Chapter311:TheMermaidGirlsLikeNTR(1)
TheMermaidQueenwasinagoodmood.
ShewasdifferentfromtheCaelianQueen,becauseshedidn’tneedtoachieveanyheavymissionanddidn’tneedtocarryontheMermaidRace’sline.
Afterall,theMermaidRacewasalong-livedraceandwasverypopularwithotherraces.
Eventhoughthehumanraceinstinctivelydislikedsearaces,whenthesailorssawthebeautifulMermaidsthatweresinging,theywouldbeentrancedandstupidlydrovetheirshipsintodangerousareas.
Ofcourse,theMermaidsalsobelievedintheWaterGod,theywouldn’twatchthemdie.Theywouldlaughatthesailorsbutwouldalsosendthesailorsandtheirshipsbacktothesafeseas.
Mermaidswerecarefreeandblessedwithoptimismandenthusiasm.IntheWaterGod’sworld,theywerethesearacethatwasblessedbytheirgod.
Theydidn’thaveaterriblepower,astrongbodyoraslenderscrewtailjustlikeLamias,becausetheydidn’tneedthem.
TheMermaidRacedidn’thaveanynaturalenemyinthisworld.Apartfromworryingaboutthereproductionoftheirrace,whichwasaproblemthatwasalsotorturingtheLamiaRace,theyhadnothingtoworryabout.
Andthiswastheproblem.
Theyweretooperfect.
Iftheywantedtoeat,theywouldgototheseaandstartsinging,thenalotoffishwouldswimtothemandbecometheirfoodvoluntarily.
Iftheywantedtreasures,theentireshallowseawastheirgarden.Theycouldfindallkindsofpricelessshell,agateandcoralthere.
Theseawastheirhome,andtheirshelter.Aslongastheydidn’tgotothedeepsea,wheretheLamiaRace’sterritory,theywouldn’tfaceanydanger.
InthisworldthatallbeingsbelievedintheWaterGod,noonedaredtohurttheMermaidRace.
Theywerearareracethatwasbelovedbyallracesonthegroundandinthesea,sotheynaturallybecamethecrossingmindbridgesbetweenthegroundracesandthesearaces,anditwasn’taproblemtothemsincetheirvoicecouldmovepeople’ssouls.
Tohumans,lifewasaproblemthatneededthemtomaketoughchoicesconstantly.
ToMermaids,theyhadalonglifeandwerelovedbyallraces,lifewasaneasyproblemtheycouldsolvewiththeireyesclosed.
ThroughoutthehistoryoftheWaterGod’sworld,apartfromseveralunluckyMermaidswhowereinvolvedintheMistTideandmetthebutterfliesofdeath,Mermaidsrarelydiedduetoaccident.
Therefore,doMermaidsfeelhappy?
Intheeyesofhumans,theywerehappy,andMermaidsthemselvesalsothoughtsotoo.
However,astimewentby,Mermaidsgraduallyfoundthattheirsoulsstartedtodryup.Theirhappylivesgraduallybecameawfullydull.
Gorgeouspearls,jewelsandagatesweretheirfavoritetreasures,butafterobtainingtoomuch,theygotbored.
Theydidn’tneedtohuntfishbecausetheywouldcometotheirmouthswhentheyfelthungry.Theygotbored.
Boring,boring,lifeistooboring!Theydidn’thaveanychallengeandenemyintheirlives,todaywasjustarepeatofyesterday,andtomorrowwouldbecomearepeatoftoday.
Themostperfectlifealsomeantthemostboringlife.Theycouldn’tfindanysurpriseintheirlives!
Ifeverydaywasjustarepeatofyesterday,eveniftheyhadcountlesstreasuresandwereadoredbymorepeople,theycouldn’tfindanymeaningoftheirlives.
Theycouldn’tfeelhappyanylonger.Theyusuallythought"happiness"wasasnaturalasbreathingtothem,butinfact,theywerenothappyatall.
Afterrealizingthis,despairappearedintheMermaids’hearts.Atthattime,thebiggestreductionoftheMermaidRacebegan.
(TranslatedbyGravityTales妫e啯袟)
No,theMermaidswhodiedweren’tbeingkilledbyoutsideforces.Theyjustfeltextremelydisappointedabouttheirlivesandtheworld,theyfinallywentintothedeepestseaandreturnedtothearmsofthesailingjellyfishesthere.
ItwasprobablythedarkesttimeinthehistoryoftheMermaidRace.ThenumberofMermaidsreduceddowntoonethird,alotofMermaidschosetoreturntovoidafterlosingthemeaningoftheirlives.
Peopledidn’tunderstandwhybeautifulMermaidsdisappearedoneafteranother.TheyofferedvariousofgiftstoMermaids,tryingtosavetheirlivesinthismanner,buttheireffortwasutterlyuseless.
Inordertobreakthisfate,theremainingMermaidswentoutoftheirwayandaskedallracesforhelp,finallytheyfoundtherootofthisproblem.
TheMermaidRacewastooperfect.
Iftheyhadashortlifelikemankind,theydidn’tneedtoworryaboutthis,becausethelifeofdozensofyearswasn’tsufficientforthemtoenjoytheirshorthappytime.
Unfortunately,justliketheLamiaRace,theMermaidRacewasalong-livedracetoo.Theirlookswouldn’tevenbecomeold.ApartfromtheMermaidswhodiedinaccidents,therewasstillnoMermaidthathaddiedduetogrowingold.
Aslongastheydidn’tgointotheMistTide,theywouldn’tmeetanydanger.
Yes,theyweretooblessed.Thiswastheproblem.Becausetheydidn’tlackofanything,theMermaidRacedidn’thaveanymotivationtomoveforward.Inthiscase,theyevenfeltconfusedaboutthemeaningoftheirlives.
No,thiscannotgoon!
However,theydidn’tknowhowtosolveit,becausethisworldwastoo"EasyMode"fortheMermaidRace!
Tilloneday,aMermaidmetadrowningprince.
Atthattime,theMermaidjustdecidedtodie.Shewouldgotothedeepestsideoftheseaandreturntothearmsoftheseainthelullabyofthesailingjellyfishes.Shejustaccidentallysavedtheprincewhoseshipjustshipwreckedonherwaytodeath.
Tillnow,nothingsurprisinghadhappened.Ifthe"accident"hadn’thappened,theMermaidRacewouldstillbestrugglingintheirdarkesttime.
Maybeitwasthemercyoffate,theprincedazedlymistooktheMermaidforhisfiancee.Hethoughtthathisfiancesavedhim,sohekissedherwithgratitude.
However,aftertheprincecompletelywokeupandfoundthathekissedanunknownlady,heshowedadisappointedandsorrylookonhisface.
"Sorry,Ishouldn’tkissyou.Imistookyouformyfiance."