Chapter 176 (1/2)
Chapter 176
Chapter 176 – Marriage
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Honorable Ning wasn’t surnamed Ning . His name was Qin Yu and he was a human . This was a completely absurd revelation that seemed as if it were some inane storybook, but at the same time it was also true . This left the high ranking officials with strange looks . They also couldn’t help but sigh inwardly . Since when had humans become so fierce!
After all, in the short period since he entered the capital city and appeared with the ident.i.ty of a sea spirit teacher, everything he did could be described as a brilliant and wondrous event . This was particularly true for the sea spirit baptism that lasted nearly 10 hours . As they thought of this, their lips twitched and they cried out deep in their hearts . The G.o.dly existence that they had followed with fervent belief all these years, had it been blind!?
Of course, whether it was Qin Yu or Ning Qin, whether it was short-sighted or not, there was one point that all the seafolk in this grand hall recognized – he could not die . This order had come down from His Majesty himself . They recalled how this human had deceived the sea races and made the entire capital into a laughingstock, and now not only could they not kill him but they also had to carefully protect him . This left them all feeling a bit saddened within .
“Everyone, the Whale Sovereign personally tried to kill this person, so you should know how deep his killing intent is . With the events of the Companion Vine still fresh in our minds, we must double our efforts to protect Qin Yu!”
“Of course . If you and I protect this person with all our strength and he still dies, then we might as well go buy a block of tofu and smash our heads in with it . ”
“Keeping Qin Yu alive isn’t difficult, but what do we do afterwards? Although the rumors we started spreading have had some effect, we still have to give an explanation for how Honorable Ning was exchanged for a human right in front of everyone’s eyes . ”
“That’s easy . While there aren’t many humans in the capital city, for better or worse they are still here . Let’s choose one with a similar figure and age and destroy his face . We can announce that he tried to escape and failed, killed in the process . ”
“This…isn’t this too crude?”
“I think it’s not bad . Who cares if it’s a little crude? Do you think there is someone who will try to investigate it later? We should take advantage of this opportunity and use it as an example to inform those who can see things clearly that even if you are a human, as long as you stand on His Majesty’s side we will still save you . We need these people to understand just what choice they should make!”
The Sea Sovereign sat on the dragon throne, his back straight and tall as he listened to his officials discuss the situation . His eyes flashed and he asked, “Mister Turtle, what do you think about this matter?”
The old turtle’s eyes opened, a bit of a vacant look in his expression . The others quickly lowered their faces . The old turtle continued, “I do have some ideas concerning this matter, but I must personally speak with Your Majesty about them . ”
The Sea Sovereign was startled . He wasn’t sure if this old fellow was trying to look for an opening to dismiss all the officials so he could find a way to sleep earlier, or whether he really had something to say . He waved his hands, “You may all withdraw first . ”
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Mister Turtle had an extremely high status . Although he was different from Soupman and his dog-like devotedness, he still held His Majesty’s trust . No one was stupid enough to express dissatisfaction with this command . They all rose up and started to step back .
The Sea Sovereign’s lips curled . “Feel free to speak . If mister is tired or hungry, we can take a momentary rest . ”
The old turtle was legendary for having skin as thick as a mountain . Still, he found it hard to hold up his face as he was teased by the most outstanding disciple he had ever produced, since it was true that this matter had occurred several times before . However, he really did have something in his heart today . He coughed a few times and composed himself, saying, “There is proper business to discuss . ”
The Sea Sovereign became serious . “Mister, please speak . ”
The old turtle lightly said, “If Your Majesty remembers, you and I once had a discussion concerning the royal family’s bloodline . This here might be a good opportunity . ”
The Sea Sovereign frowned, “Mister is referring to Qin Yu?”
The old turtle smiled . “That’s right! The common seafolk only know that the sea spirit baptism is a special chance allowed to Purple Card sea spirit teachers, but Your Majesty and I both know that as long as one is strong enough, then they can also receive a gift from the sea spirit . And, while the amount of this gift is related to one’s cultivation, the more crucial factor is one’s bloodline .
“If Qin Yu can galvanize the sea spirit baptism for almost ten hours as a human, then even if I ignore everything else, I can guarantee that a powerful bloodline flows within him . Perhaps, this bloodline might even have diverged from the sea and evolved separately . ”
Since a long time ago, there was a legend that humans had emerged from the sea and started to multiply on the land . It was just that this fable was not approved by the proud and arrogant sea races . In their opinion, they were the incomparably n.o.ble sea races, so how could they have even the smallest relations.h.i.+p to the low and basely humans?
The Sea Sovereign fell silent .
The matter of the royal family bloodline that they spoke of before was the greatest secret of the royal family . Only a scant few people knew about it, and as for those that were thoroughly knowledgeable of the entire situation, that was only him and Turtle Origin .
The royal family bloodline was degenerating .
Perhaps it was because the legacy of their inheritance was too long, or perhaps it was because after becoming the royal family, the upper limits of their power had been restrained by the world, thus leading to their inevitable decline . But no matter what the situation was, in these past new generations, the power that the royal family derived from their bloodline became increasingly thin . There were even those who had completely devolved and lost their intelligence, no longer capable of taking human form .
These special royals were gathered together . Their deaths were announced to the outside while professionals were secretly gathered in an attempt to find out the reason why . A tremendous amount of time and effort had been consumed with no results . On the surface, the royal family remained as strong and full of vital potential as before, but the degradation of their bloodline continued and only grew stronger over time .
Because of this, the Sea Sovereign and Mister Turtle once had a deep conversation related to this matter to seek out a possible solution . The two of them finally came up with a very direct approach, but the effects were definitely worth looking forward to .
That was…marrying into other foreign families .
These foreign families referred to races that existed outside the sea races . This was because throughout the long years of inheritance, the flood dragon race had always maintained a tradition of kins.h.i.+p and alliance with other tribes through marriage . With the great power of the flood dragon bloodline, even after mixing bloodlines, one could still guarantee that the majority of their descendants’ bodies would be those of a flood dragon . It was only after several generations of breeding and with the continual thinning of the flood dragon bloodline that the characteristics of the other tribal race would begin to appear .