CH 38

TL: Hua

“Your Majesty, is there something you want me to do?”

Rowlett had just finished his lunch and was about to watch the currently popular dog blood drama when Leiden suddenly sent him a message asking him to come over.

Considering that Leiden was looking for him through the light brain instead of the communicator, Rowlett was not too anxious.

After pushing the door open and entering, he had just finished saying hello when he saw the eye-catching mermaid tail in the huge pool in the room.

At second glance, he saw his majesty sitting cross-legged at the edge of the pool, talking to the mermaid in a pleasant manner.

And that little mermaid also adapted very well while eating calmly and nodding occasionally…

Wait, eating?

… ?

The amiable expression on Rowlett’s face disappeared in an instant, and his legs and his waist also no longer hurt. Before Leiden had time to turn around to cover up the evidence, he walked in front of the mermaid, lowered his head, and met the mermaid’s clear eyes.

Then his eyes shifted to the clean rice bowls and plates in front of the mermaid.

Rowlett took a deep breath; he couldn’t say anything serious to the little mermaid, but it was different for Leiden, who had been brought up by him since he was a child.

“Your Majesty!” He frowned and looked at the expressionless Leiden, feeling distressed, “Didn’t I give you my tips on how to raise a cub? If you read it with the manuals provided by the foster center, it’s not…”

“It shouldn’t be like this!”

Before he had time to say the idea of renovating the study that he discussed with Ji Mingjiang just now, Leiden, who was misunderstood as a scum by the chief steward: ?

“No, you seem to have misunderstood something…”

Following Rowlett’s eyes, Leiden suddenly realized when he saw the dishes placed by the pool, and he didn’t know whether to laugh or cry.

“Chief Steward Rowlett.” Inexplicably feeling as if he had messed up some scene of parents educating their children, Ji Mingjiang coughed and explained for Clarice, “I was the one who asked His Majesty to arrange these meals for me.”

Although it’s really interesting to see Clarice get defeated in front of the old man, it happened because of him, so he felt that he should explain it.

Hearing a strange, clear voice suddenly sounded beside him, Rowlett paused for a moment before turning his head to look at the silver-haired mermaid who was pawing at the edge of the pool and looking at him.

After the mermaid in front of him explained clearly and accurately why Leiden arranged human food for him and made a brief self-introduction, Rowlett’s expression was in a trance for a moment, but then he felt this seemed normal and logical.

“I was just wondering how you accepted Mingjiang’s existence so quickly and allowed him to enter your bedroom.” He previously showed that he was not interested in the mermaids at the foster center.

If Ji Mingjiang, who was taken back to the palace by them, had been different from ordinary little mermaids from the beginning, then everything would have made sense.

…

After repeatedly ensuring that a comprehensive physical examination had been done before deciding to change the mermaid diet and that Ji Mingjiang didn’t show any adverse reactions after eating a few meals, Rowlett stroked his beard and finally remembered his initial purpose for this trip.

“Do you want to dig a pool in the study? But now there is no other open space in your study that can be transformed.”

After listening to Leiden’s request, Rowlett’s amiable face, which had just calmed down, was stunned again.

How did this stinky boy become so impulsive once he grew up?

Hearing this answer, Leiden wasn’t too surprised. He turned his head and glanced at Ji Mingjiang; his eyes clearly said, “Look, I said it couldn’t be changed.”

That being the case…

Ji Mingjiang pondered for a moment, and out of the corner of his eye, he caught sight of the fish tail stretching and swinging in the pool, and he suddenly remembered the container he was in when he was transported back and forth.

“Then can we install a big fish tank in the study?”

This is not impossible. Rowlett sketched the layout of Leiden’s current study in his mind.

It is undoubtedly impossible to dig a pool out of a well-designed study room, but if the bookshelf next to Leiden’s desk and his desk are moved, a fish tank that can accommodate the little mermaid and make him live comfortably is still more than enough.

Rowlett looked down at the mermaid’s body shape and the length of his tail when it was stretched out and nodded.

“I’ll handle this matter and send the design to your light brain in a while. You can bring Mingjiang there tomorrow when you’re working.”

After saying this, Rowlett didn’t stay in the bedroom for long and quickly contacted the logistics department and walked out of the room.

After he left, Ji Mingjiang looked at Clarice, his hands still holding onto the edge of the pool. The tip of the tail fin rose from the water surface, and after a 90-degree turn, he pointed straight at himself.

“Your Highness? Are you talking about me?”

The pale blue gauzy tail fin looked silky smooth and delicate under the sunlight outside the window, and Leiden’s gaze couldn’t help but shift to the rippled water surface with the full water droplets slowly dripping from the tail fin.

Trying to control his urge to pinch the tail fin, he said with a calm expression: “Of course, since you have learned the common language, it is definitely not just for the convenience of communicating with me. Later, you will socialize with others. If you’re going to socialize with others in the future, we still need to give you a status that can make others treat you more politely.”

This is not just being polite. Ji Mingjiang thought silently as he glanced at him.

As for the communication with other people that Clarice said, he did have some thoughts in his heart.

He had been thinking about this matter before. If they can find evidence of the heinous crimes committed by those old nobles, publicize it, and punish them accordingly, can mermaids go back to the state they were in thousands of years ago?

On one hand, it’s the perceptions and stereotypes that have been formed in society and lasted for hundreds of years, and on the other hand, it’s the mermaids who have become accustomed to this pampered lifestyle.

When he thought of those cute and beautiful but lazy little mermaids, Ji Mingjiang got a headache again.

How could it be! Even if the crimes of those old people are revealed, the mermaids who have become accustomed to this way of life and the humans who have become accustomed to this indulgent attitude are still “working hard” to achieve the same goal!

“So it really needs to be subtly influenced…” If he can improve the course mentioned in the diary before, he might be able to unconsciously influence the mermaids.

So how to change the perception of human society?

Ji Mingjiang had vague ideas in his mind, but considering that he was still not very familiar with social entertainment and publicity, he could only push this idea to the back of his mind.

“It’s better to wait until you see the specific file.” This is not something he can decide alone.

“What are you doing?” After organizing his thoughts, Ji Mingjiang saw that Clarice was holding a communicator that was bigger than the light brain.

“Didn’t you say that you want to copy the mental power of those patriarchs? I’ll have Rowlett advance their appointment a little bit, and by the way, let someone sort out the directions of their bestialization and send them to me.” He put down the communicator and looked at the curious Ji Mingjiang.

“Would it be helpful for you to know in advance what kind of animals are in their mental sea?”

Ji Mingjiang didn’t expect Clarice to think of this, and he nodded with complicated emotions.

His experiment on Pierre and others was to analyze their mental power, guess the type of their bestialization, and imitate them. Although he succeeded both times, it was also quite risky.

If he can know in advance what kind of animals are in the opponent’s spiritual sea, the success rate will undoubtedly be higher.

“That’s good, the patriarchs of the five families will be divided into five days for you to meet? It happens to be Monday next week.”

Ji Mingjiang frowned, roughly estimated the strength of his mental power, and shook his head, “Three days will do, starting tomorrow and ending this weekend. Then let’s go directly to the darkroom.”

He could directly imitate the mental waves of two people this morning, and it shouldn’t be difficult for him to have five people in three days.

Hearing this arrangement, Leiden gave Ji Mingjiang a surprised look, but he didn’t say anything in the end and quickly revised the itinerary he had just made and sent it to Rowlett.

“Okay, let the patriarch of the Lavender family come over first tomorrow, so that the error rate will be smaller.”

After receiving the message from Rowlett, Leiden’s expression relaxed a lot. He put down the communicator and said to Ji Mingjiang.

“If everything goes well, then you have to think ahead about what you’re going to do later.”

Imitate the mental waves of several patriarchs, and then use special containers to collect this unique mental power. As long as there are no problems with Ji Mingjiang, Leiden feels that the feasibility of this plan is still very high.

Going into the dark room to look through the previous files is just to prove their conjecture. Whether they want everything to return to its original state or do something later, the sooner they make up their minds, the better.

“I already have an idea. I’ll tell you when it’s perfected.” After Ji Mingjiang pondered for a moment, he caught a glimpse of Bernie Lavender, who had just been blocked on his light brain, from the corner of his eye.

It seemed that Clarice was not someone who had the leisure time to learn about these things. Maybe he should listen to the advice of professionals?

…

“Is there any way to quickly expand your popularity?”

After just finishing a sparring session, Bernie was called by Ji Mingjiang to a corner of the hall and was asked such a mind-boggling question.

He couldn’t help but repeat the sentence just now, his expression twisted as he looked across at the violent maniac who had just smashed his mecha with another punch.

Such a good seedling with potential to join the army is going to join the entertainment industry instead? ? ?

“What are you thinking? Of course I’m not going to be a star.”

The cold voice reached his ears, and Bernie snapped. It was only then that he realized he had spoken out what he was thinking.

But if it’s not for being a star…

“Oh——I understand!” His expression became unpredictable again, and the words “I understand” made Ji Mingjiang’s forehead start to twitch.

“Do you want to gain reputation before entering the military school, then compete for the president of the student council, and then join the Lavender family in a high-profile manner after graduation!”

…What is he talking about?

Ji Mingjiang watched as the teenager in front of him became more and more excited as he talked, and he even started shaking his legs. His platinum-blond, soft hair swayed arrogantly and happily on his head.

“…Oh, you don’t need to go through such troubles. Although I’m very happy that you value our family, with my guarantee, in the future, no matter whether it’s in the military academy or in my family, there will be no one who dares to embarrass you…”

Bernie and the marshal named Chen Yuanchuan should have gotten along very well because they had the same brain cells.

Seeing that this topic was getting more and more outrageous, Ji Mingjiang suddenly remembered the marshal with a strange brain circuit that Clarice had mentioned before and secretly affirmed his guess.

“Stop.” But still, he could not let him talk any further. Ji Mingjiang coldly spoke up and interrupted Bernie, who was still talking incessantly.

“When did I say that I would join the Lavender family?”

It can’t be because he added these people as friends, so he acquiesced, right?

“…”

“ah?”

Bernie, who had already imagined that he and the mysterious boss would enter the military, go on missions together, and be admired with a 100% completion rate, immediately froze in place when he heard this.

After digesting what the mysterious person had just said, Bernie’s soft blond hair quickly exploded as he shouted in disbelief, “You have added our contact information, and you’re now saying you’re going to reject me?!”

Wait a minute!

Don’t make the rejection so vague and misleading!

Almost a second after Bernie yelled this sentence, Ji Mingjiang felt the gazes from his surroundings as well as the similar probing, curious emotions.

This fish is being smothered to death.

Looking at Bernie, who seemed to have not realized how powerful his words were, Ji Mingjiang took a deep breath.

Forget it; why bother arguing with a kid?

…

“I’m going offline; remember to answer the question I just asked on the light brain later.”

After a moment of silence, Ji Mingjiang, who had never been stared at so strangely by so many people, still chose to flee the scene.

After saying this, regardless of Bernie’s attempt to stop him, Ji Mingjiang directly clicked the exit button.

After returning to the familiar and reassuring pool in the room, Ji Mingjiang swam back and forth in the water twice before turning on his own light brain and unblocking Bernie Lavender, intending to repeat the question again.

After the question was sent, he didn’t know if the other party hadn’t come out of holographic mode or didn’t want to answer him because no new message had popped up on the chat page for a long time.

Then, driven by some kind of intrusive thought, Ji Mingjiang clicked on that forum page.

Then he saw another hot post flying high at the top of the homepage.

【Report! ! ! The young master of the Lavender family’s confession was allegedly rejected. After the mysterious boss refused, he quickly went offline. It was initially speculated that the boss was slapping the Lavender family in the face! ! ]

Ji Mingjiang: …

Darkness before my eyes, I was dealt a heavy blow.jpg

…

“cough……”

Ji Mingjiang quietly looked at Clarice, who tried to stifle his laughter until he let out a cough. His bright and energetic eyes gradually narrowed dangerously, and the strong fish tail underwater slowly pumped up the water, as if ready to make close contact with the man in front of him who couldn’t stop laughing.

“Have you finished laughing, Your Majesty Clarice?”

He put the emphasis on the word “majesty” to remind Clarice of his identity.

He didn’t know if it was because they had become familiar with each other in the past two days or what, but the image of Clarice in front of him was not exactly the same as the one at the beginning. It’s the exact opposite.

For example, today he should be dealing with government affairs all afternoon, but for some reason he found out about the post floating on the front page and laughed until now.

“Is it that funny? Also, were you really working seriously this afternoon?”

I can’t believe you still have time to browse the game forum!

Mr. Ji, who forgot to eat and sleep because of work in his previous life, issued a soul-crushing question.