Perhaps it was a tacit understanding unique to intelligent people, but after only spending a short time together, Xiu realized that Spit was no ordinary person.
Every conversation they had was almost a test.
Xiu originally didn't have any particular feelings towards Spitbol and Sber, at most he felt a little annoyed, after all, they had lived in the temple for so long and had met a few times.
However, it's just a simple greeting; you can't perceive anything deeper.
It wasn't until this journey that Xiu vaguely sensed a kind of similar aura about Spit.
His attempt to test the waters only strengthened his resolve.
That's why he spoke up and reminded Maggie.
"I know."
Maggie certainly knew about Spitbol's personality. Although they hadn't regained their godhood yet, their personalities were pretty much the same.
At most, the current Spote is more amiable and seems extremely easy to talk to, unlike his straightforward demeanor during his divine days, when he would resort to more indirect methods.
In the comic, one of the descriptions of the twin fire gods is that "you should never make a wish to a seemingly gentle god, but you can pray to a seemingly fiery god."
These two lines describe the older brother and the younger brother, respectively.
If a wish is fulfilled by the older brother, the cost will be doubled, but the younger brother will not. At most, the younger brother will not respond to the believer's expectations when he is in a bad mood, but when he is in a good mood, he will unconditionally help his believer.
This is the difference between the two brothers.
One was almost a businessman, shrewd to the extreme; the other had a fiery temper and a terrible personality, yet was sometimes surprisingly generous to his believers.
"..."
Xiu was speechless after Maggie's words, and couldn't finish his sentence. After a long while, he sighed and turned to leave.
They probably felt that Maggie didn't really know, but was just too confident.
"That's weird."
Maggie watched Xiu's departing figure, a look of confusion appearing in her eyes.
Now that the twins need her help, it won't hurt to ask them for a little something. Besides, she holds the lifeblood of those two guys in her hands. No matter how shrewd or cunning Spitbol is, he'll have to think twice before he tries to scheme against her.
Why not use the tools you have?
If she hesitates and thinks too much, and waits until she breaks the seal on the book and lets the twins escape, she won't even be able to get her reward back.
Equivalent exchange only applies when people are equal in status, but right now, she and the Gemini are in a superior-inferior position.
She is in a superior position, while Gemini is in a subordinate position.
...
Although the order was given by Maggie, Maggie was not idle either, and she also began to search according to very thin clues.
For some reason, a chill kept creeping into her chest. Her body was still warm thanks to the flames given to her by Spitbol, so she wasn't too affected by the seawater and didn't feel cold.
But the chill was impossible to ignore, especially as she approached a certain direction, the icy sensation became more and more pronounced.
Maggie's face showed suspicion.
She suspected that something was calling to her, but she wasn't a mermaid, so how could something from the seabed be calling to her?
Although Maggie felt a little confused, she thought that she didn't have many opportunities to come to the seabed and she had plenty of time. After thinking for a short while, she decided to walk in that direction based on her intuition.
The direction she sensed was due south of the mermaid settlement. As she moved further away from the settlement, she could clearly feel the force calling to her becoming clearer and clearer.
A sensation that was neither quite cool nor cold spread to her limbs. It was a feeling she used to hate, but at this moment, Maggie actually felt quite comfortable.
For no apparent reason, I started to feel refreshed.
It was as if a spring was flowing through her, relieving her physical and mental fatigue.
She hadn't rested much along the way, so Maggie was naturally very happy to have such a good thing happen. She even moved forward much faster, swimming in the water like a fish.
Maggie was also surprised. She clearly couldn't swim, but for some reason, her body moved with ease in the water, as if it had adapted to the seawater even before her willpower could.
Regardless, Maggie thought it was a good thing, so she didn't pay much attention to it.
As she drew nearer, a male voice echoed faintly in her mind, ethereal and otherworldly, like a seductive siren or a divine call, resounding in her subconscious.
"Finally... finally I see you again."
Welcome back.
The indistinct male voice made Maggie stop in her tracks, her brows furrowing slightly. Although she felt the voice meant no harm, she still felt a chill run down her spine.
Even her current feelings seem a bit off.
Could it be that there are giant sea monsters like those in fairy tales, luring humans into a trap and then devouring them?
It's no wonder Maggie is suspicious; the situation she's facing is truly bizarre.
She didn't dare go any further, but stayed in the water, thinking for what seemed like an eternity before finally revealing a determined expression.
She now has many means to protect herself, so even if some monster is eyeing her, it will have to see if she is prey that it can swallow.
Fortune favors the bold, let's go!
Thinking this, Maggie moved forward even faster than before, but when she arrived at the final place that had called her, a look of confusion appeared in Maggie's eyes.
Because where she was was a desolate seabed, without even dead shrimp or crabs, and the area as far as the eye could see was flat and full of sand and gravel.
In short, there's nothing there.
"..."
Maggie remained silent, feeling as if she had been deceived.
The male voice in her mind also disappeared, as if it had never existed.
Could it be that she's hallucinating because she's too anxious to find the Mermaid Kingdom?
Maggie began to doubt herself.
You can't blame her. The place is so empty it's heartbreaking. Anyone who sees it would leave without hesitation. Even dogs would shake their heads.
Just as Maggie was standing there contemplating life, the twins and Xiu, who had finally gone out to search for the Earth Ring, returned and found Maggie.
Sorry, not found.
"I haven't seen the terrain you described at all."
Although the older and younger brothers say different things, they express the same meaning.
Hearing the sound, Maggie finally snapped out of her reverie and looked up.
Xiuye swam over from the other side, and judging from his expression, it seemed there was no result for him either.
"No."
Xiu's words were more concise and clear. Maggie, who had received the answer, was not surprised. She just sighed regretfully and then showed Xiu a look of sympathy.
Because she knew that she would have to bleed Xiu later, or she could use the scales from his fish tail.
He casts a detection and location spell; as the human form of the sea god, he should be able to react to the Mermaid King's City.
Just as Maggie was thinking this, the sand beneath her feet suddenly began to vibrate.
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