Chapter 888: Not an empty vase


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    The things that Ariel bought in the end were all useless to me and anyone else in my group.


    These were normal everyday items that would be useful tomoners in viges, but they really didn''t have any use to me.


    In fact, they were just taking up space after I bought them.


    At the same time, it was as if Ariel lost interest in these things right after I bought them.


    So I had to figure out a way to deal with these things.


    It was Ang who gave me a solution, "Just donate them to viges in need."


    That was the only thing that we could do with these things since we didn''t have a need for these things in the first ce.


    It was interesting watching Ariel look over the goods that the merchants showed her.


    It seemed like she was only interested in the most mundane and normal things.


    When they tried to show her some of their specialty goods, it didn''t seem like she was interested at all. It was as if she had already seen these things before, so she wasn''t interested in them.


    The worst case of this was the pearl ne that one of the merchants tried selling her.


    "What am I supposed to do with this trash?"


    That was her response when she was shown the pearl ne.


    It wasn''t just that merchant who owned this pearl ne who was shocked, even the other merchants were shocked when they heard her say this.


    A pearl ne was considered a luxury good no matter how one looked at it. It took many lives just to find the pearls for these nes and then put them together like this.


    That was why pearls had always been sold for a high price.


    But now this youngdy was just calling it trash...


    The merchant who owned the pearl ne really didn''t know how to feel about this...


    For those that didn''t know her identity, they didn''t understand why she would act this way. It was different for those that did know her identity.


    It was even more different for me who knew her identity and knew about the mermaids.


    I knew that pearls were considered actual trash for those who lived under the sea since they were found all over the ce. It was to the point where they were no longer able to get rid of it easily, which meant that the underwater residents considered them useless trash.


    So it wasn''t strange that Ariel had called the ne trash.


    In the end, she was able to settle down and continue buying things with my money.


    But there were things that she ignored just like the pearl ne.


    That was just the difference in value between humans and mermaids.


    After a while, it seemed like she was finally done buying things.


    It was just that she had bought quite a bit of things that it was hard for us to transport them all back with us. To bring them all back to the capital with us, we would need to arrange quite a bit of transport.


    So I just left that matter to Ang since she knew how to take care of this best.


    During this time, Ariel caught me alone.


    "Thank you for spending all that money going along with my whims, I''ll be sure to pay you backter." She said in a sincere voice.


    I was very surprised to hear her say this since this wasn''t the impression that I had of her.


    I didn''t think that she was someone that was even capable of being polite like this, but it seemed like I waspletely wrong.


    Though it wasn''t strange that I was wrong.


    The way that she acted reminded me of a different person when I first met her.


    She reminded me of Ang.


    Both of them were princesses, so they had been raised in a way where they would act with manners no matter where they were. As such, it wasn''t that strange to see Ariel acting this way.


    "It''s fine. You''re our guest and I''m sure that you don''t have the money for ournd, so it''s only normal that we help our guest a bit." I waved my hand at her in a casual manner as I said this.


    Ariel just said with a faint smile, "Yes, but is it really normal to spend that much unless you want something in return?"


    I narrowed my eyes to look at her, but seeing that she didn''t have any hostility, I said with a shrug and a sigh, "It''s good that you know this. It''ll make things much easier in the future."


    Ariel suddenly gave a chuckle before saying, "I''ll keep that in mind."


    Then all of a sudden, that smile disappeared from her face as she said, "I don''t know what kind of favour you will be asking, but there are a few things that I have to tell you first."


    I was once again surprised to see this side of her, but since she was being this serious...


    I revealed a serious look as well and gave a firm nod.


    I released what I felt was the aura of a king since I was the king of thisnd.


    It was Ariel''s turn to reveal a trace of surprise in her eyes, but she still said with the same serious look, "No matter what you request of me, I will never betray my people or my kingdom. I hope that you will keep that in mind."


    I raised a brow when I heard this before asking, "Is that it?"


    Ariel also raised a brow before saying with a sigh, "That''s quite the important thing, isn''t it?"


    I gave a nod before saying with a smile, "It certainly is, but I don''t think that I''ve given off


    such a bad impression. Do you think that I am that kind of person?"


    Ariel was once again surprised before shaking her head with a smile that had a trace of bitterness in it, "No, I don''t think you''re that bad."


    Then in a more serious voice, she said, "Then I''m looking forward to working with you."


    I gave a simple nod as I looked at her with a strange look.


    There was only one thing in my mind.


    "So she wasn''t just an empty vase."