"So you want to know this?"
After listening to Bu Xiaotian's question, the Mermaid Queen smiled and said:
"Actually, this is not a secret at all. This is something that almost every shark knows."
Although she was a little surprised that Bu Xiaotian's question was too simple, she still patiently explained:
"Legend has it that in ancient times, Cangwu Mountain was not in the sea, but on land near the South China Sea. The ancestors of our shark clan were actually the human race living on Cangwu Mountain.
But a war broke out between humans and ancient demons that could almost destroy the world, and even the legendary gods were involved!
That battle was so violent that the earth was shattered, and huge floods flowed down from the void, almost submerging the entire land.
In the end, it was the joint efforts of several of the most powerful gods that stopped the flood and saved the earth.
But it has always been easier to destroy than to build. They spent all their lives trying to plug the big hole in the void.
It was at that time that Cangwu Mountain brought our ancestors to this place. "
The words of the Mermaid Queen seemed to have a magical power. Although they were only briefly described, several people seemed to have witnessed the battle that almost shattered the world.
Bu Xiaotian came back to his senses and asked:
"Then how could you?"
He didn't ask further because he didn't know what to say.
The Mermaid Queen seemed to see his thoughts, and the smile on her face remained the same:
"How did you become half-human and half-fish?"
Bu Xiaotian did not answer, but seeing the surprised look in his eyes, the Mermaid Queen knew that what she said was right:
"Indeed, if they were just brought here by Cangwu Mountain, although the ancestors would be far away from the land, Cangwu Mountain is so big that the ancestors themselves would not be affected.
But the sea was not calm either. As soon as they arrived, a powerful sea monster attacked the people on the island. The ancestors spent a huge price to kill all the sea monsters.
They were short of food, so they ate the Kraken's corpses as trophies, but they didn't expect that the Kraken's flesh and blood was extremely poisonous, and all the tribesmen who ate the Kraken's meat were in severe pain.
Although no one died, when they woke up, they found that everyone's bodies had undergone tremendous changes.
The legs of some tribesmen disappeared and turned into fish tails, and some tribesmen turned into sea monsters!
Later, the ancestors finally found a way to turn the fish tail into legs again, but this change was not lasting, and their legs would turn into fish tails again every time.
After generations of ancestors' research, we can control this change freely. At the same time, they also discovered one thing, that is, we can no longer stay away from the water for a long time.
If we are not immersed in water for too long, we will dry up and die like a fish out of water.
As for those tribesmen who became sea monsters, they became sea monsters forever and could never become human again.
In order to cope with the cruel environment in the sea, hundreds of the most powerful tribesmen used the iron collected from the seabed, as well as their own life and blood to refine a powerful treasure, that is, the triblade.
Because it is forged from the blood and life of our ancestors, the Triblade can only exert its full power in the hands of those of us who are connected by blood with them. "
"So that's it!"
Hearing this, everyone showed a look of surprise. No wonder they didn't see the black dragon using the three-edged halberd when they fought with the black dragon. It turned out that it wasn't that he didn't want to use it, but that he couldn't use it at all.
Then they thought about what happened to the ancestors of the Sharman race, and couldn't help but feel a little sympathy.
The Mermaid Queen didn't look sad at all. Seeing the looks on their faces, she knew their inner thoughts and said calmly:
"Although we can't stay on the shore for long, we rely on the sacred weapons left by our ancestors to gain a firm foothold in the sea, and no sea monster dares to bully us anymore.
Although some tribesmen have turned into sea monsters, they are still our tribesmen. When the Triblade was forged, it was not only our ancestors who sacrificed their lives, but also their ancestors.
For countless years, the descendants of the first group of people who became sirens have been intermarrying with other sirens in the sea for generations, and they have long been indistinguishable.
In fact, there is no need to make the distinction so clearly. As long as they are kind to us, even if they are not the blood descendants of our ancestors, we will treat them as the same race. Those who have betrayed the tribe, even if they are really the descendants of our ancestors, will treated as an enemy. "
The Mermaid Queen spoke lightly and seemed not to care about these things. These concepts had been with her all her life and she naturally took them for granted.
But Bu Xiaotian and others who were listening on the side were not at peace. Although the sharks and the sea monsters transformed from the human race have a common ancestor, they have become two races after all. It is definitely not the same to truly give up. An easy thing!
Even if they are from the same human race, there will still be differences in opinions and sects, let alone two completely different races.
It is almost impossible for a mermaid and a sea monster to get along like this.
When he had questions in his mind, Bu Xiaotian didn't hide them and asked directly:
"Can you really treat the sea race as equals? On land, even humans of the same race often have prejudices and discrimination, and it is even impossible to fully trust other races.
It is really unimaginable for you to treat your rent as one of your own tribe. "
The Mermaid Queen did not speak, seeming to be thinking about how to explain Bu Xiaotian's question.
Lotte on the other hand said:
“In fact, this is not difficult to understand.
Legend has it that in ancient times, there were countless powerful creatures in the world, and some of them were under the command of the demon god Chi You. They fought in the world. Some races that were unwilling to surrender joined forces with humans to resist the demon god. There were also some races that were unwilling to fight and stayed away from the deep sea, just for the sake of gaining. A carefree one.
Cangwu Mountain drifted here and invaded the territory of some powerful beings, so it was naturally besieged by them.
Compared with these powerful beings, the human race who drifted here with Cangwu Mountain are at a disadvantage in terms of strength.
To withstand the siege, they must unite and combine everyone's strength.
When the external pressure is strong enough, internal divisions and internal conflicts will naturally not be allowed to occur. Even if their bodies are no longer human, their hearts have not changed.
Generation after generation continues, even if all the original ancestors die, the friendship accumulated from generation to generation will tightly connect them together. "
After Lotte finished speaking, the Mermaid Queen nodded in agreement:
"Indeed, it must be a friendship that has been accumulated through generations of bloodshed. What does race mean?"
Bu Xiaotian was thoughtful and silent for a moment, as if something suddenly occurred to him, he looked at Letian strangely:
"How do you know so clearly?"
"Well……"
Hearing Bu Xiaotian's question, Letian was stunned, and then smiled:
"My guess."
Hearing this, Bu Xiaotian suddenly had some words to respond and showed a somewhat helpless look.
The reactions of the rest of the people were also different, but they all looked at Lotte with a hint of surprise.
After all, it is really surprising that the guess is so close to the truth.
However, they did not dwell too much on this issue, and quickly changed the topic and chatted about other things. Sometimes the Mermaid Queen would tell them interesting things in the sea, and a few of them would also talk to the Mermaid Queen about them. Insights from other places.
The feast lasted until it was getting late and the sun was setting in the west.
Several people also stood up to say goodbye to the Mermaid Queen, and led by several beautiful Mermaid women, they left the stone platform and exited the cave.
They followed the mermaid woman all the way down the mountain and came to a secluded courtyard surrounded by mountains and rivers. The layout of the courtyard was simple, but the houses were very elegantly built.
This place is like an exquisite mortal's courtyard, not like an island far away from the mainland at all.
This is the resting place prepared for them.
After entering the small courtyard, several Mermaid women bowed and left. Without saying anything else, they greeted each other and each chose a room to rest.
A night of silence.
The next day, the sun rises in the east.
Several people left the room and just gathered in the small courtyard. The Mermaid women who brought them here yesterday appeared outside the courtyard and saluted them.
The leading mermaid woman greeted gently:
"How well did you guys rest last night?"
Lotte replied:
"Thanks for the hospitality, we'll have a good rest."
"You don't have to be so polite when you show kindness to us, the Shark Race. Please come with me."
After saying that, the mermaid woman turned around and led them away from the small courtyard.
Along the way, they met many mermaids and sea tribesmen. Compared with how worried they were a few days ago, after getting back the sacred artifact, everyone's spirits improved more than twice.
Seeing Bu Xiaotian and his party, they all saluted respectfully.
Not long after, they arrived at the cave from yesterday again, where the Mermaid Queen was standing on the stone platform waiting for them.
Fruits and delicacies have been placed on the stone table, which is even richer than yesterday.
It seems that the Sharman tribe put a lot of thought into repaying their kindness.
Seeing Bu Xiaotian and the others, the Mermaid Queen showed a bit of a smile:
"Are you here? Did you have a good rest last night?"
Lotte immediately smiled and said:
"Thank you sister Jiangzhu for your concern..."
Before Lotte finished speaking, the Mermaid Queen rolled her eyes at him and interrupted him:
"Who asked you? I asked brother Xiaotian and the others!"
"Well…"
Lotte was a little embarrassed for a moment and didn't know what to say.
Several other people couldn't help but smile when they saw Lotte being frustrated.
"Okay, I'm kidding you! Stop standing there, sit down and have something to eat!"
Perhaps because she had recovered the sacred artifact, the Mermaid Queen relaxed a lot and was even in the mood to joke with them.
After a few people sat down, the Mermaid Queen looked at them with a wine glass and said:
"You can walk around the island casually these days. Although it is not as good as your Central Plains, there are still some beautiful places."
After hearing the words of the Mermaid Queen, several people looked at each other, then Lotte shook his head and said:
"Sister Jiangzhu, to be honest, we came here just to get the teardrops. Now that the matter has been settled, we won't bother you anymore."
Letian's words surprised the Mermaid Queen, and she couldn't help but ask:
"What's wrong? Is it because we didn't provide good hospitality and didn't want to stay here any longer?"
"That's not true, it's just that I still have an engagement, and I came to get the Mermaid Teardrops actually to complete the engagement. Now that the time has passed, I still need to go to Lingzhou to get something. Otherwise, if anything happens, I'm afraid it will happen. Missed the deadline.”
Lotte answered honestly.
The Mermaid Queen became interested, with a curious look in her eyes:
"Oh? Did you know that in many legends, the shark's tears have the miraculous effect of resurrecting human flesh and bones? Although these rumors are a bit exaggerated, the shark's tears do have miraculous effects on healing injuries. No matter how serious the injury is, as long as the person is not dead, Can be saved.
Could it be that the woman who was engaged to you suffered an incurable injury? "
Lotte shook his head:
"That's not true."
