After being fed to top-tier orcs, I became the darling of the entire intergalactic world.

Chapter 431 Prophecy about the Merfolk
They had lunch, watched the show, and even the two most handsome princes of the mermaid clan made a dazzling appearance. What intrigued everyone even more was the clan leader's purpose.

Goring wasn't so narcissistic as to think that it was his suggestion to the chieftain about the study tour that had piqued his interest, so he specially invited them to experience it in advance.

Moreover, the invitation letter that the clan leader asked him to deliver was clearly intended for Liang He.

This means that Liang He is the person he really wants to invite, while everyone else is just incidental.

"Actually, the reason I invited you all here today is that I have a favor to ask of you."

The clan leader fixed his gaze on Liang He, clearly indicating that the person he sought was Liang He.

Before Liang He could even speak, Elius and the others' faces darkened. They hadn't been in a good mood since seeing Sera and Hughes.

Now that they heard that the clan chief had designs on Liang He, Cedril and the others looked even worse.

"Chieftain, please speak frankly. We will do our best to help, and we will certainly not stand idly by."

Although Landon was equally displeased, he quickly seized the initiative.

His meaning was clear: if the clan leader's demands exceeded Liang He's capabilities, he would not allow the clan leader to force Liang He.

"I see."

The patriarch could easily understand the hidden meaning in Landon's words, but he was reminded of the prophecy and had no choice but to speak.

“We have lived in the deep sea for a long time, but we have always protected this sea area. I have heard about what happened some time ago and the blocked sea area.”

Although, for the time being, the sea area covered by black fog will not affect their location.

But in the long run, the saying "if the lips are gone, the teeth will be cold" applies, and it is not impossible for it to be swallowed up one day.

Especially when the clan chief recalled that prophecy, he had already made up his mind.

"To be honest, the previous priest of our tribe actually left behind a prophecy..."

"Prophecy? What do you mean? Did you already know about the Black Mist Sea all along?"

Before the chieftain could finish speaking, Gorin couldn't sit still and asked a question.

As the acting head of the protected area, he was the one who most wanted to resolve the black fog issue, not entirely for performance reasons, but more so because of his deep love for the planet Skalan.

Just like the inhabitants of Earth who are unwilling to leave Earth and protect their home planet.

"No, prophecy is something that transcends the realm of common sense, so how could it possibly predict such details?"

The clan chief shook his head regretfully, then continued speaking.

"The prophecy was left to our merfolk by the previous priest, who used all his strength before he died, to give us a way to survive."

The origin of this story lies in the tradition of the mermaid race, where each priest, before his death, leaves behind the last and most important prophecy for the race.

This prophecy concerned the future development of the mermaid race. Thanks to the priest's prophecy, they lived a long and peaceful life until the priest before him.

"Wait... how did I become the priest before last again?"

Didn't we just talk about the previous priest?
You're so toxic, you'd suspect this clan leader has lost his mind.

"Say less, don't disturb the clan leader."

Li Xiao advised Hao Du to keep quiet for now and let the clan leader finish speaking.

In response, Liang He silently gave Li Xiao a thumbs up, then glanced at "You're So Sharp" indifferently, clearly hoping that he could keep quiet for the time being.

"……oh."

You Du pouted reluctantly, but realized that interrupting the clan leader was indeed a bit impolite.

"Actually, the thing is—"

Through the clan chief's explanation, everyone finally understood the whole story. It all started when the third-to-last priest, on his deathbed, prophesied that the merfolk would face annihilation.

"However, the energy consumed by such prophecy is enormous. The priest before him could only foresee the annihilation of the clan; he didn't have time to explain the specific details or the solution."

After the previous priest passed away, the new priest naturally ascended to the position.

During this time, he tried to continue divining about the prophecy of impending doom, but to no avail.

Until the previous priest, on his deathbed, exhausted all his strength to leave them a sliver of hope.

"The news of the strange sea had already reached the clan. The previous priest divined that the annihilation of the clan was related to it, and before his death, he specifically conducted a final divination from this direction."

When the divination results came out, the previous priest left only four words—

Blue Star, Goddess.

"So, will the black mist really get out of control and affect the entire planet Skalan?"

This was Göring's biggest concern.

The seas where the mermaids lived were far from the Black Mist Sea. If the extinction of the mermaid race was truly related to the Black Mist, wouldn't that mean...?

"The existence of the black mist may not be the main reason for the annihilation of our race, but it is certainly related."

Prophecy does not reveal everything about the future.

The clan chief could only guess and speculate based on those few words.

"In other words, the key actually lies with the rebels."

Liang He knew very well that the black mist was caused by the second Beast God developed by the rebels. In fact, the so-called annihilation of the mermaid race was likely related to the rebels.

"Liang He, what are your thoughts?"

Upon hearing Liang He's words, Li Xiao knew that she must have made a connection to something, so under the clan leader's expectant gaze, he took the initiative to ask.

The clan leader didn't know much about the black mist, especially such confidential 'truth'.

"Do you still remember the Spirit Deer Beastman?"

Back then, the Dark Night Wolf King and the Spirit Deer Beastman were imprisoned together. The Dark Night Wolf King was transformed into a Class A ferocious beast by the black wizard, but he never made a move against the Spirit Deer Beastman.

Based on Liang He's understanding of the Black Wizard, he must be conducting a more secretive research, and the Spirit Deer Beastman is the only research subject, so he naturally has to be cautious in his actions.

"I suspect the dark wizard wants to create a batch of artificial orcs."

Although the materials Liang He destroyed at the time did not contain any research data on this topic, there was also no research on the Spirit Deer Beastmen.

The more this was the case, the more certain Liang He became that the black wizard had other plans.

"But why does it have to be the merfolk?"

Cedril was puzzled. There were quite a few interstellar orcs, so why was the black wizard targeting the merfolk?

"Perhaps it's not just the merfolk."

Langton was the first to answer Cedril's question.

“We only heard the chieftain talk about the impending annihilation of the mermaids, but that doesn’t mean the disaster is only targeting the mermaids.”

In other words, the victims in the future may not be limited to the merfolk.

"Furthermore, if only the merfolk are being targeted, then there must be a reason to choose them."

Elius, unusually agreeing with Langton's statement, offered his own conjecture.

"I suspect this is related to the special nature of the merfolk."