As soon as Jiang Si finished speaking, the merman's expression changed instantly. "Who told you we have a forbidden passage to the deep-sea ruins of the Abel Galaxy's mermaid race?"
"Quanjian, isn't she the one who entered the Abel Galaxy's mermaid race through the forbidden passage of the Deep Sea Ruins?" Jiang Si lied through her teeth without any guilt, directly shifting the blame: "Did I say something wrong? No, she told me herself. Your people can't lie!"
"Nonsense!" The merwoman immediately denied it righteously: "That's not true. Our people are going to the Merfolk in the Abel system by ship."
"It usually takes half a year to travel back and forth. There's no such thing as a forbidden path. Quanjian likes to exaggerate. You don't believe such nonsense, do you?"
“I believe it, why wouldn’t I?” Jiang Si clicked her tongue: “There’s no smoke without fire, and where there’s a wave, there must be wind. Even if the wind isn’t blowing on the surface, it’s blowing inside.”
"Little mermaid, don't deny it. Your denial is too obvious. It's like you're trying to hide something and expect me to pick it up!"
To deny it, the fact that Quanjian emerged from the sea is the best proof.
Moreover, her adoptive father, Fu Huan, and her adoptive ex-husband, Agares, had both told her about the Merfolk's Deep Sea Ruins.
The Merfolk's Deep Sea Ruins are places where mermaids go when they are about to die, just like elephants go to the elephant cemetery before they know they are going to die.
Agares also said that strange things occasionally pop up in the Deep Sea Ruins.
This is enough to show that the Deep Sea Ruins is the entrance and exit of another place.
Later, she learned that there were shallow-sea mermaids and deep-sea mermaids. With a little thought, she understood the purpose of the Deep Sea Ruins!
The merwoman frowned deeply and said in a deep voice, "You human are extremely rude. My merfolk clan has already cooperated with you, yet you still make such unreasonable demands. Do you really think that my merfolk clan is weak and unable to contend with you?"
Jiang Si looked innocent yet exuded an air of domineering confidence: "Little mermaid, I prefer to make money peacefully. I'll discuss things with you in a nice and gentle manner. You can make your demands and requests, and I will definitely not refuse to do what I can."
"But if you want to fight me hard and tough, today I'll take advantage of the fact that your mermaid clan has no one left. I'm sure that no one in your mermaid clan can stand against me!"
"you……"
Don't make me slap you!
Jiang Dandan: "!!!!"
Wow, wow, wow!
Its adorable and charming auntie is so cool and stylish, she's incredibly handsome.
Whose is this domineering and imposing auntie? She belongs to it!
Oh yeah, it's the only one that doesn't have it, hehehe!
"you……"
"Stop with the 'you' and 'my'!" Jiang Si interrupted the merman again: "Name your conditions, or take me there quickly, I'm in a hurry."
The merwoman glared angrily: "What does your rush have to do with me? I've already said that I, a merwoman, live in the deep sea and there are no forbidden paths for mermaids to reach the Abel Galaxy."
"No means no. If you don't believe me, there's nothing I can do!"
A sharp glint flashed in Jiang Si's eyes, and the black willow branch in her hand wrapped around the merman's neck, pulling her in front of her. "You really are the type to refuse a toast only to drink a forfeit. You only beg for mercy when your hand is already on your face. Well then, I'll grant your wish!"
"Smack!"
As Jiang Si finished speaking, a slap rang out.
A slap landed directly on the mermaid's beautiful and delicate face.
The palm wasn't big, but the force was astonishing, directly causing half of the merman's face to become congested and swollen.
The merman's head was buzzing from the blow, and her vision even went black for a moment.
Jiang Si tightened the willow branch wrapped around the merman's neck, her voice cold: "Is it alright? Can you let me use your forbidden path?"
The female merman was having difficulty breathing. When the other mermen saw this, they rushed forward to save her. Jiang Dandan, who was invisible, hugged her tail, curled up into a small ball, and threw it at the merman.
With several loud bangs, the merfolk who went to save the female merfolk were hit and thrown to the ground, each of them showing a look of terror on their faces.
They couldn't see who was hitting them, but the thing hitting them possessed powerful mental strength, formidable physical strength, and an overwhelming pressure that prevented them from even using their mental strength.
Who exactly are the humans before me? Why are they and the unseen creatures around her so powerful?
Seeing her people lying on the ground, unable to get up for a long time, the merman's pupils constricted and her breathing became rapid. "You are not human! You are not human! Who are you? Are you trying to trick me into revealing information so that you can harm my merman race?"
Jiang Si slapped her swollen face again, and after slapping her, she spat and said, "Stop reading those conspiracy books and stop imagining things. You mermaids, if I wanted to harm you, you wouldn't even be enough to fill my teeth."
"I'll say it again, I'm in a hurry, take me to your forbidden passage!"
Where did all this nonsense come from? What do the merfolk have? They can turn their tears into pearls and weave some gauze skirts. Besides that, oh, and they also have merfolk oil that can burn for a thousand years. There was this stuff in the tomb of Qin Shi Huang, the first emperor of the Chinese dynasty.
The merwoman was completely suppressed, unable to struggle or break free. Her own people were even more unable to get up. After much deliberation, she spoke up: "Letting you take the forbidden path and enter the deep-sea ruins of the merfolk in the Abel system is not a decision I can make alone."
“I need to go back and ask my clansmen and elders. You can only leave if they agree. If they don’t agree, there’s nothing I can do.”
Jiang Si raised an eyebrow and said arrogantly, "That's easy. You take me there, and I'll talk to them myself. If they don't agree, I'll beat them until they do."
"you……"
"It's decided then." Jiang Si finished speaking for her, then looked at the companion spirits and called out, "A-Zhi, have you made a list of what to buy?"
Ah-Zhi is writing, "It'll be ready soon."
Jiang Si was extremely patient: "No rush, take your time writing!"
A moment later.
A-Zhi brought over a long list: "Master, the things you need are ready!"
Jiang Si didn't even look at the list, took it and put it into her space. She looked at them and instructed, "A-Zhi, you don't have the Spirit Eye. Ling Hong, be careful here. Don't trust anyone except yourselves."
"Unless absolutely necessary, do not expose your wings and pointed ears when you meet strangers, to prevent those with ill intentions from coming from the Abel Galaxy to search for treasure."
"Daily headcount is mandatory. We cannot allow any member of our tribe to be injured or killed. We must remain united and work together, understand?"
A-Zhi nodded hurriedly: "Understood, Master, we've got it."
Jiang Si pondered for a moment and then said, "After I go back, I might call the Yuan family of the orc race to come and do the infrastructure construction. If the Yuan family of the panda race comes in two or three months, that's the one I called to do the infrastructure construction. At that time, you can discuss the specifics of how to build the modern city!"
A-Zhi nodded heavily: "I understand, Master!"
"Okay, be careful!" Jiang Si nodded to them. "I hope that when I come back, no one will have to live in fear."
All the companions replied in unison, "Yes, Master! We've been waiting for you to come back!"
Jiang Si hummed in agreement and kicked the mermaid into the sea.
The invisible ginger egg kicked the other merfolk who had fallen to the ground into the sea as well.
The mermaid entered the water, and her legs transformed into a tail.
Jiang Si leaped and landed on the mermaid's body.
The invisible ginger egg darted to the crook of her neck and rubbed against her with its delicate little face.
The mermaid had a willow branch around her neck, making her look like a large fish with her neck constricted.
Ginger shreds became the one who walked the fish.
The mermaid had no choice but to plunge into the water.
Jiang Si followed her into the water. Fortunately, she had her own special abilities: the conch shell, the golden pearl, and the ginger egg could all repel water, allowing her to breathe freely in the sea.
Merfolk are the overlords of the deep sea, swimming as fast as lightning.
If you encounter a shark, just tear it apart with your bare hands.
They were bloodthirsty and powerful; if they hadn't met Jiang Si and Jiang Dandan, they would have been able to dominate the world's oceans.
Jiang Si felt that the merman not only deliberately tore the shark apart in front of her, but also wanted to use the shark's blood to attract more sharks and use their power to kill her.
However, she didn't care. When the merman deliberately slowed down her swimming speed, she tightened the willow branch, making it impossible for the merman to breathe normally in the water.
To survive and avoid becoming the first mermaid to die in the water, the mermaid was forced to work, swimming desperately to fight her way out of the shark swarm she had attracted.
Jiang Si stepped on her without expending any effort or lifting a finger, and watched as countless sharks, along with the ferocious merman, lost their lives.
One hour, two hours, four hours. After swimming in the sea for four hours, the mermaid headed towards the depths of the ocean.
The deeper she went into the sea, the darker it became, pitch black. But this did not deter Jiang Si. She condensed a ball of spiritual energy within the bubble that enveloped her.
A sphere of spiritual energy, as large as a basin, hung above the merwoman's head; the darkness of the deep sea could not obscure its light.
The psychic sphere, like a small sun, illuminated the surroundings, allowing Jiang Si to see many large creatures lurking and crawling in the deep sea: giant octopuses, enormous lionfish, and terrifying jellyfish…
They were all enormous, like ghosts in the deep sea, lurking and waiting for their prey, making themselves even bigger and more terrifying.
After an unknown amount of time, the view suddenly opened up, revealing a semi-circular, seemingly endless, super-transparent dome with a halo of light in the distance deep in the ocean.
Beneath the canopy lies a city, a bustling and ancient city that stretches as far as the eye can see.
The city's ancient buildings and towering skyscrapers create a striking contrast between the old and the new, a truly breathtaking sight.
If you hadn't seen it with your own eyes, it would be hard to imagine that deep in the ocean there is such a city that stretches as far as the eye can see, and such a vast ethnic group.
As Jiang Si gazed at the city, a thought suddenly occurred to her: more than 3,000 years ago, the Chinese people said that the divine book, the Classic of Mountains and Seas, was a cookbook, a book in which no creature existed.
Actually, no. All the creatures in the Classic of Mountains and Seas can be found. The world of mythology and the world of humans are related in three-dimensional and four-dimensional space.
Just like more than 3,000 years ago, severe droughts, floods, wars, plagues, and the overexploitation of Earth's resources meant that even if Shu Xubai didn't trigger the zombie virus, Earth would eventually activate its self-cleaning and protection mechanisms.
Humans are not even bacteria on this blue planet. If we harm her excessively, she will become angry, and no one can escape natural disasters or man-made calamities.
Oh wait, the creatures of the sea escaped unscathed. In Western legends, marine life and human ancestors once fought a great war for control of the ocean.
Humanity was defeated, lost its ownership of the ocean, and consequently developed an innate fear of it.
In ancient Eastern mythology, the planet Earth was once dominated by the demon race, and the goddess Nuwa was once the queen of the demon race. Later, the human race occupied the Earth, and the demon race disappeared. However, the human race still harbors a deep-seated fear of reptiles and snakes.
"stop!"
A sharp shout interrupted Jiang Si's unfounded imagination. She looked up and saw that they had reached the edge of the enclosure and were being stopped by two male mermen carrying harpoons.
The male merman has a blue fish tail, abs, and seaweed-like hair. Perhaps due to incomplete evolution, he has fish scales on his face and neck, and the whole merman exudes a wild aura.
Jiang Si jumped off the female merman and passed through the barrier. Before she even landed, she was surrounded by two male mermen carrying harpoons: "Those who trespass on my Great Western Kingdom shall die!"
With a flick of her wrist, Jiang Siyan slapped the two male mermen across the mouth with two sharp cracks: "Are you blind? Can't you see I came here with your people?"
The mouths of the two male mermen were slapped open and turned into sausages.
Jiang Si turned to look at the merman: "Now that I'm here, don't take any chances and think that just because I'm on your territory, I'm powerless to fight back and can be slaughtered by you!"
A huge, transparent dome blocked out the seawater. The clothes and hair of both humans and merfolk would dry as soon as they passed through the dome, the reason for which was unknown.
But... it's really big inside, as big as the horizon, and it's brightly lit, as if it were illuminated by the sun.
Amazing, absolutely amazing.
The female merman stood in front of the two male mermen: "You don't need to be angry. People who enter the Great Western Kingdom are either merman couples or dead people. You are the first person who is neither."
“These are our guards from the Great Western Kingdom. They will naturally question you when you come. You cannot harm them. To do so would be to oppose the entire Great Western Kingdom!”
"Atlantis?" Jiang Si raised an eyebrow and asked the merman, "Atlantis, is it also called Atlantis, the Great Western Continent?"
The merwoman didn't know how powerful her opponent was, but she was certain that ten of her could not defeat one of her. Moreover, she was accompanied by a giant black snake and an unknown creature that was faster and stronger than them. She didn't know what that creature was either.
All she knew was that the creature lashed out with its long, thin tail, killing the marine life instantly, causing the seawater to churn like boiling water, and making their heads feel as if they had been struck with a hammer.
"Yes!" the merwoman replied calmly. "More than 3,000 years ago, the humans on Earth called our Great Western Kingdom Atlantis. They have been searching for our relics, studying our history, and trying to find the place where we lived."
In the legends of the western planet Earth, Atlantis was an island, a wealthy island, with 10 kings. They were initially united and prosperous, but later, greed caused them to split apart.
Zeus, the king of the Western gods, punished humanity for its depravity by causing earthquakes and floods, which sank the kingdom of Atlantis into the sea and caused it to disappear within a day and a night.
Unexpectedly... today... she saw another version of the legend, Atlantis, and now the masters of the Great Western Kingdom are the merfolk of the South China Sea. It really is true that the end of the earth is China!
"Very good, very good!" Jiang Si spread her hands, threatening the merman in a particularly polite and reasonable manner: "Now, please take me to the forbidden path. Let's not fight or kill, lest we destroy your Great Western Kingdom and you become a sinner of the Great Western Kingdom!"
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