CH 26

TL: Hua

“So what do you want to talk to me about today?”

After watching Clarice go out to return his plate, the two men spoke again, both tacitly skipping the previous subject.

That topic is too heavy for anyone.

“I’m here to ask you: do you know anything about the federation?”

Leidon didn’t know why he suddenly decided to speak out directly. Perhaps because he felt that he was getting closer to the out-of-control period of his spiritual sea this month?

Although the black dragon was much calmer due to the comfort of the mermaid before, the destructive desire in his bones still hasn’t completely disappeared; that is to say, the manic day this month was only pushed back for a few days.

Or perhaps because the surveillance footage told him that the behavior of the mermaid was normal, and the news sent back by the special agent this morning made Leiden feel that he could trust the mermaid he brought home by himself a little more?

He found many dispensable reasons for his behavior. After he asked this sentence, his eyes were firmly fixed on the face of the mermaid in front of him, not letting go of any slight expression or small movements.

And the most obvious and only emotion he observed in the mermaid ……

Why did he feel as if he was being scolded?

Ji Mingjiang really didn’t understand what the emperor was thinking now, and he even wondered if he had overestimated Clarice’s IQ before.

“What kind of question are you asking, and didn’t you have my report card?”

Even though he was disgusted by the introduction of the mermaid race, he had a perfect score in the history of the Empire!

“Why, is this a surprise inspection?” Ji Mingjiang looked back with puzzled eyes, and the expression on his face accurately conveyed the words “Why are you so unreasonable?” to the serious-looking Clarice opposite him.

Leiden’s originally serious expression was instantly dumbfounded by Ji Mingjiang’s words. Seeing that the two of them were about to face their first “trust crisis”, he explained helplessly.

…

“So you suspected that I was a spy sent by the Federation?”

It seems that there is an explanation for Clarice’s previous behavior… No, it’s even more incomprehensible.

Is that how you treat spies? Food, drink, and a light brain?

Thinking of this, Ji Mingjiang asked directly. He didn’t feel that Clarice was a ruler with a loose screw.

Then he saw Clarice sighing and said helplessly to him, “After all, it’s just suspicion, and to be honest, I don’t think the Federation will really send a mermaid over to collect intelligence or do other things. There are too many uncontrollable factors.”

“What uncontrollable factors?” Hearing the words of Clarice, Ji Mingjiang suddenly realized that there were two countries far apart in this world, so there should also be two groups of mermaids.

And the course he studied was only the history of the empire. It didn’t mention too much about the situation of the federal mermaids, but listening to what Clarice said…

“Is there any difference between the mermaids of the Federation and the mermaids of our side?”

He asked without giving up.

Hearing him say the word our so naturally, Leidon glanced at him and then saw the curiosity and inexplicable hope in the eyes of the mermaid, as well as the tail that seemed to be slapping the water eagerly.

“What difference do you want?” He asked rhetorically, “The mermaids of the Federation and the Empire are not different from the mermaids you saw in the Mermaid Center in other respects except for their different situations.”

Leidon looked at the mermaid, whose tail suddenly lost support and fell back into the water with a snap, and answered his question after calmly dodging the splash of water.

“The uncontrollable factors naturally refer to factors such as the fragile body of the mermaid, the naive personality, and the language that is incomprehensible to humans. Even if the federation’s people are confident that they can train mermaids well in one aspect, the shortcomings in other aspects will become a huge obstacle in spy operations. Not to mention overcoming any of these shortcomings is not an easy task for the current mermaids.”

After explaining and looking at the thoughtful mermaid in front of him, Leidon finally concluded, “So you are really a very special mermaid, so special that it doesn’t seem like you were trained by humans at all.”

“…”

Hearing these words, Ji Mingjiang was silent for a moment.

No sh*t, he was a human being.

It’s just the basic quality of being human.

“Forget it; let’s not talk about this.” After knowing that all the mermaids in this world are fish with a white moonlight setting, Ji Mingjiang completely gave up on finding a friend who could chat and fight among mermaids.

He fixed his gaze on Clarice.

Probably because he felt that he had a general understanding of his character through his previous attitude, Ji Mingjiang asked directly, “What are you talking about? If you just want to confirm whether I am a spy sent by the Federation, you should have come earlier. You are struggling to express your true thoughts; why?”

The word “struggling” is really incompatible with the person’s name, “Clarice.”

The course on the history of the empire had a short introduction to the too-young emperor in front of him.

In a few sentences, it recounted what His Majesty had done during his ten-year reign.

For example, when he first inherited the throne, he used extremely brutal means to suppress those voices who opposed him and doubted him, and he slaughtered many nobles.

For example, in the face of the provocation of the Federation, after recruiting most of the important military personnel and disregarding the empire’s weakened state, he directly led the troops to attack recklessly. In the end, at the cost of sacrificing many soldiers, only a few energy stars that had long been mined by the Federation were retrieved.

For example, this majesty, as a beastman, although it’s unknown what form his bestialization is, his mental state has always been unstable, and after leading troops to battle for a few years, his mania often erupts.

Within a few short seconds, Ji Mingjiang quickly went over the biography of this Majesty in his memory.

Then he remembered one thing related to his current identity.

The introduction of that video also mentioned that this majesty is cruel by nature and hates weak and cute creatures the most, so even though his mental riots are becoming more frequent, he still refuses to match with mermaids or equally cute primary beastmen.

However, because of the doubtful nature of the history of mermaids, Ji Mingjiang did not fully believe these presentations.

At least in his opinion, it is a bit unreasonable for this video to use the fact that Clarice led troops to recapture the energy stars but lost many soldiers as an argument for his brutality and warlike behavior.

According to the brief video, several borderlands are located at the border of the empire. Even if energy and local people are not mentioned, just them being a strategic location is worth taking back; otherwise, it is no different from opening the door and waiting for someone to break in.

What’s more, although he hasn’t seen Clarice in office, in private, he is obviously a good-tempered, gentle, and easy-to-talk person.

Being good-tempered is one thing, but based on his experience with this person, at least when facing himself, he always considered the interests of all parties. He shouldn’t be entangled and hesitant about whether he should express such thoughts, right?

The Capital Star is now in late autumn, and the sky is getting darker and earlier. Just after dinner, the two of them didn’t talk for too long before the last ray of sunset outside gradually faded.

The outside of the house is like a pitch-black ocean dotted with lights from the palace lamps, while the inside of the house is full of bright lights and sparkling water.

The shattered light sprinkled into Clarice’s golden eyes. Ji Mingjiang glanced at him and said what he had speculated: “Do you want me to help you with something?”

The most likely embarrassment for a high-ranking person is to take the initiative to ask others to help him, especially the Majesty in front of him, who has been in power for ten years and is only 24 years old this year.

With the addition of several factors, Ji Mingjiang felt that he had seen through the serious-faced emperor in front of him.

After all, he had a period like this in his previous life.

Sure enough.

With his earlier remark about a half ladder, Clarice nodded and went along with his words.

“I want you to help me with spiritual counseling. I can feel that my spiritual sea has not been stable recently, but just after you said a few words last night, the black dragon that has been raging around in my spiritual sea has settled down a lot. Your mental strength and counseling ability are very strong.”

Hearing this, Ji Mingjiang glanced at him in surprise. So his bestialization is a black dragon? But the golden eyes do fit the popular image of dragons.

Wait a minute……

“Dragons exist?” Ji Mingjiang asked in amazement.

Although mermaids are also something that exists only in legends, creatures like dragons are too legendary!

Although not sure why he was so surprised, Leidon explained after some recollection: “While being different from the animals you see in daily life, dragons do exist. During the last decade,they have usually been seen in meteorite heaps during occasional interstellar shuttles. They are very destructive and have caused the destruction of an unknown number of asteroids. But it’s precisely because of their own reckless behavior combined with human hunting that caused this race to disappear.”

He witnessed the death of the last dragon with his own eyes. It was an accident that happened during the battle with the professional star pirate sent by the Federation.

The people on the other side were already no match for the elites sent by the Empire, and in a panic, they aimed their guns at the dragon. After the black dragon’s hard skin was wounded by the laser gun, the ubiquitous rays in the universe began to erode its body, and golden blood splashed into the universe.

Probably because the painful roar of the black dragon and the power to crush a starship with one claw were too shocking, after returning to the capital star, he had a fever, and then a young but amazingly destructive black dragon appeared in his spiritual sea. As he grew older, the size and destructive power of the black dragon also increased exponentially.

Every day, it turns his spiritual sea upside down.

“Oh.” Although it was quite absurd, Ji Mingjiang accepted this explanation and expressed his understanding of Clarice’s outrageous bestialization direction. “So you want to come and talk to me every day at dinner time? I have no problem with that.”

What is so unspeakable about this request?

“No…” Unexpectedly, Clarice shook his head.

He hesitated and said, “My manic period is just around the corner, so I want to ask you, can you move to my bedroom during this period. On the first day of my manic period, I will arrange for someone to bring you back.”

“Ah?” Ji Mingjiang stared at him with wide eyes.

“I also have a big indoor swimming pool in my room,” he heard Clarice add.

Is this a question of whether there’s a pool or not? !

Calm down, Ji Mingjiang. He smoothed himself down in his mind.

It’s just the basic quality of being human. Don’t argue with people who have problems with their spiritual sea. Considering the age of your previous life, you are four years older than this unreliable emperor. Stay calm.

…

I can’t calm down at all! ! !

How could someone propose to cohabitate with someone they didn’t know very well? !

“Isn’t it convenient for you?” Seeing that he didn’t answer for a long time and looked like he saw a ghost, Leidon sighed, planning to stay here for a while in the future as an alternative.

Then he heard the sound of splashing water. The blue veil-like tail fin flashed a small distance in front of his eyes, and the mermaid’s helpless voice sounded.

“There’s no need to worry about what’s inconvenient for me. Just arrange it as you said.”