200 – By the Lake

That morning, all my colonists sat by the lake to await the arrival of troops from the kingdom of Fin'ce. I did order them to do that as a gesture of respect.

"Regarding the merman race, some people say they are illegal genetically modified creatures. There are many theories on why they could make ordinary humans like them. One of the theories is that they were made that way so that in the future, all of humanity will live in the water." Eric explained. "And there are many more theories that try to explain why their creator wanted humans to live in water."

"And they were brought here illegally too." Seb, who was sitting next to his son, sighed. "Like those poppy seeds."

"But there are creatures in this world that are not recorded in the database." Gwen chimed in. "Like those Stump Scorpions you guys told me about. Maybe they were the result of an illegal experiment that wasn't recorded and not many people knew about."