In the gloomy cave of an island, there is a huge lake connected to the sea, the air that has not been circulated all year round exudes a musty smell, and on the rock wall above the lake, some fungi and plants are emitting a faint fluorescence, making the whole cave look less gloomy.

Now Alice was standing on the edge of the lake, looking down at the lake in front of her, as if she was expecting something, as if she was waiting for something, and she kept this posture motionless for a long time.

After irresponsibly throwing Jutland's work to Skaha, Alice separated from Semiramis and went on a quest to find the races that had been battered by the war that had affected the races of the Baltic Sea and its coastal waters, in the hope that they would join the new city that Alice had founded for Semiramis that had not even had a name in mind.

It was when these races did not leave the Baltic Sea completely, while the merfolk and the kraken were still cleaning up the fishmen, and were overwhelmed by the three sacred fish that Semiramis had taken revenge, that she came to this cave.

This is the first target she chooses, in that battle, the whales with outstanding performance, if these whales join, they can completely make up for the lack of high-end combat effectiveness in the new city.

Unfamiliar with the topography and area of the Baltic Sea, Alice continued to search for a week before discovering some traces of whale life around Karelia.

Around the island, Alice narrowed down the search bit by bit, and finally came to the cave in the middle of the mountain through a waterway connected to the sea.

When entering this cave from the waterway connected to the sea, she had already been discovered by the vigilant whale people, although the whale people did not recognize Alice's identity at first, but from the fluctuations that Alice inadvertently emitted, they still knew the fact that the other party's strength could easily destroy their entire tribe.

If the whales have not experienced that battle, no matter what kind of enemy they face, anyone who dares to invade their territory will be met with a head-on blow from them.

As a race second only to sea giants and those sea beasts in the entire Baltic Sea, the whale people will have multiple legendary warriors in each of their tribes, and even some large whale tribes, such as the blue whale tribe, they can even make up a double-digit legend.

However, this is no longer the case, and in order to win the Baltic Unification War launched by the Fishmen and get a chance to continue to survive in this rich sea, almost all the adult whale warriors and legends have set out on their way to the battlefield, leaving only the old and young whale people and some female whale people who take care of the first two.

Now those whales who have stepped on the battlefield have indeed defeated those dirty, ugly, and stupid fishmen, but they have also thrown their lives on that battlefield, they have defeated the enemy with their lives, but they have also pushed their tribe to the brink of life and death.

In the face of the uninvited guests who appeared in front of them, in the scolding of those elderly whale people, the impulsive young whale people suppressed the desire to come forward to attack, they let go of the way, stared at Alice with their eyes, and watched her walk unhurriedly to the edge of the lake, to the shore, and to turn back to them.

One by one, the whales poked their heads out of the water and looked at this strange human with wide eyes, and their simple hearts couldn't help but be curious about Alice's behavior, and even diluted the anger that the territory was invaded by outsiders.

"My name is Alice, Lord Alice of Jutland, and I'm sure you've all heard my name. ”

Alice didn't feel stage frightened because of so many pairs of curious or angry eyes, so she stood generously at the edge of the lake, lowered her head and looked around, and then introduced herself generously.

"Alice? ”

"Lord of Jutland, that's the name of the man who defeated Dorengo and Smir and the sea monster. ”

"The lord who rules Jutland and Schleswig is also a well-known and powerful man in the whole north, and is known as a maiden who brings calamity. ”

The old and young whales began to communicate quickly in the Baltic dialect, which only they could understand for the Baltic peoples, and they did not know that the girl in front of them could understand their language, so they began to talk without paying attention.

Fortunately, Alice killed the two lords on and off the Baltic Sea in succession in the previous battle, and her name could be heard even in the closed tribe.

After a long time, the voice of the discussion slowly became quieter, and a whale man covered in old scars squeezed out of the crowd, opened his mouth, showed a broken tooth, and spoke to Alice in the lingua franca that was widely spread on the road.

"Honorable and powerful, the girl who brings calamity, Her Highness Alice. ”

The old whale man called Alice by the title of His Highness, which can usually only be used to refer to the gods, expressing their respect and respect for Alice, but also a little flattering.

No matter what kind of tribe they are in, the old people are usually able to gain a certain amount of experience in the tribe, not only because there are usually strong or powerful people who can live to the stage of old age, but also because the old people have accumulated over the years, they have experience and experience that young people do not have, they have enough experience to know how to deal with all kinds of problems, and they also know how to deal with strong people like Alice, who can kill them all and destroy the tribe with a wave of their hands.

Now is different from the past, the warriors and strong men in the tribe have died in that cruel battle, they have no ability or confidence to continue to maintain their dignity in front of a strong man like Alice, and a proper bow will not show their cowardice, but will only allow their tribe to continue to survive and continue in this cruel world.

"I have come here with good intentions, and I hope that you will accept my kindness. ”

In order to make all the whale people understand her words, Alice did not answer in the lingua franca, but also in the dialect that only circulated in the Baltic Sea, after all, the familiar language can shorten the distance between the two and make it easier to gain the favor of the other party.

"I founded a city on the bottom of the sea halfway between Jutland and Scandinavia, a city that belongs to me. ”

"Now, I invite your tribe to join my city and serve me as a member of my power. ”

Alice's words stunned all the whale people, they never thought that Alice, who was obviously just a human being, would actually establish a city on the bottom of the Baltic Sea, and now appeared in front of them in person, inviting them to join her city and become a resident of the city.

If it weren't for Alice, the girl who brought calamity, and the monster who defeated Dorungo and the sea monster head-on in a dignified battle, the whale people would definitely think that it was a madman's nonsense.

And it was precisely because they knew that Alice could not make such a clumsy joke on the subject, telling unreliable legends like a drunken bard, that they were so surprised that they even forgot to breathe for a while.

The whole cavern fell silent, only the faint sound of the water washing over the rocks echoed, and the whales looked at me, I looked at you, and they fell into a frantic discussion.

"Rude, Your Highness Alice, please give us a moment to discuss. ”

The old whale man who was elected to communicate with Alice owed slightly, and made an apology gesture, he was different from other clansmen, in the young old whale man who had boarded the goblin trading ship and made a report to the goblin for a period of time, but he knew that any faux pas could become offensive in front of a strong man like Alice, and the so-called offense could only be washed away by blood and death.

The old whale man should rejoice that if it was not Alice who appeared before him, but wayward tyrants like Ramses and Gilgamesh, their companions would have angered them by such a no-man's interaction.

Seeing Alice make a casual gesture, the old whale man silently breathed a sigh of relief, although he didn't know if it was his etiquette in place that made the strong man feel comfortable, but now it was more important to discuss with his companions the question that Alice proposed.

Even if Alice didn't say any coercive words, but with her strength, she personally came to the door and released her kindness, and the whales were never allowed to refuse, so the whales also knew this, after all, living in the fiercely competitive Baltic Sea, after seeing and experiencing the rule of Duorengo and the sea monster, they really understood the truth that the strong can dominate everything, and knew what the willfulness and anger of the strong were.

Thinking about the fact that this one can almost overturn the entire Baltic Sea with the ability to reproduce alone, with the power of one race, against all the other races, and also occupy an absolute advantage of the fishmen, when the sea monster still rules the Baltic Sea, how miserable it is, you know how terrible it is for the strong to be willful.

The whale people didn't start to discuss how to refuse Alice's proposal, they still wanted to continue to live in this world, and they wanted to continue to continue their tribe from generation to generation, but they didn't dare to refute each other after Alice made a request, which was undoubtedly an unforgivable offense to Alice.

They were now discussing more about what kind of treatment and benefits they could get after agreeing to Alice, and some whale people expressed their worries about the Kraken and the Mermaid, worried that they would come to trouble them for the magic contract they had signed before.

Of course, the whale people who put forward the idea of being worried about being troubled by the Kraken and the mermaid were quickly refuted by the other whale people, and after having the protection of a strong person like Alice, unless those mermaids and krakens are mentally retarded, they will give up the best time to clean up the fishmen and go to find a friend who has helped them resist the trouble of the fishmen, of course, with the current state of the mermaids and the kraken, if they really care about the whale people and what they have signed, who will find who to play magic is not necessarily.

Alice just stood aside, with a smile on her face, and did not open her mouth to urge the whales, looking very patient, after the whale people found her, but did not attack, she understood that this time her plan must be completed, and the rest only needs to wait patiently for the whale people's mental preparation.

After thirty minutes of heated discussion, the old whale man who had just communicated with Alice came out of the crowd and came to Alice, he bravely raised his head and looked at the girl in front of him with blazing eyes.

"I'm sorry, Your Highness Alice, for keeping you waiting. ”

"It seems that you have discussed the answer, okay, tell me your answer, yes or no?"

Alice said in a rare formal tone, although she already knew the decision made by the other party, but the necessary process, the necessary questions were still necessary, which was not only to further confirm, but also to increase the other party's sense of identity, so that these whales felt a sense of respect.

Alice doesn't need a group of slaves who will only obediently obey orders, but a group of subordinates who can help her manage the city and develop it together, so she will still give the necessary respect and respect, which is the management she learned from Semiramis.

"Your Highness Alice, what can we gain by joining your city?"

The old whale people asked the question they were most concerned about, they were not worried that they would be treated as slaves after joining Alice's city, this was not only because of the attitude of a strong man like Alice who let down their bodies make them discouraged, but also because their IQ was not so smart and they would care about those complicated things.

"Stable life, plenty of food, a comfortable environment, strong backing. ”

When she said this, Alice also deliberately pointed at herself with her finger, with her strength to touch the ceiling of the main plane, it can indeed be a strong backing for a city.

"Of course, what you have obtained will also require you to give something, you must obey my orders when necessary, you must follow the rules and laws that I have made, and adult people need to become soldiers to fight for me. ”

"It's not a difficult condition to accept, Your Highness Alice, and we agreed. ”