Among the most famous is the Gedelin Royal Family’s heirloom, "Gedelin’s Sword," a strangely shaped, completely gold-crafted sword-like relic that was somehow made and handed down to the Nali.
The blade was rumored to ignite golden flames that water could not extinguish, and when Schwali had attacked Saint Nali, the embarrassingly defeated Gedelin V still clung to the sword even though he lost his wife and children and was fleeing every which way across the land.
For it symbolized the power of the Gedelin Royal Family and was the weapon used by Gedelin I when he conquered the continent.
Anyway, most relics still in existence today are powerful and very useful items, but this cylindrical device in front of me was a bit different in style; it seemed to only have the function of recording sound, and what’s more, it couldn’t record a second time, just kept repeating Mu Xi’s voice over and over...
Listening to Mu Xi’s words, there are a lot of relics in the Storm Sea, and while it’s unclear what it’s like there, it seems very dangerous; they didn’t explore deeply and hurriedly left.
But this recording also confirmed Mr. Fischer’s previous guess that Mu Xi wasn’t wandering the world alone; she had humans with her.
From this relic, Mr. Fischer gained a lot of information. Putting it down, he then turned his attention to another item that had caught his eye.
It was a standard Nali golden iris flower, carved out of gold and about the size of a forefinger, a small and exquisite piece of traditional Nali craftsmanship.
And because it was gold, which had lain in the water for a long time yet retained its original form, it was what allowed Mr. Fischer to recognize it.
This item seemed like a somewhat expensive piece of Nali craftsmanship, but it was not just that; there was a cultural tradition of Nali behind it.
When Nali people marry, they like to have wedding ceremonies and also invite friends and relatives to join in their weddings, but in ancient times, with mountains and waters dividing them, many friends and relatives lived too far away to attend the weddings or even know about their current circumstances, so they could only notify them of their marriage.
The method of notification was to send an iris flower artifact to those not present, symbolizing one’s married status.
This kind of iris flower was very small, and generally, they would use copper or iron to make the iris flower for informing the average person, while silver was used for intimates, and only family members would receive a gold-crafted iris flower upon notification.
By sending this item back to the ocean, Mu Xi was indicating that she was married, and her spouse was a bona fide Nali person.
Seeing this iris flower, Mr. Fischer felt it was very odd. Mu Xi left the ocean only a year ago, could she really have accomplished so much?
Not just traveling around the world, but also got married to a human on the way?
Mr. Fischer felt her story was so full, it could make a book by itself, provided the heroine Mu Xi’s identity as a member of the Whale-man Species was concealed.
A sailing-based theme, narrated from the female lead’s perspective, along with a rich mix of adventure and romance – Mr. Fischer thought such a book would definitely be a hit in Saint Nali.
Shaking these futile thoughts from his mind, Mr. Fischer shared this discovery with Moli.
Moli looked at Mr. Fischer incredulously; having been in Nali for only a few months, she naturally could not recognize the significance of such an item, let alone those of the Whale-man Race languishing in the Sea Trench day in and day out.
"Mr. Fischer, Teacher, are you saying... you’re saying, my aunt got married to a human?!"
Ignoring Moli’s astonishment, Mr. Fischer stroked the small golden iris, assuring himself that it wasn’t just a replica, but a genuine gold item crafted using strict wedding sculpture techniques, and then nodded, saying,
"Yes, your aunt is definitely in Nali, and she has married a Nali gentleman."
"But... but, don’t humans generally... not like demi-humans much? How could someone have married my aunt, unless she didn’t lift Lord Ramasitia’s blessing?"
Mr. Fischer thought it unlikely because, presuming the gentleman didn’t have any physiological impediments, he should have been able to consummate the marriage with Mu Xi—wouldn’t that act lift Ramasitia’s blessing?
That should count as a form of injury, right?
So the gentleman must have been aware of Mu Xi’s Whale-man identity and still chose to marry her in the end. Now, Mr. Fischer was actually curious to meet this gentleman who had married Mu Xi.
It wasn’t so much out of a desire to share similar interests or exchange ideas; finding the gentleman would very likely lead to locating Mu Xi.
"That human knew your aunt’s identity, even before making the decision to marry..."
After hearing this, Moli pursed her lips and, looking at Mr. Fischer’s quietly contemplative profile, suddenly spoke up,
"Are there humans who like demi-humans, and is it possible for humans and demi-humans to be together?"
Mr. Fischer thought about his own relationship with Rafael and nodded, casually informing Moli of the physiological aspects between demi-humans and humans—an issue rarely mentioned in the academic circles of Moli or humans.
This included the possibility of them having offspring, and that the offspring would follow the mother’s species, albeit with a very small chance.
According to Elliog’s explanation, the probability of reproduction between the two races is determined by the "Life Rank."