Although Linafil was smiling, her expression was very serious.

Chen Ping nodded upon hearing this, "Alright."

Chen Ping: "Oh, right, Sister Linafil, the mermaid clan arrived just now. Why don't you come to the villa with Chief Deer Tree tomorrow and get to know them?"

Just then, Lu Shu walked over and said with a smile, "Haha, Island Master, you're back! What have you been talking about?"

Chen Ping: "Chief Deer Tree, you've come at the perfect time. Come to the villa tomorrow, and I'll introduce you to our new companion."

Upon hearing this, Lu Shu stroked his beard and replied, "Oh ho, a new partner? Who is he?"

Chen Ping: "Yes, the mermaid clan. The contract scroll I used a few days ago just arrived today."

Deer Tree: "Oh, mermaids? Hmm, not bad. They are the darlings of the sea, and they will be of great help to you, Island Master, in the future."

"Oh, by the way, what's their loyalty rate? Is it over 90%?"

Chen Ping smiled and said, "100% is good, isn't it? It's trustworthy."

Upon hearing this, Lu Shu was somewhat surprised. He knew how difficult it was to achieve 100% loyalty. Even though his entire clan had signed a contract with Chen Ping, placing their lives in his hands, he could only guarantee their loyalty at around 90% to 95%.

This high level of loyalty is only possible because the effects of the contract and the World Tree are combined; otherwise, it would be at most around 80%.

Lu Shu sighed, "This is more than just trustworthy, Island Master. They are 100% loyal. You could send them to their deaths without a second thought."

"You should know that even among believers of God, only those who are fanatical or above can achieve 100% loyalty."

Chen Ping crossed his arms. "So 100% is such an exaggerated thing? Looks like I've really gotten a great deal this time."

Linafil: "Then I'll have to get along well with them tomorrow, hehe, after all, we'll be best friends from now on."

Linafil knew quite a bit about the mermaid race. It seemed that there were no men in their race, and they reproduced through mermaid eggs. Their race was similar; there were no male elves, and they all relied on the mother tree to give birth to new life.

Well, their race is somewhat out of place among the elves, mainly because there are no male elves. Other elven races are not as homogeneous as theirs.

Hmm, but besides mermaids, there's also the Mermaid race, right? They seem to have males, though I've heard they're ugly? I wonder if that's true or not?

Chen Ping: "By the way, Sister Linafil, how are you feeling after your evolution?"

Linafil: "Hmm, very good. The transformation from a contracted spirit to a primordial spirit has been optimized in so many ways that its full potential cannot be fully realized in a short time."

Chen Ping nodded upon hearing this, and then said, "Okay, you guys go ahead and get busy, I'll go back and relax for a while."

After saying that, Chen Ping spread his dragon wings and flew away, leaving Linafiel and Lu Shu completely bewildered.

Linafil: "Salted fish? What do you mean by 'salted fish'? Isn't salted fish something to eat?"

Lu Shu also looked puzzled: "This, I don't know either. I've lived for thousands of years, and all I know is that besides eating, salted fish is used as a makeshift weapon in some icy and snowy country. I've never heard of any other uses for it."

Just then, Lycia was passing by with Ellie when she heard what Linafil's mother and Uncle Deer Tree were saying. She immediately stopped, put her hands on her hips, and thought for a moment.

Then, Lycia excitedly grabbed Ellie and flew towards Linafil.

"Mommy Linafil, Lycia knows what the salted fish that Brother Chen Ping mentioned is!"

Seeing Lycia flying over, Linaphier pinched her little cheek and then smiled and said, "Well, Lycia, what do you think it means?"

With her hands on her hips, Lycia, flying through the air, confidently declared, "Being a salted fish means lying flat!"

Oh, once Lycia said that, Linafil and Deer Tree immediately understood. So, "salted fish" means being lazy.

Looking at the excited Lycia, Linafil laughed and said, "Oh~ lying flat, huh? Does Lycia know what lying flat means?"

Licia, hands on her hips and a smug look on her face, frowned upon hearing this, then looked at Linafil and loudly replied, "Lycia, Licia doesn't know."

"Ah~! Ellie, let's go, let's ignore Linafil's mother, hmph!"

After saying that, Lycia grabbed Ellie and ran away immediately.

Linafeel shook her head helplessly, then said to Deer Tree, "I'm sorry you had to see this."

Lu Shu stroked his beard and laughed, "Oh, what's so funny about that? Lycia is so cute, just like my daughter when she was little, so lively, hahaha."

......

Back at the villa, Chen Ping stretched and bought a few drinks from the vending machine. He then sat on the sofa, enjoying his drinks and snacks. He was quite relaxed, but the lack of a TV and phone made him a little bored, so he decided to pass the time by opening a chat channel.

As soon as he opened the app, Chen Ping saw Anna's reply.

Anna Frosfield: "Thank you, thank you so much, Mr. Chen Ping, for letting me know about Jack! Thank you."

"Oh, right, Brother Chen Ping, I'm usually very quiet and reserved. What I say in the chat channel is just me, um, practicing how to become stronger and protect myself, um, that's right."

"Hey, Mr. Chen Ping, you didn't tell Jack, did you?"

"Master Chen Ping? Master? You should at least reply!"

"......"

"Hehehe, Chen Ping, I read Jack's letter, waaaaah, my Jack, Anna misses you so much too..."

There was a whole bunch more, so Chen Ping decisively closed it and started checking the chat channels.

Then I saw Anna showing off her Jack in the chat channel, and also ranting about Jack in this area.

Chen Ping felt ashamed.

However, Anna only showed off Jack's letters, which were filled with his longing for her. Apart from that, she didn't show off any of the things Jack had given her.

In that light, it's no wonder Jack liked her so much.

......

Chen Ping, who was lurking in the chat channel, suddenly received a system notification.

[System: Arrived at Coral Island]

Chen Ping closed the chat channel, glanced at the system notification, and then walked outside.

Then, Chen Ping, flying in the air, looked blankly at the empty sea around him. Where was Coral Island? Wasn't it mentioned? Could it be underwater?

Chen Ping slowly flew down and stood at the mouth of Crescent Sea, looking out at the vast ocean. The possibility was high; after all, coral couldn't possibly be out of the water and exposed, right?