Chapter 1739

"So... the big iceberg that hit the ship earlier was actually caused by her?"

"It should be..."

Looking at the female mermaid sleeping soundly on the bed with a flushed face, smacking her lips as she slept, Leon explained to Queen Veronica with a headache:

"I contacted Director Taurus and asked. Judging by the characteristics and soul strength, this... this mermaid lady should be from the Sea Three Tribes. That iceberg that hit us was probably her vehicle while she was on her way."

"Sea Three Tribes?"

"They are the collective name for the Vortex, Tide, and Howl branches of the Ten Descendants of the Great Court who moved into the Sea Eye. All current sea tribes can be regarded as subspecies of these three branches.

In addition, the Sea Three Tribes' attitude towards humans is gentler than that of the Earth Three Tribes. They are closer to the royal family of the Thousand Sails Sea Kingdom, and there are even many intermarriages..."

"I see."

After hearing Leon's explanation, Queen Veronica nodded in realization:

"I have indeed heard people say before that the royal family of the Thousand Sails Sea Kingdom has the blood of the sea tribes. Some will even grow scales and fish tails after reaching adulthood, and on the day of the year when the moon is closest to the sea, they will jump into the sea and never return."

"The one you mentioned is the Sea Siren of the 【Tide】 branch."

Leon, who had just crammed some knowledge about the sea tribes, explained:

"According to the Ten Descendants of the Great Court, they are all 'naturally born' elves of the world. Like the Ravine, Plain, and Cliff branches of the Earth Three Tribes, they were born in different terrains such as gullies and valleys, wilderness plains, and mountain peaks and cliffs.

Similarly, the Sea Three Tribes are mermaids born from 【Vortex】 currents, sea sirens born from 【Tide】 tides, and Nagas born from sea 【Howls】. The day when the moon is closest to the sea surface is the time when the tidal force is strongest.

During this time, people with strong sea siren blood are prone to ancestral blood reversion under the influence of the tides, following their instincts to jump into the sea, pass through the Sea Eye in the deepest depths, and arrive at the Tidal Realm to become part of the Sea Three Tribes.

In addition, the royal family of the Thousand Sails Kingdom not only intermarried with sea sirens but also had marital relations with the other two branches, just most frequently with sea sirens... However, this kind of mixed blood should have become extinct by now."

"Extinct?"

"Yes."

After recalling his situation in the Dead Realm, Leon explained:

"The Slaughter King Society colluded with the Lord of the Dead Realm and dragged the royal ship of the Thousand Sails Sea Kingdom into the Dead Realm, killing all the direct bloodlines of the Thousand Sails Sea Kingdom's royal family in one go. Those who were young and had few obsessions went directly to the Cliff of Finality.

Although after the establishment of the Underworld Branch, the remaining people could be arranged to go through the resurrection process, after the trial, it was found that they were all criminals. The one with the fewest crimes among them was carrying two murder charges and over thirty robbery charges, so they were simply thrown into hell to serve their sentences."

"..."

Truly worthy of being a kingdom of pirates... The direct line of the Saio royal family had at least a thousand people, and there wasn't even a single minor crime... Wait! If that's the case, then doesn't the current Thousand Sails Sea Kingdom have no... hmm?

After hearing the fate of the former royal family of the Thousand Sails Sea Kingdom, Queen Veronica was about to ask in detail when she noticed the snoring in her ear suddenly stop. The mermaid lady on the large bed in the lounge woke up faintly and then uttered the standard question for unconscious people.

"Where... where is this... hiss! It hurts!"

"Carriage, the big ship that your iceberg hit... does your head hurt?"

After glancing at the big bump on the mermaid lady's head, Leon explained patiently:

"Although you didn't suffer any injuries, you must have bumped your head when the ship collided and passed out directly. Besides, you drank quite a lot of wine, so it's normal for your head to hurt a little."

"Wine?"

"After you were knocked unconscious, you were thrown out by the impact. You broke through the ship's hull with the fragments of the iceberg, fell into the lower cargo hold after passing through two watertight cabins, and then smashed dozens of barrels of wine belonging to a merchant on the ship, and then you got drunk from the strong wine mixed into the seawater."

"Oh..."

After hearing the whole process of her shipwreck, the mermaid lady, who had obvious wine flushes on her face and was clearly still suffering from a "hangover," nodded subconsciously. She then cast her gaze at the man and woman in front of her, asking with a dazed expression:

"Then you..."

"You can call me Winnie, and this gentleman beside me is my husband. It was he who found you in the damaged cargo hold..."

After briefly introducing the two of them, Veronica, who was seeing a creature like a mermaid for the first time, couldn't help but examine the large shell on the mermaid lady's chest, then asked with curiosity:

"Why did you appear from the shipping route of the Morna Kingdom with that iceberg? Also, could you please introduce your identity?"

"Oh oh!"

Upon hearing Veronica's question, the mermaid lady, whose brain was a bit sluggish due to excessive "drinking," finally reacted. She hurriedly stood up, holding onto the head of the bed, and swayed as she performed a lady's bow to the two of them.

"Wendy! My name is Wendy! Wendy Parlotte!"

Parlotte?

Upon hearing this, Veronica couldn't help but raise her eyebrows. She couldn't help but glance at Leon beside her, then asked with a look of surprise:

"That 'Parlotte' from the Saio Kingdom? If you really have this surname... could it be that you are a direct descendant of the former royal family of the Saio Kingdom?"

"Yes."

"???"

The royal family of the Saio Kingdom?

After hearing the mermaid lady's answer, it was Leon's turn to be surprised.

No one knew the situation of the Saio Kingdom's royal family better than he did. Judging from the fact that the Watchtower Palace had lost its corresponding protection, the original royal family must have been completely wiped out, and those who weren't "dead enough" were all serving sentences in hell. How could a mermaid with the royal surname suddenly pop up...

Right, she's a mermaid!

After looking at the rose-colored fish tail of the mermaid lady that was emitting the fragrance of wine, a look of realization flashed in Leon's eyes.

The state of the Watchtower Palace couldn't be faked; the royal family of the Thousand Sails Sea Kingdom must have been dead to the last person. But if this mermaid lady had reverted her bloodline and gone into the sea before the royal ship of the Thousand Sails Sea Kingdom was dragged into the Dead Realm, then it would make sense.

Growing a fish tail and entering the Sea Eye, she had completely become a descendant of the sea. The part of her that belonged to humans had been significantly reduced. Rather than saying she was a mixed-race human, it would be better to say she was a mixed-race sea tribe. Even if her surname hadn't changed, she no longer had any connection with the Watchtower Palace.

"So... is your destination the Golden Land?"

After having a simple guess about the origin of this mermaid lady, Leon, who looked thoughtful, took the initiative to speak:

"After the royal ship of the Thousand Sails Sea Kingdom... um... suddenly sank, a suitable successor has not yet been determined. Several collateral branches are fighting fiercely, and no one has said who will come to the meeting in the end. And you just happened to appear on the shipping route to the Morna Kingdom...

You wouldn't happen to be the new Queen of the Thousand Sails Sea Kingdom, would you?"

(End of chapter)