CHAPTER 56: CHAPTER 56: YOU’RE VERY HAPPY

Lord Fang Ka glanced at the sea siren’s corpse in the underground cave, then instructed the players to bring it up and burn it.

So many sea sirens’ corpses rotting in the water is unsettling just to think about, and sending the ashes to the merfolk would earn some favor as well.

According to the books, when a normal merfolk dies, they are fed a unique Alchemy Potion called ’Sea Burial’ from the Merfolk Race, which causes their body to turn into foam and merge with the sea within several hours.

Once a merfolk falls and becomes a sea siren, the merfolk would have strangers to these sea sirens eliminate them, then burn them to ashes and bury them in the ground.

This is because the merfolk believe that the fallen sea sirens are unworthy of the sea’s embrace and will be rejected by the sea even in death.

What Fang Ka did was in line with the merfolk’s traditions.

As for why Xia Lin and others didn’t ask for this earlier, their expressions already gave it away.

They were probably afraid of troubling themselves too much, planning to send their clansmen later to collect and burn the bodies.

The players were very efficient and quickly gathered the corpses of the sea sirens, piled them up, and searched for flammable plants and wood.

Soon, a raging fire arose, and the players stood before it, the flames reflecting on their splendid armor, making it even more dazzling.

Mr. Zhou leaned his head toward Grandpa Qian of Bone-Touching: "This game has a strong sense of ritual. Do you think we’ll be rewarded with a mermaid girl when this hidden quest is settled?"

Grandpa Qian of Bone-Touching glanced at Mr. Zhou’s legs: "Xiao Zhou, isn’t that wishful thinking?"

"These are clearly all NPCs, so it’s enough if they’re pleasing to the eyes."

"Speaking of which, that battle just now was exhilarating. It’s been a while since I felt this kind of thrill. Truly, fighting bravely is a man’s romance."

Mr. Zhou shrugged: "I think I still prefer farming and building houses, what’s so good about fighting and killing."

Grandpa Qian of Bone-Touching glared at Mr. Zhou: "You were sneakily casting magic among the crowd, happier than anyone."

Mr. Zhou immediately retorted: "That’s different; that’s called a sneak attack, not just fighting."

Grandpa Qian of Bone-Touching shook his head, sighing: "You’re not playing fair, young man."

When the flames extinguished, only a pile of ashes remained on the ground.

Fang Ka had the players carve a few simple wooden boxes, then put the ashes inside.

After finishing, Fang Ka led the way towards the Divine Hall.

The players quickly followed Fang Ka.

Clearly, this hidden quest should almost be over, and they were all looking forward to the rewards.

Fang Ka led the players all the way to the Divine Hall, where the group of merfolk was curiously looking at the hall.

They were curious about what the Divine Hall was for, but since they didn’t understand the real language, they couldn’t communicate with the player leading the way, and could only rely on their own guesses.

"Greetings, Lord Fang Ka."

Xia Lin and the other merfolk bowed from a distance to Fang Ka.

Fang Ka gestured to the players beside him to give those wooden boxes to the merfolk.

Once Xia Lin and the merfolk had taken the boxes, Fang Ka slowly spoke: "I have some understanding of the Merfolk Race’s customs. After dealing with the sea sirens, I followed your tradition and burned them; the ashes are in these boxes."

Xia Lin was momentarily stunned, then solemnly bowed deeply to Fang Ka: "Lord Fang Ka, I truly don’t know how to express my gratitude. Such trouble to you..."

Fang Ka waved his hand: "It was no trouble at all, just a small effort. I have some matters to discuss with you."

"It’s about your place of residence."

Upon hearing Fang Ka’s words, Xia Lin quickly nodded, indicating Fang Ka should go ahead.

Fang Ka first glanced at Xia Lin’s pink-scaled tail: "Your underage clansmen, why don’t they live on the beach next to my Ancient Castle for now."

"One point to note, Mage Kaen has set up many Magic Arrays on this island, so your underage clansmen can only operate near the beach in the shallow sea."

"Further out, in the areas shrouded by the black fog, is off-limits. If anything happens, you’ll have to bear it yourselves."

"Once you come of age, you can naturally live on land."

"As for your adult clansmen, my idea is to allocate a space where you can build houses to live in."

"Of course, if you feel the houses you build aren’t up to par, you may come to me. I can have my loyal subordinates help build them, but you will also need to help me with tasks in exchange."

"Similarly, if you find yourselves needing any assistance, don’t hesitate to come to me, but likewise, you’ll need to help me in return."

Hearing Fang Ka’s words, Xia Lin nodded immediately: "Lord Fang Ka, I have no objections, but there’s one thing I need to clarify."

Fang Ka nodded slightly to indicate: "Go ahead."

With a serious expression, Xia Lin said: "If it weren’t for Mage Kaen at the beginning, we would have been extinct long ago. Such great kindness, we can never repay."

"Now you’ve decided to release us from the underground cavern, preventing further degradation of our clansmen, and even handled the fallen sea sirens according to our Merfolk Race customs. We are sincerely grateful."

"Therefore, whatever assistance you need, just tell us."

"And whenever we need your help, as you said, we can do the corresponding tasks in exchange."

Such words made Fang Ka feel a bit embarrassed.

He motioned to Xia Lin: "Come with me. I will first lead you to the beach by the Ancient Castle."

With that, he began to walk towards the Ancient Castle.

The players and these merfolk hurriedly followed.

All the way to the side of the Ancient Castle, Fang Ka pointed to the beach not far away and spoke: "The underaged among your merfolk will live there from now on."

"As for the adult merfolk..."

Fang Ka glanced around, then pointed to the open space cleared by the players to the northwest: "That’s where you’ll set up, right there. It’s not too far from the beach, so you can often come over and interact with the underaged clansmen."

Xia Lin quickly led her clansmen to express their thanks to Fang Ka.

Afterward, the underaged clansmen were led by the adults to the beach, placing them in the sea.

Fang Ka glanced at Xia Lin’s tail and asked: "How old are you now?"

Xia Lin glanced at her tail, then smiled: "In half a year, I’ll be an adult."

"When Mage Kaen originally brought my parents here, I hadn’t been born yet."