Mermaid Throne

The most direct manifestation of a boxer's value is the terrifying amount on the account.

In the evening after eating, Tao Yiran had just taken a shower and was leaning against the guardrail to blow the air. When he received the account entry information, his hand trembled, and the valuable personal communication device slipped from his hand.

Rong Xuan, who was also basking in the sunset, quickly caught it, and took a good look: one hundred thousand gold.

Ever since he was able to blatantly withdraw money from his own account, the poor days of the past are gone forever, and the piranha has also changed from a money-saving fish to a money-scattering fish. Such numbers only make him curl his lips, but he is still used to it. She exhorted aggressively: "Don't spend as much as you have, wait until I don't..."

He shut up suddenly.

Looking up at the other party, the boy who leaned against the guardrail and squinted his eyes didn't notice what he just said.

What should you do when I'm gone?

Do you hide back in the crowd like before, or do you stay in the spotlight and don't let the darkness have a chance to hurt you?

Rong Xuan suddenly discovered that no matter what it was, the negative influence he had brought was always shrouded in this person, and the person who took the initiative to take himself under his wing to protect him never mentioned the future.

As I said at the beginning, they are just using each other for utilitarian purposes. When did it become a unilateral protection?

This cunning and despicable human being never mentioned this change, as if it was all taken for granted.

The late autumn sunset fell on Tao Yiran's face, and the boy covered by the orange light looked rare and peaceful.In the past six months, the soft lines that belonged to the boy gradually became sharper, and the undisguised sharpness in the eyes became more dazzling after the hair was cut short.Only when you close your eyes will you realize that he has a face that is actually quite upright and delicate.

If it hadn't been for the misfortune, what would Tao Yiran look like?

But the real world never gives people the chance to make assumptions. The reality is that this young man will gradually become a tough young man and must face this terrible world by himself.

Maybe it was because the atmosphere at this moment was too warm, or maybe it was because the two of them had never gotten along so relaxedly before, Rong Xuan finally asked, "Do you want to come with me?"

Tao Yiran opened his eyes with a surprised expression.

"Go to a safer place... At least wait until I settle the matter," he tried hard to explain the reason why he wanted to take him away, his ears were already hot from the sincerity he just blurted out, "I will sooner or later I'm leaving, I'm leaving, you will still be their target..."

Tao Yiran waited for him to finish speaking with difficulty, then raised the corners of his lips and shook his head.

"But if you're here, you might die." Rong Xuan grabbed his clothes with a tangled expression.

I have become his shadow of death, no matter where I go later, Tao Yiran who stays in the human world will become the target of that demon to vent his hatred.

What started as a murder relationship now becomes a reluctance to let go.He couldn't tell when he not only trusted this human being, but became quite dependent on it.

This human being, like himself, has no second relatives in this world.Shouldn't two equally lonely creatures survive together?

Tao Yiran who rejected him so resolutely in front of him made Rong Xuan's eyes turn red with grievance.

Even if he wants to reveal some of his secrets, he still wants this human being to choose him. "I... I'm leaving soon." Tomorrow is the day when he and Durant meet. As long as they meet, leaving here is an inevitable choice.

"I know," Tao Yiran didn't look shocked at all, and even reached out to touch his head to comfort the agitated mermaid, "I knew it from the moment you took out the mermaid ID card."

The time I can protect him is very limited, like a wall clock under the watchful eyes of everyone, everyone can count down the time limit for him to leave the protection period.

"I won't die, I said it a long time ago," Tao Yiran smiled lightly, not paying attention to the upcoming danger at all, "I don't hate the sea, but I don't like to be A weak person. I can't beat a mermaid in the sea, so what's the difference between me and Ji Yunzhi in their eyes?"

Rong Xuan couldn't help leaning forward, and put his hands on his shoulder blades: "But I can protect you."

Just like you protect me now.

As long as his mark is left here, this human being belongs to him...

"I'm not a slave." Tao Yiran patted his hand away, but didn't get angry.

Only separation is their only way forward.Despite their reluctance, they can only choose different directions if they need to move on.

Rong Xuan stopped talking, looking at this cold mechanical city shrouded in dusk through the glass guardrail.

Huge cities with high density and highly informationized social systems are still unable to completely prevent the infiltration of mermaids.However, it was his omission that allowed Tao Yiran and him to get in here.

Perhaps, Tao Yiran can also disappear in the ocean current of this huge city like an unremarkable fish.

But he is no longer the frail boy who goes to the beach to pick up shells.

Because he was afraid that Ji Yunzhi would serve him like a good wife and mother again, Tao Yiran asked him to choose what he wanted to do. Ji Yunzhi only thought for a few seconds before choosing to continue the class.

Being with the illiterate, Ji Yunzhi felt more and more the importance of knowledge. Even if he could no longer return to school as an ordinary student, at least he could have a future that he could fight for.

Tao Yiran threw away a wad of money without hesitation, and Ji Yunzhi also used up the money to enroll himself in an expensive advanced subrace course.

Unlike evolutionary people who need physical transformation, subrace people are mostly born, but subrace people also need to learn to do various advanced exercises and exercises, and finally pass the national test to get an identity card belonging to the subrace.

Only by becoming a subspecies can Ji Yunzhi get rid of his shameful past.

Regarding his future, he is calm and planned, and because of this, he occasionally gets angry at Tao Yiran's short-sightedness.

But soon he calmed down again.

From Tao Yiran's point of view, he is not his comrade in arms, so what's the point of all this anger?

He took a step back consciously, and drew a safe emotional boundary for the other party and himself.

A sudden noise from the artificial intelligence made Ji Yunzhi recover from his wild thoughts. He quickly answered the question raised by the virtual teacher, but found that it was not his own instrument that made the sound.

Because it was after dinner and he was the only one left in the hotel room, Cao Li's team went to the hot spring club to relax, while Tao Yiran and Rong Xuan rested in another suite.

He stood up and looked around for the source of the sound, and it turned out to be the sound coming from Rong Xuan's study.

Only Rong Xuan and Tao Yiran could unlock the room, and the noise coming from inside was more like an urgent alarm.Ji Yunzhi hurried out of the room and knocked on the door opposite.

When Rong Xuan learned of the situation, his face turned pale with shock, and he opened the door and rushed to the operating desk regardless of Ji Yunzhi's presence.

Ji Yunzhi saw the facilities in the room for the first time, and couldn't help but glance at Tao Yiran who followed.How much money does this guy make?Can afford such a device?

A large number of red warning fonts flashed on the monitor, and Ji Yunzhi was taken aback. Some of these texts were in mermaid script, and the red fonts indicated that the entire system was being invaded?

"...They found my system." Rong Xuan's face was ugly, and his fingers quickly manipulated the artificial intelligence to fight back.

The illiterate Tao Yiran didn't dare to disturb him, he lowered his head and asked the young man next to him who seemed to understand something: "What is the system?"

"..." Because the concept is too basic, Ji Yunzhi seemed not to know how to explain why a hen lays eggs. After organizing his language for a long time, he finally came up with a relatively simple explanation: "It is almost equivalent to the house you built. It's all furniture assembled by you. When someone else invades, it's like breaking into your house through the window..." "No intrusion, that's called stealing. Invasion is kicking the door." Tao Yiran immediately understood.

"..." Ji Yunzhi turned to look at Rong Xuan, seeing that the other party was in a cold sweat, he finally asked, "Do you need my help?"

Rong Xuan didn't raise his head, and didn't reply.

Tao Yiran looked at Ji Yunzhi, and felt that his complexion was no worse than that of a piranha.

As a lone wolf, he has never tasted the isolation of not being included in the team, but he has seen it.The isolated people either leave alone in the end, or bite back at the end.

Ji Yunzhi had only joined their team for less than half a month.Obviously he was a male servant who was picked up halfway, Tao Yiran thought, he even kept a piranha by his side, maybe, the word trust was forced back into the dictionary by others.

"How can you help?" he asked.Not a rhetorical question, but an inquiry.

Ji Yunzhi suddenly looked up at him.

"Do you understand?" he asked again.If it weren't for the slightly milder tone, this kind of question would sound more like sarcasm to others.

But Ji Yunzhi actually understood.

The secret he never intended to tell others was revealed by him himself: "I am an intelligent subspecies."

The boundaries he drew with his own hands were erased by his feet.

Because this door is the first door for him to join these two people.If he couldn't even cross his own boundaries, he might never have the chance to enter that door again.

Rong Xuan finally raised his head, his pale face was tinged with coldness. "Help me defend, I'm going to fight back."

Ji Yunzhi immediately embraced his artificial intelligence and joined the console connection.

The illiterate feels that he can't help much, but he still squats there until night falls, until he is hungry.

Carrying the piranha, which was limp on the stool but had obviously won the battle, and the subspecies who were also tired and limp, the most ordinary human youth just strode downstairs.

His role may not be great, but he definitely feels safe.

he thought smugly.

This is a very dark street.

Even the mechanical city, which looks quite prosperous on the outside, has such dirty corners.Because it is far away from the central area, the residents are all low- and middle-income people, and there are only a small amount of monitoring equipment here.

I don't know how Durant found such a place.Rong Xuan pulled the hood of his coat, letting the furry brim cover most of his face.

In order to avoid attracting attention, Tao Yiran did not follow, but trained with Ji Yunzhi in the hotel.

Rong Xuan found this place after avoiding countless stalkers.The "Liu Li Bar" with a beautiful name is actually just a dilapidated small tavern except for the signboard, which makes people suspect that it is a black shop, and the business inside is as bleak as his appearance. Rong Xuan stood in the distance, watching the people coming and going.What's annoying is that the damned old man still didn't see him until 10 minutes after the appointed time.

If even Durant betrayed himself, then he has only one way out...

Rong Xuan's eyes turned cold.

After waiting for half an hour, Rong Xuan felt that it would be more dangerous to wait any longer, and was about to leave, when he suddenly discovered that some posters had been posted next to the tavern.The poster is an advertisement for an ordinary drink, but there seems to be a small fish drawn in the drink bottle.Rong Xuan thought for a while, pretending to pass by the poster board casually, glanced out of the corner of his eye, and finally saw a rather inconspicuous cross drawn on the fish maw.Both the fish and the cross were added with a paint pen, and judging by the age of the poster, it seems that it has only been posted recently.

...the crafty old foxfish.

Rong Xuan hurried back to the hotel, looking through the roadside mirror from time to time to see if there were any stalkers behind him.Fortunately, it wasn't until we got back near the hotel that we saw a few stalkers who finally found him.

Not being able to meet Durant directly, it would be a lie to say that he was not disappointed.But this feint is very necessary. If the Miller family intercepts their information and lays an ambush there in advance, the situation may be extremely dangerous.

Back at the hotel, Tao Yiran had just come out of the pressurized cabin, and his vest and shorts were soaked in sweat. Ji Yunzhi was beside him using artificial intelligence to analyze his various values, and listed the items to be adjusted tomorrow.

Since Ji Yunzhi confessed his identity, Tao Yiran handed over the data analysis to him.Cao Li only gave advice for two hours before being deprived of his job by the other party.Now the management team has focused their energy on intelligence collection and strategic analysis. As for personal training, this desperate boxer obviously prefers wild stocking.

Seeing Rong Xuan, Tao Yiran looked up at the clock in surprise, as if he misunderstood something, walked over, and patted him on the shoulder comfortingly: "I'll take you downstairs to eat the chocolate pie tomorrow."

Ji Yunzhi didn't even raise his head: "The room manager downstairs called just now, saying that you have a dinner at noon tomorrow. It's a banquet proposed by the sponsor."

The boy said with a dark face, "No."

Rong Xuan smiled lightly: "I'm fine. Since you're a sponsor, of course you have to show your face. How much money you can make with this face depends on the mood of the sponsor."

"Not interested." Tao Yiran took off his sweaty clothes, revealing a lean but bruised body.

Rong Xuan's eyes fell on him, and he couldn't move away.

Since participating in the God of Fighting Competition, the scars on this person's body have obviously increased day by day.

What Cao Li had reminded him was still repeated in his mind.If he was allowed to fight with his life in this place, what would the future be like?

Or... is there no future at all?

When going to bed at night, Rong Xuan gave Tao Yiran medicine as usual.The superficial wounds basically healed quickly under the action of the special medicine, but some sores that hurt the muscles and bones still need to be recuperated slowly by the therapeutic device.

Tao Yiran was lying on the bed, learning the mermaid's language from Rong Xuan until he fell asleep.

"What do you plan to do in the future?" Rong Xuan suddenly said in mermaid language.

"I don't know." It was one of the first words scum mastered.

"Leave here, or join any boxing gym here?" Rong Xuan pressed his hand on his spine, secretly calculating how much force it would take to temporarily lose his ability to move.Maybe he didn't need to ask this person's opinion at all, as long as he brought him to Mermaid Island, he would gradually accept the new environment.

"Get out of here." Tao Yiran was straightforward, "I need to hire bodyguards here, but the consumption here is very expensive, and now this little money won't be a luxury for a long time."

"..." The corners of Rong Xuan's mouth twitched slightly, "I can lend you money." If you leave, it will be difficult for you to find him again.

"You have no source of income, and your little money is not enough." Tao Yiran had already closed his eyes.

Rong Xuan wished he could shake this heartless guy awake, but this person wasn't exhausted to the extreme and he wouldn't look tired, so when he wanted to do it, he couldn't bear it.

...Damn reluctant.

He Rongxuan, a proud purebred mermaid, would feel reluctant to part with an ordinary human who is not even considered an evolved human.

Unwilling to be reconciled, the little mermaid crouched beside Tao Yiran and watched for a while, but finally bit the guy viciously on the neck, but was snatched up by the half-awake boy and crushed under him. "Don't make noise, go to sleep." After finishing speaking, she actually fell asleep.

Rong Xuan was trapped in the not-so-strong arms, and was stiff for a while.

Feeling the gentle breath blowing on her face, the little mermaid moved her hands and feet, but after all, she still couldn't get rid of the opponent's circle, and after slowly relaxing her body, she also fell asleep.

Although he said no, Tao Yiran, who knew more about the world than anyone else, obediently went to the sponsor's lunch the next day.

The luxuriously decorated banquet hall was filled with all kinds of delicacies. The style of the high-end buffet reception made Tao Yiran, who was only wearing casual clothes, a little uncomfortable. He thought that lunch was just a meal, but he didn't expect that even the boxers around him were quite Wearing a full suit upper body respectfully.The ferocious faces on the boxing ring were dressed up a little less like a beast, and a little more human-like, only Tao Yiran unnaturally raised his glass to drink together like a student who hadn't left school yet.

This lunch and reception, which is intended to select the next round of corporate partners, is just a formality, and more importantly, it allows boxers to experience the style of sponsors. Even if they fail to become God of Fighting in the future, they can choose to join after the match. Which sponsor's camp.

Tao Yiran didn't even bother to look at the eight sponsors present.Joining the sponsor camp is like becoming a quasi-evolutionary person, providing the choice of selection and training for the evolutionary person funded by the sponsor itself.A teenager who doesn't want to be an evolutionary person at all will naturally not pay attention to these things.

Most of the lunch was over, and almost all the boxers had their own preferences, except Tao Yiran who was full.

When the boy finally put down his dinner plate, a middle-aged man in his 30s walked over and said with a light smile, "Mr. Tao."

Tao Yiran raised his eyes, and immediately showed a quite standard hospitality smile: "Thank you for the hospitality." Offend anyone and don't offend the rich man. This has been his life rule for six years.

The middle-aged man brought him a cocktail: "Have you found your intention?"

"...I found it." The boy answered obediently, not at all like the cannibal skeleton killer in the boxing ring.

"Oh? Which one is it? Is it convenient for me to know?"

"Ha ha."

"Ok?"

"Ha ha."

"..." The middle-aged man smiled and changed the subject, "I heard you have a younger brother?"

"Hehehe." This person is annoying or not.

"Can I see him?" The middle-aged man was indomitable.

Tao Yiran finally put away his smile, leaned against the wall, and looked at him casually: "Sir, is there anything you like about my brother?" Those eyes stared at the man sharply, with a faint murderous look.

If it's the trouble from the mermaid, this man is a real target.

The middle-aged man still smiled kindly, just took out a business card from his pocket, and handed it to him: "It's not me, it's my boss. If you're worried, you can come together."

Tao Yiran glanced at the business card, his eyeballs were about to fall out.

Fuck, there are not many people in this country who are so rich that even I have heard of it, and the one above is obviously one of them.But, what is the relationship between the Rong family and Rong Xuan?

The man saw that his expression changed, and his smile deepened a little: "My boss also said that if Mr. Tao doesn't pay attention, our consortium is willing to pay and unconditionally support Mr. Tao's development as an evolutionary person."

"Hehe." The young man smiled politely almost reflexively when he heard that it was the benefactor.He didn't realize it until he finished laughing, and cursed secretly in his heart. "Thank you Mr. Rong for me, but I don't want to become an evolutionary person."

The man was taken aback, apparently he had never encountered such a boxer before.

"Leave it alone." Tao Yiran put his hands in his pockets and left the venue quickly.

"Is this Rong family related to you?" This was the first question Tao Yiran asked after handing the business card to Rong Xuan.

"The Rong family was originally an ancient family. Some people didn't evolve into mermaids, it's natural. We just belong to the same ancestor." Rong Xuan picked up the business card and looked at it again and again.

"It's nonsense. Didn't humans and mermaids have most of the same ancestors? But once the genes are differentiated, even relatives can turn against each other." Humans' jealousy is almost natural, not to mention after decades of mermaid wars. , the irreconcilable contradiction between humans and mermaids has made the bond of blood more and more weak, and now even humans and mermaids who claim to be of the same clan are already strangers.

"The Rong family is different." Rong Xuan raised his eyebrows proudly, "The Rong family has been a believer in the Eastern Merman since ancient times, so when the mermaid gene split, there was no internal strife in the Rong family. It was just that the Rong family did not get involved. The mermaid war destroyed a lot of materials related to our purebred mermaid."

"That's why you extended a helping hand when you were the only one left?" Tao Yiran frowned, "But how can you be sure that these people are the clansmen you mentioned? Was there any contact before this?"

"There was a serial number in the email they sent me before, and I have already found the genealogy materials hidden in the human library. I just didn't expect him to use you to make an appointment to meet me." Rong Xuan pointed to the name on the business card. Phone number, "coordinates, time, and number of people."

Tao Yiran opened his mouth slightly, took the business card and looked left and right in disbelief: "You mermaids, your brains are bent like fish intestines, right?"

Rong Xuan wanted to bite him: "Didn't you notice that the font size of his number is slightly different?" After thinking about it, this illiterate don't expect to realize it all at once, so he just lay down and explained to him.

Tao Yiran looked close to his head, and it was exactly as he said.Although it was not the first time for Rong Xuan to be so close to him, it was the first time when he heard him laughing next to his ear, and the root of his ear suddenly became hot.

He hurriedly covered his ears and leaned back, only feeling that the base of his ear was burning to the bottom of his heart.

Damn it, this human being.

Since you don't want to go with me, why do you have to be so intimate!

He complained unreasonably, but the corners of his lips were always curved beautifully.

Tao Yiran did not attend the meeting with Rong Wenli that night.

The young man just accompanied Rong Xuan in the car heading to the dinner party, and then the two of them got off the car in different areas without anyone noticing.

It was the middle-aged man who invited Tao Yiran to the dinner that day. This man, who should have been superior, was courteous even to the last boxer who hadn't made it to fame, which made people feel quite emotional.

After sighing, he still rejected the other party's invitation again.

When sending Tao Yiran away, the middle-aged man shook hands with him and said meaningfully: "Mr. Tao's future must be wonderful."

Tao Yiran raised the corners of his eyebrows and grinned provocatively: "Yes, if you can notice."

The man chuckled: "I can see it. There is a very ancient subject in China called facial physiognomy. I can see Mr. Tao's face. I send you four words, and the dragon lies in the abyss. Take care, Mr. Tao."

Tao Yiran withdrew his smile, glanced at him, and clasped his fists to him in Guwu's gesture: "Goodbye, sir." The demeanor was no longer loose, more like a sharp knife in its sheath.

Compared with the artificial intelligence that has been overly relied on by human beings today, those who practice ancient martial arts believe in the natural way of nature. This person in front of him is obviously a fellow. I still understand.

In order to prevent others from discovering the abnormality, Tao Yiran waited until Rong Xuan on the way back to the hotel together.

When the little mermaid got into the car, his face was solemn, Tao Yiran didn't bother him, he just took out the chocolates from the dinner party from his pocket, gave him one, and peeled one for himself, while eating, he looked outside the car. scenery.

Rong Xuan smelled the aroma of chocolate, and couldn't help looking sideways at that guy who was always indifferent to outsiders.Because he was wearing a proper evening gown, the young man rarely looked like a young man. When he was not serious, he was so helpless, but Rong Xuan thought, once he got serious, he would look handsome and domineering again.

This made him more and more reluctant to let go.

It was the first time I met the Rong family today. It was unexpected that besides Rong Wenli, there are so many descendants of the Rong family in mainland China.It's just that all the mermaid species of the Rong family have been hunted down, and there are very few remaining mermaid species in the Rong family. Rong Xuan is the only one left in the Rong family who can really be considered a mermaid.

With such a tragic situation, even Rong Wenli, who is over fifty years old, couldn't help but have red eyes.

They have continued the history of mermaids for thousands of years, but they ended up like this.Whether modern humans and mermaids can coexist peacefully, there is still no ideal solution. Families caught in the middle like the Rong family are mostly torn apart by the mermaid war.

But even the remaining Rong family is facing the situation of losing the mermaid gene, how can they be reconciled?

Most of the existing descendants of the Rong family are sub-species or evolved people, and they all have outstanding performance in their respective fields, but no matter how good they are, they are human beings after all, and they are helpless against the mermaids in the ocean.When Rong Wenli met him this time, he talked about this issue the most.

Even if the Rong family wanted to, how should they contribute?

Rong Xuan thought of Durant—he finally found a solution to his troubles.

But this put him in a new predicament.

Durant can be a good teacher, but not a good friend; the Rong family is the backstage, but he needs him to build his own team in Sea World.

Rong Xuan, who returned to the ocean, will have to bear everyone's expectations alone.

The pressure of being expected made him unable to help but want to catch Tao Yiran.

What about "I'm here"?Does this sentence have a time limit?

The little mermaid frowned and fell into melancholy.

Tao Yiran's opponent in the third round actually retired due to an accidental injury.

Coincidentally, during the same period, Li Zhou's opponent, the mermaid slave, also withdrew from the game due to serious injuries in the previous game.According to the rules of the event, the two groups of players in the random competition need to be regrouped, and the scheduled game on the day was postponed to three days later.

Rong Xuan was very nervous.He felt that this was not a coincidence, but more artificial.However, the strict review by the organizing committee found nothing, and they could only accept this result.

Li Zhou's performance in the arena was too domineering, so domineering that almost all human boxers hated it, but he didn't dare to challenge this human traitor easily.

Therefore, every match against the Mermaid Slave, the box office of the day was sold out in seconds.Although Tao Yiran was the most topical young boxer, public opinion was almost unfavorable against such a formidable opponent.

And the box office is also rarely sold-no one wants to witness the doomed failure of mankind.

The organizing committee began to pay attention to this situation.Although they were not happy with the arrogance of the mermaid slaves, they couldn't match the importance of money, so various propaganda about the skeleton killer's counterattack began to be promoted.

When Tao Yiran went out to eat, holding the flyer that almost made him blush, he wanted to strangle the organizing committee to death: "When did I accept the interview? When did I say that I need everyone's strength? Do it! Who is that melancholy idiot above? When did I have this expression!"

Holding the leaflet, Rong Xuan choked back his laughter and almost hurt himself.

Ji Yunzhi said: "It is indeed a reverse selling model to use this to attract the poor audience."

"Don't act like you understand! You know nothing!" Tao Yiran roared angrily.

"I'm not a skeleton killer. I'm just a lonely child. I don't have much experience. Even so, I don't want to fall in front of the mermaid slave..." "Damn! Don't read it!" Tao Yiran stretched out his hand to cover it. Ji Yunzhi's mouth was flushed with anger, "It's as if I'm sure to lose! Who wants them to be pitiful!"

As soon as he finished speaking, everyone looked at him.

Cao Li sighed, Rong Xuan's face was heavy, Ji Yunzhi stared at the flyer, and made up the knife calmly: "We all think you will lose. Even after the artificial intelligence has calculated it a thousand times, the probability of your winning is only 1." %."

"Then there are ten chances to win." Tao Yiran was not discouraged at all, "Enough."