On the mountain overlooking the passage from Moonfall Lake to the fjord's mouth, everyone watched as the iceberg slowly sailed in. The fish tails "embedded" in its sides were now clearly visible.
"Your Majesty Landen, there's one more thing I need to confirm with you. How do you plan to accommodate this entire merfolk clan?" A Panda-kin's voice came through the Magic Web. "The underground ruins in Iowa must be packed to the brim by now, right?"
"That's right, sir. Having so many merfolk crammed together would be quite a burden for me," Landen said with a smile. "So I've found them a good place."
Landen understood what Xiu Ming meant. In the past, either by intervening personally or putting up rewards, he had gradually recruited more than fifty merfolk as subordinates. They had once been Mid-Rank or High-Rank merfolk, and not only lived in the ruins of Iowa but also regarded Landen as the savior of their clan.
But even Landen wasn't planning to take on another ocean-related divine title. Now that nearly five hundred merfolk had arrived, he needed to make long-term arrangements for them.
"There's a lake beside my Iron Mine. It's more than fifty meters deep at its deepest point and covers at least ten square kilometers," Landen explained. "I want to build a combined above- and underwater city at the Iron Mine. Besides housing these merfolk, it could also be used to breed Sea Beasts and the Finless Porpoise Clan."
"Mm, that's a very interesting plan!" The Panda-kin nodded with a smile. The Sea Beastmen's faith in Jinghe was unshakable. By having the Sea Beasts live alongside the merfolk, Landen would be enabling the Sea Beastmen to spread Jinghe's faith among them.
"Construction shouldn't be too difficult, but the two clans have been at war