Volume 13 Across the Four Seas Chapter 151 The City of Paleus
Master Julian took Old Pete's "Little Jennifer" and returned to Europe with countless golden treasures. He was extremely excited and even in a dazed mood. Ling Hao and the others headed east to Madagascar.
After resting for a day, we turned back the same way and returned to "Cape Agulhas".
"There's no rush to get things. Let's go to the shipwreck cemetery first and meet the mermaid family for a while." Standing next to Ling Hao was Shui Lingxing, whose eyes were filled with anticipation. Annie stood behind and curled her lips.
, whispered a sour "hum", others looked at it and wanted to laugh, the atmosphere was actually very relaxed.
This time when we dived into the "Shipwreck Cemetery", Annie was clamoring to go. Cheng Linfeng was as coy as a child and obviously wanted to follow. Ling Hao was a little embarrassed. Even though the "Stone Crab" had a larger space,
But considering that we have to load the treasures of Pingdingshan on the way back, there is really a problem with the load if there are too many people. Besides, Zhuxin can still accept his status as the "Longhu of Zhenhai" and the affairs of the mermaid tribe, but his father-in-law "
After the "experience", it was difficult to say whether he would regard himself as a monster. So, after some ideological work, the list of divers was slightly changed from before. Yuan Bing was replaced by Annie, and Cheng Linfeng had to continue to wait on the boat.
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The crane's arm was lowering the "Stone Crab" into the water. In the control room, everyone was having a meeting. Shi Si opened the weather forecast chart and explained: "There are still three days of good weather. We have to try our best to return home within three days. If we miss it,
The 'Black King Kong' will have to return to Hong Kong to take shelter from the wind, and it will take another seven days to wait until the weather is suitable for going to sea, and there will only be one day of good weather, so our time is still very tight."
Ling Hao pondered for a moment and said: "Prepare water and food for 20 days. The situation of the mermaid family is still unclear, so be prepared. Mingyu will be in charge of the people who stay on the ship. Depending on the weather conditions, if there are storms, they will return to the harbor to take shelter.
, when there is no wind and waves, come to the vicinity of our launch coordinate point and wait for the response. Don’t go back to Cape Town Port, it is too conspicuous. Go to the small town of Mossel Bay not far away. There is a small port there, which is enough to dock and take shelter from the wind.
Everyone tries to keep a low profile locally and does not attract official attention. No one is allowed to disembark except for specific people to buy supplies. Tell the crew that if you endure this period of time, you will receive a generous bonus."
The "Stone Crab" was launched again, driven by Shi Si, and headed for the "Toccoa Rock Point" for the third time. This time, the car was familiar with the road and soon returned to the shipwreck cemetery. This time it was not a treasure hunt, so naturally it would not stay there
Not moving in one place, they continued to search along the route they took to rescue old Pete, hoping to see someone from the mermaid clan.
But the actual situation was beyond everyone's expectation. They did achieve their goal very quickly, but in a very dramatic way.
In the quiet deep sea, the almost stagnant water flow was stirred, and clouds of blood mist slowly spread. Dozens of corpses were already lying on the seabed.
"Are these mermaids fighting among themselves?" Annie stood on the porthole and looked out in surprise.
"No, it's the mermaids! The mermaid tribe is in conflict with a large group of mermaids." Xueting had seen the mermaids and naturally recognized them at a glance.
The dark water was full of fast-swimming sharks, hundreds of them, and less than a hundred mermaids. They were surrounded in an open space, with more than a dozen mermaid corpses surrounding them.
It seemed that it was only a matter of time before they were all killed. "Ling Hao, help them quickly!" Shui Lingxing was immediately anxious. No matter whether the other party was willing to accept her or not, but they were her compatriots after all, how could she see it?
Are they being slaughtered by aliens?
"Xue Ting, get on the Pipi Shrimp, Tian Yong, come out of the cabin with me, get ready to kill!" Ling Hao gave the order and rushed out first.
The intelligence level of mermaids is generally lower than that of mermaids. In addition to using a mouth full of fangs, male mermaids can only use some crude fish bone weapons, and there is no shield to protect themselves. "Pippi Shrimp"
The chain of fish arrows was like a harvester of life to them, killing dozens of sharks in a matter of seconds.
Relying on their large numbers of "people", these sharks actually wanted to besiege the "Pippi Shrimp". A thin sword light flashed, and a piece of sharks was cut into two halves. Tian Yong held "Damokli"
"Sword of Sri Lanka", wearing an "armor" diving suit, he looked like a mecha swordsman, and the shark was as fragile as an ant under his sword. Then the dark golden light illuminated the seabed, and Ling Hao seemed to be a statue.
The demon god from hell was shrouded in light, and the overwhelming ferocious aura was frightening. The "Dragon Arc" was unsheathed, and a blade of light was as red as blood. A large number of sharks died tragically, and the black blood dyed the sea water.
Brown, visibility plummets.
A shrill cry echoed very far in the sea, just like the last cry of a hunted whale. The sharks seemed to have received the order to retreat at the same time, and they fled in the blink of an eye, leaving only dozens of people behind.
Yu Yu looked confused, as if he was in another world, staring at Ling Hao and the others.
The dark golden light subsided and Ling Hao returned to his normal appearance. A mermaid who had seen him before immediately shouted: "It's you, you are back! We have been waiting for you here under the orders of the clan leader. You guys follow
Let’s go to the ‘City of Paleus’.”
"Okay, lead the way." Everything went so smoothly that people couldn't believe it. Ling Hao made a "Follow" gesture towards the "Stone Crab" and "Pippi Shrimp", and he planned to swim with the mermaids.
Go back to the city.
Traveling together is not only a way to express politeness, Ling Hao naturally also wants to get to know each other better and find out more things. "My name is Ling Hao, what do you call me?" Ling Hao tried his best to be as polite as possible.
My expression seemed friendly, and I started to get to know each other, so I started chatting with the middle-aged mermaid who recognized me just now.
"My name is Bo Manye. I'm not a big shot in the clan. I'm just the manager of a small patrol. I'm afraid you will forget who I am soon." The middle-aged mermaid was also very polite, showing a humble expression.
Smile.
Ling Hao laughed and continued to ask: "You gave those two 'star shells' to the higher-ups of the ethnic group? What did they say?"
"Hand it over, how dare we keep that kind of sacred object privately? The two clan leaders heard that you would come back in the next few days, so they sent two of our patrol teams to wait for you here. Unexpectedly, they encountered those sharks and wanted to
If you hadn't appeared in time, I'm afraid we would all have died there and been eaten by the sharks." Boman also said while looking at the back of the team. The bodies of the companions who had just died in the battle were brought back by others. The mermaid's response to the tribe
The corpse is particularly valued and will never be discarded unless it is absolutely necessary. In fact, there is a reason for this custom. Mermaid meat is called a miracle medicine. It is even recorded in some ancient human books that it has the effect of making people live forever.
The effect of immortality. Ling Hao disagrees with this statement. Maybe longevity is possible, but how is immortality possible? Isn’t it Tang Monk meat? But he doesn’t believe it, which doesn’t mean that others don’t believe it. Since the era of Qi Refiners in the Pre-Qin Dynasty, as long as
If you catch mermaids, most of them end up in the stomachs of those rulers. Of course, no one can live forever, not even one who can live for more than a hundred years. That's it for humans. Other species seem to be interested in mermaid meat as well.
They flock to each other, whether they are intelligent or not, and they will not miss any opportunity to taste mermaid meat. This is why almost no one can find the body of a real mermaid, and it is also the reason why the mermaid group has always been
The main reason for endangered species.
Ling Hao was not entangled in the issue of mermaid meat, because what Bo Manye said just now revealed a detail that made him particularly curious. He asked: "Two clan leaders? Isn't your 'Paleus City' ruled by a mermaid family?
How come there are two clan leaders?"
"Yes, you didn't tell me which family you were from last time. Now I know that you are from the 'Wen Hai Family'. But in my memory, the 'Wen Hai Family' have lived in the warmth of the Indian Ocean near the equator for generations.
How come the sea area is near this cold and violent westerly wind belt? And in my memory, there has never been a mermaid city called 'Paleus'. Wouldn't it be a new one by you?" Shui Lingxing came up and said,
She already had a lot of questions that she wanted to know.
Before Boman could answer, Ling Hao looked at Shui Lingxing in surprise: "How do you know he is from the Wen Hai Family?"
Shui Lingxing smiled and said: "Because of the surname, just like you humans, mermaids also have their own surnames, but they don't have as many as you humans. According to different families, the mermaid group has nine surnames, namely Shui, Chao
, sea, wave, tide, wave, Lan, floating, and Han, correspond to the nine major families of the mermaid clan. The one with the surname Bo is the 'Wenhai family', my surname is Shui, from the 'Beihai family', and the one with the surname Chao is the 'Hekou family'
', those surnamed Hai belong to the 'Deep Sea Family', those surnamed Xi are the 'Atoll Family', those surnamed Lang are the 'Storm Family', those surnamed Lan belong to the 'Island Family', those surnamed Fu belong to the 'Wandering Family', and those surnamed Han are
It's the 'Icefield Family'. Each family has its own inherent living environment, which is equivalent to the family territory. Generally, mermaids will not leave their ancestral land and go to the territory of other families. I have never heard of any family.
There will be two clan leaders, wouldn’t it cause chaos?”
Boman also smiled bitterly: "I don't know how long you, the mermaid girl, have been dead. The world of mermaids has long been completely different from what you know. The 'Hekou Family' and the 'Icefield Family' have been brutally exterminated, and the other families have been wiped out."
Most of them were also forced to leave their homes and migrate to other places. The only ones who can still hold on to their ancestral homeland are the most powerful 'Storm Family', 'Deep Sea Family' and 'Atoll Family'. You guessed it right, 'Paliu'
Sicheng was built less than 20 years ago. It was established by people from the "Beihai Family" and "Wenhai Family" who migrated here. It also took in some refugees from the "Island Family" and the "Iceland Family". Four surnames
, a total of more than 3,000 people, the city is jointly controlled by the patriarchs of the 'Beihai Family' and the 'Wenhai Family'. This girl's surname is Shui, so she has found her clan members. Basically everyone in the 'Beihai Family' is in 'Paleus'
The city is here."
"Really?" Shui Lingxing almost cried with joy and quickly asked: "Who is the patriarch of the 'Beihai Family' now?"
"Chief Shuipei is in his prime."
"It's dad! I wonder if my mother is still here, and my grandfather, brother, and sisters are okay?" Shui Lingxing really couldn't hold back this time. If the spirit body didn't have tears, I'm afraid it would have shed tears at this moment.
Full face.
"This..." Boman also looked embarrassed. "You will know the details when we meet in a while. I can't explain it clearly for a while, and there are some things I don't know, so it's not easy to talk nonsense."
Shui Lingxing was immersed in the excitement of finding his family, but Ling Hao looked solemn. He asked Bo Manye: "The mermaid tribe has suffered such a big change. It is impossible for a natural disaster to spread to the whole world. It must be a man-made disaster. Tell me, in the end, Who did it? Why target the mermaid clan?"
Just as he was talking, the seabed in front suddenly changed from flat to sinking, and a crater-like sea basin appeared in front of everyone. The "Papua Matrix" in the sea basin enveloped a city similar in style to "Yupitis City" , but the scale is much smaller than the latter. The unknown fluorescent ore is like an electric light on the seabed, making the whole city linger in an orchid halo. From a distance, you can see the crowds of people in the city, and the streets are full of people. There was a steady flow of people, as if it were a human town. On the outside of the matrix, there were many patrol teams holding shields and fish bone spears, and there were dozens of guards at the city gate. It was obvious that the security was very tight, and it was completely wartime. Configuration.
"We have arrived at the 'Paleus City'. The two patriarchs should meet you soon. If you have any questions, please ask them." Boman may not have answered any more questions because he was afraid of making mistakes by talking too much.
After negotiating with the guards guarding the gate, they agreed to let Ling Hao and other humans into the city. They saw the "Stone Crab" that looked like a giant beast of the deep sea and the "Pippi Shrimp" that looked like a giant mantis shrimp sitting there. At the edge of the city, the guards guarding the city all looked horrified and a little at a loss. However, since the clan leader had given the order to let them go, they did not dare to say anything. However, Ling Hao and others selectively ignored these guards and sent Shi Si and Xueting stayed behind to guard the two submersibles, and swaggered into the city with Annie and Tian Yong, who were wearing "armor" and looked like Iron Man.
Passing through the streets and neatly styled houses, a tall stone hall stood in front of everyone. Two mermaid clan leaders holding tridents and wearing silver silk armor, leading a group of subordinates, were already waiting at the foot of the steps to greet them.
"Father!" Shui Lingxing could no longer suppress the excitement in his heart. He rushed to one of the middle-aged mermaid clan leaders and lay on the ground crying. This is the etiquette of the mermaid clan. Like the abyss clan, they have no knees and do not exist. When it comes to kneeling down, you can only lie down on the ground with your arms extended forward and your palms upward to show the greatest respect.
"Get up." The middle-aged mermaid is Shui Lingxing's father Shui Pei. Although his eyes are slightly red, he still controls his emotions forcefully. He is a father, but he is also the leader of the clan. Now he has more important things. things need to be dealt with.
The other mermaid clan leader next to Shui Pei was an old man. Despite his age, his eyes were particularly sharp. He glanced at the "Dragon Arc" sword on Ling Hao's body, stepped forward and said, "I am a mermaid clan." Popang, the patriarch of the Wenhai Family, and the person next to me is Shui Pei, the patriarch of the Beihai Family. Are you the owner of the two 'Star Shells' and the current 'Zhenhai Longhu'?"
"Yes, my name is Ling Hao."
Hearing Ling Hao's affirmative answer, Popang and Shuipei both pushed the golden mountain and jade pillar together and crawled at Ling Hao's feet. The followers behind them also followed suit and fell to the ground without hesitation.
"Thanks to the stars in the sky, we finally found our savior, and the mermaid clan will not be extinct!"
Ling Hao's eyes widened and he looked confused: "What's wrong? What's going on? Is it so serious?"