Mumu felt that unless there was a major plot twist, she really didn't want to help the mermaid. Forcibly trying to save a group of hopelessly infatuated people was definitely not a wise thing to do.

There should be a twist, right? After all, given the current situation, there's absolutely no reason for the Heavenly Dao to intervene. The Buried One seems more suitable to be the ruling race than the Mermaid.

Bai Gao was already a little tired; after all, he had never read such a long and detailed background introduction before. For a little kitten, this amount of reading was simply too much.

He paused for a moment, then continued:

"This curse was also specially designed for mermaids, and it was originally linked to those love-obsessed propaganda. If a mermaid uses this method to turn her fishtail into legs, she will suffer immense pain with every step she takes."

However, due to the prevailing trend at the time, many mermaids used this curse. Some mermaids never considered the consequences, but simply followed the crowd, later regretting it and returning to the sea.

"Didn't the fish's tail turn into legs? Wouldn't that be inconvenient for living?"

Number One, imitating Ning Bao's previous behavior, raised his little hand and asked.

After all, while legs can swim, it's certainly not convenient. And if every step is painful, what about the swaying motion while swimming?

"It has turned back into a fish tail."

Buried, who acted as lovers to the merfolk, not only didn't eat them, but also provided a way to turn their legs back into fish tails. Although the pain not only didn't lessen but even worsened, the merfolk who returned felt guilty and once spread the word in merfolk society how good Buried was.

However, the conspiracy had only just begun. This brings us to the issue of how the mermaids reproduce. They don't reproduce through mating. The ocean has a heart, and the mermaids are directly conceived from the large bubbles outside the heart. That's why mermaids are said to be the darlings of the ocean.

Every so often, the large bubble would split open, releasing tiny water eggs. After a period of incubation, baby mermaids would emerge from within. And when each mermaid died, she would transform into countless bubbles, only to rejoin the bubble. Therefore, in mermaid culture, they have a strong belief in reincarnation.

Mumu could roughly guess what would happen next:

"After those cursed and corrupted mermaids died, won't the bubbles they reintegrated into also corrupt the Heart of the Ocean?"

Aside from that, she couldn't think of any other reason why the Heavenly Dao would interfere in the competition between the two races. Moreover, according to Ning Bao's previous account, the Heavenly Dao clearly didn't like merfolk much, calling them arrogant and foolish.

"Huh, how did Mumu know?"

The cat was shocked.

Mumu looked up at the sky at a 45-degree angle, and she could even roughly guess the grand plans of those buried creatures. The Heart of the Ocean was something that no native creature should be unaware of. And the way the mermaid race reproduced certainly couldn't be a secret.

Burrowing is already the dominant species on land, but how big is the land in this world? The ocean is absolutely dominant. However, the burrowing's physiological structure is not advantageous in the sea.

Although mermaids seem to have low intelligence in the story, isn't that just due to being love-struck? As a race that has ruled this world for so long, their individual strength and group combat capabilities are both formidable, and their sheer numbers make them far beyond what Mai can withstand. This is also why the mermaid race has never taken Mai seriously.

If that's the case, as long as we find a way to pollute the Heart of the Ocean, the ocean will become uninhabitable. Wouldn't the burrower, as the dominant species on land, then directly become the world's overlord? Mermaids don't have any advantage on land.

It would be strange if the Heavenly Dao would agree to this; directly polluting nine-tenths of the world clearly harms its long-term interests. She doesn't care how the two races fight; even if they both die, Lanlu doesn't care. But what Mai is doing now is harming far more than just the mermaids.

The key point is that the mermaids actually fell for it; they're incredibly stupid, what a waste of such a valuable resource. If it weren't for the fact that a more suitable alternative race couldn't be found at the moment, Lanlu would have given up on them entirely. They're just asking for trouble.

Incidentally, this world has its own power system, which we'll call magic for now. Even without Bai Gao saying anything, Ning Bao and Mu Mu could sense the water elemental power in the ocean. Unfortunately, they couldn't use any of this concentrated water elemental power, since they were both wood-based.

But it's okay, Number One can cultivate; he's a pet beast with all attributes!

That said, the golden hair and amber eyes of Number One are nothing special; after all, mermaids don't only have one hair and eye color. But that single horn on its head, and the pair of wings on its back… especially those wings, appearing underwater, are really abrupt!

Seeing Mumu staring at its wings, Number One shifted its little body uncomfortably, and after a long while, finally murmured a sentence:

"The feathers on the wings are waterproof, so they won't get wet."

Mumu: ...

This isn't about whether it's waterproof or not. After thinking for a moment, Mumu took out a bracelet and put it on her number one hand. She had drawn a miniature illusion array on it:

"Don't let anyone touch your wings, understand?"

Number One nodded heavily, straining to turn his small body and glance back; his wings were gone. But when he gently flapped them, they were still there.

"Alright, let's go then."

A flawless version after careful inspection!

Even though she had no idea where they were going, Ningbao still wandered around Mumu with great interest.

"Well, let's go check out the mermaid city first."

Although Lanlu said the news was recent, who knows if "recent" in the Heavenly Dao's timeline refers to hundreds or thousands of years ago? It would be better to go and find out more.

Moreover, Mu Mu felt that Ning Bao had really been tricked this time. If she guessed correctly, Ning Bao seemed to have only accepted one task, but in reality, she had accepted several:

First: Solving the pollution problem of Ocean Heart

Part Two: The Revival of the Merfolk

Third: To resolve the Mermaid Queen's personal issues, which are currently unknown to them.

Sigh, I hope she's wrong.

Ning Bao is probably a very important pawn, which is why the previous Heavenly Daos treated her very well. She also heard about Gui Ya's changes from Ning Bao. There's a fundamental condition for this change: Gui Ya couldn't just kill Ning Bao with a single slap. If Gui Ya had killed Ning Bao the moment he felt uncomfortable, none of this would have happened. No amount of shamelessness would have mattered.

So, Heaven probably wouldn't take advantage of Ning Bao's naivety and try to ruin her life... right?

Mumu thought sadly.

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