Jiang Cheng’s analysis went straight to the Mermaids’ weak point, and the Mermaid Leader had to admit that what he said made a lot of sense.

"If next time you run into an enemy that can threaten you again, what are you going to do? Have you thought about that?" Jiang Cheng pressed on. 𝕗𝐫𝐞𝕖𝕨𝐞𝗯𝚗𝕠𝘃𝐞𝚕.𝐜𝗼𝚖

That... the Mermaid Leader really hadn’t thought about, so she could only shake her head again.

"Then I suggest you keep these Little Sea Wolves," Jiang Cheng looked straight into the Mermaid Leader’s eyes, his tone extremely sincere. "You keep this batch of Little Sea Wolves and train them to become your very first guard squad that can protect you."

The Mermaid Leader sucked in a sharp breath. She had never imagined that their Mermaid Race would adopt their enemies, let alone rely on them for protection.

The Mermaid Leader looked at Jiang Cheng and said, "But they are our enemies—" "They were your enemies in the past," Jiang Cheng corrected the mistake in her words. "Besides, the ’they’ you’re talking about isn’t these Little Sea Wolves in front of you."

The Mermaid Leader fell silent again.

"Let me break it down for you—what are the benefits of keeping these Little Sea Wolves?" Jiang Cheng said.

"Sea Wolves are innately loyal to their masters. You saw it yourself—those Sea Wolves that attacked you only did so because they had been trained by their masters. Even after their masters were dead, they still launched an attack on you according to the orders their masters left behind while alive.

"That’s the first point." Jiang Cheng began listing things out for the Mermaid Leader.

"Second, Sea Wolves are creatures that reproduce extremely fast. These Little Sea Wolves in front of us may only number a dozen or so right now, but I believe it won’t be long before they give birth to many offspring. That way, under their protection, you’ll become safer and safer."

"And the third point is that these Little Sea Wolves in front of you don’t bear any hostility toward you at all. If you take them in and train them, they will very quickly start seeing you as their masters. And as I just said, their loyalty and obedience to their masters are extremely high."

"So I advise you to keep these Little Sea Wolves. This is something that will benefit you greatly." Jiang Cheng finished his speech.

He had said everything that needed to be said. What came next depended on what the Mermaid Leader decided to do.

The Mermaid Leader still couldn’t make up her mind, but she also didn’t reject what Jiang Cheng had said. On the contrary, because she trusted him, she felt that Jiang Cheng’s words were very reasonable.

Just as this man from the Extraterrestrial Planet said, after what happened with the Sea Wolves, their Mermaid Race really did need to raise their guard.

Even if they were kind by nature and didn’t like to invade others, when enemies wanted to harm their race, they should at least have some ability to fight back, right?

As the Leader of the Mermaid Race, she definitely wasn’t naive enough to believe that whenever they encountered danger, some kind soul would always show up in time to save them.

And their sonic wave attacks, while they could harass the enemy, wouldn’t kill them. As long as the enemy couldn’t endure it, they could simply choose to retreat.

Just like the Sea Wolves back then—when they couldn’t endure the Mermaids’ sonic attacks, they retreated, then came back again. Repeating this over and over, they gradually developed a resistance to the Mermaids’ sonic attacks.

But the Sea Wolves’ sharp fangs and claws would never help their enemies develop any kind of resistance.

And just like that person from the Extraterrestrial Planet said, Sea Wolves had a terrifying reproductive capacity. Even if their individual attack power wasn’t that strong, they had a numerical advantage. Overall, Sea Wolves were still enough to make their enemies feel fear.

Most importantly, they wouldn’t even have to pay much for the Sea Wolves. There were plenty of creatures in this Dahai, more than enough for the Sea Wolves to feed on.

The Mermaid Leader’s heart was moved, but as a leader, she wasn’t autocratic. She asked Jiang Cheng to let her discuss it with her people first, to hear their opinions before making a decision.

This request was perfectly reasonable, and Jiang Cheng agreed without hesitation.

The Mermaid Leader left to gather her people and discuss whether or not to adopt the Little Sea Wolves.

Yanran, who had been standing quietly to the side the whole time, was a bit nervous. She asked Jiang Cheng, "Teacher, do you think those Mermaids will agree to adopt these Little Sea Wolves?"

Before Jiang Cheng could answer, Ba Lv, who had been teasing the Little Sea Wolves on the ground, cut in first. "Of course they’ll agree!"

"Why? What evidence do you have?" Yanran was very doubtful of Ba Lv’s view.

"What evidence do I need?" Ba Lvluo picked up a Little Sea Wolf and stroked its fur. "They’re kind by nature. Sure, they hate those Sea Wolves to death, but..."

"Those Sea Wolves are already dead, and these Little Sea Wolves—" she lifted the Little Sea Wolf in her arms up and held it in front of Yanran’s eyes.

"Look, do you see any trace of those big Sea Wolves on them?"

Faced with the adorable Little Sea Wolf in front of her, Yanran couldn’t help reaching out to pet it. The Little Sea Wolf stuck out its soft pink tongue and licked Yanran’s hand, making her burst into giggles.

Jiang Cheng couldn’t help speaking up. "All you two know is ’it’s cute’ and ’it’s fun’—honestly, so childish." Ignoring the looks Yanran and Ba Lvluo shot him, he went on, "That Mermaid Leader is not going to think the way you do."

"Huh? No way. If that’s the case, then what’s going to happen to these Little Sea Wolves?"

Ba Lv got nervous.

They were such cute little things that she already wanted to take one as a pet.

After Jiang Cheng’s persuasion, although the Mermaid Leader was quite tempted by the idea of adopting the Little Sea Wolves, as a leader, she still wanted to ask for the others’ opinions.

What would become of the Little Sea Wolves’ fate?

The Mermaids hadn’t reached a conclusion yet, but Yanran and Ba Lv’s opinions were already formed.

The two of them were in complete agreement that the Mermaid Race would adopt these Little Sea Wolves. As for the reason, it was simple: because the Little Sea Wolves were cute.

In their view, that reason alone was more than enough.

Jiang Cheng, standing off to the side, scoffed at their view.

This made Yanran and Ba Lvluo both feel a little nervous.

Could it be that the Mermaid Race didn’t want such cute little things?

"It’s not that they don’t want to adopt the Little Sea Wolves, but their leader absolutely won’t think like you do—keeping them just because they’re cute."

Jiang Cheng sometimes found these two female disciples of his a headache, because sometimes they were simply impossible to reason with.

So he took the opportunity to explain things to them now.

"As a leader, she absolutely won’t have such childish thoughts. What she’s considering is, above all else, the interests of her people."

Jiang Cheng looked at Yanran and Ba Lvluo, very satisfied that they were listening seriously. "The English Merfolk’s leader was just moved by my words. She realized that, at least for a long period to come, when facing some relatively powerful enemies, their Mermaid Race lacks the necessary means to strike back. And these Sea Wolves, just as I said, can indeed shoulder the task of protecting them."

"That’s why she went to gather her people for a discussion. And I believe they will definitely take in these Little Sea Wolves."

"If you don’t believe me, just wait and see." Jiang Cheng wrapped up what he had to say.