Chapter 19: Plan: get stronger

After everyone ate Erha and Li left them and went to a far small villa southwest, they both sit on the couch facing each other.

" We need to talk about it ", Li starts the conversation, "we can't go on like this, more catastrophes are in their way and we need to prepare for them, I originally wanted to recruit more people but from all people, that's not an option and it never works also I can't take the risk of exposing you, so I made another one, a safer plan. we divide the shelter into four districts, yours will be kept undercover; the first division is for anyone to stay but the price should be paid to stay, the second district is for the already examined people if anyone wants to live inside, he needs to pass through the scan machine I have, it can detect malintent and it will keep scan the entire city, the people have two choices here, either farm or sign a contract to work on missions outside. the third division is for elites, people who can fight they do have privilege but they are under utmost watch, the second one is where only I live and the first one is yours and your people decision, just treat me as your guardian.

"you thought that far? actually, I have a way to make our place invisible besides why should we be hidden, let me tell you my people are strong, we not only have mermaids, we also have demons, nymphs, and a Kraken although he's just a cook ."

"that many ?"

I give a proud smirk with my chest up then nod, "not only that we can also get magical weapons, let me tell you I Erha I never hide, they have bad intentions towards me, let them dream!!"

hearing what he said Li had an epiphany,' why do we always think about hiding why do surrender to our fate, it might be true before but now I have my powers and past memories, who says I can't make a change, thinking about it I felt a weight stuck on my chest completely vaporize.

" you are right ", after a trance of thinking he wakes up then continues," Then let's do it this way, two cities in one, half belongs to merfolk and the other to humankind what do you say?"

"I don't like this idea though?"

" Why do you say so?"

" hmm, I just like the best of the best, I want to have the best kingdom with the best citizens, mine are already exceptional but your humans are mostly not ", after all, I will lose the honor of my title in games "Exodus myth".

"Leave that aside, we need resources, a lot of them, you know the stone you gave me is not enough"

"I'll go...", I cut him halfway through his sentence,' "no that won't do, still not enough, the pearls I make are divided into emergency and purifying sources for water and it's barely sufficient. so I need a huge amount of other energy sources", I can also buy the spring shot I saw in the Poseidon shop; once giving shot to other merfolks they can also cry pearls, alleviating a lot of my burdens.

Li Xiang knew what he meant 'he wants to go collect them 'and I'm against it, he knows that Erha can't handle that danger, he's so weak but looking at his determined eyes igniting and unyielding fire attracting him like a moth to the fire, he can only comply.

he sighs, "we'll go next week "

days went by and the affirmed day came, I already made sure everything is ok, actually, I didn't do much I just had to watch my reliable secretary Leo do the whole things,3 eggs shattered giving one chummy fish with fat tail thorns, a handsome looking baby with shark characteristics, and a white-haired mermaid, unexpectedly their mother was useless because she was still asleep so I had to waste my pearls to buy a nanny nymph.

the houses, cloth shop, pet shop, and the restaurant were set and the merfolk working there can go in and out whenever they want, for the streets ...we obviously don't need them.

everything is looking, no need to worry, I can go with peace of mind

we ride the previous car going to '✿✿✿✿ city', Li Xiang had before told me that we can find a mysterious cave in there, now that rose my interest, how can a cave exist inside a city?! can't wait to see!!

after starting the engine they started hitting the road but suddenly Li steps on the brakes, he gets out of the car then looks behind, he extorts his spiritual consciousness, scanning the surroundings but he did not find anything,' my instinct can never go wrong, I felt it, someone was looking at us '

Although he sensed danger, that does not mean they will stop their voyage, wasting time looking for the source of it that doesn't mean he will leave it alone I already left many QS mini soldiers, and both Xu Kong and Su Mei had already left to bring my mother and I also gave them some weapon to assure their safety, as for this rat hiding I'll act like I didn't see him, see what he is trying to do.

"Why did you stop, do you need to go to the toilet?"

"no, I thought I forgot something "

the car finally hit the road without stopping, the only difference this time was that the interior of the car turned into a karaoke room for Erha.

"it would be good if I can eat pizza now", Erha says

hearing this sentence, Li Xiang held his forehead and couldn't help but comment internally,' i think I spoiled him too much, does he even realize that this is the apocalypse, even I couldn't eat that for 50 years or maybe more, however, if reasoning humans and fish don't fundamentally think alike.

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