The waves rolled onto the beach layer by layer, and the white foam of the waves stretched out a white line.
In order to facilitate the response, Sigourney took away the magic carpet and stepped on the soft fine sand.
He wanted to carry Ash on his back as usual, but Ash, who was dizzy from the heat, was childish and willful. He looked at him with wet eyes and said, "I want to try walking on the beach, too."
So Sigourney half-hugged Ash with a cold face, letting most of Ash's weight rest on him, and walked towards the beach step by step.
Their feet were soaked by a thin layer of sea water, and they finally saw the person they were looking for.
Jane and Quentin indeed.
But the two of them were really in a bit of a mess at the moment.
They were soaked all over. As Sigourney expected, they fell into the sea during the teleportation and looked like two drowned rats.
Not only that, the current situation of the two is even more tragic - they have become prisoners.
I was trapped in a transparent bubble as big as my body, unable to move.
And it was also obvious who had imprisoned them.
The bubbles floated on the sea, and two upper bodies that looked like humans appeared next to them, but they were not humans. Humans would not have ears as thin as gauze as theirs.
"Mermaid?" Ash's eyes widened.
Sigourney half-closed her eyes, feeling a little strange.
He was interrupted by Ash's "A-sneeze" just now, and he hasn't talked about many things about Red Iluv yet.
Among them, mermaids and orcs do not get along well.
The orcs believed that mermaids were also a branch of their own race, the only difference being that they were terrestrial or aquatic. So why did they always look down on them with such condescending disdain?
The merpeople firmly disagreed. They were the smelly, steaming stupid orcs? What a joke, no way!
Therefore, it is difficult for orcs and mermen to coexist peacefully.
Of course, this is not a problem under normal circumstances.
Because it is difficult for orcs to get together with the mermaids in the sea.
But the beach they just passed had obvious orcish scent and belonged to the orcs' territory.
Logically speaking, there shouldn't be any mermaids so close to the orcs' territory.
Mermaids look down on orcs. When they smell an orc from afar, they will feel disgusted and avoid them.
So... why are there mermaids here?
Something's wrong with your sense of smell?
Sigourney's doubts flashed through his mind for only a split second, and then he heard a mermaid in the sea speak: "Blood clan?" The speaker was the female mermaid among a man and a woman. Her voice was incredibly pleasant to the ears, but she simply ignored Ash who was beside him.
Ash was ignored, which was normal in Red Iluv.
Sigourney nodded slightly, gave her name, and looked at the two bubbles at the same time. The two people inside were still sober, but probably because they had fallen into such a situation and had to wait for Sigourney's rescue, their proud self-esteem was particularly unbearable, and they both looked away stiffly, unwilling to look at Sigourney.
"They are my friends." Sigourney said calmly, "I don't know how I have offended you two. How can I let them go?"
After seeing Signy give her name, the female mermaid said, "I am Freya, one of the guardians of the holy land." Half of her body was immersed in the water, and she looked at Signy seriously, "Can you tell me why you are trespassing into the holy land? Are the vampires going to disregard the covenant made by the parliament?"
Sigourney had a blank expression on her face: “…” Very good, their base back then was not only marked by the stench of the orcs, it also became some kind of holy place, even the mermaids ignored the orcs guarding it?
Ash explained dazedly: "I'm sorry, we don't know..."
"Human, shut up." The silent male mermaid on the side warned.
Ash was stunned for a moment and blinked his eyes. Oh, right, he forgot that humans here have a low status and have no right to interrupt in such occasions, right?
Sigourney adapted quickly.
He was originally from this world. When he was young, he disguised himself as an elf and was very familiar with the way magical creatures treated humans.
He chuckled, and was already half hugging Ash, so he pressed him even harder, showing his overbearing control: "I'm sorry, I've been pampering him too much lately, and let the little thing forget his identity."
If Ash was sober, he would probably be blushing in amazement at Sigourney's acting skills.
But he was dazed at this moment, and when Sigourney hugged him with full of possessiveness, he leaned towards her weakly, not forgetting to smile at Sigourney.
Ash's flushed face (due to fever), weak hands and feet (due to weakness), and his ingratiating smile to his master (not really), in the eyes of the two mermaids opposite, was an indescribable and ambiguous situation.
Sigourney's words, "I dote on him too much," were immediately perfectly confirmed.
The two mermaids exchanged a knowing look. It seemed that just now, this human blood slave was really "spoiled" by his master?
Thinking they had guessed the truth, the two mermaid guards softened their eyes when they looked at Sigourney.
They thought that this vampire didn't look like someone who coveted the holy land.
How could the guy who really wanted to take over the Holy Land have the time to do something before taking action? And how could he bring only a few people with him? Didn't he know that the area was already guarded by guards of various tribes, like a solid wall?
Maybe he came in by mistake?
They found a reason for Sigourney without her having to explain anything.
Of course, we still have to go through the formalities and ask: "Did you enter the holy land by mistake?"
Sigourney didn't know what was going on in the two mermaids' minds, but she was sure that most of the hostility in the mermaids had disappeared.
He calmly echoed the mermaid's words: "Yes."
"Sure enough." The female mermaid was not surprised at all. Her guess was right. She relaxed her expression and waved her hand. Two bubbles containing Quentin and Jane floated towards the beach. "We thought they were invaders. Since they are your friends, you should take them away from here as soon as possible."
The male mermaid also said: "Before the arrival of the Glory Day, no race is allowed to set foot in the holy land. This time, considering that it is your first offense, I will not pursue your fault. But - leave as soon as possible!"
Two bubbles flew to Sigourney and then burst.
Jane and Quentin inside fell on the beach and regained their freedom.
Neither of them were easy to deal with. The reason why they were easily captured and imprisoned by the mermaids was mostly because they were in the water and could not exert their strength, and they encountered the mermaids' home ground.
Now that I was grounded and feeling a little relieved, I wanted to get back the humiliation I had just suffered when I was trapped in the bubble.
Sigourney glanced at them coldly: Stop.
As soon as the chilly gaze passed, Jane and Quentin subconsciously stopped what they were doing and stood there obediently.
"Thank you." Sigourney looked at the mermaid again, "We'll leave right away."
Freya waved at him and said, "Please be careful. This beach is guarded by rude orcs. If they find you, they won't be as easy to talk to as we are."
The male mermaid said in a deep voice, "Freya, don't worry about those rubbish. The fact that Signy was able to walk across the beach to the seaside already shows that those orcs neglected their duties. I guess the Holy Land has been peaceful for too long, and those guys must have relaxed again, got drunk, and fell asleep in a corner."
Freya nodded: "You are right, Ulrik." She turned to Signy and said, "Don't worry, the orc guards are no longer a threat."
"Thank you for your reminder." Sigourney gracefully performed a farewell salute, took out the magic carpet again, and after Jane and Quentin silently jumped on it, she said goodbye to the two mermaids and prepared to turn around and leave.
Before leaving, Freya smiled, her voice was as sweet as the sound of nature: "Sigourney, you are very beautiful, the most beautiful vampire I have ever seen. The pearls of the deep sea cannot compare to your brilliance. Welcome to the seabed. We mermaids are much more interesting than mere human blood slaves."
"..." Sigourney said calmly, "Thank you. I also yearn to go to the bottom of the sea. I will definitely go there if I have the chance. However, I still prefer warm blood."
After saying that, he controlled the flying carpet and left.
Freya behind him said persistently, "It's good to try different flavors! If you change your mind later, remember to come find me!"
Sigourney: “…”
One thing I didn't have the time to explain to Ash before is that mermaids are all obsessed with looks.
Why do they hate orcs?
Because most orcs are big and strong, not very good-looking, and do not conform to the aesthetic of mermaids.
Mermaids like good-looking people.
People with beautiful looks always receive a lot of preferential treatment from mermaids.
It’s all thanks to this face that tonight went so smoothly.
Sigourney floated across the beach safely and re-entered the woods - perhaps the orcs guarding the beach, as the male mermaid Ulrik said, neglected their duties and drank to their heart's content, and were now sleeping soundly somewhere.
but……
A holy place guarded by mermen, orcs, and possibly even more races?
What was there in the stronghold where he once lived that could make it become a holy place in the eyes of magical creatures?
Sigourney pondered, the Freedom Alliance's stronghold was destroyed that year, could there be some inside story?
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