Chapter 612 Unexpected Discovery: Statue of Ancient God
Sarlayan frowned slightly and took a deep look at Jaina, who still maintained a cheerful smile.
To this day after their reunion, Sharlayan still treats Jaina the same way he did in the past, treating her like a child who has not yet grown up.
But the topic Jaina wanted to discuss with Sharlayan at this time was obviously beyond the scope of what "children" should be concerned about.
It was only now that Sharlayan finally began to face Jaina's growth.
...not an exaggerated physical development, but a mental maturity.
Giving up the perfunctory way he treated the child before, Sarlayan looked at Jaina deeply.
"Why do you ask? You don't want to inherit the throne?"
Jaina showed a bright smile wordlessly, and turned around in a circle with her hands behind her back. The skirt of the printed hair gown flew slightly, attracting the attention of many males around her.
When she turned to Sarlayan's side, Jaina naturally took his arm again.
"Brother Sarlayan, I have told you before, I have no interest in the throne. I only want to explore the secrets of arcana in this life."
Sarlayan raised his head and recalled: "Indeed, but you were still young at that time, and I thought you were just talking."
"No~"
Jaina looked at the bustling market with a mature expression on her face that defied her age.
"I really don't intend to inherit the throne. This responsibility should have belonged to Drake, but it's a pity..."
Talking about her eldest brother who died in the war, a hint of sadness flashed in Jaina's bright eyes.
Shaking her head to throw away the negative emotions, the little princess regained her smile.
"That kid Tandre has been clamoring to be a marshal since he was a child. At that time, he didn't know that the position of marshal of Kul Tiras would only belong to the king."
"Brother Sarlayan, when you saw Tandre this time, has his ambition changed?"
Sarlayan recalled a few words he exchanged with Prince Tandre: "Probably... no, when he talked about the naval victory, his eyes were full of expectations. He must have really wanted to take over as the marshal of the Kul Tiras navy.
One position.”
A look of relief appeared on Jaina's face: "That's good. With Tandre in charge, I don't have to worry so much about the succession to the throne and can pursue my own happiness with all my strength."
'Well.'
The corner of Sharlayan's mouth twitched: "Jaina, with all due respect, I don't think His Majesty Daelin will agree with your... bold idea."
"Haha~"
Jaina chuckled happily against Sarlayan's arm: "This is indeed the case now, but what will happen in the future...who can say for sure?"
"Okay, don't talk about these unhappy things, let's... eh?"
Gianna, who had been smiling just now, suddenly stopped and looked at a stall on the side of the road with a stiff expression.
Sarlayan asked in confusion: "What's wrong?"
"Brother Sharlayan."
Jaina's expression became a little solemn, and she pointed to a strange statue placed on the stall.
"That statue... I always feel a little familiar. I seem to have seen it somewhere."
Following Jaina's instructions, Sarlayan also saw the statue she mentioned.
It was an octopus statue carved from some kind of black stone material... Let's call it an octopus.
'This appearance...'
Sarlayan narrowed his eyes slightly, patted Jaina's arm holding his, and after she let go knowingly, he took two steps forward and squatted down in front of the stall.
The street stall owner was a green goblin. When he saw someone stopping in front of his shop, he immediately rubbed his hands and asked with gleaming eyes: "Guest, is there anything you like? I guarantee that the price will be announced, and you will not be deceived."
‘Heh~’
Sarlayan didn't even bother to complain. As long as money was involved, he couldn't believe even a single punctuation mark in what the goblin said.
Holding the "octopus" statue with his tentative hand, Sarlayan felt it carefully and found no power of any kind from the statue.
The goblin introduced it eloquently: "The guests are really eye-catching. This is a statue that our expedition team found under the seabed of a deep sea. It is said to come from Naga."
'Naga...'
Ignoring the first half of the goblin's nonsense, this thing might actually have something to do with Naga.
'Deep sea, octopus, naga...how did these things flow into the land and reach Dalaran?'
According to Danmaku, every ancient god is a tentacle monster. No matter what their special abilities are, tentacles will definitely exist.
This statue that looks like an octopus is obviously not a real octopus. It is carved into the conceptual shape of an ancient god.
'The sea... N'Zoth?'
'Without any power, is it really just a coincidence?'
Ny'alotha, the home of N'Zoth, the Thousand Bearded Demon, is located deep in the sea. Jaina, who grew up by the sea, may have known its general shape through some means, so she felt familiar with it.
After pondering for a moment, Sarlayan decided to buy this thing.
Although the statue does not contain any power, it is not appropriate to allow such an object that symbolizes the ancient gods to remain in popular circulation in Dalaran.
"Where the hell did this thing come from?"
The goblin said innocently: "Our exploration ship..."
Sarlayan's face darkened, and his majestic aura suppressed the goblin who was full of lies.
"You are not making up the story, I want to hear the truth."
Although goblins will sell anything to make money, they will not give up their lives for a small profit.
Seeing that Jaina behind Sarlayan had put her hands on the staff hanging on her waist, the goblin stall owner with sweat on his forehead hurriedly raised his hands.
"No, no! That's all I said!"
"I picked this thing up from the beach in my hometown. It must have been washed ashore by the tide. It really comes from the sea!"
Saryan's eyes flashed: "Hometown? Kezan Islands?"
The goblin stall owner had a look of surprise on his face.
Goblins are doing business all over the world, and except for Kul Tiras, which controls the sea, not many people know that their home is in the Kezan Islands.
Sarlayan was not short of money and was too lazy to negotiate with the goblins over and over again.
After naming the opponent and knowing the origin of this item, the goblin stall owner did not dare to ask for a high price anymore. Sarlayan used 5 silver coins to take down this "handicraft" from the sea.
This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading! This unexpected "harvest" made Sarlayan no longer in the mood for shopping.
The considerate Jaina did not continue to drag Sharlayan around, and led him to her private residence in Dalaran.
With Jaina's current strength and status, she is not qualified to build her own mage tower in Dalaran.
After all, she was the princess of Kul Tiras. Jaina did not live in Antonidas' mage tower like other apprentices. Daelin personally purchased a private property for her.
This small villa is located near Antonidas' mage tower, making it convenient for Jaina to travel between her mentor's mage tower and her home every day.
Small but complete.
Gianna's small villa is not luxuriously decorated, and the house is full of "life atmosphere".
High emotional intelligence: full of life
Low EQ: a mess
You can roughly guess from the random piles of clothes in the living room that Gianna must have spent a lot of time picking out clothes this morning.
"I'm sorry. It's rare that you took so much time to dress up, but I couldn't accompany you to the end."
With a red face, Jaina waved her staff, packed the messy clothes in the living room into balls and threw them into the space package.
"Ahem! Business is important. You can go shopping anytime."
All the way to the underground laboratory, Jaina rubbed her cheeks that were still a little hot, tried to straighten her face and asked: "Brother Sarlayan, what on earth is this statue? Is it dangerous?"
Sarlayan shook his head: "The statue itself is not dangerous, what is dangerous is what it represents."
"Perhaps you accidentally heard similar rumors when communicating with the fishermen and sailors of Kul Tiras. This statue... represents the ancient god N'Zoth."
Jaina had read through a large number of documents in Quel'Thalas and Suramar, and some of the books contained records related to the Old Gods.
In terms of knowledge alone, Jaina may still be above Antonidas.
"Old God?!"
Hearing this title, Jaina subconsciously took a step back, drew out her staff and pointed at the statue warily.
"take it easy."
Sarlayan waved his hand for Jaina to put down her weapon: "This thing has no power. It looks like an 'ordinary' craft. It should have been carved by a Naga living on the bottom of the sea."
"What I'm more curious about is, why did this thing wash up on the beach of the Kezan Islands?"
"Is it a coincidence, or..."
A cold light flashed in Sarlayan's eyes: "N'Zoth's plan?"