Chapter 111: Duty and Betrayal
In the basement of the ChΓ’teau de Merial, there was silence in the air, helpless, only the humidity of the rising tide filling every corner. Pen & Fun & Pavilion www.biquge.info
"Father, can you tell me what the hell is going on? How the hell did you break your oath......?" Jane almost wanted to say, "Is it for How's curse?" Jane almost wanted to say, "Is it for How's curse?"
"No......" Bei shook his head and looked at his daughter with a wry smile, "That's because of you!"
"What?!" Jane was taken aback, looking at her father in disbelief.
"You've probably seen it, if you keep pushing yourself, incredible power will appear. Bei gritted his teeth, made up his mind, and continued, "I really didn't expect to let them see it today, forget it, all this is arranged by the goddess of fate!"
Jacqueline and his gang fell silent after placing Fippley on the bed, knowing that they could not intervene in Jane's conversation with her father, and that all they could do was support her mentally.
"So, that power?!how, how?" Jane remembered that several times when her magic power was exhausted, a large amount of magic would pour out at the same time along with heartache, and although she was puzzled, she didn't think about it.
Hearing her father mention it today, she was a little overwhelmed.
"Hehe, it has to start from seventeen years ago, no matter how you look at it, it seems like a very old story. "You weren't born at the time, no, I should say, you're still in your mother's womb, and your mother, Lai she's still alive." β
"She was a very gentle and beautiful woman, with blue eyes as clear as the waters of the Mayada Sea. "Father began to fall into the memories.
"I was working in Genoha at the time, and I was an ambassador for merfolk communication with humans. For work reasons, our family settled in Gennaha temporarily.
Since the mermaid lost the tears of the sea a hundred years ago, it is very difficult to have children, and the mortality rate of children born is extremely high. Just in case, I searched everywhere and tried to use a large number of magic materials of the water element, intending to build a magic array so that your mother could give birth safely. β
As you know, these materials are not easy to find, and many of them are priceless. For this reason, I often participate in underground auctions in Genaha to buy these rare magical materials.
Finally, one day, I have collected enough to protect your mother from giving birth.
But even so, the magic materials of the water system were the most scarce among the merfolk at that time, and I kept searching for them, but with little success.
Until one day, just before the auction began, a man in black found me. He told me that he was now short on money and needed a large sum of money. He knew that we merfolk were rich, so he decided to sell me a water gem he had.
Out of curiosity, I was going to see the gem. But the man in black told me that the gem was not on him, and that if I wanted to see it, he could take me to see it.
For some reason, I actually agreed in that situation...... Perhaps it was the mystery of the man in black at that time that attracted me.
I came to the place where he was, it was a gloomy and dimly lit room, however, it was surprisingly a complex magical enchantment that seemed to prevent anything from leaking out.
Once inside the house, the man in black took out a small box from his clothes and opened it so that I could see what he wanted to sell.
I was so surprised that I didn't know what to do, it was too thick! The scent of the water element was too strong! I thought it was either the legendary Tears of the Sea, or it was a treasure comparable to it. At the same time, I also understood that the magic array in this room was originally built to prevent such a strong water elemental aura from spreading out.
If this artifact is brought back to Ralfsea, it may be possible to rebuild the fertility altar in the kingdom!
I looked at the round green gem that seemed to be condensed from endless water, and I was too excited to speak.
'How much are you going to buy?' I asked the man in black.
'All the water-based magic materials you have in your house. The man in black still comes up in my nightmares, and he smacks of conspiracy to me.
But at that time, I was so carried away by the excitement that I actually agreed to it, and even felt that I had earned it.
Of course, the transaction was also successful. I never even thought it would be such an easy trade.
Although I don't have the magic materials of the water element, I have obtained a treasure that is ten thousand times higher than the sum of these materials, as long as I bring it back to Lai Fu Xi and build a fertility altar, then not only will they be safe, but I will even become a hero of Lai Fuxi.
Over-excited, as soon as I bought the gem, I wrote to King Levsy in detail, describing the whole affair in detail. The king was so pleased that he asked me to take the jewel back to Lyfsea at once.
As the king had commanded, I immediately kept the jewel and set out for the night to Lyfsea. β
Speaking of this, Bei's voice lowered:
However, in just a few days, there was a production reaction in Lai.
And this production process lasted for a long time, and it was obviously difficult to deliver. In this case, neither you nor Lai will be able to save one.
I was helpless at this point, because all my water-based magic materials were used to exchange for the gem.
Listening to your mother's cries get weaker and weaker, my heart is about to break. β
Jane's old father seemed to remember what had happened back then, and couldn't help but bury his head in it, but he continued to tell the story:
"So, I made a bold decision, I decided to use that gem to build this magic circle!
Luckily, the people who accompanied me back were humans, and they didn't know magic, so I didn't pay attention to my actions.
Because of the power of this gem, you and your mother are all safe, and to my surprise, the gem seems to have been digested by you and completely disappeared from this world. β
Hearing this, Colleen had a surprised look on her face, as if she had thought of something.
Of course, Bei didn't notice the human girl's expression, and he continued: "Fortunately, in order to protect this matter, I specially went to buy a nice water-based magic gem.
When I handed the counterfeit magic gem to the king, he scolded me for making a fuss and punished me with ten lashes...... But I thought it was a fluke at the time.
In order to hide your affairs, I specially sent you to the human realm to learn magic, so as to avoid revealing your stuff in front of the merfolk.
But...... This incident is a very fortunate thing for you and me, however, for your mother, knowing the inside story of the matter has made her feel a strong sense of guilt.
Every time she saw the mother and child of the mermaid who died in childbirth, her feelings increased by a point.
Therefore, when she was pregnant with He, she gave up building a magic array, I don't know if she was lucky or unlucky, He gave birth smoothly, but Rai died because she couldn't adapt to it......"
At this point, Jane's father was already choking up, "But, although the whole thing is so impulsive, if I had to choose again, I would not be able to choose at all, because, because I am a husband and father! I can't make that kind of sacrifice! I don't have that kind of consciousness at all!"
When Jane heard this, she couldn't stop comforting her crying father, but He sat dumbfounded, not knowing what he was thinking.
Jane finally learns why both she and her father are called covenant breakers. In order to protect his mother and her, the father teased the king with fake gems, and at the same time betrayed the whole mermaid.
Yesterday, Jane did her best, and the characteristics she displayed in front of many merfolk testify to the magical materials she used when she was born.
At this point, anyone who knows the whole thing can probably guess what happened.
In the end, in front of the king and the ministers, Bey could not bear the pressure and finally told the truth.
And then I don't know who spread this rumor.
Jane, however, can't blame her father for betraying the merfolk - what she did was to protect her and her mother!
The whole basement has an atmosphere more disgusting than silence.
"Ahem, cough, do you still have time to cry?" After a long time, an old voice came from outside the basement, "The king has given an order, everyone is ready to fight to the death, why don't you hurry up and come with me to the top!"
You can recognize this voice, it is the voice of the one-eyed old witch, Azarus! If you like this work, you are welcome to come to the starting point (qidian.com) to vote for recommendation, monthly pass, your support, is my biggest motivation. )