Because this mermaid dance challenge is open to everyone, regardless of age or gender. If you can pass the challenge, you'll be the winner.

"Zuo Qingya, do you want to participate?"

Zuo Qingya shook her head, "I can't dance, so I won't participate."

"Ah!!! Okay then! I was thinking that if you wanted to participate, we could team up together."

"I'm so sorry, Jane Claire."

Jane Claire waved her hand, "It's nothing."

Jane Claire changed into a beautiful seashell dress, with pretty decorations on her fishtail. Whenever the fishtail swayed, a tinkling sound could be heard, which was very pleasant and had a playful and cheerful feel to it. She also wore a sparkling headdress, and her face was covered by a white veil, making her look beautiful and mysterious.

As the music began, Jane Claire began her performance. Her dance movements were fluid and graceful, as if she had truly merged with the underwater world. The audience was deeply captivated by her performance, applauding and cheering enthusiastically.

Zuo Qingya cheered for Jane Claire from the audience, "Go Jane Claire! Go Jane Claire! Go!"

Although Zuo Qingya can't dance, Jane Claire's dancing is really beautiful. No mermaid on stage can compare to Jane Claire.

Jane Claire won the competition with her outstanding performance. Jane Claire excitedly hugged Zuo Qingya and shed tears of happiness.

"I won."

Zuo Qingya patted Jane Claire on the shoulder.

"congratulations!"

"Thanks!"

The mermaids who knew Jane Claire all came to offer their congratulations.

In the end, all the mermaids in the audience sang songs, which were very beautiful. Zuo Qingya was so captivated by the songs that she felt like she was part of the ocean and wanted to stay in the seabed forever.

When the banquet ended, everyone was happy and stood up to dance around the banquet. The scene was very lively, and some mermaids even took the opportunity to confess their love to their beloved mermaids.

Zuo Qingya saw it, they held hands, and even...

Zuo Qingya smiled like an aunt.

However, some confessions were unsuccessful, but crying in such an atmosphere seemed unlikely. Zuo Qingya thought it was possible to cry at home after the banquet.

The banquet is finally over, and I can finally go home.

Seeing the "Task 2 is complete" message, I was surprised that the task was completed so quickly; it wasn't difficult at all!

Congratulations to player Zuo Qingya for successfully completing the mission. Please claim your reward within 5 hours.

Note: Rewards will be cancelled if not claimed within 5 hours; penalties may include disqualification, point deduction, and in severe cases, permanent removal from the game.

After the system finished broadcasting, Zuo Qingya saw a red mark, which was very conspicuous, as if afraid that Zuo Qingya would not see it.

"Huh??? Is that where you collect your reward?"

Zuo Qingya said goodbye to Jane Claire and the others, and received the Star Coins she had earned for the past few days of playing with them. Then she swam towards the destination.

Don't be fooled by the large size of the marker; it looks very close, but it's actually quite far.

Looking at the reward in front of her, Zuo Qingya was speechless. Wasn't this just trash? How did it become a reward? Was she destined to be a trash collector after all?

Zuo Qingya was helpless. She thought this task would be easy to complete, but she didn't expect that she would have to pick up trash later. With so much trash and 4 hours left, could she really finish picking it all up?

Before, it took me three or four hours to pick up even a small piece. Now that there's so much, what am I going to do?

Zuo Qingya remembered some questions she had asked Xiao Guaiguai before. It seemed that once you level up to be a high-level player, you could sweep away a large amount of trash with a wave of your hand.

Thinking of picking up the trash in front of me, I waved my hand, but the trash didn't disappear; it remained in the same spot.

"Huh??? Is the method wrong?"

"Isn't it said that once you advance to a higher level, you can collect all the trash with a wave of your hand?"

"My little darling, help me!"

"What's wrong, host?"

"Teach me quickly how to pick up the trash with a wave of my hand."

"Okay, host, put your hand on the trash, silently say 'retract,' press one hand on the trash while the other touches the conversion nest, and you're done when it's retracted."

Zuo Qingya nodded: "Oh... I see! It's a good thing you were here, otherwise I wouldn't know what to do. Thank you!"

"You're welcome, host."

Zuo Qingya followed Xiao Guaiguai's method and was surprised that it actually worked. If she had to pick them up one by one, she didn't know when it would have taken her forever. After picking up the trash, she was surprised to find that there was still time left, only 5 minutes.

What can you do in 5 minutes?

"Host, just wait! When the time comes, you will be teleported back."

"Alright!" Zuo Qingya could only wait.

Zuo Qingya was still a little dizzy when she was teleported back to the consciousness space.

Zuo Qingya shook her head: "Why am I so dizzy!"

"Host, you'll get used to it!"

"Well???"

When Zuo Qingya checked the time, she realized that only a moment had passed.

"My little darling, what's going on?"

"Host, this is a perk for high-level mission takers!"

"Is this benefit only for advanced mission takers? Why don't junior and intermediate mission takers get it?"

"Host, this consumes energy."

"Well???"

Zuo Qingya used a cleansing spell on herself before leaving the consciousness space.

After a short while, Zuo Qingya had nothing to worry about. Her only concern was that the number of days she spent doing missions inside was the same as the number of days she spent outside. If that happened, her mother would be very worried, since in her eyes she had disappeared for several days.

The moment I saw Zuo Haijia, I had an indescribable feeling. How should I put it? I missed my mother just a few days later, but in her mother's eyes, it was only a fleeting moment.

Sigh... It's really hard to describe the feeling of suffering that only you know.

"Mom, I miss you!"

Zuo Haijia patted Zuo Qingya's head: "Silly child."

"Mom, I want to eat your cooking."

What would you like to eat?

"Anything is fine, I like to eat anything my mom makes."

"Okay, then how about a bowl of sweet and sour pork ribs, water spinach, and scrambled eggs with tomatoes?"

Zuo Qingya gave a thumbs up: "It's already very good. Mom doesn't really need to do so much."

Zuo Haijia shook her head: "It's okay, I'll make it for you if you like it."

"Hehe, thank you, Mom!"

Zuo Haijia went to the kitchen to get busy.

Zuo Qingya ran to the living room to play with Hu Zi.

Zuo Qingya roughly rubbed Hu Zi's face, "Did you miss me? I missed you so much!"

Tiger was listless and looked very sleepy, too lazy to even acknowledge Zuo Qingya.

Seeing Hu Zi's expression, Zuo Qingya didn't want to tease it anymore. "Alright, alright! Go to sleep if you're sleepy!"

Zuo Qingya sat on the sofa, turned on the TV, and started watching a drama.

Once the food was ready, Zuo Qingya ate with great satisfaction. With her mother around, she felt like a treasure! She was so happy.

Just then, there was a knock on the door.

Zuo Qingya looked towards the door in confusion, "Who is Mom?"