in the name of the queen

Chapter 275 Everyone talks about it
Back at the Witch's Palace, the servants respectfully set out the refreshments and left, leaving only Edward, Adina, Roland, and Sif behind.

Edward and Sif were saying goodbye in the room next to the main hall. Their relatives met after separation and death, so naturally they had endless things to say.

Edward and Sif were deeply in love as father and daughter, but they left Roland and the Sea Witch aside.

Seeing that it was a bit cold, Adina invited Roland to the small living room.

After just exchanging a few words, Adina suddenly remembered something and vigilantly took the vaccine in advance.

"Mr. Roland, if it involves personal privacy or the secrets of the Ocean Clans, I won't tell you."

She had to be vigilant, after all, General Haiao fell into Roland's hands.

The four ocean generals all have the potential to break through to rank four or even rank three. However, General Hai Ao was roasted by Roland. Of course, the other ocean generals will be wary.

General Haiao died because he underestimated the enemy and committed suicide himself. Edina did not dare to underestimate Roland.

She pays close attention to the news from various countries on the land and has known Roland for a long time.

Insidious, cunning, vicious, and ruthless.

This is her fair evaluation of Roland. She thought that Sylph might come to support her father, but she never thought that Roland would come.

At a certain moment, she even considered whether to take Roland directly, but quickly gave up.

If Roland is taken down, Sif will definitely not accept it. Does that mean that Sif must be taken down as well?
Absolutely not, Edward wouldn't be happy.

So she could only carefully keep a distance from Roland, for fear of being tricked by Roland.

Roland was stunned for a moment, almost amused.

He is not an idiot, how could he ask about the secrets of the Ocean Clan as soon as he comes here.

As for personal privacy, it was probably because she didn't want to share her relationship with the old emperor.

Although Roland, who is a part-time writer for The Sun, is somewhat curious about gossip news, he still chooses to respect Edina.

He coughed lightly and changed the subject.

"Miss Edina, have you taken in all the survivors of the Fourth Fleet?"

In fact, Roland didn't care too much about this issue, but he had to find a topic, and the silence was really embarrassing.

Seeing that Roland did not inquire about her relationship with Edward, Adina felt a little relieved. She put on a polite smile and regained her usual calmness.

"There are more than 3,700 survivors in total. They are temporarily living in my territory and are still managed by Edward. But in the past two years, more than 500 people have chosen to get married and settle down here."

"Where are the others? If they want to go home, can I take them away?" Roland asked tentatively.

Now that Edina and the old emperor are getting married, everyone will be a family in the future, and Edina happens to be in a good mood to test her attitude towards humans.

"Of course." Adina breathed a sigh of relief.

Anyone who is willing to marry a sea demon under the sea will be treated as a member of her tribe.

In the past two years, she has tried her best to retain her, introducing girls of suitable age to young people who want to stay, which even caused criticism from conservatives within the ethnic group.

Adina, who was always willing to listen to opinions, was very stubborn on this matter.

She never mentioned the real reason to anyone.

After all, Edward is a human being. He will definitely be lonely if he is left alone at the bottom of the sea. It would be much better if he could have a group of tribesmen to accompany him.

What Edina cares about is not the survivors, but Edward.

The financial burden of raising thousands of people who cannot engage in production at the bottom of the sea is not light. It would be better to let Roland take them away.

After chatting with Roland for a while, Adina couldn't bear to talk nonsense with Roland, so she politely left.

"Roland, if there's nothing else, I'll wait."

"Wait, you won't leave me here alone, right?" Roland protested with a smile.

It was indeed impolite to leave the guest alone, but Adina did not dare to let her tribe receive Roland.

Most of the clan members are honest and upright, and no one is Roland's opponent.

It won't take long for this guy to dig out all the secrets under the sea.

"If you have something to do, you can go and do some work first. Can I read a book in the library for a while?"

Roland's casual words made Adina suddenly alert.

Sure enough, his tail was still exposed, just to explore the secrets of the ocean.

When the Sea Witch was about to refuse, Roland added with a smile: "Literary works or ordinary books that don't involve confidentiality are fine, just to pass the time."

That's it.

The Sea Witch breathed a sigh of relief, if that was all, of course.

She smiled and said, "Please come with me."

Roland followed the Sea Witch, looking at her swaying figure and long legs, and couldn't help but feel that his father-in-law was so lucky.

Although they are a marine race, the body structure of the Sea Demons is close to that of humans, and there is no reproductive isolation from humans. There are not many precedents for intermarriage in history, but it is not impossible.

It is said that the sea demons are a branch of the ancient apes that escaped the bloody fights on land and ran to the sea when they evolved.

It is a pity that molecular biology has not yet been developed in this era, so there is no answer, and all speculations are wild guesses.

Adina's heart beat a little fast.

She could feel Roland's eyes always staring at her back.

There was no lustful element in his gaze, it was purely curiosity.

She bit her lip, slowed down and walked side by side with Roland, and said with a smile: "Roland, from now on we are a family. If you need anything, just tell me."

"Nothing, I just like reading books, literary works, astronomy and geography, encyclopedias and miscellany."

Roland smiled and said: "If possible, I would like to be your trading partner and achieve win-win cooperation."

"That's all?" Adina was a little surprised.

"That's all. Don't worry, I'm a kind person. I never make things difficult for my friends when doing business. What's more, we are a family. According to the relationship between Sif and Edward, I should even" Adina quickly interrupted Roland, "Roland , We are about the same age, so it’s better to have different opinions on how to address each other. You can call me Sister Edina in private, but in public.”

Calling her stepmother was a bit outrageous, calling her aunt made her look older, but Adina couldn't think of a suitable title.

Fortunately, Roland's mind was flexible and he couldn't be troubled at all.

"Mrs. Edward, is this title okay?"

Adina's cheeks were slightly red, and the light blue hidden under her fair skin suddenly turned into a crimson.

"Of course, but it will have to wait until after the wedding."

Roland almost couldn't help but smile. He had found a magic way to make Adina relax her vigilance.

Just mentioning Edward changes her from the calm and collected sea witch to Mrs. Edward.

Haha, Mrs. Edward, this is good.

Although Roland was thick-skinned, he was still a little embarrassed to call a girl who was only two years older than him "mom".

Even if he doesn't show any shame, can he shout "Mom"? Can Adina be able to catch it?
As expected, it’s better to discuss things individually.

The library arrived quickly.

With Edina leading the way, Secretary Shu naturally didn't dare to stop him, but he couldn't help but remind him,
"Your Highness the Witch, the books collected in Area A are not open to outsiders."

Adina glanced at the old secretary and said calmly: "Mr. Roland is Edward's future son-in-law and my distinguished guest. He is not an outsider. He can also read the books in Area A."

Lao Si Shu was choked for a long time and couldn't say a word.

Her Highness the Witch is wise most of the time, but there are exceptions to everything. When it comes to the human emperor, her reason disappears.

"Even if you intercede, he can only read here and can't take away a book!"

This was Lao Si Shu's last stubbornness.

Seeing that the atmosphere was a little tense, Roland smiled and helped them out.

"No problem, I'm just here to read."

Roland was so understanding, and Old Si Shu felt even more uncomfortable, as if a heavy punch had hit cotton, leaving nothing behind.

He gave Roland a library card with a straight face and repeatedly told Roland not to take out books without permission.

Seeing Roland walking into the library, Adina, who was somewhat uncomfortable, was finally liberated.

She comforted the old secretary with her kind words, which made the old man feel a little better.

She could feel that Roland was not hostile, and he was not too persistent just now. She also gave Roland the right to read some confidential books.

The books in Area A are indeed important, but they are nothing more than chronicles and encyclopedias of the ocean world.

Even if Roland can remember some, can he still take them all away?
Let him read a few books to learn about the ocean world. At least he won't regard all intelligent marine life as monsters with scales and eggs.

Adina left humming.

She had to go back and clean up first, and she wanted to be the most dazzling queen at the dinner party.

She puffed up her chest proudly, and soon thought of Sif, her expression darkened.

Before meeting Sif, she felt that the peak beauty of land humans was only close to her, but would never surpass her.

Under Edward's favor, she was radiant, more beautiful than before, and believed that she stood at the top of female charm in the world.

Until she met Sylph.

Forget it, it’s better to dress plainly so that there is no competition in appearance.

If you don't compete, you won't lose.

Sylph is so beautiful, and she has better bloodline than Edward.

Their child must be more beautiful than Sylph.

Adina clenched her fists, smiled on her lips, and then thought of a serious question.

Her and Edward's child is Sylve's younger brother/sister.

Siblings with an age difference of twenty years.

Sure enough, we can only discuss things on their own terms, otherwise everything will get messed up.

Fortunately, Prince Fino died in a shipwreck, otherwise she would have had a son who was several years older than herself.

While Edina's mind was filled with random thoughts, Roland was already immersed in the ocean of knowledge.

The Pettit Library has a very rich collection, with at least 100,000 books.

There are hundreds of books in the search catalog alone.

Since Edina gave him the authority over Area A, of course he wouldn't be polite.

The administrator guarding Area A looked at Roland repeatedly, confirmed the permissions of the reading pass, and let him in with some helplessness.

Looking at the administrator's troubled expression, Roland knew that there must be good stuff here.

He was looking forward to this place even more.

After finding the catalog book and flipping through it quickly, Roland quickly found the book he must read.

"The Legend of the Poseidon" and "Ocean Almanac".

The King of the Sea is the ruler of the ocean. It is said that his power is very close to that of a god, but he has not become a god for some reasons.

He entered a state of slumber tens of thousands of years ago, and will not be able to return until the third return day at the earliest.

Roland's eyes lit up. The biography of the Poseidon is the history of the ocean.

This is truly a treasure.

(End of this chapter)