"Moon Knight, what do you think of this time limit? If it is too short, I can extend it to three thousand years."
Velin shook his head and replied, "A hundred years is actually enough."
"If you want a hundred years, then it shall be a hundred years." Theolis's expression remained unchanged, and the smile on his face was still irresistibly amiable.
"Your Majesty Theolis, when shall we sign the contract?"
Hearing this, Theolis turned to the mermaid maid beside him and instructed, "Go to the rear hall and bring a sacred contract."
"Yes, King."
The mermaid maid placed both hands over her abdomen, bowed, and then swam toward the rear hall.
Watching the mermaid maid's departing figure, Velin suddenly recalled something and asked, "Your Majesty Theolis, I saw in a geographical record that the Hainas Mermaid Kingdom's royal family has only around five thousand members. Could you enlighten me?"
"Moon Knight, this originated from a trial." Theolis picked up a pale green gelatinous substance and sucked it into his mouth before explaining, "When the Hainas Mermaid Kingdom was founded, it practiced a bloodline system. Anyone carrying royal blood could bear the Hainas surname and become a member of the royal family."
"In the early days after the kingdom's founding, from ten thousand to twenty-five thousand years of the Magic Calendar, things were relatively chaotic. Because of war, the royal family's numbers remained in a state of dynamic balance."
"But in the final years of the Magic Calendar, the Hainas Mermaid Kingdom saw six Continental Legends exist at the same time for the first time. From then on, it swept aside the surrounding nations, drove out or enslaved other races, and established its position as an overlord in one stroke."
"With its powerful national strength, coupled with the absence of