"Where did you catch those fish fry? And they're from the Mermaid Clan, they're so rare. I think you're asking for trouble."

As a voice appeared, Qianyuan was thrown into a new world and became a bewildered cub once again.

The baby was still asleep when the owner of the voice looked down at the baby, at the mermaid fry in the small fish tank that was only about the length of a hand.

The merfolk were still sleeping peacefully, completely unaware that they had already changed their environment.

The person who found the mermaid hatchling said, "I didn't steal it. I found it while I was on patrol. I don't know which mermaid was so careless as to lose their baby."

The unlucky friend who was called in to watch was speechless: "So, you picked him up, accidentally found him in the biology lab, accidentally looked at his tail fin, and then accidentally got torn to pieces by the mermaid who lost her baby. Not even ashes will be left in Atlantis."

"...I already told you, I really found this cub! If I hadn't found him, he would have starved to death out there!"

My friend was sweating bullets: "It's a cruise ship, so there should be seawater around him. He could easily move and fall into the sea. There are so many fish in the sea, how could he starve to death?"

"He can't swim!"

"…………ah?"

The two refocused their attention on the tiny mermaid fry. The little mermaid's upper body was as white as fresh snow, and her lower body had a beautiful white-blue gradient tail.

Perhaps because he is too young, the outline of the scales on his tail is not clearly visible. Although his tail is short and round now, one can already see his extraordinary future.

Little Miao Miao seemed to know shame at such a young age. She had a light veil wrapped around her arms like a shawl to cover her private parts.

He was lying at the bottom of the tank sleeping. Sure enough, the bottom of the tank was only covered with a shallow puddle of water, which did not even reach the chest of the fry.

At this moment, my friend couldn't help but exclaim, "Wow, this is the first time I've ever seen a freshwater mermaid in my life!"

"If you use him as the subject of your research, you'll definitely make a fortune. If you use him for experiments..."

The lucky person who found the mermaid hatchling explained again: "I really didn't think that way. He's so young, how could I dare to be so crazy?!"

Mermaids are indeed a rare and valuable resource. This is because the mermaid race is not only a rare and exquisite material for human experiments, but also a coveted treasure for many, given their dreamlike and enchanting appearance.

However, in recent years, only one or two mermaids have appeared in human hands, and each time they have appeared, they have been quietly and quickly disposed of through certain channels.

This is because, for the merfolk at their peak, annihilating humanity would be an easy task.

They simply obeyed the king's orders to guard the sea and their kingdom, Atlantis.

In all types of star systems, oceans dominate, with land making up only a small fraction of the total.

Therefore, the merfolk disdained to compete for it.

They have been guarding and waiting, remaining peaceful and undisturbed until now, waiting for a king who has not yet appeared in the world for hundreds of years.

What reason can humans expect from a group of mad merfolk? If the merfolk receive any news about their offspring or their king, they will rush in like hyenas, greedily plundering more from the human.

But even a powerful mermaid can make mistakes.

Just like now.

Lucky Qi Ranzhi said, "Although I found a mermaid baby, it's crazy for a scientist to want to study mermaids. I'm risking my life! I'll release him back into the wild once he's a little better."

His friend Agari came up with another terrible idea: "Hey, why don't you take Miao Miao directly to the Merfolk and exchange her back yourself? They'll definitely repay your kindness and treat you like their benefactor."

Upon hearing this, Qi Ranzhi shuddered. His dim-witted friend might not know, but he certainly did. Mermaids weren't the simple creatures of legend; they were mysterious and proud, solitary and ruthless. To dare use fish fry to blackmail them was simply audacious.

Qi Ranzhi didn't know how to explain to his friend, so he could only vaguely say, "Well, we'll talk about it later."

The fry that had been sleeping in the fish tank finally woke up after hearing their chattering conversation.

As soon as the little mermaid woke up, she spat out a few mouthfuls of water, then rubbed her eyes blankly and looked around as if searching for something.

Until the little mermaid's gaze fell on the faces of the two men.

The cub was confused: How come there are two fathers?

"Papa...Papa, Daddy..."

The cub randomly picked a lucky person and tentatively called him "Dad." That person reacted as if a bomb had been suddenly shoved into his arms, scaring him so much that he almost fainted.

Agali: "Look, look!!! It's all your fault! The mermaid Miaomiao is going to recognize a thief as her father! What are you going to do?! When the mermaids come to kill me and hear the child calling me 'Dad,' I'm afraid I'll be torn to pieces!"

The cub was startled by his sudden bristling and sensed from his resistance that he was not its father.

So the cub looked at Qi Ranzhi with hope.

Qi Ranzhi met the cub's gaze, and a thought flashed through his mind.

It is now the year 1452 in the interstellar calendar. Humanity has survived to this day, undergoing several generations of evolution and change, and there are no longer any differences in race or culture.

However, Qi Ranzhi still felt a natural sense of closeness when he saw Qian Yuan.

Although he had never seen a mermaid, he was a paleontology student and knew that none of the interview records of people who had seen mermaids had mentioned having such a feeling...

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