Chapter 130

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Chapter 130: The Smell Escaped

Sandy was lifted up by the school of fish.

Lin Lin looked on with envy.

Vivian was very interested in Sandy’s eye mask.

After the fish bowed to Lin Lin with their fins, they noticed that neither Lin Lin nor Vivian was looking at them. Feeling disrespected, the fish swam away in anger.

"Um… Do you have a problem with your eyes?" As a teacher, Vivian still wanted to offer the boy some help he could provide.

"No," the boy with short light brown hair covered his eyes behind the eye mask, "I was just sealed by a great power."

"I understand, you have a problem with your mind," Vivian quickly realized Sandy’s condition.

Sandy took off the eye mask, squeezed out water with both hands, and put it in his pocket.

Even the most dramatic people can be afraid of catching a cold.

Lin Lin smiled weakly as she handed her coat to Sandy, showing a puzzled expression, "May I ask why you want to stay in the water?"

The scene just now, where the fish lifted Sandy up, was truly bizarre; the two elderly men fishing on the opposite bank first experienced a shocking good luck in catching fish, and then witnessed a human emerging from the water. They clearly thought they were having a hallucination due to their age and went home to rest.

After the fishermen left, the area became quieter.

They exchanged names.

Sandy showed no signs of embarrassment or moral restraint; although the girl in front of him was younger, he calmly accepted the coat Lin Lin offered, took off his wet clothes, and wrapped himself in her coat.

Vivian squinted his eyes and sincerely applauded the simple young man.

Sandy’s body finally became a little warm. He first looked at the adult Vivian and then at Lin Lin, saying, "I accidentally fell in while I was walking."

"You are lying," Lin Lin decisively made a judgment.

The mermaid remained silent, her folding fan covering half of her face, silently observing Sandy with the demeanor of a teacher.

The natural enemy of boys at this age is their teacher. Even though Sandy had graduated from his mentor, he immediately showed great resistance when Vivian stared at him.

"I, I was just walking around! Can you control someone else’s legs?" Sandy said stubbornly.

"You were not just walking around," Vivian pointed to the flowing river beside them. "This river leads to the sanctuary and is a fairly simple way to sneak in."

Lin Lin raised her head, "Doesn’t the sanctuary watch for suspicious people in the river?"

Vivian replied, "Because entering San Marco City is already quite difficult, a large part of the people has been filtered out in advance. The sanctuary mainly prevents followers from entering restricted areas, so the focus is more on the paths. It’s much easier to sneak in by the water."

He felt like he had revealed something, and Lin Lin showed a look of "How do you know that?"

"How could I possibly go to the sanctuary!" Sandy shouted with a red face.

Lin Lin, "Oh, it seems he really is going to the sanctuary."

Lin Lin really liked children who were not good at lying; it was very easy to talk to them, unlike in the Demon King Castle where everyone was a trickster, each one better at weaving lies than the last.

"Don’t resist so much," Vivian said; his lowered voice seemed to have a kind of magic that made people unconsciously think along with his words, "Our goal is the same as yours."

Lin Lin’s mind briefly wandered; Vivian had never spoken to her like that, and she confirmed that this was not how Vivian usually acted; he seemed to be "luring" Sandy.

Suddenly, Lin Lin understood how male mermaids hunted; like female mermaids, their voices had a special power that humans could not resist.

Lin Lin looked at Sandy, and compared to her, the boy enchanted by the mermaid’s voice seemed much more confused, "The goal is the same as mine? Are you also going to find Sharon?"

Lin Lin’s eyes widened as she heard the mermaid’s gentle voice, "Who is Sharon to you? Why do you think she is in the sanctuary?"

Clearly, even though Vivian knew "Norman’s sister is named Sharon," it is quite a common name; there are millions of Sharons in the world. Vivian did not connect the Sharon that the boy mentioned with Norman’s sister; he even thought that Sandy just misunderstood something.

However, Lin Lin became nervous.

She knew that Sharon had originally "escaped" from the sanctuary.

No, she could not completely shift the blame to the sanctuary. According to Sharon, because light-type mages are very rare and she has golden hair, their family had trained her to become a priestess since she was little.

It is quite funny that the carefully trained sister tried hard to escape the so-called priesthood, while her brother, who was raised to be the heir, easily and joyfully achieved the highest honor in the Paladin group.

During her conversation with Sharon, Lin Lin sensed Sharon’s desire for freedom from the temple, but she remained a loyal follower of the God of Light.

It was Sandy who rescued her from this entanglement and guilt, bringing courage to the light-type mage like a true hero.

Remembering that Sharon originally wanted to escape the "chance of being chosen as the Holy Maiden," and now that the Holy Maiden has been found, Lin Lin vaguely guessed a not very good conclusion.

Sharon did not successfully escape the role of "Holy Maiden."

The sanctuary needs a Holy Maiden.

Lin Lin worries about Sharon’s situation.

The scent overflowed. The mermaid’s jaw hung slightly low.

Humans are truly wonderful creatures, Vivian clearly knows this.

Many mermaids from his kind praise the deliciousness of humans, seeing it as a treat for the spirit.

Fear, unease, and panic cause mermaids to salivate, so many do not wish for the sailors to die in a pleasant dream; they prefer to let them wake up in their last moment and see the truth.

There is no need for close observation; once negative emotions from humans spread, mermaids can sense them sharply.

Knowing the fierce nature of mermaids, the school only gave Vivian one student, a Red Dragon who cannot feel fear.

Vivian’s most lasting friend is the Holy Knight Commander, who never feels any fear.

Safe students, safe friends.

Vivian’s face still faced Sandy, but his gray-purple eyes slowly moved toward Lin Lin.

She became appealing.

This means that Miss Mage is worried. Worried about whom? About Sharon that Sandy mentioned?

"This is really terrible," the mermaid changed from her earlier indifference to a natural look of concern, her beautiful face slightly frowned, adding a touch of warmth to her beauty, "You need our help."

This is exactly what Lin Lin wanted to say.

She had just been thinking about how to convince Vivian not to hand Sandy over to Norman.

But now it seems that the mermaid teacher is quite caring; she even took the initiative to offer help.

Lin Lin reached out and tapped Sandy’s arm, "Are you sure she was captured by the temple? How do you plan to save her?"

"I snuck into the sanctuary and carried her out," Sandy replied.

Lin Lin’s smile froze on her face; she should have thought of that. She couldn’t let Sandy and Allen plan anything; their lives didn’t have turns, and the Intellectual Disability Spell would hit a wall with them.

"I guess you must have been stopped by the people at the sanctuary," Vivian said calmly, "when you tried to go in the front door."

Sandy nodded, "So this time I want to take the water route."

"Even though there are few guardians on the water route, they are not nonexistent; if you meet anyone, you will have to turn back," the mermaid said softly, showing understanding. "I do have some successful experiences, and I can help you."

"If your friend really has been taken, she must be held in a secluded place; there aren’t many places to choose from in the sanctuary."

Lin Lin looked up and finally asked the question, "How do you know that?"

"I once made a bet with Norman during my student days about who could hide more stickers in the corners of the sanctuary without being found," Vivian remembered seriously.

Please do your best, whether you are the Knight Commander or a teacher; study well when it is time to learn.

"How do you judge who wins and who loses?" Lin Lin wanted to scold this wrongdoing, but her curiosity overcame her sense of right and wrong.

"Well… the moment I saw the sticker, I knew who did it, and the school will issue a warning," the mermaid shook her head in disagreement, "They don’t trust us at all."

Because it was really you who did it! It’s a bit too much to ask for trust, isn’t it?

"So, who won?" Lin Lin asked.

"Each person has thirty stickers. I received a warning for fifteen stickers, and Norman received a warning for eight stickers."

This means Vivian has fifteen undiscovered stickers, while Norman has twenty-two.

Lin Lin looked into Vivian’s gray-purple eyes.

She saw a tiny smile on Vivian’s face, one that seemed meant to be shown to Lin Lin, his lips curling into a captivating grin as if it had been rehearsed.

"These stickers will be little prizes for your exploration of the sanctuary, won’t they?"

–

Vivian was not a guy who was limited by rules.

To say it gently, this mermaid was a chaotic creature that trampled the rules under her tail.

He was completely unafraid of letting Lin Lin and Sandy enter the sanctuary.

"What could they do to you? Could they kick you out?" Since Vivian noticed Lin Lin showing signs of worry, he kept a distance but stayed close to her, "Relax, if someone finds out, just say it was my idea."

Lin Lin did not know where Vivian’s sudden affection came from, like a fish swimming toward your finger through a clear tank, offering friendliness for no reason.

You could subtly sense its behavior, but you weren’t sure of its intention.

Vivian shared his successful experiences with Lin Lin and Sandy.

First, act at night; there are very few people patrolling the sanctuary at night, and even fewer on the waterway.

Next, there is a magical perfume that confuses the mind, briefly enchanting people and making patrollers think they are fellow patrollers.

"Why don’t you come with us?" Lin Lin asked Vivian.

"The sanctuary set a rule years ago that mermaids can’t enter," Vivian shrugged, "I’m the only mermaid in San Marco City, which is really unfair."

You definitely didn’t just stick on some stickers, Lin Lin’s mind was very clear.

"I can take you part of the way," said the mermaid.