The mermaids' stealthy actions uncovered the lurking sea monsters one by one. Only then did they realize with trepidation that so many sea monsters had infiltrated their midst, and many of them had even become high-ranking mermaids wielding great power.
Fortunately, these sea monsters were captured before they could cause greater harm.
The sea monsters were fierce and bloodthirsty. Even when they were captured, they couldn't get any important information out of the interrogation. However, the repeated use of "My Emperor" in their words still alerted the mermaid kings.
In just one month, the sea monsters lurking in the mermaid society had been wiped out. As the messages came together, they finally led to a conclusion that weighed heavily on the minds of the kings.
Over the past thousand years, the sea monsters, who have no brains and only act on instinct, have gained a new ruler. They call that ruler the Sea Emperor. This Sea Emperor is much smarter than the sea monsters. More importantly, he can subdue all the sea monsters, making them obey him and fanatically believe that he can bring them everything.
However, above their emperor, there exists a god.
In the past, the sea monsters, who were like a disorganized mess, caused a great catastrophe to the mermaid world every time they caused trouble. Now, with an emperor and their faith, their strength has been united. If something really goes wrong, it will bring a devastating disaster to the mermaid world, which has not yet recovered from the catastrophe a thousand years ago.
It's not just that mermaids die in wars, but that both sea monsters and mermaids possess the ability to alter the planet. Whether it's the volcanic mermaid's talent for manipulating fire and magma, the polar mermaid's ability to freeze instantly, the deep-sea mermaid's ability to control lightning, or the mermaid's common ability to control tsunamis...
Once the war begins, they will have no choice but to use these powers to protect themselves, but what kind of damage will that do to the planet that nurtured them?
This kind of damage takes much longer to heal than the mermaids' reproduction, so how could the mermaid kings not feel worried?
But even with their worries, they could not simply surrender when faced with the sea monster, the common enemy of the mermaids.
If you want war, then let's fight!
The loss of contact with the sea monsters in the mermaid world has clearly alerted them. Many mermaids have disappeared from mermaid society in an instant, and some of them even committed murder before their disappearance.
The slight disturbance that suddenly arose was quickly quelled by the Seven Kings' swift response.
Then, a series of orders were issued by Qin Shihuang, and after being confirmed by the nods of the polar mermaid king Baili Mo, the crystal mermaid king Su Luo, the mountain mermaid king You Lan Da, the witch sacrifice mermaid king Yan Maomao, the shallow sea mermaid king Lian Bansheng, and the volcano mermaid king Dong Jun, they were quickly executed with the cooperation of the military fish of the five major regions.
Mermaid society has always been a combination of military and political power. Mermaid kings are not only the highest-ranking officials in their respective territories, but also control all military forces, which allows them to react quickly in times of war.
Above the six kings, the ancient mermaid king Qin Shihuang, just like his name suggests, is the ruler of the mermaid society. On the surface, he seems to have no real power, and in normal times, this race has little presence. However, if any problem occurs in the mermaid society, all the kings will quickly gather around Qin Shihuang and obey his orders.
Just like a tiny gear turning gently, yet through the interaction of mechanisms, it can make a huge chariot roar and start moving.
Even ordinary civilian mermaids gradually realized that the world they lived in seemed to be changing. The various races of military fish, who were usually only seen in the training area and the border defense of the city resisting sea monsters, were wearing neat military uniforms and carrying spears, forks or bombardment guns, and patrolling the city solemnly.
The news broadcasts repeatedly told common knowledge about sea monsters, as well as how to effectively kill them.
Even the unique mermaids from other districts that are usually never seen have arrived one by one.
When the mermaid, resembling a fortress, swims over the city, the shadow cast by its enormous body plunges the entire city into a period of darkness.
Those translucent crystal mermaids, as if carved from crystal, appeared unexpectedly around a corner, and then disappeared again because they couldn't control their invisibility ability, just like an illusion.
Mermaid priests, carrying canes or scepters of varying lengths, appeared in the streets and alleys. Dressed in long robes, they wore enigmatic, charlatan-like smiles as they healed every sick mermaid and prophesied the future.
There are also shallow-sea mermaids playing instruments and singing softly in the square, volcano mermaids applying for jobs at various restaurants, and polar mermaids who are cold but very good at making all kinds of cold drinks.
Even the miniature mermaids that hide inside sea monsters year-round and never see fish, the extremely rare poisonous mermaids, the round-tailed mermaids with plump, round tails that can inflate themselves into a ball with a single breath, the tropical mermaids with their colorful bodies that emit a blinding light, and the skeletal mermaids with gray-black skin and tails like white bones...
All sorts of strange and unusual mermaids, hidden in every corner of the sea, have emerged. These new generation of mermaids, born after the cataclysm of sea monsters, never imagined that their race would have so many strange creatures.
The mermaids in the five districts are mainly of the race of the mermaid king in each district, and their respective areas are the sea areas most suitable for the survival of their race.
The eastern sea area has a higher sea temperature, and the seabed and scattered islands on the surface are covered with magma that never stops erupting. This environment is the most suitable for volcanic mermaids to live in. Ordinary seawater is too cold for slightly younger volcanic mermaids, which would make them very uncomfortable.
The temperature in the North District is extremely cold, and a glacier that never melts stretches across the depths of the North District. Therefore, the North District is also known as the Beichuan District. This is a suitable place for polar mermaids to live.
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