Suddenly, Ruan Mingchu discovered the key point.
These mermaids have remarkably similar body shapes and heights.
Ruan Mingchu recalled that they were very similar to the three people Qing Nuo had brought, who were dressed the same.
When the two groups stood together, his attention was drawn to the items that Qingnuo and the other person were exchanging, so he didn't notice that the people had actually been swapped.
If so, Qingnuo's every move becomes even more interesting.
Such caution is not something his stupid brain could come up with. Were those people experimental subjects they created?
Having no one around to help was inconvenient, so Ruan Mingchu had to personally pack up these people and dump them in a secluded place.
When Ruan Mingchu returned to Ham Tavern, he found Tu Aotian arguing with the chef.
Of course, the mermaids didn't believe the rabbit could talk; they only thought Mu Yu was mute and spoke with the help of the intelligent rabbit.
The point of contention was quite bizarre. Rabbit Aotian argued that "it is disrespectful to food to cook dishes that taste bad," while the chef argued that "it is a waste to spit out food that has been eaten." Both sides continued to argue, each with their own reasons, and almost everyone in the tavern treated it as a free monkey show, watching with great interest.
This group also includes Qingnuo.
Ruan Mingchu was truly astonished by Qing Nuo. Wasn't he supposed to be a stray dog, someone who should be on the defensive? Yet Qing Nuo dared to clap and cheer.
It's amazing that someone so stupid is also a twin of Qingyao. But they seem to be quite similar; one is both stupid and vicious, and the other is an old lecherous rogue.
They should be brothers!
(Qingyao: Reputation Damaged)
Ruan Mingchu didn't go over to disturb Tu Aotian's performance. He stood at the door, his spiritual power split into three beams, which approached the three men in black next to Qing Nuo.
As the mental energy drew closer, Ruan Mingchu was surprised to find that something was being devoured by the mental energy, and the feedback from the mental energy was quite exhilarating.
Ruan Mingchu promptly withdrew his mental energy, and the mental energy that had devoured the unknown substance was severed and left outside.
In Ruan Mingchu's eyes, after his split spiritual energy was refused entry home, it spontaneously drifted onto the man in black.
Within five minutes, the men in black began to sway, seemingly due to exhaustion, while the volume of the spiritual energy swelled to three times its original size.
horrible.
Ruan Mingchu eradicated the mutated spiritual power and extracted a black, nano-sized particle substance from it.
We must find something to store them as soon as possible, otherwise Ruan Mingchu's mental energy will become a consumable, and every once in a while, it will be absorbed by nanoparticles and thus mutate.
On a whim, Ruan Mingchu put the granules into the soup in front of the men in black, and they entered their bodies along with the soup.
Ruan Mingchu did not use his mental power to approach the man in black again, and the particles stopped floating out, as if they had been imprisoned.
These people's bodies are more like containers for storing nanoparticles. Thinking of this, Ruan Mingchu's eyes darkened. Some people and mermaids really don't care about the lives of others/mermaids.
The verbal battle between Rabbit Aotian and the chef finally came to an end. Rabbit Aotian seized on his sore spot that "cooking is like making poison, it tastes terrible", leaving him speechless. Finally, Rabbit Aotian got angry and tried to hit Mu Yu, but was kicked away by Mu Yu instead.
Mu Yu was also exceptionally considerate of the shop owner, deliberately choosing an empty spot without tables and chairs when he kicked the cook out.
The cook coughed up blood and couldn't get up.
Of course, at Tu Aotian's request, the cook smashed the food onto a waiter who was watching the show, and the waiter was also injured and fell to the ground.
This matter is now considered closed.
Having grown accustomed to gourmet delicacies, Qingnuo quite agreed with Tu Aotian's assessment of the chef. After watching the spectacle, she lost her appetite and only ate a few bites to keep herself from going hungry.
Qingnuo got up and walked out. The three men in black supported each other and staggered a few steps before they could walk steadily.
Three minutes later, Ruan Mingchu followed with Mu Yu.
Like the tavern, the Ham Inn is a monopoly in Peaceful Town. Qingnuo is staying here, in the VIP suite on the top fourth floor.
Ruan Mingchu spent ten silver fish coins to book a VIP suite for one night, which was right next to Qing Nuo's room.
The soundproofing in this shabby room is terrible. After Ruan Mingchu and Mu Yu lay down to sleep intimately, a huge live sound effect came from next door.
Ruan Mingchu quickly used his mental power to plug Mu Yu's ears and then revealed a serious expression. Qing Nuo was really a scoundrel. Wasn't he leading the children astray?
Ruan Fei, a child, ran next door and knocked on the door. Qing Nuo ignored him and kept knocking, which almost annoyed Qing Nuo to death.
Qingnuo casually threw on a pair of shorts, then opened the door with a dark expression: "What are you doing?"
Ruan Mingchu said matter-of-factly, "You're too noisy."
Qingnuo choked up as the deliberately forgotten truth surfaced: this was no longer his palace.
Damn, this hotel has terrible soundproofing.
"Got it!" Qingnuo slammed the door shut.
The next sound that rang out was Qingnuo's suppressed hum.
Ruan Mingchu: Damn it, I should have just not contacted him. His voice was awful.
In just a few words, Ruan Mingchu had analyzed Qingnuo's condition from beginning to end.
His mental strength and pheromones were extremely weak, but they had increased slightly compared to before.
However, no side effects were found. On the contrary, the small increase gave Qingnuo the opportunity to solidify his position. As long as he put in some effort and used his mental power, the superficiality would turn into solidity.
So, has Qiu Fang's claim that Qingnuo has been seeking a way to increase spiritual power without cultivation been realized?
It must be related to those nanoparticles.
If there were laboratory analytical instruments, Ruan Mingchu wouldn't mind sending them to the lab bench, but unfortunately there weren't any here.
Then we'll have to search through Qingnuo's memory palace.
Ruan Mingchu lay on the bed waiting. When the sounds from next door finally stopped and Qing Nuo was in a state of extreme relaxation afterward, Ruan Mingchu quickly used his mental power to penetrate Qing Nuo's mental barrier and reach his mental sea.
Qingnuo's spiritual sea is both prosperous and barren, filled with nothing but extravagant and useless things.
Ruan Mingchu quickly found his memory palace.
Many places in the palace were locked, and the unlocked areas were filled with useless and boring things.
It seems that to find something useful, the lock has to be pried open.
The first door Nguyen Minh Cho pried open was the one next door. To prevent Qing Nu from discovering his intrusion and resisting, Nguyen Minh Cho decided to go over and physically subdue the person.
Door locks are easy to pry open, but the locks on Qingnuo Memory Palace are not.
The more vivid and profound the memory, the more magnificent the palace; otherwise, it would be very small and dilapidated.
Ruan Mingchu wandered around the palace complex, picked the largest palace, and pried open the largest lock.
Forcibly breaking it would provoke resistance from the mental sea, so Ruan Mingchu first studied the lock. If that didn't work, he would try to open it by force.
There's a reason why people keep saying Qingnuo is stupid and clumsy: the lock on the memory palace is a three-digit combination lock.
It's just a matter of trying from zero to ninety-nine.
As soon as Ruan Mingchu slid all the numbers to zero, the lock opened.
Ruan Mingchu: It's pretty boring.
Ruan Mingchu thought this place would be Qingnuo's recent memories, but he never expected it to be able to trace back to a hundred years ago.
Even more unexpectedly, all of these memories were related to Qingyao.
Envy, jealousy, hatred, and playing pranks on Qingyao were the main themes. As they grew up, they resorted to all sorts of schemes, though none of them ever succeeded.
Ruan Mingchu suddenly felt a bit empathetic towards Qing Nuo. No wonder Qing Nuo was so abnormal. They were twins, but their talents and intelligence were so different.
He browsed through these memories with the mindset of watching a good show, finding it quite amusing to see Qingnuo constantly getting humiliated, until he saw the figure of his father, the emperor.
After reading it, Ruan Mingchu had mixed feelings.
He always thought Qingyao was a scoundrel who abandoned his husband and children, but he never expected that his father was the real scoundrel, and Qingyao was the pitiful victim.
It's hard to imagine, hard to describe his current feelings.
Qingnuo remembers this incident particularly well, because it was the only time in his life that he tricked Qingyao, and he tricked Qingyao so badly.
His father chose the Empire over the Azure Radiance.
Nguyen Minh Thu said he needed some quiet time.
Without thinking, relying solely on memorization, Ruan Mingchu browsed through everything in the palace and immediately moved on to unlock the next door.
Ruan Mingchu figured it out: just arrange them according to the size of the palaces, starting from zero zero zero, zero zero one... and so on.
It's not difficult at all.
Standard equipment for the mentally challenged.
More than two hours later, Ruan Mingchu finally figured out what nanoparticles were.
Black Rain Extract, a container for extracts created by mermaids after cultivation and modification. When intercourse occurs with this container, combined with the fusion of spiritual energy, it can increase spiritual power.
Qingnuo is planning to lie low and grow his spiritual power before fighting back.
Unfortunately, Ruan Mingchu discovered it, and his little scheme was over.
Nguyen Minh Thu arrived at the smallest palace in the Thanh Ngoc Palace complex, which was about the size of a toilet, but was decorated quite exquisitely.
It's something that can't be seen by others but is very important, so it was dealt with in this way.
It is also the only lock that is not a combination lock.
Ruan Mingchu suddenly remembered the key that Qingnuo had traded with the fat uncle, and the key that Qingnuo always wore around her neck.
Just as he brought the Soul Pearl into Qingyao's spiritual sea, Ruan Mingchu tried to bring the key into Qingnuo's spiritual sea as well.
Of the five keys, only one accepts the assimilation of mental energy, and that was the one Qingnuo brought with him.
Ruan Mingchu held the key and carefully inserted it into the keyhole.
With a "click," the lock opened.
Ruan Mingchu took the lock and key in his hands and went inside.
Here, you can connect with many things that happened in the human world before.
Where would researchers come from on the Mermaid Continent, which doesn't even have schools? Human researchers.
Qingnuo reached an agreement with the Miracle Organization: he would provide the Miracle with mermaids, and in return, the Miracle would send people to him to study Black Rain.
Meng Shuo, Galo, and other mermaids were all plotted against by Qing Nuo. These were just the live mermaids they brought over; countless other mermaid body parts were sold by Qing Nuo to the Miracle Organization at high prices.
The Sea God Team under Qingnuo's command has turned its swords against its own mermaids, having long since lost the fundamental role of the mermaid race's protectors.