What did you do with the dice?

Rusalka: "In fact, in order to make Pearl Tear Territory a Super Pearl Tear Territory, we must first expand the population. Does the Sani Tower staff have any good ideas?"

Sanitieta thought for a moment and said, "I haven't thought about this, but if I were to do it, I think we could institute a new policy in Pearl Tear Territory: 'If two people have a child, they can go to the local affairs management department and receive a free monthly food ration for a total of one year, limited to one per family.'"

"This will not only ensure their willingness to have children, but also reduce their initial burden. Furthermore, the composition of the rations is also determined by us. Pearl Tear Territory doesn't have much of a food shortage to begin with, so the financial expenditure won't be very high."

Rewi Alley: Give birth to a child?!

Phoenix: Free?!

Hydra: On its own?!

Elf: Food?!

Rusalka: Only one?!

Sanitta felt that he should try not to answer Rusalka's meaningless questions in the future. It would be better to teach those mages instead of talking about this, and it would also help him consolidate his knowledge.

Fortunately, they were about to reach their destination. Sanita turned on the loudspeaker to the demiplane, instructing the mages inside to work overtime and cooperate with him to open the wide-area invisibility barrier.

The bomber gradually turned transparent in the air, and the reflection of the sun gradually disappeared, and finally it successfully merged with the color of the sky.

Five-star General Rusalka once said: Cloak bugs are like cockroaches. When you find one cloak bug landing on the planet, it means that thousands of cloak bugs are about to arrive.

The arrival of thousands of Cloak Bugs on the planet means that there are thousands of super destroyers parked above the planet's orbit.

Knowing that the mission was about to begin, Rusalka clenched her fists and raised her arms vertically in front of her chest to salute: "Paratrooper No. 1 Rusalka is ready! Let the enemy taste the taste of liberation, for freedom!"

Vishas didn't have a fist, so she followed Rusalka's example and rolled up the front of her fin, making the same gesture. "Oh! Paratrooper No. 2, Vishas, ​​is ready! What do you want to say next?"

"Just say long live Super Pearl Tears."

Weishas raised her hands high: "Long live Super Pearl Tears!"

"Enough!" Sanita couldn't bear it any longer and threw a necklace to each of them. "Hold this, we're almost there. Once the hatch opens, you can prepare to descend. Of course, if you fall into the water from a height of more than 10 meters, the water surface will become dangerous. If you fall into the water from a height of more than 18 meters, the water surface and the ground will become almost solid, so don't rush to jump in."

Rusalka: "So what you mean?"

Sanita walked to his side and nodded to Hydra beside him.

After Hydra received the signal to attack, he couldn't wait to raise the sledgehammer in his hands and hit the unsuspecting Rusalka on the head.

Before jumping, Rusalka felt the feeling of being drowned in water and at a loss. What's going on? I'm not dead yet, but this black cat can't wait to inherit my Pearl Tear Territory?

【Takes 15 points of blunt damage.】

[Hamlet's Shield has recorded "blunt damage"]

Sanita nodded at Hydra, who looked very pleased after smashing the thing over there, and even seemed eager to try a few more blows, and signaled her to stop: "Okay, that's enough."

Sanita: (Hamlet's Shield is all you need. Go ahead.)

Rusalka felt that Hydra could still cause 15 points of damage to herself when she was a double armor master and level 3 armor. Presumably, this hammer must have been filled with a lot of private grudges.

Sanita: (No need to think. I didn't even explain the principle of Hamlet's shield to her. As soon as I mentioned the step of hitting you with a hammer, she agreed directly.)

After Rusalka used Lay Healing to replenish her health, she didn't dare speak loudly to Hydra, but she still dared to vent her anger in her heart: (Angry, I won't sleep with Phoenix tonight.)

Sanita laughed and said: (Is this something you can decide?)

Rusalka: (Don't be ridiculous. I still hold a very high position in the family. I have at least half the decision-making power in all matters, big or small. For example, I also have half the decision-making power in that sentence just now. Of course, I can get angry whenever I want. Phoenix can't control me at all. I won't say any more. How can I still be alive? I'm jumping.)

After saying this, Rusalka fell straight down from the open hatch in front of her with a look of despair.

Ai Li cast a golden shield on Weishas and said with concern before leaving, "Be careful! I prepared some snacks. Come back and eat if you're hungry. It doesn't matter if you can't complete the mission."

After hearing this, Sanita's heart sank: What the hell are we coming back without completing the mission? Are we here for a spring outing? That must be a big connection!

"Good~"

Vishas also spun flexibly in the air like a dolphin, drew a beautiful arc, and fell into the endless sea.

As soon as they entered the ocean, the necklaces Rusalka and Veshas were wearing began to glow, transforming them into two mermaids. Rusalka became a male mermaid, while Veshas only had her appearance slightly changed.

The dragon scale in Rusalka's pocket seemed to work, making him feel as if the cool water was soaking his whole body while in the water, but he was able to breathe, move and speak freely.

【Water-avoiding Dragon Scales】

【Quality: Extraordinary】

[Effect: All your underwater activities will no longer be affected by the environment.]

[Note: This does not grant you the [Swimming] skill. If you do not have this skill, your mobility may be reduced.]

Weishas: "Wow, you've become just like me!"

what?

Rusalka looked down and didn't feel any changes in his body. He raised his hands and found that his two arms had turned into fish fins. From the outside, he looked as if he had really turned into a mermaid.

He tried to touch the weapon with his hand and found that his two fins were "through the mold". It turned out to be an illusion, and he was happy for nothing.

As she was looking herself up and down, Rusalka suddenly remembered something: "Oh, by the way, Vishas, ​​shake hands with me."

Weishas didn't ask why, but nodded simply and stretched out her fin: "Okay~"

Rusalka shook hands with Vishas and said to herself, "Brother, my life is complete."

Sani Tieta: (Shenjin, have you two arrived yet?)

Rusalka: (It’s almost time, why are you rushing me like you’re supervising me to go to school?)

Sanitieta: (Who told me to be a father? Facts have proven that the ancients were wrong. Even a tiger father can have a dog son.)

Rusalka: (Go away.)

Vishas led the way, and the two of them gradually dived from the bright sea surface into the dark seabed. After swimming in the pitch-black area around them for about a minute, light gradually appeared below again, and soon the view in front of them suddenly became clear.

I saw glowing coral stones carved and piled up to form a circular underwater city surrounded by a huge bubble wall. It was brightly lit inside, and glowing jellyfish and colorful fluorescent crystals decorated the dark seabed like a fairyland. From a distance, it looked as beautiful as an exquisite model in a bottle.

There are eight vortex-like holes on the perfectly round bubble, facing the openings in the eight directions of the circle. It seems that there are entrances and exits. From a distance, you can see a large group of frogmen, crabs, naga, crocodile people, and clam people gathered near the vortex hole entrance and lined up waiting to enter.

There were at least twenty fully armed giant shark warriors standing by each big hole, checking them one by one.

Rusalka looked around and commented: (Why is there no turtle? Without the Turtle Prime Minister in my East China Sea Dragon Palace, can it still be called a Dragon Palace?)

Sanita: (This world's races aren't designed for diversity, but for comprehensiveness. For example, the Aiel Empire doesn't have bears, elephants, leopards, or anything like that. This precisely demonstrates that the God of War isn't looking for a zoo, but rather a combination that can best complement each other in war. As for the reason, who knows? Perhaps it's natural selection that's eliminated them.)

Vishas skillfully brought Rusalka to the road at the city gate to wait, but even the sea creatures seemed to have ranks. As soon as the two mermaids went over, the other sea creatures made way for them. Faced with this seemingly unreasonable situation, Vishas seemed to be accustomed to it. She took Rusalka and cut in line to the front of the team, ignoring the giant shark warriors who were three meters tall and looked like little giants, and wanted to break in directly.

Several gleaming spears blocked their path. "Wait a moment, two honorable mermen, are you residents of the kingdom?"

Weishas had forgotten she was wearing a Transfiguration Necklace. She had never been stopped at her door before, so she replied, a little confused, "Of course I am. Don't you recognize me?"

The giant shark warriors didn't give way, but instead asked, "Excuse me, we haven't seen any merpeople out while we've been on duty. May I ask what your previous outings were for? Did you report this to the City Defense Department?"

Rusalka took out the Pearl Tear Badge and threw it to them on the spot: "How dare you! Open your eyes wide and see what this thing is. Do you know who she is? How dare you block my lady's way? Are you looking for death?"

With the blessing of 20 points of charm, he was completely unlike the others in acting, and even tried to improvise by spitting on the opponent's shoes.

But he also forgot that he was in the sea, so he opened his mouth and spit out a bunch of bubbles on the face of the person opposite him. The latter almost thought he was casting a spell, but they did not dare to fight against the mermaids, the nobles in the sea. They only dared to raise their shields subconsciously and took half a step back. They breathed a sigh of relief when they found that it was just bubbles.

The group of giant shark warriors took the badge floating in the water. A group of shark-headed fishmen gathered together to study this thing they had never seen before for a long time, but they couldn't figure out which family in the city the pattern belonged to.

But looking at the material, appearance, and exquisite forging craftsmanship of this badge, as well as the domineering and lackey-like appearance of the male mermaid, it does not look fake at all. And looking at the valuable armor on his body and the pitch-black giant sword behind him, it is obvious that it is not an ordinary object.

And the most crucial thing is the obsidian shield that can only be made from underwater volcanic lava. This set of equipment alone is worth several lifetimes of wealth for all of them. No one would believe it is fake.

The two in front of me are the most noble mermaids in the sea. Even if they are not from the Kingdom of Elegy, they only need to report it. There is no need to pretend to be a big family in the city to sneak into the city.

"I'm sorry, I'm not very good at seeing. Please let me pass."

Rusalka took the badge from him, snorted coldly, and entered the city under Weisha's sparkling eyes as if she was the host.

As soon as the two entered the city gate, they saw a prosperous scene before their eyes.

The kingdom of the sea people is different from that of Sinidi. Instead of scattering cities everywhere, they specifically find a location to build a giant super city, and then scatter the lower-class citizens across the territory to let them form their own settlements to survive. They only need to send giant shark warriors to patrol and collect taxes and recruit soldiers regularly. It is a case of one country supporting one city.

It has to be said that as one of the giant sea nations that has been cultivated for thousands of years, the "one city, one country" construction method of the Kingdom of Elegy makes this city far more magnificent than any other city in Sinidi. Even the heyday of Alice Magic City is probably not as spectacular as the coral wall at its gate, which is at least 50 meters high when viewed up close.

After all, it's in the sea, there are not so many restrictions on the Z axis, and the walls can be built as high as you want. Anyway, no matter how high they are, they are almost useless in siege battles, and they have to be combined with gravity runes to be effective.

Seeing that Rusalka's badge was famous not only among humans but also "famous in the sea," Vishas said with envy, "Wow, you're so amazing!"

"Of course, but I don't know why they knew me. Maybe it's because I was always walking on the sidewalk."

Weishas didn't understand: "What do you mean by walking on the sidewalk?"

Rusalka: “So I am a pedestrian.”

Weishas asked again: "What does pedestrian mean?"

"It means someone who is good at everything he does. As the saying goes, 'If a man is good at something, he can do it at anything.'"

Weishas nodded to show her understanding: "Oh."

Her reaction was completely different from what Rusalka had expected. She shouldn’t have understood at this time: “Nah, you can’t just listen to what I’m saying. You have to read the text to feel it.”

"why?"

"Well, because it has the same words, it will look funny."

Rusalka suddenly felt as if she was restrained, and when she needed to explain herself, she suddenly felt a little embarrassed.

Sunita: (You're not embarrassed. You're just feeling uncomfortable because your cerebellum has suddenly realized that you're a fool, but your brain refuses to admit it.)

Chapter 398: Stealth Must Go Through the Main Gate

The big city of the Kingdom of Elegy is divided into four layers. The outermost layer is the distribution area, where a large number of ordinary people and trade markets are stationed. Further inward is the living area for the nobles, and further inward is the military garrison area. The core is a royal city.

This military zone was built in the center of the city, which was exactly the opposite of the traditional Sindhi design. This was because military mobilization in the sea was more convenient, and everyone could just swim over, without any problems like marching vehicles being blocked by buildings.

So relatively speaking, the "no-fly order" in the sea city is much stricter than Snidi's "no control over those who can fly, and useless to those who can't fly" no-fly order. After all, every fish here can swim in the air, and once you exceed a certain height and are discovered by the City Defense Department, if you are not a noble with the "right of free passage", you don't have to be sent to the Reward and Punishment Department for judgment, the City Defense Department can directly put you in jail.

The division of the core management system of the Haizu is relatively simpler than that of Sinidi. It is divided into 9 departments, namely:

The "City Defense Department" is responsible for maintaining social order and managing entry and exit of the city border.

The "Military Control Department" is responsible for military management and training.

The "Taxation Office" is responsible for regularly collecting taxes and arresting people in the surrounding areas.

The "Jianduansi" was responsible for large and small fortifications and forging.

The "Rewards and Punishments Department" is responsible for formulating laws, judging cases, and enfeoffment management.

The "Asset Management Department" is responsible for regularly supervising changes in national resources.

The "Trade Department" is responsible for connecting the Chamber of Commerce and human trade.

The "Heavenly Monitoring Office" is responsible for collecting external intelligence, organizing and analyzing it, and then reporting it to the relevant authorities.

The "Maritime Patrol Office" is responsible for statistics on the livelihood of residents and changes in settlements within the country, and regularly draws new maps.

Everything comes together as one, and all departments belong to a core like a pearl, which is the majestic royal city in the center.

Rusalka has a bad habit of subconsciously asking questions after hearing them: (Nine major government departments with golden rice bowls, what's the difference between them and our Sinidi? Why do you say theirs are simple?)

Sani Tieta: (There's a big difference. For example, the division of power in the Sinidi is more detailed, while the Sea Clan has a completely centralized system. For example, all of the Sea Clan's self-owned trading companies, including even those running small businesses, are ostensibly under the management of the "Trade Department." So their nine departments are actually very large and complex. This is also because the Sea Clan is so large and the residents are so mobile that they can't care about every citizen. Therefore, there is no "Household Department" and they just manage it casually.)

(Things are different in our Sinidi. People can't appear or disappear out of thin air, and they can only walk on two feet. Most of them are concentrated in a few fixed areas, so it's not difficult to adopt flat regional management. We only assign tax collection to the tax "department" for private trade of a certain size. The rest of the management is unified according to the land division system rather than the departmental system. So when people buy and sell in different places in the Pearl Tears Territory, the management department is actually different, but it is very clear, and there is a difference in the actual distribution of management rights.)

He also gave Rusalka an example: (For example, the East District Flea Market in Silver City is contracted to the Maosi Chamber of Commerce for management, so the contact is not with the tax department but with the land department. The Chamber of Commerce itself is not part of our Silver City management system, and the land department is not responsible for merchant trade. So if you encounter problems setting up a stall at the East District Flea Market, you should contact the Maosi Chamber of Commerce instead of us.)

(The "Tax Bureau" in Silver City isn't responsible for collecting taxes. For example, if there's a complaint about suspected extortion in trade taxes collected on the border of a certain region of our Pearl Tear Territory, or an abnormality in the share paid by a certain noble territory this year, our Tax Bureau is responsible for investigating. As for tax collection within Silver City, that falls under the purview of our "City Fund Management Department." I changed the name to make it easier to distinguish. Originally, they were all called "Tax," but some residents and the Chamber of Commerce always got it wrong. You get the idea now?)

Rusalka seemed to understand what he heard, but to be honest, he felt that he couldn't blame others for making mistakes. Even after listening for a long time, he only understood one thing: the Silver City Tax Bureau was not a bureau responsible for collecting taxes, and the People's Bank was not a bank open to the people.

It feels worse than: go wherever you want and kill as many people as you can.

The previous parts were all explained to Rushaka by Sani Tieta, but when he arrived at the royal city, Sani Tieta didn't understand what functions were there, because the first nine departments were the wisdom passed down by the ancestors. Every country in the sea found them useful, so they basically used them in the same way. The number of nine departments will only increase, not decrease.

But the royal city is the "King's City" and is like his own back garden. How the king wants to take care of it depends entirely on his own ideas.

Inside the royal palace, Weir said to Nohat, "Your Majesty, I heard that Lord Pearl Tear set off last week on that ancient magical spaceship. Calculating the time, it should have reached our maritime airspace within the past two days. Someone just reported that spies on the coastline saw that square spaceship passing through the sky. Considering the delay in intelligence, I've sent some soldiers out to patrol, but they haven't spotted anything in the sky. I guess they have some magical technology that allows them to become invisible."

Nohat asked, "Can it be cracked?"

Wei'er didn't find the Guided Explosion Number that difficult. She was more worried about Rusalka. "Okay, but there's no rush. After all, their goal is the power of faith. No matter how well they hide, they'll eventually have to send someone here with Vishas. And it's very likely that it's the Messenger of the End. He's very powerful. We must not be careless and must deal with him with all our strength."

Nohat nodded, resting his chin on his hand, and said calmly, "Vishasi is sensitive to the power of faith, so they must know that we placed the power of faith in front of the stone tablet. Vishasi's mermaid characteristics are too obvious. If they want to take it away when we are not prepared, they will definitely choose to transform into other races and infiltrate our country."

Weir agreed with Norhat's suspicions. "That messenger of the end has many tricks up his sleeve. Our 'National Barrier' may not be able to stop him from entering. I've already dispatched a large number of Naga mages to patrol the area around the Barrier with True Sight Crystals. If they spot anyone suspicious using magic to cross the barrier, they're to report to us immediately."

Nohat: "Don't worry, Archmage Weier. I don't think he'll rashly test the strength of this barrier. Teleportation spells always leave traces and fluctuations. I've strengthened the defenses at the eight entrances and strictly checked every race entering. Especially those traveling in groups, they must present their identification. No matter what race Weishas is disguising herself as, she has no proof other than royal status. If she dares to enter as a princess, she will be arrested by the City Defense Department for 'impersonation.'"

"Your Majesty is wise."