As an official, what's wrong with raising a few monsters?

Chapter 245 Your Fins Are Showing
In the future, the Jinglan Alliance and Qianyuan may become rivals, but for now, they are still strategic allies, and this alliance will last for some time.

Mingchen was not reluctant to share his insights with this alliance leader.

But actually, it's no use saying it; nothing will change.

Everyone is moving forward based on their own ideals and will. There is nothing right or wrong. Mingchen is just explaining the issue based on his own insights and perspectives, and he himself may not be right.

A miracle is a miracle because no one can predict it before it is created.

silence……

The woman, who was usually quick-witted and unrestrained in front of her subjects, was now quiet and did not utter a word to refute him.

The dolphin rested on the surface of the sea, sitting with Mingchen, quietly watching the surging ocean in the distance. A little further on, they could see her territory, her unified archipelago.

She had originally planned to take Mingchen to see it, but now she changed her mind.

Mingchen's words influenced her, and she was weighing the pros and cons.

Time flowed quietly by, the waves rippled gently, and the gentle sea breeze caressed her face, softly ruffling a few strands of her hair.

Suddenly, she looked up, her bright smile shining in the sunlight.

You should always give it a try, no matter what.

Having come this far, she couldn't turn back, nor did she want to. She wanted to rule the world, to be the master of it all. True freedom meant no one pointing fingers at her anymore.

There must be someone who can rule the world, so why can't it be her?

Nobody knows what the future holds.

We’ll talk about the future in the future.

"Mingchen, do you really not want to stay in the Jinglan Alliance and help me?"

She turned her head and asked Mingchen, who was playing with the dolphins.

A person like Mingchen would be sought after by an excellent and wise ruler, while a less capable one would want to kill him, and an even less capable one would not even see his talent.

Clearly, this leader of the powerful alliance who unified the archipelago and marched into the mainland wanted to win him over. She had already studied Mingchen and sent him the conch shell.

She had been looking forward to meeting him for a long time, and now that they had finally met, he was both within her expectations and unexpected.

Interesting, special... a rare sight of colorful people in this gray world.

Mingchen simply shook his head: "Alliance Leader, my family and elders are all in Qian Yuan. We are loyal to the Emperor and receive his salary."

Mingchen, this seemingly carefree and treacherous fellow, is surprisingly loyal in the face of so many temptations, always sticking to his own emperor.

The idea that one should be loyal to the ruler even if one is paid by him is utter nonsense.

Hong Ling Shuang smiled and asked again, "In your opinion, what are the chances of our Jing Lan Alliance unifying the world?"

Mingchen pondered for a moment, then said, "One percent."

Thirty percent goes to His Majesty, thirty percent to the Northern Lord, twenty percent to the powerful but problematic Blood-Clad Army, one-tenth to Hong Ling Shuang, the fastest in technological advancement and the pinnacle of opportunity-seizing ability, and the last ten percent is left to the unexpected.

"Only 10%?"

Hong Ling Shuang was not annoyed by his words. Instead, she maintained her smile and turned to look at him: "Ming Chen, only those who rise from nothing and turn the impossible into the possible are heroes and will be remembered by history. Don't you want to try? Come to my Jing Lan and, with the slightest advantage, join me in maneuvering through the world's affairs and vying for supremacy."

"Don't you think this is interesting? Don't you want to do this challenging thing?"

"Woooooo~"

In the distance, the sea was surging with waves, and suddenly hundreds of large ships appeared.

Sailors stood on the deck blowing conch shells, their horns whistling. Sails billowed, and the conquerors of the seas arrived in a grand procession from afar. Each ship displayed the strength of the Jinglan Alliance, creating a magnificent sight.

At the same time, a mysterious power spread outwards little by little from Hong Ling Shuang's center.

It's as if ink has fallen into water and spread out, creating an exceptionally clear sensation.

The next moment, after a brief silence from the waves.

"Oh~ Oh~"

The sound of some unknown creature's cry came from the sea.

The surging seawater formed a spiral torrent, circling and swirling.

Birds circled in the sky, creating a colorful scene when viewed from above. Countless fish from the ocean swam to the surface, circling around Mingchen and his companion.

The scene was like a dream.

"thump!"

Suddenly, a jet of water shot up from the distance, and a massive figure, as huge as a mountain, rose from the seabed, its enormous shadow pressing down on heaven and earth, awe-inspiring and terrifying.

The whale leaped out of the water, letting out a cry. Seagulls circled in the sky, wailing. All living creatures surrounded it, submitting to the emperor.

Such a spectacular sight is worth seeing.

Beside Mingchen, the beauty looked at him with sparkling eyes.

At this very moment, she was also showing herself to Mingchen, explaining to him why she was called the beauty blessed by the sea.

What a beauty...what a beauty...

Seeing this scene, Mingchen couldn't help but sigh inwardly.

He shook his head: "Has the Alliance Leader forgotten? How was Qian Yuan established?"

"Chen has risen from nothing, turning the impossible into the possible!"

Xiao Xinyue's journey has been legendary.

No one could have imagined that this princess, who lived a secluded life in the capital, would eventually take such a step.

The whale leaped out of the water and then sank back to the seabed, disappearing from sight.

The other surrounding fish also disappeared without a trace.

Once, twice, three times...

They are all prominent figures.

Inviting her three times is enough to show Hong Ling Shuang's sincerity.

If you continue to insist on inviting them, you'll only lose face.

Hong Ling Shuang smiled gently: "In that case, forget it."

As soon as he finished speaking, a sea breeze suddenly rose, and the waves seemed to become more turbulent: "Mingchen, this is the ocean far from the beach!"

"When the weather is clear, the vast sea can nurture all things, but when the wind and rain are raging, the sea can also destroy everything."

"Aren't you afraid I'll break you here?"

The ocean is Hong Ling Shuang's domain; in this ocean, she can do anything she wants.

This woman is notoriously unpredictable and capricious.

He was clearly smiling just a moment ago.

In the blink of an eye, her eyes lowered, and a hint of ferocity appeared in them.

The wave-riding creature that Mingchen was riding on shuddered and began to writhe.

Suddenly, the weather changed drastically. Birds in the sky flew down like arrows and landed in front of Mingchen, ready to strike at any moment.

However, Mingchen stopped her, still smiling as usual, firmly controlling the restless dolphin, and shook his head at Hong Ling Shuang: "No, you won't."

"Alliance Leader, don't forget, good things will happen when you meet me."

Who could bear to kill this person!
No one else in the world could so clearly sense what she was thinking.

If he were to die, wouldn't the world lose a lot of interesting things?

It was just to scare this person!
After rejecting her twice, I had to find a way to retaliate.

Suddenly the waves subsided, and the waves beneath Mingchen returned to calm.

Is Xiao Xinyue really that beautiful?
This person is worthy of such unwavering devotion.

Hong Ling Shuang's mind raced, but she only glanced at him before changing the subject: "What you did was cheat, so it doesn't count."

Mingchen's eyes flickered slightly, but he didn't respond to her comment. Instead, he stared wide-eyed in surprise and suddenly pointed to her side, saying, "Alliance Leader, your fins are showing."

"Ok?"

Hong Ling Shuang was stunned for a moment upon hearing this, looking completely bewildered, having no idea what Ming Chen was talking about. She raised her hand and turned her head to look in the direction Ming Chen was pointing: "What fins?"

Her arms were smooth and bare.

"No, it's okay!"

"I'm sorry, Alliance Leader, it was a fish. I made a mistake."

I was just trying to trick her.

Throughout the entire process, Mingchen kept an eye on Hong Ling Shuang's expression.

Seemingly oblivious to anything amiss, he simply scratched the back of his head and chuckled dryly at the other person's surprised gaze.

"Oh."

……

Time flies by, the sun sets in the west, and the afterglow reflects on the surging sea with a golden glow.

After spending a day in the sea, the two finally returned to shore.

This is a novel experience.

Mingchen stepped onto the beach, watching the western sunset, and sighed softly, "Tsk, it's still so reassuring to walk on solid ground!"

What's the point of being down-to-earth?

However, the beauty beside him tilted her head back, gently shook off some seawater, and offered a contrary opinion to Mingchen's words.

"When you step onto the beach, you are completely trapped on the ground and can no longer go down, unable to see the magnificent scenery beneath the dust. But in the sea, you can do anything."

"Mingchen was unknowingly adrift in the unpredictable sea. Was the feeling of constantly being unable to guarantee his own safety and conquering the waves even more exciting?"

Mingchen turned to look at her. The beauty was flamboyant and unrestrained. Her exquisite and fiery figure shone brightly in the sunlight, like a goddess emerging from the sea. She was incredibly beautiful: "Excitement is only good once in a while. If you keep having excitement, it will lose its novelty. A more stable life is more common."

The two walked out of the sea and sat together on the beach, watching the shimmering waves and quietly feeling the passage of time.

A lenient legal and regulatory system also has its advantages.

That means Hong Ling Shuang won't be bound to that throne; she'll be free, able to liberate herself, squander her time at will, and do whatever she wants.

She and Xiao Xinyue are completely different types of monarchs.

Xiao Xinyue also loves Mingchen, but at least for now, she won't recklessly spend so much time doing these seemingly meaningless things with Mingchen.

If Mingchen invites her, she will try her best to make time for him, and then work overtime to finish all the things she missed after parting ways with Mingchen.

But that was forced. Mingchen has never liked people he had to force himself to be close to.

"That……"

"Mingchen, are you happy today?"

happy?

Similarly, Xiao Xinyue had never asked Mingchen such a question. In a chaotic world where people couldn't even get enough to eat, and were constantly struggling and planning for the future, happiness in one's spiritual world was a luxury.

Most of the time, it was Mingchen who asked his girl these kinds of questions.

Few people ask him.

The beauty turned her head, tilting it to look at him. Her bright eyes reflected his image, and her slightly damp long hair drooped down from one side of her neck, exuding charm.

There are many kinds of beauty in women; a light, graceful movement, a smile, or a frown can be captivating.

Meeting the other person's gaze, Mingchen was stunned for a moment, seemingly tempted.

He admitted,
In that instant, his heart fluttered, and he truly felt an urge to stay and be with her.

They had only known each other for a few days and met only three times, but the impression they left on each other was so profound.

This bold and intelligent woman is truly captivating.

"happy."

"No one has ever sung with me, no one has ever gambled with me in the casino, and no one has ever sailed with me on the sea."

Mingchen looked seriously into her eyes and said, "Ling Shuang, it's nice to meet you."

This has nothing to do with national affairs; it's simply that the two of them have a really good personal relationship.

In their three meetings, this woman, who loved to dance on the edge of excitement and was fond of adventure, gave Mingchen many novel experiences and firmly took root in his heart.

She is complex, unique, and mysterious; capricious, unconventional, and extremely dangerous. Seemingly crude and carefree, indifferent to others' opinions, she actually possesses sky-high self-confidence and competitiveness, refusing to be restrained by anyone. Few can fathom her thoughts; she is intelligent, but very lonely.

So they go to shake the world, so they sing, so they gamble... to find the meaning of life.

"Hahahaha~"

The plan to recruit Mingchen failed.

The long-awaited meeting seems to be coming to an end.

Hong Ling Shuang didn't seem to show much disappointment; instead, she laughed heartily and said, "As long as you're happy."

People should live freely and happily.

Mingchen could see into her, and she could see into Mingchen as well.

They are very similar people.

Mingchen was very happy to meet her.

Similarly, she was happy to meet Mingchen.

It's something to be happy about that such a person exists in this world.

The gamble might have been worthwhile; meeting Mingchen was a happy thing.

It's getting late.

As the time for parting drew near, sitting on the beach, Hong Ling Shuang suddenly said, "Ming Chen, I've heard you have some good wine. How about we have a drink together?"

Well, here comes another one who wants to drink.

Another woman wants to drink.

Sister Dai is a real heavy drinker; Yun Yao even drank while practicing her drunken boxing.

Why does Mingchen keep running into drunkards?
He took out a gourd of wine and shook it gently: "Aren't you afraid I'll drug you, Alliance Leader?"

Hong Ling Shuang rolled her eyes at him: "You're not afraid to go into the sea with me, why should I be afraid of you?"

"it is good!"

The little bird conjured up two wine bowls for Mingchen, and Mingchen filled both bowls with wine.

"Mingchen, what's wrong... don't you want to be the emperor?"

Hong Ling Shuang, holding a wine bowl, asked him.

She had only met him three times.

But she believed she knew Mingchen's abilities well enough; she felt she understood him better than many others. If Mingchen wanted to, he could easily sit on the throne, and Xiao Xinyue would have no chance at all.

Mingchen shrugged: "I just don't want to. Do I need a reason?"

Are you willing to be subservient to someone else?

"If you don't feel inferior to others, you won't feel inferior to anyone."

Hong Ling Shuang was taken aback, and her hand holding the wine bowl froze.

Remembering what Mingchen had said, he turned to him and said, "Come on, let's do it!"

"Your wine..."

He swallowed a mouthful of the drink.

Hong Ling Shuang paused for a moment, then raised her wine glass and gently swirled it.

The taste of the liquor spread across the tongue.

My head felt dizzy and foggy.

"what happened?"

Mingchen raised his glass and took a sip.

The taste hasn't changed at all!

“Delicious!”

A charming blush rose on the beauty's face, and her voice became more melodious.

Mingchen: ?
This doesn't seem like a drunkard, this seems like an idiot.

"You're drunk? You've never drunk alcohol before?"

Hong Ling Shuang glanced at her sideways. Ming Chen's gaze made her feel offended, and she snorted coldly, "Nonsense! You're the one who's drunk!"

"I... can drink a thousand cups without getting drunk!"

"I've never lost when I gambled on drinks on the boat!"

A thousand cups of wine are not enough when you meet a kindred spirit; without a kindred spirit, there's nothing worth drinking.

She doesn't like drinking alcohol, and she doesn't like the taste of alcohol. This was indeed the first time she had ever drunk alcohol.

Mingchen's wine is good, and it smells nice too. So she can accept it.

She drank fruit juice on the boat, but she always called it wine; she had hypnotized herself into believing it.

That's right, I've never lost!
How could you get drunk from drinking fruit juice?

She is very competitive.

They do not allow others to question them.

With one hand supporting him on the beach, as if to prove something, he tilted his head back and drank the rest of the wine in the bowl in one gulp.

"boom!"

The wine bowl in his hand fell to the sand with a dull thud.

The sun set behind the mountains, and the sky gradually darkened.

The world before Hong Ling Shuang's eyes seemed somewhat hazy. She stretched out her hand, her eyes glistening with tears, pointed at Ming Chen, and murmured drunkenly, "Eh? Ming Chen, how come you have two?"

"Perfect, perfect. One person can go back to Qian Yuan, and the other can stay in the Jing Lan Alliance."

"Huh? Three already! Then I want two! One to help me with chores, and one to play with me."

Mingchen: ...

His wine isn't very intoxicating.

Yun Yao, that little girl, needs to drink a whole gourd before she gets a little drunk.

This unlucky fellow got dizzy after just one sip, and was completely drunk after one bowl.

And you can drink a thousand cups without getting drunk?
This one cup is enough to knock you out!
It's a miracle that his alcohol tolerance has remained stable until now.

Before Mingchen could respond, Hong Ling Shuang groped her way on the beach, picked up a wine bowl still filled with fine sand, and shoved it at Mingchen, giggling, "Hehe~ one more, one more cup!"

Again?

Please don't come anymore!
If you can't drink, go to the kids' table!
You've almost completely ruined your own image by showing off today.

Mingchen twitched the corner of his mouth, preventing her from reaching his wine gourd.

The girl moved closer and closer to him, her ample figure pressing against his legs, her arms digging at the sand like a dog scratching at the ground, trying to reach the gourd of wine in his hand.

"Give me!"

"Give me!"

Mingchen himself never expected that this cunning and dangerous mermaid would behave like this after drinking.

Well... she's kind of cute.

She didn't use much force, she just mechanically rummaged around, but she still couldn't snatch the thing from Mingchen's hand.

It was this intimate gesture, this uninhibited rubbing against Mingchen, that was so alluring.

I've given her a conch shell, but we've only met three times, so it's a bit too ambiguous.

As the alcohol took effect, the woman's movements as she dug through the sand gradually slowed down and eventually stopped.

She draped her entire body over Mingchen's lap, her consciousness fading, and she began to breathe softly.

Like an elusive fish swimming in the ocean, this person, who had been full of energy and making a ruckus all day, has finally quieted down.

In her drunken state, she seemed to shed all her usual pretense, no longer rough and savage, no longer sharp and aggressive, no longer fierce and unrestrained.

Only tranquility remained.

The beautiful woman lay on Mingchen's lap, her brows slightly furrowed, and murmured softly, "How did you know?"

"How did you know?"

The sun had completely set behind the mountains, and the bright moon rose over the sea, its pale light reflected in the shimmering waves.

"Wow~"

"Wow~"

The seawater rippled, wave after wave washing over the beach, creating a series of soft, fragmented sounds.

A slightly salty breeze blew gently, and the beauty nestled in Mingchen's lap, fast asleep. Mingchen lowered his head, his eyes tracing her face.

This woman... is really special.

For the public good, she cannot become the ruler of this land.

But personally, this clever and interesting person really suits his heart.

How can I trick her into coming home and sing her a song?
(End of this chapter)