466 Charles's Ideal

Unfamiliar surroundings could make people insecure and unable to produce a sense of belonging.

Bella was not used to living under the sea, but Charles stayed with her whenever she was, and she didn’t feel lonely.

On the first day of the Kingdom of the Sea, Charles took her to explore the underwater world.

The ocean below 20,000 meters was no different from the land society. There were shopping malls, squares, schools, hospitals, laboratories, and even factories, and even optical fibers and cables.

Bella was incredible, "Aren't you afraid of being found?"

Charles laughed. "Human can only detect 11,000 kilometers. We are 20,000 meters deep in the sea. They will not find it. And we have a way to prevent them from finding it."

Bella only thought it was incredible. "Technology is becoming more and more advanced, satellites can go to the sky, and sooner or later they will reach the bottom of the ocean."

"Bell, our technology is at least 100 years advanced than terrestrial humans." Charles laughed at her worried look. "Awesome, Bell already has the think of the hostess of the Kingdom of the Sea, you start to worry about the future of the Kingdom of the Sea."

Bella pouted and said, "I'm worried about Bryant, what could he do if it's not safe to live here?"

Thinking of the reckless look of Cather and Charles in search of a mermaid, Bella felt terrified. If Bryant were also hunted in the future, she would surely die.

"Bell, Bryant will be like me, he will live on both sides of the land and the sea in the future, and he will not only be in the Kingdom of the Sea. As a merperson, there is a danger of being discovered by humans and becoming an experimental body, but whether he is born into our race or not, being born is inherently dangerous. Some people kill for organs, some kill for money. We can’t live with fear and stop living because of those potential dangers. Bell, don’t worry. We have our rules of survival, so will Bryant. What is the old saying in Kingdom Z?"

Bella pouted and said, "Children have their own luck."

"That's right, so don't worry." Charles hugged her and sighed softly. "Of course I hope that one day, our race can reach friendship with human society, and the Kingdom of the Sea will communicate with the land and be friendly. This place can become a tourist mecca for human."

He said, "Bell, every King of the Sea will stay on the land. The main task is to maintain land and sea friendship, and hope to further develop a friendship. And they should judge whether they can tell the truth to them."

Bella then knew that Charles's father would choose Vancouver Island because it was the most powerful country in the world at that time, and it could be called an imperial empire. They wanted to get in touch with the most powerful country, but they found people there are insatiable. When they knew that there might be merpeople in the deep sea, they tried to use the merpeople to dig deep sea treasures.

Bella even knew that the so-called theory of Sea Creature Gene was revealed by his father. The purpose was only to test the attitude of terrestrial human beings to the Kingdom of the Sea.

"So, you stay on land, just to wait for the day when the land people can accept your existence in a friendly way?" Bella distressed him a little, "All people are greedy. Do you want to wait like this for each generation?"

Bella did not think that this day might come, because wealth was too tempting for both the country and the individual.

However, Charles who had always been realistic, was very optimistic about this matter. "Yes, Bell, we will wait for generations. I can’t wait for Bryant, and Bryant’s children can wait."

He said, "Human society has made great progress. I have experienced human society for more than two centuries, and I see that they have made too much progress. The original power-holders could not even tolerate human servants. But now people are equal, and everyone can strive for everything they want through their own efforts."

He held her hands, as if propaganda of democratic revolution to the people of the old feudal system, which was very seditious. He said, "Bell, I'm willing to stay in Cardiff and help him to accomplish some things, because he lets me see hope. Although he is stubborn sometimes, he puts life and people first. This is very precious, and now there are more and more of them. Bell, our children and grandchildren will fulfill my ideals."

Bella suddenly wanted to cry, not because of the moving words of Charles, but because she felt that Charles, who looked cold and ruthless and put his own interests first, still held such a great ideal.

If his ideal was achieved, it would be a step forward for human society to another field. Just like many scientists who were studying aliens. If his ideal was realized, it would be another important breakthrough in the history of human civilization.

The cold and ruthless Charles did have such a selfless ideal.

Bella was moved, but the next second she felt that she thought too much.

Charles then continued, "Although there are factories in the Kingdom of the Sea, the input and output are not proportional. So we have almost no original products. We can produce mobile phones and computers, but only after buying them in bulk from the land, they are processed and become available in the Kingdom of the Sea. William’s Group purchases a limited amount every year. Once we buy too much, it will cause suspicion, so it also limits the development of the Kingdom of the Sea."

Charles said, "Only we build a formal inter-sea communication, can we use our money to buy more things. The life of merpeople will be more convenient."

"So, the reason why you want the inter-sea communication is actually for your own company’s development?" Bella was surprised. "Not for the civilization and technological progress of human society?"

Charles said, "All interests are mutual, Bell, you don't have to be so attached to the starting point."

"It's important, okay?" Bella was unconvinced. "I almost thought you were a great man working for world unity."

"Now I am. I'm the King of the Sea, and I can be a great man by the way." Charles laughed, and chuckled her face and smiled. "Come on, let me see the eyes of your admire."

"Now I don't admire you at all." Even though Bella said this, she still held his hand and said, "Charles, your ideal is really great."

"This is the ideal of our merpeople for all generations." Charles corrected her, "It is also the responsibility and goal of every king."

"Yeah!" Bella said, "I really hope that this day will come soon. Our children and grandchildren don't have to live in trembling."

Two figures entangled walking on the way back to the Crystal Palace. There were mud and stones on the road that were not intentionally paved. The sides of the road were fluttered with algae harvesting, long swaying like a flying ribbon, and occasionally colorful fishes swimming, which fled quickly after seeing them.

Peaceful time only belonged to the two.

As soon as they returned to the Crystal Palace, someone came to report, "Elsa and the elder are asking for a meeting."