Chapter 223: Mind Reading
Charles rose from his throne, ignoring his shock, and swam toward the palace.
Seeing Theodore still standing there dumbfounded, he turned around and glanced at him. "Still standing there like an idiot, go and invite that young lady to the palace for dinner. This is your only chance."
Theodore snapped out of his daze and quickly swam to his father's side, swimming alongside him. "Father, what do you mean I only have one chance? Did you hear something?"
One of his father's special abilities was mind reading.
This is derived from the mermaid's charm ability, and it is quite common among mermaids, only the strength of the ability varies.
Some highly capable individuals can detect a mermaid's mind-reading ability and block it, at which point the mermaid's charm ability is needed to assist them.
Charles has a strong ability to read minds. According to the classification of superpowers for land dwellers, he has reached the S level. Unless one has a specific defensive or shielding ability, one cannot detect his ability to read minds.
It is precisely because he possesses this ability that he can predict the opponent's attack trajectory in battle, and he has rarely been defeated to this day.
“I heard a lot,” Charles said to Theodore.
What did you hear?
Charles glanced in the direction of Anno and Mingxi, "That Mingxi has the same mind-reading ability as me."
Based on this, they could only rely on their own strength. After watching Mingxi's battle, he realized that his strength was indeed slightly weaker than Mingxi's.
Theodore looked surprised: "He can read minds too?"
Charles thought to himself, "It's not just mind-reading ability; he also possesses S-level spatial abilities. This fish's identity is not simple. And the girl beside him isn't some kind of spark; she's a little queen insect of the Zerg."
Moreover, her abilities are very similar to the energy on that island, suggesting that the land dwellers are hiding something extraordinary on that island.
He was puzzled by that energy before, but now he has a vague idea of what it is.
Land dwellers are truly courting their own destruction; sooner or later, they will bring about the annihilation of their own race.
Theodore muttered beside him, "Then I won't be the Mermaid Prince anymore, and she won't like me."
Charles couldn't help but slap Theodore on the back of the head. "We mermaids rely on our own strength. Don't think about relying on your old man all day long. If a girl likes you because of your prince status, then she is not sincere. You are good for nothing except this status."
"Besides, even if you were king now, people wouldn't like you."
After being scolded by Charles, Theodore immediately became a little dejected. "Why, Father? Does she really like that Mingxi that much? He is handsome, but I am no less handsome than him."
Charles raised his hand and slapped him again, harder than before.
This foolish son of a man! He's a little queen insect of the Zerg! How dare you even dream of him!
It's one thing for her to seduce land dwellers, but the Zerg only have one queen with countless followers. With those followers around, you can't even touch her little hand.
Theodore, unaware of his father's sorrow, was still thinking about what gift to give Anno later.
On the other side, Anno and Mingxi were sitting on the roof of the palace, looking down at the underwater city and the various strange marine creatures in front of them.
Anuo originally wanted to take Mingxi to rest for a while. He had been fighting for so long, and it was a battle against twelve mermaid warriors. Even the strongest physique would get tired, but he was afraid that Mingxi would fall asleep.
She used her powers to replenish his energy, which would alleviate his fatigue.
She asked the Mermaid King to suspend the competition because she sensed that the Mermaid King possessed very strong energy. Even if Mingxi could defeat him, she would have to expend a lot of energy and might even get injured.
At this point, she couldn't afford to mess things up, so she had to call a halt to the fight and postpone their battle for two days.
Mingxi held her warm hand, looking into her bright golden eyes, and said, "I will stay with you."
I won't fall asleep.
If he doesn't fall asleep, she will stay by his side, so he will stay awake for as long as he can.
After meeting her, he realized that when he fell asleep, his consciousness would return to another person's body.
It turns out he was just a clone.
He had lived for decades, and his mind was filled with memories of that brief day with Anunu. He remembered every single moment he spent with her, every single second.
But he was merely a tool for someone else to find her, and she was about to leave him as well.
cannot......
She can't leave herself.
His soul, everything he had, belonged to her. Anunu was the goal he had pursued all his life, the only person he cared about.
Mingxi slowly tightened her grip on Anuo's hand.
Anuo noticed his unusual behavior and looked up at him: "Mingxi, what's wrong?"
Mingxi snapped out of her daze and let go, a hint of panic on her face. "Did I hurt you?"
Anno smiled and shook her head. "It doesn't hurt. You seem to have something on your mind? Are you still thinking about the battle in two days?"
She patted his hand reassuringly, "It's okay if you lose. Win or lose, you can live with your people from now on."
Although she didn't know whether Caesar of this timeline had found her or would take back this mermaid clone.
If they don't take it back, then Mingxi won't have to drift alone in the sea anymore, and she can live with the mermaids.
“No one else matters.” Mingxi held her hand again. “I only care about you. Wherever you are, I will be there.”
Looking into his burning gaze, Anuo sighed inwardly, "...Okay."
Silly fish, you'll understand later. You'll meet your princess, and you'll never have to leave her side again.
The Mermaid Palace.
Anno sat at the extra-long dining table, engrossed in eating his meal.
Compared to the few kinds of seafood that Mingxi caught in the sea, the variety of dishes served to guests in the palace was much greater, all of which were specially processed top-quality seafood. In addition to seafood, Theodore also prepared a lot of land-based foods to cater to her "land dweller" tastes, which filled the entire long table.
Theodore sat across from her, watching her eat with a happy expression.
The beauty is eating so attentively; she must really enjoy the food he prepared. She has such a good appetite; he'll definitely take good care of her from now on. He'll find more delicious recipes and make sure she eats happily.
Seeing Theodore's bubbly expression, Charles, sitting at the head of the table, silently rolled his eyes at his silly son, while Mingxi, sitting next to Anno, also gave him a cold glance.
Theodore's smile vanished instantly when his gaze fell on Mingxi, and he gave him a cold snort.
You can read minds, huh? Well then, let me tell you how much I love this little beauty!
Theodore kept expressing his love for Anno in his heart, while provoking Mingxi with an arrogant attitude that he was not afraid of being attacked.
Mingxi looked at him, the knife in her hand was deformed from his grip. He looked at Theodore and narrowed his eyes slightly, a dangerous look in them.
"Cough cough!"
Charles coughed twice, which stopped Theodore from his thoughts and made him turn to look at him.
Charles glared at him: "Aren't you afraid of dying?! I won't save you then!"
Does this foolish son even know that Mingxi has already torn you to pieces in her heart, and has thought countless times about how to kill him?
This Mingxi looks young, but he's even more ruthless than he was when he was younger.
Anno heard Charles cough and looked up at him.
Charles chuckled sheepishly, "My throat's been a bit sore lately."
Anuo understood, raised the glass of beverage in her hand to him, and said, "Then... drink more water."
As the Mermaid Queen, she still had to show some courtesy.
As soon as she finished speaking, Theodore burst out laughing. When he met his father's gaze, he immediately adjusted his demeanor, maintaining his proud merman prince image, but the smile on his lips wouldn't go away.
He was simply charmed by the little beauty's words.
They, the mermaids, spent all their time in the water, and she actually told her father to drink more water.
Anno drank about half a cup of the sweet and sour beverage and then continued eating.
Mingxi poured her a glass of wine and placed it in front of her. "This wine tastes good, wouldn't you like to try some?"
He could hear her struggling internally, wanting to drink.
Anno shook her head: "No, I'll just drink this."
When she drinks, she becomes a completely different person after getting drunk, and then she sleeps for a long time; she has to endure it.
Mingxi reached out and gently patted her back. "Drink if you want. I'll stay with you if you get drunk."
Anno found his voice more pleasant and magnetic than usual, and couldn't help but place her hand on the wine glass.
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