Published: March 12, 2025
CHAPTER 652: Pagoda Empire
The Lady King stared blankly at Zhao Hai, clearly aware that the changes in the news fish represented something significant. It wasn't simply a mutated fish; it meant that the entire species had evolved, becoming more advanced and better.
The news fish was a small, unassuming magical beast, but it held exceptional abilities. The evolution of such a magical beast was far more challenging than that of ordinary magical beasts.
To put it plainly, although the sea tribe people were also referred to as humans, their bodies differed significantly from humans. The mermaid clan's earnest research into magical beasts and species in the ocean aimed to find ways to enhance the mermaid clan and the sea tribe, making them more perfect.
What seemed like a straightforward task turned out to be incredibly difficult. Each magical beast had its own unique traits, and the various races within the sea tribe also had distinct characteristics. It was no easy feat to combine these advantages.
Not only was it challenging to merge these benefits, but even enhancing each magical beast's inherent advantages was no simple task. Sometimes, the sea tribe believed they had discovered methods to rapidly elevate magical beasts, but the results often ended in failure. Even when they succeeded, various problems would arise, making it feel like a failure nonetheless.
The mermaid clan was unaware that improving a species involved genetics and other advanced disciplines. They thought they could induce evolution in a species through simpler methods, which was nearly impossible.
However, the space had digitized these species, making enhancements much easier. It was similar to playing a game—after obtaining a cheat code, one could learn the skills within minutes, but that was impossible in reality.
At that moment, the Lady King did not know about this characteristic of the space, but when Zhao Hai presented the news fish, she was genuinely shocked.
Billy and the Beast King were unaware of the sea tribe's intricacies. They assumed the news fish was typical among the sea tribe, so although they found it strange, they weren't as shocked as the Lady King.
The Lady King was reminded of Zhao Hai's unique undead beings from the news fish. Although Zhao Hai had reduced the strength of these undead beings significantly, they still appeared novel to the Lady King and her companions. The large-scale summoning of undead beings and their combat capabilities made her increasingly curious about Zhao Hai.
When Zhao Hai took out the news fish, the Lady King's surprise heightened. Given her understanding of the continent's affairs, she knew Zhao Hai possessed many valuable items. It seemed that everything ordinary became extraordinary in his hands. Upon seeing the news fish, the Lady King believed that Zhao Hai had found a way to enhance biological species.
Zhao Hai looked at the Lady King with confusion, unable to grasp why she was so astonished by him. Was it simply because of the news fish? There were numerous mutated magical beasts on the continent; what was so surprising about that?
Zhao Hai asked the Lady King, "Your Majesty, is there something wrong?"
The Lady King gave Zhao Hai a deep glance and said nothing more. She handed the news fish to Lola and turned to Zhao Hai, saying, "There’s no problem now. Just inform me when you are ready to act, Mr. Zhao Hai."
Zhao Hai nodded, "Thank you, Your Majesty. I will take my leave now. I plan to return to the continent tomorrow to handle this matter. Please wait for my news."
The Lady King nodded, "Alright. Please rest assured, Mr. Zhao. This is a significant matter for all our races, and we of the sea tribe will fully cooperate."
Zhao Hai stood up, bowed to the Lady King, and turned to leave. As soon as Zhao Hai departed, Lola immediately said to the Lady King, "Your Majesty, haven’t we always been looking for a way to make our mermaid clan stronger? Mr. Zhao Hai can make the news fish so powerful; perhaps he can help us. Why didn’t Your Majesty mention this to Mr. Zhao Hai just now?"