Chapter 865: Entering the Mermaid Clan!
General Shi had long heard of the Golden Spear and the rumors of the Dark Gate.
Legend has it.
Inside the Dark Gate is a world of darkness!
It's filled with all sorts of ghosts never seen before.
They're violent!
They're bloodthirsty!
They're in staggering numbers.
It's said that in ancient times, they once spread into the ocean, and records mention that year as a time of unprecedented events!
Tsunamis were frequent across the world's oceans, causing chaos in Earth's magnetic fields, and the whole world was "shaking," a world-class cataclysm.
In the end, a God, at the border of the East Sea, single-handedly closed the Dark Gate.
That Sea God paid for it with his life.
But.
It's just a legend because it's so distant, and people haven't seen any ghosts.
So no one took it seriously.
Of course.
There's no way to take it seriously.
The ocean is so vast, who knows where the Sea God's Golden Spear is?
Without clues, searching for a thousand years would find nothing.
Including General Shi, he never cared.
Until the East Sea domain, various forces frequently sent out messages about searching for the Golden Spear, General Shi felt he had to care. If truly found by any side, it would be dire.
But he lacked direction on where to search.
By chance.
Qin Feng appeared in Yanjing and took out the Dragon Seeking Plate.
Using the Dragon Seeking Plate to find the Golden Spear was simply a perfect match.
Therefore, General Shi readily agreed to Qin Feng's idea of joining the Tiger Shark Team with "freedom" status. He then took the Dragon Seeking Plate and began to distribute the entire Eastern Border Army across the East Sea, searching extensively. As soon as any place showed promise, he would take the Dragon Seeking Plate there.
Finally.
After months of searching, following the signals explored by the Dragon Seeking Plate, he reached this area and encountered the Imperial Nether Demon Sect.
And met the Mermaid Country's Nami.
"So that's it."
Qin Feng, after hearing, felt great admiration for General Shi.
In Yanjing, when he enticed General Shi with the Dragon Seeking Plate, he thought General Shi was just using it to search for treasures in the vast East Sea, land treasures being nearly found already, and the difficulty of ocean searches still leaving plenty undiscovered.
But General Shi was only using it to search for the Golden Spear to prevent it from falling into the hands of evil.
Indeed admirable.
"Now there are two issues," Qin Feng continued, "One, where to find Nami's uncle for many returns of the Dragon Seeking Plate? Two, I'm now severely injured, and short-term recovery is difficult."
"This..."
General Shi and others all looked worried.
No way.
Qin Feng himself was the best doctor here, and no one else could help him.
Moreover.
Nami's uncle was even harder to trace.
At this moment.
Nami stepped forward and said, "Our Mermaid Clan has the 'Divine Pearl,' which can eliminate all ailments instantly, allowing immediate recovery. We can take Qin Feng to our Mermaid Clan."
"Yes!"
General Shi and others couldn't help but brighten their eyes.
Previously, it took three years to heal the Deuterium Emperor, but a trip to the Mermaid Clan and he recovered, proving that the "Divine Pearl" was exceptionally powerful!
"Alright, then let's decide like this, first heal your wounds, then go find Princess Nami's uncle."
General Shi said.
Qin Feng nodded, as this was the only option for now.
Then.
The two of them returned to the sea together.
Ziyi and others wanted to follow, but Nami said that the Mermaid Clan actually held poor impressions of humans.
Many mermaids were curious or accidentally played in human-populated sea areas but were captured as "pets" for play and torture to death.
Thus, going with too many people was inconvenient.
In the water.
Qin Feng asked Nami, "Is your Mermaid Clan nearby?"
"Yes, not far, just west beneath Tianya Island."
Nami replied.
Quickly.
The two arrived at the seafloor, bypassing Tianya Island, heading west, and stopped before a massive underwater mountain.
"Here we are."
Nami led him through winding crevices in the mountain, arriving beside a cave entrance.
They squeezed into the cave.
Soon.
Qin Feng felt like the world was spinning, as if being inside a whirlpool, unable to control his body.
After a while.
The surroundings finally calmed down.
Qin Feng shook his head, trying to sober up.
Looking up.
Here stood another magical world!
Not in darkness.
It felt as though entering a green fairy tale world.
Around him were beautiful aquatic plants, various lovely corals, and an enormous Seven-colored Shell, which occasionally opened, revealing shimmering pearls inside.
Qin Feng's first reaction was feeling like he arrived at a beautiful natural tourist spot, offering a comfortable feeling.
Swimming forward.
He saw houses!
That's right.
Actual houses!
Similar to the ones humans built, just resembling fairy tales, like some built inside giant mushroom-like structures, very beautiful.
Others built atop mountain rocks.
It looked so fantastical.
Qin Feng was captivated by the scenery, while Nami grew puzzled at the moment: "Strange, where are the people? How is there not a single person?"
The two walked down the street, increasingly perplexed.
Now.
Suddenly, a nearby room's door opened, and Nami and Qin Feng were quickly pulled inside, and the door closed.
"Aunt Yun, what's happened?"
The one grabbing them was a woman, similarly with a human upper body and fish tail below.
Aunt Yun whispered, "Keep it down, don't get noticed. Now, the entire Mermaid Clan is controlled by your uncle Carlo, and he's spread word that you've already become a traitor to the Mermaid Clan, being with humans, and instructed anyone who sees you to kill you."
"What? Why is he controlling the Mermaid Clan?"
Nami asked in surprise.
She only knew her uncle sided with the Deuterium Emperor, always searching for the Golden Spear, but didn't know he turned back and controlled the Mermaid Clan.
"He said he's found the Sea God's Golden Spear and plans to plunge the world into chaos to lead the Mermaid Clan to glory, and is capturing young people for military service now," Aunt Yun explained.
"..."
Nami grew worried, didn't expect he found the Golden Spear so quickly!
"No way, I must return to the palace to find the 'Divine Pearl,'" she said.
With Qin Feng's body unhealed, finding her uncle would be useless.
"I advise against it, His Majesty and the Queen have been imprisoned in the dungeon, it's filled with your uncle Carlo's people," Aunt Yun cautioned.
"No, I must go."
Nami furrowed her brows and said.
At this moment, Aunt Yun noticed Qin Feng's human legs, frowning, her eyes filled with disdain, asking, "Is this... your friend?"
"Yes, only he can stop my uncle now, but he's seriously injured," Nami replied.
"You're friends with a human? Don't mess around, our place is already unstable, getting this close to humans makes it worse," Aunt Yun said.
"I know everyone's views on humans, but not all humans are bad, he's a good person," Nami said, "Thank you, Aunt Yun."
Finished.
She ignored Aunt Yun's objections, pulled Qin Feng outside.
"Oh..."
Aunt Yun watched them leave, sighed heavily, then suddenly stiffened, muttering, "This scene... why does it look so familiar..."