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Carol quickly brought out a glass of water. Mela took a sip, stuck out her tongue, and said...

"Is that alcohol? It's so spicy!"

Xu Fu laughed: "I can tell you can't handle spicy food." He picked up a fruit salad and fried shrimp and placed them in front of her: "Try these two dishes, they should satisfy your taste."

Mela jokingly picked up a piece of fruit and put it in her mouth. She tasted the sweet and sour flavor, and her eyes lit up instantly.

Really delicious!

Is this the fruit Her Majesty the Queen often talks about? It's so delicious!

Upon realizing this sensation, Mela grabbed fruit with both hands and stuffed it into her mouth. Her eating style wasn't exactly elegant, but it was perfectly normal: for humans, eating is both a chemical reaction, a ritual and a tradition, and a way to satisfy physiological needs.

The Atlanteans did not have such a way of expressing themselves. They lived underwater year-round, where they did not boil, stew, fry, or stir-fry. The only purpose of food was to replenish their energy.

Carol consciously reminded her, but Xu Fu shook her head.

The fruit salad on the plate sank to the bottom of the water, and Mela's gaze turned to the grilled shrimp next to it. In Atlantis, fish and shrimp were common foods; she had eaten tens of thousands, or even more, of them since she was a child.

But this was the first time she had ever seen a lobster fried to a golden brown and emitting a strange aroma.

Filled with curiosity, Mela carefully picked up the fried shrimp and took a small bite.

Snapped!

The shrimp shells made a crunching sound, and the rich aroma of the shrimp meat assaulted her tongue, giving her an unprecedented taste experience.

Is this still a shrimp?

Mela looked puzzled, seriously doubting whether she had eaten something wrong.

"How?"

"Coat it with starch and deep-fry it!"

What is oil?

Something used for frying.

What are foods used for frying?

Xu Fu:

Carol smiled and said, "Let's eat first, and then I'll tell you little by little."

With Mela there, the meal was quite interesting.

　830 The people of Atlantis are all big eaters. Most of the food on the table ended up in Mela's mouth. Xu Fu was very curious about how her small stomach could hold so much food.

I'd also like to know how the Atlanteans defecated underwater?

I think this is a good idea to observe.

After they had eaten and drunk their fill, the three of them left the cabin. It was only after they were outside that Carroll's expression changed.

The deck was filled with Atlantean soldiers, and countless figures floated underwater, surrounding the entire yacht and the surrounding waters.

Xu Fu didn't care. He pointed to a tall, handsome middle-aged man standing far ahead and said that he looked a bit like Mira.

"That must be your father, His Majesty King Zebel!"

Mira nodded slightly, signaling the two to hide, and then walked forward alone.

“Father, please have the guards put away their weapons. This is not how the Bamball people treat their guests.”

Nierus looked at his daughter, frowned, and noticed the bloodstains at the corner of her mouth.

Have you ever eaten food from Earth?

"I've tried it, it tastes amazing, Father can try it too."

"I'm not interested in Earthling food."

“Mera, you are the princess of Zebel. You are responsible for your people, not for chasing alien life.”

Mela lowered her head in embarrassment.

Nieros ignored her and walked to Xu Fu's side. He raised his head slightly, his eyes solemn, and said...

"The strongest in this world, tell me your name."

Chapter 1356 Atlantis

Inside the luxurious underwater palace, explosive news suddenly broke.

King Nilius of Zebel invited two land dwellers to visit the seabed!

For the first time, people learned that in Atlantis's nearly 10,000-year history, no land dweller had ever visited the seabed.

Those who remained in the palace were abuzz with discussion. The merfolk who were present when they met with the king were astonished: in the eyes of the Atlanteans, land dwellers were savage, vulgar, weak, and treacherous inferior intelligent beings.

In the eyes of the Atlanteans, land dwellers held a position similar to that of humans in front of gorillas.

Would you invite a gorilla to your home?

That's the truth: everyone came out of the palace and looked at their "guests" with eyes full of curiosity, chatter, contempt, disgust, and so on.

In fact, the vast majority of Atlanteans never left the depths of the ocean in their entire lives, and their understanding of land dwellers mainly came from oral accounts from their elders and written records.

As time goes by and accumulates, negative feelings increase while positive feelings decrease.

In their view, people were still living in a primitive era where they were not properly clothed and ate raw meat and drank blood.

However, as news of the prisoners arrived, some people's opinions changed imperceptibly: the princess's guards were all defeated by the land people, and Maria, who had the title of the first female warrior, was captured alive with ease!

Are these people really still land-dwellers?

How did they become so powerful?

Under the watchful eyes of countless waiting onlookers, three enormous tiger sharks, each carrying a rein on its back and one end of which held a throne, rode towards the distant horizon. The king of the antelope, Nereus, sat upon the throne.

Except for one group of merfolk, all the other warriors saluted.

When King Mela appeared, dragged by six dolphins, everyone looked up and their pupils contracted. There were indeed two people inside the bubble where the princess was.

A young man and a young woman, with dark skin and strange clothing, were what people called "land people".

In an instant, everyone's eyes were drawn to Xu Fu and Carol.

"Mera, the place you live is so beautiful."

Looking at the underwater palace shimmering with azure light, Carol couldn't help but exclaim, "It's like paradise!"

This palace, exceeding three kilometers in length and width, resembles an ancient Greek temple. From afar, it looks like a giant luminous pearl lying on the seabed. Upon closer inspection, they witnessed an even greater spectacle: the palace was inlaid with enormous gemstones, shimmering with azure light. Two mermaid sculptures holding tridents stood at the main entrance. Between the main entrance and the palace was a 600-meter-long passageway, lined with warriors clad in golden armor. Behind them, the railings were inlaid with pearls, emeralds, and various other gemstones, some of which were even larger than a human fist.

No wonder Carole's eyes sparkled: what woman could resist such temptation?

Xu Fu secretly clicked his tongue: Atlantis is fucking rich, they really paved a road with pearls and diamonds.

Mela explained with a smile, "This is a military fortress near the border, and it's my first time here."

Carol's eyes widened.

"A military fortress? You call it a military fortress!"

"Yes, any questions?"

Carol fell silent instantly. A thousand alpacas rushed through her heart at lightning speed. Just moments ago, she was mocking Mira's provocation, but in the blink of an eye, she had been taught a lesson. Xu Fu also looked up at the sky, at a loss for what to do.

This palace, covered in pearls and jewels, was actually a military fortress!

Okay, I'm so damn stupid.

The group stopped in front of the fortress's main gate. Nelix went in first, followed by Mera, Xu Fu, and Carol. The three of them were inside a bubble that not only isolated them from the surrounding airflow but also provided them with oxygen.

Mera said it was Atlantis technology, which Xu Fu didn't understand, but the feeling was very strange.

With the bubbles, a lot of trouble was saved, and the two of them no longer needed to wear armor.

Passing through the passage, one is greeted by a tall and magnificent hall. Even Xu Fu was dazzled by the grand stage. The giant stone pillars, which five adults could not encircle, were actually made of gold. The walls were inlaid with diamonds and jewels, and house-sized beads floated in the air, emitting a blue light that illuminated the palace as if it were heaven.

This is incredibly extravagant, absolutely outrageous!

In half a day, Mira will be the richest person on Earth, and whoever marries her will be laughing in their sleep.

Carol was in an even worse state: her eyes were sparkling with various jewels, and she could barely walk.

Mela gently tugged at her arm.

"Let's go, I'll bring you a few boxes in a bit."

"really?"

Carol's eyes sparkled, and it took Xu Fu a cough to rouse her.

Many Atlanteans glanced over, and when they saw the expressions on the two men's faces, they couldn't help but gape and curse this country bumpkin.

King Nires entered the hall and said a few words to several fish-like humanoid creatures. These creatures then walked over to Xu Fu and spoke rapidly in a language that was completely incomprehensible.

Mela stepped aside to translate: "They greet you."

Carol couldn't help but ask, "...Are they human too?"

Mela explained in a low voice

"There are seven kingdoms in the sea. They are the representatives of the fish-man kingdom. They have the blood of Atlantis flowing in their veins. Due to various reasons, their body structure has changed, and they have broken away from the human form and evolved into fish."