The Pitiful Emperor

The Mermaid Race was in a miserable predicament, and Sand before him also seemed to have troubles he couldn't speak of.

Alfonso explained the value of the Eternal Night Emperor's existence to Thor.

"After extracting the Mermaid Race's bloodline back then, the Judgment Court's predecessors extracted the bloodline of the Mermaid Royal Clan as well, so they could better control the mermaids. They then integrated it into the descendants of the Eternal Night Imperial Clan."

Alfonso looked at Sand, who was sleeping peacefully. "By controlling the imperial clan, they could control the mermaids. Of course, in return, the Judgment Court would also guarantee that the Eternal Night Imperial Clan retained its status."

"But didn't you say that Sand is the only one left with imperial blood?" Thor found it amusing. The Eternal Night Imperial Clan's status might not have changed, but there were hardly any of them left.

"Yes." Alfonso frowned, clearly troubled by the matter as well. "Perhaps it's a curse, or perhaps it's fate. The Eternal Night Imperial Clan was once prosperous and had many relatives, but after receiving the mermaid bloodline, their numbers began to dwindle. Even when the Court Master intervened personally, he couldn't stop the imperial clan from shrinking. Now, aside from Alexandra, there's no one else in the entire imperial clan who still possesses the bloodline of the Mermaid Royal Clan."

"So what you brought me here for is mainly..." Thor paused, feeling that something about this was strange. "To make Sand have a child?"

Alfonso actually nodded. "That's not an inaccurate way to put it. The two of us will be primarily responsible for the upcoming experiments. Our initial theory is that Alexandra has never had a child because the bloodline of the Mermaid Royal Clan in his body is too thin. Although