Cynthia was right, it had been more than a decade since Tim and Marianne had arrived, but the mermaids were as alert as if they had just been visited by outsiders yesterday.

"Didn't the book say that sharks were born like this? The intelligence is not very high, but the guard is very strong, and so on. "It's a matter of their survival, so there's nothing surprising about it......

"Well......" Alan shook his head slightly, noncommittal, "Let's wait until dawn, if we can find a way to make them understand that we are not hostile, it may go much better." ”

"Go and sleep, they won't come back. Alan added, "I'll wake you up if there's any more movement." ”

"Hmm. ”

As Alan had guessed, the sharks did not return until dawn. After all, they don't have as much intelligence as werewolves, they just rely on experience and instinct to react.

At about nine o'clock in the morning, several people were already ready and headed towards the glow-in-the-dark lake.

Eren and Cynthia put a camouflage charm on each of them, a magic that worked well against creatures that didn't have a sense of smell.

Frey was at the front of the way, while Riel remained behind the back of the hall at the end of the line, ready to retreat at any time.

Several people walked very carefully, trying not to make too much noise. In this way, after about ten minutes, they could already see everything on the edge of the glow-in-the-dark lake.

It is a large round lake. On the shore is a large meadow, which, although it is already winter, is still growing luxuriantly, and shows no signs of yellowing. It is somewhat similar to the landscape near the Blue Lagoon, except that the grass here is darker.

The mermaids are combing each other's hair on the shore in groups of twos and threes.

It seems that they are a little slack when there is a lot of light.

A few people seized the opportunity to quietly come to the shore, wanting to take the opportunity to take a closer look at the general situation of the entire lake.

Perhaps because of the abundance of aquatic plants, the water here is dark green, the water is clear and free of impurities, but the water seems to be so deep that you can't see the bottom of the lake.

This made Alan a little worried......

"With such a big lake, where will the Staff of Void be...... And, how can you find it without alarming the merman?"

"It seems that only by sneaking into the water in disguise and finding ...... little by little," Cynthia's voice sounded softly in their ears.

"You're not kidding, are you!" Riel was a little uneasy when he heard this, and poked the water with his hand: "It's such a cold day, even if we can use underwater breathing, we'll be frozen!"

"And what better way do you?" said Cynthia.

"Uh......" Ariel was a little speechless, but still unwilling to compromise: "If you want to go into the water, you have to go into the water yourself, anyway...... I'm not going down! You touch the water!"

"Huh...... If you don't want to, forget it, I didn't expect you to help in the first place. Cynthia scoffed, "I knew you didn't have the guts and courage to do so." ”

"Less, less look down on people!" "Rare couldn't help but be a little angry, "Who do you say is cowardly!"

As he spoke, he wanted to jump into the lake.

But Alan had already guessed what he was going to do, and grabbed him.

"Don't worry!" said Allen, "even if you want to go into the water, you have to take off your clothes first...... If you wear it so thick, it will be difficult to move underwater. ”

"She's right, it seems like you'll have to get into the water to find the wand, but before we do, I can help you determine its location a little. Frey said.

"Why, your Earth Hearing Charm can still determine the location of such a thing?" Cynthia asked, "I remember that it can only detect living things?"

"Yes, it does only detect living things. Frey chuckled, "But if they're really there to protect the Staff of Void, then ......"

Before Frey's words fell, Cynthia understood: "I see...... There must be a large number of mermaids guarding the Void Staff. ”

"That's right. Frey crouched down and began to chant the incantation softly.

"Probably all the way," ...... Frey whispered after a moment, "the whole lake is their range, but it's not without regularity...... Many of them are scattering, as if hunting, but some of them have never moved much, only near the middle of the lake, and those who have gone out to hunt have eventually returned to that vicinity......"

"Lake Center...... Looks like it's there!" Alan said.

Frey also nodded: "I think so too...... Because I also found structures that resemble their nests in the vicinity......"

"Lair?" asked Allen.

"Hmm. Frey said, "The lake is quite deep, and the group of sharks in the middle of the lake is quite layered, evenly distributed from top to bottom, as if there is a strict hierarchy...... The situation at the bottom of the lake is the most peculiar, there is a large open space in the middle, but it is surrounded by a circle of sharks like guards......"

"Then let's go down quickly!" Rare immediately began to undress when he heard this, as if he was irritated by Cynthia's words just now.

Since part of the camouflage charm was attached to the surface of his clothes, he almost exposed his position when he took it off, but fortunately, Alan reacted quickly enough to make up for him in an instant, so that the merman who was guarding in the distance did not find out.

"Then please. Seeing this, Cynthia chuckled and said, "Come on." ”

"How...... Aren't you going down with you?" Rare suddenly realized that he seemed to have been fooled, and asked unwillingly.

"Of course, this kind of thing is convenient for men to do. Cynthia took a step back and tugged at Alyssa beside her, "The two of us will wait for your good news on the shore." ”

"Tsk...... You're ......" Riel was a little dissatisfied, and wanted to complain a few more words, but a cold wind blew through him and he couldn't help but shut up.

"Maybe it will warm you up a bit. Alyssa opened her mouth and quickly chanted a few incantations, covering each of them with a layer of air around their bodies.

Dry and Gentle Wind...... Eren immediately understood what kind of magic it was—the magic she used to dry her clothes in the winter.

The three people, who were still feeling a little cold, instantly felt surrounded by warmth, which also gave them more confidence in the success of this operation.

"Be careful. Alyssa whispered, "Don't force yourself if the situation isn't right." ”

"I know, ......I know," Allen said with a smile, "and we'll make a decision based on the circumstances...... We'll be back soon, don't worry. ”