Opening the coral door of the palace at the front, after the two of them entered, the two beautiful snakes stationed outside closed the door tightly.
Through the skylight of the dome, the direct simulated sunlight shines on the woman sitting on the giant whale Bone King, reflecting a dark shadow without fluctuations.
The woman is gently holding her chin with one hand, her beautiful eyes closed tightly as if she is resting, it is Medusa.
"My mother fell into a deep sleep and there is nothing I can do now."
"Can you try to wake her up?"
Dick turned to the steps of the throne and suddenly found several fish-man stone sculptures placed there.
These frozen faces retain their last-minute expression:
The scales of a certain bear-headed murloc warrior were standing up in fear;
The tip of the priest's coral staff still condenses the faint light of defensive spells;
The beautiful snake maid in the front row even kept her hand reaching out to hand over the medicine bottle - even the greenish-green liquid in the bottle turned into solid crystal.
"They are all real fish-men, not stone sculptures. When they tried to get close to my mother, they were petrified by her self-awareness, so no one could get close to her and touch her."
"When did she fall into a deep sleep?"
"About five days ago."
Dick suddenly thought of the information he got when he first met the Queen:
The Queen also contracted the disease 5 days ago, so she wore a special bubble on her head to isolate bacteria.
Is there a connection?
Dick told the truth about the Queen's illness at the same time.
Valkyrie's pupils shrank suddenly when he heard this, and the snake's tail slapped the ground uneasily. He pondered for a long time before slowly speaking:
"Dick, I always feel that there is a huge conspiracy. What we have seen so far is probably only the most obvious part on the surface of the water, and what is hidden under the water may be a huge and terrifying beast.
I ask you to investigate this matter. The fate of my mother and the entire Atlantis is in your hands."
Dick nodded nervously. "I understand. In the next few days, I will definitely investigate the cause of Medusa's coma. It should be too late now."
Valkyrie's snake tail drew an anxious arc on the ground. She suddenly turned around and said, "You will stay in the side hall next to the laboratory for the next few days."
Before Dick could respond, she had already swung her snake tail and swam toward the depths of the corridor, her black scales flickering in the light of the noctilucent algae.
Dick walked around the sacrificial palace and found no clues.
He also couldn't easily talk to priests and Siren warriors, because many people didn't know about Medusa's coma.
Once this news spreads, it is likely to trigger riots throughout the capital.
In desperation, Dick left Sacrificial Temple and prepared to go out for some fresh air.
As soon as I arrived at the door, I met an acquaintance.
Dick was surprised. "Niuniu, why are you here?"
"I was passing by after get off work."
"After get off work?"
"You don't think I think you are arm wrestling in the square every day, do you? I have a cooperative relationship with Tom. Tom is the guy who always wears a sea cowboy hat and loves to be cool.
This job is quite stable, and even if I lose, I still have a guaranteed salary. Now that I'm off work, Dick, would you like to go have a drink in the urban area where I live?"
Dick was hesitating, Niuniu's palm like a cattail leaf wrapped around his shoulder without any explanation,
"The arm-wrestling champion treats you to rock crab sashimi without giving me any face?"
As he spoke, his abdominal muscles tightened, causing the shell pendant on the sharkskin belt tied around his waist to jingle.
Dick After thinking about it, I think it makes some sense.
The two of them crossed the square and walked into the distance.
On the way, Niuniu said again, "The place where I live is not as good as here in the center of the capital. Although the distance is not far, it is much simpler than here."
"Don't worry, I've been to simpler places."
"That's good, hahaha."
Continuing along the road paved with scallop fragments, passing through a coral reef jungle, they arrived at their destination.
This is a village-like place near the outskirts of the capital. Although it is within the scope of the capital, it is much simpler than that near the Siren palace, but it is still far better than a human village.
The ground is paved with flat obsidian, and various houses made of huge shells are lined up on both sides of the road.
Outside the door of the innermost three-story building on their right, there was a small sign made of coral reefs, with a sign carved from whale bone and engraved with several crooked murloc handwritings.
Niuniu embarrassedly touched the horn on the right side and said with a smile, "Tom carved this for me. I have no education. This tavern is called Niuniu Tavern."
"Good name, very warm."
"You think so too? Actually, I think so too.
This is the tavern I opened with the Siren Coin I saved by winning competitions over the years. Come in with me, and my family will welcome you."
Opening the door, it was very lively inside, with many murlocs drinking here.
Glowing jellyfish swim slowly in the glass cover, replacing the candlesticks on land.
The "high stools" on which the drinkers sit are actually upright sea urchin shells, and the fritillaries inlaid on the surface of the bar still maintain a breathing rhythm of opening and closing.
When the seahorse lamp oil on the wall is burning, it emits a warm red light, filling the entire tavern, making it look particularly warm.
On the stage set up by the coral reef, a beautiful snake is performing a song and dance.
"Well, the atmosphere here is pretty good."
"That's natural."
Niuniu randomly found a corner seat, asked Dick to sit down, then walked to the bar alone and got two large glasses of wine.
Dick Smell the fragrance of the wine and take a sip. This drink made of unknown materials is particularly charming.
He noticed that there were three murlocs busy at the bar, two octopuses and a horned murloc.
He knew one of the octopus men, Lao Ba, Niuniu's brother.
Lao Ba Each of the six tentacles holds a silver fork and shuttles like the wind, and the remaining two shorter secondary wrists are deftly tying luminous waterweed ribbons on the kelp sushi.
Dick sighed secretly, it seems that the eight tentacles of the octopus are quite useful sometimes.
If an octopus practices swordsmanship, wouldn't it be more powerful than Steel Fang?
Who can resist the Eight Sword Style?
The two people next to Lao Ba must be the parents of Niuniu.
At this time, they were busy greeting guests, and Dick was too embarrassed to bother them.
Niuniu noticed Dick's eyes falling on the bar, blew out a breath of white air from his nose, and sighed, "Hey, I'm really worried about Lao Ba."
"Huh?"
"He is 20 years old this year and has not found a wife yet, so he helps me look after the store all day long.
In fact, except for his loud mouth, he has no shortcomings. I don't understand how such a good man can't get a wife."
"Are you married?"
"No, if I marry my wife, it will affect my wrist-strength training."
"You actually worry about your brother. You are his younger brother."
"Isn't it normal for a younger brother to worry about his older brother?"
"I don't understand this kind of thing. Let's just have a drink."
After the two had a drink together, Niuniu spoke again, "I have never seen a human being in my life. It has been a hundred years and I finally saw a land creature as strong as you."
By the way, are all land creatures as powerful as you?"
"Not really, I am the strongest among the land creatures. No, Niuniu, how old did you say Lao Ba was?"
"20 years old."
"But you also said that you have only seen me as a human being in the past hundred years. How old are you this year?"
"I'm 18 years old, what's wrong?"
"It's nothing." Dick smiled secretly, Niuniu's words were a bit incoherent.
While they were joking and talking, a lot of the food and wine on the table were eaten and drank.
During this period, Niuniu's parents took the time to bring some snacks and drinks to the two of them. After saying hello to Dick, they went back to work.
Although there was some noise in the tavern, the two of them had tables and chairs in the corner, so they didn't feel affected.
While chatting, Dick discovered that although Niuniu's brain reaction seemed a bit slow, he was righteous and loved to fight against injustice, just like those chivalrous humans on land.
It seems that apart from their different looks, terrestrial creatures and deep-sea creatures have many similarities. For example, fish people also have the same emotions that humans have.
After the two clinked glasses and drank the wine for the seventh time, the door of the tavern was pushed open from the outside, and a fishman guard walked in slowly with his snake tail waving, holding a sharkskin scroll tightly in his right hand.