There are all kinds of strange creatures in the world, and there are several kinds of them that can charm people with their singing.
Coincidentally, both mermaids and sirens have this ability, and both live in the sea. Therefore, some people with little knowledge compare the two and even confuse the two.
Of course the Sirens have no objection to this matter. All they care about is eating people. As for what people think - do you care what you think about bread when you eat it
But the mermaids have opinions, and they have big opinions!
"Eating meat?! This is a slander against us!"
Well, what they care about is not the issue of cannibalism, but the dignity of being vegetarians.
Among marine creatures, mermaids are one of the few vegetarian species. There may be one or two freaks among them who challenge all kinds of meat, but the vast majority of mermaids are vegetarians. They are keen on studying the flavors of various seaweeds, which gave rise to the famous "sea platter" dining genre. Just because of the difference in living environment, this catering genre is only spread among aquatic species, and humans have very little involvement in it.
Sui Xiong also learned about the existence of this catering genre from Veyer, who specializes in eating, drinking and having fun, during a chat not long ago. He was surprised by this - he originally thought that mermaids would at least eat fish and shrimp.
Regardless of the issue of food, there are actually some differences between the singing of mermaids and the singing of sirens.
The siren's singing is lingering and melodious, full of provocative meaning, which makes people's blood rush. Especially young men. Except for a few strong-willed people, almost no one can resist this kind of temptation.
Whenever sailors on the ocean heard their songs, few could resist the temptation. Often, all the people in the boat would jump into the water with red eyes, gasping for air, and swim hard in the direction where the songs came from.
As a result, the food was naturally delivered to your door.
Songs are the sirens' means of preying. Anyone who is lured by the songs and comes to their door, whether they are humans or other creatures, will become their food.
The mermaid's singing is ethereal and distant, making people feel soaring and falling into a state of confusion, where they seem to be sleeping but not sleeping, but not waking up. When they wake up, they often feel physically tired but mentally refreshed.
This is because the singing of mermaids is essentially a magic unique to their tribe. This magic can regulate the spirit. Although the cost is to consume a lot of physical strength and make the body tired, it has no other side effects except that, and the body It is easy to recover from fatigue.
Therefore, powerful magicians often fly to the deep sea and use magic props to record the singing of mermaids, which are used as props to relax and refresh the mind during magic research. This kind of thing rarely comes out, and the price is quite expensive.
Even if we look at the long history, it is rare for at least tens of thousands of people to listen to the mermaid's song together like today.
There are also many people in the square who are particularly strong-willed or wear props that can resist the charm. The mermaid's singing cannot make them intoxicated. But the incident itself puzzled them.
These people are well-informed and can naturally distinguish between the songs of mermaids and sirens. But even the most knowledgeable among them have never heard of mermaids coming to the shore to sing...
The mermaid clan is not only strong-willed, but also highly skilled. Even the king of a country or a legendary strong man cannot secretly catch a mermaid and sing it to himself - but some people are so obsessed with the ethereal singing that they move directly to live in the deep sea.
Mermaids came ashore to sing. This kind of thing seems to only happen in legends. And those involved in this kind of thing are all heroes who have left a strong mark on the history books.
For a moment, many pairs of eyes looked at Lei. Even some who had wanted to watch the fun with malicious intentions could not help but correct their attitudes, either in awe or with murderous intent.
Everyone understands that if there is anyone in the entire city of Gars who is qualified to become a famous hero in history, it must be this handsome knight!
Of course, the chief priest of the Harvest Goddess Church was not charmed by the mermaid's singing, but his expression suddenly turned gloomy.
Everything was going smoothly at first, but seeing that the Lord of Vase City could hardly bear the pressure and succumbed, why did the mermaid jump out again!
What's even more troublesome is that the mermaid's song sounded, and everyone was immersed in the song. When the song ended, everyone was tired, so the celebration naturally ended naturally, and there was no way to talk about praying.
He had no doubt that Lei would seize this opportunity. The city lord was a vase, but the consul was not. If you don’t seize the great opportunity, you won’t be the “Watchdog of Gars”!
Garth's watchdog was a nickname given to him in private by those who hated Ray. It means that he is as loyal as a dog, guarding the door, and no one can sneak out of Gars to get any benefits.
Originally, everyone thought that this city with no masters and chaotic order would become a place for adventurers to go out of their way to make ill-gotten gains. Many "viable social organizations" sent people to seize the territory and share the benefits. As a result, these guys who wanted to take the wrong path either ran away in panic or died under Lei's sword.
The chief priest originally came with this idea. Fortunately, he was lucky. When he came, he happened to see Lei chasing and killing a group of followers of the God of Fear—to put it bluntly, they were a group of thugs and villains. At that time, Lei was furious and chased for nearly a hundred miles on a flying dragon. He killed all the villains led by two high-level warriors, including all the war magicians and animal husbandry in the middle, and brought their bodies back for public display.
The chief priest was so frightened that he inquired about the situation as soon as he entered the city. Only then did he find out that the crime of that group of people was to force residents to borrow usury and then plunder wealth with terrifying interest rates.
After confirming the news, he remained silent for a long time, and finally gave up all the plans he had originally made, and honestly became a reclusive priest.
Even this trivial matter, which in his opinion was simply not worth mentioning, would cause a big fight, and even lead to the death of a large number of believers of the God of Fear. This knight who calls himself "Thunder" is not easy to deal with, so don't go to him. The knife edge hits well!
After that blow, he was already discouraged, but only with the persuasion of his friends did he regain his courage...
This is what happened.
"Man is not as good as God... Maybe this is the arrangement of fate..." The chief priest sighed deeply, bowed his head and apologized to Lei, who was still standing between him and Kasali, with a stern and unrelaxed expression, and then retreated slumped. Down.
Lei then breathed a sigh of relief, knowing that he had passed a big difficulty.
After today's incident, Kasali and the Church of the Harvest Goddess have officially fallen out. And if this temptation fails, the Church of the Harvest Goddess will definitely have to be honest for a long time. However... time is now on their side. The longer it takes, the weaker the influence of the Harvest Goddess in Gals City will be. Maybe next time, they will no longer need to rely on His Majesty the Mask of the Void for help, and will just rely on their own strength. Just enough to cope.
"Your Majesty, your power is truly unfathomable!" He admired sincerely, "I can't believe that even the nobles in the deep sea obey your orders!"
Sui Xiong chuckled twice and silently agreed to this matter.
Well, it seems right if you think about it. The mermaids would come to congratulate them, naturally because of his face, so of course this matter is his credit...
After a while, the singing stopped, and a mermaid girl in formal clothes, escorted by several strong men with obvious aquatic animal characteristics, came to the square and presented gifts to the revitalized city of Gars.
"Lord Archon, you are His Majesty's representative in the world, and His Majesty is our Majesty's guide. Knowing that you are working hard to promote the revival of Gars City, I hereby represent the people of the Storm Sea. I wish you success in your career.”
Lei smiled and nodded, accepting the gift with his own hands.
The gift is not very precious, but the meaning it represents is very important.
The forces in the far sea are ruled by various sea kings. Each sea king has his own name under his rule. The Sea of Storms refers to the far sea in the east. Roughly from the Deathfall Desert to the Blue Moon Kingdom, the corresponding sea areas belong to the "Sea of Storms" "range.
The mermaid's congratulations as the official representative of the Sea of Storms undoubtedly meant the goodwill and support of the Sea King. With the support of this powerful demigod who has lived from ancient times to the present, the revival of Gars City is really just around the corner!
Not to mention anything else, just being able to safely conduct maritime trade is a huge economic growth point!
But the mermaid girl hadn't finished her words yet. After Lei accepted the gift, she said: "Our Majesty is unifying all the people of the sea and will soon develop the power to the offshore. In order to strengthen mutual cooperation, I hope that we can Establish an embassy in Gars City to facilitate the exchange of information. Of course, if you don't mind, I also hope to establish another commercial embassy to facilitate exchange of information."
Lei smiled reservedly and nodded, agreeing to the matter in an understatement, appearing calm and relaxed. But the knowledgeable businessmen next to him were already wide-eyed and gasping with excitement. If they had not considered the occasion, they would have cheered.
Formal diplomacy!
Shop!
Oh my God! The former means that Gals City has gained the qualification to communicate with the mighty Storm Sea on an equal footing, while the latter means incredibly huge profits!
If you combine the two... If you combine the two...
"Perhaps... Gars City will not only be revived, but also go further!" After the celebration, a loyal official from the Riley family said excitedly to the Lord of Kasali, "It has always been our Riley family's wish, the old Lord of the City Everything that cannot be accomplished will be accomplished by your hands!"
Kasali was at a loss and didn't understand what he was excited about: "With a higher status and more money, of course this is a good thing. But wasn't this what we were like before?"
The official excitedly explained to her: "No matter how prosperous and powerful Gars City is, it is still just a subordinate of the Blue Moon Kingdom. But now, as long as we can get the support of the Storm Sea, we can break away from the Blue Moon Kingdom and become an autonomous territory!"
"What's the benefit of that?" Kasali asked.
The official was silent for a long time and sighed helplessly.
My young lady is really unable to hold up the wall, so maybe... she can only place her hopes on the next generation of city lords.
Well, that Lord Knight is perfect. As long as the next generation of city lords inherits half of his talents, they will be able to live and work.
So he immediately felt relieved, and with his longing for the future and absolute confidence in his lady's beauty, he threw himself into work enthusiastically...