The Mermaid's playful, irreverent smile vanished instantly, turning serious and thoughtful.
Sariel was even more gratified—that meant she'd understood and become aware of her own situation.
The Mermaid suddenly got interested: "I feel like every City Beauty is a one-in-a-million genius among humans, that kind of existence should be super rare, right? Yet the Emperor's family just casually pops out five sons and they're all geniuses way beyond City Beauties?"
Sariel froze! Wait, at this critical moment, how is her focus this weirdly specific?
But she had to admit, that question really stumped her: "Probably… I mean, they're the Emperor's sons. Of course the Emperor's bloodline is strong!"
The Mermaid said in surprise: "Then the Emperor just needs to grind at having kids. In a thousand years he could crank out a whole army of genius sons, right?"
The group of Astrology Old Ladies nearby were scared stupid: "Lord of the Divine Throne, Sage Lord, taboo! That's taboo!!"
