Inside the hall, Lu Ye greeted the Mermaid Queen's curious gaze and saluted, "Li Taibai of the human race greets the Queen!"
He didn't know what kind of etiquette was required to meet the Queen of a race, but it was enough.
Lu Ye couldn't understand the Queen's childish voice. The mermaid's language was full of ups and downs, and it sounded like singing to his ears. Although he couldn't understand it, it was still pleasant to listen to.
Yan Miao explained, "The Queen said that it was all thanks to you that we were able to win this war. She is very happy that you can come to Huangluo Palace as a guest. During your stay in Huangluo Palace, except for a few forbidden areas, you can go anywhere you want. If you have any needs, just say the word, and our race will do our best to satisfy you."
Lu Ye nodded, "Thank you for your kindness, Queen!"
The Queen spoke again, and after a while, Yan Miao explained, "The Queen said that she wants to buy more of those formation disks from you. In addition, she also wants you to help her inscribe those special patterns on more of her people. Our race will pay you a certain amount."
She was probably referring to the Void Inscriptions. Among the mermaids, only the Queen had a storage treasure. Lu Ye had helped Bai Lu inscribe the Void Inscriptions, which undoubtedly made it convenient for them.
Lu Ye was extremely straightforward, "No problem!"
When he saw the large spiritual jade vein on his way here, he couldn't resist the temptation. However, the spiritual jade vein was ultimately the habitat of the mermaids, so it wasn't convenient for him to mine it. If it was a transaction, then it wouldn't be a problem.
With his previous experience, Lu Ye already felt the generosity of the mermaids, and this race was obviously the kind that didn't lack money.
This trip was worth it! The Queen said a few more words, and Yan Miao explained as usual, "Esteemed guest, please rest first. Our race will make some arrangements, and we will discuss the transaction in detail with you."
Lu Ye bowed to the Queen one last time before leaving.
Yan Miao didn't leave. This time, it was Bai Lu who led him.
After leaving the hall, Lu Ye was rather curious, "Bai Lu, what's your relationship with the Queen?"
Bai Lu replied with a smile, "She's my younger sister."
Sure enough … No wonder there were traces of Bai Lu on the queen's young face. It turned out that they were sisters. According to Lu Ye's observation, the queen's strength was not as strong as Bai Lu's, but somehow, she was the queen while Bai Lu was just a princess.
Lu Ye was not interested in prying too deeply into other people's family matters.
Following Bai Lu, he arrived in front of a room. This was clearly the residence that had been arranged for him.
Bai Lu said, "You rest first. I'll be right outside the door. If you need anything, just call me."
Lu Ye thought for a moment and said, "Let's walk around." He didn't need any rest. Moreover, it was rare for him to come to such a place. There was no harm in walking around and broadening his horizons.
Bai Lu nodded immediately and smiled playfully, "I'll listen to you. During your stay in the Huang Luo Palace, I will be your attendant." Saying so, she took Lu Ye to wander around.
While Lu Ye was following Bai Lu around, several elders of the Merfolk Clan were gathered in the main hall.
However, the Queen left.
For the current Merfolk Clan, the Queen was just a symbol. Although her status was supreme, because of her age and cultivation, in fact, all kinds of important matters in the clan were discussed and handled together by several elders.
The few people that Lu Ye had seen in the main hall before were all elders of the Merfolk Clan. Including the Great Elder Yan Miao, there were a total of five elders.
"The guest has been invited. Let's talk about what to do next." Yan Miao said. She was the Great Elder. In the clan, except for the Queen and Bai Lu, she had the highest status.
The Second Elder was also a female Merfolk. She said, "According to the ancient records in the clan, the key to our clan's removal of the curse lies in the temple. However, for so many years, there has been no abnormalities in the temple. This time, a human suddenly appeared. Obviously, he is not ordinary. Therefore, I think that this person may have something to do with our clan's removal of the curse!"
The Third Elder nodded and said, "Since he is a person favored by the temple, he must have something extraordinary. I agree with the Second Elder's opinion. Perhaps the task of getting rid of the curse will really fall on this human. Therefore, no matter what, we must have a good relationship with him."
Lu Ye only thought that the Merfolk Clan was generous. Previously, he had given Bai Lu fifty array discs and she had brought back so many spirit crystals. However, in fact, it was not only the Merfolk Clan that was generous. Part of the reason was that the array discs had helped the Merfolk Clan resolve a disaster. Another part of the reason was that the Merfolk Clan was looking forward to the first human to appear in the temple in tens of thousands of years.
"But how can we establish a good relationship with him?" The Fourth Elder was the only male mermaid. "The human race is greedy and cunning. Our race has fallen into such a situation because of the human race. We don't know what kind of temperament this human has, whether he can be trusted, whether he can be trusted or not.
He turned his head and looked at Yan Miao, "Great Elder, you have been in contact with him. What do you think of his temperament? Is there anything we can use to our advantage?"
Yan Miao carefully recalled the bits and pieces of their contact with Lu Ye and slowly said, "To be favored by the temple, he is naturally not an ordinary person. This young man is not old, but his cultivation is not weak. I estimate that he will be a good seedling on the side of the human race. Moreover, I can see that he is very interested in our spirit jade lode. When he came over, he kept looking at the spirit jade lode."
The Fifth Elder was the youngest. Hearing this, he smiled and said, "The human race has been greedy since ancient times. Not to mention him, even if Rizhao came here, he would probably take a few more glances at the spirit jade lode."
The Third Elder said, "Since he is greedy, can't we start from this aspect? Don't we want to make a deal with him? Just give him more spirit jades.
Yan Miao shook her head, "Relationships based on interests are the strongest and the weakest. We can certainly give him more spirit jades, but if he only wants to earn spirit jades from our clan, our relationship will never be able to go any further!"
The Fifth Elder smiled faintly, "I understand what Great Elder means. Since we can't use interests to tie him down, we can only take another path!"
The others looked at her curiously.
The Fifth Elder said, "In addition to being greedy, the human race is also lecherous! Our clan doesn't have many things, but we have many beauties. Moreover, to the human race, our clan's beauties have a different style. He is still young and is in the prime of his life. We only need to tease him a little, and how can he resist? "
The several Elders couldn't help but fall silent.
To be honest, they were somewhat repulsed by the Fifth Elder's proposal. According to ancient records, the Merfolk Clan was noble and holy. When did they ever need to use such despicable means? However, if they really wanted to establish a strong relationship with an unfamiliar human in a short period of time, this method was undoubtedly convenient and fast.
If the human was really old and experienced, the Merfolk Clan definitely wouldn't have such an idea. However, young lads fell for this trick the most.
The Fifth Elder continued, "Moreover, the human race places great importance on matters of chastity. Therefore, we only need to find a pure female clan member and talk to him about feelings. This way, he will have a fetter in the clan. When the time comes, we can slowly get in touch with him and naturally make him submit. Moreover, don't forget that he is all alone in the temple. Don't tell me he doesn't want to live a lively life? If we open our arms and accept him, he shouldn't be repulsed. After all, in this vast Wanxiang Sea, other than our Merfolk Clan, the only intelligent race he can come into contact with is us. "
After a pause, the Fifth Elder continued, "Let's not talk about this first. Even if this person isn't the key to solving the curse, from the various abilities he has shown before, if we can let him stay in the clan, it will be of great benefit to our clan!" Whether it was the array disc or the inscriptions, they had brought great changes to the Merfolk Race, and this was only what they could understand. Only God knew what else they didn't understand. What other mystical aspects did the human named Li Taibai have?
Such a human, not to mention the Merfolk Clan trapped in the Wanxiang Sea, even if any other race in the starry sky saw him, they would definitely be thirsty for such a talent.
Yan Miao had been hesitating. After hearing this, she finally made up her mind and nodded, "The Fifth Elder is right. But if we really have to do this, who should we choose?"
The Fifth Elder covered her mouth and laughed, "Everyone says that we need a pure female clan member. I definitely can't do it! As for you, Great Elder … you can't do it either. "
Yan Miao couldn't help but glare at her.
The Second Elder said, "He is a person favored by the Temple, and we have to rely on him to solve the problem of the curse. Therefore, the candidate must not be of too low status. Otherwise, it will easily give him the feeling that we don't take him seriously. When the time comes, if he has a grudge against our clan, the gains will not make up for the losses."
The Third Elder said unhurriedly, "So there is only one candidate!"
The Queen was too young, and even if she reached the age, she was not suitable to do this kind of thing. Princess Bai Lu was just right!
Yan Miao revealed an awkward expression.
The Fifth Elder looked at her, "Great Elder, if you don't want to tell the princess, I will do it. I think with the princess's temperament, she will definitely not refuse."
Of course, Yan Miao knew that Bai Lu would not refuse. As long as it was something beneficial to the clan, even if it went against her own principles, she would do it.
However, Yan Miao had watched Bai Lu grow up. Before she truly understood Bai Lu, asking her to do this kind of thing would make Bai Lu feel uneasy. What if she pushed Bai Lu into a fire pit?
In the ancient records of the clan, there were not many words of praise for the human race. What represented the human race were all greed, cunning, greed, lust, betrayal, betrayal … There were so many races in the universe, and all of them were basically united against the outside world. Only the human race was constantly fighting among themselves.
"I will go and tell the princess myself!" Yan Miao finally made up her mind. She could not leave this matter to others.
Lu Ye followed Bai Lu around for half a day before returning. Although the scenery in the spiritual jade mine was colorful, it was nothing after seeing it for a long time.
The key was that the spiritual jade mine was so big that they could only see it but not touch it. This was very uncomfortable, so they might as well not see it!
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