I! Cleaner!-Chapter 1186 - 1086: The Sea Eye and the Tidal Realm (Part 2)

Seeing through the thoughts of the Taurus director at a glance, Leon glanced at the Taurus director in the Celestial Globe Mirror, hesitated, and explained with a helpless expression:

"Although I can forcibly interrupt the effect of that anomaly, she's not even a True God. Can she withstand a slap from me?"

"..."

True enough...

Looking at Leon's hands, which had been trained by three generations, the Taurus director helplessly nodded.

Among the things Leon had torn apart with those hands, even the weakest was a True God. As for that half-blood Mermaid Queen, at best, she was at the level of an ordinary first-tier Cleaner. If she really took a slap from Leon, half her life would probably be gone.

"I'll try to contact them again. We'll do our best to get the Sea Race to take us to the Tidal Realm... Oh, Leon."

Faced with the situation where their information source was scared away by Leon, causing the investigation to be temporarily halted, the Taurus director suggested rather uncomfortably:

"How about you don't get involved in this underwater freezing incident this time? Let Scorpio and the others investigate it?"

"?"

"Don't get me wrong, I don't mean I don't trust you."

Looking at Leon in the Celestial Globe Mirror, whose expression showed slight displeasure, the Taurus director explained helplessly:

"It's mainly because your reputation is too... loud. What if, upon hearing that you're coming to help, they get scared and hide in the Tidal Realm and refuse to come out?"

"..."

...

"Quick, seal the sea eye! Everyone retreat into the Tidal Realm!"

Seeing a shell ship suddenly appear in the tray-like dock and squeeze through the surrounding currents, the male merman guarding the dock turned pale and urged his shocked deputy beside him:

"Go on! Hurry and seal the sea eye!"

"But... but..."

"No buts!"

Glaring at his hesitant deputy, the male merman couldn't help but scold angrily:

"Do you have time for buts right now? Haven't you noticed that Evangelin used the Heart of the Ocean to escape back? She and Wendy might have been discovered by the Food God! If the Food God is chasing after them, then we're finished!"

"I... I'll go right now!"

"Wait! Wait a moment!"

Just as the male merman's deputy woke up from his daze and was about to swim out of the dock, Miss Salty Fish, who entered the dock with the shell ship, suddenly shouted and swam over shakily, stopping the deputy from sealing the sea eye.

"Uncle Andy!"

Calling out to the male merman, Miss Salty Fish grabbed his arm and hurriedly explained:

"Although Mother used the Heart of the Ocean, the situation isn't what you think. We weren't being hunted by the Food God!"

So they weren't being hunted by the Food God?

After hearing Miss Salty Fish's words, the male merman, his deputy, and the Sea People around the dock all breathed a sigh of relief.

As long as it wasn't the Food God!

The Tidal Realm was still safe for now, but the entire sea eye had been frozen by a third, forcing a large number of Sea People to relocate from Pearl City, unable to return for the time being. If they really retreated into the Tidal Realm, those people would be left behind.

"Then don't go for now."

Signaling to cancel the previous order and not to seal the sea eye, the male merman glanced at the shell ship settling in the dock and complained to Miss Salty Fish:

"What is Evangelin doing? Why use the Heart of the Ocean when she didn't encounter the Food God?"

"Uh... actually, we did encounter the Food God, and that's why Mother used the Heart of the Ocean to forcibly bring us back..."

"Ah?!!!"

"Wait, wait, Uncle Andy! No need to rush to seal the sea eye! We're safe now!"

Before the male merman could speak again, Miss Salty Fish hurriedly explained: 𝒇𝙧𝙚𝓮𝔀𝓮𝒃𝙣𝓸𝒗𝒆𝒍.𝙘𝒐𝒎

"Although we were discovered by the Food God, he's actually not as terrifying as the rumors say. The Food God is even... um... actually quite kind."

"???????" xN

Surprised by Miss Salty Fish giving the Food God a "quite kind" evaluation after hesitating for a while, the male merman couldn't help but suck in a breath and instinctively took half a step back, his expression uncertain, and said:

"You... Are you Wendy?"

"Of course, I am!"

Seeing Uncle Andy's full of suspicion, Miss Salty Fish said with a somewhat wry smile:

"I was brought back by your Heart of the Ocean. If I'm not Wendy, then who am I?"

"..."

"If you still don't believe it, I can tell a secret that only we know."

Seeing how hard she was trying to prove herself and facing the middle-aged male merman opposite her, who still looked skeptical as if she was possessed by something, Miss Salty Fish clicked her tongue and then said loudly:

"On the night of last year's Tail Dragger Festival, you circled outside my house with a string of pearl shells for half the night but dared not knock. You spent money on a passing child to hang the pearl shells on my mo... um?"

"Wendy! You must be Wendy!"

Shocked, the male merman rushed over and blocked the rest of Miss Salty Fish's words. Due to the secret she had revealed, his previously tense expression relaxed.

Indeed, the ones who could be brought back by the Heart of the Ocean must be Evangelin and Wendy; it couldn't possibly be anyone else pretending... But why is she talking nonsense?

"What I said is true! The Food God really can be... quite okay... at least not bad."

Recalling the proposal form containing harsh but effective proposals to improve people's living conditions, Miss Salty Fish's expression firmed slightly, and she explained to the male merman:

"Although he discovered I was a mermaid, he didn't directly expose my identity, and during the assembly, he agreed to my additional proposal, promising that as long as the migrating Sea People obey the local laws and regulations, they could temporarily be incorporated into the Kingdom of Saio and join The Twelve Kingdoms' system with some temporary status.

Furthermore, if we lack resources, he could uphold some humanitarian spirit and provide support on behalf of the Royal Family of Travistock, as long as we repay the money later, without even needing interest... Oh, and the Food God is aware of the underwater freezing incident.

"What?!"

Before he could be delighted by obtaining resources on credit, upon hearing Miss Salty Fish's words, the male merman's eyes widened in shock.

"How does he know?!"

"Uh... I told him..."

"???"

The underwater freezing affects not just us but will have an impact on the humans on land too, so why should we bear it alone? If the Cleaning Bureau can resolve this matter, it would be beneficial for us, right?"

After hesitating for a moment, Miss Salty Fish spoke again:

"Moreover, I think there should be more potential for the relationship between our Sea Race and humans.

Uncle Andy, before I fully awakened my Sea Race bloodline, those children of my age in the Sai Ao royal family always looked at me with hostility, unwilling to get close.

But although the Food God knew I wasn't a pure-blood human, his gaze was normal, perhaps just curious, never showing any rejection or resentment, so I feel he might not be hostile towards us Sea Race, and we might be able to..."

"That's because you're beautiful!"

"???"

Emerging from the shell ship, seeing her foolish daughter under the spell of good looks trying to "brainwash" Andy, the beautiful mermaid woman quickly swam over, her face full of frustration:

"If you didn't inherit your mother's 'great' body, this beautiful face akin to mine when I was young, do you think he'd still have the same attitude?"

"Mother!"

Seeing her mother intentionally divert the topic after swimming over angrily, Miss Salty Fish said agitatedly:

"Can't you think beyond this?"

"Think beyond this? Even with me trying so hard to stop you, you still let him charm you to this extent. If I don't think about this, I might be a grandmother by next year!"