The Queen of Scrolls never admits defeat

Open the door, go in, close the door, open the door again, and you'll arrive at the Seaview Cabin in Xiyu Forest.

The pink mermaid comb bushes shimmered with a pearly pink luster in the sunlight. When the sea breeze blew, the branches rubbed against each other, making a soft rustling sound. Among the bushes, the blue wave flowers rose and fell like scattered seashells with the sound of the waves.

Further on, the sandy beach is a gradient of colors formed by the fusion of moonshoe moss and seawater.

Moran took a deep breath of the sea air and glanced at the time on her bracelet: "It's still early. We haven't even gone to look for the treasure map from the shipwreck treasure platter we had last time! Let's go take a look!"

Squeaky showed little interest.

The treasure maps in the shipwreck treasure platter are getting worse with each iteration.

Kaba dutifully took out a delicate little shovel; it was always full of patience for everything.

Moran summoned a flying carpet and sat on it first. Chichi hopped over to her as she handed in her form, and Kaba sat quietly behind her.

"set off!"

The flying carpet took off smoothly, flew over the pink mermaid-comb bushes, and headed towards the sea area marked on the treasure map.

More than an hour later, they found a fishing boat that looked quite ordinary. The hull had broken in two and was covered with thick coral and seaweed. Several brightly colored reef fish were going in and out of the gap in the cabin.

Moran compared the markings on the treasure map with the markings, then looked at the shabby shipwreck and sighed softly, "Looks like another 'surprise'."

She approached the ship and located what appeared to be the captain's cabin.

The wooden planks were rotten and crumbled at the slightest push.

There was only one table inside, covered with barnacles, and a seashell on the table.

The palm-sized white scallop has natural spiral patterns on its surface and gleams like a pearl in the dim seabed.

It was so clean that it stood out from the decaying surroundings, clearly not a native part of the shipwreck.

Moran carefully picked up the seashell, and the moment she touched it, the seashell opened automatically.

Inside lay a neatly folded, still-new-looking parchment, on which was written a line of elegant handwriting:

[To those who come after: The real treasure is not at the bottom of the sea, but on your way home. —A treasure hunter who has also been disappointed.]

Moran paused for a moment, then burst out laughing.

"Melice has truly inherited Aquinas's talent!"

Melis is Aquinas's daughter, but Melis is somewhat unbalanced in food magic, only interested in researching all sorts of strange and unusual wines.

After Equina planted the Witch Tree and raised Melis, she went to the Well of Heaven. After that, the Mermaid Tavern was closed for a long time, and the old customers of the tavern said that the port had lost half of its soul.

It wasn't until Melis, who grew up in the tavern, graduated and came here that she reopened the Mermaid Tavern.

The food in the tavern is still the same as when Aquinas was there, but the drinks are different. New drinks are introduced every week to a month.

The new version can only be obtained at the tavern, and it will not be available in the tavern section of the card shop for at least a year.

Whenever a new wine comes out, Moran takes Zizi and the others to try it.

By the time we returned to Moon Harbor, the last rays of the setting sun had completely faded.

On the enormous rocky stage, the mermaid songstress sang softly, while the guests in the surrounding starlight giant shells were completely absorbed in the music. Moran immediately spotted Shana's mother in the front row of the starlight giant shells; she and Melis were sitting together, watching the mermaid songstress on stage and whispering to each other.

Despite being hundreds of years apart in age, the two became close friends because of their shared appreciation for mermaid music and beauty.

Moran landed directly on the giant clam.

Shana smiled and waved at her, and Moran felt a surge of spiritual power wrap around her collar.

She didn't resist; she was pulled over and landed on the soft sofa, sitting right between the two of them.

"Why are you so late?"

"I found a treasure map for a shipwreck treasure plaque on the way," Moran said, taking out the seashell.

Melis glanced at it, her eyes instantly forming crescents: "Wow! It's a special surprise! I've bought more than thirty of these treasures in total, congratulations on finding one of them."

Shana opened the seashell and glanced at the words on the note: "Melice, you are much kinder than Equina!"

Moran looked at her questioningly: "Kindness? When Aquinas was around, I found the real treasure by following the treasure map!"

"What real treasure?" Melis asked curiously. She had always thought that her mother's treasure map contained only junk, much of which she herself had contributed!

"A ticket to the ghost ship! Kaba ate the ghost ship's heart and advanced directly!" Moran said.

"Ghost ships are full of spirits and curses, what kind of real treasure is that!" Shana said with a hint of reminiscence.

"I once found a treasure trove of 'notes' that said, 'Please put the note back where it was so that the next person can enjoy this surprise.' I didn't put it back, and guess what? I was immediately cursed by the little curse on it, the 'Taste Distortion Curse.' Soup tasted bitter, sugar tasted salty, and wine tasted like leftover fish soup. I went to Aquinas to have the curse broken, but she said she had just started studying curse magic and her talent in this area was only average, so she didn't know how to break it. It wasn't until a month later that the curse disappeared naturally!"

"Pfft!" Moran laughed so hard his shoulders shook. "Looking at it this way, Melis is indeed much kinder!"

Melis took the opportunity to wipe away the tears of laughter and cleared her throat: "Ahem, well... to show my 'kindness,' I'll treat you to a new drink tonight!"

She summoned a mermaid waiter and served each of them a cup of Whispers of the Moon.

Moran noticed that the mermaid waiter's gaze had fallen on Shana's mother several times, and couldn't help but ask her, "Mom, do you know her?"

Shana's mother's expression froze: "He was pursuing me, but I didn't agree."

She loved listening to the mermaid songstress sing, so she never forgot Moon Harbor. After surpassing the peak level, she even lived in the Mermaid Kingdom for a period of time.

However... she always encounters mermaids who pursue her, which prevents her from staying with them for long.

She only enjoys listening to mermaid singers perform; she doesn't like mermaids singing love songs to express their love.

“If Hector bothers you, I will fire him!” Melis said.

Shana is a mind witch; even without using mind magic, she can easily win the favor of those around her.

Mermaids' love is too devoted and too obsessive. If Shana doesn't want to try it, the best thing to do is to let Hector leave.

“No need! I got a new material from the Sky Well this time.” Shana said, taking out a card.

"The potion of forgetfulness?" Moran asked in surprise. "Is it what I understand it to mean?"

Shana nodded: "If he still doesn't give up, I'll drug him!" (End of Chapter)