Doris knew that she had made a great mistake the moment she opened her mouth. She waved her golden fishtail softly and hit the surface of the ocean, raising splashes and splashing water.
Right when the splashes were splashing, her body suddenly blurred. Even though Lucien's spiritual power and Natasha's will had been locked onto her, they felt that they were suddenly empty. She melted without a sign, like thin snow meeting the scorching sun in July!
Almost immediately, Doris was completely melted and joined the ocean. White bubbles were surging on the surface of the ocean, reflecting the pale, dim sunlight.
Lucien could no longer sense Doris' scent in his spiritual power. She seemed to have truly melted with the ocean, or maybe every tiny bubble was her!
The bubbles were broken one after another, and the whiteness on the surface of the ocean was about to disappear. At this moment, Lucien uttered an unpredictable voice that seemed to be from a different world.
"Space Staff!"
The environment around shook uncannily. A brilliant but not dazzling staff was condensed in Lucien's hands. After he pointed it at the water, the entire ocean was rippling like a lake at night!
The ripples were like vague space-time that overlapped and separated the ocean within dozens of kilometers from the surroundings. If one were to sense it carefully, they would find that it was barely possible to detect the ocean hundreds of meters below because it was in a different time and space!
Inside the cage of time and space, the ocean was shaking quietly, with vague melancholy in the deep blue. Suddenly, the water in a certain area surged and solidified into a translucent 'statue' that looked like a sapphire. Then, the face of the statue became clear. It was exactly Doris' appearance. Her golden fishtail also leaped out of the ocean.
Doris looked at Lucien and Natasha with her blue eyes. Biting her lips softly, she did not say anything, as if she were considering something.
"I'm a kind and nice person. I don't like fighting and unnecessary killing. I hope you don't ask me to do anything that I don't like." Lucien's smile was gentle, but his eyes were not gentle at all.
Doris was not a sorcerer. She did not have any weird methods of escape, nor was she willing to fight Lucien who was obviously stronger than her. In that case, there was only a ten percent chance that she could escape. It was a risk that a mermaid like her who loved singing and wandering freely could not accept. Therefore, she nodded her head softly. "If you want to know about the 'Blue Gate', I can tell you."
She blamed herself in her heart. She was too absorbed in singing just now. If she had discovered the two human beings earlier, she would've had enough time to escape instead of ending of her mouth.
"To guarantee the truth, please sign a magic contract with me, Ms. Doris." Lucien was still wearing his standard polite smile.
"Contract? Demon, I'd rather die than accept the contract of slavery! " A storm of fury popped up in Doris's blue eyes. The environment became much dimmer as a result. The sky was gloomy and oppressive. The seawater was no longer surging, as if a terrible outbreak was brewing.
She had heard that some humans with special hobbies had a special liking for mermaids. Even if most mermaids could not turn into humans and shed their fishtails, it was still the same. Therefore, she would rather explode and die than surrender. If only her desperate efforts could severely injure the evil sorcerer!
Lucien chuckled. "This contract does not say that you'll be sold. It only guarantees that if you lie, I'll sense it immediately. Also, if you reveal my whereabouts and destination later, I'll be able to sense it too."
Under normal circumstances, nobody would sign such an obviously unfair contract. Also, as the "notary", the devils, false gods, and so on might refuse to provide better protection for it. However, the current situation did not allow Doris to have any other choice.
She struggled to open her mouth. "Let me take a look at the contract first."
Lucien took out a contract made of the bark of the elvish tree. He pressed his right hand on it and touched it softly. The paper immediately emitted silver brilliance.
After his right hand left, dozens of incomprehensible clauses were added to the contract.
Doris caught the contract that Lucien flew to her and read it carefully. She discovered that if she did not lie or reveal that they were going to the Blue Gate, the contract would not restrain her at all. Of course, if she violated it, she would be punished by the Atomic Universe and even killed.
"Atomic Universe …" Doris looked at Lucien. Why was he the notary of the contract?
As one of the seven sea generals under Harex's command and the mermaid princess who was often active in the waters governed by the sea elves, she had a certain understanding of the Congress of Magic.
Lucien said with a smile, "The person you signed the magic contract with is my wife. As a legendary sorcerer who has my own demiplane, I'm obviously qualified to be a notary of the contract. I'm even more professional than most devils. The punishment will not be delayed at all."
That was why the experts of such a level were described as legendary. They could do what other people couldn't!
Looking at Doris who was slightly frowning and feeling wronged, Natasha sighed in the telepathic bond. "I almost feel sorry for you. You are truly ungentlemanly."
"If you were a 'gentlemanly', the consequences would've been much more severe …" Lucien joked.
Doris could only sign the contract helplessly. After Natasha signed it too, the contract suddenly ignited on its own and burned furiously. Even the seawater around seemed to be on fire.
The pale fire suddenly turned dark, deep and gloomy. Stars in different colors seemed to be glittering inside, which was very similar to the projection of the Atomic Universe that had changed the environment around Lucien.
A handsome face was condensed into the brilliance of the stars in the fire, who said solemnly, "In the name of 'Atom Controller', I declare that the contract is valid."
Looking at the two identical faces in the fire and in the sky, Doris gnashed her teeth angrily. "I've already signed the contract. Ask whatever you want now."
It was too shameless to be both the party and the judge!
"Why are you so surprised to hear the Blue Gate?" Natasha asked her confusion.
Doris exhaled softly. "Because I'm here for the Blue Gate."
Seeing that Lucien and Natasha were not surprised to ask further, she simply said, "Under His Majesty Harex's command, I've come to the area where the undercurrents must pass in the Lost Land to guide the sea creatures to the Blue Gate. Because there are many other areas that they must pass through, I just sang a song to summon my people and asked them to guide them in other places in case the sea creatures here lost their way."
"Lost Land" was the sea creatures' name for the depths of the Boundless Ocean, and the undercurrents were their name for the ocean currents.
"Undercurrents …" Lucien repeated in a low voice.
It was undeniable that the Congress of Magic's natural studies on the ocean were still shallow. After all, the areas such as the Boundless Ocean were occupied by the sea creatures, and the furthest that the fleets of human beings could move was the few islands that the Congress of Magic occupied. The sorcerers who could explore the deep water without fearing most of the sea creatures were at least in the sixth circle. They valued the minerals, treasures, special plants, and creatures at the bottom of the ocean more than the studies on the ocean itself. Therefore, Lucien had been flying in midair and recording the environmental data on his way here without paying attention to the situation at the bottom of the ocean.
Seeing that Lucien was considering, Natasha stopped asking questions for now and waited for two minutes for Lucien to ask himself. "The Blue Gate does exist? Why did Harex ask the other sea creatures to go there? "
"I followed His Majesty Harex to the bottom of the Lost Land. There was indeed a Blue Gate there, but His Majesty Harex forbade me from approaching it. I could only look at it from afar and feel that it was both real and illusionary. Although it was right there, it seemed to be on the other side of the Moonlight Ocean. It was very amazing."
Doris replied truthfully, but as a mermaid who loved singing, she couldn't help but add artistic embellishments. "It is said that we will only touch the legendary material nurtured inside the Blue Gate when it is about to take shape."
"Harex summoned the sea creatures this time because the legendary material inside is about to take shape? No, if that's the case, he must've come in secret. "Natasha clenched her longsword without relaxing at all.
After hearing Doris' description, Lucien nodded his head. The Blue Key was a space-time item, and so should the Blue Gate.
Doris shook her head. "I don't know. All in all, His Majesty Harex ordered the few trustworthy sea creatures to send the captives from the battle to the Blue Gate."
"Captives?" Lucien looked at Natasha. Natasha shook her head, hinting that Doris was not lying.
"Yes. Just half a month ago, His Majesty Harex concentrated his forces and fought the sea elves and the Gipps in the Snow Ocean respectively. A lot of captives were captured," Doris replied dutifully.
Lucien's face became solemn. The sea creatures were engaged in another battle with the elves, and it seemed rather fierce. He, on the other hand, did not receive any news while he was in the Lost Land.
In the Lost Land deep inside the Boundless Ocean, all the means of communication were disordered. That was why Harex asked the mermaid princess to lead the way. It was the most primitive way of communication.
"Captives …" Natasha repeated. She couldn't help but look at Lucien with her silver eyes. The two of them smelled the scent of "blood sacrifice" at the same time.
Doris was not bothered by their speculation. She told Lucien how to go to the Blue Gate according to the undercurrents and the corresponding changes in detail. Then, she said pitifully, "That's all I know about the Blue Gate."
Lucien nodded his head. "What's the result of the battle with the elves and the Gipps?"
"We assaulted the area controlled by the sea elves and captured a lot of sea elves. However, two legends were stationed there. Together with the protection of the defense, they held on until the elven queen arrived." Fear suddenly popped up on Doris's face. "The elven queen is much stronger than before. She seems to be on par with Belkovsky. She heavily wounded His Majesty Harex who was caught off guard and forced us to flee in a hurry with the captives. Even the ambush on the Gipps on the other side was affected. Few casualties above the senior-rank were caused."
Under the pale sunlight, Lucien and Natasha both looked gloomy. Aglaea, the elven queen, had improved so fast?
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