Katreina slowly rose from the water. Her graceful fishtail swayed involuntarily, indicating that the queen was in deep thought. She remained in this position for several minutes. Finally, she smiled at Hao Ren. "I'm glad that you're willing to discuss this with me."
"Uh …" Hao Ren was taken aback. "Isn't that what I should do? It's your planet after all — even if you don't live there."
"That's why I'm sometimes surprised that a human can have qualities like you. It's incredible that you can have both great strength and a strong heart." Katreina smiled. Her eyes lingered on Hao Ren's face for a long time. "Perhaps it's because of these qualities that you can become the observer and guardian of the worlds?"
"Uh … You mean I don't have to discuss this with you?" Hao Ren finally understood what Katreina was getting at.
The siren queen swayed her tail and bowed slightly to Hao Ren. This was not a salute, but a sign of affirmation and respect in siren culture. "You have the power to travel to and from these planets. You control all the gates and routes. You know Io's exact coordinates, and you've already used your drone army to control all the routes around the planet. Don't you realize it yourself? You're already the de facto controller of that planet. According to the common understanding, you're the governor there. We're just the nominal descendants of that planet. You don't have to discuss anything with me — it doesn't matter who you put there. All you have to do is inform us of this fact, and no one can argue against it. "
Hao Ren scratched his head. "You wouldn't be smiling if I did that."
Katreina nodded seriously. "Yes, I'd be very sorry, and I'd be hostile to you. Perhaps the sirens would try to take revenge? Fight with you? No matter what, the outcome wouldn't matter much, because you're in control of everything. That's why I'm … surprised by what you're doing. "
"Why do I feel like you're thinking too badly of me?" Hao Ren didn't know whether to laugh or cry. He spread his hands and said, "What you said was so inappropriate."
"It's not a matter of whether it's bad or not. It's just human nature." Katreina smiled. "Even though I don't come ashore often, I know that this planet has seen the rise and fall of countless emperors and dynasties. People's desire for power and control has always been pure and unchanging. Very few people are like you, wielding great power. You could have ignored any laws, but you still insist on pursuing justice. "
Hao Ren had thought that he was quite thick-skinned, but he was embarrassed by the Queen's compliment. He thought to himself, "How could I be so noble? Who doesn't have a desire for power and control? Who doesn't have a selfish and prideful attitude?" He was secretly pleased when the Aerymian elves called him the Sun King. However, he still wanted to discuss things with the sirens fairly and openly. This had nothing to do with being noble, but mainly because he was afraid that Raven 12345 would find out that he had illegally migrated again. She would be furious and kick him. Hao Ren knew that his small body could not withstand a kick from the goddess …
But he kept these reasons to himself. There was no need to expose them here. Maintaining the Queen's high opinion of him was also an important asset. So, Hao Ren nodded solemnly and tried to keep a straight face, pretending to be a saint. "Ahem, if I can't be fair, how can I take on such a great responsibility? As the guardian of so many civilizations and races, my personal interests have long been wiped out …"
Vivian coughed hard. "Ahem, back to business, back to business!"
She was worried that her face would swell if she kept listening.
Katreina, however, did not doubt Hao Ren's words. She had seen the man's spaceship and his ability to cross worlds with her own eyes. She believed that Hao Ren would pursue justice even when he had everything in his hands. She nodded seriously. "We can agree."
Hao Ren instinctively said the lines that he had memorized many times in his mind. "Of course, you have your concerns, but we can … Wait a minute, you agree?! Just like that?! "
Hao Ren had prepared a whole bunch of reasons to persuade her, but he did not expect the Queen to agree so readily. Half of the lines were stuck in his throat, and he almost had a heart attack. He glared at Katreina. "Those ark people are not sirens. You don't know them …"
"They can't live on a landless planet forever, can they?" Katreina narrowed her eyes. "Even if they learn to mine minerals from the deep sea, even if they use technology to tame the oceans, they will not be able to live as comfortably as they do on land. The oceans belong to the sirens."
"That's right. Their ark is only resting on Io. They will leave once the machinery is repaired and supplies are replenished. At the latest, I will find a new planet suitable for them to live on, "Hao Ren promised." In the meantime, they can't go anywhere — the ark is their only island on Io. "
"We have to wait many years before we can return to Io." Katreina nodded slightly. "It's not a big deal to let the ark people rest on our planet."
As she spoke, Katreina sighed. "Our two races share a similar fate. We both lost our homes in that disaster …"
Hao Ren did not say a word. Vivian looked at the Queen and said, "You must have conditions too. You are a queen, after all. You can't just agree to this out of kindness."
Katreina laughed. "Of course — there must be reciprocity in a deal. The ark people have to pay us rent if they want to rent our place, right?"
"What do you want?" Hao Ren looked at the Queen curiously.
"I want their spaceship." Katreina held up a finger. "Not much. Just one, a complete spaceship. I know those ships are their lifeline, but they have an entire fleet. It shouldn't be a problem to get an extra spaceship. "
"Uh … that shouldn't be a problem. The people on the ark don't even know what a spaceship is. Lorenz should be more than happy to exchange a spaceship for the lives of the others. I'm ninety percent sure, so I'll agree on his behalf." Hao Ren rubbed his chin. "But what do you want a spaceship for?"
Katreina did not answer directly. Instead, she reached into her stomach and took out a small, sapphire-like crystal. She placed it on the table. Hao Ren was stunned. "My goodness, where did you get this from?"
Katreina, who was about to demonstrate something with a serious face, choked on Hao Ren's words. "Ahem … in the body. Isn't it common sense to keep your belongings in your stomach? "
Vivian opened her mouth. "… It's common sense among sirens, right?"
"Something like that." Katreina waved her hand dismissively. "When we travel, we stuff our luggage directly into our stomachs. If we can't fit, we make ourselves bigger. That's why sirens are very good at traveling — even though they spend most of their time traveling under the sea. By the way, aren't Nangong Wuyue and Ayesha staying at your place? Don't you know that? "
Hao Ren thought for a moment, and remembered that Nangong Wuyue did often stuff things into her stomach — but most of the time, it was dishes and clothes that were ready to be washed …
This group of deep-water creatures was simply too amazing.
Katreina pursed her lips and ignored the two "ignorant" people in front of her. She pressed the gemstone, and the gemstone immediately glowed blue. Then, the light vibrated in the water, and gradually formed a structure that looked like a holographic sand table.
It was a complete map of Nasaton.
"What is this?" Hao Ren stared at the holographic projection device, dumbfounded.
"As long as I can remember, I've always carried this gemstone with me. I don't know what else it can do. I only know that it can display images when I infuse it with magic. If I place this gemstone on the control panel under the palace, it can activate many of Nasaton's functions," Katreina explained. "I'm guessing it's the captain's access key — I, the 'Queen of the Sirens', used to be Nasaton's chief navigator."
"So this is the blueprint of your spaceship?"
"Yes." Katreina nodded. "I want to fix this ship, or at least … figure out how it works."
Hao Ren and Vivian exclaimed in unison, "You're planning to take off again?!"
"No, I haven't thought that far ahead." Katreina smiled. "Of course, if the conditions of this ship allow me to, I'm interested in space. But for now … I just want to figure out what's going on in this city that my sisters have lived in for ten thousand years. We want to try and rebuild something. "
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