The emperor's full name was Warren Rowett. He brutally murdered his thirteen brothers in a bloody coup and became the most brutal and uncertain monarch since the founding of the entire empire. He was an ambitious ruler and a ruthless expander, but Under his heavy-handed, iron-fisted rule, the empire's national power has grown to its highest level ever.
Although he enjoyed playing with power, he never showed much interest in private pleasures until one day—
The emperor suddenly dispatched people, hired the best designers and architects, and designed a private pool for him.
Lovett seems to have picked up a new hobby.
Sunlight poured down from the skylight overhead, illuminating the entire glass room transparently and brightly, like a shrine shrouded in golden light.
The mermaid slowly came down from the water, with its head and shoulders and neck out of the water, the pearly white tail fin swayed slowly and gracefully under the water, the water droplets coagulated on his long eyelashes, and the wet cheeks shone in the sunlight, that The pair of blue-purple eyes looked towards the edge of the pool without flickering, like a clear sky, without the slightest trace of cruelty and blood.
The young emperor stared at the mermaid in front of him, as if he was admiring some masterpiece of art, and it seemed like a satisfied owner was admiring and scrutinizing his possessions.
While being watched, Ge Xiu was also looking at the man in front of him.
The last time we met was in the dark light of the water prison, and I could only see the vague outline of the other party, and it was impossible to distinguish the appearance.
The man in front of him was tall and handsome, and his facial features were almost evil. The high brow bones are sharp and sharp, the eye sockets are deep, the narrow and tall nasal bones give him a very aggressive sense of danger, the dark eyes give a strong sense of oppression, and the expression is conjectural.
Suddenly, Lovett crouched down, making the two eyes level.
He asked slowly, "Are you satisfied?"
Ge Xiu was stunned for a moment, then realized what the other party was asking—about the size of the venue and his color preferences.
Of course not satisfied. After all, no matter how beautiful a fish tank is, it is also a fish tank. Can you still put me back into the sea
Ge Xiu's interest suddenly plummeted.
He looked back coldly, as if he didn't understand the other party's question. He slapped his fan-shaped tail fin hard, and his whole body sank below the water surface again.
Lovett raised his hand to block his eyes, but the splashing water still inevitably splashed on his face, and the attendant at the door was so frightened that he gasped, as if he was stunned by some unknown fear. , stood there tensely.
Surprisingly, the emperor was not angry.
He took out a handkerchief from his pocket, rubbed the water droplets on his cheek unhurriedly, then lowered his eyes and stared thoughtfully at the mermaid's blurred and swaying figure due to the refraction of the pool water - the blue-purple The merman quietly curled its tail behind the rock, then closed his eyes drowsily, as if he was not interested in everything that happened around him.
The sound of the soles of the leather boots hitting the ground came through the water, and the man's footsteps gradually drifted away, and soon, only the gurgle of the continuous changing water flow could be heard in his ears.
Ge Xiu pressed his forehead against the hard and cold rock, and his thoughts fell heavily again.
Since entering this world, his state has switched between two extremes - either violent and impulsive, or listless and chaotic.
It's not like the lack of energy caused by the physical collapse and damage in the last few stages of the previous world, but something else...
It seems that there is some kind of dark and huge existence hidden in the depths of the mind. The edges and outlines are blurred and unclear, but it whispers in Ge Xiu's ear all the time, releasing negative energy that is hard to ignore.
Water waves, walls, the gurgling sound of changing water...
light, glass...
Everything made him inexplicably irritable, and he wanted to destroy everything. This irrational impulse dominated him, silently urging him to do something—
It seemed that the residual anesthetic in the body had exerted its effect, causing Ge Xiu to gradually fall into a deep sleep.
The broken picture is like a film that has been cut into pieces, scattered messily in the dream, but it can't be put together. Only the sense of resistance that comes from the depths of the soul is clear and sharp, like a knife cutting through the skin.
When Ge Xiu opened his eyes again, the warm and bright sunlight that had irradiated the water temperature earlier had disappeared, replaced by a large swath of rich sunset glow and a gradually approaching haze.
There are small fish swimming around.
The small fish was silver-white in its entirety, and the scales on its body shone with thin rays of light, and it approached without knowing it.
Ge Xiu stretched out his hand, his fingers were slender, and the joints between the fingers were covered with web-like membranes.
He used his fingertips to circle around the small fish that was swimming near, and the water he brought up instantly made them dizzy, and he slammed into Ge Xiu's palm.
Ge Xiu stretched his tail, and more small silver fish were swept away by the water flow brought by his actions, and swam in a direction away from him in a panic.
He let go of the stupid fish with little interest.
The little silverfish waddled between his fingers, his simple mind made it forget the danger just now, and continued to chase the water plants swaying by the rock.
Ge Xiu re-laid back to the position just now, the smooth and elegant fish tail was coiled back again, he rested on his tail fin, squinted his eyes and looked at the changing clouds in the air, his blue-purple eyes surrounded by rippling blue waves. Like a star submerged under water.
He blew a bunch of bubbles out of boredom.
… I really want to eat candy.
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"… He didn't eat."
Rowett raised his eyebrows, and finally condescended to set his eyes on the breeding expert not far away: "Why?"
The breeding expert trembled and lowered his head a little lower: "Your Majesty, Your Majesty, this... this..."
Etus silverfish is the favorite food of mermaids, that's right! The breeding conditions for Ester silverfish are very harsh. Even in the wealthy aristocratic families, it is not used as the main food for breeding, but is only given to outstanding mermaids occasionally as a reward. His Majesty the Emperor is really generous. The most expensive feed was used for feeding - but I didn't expect this mermaid to not buy it!
He suddenly thought of something, and hurriedly stammered:
"Or, or you can ask the merchant who sold your mermaid what kind of food he likes?"
Rowett looked at him with deep eyes, and a smile of indistinct anger appeared on his lips: "Good advice."
Before the trainer was happy, he heard the emperor's voice coming from above his head, and said lightly, "But if my mermaid doesn't eat, you can go to jail and be with that businessman."
The breeder suddenly broke out in a cold sweat, and his figure shrank a little again tremblingly - he knew that His Majesty the Emperor never joked.
After being detained for nearly a week, the businessman has never been as fat and bloated as before. He stumbled to the ground under the escort of soldiers, then got up in a panic and stood with his head bowed in an awkward posture. Below the steps, he panicked as if he saw a natural enemy, as if the wind and grass could frighten him half to death.
He really didn't expect that a mermaid he sold could cause him such a terrible disaster.
All mermaids are mild-mannered and friendly by nature, so they can become pets that aristocratic and wealthy businessmen flock to. He has been in this business for nearly 20 years, and he has handled countless mermaids, from fishing to selling. He had never seen such a beautiful and vicious mermaid, who was able to kill his master the day after he was sold—and the one who killed the current emperor’s cousin!
Now that he has been brought before the supreme emperor... The businessman feels that he is about to face disaster.
A man's low voice came from above his head: "You sold this mermaid?"
"Yes... yes..." the businessman replied shiveringly, barely able to speak.
"What does he like to eat?"
"...?" The businessman was stunned for a moment, but he didn't react for a while. It wasn't until the soldier behind him impatiently slammed the pestle with the butt of his gun that he suddenly came back to his senses in pain.
Rowett patiently asked again: "The mermaid you sold, does he have anything to eat?"
"This... this..." The businessman hesitated for a moment: "Have you tried feeding other fishes' favorite food?"
Rowett's expression turned cold, and he tapped the armrest of the seat casually with his fingers: "So you don't know?"
The businessman raised his head in a panic, and hurriedly replied: "No no! Your Majesty! I didn't mean that!"
He ducked his head dodgingly again, mumbling, "It's just... just..."
Rowett was impatient with the force with which he tapped the armrest, and there was a vague sense of oppression in his cold voice: "What are you hiding?"
The businessman gritted his teeth and seemed to finally be ruthless, and said in a very low voice: "It's just... I suspect... it might not be a mermaid."
Lovett stopped tapping, raised one eyebrow, and sat up: "Oh?"
The businessman dare not look up:
"I, when I was in prison, I actually kept thinking about this issue. You know, mermaids are gentle and submissive species, but this one is so fierce and violent. I have been engaged in the mermaid trade for 23 years. , I haven't seen a mermaid like him. Plus... You also saw that its beauty is really unparalleled, so... So I doubt... I suspect that this is not a mermaid I caught... I think it is …”
He took a deep breath and said his guess with uncertainty: "Maybe... it's a siren."
Sirens.
Although the form is similar to the mermaid, the essence between them is completely different.
They are a kind of sea monsters from mythology. Legend has it that they have a voice like nature and a miraculous beauty. They are cruel and violent by nature. They will use their singing voice to lure sailors on passing ships, make the ships hit the rocks and sink, and then feed on people. The bones of the victims sank all over the waters they were in.
All businessmen engaged in merman salvage and sales have heard the legend of sirens. Many people are convinced that they exist. Some people claim that they have heard their demagogic singing voices that are a hundred times more beautiful than mermaids when they go out to sea. , and some even vividly tell stories about encounters with them.
But no one has ever actually seen or even caught any of them.
In their line, the existence of sirens is like a legend.
A fantasy from mythology.