91: Mermaid Heart

Thinking of this, Doria's guard against Arthur immediately shot up, and she couldn't help but take a few steps back.

Although Arthur had already realized that the Doria before him was not the same person as the Donia in his memory, he still felt a sense of meeting an old friend in a foreign land.

Furthermore, looking at Donia's appearance, he knew she was definitely a Merfolk, and she was overthinking things again.

Arthur was well aware of the human nobility's fondness for Merfolk, which was why Merfolk were not particularly friendly toward humans.

Therefore, he understood Donia's concerns and quickly explained:

"Although I am also a noble, I am not the type of noble you imagine. I will not capture Merfolk!"

On the other side, Dolia felt the little magic power left in her body and knew that she could only trust Arthur now, gambling that Arthur was a good person.

Because even if Arthur was truly a bad person, she couldn't run away anyway, so it was better to leave a good impression on Arthur.

Besides, Arthur could ride a Two-Headed Wyvern, so he must not be an ordinary noble, and he might even be able to help her in the future.

Having figured this out, she actually took a step closer to Arthur and murmured:

"I believe you!"

With these words, Doria was essentially acknowledging her identity as a Merfolk.

Seeing that Doria didn't seem afraid of him, Arthur began to ask why she appeared here.

One had to know that Doria was a Merfolk, living in the deep sea; how could she suddenly run to the land, and to the inland, a hundred kilometers away from the sea?

Arthur was very curious about why Doria would appear here!

Doria was now resigned to her fate; since Arthur already knew her identity, she stopped hiding anything and answered every question:

"I was originally a little Merfolk Princess of the Merfolk Clan. The Naga Clan wanted my Merfolk Clan to submit to them, so they planned an ambush to capture me while I was playing, intending to use me to threaten my parents!"

"Unfortunately, they underestimated me, and I managed to escape."

"I knew they would definitely set up heavy ambushes on the road back, so I fled in the opposite direction toward the human kingdom!"

"But I still encountered pursuers. After eliminating them, I fled for a short while before fainting here!"

Dolia was still too naive; she had actually revealed her identity as a Merfolk Princess right from the start. One had to know that a Merfolk and a Merfolk Princess were not on the same level.

Arthur had previously only guessed her identity as a Merfolk!

Regarding this, Arthur found it somewhat amusing, but he didn't say anything.

Subsequently, Arthur began to analyze Dolia's words.

He knew the Naga Clan; they were the neighbors of the Kate Kingdom, and it was they who had gone to war with the Kate Kingdom back then.

He hadn't expected that the Naga Clan now had plans to annex the Merfolk Clan; it seemed they were indeed ambitious!

While thinking, Arthur also smiled and replied to Doria:

"I didn't expect you to be a princess!"

Then, he shifted his gaze to the necklace on Doria's neck and said:

"You were able to escape, all thanks to it, right? It seems your parents really love you, to have given you such a treasure!"

Arthur was now quite knowledgeable and knew that the necklace was at least a Legendary-level mage item. Such a treasure was not even possessed by the Kate Kingdom, so it could be said to be exceptionally precious!

On the other side, Doria did not expect that even though she had deliberately concealed the existence of the necklace and only said that the Naga had underestimated her, Arthur had still seen the extraordinary nature of the necklace.

Those sapphire-like big eyes could not help but immediately brim with tears, and she said timidly:

"This Heart of the Merfolk is the ultimate treasure of our Merfolk Clan; I cannot give it to you!"

Upon hearing this, how could Arthur not know that Doria thought he wanted that necklace!

Although Arthur was indeed very interested in that necklace, he was someone who possessed a Portable Shop; as long as he touched the necklace once, he could copy it and buy as many as he wanted in the future.

Therefore, it was impossible for him to snatch it.

However, after this incident, Arthur also suddenly thought that, anyway, his opportunities to copy items could accumulate, so he wouldn't copy unless necessary in the future.

This way, when he encountered any good things, he could directly take them.

Instead of just watching like now!

Regarding Doria's thought of measuring a gentleman's heart with a villain's mind, Arthur waved his hand dismissively:

"You underestimate me too much. I have seen countless treasures; I don't even care about your Heart of the Merfolk."

"You!"

Seeing Arthur so belittle their clan's ultimate treasure, Doria immediately put on a look of defiance and Life Qi!

At first, she was gnashing her teeth, looking as if she couldn't wait to bite Arthur, and then she puffed up her little cheeks.

That cute appearance made Arthur unable to resist gently pinching those puffed-up cheeks.

"Ah!"

Doria, suddenly attacked by Arthur, could not help but let out a cry of surprise, then hurriedly took two steps back.

At this moment, the expression with which she looked at Arthur was like looking at a pervert!

Regarding this uncontrollable action, Arthur was also a bit embarrassed and quickly apologized:

"Sorry, you look so cute when you are in Life Qi, so I..."

For Arthur's shocking remarks, Doria didn't know what to say for a moment.

If she scolded him, he said she was cute; if she didn't scold him, Arthur was treating her like a child!

"Hmph!"

In the end, she could only snort coldly, which counted as forgiving Arthur.

And to ease the awkwardness, Arthur directly changed the subject and asked a question that Dolia would love to hear:

"This Heart of the Merfolk of yours can be considered one of the top-tier treasures I have seen; could you explain its function to me!"

Actually, Arthur was really quite curious about the function of the Heart of the Merfolk, so he took the opportunity to ask.

This question could be called killing two birds with one stone; it both satisfied his curiosity and appeased Doria.

On the other side, after hearing Arthur's question, Doria, just as he had expected, immediately revealed a smile on her face.

She said proudly:

"Consider yourself to have a good eye!"

Then she explained:

"The Heart of the Merfolk is a treasure made during the peak period of our Merfolk Clan, when several Legendary Experts joined forces, went through all kinds of hardships to hunt a Legendary Demonic Beast, and used its magic core to make it."

"This item can not only deter and command some Demonic Beasts below the Legendary level, but it can also allow water-attribute mages to have a near-instant casting effect when performing magic below the Legendary level, greatly improving the wearer's combat power."

"It even has the function of reducing the caster's magic consumption. Even for a Legendary Expert, after wearing it, the magic consumed by casting spells can be reduced by fifty percent."

After the introduction, Dolia's little mouth was almost tilted up to the sky; it could be seen that she was truly very proud of the Heart of the Merfolk.

And Arthur, who saw Dolia's mood, did not spoil her fun and praised:

"Oh, hearing you say that, this Heart of the Merfolk is really very powerful!"

"Of course it's powerful; this is the treasure of our Merfolk Clan!"

Hearing Arthur's praise, Doria's little face was immediately filled with a bright smile!

Afterward, the two talked for a while, which counted as getting to know each other a bit, and Arthur also told Dolia about some of his own situation.