Death Game: Starting as a fraudster, pretending to be a god.

Chapter 970 The Secret of Mermaid Tears

"You want to take a look at the [Mermaid's Tears]," Haimu Zun said with some surprise, "It's not impossible."

As a "collector", and a famous collector in the entire Siren Kingdom and even Jingxu, he is very happy to show off his collection.

So, although he was a little curious why the human in front of him suddenly made this request, Haimu Zun did not refuse.

He turned around and stood up, moving along the narrow aisle, and accurately came to a display case and opened the third compartment - although there were many display cases here, Hai Mu Zun could obviously remember the location of all his collections.

Without observing or thinking, Haimu Zun took out a transparent box that was similar to resin and not that hard.

Inside the box, two objects the size of knuckles, shaped like purple teardrops and made of crystal-like material, lay, emitting a deep aura.

"This is the [Mermaid's Teardrop]," Hai Mu Zun handed the box to Lin Yu, "It's beautiful, isn't it? Even the most beautiful amethyst can't be as transparent and deep as this purple."

Lin Yu took the box in his hand and examined it carefully.

This purple is indeed bright and beautiful, and it is a color that makes people feel comfortable at first glance.

But just saying it looks good is definitely not enough to describe how precious this thing is.

Lin Yu admired the [Mermaid's Teardrop] and then asked, "Besides being extremely beautiful, is there anything else special about it?"

When Hai Muzun heard Lin Yu's question, he couldn't help but say, "Wait a minute... You want to buy [Mermaid's Tears] from me, but you don't know anything about it? And why do you seem to be seeing this thing for the first time?"

Hai Mu Zun was puzzled when he heard this. Lin Yu spoke frankly, "Of course, I've never seen one before. There are no mermaids where I live... Well, I've never seen one anyway."

Hai Mu Zun was a little surprised: "Then why do you want to collect it?"

Lin Yu looked around the private storage room, then raised his right index finger and spun it in a circle. "Hai Mu Zun, the most famous collector in the Siren Kingdom... Did you plan to collect all the things in your private storage room? Didn't you just pick them up on a whim? Didn't you suddenly come across something and want to put it in your collection? Didn't you just hear the name and suddenly feel a little moved?"

When Lin Yu said this, Hai Muzun was obviously stunned for a moment, and then he fell into thought, as if he was recalling something.

Then he nodded.

"Indeed, I am beginning to understand you..."

Hai Muzun said, and Lin Yu nodded: "Right - but by the way, I am collecting these for others. This is something that others commissioned me to do."

After hearing Lin Yu's addition, Hai Muzun was silent for a moment and couldn't help it.

"Then what did you just do with that example?"

"Oh, it helps me learn to think from someone else's perspective. You're welcome," Lin Yu shrugged. "So—what's so special about this [Mermaid's Teardrop] that makes it so valuable and attracts so much attention from the Mermaid Clan?"

Although Hai Mu Zun felt that he had been tricked by Lin Yu, he regained his composure and answered seriously after hearing Lin Yu's question: "This is indeed a relatively secret fact, but... based on my disgust for the mermaid royal family, I am happy to answer this question for you."

"[Mermaid Teardrop] appears to be just a mermaid tear... But in reality, if you know mermaids, you'll know that their royal family rarely sheds tears—they only shed a tear in times of extreme grief or death."

"And the essence of this teardrop...is actually part of the 'soul' of the mermaid royal family, a crystallized soul that carries their spiritual power. Possessing a [Mermaid Teardrop] allows you to possess the soul power of mermaids, learn some of the 'magic' inherited by the mermaid royal family, and even use this to gain the authority to control some of the large-scale facilities left behind by ancient civilizations."

As Hai Muzun spoke, Lin Yu shook the box in his hand.

"Ahaha... Then I understand why mermaids care so much about these things. Because the existence of these things means that the 'authority' and 'inheritance' of the mermaid royal family can be leaked."

Lin Yu spoke, and Hai Mu Zun nodded. "Yes, although it is only a small part, but for the mermaid royal family, even a little bit of technology and magic mastered by outsiders is intolerable... Therefore, the possession of [Mermaid Teardrops] will be regarded as a provocation by the mermaid royal family. If I had not lived in the Siren King's Capital for many years, I am afraid I have no idea how many times I have been assassinated by mermaids."

Lin Yu shrugged: "You don't like them anyway."

Hai Mu Zun nodded slightly: "That's true... In short, now that you understand the [Mermaid's Teardrops], you should be able to understand the value of this thing."

Lin Yu nodded: "Yes, but I don't understand even more, why did you sell it?"

"If I or another siren uses this thing to cause some trouble for the merpeople, it might be beneficial to the Siren Kingdom. However... considering how to cause the most trouble for the merpeople, I think it would be better to hold an auction and have an anonymous buyer buy it secretly. That would give them a headache."

Hai Muzun spoke, his speech speed quickening.

"And this time I'm only selling the two that were stored at the auction house... I still have five in my personal collection at my mansion. Since I haven't used them since I got them, the mermaid royal family will probably console themselves by saying, 'Maybe Hai Mu Zun just collected them,'" Hai Mu Zun said this with a gleaming look in his eyes. "And I'm selling two directly at this Tide Festival. They'll never be able to ignore these [Mermaid Teardrops] that have been lost and have fallen into my hands again!"

April and Lin Yu looked at each other, and confirmed from their eyes that the other person had the same idea as themselves.

They both now had the same idea: there was something wrong with Hai Mu Zun's brain!

Although his plans and ideas are "logical", this guy exudes a strong sense of "harming others and not benefiting himself"!

It seemed that as long as he could disgust those mermaids, he didn't mind even if he was pushed to the forefront.

Lin Yu looked at the somewhat excited Hai Mu Zun and returned the box to him.

"Oh, that's a great idea, Haimu-sama."

"However... I still want to make a private deal with you - don't be so quick to refuse."

"As for how to disgust the mermaid royal family as much as possible, I think my plan seems to be more superior."