Exchange

“Knowledge?”

The king frowned.

An Xiaoou nodded solemnly. “That’s right. In the human world, knowledge is especially precious. Ordinary people treat knowledge and being able to take the scholarly examination as a good thing to bring glory to their ancestors. If they want to bring glory to their ancestors, they can’t do without knowledge.”

“Knowledge can teach people to recognize right and wrong. It can teach people to farm and make a stand. Ordinary people may seem to have nothing to do with knowledge, but that’s not the case. It’s knowledge that lets people know how to distinguish the changes in the weather, how the four seasons change, and how the tides rise and fall. Many branches of life can’t live without knowledge. The two worlds will eventually converge into one world. Humans look weak, but because of knowledge, they can build ships to go out to sea and create all kinds of tools to make them stronger.”

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“A scholar is very smart because they have a lot of knowledge.”

An Xiaoou did not know if the fish king would accept her opinion, but when she talked about knowledge, she was in awe and admiration.

The more people learned, the smarter they would be.

Humans were very weak, but they were still around today because they were intelligent.

Humans were not simple. An Xiaoou deeply felt that the fish people should really learn human knowledge so that they could find a foothold in the world.

“Xiaoou makes sense.”

The king sighed.

He looked at General Qing Lan and said, “General Qing Lan, the things that hurt Qing Xu were all caused by the humans. Xiaoou said that these are all good applications of knowledge. We should indeed learn from them.”

“If we can’t keep up with the changes, we’ll be eliminated. Why are some of the descendants born of our fish people only fish and can’t be transformed for the rest of their lives? And the children born from humans are humans from the start. The knowledge Xiaoou mentioned makes me feel that humans are very different. You guys go back and think about it carefully. Don’t touch those humans first.”

Since the king had spoken, all the fish people listened.

They didn’t think there was anything wrong with using their claws to fight. They were fish people and were free in the sea.

But not when they went ashore.

Humans could build ships and go out to sea. When they came to the sea area, they were very, very far from land. Then could the fish people build something that could let them go ashore?

Why did the fish people need to transform into humans, and humans were born human? Could it really be because humans were too smart?

All of these were worth thinking about.

Qing Lan’s gaze landed on An Xiaoou. He narrowed his experienced eyes and said in a deep voice, “Then ask them why they attacked my son. I don’t believe that they don’t have an ulterior motive. As long as they have an ulterior motive, our situation won’t be good. I won’t be at ease until I figure this out.”

It was precisely because there was a risk of extermination that they could not let their guard down.

The king looked at An Xiaoou again. “Xiaoou, you’re also a member of the fish people. Although you’re still in the transformation period, you can’t change back. Do you understand? Anything that humans do that harms our fish people is also a threat to you. When you transform into a fish person, you won’t be a human anymore. Do you understand?”

An Xiaoou nodded. “I understand.”

“If the king believes me, let me be the envoy of the two races, okay?”

An Xiaoou looked at the king seriously and said. Of course, she understood that she couldn’t be human anymore.

She had become a member of the fish people. She would not help the humans harm the fish people.

She only wanted to do her best to seek peace between the two races.

“Alright, I’ll leave the communication between the two races to Xiaoou and Hai Ming. The rest can go back and wait for arrangements.”

The king nodded and gave the order.

An Xiaoou and Hai Ming lowered their heads and accepted the order.

The king looked at General Qing Lan and said, “General Qing Lan, Qing Xu’s injuries won’t be let go just like that. Please wait a moment.”

Qing Lan pursed his lips and finally lowered his head in agreement. “Okay.”

If not for the fish people’s innate abilities, Qing Xu would definitely not have been able to return. And this kind of gifted ability was already getting weaker and weaker among the future generations.

There was already a problem with the survival of the fish people. The fusion of the foreign land made them want to find a better place to live.

An Xiaoou and Hai Ming left the palace together.

Hai Shi looked at Hai Ming and An Xiaoou and said gently, “Xiaoou, the fish people will rely on you this time. If you need anything, just tell Hai Ming.”

An Xiaoou nodded and felt the pressure. She couldn’t help but wonder if the envoy who used to run between the different countries had the same feeling.

Everyone wanted peace.

Hai Shi looked at his son and left first.

An Xiaoou and Hai Ming went back together. Hai Ming held An Xiaoou’s hand and suddenly said nervously, “Xiaoou, I’m not that smart. Will you despise me?”

An Xiaoou’s face heated up slightly. She shook her head. “No, I’m very stupid too.”

Those who were rich in knowledge were only a portion, and those who had very smart brains were only a portion.

She was also very stupid.

“No, you’re very smart. Xiaoou, I’ll go with you to see the humans.”

Hai Ming was very curious about humans. He pondered over what An Xiaoou had said repeatedly in his heart. After thinking about it, he agreed with An Xiaoou’s words even more.

People were very weak. No matter how powerful someone who could swim was, they could not live without a boat in the sea area.

They did not even have hard scales or sharp claws, but they had learned to use many unexpected things to arm their weak bodies. If the fish people could learn more, it would definitely be different.

An Xiaoou nodded.

Before they went, An Xiaoou arranged for some food to be brought over. Su Xiaolu and the others had been brought into the fish people’s territory for a day. It was almost dark now, and they needed to eat something.

After preparing, An Xiaoou and Hai Ming went over together.

Hearing a noise outside, Su Xiaolu and the others opened their eyes.

Everyone exchanged glances. Some people closed their eyes and Su Xiaolu and the others looked at the door.

The door opened and Su Xiaolu was relieved to see that it was An Xiaoou. She said, “Xiaoou, you’re here.”

An Xiaoou smiled and held Hai Ming’s hand. She said to Su Xiaolu, “Miss Su, this is Hai Ming. I’m now the envoy between the two races. I’ll make a long story short. The king doesn’t want to hurt you, but he won’t let you go easily.”

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“The fish people hope that you can use the knowledgeable imperial tutor to exchange for it. The fish people want to learn the knowledge of humans.” An Xiaoou stated her request.

Su Xiaolu looked at Zhou Zhi. She could not say anything about this. Their races were different and involved the negotiation of two races, and Zhou Zhi was from the royal family.

Zhou Zhi looked at An Xiaoou with calm eyes. His gaze landed on Hai Ming. Zhou Zhi said, “Miss An, please tell the fish people that if we use the knowledgeable imperial tutor of the imperial court to exchange for it, what will the fish people use to exchange for it? If the two races want to have a peaceful and friendly relationship, they will definitely return the favor. Miss An should understand this principle. Humans care about the ways of the world the most.”