Todd turned to Huggins and asked, "According to you, there is tension between the sea races?"

"Nervous? Maybe some, after all, the contradictions over food and territory are there, and it is difficult to get along with each other. "But the fact that the refugees at sea are now able to live in peace with each other is thanks to the fact that they have formed a union," Huggins said. ”

"Unions?"

"A union called the Ocean Alliance, led by the mermaid named Rita. The union's main job is to reconcile the conflicts between the races, as well as to fish for marine resources and trade with Twilight City for necessary necessities. ”

Todd thoughtfully: "Rita, the patriarch of the Salamo merfolk......"

Huggins nodded, "This is a woman who excels in both learning and leadership, and there are many tyrannical and warlike people in the maritime race, but with her mediation, they all voluntarily maintain order. ”

Todd asked with interest, "Is it like this for all mermaids?" or is it ......?"

"Patriarch Rita is a special case, she is more receptive to new things than her people, and knows how to think about the situation. ”

Huggins flipped through the report, "We also discovered an interesting thing this time - there are abilities in the marine race as well. ”

Todd frowned, "You mean xeno?"

Huggins organized the language and tried to explain, "The word xenomorph is not accurate to use in the context of a maritime race, and perhaps it would be more accurate to call it a racial gift." ”

"In the case of the Sword Shark Clan, they can harden and lengthen a part of the bones of their body into a spur-like weapon, and this ability is reflected in every member of this race, but it varies from person to person, strong and weak. ”

Huggins holds a long list: "We made a comparison that most talents are passed down from generation to generation in the family, and once the family members breed with foreign races, their offspring, this ability will be weakened or even completely degraded. ”

Todd picked up the list and looked at it carefully: "You mean, most of the members of a sea tribe have more or less blood relations?"

Huggins replied, "That's right, for example, this sword shark clan with bone spur abilities has a total number of no more than three hundred people, and most of them originate from the same ancestor from the family name and totem. ”

Todd said: "Quite an interesting discovery. ”

"This pattern was also discovered by Monk Joe, who was in charge of the population investigation, and he spent a lot of time investigating the matter, and because of this, it took us a whole month to return to Twilight City. ”

Huggins continued, "Therefore, the maritime tribes have a particularly strong sense of xenophobia, and they will not allow members of their own tribe to intermarry with other races, because this would tarnish the purity of the 'bloodline' and would be disempowered by the race. ”

Todd remembered the story Rita had told him.

A merfolk falls in love with a human, is killed by an angry fellow and thrown into the abyss.

Perhaps, the merfolk knew that if members of their own clan intermarried with other clans, the inherent abilities of the race would gradually disappear, so they used such a cruel way to punish those who broke away.

Todd turned to Huggins and asked, "What are the inherent abilities of the Sea Race?"

"Some of them we've learned from inquiring, but some of them are ethnically secretive and we haven't investigated yet. Huggins said, "I'll ask the people below to hurry up and check the abilities of the Ocean Race, and if there are any hidden dangers to the kingdom, I will eliminate and report them in time." ”

Todd added, "Provided that you don't clash with those sea races. ”

After hearing this, Huggins' expression was a little hesitant: "Your Majesty, I have a question. ”

"What?"

"When I was doing a census of the sea races, I often heard them mention a god - the ancient god of the sea, Krakosh. They say, you know him. ”

Todd admitted: "That's right. ”

Huggins whispered, "They repeatedly stressed that they would not become Protestants, would not attend Kingdom worship, and would not abandon their faith in the ancient gods of the sea......

Todd nodded: "It's all fine. ”

Huggins stammered a little, "You, are you saying that you agree with and agree with these heretics to keep their faith? Isn't that a bit ......? What if the ancient god of the sea gathers his followers to launch an attack on Twilight?"

"Attack Twilight City?"

"Yes, think about it, although these sea tribes are refugees, they are loyal followers of the ancient god of the sea. One day, these tribes will recover, and the ancient god of the sea will most likely give an order to attack us 'infidels' for the sake of territory, resources, and believers!"

Todd looked a little helpless: "Hudgens, what do you suggest?"

"Expel those die-hard believers of the ancient gods of the sea, and reach out to those who can fight for the refugees of the sea. While developing the navy of the Dragon Kingdom, it is actively expanding the sea area. This will not only increase your followers, but also expand your territory......"

Todd sighed and said, "Huggins, answer me a question. ”

"Questions?"

"In your opinion, how is the difference between a god and a king?"

Huggins froze.

"One is mortal, the other is ...... Immortal existence, right?"

Todd asked, "The length of life is the dividing line between God and man?"

Sweat ran down Huggins' forehead: "Your Majesty...... I mean, Supreme Dragon God, I'm just a mortal, I really don't know......"

Todd said softly, "If the purpose of a god is only to occupy more territory, gain more power, and develop more followers, then in the end, he is just a being who bears the name of a god and is essentially no different from those short-sighted kings. This kind of deity, like those monarchs, will soon turn into the dust of history, without any value in existence......"

Todd's voice grew lower and lower, and finally he closed his eyes and frowned, and his whole person was like a sculpture, completely still.

Seeing this, Huggins knew that Todd had entered a state of 'contemplation' again, and quickly took a few steps back and stopped talking.

"Occupy more territory, gain more power, gain more believers......"

"Jingsu once said that these three conditions are the way to win the battle of God's Chosen One. ”

"But does this duel condition make sense?"

"Can the gods who win through such conditions really achieve the purpose of 'species selection' in Jingju's mouth?"

Todd stood there and began to say to himself, "Is the real purpose of this battle of the chosen gods really to choose a god? What is the significance of the gods chosen in this way to the gods? Or does the crystal have other ulterior secrets?"