Chapter 52 Crazy Idea
"These two humans are my granddaughter, friends of His Highness Ariel, and of course friends of the sea country." The old grandmother introduced her grandly to the princes and nobles. She pointed at Rhine in a boastful tone and said: "And, this The human boy is also a powerful magician!”
"A magician? A magician from the human world!" The princes and ministers were even more surprised.
Rhine then demonstrated several magic tricks on the spot.
He first made the sculptures in the palace come alive, and then transformed into various land animals in the belly of the big fish.
"This is a bird. This is a horse. This is a deer. This is a cow. This is a sheep. This is a rabbit..."
All kinds of strange land creatures made the princes, ministers and Ariel's sisters stunned for a moment.
The mermaid court painter quickly seized this opportunity and painted all the appearances of various land animals.
"Dear magicians and learned wise men, we all have many questions about land that we want to ask you!" Neptune said.
As a result, Rhine and Aurora began to answer strange questions about the earthly world from the princes and ministers.
They told many stories about the land, about the hundreds of kingdoms in the western continent that were as numerous as stars, and about the legends he had heard from the Far East. From the brutal Sultan to the Emperor of the Eastern Empire.
Rhine also took out a mirror and showed many pictures.
As a sage in the Kingdom of Rose, Rhine knows much more than most people in the world!
Many princes and nobles know today that the world above is richer and more diverse than the world under the sea.
There are mountains, forests, Gobi and grasslands on the land, snow-capped ice fields and barren deserts!
Just as Aurora, who came from land, saw the beautiful scenery of the deep sea for the first time, she was shocked by this magnificent and special scene. People in the sea country felt the same way when they learned about the many scenery on land for the first time. Woolen cloth?
The palace scholars are busy today.
They held pens made of ink-jet octopus and kept recording what Rhine and Aurora said, draining all the ink from the octopus.
The records of the human world that the sea country has recorded for thousands of years are not as rich as what two children have said today.
"It's a pity that there is such a special scenery on the earth, but we can't establish friendship with the humans on the earth." Neptune couldn't help but sigh.
"Humans on the earth always seem to fear and dislike us mermaids. Sometimes, once the sailors on the ship see the mermaids appearing, they will attack, attacking my people with poisonous arrows."
Rhine, who understood the entire cause and effect, couldn't help laughing when he heard this.
Aren’t you mermaids so bored that you like to sing about the beauty of the sea on the sea and in front of human ships before the storm comes?
Rhine explained the reasons in detail.
It emphasizes how much human sailors fear the sea, fear of huge waves and storms.
In order to ensure a smooth sailing, every sailor will superstitiously pray to the gods of the sea in various places before setting sail, praying that the storm will not swallow them.
"As I said, in the eyes of humans, either the mermaid's song summoned the storm, or the mermaid's song lured the crew into dangerous seas, causing the ship to hit the rocks and be involved in the undercurrent.
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"In either case, the mermaid is seen as the embodiment of disaster rather than a warning of a storm."
His Majesty the Sea King suddenly realized:
"Alas, the lack of understanding between us and the human world has led to such misunderstandings."
The monarch of the sea no longer looked majestic as before, but gently raised her chin, revealing a beautiful expression similar to her daughter's, looking forward to the future:
"It would be great if one day in the future, human beings and us, the creatures in the sea, could understand each other and live in harmony!
"It's a pity that we can't go to the shore. We can only wander on the coast, but we can't go deep inland." Aurora was stunned when she heard Neptune's words, and suddenly remembered her sentimentality and Rhine's words last night.
"Could it be that..."
Aurora vaguely guessed which direction the "story ending" mentioned by Rhine would go!
I saw the silver-haired boy smiling in the belly of the big fish:
"It's not impossible.
"His Majesty's daughter and youngest princess, Her Royal Highness Ariel, is trying to do just that.
"She fell in love with a human prince and wanted to gain his love and immortal soul. To this end, Her Highness Ariel found the only witch in your sea country and asked for a bottle of magic potion that can grow legs. .
"The sea hag wanted to take away your Majesty's daughter's voice as a reward. I happened to be nearby, so I gave Ariel a bottle of more effective potion for free."
Rhine briefly recounted what happened last night.
The old grandmother who was smiling just now is now pale:
"Oh my God. My little princess has gone to land? How could she do such a stupid thing?
"I previously advised her to give up the boring fantasy of being with humans! I thought she had forgotten about it a long time ago.
"What to do now?"
Neptune and Ariel's sisters, the other five mermaid princesses, after hearing that Ariel would turn into sea foam if she failed, were also anxious like ants on a hot pot, and started talking worriedly.
Seeing the worries of the mermaid royal family, Rhine suddenly felt something:
Although the original work did not mention the behavior of the little mermaid's relatives after she came ashore, judging from the way her sisters exchanged their hair for the sea witch in exchange for turning back into mermaids and returning to the sea at the end, Ariel's family members undoubtedly I care about her safety!
"Dear Magician, since you can turn Ariel into a human form, you must be able to change her back! This is too dangerous. Let her change back and come back to us."
"We can pay you, whether it's pearls in the sea or beautiful hair, you can take them all!"
Neptune, the old grandmother, and other mermaid princesses gathered around Rhine and asked for his help.
Rhine seemed to have seen a scene that was not described in the original work:
When the mermaid princess came ashore, her relatives were extremely anxious and finally found the sea witch again. Her sisters also made a deal with the sea witch, using their hair in exchange for a way for their sister to come back.
"Your Majesty, I can indeed do it." Rhine said, "But I don't recommend doing it now."
In the confused eyes of the Sea King and the Mermaid Princess, Rhine explained:
"I think Her Royal Highness Ariel's attempt this time does not only represent her. Although this adventure to land is full of dangers, it may also guide the future direction of the kingdom of the sea."
Neptune seemed to understand: "What do you mean?"
This former sage of the kingdom has an impassioned voice and a high and full tone:
"Imagine if Her Highness Ariel succeeds. Doesn't it mean that mermaids and humans can also have love and be together for a long time!
"This is an opportunity for the kingdom of the sea and the kingdom of land to establish friendship! It happens that the two parties in love are a prince and a princess. It is a match made in heaven.
"Dear Lord of the Sea, you surely know the secret of the immortal soul.
"If Her Royal Highness Ariel succeeds, this will become a shining example!
"After Ariel and the prince get married, all humans who wish them well must know that Ariel is a mermaid from the kingdom of the sea. Except for physical differences, there is no difference between mermaids and humans.
"Before the power of magic, there is no barrier between the sea and the land: since I can make the mermaids in the sea grow legs and go to the land, I can naturally also make humans look like mermaids and come to the kingdom of the sea.< br>
"From then on, any ordinary mermaid in this vast sea can follow what Ariel did and find a partner among humans in order to gain an immortal soul!"
(End of chapter)