Chapter 52 Crazy Ideas
"These two humans are friends of my granddaughter, Her Highness Ariel, and of course friends of the Sea Country." The old grandmother solemnly introduced them to the princes and nobles. She pointed at Rhine and said in a boastful tone: "Moreover, this human boy is also a powerful magician!"
"A magician? A magician from the human world!" The princes and ministers were even more surprised.
Rhine then demonstrated several magic tricks on the spot.
He first brought the sculptures in the palace to life, and then transformed them into the shapes of various land animals in the belly of a giant fish.
"This is a bird. This is a horse. This is a deer. This is a cow. This is a sheep. This is a rabbit..."
The various strange-looking land creatures left the princes, ministers and Ariel's sisters stunned.
The mermaid court painter quickly seized this opportunity and painted the appearance of various land animals.
"Respected magician and learned wise man, we all have many questions about the land that we would like to ask you!" said the Sea King.
Then, Rhine and Aurora began to answer the strange questions of the princes and ministers about the world on earth.
They told him stories about the land, the hundreds of kingdoms in the western continent, and the legends he had heard from the Far East, from the cruel Sultan to the emperor of the Eastern Empire.
Rhine also took out a mirror and displayed many images.
As a wise man of the Kingdom of Rose, Rhine knew much more than most people in the world! Many princes and nobles only learned today that the world above was more diverse than the world under the sea.
On land there are mountains, forests, Gobi Desert and grasslands, snow-capped glaciers and barren deserts!
Just as Aurora, who came from the land, was shocked by the magnificent and special scene when she first saw the beauty of the deep sea, the people of the sea country felt the same when they first learned about the many scenery on land. The court scholars were busy today.
They took pens made from inkjet octopuses and kept recording what Rhine and Aurora said, squeezing out all the ink from the octopuses.
The records of the human world that the Sea Country has kept over the past thousands of years are not as rich as what the two children said today.
"It's a pity that the earth has such special scenery, but we can't establish friendship with the humans on the earth." Aquaman couldn't help but sigh.
“The humans on earth always seem to fear and dislike us mermaids. Sometimes, once the sailors on the ship see the mermaids, they will attack and use poisoned arrows to attack my people.”
Rhine, who knew the whole story, couldn't help laughing when he heard this.
Isn't it because you mermaids are bored and like to sing the beauty of the sea on the sea and in front of human ships before the storm comes?
Rhine explained the reasons in detail.
The point is made to emphasize how much human sailors fear the sea, huge waves and storms.
In order to bless their voyage with a safe journey, every sailor would superstitiously pray to the ocean gods of various places before setting sail, praying that the storm would not swallow them up.
“As I said, in the eyes of the humans, either the mermaid’s singing summoned the storm, or the mermaid’s singing lured the crew into dangerous waters, causing the ship to run aground on the rocks and be caught in the undercurrent.
"In either case, the mermaids were seen as bringing disaster rather than warnings of storms."
His Majesty the Sea King suddenly realized:
"Alas, there is such a lack of understanding between us and the human world that this misunderstanding has arisen."
The monarch of the sea no longer had the majestic look he had before, but instead raised his chin slightly, revealing a beautiful expression similar to her daughter's, looking forward to the future:
"It would be wonderful if one day in the future, humans and the creatures in the sea like us could understand each other and live in harmony! "It's a pity that we can't reach the shore. We can only wander along the coast, but can't go deep into the inland."
Aurora was stunned when she heard what Neptune said, and suddenly remembered her sadness and Rhine's words last night.
"Could it be that..."
Aurora vaguely guessed which direction the "ending of the story" that Rhine mentioned would go!
The silver-haired boy smiled and said in the belly of the big fish: "This is not impossible.
“Your Majesty’s daughter and youngest princess, Her Royal Highness Ariel, is attempting to do just that.
"She fell in love with a human prince and wanted to gain his love and immortal soul. To this end, Her Highness Ariel found the only witch in your country of the sea and asked her for a potion that could grow legs.
"That sea hag wanted to take away your Majesty's daughter's voice as a reward. I happened to be nearby, so I gave Ariel-sama a bottle of more effective potion for free."
Rhine briefly recounted what happened last night.
The old grandmother who was smiling just now turned pale:
"Oh my God. My little princess has already headed for land? How could she do such a stupid thing? "I just advised her to give up her boring fantasy of being with humans! I thought she had forgotten about it long ago.
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"What shall we do now?"
Aquaman and Ariel's sisters - the other five mermaid princesses, became as anxious as ants on a hot pan and began to talk worriedly after hearing that Ariel would turn into sea foam if she failed.
Seeing the concerns of the mermaid royal family, Rhine was also touched:
Although the original work did not mention how the little mermaid's family members reacted after she came ashore, judging from the ending where her sisters offered their hair to the sea witch in exchange for a way to turn back into a mermaid and return to the sea, Ariel's family members undoubtedly cared about her safety! "Dear magician, since you can turn Ariel into a human, you can definitely turn her back! This is too dangerous. Let her turn back and come back to us."
"We can pay you, whether it's pearls from the sea or beautiful hair, you can take it all!"
The Sea King, the old grandmother, and the other mermaid princesses surrounded Rhine and asked for his help.
Rhine seemed to see a scene that was not described in the original work: when the mermaid princess came ashore, her relatives were extremely anxious, and finally found the sea witch again. Her sisters also made a deal with the sea witch, exchanging their hair for a way to bring their sister back.
"Your Majesty, I can indeed do it," Rhine said, "but I don't recommend doing it now."
In the confused eyes of the Sea King and the mermaid princesses, Rhine explained: "I think that Her Highness Ariel's attempt this time is not just for her. Although this adventure to the land is full of dangers, it may also guide the future direction of the Sea Kingdom."
The Sea King seemed to understand: "What do you mean?"
The former sage of the kingdom spoke in an impassioned voice with a high and full tone: "Imagine if Her Highness Ariel succeeds. Doesn't it mean that mermaids and humans can also have love and stay together forever! " "This is an opportunity for the sea kingdom and the land kingdom to establish friendship! It just so happens that the two lovers are a prince and a princess. It's a match made in heaven."
“Dear Lord of the Sea, you surely know the secret of the immortal soul.
“If Her Highness Ariel succeeds, this will be a shining example!
“After Ariel and the prince get married, all the humans who wish them the best will know that Ariel is a mermaid from the kingdom of the sea. Apart from physiological differences, there is no difference between mermaids and humans.
"Before the power of magic, there is no barrier between the sea and the land: since I can make the mermaids in the sea grow legs and go to the land, I can naturally make humans turn into mermaids and come to this kingdom of the sea.
"Since then, any ordinary mermaid in this vast sea can follow the example of Her Highness Ariel and find a mate among humans to gain an immortal soul!"
(End of this chapter)