The mermaid princess Lana exchanged glances with her guard Lamia, and with a little joy on both of their faces, Lamia said for Lana, "Very good, very unexpected. The line of thought of your analysis happens to be the conclusion reached by some of our long-lived Sea Clan people based on their own experience. We expected you to figure it out, but we didn't expect you to think it so quickly and so thoroughly. I have to say that you have given us both a big surprise and made us start to hope that you will be able to complete our commission. ”

"So, you didn't have any hope before?" Catherine didn't get angry, but asked amusefully, "Why did you come to us when you didn't have hope?"

"Because ......" Lamia's stern and serious voice paused, and changed the topic very bluntly: "This gentleman is right, this news can be regarded as an advance payment, and when we pass by in a few days, I will take you to see the scene of the incident." But I'm curious why this gentleman is so sure that the real task is not this? ”

"Actually, it's very simple, what you said is a bit exaggerated, you said that the matter has already alarmed the Storm Temple, and this is the crux of the matter. Pannis shrugged his shoulders and replied easily, "If it's the elves, I don't have any doubts, but you're the Sea Clan." The Sea Clan is not like the elves, the elves will go out for the disappearance of a few people, but the Sea Clan will not. The ocean is too big, whether it is in the sea or on the ground, there will be some sea tribes quietly dying in the ocean every day, if the Storm Temple is to be alarmed by every missing person, it is estimated that they will be busy from top to bottom, this is the contradiction. But you, as believers in Storm, don't joke about the Temple, so if you say that the Temple of Storm has action, then there must be, but the reason is not what you say. ”

"Qualified, you are qualified to accept this commission. Lamia nodded stiffly and said, "This matter is very important, and I hope you can pay the greatest attention to it." ”

"Wait. Catherine frowned and interrupted Lamia's words, and asked seriously, "We missed a step, should we have two of you introduce the content of the mission now?" or the two of you hope to come to the guild tomorrow and introduce the mission under the witness of the guild witnesses." ”

"I'm sorry. Lamia shook her head and said, "As I said just now, this matter is very important, so we can't give a brief explanation of the mission, and we can only tell you the specific content of the mission when we get to the right time and the right place." However, I can explain in advance that in terms of the values of human beings on land, the Sea Clan is a very wealthy race, especially the priests of the Temple of the Deep Sea Storm, and since they are revered as a royal family by 79,000 tribes, the number of offerings and gifts offered by each clan is also innumerable. Although these things are only ornamental in the ocean, if they are taken on land, each one is extremely valuable, so the reward for this quest will definitely be higher than you expected. ”

"I think you're a little misunderstood. Catherine's face sank and leaned forward slightly, which was a sign of her anger: "If you want us to take the task, you must let us know the content and difficulty of the task in advance, otherwise we won't take it." It's not about money, it's about the principle, and I'm responsible for the safety of everyone in the party, and we can't do anything like this with our eyes closed. So, if you insist on not telling us in advance about the content of the mission, then you will have to find someone else. ”

"You!" Lamia's erect pupils shrank into a slit, and her voice was full of annoyance, "Money and prestige, we have all put it in front of you, and we have been personally invited by Her Royal Highness the Princess, can't these satisfy you?"

"Unfortunately, no. Catherine's voice was also full of dissatisfaction: "We need to know what we should know, and if you don't tell us, who knows if this work is beyond our means? Do you want me to lead my companions to their deaths? And most importantly, who knows if this work will cause harm to innocent people? Blindly accepting a task and doing evil deeds, we will never agree to such a thing." Are you insulting the dignity of a knight by tempting us with money and prestige to go against our own principles?"

"Sister Lamia. Huguang Princess Lana suddenly grabbed Lamia's clenched fist, looked at Lamia with soft eyes and said, "Don't be angry, leave the rest to me, okay?"

"I'm sorry, Your Highness, I lost my temper. Lamia took a few deep breaths, and her face returned to its usual rigid stiffness: "Then please trouble Your Highness to negotiate in person, I am really ashamed of Your Highness." ”

"It's okay, Sister Lamia, I know you're anxious for everyone's business. And this lady, you are Miss Catherine, and I want to apologize to you, we don't mean to insult your persistence and principles, and we don't want to tempt you with money, Sister Lamia is just a little too anxious, I hope you don't mind. Lan Na's smile was sweet, with a tenderness that penetrated into the bottom of her heart, and the innocent smile made the anger of both ladies quickly dissipate.

"Lady Lamia, right? Under the influence of Lanna's smile, Catherine was silent for a while, sighed, and stretched out her hand to Lamia: "If I misunderstood what you meant, I apologize for my lack of calmness." ”

"I apologize too. Lamia looked at Catherine's outstretched hand, looked down and thought about it, reached out to hold it and said, "You didn't misunderstand, I really wanted to tempt you with those just now, this is my fault, I am the one who should apologize." ”

"That's how nice. The hands of the two sides clasped together, Lan Na tilted her head and patted her chest, made a happy expression, and said happily: "Everyone calm down, talk about something slowly." ”

"Okay, I've calmed down. Catherine suddenly frowned, and looked down at herself strangely: "I don't know what's wrong today, it's a little abnormal, I don't usually get angry so easily, I'm really embarrassed." ”

"It's okay, we won't mind. Although Lanna's expression was very soft, it carried a natural calming power: "I'm sorry, but what Lamia said just now is true, this matter really can't be said in advance, it's too important for us Sea Clan." But ......"

"It doesn't matter. Catherine saw Lanna looking at herself carefully, and returned a kind smile: "You go on, now that I've found out, I won't be so easy to get angry. ”

"Thanks, then I'll continue. Lanna breathed a sigh of relief and continued, "First of all, the first question of your concern. To tell you the truth, this mission is indeed very, very dangerous, and the slightest carelessness will lead to your total destruction, no, even if you keep careful, you will die if you are unlucky, even if you already have three Legendary ranks. ”

"I'm waiting for the next step. Catherine didn't see any joy or anger on her face, and said in a calm voice, "I'm sure you have something to say later." ”

"So, we are ready for a reward that you cannot refuse. The more Lan Na spoke, the more relaxed she became, and she took out a small fish skin bag and put it on the table: "There are two things in total, the first one is this." ”

"Can't you refuse?" Catherine said lightly, "I don't think there's any reward for us to go against our justice and faith." ”

"No, no, no, you're mistaken. Lan Na smiled and said, "This is just for your first concern, which is for the danger side. In addition to the high monetary reward, the other two things are add-on. This is one of them, you might as well open it and see it and you will understand. ”

Catherine was silent and did not move, mentally hesitating, but Lina's curiosity had long been uncontrollable, and she touched Catherine's arm and nodded at her. Catherine smiled helplessly, picked up the fish skin pouch and opened it, inside was a teardrop-shaped crystal, the transparent crystal changed colorful colors in the moonlight, looking beautiful and mysterious. Catherine was very puzzled holding the unknown crystal, and couldn't tell what it was at all, but Vivien on the side suddenly let out a suppressed exclamation, pointed at the crystal and whispered, "People, people, mermaid tears?"

Catherine's wrist flicked, and she felt a wave of surprise in her heart. Through the Mage Guild and the Adventurer's Guild, Vivien has long known about the fact that the world's high-priced mermaid tears or related information have been purchased, but there has been no clue, and she didn't expect it to be sent by the mermaid herself today.

"This is Miss Vivien, hello. Lanna smiled at Vivien, "With the depth of your magical knowledge, you must know the expiration date of Mermaid Tears. I can assure you that there is no longer a single Mermaid Tear on land that is still alive, because in the past twenty years, there have been only seventeen Mermaid Tears condensed by the Mermaids, and none of those seventeen have been transmitted to land. So, now this one is the only one on land. Our first bonus is Mermaid Tears, and it's four, and we'll replace the other one for you when one expires, for a total of three times. ”

Vivien gritted her teeth and stared at the crystal in Catherine's hand as if she wanted to eat it in her stomach. But after staring for a while, he suddenly shook his head at Catherine and closed his eyes without saying a word.

Vivien had already made her clear. Catherine reached out and stroked Vivien's hair, and said to Lanna, "She's not going to kill everyone because of her research, so ......"

"Of course. Lana interrupted Catherine, "A mermaid's tear certainly doesn't count as a reward that can't be refused, it's just one of them, and the most important one is another. ”

"What is it?" asked Catherine.

"A piece of metal. Lan Na said mysteriously: "A silvery-white diamond-shaped metal. ”

"Click. Pannis suddenly broke the edge of the table into pieces, obviously surprised that he couldn't control his power for a moment: "In your hands?"

"Yes. Lanna's eyes narrowed with a smile, but she still had a soft expression.

"Catherine, come with me. Pannis sighed, pulled Catherine and said, "There's something I need to talk to you about alone." (To be continued.) )