However, when she saw Gu Ran following behind her, her expression suddenly changed: "Human?!"
"What did you do to the tribe leader and the others? You damned human!"
The sweet-looking mermaid cursed, and then tried to shout loudly.
"Alice, he is our guest." The little snail's mother stopped the sweet-looking mermaid from calling out, "We were all saved by him."
"Were you all saved by him?" Alice was a little confused. "What happened to you, Chief?"
"We'll talk about this later. I'm going to go see my mother first." The little conch's mother waved her hand. "Anyway, don't neglect our guests."
"Oh." Alice agreed, but when facing Gu Ran, she still didn't know how to get along with him. Her hostility and embarrassment were very obvious.
Little Conch's mother ignored her and turned to look at Gu Ran:
"Eudora and I are going to see her grandmother. You wait here for a while. If Alice dares to neglect you, tell me and I will punish her when I come back."
Gu Ran nodded.
Then the mother of the little snail took the little snail's hand and swam inside along the crack of the island.
The little conch turned and looked at Gu Ran.
Gu Ran smiled at her, telling her to be at ease.
After the little conch and her mother left, the other mermaids who were rescued also left, leaving only Gu Ran and the mermaid named Alice at the scene.
Of course, the other mermaids were also looking over here curiously, but because they saw the tribe leader, they did not move for the time being.
Gu Ran looked at Alice with a wary and suspicious look, and then a curious look, which he found a little funny.
He could see that the mermaid was very weak, or had no strength at all.
And from Gu Ran's observation, the mermaid tribe as a whole seems to have little strength.
Little Conch's mother had seen his strength, but she still brought him in, which was a big risk and a sign of great trust.
There is no problem with the mother-in-law, now it depends on the mother-in-law's mother.
Gu Ran observed the mermaids while waiting.
Alice looked at Gu Ran nervously, fearing that his gaze might be filled with ill intentions.
After a while, Gu Ran saw Xiao Hailuo and the others coming back.
There is also an old mermaid next to them. Judging from the outline of her face, she must have been extremely beautiful when she was young, but she could not resist the erosion of time.
That should be the little conch’s grandmother.
But when Gu Ran looked at the expression on her face, his heart sank slightly.
82. Gu Ran's inference, the situation of the mermaids
There was no extra expression on Little Snail's grandmother's face and she looked very cold.
The three of them swam to Gu Ran together.
The little conch opened its mouth as if it wanted to say something, but its grandmother glanced at it indifferently and it closed its mouth obediently.
"I already know about your situation. First of all, thank you very much for saving Eudora and the others."
Hearing his grandmother's calm tone, Gu Ran felt a little depressed.
Sure enough, the next moment, the grandmother's tone suddenly changed: "But we mermaids will not intermarry with humans. If you want something in return, we can give you other generous rewards. In the ocean, humans have many sunken ships full of treasures. We know the coordinates of some of the sunken ships and can tell you."
Mermaids will not intermarry with humans...
Sure enough, I was rejected.
Gu Ran looked at the little conch, took a deep breath, and smiled: "Why don't mermaids marry humans? Can you tell me the reason?"
Although he was rejected, Gu Ran would never give up. What he should do now is not to get angry or question blindly, but to find the problem and solve it.
If it can be solved, then solve it. If it cannot be solved... then try your best to solve it.
In the end, he would even take the little conch away from the mermaid tribe.
Grandmother held a short stick in her hand. She gently tapped the rocks beside her with it and said firmly, "The reason why mermaids don't intermarry with humans is very simple, because mermaids and humans cannot coexist!
“You saved Eudora and the others, so you can also see why you saved Eudora’s mother. Humans treat mermaids as slaves and goods, killing and humiliating them at will.
“That’s why the mermaids are hostile to humans. Even if I agree to your relationship, Eudora’s fellow tribesmen will not understand or agree. Moreover, your joining will cause confusion to them psychologically, and will also lead to Eudora being isolated.
"That's why I'm against it. Leaving Eudora will be good for both of you."
Hearing his grandmother's words, Gu Ran felt a little relieved. Although this was indeed a huge difficulty, it was not the worst yet.
It's nothing more than the mermaids' xenophobia, coupled with the huge harm caused to the mermaids by humans, so he, as a human, is in an awkward situation and is rejected by the mermaids.
Although it may be a bit troublesome, these are not unsolvable problems.
And looking at the grandmother's expression, it seems that she is not too opposed to his relationship with Little Snail. What she just said is indeed a real problem that exists in reality, but it does not include her own attitude.
If there is no objection... ... then it is very likely that there is approval, or at least no objection or disagreement.
It can also be seen from the state of the little conch that although it is a little nervous and worried, it does not look depressed.
There are many ways to solve these difficulties. The best way is naturally to change the perception and attitude of other mermaids towards him, to accommodate and accept him, and the little snail can also get the blessing of his fellow mermaids.
The worst case scenario is to take the little conch and run away, so that I won't need their recognition and acceptance anymore.
But the little snail may not be willing or like this. After finally finding her family, she must want to continue staying with her relatives and tribe.
So even for the little conch, he would change the minds of other mermaids and make them accept him.
"I already know what you said, but little... Eudora and I really like each other." Gu Ran almost said "Little Conch", but remembered that this was just a name he gave her because he was not good at naming, and Little Conch herself has a name. It is better to call her by her name in front of her mother and grandmother.
"So I won't back down. Since you mean that the other mermaids hate humans and therefore will have the same hostility towards me as a human, then isn't it enough to let them know that I am different from other humans who want to persecute the mermaids?"
Gu Ran continued:
"Excuse me for being blunt, but the mermaids are not strong enough right now. And the mermaids are probably in a huge trouble right now...
“The mermaids could rely on the distance of the ocean and the sea beasts in the deep sea to block humans, but the mermaids have repeatedly gone to the near sea and were captured by humans. There must be something hidden in this, and it must be a matter of life and death for the mermaids, otherwise the mermaids would definitely not take such a big risk.
"Then you can tell me about the difficulties the mermaids are currently facing. With my strength, I may be able to help them."
This was the conclusion Gu Ran came to based on his own observations along the way and the information he already knew.
Since the mermaids are in trouble, if he can help them overcome the difficulties, it should improve the mermaids' view of him.
Grandmother looked at Gu Ran in surprise and said, "You have a keen insight. This is what I was going to tell you next, but I didn't expect you to have figured it out on your own.
"Yes, the mermaids are indeed in a big trouble now, and it is a big trouble that may lead to the extinction of the mermaids."
Grandmother sighed and said, "Eudora and her mother both described you as very powerful. After hearing that, I also wanted you to help the mermaids. However, you are an outsider, a human, after all. So although I wanted you to help the mermaids, I am not sure of your intentions.
“But what I didn’t expect was that you actually figured out the mermaids’ situation and offered to help. This shows that you really value your relationship with Eudora.
"Although I want you to help the mermaids, I will not hide the truth from you. The mermaids are in a very bad situation right now, and the enemies they are facing are very powerful. Even if you are very powerful, you may still fail, or even... die."
"Human boy, have you really thought it through?"
The mermaids are in a very bad situation right now? Are the enemies they are facing very powerful
Isn’t that just perfect
The worse the mermaids' situation is and the stronger their enemies are, the greater the role I will play, and I will receive more sincere gratitude from the mermaids afterwards.
However, we should not be blindly confident. We should first listen to what the mermaids say and understand the enemy.
Only by knowing both himself and the enemy can he make accurate responses and think of targeted solutions.
So Gu Ran said generously: "Although I still don't know what the difficulties and enemies of the mermaids are facing, I will help the mermaids even for Eudora's sake. Please tell me."
83. Ariel's doubts, underwater ruins
Outside the light screen.
Ariel's eyes showed strong doubt.
Have the mermaids ever had such difficult times
Why had no one ever told her
And Gu Ran actually took the initiative to help the mermaids overcome their difficulties. Why did her mother never tell her
Also, has the mother ever had such a kind attitude towards Gu Ran
Ariel looked at her mother's kind look towards Gu Ran on the light screen, and then recalled the hateful look in her mother's eyes when she told her about Gu Ran. It didn't seem like the same person's attitude at all.
And then there was Eudora.
Ariel thought carefully about her life from childhood to adulthood, and she never remembered having a sister named Eudora.
For a moment, Ariel wanted to go back immediately and ask her mother.
Suddenly she heard that she had a sister whom she had never met, and that the biggest enemy of her tribe had actually helped her a lot in the past. These were things she had never known or thought about before.
Wait a moment.
Did Gu Ran really help the mermaids back then
Maybe not necessarily.