Chapter 14 Platinum and the Mermaid Prince ~ Compared to the past, ...
Compared to the past, this time travel has been much longer. Sang Zhitao has already rescued the mermaid prince with the wind spirits and witnessed his love at first sight for Platinum. At this moment, they are heading to the mermaid realm with the mermaids.
"My dearest, you are the jewel of the Brown Galaxy, a treasure of the human world, an untouchable holy light in the realm of mermaids, the one I have longed for again and again, whom I cannot bear to stop praying for..."
The mermaid prince knelt on one knee, holding the Moon Spirit Flower, a unique flower of the mermaid realm, and tilted his head back, his pale purple eyes filled with deep affection.
Platinum, who was kneeling before him, calmly sat at the table eating a plate of pastries without giving the other person even a glance.
"Oh~ my platinum~ the day I met you was the luckiest day of my life. After you came into my life, even my lonely dreams are filled with your colors. If I couldn't see you, it would be an unbearable darkness in my life. Oh~ my platinum~ you are a miracle in my life..."
This scene seemed to happen all the time, and the wind sprites eating in the restaurant all looked completely unfazed.
Only Sang Zhitao, who was visiting the restaurant for the first time, stared blankly at the spectacle unfolding before her, her tiny spoon, along with the sweet fruit, slipping from her hand and falling to the ground…
"Has he been like this for the past few days?" Sang Zhitao took a deep breath, pointed at the mermaid prince in disbelief, and looked at Nora who was with her.
Nora still had that gentle look, her long golden hair was braided into beautiful braids, she wore a pretty headdress, and she wore a long dress that was rarely seen even among elves, radiating maternal glow.
She didn't glance in that direction at all. Instead, she picked up the spoon and fruit that Sang Zhitao had dropped, and then changed her set of food from the food cart before smiling and saying, "Sylph doesn't need to worry about these dirty things."
Something dirty?
Sang Zhitao was filled with questions as she looked at the mermaid prince who had already taken out his moon lute and started singing. She thought for a moment, then gave an awkward smile: "Okay, okay..."
Seeing that she would occasionally glance over there even while eating, Nora's eyes flashed, and she gently walked towards Platinum, whispering a few words.
Just as Sang Zhitao was feeling a bit confused, she saw Platinum put down the plate and walk up to the mermaid prince.
"Darling!" The mermaid prince was overjoyed to see him coming, especially since this was the first time Platinum had ever smiled at him.
"Ah!" The mermaid prince screamed, startling Sang Zhitao so much that she almost dropped her spoon again.
She cautiously peeked out from behind Nora, who was blocking her way, and saw Platinum with a childlike face, smiling and pulling her by the ear, dragging her out.
"Wow!" She covered her mouth in surprise, and just as she was about to look again, Nora blocked her view with one hand.
"Little kids shouldn't look at dirty things~" Nora smiled at her and replaced the fruit she was almost finished with a new one.
Sang Zhitao looked down at the fruit in her arms, which looked like a purple kiwi fruit she had never seen before, paused for a moment, and then carefully took a small bite.
"Ugh..." she gasped, "This tastes awful..."
Nora was turning back to look at Platinum to make sure he had left when she heard Sang Zhitao's murmur. She quickly turned around and blushed. She took the fruit away and offered another light purple fruit apologetically, saying, "Oh dear, I made a mistake. Eat this."
Sang Zhitao didn't ask any questions and started eating the fruit directly. The purple fruit tasted a lot like taro-flavored ice cream, which suited her taste perfectly.
only……
She paused, then sighed softly. She hadn't been back to Earth for almost a month, whereas before she could go back every seven or eight days on average.
Meanwhile, Earth, which Sang Zhitao was thinking about, was also discussing her affairs.
According to the previous pattern, Sang Zhitao would usually appear in her dollhouse bed the morning after she left.
However, four days had passed since she left, and the dollhouse remained empty, while the base had not received any signals regarding Sang Zhitao.
To prevent Sang Zhitao from deviating from her trajectory and failing to return to the dollhouse after returning to Earth, they obtained her consent to implant a locator in her body. This would allow them to detect her presence on Earth, even in the Amazon rainforest.
But now, there's nothing left.
"How come they haven't shown up yet?" Li Mingguo frowned, looking around at the researchers scattered throughout the conference room.
Professor Zeng sighed deeply: "Our agricultural team has not found any trace of it."
"The same applies to the medical team."
"The same applies to the biology group."
"Same for the physics group."
...
The dozen or so professors in charge of each group shook their heads and sighed.
Faint vertical lines had appeared on Li Mingguo's forehead, showing how agitated he had been these days. Seeing everyone shaking their heads, he could hardly contain himself.
Before he could speak, Old Qian coughed lightly, interrupting his unspoken words: "Let's wait a little longer. The rules we determined for time travel came from the change in her height, and her height came from her energy absorption. But normally, the increase in energy and height is not constant. Perhaps she hasn't absorbed enough energy, and she hasn't grown tall enough. Let's wait a little longer."
Hearing this, Li Mingguo could only nod deeply, rub his temples, and wave his hand helplessly: "Alright, everyone continue to study the previous topics. As for the new plan... well, let's wait until she comes back."
One by one, people left the meeting room, until finally only Li Mingguo and Qian Lao remained.
When Li Mingguo stood up from his seat, he realized that Mr. Qian had not left.
He paused for a moment before asking, "Why didn't Elder Qian leave?"
Professor Qian looked at him, thought for a moment, and then asked, "What do you think of the biology group's proposal?"
Li Mingguo was taken aback, then sighed deeply, moved the chair next to Qian Lao, sat down, looked at the snow-white wall, and said with some helplessness, "I rejected it."
Mr. Qian was not surprised at all, and nodded before saying, "Yes, that's fine too."
Li Mingguo didn't reply, but just looked at the wall and sighed softly: "I know what you mean. Don't worry, I know what I'm doing."
Old Qian glanced at him, said nothing, and got up to leave. But just before leaving, he stopped, turned back to look at him, and said, "You'd better re-examine the biology group. This suggestion is too utilitarian and violates the original confidentiality agreement."
He didn't speak in a very subtle way, so Li Mingguo naturally understood.
His eyes were deep and fierce, a hint of ruthlessness flashing within them. He thought for a moment, then got up and headed to his office.
There seems to be some negative developments on Earth, but none of this affects Sang Zhitao.
Three months later, Sang Zhitao and her companions finally reached the mermaid realm...
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