"A mutant?" Roddy had a strange feeling. He waved his hand, and the "infected beast" Misha, who had been hiding in the cabin, ran over. When it saw Erza, its tentacles and stinger suddenly stood up as if it had detected something. Roddy looked at its behavior and had an idea.
"In the deep sea … there are some strange creatures, right? Are there any intelligent races? "
Roddy changed the topic and gestured to Houdini to the side.
"Lassman has studied the sea for more than ten years and has indeed found traces of intelligent races. But they are deep in the sea and have no effect on the surface and land. Also … they are not strong. "
"Really? Mermaids? "
Roddy raised his eyebrows. This information was beyond his imagination.
"Because the corpses that were fished up by chance looked like fish, but had limbs like frogs, so we called them mermen."
"Mermen …"
Roddy's expression was strange. His mind was filled with strange noises. He felt that this world was really strange.
Houdini understood why Roddy asked this. He pointed to the Ayrsha and said, "If it is a new breed bred by the mermen, or if there is some other reason that caused the mutation, then it is possible."
Without waiting for Rody to reply, he saw Misha suddenly open his mouth after sniffing for a long time. He actually tore off a piece of the Ayrsha's meat and started chewing on it with a 'crunch' sound.
"Hey! You can't eat this. The Ayrsha is a magical beast with a Magic crystal. You will be poisoned if you eat it! "
Houdini quickly stopped him, but Roddy looked at Misha's status bar and waved his hand. "It's okay. Let it eat. Tell the sailors to leave a part of it and deal with the rest according to the procedure. "
Houdini did not suspect anything. What he needed to do now was to record the incident and write down as many details as possible. After all, the Boradini had the ability to fight back in the face of such a threat, and a simple transport ship might be directly sunk. The future transport trade with Eiffta was a sure thing, and the transport fleet did not have the protection of a flagship like the Boradini.
Therefore, the attack on the ship cast a shadow over Houdini, and he did not expect that all this seemed to be just the beginning.
In the next ten days, the fleet encountered a total of five similar incidents. The ships that were attacked included the flagship "Borattini" and the transport ships that followed it. Fortunately, the creatures that attacked the fleet were not as large as the Ayrshire sharks from before, and the damage they caused was also within the acceptable range, so there were no serious accidents such as casualties.
But what puzzled Houdini the most was that while these incidents were happening, many of the crew witnessed dead Fishmen floating on the surface of the sea …
"Could it really be related to the Merfolk?"
Houdini tried to send ships to retrieve the corpses of the Fishmen. Since the Fishmen lived far away from the Lassiman coastline, there were no records of Fishmen coming ashore since the founding of the country. Therefore, all the research on the "Fishmen" was based on the information and clues provided by long-distance ships. But to his disappointment, when the ships went one round in an attempt to find the corpses, the underwater creatures had long since feasted on the corpses …
There were all kinds of creatures in this area of the sea, no one could guarantee that the bottom of the sea was safe. Houdini had no choice but to give up. Combining the attacks, Houdini made a rough preliminary judgment: the behavior of these creatures was very abnormal, completely different from their usual habits. Moreover, these creatures had completely lost their minds when they attacked. There was even a mutated swordfish with a smaller head that died on the spot because its head was smashed into the ship's bow …
These creatures were originally as docile as the Ayrshire sharks, but now their bodies had suddenly become fierce and manic. This situation made him realize that there might be some kind of anomaly at the bottom of the sea, but even he could not go to the bottom of the sea to investigate. Therefore, he could only record the information and write it into a research paper and publish it in a professional journal, so that the mages who specialized in marine research could have their research materials.
However, this didn't last too long. After passing through that sea, the fleet returned to its previous calm and peaceful state, and didn't encounter any more attacks.
On the other hand, "Misha" who was beside Roddy had a good time these few days. He was gorging on the meat of the dead sea creatures. After eating for a few days, Roddy discovered that the creature's level had increased by five levels … At the same time, his body had undergone some slight changes.
Its muscular body had become a little more slender, and it looked very streamlined. Its claws were webbed, and its tail with a tail needle had become a lot flatter. Roddy was also surprised by this change. However, according to the information obtained from the "Demon Control" in his mind, the "infected beasts" did have such an ability. Apart from being able to infect ordinary creatures with the demonic bloodline, they could also consume the flesh and bones of creatures with the demonic bloodline to obtain a part of the creature's power and slightly increase their own strength.
At this point, Roddy had also confirmed one fact: the sea creatures that attacked the fleet were all creatures that had awakened the demonic bloodline.
The ripple before the closing of the "Demon Gate" seemed to have a far greater impact than he had imagined.
At the beginning of September, the Lassiman Kingdom was busy preparing for the upcoming "Crown of Late Autumn".
As the main goal of the parliament had changed from "showcasing strength" to "intimidating the messenger of the Kingdom of Karen", all the academies had spent more money than before to decorate the venue of each event. They tried to make it as grand as possible, in order to show off the most prosperous side of the kingdom.
After all, the kingdom was rich now, and there were no wars to fight. Although the "Crown of Late Autumn" was expensive, it was a good thing to show off the kingdom's prestige.
Everything could be damaged, except for their pride. Not only did the councilors of Lassiman stand firm on this, but they also spent a lot of effort on publicity. Newspapers, plays, slogans on walls, announcements in various squares, and other means were used. They quickly spread the slogan "This is the symbol of Lassiman's great rise".
Now, it seemed that any old man selling bread on the street could go on and on about the importance of the "Crown of Late Autumn" to Lassiman.
In terms of the use of publicity, Lassiman was ahead of Eiffta. However, the mages of Lassiman did not seem to care much about the incoming messenger of Eiffta.
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