Crossing the stars, I live-streamed my cultivation in kindergarten

Chapter 245 Cordelia, the Pearl of the Sea

After Hilcher left, Perez sat quietly in his study for a long time.

His mind was completely overwhelmed by this sudden and massive amount of news, and he couldn't process it for a long time.

When my cousin Cordelia was born, the Rebel Alliance was at the height of its power. I don't know when, but she somehow got involved with the orange-tailed mermaid lineage within my clan.

So much so that after Cordelia was found to have the potential to break through to S-class, the Rebel Alliance and the Orange-Tailed Mermaid faction colluded to steal her away.

The previous Sea King, O'Brien, Cordelia's father, died at the hands of the Rebel Alliance while searching for Cordelia.

Later it was his father, mother...

Fortunately, the five-star general of the Federation and the former emperor of the Empire joined forces and finally wiped out the rebel alliance.

Cordelia was then able to be rescued.

However, after being rescued, Cordelia, who was originally healthy, lively and lovely, was on the verge of death, and her mental potential had dropped to B-level.

They then learned that the Rebel Alliance had kidnapped Cordelia for use in their insane genetic modification experiments.

They originally wanted other sub-adult female mermaids from their tribe, but Cordelia's mental energy test revealed exceptionally high potential, making the mermaid cubs easier to control than the soon-to-be-adult mermaids.

That's why they set their sights on Cordelia.

Those madmen were trying to figure out why female mermaids had higher mental strength than other female beastmen.

They attempted to obtain high-level mental power by acquiring the genes of Cordelia with S-level potential and integrating them into other beastmen.
They attempted to control the will of mermaid cubs and even dominate the entire sea race by modifying Cordelia's genes...

With no other option, the tribe could only put Cordelia to sleep in the forbidden area, and it took nearly a hundred years for Cordelia to awaken.

Because he was worried about her safety, his cousin became his offspring after she woke up.

It doesn't require any particularly sophisticated disguise.

Because the azure mermaid who was once called the "Pearl" of the entire galaxy had already changed her appearance after waking up.

The most unique deep blue seems to have lost its noble, mysterious, and powerful color, turning into a light sky blue.

It was light and pale.

It seems that the genetic experiments conducted back then left her with irreversible damage.

He and the elders and princes in the clan all shared this view.

But is that really the case?
The news Hilcher brought today made him have to be suspicious.

He was a child when Cordelia was rescued.

But he clearly remembered that although his cousin's breath was weak at that time, her hair color, eye color, and fish tail color were exactly the same as when she was born!
When did this change begin?

It seems to be sleeping on the seabed.

At that time, the sea creatures had suffered a devastating blow due to internal strife.

He was too busy with clan affairs to leave, only occasionally squeezing out a little time to visit the sleeping Cordelia. He entrusted the important task of protecting Cordelia to the eldest elder, who was his closest and most trusted friend.

He had also wondered about Cordelia's transformation.

Later, the elder said that it was because the younger sister's spiritual power was declining and her body was repairing itself, which was why the "fading" occurred.

From birth, the Azure Mermaid's talent far surpassed that of other mermaids, making them incomparable.

He was like that, and his cousin was even more so.

Moreover, the one who said this was his most trusted elder, his uncle who had watched him grow up since childhood.

He believed it.

But at this moment, he began to have doubts.

Is Natalia, who emerged from the ancestral underwater land, really her cousin Cordelia?
Or perhaps the one rescued back then was the real Cordelia, but who can guarantee that the mermaid cubs sleeping on the seabed all these years haven't been switched?

After all, he eliminated the remnants of the rebellion with great ease.

It was as if it were laid out in the open, waiting for him to come and uproot it.

This is why he did not reveal Cordelia's true identity even after the internal strife subsided.

He had been secretly investigating this matter, but whether the other party was too well hidden or the remaining forces had already been eliminated, there had been no progress. He was beginning to wonder if he was being too paranoid.

Before today, he had never doubted the Grand Elder.

Even with Natalia, although he sometimes felt unable to feel close to her, he never doubted her identity.

Azure mermaid, blue-tailed mermaid...

All sorts of details he hadn't noticed before surged into his mind, so numerous that he felt his brain was about to explode.

Azure blue, sky blue...

Cordelia, Natalia...

After a long while, he opened his bloodshot eyes.

A resolute light flashed in his eyes.

He remembered what the chubby boy had said when he first met Natalia.

"She's not my sister, she's a different kind of demon beast, not of the same race, so I won't call her that!"

"The one who bowed to you was a merman. Your sister is also a merman."

"Mermaids, the people of the nest."

"This is a foreign race. We don't want her, we don't want this subject!"

At the time, he thought the chubby boy simply didn't like Natalia as his older sister, which was why he refused to acknowledge her.

He covered his face and laughed, but tears silently streamed down his face.

"Alien monsters, haha."

"They are not of the same race; she is not of the same race as the merfolk."

"Our people are mermaids; we do not want any other races or monsters."

"Haha, so you already told me the answer! I was just being silly and didn't understand, but I thought you were just being childish."

"Xixi, it's my fault. I should have believed what you said."

"boom--"

It was the sound of a fist slamming onto a table.

"boom--"

That was the sound of a table being smashed.

The Mermaid King Perez smiled gently, yet he exuded an aura of world-destroying power that instilled fear and dread in those who beheld him.

“Very good, very good. The rebel alliance, traitors…”

"How dare you lay a hand on my sister again right under my nose! I, Perez, swear here and now that I have crushed you all and used your skulls as footballs for my little Xixi, I am unworthy of being the king of the sea, unworthy of being the merman king, and even more unworthy of being Xixi's brother!"

Perez thought of the chubby little boy's adorable appearance in the video, and his mood instantly brightened.

"No wonder my brother felt tenderness for you the moment he saw you. It turns out you are my sister."

"Thank goodness, thank goodness, you grew up healthy and strong, and did not disappoint your uncle, father and mother's hopes, becoming the first female in the interstellar space to break through to S-class."

"I wonder who gave you the name Xixi, how you've been all these years, whether you've had enough to eat and wear, whether you've been bullied, and whether you've ever wondered why everyone else has a father, mother, and brother, but you don't?"

"So that was your spirit form, you brat! You didn't even tell your brother about something so important. I thought you were a malnourished little fish."

"I should have let you eat more good food. That fake has eaten so much good stuff from our Xixi in the ocean. I'll make her spit it all out from now on, okay?"

"No wonder my brother has been so disgusted with Natalia all these years, it turns out she's a fake. She fooled him so badly!"

He didn't even dare let Hilcher send the video over.

No one can guarantee that his personal terminal has not been monitored.

"Come to my study!" Perez finally calmed down and dialed his adjutant's satellite message.

With Hillcher on Xixi's side, what he needs to do now is to purge his clan and give his little princess a safe home!
Little Chubby Xixi: Why did you let me play with your skull? Oh dear, you big merman, you're so unclean!
I looked it up, and the name Cordelia means "Daughter of the Sea." I've subtly changed the meaning here to "Pearl of the Sea." So, Princess Xixi's former name was Cordelia, meaning "Pearl of the Sea."