feelings, while Popang had a constipated expression on his face. He wanted to speak several times, but stopped talking.
Ling Hao took a sip of tea and put down the cup. He didn't have that much time to spend with these mermaids. There were many storms on the sea and few sunny days. The "Black King Kong" was still waiting. If he missed the window period, he would have to continue waiting. Next good weather. "You two clan leaders, you can speak directly if you have something to say. There is no need to be hesitant. Shui Lingxing and I are brothers and sisters. Her clan has encountered difficulties. As long as it does not cost my life, I will still be obliged to help wherever I can."
Ling Hao's words made it even more difficult for Popang to speak. Shui Pei stopped his intimate conversation with Shui Lingxing and said with a smile: "I have to thank you for saving my daughter and letting us father and daughter We can still meet one day. I heard from A Xing that she had a great time following you and gained a lot of knowledge. Although she is only a spirit now, if she can make up for the colorful life she had in the past, , even if the soul returns to the stars in the future, there will be no regrets."
"Shui Lingxing has helped me a lot. She is definitely a think tank of mine. Within the scope of my ability, I will give her the best."
Shui Pei said respectfully: "If this child can continue to stay by your side, it will definitely be the greatest honor for our mermaid clan. You are a descendant of the royal clan. Logically speaking, all seven of our clans are your subjects. It is a pity that time has passed by. , among the seven tribes, some are hard to find, some have disappeared into the long river of history, some are lingering, and some have even gone astray and started fighting with fellow clansmen. It’s really hard to describe and makes people sigh!”
The corner of Ling Hao's mouth raised, and he sneered in his heart: "What do you mean, 'the seven tribes are all my subjects'? Everyone knows that the 'Zhenhai Longhu' are just descendants of the royal family of the Mu continent. The Mu continent has been sinking for many years. Among the seven tribes, Who still recognizes the blood of the royal family as the main one? If you, the mermaid clan, had lived a prosperous life, I'm afraid your attitude would not be as respectful as it is now, right? Now you are obviously encountering difficulties and want me to uphold justice for you. You have to lift me up like this Gao, he obviously intends to let me contribute but does not intend to give any benefits. He is very clever in his wishful thinking. Do you think I am a fool?"
He wanted to think about it, but he couldn't say it like that. Ling Hao waved his hands humbly and said: "There is no need to mention the matter of the royal family of the Mu continent. It has been a long time ago. It doesn't make much sense to talk about it now. Even if I am that royal family The continuation of my bloodline does not mean that I am the Holy King. How can I, with my weak shoulders, carry the heavy responsibility of commanding the seven clans? It’s okay to talk about feelings, but now that my bloodline is thin, I can no longer shoulder the responsibility. Those false 'great righteousness' have arisen."
As soon as Ling Hao said these words, Shui Pei was speechless, while Popang immediately became anxious: "If you don't care about us, then the mermaid clan will really be exterminated!" After saying this, he beat his chest and stamped his feet, seemingly planning to kill us. Sa Po is cheating.
"Don't be impatient. I didn't say I don't care about you. But I don't know what's going on now. How should I order this? Everyone has only one life. I have to evaluate whether I can help you with this. Still can’t help?”
Shui Pei smiled awkwardly, pushed Popang back to the chair, and then said: "It's our fault for being a little abrupt. Here's the thing. After the Mu continent sank, the seven tribes went their separate ways. Although it stands to reason that we have always been The ethnic groups living in the ocean should have little impact, but in fact, without the support of a strong civilization and the loss of an environment for peaceful development, all ethnic groups have encountered considerable difficulties, including a sharp decline in population, lack of resources, and regression of civilization. All races are without exception. The human race of the Mu continent has completely assimilated with the human race of other continents, and even the snake people have merged into the human race. The 'winged demon race' is regarded as a thorn in the side of the human race, and coupled with the shortcomings of ancient genes, it is now also Struggling on the edge of extinction. The 'Abyss Clan' and the 'Rock Clan' disappeared without a trace, as if they were completely destroyed. That is to say, the Shark Clan and the Mermaid Clan have barely multiplied until now. However, starting from the time of their ancestors, the Shark Clan and the 'Pan Rock Clan' have completely disappeared. The mermaids had a feud, but they managed to maintain peace only under the power of the Holy King. After the sinking of the Mu continent, the friction between the two sides has never stopped. As you know, the reproductive capacity of the mermaids is much stronger than that of the mermaids, so the population The gap in numbers is also widening. If the mermaid clan had not lived much longer than the sharks, the balance of power would have been broken long ago and the mermaids would have died out. About a hundred years ago, God knows, the sharks What madness, and began to embark on the road of military expansion. There was a 'Shark Grandma' named Xina, who claimed to be a direct descendant of the Sirens. She unified all the Shark families and launched a war against other intelligent ethnic groups in the ocean. . We, the mermaid clan, have a grudge against the sharks, so we have naturally become their main target. Our families scattered around the world have been attacked successively. Chao Manjiang, the leader of the "Hekou Family", and Han Tianque, the leader of the "Icefield Family" have successively He died in battle and was brutally exterminated. Only a few clan members outside survived. In order to cover the escape of the clan's young and old, the Lanyan clan leader led all the young men to die in battle. Their bodies were nailed to the sea willows and were killed by the sharks. After being chewed into a skeleton, there were more than 4,000 people in the clan, and only about 600 old people and underage children were taken in by us. The 'Beihai clan' was the first group to be attacked, but because the Shui family has always been brave, and We were able to save more than 3,000 clan members by fighting and retreating. However, the old clan leader, my father Shui Hantian, my wife Shui Miao, the eldest son Shui Lingbao, and the third son Shui Lingfeng all died in the battle. What happened to the 'Wenhai family' and Almost all of us left our homes and fled to this harsh sea area. But the sharks refused to let us go like gangrene in their bones and chased us right here. Our two families and the other families they took in had to huddle together for warmth. After building a city here and dealing with the sharks for nearly a hundred years, less than half of the more than 8,000 tribesmen are left, and most of them are old, weak, women and children, and there are less than 2,000 warriors who can fight. If we continue like this, we I’m afraid that within ten years they will be exterminated. Like a small group of sardines surrounded by a group of dolphins, they will be eaten away bit by bit.”
Shui Pei became more and more excited as he talked, and his whole body was trembling. Some of the senior family members were already in tears. Shui Lingxing cried even more when she learned that her grandfather, mother, and two brothers died tragically. Popon continued: "The situation of several larger families is not much better than ours. The 'Storm Family' is located in the Antarctic Circle. Since the sharks are not very cold-resistant, they successfully saved their 'Capala City' , but the population has also dropped sharply from nearly 10,000 people to more than 6,000. The 'Atoll Family' is good at sociability. The South Pacific island reef where it is located has complex terrain and occupies a great advantage. It has good friends with shark groups, sea python groups, etc. They also provided strong support, so the ancestral land was preserved, but it was caught in a long-term tug-of-war, and it is conceivable that the population continued to decrease. The 'Wandering Family' has no ancestral land and has always migrated with fish schools. So far, it has not They are in a state of disconnection. I am afraid that the one in the best situation is the 'Deep Sea Family'. After all, they are the direct descendants of the King of Mermaids, Haitian Xing. There are many trump cards left by their ancestors in the family. I heard that they had a fight with the sharks. We are evenly matched, but it is definitely beyond our capabilities to support us.”
Ling Hao sighed deeply in his heart. No matter what kind of creature it is, as long as it has intelligence, it seems that it will inevitably follow the old path of human beings. The war dominated by desire will never end.
"That..." Seeing Ling Hao pondering, Popang couldn't help it. In fact, Ling Hao was the last straw they could think of. If he ignored this matter, all hope of survival would be completely shattered.
Ling Hao frowned and said: "This is the standard 'concentrate the troops to defeat them one by one' tactic. What makes me speechless is that the Shark clan has been able to implement this tactic that has been used to death by humans for hundreds of years, and the result is still..." The final victory was not achieved. I just heard from you that the mermaid clan only had about 100,000 people before the war started, right? And you have never thought of bringing the entire clan together in more than a hundred years to prevent others from defeating them individually? ?”
Both Shui Pei and Popang had embarrassed looks on their faces: "This is quite embarrassing. The mermaid clan has always been like a piece of loose sand. As the mermaid royal family, the 'Deep Sea Family' is not willing to interfere with other families' business, let alone other people's business." Yes. Our two families have been able to get together because they have always had a good relationship. Some families still have some resentment towards each other. For example, the 'Wandering Family' basically does not interact with other families. It is not that we have never thought about bringing the clans together. , but no one listens to us.”
Ling Hao was speechless for a while, so he had to ask another question: "After so many years of fighting, how much do you know about the situation of the Shark clan? For example, what is their total military strength, how are they generally deployed, and who are the generals who lead the troops? , where is the base?”
Shuipei and Popang were dumbfounded by the question, as if they had never considered this question. Ling Hao complained in his heart, this is indeed a peace-loving race. They have been pressed to the bottom of the sea for more than a hundred years, and they have only been thinking about how to save their lives. They have not considered fighting back at all, otherwise it will be a hundred years. They have no interest or knowledge about the enemy's intelligence? If this kind of race does not perish, what kind of perdition will it cause?
Seeing the anger on Ling Hao's face, Shui Pei and Popang became even more uneasy. They both stood up and saluted again: "Please, for the sake of the remaining people of the mermaid clan in Naimu Continent, please save us!"
Ling Hao glanced at Shui Lingxing, who was still crying on the table, and then said: "I am also a team here. I am not the only one who can act arbitrarily. Please allow me to discuss it with my team members. It is already late today. Can I give you an answer tomorrow?"
