Chapter 222 Coming of Age CeremonyJiang Lai prepared a coming-of-age gift for Haibao with great care. She asked Carl to carve a half-meter-tall statue of Haibao out of wood. Lifelike and adorable. Even the little tails wanted an identical, proportionally smaller version of themselves. In the end, Carl had to pester them and promised to do one for each beast in the future. When Jiang Lai was away, all the affairs of the island were temporarily handled by her sister Jiang Ning. Jiang Lai is very confident in Jiang Ning's work. The means of transportation to the sea is a submarine. This is an eighth-level residence that Jiang Lai bought from someone else on the trading platform. Most people will not sell their homes unless they have no other choice. So Jiang Lai spent a lot of money to buy this eighth-level residence.
But Jiang Lai felt it was worth it. This was one of the fallbacks she had prepared for herself, and she always made thorough preparations. The only ones who accompanied them were Little Tail, Little Gold, Little Sponge and Little Green. The four of them accompanied Jiang Lai outside the submarine, allowing him to travel smoothly underwater. Of course, what is truly deterrent is the little half-sea creature tail that releases the pressure of the sea creatures. Little Jin looks pretty strong and scary, but as for Little Sponge and Little Green, they are just there to make up the numbers and act like a bully. This time, there was no need for a member of the Haijia family to lead the way. The little tail who often visited took Jiang Lai directly into the Haijia family's territory. I don’t know if it was because of Haijia’s order or because the sea creatures were already very familiar with the little tail, but Jiang Lai encountered almost no obstacles along the way and met Haibao very smoothly. "Lai Lai, I miss you so much!" Jiang Lai, carrying the Deep Sea Star, walked out of the submarine and was hugged by Haibao's fins, his ribs almost broken. It was only after the considerate little tail pulled Haibao away that Jiang Lai finally breathed a sigh of relief. "Xiaobao, you can't do this." Haijia's huge figure appeared beside Jiang Lai. "From today on, you are an adult sea creature. You need to be more mature in the future." Haijia spoke to Haibao in a serious tone. "I know, mother." Haibao, who was criticized, lowered his head, secretly looking at Jiang Lai with his eyes blinking. His naughty look didn't look like an adult at all, he still behaved like a child. Jiang Lai found it funny and took out the gift she had prepared and gave it to Haibao. Of course, in addition to the life-size statues, there is also a gift pack of delicious snacks that are the sea creatures’ favorite. Haibao tried his best to conceal his joy, and tried to suppress the upturned corners of his mouth and put the gift away.
Next, Jiang Lai and the others were taken to the place where the coming-of-age ceremony was about to begin. The coming-of-age ceremony of the sea people is a grand ceremony. The sea tribe does not have many descendants, so every adult in the sea tribe will have a coming-of-age ceremony presided over by the tribe leader. It also means that from this day on, they have officially assumed the responsibilities that a member of the sea clan should bear. The glory and future of the sea people are jointly protected by every adult in the sea people. Haibao's coming-of-age ceremony was naturally presided over by Haijia, the patriarch of the clan. The ceremony was solemn and dignified. Every family member stood on both sides and watched Haibao slowly swim towards the platform. On the high platform, Haibao and all the members of the sea clan sang their clan song together. To Jiang Lai, it was a mysterious and ancient music that made people fall into the mysterious vortex of the deep sea. It was at this time that Jiang Lai realized that in the whole ceremony, except for herself and the few sea beasts she brought with her, all the others were members of the sea tribe. Why must I be invited to such a private ceremony? Jiang Lai had a vague guess in her mind. She felt that Haijia must be telling her something very important today. The chanting is over. Haijia took a golden stone from his jaw. The appearance of the stone was very similar to sea marrow, but it was transparent and golden all over, which made it look unusual. Even from a distance, one could sense that the stone contained enormous energy. Afterwards, the golden stone was embedded in Haibao's jaw. "Huh? How come Haibao has that stone and you don't?" Little Tail came here more often and had become familiar with many big brothers in the sea tribe. He quietly poked the sea tribe member next to him and asked. The big brother of the sea tribe beside him obviously also knew Little Tail. Although he rolled his eyes, he still explained: “That is the golden marrow, the ancestor of the sea marrow, and only the patriarch of our sea clan can integrate it. From today on, Haibao will officially become the next chief of our Hai Clan." "What? Just Haibao? Can it be the patriarch?" Xiaoweiba's words were obviously a bit rude. However, as Haibao's good friend, in its eyes, Haibao is just a little brat. How can a little brat be the leader of the tribe? The big brother from the sea tribe next to him rolled his eyes even wider. From Jiang Lai's perspective, he could only see the whites of his eyes. "It's the next one, the next one! To truly become the clan leader, there must be a handover ceremony with the current clan leader." Haibao is the only child of the clan leader Haijia, so even though he is still young and has just reached adulthood, the members of the sea clan have no objection to him serving as a reserve for the clan leader. "Say less, or we might get kicked out." Jiang Lai sat on the little tail and tapped it to remind it. The moment the golden marrow was embedded in Haibao's body, Jiang Lai saw golden light emerging on Haibao's body. At that moment, Haibao under the golden light looked even more noble and imposing than Haijia.
At this point, the coming-of-age ceremony is officially completed. "Chief! The Kra family is attacking! The Black Dragon has brought a team of sea tribe members and they are about to enter our territory." Before Haibao came down from the platform, the garrisoned sea creatures rushed in to report. "Mother!" Although he is an adult, when he heard this, Haibao still subconsciously looked at his mother Haijia. The last time I was chased by the black dragon is still vivid in my mind. It is impossible to say that I am not panicking. "Don't be afraid, Xiaobao. You take Jiang Lai and the others and stay here. I will lead everyone out to meet the enemy." Haijia's tone did not fluctuate. He calmly arranged Haibao, then selected a few sea creatures to guard here, and led most of the sea creatures out to fight. "Mother, I will go too. I am an adult now." Haibao mustered up the courage to speak. "No, child, you stay here. Only if you are safe, our sea people and the entire ocean world will be safe." Haijia said this meaningfully. Jiang Lai always felt that Haijia glanced at her when he said this. "But……" "No buts, let's go." Time waits for no one. Before Haibao could finish speaking, Haijia led the sea creatures away. Jiang Lai and Xiao Weiba all stayed aside in silence tacitly. Everyone knows that they are too weak and cannot participate in the war between the sea creatures. The best thing for them to do is to follow the arrangements, stay aside and not cause trouble to others.