Genshin Impact is a big stage, come if you dare

Chapter 919 Dragon Fish Trapping

Navelette looked into the girl's eyes, which were filled with amazement. "Is it not quite what you expected? I'm sorry, but this is the best I can do right now."

His new form is not a magical effect, but a real physical transformation.

Even if he is the life god of Teyvat and the king of water dragons who is most skilled at changing his form, his human body and fish tail form still goes too far against the laws and principles of biological evolution.

Its current form is the closest he has come to the fictional creature "mermaid" described by Su after many attempts.

"Wow!" Su exclaimed, cupping Villette's exquisitely sharp face in her hands. "She even has fangs!"

Seemingly uncomfortable being stared at so closely by the girl, Violet couldn't help but purse her lips.

But when this action was performed by him, who was usually so serious and dignified, it unexpectedly presented a sense of allure.

Sue was immediately tempted, staring intently at Vilette for several seconds before replying:

"It's definitely not what I expected, but I think it's even better. More glamorous, more powerful, and more... dangerous than a mermaid."

As Sue spoke, she remembered how Navelette parted the sea, led her to the rocks, and then controlled the waves to crash onto the rocks and sweep her away.

Those two scenes really felt like the story's plot where a siren disguised as a human lures a naive and innocent girl! Hahahaha.

After sharing her thoughts with Navilette, who seemed a little uncomfortable for some reason, Su swam a short distance away, intending to appreciate the mermaid Navilette's posture in the sea more fully.

But before he could swim even a meter, Su felt a tightening around his waist and legs as he was pulled back to Vilette by her magnificent tail.

"Hmm..." Su tasted the feeling of being wrapped in Vilette's tail and praised, "Your tail is really flexible and powerful."

"Sorry, did I hurt you?" Navelette loosened her control of the tail a little, but showed no intention of letting go of her completely.

"No, but..." Su touched and poked the tail wrapped around her waist, implying, "Let me go?"

The tail relaxed a little more, but it still didn't let go.

Su:……

It seems it wasn't just a misperception; for Navelette in this state, politeness was merely a superficial bubble.

Navelette noticed this too, her eyelashes drooping and then lifting again. "I'm sorry, I'm influenced by the primal instincts of this form..."

Sue: "Villette, don't apologize. After all, it was my suggestion that you become like this."

It's normal to be influenced by the instincts and nature of the new form, after all, she would be lazier when she turns into a cat.

It's not that you can't restrain yourself, but why make things difficult for yourself?

But what instincts are driving Violet's "false politeness and true stubbornness"?

Navelette pondered for a moment, then looked away. "Perhaps...would you like to change the subject?"

Some of the truths are too inappropriate for the times, so let's stop here.

After all, he couldn't very well tell her that it was influenced by his mating instincts.

Biological evolution has its own goals, whether it's to adapt to the environment or to enhance capabilities. And in terms of physical evolution, its ultimate purpose is most likely to be courtship and reproduction.

Mermaids, these "legendary creatures" born from a combination of humanoid and beautiful biological features that defy the laws of evolution, probably have the ultimate goal of luring and abducting their beloved humans.

Sue glanced at Villette's barely visible fangs, then at his tangled tail, and a lightbulb went off in her head. "Could it be... his hunting instinct?!"

Navilette: ………………

Sue: "Vilette, look at me! Don't you feel like taking a bite?"

Navelette fell silent; he could indeed feel a slight itch coming from the fangs.

When Su realized that Villette was actually getting close to her neck, Su began to panic.

But the feeling of being locked on by a top hunter lasted only a second before Vilette politely stepped back.

Su touched her neck, which didn't have two bloody holes, but instead touched an elegant necklace.

Wearing it as a pendant around her neck was a deep blue water-elemental eye.

Navelette said, "Although it is not the true Eye of God, it still contains my blessing for you."

Whether it's a stream, a lake, or the ocean, all contain components of the original womb due to the circulation of the source water.

Su and Kong already possessed the blessings of the previous generation's water god, and with his belated blessing and protection, from now on, the water element will bring them even more healing power.

Sue beamed with joy at receiving two gifts. "Thank you, Violet, I'm so happy today!"

Violet's silvery-purple eyes shimmered in the deep sea at night, adding a unique allure to his already striking and handsome face.

"So, if I were to exercise judgment and ruling over the gods who have received gifts from tyrants, would you stand by my side?"

He has walked alone in the world since birth. Even someone as powerful as him was still moved by Su's determination to fight against everything in order to protect the people he cares about.

Could he also become an important figure to Su?

Sue's smile gradually cooled as the seawater cooled her. "I don't want to lie to you..."

The travelers' party already knew that the authority granted to the seven gods by the Heavenly Principles was actually derived from the exploitation of the Dragon King.

The forces of nature, originating from beyond Teyvat, brutally beat the native inhabitants who refused to share in order to create a better environment for humanity.

From Navelette's perspective, Sue could certainly help him vehemently condemn Tenry as a wicked thing! A robber!

If given the chance, Su would also be willing to join him in beating up Tianli to avenge their grievances.

But apart from that, she was actually able to understand what Tianli was doing.

In the face of racial survival, it is meaningless to discuss the right and wrong of individuals and morality.

The rules of the universe are the survival of the fittest and the victor reigns supreme. Winning the war against the natural order, and refraining from a purge and extermination of the dragon race—the native inhabitants whose power far surpasses that of humans—is already an attitude of seeking coexistence.

More importantly, she did not want Navelette and the Seven Gods to become enemies.

There was actually no enmity between the Seven Gods and the Dragon King; it was Heavenly Principle, not the Seven Gods, that seized the Dragon King's power.

And the seven gods who had obtained the Dragon King's authority at that time could not possibly return that authority to him.

The result of the Seven Gods' actions will surely be a change of the natural order, and will also reignite the war that was finally brought under control.

“I don’t want to lie to you…” Su said, “I’m willing to fight against the Heavenly Principles with you, but I can’t help you deal with the Seven Gods.”

"Besides, everyone actually gets along very well with the Dragon King. If you communicate sincerely, you can definitely understand each other!"

Just like Wendy and Dvalin, Zhongli and Rota... the Seven Gods and the Dragon King can also become friends and confidants!

Although Apep did not become friends with Nasida, her attitude softened considerably; she just spoke in harsher terms.

And...and Fucarus and Funina, she didn't believe that Vilette had no feelings for them.

Navelette sighed, "As for Fucaros and Funina, I certainly won't hurt them."

Su: "Mmm!"

Navelette said coldly, "But the god of breeze and hope has been granted the power of the wind, and he must attend the trial."

"!" Su exclaimed anxiously, "He! He's terrible! Most of the time he's just a drunkard, he's not dangerous at all!"

Sue tried to improve the impression of the "drunkard," adding, "Besides, he almost got himself killed trying to cure Dvalin, who was infected with the Abyss Poison!"

Navelette nodded. "In that case... let's begin the trial with the God of Noble Gold. There are historical records to prove that he betrayed and imprisoned the Rock Dragon King."

"Well, there's a reason for that!" Su said anxiously.

Explaining how she knew that the Rock Dragon King, suffering damage, could only ask the Rock God to seal him away while he was still conscious would easily expose the true identity of Zhongli, the key figure!

Su took a different approach, "The Rock God's funeral has already been held, right? As the saying goes... death absolves debts? Wait! Are you trying not to laugh?"

Navelette coughed lightly, smoothing down her upturned lips.

"That Violet!" Sue exclaimed angrily, wanting to stomp her foot. "You did it on purpose! You just wanted to see me panic!"

That Vilette mermaid form has such an outrageous personality!

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Comments unrelated to the main text:

Navelette: Mermaids must have evolved into this form to lure humans.

And then, the merman's allure to Su never ceased from beginning to end.

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Sue now (confirmed): Wendy is terrible!

Su (grabbing his collar): You're playing me!

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Sue now: I'm willing to beat up the heavens with you! Because I want to give Paimon back his freedom.

Sue in the future: …………………………

Paimon (Little Tenri): Uh, hi... I don't know why it's like this either, sob sob!

Paimon is not the god who appears when you enter the game. That god is the maintainer of the natural order, Asmodian, the ruler of the sky, not the natural order itself.

God's limitations suggest that the Void has found a new master, not that Paimon is with us. We travelers and Paimon are partners, not masters and servants.

The new master of the Void is likely to be either the Ice God or the anti-master, as they both desperately need the Void's abilities.

By winter, it had become a "non-existent land," perhaps in a similar situation to Kanria.

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From a biological perspective, the mermaid's form is fundamentally disadvantageous for survival, making it a complete failure in terms of water, land, and air.

Flying... Forget about it. Walking... You'll need a wheelchair. Swimming... That's not really an option either. A streamlined body is the evolutionary direction for aquatic creatures. Which mermaid would dare to grow into someone with super sloping shoulders?

Mermaids' only special skill is using their beauty to seduce humans they like.

(Why are you talking about biology with fantasy creatures?!)