After the merfolk left, the conference room was very quiet, and everyone's eyes were focused on the bracelet.

It was a chain made of some kind of shells, and because it was arranged irregularly and the shells were of different shapes, it did not look feminine, but rather rude.

In the middle of the shells, there were occasionally dark blue sequins, which seemed to be the scales of some kind of fish—a color that looked familiar, as if I had seen them somewhere!

Also looking at the bracelet on the table, Ax looked confused.

- What does this mean? Could it be that Prince Raymond meant to give him a meeting gift?

He turned his head suspiciously and looked at Chen Jing who was sitting beside him, but found that his general's face was not very good, as if he was faintly angry.

Ax stretched out his hand, put it on Chen Jing's wrist, tilted his head slightly, and asked with his eyes, "What's wrong?" ”

In fact, Chen Jing didn't know what the meaning of this chain was, but judging from Prince Raymond's performance just now, he already had a conjecture in his heart, so he was angry.

Hain and Lin Zexi, like Chen Jing, were not very familiar with the mermaid clan, and they always felt a little strange when they saw Prince Raymond sending something to His Royal Highness Ax.

Lin Zexi found that the generals of the Fifth Star District sitting on the other side of Chen Jing were a little restless, and their expressions were even more strange, so he asked for his own general: "General Bimont, does this mermaid still have the habit of giving gifts to guests from afar?" ”

——is also a guest who "came from afar", why didn't the other party send Chen Jing, not Haien, or Lin Zexi, but only to His Royal Highness Akers?

Admiral Bimont couldn't help but glance at General Chen Jingxing, and he felt that it was better for him to pretend not to know......

"That'...... That one...... Yes yes...... It is a gift. Admiral Bemont hesitated, but replied.

- Just not a simple gift!

"Hehe, if it's really a gift, the mermaid clan is really a little stingy, and they only prepare one...... So, is it usually given to the youngest person present? Hain looked at Admiral Bimont and guessed.

Judging from the people present in their Federation, none of the oldest and highest-ranking people in the military were Prince Axes.

If it is given to the guide, then Lin Zexi should also have it, so this point is not true.

If there is any obvious difference, it can only be said that His Highness Ax is the youngest of them - this is quite obvious.

Of course, if you talk about appearance, it also makes sense - the little prince's good-looking has crossed borders, and I believe it may also cross species!

Lin Zexi thought so in his heart, but he felt that his idea was ridiculous.

Who knows, Admiral Bemont continued: "Everyone knows that merfolk themselves are beautiful, and they are very fond of other beautiful things...... Such as pearls, coral, and beautiful ...... and human ......"

This can be found on the virtual forum, because there have been cases of mermaids going to the artificial pearl farming area to take away pearl-producing shells.

And the few places where fishermen have seen mermaids are close to coral reefs so far, there is speculation that either they are good at hiding or they are attracted by the brilliant colors of the corals.

Lin Zexi nodded unconsciously, and then suddenly realized - no, he actually guessed the right direction!

couldn't help but glance at Prince Ax, who was definitely a "royal model" in appearance, and his own general, who didn't look very happy on the side, Lin Zexi felt that this Prince Raymond was really doing something redundant.

- Don't we know that His Highness Axes is good-looking if you don't give gifts?! What kind of demon are you doing?!

However, it was actually a hundred times more "terrifying" than he imagined......

Admiral Bimont noticed that Chen Jingxing obviously didn't believe it just because of this, so he was staring at him.

He had no choice but to bite the bullet and continue to explain: "When the mermaid people see beautiful things, they will be in a better mood, and if they meet the object of their choice, they will ...... will send their own scales to each other. ”

In fact, the scales of mermaids are very hard, even comparable to diamonds, and generally do not fall off, only falling off naturally as they grow, and then slowly replacing new scales.

For merfolk people, claws are the tools they rely on to survive, but scales are the source of their self-confidence.

Having beautiful scales with uniform colors is very important for the life of the merfolk (courtship), so they also value their scales.

What Admiral Bimont didn't say was that the merfolk gave their favorite people their scales, the true meaning of which was that no matter where they were, their hearts would be with them......

But the admiral felt that if he also said the meaning, it was estimated that the marshal around him would not only issue coercion, but also blow up!

Rao is like this, everyone looks at the bracelet again, especially the shiny scales on the bracelet, all of them have a headache!

Lin Zexi cautiously glanced at the stunned Prince Ax with his peripheral vision, and prayed for him silently in his heart.

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"Now that the Sea Emperor has asked Representative Hardy to convey his intention to assist the Federation, and the word will definitely spread on Gamir's side soon, then next, can we try to contact other familiar mermaid representatives, and then contact the mermaid royal family through them."

Regardless of whether the Sea Emperor's sincerity is biased towards his beloved eldest son, at least on the surface, he has once again compromised with the Federation.

His public voice made the other princes and daughters of the Fish Clan no longer have any worries about displeasing their fathers.

As long as there is a mermaid royal family who wants to establish a deeper connection with the Federation, or is jealous of the defected Prince Macas, it is a chance for the Federation!

If the Prince of Raymond hadn't been so indifferent during the meeting, and hadn't given that tricky "gift", he would have been the first mermaid to be included in the list of people to fight for when he spoke directly to the Federation.

However, now it seems that Prince Raymond himself has no intention of doing so, and it is impossible for them to choose this mermaid prince who "covets" the marshal's fiancé as the object of close cooperation.

So when everyone put aside the matter of "gifts" and began to discuss the next actions, they subconsciously did not count the Prince Raymond who had just dug the foot of the wall in front of him.

Lieutenant General Bimont finally breathed a sigh of relief when he talked about the matter: "We will immediately communicate with the merfolk members we have contacted before, and I believe that there will be feedback soon." ”

Although it is more conducive to negotiate conditions by waiting for the other party to "take the bait" and then come to them, the search and rescue work cannot be delayed, and they cannot think too much about the gains and losses at this time, and everything must be done with the safety of the lives of the kidnapped compatriots!

Chen Jing listened to everyone's discussion, thinking about one thing.

Lin Zexi noticed that his general seemed to be thoughtful, so he asked him in a low voice: "General, is there anything else we haven't considered?" Every time Chen Jing showed such an expression, it showed that he was thinking about something important.

Everyone's attention was immediately focused on the marshal.

Chen Jing thought for a moment and said, "The other party said that Marcus's Jörmungad took away a total of nearly a hundred mermaids in Gamir, of which there were more than 50 awakened ones, because they have been deliberately taking in the wandering mermaids in the Nerde Sea, so now the number of mermaids should exceed one hundred and twenty." ”

As Chen's right-hand man, Hayne quickly realized that he was emphasizing the data.

Something flashed away, and Hayne caught something: "You mean, although there are a lot of these mermaids, it seems that it is not enough to attack so many mining operations at the same time?" ”

Hearing Hain's words, the senior generals present immediately thought about it, and then realized that something was wrong.

That's right, not counting the other two planets, there were four mining operations in the Nerd Sea alone, and they happened almost at the same time - the other party's 120 mermaids, of course, could not have acted together exactly.

If there are only about 30 merfolk in an average operation area, it seems impossible for them to avoid the tracking and attack of cruising submarines and frigates.

"Perhaps...... The data obtained by Gamil is not very accurate, and Jörmungård actually has more than one hundred and twenty merfolks? "There are generals who put forward their own ideas.

"Even if the data is biased, how much can it be deviated?" Admiral Bimont knew the most about the whole of Nerde, and he shook his head and retorted: "There are very few wandering mermaids, not to mention, there is one thing we must not forget, those one hundred and twenty mermaids are not necessarily all young men with combat effectiveness. ”

If Prince Marcus really only took a hundred young mermaids, how would they reproduce in the future?

Not to mention that there could simply be so many young mermaids in Gemir who had no family or friends, and who could resolutely leave their homes behind and leave with the former crown prince without hesitation.

The truth must be that there must be a family of more than two merfolk in this hundred mermaids.

Since it is a family, there must be an elderly mermaid, and a young mermaid - how can these mermaids participate in a very dangerous sneak attack and get away with it?

In Bimont's view, the error in the data given by Representative Hardy will not exceed 10 percent, and the mermaids owned by the other party will not exceed 140 percent, of which the proportion of young adults is no more than 80 percent.

In this way, there are not a hundred and twenty merfolk who can participate in Jörmungård's operation!

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"Chen Jing is suspicious that Prince Marcas's Jörmungad may have helpers." The ball analyzed in Ax's consciousness.

Since they don't have enough vitality to accomplish the "impossible" thing in a short period of time, it must be someone else who has helped them.

As for this "accomplice", is it the mermaid clan of Nerde, or the internal response of the Federation guards to foreign enemies, or some other forces that Chen Jing does not know...... It's all possible!

"We're going to start an investigation into the Fifth Legion right away!"

When Admiral Bimont learned that there was also a possibility of "treason" in his troops, he couldn't help but feel a chill on his back and a cold sweat on his head.

"This is just our preliminary guess, the general should not be too nervous." Of course, Lin Zexi did not comfort General Bimont out of "comrade love": "Now that the Fifth Army and the First Army are carrying out search and rescue work together, if a large-scale investigation is suddenly launched internally, it is likely to shake the morale of the army." ”

"Now the top priority is to get further assistance from the merfolk clan, we also have to stabilize our footing, the investigation is necessary, but not too public, we can only check little by little, carefully!"

Admiral Bimont nodded and agreed with Lin Zexi's opinion: "What you said is not wrong, I am in a hurry...... But in any case, the matter of the internal investigation of the Fifth Army must also be carried out immediately. ”

- If there is really a so-called "internal response", then I wonder if they will still take action to obstruct the search and rescue work, and then cause more trouble! Cause more damage!

Chen Jing and the others also understood Admiral Bimont's concerns, so they continued to discuss other situations.

"If it is the Nerd mermaids who receive Jörmungand, then do we still believe their words, and do we still want to accept the olive branch they have extended out?" A general of the Fifth Sector asked.

- He didn't want to believe that there was something wrong with the Fifth Legion, otherwise the entire Legion would be implicated, so he hoped that it was a collusion within the Merfolk Clan, or that Nerd had some other forces involved in the attack.

"If there is news, of course, we still have to listen to it, and if there is an olive branch for cooperation, we must also accept it," Chen Jing replied: "It's just that we must always be vigilant and not take it lightly." ”

He turned his head to Hain and said, "You must be involved in the whole process of dealing with the merfolk clan next. ”

It's not that he no longer believes in the Fifth Legion, but that he wants to give them a chance to avoid suspicion......

Admiral Bemont understood this, and did not object or feel dissatisfied, but expressed great enthusiasm for Lieutenant General Hain's intervention, and was slightly relieved by it.

- Being able to let the marshal's henchmen take charge of important links, on the one hand, can reduce the pressure on the Fifth Army Corps, and on the other hand, it can also reassure Chen Jing and others from the center of the federal military department, why not?

"Now it is not ruled out that there are forces that we don't know about who have helped Jörmungad, Prince Marcus, so don't slack off in this regard, so we must also strengthen the search of those operations that have been attacked, and see if there are any clues that can be found."

"If such a force really exists, where will the other party come from?"

At this time, Hayne thought of a possibility, but it was not completely ruled out.

- Could it be an interstellar pirate in the fifth sector?

In fact, some people here thought of going with Haine, but soon a general retorted: "There have indeed been interstellar pirates in the Fifth Star Zone before, but the direction is completely opposite to Nerde, so it shouldn't be possible to appear here!" ”

"Even if there is only one possibility, we can't completely deny it, after all, the interstellar pirates are hiding everywhere, and the possibility of coming to Nerde is not zero!"

Chen Jing instructed Lin Zexi: "Contact Admiral Chen Xing's Sixth Legion as soon as possible and ask them about the interstellar pirates over there during this time." ”

"Okay, General!" Lin Zexi replied immediately.

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After arranging the next things, Chen Jing and the others finally ended the meeting and returned to the command of the military base from the coast.

When he was on the aircraft, Chen Jing saw that Akers was leaning his whole body on the back of the chair, and seemed to be a little tired, so he held his hand and asked softly, "Are you tired?" ”

The little prince immediately shook his head and replied, "Not too tired." ”

- Actually, I'm a little tired......

Akers turned his head to look at Chen Jing, as if he wanted to reassure the other party, so he shook Chen Jing back hard, and joked with a smile: "Although I am not tired, the consumption is indeed a bit large, it seems that I need to eat a little more at noon and make up for it!" ”

——This was the first time he had watched the general and Colonel Lin Zexin at such close range, and they were dealing with military affairs to the outside world.

On the first day they arrived at the Nerder military base, they discussed things internally like a small appetizer, and they couldn't compare to the state of today's meeting.

- Discussing things with other countries or races, especially when discussing disputes and contradictions, turned out to be more complicated than he imagined......

Even if you are a complete observer, you don't need his advice at all, but just listening to them discuss details like this can be overwhelmingly stressful.

If it weren't for Qiuqiu's help in the analysis, he felt that his head would not be able to turn.

There was actually a little frustration in Akers' heart—he thought that if only he had studied military affairs instead of sociology......

"The social public university you used to study in will not have a military academy at all, where will the military major come from?" Qiuqiu comforted the little prince.

"These things have to be accumulated slowly and learned step by step, Lin Zexi and Hai En's current status is not achieved overnight, they will be done since childhood! As long as you have a heart, you can always learn, human beings are such amazing creatures! ”

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Although he knew that Akers was lying, Chen Jing did not debunk him.

Looking at the other party's smile, he felt a little guilty and distressed.

- His Ax should have been enjoying a comfortable and fulfilling academic life at the National University of Olbi in Sister at this time, instead of following him all the way to the Fifth Star Zone, worrying about these things that should not have disturbed his life......

Thinking of this, Chen Jing clenched Akes' hand: "I shouldn't have any problems now, next, you will stay at the headquarters to rest." "Don't run after them anymore.

Ax immediately realized that this was Chen Jing feeling sorry for him.

The little frustration in the little prince's heart was suddenly washed away by sweetness.

He got closer to the other party, and even patted Chen Jing's chest gently: "That's not good...... Wherever the general goes, I will go! ”

Chen Jing looked at the other party's clear and bright, concerned eyes, and suddenly wanted to hug each other. Without much hesitation, he immediately listened to his heart, pulled Ax into his arms, and kissed him on the forehead.

"Forget it sometime else...... If there is a mermaid coming next time, you will definitely not be allowed to meet. ”

Feeling that his general seemed to be gritting his teeth to say this, Ax looked up at Chen Jing and found that he was not joking!

Speaking of the mermaid, the little prince thought of something, and asked a little stupidly: "Oh yes, who took that bracelet in the end?" ”

- He's already a married man, and he can't accept the mermaid's courtship, so he has to find a chance to return that thing to Prince Raymond in the future......

Chen Jing tightened the hand that hugged Ax, lowered his head and kissed his lips, he couldn't help it, and bit his lower lip gently.

"Hiss~" The little prince thought it would hurt, but Chen Jing didn't take a heavy mouth.

"No one took ...... What I don't know from has been thrown away a long time ago! ”

- Obviously it was sent by the prince of Raymond, how did it "come from an unknown source"?

The little prince wanted to ask again, but he keenly noticed that his general's eyes had become a little "dangerous", and he felt that if he mentioned any more princes, he would be gagged......

So, the little prince decided to be honest and stop mentioning the bracelet of Narauszi.

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Shortly after this meeting, the Union forces were informed of another Nerd mermaid royalty.

"The one who secretly contacted us is the eldest daughter of the Sea Emperor of Maledez, and she is also the sister of Prince Marcus and Prince Raymond, Princess Kurga!" Admiral Bimont reported.

His lieutenant added on the side: "This princess is a secondary sentry, but according to the information we have received, if it weren't for the suppression of Prince Raymond, it is likely that her abilities would be more than secondary!" ”

In human society, there will generally only be one chief sentinel in the same area, and unless there is someone with qualifications far beyond the chief, other sentinels can only be relegated to the second place even if their spiritual power is only a little worse than the chief.

"It seems that this princess of Kurga has been suppressed by the two royal brothers, not for a day or two." Hain sighed as he flipped through the messages sent to their terminals.

"So this time, there is a chance to strengthen ties with us by crossing Prince Raymond, and the other party should feel that it is a good time."

"She also wanted to meet with us, and sent a message that she seemed to have information about the first attack and wanted to share it with us."

"The first attack? How is it not the intelligence of the second attack? ”

They have ransomed even the people who were kidnapped for the first time, and are now desperately looking for the two hundred federal citizens who have just been kidnapped, how can they still provide them with the previous news.

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