3 AM, in-game time 3 PM.

The three of Chun finally loaded all 300 crates of Spice and wine into the secret room.

This feeling of storing things safely really feels good! If it weren't for Fafnir blocking things outside the sea, the Pirates would have rushed in and bombarded away—

Wait! Was she blocking the two ships left by the Great Evil Spirit? That would be a bit...

At this moment, Nancy said, "City Lord, I'm going to practice forging now."

Chun felt worried for her: "Take a break before you go!"

Nancy laughed, "I've rested for a hundred years, now I'm full of energy."

Alright, I understand.

Now onto the next important thing, the Sea Race Personal Guard should contact the Mermaid.

——System Prompt: Sea Race Personal Guard is contacting, please wait a moment...

Hmm, just a little moment!

About three minutes later, the Mermaid replied, "Ah, I'm so mad..."

Chun was shocked, "What's wrong?"

The Mermaid complained, "I helped Silver City drive away the Sirens, so what's wrong with wanting to be their Guardian God? Silver Flower Remia is my good friend and supports me, and some merchants and citizens support me, but the Church and the City Lord don't..."

Holy Shit, still thinking about this! Although previously taught her to demand more to secure her position, asking for something this advanced really makes one's scalp tingle!

Chun immediately switched to check the forum closely, and it was indeed that Sariel who was leading it all!

After complaining, the Mermaid asked, "So, what can I do?"

Ultimately, it's a struggle for dominance with Sariel. If she can't manage this, Sariel will take her opportunity away again.

Chun quickly identified the root of the problem, it's still the plague! Guardian Gods can't deal with the plague, but neither can the Mermaid. As long as the Mermaid finds a way, wouldn't she have the upper hand against both the plague and the Sea Monster? Moreover, I just happened to have the plague formula, just need to find a way to share a copy with the Mermaid...

Chun immediately proposed a solution, "I own the patent for the anti-plague formula. Tonight, I'll have the Siren provoke you again. She won't be able to sing because of her throat this time, so engage her in melee. When you get close, preferably underwater where no one can see, have her share the formula with you..."

The Mermaid rejoiced, "That's perfect! Alright, tonight it is!"

Chun stated the important task, "I need to treat the Whale, find an excuse for scouting enemy activity and send the Whale out first!"

"Got it! That's all for now—someone's watching me!"

The connection ended abruptly after she said that.

Chun was startled by her last line, turns out our contact was noticed by the bigwig group? The bigwig group is the development team, could they intercept and translate my messages? Seems like we'll need to find a new way to contact in the future.

...

At this moment, aboard the Silver Gem luxurious cruise liner.

Remia couldn't accompany and was confined, which left Sariel feeling frustrated.

Honestly, the entire system of Silver City was tailored for himself, changing the Guardian God means altering his entire system, how many follow-up issues could this cause? Is it reasonable?

Sariel thought it was reasonable!

When commissioning the Mermaid, he never expected her ambition would be so huge—of course, that is worthy of his creation, her ambition should match his own.

The crux is, the Guardian God of the Bright Angel Series can't control the ocean; maybe when they establish a large city deep in the Golden Continent in the future, it will be useful, but Guardian Gods of that kind are plenty—only the Mermaid can govern the ocean!

Sariel suddenly noticed the Mermaid wasn't watching the show anymore, and her Spirit became highly focused with evident abnormalities.

"Dear Helen, what's wrong??"

The Mermaid frowned, "The Sirens provoked me again! Defeated foes dare to come again, they're simply courting death—"

She clapped her hands, "My loyal servants, go search for the target!"

The Whale made a whale cry, spouted a towering water column, and disappeared into the ocean depths.

Sariel became tense, "The opponent was clearly injured yesterday, are they daring to come again because it's a trap today?"

The Mermaid furrowed her brows, "Suppose it is, and then? Are we retreating now?"

Sariel was shocked, "Of course... impossible!"

The Mermaid grabbed the Magic Crystal Screen again, "Don't disturb me while I'm watching the show..."

Sariel laughed, now this is truly his creation!

...

Chun arrived at the blacksmith shop, hearing the sound of Siren and Nancy laughing and chatting as they worked.

The scene was quite heartwarming; recalling before, it was just him alone swinging a sledgehammer on the island, with only the Crows as accompaniment, the more he hammered, the more eerie the dead silence became.

"Goddess, we have an operation tonight, you must cooperate well with the Mermaid..."

——System Prompt: You shared the "Divine South Enzyme Anti-Plague Formula" with the Guardian God Siren.

Siren smiled, "Cooperate? Of course, I'll give her some new fun! I can't wait until tonight, I'm going out now!"

Chun panicked, "But still, act after nightfall, practice forging a little longer!"

Siren laughed, "Oh, right!"

She immediately took off the Grandmaster Forging Ring and handed it to Nancy, "Be good, sister is lending you the ring, it's just a loan, you need to work hard including my share!"

Nancy was a bit perplexed, "Uh, okay, thank you, sister Siren."

Holy Shit! She's even willing to lend things willingly, are they this close?

Alright, since the Obsidian is too conspicuous docked during the day, let's head out since we're going.

With a wave, Chun and Nancy called out, "Be careful out there!"

As the ship departed the harbor, suddenly a flock of Crows followed onto the ship.

Holy Shit! Is this her new fun?

Hopefully, they're just for scouting, and not spreading disease around. Otherwise, the first reaction people have upon seeing Crows is linking them to Plague Island, and that means they'd rather bombard the island sooner...

Then...

"Nancy, let me accompany you to practice for a while!"

Nancy smiled, "Sure, City Lord! I'm just at the Basic level, I need to learn more from you."

Truly worthy of Mithril, starting from Basic!

Chun said happily, "I actually don't have much insight, when night comes, let Smith teach you, he's a Grandmaster now."

Nancy was surprised, "Smith, eh, I haven't seen him in a hundred years, he was a very honest blacksmith. Really, he should have been a Master long ago, but he offended the judging committee with his straightforwardness, and delayed getting the advancement formula..."

Turns out he's been Bullshit all along, I thought he broke through by chance with Magic Gold.

Speaking of which, history has indeed changed. What will everyone's attitude be when night comes? I'm really looking forward to it!

Aileen snorted, "I say, aren't you supposed to be practicing Advanced Heavy Slash? Always hanging out with the little girls?"

Chun felt a bit awkward, "I'm waiting for the Whale..."

"Hmph!"

Chun felt Aileen was different than usual; at least she wasn't cursing wildly, "Feels like you don't actually dislike Nancy, huh?"

Aileen snorted, "The feeling, reminds me of my sister. Hearing from the Warriors in the village that a monster attacked the Black Iron Main City yesterday, I wonder how she and mother are doing..."

Uh, don't tell me you're thinking of using your certificate to enter the city? That's not allowed...

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