my age of magic

Chapter 1482 32. The Siren's Words
King Jana wanted to see us, and Yingli and I exchanged glances. Before we could respond, there were chaotic voices in the yard.

Justus said to me with a strange expression: "Queen Vicky's servants are also outside, and Queen Vicky also wants to summon us."

……

When passing through the square at the intersection, I saw many Jana mermaids gathered in front of the bulletin board, and someone was reading the above content in Jana language.

The atmosphere in the square was somewhat dignified, and some Jannas even covered their faces and cried bitterly on the spot.People kept gathering, and there were even people running around telling each other on the street.Some of the Janna mermaids folded their hands over their chests and bent over the notice boards in prayer.

A group of eight of us followed the Jana guard of the Silver Guards all the way to the palace silently, and the slender Janna mermaid Miss Tia was by Ying Li's side.

Ying Li looked at the Janna people in the square, and asked Miss Tia, "What are they doing there?"

"The news of the death of Her Highness the Princess was officially announced in the City of the Abyss today, and a funeral will be held for Her Highness tomorrow morning. Some of these people can't accept the news that Her Highness the Princess is dead." Ms. Jana Mermaid Tia told us.

She is a close servant of Queen Vicki, and she has certain power in her hands. It was she who stopped the servant of King Jana and took us to the palace next to Queen Vicki. When we meet King Jana, probably Vicki The queen will make arrangements accordingly.

"Does Janna in Haiyuan City know about this?" I asked in surprise when I heard Miss Tia say this.

"Her Royal Highness Princess Ariel is really loved by the people here!"

I sighed when I saw those Jannas on the street spontaneously gathered in the square at the intersection.

When Ms. Tia heard me say this, she said as a matter of course:

"Of course it is!"

The mermaid lady Tia's voice was a little high-pitched, as if those words were her heart's voice.

Unexpectedly, she was also one of Princess Ariel's admirers.

Ying Li and I looked at her with puzzled faces, she lowered her head a little bit embarrassed, and then explained to us:
"When Her Royal Highness was here, not only did taxation be adjusted, and hawksbill shells were promoted as the common currency of Endless Sea, but also men in Haiyuan City were encouraged to hunt sea beasts in the open sea. In Haiyuan City ten years ago, the residents of the lower city ordered I can't afford the magic towers, and the glow on those magic towers can only be seen during festivals. Now almost every mask can see the magic flames. Although everyone has worked hard, at least the city is no longer It's so depressing."

I didn't expect Princess Ariel to do so many things for the Janna people of the Endless Sea. Yingli and I said in unison:
"Princess Ariel is really amazing!"

Seeing us praising Princess Ariel at the same time, Miss Jana Mermaid Tia said happily:

"In fact, it's much more than that. Her Royal Highness also led the imperial guards to go to the border of the Endless Sea to suppress the tide of sea beasts in order to determine the sea border, and prevented some Janna tribes on the border from being wiped out. Until now, the border The Janna tribe and some sea monsters around here only accept Her Royal Highness’s seals and orders, and they don’t trust our king.”

There was an unconcealable excitement on her cheeks. I didn't expect her to have such a big reaction when we talked about Princess Ariel.

"I heard that King Jana is Princess Ariel's younger brother?" Ying Li asked her in a timely manner.

"Well, the king and the princess are both born of Queen Vicki, and the princess has always been the most admired person of our king..." Miss Tia said to us while nodding.

"I think King Jana must love Princess Ariel very much." Ying Li continued.

When she said this, Miss Tia didn't agree with her. She put away the smile on her face and didn't continue to speak.

Immediately afterwards, Miss Mermaid changed the subject: "His Royal Highness Princess Yingli, do you have any brothers or sisters?"

Ying Li said, "Well, I have a twin sister..."

……

The place where Queen Vicky received us this time was in another palace in the palace. The walls of this palace were inlaid with many crystal stone hexagonal columns. Almost the entire palace seemed to be made of crystal stones. Those huge crystal stones The crystal pillars are about ten meters long, and the surface is polished very smooth, like a mirror that can reflect people's shadows.

The entrance and windows of the entire palace adopt a floor-to-ceiling circular arch structure, and light red veils hang down from the dome, making the entire palace in a very charming atmosphere.

Eight silver-armored Janna guards stood at the gate of the palace. They walked into the palace along the red carpet. The entire hall was covered with a thick red carpet, and the walls of the palace were also very luxuriously built. A group of Janna mermaid maids surrounded Around the soft bed, someone is holding a fan, someone is holding a tea set, someone is carrying a fruit plate, and the Queen Viki is lying on this soft bed, and a Janna mermaid is doing it with a delicate little brush The turquoise scales on the lower body of Queen Vicky, another Janna mermaid took a small brush to apply gold powder on her blue scales, the tail of Queen Vicky's lower body was slightly plump, and the scales on the abdomen were a little whitish.

The Great Wizard Janna sat beside her with her body outlined. She held the root magic circle in one hand and the skull crystal ball in the other. She sat there with her eyes closed as if she was about to fall asleep. The old wrinkles on her face piled up Together, the body is so thin that only a skeleton remains, the skin on the arms is covered with large and small dark brown age spots, and there are few scales left on the loose skin of the tail, leaving only some diamond-shaped markings, revealing a clear skeleton .

Standing behind the Grand Wizard Janna are two Janna witches. They are also holding light blue crystal balls in their hands. They have painted some oil paint on their faces. They have many tattoos of different styles on their chests, backs, arms, and abdomen. Those are very exquisite magic pattern constructions, and the magic halo flows continuously along the magic pattern line. I understand those strange magic runes too well, because these runes are beyond the cognition of the ancient elf language.

Queen Vicki rested her cheek with one hand, looked at Yingli with half-closed eyes, glanced at me out of the corner of her eye, and waved to the Jana mermaid maid, a Janna mermaid maid asked Yingli to sit down. The sea animal skin sofa looked very soft, and Ying Li sat down in a palace dress with embroidered silver silk patterns, and the wide skirt just covered the sofa.

Queen Vicky's face showed an unconcealable tiredness, and she was absent-minded when she spoke, she said to us: "Princess Yingli, I heard that a group of assassins broke into your residence last night, those thugs didn't hurt you, right? "

Her spirit was worse than yesterday, and it seemed that Princess Ariel's death had hit her hard.

Ying Li straightened his back, sitting on the soft sofa and still maintaining the etiquette of the royal family of the Green Empire.

Hearing that Queen Vicky asked about the assassination incident that happened last night, she replied: "Those thugs injured two of my guards, but they didn't hurt me, Queen Vicky."

"I can rest assured that."

Hearing Ying Li's answer, Queen Viki patted her chest, as if she was relieved, and even her breathing became much smoother.

Her words 'relieved' came from the heart, and it made Yingli and I feel the enthusiasm behind Queen Vicky's alienation.

Queen Vicky's voice was a little weak, and her breath seemed uneven, like a patient who had been bedridden for a long time.

She comforted us in a weak voice: "Recently, a group of Jannas from foreign races sneaked into Haiyuan City. Time, Princess Yingli, please don't go out at will, if you want to go somewhere, you can tell Tia, let her help you coordinate the escort to ensure your travel safety."

Hearing what Queen Vicky said, Yingli quickly thanked her:

"Thank you for your attention, Queen Vicky."

Queen Vicki nodded slightly to Ying Li, and said: "Princess Ying Li, you have come from a long way, we should do our best as landlords."

After saying this, with the help of the mermaid maid, the queen Jana sat up from the soft bed. She sat on the soft bed and looked around the four walls of the hall. Her eyes were full of emotion, and she said to Ying Li: " I invite you here this time, just to let you take a look at Ariel's bedroom. Before she got married, she lived here all the time. The architectural style here, the decoration of these rooms and halls, the plants and trees in the yard Every flower and stone are arranged by Ariel himself, I will show you around here."

Unexpectedly, this exquisite palace is actually the residence of Princess Ariel. Not only does it look like it occupies a large area, but this crystal palace is also quite luxuriously decorated.

Queen Vicki led us to a wall where there was a row of display cabinets filled with various medals of honor, trophies and souvenirs. Under each display was a sticky note with some words written in Jana, Justus on the side translated the text on a few notes, which seemed to record some of the honors Princess Ariel received while growing up.

I didn't expect it to be plastered all over the wall. This is a perfect example of "other people's children".

Queen Vicky looked at the honors on the display cabinet, her eyes became very soft, and she said to us: "She is a romantic and caring woman, but she has a high vision. She likes to pursue perfection and strive for excellence in everything."

Afterwards, Queen Vicky took us out of this magnificent crystal palace and came to the back yard. Some plants and trees were actually planted in this yard, and all the places in the yard were meticulously organized.

Queen Viki was standing in front of a statue in the center of the courtyard. The statue was polished with marble. Looking at her exquisite face, I vaguely remembered that this was a full-body portrait of Ariel.

At this time, Queen Viki looked at the statue with a trace of sadness in her eyes and said:
"She is a perfectionist and strives to be the most perfect in everything, but there are so many satisfactory things in the world, even if she truly becomes the king of the seven seas, it is impossible for everything to go smoothly."

Princess Ariel of this statue is holding a trident in one hand and a staff in the other, posing in a fighting posture, standing heroically on a stone pedestal.

Queen Viki turned around, looked at Yingli and said:
"She said that she should respect her heart and enjoy the love in this world. She is the most shining star in the endless sea. She must be a role model for all Jannas, and the Jannas of the Seven Seas must envy her happiness. In the end, maybe it was these obsessions in her heart that killed her..."

At the end of the speech, Queen Vicky choked up a little and found it difficult to continue.

It seems that those rumors are mostly true. Princess Ariel's emotional entanglement with the Lord of the Seven Realms Sea, as well as the death of the lover from Agalega Island, made her feel desperate.

Queen Viki knew very well that it was not King Kazbin, the Lord of the Seven Seas, or the lover of Agalega who killed Princess Ariel, but Ariel herself. To the height of admiration by thousands of people, everyone who looks up to her thinks that she has everything, and she thinks so too.

She is an extremely conceited, extremely proud princess at heart.

Walking around the palace of Princess Ariel, the image of Princess Ariel emerges in our minds. She has been placed high hopes by the people around her from the day she was born. It is the glory of the endless sea and the revival of Janna civilization within the seven seas, but it is a pity that she lost to love in the end.

"It is Ariel's last wish to invite you to Haiyuan City..." Queen Viki looked at Yingli and said softly.

She took Ying Li's hand and sat down on the stone platform under the garden statue, leaning against the statue of Princess Ariel.

Queen Vicky said to Ying Li: "All these years, she has been obsessed with the ceremony ten years ago. At that time, the vicious human princess ruined her beauty, but she deprived a human princess of her beauty. It is the greatest injustice to you..."

Queen Vicki looked at Ying Li's face seriously, and her slender and pale fingers slid across Ying Li's face. She said very sincerely:

"...So, this time, she wants to return her beautiful face to you after she dies. In fact, she doesn't just want you to have this beauty again, but she wants her dream and love to continue in you."

Ying Li smiled a little unnaturally, she didn't speak all the time.

Queen Vicky went on to say:
"Maybe you will think this ceremony is ridiculous, but in our opinion, this is a kind of inheritance of Ariel's spirit, yes, this is the inheritance of Ariel's spirit."

She looked up at the huge magic mask, her eyes chased the magic towers above her head, and kept jumping between these towers.

Queen Vicky took Ying Li's hand, stroking her long black hair, and said softly: "She has done a lot for the Jana people of Endless Sea over the years, we don't want those who have just been in the hearts of Janna people The germinated longing for life was wiped out by Ariel's death, I hope that one day, when they see you, they will feel as if they saw Ariel."

She looked at Yingli, her eyes were like a mother looking at her daughter, and there was an indescribable sadness in her eyes:
"Promise me, attend tomorrow's funeral and accept Ariel's transfer ceremony..."

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(End of this chapter)