The fire in the fiefdom of the Sauk family burned until midnight, and it was the residents of the port who struggled to save themselves before the problem was solved.
The news spread early in the morning at the port of the imperial capital, and there was only a strait between the two sides, and the crew on top at night could see it clearly.
But the strange thing is that the Sauk family, as the leader of the fiefdom, has not sent anyone to explain to the imperial capital.For a while, many people began to think carefully. After all, when the country cannot gain benefits from the outside, these hungry wolves will think about getting more meat from the internal fighting.
In fact, even if the Kenley family has nothing to lose, it doesn't matter, it's good to have some fun.
Early in the morning, many aristocrats entered the palace silently, all in their stomachs, preparing to talk to the emperor about the Sauk family.Unexpectedly, he was stopped by Kenli's personal guards before he walked halfway.
They are all nobles, and they haven't committed any crimes, so why should the soldiers stop them.But Kenly's status is too special after all, he is the only one in the entire empire who holds military power besides the royal family.
No one would let anyone else in for a while, mainly because at this time, whoever was the first to retreat would be ridiculed, and the face of a nobleman is more precious than gold.
At this moment, a palace attendant hurried over from a distance, followed by the imperial minister.It's been a long time since I saw this combination. After all, the monarch is too lazy to manage the government, and the imperial minister should relax.
So it is a little subtle that this person appears now.
How big of a deal would this have to be to get their lazy emperor out of bed?
Immediately, two people leaned towards the other side without any trace, and motioned the imperial minister to reveal something with their eyes.How dare the palace attendants stop them, they stood aside and pretended not to see anything.
"...There seems to be something wrong with the territory of the Sauk family...it has something to do with Oppern...a ship came from the port this morning, it belongs to the Kenly Legion, if there is no accident, this matter is General Kenly also involved.
...Ou Poen didn't come back...Who knows, they are all inside now, I don't know what the result will be like, I heard that the three justices have already entered through the back door..."
Minor discussions spread among the nobles one after another. At the beginning, everyone was still interested in watching the fun, and the more they heard it, the more serious their expressions became.Soon, some people pretended to be careless and circled around.
Although I don't know the truth and the specific details, but it means that not only the port is on fire, the direct descendants of the Sauk family, the personal guard of General Kenley, and even the flourishing director of the research institute, Oppen involved.
How deep is the water.
It's not something they should intervene in. If they want to catch scapegoats later, it's impossible to catch them one by one.
At this time, when I think about the soldiers who stopped them just now, the more thrilling I feel. Dozens of people pretended to be talking and laughing, and quickly dispersed. I think not long after coming, in the private mansion in the back street of the red light district of the imperial capital, how many There are many customers.
Seven distant bells were heard from the clock tower in the distance, and the morning light shone on the spire of the imperial palace, and the iris pattern meticulously drawn by gold powder had faded into dark gold after long-term exposure to wind and sun.
A white pigeon flew from a distance, stopped on the window sill and pecked its toes twice. Unfortunately, the wall skin of that piece was peeled off, and a piece of gray brick exposed underneath fell off.
August raised his eyes casually, watching the white dove fly away.
He always liked these pure white creatures, just like his little silver tail.It's a pity that Rhines will not own the sky, he will only be imprisoned by himself forever, unable to go anywhere.
With the mermaid's hearing ability, human actions around the entire palace can be captured clearly.Familiar desires condensed into a net, covering the sky heavily.
——These are exactly what August and Rhines need.
August could hear the blood-covered godhead in his heart, like a shattered crystal, making a continuous "creaking" sound, and the fragments melted into the skeletal muscles along the blood.
The godhead of the evil god is awakening.
A purebred merman only needs enough flesh and blood to recover from his injuries, but after the body recovers, the godhead needs all special things to wake up, such as faith.
Thousands of believers knelt down and prayed, and there was a large enough vow power to be sent to the gods and become their strength.This is the main god.
But August doesn't need this kind of power of faith. He is an evil god, and seduction, misleading, confusion and plundering are the way for evil gods to gain power.
The entire imperial capital will soon become a hunting ground for his monster.
"August! Are you August?"
Kenly wiped the sweat from his brow, and strode towards this side with a grim expression.
But it's normal, when O'Pern left, Ling Ling always took one or two hundred soldiers with him, and when he came back, they all died on the fief of the Sauk family.
Even Oppern himself couldn't come back, even if Kenly wanted to use him to appease the nobles, he couldn't do it.
"Aren't you the highest-status among the group of researchers who came back?" Kenley looked August up and down, "Is Opern really dead?"
August lowered his eyes, covered his smile, and when he looked up again, he had returned to the old-fashioned cautiousness that researchers usually have. "It's the general. Your Excellency has deployed a very strict police force along the coast to catch the merman..."
"Okay!" Kenly interrupted him irritably.
His palms were sweating constantly, and he was thinking about countermeasures quickly.
Those soldiers who died were all from the aristocratic lineage, and when they found out, they would definitely not have good fruit to eat.Even though they usually respect and fear him, but those are all pretended, once they are given a reason to join forces.
Kenley looked back at August, "You, come in with me, the emperor wants to see you."
He slowed down, trying to buy himself time to think about countermeasures.
Opern is gone, and the merman is gone... Do you want to use the researcher behind as a scapegoat?What would he say then?After all, the army was given by him, the project was sponsored by Opern, and August is not even counted as an assistant...
"General." August said slowly.
Kenley: "What?"
"There is one thing I want to tell you first." August paused for two seconds deliberately pretending to be hesitant, "Your Excellency discovered that the merman seems to have possessed intelligence and polluted the water source with his own venom. If he hadn't stopped it in time, The entire Sauk family and subjects in the fief will be infected."
Kenly did stop.
"And your Excellency said that when He left the imperial capital, he also left venom in some water sources in the imperial capital. Your excellency guesses that the mutation has already occurred."
August looked at Kenly's back, his eyes full of sarcasm.
He knows the direction of human emotions better than anyone else, which is the talent of evil gods.Kenley just wanted to take himself out of the whole thing, and August gave him a reason.
For example, the death of soldiers and researchers was to prevent a disaster that could destroy the empire. After all, even Oppern himself did not come back. Who dares to say that Kenley is lying?
Those nobles will get more power and wealth because of this, and they can even use this as an excuse to exploit their subjects, and everyone is happy.
As for whether this disaster exists or not, it is actually not that important.
Sure enough, Kenly turned his head indifferently, "What do you mean? The merman has such great power? What else did he do?"
August suddenly made his voice flustered, "I'm sorry General, all the reports were submitted directly to Your Excellency, and we didn't rescue them after the explosion..."
Kenly sternly said, "If you didn't find it, you didn't find it, you will say that in front of the emperor later, do you hear me?!"
See, humans are so stupid.
The corners of August's lips curled up slightly under the mask, but Kenly thought he was frightened by him.
"I'm not embarrassing you. Now that Opern is not here, there is no one in charge of your research institute. The mermaids have left such a big mess, and someone must deal with it.
No one except the research institute understands this stuff. "
Kenly paused for a moment, meaningfully waiting for August's reaction.
"...you can make me the new dean?" August raised his voice slightly.
"Of course." Kenly walked to him with a smile, "You didn't understand in the research institute before, there are many forces in the imperial capital..."
The front and back of the long corridor were quiet, the maids only dared to watch the two people walking in from a distance, talking in a low voice.
At the gate of the Imperial Research Institute, a group of armored guards ushered in.
Several researchers who were fully wrapped got out of the carriage and stood on the steps.If no one introduced the building behind them, someone would think it was a church.
Numerous rose windows, towers, gables and pointed arches stand up, white and holy in the sun, like a unicorn with its wings down.
A gray-black iron cage in front of it looked out of place.
The inside was carefully covered with a layer of opaque black cloth, and the sound of metal hitting could be faintly heard during the carrying process.
The soldiers escorting the team cast curious eyes intentionally or unintentionally.
It is said that the research institute often makes weird things, such as two-headed snakes, deformed babies, and movable skeletons.Look at the careful look of these researchers, don't think there are some rare objects inside.
Immediately, a few soldiers became active and looked at each other, preparing for some "accidents".
Five or six researchers stepped forward silently, ready to remove the iron cage.
"Hey, brother, we're here to help you." A soldier held the researcher's hand and said with a smile, "Don't fall with your strength."
"Yes, yes, if you fall and hurt yourself, the higher-ups will have to punish us."
The researchers didn't resist, and naturally stepped aside.
Several soldiers exchanged glances, and Joseph looked up. The interface of the inner black cloth was just at his position, and the others immediately helped him share the weight when they understood the meaning.
The pure iron cage plus the contents inside weighed more than 300 kilograms. When they lifted it up, they realized that it was all solid.
It looks like something dangerous inside.Maybe it's a wild man with a mane, a monitor lizard with a two-meter tongue, or a creature that can't tell the difference between races.
Joseph thought, the excitement and nervousness made his hands tremble a little, and it was not until the last step that there was a slight gap.
He stepped aside to let the sun shine in and see clearly.The next moment, the young soldier paused slightly.
Not any monster, and even using the word customs alongside a caged creature would be profane - it was a terribly beautiful human being.
He frowned and curled up on the soft cushion to sleep, not knowing what made him unhappy.
The blond hair is slightly long and scattered around the ears and shoulders, and even the eyelashes are extremely light bleached gold.Some people were afraid that he would be cold, so they put a thin dark brown blanket on his lower abdomen, which made all the exposed skin appear creamy white.But the knuckles and toes are slightly powdered, looking beautiful and weak.
He is not a monster, but the gender-inverted water goddess Undini.
No one would keep such a beautiful creature in a cage, but it seems to be the nature of all creatures to monopolize him.
Joseph's eyes fell on the chain on his ankle, and an urge to cut it with a sword unexpectedly surged in his heart.
"--what!"
Joseph was pushed, and fell down the steps because of his instability.
But his first reaction was to protect the cage.
But it wasn't necessary, a not-so-strong arm lifted the base steadily.
Joseph felt pain in his arms and back, and looked up in a daze.
All the researchers who looked like wooden sculptures just now surrounded him and took the cage from the soldier politely.
And the researcher who bumped Joseph was standing on the top step, covered by the shadow of the hood, Joseph couldn't see his appearance clearly, but the piercingly cold gaze pierced him heavily, which made him feel To dread.
At the same time, August, who was driving back in the carriage, lowered his eyes slightly, staring at a certain point below.
—He remembered this group of people.
He will no longer withdraw his consciousness from the researcher, his little silver tail should be watched at all times, otherwise something without eyes will reach out.
……
The two heavy carved wooden doors above were slowly closed, and a few soldiers came down to help Joseph.
"What's wrong with you kid? Did you get stunned or scared?"
"Haha, I said earlier that he is the least courageous."
"Come on, what's in there? You can't miss it, right?"
Just as Joseph was about to speak, he closed his mouth after thinking about it, "I didn't see it. There was no light in it, so I saw that it was not big."
"Not big? What is that..."
An elf or a succubus, Joseph thought, rubbing his elbow absently.
He looked back at the gate of the research institute, and had to find a time to come back...
He, he had to, get that pretty little guy out, or he didn't know what he'd be treated for.
——Of course Rhines won't be treated like that.
In the Sauk family, the merman scared his little silver tail like that, how could he be willing to continue to go too far.
When Rhines woke up, it was already evening.
The memory slowly came back, the violent explosion at the port last night, the soldiers and the black-robed researcher who broke into the room...
They said that the Sauk family stole the research results of the Imperial Research Institute, and the mutation in themselves was related to the research results.That is to say, someone did something to his body without his knowing at all...,
why?
Cold fear climbed up the spine like a snake, the inside of the cage was pitch black, Rhines pursed his lips and clenched the blanket tightly, and reached out to pull the cloth covering the outside.
But Rhines is in the transition period, and now a few sheets of paper are stuffed into his hands, and they may not be torn together, let alone a reinforced black cloth.
"...Ugh..."
In the darkness, the beautiful blond boy let out a cry.
He has been weaker than others since he was a child, and Rhines can bear it.But why did it become like this? Will he not even be able to raise his hand in the future?
With his appearance, he couldn't stand up even if he ran away.
The powerlessness of the body and the panic of the situation were mixed together, and Rhines shivered in the dark.
But he didn't know that outside the cage, August's dark blue pupils were staring at the black cloth for a moment.
He could hear Rhines sobbing weakly, instinct and emotion tearing at each other.August leaned over slowly, resting his forehead on the cold iron bars.
Rhines is so poor.
How stupid.
The existence of Rhines has never been a coincidence.
The ancient gods in the legends of the mermen and the evil gods summoned by the alchemists who deceived them have always been a living creature.
In the past that cannot be described by human time units, he is the only god in the ocean.
But every small world has its own consciousness, and it is too powerful, already threatening the existence of this small world.So the consciousness of this world, with all its strength, stripped him into two parts.
When a creature is born, its first instinct must be about survival, but survival must mean plundering the space of other beings.Therefore, the most primitive gods will not be very kind.
Not to mention in the huge ocean.
Small World's calculation is very simple, the part that was born out of malice is powerful and crazy.And the rest, no matter how docile and rational, are weak.
With his instinct, he will definitely tear the weak part to shreds.An incomplete evil god will continue to wear down his strength, and when there is an opportunity, the small world will be able to swallow him up.
But no one thought that He actually fell in love with a part of himself.
When he saw Rhines for the first time, it was probably in a place in the deep sea where countless glowing sea anemones grew.Little Silver Tail lay there lying there, already defining the meaning of beauty without doing anything.
Little World made a mistake, it was impossible for him to kill Rhines, how could a fool kill a part of himself?
But the only pity is that Little Silver Tail instinctively flees in fear of him.
Rhines was too weak, which instead caused him to grow into an independent individual under the influence of the rules of the small world.Only August was left to mourn for his torn soul.
How could he let go?
But over time, because of the incompleteness of the godhead, he has indeed become weaker.Not only him, but also Rhines.
If this continues, the small world will definitely swallow him up.
So tens of thousands of years ago, the last thing the evil god did was to use himself to create a race—mermen.
Fighting, bloodthirsty, madness, and aggression have become the instincts of this race, and at the same time, there is an endless monopoly on Silver Tail.
He sealed himself under the deep sea, and when he is strong enough, he needs a chance to return to the world.
Everything is arranged.
The power of the gods is enough to engrave a mark on the gears of fate. There will be a merman and humans leaving children, and the mermen will continue to grow until they threaten the survival of human beings.
Similarly, the He who awakened this time will also find Rhines with that little connection.
But this time, the partner identified by the evil god can no longer escape like it was thousands of years ago.
Ten thousand years ago, August's consciousness was chaotic because of the tearing of the godhead, and he only knew to act on instinct.But ten thousand years later, the evil gods are more cunning and despicable than humans.
He has learned a lot from the mermaid's memory, the intimidation and then comfort, the inescapable kiss and caress, and the hypocritical surface.
August tore off the black cloth violently, and the sunlight immediately filled the cage.
"Lines?"
Rhines, with reddish eyes, looked up in a daze, and August's anxious and joyful face was reflected in his water-blue pupils.
Behind the handsome young man is a window full of golden sunshine.
But on his body, he was wearing the same black robe as the researcher, except that he took off the hood and mask.
The little bamboo horse was obviously relieved to see that he was fine, raised his hand twice and tore off the rest of the cloth, "When I went back, you had already been taken away.
The people on the pier said that they saw the Institute brought a person out of our house last night, and I guess it must be you.Just before the boat left, I followed. "
He said, as if reaching out to touch Rhines.
But immediately, Rhines hid in a hurry.
"...Lines?" August asked puzzled.
As if he really didn't know anything, even his body froze.
"Why, why are you wearing this?"
Rhines could hold back just now, but now tears fell down, "You, why are you dressed the same as those people?"
"Why...why weren't you here last night? Why are you here now? Are you..."
With those researchers?
Rhines didn't say the last sentence, biting the tip of his tongue.
He's not really stupid, August wasn't there last night.He couldn't have gone out to watch the explosion, after all, it took more than an hour from the time the researcher broke in to when he was locked in the cage.
Not to mention that the pier was blown up like that, he could still come over.
Rhines shrank back, he was instinctively afraid of the black robe now.
"Lines..."
"Ugh...don't touch me."
The only person he could rely on also became one of the perpetrators. Rhines' entire shoulders were trembling, his heart couldn't stop falling, and he shrank to the farthest corner away from August like a small animal.
The slender young man froze for a while, then took out the key from his black robe and inserted it into the keyhole of the cage door.
With the sound of "cracking", the iron lock fell, and August directly bent over and walked in.
!
There was an inexplicable familiarity to that gesture.
For a moment, Rhines' mind flashed the image of the lead researcher leaning over last night.
Like a hunter who is sure of winning, he slowly approaches his prey. This is a gesture that humans will never be able to practice.
Reines grabbed the blanket and moved back, his white bare feet kicking feebly on the soft cushion, but it didn't have any effect.
August took two steps closer and reached out to hug Rhines.
"don't want……"
There was a hard iron fence behind him, and Rhines had no other way out, so he could only curl up in the soft blanket and sob.
August's hand stopped in the air, not a little ahead.
"...Don't scare me, okay?"
Moments later, Rhines' unconscious plea sounded.
"You, don't scare me...I'm afraid, don't scare me... Woo August."
He knew that the medical school would dissect animals and inject them with various medicinal solutions during pathological analysis.Rhines didn't know how to face August, his mind was in chaos, and he could only beg the little bamboo horse not to do those things to him.
Immediately afterwards, he was still hugged.
August was different from him, he could feel the smooth lines under the arm muscles through the thin blanket.
"Well!"
"Don't cry, Rhines." A kiss fell gently on his forehead, and August comforted Little Silvertail distressedly, "Don't cry, I can explain, are you good?"
But it didn't work, instead it made Rhines cry even harder.
There is no way, August can only hold the little crying Baotuanba in his arms, "I am not from here, I sneaked into the boat and knocked out a researcher, and stripped his clothes and identity Brand imposter came in.
I didn't do other things last night. There was an explosion outside. I just wanted to go out to have a look, but there were too many injuries, so I helped lift a few people.Didn't finish until five o'clock in the morning. "
The merman gently rubbed the top of Rhines' hair with his chin, and all he said were lies that he had made up long ago.
As long as he thinks, all the lies can be seamless with him.
August filled in all the doubts, and finally kissed the tip of Rhines' nose, "I want to rescue you, Rhines."
The evil god's ability is much more convenient than the mermaid's, isn't it?
The merman can only threaten the sea monsters and let them intimidate Little Silvertail.But for August, all of this can be done by yourself.He could taste all of Rhines' emotions.
"...Really?" Rhines asked cautiously.
When the trap is too perfect, no one can escape.
August silently affirmed.
Under his gaze, Rhines raised his head, the corners of his blushing eyes still had steam, and after a while, he slowly revealed a bit of aggrieved trust.
"Well, August..."
"I'm here."
Little Silver Tail whimpered and grabbed his front lapel, and didn't know how to pull the blanket on his body when it fell down. The whole snow-white back was exposed outside, like a small animal whose life part was exposed without warning.
"The scales have grown a little more." August carefully held the position of the spine with his index finger, as if he didn't think about anything else.
Rhines really got nervous.
That piece of white skin stretched.
"When I came here, I heard that the research institute is indeed investigating mermen, but I don't know what it is." August slowed down his speech to make this passage sound more reliable.
He asked coaxingly, "Lines, there should be healing potions here, can I steal them for you?"
Little Silver Tail in his arms didn't reply.
August kissed the top of his hair urgently.
"Don't...it's too dangerous." Rhines replied sullenly.
……
August's fingers beside him suddenly tightened.
Understand that the feeling of being cared about by his partner will always make him secretly happy.
But it's a pity that I can't show it now.
"Lines, do you know how I found this place?"
August asked suddenly.
"Because they asked me to bring a new 'experiment' to the laboratory." August took out two useless belts from the left pocket of the black robe, "They asked me to bring you this."
The structure is very strange, it is a circle of metal connected by a belt, but the metal cannot shrink and has no mechanical buttons, so it cannot be used to lock the wrist at all.
what is this?
Rhines thought.
Then he understood, because August gently opened his jaw and squeezed his wet red soft tongue with his fingers.
"Oh……"
The metal was stuffed in, and then August buckled the belt behind his head, firmly clamping the upper and lower teeth, making it impossible to close the mouth.
A sense of crisis welled up in his heart, Rhines looked up at August, and made a weak voice in his nasal cavity.
August hugged Rhines, staring at the tip of his tongue that was unconsciously raised in the shackle, "I can't convince you, but there are some things you have to see for yourself."
He took all the guilt off himself, and lied to the innocent and dazed little Silvertail cleanly.
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The author has something to say: How punctual am I~
But I can't finish writing [-], I will make it up tomorrow qwq
The news spread early in the morning at the port of the imperial capital, and there was only a strait between the two sides, and the crew on top at night could see it clearly.
But the strange thing is that the Sauk family, as the leader of the fiefdom, has not sent anyone to explain to the imperial capital.For a while, many people began to think carefully. After all, when the country cannot gain benefits from the outside, these hungry wolves will think about getting more meat from the internal fighting.
In fact, even if the Kenley family has nothing to lose, it doesn't matter, it's good to have some fun.
Early in the morning, many aristocrats entered the palace silently, all in their stomachs, preparing to talk to the emperor about the Sauk family.Unexpectedly, he was stopped by Kenli's personal guards before he walked halfway.
They are all nobles, and they haven't committed any crimes, so why should the soldiers stop them.But Kenly's status is too special after all, he is the only one in the entire empire who holds military power besides the royal family.
No one would let anyone else in for a while, mainly because at this time, whoever was the first to retreat would be ridiculed, and the face of a nobleman is more precious than gold.
At this moment, a palace attendant hurried over from a distance, followed by the imperial minister.It's been a long time since I saw this combination. After all, the monarch is too lazy to manage the government, and the imperial minister should relax.
So it is a little subtle that this person appears now.
How big of a deal would this have to be to get their lazy emperor out of bed?
Immediately, two people leaned towards the other side without any trace, and motioned the imperial minister to reveal something with their eyes.How dare the palace attendants stop them, they stood aside and pretended not to see anything.
"...There seems to be something wrong with the territory of the Sauk family...it has something to do with Oppern...a ship came from the port this morning, it belongs to the Kenly Legion, if there is no accident, this matter is General Kenly also involved.
...Ou Poen didn't come back...Who knows, they are all inside now, I don't know what the result will be like, I heard that the three justices have already entered through the back door..."
Minor discussions spread among the nobles one after another. At the beginning, everyone was still interested in watching the fun, and the more they heard it, the more serious their expressions became.Soon, some people pretended to be careless and circled around.
Although I don't know the truth and the specific details, but it means that not only the port is on fire, the direct descendants of the Sauk family, the personal guard of General Kenley, and even the flourishing director of the research institute, Oppen involved.
How deep is the water.
It's not something they should intervene in. If they want to catch scapegoats later, it's impossible to catch them one by one.
At this time, when I think about the soldiers who stopped them just now, the more thrilling I feel. Dozens of people pretended to be talking and laughing, and quickly dispersed. I think not long after coming, in the private mansion in the back street of the red light district of the imperial capital, how many There are many customers.
Seven distant bells were heard from the clock tower in the distance, and the morning light shone on the spire of the imperial palace, and the iris pattern meticulously drawn by gold powder had faded into dark gold after long-term exposure to wind and sun.
A white pigeon flew from a distance, stopped on the window sill and pecked its toes twice. Unfortunately, the wall skin of that piece was peeled off, and a piece of gray brick exposed underneath fell off.
August raised his eyes casually, watching the white dove fly away.
He always liked these pure white creatures, just like his little silver tail.It's a pity that Rhines will not own the sky, he will only be imprisoned by himself forever, unable to go anywhere.
With the mermaid's hearing ability, human actions around the entire palace can be captured clearly.Familiar desires condensed into a net, covering the sky heavily.
——These are exactly what August and Rhines need.
August could hear the blood-covered godhead in his heart, like a shattered crystal, making a continuous "creaking" sound, and the fragments melted into the skeletal muscles along the blood.
The godhead of the evil god is awakening.
A purebred merman only needs enough flesh and blood to recover from his injuries, but after the body recovers, the godhead needs all special things to wake up, such as faith.
Thousands of believers knelt down and prayed, and there was a large enough vow power to be sent to the gods and become their strength.This is the main god.
But August doesn't need this kind of power of faith. He is an evil god, and seduction, misleading, confusion and plundering are the way for evil gods to gain power.
The entire imperial capital will soon become a hunting ground for his monster.
"August! Are you August?"
Kenly wiped the sweat from his brow, and strode towards this side with a grim expression.
But it's normal, when O'Pern left, Ling Ling always took one or two hundred soldiers with him, and when he came back, they all died on the fief of the Sauk family.
Even Oppern himself couldn't come back, even if Kenly wanted to use him to appease the nobles, he couldn't do it.
"Aren't you the highest-status among the group of researchers who came back?" Kenley looked August up and down, "Is Opern really dead?"
August lowered his eyes, covered his smile, and when he looked up again, he had returned to the old-fashioned cautiousness that researchers usually have. "It's the general. Your Excellency has deployed a very strict police force along the coast to catch the merman..."
"Okay!" Kenly interrupted him irritably.
His palms were sweating constantly, and he was thinking about countermeasures quickly.
Those soldiers who died were all from the aristocratic lineage, and when they found out, they would definitely not have good fruit to eat.Even though they usually respect and fear him, but those are all pretended, once they are given a reason to join forces.
Kenley looked back at August, "You, come in with me, the emperor wants to see you."
He slowed down, trying to buy himself time to think about countermeasures.
Opern is gone, and the merman is gone... Do you want to use the researcher behind as a scapegoat?What would he say then?After all, the army was given by him, the project was sponsored by Opern, and August is not even counted as an assistant...
"General." August said slowly.
Kenley: "What?"
"There is one thing I want to tell you first." August paused for two seconds deliberately pretending to be hesitant, "Your Excellency discovered that the merman seems to have possessed intelligence and polluted the water source with his own venom. If he hadn't stopped it in time, The entire Sauk family and subjects in the fief will be infected."
Kenly did stop.
"And your Excellency said that when He left the imperial capital, he also left venom in some water sources in the imperial capital. Your excellency guesses that the mutation has already occurred."
August looked at Kenly's back, his eyes full of sarcasm.
He knows the direction of human emotions better than anyone else, which is the talent of evil gods.Kenley just wanted to take himself out of the whole thing, and August gave him a reason.
For example, the death of soldiers and researchers was to prevent a disaster that could destroy the empire. After all, even Oppern himself did not come back. Who dares to say that Kenley is lying?
Those nobles will get more power and wealth because of this, and they can even use this as an excuse to exploit their subjects, and everyone is happy.
As for whether this disaster exists or not, it is actually not that important.
Sure enough, Kenly turned his head indifferently, "What do you mean? The merman has such great power? What else did he do?"
August suddenly made his voice flustered, "I'm sorry General, all the reports were submitted directly to Your Excellency, and we didn't rescue them after the explosion..."
Kenly sternly said, "If you didn't find it, you didn't find it, you will say that in front of the emperor later, do you hear me?!"
See, humans are so stupid.
The corners of August's lips curled up slightly under the mask, but Kenly thought he was frightened by him.
"I'm not embarrassing you. Now that Opern is not here, there is no one in charge of your research institute. The mermaids have left such a big mess, and someone must deal with it.
No one except the research institute understands this stuff. "
Kenly paused for a moment, meaningfully waiting for August's reaction.
"...you can make me the new dean?" August raised his voice slightly.
"Of course." Kenly walked to him with a smile, "You didn't understand in the research institute before, there are many forces in the imperial capital..."
The front and back of the long corridor were quiet, the maids only dared to watch the two people walking in from a distance, talking in a low voice.
At the gate of the Imperial Research Institute, a group of armored guards ushered in.
Several researchers who were fully wrapped got out of the carriage and stood on the steps.If no one introduced the building behind them, someone would think it was a church.
Numerous rose windows, towers, gables and pointed arches stand up, white and holy in the sun, like a unicorn with its wings down.
A gray-black iron cage in front of it looked out of place.
The inside was carefully covered with a layer of opaque black cloth, and the sound of metal hitting could be faintly heard during the carrying process.
The soldiers escorting the team cast curious eyes intentionally or unintentionally.
It is said that the research institute often makes weird things, such as two-headed snakes, deformed babies, and movable skeletons.Look at the careful look of these researchers, don't think there are some rare objects inside.
Immediately, a few soldiers became active and looked at each other, preparing for some "accidents".
Five or six researchers stepped forward silently, ready to remove the iron cage.
"Hey, brother, we're here to help you." A soldier held the researcher's hand and said with a smile, "Don't fall with your strength."
"Yes, yes, if you fall and hurt yourself, the higher-ups will have to punish us."
The researchers didn't resist, and naturally stepped aside.
Several soldiers exchanged glances, and Joseph looked up. The interface of the inner black cloth was just at his position, and the others immediately helped him share the weight when they understood the meaning.
The pure iron cage plus the contents inside weighed more than 300 kilograms. When they lifted it up, they realized that it was all solid.
It looks like something dangerous inside.Maybe it's a wild man with a mane, a monitor lizard with a two-meter tongue, or a creature that can't tell the difference between races.
Joseph thought, the excitement and nervousness made his hands tremble a little, and it was not until the last step that there was a slight gap.
He stepped aside to let the sun shine in and see clearly.The next moment, the young soldier paused slightly.
Not any monster, and even using the word customs alongside a caged creature would be profane - it was a terribly beautiful human being.
He frowned and curled up on the soft cushion to sleep, not knowing what made him unhappy.
The blond hair is slightly long and scattered around the ears and shoulders, and even the eyelashes are extremely light bleached gold.Some people were afraid that he would be cold, so they put a thin dark brown blanket on his lower abdomen, which made all the exposed skin appear creamy white.But the knuckles and toes are slightly powdered, looking beautiful and weak.
He is not a monster, but the gender-inverted water goddess Undini.
No one would keep such a beautiful creature in a cage, but it seems to be the nature of all creatures to monopolize him.
Joseph's eyes fell on the chain on his ankle, and an urge to cut it with a sword unexpectedly surged in his heart.
"--what!"
Joseph was pushed, and fell down the steps because of his instability.
But his first reaction was to protect the cage.
But it wasn't necessary, a not-so-strong arm lifted the base steadily.
Joseph felt pain in his arms and back, and looked up in a daze.
All the researchers who looked like wooden sculptures just now surrounded him and took the cage from the soldier politely.
And the researcher who bumped Joseph was standing on the top step, covered by the shadow of the hood, Joseph couldn't see his appearance clearly, but the piercingly cold gaze pierced him heavily, which made him feel To dread.
At the same time, August, who was driving back in the carriage, lowered his eyes slightly, staring at a certain point below.
—He remembered this group of people.
He will no longer withdraw his consciousness from the researcher, his little silver tail should be watched at all times, otherwise something without eyes will reach out.
……
The two heavy carved wooden doors above were slowly closed, and a few soldiers came down to help Joseph.
"What's wrong with you kid? Did you get stunned or scared?"
"Haha, I said earlier that he is the least courageous."
"Come on, what's in there? You can't miss it, right?"
Just as Joseph was about to speak, he closed his mouth after thinking about it, "I didn't see it. There was no light in it, so I saw that it was not big."
"Not big? What is that..."
An elf or a succubus, Joseph thought, rubbing his elbow absently.
He looked back at the gate of the research institute, and had to find a time to come back...
He, he had to, get that pretty little guy out, or he didn't know what he'd be treated for.
——Of course Rhines won't be treated like that.
In the Sauk family, the merman scared his little silver tail like that, how could he be willing to continue to go too far.
When Rhines woke up, it was already evening.
The memory slowly came back, the violent explosion at the port last night, the soldiers and the black-robed researcher who broke into the room...
They said that the Sauk family stole the research results of the Imperial Research Institute, and the mutation in themselves was related to the research results.That is to say, someone did something to his body without his knowing at all...,
why?
Cold fear climbed up the spine like a snake, the inside of the cage was pitch black, Rhines pursed his lips and clenched the blanket tightly, and reached out to pull the cloth covering the outside.
But Rhines is in the transition period, and now a few sheets of paper are stuffed into his hands, and they may not be torn together, let alone a reinforced black cloth.
"...Ugh..."
In the darkness, the beautiful blond boy let out a cry.
He has been weaker than others since he was a child, and Rhines can bear it.But why did it become like this? Will he not even be able to raise his hand in the future?
With his appearance, he couldn't stand up even if he ran away.
The powerlessness of the body and the panic of the situation were mixed together, and Rhines shivered in the dark.
But he didn't know that outside the cage, August's dark blue pupils were staring at the black cloth for a moment.
He could hear Rhines sobbing weakly, instinct and emotion tearing at each other.August leaned over slowly, resting his forehead on the cold iron bars.
Rhines is so poor.
How stupid.
The existence of Rhines has never been a coincidence.
The ancient gods in the legends of the mermen and the evil gods summoned by the alchemists who deceived them have always been a living creature.
In the past that cannot be described by human time units, he is the only god in the ocean.
But every small world has its own consciousness, and it is too powerful, already threatening the existence of this small world.So the consciousness of this world, with all its strength, stripped him into two parts.
When a creature is born, its first instinct must be about survival, but survival must mean plundering the space of other beings.Therefore, the most primitive gods will not be very kind.
Not to mention in the huge ocean.
Small World's calculation is very simple, the part that was born out of malice is powerful and crazy.And the rest, no matter how docile and rational, are weak.
With his instinct, he will definitely tear the weak part to shreds.An incomplete evil god will continue to wear down his strength, and when there is an opportunity, the small world will be able to swallow him up.
But no one thought that He actually fell in love with a part of himself.
When he saw Rhines for the first time, it was probably in a place in the deep sea where countless glowing sea anemones grew.Little Silver Tail lay there lying there, already defining the meaning of beauty without doing anything.
Little World made a mistake, it was impossible for him to kill Rhines, how could a fool kill a part of himself?
But the only pity is that Little Silver Tail instinctively flees in fear of him.
Rhines was too weak, which instead caused him to grow into an independent individual under the influence of the rules of the small world.Only August was left to mourn for his torn soul.
How could he let go?
But over time, because of the incompleteness of the godhead, he has indeed become weaker.Not only him, but also Rhines.
If this continues, the small world will definitely swallow him up.
So tens of thousands of years ago, the last thing the evil god did was to use himself to create a race—mermen.
Fighting, bloodthirsty, madness, and aggression have become the instincts of this race, and at the same time, there is an endless monopoly on Silver Tail.
He sealed himself under the deep sea, and when he is strong enough, he needs a chance to return to the world.
Everything is arranged.
The power of the gods is enough to engrave a mark on the gears of fate. There will be a merman and humans leaving children, and the mermen will continue to grow until they threaten the survival of human beings.
Similarly, the He who awakened this time will also find Rhines with that little connection.
But this time, the partner identified by the evil god can no longer escape like it was thousands of years ago.
Ten thousand years ago, August's consciousness was chaotic because of the tearing of the godhead, and he only knew to act on instinct.But ten thousand years later, the evil gods are more cunning and despicable than humans.
He has learned a lot from the mermaid's memory, the intimidation and then comfort, the inescapable kiss and caress, and the hypocritical surface.
August tore off the black cloth violently, and the sunlight immediately filled the cage.
"Lines?"
Rhines, with reddish eyes, looked up in a daze, and August's anxious and joyful face was reflected in his water-blue pupils.
Behind the handsome young man is a window full of golden sunshine.
But on his body, he was wearing the same black robe as the researcher, except that he took off the hood and mask.
The little bamboo horse was obviously relieved to see that he was fine, raised his hand twice and tore off the rest of the cloth, "When I went back, you had already been taken away.
The people on the pier said that they saw the Institute brought a person out of our house last night, and I guess it must be you.Just before the boat left, I followed. "
He said, as if reaching out to touch Rhines.
But immediately, Rhines hid in a hurry.
"...Lines?" August asked puzzled.
As if he really didn't know anything, even his body froze.
"Why, why are you wearing this?"
Rhines could hold back just now, but now tears fell down, "You, why are you dressed the same as those people?"
"Why...why weren't you here last night? Why are you here now? Are you..."
With those researchers?
Rhines didn't say the last sentence, biting the tip of his tongue.
He's not really stupid, August wasn't there last night.He couldn't have gone out to watch the explosion, after all, it took more than an hour from the time the researcher broke in to when he was locked in the cage.
Not to mention that the pier was blown up like that, he could still come over.
Rhines shrank back, he was instinctively afraid of the black robe now.
"Lines..."
"Ugh...don't touch me."
The only person he could rely on also became one of the perpetrators. Rhines' entire shoulders were trembling, his heart couldn't stop falling, and he shrank to the farthest corner away from August like a small animal.
The slender young man froze for a while, then took out the key from his black robe and inserted it into the keyhole of the cage door.
With the sound of "cracking", the iron lock fell, and August directly bent over and walked in.
!
There was an inexplicable familiarity to that gesture.
For a moment, Rhines' mind flashed the image of the lead researcher leaning over last night.
Like a hunter who is sure of winning, he slowly approaches his prey. This is a gesture that humans will never be able to practice.
Reines grabbed the blanket and moved back, his white bare feet kicking feebly on the soft cushion, but it didn't have any effect.
August took two steps closer and reached out to hug Rhines.
"don't want……"
There was a hard iron fence behind him, and Rhines had no other way out, so he could only curl up in the soft blanket and sob.
August's hand stopped in the air, not a little ahead.
"...Don't scare me, okay?"
Moments later, Rhines' unconscious plea sounded.
"You, don't scare me...I'm afraid, don't scare me... Woo August."
He knew that the medical school would dissect animals and inject them with various medicinal solutions during pathological analysis.Rhines didn't know how to face August, his mind was in chaos, and he could only beg the little bamboo horse not to do those things to him.
Immediately afterwards, he was still hugged.
August was different from him, he could feel the smooth lines under the arm muscles through the thin blanket.
"Well!"
"Don't cry, Rhines." A kiss fell gently on his forehead, and August comforted Little Silvertail distressedly, "Don't cry, I can explain, are you good?"
But it didn't work, instead it made Rhines cry even harder.
There is no way, August can only hold the little crying Baotuanba in his arms, "I am not from here, I sneaked into the boat and knocked out a researcher, and stripped his clothes and identity Brand imposter came in.
I didn't do other things last night. There was an explosion outside. I just wanted to go out to have a look, but there were too many injuries, so I helped lift a few people.Didn't finish until five o'clock in the morning. "
The merman gently rubbed the top of Rhines' hair with his chin, and all he said were lies that he had made up long ago.
As long as he thinks, all the lies can be seamless with him.
August filled in all the doubts, and finally kissed the tip of Rhines' nose, "I want to rescue you, Rhines."
The evil god's ability is much more convenient than the mermaid's, isn't it?
The merman can only threaten the sea monsters and let them intimidate Little Silvertail.But for August, all of this can be done by yourself.He could taste all of Rhines' emotions.
"...Really?" Rhines asked cautiously.
When the trap is too perfect, no one can escape.
August silently affirmed.
Under his gaze, Rhines raised his head, the corners of his blushing eyes still had steam, and after a while, he slowly revealed a bit of aggrieved trust.
"Well, August..."
"I'm here."
Little Silver Tail whimpered and grabbed his front lapel, and didn't know how to pull the blanket on his body when it fell down. The whole snow-white back was exposed outside, like a small animal whose life part was exposed without warning.
"The scales have grown a little more." August carefully held the position of the spine with his index finger, as if he didn't think about anything else.
Rhines really got nervous.
That piece of white skin stretched.
"When I came here, I heard that the research institute is indeed investigating mermen, but I don't know what it is." August slowed down his speech to make this passage sound more reliable.
He asked coaxingly, "Lines, there should be healing potions here, can I steal them for you?"
Little Silver Tail in his arms didn't reply.
August kissed the top of his hair urgently.
"Don't...it's too dangerous." Rhines replied sullenly.
……
August's fingers beside him suddenly tightened.
Understand that the feeling of being cared about by his partner will always make him secretly happy.
But it's a pity that I can't show it now.
"Lines, do you know how I found this place?"
August asked suddenly.
"Because they asked me to bring a new 'experiment' to the laboratory." August took out two useless belts from the left pocket of the black robe, "They asked me to bring you this."
The structure is very strange, it is a circle of metal connected by a belt, but the metal cannot shrink and has no mechanical buttons, so it cannot be used to lock the wrist at all.
what is this?
Rhines thought.
Then he understood, because August gently opened his jaw and squeezed his wet red soft tongue with his fingers.
"Oh……"
The metal was stuffed in, and then August buckled the belt behind his head, firmly clamping the upper and lower teeth, making it impossible to close the mouth.
A sense of crisis welled up in his heart, Rhines looked up at August, and made a weak voice in his nasal cavity.
August hugged Rhines, staring at the tip of his tongue that was unconsciously raised in the shackle, "I can't convince you, but there are some things you have to see for yourself."
He took all the guilt off himself, and lied to the innocent and dazed little Silvertail cleanly.
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The author has something to say: How punctual am I~
But I can't finish writing [-], I will make it up tomorrow qwq
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