"Mother!"
Seeing that they barely exchanged a few words and the rmaid beauty was about to go off topic again, Miss Salty Fish couldn't help but say helplessly:
"That's not what I'm asking about... What I want to know is, what do you think of Grandpa's idea to throw all the frozen seawater into the present world and completely close off the Tidal Realm?"
"Well... actually, I'm not really sure if he's right or not..."
Upon hearing this, the rmaid beauty hesitated for a mont before frankly admitting:
"I also think your Grandpa's approach isn't great. Leaving the other Sea Races besides those descended from the ocean is indeed quite excessive, but the things he says, well, they aren't entirely unreasonable either.
We, the ocean offspring and the Cleaning Bureau, have indeed been at peace for a long ti, but our relations are far from good, and humanity is developing so quickly. In the future, if they really try to encroach upon the ocean... perhaps it's better to move into the Tidal Realm ahead of ti now?"
"And what about the other Sea Races?"
Upon hearing this, Miss Salty Fish couldn't help but clench her fists, her face turning a bit pale as she said:
"Even though they haven't gained the ocean's recognition, they're still Sea Race! Are we just going to leave them behind like this?
Moreover, the freezing of the seabed is so severe that even Grandpa and the few Flowing Vortex Ancestors can't solve it, can the Cleaning Bureau really have a solution? What if they can't solve this problem either... then... then..."
"Then what else can we do?"
Seeing her worried daughter, the rmaid beauty couldn't help but gently stroke the back of her head, then said helplessly:
"Your Grandpa and the others are the ancestors of the three Sea Races. The decision made by the three of them together is not sothing we can change. Besides listening and letting it happen, what else can we do?"
"We..."
After a mont of silence, Miss Salty Fish tentatively suggested:
"What if we take the initiative to approach the Cleaning Bureau?"
"?!!!"
"Mother! I think Grandpa's approach is wrong!"
After glancing back at the tightly closed Silver Coral Palace, Miss Salty Fish took a deep breath of... seawater, then gritted her teeth and said:
"The Tidal Realm may be independent from the present world, but it was ultimately cut out from it, and while the other Sea Races haven't received the ocean's recognition, they're still our fellow beings!
Grandpa's plan to throw all the problems to the Cleaning Bureau and humans, while even preparing to abandon our fellow Sea Races, is just too selfish!"
"This..."
"And Grandpa's plan has many other issues!"
As the rmaid beauty hesitated slightly, Miss Salty Fish clenched her fist and said:
"After forcibly reversing the sea eye, Grandpa and the others will send all the ice in the Tidal Realm into the present world, replacing it with 'unpolluted' seawater, then completely seal off the sea eye.
By that ti, the freezing speed of the present world's oceans will definitely skyrocket, possibly even several tis over! Right now, just a few dozen ters of ice can be dug through to reach the sea eye, but then it might take hundreds of ters or more, greatly increasing the difficulty of solving the problem!
If such a situation really arises, even if it's indeed just the sea eye of the present world that's problematic and unrelated to our Tidal Realm, the Cleaning Bureau will definitely not give up, and if their speed in solving the problem isn't fast enough, both humans and the remaining Sea Races could suffer heavy casualties!"
"Hearing you say that... it does seem not so good..."
Upon hearing that the actions of the elderly rmaids could result in heavy casualties, a hint of wavering appeared in the rmaid beauty's eyes, and she nodded slightly with unease:
"You're right, the old man's plan is indeed too extre, but as for the Cleaning Bureau over there...
Sigh! Actually, like the old man, I've never really trusted humans. If we were to fully inform the Cleaning Bureau about this, and if they choose to sacrifice the interests of our Sea Race to ensure human safety, what should we do then?"
"This..."
"So, although I dislike your Grandpa's approach, sotis, I actually... can understand him."
The rmaid beauty said helplessly:
"For instance, this ti, since he could think of reversing the sea eye, the Cleaning Bureau might have as well, right?
If they also can't solve the problem of seabed freezing, to preserve the present world's ocean, wouldn't they instead seize the sea eye and throw the problematic ice layers of the present world's seabed back into the Tidal Realm?"
"..."
"So it's not that your Grandpa likes to think the worst of people, but in his position, he can't afford not to be prepared for such things... Sigh! Let think it over!"
"I..."
After hearing the rmaid beauty's words, Miss Salty Fish's face turned even paler.
At this mont, while she really wanted to say that her interactions with the Food God gave her the impression that he wouldn't do such a thing, she couldn't bring herself to say it, especially considering that what might be at stake was the entire Tidal Realm, and thus, her lips moved for a long ti without uttering a word.
"Co on, let's go ho first!"
After a slight sigh, the rmaid beauty whispered a few comforting words, then took the sowhat despondent Miss Salty Fish and swam into the waterway away from the Silver Coral Palace.
A short while later, when the two swam out from the other side of the high-speed waterway, facing the familiar dock, Miss Salty Fish couldn't help but turn her head and asked blankly:
"Mother, didn't you say we were going ho? How co..."
"Are you stupid or sothing!"
Seeing the confused look in her daughter's eyes, the rmaid beauty couldn't help but pinch her lightly before speaking with exasperation:
"Hurry up and find your Uncle Andy, and have him send you to the Cleaning Bureau imdiately!"
"Huh?"
Thrown off by the sudden twist, Miss Salty Fish asked in bewildernt:
"But didn't you just say..."
"Aren't you usually quite smart? How co you're acting silly now?
Just now, we were standing outside the Silver Coral Palace, less than three hundred ters from that old man. No matter what, he's the Flowing Vortex Ancestor. If we spoke there, it's like yelling right into his ear, don't you think?"
The rmaid beauty remarked with an exasperated expression:
"If I didn't speak to you like that, and instead directly agreed that your idea was correct and that I would take you to the Cleaning Bureau for help, do you think that ancient relic wouldn't imdiately rush out of the Silver Coral Palace and lock us both up until the sea eye is sealed?"
"..."
So all that talk just now was deceitful? Just to placate Grandpa?
Thrown into confusion by the rmaid beauty's fickle behavior, Miss Salty Fish replied, slightly dazed:
"But the things you told just now... about the possibility of humans seizing the sea eye to protect the present world's ocean at the cost of sacrificing the Tidal Realm..."
"So just because you don't contact the Cleaning Bureau, they won't co to seize the sea eye?"
Seeing her daughter, now misled into pondering from the old relic's perspective, the rmaid beauty couldn't help but comnt in exasperation:
"Has the ancient relic's confusion affected your mind too? How many tis larger is the Realm of the Dead than the Tidal Realm? Which is stronger, its ten or so Overlords, or the three Ancestors we have? What's the situation in the Realm of the Dead now?"
"..."
"Also, before your old and senile Grandpa made his move, the Cleaning Bureau might not have thought of the sea eye reversal thod. Now that they've personally demonstrated it, even if the Cleaning Bureau were all a bunch of pigs, they should have figured this out, right?
So rather than letting him ss around and anger the Cleaning Bureau, only to have them attack us, wouldn't it be better for you to go and inform them first? At least you have a connection with the Food God, and on your behalf, he might not be too harsh on your confused Grandpa."
"Mother!"
Seeing the rmaid beauty starting to veer in this direction again, Miss Salty Fish couldn't help but interject anxiously:
"I've told you so many tis already, there's really nothing between us!"
The rmaid beauty frowned at her words, seriously emphasizing:
"This can be arranged!"
"It really can't!"
"..."
"..."
"Really nothing?"
Miss Salty Fish was exasperated.
"I said there's nothing!!!"
"That's troubling..."
Seeing Miss Salty Fish insist as if she was being truthful, the rmaid beauty paused, bit her luscious lip, and said with so difficulty:
"That old stubborn is annoying, but he is your Grandpa. If you don't have this layer of connection, it would be problematic if the Food God decides to be harsh on him... Maybe you should give Queen Sayo's position, and I could head over and try?"
"???????"
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