The Song of the Mermaid: Shura Field 08
The temporary residence of the mermaids.
The base was actually in the central royal city, so Ning Ren returned very quickly.
Fortunately, his mental power level was high enough, so even though he didn't have much mental power in his body, no one noticed that he had left the room during this period.
But after all this back and forth, the mental power stored in his body was almost exhausted.
The trip was perfect, except for the extra bird overhead.
Ning Ren stood in front of the mirror and negotiated with his mother: "You can stay on top of my head, but you can't talk nonsense or swear."
The Guhuo Bird looked at him in the mirror without saying a word. It was unclear whether it heard him or not.
Ning Ren couldn't pull her away, so he returned to his own bed, changed back to his original form and prepared to go to sleep.
Unexpectedly, after seeing his blue tail, the Guhuo bird suddenly said, "You are my cub's pet fish." Its claws grabbed Ning Ren's hair. Doudou's eyes were filled with complete confusion. "Is it my cub, or is it a fish?"
“…Cough cough cough!”
Ning Ren didn't react when he heard the previous sentence. After all, Yu An was his friend, but in the beginning, to a certain extent, it was indeed a pet fish that he and his mother raised together.
He has a blue tail, so it's no surprise that his mother mistook him for a fish.
but.
The last sentence really scared him. He remembered that in ancient times, his teacher's vest was just as good as not wearing it in front of his mother.
Ning Ren coughed uncontrollably from the steam from the shell. It would be a truly bizarre story if a fish choked to death. He pressed his hand against the edge of the shell, but a pain in his shoulder sent him careening outward, bringing the shell with him to the ground with a clang.
He wasn't hurt from the fall, and after stopping his cough, he immediately lowered his voice and said, "Don't talk nonsense."
The guhuo bird above his head had already folded its wings and curled up its head to sleep, and he felt particularly at ease sleeping on his head.
Ning Ren: “…”
He rubbed his shoulders and slapped the ground with his fish tail. Instead of turning into human legs, he tried to straighten the shell bed in this position.
The next second, his ears moved and he suddenly heard hurried footsteps and the sound of a door opening.
Ning Ren turned around and met the frightened gazes of Abra and Lorenzo.
Ning Ren: “…”
Lorenzo: “…”
Abra: “…”
The elegant old man held his face and opened his mouth wide, making a sharp explosion.
"Wang, how did you fall?!"
…
The temporary garrison was in chaos for a while, but gradually returned to peace.
Ning Ren had a bandage on his shoulder.
When he was protecting the Guhuo Bird, his shoulder hit the ground. He didn't feel anything at the time, but in just a short while, the shoulder blade had turned purple.
It was also wrapped around the wrist.
These were the marks left by Asulin grabbing my wrist and strangling me in the stone house.
His two city lords felt very guilty and stared at him without blinking, oh, and the little bird above his head.
Ning Ren could only play dumb about this: "I like birds building nests above my head. I just woke up from a dream and saw a bird outside the window. I called her and she flew over. So I let her stay above my head... When I came back, I accidentally slipped and fell." He even made up the reason for the fall.
Abra felt the bird, shrunk countless times over, looked familiar, but he couldn't recall where he'd seen it before. He didn't mind the king's interest in raising birds; with the financial resources and influence of the Western Sea, raising tens of thousands of birds on the seabed wouldn't be a problem.
None of these were more difficult for them to accept than Wang's slip and fall.
So he said seriously, "From today on, you should not sleep alone. Lorenzo and I will take turns staying here with you."
Ning Ren tried to fight for his freedom at night, but this time Abra was particularly firm and gently rejected him. Ning Ren had no choice but to compromise temporarily.
The doctor tied a bow on his back and said, "Okay, thank goodness there are no broken bones. It will be good to fatten Wang up."
Abra nodded: "Let's add some food tomorrow."
Ning Ren: “…”
Actually, it just looks a little serious!
It’s all because this body is too small and too fragile.
Otherwise, when he grows up and waits, he won’t have any problem even if he falls, let alone tumbles!
He moved his shoulders, hissed in his heart, and froze for a moment.
"Don't move," Lorenzo said, picking up the young king and placing him on the shell bed, which had been reinforced countless times. "I'll be here to watch over you for the rest of the night. Go to sleep quickly. I'm sure you won't fall this time."
Ning Ren’s mental energy was severely depleted, so he curled up in the shell and soon fell into a deep sleep.
Lorenzo narrowed his eyes slightly and stretched out his hand to pull the bird off Ning Ren's head, but the bird, which seemed to be asleep, suddenly opened its eyes, spread its wings to protect its young's head, and its sharp beak bit Lorenzo's hand mercilessly.
Bleeding started instantly.
The Guhuo Bird glanced at him and shrank back again.
“……”, Lorenzo was horrified.
He had just seen extreme wariness, hostility and vigilance in the bird's eyes, but in the blink of an eye, it became dull and stupid.
The more Lorenzo looked at the bird, the more familiar it seemed to him. Soon, he dug out a majestic bird silhouette from his memory.
This is--
The child-stealing bird!
They didn't know that the soul of Guhuo Bird had been occupied by a bird before, so the first terrifying thought that rushed into their minds was: Guhuo Bird has come to steal their king!!!
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the next day.
Ning Ren slept until noon.
When I woke up, I was sore all over.
He stretched and got up wearily to wash up.
Lorenzo has already told Abra that the bird on the king's head is a Guhuo bird. Although the Guhuo bird does not show any signs of wanting to steal the cubs now, the two city lords have already sounded the first level alarm in their hearts.
The doctor came over for another checkup.
"Don't take off the eye patch for now. You still need a few days to get used to it."
Ning Ren: "It doesn't hurt anymore."
Doctor: "The wind is strong in the North Territory, so it's better to wear it."
After applying the medicine, Ning Ren began to choose an eye mask. There were several colors on the plate. He avoided red and chose light blue.
Lorenzo exclaimed, "Your Majesty, weren't you used to..."
Ning Ren interrupted him: "I like this today."
"good."
After fastening the blindfold, Ning Ren began to eat. From time to time, he would feed the Guhuo bird above his head. This was the way Ning Ren and his mother got along in his first life. However, at that time, Ning Ren did not know that the Guhuo bird was his mother, and he was mean to the little bird that stayed above his head.
Lorenzo and Abra saw this and felt worried.
Wang is so young, how could he know the harmfulness of the Guhuo bird? I'm afraid he really treats it as an ordinary bird.
Abra sighed and talked about another matter. "The City of Chaos has set a date for a unified meeting of all tribes. It's the day after tomorrow. Our tribe is at the forefront. After all, this matter is a matter between our three regions and three tribes. Other tribes don't need to worry too much."
He didn't know whether the king could understand what he said. Even if he didn't, as long as the king didn't express his unwillingness to listen, he would report truthfully.
"the day after tomorrow?"
Ning Ren muttered, "So fast."
Abra: "Lan Huadis will be here the day after tomorrow. If there's anything, we can discuss it at the meeting. It's not too early. The races that arrived in the Northern Territory early have been waiting for several days."
"I feel that the reason the City of Chaos hasn't decided on a meeting date is directly related to their leader's deep sleep. Now that their leader has woken up and understood the whole story, they're going to—"
Ning Ren choked on a mouthful of soup.
This was the second day he choked and coughed violently.
"…Chaos City, the leader, have you awakened?"
Abra wiped his face with a distressed look and nodded. "It is said that he woke up last night," he said with a hint of admiration in his tone. "This leader has been asleep for five years, and in just one night, he was able to sort out so many things and make a quick decision. He should not be underestimated."
Ning Ren: “…”
He frantically recalled what he had done last night, and tried to find evidence in the live broadcast room's video that Asulin had remained asleep before he left.
Except for the moment when Asulin pulled his wrist and he suspected that his father was awake, everything else was normal.
And according to my father's personality, if any strange person approaches him, he will definitely hold him down on the spot and not let him escape.
When the live broadcast room reached its end last night, Ning Ren suddenly asked the system to move forward.
He looked at the small ladder beside the bed that had not been returned to its original position and fell silent.
OK, found a loophole.
I was in such a hurry to leave that I completely forgot about it.
Abra: "Today we are going to the Central Royal City Palace to familiarize ourselves with the interior. King, are you going?"
Ning Ren shook his head without even thinking: "No."
He really is a coward.
"Okay, then Lorenzo can go by himself, I will accompany you." They must ensure that the strongest protective force will always be by the king's side.
Ning Ren nodded indifferently.
At least he knew one thing, that his father would stay in the palace today and would not come out, so he could go out for a walk.
After Lorenzo left, Ning Ren didn't want to stay in the room and get bored, so he found a piece of clothing with a hat, put on the hat to cover the Guhuo bird on his head, and went out.
He didn't go into the royal city, for fear of running into Asulin.
He walked towards the center.
Other races not involved in this matter are in the middle circle, only the garrisons and Lanhuadis are stationed inside.
Ning Ren heard a commotion coming from the center when he was still a short distance away. The races on the edge of the center that kept spying on the central royal city also saw Ning Ren, a short young boy wearing a hoodie and a blindfold.
Some secret glances, some good and some bad, fell on Ning Ren without a trace, and then looked at the elegant old man behind him with fear.
Abra whispered, "Do you want to go outside? It's more chaotic there." But there was no problem if he had to go, as he could protect the king among this group of people.
"Not going there."
It might have interested him as a child, but it has no appeal to him now.
Ning Ren seemed to be walking aimlessly, but in fact he already had a destination in his mind.
The figures of an old man and a child turned a corner and disappeared from the prying eyes outside.
There was a whisper in the middle circle:
"Who is that..."
"I don't know, it feels unusual."
"They don't have long tails, so they're not the Mi tribe. At this juncture, the only people outside of this tribe who can still live in the Central Royal City are those two tribes. I just don't know if they're from the Western Sea or the Eastern Region."
"The ones from the Eastern Region haven't arrived yet, so it can only be the Western Sea."
There was a silence.
"I recognize that old man. His name is Abra. When he entered the Void Realm in his early years, his reputation spread far and wide. So, the one in front of him...couldn't he be their king?"
I'd heard long ago that the Mermaid King from the Western Sea was very small, and some of those who didn't know thought, "How small can it be?" But today, they were completely silenced.
The cub in front looked so unstable when walking that it would be blown away by a gust of wind. It couldn't even speak clearly. Was it really not joking to come to such a serious meeting?
"Looks like he's still blind."
A loud scoff came from the crowd.
Everyone turned around to look, and saw him avoiding a path without leaving a trace, revealing a ferocious face.
This person is from the Southern Territory. He is the deputy leader of the only major race that has just developed in recent years. His race is used to being domineering in the Southern Territory. When they came to the Northern Territory, they wanted to enter the Central Royal City. After being stopped, they felt embarrassed and were dissatisfied with the behavior of the City of Chaos.
Now it seems that this dissatisfaction has even been directed at several races that can enter the royal city.
…
Ning Ren came to the vicinity of the blacksmith department.
It has also been renovated and looks more solid than before.
There is no change in appearance.
The pink grass at the door was obviously carefully cared for, even trimmed into a shape, giving a soft edge to the repetitive and mechanical action of "blacksmithing".
Ning Ren stood here looking around, his shadow falling on the ground, feeling a little lonely.
In the past, whenever he stepped into this place, a little red bear would wave at him at the door. This was also the place that held the most of his childhood memories.
Even the watchtower next to it became a paradise for him and his friends to have fun in winter.
Abra's eyes followed his king.
From his perspective, Wang's back was very small, and even his ears couldn't be seen because of the hat he wore, but he inexplicably felt a faint sense of longing from Wang.
Ning Ren walked to the door, picked a few pieces of pink grass, and looked inside.
The heat was still surging inside the blacksmith department.
He didn't go in. He looked at the door for a while, then lowered his head and said, "Let's go." He had originally just come here to take a look and try his luck. If he was lucky, he could see his friend Congcong from his childhood, but obviously, his luck was a little bad.
Abra: “Okay.”
Ning Ren walked with his head down, kicking the pebbles on the ground with his toes.
The stone rolled out and was stepped on by a foot.
Congcong had just come back from the encirclement. He was holding a bunch of new blacksmithing tools and staring blankly at the child in the hoodie.
Ning Ren was also stunned when he looked up.
His old friend had changed more than he had imagined.
The red bear clan has a short lifespan. In five years, the little red bear has become a middle-aged bear. Moreover, because it has been affected by the sky crack, it looks older than bears of the same age.
The claws, fur and bones have all aged to varying degrees.
It can no longer slide down the ice slide on the top of the watchtower happily like it used to, using its soft belly to shield the children from impact.
One cub and one red bear.
Facing each other from a distance.
It seemed like a scene that had happened many times before.
Crash!
All the tools in Congcong's hands fell to his feet.
It couldn't wait to walk towards Ning Ren, but Ning Ren opened his mouth and asked curiously, "Are you an employee here?"
“…”
Congcong stopped.
It cried out as if it had just woken from a dream.
This cub has a different voice than its friends, is shorter, and is blindfolded.
Not Aren.
A Ren did not come back.
"I'm sorry," Congcong lowered his head in disappointment, "I recognized the wrong person. I hope I didn't scare you."
"No."
"That's good……"
Congcong bent down to pick up the fallen items, and Ning Ren walked over to him to help pick them up. When he got closer, he found that it was not only utensils that had fallen, but also some red fruits.
Congcong: "Don't bother, I can do it myself."
He put the red fruit away first, and said embarrassedly: "I have a friend who likes to eat this. I will buy some for him when I see it."
"……Um."
Ning Ren cleared his throat and said seriously, "Old bears shouldn't bend over too often, or they'll break bones. Grandpa Abra, don't you agree?"
Abra smiled slightly: "Yes."
"oh oh."
Cong Cong scratched his head and said, "I have an apprentice, but it's not here today, so I moved it myself. Thank you for your concern."
Some of the red fruits were rolling away, so Ning Ren told them not to move and he went to pick them up.
He put the fruits he picked up into the small pocket of his clothes. When he picked up the last and farthest one, he just bent down and stretched out his hand when a bony hand took the lead and pinched the red fruit between its fingertips.
Ning Ren first saw a familiar black hem with a leader's pattern, and the smooth hair sliding down the shoulders.
What is more familiar is the gentle and cold breath.
Ning Ren's heart skipped a beat.
The cub slowly straightened up and stood up.
A young man squatted in front of him, his gray-blue eyes looking at him quietly.
Asulin opened his palm and said, "Your red fruit."
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