Early in the morning, while the sky was still dimly lit, the Spirit Pet Pavilion was filled with the sounds of chattering and conversation.

A soft melody played, and many small mermaids emerged from the surface of the large pool, waiting for their meal.

The shelf next to the pool also houses many bird pets such as parrots, eagles, and kingfishers. They have spent a long time together and are familiar with each other's presence.

The snake-like spirit pets crawling on the shore were the laziest. They coiled their long bodies, opened their eyes slightly, and closed them again when they didn't see the two-legged creatures coming to feed them.

At the bottom of the pool, a small silver-blue mermaid was hiding among the pebbles. Two strands of seaweed were tangled in her long, matching hair. Her blue eyes were wet, and she held her tail tightly with her little hands, watching the movements on the surface of the water warily.

This is Qiao's third day here...

In the final years of Earth's existence, the living environment of the mermaid race is constantly being squeezed, and the continuation of the race faces a great test.

Qiao You's birth brought hope to the mermaid clan. From the time he could remember, the people of the mermaid clan treated him with utmost respect.

Despite the harsh living conditions, Qiao You grew up carefree. Half a year before he reached adulthood, a great change occurred in the merfolk. His father sent him away, telling him never to come back, and to take the hope of the merfolk to a faraway place.

Not long after leaving home, a massive tsunami struck, and I was swept away. When I woke up, I found myself here, and I had no idea what had happened to my father, mother, or my people...

Every morning, humans come to feed the animals, and then many people dressed in different clothes come and choose from the animals on the shore. Soon after, some of the animals are taken away.

Based on what he had observed over the past three days, Qiao You concluded that he was no longer in the same place.

A lot of colorful bait was thrown down and floated on the water, while the little mermaids around them poked their heads out to eat their breakfast.

Qiao You sighed, rubbing his already empty stomach. He was so hungry…

But he doesn't like eating these smelly baits. Yesterday, he took a bite out of greed and almost vomited up his insides.

He won't starve to death, will he?

Qiao You was extremely exhausted. There were also various snakes on the shore that terrified him. He couldn't take it anymore.

He is terrified of snakes, very, very afraid of them.

The little mermaids devoured all the bait on the water's surface and then danced merrily in the pool.

Qiao You stared blankly at them, thinking that the noble mermaid race would never collude with the merfolk!

That's right, this pool is full of merfolk, except for him, a noble foreign mermaid.

With his stomach growling with hunger, Qiao You no longer cared about his dignity; he was determined to get out of this wretched place today!

The only way is to be chosen by those luxuriously dressed humans.

Although Qiao You was very disdainful, he had no choice but to accept it; he was just too hungry.

Then he'll condescend to choose a good-looking human to be his servant.

Qiao You waited patiently, and when he got really hungry, he could only nibble on a couple of seaweeds.

After finally making it to the afternoon, I heard a lot of footsteps coming from the pool, which meant that humans had arrived.

The little mermaids all struggled to swim upwards, eager to see who had come today.

Qiao You disregarded the mermaid's nobility and could only swim upwards like the other merfolk.

Whether it's noble or not is another matter, but I'm hungry!

“Prince Weiss truly lives up to his reputation as one of the Empire’s strongest war gods. Look, as soon as you arrived, so many spirit pets came rushing towards you.”

Prince?

Qiao You was somewhat tempted. Being a prince meant he would be very rich, he would never go hungry, and he could eat whatever he wanted.

The silver-blue mermaid peeked out from among the small merfolk, wanting to get a glimpse of the prince.

With just one glance, the little mermaid looked away in disgust. How ugly!

A typical pot-bellied nouveau riche!

Even though she was hungry, the mermaid princess still had to consider looks when choosing servants!

Qiao You quickly pulled his head back, not wanting this ugly person to see him.

Prince Weiss saw a flash of blue on the water and immediately said, "I want that one as my spirit pet."

The minister who had just flattered Prince Weiss immediately pointed at the staff of the Spirit Pet Pavilion and shouted, "Hurry up and bring that little mermaid to the prince!"

The staff of the Spirit Pet Pavilion, dressed in uniform white uniforms, stood to one side with neither servility nor arrogance. "All the spirit pets in the Spirit Pet Pavilion have the right to choose their own masters. No one can interfere. This is a regulation promulgated by His Majesty."

Prince Weiss's face turned green. His attendant immediately knelt down and took out food, trying to lure the little mermaid the prince had his eye on over.

Qiao You hid four or five centimeters below the surface of the water, watching the humans on the shore jumping up and down in anger, feeling smug.

He won't fall for it. Trying to trick him with food? Even the little mermaid prince has backbone!

As Qiao You was boasting in his mind, he heard a sound coming from the shore.

"Greetings, Your Highness the Crown Prince."

The Crown Prince? Qiao You became interested. The Crown Prince was rich too; it would be even better to be his servant!

Qiao You secretly swam to the surface of the water again, wanting to see what the Crown Prince looked like.

Prince Weiss looked at the current Crown Prince Helian Jue and said sarcastically, "The Crown Prince is here to match spirit pets again? But the spirit pets in the Spirit Pet Pavilion are all terrified of the Crown Prince."

Inside the spirit pet pavilion, all the little mermaids who had just been surfacing had dived back into the water, and even the bird spirit pets, who loved to chatter, had fallen silent and huddled together.

Helian Jue, the Crown Prince of the Empire, is an undisputed God of War. However, he was seriously injured in a battle with the Alliance three years ago, which damaged his mental strength. He urgently needs the spiritual comfort of his spirit pet.

Perhaps the strong smell of blood on its body, coupled with the extreme sensitivity of its spirit pets, caused both to avoid it at all costs.

Three years have passed, and a suitable spirit pet still hasn't been found.

Helian Jue completely ignored Prince Weiss's provocation. Seeing that the scene inside the Spirit Pet Pavilion was no different from before, he prepared to leave.

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