Chapter 266: Mermaids are not only love-minded, but also executioners (16)
Chapter 266: Mermaids are not only love-minded, but also executioners (16)
The mermaids heard Beryl taking the initiative to contact her tribe.
They were also asked to meet alone at the coast, each with a heavy expression on their faces.
Mermaids live in the ocean, and without strong enough magical abilities, they will be restricted everywhere when going to land.
But land is the home of mankind.
Beryl invited these mermaids to go to land one by one. If they didn't know the situation, they could ignore it.
Knowing those circumstances, this invitation seemed to have something wrong with it.
Maybe Beryl and the humans set up an ambush on land, intending to lure the tribesmen out one by one and then encircle and annihilate them.
The vast majority of mermaids have this idea.
If we say that before, there were mermaids who were skeptical about everything.
I don't believe that any member of a tribe would attack their own tribe for the sake of outsiders and non-existent children.
But now, the truth is almost in front of them, and they have nothing to say.
After a brief silence, the mermaids became angry and started shouting.
We must kill the traitor Beryl and all those damn humans who want to harm the mermaids.
Fearing that the tribesmen would act impulsively and fall into a trap, several older mermaid magicians had to comfort the tribesmen in front.
Bu Shian stood behind the group of mermaids.
Feeling the information transmitted by the surrounding water elements, he glanced outside the mermaid village.
Then he pushed aside the mermaid in front of him and walked straight to the front.
"Everyone, it seems that our tribesman Beryl, who has been away from home for many days, is about to return."
"We'll know if she betrayed the mermaids once we investigate."
"Next, please suppress your emotions and wait for the return of our people who have left their homeland."
Seeing the strongest fighter of the mermaid tribe speak out, the mermaids immediately shut up.
So when Beryl swam to the bottom of the sea, she used the blood of the mermaids to verify that she had passed the barrier protecting the mermaid village.
Before she headed towards her former best friend's house, she saw a dense crowd of tribesmen in the village square.
She swallowed and was about to use her spiritual consciousness to say hello and ask what happened in the tribe.
She was stared at by all the tribesmen who sensed her presence.
The mermaids didn't say anything, just looked at her with scrutinizing eyes.
Even if the number of mermaids is small, it is extremely oppressive when they all gather together.
Beryl only held on for three seconds before lowering her head guiltily.
They cannot speak without a singing voice, but in the ocean rich in water elements, Beryl, who is not good at magic, can communicate with mermaids through spiritual consciousness.
[Why are you looking at me like that? Is there something wrong with what I'm wearing?]
[Sorry, I'm not very good at magic and can't turn my legs back into fishtails. To prevent exposure, I can only wear complicated human clothes.]
I contacted some of my closest tribesmen and wanted to meet them on shore, but they all refused. This is why I had no choice but to appear on the seabed in this form.
As she explained, the oppressive gazes on her suddenly lessened.
What the other party expressed was very reasonable, maybe they were just overthinking it.
After all, how could a normal mermaid slaughter her entire clan for humans and children?
Seeing the mermaid wavering again, Bu Shian immediately increased his strength.
"Being rejected means that the other party is busy and can't make it. You can always make another appointment."
"Why do you have to appear today in a form that is inconvenient for movement in the sea?"
"Are you so anxious?"
Beryl's heart skipped a beat.
She never expected that the sophistry and weakness she learned from humans would be easily exposed by her own people.
But when he saw Beryl's expression change slightly, he stopped expressing his opinion.
Bu Shian dug a hole downwards.
"It's probably been less than an hour since you were rejected."
"Based on the speed of an average mermaid in the ocean, it only takes half an hour to get from the bottom of the ocean to the shore."
"Without the tail to help push the water, it will definitely be slower, probably only about an hour."
"You showed up so quickly. You must have just been rejected over there and jumped in here immediately."
"If you were so anxious to take the initiative to get involved, why did you ask them out beforehand?"
"And why, after getting a clear rejection from one person, will you go and ask out the next one?"
"Are you worried about too many mermaids coming ashore at once?"
Beryl's heart was pounding with joy at her completely correct guesses.
Studies have shown that people are more likely to make mistakes and express their true thoughts when they are extremely panicked.
This still applies to mermaids.
Tormented by her pounding heart, Beryl made no excuses and directly stated her purpose.
[I am married to a human without magic. He holds a high position in human society. We need a child with magic.]
[I've searched through human books and found that asking a fellow human for help... can help you achieve your wish.]
[I'm going out alone with my familiar companions to discuss things with them. After all, I've been away from the ocean for so long, and I'm worried you won't recognize me.]
[I've already told you everything. For the sake of our fellow tribe, can you please help me?]
Beryl was aware that she was being very careful with her words and did not directly ask for the tribe's blood essence.
The tribesmen should not refuse her request.
After getting consent, she will propose how to help.
Even if not all the tribesmen agree, at least some of her age who have a good relationship with her will agree, as well as those who are too shy to agree.
She thought well.
If the mermaids were completely unaware, then she could indeed deceive them.
But now, the people in front of her are all mermaids who know more about the truth than she does.
Beryl's veiled expression of consciousness had a different meaning to them.
Married to a non-magical human.
It means that you can give birth to a child with the talents of your ancestors' bloodline.
The motive for slaughtering the tribe is established.
He has a high status in human society and wants a child with magical powers.
This means that the other party is likely to mobilize manpower and knows that the child's talent inheritance is related to the number of non-human groups.
Possesses the ability to slaughter his own people.
Look through human books, seek help from fellow human beings, and achieve your wish.
It means Beryl knows that she is in cahoots with those humans.
A traitor appears who slaughters his people.
As for the explanation for the subsequent private meeting.
It was obvious that this was just a quibble. Beryl was trying to find an excuse to divert attention and avoid their suspicion.
And the last sentence about helping out as we are of the same ethnic group is even more excessive.
This is just like saying, I want to kill you fellow tribesmen, so please don't struggle.
How could there be such a shameless mermaid.
This is really intolerable. People can be tolerated, but fish cannot.
They want to kill this traitor!
Beryl was eagerly waiting for her tribe's approval, but all she saw was a barrage of magic.
Under the cover of magic, she tried to hide by dragging her previously soaked skirt.
As a mermaid who has lost her singing voice, she has very little magic to use.
What's more, among those mermaids who use magic, the vast majority have a higher magic level than she did before she lost her singing voice.
Beryl, who had no way to dodge, was tripped by her own skirt in a panic.
The fall caused her to roll a few times on the ground, and she rolled behind the stone tablet next to the square.
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