Lord of Rot

Chapter 661

In the Jura plane, the longest-lived race is probably the night elves, and the largest number are naturally monsters. But the oldest ones, which may have existed before other intelligent races in the world appeared, can only be aquatic creatures.

According to historical records, the Maggie people are not the natives of this plane. Many historical records also show that the Maggie people are outsiders who migrated from other planes.

Next to the northern end of the human empire, there is a vast ocean.

Among the great forces, monsters, elves, humans, etc. occupy the land and fight to the death on it.

The aquatic creatures dominate the ocean and form a completely unified kingdom.

Even humans are not sure how powerful the aquatic creatures are and how many troops they have. The intermittent contact makes it difficult to figure out the details.

It is not even clear where the aquatic kingdom is located.

This kingdom is only mysterious in the eyes of land creatures, just like the mysterious and imperceptible sea.

A beautiful and broad fish tail splashed in the water, quickly shuttled through the water, and soon caught up with a merchant ship.

The crescent moon above the head is like an anchor, fixing the merchant ship on the sea, and also uses the moonlight to calm the surging waves, allowing these long-distance travelers to have a resting place.

The waves rolled and the boat bobbed up and down.

There was laughter on the ship.

The owner of the tail got close to the merchant ship and listened to the excitement, joy and singing on it.

Although this is expressly prohibited, no one can refuse happy singing.

Every once in a while, when a merchant ship approaches, the owner of the tail will swim over quietly, trying not to make a sound, and listen secretly.

Her ability to know this actually originated from a story decades ago.

Decades ago, there was a beautiful member of the same race in the village. She also liked to listen to human singing. Although they did not have beautiful voices like herself, they had very graceful melodies and creative abilities.

That is something that aquatic creatures with loud voices but only sharp sounds cannot do. After all, for them, the most important role of sound is to convey information in the water.

It was only as the kingdom developed faster and faster, with endless water resources and abundant life that everyone began to desire a richer life, and the pursuit of music began.

That fellow man met a human male. He was very handsome. He had no gills or a fish tail, and he could not be immersed in sea water for a long time.

After all, he is a hairless monkey on land.

But he sang beautifully, his voice was passionate and full of infinite power.

The fellows fell in love with each other and quietly followed the man called "Sailor", following the ship across the ocean and to the shore.

Sometimes he would gallop on the ocean, and sometimes he would cast a net to catch fish, but he would never know that every time he harvested, there was actually an aquatic creature with a fish tail quietly grabbing the fish and hanging it on his On the hook.

They just didn't communicate with each other, and they never saw each other. Even "Sailor" didn't know the existence of his kind.

Singing became the only bond.

The "sailor" was talking to himself. He liked telling his secrets to the sea, but he didn't know that there was a girl in the sea who listened to all his stories.

A few years later, the other party suddenly said that he wanted to leave the sea and live inland. He might never see the sea again in his life.

So the compatriots who could no longer bear it decided to meet him.

And then...bloody.

The other party spent several years seducing her just to catch her because he heard that the tears shed by the mermaid can be turned into priceless possessions.

In the end, the fellow member was imprisoned and tortured every day, with her scales peeled off and her flesh cut off, just to make her cry.

The little mermaid shrank her neck.

She will protect herself.

"I'm going to sing a song for you all. I'm sure you haven't heard it before! Luti, use that instrument to accompany me!"

A rough voice said impatiently: "Damn it, you should give me some money, I don't want to be your helper every time!"

"You should be honored to be part of a song like this."

Oh, he was about to start singing. The little mermaid quickly pricked up her ears for fear that she would miss the key part.

It was a song I had never heard before. I couldn’t tell what language it was in. It was more like a meaningless murmur.

The waves crashing against the boat were so loud that they drowned out most of the sounds.

The little mermaid was very anxious.

She couldn't help but put the upper half of her body out of the water.

Finally, she heard it.

Amidst the whistling wind and the roaring waves, the gentle, melodious, high-pitched and beautiful voice penetrated all obstacles and entered the little mermaid's ears.

It was like a siren singing.

That's the siren singing!

When the singing stopped, the little mermaid was still caught in the afterglow, her head buzzing.

The other party's voice is not louder than my own, but the singing goes straight to the soul.

"What's it called? What's the name of this song?" Someone was already asking.

They also asked the little mermaid what she was most curious about.

"Opera 2"

The man took a sip of water and said, "It tells the story of a mermaid who met his beloved girl."

"Mermaids and men?"

"Everything is male and female, my stupid friend Luti!"

There was laughter on the ship.

The little mermaid also dived into the water contentedly.

For the next period of time, she escorted the ship and listened to the man singing. Many songs of a completely different style from this world would always come out of his throat.

But every one of them is very sweet and sweet.

Either sharp, high-pitched, plaintive, or playful.

Finally, the ship arrived at the port, and the little mermaid still remembered the order and turned back to the deep sea, but she was imitating those songs while looking forward to hearing the other person's voice again.

After about a few months, the ship came again.

When a siren-like voice sounded on the boat, the little mermaid knew that he was here again!

Like a loyal knight, she escorted the merchant ship throughout the entire journey before reluctantly returning to the village.

Mermaid Village.

The village chief was conveying the king's order.

Because there are different races of aquatic creatures and there is an irreversible food chain, it is impossible to specify certain rules according to the set of human laws.

The aquatic creatures maintain their own group autonomy, and powerful species will become great lords, dividing into several to take charge of their own territories and races.

The weak will naturally rely on the strong.

The king is elected jointly by them, similar to the wise men.

The king of the aquatic kingdom is a giant sea monster octopus. Its huge body can fill eight canyons and eight peaks, and it can stir up a whirlpool every time it swings its tentacles.

Even the giant dragon would retreat when seeing it.

"Humanity is falling into war, but there are traces of all this. The king believes that someone intends to inform the Jura world. For countless years, this situation has never stopped, even the powerful and terrifying Xing'er God Clan. The king We think the other party will take action against us soon, so all aquatic creatures are not allowed to enter shallow water areas, and do not get close to the sea surface!"

After the order is announced, what should everyone do?

Collect shells, pick corals, or decorate your hair with seaweed, starfish, etc.

The little mermaid was wandering around as usual, but she always remembered the song in her heart, and she secretly counted the time in her heart.

Finally, she was sure that the other party was coming.

She quietly swam to the surface, followed the fixed route of the merchant ship, and waited for the sound of the siren floating on the sea again.      Sounds as sweet and sweet as ever.

Suddenly, the sky flashed with flames.

That's a golden dragon!

The giant dragon cut through the thick clouds in the sky, its wings divided the sea surface, and raised a water curtain as high as a mountain.

The little mermaid hiding under the water did not dare to breathe.

"not good!"

She suddenly became alert, wasn't the place where the giant dragon was about to touch a merchant ship?

It was hit, or rather the boat was crushed.

But the giant dragon just seemed to crush a small thing that didn't need to be taken care of, as easy as flicking a pearl oyster on the bottom of the sea with a fish's tail, and then roared and flew away into the distance.

The little mermaid rushed over quickly.

Finally, among countless people who were fainting and dying, she found the singing "sailor". Fortunately, she couldn't help but look at him curiously, otherwise she would never have recognized him.

She held his body from below to prevent the "sailor" from drowning.

But with her strength, she couldn't hold on for long.

So she pulled the "sailor" while looking for wooden boards to build a place for floating and shelter.

Just stay by each other's side until it gets dark, and the "sailor" slowly wakes up.

"Are you... a mermaid?" He looked at the little mermaid.

But the little mermaid didn't dare to answer, turned around and ran away, running far away and continuing to observe from a distance.

The night was difficult, but the "sailor" seemed to have found some nails and tools, and he salvaged a lot of boards to make the shelter a little bigger.

But it’s difficult during the day, with no food and exposure to the sun.

The little mermaid also realized this problem. She pushed a barrel of wine around to the side of the "sailor" and gently knocked on the wooden board while the sailor was still asleep.

"what!"

He opened his eyes and saw a barrel of wine.

"Thank you!" he shouted towards the sea.

The little mermaid found it very interesting, because the other person didn't even know that she was behind him, and was looking at him with half of his head exposed.

She will deliver the food, clothes, and various resources that can be collected on the ship as soon as possible after finding them.

The two parties still maintained no communication, and she did not let the other party see her, but sending food and resources, and then knocking on the wooden board became the secret code between the two parties.

knock knock ~

Another knock on the wood.

"Do you want to hear me sing?" His voice sounded weak.

This time the little mermaid's head was above the water, and she nodded.

"What do you want to hear?"

"Ah——!" It was a sharp cry.

The little mermaid reacted immediately and waved to the "sailor", indicating that he would plunge his head into the water.

The other party did so.

This time in the water, she opened her mouth again: "Opera."

"I didn't expect you to be my loyal listener."

The sun dried the clothes and the awnings built with thick furs, but in a storm last night, everything was destroyed, and the survival boat was forced to be reduced by half.

"Can I go see where you live?" he asked.

The little mermaid made no answer, for she remembered the king's command.

Even though she liked the voice of this "sailor" very much.

"Can I wait until I die?" He asked again: "I prefer the sea to being buried on land. If I can be buried in an underwater world, maybe I can continue singing after I die."

This time the little mermaid did not refuse.

She nodded.

For a while, "Sailor" could no longer speak because he had run out of wine and had no fresh water.

The little mermaid sang the songs she had heard over and over again.

On the third day when the "sailor" remained motionless, the little mermaid approached him with sadness, hugged his body, and slowly sank to the bottom of the sea.

……

"The king of the aquatic kingdom has very powerful wisdom. He has ways to protect aquatic creatures from being persecuted on land." The corrupt maid was telling Li Qi the information she had investigated.

As the number of followers increased, her strength entered a period of rapid recovery.

The scope of control is also getting wider and wider. Now one-tenth of the empire's residents are her followers and have heard of her name more or less.

"That's why we can't get anywhere near it."

Li Qi nodded.

As the first springboard for him to step into the Xing'er clan and use the Xing'er clan to enter the mainstream plane and gain knowledge against the Demon King's army, the Jura plane must be absolutely under control.

However, the Kingdom of Water Creatures is too mysterious. Even if he sends giant dragons and legendary warriors there, and dives into the deep sea, he still can't find any clues.

The other party seems to possess some kind of space power, or a powerful magic that isolates outside creatures. It is so powerful that it directly covers the entire ocean.

If the other party is really obedient and honest, Li Qi doesn't have to worry. The problem is that the other party is not an honest person. Whenever there is movement on the ground, the aquatic kingdom will stretch out its tentacles.

Who says aquatic creatures can't live on the ground.

There are also many amphibious monsters on land and sea, and some freshwater rivers and lakes can also be used as strongholds for survival.

Therefore, Li Qi knew that the so-called aquatic kingdom must be removed.

To this end, he arranged thousands of ships scattered throughout the coastal areas of the Jura continent, and arranged baits based on various legends in the coastal areas.

For example, some places say that there are strange octopus sea monsters in the sea that like to eat young children.

Then Li Qi was going to cultivate the corpse child and catch the monster octopus and sea beast.

There are also places where it is said that there are very ugly mermaids who like handsome men.

He just sent over some dug-up night elf ghouls. They were absolutely handsome, but even Li Qi wasn't confident that he could beat him in terms of appearance.

Some people like to listen to singing, so he sorted out songs from the Earth, the Lulea plane, the Yin plane and other places, and arranged for sailors to sing on them.

No matter dead or alive, as long as you can enter the area of ​​​​the aquatic kingdom, you will be considered successful.

In less than half a year's time, thousands of ships were sunk.

In the end, only about 20 ships remained.

Among them, the crew of 8 ships attracted the favor of aquatic creatures and made them feel "love".

But Li Qi was very disappointed. Even when everyone was "dead", none of these aquatic creatures let go.

Some of them took the initiative to bite off the necks of their loved ones in order to prevent them from suffering.

What's more, they ate it up in big mouthfuls and said they wanted to be together forever.

Li Qi didn't understand. Do you aquatic creatures only eat but not poop? Or is it because the human body circulates on its own? How can we be together forever?

Even if it is a self-circulation, I have not cultivated Enoki mushroom plant ghouls.

In this case, there was actually a mermaid, dragging a body and swimming towards the water.

"It's done!"

Li Qi became more energetic: "Get ready immediately and gather all the forces that can fight in the water! Let the goblins and night elves also contribute."

"attack!"

(End of this chapter)