Chapter 135 She was framed
"Also, if humans want to find mineral resources, what should they do?"
Phoebe was stunned when she heard the conditions Zhen Jinli offered her.
"What?"
She wondered if she was hallucinating.
Zhen Jinli chuckled and said, "You heard me right. I just want to know how the mermaids found those mineral resources, that's all."
"I don't want to stay in the underwater city or stay with Si Yao. As long as you are willing to tell me the secret of the mermaid tribe, I will leave him."
"I am still a human being, and it is impossible for me to stay in the underwater city."
After hearing what Zhen Jinli said, Phoebe couldn't help but feel a little shaken.
Is she serious?
If she told her this secret that only the mermaids knew, would she really be willing to leave the lord on her own initiative?
Phoebe looked at Zhen Jinli with suspicion and asked, "How should I know whether what you said is true or not?"
"If I tell you rashly, wouldn't that be like betraying the mermaids?"
Zhen Jinli spread his hands and analyzed: "At present, there are only two possibilities."
"The first one is that I know the secret, but I don't want to leave Si Yao. That means I am willing to become a mermaid for Si Yao."
"Then I just knew the secret in advance. Telling it to me doesn't count as betraying the mermaids."
"Second, I know this secret, and I can finally leave Si Yao without any regrets. Then, no one will compete with you for Si Yao, right?"
Phoebe lowered her eyes and thought for a while, and felt that what Zhen Jinli said made some sense.
"Okay, I'll tell you."
"In fact, we mermaids have a special sense for mineral resources."
"Wherever there are large sea beasts or schools of fish, there are probably mineral resources."
"When we go to those waters, we can smell some of the odors in those places."
Zhen Jinli listened to Phoebe's explanation and couldn't help but ask curiously.
"So, is it really impossible for humans to find the mineral resources on their own?"
"Humans and mermaids have the same upper body. Why can't humans smell the same odors that you can smell?"
Phoebe explained, "We mermaids have lived in the ocean for a long time, and we're well aware of the taste of seawater and minerals."
"Which sea area has mineral resources? We just need to follow the unique smell of the mineral resources and we will definitely find them."
"It's the same principle as when we hunt sea beasts. As long as a sea beast is injured, we will follow the smell of blood in the sea water to find the prey."
"Even if humans ate gillweed and could breathe in water, it would be difficult for them to find those mineral resources because they lack experience living in the ocean for a long time."
"Of course, if humans are sensitive to smells, they might be able to smell something."
Zhen Jinli suddenly understood.
It turns out that sharks are not the only ones with a sensitive sense of smell in the sea, mermaids do too.
This is just like when humans live in the air for a long time, they can tell by smelling certain scents.
Oh, the pot is burnt.
Oh, there's a gas leak.
Oh, it smells like shit.
It's the same principle.
Zhen Jinli asked again, "What if they are humans who are insensitive to smells?"
"If they want to find mineral resources, is there any other way?"
"If humans want to obtain mineral resources, they can go to the coastal market and trade with the mermaids."
"Food, cloth, tools, these things, the mermaids can exchange with humans using mineral resources."
Zhen Jinli suddenly realized and then asked, "Then where is the coastal market you mentioned?"
Phoebe said, "Just walk along the coastline and you'll find the coastal market. Every few meters, there will be coastal markets run by mermaids and humans."
"The Coast Market is usually open from 8:00 AM to 11:00 AM. You can also arrange with the mermaids what you want and then bring the items back the next day to exchange."
Zhen Jinli silently memorized this information in her heart.
Seeing that everything had been explained almost completely, Phoebe began to ask further questions.
"Now, I have told you the secrets and news you wanted."
"Isn't it time for you to fulfill your promise and leave the Lord?"
Zhen Jinli smiled and patted Phoebe's shoulder, signaling her to stay calm.
"Don't worry, I just asked to leave after meeting you. Si Yao will definitely attribute my leaving him to something you said to me."
"In a few days, I will find another opportunity to leave Si Yao."
"By the way, before that, do you have anything here that can make people fall into a deep sleep after eating it?"
She was afraid that if she left rashly she would not be able to escape, so she tried to find a way to knock Si Yao unconscious.
Phoebe thought for a moment and said, "I know a kind of red anemone that, when soaked in wine, can make people drunk for three days and three nights."
Zhen Jinli said happily: "That's great, can you bring some for me?"
Phoebe nodded and said, "Of course."
When Phoebe thought that Zhen Jinli was about to leave and the lord would soon belong to her, she couldn't help but feel extremely excited.
She even gave Zhen Jinli some advice, helping her figure out how to inject the juice of the red anemone into the wine and then seal the jar.
As long as Si Yao drinks this, he will fall into a deep sleep, right?
Zhen Jinli happily took the jar of wine and went to find Si Yaodao.
"Si Yao, I exchanged a dress for a bottle of wine at the market. Would you like to try it?"
When he heard that there was wine to drink, Si Yao swam over happily and asked.
"What kind of wine is it?"
Zhen Jinli said, "It looks like fruit wine, brewed by humans. I heard it was shipped from the coastal market. Would you like to try it?"
Si Yao blew out a huge bubble until the room where Zhen Jinli was became half air and half sea water, and then he helped her open the jar of wine.
The aroma of wine mixed with the fragrance of fruit wafted into Si Yao's nose. He took a sniff and knew that this wine must be very fragrant and sweet.
He took the fruit wine that Zhen Jinli had helped him put in a clam shell and was about to drink it.
"My Lord! Don't drink!"
Phoebe rushed in anxiously, shouting to stop him, "This wine is poisonous!"
A hint of surprise flashed in Si Yao's eyes, and then his face darkened.
"What on earth is going on?"
Zhen Jinli was also stunned. She looked at the wine on the stone table in disbelief. Then she seemed to understand something and turned to look at Phoebe.
She wanted to leave quietly, but was taken advantage of by Phoebe.
"I just saw Miss Jinli add something to the wine. I was worried that she might harm the Lord, so I hurried to stop you."
Si Yao looked at Zhen Jinli with a gloomy expression and said, "Sister Xiaoli, what did you add to the wine?"
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