In the matter of raising merman, the old dragon fish is very dedicated. Especially when it comes to eating, Yinuo orders a dish, and he can let the chef cook three or four similar dishes.
Anyway, he is now retired and has a lot of free time every day.
So, Yinuo ordered sizzling squid, but what was served was sizzling + stir-fry, dry stir-fry, spicy stir-fry... squid.
Ino couldn't finish eating alone, so he had to let the people around him sit down and eat together.
Haiguo people are very open about eating seafood, and they eat it themselves. After all, living in the deep sea all year round, there is nothing else to eat except marine life.
But when Zhang Yu also ate two chopsticks of squid whiskers, Ino almost dropped his chopsticks.
"Why, why do you eat?" He asked in surprise, thinking, Zhang Yu and these delicious little things... No, aren't they the same? Are they close relatives
Zhang Yu paused. Guessing what he was thinking, he couldn't help but explain in a funny way: "They are just ordinary marine creatures. They are different from our evolutionary species. We... are human beings, they are just ordinary small creatures, even food."
Ino: "..." I said earlier that you don't care.
"Then I... can I order stir-fried octopus whiskers tomorrow?" he asked tentatively.
Chapter Domain: "… "
"Point!" The old dragon fish ate his mouth full of oil, and immediately supported him when he heard the words.
He seldom eats cooked food, but he did not expect to be full of praise after trying it once with the little prince. The stir-fry is delicious, and the iron plate is also good. Chili and cumin are all good things.
"I've eaten small octopus, but it sucks the tongue. I don't know how it tastes when stir-fried. It's as delicious as squid?" The old dragon fish couldn't help asking.
"Poor, almost." Ino laughed dryly.
Zhang Yu: "..." The mood is a little complicated.
In addition to being unable to contact the outside world, Ino's life in Haiguo is quite comfortable. If you don't think about Yuezhan, it is not an exaggeration to say that it is a vacation and raising a baby.
But when thinking about a person, no matter how comfortable life is, the heart is empty.
After less than two days of silence, Ino planned to leave the palace to explore the underground city.
But before he had time to act, Lao Longyu and Zhang Yu came to discuss with him about the enthronement.
"Ascension?" Ino was so shocked that he almost slipped off his seat and said incredulously, "Are you so casual about finding an heir?"
"Not casual, not casual." The old dragon fish waved his hand and said, "You are the child of Princess Li Ya, the royal mermaid is a sure thing, you don't inherit it, who will inherit it?"
"But... I don't know anything about Haiguo, and you don't know me either. Is it possible to take the throne like this?" Ino was still shocked.
After listening to it, the old dragon fish said: "It doesn't matter if you don't understand. You are a mermaid with an infinite lifespan. You can slowly understand the sea country. As for why we choose you, of course, it is His Majesty the Sea King..."
"Yes, I remember that your Majesty is still alive." Ino quickly interrupted him and shied away: "And the princess... Mother, I heard that she is also alive. You should consider carefully about the heir."
He has no plans to live in the Sea Kingdom permanently, let alone inheriting the Sea King throne. It was too sudden.
But the old dragon fish said: "This is the order left by His Majesty the Sea King."
"But I heard that His Majesty Sea King fell into eternal sleep a long time ago, shouldn't he know that I exist?" Ino looked with a question mark, thinking, do I look like a fool
The old dragon fish shook his head, but nodded again, and said, "It is true, but before the eternal sleep, His Majesty left an order for the princess to inherit the throne, and said that if the princess is unwilling, the first child of the princess will inherit."
Ino: "..." This uncle is thinking a long way.
"Later, the princess really did not want to inherit the throne. In order to reject this matter, she secretly left the sea country, went to the human country, and met the father of His Highness." The old dragon fish continued.
Ino couldn't help but whispered: "Wouldn't it be looking for a child to have a baby?"
The old dragon fish and Zhang Yu, who had been standing beside him for a while, suddenly coughed.
Ino looked innocent: "Won't I tell you?"
"Cough, the original purpose of the princess was indeed this. It was also related to her wanting to wake up Your Majesty, but the princess did love your father..." The old dragon fish explained with a blushing face.
Ino was a little strange and didn't understand why he was blushing.
At this time, Zhang Yu, who had been silent for a while, suddenly said, "It is said that the royal mermaid will only conceive the child of her partner when she falls in love with her partner."
Yi Shock Nuo: "?!" What did you say
He was about to become petrified, and before petrifying, he tried to turn his head and stammered: "You, are you sure?"
Zhang Yu glanced at his lower abdomen, and although he didn't want to admit it, he still sighed: "That's how your mother is."
Ino: "..." This is so funny... If it wasn't for sure that the book was fake, he would have suspected that this was the setting of the book, and it would be too outrageous.
Can the little tadpole also judge the question of true love or not? He doesn't even know... Cough, so, when he was in Desolate Star, he liked to go over the stack
Home, is it so early? He thought...
The more Yinuo thought about it, the redder his face became, but when he thought that Yue Zhan was not around at the moment, he couldn't help but feel lost.
Zhang Yu took a panoramic view of his expression, and felt a little melancholy in his heart. It seems that His Highness is as dedicated as Princess Li Ya, probably... not marrying a younger one.
Alas, their sea royal family is also really strange, they obviously have the natural conditions of grace, but they have all the seeds of infatuation.
The two did not persuade Ino, and both left in disappointment.
Outside the palace, the old dragon fish began to sigh and said, "We have stayed with His Highness for so many days, but it seems to have no effect at all."
"If the heart is not here, how can people be willing to stay here?" Zhang Yu said absently.
He began to feel that he was wrong. If the little highness had no emotional ties to the outside world, he might still be willing to stay in Haiguo, but if he had ties to the outside world, I was afraid it would be difficult.
"But we don't have much time left." The old dragon fish was a little anxious, "The empire's fleet arrived at Haixing a few days ago, and has been searching for the old site of Haiguo recently. If the little highness knows that we are hiding this, I am afraid will be more distant from us.”
Zhang Yu also frowned. Although he didn't think Yue Zhan could find a way to enter the new Haiguo site, someone kept searching around the house, and he was still uneasy.
"I don't think there are many fleets. The empire should have no intention of going to war, or... let them meet?" Zhang Yu hesitated.
Hearing this, the old dragon fish shook his head and said, "Your Highness is completely unwilling to inherit the throne, but if you don't inherit the throne, you will not be able to inherit His Majesty's power. Let him go back at this time, but what if you don't want to come back in the future?"
"Besides, His Majesty has no sign of waking up. To cope with the changes in the future, we can only rely on Your Highness. This is not only for the sea country, but also for other races in the interstellar space."
Zhang Yu could understand the worries of the old commander, but when he saw Ino's often haunted appearance, he couldn't help but suggest: "Why don't you tell His Highness the truth? Maybe His Highness can understand that he has been trapped in the sea like this. The country is not the way.”
The old dragon fish has naturally considered it, but he has deeper worries.
He looked around and saw that no one was there, so he let Zhang Yu come closer, and said in his ear: "Do you know why Her Royal Highness changed her mind and temporarily canceled the inheritance ceremony?"
Zhang Yu shook his head.
The old dragon fish lowered his voice and said, "Because she found out that once she fully inherits His Majesty's power, His Majesty will die."
Zhang Yu's eyes were instantly filled with astonishment.
The old dragon fish patted his shoulder and said earnestly: "So, I'm afraid that the little prince will be the same as the princess when he finds out."
When Zhang Yu knew about this for the first time, he felt a little heavy. It's just that he heard that it was heavy. If the little highness inherited it without knowing it, wouldn't it be...
"I still think it's not good to hide it." Zhang Yu shook his head and said his worries again.
The old dragon fish also had this concern, and when he heard what he said, he hesitated again.
"Besides, it's not the way to stand still like this. Your Highness is obviously not willing." Zhang Yu added.
"This... I have to think about it again." The old dragon fish hesitated. "The method you said may also work, but I don't know... whether these people from the empire can be trusted."
Zhang Yu thought for a while and said, "I'll try it out."
"Also." The old dragon fish nodded and said, "Be careful."
The old turtle hasn't been rescued yet, so I can't fold another one in.
After the two left, Ino also quietly sneaked back to the palace from behind the palace wall.
In fact, he didn't hear a few words, and only guessed from the sporadic words: There is an imperial fleet arriving at Sea Star, and Zhang Yu is going to test it.
As for the others, the voice was too vague, and he couldn't catch the key words, so he couldn't guess.
But in his opinion, that was enough.
It's the Imperial Fleet, and it must be over the stack. The chapter domain is going out, which means that it can be followed.
However, he was not stupid enough to follow each other step by step. In case of being discovered, he only looked at a general direction from a distance, and then returned to the palace on alert.
After a while, he shook off the palace guards who were following him and groped in the direction Zhang Yu left.
On the old site of Haiguo, the entire Imperial Fleet landed here, and countless unmanned probes flew out of the ship, searching day and night.
On the main command ship, Yue Zhan took out a photo, shook it at Unas, and said, "Do you know who he is?"
Unas was very hard-mouthed this time. He was interrogated for several days and nights, but he didn't utter a word.
After listening to Yue Zhan's words, he also pretended not to hear it and didn't look at it.
But the guard next to him immediately pinched his chin and forced him to look up.
The photo shows a one-eyed middle-aged man. Seeing him, Unas' pupils shrank indistinctly.
Yue Zhan understood, and said calmly, "His name is Koman, he has a daughter, who used to be His Majesty's marriage partner, but unfortunately he died. Do you know how he died?"
Unas looked tense and did not make a sound.
Yue Zhan suddenly approached, stared into his eyes and said, "Princess Li Ya, who wanted to assassinate your Haiguo, was seriously injured by electric shock, and she died if she was not rescued in time."
After he finished speaking, he took a step back and continued: "Thanks to her exposing the plan, Li Ya escaped the pursuit of the eco organization and was not arrested for research. So, do you know what the relationship between Koman and eco is? "
In the past few days, Yue Zhan has pried some information from the attacker's mouth.
"As a native of Haiguo, you actually cooperate with the core members of eco, don't know what this organization does?" Yue Zhan sneered.
Unas's eyes were round and his teeth clucked, apparently not knowing Koeman's true identity. He only cooperated with some high-level officials of the Federation and the Empire, but he never expected that there would be eco people among them.
"Your stupidity has exposed His Highness Ino's identity. Don't think that it's okay for you to hide His Highness in Haiguo. I can find out that you took His Highness, and eco can't find it?"
"Do you think that if we can't find the entrance to Haiguo, His Highness will be safe? Do you think His Highness will stay in Haiguo with peace of mind and won't find a way to get out? If he comes out, and your Haiguo people don't find out, you say, Will he meet me first, or will he meet... the eco person who is hiding in some dark corner?"
After saying the last sentence, Yue Zhan gritted his teeth and stared at Unas.
Unas' expression finally became uneasy. Of course, he was afraid of the situation that Yue Zhan said, but Haiguo has been hidden for more than 600 years. How could he tell outsiders how to enter Haiguo
Yue Zhan didn't expect Unas to speak out. He coldly watched the other party struggle and hesitate. When the other party's energy was about to reach its limit, he suddenly pointed to the sea map and said, "Guess, where will His Highness be caught by the people of Eco?"
"Here?" He pointed to an area and carefully observed the changes in Unas' expression.
Then he said, "Here?"
"Still here?"
After an unknown amount of time, he suddenly got up and walked out, and said to the adjutant, "Let the mecha soldiers stand by and prepare to disembark to search."
The adjutant was taken aback and said, "Ask it?"
Yue Zhan shook his head, but said, "There is a general direction."
As soon as Zhang Yu approached the fleet, he found that thousands of mechas suddenly left the ship and headed for the new Haiguo site.
His heart suddenly tightened, and he thought to himself: Oops, won't Yue Zhan really find out
Although there are many thousands of mechas, after they are scattered, they are just like fish swimming alone on the vast seabed.
Yue Zhan personally piloted the mecha and directed the search on the seabed.
Although they had a general direction, they soon found that they were stuck in a predicament. When searching an area, no matter how far they go, they will eventually return to their previous location.
The deep sea of the starfish is mysterious, and many mecha soldiers suddenly became uneasy when they saw it.
Yue Zhan calmly said: "Don't panic, it's a magnetic field problem."
In fact, someone has said this issue for a long time. When the Sea Kingdom first disappeared, the Empire and the Federation sent fleets to investigate, and they encountered similar situations. In the end, they couldn't explain it, and they only called it a magnetic field problem.
It was the first time for Yue Zhan to come here, but he immediately understood that it was not a magnetic field problem. But in order to stabilize the military's heart, he can only soothe him first.
His face sank, knowing that for safety, he should order to return at this time, but...
He closed his eyes, and finally said: "Orderly withdraw."
After he finished speaking, he didn't move, and looked forward quietly.
He had a hunch that Ino must be in front of him, and there was only one step left, but why... but he couldn't get past it
The surrounding mecha returned quickly, and he was the only one left in a while.
The adjutant urged the dedicated channel: "Major General, for safety's sake, please return as soon as possible and do not place orders."
Yue Zhan finally took a deep look at the dark sea in front of him. Just when he was about to turn around in the mecha, he seemed to suddenly see a blue gleam of light.
He turned back suddenly, but there was nothing.
Yue Zhan was stunned for a while, and suddenly drove the mecha to shuttle back and forth in this sea area with "magnetic field problems". The adjutant's constant urging voice was in his ear, but he didn't seem to hear it, and pursued it persistently.
Just when the sea of his damaged mental strength couldn't hold it any longer and started to feel a little bit of pain, he finally saw a beautiful little mermaid swimming in the dark sea.