Chapter 47 Chapter Forty-Six

Everyone was stunned.Especially Cetus.He stared at the soldier who came to pass the message in shock, his lips moved, as if he wanted to say something, but in the end he didn't say anything. I looked at D nervously, hoping from the bottom of my heart that he would refuse immediately.The story of Setus just now made me feel lingering fear, and his expression now also makes me feel uneasy.It is well known that this warlike race is bloody and dangerous at their court. But D actually readily agreed.He nodded to the other party and said, "Please lead the way." Setus held out a hand, which he seemed to want to stop D, but retracted halfway.

"Including you." The soldier turned his head and said to him coldly. Setus closed his eyes.He clenched his fists, took a deep breath, and let it out slowly. "Is the Queen a scary person?" Emily asked in a low voice as we made our way to the court. Setus shook his head. "Then why are you so afraid?" "I'm not afraid of her." Cetus sighed again. "Then what are you afraid of?" Setus shook his head again.He closed his lips tightly, as if he didn't intend to speak any more. A group of people walked to the river bank in silence, where a large boat was moored.Although the style is simple, it is more than ten times larger than our original dwarf's boat.

"This boat won't capsize again, right?" Emily mumbled in a low voice with lingering fear when she boarded the boat.But except for Xiao S who was still unconscious, everyone on board seemed to have infinite concerns, and no one could answer her. The screams of the arena have gone away, and the big ship is driving quietly on the canal.There are light-colored buildings standing on both sides of the river, and flowers bloom all over the river bank.There were children playing by the water, and I saw many blond women in white robes, with beautiful flower crowns on their heads, and young men in cloaks, walking hand in hand on the wide and tidy streets, ears Their laughter and laughter kept coming from the side, as if they were ordinary couples in love.I couldn't help but wonder if these young men had also been to the arena and participated in those bloody massacres.Because everything in front of me is so peaceful and serene, as if from another world.

I suddenly realized that Setus was looking in the same direction as me.He noticed my gaze and turned his head with a complicated look in his eyes, but again he didn't say anything.At that moment, I only felt the other party's expression was extremely sad.He has always been calm and firm, even in the bloody arena, even under the threat of his opponent, knowing that he is about to die, he has never shown the slightest hesitation, but when he looked at the joyful and peaceful scenery of the city in front of him, he unexpectedly Started to feel sad.I don't know why. The big ship eventually moored in front of a white building.From a distance, its facade looks like an ancient Greek temple. I saw countless huge white stone pillars, like the stone forest of the ancient Titan gods, standing upright, submerging into the sparkling lake above the head, making The entire zenith is soaked in water.

Before disembarking, the mermaid soldiers had confiscated all our weapons.For Emily and I who have no combat experience, there is no real difference whether we have a weapon or not, but D and Setus, who are used to fighting, put down their weapons without saying a word. D's uncharacteristically relaxed posture here confuses me, and Cetus, who has been preoccupied all the way, now handed over his trident casually, and his transformation also makes me anxious and inexplicable. The marble steps under your feet are dappled with light and shadow.Two mermaid soldiers lifted a stretcher, on which lay the unconscious little S.We followed these soldiers all the way up the mountain until we reached the commanding heights of the entire mountain.

That pure white temple. There are mermaid soldiers everywhere in the hall.Including Setus, the shell-like scales on their bodies refracted the water waves, reflecting the flowing colorful light spots all over the high walls, making the whole hall strange and bizarre.I squinted my eyes and looked up to see occasional schools of fish swimming between the stone pillars, and the dark green pillars were densely covered with seaweed. Across the hall came a square open-air courtyard, compared with which our Renaissance courtyard in the Venetian hotel immediately became a poor joke, as if the dwarfs were playing house.The courtyard in front of us is like a vast and majestic St. Mark's Square. The only difference is that there are square corridors surrounding it, surrounded by several people with stone pillars reaching the sky, and among the rippling blue waves above the head, there are shadows of swimming fish everywhere in the corridors.

In the center of the courtyard is a huge fountain, and a white marble statue stands high in the center.A young man in battle armor and helmet, holding a trident, is fighting a huge octopus sea monster to the death.The statue is superbly crafted, the man's expression and movements are lifelike, and every tendon and vein on the bare skin is clearly visible.When I took a closer look, I noticed that although his upper body looked like an ordinary man, his lower body was a fish tail covered with scales. Emily glanced at the statue, then glanced back at Cetus. "It's very similar to you!" She said nonchalantly.

Setus' expression was serious. "This is the former king." He said with a serious expression, "Every warrior in my clan takes him as an example." Emily stuck out her tongue and made a face. At this moment, footsteps came from the silent corridor. I held my breath and looked at the man who was walking towards us from the corridor. It was a young woman, dressed in a floor-sweeping white gown similar to those I had seen on the riverbank, with dazzling blond hair, like the locals, all pulled back in thin braids.Her skin is fair and transparent, with a faint pearl-like brilliance, and her pair of deep and bright eyes are emerald green like lake water.

A stunning beauty, like a glamorous siren in a fairy tale.I froze there, thinking she must be some mermaid girl who delivered the Queen's orders for us.For she came towards us alone, without any attendants or armed soldiers behind her.And she looked remarkably young, and she was modestly dressed. The mermaid girl walked up to us and stood beside the statue in the fountain.Then she started talking. When I heard her voice, I was dumbfounded and couldn't believe my ears, because it was the same voice I had just heard in the bloody arena.I can't believe that this unarmed and beautiful girl in front of me is actually the queen of the mermaid clan.

"You are all welcome to my court," said the Queen.When she spoke, her emerald eyes quickly scanned us for a week, from D to me and Emily and little S, and then stopped on Cetus.She looked at him for a long time, from top to bottom, her eyes stayed on his injured shoulder for a second, and then she looked away. But Setus didn't look at her. Ever since the queen came out, he had been looking down at his feet.There happened to be the shadow of a school of fish swimming between his feet. "You all came from afar, but unfortunately you were injured in the arena." The Queen said softly, "I would like to take full responsibility, and I implore you to stay here for a few days to recover from your injuries."

"Your Majesty is very kind." D returned a salute, "We are only honored." The queen smiled slightly, and reached out to beckon to the mermaid soldiers, "Please take the guests to rest." We followed the soldiers and turned, and Cetus lowered his head and prepared to move.But the Queen suddenly took a step forward and put his arm around his shoulders.She stood on tiptoe and whispered something in his ear.The voice was too low, I couldn't hear clearly, I only saw Cetus's whole body trembled.Then the queen leaves.Then Setus quickened his pace and followed us from behind. "What did she tell you?" Emily immediately asked curiously. "She said she was glad I survived." Cetus said inexplicably, but it was obvious that his expression was more uncertain than his tone. "She's a nice person!" Emily tried to comfort him, "Not only did she kindly summon us, but she also gave us a place to live!" "It's not that she wants to summon us at all." Cetus said with a cold face. "Who else could it be?" Emily tilted her head and asked in puzzlement. "The Council of Twelve." Cetus took a deep breath, "That is our government, the highest legal institution of the water elves." "What does this mean?" Emily still didn't understand. "This means that in the next few days, none of us will be able to survive." Setus glanced at D and said in despair, "Because we violated the law in the arena."