CFSMS -Chapter 134 Choosing Between a Mermaid and SpongeBob

The topic the two of them were discussing was mostly incomprehensible to Lu Wu.

She did, however, follow the direction pointed out by Sun Han Zhi and take a look. At sunrise, the sea surface shimmered with scattered light.

The deep blue ocean surrounded more than half of 渊海城—calm, vast, and beautiful.

Were the two cities planning to cooperate and go out fishing?

She wondered if she could get a share of a big fish.

Sun Han Zhi waited and waited—so long that Lu Wu was almost done packing up her stall—before Cang He Guang finally stood up lazily, showing some intention of going to meet Sun Ji.

As the guardian of Boss Lu, no matter where he was, he had to remember his duty and stay on guard until the very end.

…

At the city lord’s mansion, Sun Ji looked at the two plates of pancakes on the table, then at her empty, rumbling stomach, and turned to Sun Han Zhi with a questioning gaze.

“Weren’t there five pancakes?”

As soon as she said this, Sun Han Zhi realized her master truly didn’t know that Boss Lu had implemented purchase limits.

She explained it briefly, and Sun Ji nodded in understanding—then asked again.

“You ate two, left two for me… so where’s the fifth one?”

Her math was quite solid. Five minus two should leave three.

“That one was eaten by City Lord Cang. After I delivered the message, he said he would only come if he got a share of the pancakes.”

“I had no choice but to agree because the matter was urgent.”

Sun Han Zhi shifted the blame onto Cang He Guang, even wiping the corner of her mouth guiltily.

The missing pancake had indeed been eaten by City Lord Cang—but she had also eaten half of it.

In fact, it was Cang He Guang who suggested they split it, and then he would take the blame in front of Sun Ji to clear her suspicion.

And surprisingly… Sun Ji actually believed it.

Her disciple wouldn’t do such a thing—but Cang He Guang definitely would.

Sun Ji swiftly put away the remaining pancakes on the table, straightened her posture, and narrowed her phoenix eyes. A cold light flashed within.

“They’re coming again.”

“I figured as much.”

Their eyes met—both solemn.

“Figured what? Can someone explain this to me?”

Lu Wu, who was secretly peeking, was completely confused.

Don’t misunderstand—she wasn’t some pervert. And she definitely didn’t have the ability to spy on two city lords.

This was all done by Uncle Li!

In the courtyard where she rested, a water screen had been opened, projecting the meeting between the two city lords.

Regarding the “collusion” between Cang someone and the kidnaper Sun Ji, Lu Wu strongly disapproved.

Beside her, Old Man Li leisurely ate a pancake while sipping his health tea, looking extremely satisfied.

“It’s the sea clan again,” he said slowly.

“The sea clan?”

Lu Wu wasn’t unfamiliar with the term—it appeared often in novels.

But as she thought about it, she wondered: did “sea clan” mean mermaids… or SpongeBob and Patrick?

If it was the latter, could she catch Mr. Krabs and make a delicious Krabby Patty?

Maybe she should wish that once this mission ended, the system would reward her with a secret Krabby Patty recipe.

Using giant crabs from 渊海城 would make it perfect.

However, Lu Wu understood clearly—if it could make both city lords so serious, this sea clan definitely wasn’t friendly. It was probably an enemy race.

“After the tsunami ten years ago, wasn’t there an agreement that they were not allowed to come ashore for a hundred years?”

Cang He Guang leaned back in his chair, tapping the armrest as he asked.

“Yes. But the message they sent this time is not an invasion—it’s a request for peace.”

Sun Ji explained, though a cold smile hung on her face.

“But I don’t believe it.”

The incident in Xiao Hai Village happened because sea clans had illegally come ashore. In her territory, such a disaster had already left her deeply guilty.

That was why she allowed Old Summer’s miracle and even cooperated to erase Xiao Hai Village’s existence from perception.

But over time, watching those ghost villagers live like normal people, her guilt only accumulated.

It was Lu Wu’s appearance that made her decide to send those villagers away.

And now—at this very moment—the sea clan was making moves again.

Sun Ji would rather assume the worst than believe the sea clan could peacefully coexist with humans.

How could such a naturally brutal and bloodthirsty race ever change?

Unless another miracle occurred.

“When?”

Although cities competed, when it came to major issues affecting humanity, Cang He Guang would not joke.

“After the Heavenly Prodigy Tournament.”

天骄大比

Hearing this, Cang He Guang let out a cold laugh as well.

“They really know our schedule quite well.”

Because of environmental differences, humans could hardly survive underwater. Apart from top-tier cultivators, ordinary practitioners couldn’t withstand the pressure of the deep sea.

They had once tried sending people into the ocean to investigate—but all attempts ended in failure.

Because of this, the sea clan had become increasingly arrogant.

Based on their conversation, and Old Man Li’s explanation, Lu Wu finally understood: beneath the waters of this world, there existed another race—the sea clan.

They looked similar to humans, but with aquatic features.

Fins on their ears, gills on their necks, and sometimes octopus tentacles or turtle shells.

They were easy to distinguish.

As for appearance—some were beautiful, some were ugly.

Living under immense deep-sea pressure had made them naturally warlike. If beasts could be tamed, then the sea clan absolutely could not.

This was especially proven by the record of the Beast Taming Sect at the Heavenly Prodigy Tournament, still holding zero wins.

They had once tried to domesticate sea clans as spirit beasts. The result: the sea clans went berserk and wiped out those overconfident disciples.

Sea clans naturally possessed water control abilities and could trigger tsunamis, posing great danger to coastal civilians.

One reason 渊海城 was established here was precisely to prevent sea clan invasions.

In the past, conflicts between the two races were minor skirmishes.

But ten years ago, the sea clan inexplicably triggered a tsunami that destroyed many coastal villages. Most other villages survived thanks to cultivators, so casualties were light.

Except for Xiao Hai Village.

As a purely mortal settlement, only Uncle Summer survived.

Because of that incident, after the tsunami, Sun Ji personally entered the depths of the sea and overturned several underwater cities, forcing the sea clan to agree to a hundred-year truce.

Who would have thought—only ten years later, they would break their promise.

No one knew their purpose this time. To prevent another disaster, Sun Ji hoped Cang He Guang would stay in 渊海城 for a while.

“渊海城: Big brother… we need you.”

“鸿安城: Tch, little green tea. Acting all spoiled when you need me—you think I’m that easy to fool? At least five pancakes.”

Hearing this, Lu Wu felt a little disappointed in the sea clan.

Not mermaids. Not SpongeBob. Her fantasies were shattered.

But… she probably wouldn’t get to see them anyway—the mission was ending in three days.

【Mission Progress: 1999/2000】

Yes. Just one point away. Stuck at the very end.

Even the best cook can’t make pancakes without batter—and Lu Wu couldn’t make them without ingredients, so she could only wait for tomorrow.

There were five days left in the Heavenly Prodigy Tournament, and by then, a new mission would probably send her somewhere else to set up her stall.

Maybe she should wish for the system to give her a long vacation, so she could just follow the big shots around and watch the drama unfold.

The system responded:

“I’m a food system, not a wishing system. Now that you have me, don’t be so indecisive~”