Luis looked at Luo Xiuyuan without responding.
"Why don't you answer? We both know the truth," Luo Xiuyuan sighed. "Let me ask you—are you truly interested in us mermaids?"
Luis remained silent, observing Luo Xiuyuan carefully. He wanted to discern the man's true intentions before speaking.
Seeing Luis's quiet demeanor, Luo Xiuyuan's eyes turned distant. "Do you know about vassal races?"
"I've heard a little," Luis replied.
"Every Foundation Building family on Ten Thousand Star Island has its own vassal races," Luo Xiuyuan began, his tone steady but subdued. "Our mermaid race does not wish to become one of them."
"A vassal race?" Luis echoed, intrigued. This was the first time he had heard such details about the major families in Guang'an Prefecture, and his curiosity grew.
