The colossus chuckled: "Little girl, you certainly have a vivid imagination. It's just a pity that you can't understand beings like us. Life and death have no meaning for us."
Shang Liuyu frowned, not quite understanding what the other person meant.
The colossus clearly had no intention of explaining to her, and continued, "By the way, you asked me before what my mission was here. I remember now, besides guiding the candidates to participate in that trial, I was also entrusted by the ancestor of the mermaids of that generation to help her select suitable candidates to receive her inheritance."
As he looked down at Shang Liuyu, he said, "I see that you also have the bloodline of the mermaid royal family, and your temperament is also very good. You are a good candidate to receive the inheritance."
Shang Liuyu frowned slightly: "Why would our merfolk ancestors need your help in choosing a successor?"
The colossus smiled and said, "Since you have come here, you must have passed through those three gates. Back then, the Mermaid Ancestor, the Sea God, and I set up those three gates together. The Mermaid Ancestor set up the first gate because of the Mermaid race's excellent qualities of loyalty and perseverance. She believed that if any Mermaids came to open her mechanism in the future, they must be trustworthy."
Shang Liuyu thought to himself, "So that's how it is. It's just a pity that our ancestor didn't foresee such a complicated situation for us now."
"The sea god behind us and the door I set up also have corresponding trials. The merfolk ancestor couldn't live as long as I have, so it's only natural that she would ask my friend to do her a small favor," the giant statue replied.
Shang Liuyu shook his head slightly: "Never mind, I need to protect Azu's physical body."
"Aren't you really going to consider such a good opportunity?" the colossus asked, somewhat puzzled. "Anyway, there's no danger here right now. It won't be long before you receive that inheritance, and you'll come back stronger and better able to protect him than you are now."
Shang Liuyu was somewhat tempted, after all, such an opportunity was indeed once in a lifetime, but after only hesitating for a second, he shook his head: "Forget it, I'll try again after Azu comes back."
The colossus sighed: "There's no such thing as a free lunch. It's been far too long since the Mermaid Ancestor left behind her legacy. Her last bit of power is almost gone. Otherwise, I wouldn't have remembered this. Your friend went to participate in that trial, and I'm afraid he won't be back for a while. By the time he returns, the last bit of power your Mermaid Ancestor had left will have completely dissipated."
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