"I heard an old sailor say that the mermaid community is a matriarchal society. Does that mean there are no such characters as male mermaids?"
The Little Mermaids took a long time to get into the water, so Xu Zhi couldn't help but also pick a fight with Mysterio, and the two sides chatted for a while.
"Men are not called beauties, and they are not considered mermaids," Mysterio corrected.
"Then what are their names?" Xu Zhi asked.
"Sirens are ugly and can't eat. They were thrown away when they were born."
"How pitiful the men of this race are!"
After listening to Xu Zhi's words, Mysterio shrugged.
Different ethnic groups have different civilizations, and various lifestyles are also different. Normal humans are completely unable to understand the lifestyle of mermaids.
"If they throw away their men, how will they have children in the future? I mean, how will the offspring be born?"
"How did you give birth to them? That's how their babies were born," Mysterio replied angrily.
"Our mother tree is hermaphroditic. When necessary, we can change our identities and let ourselves blossom and bear fruit," Xu Zhi explained seriously.
"Hehehe, the weather is very bad today, not suitable for discussing fertility issues."
Mysterio replied dryly, his eyes turned to the sea again, too lazy to talk to Xu Zhi about these boring topics.
"Mermaids sing songs at sea to confuse sailing men and lure them into the water to complete their sexual intercourse, so they also have offspring."
Agrenelle on the side intervened to clear Xu Zhi's doubts.
"There is such a good thing," Xu Zhi said with wide eyes.
"It's not a good thing. After the rape is completed, those men will drown and die miserably."
"These men are so pitiful," Xu Zhi sighed with emotion, and then gestured with his fingers before asking, "Can humans and fish really do that?"
"This question is a bit difficult. Old sailors and books haven't mentioned this aspect."
Agranel also began to run out of words.
"When the mermaids are in estrus, the tails of the fish will turn into legs." Tani Balfe took up the topic and said: "They can only return to their original shape after completing the sexual intercourse, otherwise they will drown in the ocean.
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"Can you discuss something else and live a pure life?" Mysterio looked at the sea and said with dissatisfaction: "We want to be a person who is free from vulgar taste."
"You're right, I'm just worried that Ariel and Alina are also in estrus."
"That's the assistance of magic, not estrus."
"His Majesty Ruiou has escaped from vulgar taste and his realm is much higher than ours. If you tell me, I'll shut up."
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While everyone was muttering, they saw the sea water not far ahead beginning to churn.
Like a spring, the water continues to spurt upward.
"The Queen's Palace is coming to the surface."
The sudden strange situation shocked everyone.
Tani Balfe's eyes moved even more.
She was excited and nervous to be able to see the palace again.
Some people thought that she killed the Mermaid Queen and even occupied the Queen's Palace, but she did not know Athena's life or death.
This made it difficult for her to feel at ease even after becoming the Queen of the Golden Sea.
The group of people in front of me seemed to be involved with Athena.
Especially that King Casa of the Western Continent.
Mysterio not only has two little mermaids under his command, but also a huge staff.
According to her previous information, it was the magic wand held by the Mermaid Queen, which could cause huge waves and even destroy large ships.
But the strength and power of this group of people are too strong.
The dagger in the lantern sleeve tightened a little, and then was put down by Tani Balfe.
As long as they don't provoke her, she doesn't want to provoke these people if they think of killing her.
"Sure enough, it's in this sea area."
When the statue on top of the Mermaid Palace emerged from the water, Mysterio's eyes suddenly became filled with enthusiasm.
The layers of mechanisms were constantly twisting, the magic array's light flashed from time to time, and countless seawater was discharged, causing a large whirlpool to form on the surface of the sea.
And this palace began to appear in front of everyone's eyes.
Xu Zhi had only seen the drainage system inside the palace before, and only now did he see the scene outside.
The skeletons of layers of giant sea monsters serve as the bottom keel, and the overall shape of the Mermaid Queen's Palace is like a giant ship.
This allows the Queen's Palace to float on the water.
"When the palace is closed normally, all the closing devices will be activated and it can travel under the sea like a diving ship."
"Even if the controller encounters an accident, it still has the ability to protect itself and will handle emergency situations. It can use a large amount of seawater to infuse non-main body parts to complete the operation of sinking to the bottom of the sea."
Being too familiar with Athena, Mysterio knows this palace almost like the back of his hand.
He said a few words casually, and the person flew lightly to the steps outside the palace.
"Let's go and take a look too," Agrenel asked.
"I think so too."
Xu Zhi nodded, casually waved out two flying magic spells, and floated over one after another with Aigrenel.
"I want to see if you are dead."
Tani Balfe stared at the Queen's Palace and jumped into the water with a splash.
Xu Zhi looked back and saw that Tani Balfe was no longer visible under the sea.
After a few seconds, he saw a mass of water surging under the sea surface.
As it approached the Queen's Palace, the water emerged from the sea and transformed into Tani Balfe again.
"The master of navigation, the master of stealth, her underwater diving has quite a few flaws," Agrenel frowned.
"We haven't been able to achieve effective stealth in the water yet," Xu Zhi said with a smile, "She shouldn't be as flexible as her when fighting underwater."
Tani Balfour's stealth could not be hidden from the two of them, but they could not achieve Tani Balfour's level.
It would definitely be a big trouble if there was such an enemy on the sea.
Xu Zhi looked at Tani Balfour's clean clothes with great interest, and he became somewhat interested in the combination of navigation and stealth.
"Kacha kacha..."
The sound of gears coupling was heard on the sealed door of the palace. At this time, the low cries of the Little Mermaids could also be faintly heard from inside.
Mysterio raised his feet slightly, and the direction he intended to step turned to the side where the voices of the Little Mermaids came from.
This palace underwent emergency treatment, and the palace was extremely messy due to the impact of sea water.
Many stone objects are covered with silt, and some iron products are also rusty.
Xu Zhi had been to the treasure room before, where there were many large pearl oysters, and there were many traces of these large shellfish in the palace.
After walking for about a minute, everyone saw the figures of the two little mermaids.
The two of them were falling under a black pearl oyster, crying and breaking open the shell of the pearl oyster.
A huge gray tail fin can also be seen exposed in the shell that is big enough to hide Xu Zhi and Agrenel.
"It's Athena."
Mysterio's face turned pale.
When the verification came true and he saw the worst result he expected, the last little thought in his heart was completely wiped out.
"Who killed you?"
The voice in Mysterio's throat seemed a little hoarse.
Thousands of people died tragically in front of him, and Mysterio's expression did not change at all, but Xu Zhi found that two tears actually overflowed from the corners of the old emperor's eyes at this time.
The black pearl oyster seemed to regard the corpse as food, clenching its jaws tightly with the two scallop shells.
The little mermaids did not open the shell for a long time.
When Mysterio looked gloomy, a streak of frost fell from the staff, wrapping the black pearl oyster tightly.
After a few seconds, he tapped his staff lightly, and the ice-covered shell fragments shattered and fell.
The body trapped in the shell was immediately revealed.
"This is a sword wound. One sword hit the throat, another hit the heart, all fatal. Athena was killed in a short time, and there was no time to release the magic protection."
Athena's body was twisted, swollen and deformed, and even partially rotted, but when Mysterio turned it over, he still saw the true cause of her death.
When the pearl oysters used this corpse as food, their thick shells also protected the integrity of the corpse, allowing Athena's corpse to still be seen years later.
"Which sword master is this? You should more or less know the identity of the other person."
After checking the corpse, Mysterio stared at Xu Zhi and Agrenel.
Agranel is inseparable from the relationship, and the greenskin is at least partially aware of it.
"I was hiding in a shell. I only heard the murderer fighting for world peace, but I didn't hear clearly where he came from." Aigrenel spread his hands and said: "After all, the language level of the Eastern Continent I mastered at the time was limited."
"World peace, how could you be so stupid and be deceived again."
After hearing Agranel's prompts, Mysterio suddenly understood most of it.
"But you shouldn't defraud her money and ask for her life." Mysterio gritted his teeth and said, "I swear on Athena's corpse, I will cut you into pieces."