Mermaid [Interstellar]

After an unknown amount of time, Alice woke up slowly, the bath was silent, and Pearl fell unconscious.

Alice propped herself up slowly, and walked to Pearl's side: "Pearl, Pearl..."

Pearl didn't answer, eyes closed.

Alice looked hesitantly, and slid to Pearl's lower body - where the fish tail had disappeared and turned into a pair of legs.

Picking him up easily, Alice got up and walked out.

"Doctor Julie, Pearl's legs have melted." Alice took care of Pearl and asked someone to come in and take a look.

Julie looked over in surprise, and quickly checked Pearl.

"It's true that her legs have been transformed," Julie frowned, "it's just that her reaction to transforming her legs was too intense."

Alice: "What is the general reaction of a mermaid turning into a leg?"

Julie: "It just turned out quite normally, without a particularly violent reaction... But Pearl's behavior...maybe it's normal."

With Erwin around, Julie didn't make it too clear, Alice understands, Pearl is the first and only case of transforming a mermaid, there is no reference template, anything can happen.

Alice breathed a sigh of relief: "It's fine anyway."

"I'm going back to rest first." After tossing for so long, Alice was already exhausted.

Seeing that the incident came to an end, Erwin didn't stay long, said that he had something to do, and locked himself in the room.

When Pearl woke up, she found that she had a pair of legs.

Julie stood aside and saw Pearl wake up: "Pearl, we have to go back to the sea as soon as possible, we need to do a detailed inspection."

Pearl wriggled her lips and was about to speak when Julie interrupted: "I've already talked to the Duke."

is it?

Pearl lowered her eyes, she couldn't remember the time when her legs were melted, and she only remembered that someone kept calling her name by her ears.

It wasn't Julie's voice, but...it didn't quite resemble the Duchess' voice either.

That voice was much dry, panting all the time, and told her to come on.

Who on earth is it?Why does she have no memory?

……

"The little mermaid is gone?" Erwin asked.

Alice said "uh", "what's the matter?"

"Actually, it's nothing serious. I just remembered one thing." Erwin rolled his eyes. "I remember, 49 years ago, when Yunhaixing was in chaos, you seemed to have stowed someone away."

Alice nodded: "Yes."

"How is that man now?"

"Dead." Alice walked past Erwin with an indifferent expression. "Before I found her, she was injured by a stray bullet, and she died not long after being sent to Planet Davis."

Erwin was taken aback, and said in a low voice, "Sorry, I didn't mean to."

"It's okay." Alice said, "In fact, I got used to it gradually."

"Did you reject Cyril because of that person...?"

"Well," Alice laughed at herself, "Syril and her have many similarities in appearance, I think we must have sincerity if we want to cooperate, if I use Cyril as a substitute for comfort, it would seem too much of me." No sincerity."

"So..." Erwin said slowly, almost sighing.

"One more thing. The 'Skeleton Group' said that the last person was Earl Vincent. They said they would send it over with the prince, and let us pay the balance in one lump sum."

Erwin's analysis: "They put forward such a condition, I am afraid that Philip is really not in their hands. Pressing Vincent probably thinks that his status is high enough and we will have scruples."

Alice frowned: "How much?"

Erwin said a figure, "That's 30 years of fiscal revenue."

"The old emperor won't give it." Alice didn't even think about it. "I'm afraid we have to find a way by ourselves."

Erwin snorted coldly: "He can't take it out." Seeing Alice looking at him strangely, he explained: "You have been engaged in the reconstruction project of Yunhaixing. I don't know. He has been expanding like crazy for the past few years. , The military expenditure has been increasing every year, and the finances have long been empty.”

Alice: "..." Should she be thankful that Philip was not captured by the "Skull Squad"?

Erwin: "So, we really have to look for it carefully. Where does our prince go? The old emperor sent Xi Ruier to supervise."

Alice: "... isn't it?"

Erwin's face was serious: "We have to prepare for the best...the worst."

Alice said coldly: "Blue Star...can't be the next Yunhai Star."

No, no, no.

Erwin recalled the tragic situation of Yunhaixing at that time, and remained silent.

The little girl who was covered in blood and burst into his private spaceship with the smell of gunpowder smoke to ask for help had grown up, her eyes were condensed, her will was firm, and she wanted to do something big.

He smiled slowly, maybe he should trust her more.

……

After Pearl returned to Crystal Palace from Julie's inspection, he always felt that something was different.

The second sister and the fourth sister had already bid farewell to go back, the fifth sister was holding a book and immersed herself in her studies, the third and older sisters were busy, and she was the only one who had nothing to do.

Let's go see how His Royal Highness is doing...

That prince seems to be pampered, so don't starve to death.

The sea was gently rippling, and Pearl leisurely went to Philip's place and prepared some food for him.

What she didn't know was that after she left, Fifth Sister also put down her books and followed her quietly.

After Pearl went to the island, he walked around the periphery, but he didn't see Philip.

"Don't go in, are you?" Pearl twitched her eyes, looking at the quacking birds, speechless for a while.

"Philip—Philip—" cried Pearl, "where are you?"

There was a sound in the depths of the woods in the distance, and the birds were startled away, and soon, a figure came out.

"Pearl!" Philip walked quickly. After a few days of savage life, he lost the elegance and arrogance of holding a wine glass at a banquet, and only had a shaggy beard and a slovenly appearance.

Pearl looked at Philip, and after a short silence, he took out food for him: "Eat well, you have suffered."

Philip readily accepted: "Thank you. Actually, I found that there are quite a lot of things to eat on this island—hey, you have legs!"

Pearl: "...what do you mean I have legs, I have always had them."

Philip: "Hey, didn't you still need to use a walker before that?" He waved his hand, "Mermaids can only transform their legs when they are adults. I still have this common sense."

"I..." Pearl's temples tingled a little. She felt that something Philip said was wrong, but she couldn't tell where it was wrong—she was indeed a mermaid, and she didn't lose her legs until she was an adult.

—Although it's a bit late.

……

After examining Pearl's body, Dr. Julie frowned: "Pearl's body is too strange, sometimes good and sometimes bad."

The elder sister took a sip of tea: "So, what did Duke Alice say?"

Jolie recalled: "You can see that she is very happy that Pearl can get her legs out."

Eldest sister: "Pearl lost all her memory after the experiment. She only remembers a little bit about her every seven years, but she will soon forget it. This year is another seven years."

"That's right, look at my memory!" Julie slapped her head, "I'm old...Speaking of which, Miss San is very talented in this area. When do you plan to let her come over to help me?"

The third sister froze slightly: "I want the third one to be my assistant."

"I'm old," Julie said, "I don't have much to live for. Pearl is still young, and the Duke is still watching. What do you plan to do?"

"What do you think of my fifth sister? She is working hard to take the imperial general education exam. If she passes, let her study related majors. If she fails, let her come to study with you. It's just that she has no foundation, so I need to trouble you ..."

"I'm afraid she doesn't want to, but I can't even think about it." Julie said coolly, "You fifth sister, you have a big heart!"

"How... how to say?"

Julie squinted at her: "Naturally I want to be rich, I want a good life, and I want to go to a better place."

The elder sister's face became serious: "You are right, isn't this normal?"

"But her methods are abnormal. What's the matter? Didn't Third Miss tell you?" Julie raised her eyebrows.

"I'll ask." The elder sister's voice was weak, "Before that, Pearl still has to trouble you."

"This is what I should do. You don't have to be so polite." Julie's wrinkled face was calm and unwavering. Seeing that the elder sister got up to leave, she stepped forward and asked loudly: "There is a question that I have never understood. Is the concern for Pearl out of sisterhood, or the prestige of Duke Alice?"

The elder sister's shoulders trembled slightly: "I don't know, it probably has both. Pearl... I really like her, she is a good sister."

Different from other younger sisters, as the eldest daughter of the Mermaid King, the elder sister participated in various affairs of Blue Star very early, even the negotiation that Blue Star joined the empire at the beginning.

During the negotiation, Duke Alice came to her privately, hoping that she would agree to one thing: accept a mermaid who has no blood relationship with her as her younger sister, and let her grow up smoothly.

"What benefits can Blue Star get? What benefits can I get?"

"I promise to bring Blue Star into my jurisdiction and give you the greatest freedom and the most financial support. Blue Star will be an autonomous planet. I will help you build Blue Star, including replicating an Atlanta with Cloud Sea Star. Big city like Tees."

"As for you, I don't know what you want, and I don't think you know what you need. You can keep this promise and ask me to fulfill it when you need it."

"In return, you must help me convince the mermaid king and protect my mermaid—this is my promise and request."