"So what do you want to talk to me about today?"

After watching Cliles go out to return his plate, the two silently skipped the topic when they spoke again.

That topic is too heavy for anyone.

"I'm here to ask you, do you know anything about the federal government?"

Layton didn't know why he suddenly decided to speak out, maybe because he felt that he was getting closer to the out-of-control period of the spiritual sea this month?

Although the black dragon was much calmer due to the comfort of the mermaid before, the destructive desire in his bones still hasn't completely disappeared, that is to say, it has postponed the days of its madness this month for a few days.

Or maybe he left the optical brain alone for a while today, but the surveillance screen told him that the behavior of the mermaid was normal, and the news sent back by the special commissioner this morning made Layton feel that he could trust him a little more.A mermaid brought home by himself?

He found many dispensable reasons for his behavior. After he asked this sentence, his eyes were firmly fixed on the face of the mermaid in front of him, not letting go of any slight expression and small movements.

And the most obvious and only emotion of the mermaid he observed...

Why did he feel like he was scolded?

Ji Mingjiang really didn't understand what the emperor was thinking now, and he even wondered if he had overestimated Cliles' IQ before.

"What the hell question are you asking, didn't you still want my report card?"

No matter how disgusting he is about the introduction of the Mermaid Clan, his history of the empire is full marks!

"Why, is this a surprise inspection?" Ji Mingjiang looked back with puzzled eyes, and the expression on his face accurately conveyed the words "Why are you so unreasonable" to the serious-looking Cliles opposite him.

Layton's originally serious expression was instantly dumbfounded by Ji Mingjiang's words. Seeing that the two of them were about to face their first "trust crisis", he explained helplessly.

...

"So you suspected that I was a spy sent by the Federation?"

It seems that there is an explanation for Cliles' previous behavior... No, let alone understand.

Is that how you treat spies?Food, drink, and optical brains?

Thinking of this, Ji Mingjiang asked directly.He didn't feel that Cliles was such a ruler who was inexplicably missing a brainstem.

Then I saw Cliles sighing, and said helplessly to him: "After all, it's just suspicion, and to be honest, I don't think the Federation will really send a mermaid over to collect intelligence or do other things.There are too many uncontrollable factors.”

"What uncontrollable factors?" Hearing what Cliles said, Ji Mingjiang suddenly realized that there are two countries that are far apart in this world, so there should be two groups of mermaids.

And the course he studied was only the history of the empire, and he didn't mention too much about the situation of the federal mermaids, but listening to what Cliles said...

"Is there any difference between the mermaids of the Federation and the mermaids of our side?"

He asked without giving up.

Hearing him say the word us naturally, Layton glanced at him, and then saw the curiosity and inexplicable hope in the eyes of the mermaid, as well as the tail that seemed to be slapping the water eagerly.

"What difference do you want?" He asked rhetorically, "The mermaids of the Federation and the Empire are not different from the mermaids you saw in the Mermaid Center in other respects except for their different situations."

Layton looked at the mermaid who fell back into the water as if its tail suddenly lost its support, and answered his question after calmly dodging the splash of water.

"The uncontrollable factors naturally refer to factors such as the fragile body of the mermaid, the naive personality, and the language that is incomprehensible to humans. Even if the federal people are confident that they can train well in one aspect, the shortcomings in other aspects will become a huge obstacle in spy operations.Obstacles, not to mention overcoming any of these shortcomings is not an easy task for the current mermaid."

After explaining, looking at the thoughtful mermaid in front of him, Layton finally concluded, "So you are really a very special mermaid, so special that it doesn't seem like it can be cultivated by humans at all."

"..."

Hearing these words, Ji Mingjiang was silent for a moment.

This is no nonsense, he is a human being.

It's just the basic quality of being a human being.

"Forget it, let's not talk about this." Knowing that all mermaids in this world are fish set by white-moonlight/muse, Ji Mingjiang completely gave up on finding a friend who can chat and fight among mermaids.He looked at Cliles steadily.

Probably because he felt that he had a general understanding of his character through his previous attitude, Ji Mingjiang asked directly: "What are you talking about? If you just want to confirm whether I am a spy sent by the Federation, you shouldYou can't come so early. You are struggling to express your true thoughts, why?"

To tangled up the word is incompatible with Cliles.

There was a short introduction to this too young emperor in the course of imperial history.

In just a few sentences, it describes what this Majesty has done during his ten years of reign.

For example, when he first succeeded, he used extremely brutal means to suppress those voices who opposed him and doubted him, and bloodbathed many nobles;

For example, after recruiting most of the important military personnel, in the face of the provocation of the Federation, regardless of the still weak empire, he directly led the troops to attack recklessly.In the end, at the cost of sacrificing many soldiers, they only regained a few energy stars that had been excavated by the Federation long ago.

For example, this majesty, as a beastman, although he doesn't know what the direction of animalization is, his mental state has always been unstable, and mania often broke out after leading troops to battle for a few years.

In just a few seconds, Ji Mingjiang quickly introduced the life of His Majesty in his memory.

Then he remembered something related to his current identity.

The introduction of that video also mentioned that this majesty is cruel by nature and hates weaker and cute creatures the most, so even though the mental riots are becoming more and more frequent, he still refuses to match with mermaids or equally cute original orcs.

However, because of the skepticism of the mermaid's history, Ji Mingjiang did not fully believe these introductions.

At least in his opinion, it is somewhat unreasonable for this video to use the fact that Cliles led troops to recapture the energy star but lost many soldiers as an argument for his brutality and warlikeness.

According to the brief video, the few fringes are all located at the border of the empire. Even if energy and local people are not mentioned, just a strategic position is worth taking back, otherwise it is no different from opening the door and waiting for someone to break in..

What's more, although haven't seen Cliles in office, but in private, he is obviously a good-tempered, gentle and easy-to-talk person.

But a good temper is a good temper. Based on this person's experience, at least when facing him who doesn't have to think about the interests of all parties, he shouldn't be entangled and hesitant about whether he should say such thoughts, right?

Capital Star is now in late autumn, and the sky is getting darker and earlier. Just after dinner, the two of them didn't talk for a long time, and the last ray of sunset outside gradually faded.

The outside of the house is dark and black and dotted with palace lamps, while the inside of the house is full of bright lights and sparkling water.

The shattered light sprinkled in Cliles' golden eyes, Ji Mingjiang glanced at him, guessed his expression and said, "Do you want me to help you with something?"

The most likely embarrassment for a high-ranking person is to take the initiative to ask others to help him, especially the Majesty in front of him who has been in power for ten years and is only 24 years old this year.

With the addition of several factors, Ji Mingjiang felt that he had seen through the serious emperor in front of him.

After all, there was a period like this in his previous life.

really.

With what he just said as a half ladder, Cliles nodded and followed his words.

"I want you to help me with spiritual counseling. I can feel that my spiritual world has not been stable recently, but you just said a few words last night, and the black dragon that has been ramming around in my spiritual world is gone.You have settled down a lot, and your mental strength and counseling ability are very strong."

Hearing this, Ji Mingjiang glanced at him in surprise, so the direction of beast transformation is the black dragon?But the golden eyes do fit the popular image of dragons.

and many more……

"Why are there still dragons?" Ji Mingjiang raised his eyes suddenly, surprised.

Although mermaids only exist in legends, creatures like dragons are too legendary!

Although he didn't know why he was so surprised, Layton explained after recalling: "Although it is different from the animals you can see in daily life, dragons do exist. Push forward more than ten years, occasionallyThey can usually be seen in the meteorite pile during the interstellar shuttle. They are very destructive and have caused the destruction of an unknown number of asteroids. But it is precisely because of this that their own reckless behavior and human beingsThis race has disappeared long ago.”

He witnessed the death of the last dragon with his own eyes. It was an accident that happened during the battle with the professional star thieves sent by the federation.

The person on the opposite side was no match for the elite sent by the empire, and in a panic, they aimed their guns at the dragon.After the black dragon's hard skin was wounded by the laser gun, the ubiquitous rays in the universe began to erode its body, and golden blood splashed into the universe.

Probably because the painful roar of the black dragon and the power to crush a starship with one claw were too shocking. After returning to the capital star, he had a fever, and then a young but amazingly destructive black dragon appeared in the spiritual sea.As he grew older, the size and destructive power of the black dragon also doubled.

Every day can turn his spiritual sea upside down.

"Oh." Although it was outrageous, Ji Mingjiang accepted this explanation and expressed his understanding of the more outrageous animalistic direction of Cliles, "So you want to come and chat with me every dinner time? I'm fine."

What is unspeakable about this request?

"No..." Unexpectedly, Cliles shook his head.

He said with some hesitation: "My manic period is coming soon, so I want to ask you, can you move to my bedroom during this period, and I will arrange for someone to take you away on the first day of my manic period.Sent it back."

"Ah?" Ji Mingjiang stared at him with wide eyes.

"I also have a big indoor pool in my room," he heard Cliles add.

Is this a question of whether there is a pool or not?!

Calm down, Ji Mingjiang.He gave himself a smooth ride in his heart.

It's just the basic quality of being a human being. Don't care about people with mental problems. Counting your age in your previous life, you are four years older than this unreliable emperor. Calm down.

...

I can't calm down at all!!!

How could someone apply for cohabitation with someone who they didn't know very well?!

"Isn't it convenient for you?" Seeing that he didn't answer for a long time and looked like he saw a ghost, Layton sighed, planning to stay here for a while in the future as an alternative.

Then he heard the sound of splashing water, the blue veil-like tail fin flashed a small distance in front of his eyes, and the mermaid's helpless voice sounded.

"You don't care about my inconvenience, so just arrange it as you said."