# Chapter 1233: The World's Strange Changes
Jiangnan frowned deeply: "Then what's with your blue blood? And why do you call Haidi your kin?"
As he spoke, he pointed at Haidi!
Haidi quickly came closer, looking at Alice with curiosity, her eyes full of closeness!
Alice answered honestly.
(๐･᷄～･᷅) "The blood of us Lantis people is all blue! We inherited the royal blood of King Atlas!"
"Only those with the purest bloodline can... hmm~ My head!"
Mid-sentence, Alice's head started hurting again!
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Jiangnan's frown deepened!
Alice grabbed Haidi's hand, speaking seriously: "I can feel it, our bloodlines are connected. She must be one of my people!"
Jiangnan fell into thought. Haidi's blood only turned blue after being purified by the Marrow Cleansing Fruit!
Next, Jiangnan asked Alice a bunch more questions!
He discovered that she couldn't remember many key things. She was basically a silly fish!
He couldn't get any useful information out of her!
And under the effects of the Green Stick, Alice couldn't lie!
Rather than believing Alice's amnesia was caused by being injured by a sea beast,
Jiangnan would rather believe it was Haitang's doing!
Then he thought back to Pang Badi's patience and how eager he was for Jiangnan to attend the auction...
Jiangnan sneered: "This so-called Lantis Ancient Kingdom treasure is probably a trap!"
Yao Hong was taken aback: "You suspect it's Haitang's scheme? Then should we still go explore?"
Jiangnan grinned: "Go! Why not? We promised to send Alice home!"
Although it might be a trap, there should be real treasure involved!
Jiangnan had no intention of backing off just like that!
After all, an excellent hunter often appears as the prey!
Alice was deeply moved.
(∗❛ั◡❛ั) "Thank you, benefactor. You're so kind!"
Jiangnan: ???
No! How can you thank me? You should keep crying!
Jiangnan said seriously: (๐･᷅◠･᷄) "Let me tell you! Your condition is very serious! It's already reached the advanced stage! You can't remember a lot of things, right?"
"At the very end, maybe your brain can only store seven seconds of memory! You won't remember anything!"
"After all, a fish's memory only lasts seven seconds!"
Alice was stunned, her face full of fear, eyes reddening.
(☍﹏⁰。) "Re... really? Is it really that serious?"
Jiangnan nodded: "Of course! In the end, you'll become a silly fish who can't even remember who you are!"
Alice: !!!
˚‧º·(˚˃̣̣̥᷄口˂̣̣̥᷅)‧º·˚ "Wahhh~ I don't want to become stupid! I don't want to be a silly fish! Wahhh~"
In an instant, Alice burst into tears, wailing loudly. A waterfall of pearls gushed from her eyes!
Jiangnan was delighted and quickly grabbed a washbasin to catch them!
He kept saying something to Alice, she just cried harder!
Basin after basin of pearls!
Yao Hong and the others watched, their eyes twitching. This guy really was a devil!
...
Meanwhile, at the Fish Kingdom Palace ruins, in the temporarily set up tent palace!
Senna sat on the throne, his expression gloomy.
Ever since being attacked by that bald woman last time, his precious wasn't working so well. Just thinking about it sent chills down his spine!
It had left an unhealable psychological scar!
He could only get by day-to-day with chives!
Now, hearing Craig's report, he was greatly shocked!
"Are you sure that mermaid is a descendant of the Lantis Ancient Kingdom?"
Craig nodded: "Positive! Her blue blood and brow markings are exactly the same as Princess Haidi's!"
"But what's puzzling is that ancient records say the Lantis ancestors were solidly human!"
"How did they become mermaids? That..."
Senna's eyes blazed with unprecedented light, extremely excited!
"Evolution! They must have evolved a form adapted to underwater life!"
Craig's pupils contracted: "Impossible! When the Lantis Ancient Kingdom sank, the previous ancient Su era was already in a period of spiritual energy depletion, just over a thousand years ago!"
"A thousand years! How could a race's form evolve such a huge difference?"
From land-dwelling to aquatic in just a thousand years?
Consider this: humans evolved from ancient apes to modern humans over 3 million years!
Evolution to adapt to the environment happens on a scale of millions of years!
A thousand years is far too short! How could humans possibly evolve into mermaids?
Senna said excitedly: "Why not? Do you think the Lantis Ancient Kingdom achieved such brilliance for nothing?"
"Their wisdom, physical capabilities, concepts, and learning ability far surpassed contemporary human civilizations!"
"This is species evolution! And all of this was because of the existence of the Origin Scepter!"
"Ancestor Atlas's sacrificial ceremony wasn't a complete failure after all? The Origin Scepter still exists?"
Senna was incredibly excited, even pacing back and forth in agitation!
Craig was also shocked!
He didn't know much about the history of the Fish Kingdom's Atlas Royal Family!
After all, he was ultimately an outsider.
But what exactly was the Origin Scepter? It could accelerate species evolution?
Did such a treasure really exist in this world?
Senna said gravely: "If that's really the case, we must get our hands on the Origin Scepter!"
"Once we have this thing, our Fish Kingdom will recreate the unparalleled glory of Lantis!"
"Don't let this leak out. What about the mermaid?"
Craig smiled bitterly: "She's in Jiangnan's hands. And with forces from all over the world at the auction, news of the mermaid has already spread!"
"Jiangnan wants to cooperate with us on this exploration. What do you think..."
Senna's eyes flickered: "Jiangnan values relationships. With Haidi's connection, we don't need to worry too much!"
"Since he knows the ancient Lantis language and can communicate with the mermaid, cooperating with him isn't a bad idea!"
"For this exploration, you go personally. Make sure Haidi is safe!"
In the tent, Senna and Craig talked deep into the night!
Meanwhile, on the International Headline Network, news about the auction's grand finale treasure completely exploded!
Messages flew everywhere!
Headline: "Mermaid Appears at Grand Competition! Bought by Chinese Devil Jiangnan for Ten Billion, Possibly Leading to Lantis Ancient Kingdom Treasure!"
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"Shocking! The Lost Lantis Ancient Kingdom Wasn't Destroyed! Mermaid Bought by Jiangnan for Ten Billion! The Truth of Ancient Su, Secrets Buried for a Thousand Years About to Be Revealed!"
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The accompanying pictures showed Jiangnan driving an off-road vehicle towing a large fish tank!
Inside was a blue-tailed mermaid!
Countless netizens and major faction leaders were paying attention!
"Shit~ A real mermaid? Am I seeing things? Nan Shen is way too rich! A hundred billion? Does he even have that much money?"
"No duh! The mastermind behind Dandelion! Of course he has money! He's loaded!"
"I was lucky enough to attend the auction. Nan Shen didn't pay a cent. The Fish Kingdom bought it for him!"
"Pfft~ Is Nan Shen that popular? The Fish Kingdom spent a hundred billion to buy him a mermaid?"
A mermaid that only existed in fairy tales had actually appeared!
Everyone felt like they were dreaming!
The legend of the Lantis Ancient Kingdom was known to all. Now, was the truth of the thousand-year-buried ancient Su about to surface?
Countless people were watching this, waiting to see when Jiangnan would go explore the treasure!
At the Huaxia Capital Secretary-General's Office!
Yang Jian looked solemnly at the latest news coming in!
"The Lantis ruins are also showing unusual activity? A mermaid... I didn't expect this kid Jiangnan to get involved too!"
Nightingale looked worried: "Secretary-General, ocean currents are slowing down worldwide, tsunamis are frequent, and tidal forces are weakening! Domestic climate everywhere is also erratic!"
"Floods from heavy rain, hailstorms, and thunderstorms are breaking out frequently!"
"The impact is global! These changes are all too strange! With the Sea-Breaking Pearls provided by the Fish Kingdom, coastal cities can still hold out for a while!"
"But who knows how things will develop from here?"
"What is really going on? Still no clues at all?"
Nightingale's eyes were full of worry. Facing the world's strange changes, even though humanity had become so powerful,
They still felt so weak and helpless!
Yang Jian rubbed his forehead: "Because of the Holy Star's Heaven Slaughter Project, large-scale openings of spiritual ruins in the no-man's land, and ruins around the world are changing one after another! This time it's the Lantis underwater ruins!"
"The strange changes originate from the ocean. Our main investigation direction now is the various ruins in the sea! Maybe we can find the cause! The mysterious Devil's Triangle in the sea has already been sent people..."
"Before we find the real cause of the changes and solve it, this probably won't stop!"
"Damn it! What exactly is causing this?"
Investigating without a clue was like playing the lottery. And with the current situation, they couldn't afford to waste time!
So far, there were no valuable leads!
Nightingale scratched her head: ୧(･᷄～･᷅) "Nan Shen got involved in the Lantis ruins incident. Should we send someone to liaise with him? After all..."
Yang Jian shook his head: "No! Jiangnan is with Mila! Those two together are a solid combo!"
"Jiangnan isn't stupid. If there's trouble, he'll ask me. From the current situation, Jiangnan seems to be doing pretty well!"
"Hopefully, he can stir up some valuable clues over there!"
"Keep monitoring. Report immediately if anything happens!"
...
At the Raffles Hotel, Qian Benying hummed a little tune while showering, preparing to get clean and then absorb the little spirit bead!
Life! It had to have a sense of ritual!
Rokka scrolled on her phone: (✽･᷅ὢ･᷄) "Yingying, they're all talking about the mermaid and the Lantis treasure!"
"Should we go find some treasures to sell and pay off our debts?"
Qian Benying walked out of the bathroom in a bathrobe, drying her hair, a little excited!
(︶.̫︶*) "Hehehe~ Let me absorb this spirit bead first. Going to pick up some treasures to sell isn't a bad idea either!"
With that, she eagerly took the box containing the spirit bead from her pocket!
Swallowing her saliva, she was finally going to get a new spirit skill!
She slowly opened the small box...
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