Chapter 245: Deep Sea Mermaid
Fair skin, deep blue long hair, and two ears like fins, plus a beautiful blue fish tail on the lower body that made Jia Na's breathing stop for a moment.
In an instant, the identity of the creature sealed in the crystal ball was already obvious.
"It's actually a Deep Sea Mermaid!"
【Deep Sea Mermaid: An extraordinary creature living in the second-level Wizard Gathering Place, Atlantis. They are natural water mages and darlings of the sea. From birth, they possess the ability to control the ocean, and as they grow older, their strength will break through to the level of a Formal Wizard.—】
Looking at the obviously underage Deep Sea Mermaid in front of her, descriptions of this race kept appearing in Jia Na's mind.
Like elves, Deep Sea Mermaids are also long-lived species, with a lifespan of about eight hundred years from birth.
Moreover, for the Deep Sea Mermaid race, the first three hundred years are considered the "infant stage," and their strength is generally at the Wizard Apprentice level.
After they officially reach adulthood, as their understanding of the Law of the Ocean deepens, their strength will gradually climb to the level of a Formal Wizard.
Not only that, but Deep Sea Mermaids are also a species that is born with the Extraordinary Charm attribute.
In addition to their impressive appearance, their beautiful, artistic fish tails and ethereal, heavenly voices are also reasons why they are favored by the Law of Beauty.
"La la—la la la—"
The singing by her ear started again. Looking at the exquisite face like a doll, Jia Na couldn't help but feel a bit of awe.
Unlike Jia Na's divine, heaven-blessed appearance, the Deep Sea Mermaid's looks were not much more beautiful than the actresses Jia Na usually interacted with at the Nightingale Opera House, such as Anna-Moonshadow, Freya, and Hill.
However, with the addition of that captivating, artistic fish tail, the Deep Sea Mermaid's overall temperament had an indescribable splendor and beauty. Even Jia Na would repeatedly lose herself when her gaze met the Deep Sea Mermaid's lower fish tail.
"So, this is what it feels like to be charmed by Extraordinary Charm..."
Because her face was her own, Jia Na would not be charmed by her own appearance to the point of being unable to extricate herself, unlike others.
But this time, as a peer in Extraordinary Charm, Jia Na also experienced the feelings of others from the Deep Sea Mermaid.
Besides awe, genuine liking from the heart, and the deepest desires being stirred up are the most direct manifestations of Extraordinary Charm.
Just like now, Jia Na had an impulse to possess the Deep Sea Mermaid's tail. "It seems that the fish tail is the Deep Sea Mermaid's concrete manifestation of the Law of Beauty.
Moreover, judging from the synchronous feeling transmitted by the Beauty Law Fragment, the Law Shard mastered by this Deep Sea Mermaid should also focus on the 'Beauty of Appearance' within the Law of Beauty."
"La la—la la la—"
The ethereal singing once again entered Jia Na's ears.
Even though the Deep Sea Mermaid in front of her wasn't moving, the singing continued to come intermittently.
"This should be a physical instinct under self-protection."
After completing her initial observation of the Deep Sea Mermaid sealed in the crystal ball, Jia Na's mental consciousness withdrew from the crystal ball.
"Senior Li Cha, do you know that murdering a mermaid is a major crime in the entire Wizard Gathering Place, especially in Atlantis?"
After taking a sip of iced coffee through a straw and pushing the crystal ball back in front of Richard-Eva, Jia Na spoke to Richard-Eva in a calm tone that showed no emotion.
"Of course I know."
Hearing that Jia Na had misunderstood him, Richard-Eva cast a Soundproof Barrier and said in a voice that only the two of them could hear.
"This mermaid accidentally fell out of a spatial rift a few days ago when I was in seclusion in the family's secret realm. When I found her, she was already in this half-dead state."
"Is that so?"
Looking at Richard-Eva's sincere expression that didn't seem fake, even though their private relationship was good, Jia Na would not rashly agree to any of his requests without understanding the current situation.
"If you don't believe me, I can sign a confidentiality agreement with you later. Of course, that's only if you're willing."
Hearing that the other party was willing to sign a contract, Jia Na also nodded.
"Okay, but before I accept this task, you need to explain the background of this matter to me and write the reward into the contract."
"That's certainly not a problem."
Seeing Richard-Eva agree so readily, Jia Na felt a little relieved, but also a little strange.
Logically speaking, with Richard-Eva's strength backed by the Eva Family, he shouldn't lack means to purify pollution. However, judging from his constant desire for secrecy, Richard-Eva's actions this time seemed to be something he didn't want the family to know about.
"Let's put it this way, my goal this time is actually very simple: to exchange the top-quality Blood Source Essence from Atlantis by rescuing this mermaid. Hearing this, Jia Na nodded understandingly.
Blood Source Essence is a very common material specifically used to purify the bloodline in the bodies of magical beasts or Bloodline Side apprentices.
However, top-quality Blood Source Essence, as of now, is only likely to be found in places dominated by extraordinary creatures, such as the vampire duke's castle in the Shadow World, Dragon Castle, Atlantis Crystal Palace, and the Elven Forest, in addition to the possibility of it being in the vampire duke's castle in the Shadow World.
Moreover, it is basically priceless and rarely circulates on the market.
Because of this, many Bloodline Side apprentices who follow the 'Artificer' path will settle for less and spend a lot of money to buy Blood Source Potions with similar effects from the Witch Cult or other second-level Wizard Gathering Places.
However, due to its extremely low output and high price, even a family descendant like Richard-Eva would have to go through layers of approval to apply to purchase it.
And the last time Richard-Eva's purchase application was rejected by the Eva Family on the grounds that resources needed to be concentrated on other core members.
It is precisely because of this that Richard-Eva, who accidentally encountered a Deep Sea Mermaid, chose to conceal it from the family.
So that the Eva Family would not take away the Deep Sea Mermaid he had on hand for the same reason and then just give Richard-Eva some other resources to appease him.
"Senior Li Cha, before I agree to you, I have to remind you that her soul has been sealed—."
