In a slightly cramped cell, Kenken's godmother snuggles up with Kiki and Lingki, who have just woken up from a coma. Kenken's black eyes and gray hair looked more and more haggard. She was combing Kiki's hair with the bone comb she had retrieved for her:

"Thank you, baby, for retrieving this comb for me, it's my family heirloom. It is made from the plate bones of an extinct fish species, and it has been a talisman that has blessed our family for many generations. However, in my mother's heart, you are much more precious than this comb! Why don't you stay in a safe place and run here recklessly? ”

Faced with Kenken's mother's normal reaction at the moment, Kiki had a kind of childlike grievance:

"Mom, when you first found you, you drove us away so uncharacteristically, and it frightened me. I wonder what's wrong with you? ”

"Silly boy, if you were allowed to run back then, I would have been lucky not to be locked up here like I am now. I didn't succeed in scaring you away, it doesn't matter if I suffer a little, I don't need you to save me, you can't save me. The most troublesome thing is that now that we have been captured together, we may also become each other's hostages. When I use you as a hostage, I will be asked to do what I don't want to do, and that's okay, but if I am used as a hostage and ask you to do something that hurts you, I will be so sad that I would rather die. Mother Kenken's eyes were cloudy, and the sea could not hide the tears she was shedding.

"Don't be sad Mom, I met a father-in-law outside, his name is Dubin, and he will definitely come to save us."

"What? I've heard that Dubin is also in the same league as those villain rebels, how can you recognize him as your father-in-law? ”

"I don't know why? When I saw Dubin for the first time after I left Wucun, I felt that I had a lot of information in my memory that I didn't know before. I feel that he is very kind, I feel that I have known him for a long time, and it seems that he is my father, and he wants to recognize me as a righteous daughter, but I can't find a reason to refuse. Although many people think of him like a wicked person. ”

Lingji on the side kept looking out the window of the cell, as if looking for a way out, she couldn't help but ask:

"Aunt Kenken, what is this place? There are a lot of wooden cages outside the window. ”

"Oh, it's a mobile fortress called Nautilus Fortress, and we're locked up in the fortress's prison."

"This fortress must be huge, it's unbelievable that the rebels can build such a big fortress." Lingji sighed.

"No, it wasn't made by the rebels. As far as I know, it was built by a brilliant military engineer who was a good friend of the late Imperial City Patriarch Eel, who built the fortress after his favorite Nautilus. Before it was finished, it was swept up in war, destroyed and sunk to the bottom of the sea, and now it is being used by the rebels for their own use. ”

"I see." Before Lingji finished speaking, she suddenly heard a movement outside the door of the cell, and someone was coming.

"Remember, children, if you have something important to talk to, whisper it, and the walls here are not soundproof." Kenken warns alarmingly: "The wall has ears......"

Before he finished speaking, the door of the cell had been opened, and Okazawa had already reached the door: "Old lady Kenken, I need you to come out to work, please." Thank you for your cooperation! ”

"Oh, okay. I was surprised to be so polite today. ”

After Kenken's mother was asked out, the other members of the same staff appeared and entered the circular wooden cages in turn, and then all the wooden cages were pulled out like a string of pearls and slowly moved outward until the end of the passage. The whole process was watched by both girls from the window of the cell, and Kiki's heart was full of sourness when she saw Kenken's mother and those people wrapped in big trench coats again. The trench coat concealed the appearance of those people, but it could not contain their deep shame for the summoned pet.

The cell was silent, and the two girls were silent for a long time. Kiki felt a sense of guilt for Lingji, and couldn't help but say, "Lingji, it's all my fault, and even you are trapped here." ”

"It's nothing, it's my duty to stick a knife in the ribs for my good sister. However...... "Lingji felt anxious.

"But what?"

"But you've never experienced anything like this before, aren't you afraid?"

The question suddenly reminded me of Sister Rakshasa . She has always given me the impression of being calm and calm, no matter how dangerous she is, I have never seen her panicked. I think I'll find a way to get out if I'm calm. ”

"You're not afraid, I'm not afraid, but I've also completed the second evolution." Lingji's anxiety was gone: "Then what are the plans for the next step?" ”

"Let me think about it." Kiki began to recall the books she had read, as the saying goes, knowledge changes fate. In her impression, the city of Arcantero is extremely deep, with a complex background, strong power, and deep roots. It's almost impossible to defeat him without knowing his details, only knowing that the other side has a chance of winning. And the book she remembered she had read before was "The Trojan Horse Massacre" in the Greek deification story she often read in her hometown of Wucun. The story tells of a group of warriors hiding in the belly of a giant wooden horse and infiltrating an impregnable city, opening the gates from the inside to bring in an army, and finally conquering the city that had been attacked for a long time. Arcantero's strongest weapon was not a whale or a Nautilus fortress, but his meticulous strategy.

"Come, Linghime, here's my plan......" Kiki leaned in and whispered to Linghime, a hint of excitement on Lingji's face after listening to her idea.

Sometimes, survival is like a gamble. It takes luck, careful planning and composure in the face of all kinds of variables. Children often learn to wrestle before learning to walk, and if they want not to be deceived too badly, they must first learn to face the situation in a roundabout way. The logic of being deceived and deceived is sometimes not set in stone, like a dream that cannot be determined to see who can wake up first.

Lingji tried to bang on the white, glowing wall of the cell, and listening to the sound of the tapping, the wall felt thin but quite hard and tough. I don't know what kind of material it is made of, but I really admire the builder of the fortress. It didn't take long to feel someone coming from outside the cell, and it was probably the knocking sound that caught their attention.

The door was opened again, and the mermaid came again, and he put on a gentlemanly figure and said:

"Two lovely girls, there was some misunderstanding before, please forgive me for being reckless. I have learned that one of you is the daughter of Dubin the Shark, and the other is the daughter of the Jellyfish Enchantress. It's all my own people, blame me Okazawa for not knowing Mount Tai, I specially came to accompany you, and now you can come out. The chieftain, Akentero, has also prepared food and invited you to dine with him. If you don't have any questions, please come with me! ”

Both girls were secretly surprised that Arcantero had such a guy whose eyelids liked to jump secretly and sinister all over his face. Guessing one step at a time, Okazawa transformed into a terrestrial human form and entered an air-filled hall as he walked through the winding passage. A long table in the center of the hall was lined with many delicate foods and fruits, served on silver plates.