The saint laid Alvin's body flat, arranging him like a human funeral director, placing his hands folded in front of his chest, tidying his appearance, and even combing his messy hair and placing it on his shoulders.
Jiang Shu believed that this was something every merman had to do after death.
"Now it's your turn to help me. Help me freeze Alvin, and make sure the ice is thick."
Without thinking too much, Jiang Shuyin released Alvin's hand and took two steps back. A thick layer of ice quickly formed on Alvin's body.
Water molecules from the seabed are easy to obtain, and the ice condenses more than twice as fast as on land. After the ice layer had accumulated to a diameter of ten meters, the saintess called a halt: "That's enough."
She was about to take Alvin away when Jiang Shuyin reached out to stop her: "Are you going to send him to the Hall of Heroes?"
The saintess sighed softly: "This is the best choice for him. The spirits of his ancestors will protect him. I pray to the gods here that Alvin may be reborn in the Pure Land."
Mermaids do not reincarnate after death. God said: Mermaids are the last incarnation of all living beings, and after death they simply perish.
"The chieftain and the high priest will raise the children, but I still hope you can visit them often." The saint suddenly said, "The chieftain has no children. There are only a few male merfolk in the tribe. The most handsome one is Alvin. The chieftain likes strong and handsome men, so she has never mated. She will treat these children as her own."
Unsurprisingly, those male-oriented children will be raised as boys from a young age, just like Alvin. When they undergo secondary differentiation, they will be forcibly converted into males and then pressured to have relationships with women in their tribe. Even if a woman becomes pregnant, they will be pressured to have a relationship with another woman, turning them into tools for reproduction.
And those girls who are oriented in a female-centric way, if they are lucky, they will grow up normally in the absence of attention; if they are unlucky, they will be induced to differentiate into males. If successful, that's fine; if unsuccessful, they will end up neither male nor female, which is bad.
Jiang Shuyin gasped for breath: "I'll come often. How do you calculate time here? I'll come at least once a year."
"The chieftain intends to calculate in years, just like you humans."
Jiang Shuyin raised her wrist to look; today was November 12th, and she had set this day as an anniversary on her calendar.
After watching her finish setting things up, the Holy Maiden said, "We can't delay too long. I've sent him over. You'd better leave now, or the clan chief and the high priest might attack you."
The saintess dared not say any more; this was the clan chief's side hall, and perhaps she had eyes in there.
At this point, only Jiang Shuyin remained in the room.
She suddenly squatted down and picked up two strands of Alvin's hair from the ground. They were as long as thin threads, and the scales on the ground had disappeared at some point.
After hearing the saintess's words, Jiang Shuyin's intuition also told her that this place was not a good place to stay.
In another side hall, the clan chief and the high priest were assessing the quality of each fish egg, and the results satisfied them.
High Priest: "Except for one male and one female who are of ordinary aptitude, the rest are all above excellent. Jiang Shuyin is indeed a child of great fortune, and Alvin is also quite capable, not letting you down when you entrusted him with this task."
The clan chief put his arm around the high priest's waist: "Don't mention him anymore, he's gone. These children are ours now. Didn't you regret not having any children? Pick a few outstanding ones and treat them as your own, and the rest can be raised by the clan together."
The high priest took a liking to two fish eggs that resembled the clan leader; their hair was light blue and their tails shimmered.
The clan leader placed the two children in a better-equipped incubator, while the others were placed in larger incubators. After settling the children in, they remembered that there was still an outsider in the clan.
The high priest's eyes flickered slightly: "We took the child without the biological mother's consent. Should we go and say hello to her?"
The clan chief chuckled: "Don't think I don't know what you're up to. Let's go and take care of her to prevent future troubles."
The two fish swayed their tails, cutting through the water as they moved away.
Returning to the side hall where the birth had just taken place, it was now completely empty.
The clan chief sneered, "She's quite shrewd. Oh well, someone with great fortune won't be killed so easily. On the contrary, if we insist on killing her, we'll suffer a backlash."
The high priest had also thought of it, and nodded with a stern face.
With the speed of a merman, that human definitely can't escape.
Where did Bei Lan go?
"Hall of Heroes."
"She doesn't actually believe the legend of that picture book is true, does she?"
"Whether it's true or false, it has nothing to do with our generation."
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On the fourth day of her escape, Jiang Shuyin landed in the Hawaiian Islands.
There are quite a few people from Country Z here. They were trapped here before the apocalypse. Supplies have been slow to arrive, and even when they do, there aren't enough to go around. It's like they're raising a hornet's nest.
After the masses rebel, the supply will be stopped, that is, the food will be cut off, and the masses will starve for three days until their servility is aroused and they are at the mercy of others. Only then will the capitalists continue to keep them alive with a little food.
When Jiang Shu led them ashore, the golden-haired, blue-eyed man who had emerged from the water was quite frightened by his thin, flabby skin. He cried out, "My God, where did you come from? Can you save us?"
The man couldn't wait to give her a warm hug, but Jiang Shuyin pushed him away. The tall man, who was over eight feet tall, was easily pushed down by her and looked at her pitifully: "Weren't you here to save us? You look like someone from H country."
Jiang Shuyin corrected, "I'm from Country Z. Isn't there any transportation to leave the island?"
The tall man shook his head: "No, our supplies are all airdropped. Ironically, one of the airdrops even killed a man. We tried to seek justice for him, but no one took our case. This is a lawless place."
Furthermore, those who wish to control this land are not allowed to cultivate their own power, and anyone who attempts to rule them will suddenly die.
Jiang Shu asked the tall man to show her around, and the reward was a piece of bread.
The tall man took the bread, quickly stuffed it into his mouth and ate it, then took her to the port where people from country Z gathered.
The last time the government of Country Z sent a plane to pick up their people, those who had obtained foreign citizenship did not go back with them. As a result, they can't go back now. However, the people of Country Z are more united than others and have chosen to live together in a relatively safe port.
Jiang Shu pointed to the ship bobbing on the sea with the waves and asked, "What's that?"
"Ocean-going ships." The tall man stared at her, and Jiang Shu sighed in frustration: "Why did you say there weren't any when I asked about transportation earlier?"
The tall man retorted, "This ship is out of fuel; it's having trouble even starting. It doesn't count."
Jiang Shuyin didn't want to talk anymore.
The tall man led her to a detached villa with the Z-shaped inscription on the doorplate, rang the doorbell, and shouted loudly inside, "Lison, Donnie, look what I brought you!"
Inside, where the ninth meeting was being held, Lison frowned: "Why is this guy here again? Does he think our kindness is something to be bullied?"
Donnie was even more indignant: "If he tries to trade me wildflowers for steamed buns again, I will absolutely not accept it."
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