Chapter 117

Three days later.

Hank Island, the seabed of Queen's Bay.

Underwater there is a hidden entrance; going inside, further in lies a huge cavern glittering with sunlight and pearl light.

Sunlight is guided via a special pure water light-guiding technique from the sea surface, while the pearl light comes from the pearls on the ground.

Yes, pearls, countless pearls! In a circular depression ten meters in diameter, there are heaps of pearls too many to count.

Large, small, round, irregular.

White, blue, purple, black, gold, multicolored.

They are piled up on the ground like sand.

Although the piling is casual, the storage has been given some thought, constantly nourished by a faint pure water force.

Thus they display a stunning luster.

The sunlight guided by the seawater shines on them, revealing a layer of five-colored iridescent glow.

At this moment, Luosen lay lazily in the glow, his right hand idly scooping up a handful of pearls, then letting them slip through his fingers.

"Your Majesty, this is an astonishing fortune."

These pearls are of excellent quality, many could be called peerless treasures.

Their quantity is so huge that it gave Luosen an astonishing plan.

If this plan were perfectly executed, it could amass an incredibly vast fortune.

Based on this, White Sturgeon Island could swiftly rise to become the northernmost premier prefecture of Weilan.

Exactly, a prefecture! In manpower, material resources, finances, and even military strength, it would far surpass Shire County's northern premier prefecture!

Of course, such a ruthless wealth‑draining plan would cause a big stir and easily meet resistance.

To carry it out perfectly would be difficult, requiring extensive preliminary preparations.

"Don't call me Your Majesty; from now on call me Lili."

A soft, slightly hoarse voice came from Luosen's left side.

Following the sound, one sees the Siren Queen Lartelis, her creamy white body shining alongside the pearls.

Unlike her icy expression three days ago, the Queen now looks languid, coiling around Luosen like a snake, swaying slowly.

"Lili, I think we should rest."

Although the Ten Rings' power activating the Divine Spear Technique let him easily face the Siren Queen, three days of continuous battle have also made him somewhat tired of this pleasurable game.

The Siren Queen didn't want to continue either, for she had suffered countless defeats and could no longer bear it.

"Luosen, don't fill your mind with wealth and conquest; calm down and enjoy the present peace—isn't that wonderful?"

That's not wrong; possessing great power and enjoying the world without worries is indeed as blissful as heaven.

Luosen could also feel that Lartelis spoke these words straight from her heart.

Evidently, although she is a Seven Ring Mage, she lacks grand ambitions, merely wanting to tend her own small plot and live comfortably.

This likely stems from a mental trait left by the Siren ancestors.

But Luosen and she think differently: "Lili, I fear there is no truly quiet corner left in the world."

Lartelis's peach‑blossom‑like cheeks flushed with regret: "Yes, I know, which is why I accepted you."

"But I lack the ability to change things; I can only rely on you."

"These pearls, that gold over there, and all those miscellaneous oddities—if you can use them, take them all."

Luosen's gaze followed the Siren Queen's finger, moving from one thing to another.

The pearl bed covers about 75 square meters and is over a meter thick; the gold is all in nugget form, the miscellaneous items are piled together, and all of it big and small together weighs an estimated seven or eight tons.

Besides that, there are various beautiful gems, some with names, others that Luosen has never even seen.

This is the wealth that the siren race has accumulated year after year for countless years,

this is indeed an immeasurably vast fortune, or rather, a form of currency.

For a lord, money is not equivalent to power.

It requires various delicate methods and careful handling to turn this wealth into true martial might.

"Lily, I plan to reshape Hank Island into a midway supply island, and Queen's Bay into a harbor."

"Go ahead, change it however you like."

"Will the sirens come ashore and live among other peoples—will the Azure Blessing be affected?"

"My Azure Blessing works only on women, not on men. Don't ask me why; that's what my ancestors left me."

"I know this is cruel, and I once tried to solve it, but life is simply too complex; no matter what I tried, it didn't work, so I eventually gave up."

"Besides, if there are too many children, I can't bless each one—I don't have enough magical power."

Luosen thought carefully and said, "The ancestors' power may be miraculous, but it is not perfect."

"My preliminary research shows that the Sea God's Blessing is a high-level application of transformation and pure water power; perhaps I can improve it."

The Siren Queen listened to these words, slightly lifted her gaze to look at Luosen, her azure eyes revealing a dreamy expression.

"Oh~~ Luosen~~ If you lived in the ancient era, with your wisdom and strength, you would surely be a greater being than the so-called Divine Father Otalgarse."

Saying this, she gently rubbed her cheek against Luosen's chest, an intoxicated look on her face: "I never imagined my husband would be such a great being."

These words came entirely from the heart. Clearly, the Siren Queen's mindset remains stuck in the age of divine strife.

Although it clashes somewhat with the present age, Luosen feels there's no need to forcefully change it; given time together, it will naturally shift.

"There is still a crucial matter: how to let ships cross the deep sea and reach the Eastern Golden Cape 1,500 li away."

"Lily, do you really have a way?"

"Of course I do."

The Siren Queen laughed softly.

Sea monsters are indeed terrifying, and they indeed wield terrifying power; their intelligence is not low either, yet they have not surpassed mortals. In many ways, they are even far inferior.

Those monsters rely too much on their huge bodies.

While speaking, the Siren Queen leaned close to Luosen's ear and softly recounted an ancient secret.

Monsters' ears are extremely sensitive; whether whales or octopuses, they greatly dislike harsh noise appearing in the sea.

You know, we women love to scream, and this kind of sound tortures monsters' ears like a dagger.

If we strengthen this sound with magic, we can drive the monsters far away, with no need to worry about being harassed by them.

This spell is called the Shrieking Spear.

Luosen suddenly understood, then laughed and said, "Lily, I don't dislike your screaming at all; on the contrary, I find it quite pleasant."

The Siren Queen's cheeks flushed crimson: "You've made my throat hoarse from shouting."

Over the past three days, her number of screams has exceeded the total of the past three hundred years.

Luosen burst into loud laughter.

After a while of intimacy, the Siren Queen began teaching the Shrieking Spear spell.

Luosen naturally settled his mind and studied carefully.

He soon realized it is a high-circle spell that loads mental power onto ultrasonic waves, while simultaneously using pure water power to violently amplify the sound wave.

It's not difficult, but it consumes a considerable amount of mana.

Without mental power backing, just the sound—does it have any repelling effect?

There is some effect, but to achieve the same effect the sound must be greatly amplified; however, a mortal's throat can hardly produce such a huge sound.

As long as it works.

For lightning magic, emitting ultrasonic waves is as easy as pie—you can make them as strong as you want, adjust the frequency at will, and guarantee they fill the underwater space with no blind spots in all directions.

The Siren Queen was indeed thoroughly conquered by Luosen; after teaching the Shrieking Spear, she began to impart various seafaring experiences for crossing the deep sea.

She held back nothing, big or small.

Rosen Ziran listened carefully, and at the same time felt that this Lartelis, though a queen, had a rather simple personality.

Other sirens have similar personality traits.

This is probably due to the overly simple social environment, causing pure-heartedness.

If one encounters a human lord with no scruples, it's easy to toy with him in the palm of one's hand, brutally drain his value, and then discard him like a worn-out shoe.

But Rosen Ziran won't do that.

He will fondly play with and nurture this lovely, charming seventh-circle pure water mage, letting her continually shine and radiate heat for him.

Afterward, he stayed another day in the treasure cavern, then planned to return to White Sturgeon Island to begin implementing his new sea lane strategy.

When he rose and walked to the cavern's exit, about to leap into the water to leave, the Siren Queen suddenly asked, "Luosen, you have already gotten what you wanted; will you still come to conquer me in the future?"

Luosen turned to look at her and saw the Siren Queen standing amidst pearly radiance, appearing splendidly adorned yet exuding an air of desolate loneliness.

Luosen gave a faint smile: "Of course, I will still build for you the most splendid castle in the world at the finest spot on Hank Island, and from time to time return to the island to reunite with my beautiful Lily Queen."

Lartelis's face instantly broke into a smile: "Perhaps not only me, but also our children."

Luosen laughed: "Then this time, don't be cruel and abandon the boy."

He paused, then added: "In the future there will be many men on the island; my Lily still needs to wear pretty dresses."

"I don't really like skirts; they're inconvenient to move in underwater. Do I have to wear one?"

"At least when going out you must wear one; I don't want other men to see the most wonderful scenery in the world."

Lartelis smiled like a flower, lifted her foot and lightly kicked a handful of pearls toward Luosen: "My true king~~ go conquer the world."

Only then did Luosen jump into the sea and depart.

The three islands and the entire triangular sea area now belonged to him; resources in his territory increased by orders of magnitude, so he needed to properly tally them and carefully devise a development plan.

Soon he returned to the waiting fleet outside, and amid the near-worshipful gazes of the soldiers, he put his clothes back on: "Return voyage!"

"Yes, my lord!"

The fleet set sail again.

On the return journey, Luosen told Harry, "Issue a strict order: no one is allowed to leak what happened on the island."

Hailin gave an embarrassed smile: "My lord, this can't be kept hidden."

Too many eyes saw it.

Luosen also knew it couldn't be concealed; he lightly sighed: "At least the details must not be leaked!"

(End of chapter)