Tides: Years of Dawn

Geraint couldn't believe it was real.Yes, he couldn't believe it at all.So he held onto the iron railing and stared at Crewe with a questioning look.

Crewe didn't speak, he didn't speak from beginning to end.He lowered his head, and one of the tentacles was held by Gawain.

At that moment, Geraint felt an urge to nausea. His throat was dry and his stomach was churning. He suppressed the feeling of vomiting until Gawain and Crewe disappeared from his sight, and he spit out a mouthful of acidic water on the ground.

But he must also be thankful that he vomited first, otherwise he would have vomited even more when he too was thrown into the middle of the group of monsters.

He didn't sleep that night.

He sat quietly in the cage, looking up at the monsters rushing towards him with their fangs and claws.

There are some small airy cracks in the waiting room, and the light shines through the cracks.Geraint could see the eyes and fur of the monsters in the dim light, their beastly legs and demonic features.There are also those fingernails that still have the flesh and blood of the previous suspect, and the scars that are piled up all over his body.

It was strange, he should have been terrified, but he wasn't.

His heart was beating extremely fast, but before his eyes was Crewe's hesitant expression.

He didn't understand that he had only left the island for a few days, but he and Crewe had known each other for a full ten years.

Crewe is definitely not a person who knows how to write the word betrayal, but what has he done now?When Geraint needed him the most, he "already" became Gawain's assistant.

He betrayed him.

Geraint couldn't remember exactly when Crewe and Gawain became acquainted.In the impression that Crewe is by his side every day, even if he wants to get acquainted, he has no chance to get acquainted.

Geraint was at a loss. If the matter of the wand was discovered, he might still have the thoughts to lie and quibble.He is a very good liar, and he believes that as long as he is given a little more time, he will be able to figure out as much evidence as possible in his favor.

But Crewe...yes, but the matter about Crewe disturbed him.

There was also colorful magic water for Crewe in his backpack, which was snatched by the guards before he gave it to him.He also wanted to tell Crewe what he heard on the boat. He didn't know what use Crewe was, but he was the only partner he could share his worries with.

He also asked Crewe to take another leave of absence for himself, or find some excuse, because he was going back to Octopus's house, and he wanted to see his own sister, Jade.

But he didn't have time to do anything.

Everything happened very suddenly.

The words of the jellyfish played in his head for the third time, and he was a little dizzy and closed his eyes.

The monster was still shaking his cage fiercely, and its sharp claws scratched the side of the cage with harsh sounds.Howling and howling echoed in the small space, like deafening thunder.

Geraint closed his eyes for a moment, then opened them again.

Then wow, and then spit out a mouthful of acid water.

"Even if you don't come to me, I will come to you, Hua De." Pei Di gestured for Hua De to sit down.

Going out from another small door in the office leads to a simple reception room.Gawain and Crewe had also sent people away, and Geraint, who had temporarily suspended interrogation, had been sent to the waiting room, where he needed to wake up and reflect on what he had done wrong.

Sitting opposite Pei Di, Hua De found that a glass of water had already been poured on the table.With moderate salinity, Pei Di is for him.

"Then you should also know the purpose of my coming." Hua De was not polite, straight to the point, "Don't embarrass Geraint, he is the last blood of the Sea Snake family, don't wipe him out."

The news of Geraint's arrest was received the night before, and the next day Hua De took a boat to the guard island.Although he was very dissatisfied with Gawain taking that stupid little octopus as an assistant in order to save Crewe, Hua De still had to come forward because of the friendship between the sea monster and the sea snake family.

As he himself said, the nine families of the Cracked Rock Islands are indispensable. Since the end of the biggest civil war, they have existed in this mode for more than 600 years, and maintaining it is the most conservative and safest way.

"But it's not the most correct. Before the dawn of the cracked rock, there were only four families on the island. At that time, our ancestors also believed that this model must be maintained, but they still split into nine branches," Pei Di said, "There is no family that is Indispensable, including ourselves."

The law of survival of the fittest does not only exist in herds that do not evolve fast enough, even a society that has formed a high-level civilization also follows this law in order to operate.

"What's more, the original stone of the Sea Snake family has always been in the hands of your family. It is not the number of families that protects the sea people's mana, but the integrity of the original stone."

"You can't say that. The Cracked Rock Islands have had their own rules for 600 years. This rule was jointly created by nine families. We have also used 600 years to prove its balance and stability. Once a corner is missing, it will be very difficult. It's possible to-"

"The current law was jointly created by the nine major families, and Geraint Seben violated the law. Shouldn't this point follow the tradition?" Pei Di interrupted Hua De's lobbying without finishing listening.

Pei Di respects Hua De, and Hua De is a conscientious and conscientious person.

The sea monster family is very powerful, but Hua De himself has never shown any ambition to run for the lord.Perhaps it was this peace and generosity that made Baro dare to entrust the rough stone to him before he died, and believed that one day he would return it intact to the sea snake's heirs.

But what Pei Di saw was more than that.

"Hua De, you have been far away from the disputes over the lordship. The matter of Geraint... To be precise, these matters of the Sea Snake family are left by Barrow. There are many problems that I can't explain clearly to you. I hope you Don't meddle at this time."

"Barrow is my friend. Our two families have been friends for many years. If I just sit idly by now—"

"Baro is a sinner. He chose to commit suicide because he was aware of his crimes. He only considered his meritorious deeds during his reign, so he has not made public his various misdeeds during his lifetime. But the investigation has never stopped. We will release the made public. And now he's dead—"

Pei Di knocked on the table, staring into Hua De's eyes for a moment—"Are you sure you want to be a friend of a dead sinner?"

Hua De's eyes flickered and fell on the water glass on the table.

Pei Di is right, Barrow is dead, and the Sea Snake family is on the verge of dying. At present, the sea turtles who have had various feuds with the Sea Snake family for decades are now going to reconcile their old scores, and Hua De really shouldn't be punished because of the so-called righteousness. Friendship with the old time also dragged my family into the water.

What's more, the Turtle Family doesn't seem to want to fight against the sea monster.

"Think about Gawain. He was born at a good time. The five-year lord election is about to start. He is outstanding and has a bright future. You don't want to bring stains on him, do you?" Pei Di continued.

Hua De resisted the urge to sigh and remained silent.The greatest torment he will suffer is that he has to live up to Barrow's trust.

Barrow and Huade are monarchs and ministers, but they are also friends.In Hua De's eyes, Barrow has always been an insurmountable lord.He is dazzling, with ancient bloodlines and supreme mana, he seems to be always full of energy, and he is always accompanied by his equally dazzling support—Debbie Ott///Puth.

So when Barrow met him for the last time, Howard was shocked and still remembered the former's haggardness and fear.Hua De still didn't understand what happened to Barrow, so that he tortured an invincible lord until he was bewildered and withered.

Then Barrow took Ward's hand and almost knelt down for him.This was the first time, and certainly the last time, for Howard to witness the fragility of Barrow Thrurben.

"I'm leaving, I have to go..." Barrow visited the sea monster's house suddenly one night, and he hurriedly let Hua De into the study for a secret talk, and Hua De also immediately sensed that the sea monster was carrying a The power of the original stone.

Hua De closed all the doors and windows, and Barrow opened the quilt. Sure enough, the original stone of the Sea Snake House was wrapped inside.The raw stone of the sea snake family is so powerful that even with the protection of the isolation cloth, it still cannot completely eliminate its influence on the sea monster family.

"Where are you going?" Hua De hurriedly put the isolation cloth back on. He couldn't guarantee that other people in the family could detect it.Hua De is cautious, and he doesn't want to disturb anyone until he is sure of the other party's purpose.

"I'm leaving...I'm leaving...Leave completely..." Baro's expression was very flustered, he didn't give a detailed explanation, he just kept chanting this sentence, his tone was high and low, as if he was afraid of being caught. People heard it, but they seemed to be afraid that Hua De would not hear it.

Ward wanted to calm him down, so he helped him into his seat.But Barrow's knees softened and he knelt in front of Hua De.

Hua De was shocked, and quickly grabbed Barrow's arm tightly, preventing his knees from really pressing on the ground.

Hua De couldn't bear it, Barrow was recognized as the most powerful and youngest lord in the past century.He participated in the competition for the candidate lord, and after that, he passed the review every five years, and he passed all of them at once.He was not only unanimously approved by the elders of the parliament, but also supported by the vast majority of the people.

And within a few years after he became the lord at the age of 31, he and his assistant Debbie successfully set up a solid marine defense around the Cracked Rock Islands, and hunted a large number of human ships, harvesting huge wealth for the archipelago.

At that time, the Cracked Rock Islands were not as defensive as before. On the contrary, the Sea People under the leadership of Barrow expanded outward.

The ships of the human wizards not only had to detour, but even sent messengers to venture onto the archipelago, intending to convey their desire to establish diplomatic relations.

It's just that such brilliance comes and goes quickly.It seems that within ten years, Barrow suddenly disappeared from everyone's sight, and began to go back and forth between the guard island and his old house day after day, and did some kind of mysterious research with Debbie day and night. .

No one knew what they were researching. Until now, when Barrow came to Huade with a haggard face and a trance-like expression, and made the astonishing move of entrusting the rough stone to another family, Huad vaguely felt that Barrow had crossed the line Too far.

"Promise me...help me keep him, wait until Geraint is an adult, and when he is able to protect it, then give it to him..."

Barrow pinched Huade's arms with his thin fingers that only had bones left. The content of his words was full of pleading, but the tone of his words was more like an order.

Hua De did not resist this order, but he was also extremely puzzled—"Why didn't you give it to him personally? You know, if you hand over the rough stone to me, it is tantamount to giving me the blood of your entire family. If you do this... "

"I don't have a chance...I don't have time," Baro's eyes had turned into vertical pupils, and even his cheeks had scales. "You won't betray my trust, will you? You... You won't lie to me, will you! . . . "

Yes, Ward said yes, and he once thought it was.

It's just that at that time, Hua De knew nothing about the research that Barrow participated in, and he didn't know the minefield that Barrow stepped into. In the end, he was forced to drink meth, and slept peacefully in his spacious and luxurious bedroom. Did not wake up.

"Do you know what killed Barrow?" Pei Di spoke suddenly, pulling Hua De back from his thoughts.

Hua De laughed, avoiding the important point and said in a down-to-earth way - "Yes, it is probably some kind of poison prepared by the Ott/// Puss family. I forgot the name, and the name is too long."

"□□ is only the effect, not the cause."

Pei Di shook his head, he didn't intend to evade the important, he just wanted Hua De to hear clearly - "He wanted to save everyone too much, was too stubborn, and was too idealistic. That's how he wanted to do business with land wizards back then, but later he wanted to save everyone. The same goes for changing the way sea people live.”

"But it won't work, his fantasy is destined to cleanse his family," Pei Di glanced at his rough fingers, and said lightly - "Without sacrifice, there is no glory. Sacrifice the sea snake, the next glorious one , it’s probably your home.”

Compared to sacrificing Geraint or Gao Wen, the answer is already obvious, whether it is in Pei Di's heart or in Hua De's heart.

TBC