The moonlight and starlight shone through the misty clouds, dimly revealing a glimmer of light.

The airship slowly fell into the inky black sea water, and the metal stairs slowly extended outward and connected to the passage of the port.

Su Su was wheeled out of the cabin in a wheelchair. The temperature on Liberty Island was colder than in the imperial capital. The sea breeze seemed to freeze people through. Su Su shrank his neck in fear of the cold, tightened the scarf around his collar with his hands, but looked around dishonestly.

Although it was night, the light here was not dim. The surrounding lights were brighter than the moonlight on a sunny day, illuminating every building and every street here clearly.

This place is about the size of a small town, with houses of different sizes scattered around. Based on the signs above, one can vaguely distinguish hospitals, hotels, warehouses, etc. The buildings here have no aesthetic appeal, but they look very solid, like small fortresses. The more than ten-story building in the center is no exception. It looks more solid than the Mo family's circular building, and the flag of Yan's Shipping hangs high above it.

The dock is surrounded by high walls to establish boundaries. On the walls are some automated defense facilities and weapons, and on the watchtowers are fully armed guards.

Various detection and surveillance aircraft are flying in the air.

This place is more like a military fortress than a port or a town.

Su Su had good hearing. Coming down from the harbor, in addition to the sound of waves hitting the shore and the sound of wind blowing through the buildings, he also heard another more familiar sound.

The sounds of bombing and explosions, those were the sounds of a battlefield, mixed with the smell of dust and smoke, and whistling in with the biting cold wind.

"There are many different forces on Liberty Island, and battles of all sizes happen from time to time. To ensure the safety of our members, Undercurrent must build a more solid base." Yan Bai explained to Su Su, "Don't worry, our equipment is top-notch, and the sentry tower is guarded every day. It's still very safe in the base."

"Is this Liberty Island?" A suspicious voice came from behind Su Su.

Su Su looked back and saw Mo Lin being pushed out of the cabin by two members of the Undercurrent. The young master, who had been pampered in the past, was suddenly captured, and the members of the Undercurrent were full of hatred for him. I think he must have had a hard time in the past two days.

His originally well-fitting shirt and trousers had become dirty and wrinkled, and his usually well-groomed blond hair was now as dry as straw. In addition to the dark circles under his eyes and pale skin, he also had a few bruises at the corners of his mouth and on his cheekbones. As for the areas covered by his clothes, it was unknown how many more injuries were hidden.

The thin clothes could not resist the severe cold on Liberty Island. Although Morin still straightened his back and tried to maintain his dignified demeanor as a nobleman, his slightly tightened posture and trembling teeth still exposed his true feelings at the moment.

But no one here sympathized with him. The members of Undercurrent were either mermaids or humans who supported mermaids. They knew what the Mo family did in the training center, so how could they sympathize with Mo Lin, the manager? In their opinion, the suffering this young master had gone through was not even one thousandth of what the mermaids had experienced.

Finally, Yan Bai waved to his men and said, "Get him a coat. He is the young master of the Mo family. If they really freeze him to death, how can we negotiate with the Mo family later?"

Then one of his men brought an old coat and asked Maureen to put it on.

Mo Lin had suffered enough in the past few days and lost his previous arrogance. He stared at Yan Bai, knowing that his fate was now determined by a word from the other party. If he wanted to survive, he had to let Yan Bai understand his importance: "What do you want? Money or something? As long as the conditions are not excessive and you send me back to the Mo family, I can help you. On the contrary, if I die, the Mo family will persuade His Majesty to send troops to Liberty Island at all costs. By then, you, the undercurrent, will be buried with me."

But Yan Bai didn't care what he said. Before finding out what happened to Yan San, Yan Bai couldn't deal with Mo Lin for the time being, nor did he want to negotiate any terms with the Mo family: "Take him to the central prison, the lowest level, and find a single room. It's very strict."

Yan Bai brought Mo Lin back to prevent him from revealing the relationship between the Yan family and Anliu. This would affect their subsequent plans. But now the subsequent plans may not be carried out. If Yan San is really a Zerg, he doesn't even know where Anliu's future lies.

According to their plan, Yan Bai placed Su Su in a small house in the harbor that was perpendicular to the sea. The house was made of a special antiseptic wood and coated with a layer of water-repellent paint. The special bottom structure of the wooden house was like a small boat. When the tide was high, it would be lifted up by the sea water and float on the sea surface. It was connected with hinges below, so there was no need to worry about it drifting away. When the tide was low, it was supported by a wooden frame and suspended above the sea.

There is a water slide specially designed for mermaids here, which allows you to go directly to the sea without leaving the house.

There are many huts like this in the harbor, all of which are inhabited by mermaids who have not been able to fully transform. They can only maintain the two states of fish and mermaids. Compared to moving around on the road in wheelchairs, they prefer to be in the sea.

"You can stay here for the time being." Yan Bai dismissed everyone and let them go to rest. He pushed Su Su's wheelchair and took him to the room.

After closing the door, Yan Bai took Su Su to the bedroom and pointed to a bulge on the floor.

"You have to open the cover before you can enter the water slide here." Yan Bai said as he demonstrated. He lifted a handle and a part of the floor close to the ground was lifted up, revealing the bottom that looked like a slide. Looking down from the ground, you can see that the sea is not far below.

"Later, I'll add a mechanism for you. As long as your wheelchair wheels press against the mechanism, the cover will flip up and let you fall directly into the water slide."

As Yan Bai spoke, he ordered someone to go to the warehouse to get some parts.

"You do it, you can also do this?" Su Su looked in amazement at Yan Bai as he deftly assembled various machines together.

"The first thing I did when I played Star Wars was designing and assembling starships." Yan Bai said this with a somewhat proud look on his face. "If I hadn't been managing Undercurrent, I would have wanted to study mechanical design in college. I've always been interested in these things, and I designed the structures of these wooden houses. Unfortunately, there are too many things to do now, and I don't have the time."

While he was talking, Yan Bai had already assembled the parts and tested them a few times. The triggers were very sensitive: "Okay, if you encounter danger later, you hide here. The wheel will press the switch and you can escape immediately."

But Yan Bai still felt uneasy, and said that the agency would make some modifications. When he saw the sky begin to turn white, he stood up with some fatigue: "Okay, you wait here with peace of mind, I have to go see him."

When Yan Bai went to see Yan San for the first time, he felt very complicated and even had some thoughts of backing off.

But reality did not allow him to escape. Standing on the top floor of the central building, at the door of Yan San's lounge, Yan Bai took a deep breath, tried to act as usual, and then knocked on the door: "Father, are you awake?"

"I'm already up, come in." Yan San sat on the recliner by the window, looking out the window at the sea: "When did you arrive?"

"Last night." Yan Bai's voice was unconsciously tense.

"What are you so nervous about?" Yan San turned his chair around, his face showing no emotion: "You acted on your own, are you afraid that I will punish you?"

Yan Bai realized that he was still a little timid, but fortunately Yan San didn't suspect him. Staring at that familiar and friendly face, Yan Bai gradually calmed down: "I'm not afraid of you punishing me, but I don't think I did anything wrong. You acquiesced to my saving of people, and as for destroying the mermaid training center, it was not an impulse. I had my reasons."

"What's your reason?" Yan San raised his eyes, as if he could see through Yan Bai: "Let me hear it."

"Su Su said that the authority to open the Bai Ze lies in his hands." Then he went to meet Yan San. This was the first time he tried to lie in front of Yan San. Stared at by the other party's bottomless eyes, he was so nervous that his palms were sweating, but he still managed to maintain his composure.

Yan San showed a somewhat inquiring look: "When did he say that? How come I don't know about it?"

"It was in the warehouse at the dock. He asked the others to leave and told me alone." After the lie began, Yan Bai's words gradually became smoother: "Su Su was greatly stimulated in the training center. He hated that place in his heart. Because of this, he was able to empathize with the mermaids and understand our goals. But at the same time, he was skeptical about the undercurrent because of some of our previous practices. So he needed me to prove with actions that the undercurrent was trustworthy. Only when he trusts us, he will be willing to cooperate with our plan."

Facing the loyal look, Yan San did not suspect Yan Bai was lying, but he did not think Su Su was trustworthy: "Did he tell you what the authority was?"

"He said it was his genetic code." Yan Bai said according to what he and Su Su had agreed on, "Su Su told me that Qi Hanyi will not live long, and because he thought he had talent, he hoped that he would inherit the authority of the Bai Ze, so he customized a set of permissions using his genetic code. In other words, in addition to Qi Hanyi, he can also enter and exit the Bai Ze freely. But this permission cannot be transferred to others, because his body is the key to unlock the Bai Ze.

Yan San nodded: "So he wants you to destroy the training center. He really dares to make such a condition, but how do you know if what he said is true? What if he is just afraid of falling into the hands of the dark current and deliberately uses this matter to hang you?"

"It's true. I asked Lin Dian to check the military's filing records. Qi Hanyi did enter Su Su's permissions into the Bai Ze. Father, this will be the closest we will ever be to a successful plan, so I'd rather give it a try. I destroyed the training base just to win Su Su's trust. I let him get the communication terminal and gave him the opportunity to leave freely. I even followed his advice and handed the rescued mermaid to the high priest. All of this I did was to win Su Su's trust."

"He didn't leave and was even willing to tell me about his private communications with Qi Hanyi. This made me more certain that he really wanted to cooperate and was even trying to trust us."

Yan San showed some interest after Yan Bai's persuasion: "So what does he say now? Is he willing to join the plan?"

Yan Bai heard this and said in embarrassment: "He said he was still a little hesitant and hoped to meet the real person in charge here."

Yan San's eyes grew darker and darker, like a whirlpool that swallowed everything: "He wants to see me? Sure, bring him here and I'll have a good talk with him. I will gain Su Su's trust. As long as he can complete our plan, let alone seeing me, I'm willing to let him decide the undercurrent, even at the cost of my life.

Yan Bai's heart gradually sank, and a layer of coldness surged up his back. In the past, he would only admire Yan San's selflessness, but now it sounded like it carried another layer of meaning. He wanted to parasite Su Su, and then take charge of the undercurrent as Su Su, and give a reasonable explanation for the death of his current body.

"Why do we need to go to this extent?" Yan Bai advised in a dry tone: "You just need to talk to him properly, I believe you can convince him, but Su Su can no longer be transformed into a human being, and he doesn't trust you, so he refuses to come to the central building with me, and only wants to stay in the floating house for mermaids at the pier, saying that he feels safer there. You see..."

"The floating house," Yan San seemed to have thought of something, with a bit of concern on his face. "It's okay for me to go and see him, but I'm afraid he's not really cooperating, he just wants to confirm my identity, or even capture me to threaten Undercurrent. His true form is a shark, it's easy for him to escape from the floating house back to the sea."

Yan Bai immediately said, "Please rest assured, I will stay outside. It has come to this point. Regardless of whether the negotiation can be successful or not, we cannot let him leave at will. I understand this principle."