Chapter 1210: Labyrinth Treasure

"Well," I pretended to regret, "I wanted to discuss it with you, it seems that you don't like this topic, why don't we talk about the story between you and humans, I have heard some stories of mermaids who have been caught in the human kingdom and exhibited everywhere, although I know you may not like to hear it, but it is true, we orcs and humans, humans and elves often come up between us. ”

"It should be easier for you to save your people than it is for us," said Madrudin, "at least, it will be difficult for us to go ashore to save our people." ”

"But in fact, there are many people who have been captured, and not many can be saved." I said, "It's as difficult as when you go ashore and save people." ”

"Why?" Maderudin was puzzled.

"If there's a potion that turns your tail into legs and adapts you to life on land, of course, only for a while, will you go ashore to save your people?" I asked.

"Of course!" Maderudin did not hesitate.

Priest Bona hesitated.

"Well, then, I'll add a little more condition," I said, "for example, this captured man is a very important person, a princess, or a saint, or something......"

Speaking of the princess, the expressions of the two did not change at all, obviously, the mermaid clan did not have such a position as a princess, but when it came to the holy maiden, the heartbeat of the two changed slightly.

"Just her? Also a saint? Leo was a little dismissive.

"It doesn't have to be her, maybe it's related to her, or maybe she's chosen as a saint." I say.

"In that case, of course I'll go." Priest Bona said earnestly.

This time, it is certain that she is not a saint herself, but the saint has something to do with her.

"Very well," I nodded, "then, if you are an ordinary clansman, you won't go?" ”

This time, the two obviously tacitly understood and nodded together.

I asked, "Well, what if there are still many such people?" For example, there are a few at regular intervals, and to save them, a corresponding number of warriors and priests are sacrificed, or even more......"

The two hesitated again, but still said, "Do your best to save it." ”

"Yes, do your best, just do your best, as for how many you can successfully rescue, it depends on God's will." I say.

The subject turned back to the gods, and the two of them realized that I was deliberately guiding them, so they did not answer.

"That's it," I said, "there aren't a lot of people who have been captured, and very few can be rescued, it's a helpless thing, but, after all, they are all land races, although most of the time they are hostile, and occasionally wars break out, but sometimes, because the situation has eased, they will make a move to exchange prisoners, and both sides will take the captives on the opposite side to one place and exchange them one-on-one." ”

Hearing this, the attention of the two was pulled back again.

"By the way," I asked, seizing the moment, "will you and the Kraken exchange captives like this?" ”

The two of them were tricked by me again, and they didn't answer, and they didn't answer.

"Oh, I see," I pretended, "you're all going to kill the captives." ”

The faces of the two moved slightly, and it seemed that I guessed correctly.

"It's still a bit barbaric and narrow-minded," Leo said, "the faith is too strong, or rather, the gods are too tight." ”

The atmosphere was a little awkward, but I also got the answer I wanted, so I was no longer embarrassed and changed the topic: "Forget it, don't talk about this, talk about something happy, I heard that when you mermaids are sad and crying, tears will turn into pearls, is that so?" ”

Priestess Bona was carrying several ornaments, including pearls, she subconsciously touched them, and said with a smile: "Is there such a legend?" We haven't heard, perhaps it's a legend of the land race, that in the ocean, only the mussels can make pearls from their shells, and their tears will not turn into pearls. ”

"Sure enough, it's just a rumor." I say.

Madrudin suddenly said, "I have heard a legend that a holy woman who was favored by the gods would turn her tears into transparent gems, but only once, and after that, her tears would not turn into gems." ”

Priestess Bona obviously knew about this, and she didn't say it, she just wanted to hide it from me, but Madrudin didn't expect this.

"Oh......" I said, "it doesn't seem to be exactly a legend, anyway, these legends and stories should not be very close, otherwise they would not be so outrageous, just like the Minotaur the Great, who became a man-eating monster on the human side, which makes people uncomfortable, no matter how vicious the Minotaur is, he also kills his opponent from the enemy's standpoint, and will not eat people for no reason, at least I have never heard of people on the coast who will eat mermaids when they catch them." ”

"I've heard that the Kraken eats humans on land," said Priest Bona suddenly, "well, I'm talking about humans who go into the sea in boats. ”

"Oh?" I was interested, "I also heard the legend that the Kraken used its song to confuse humans and cause the human ship to run into a reef and sink, but I didn't expect that the Kraken would still eat people?" ”

"The Krakens are depraved and evil, they and their gods have dark attributes, they are cruel and bloodthirsty, and it is not strange that they eat people," Priest Bona was very sure, "among their twenty-two professional classifications, there is even a branch like the bloodthirsty hunter, and there will certainly be no fake." ”

Speaking of the enemy, the priest of Bona was eager to tell: "Even if we capture a captive, we will be executed in public trial, but once our warriors are captured, they will be lynched by the Sirens......"

I nodded, "Well, that's a big insight for me." ”

Of course, this kind of strong bias is obviously not so credible, and I will not record it as real information, but only as a reference.

"From an outsider's point of view, you may be suspicious," said Maderudin, "but you have great strength and can go to the Kraken's territory to see if what we say is true." ”

"I'll go," I said, "but before I can get the treasure." ”

By this time we had climbed along the slope of the hill to less than a point up the hill and had crossed the source of the stream.

The plants here are getting scarcer, so I don't have to worry about finding the way, but the water in the tank is a bit of a problem.

The two of them chatted with me, but after all, this is a sloping area, and the steps of the shrimp soldiers and crab generals are not as steady as the five rangers, so it is inevitable that there will be bumps, and the water in the tank will not spill out more.

Therefore, after a few kilometers beyond the water source, there is less water in the tank visible to the naked eye.

"Do you need to add some water?" I see that they are very unaccustomed to it, and their tails under the water are going to be entwined together, so I asked with concern.

"Well, don't bother." Priestess Bona grinned reluctantly, reached out and began to cast the spell.

A wrist ornament made of a string of shells in her hand emitted water energy fluctuations, and soon, the water in the tank slowly filled.

"Standard spells, with the help of the power of props, it seems that the mermaid's magical talent is average, and it can't be used without the blessing of the gods," Leo commented, "I don't know if this little girl is not qualified herself, or if the sea god is deliberate, just like the mother earth god restricts the orcs to go berserk." ”

"Well, the more I know about the gods, the more I feel that the gods are nothing remarkable." I say.

"On the contrary, the more you know, the more you feel that the gods are bull thirteen," Leo, "ordinary people think that the gods are omniscient and all-powerful, all-encompassing, and they don't need any reason, but the more you know, the more you know, the more powerful and lofty they are, they are all earned by hard work, even from the point of view of morality and justice, they are not good birds, but the kind of unscrupulous and even all-encompassing drive makes people have to admire." ”

"It's a bit dangerous for you to think like that." I say.

"Have you noticed that the decency in history or legends is like the gods in the eyes of mortals, it is naturally strong, even if it is weak at first, it will grow up as a matter of course, even if it has experienced setbacks, it is also natural to be smooth, and on the contrary, those evil villains are often more diligent than decency, for an evil goal, they can endure more arduous trials and experiences than decency, and even, decency will slack, just like when I first came to this world, you will also be lazy, If I hadn't intimidated you, you wouldn't have trained hard, but villains are more self-disciplined than decent ones. ”

"Okay......" I was a little speechless, "don't say it, the crooked reasoning is also impeccable when it comes to you." ”

"It's actually very simple, the driving force of the villain is desire, and the driving force of decency is justice, kindness, and fraternity." Leo said.

"Well, come to think of it, we talked about this topic when we debated with D'Ambro." I say.

"If you teach a person with an average brain to do arithmetic problems, he will be very irritable, but if you teach a person who is new to gambling to calculate various numbers and odds, he will master it as quickly as possible."

"Well, living things always seek advantages and avoid disadvantages, and people, with one more layer, are desires." I said, "Then again, non-intellectual desires can only be considered instincts, and there are no abstract goals, right?" ”

"Well, you're summing it up a bit high." Leo said, "The argument I heard before is that there is a disturbing truth in this world, that the bad guys are always more industrious than the good guys, and that we, too, are to live as a counterexample, even if the bad guys, including the gods!" ”

"I don't think we're diligent enough when you say that," I said, "and in this way, we should just throw down these shrimp soldiers and crab generals, take the two of them directly into the labyrinth, take down the treasure, and then set off directly to the Dragon Realm." ”