Chapter 16: In Chapter 16, players unlock a new character (…).
"Tiger, welcome back."
Tall and imposing, King Neptune, with his thick, orange-red hair and equally bushy beard, sat on his throne, a symbol of his status, his deep, resonant voice echoing throughout the palace.
Neptune: "Everyone on Fishman Island can't wait to hear your adventure stories."
Neptune: "As for this one..."
Neptune originally thought that Tiger had already shown enough of the friendly side of Fishman Island, so it wouldn't hurt for him to be the villain who showed the brutal and terrible side of Fishman Island. At least he should let this human know that Fishman Island is by no means a weak force that can only passively suffer from human harm.
But before he could speak, a golden-red figure darted past him.
Before Violet could react to what was happening, she was embraced by a beautiful and elegant blonde mermaid.
Tiger stared in shock at the mermaid beside him: "Queen Otohime?!"
Violet looked up blankly and saw the mermaid queen with golden hair like sunshine and eyes as blue as the sea holding her tightly, large tears rolling dramatically down her cheeks.
Queen Otohime choked up and said, "You've really had a hard time these past few days, my child."
“Relax, make yourself at home. I won’t let anyone bully you.” She said, giving her husband a fierce glare. “Ignore those two rude guys. I have a daughter named Bai Xing who loves to hear stories from the outside world. You two might become good friends.”
With her gentle voice, elegant demeanor, and beautiful appearance, Queen Otohime affectionately patted Vera's head. Vera immediately forgot what she had come to Mermaid Island for and happily followed Queen Otohime out of the palace.
King Neptune: "..."
Tiger: "..."
King Neptune looked blankly at Tiger, gripping the huge harpoon in his hand.
Tiger: "...I think I can explain."
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"Shirahoshi." Queen Otohime led Vera by the hand into a bedroom clearly belonging to a girl, and said to the shadow behind the gauze curtain, "We have a guest~"
A rustling sound rang out, and then a pink head cautiously peeked out from behind the gauze curtain, glancing timidly at Vera.
"Hello..." She glanced curiously at Vera's legs, trembled slightly, and asked cautiously, "Are you... are you from the land?"
"Yes, my name is Violet, and I'm here to make a deal with the Fishman King."
"It's Father..."
Seeing that Shirahoshi was gradually relaxing, Queen Otohime smiled with satisfaction. She said to the two girls, "Violet, Shirahoshi, have fun here. I'll go prepare some tea and snacks for you."
When Queen Otohime left, she thoughtfully closed the door, seemingly without any concern that Violet, a girl she had only met once, might harm her young daughter.
Shirahoshi is timid by nature, and after her mother leaves, she has an urge to crawl back behind the veil. At the same time, having never set foot on land, Shirahoshi is also very curious about the outside world.
That mixture of unease and longing was vividly displayed on Bai Xing's youthful face.
So cute!
Violet couldn't help but marvel at how well the game modeled its characters! Although Shirahoshi inherited her father Neptune's physique, her adorable appearance wasn't diminished in the slightest. Instead, she looked like a proportionally enlarged kitten, making you want to pounce on her and feel this cute creature with your whole body.
Seemingly sensing that Violet meant no harm, Shirahoshi raised her hand and pulled back the veil, revealing a beautiful pink and red fishtail to Violet.
Violet: "You're so beautiful, Shirahoshi."
Bai Xing had never received such a direct compliment before. Her fair face immediately turned bright red. She covered her face with her hands and whispered, "I'm so sorry, it was so rude of you, Lady Violet."
"Why are you apologizing?" Vera asked curiously, bending down to get closer to Shirahoshi's tail. "Can I touch it?"
Touch...touch?
Shirahoshi felt like she was almost ripe.
But when Bai Xing peeked through her fingers at the expectant look in Wei Er's eyes, she nodded as if possessed.
With permission, Vera carefully touched the scales on the white starfish's tail, and only after confirming that the other party did not feel uncomfortable did she place her palm on it.
Shirahoshi: "...Is it...is it okay, Lady Violet? It's a little...a little strange."
Looking at the taut tip of Bai Xing's tail, Violet regretfully suppressed the urge to reach out.
Violet: "The scales on Shirahoshi are so beautiful, they're like the finest rubies."
Violet had to try her best to control herself so as not to become a trap, but she showered Shirahoshi with all sorts of compliments and flattery, completely bewitching the innocent and naive mermaid princess.
“Ruby… I heard from other fishmen that my mother’s hair is like the sun.”
"What does the sun look like, Lady Violet? Have you ever seen the sun, or the flowers and animals on land?"
"Flowers?" Violet took the wreath from her pocket and placed it in Shirahoshi's palm. "You mean these?"
Bai Xing opened her eyes wide and held the flower wreath in her hands with great care. She lowered her head and gently sniffed it, and a rich fragrance she had never experienced before filled her nostrils.
"What a nice view……"
The wreath that Vera could wear on her head was only half the size of a palm on Bai Xing. Vera put the wreath on Bai Xing's wrist. Bai Xing looked at the beautiful and delicate flowers and didn't even dare to touch them with her other hand.
Bai Xing now looked at Violet with eyes full of admiration: "Lady Violet is so amazing!"
It's amazing how she can conjure up land objects out of thin air from her pocket! I wish I had that ability too!
Violet then took out branches, cut grass, stones, and other items for Bai Xing to experience. Although she was a little disappointed after hearing Bai Xing say that mermaids only eat vegetarian food, she still took out coconuts and berries for her to taste.
The mermaid princess's luxurious bed was covered with various grasses, branches, and stones, all carefully gathered together by her fish tail. She admired these land-based specialties with curiosity while sipping coconut juice with great care.
At this moment, in Shirahoshi's mind, Violet was already a figure as formidable as her father, Prince Neptune.
[You have triggered a hidden storyline: Poseidon's Friendship]
[You have unlocked a new character: Murloc]
【Fishman】
Health Points: 150 (A young murloc whose scales are not yet fully developed and whose defense is limited. What's the difference between a murloc with zero health points and a dried fish?)
Satiety: 200 (You are a vegetarian among the fishmen; your powerful digestive ability allows you to obtain more nutrients from a single meal)
Sanity: 150 (Embrace the beast, embrace madness)
Character Trait: Fish Friendly: Sanity continuously decreases when there are dead or cooked fish, shellfish, or lobsters in the pocket backpack, and continuously increases when there are live fish or live lobsters in the backpack.
Starting items: Empty hands
Survival chances: slim
[Murloc Fortress crafting blueprint unlocked], [False Murloc King's Throne crafting blueprint unlocked]
[Fishman Fortress]
[Description: A grayish-white, decaying log covered in tentacles and spikes. What kind of monster dwells inside? After its creation, a loyal murloc warrior spawns inside the fortress. The murloc warrior disappears automatically when the fortress is destroyed.]
[Crafting Materials: 5 Wooden Planks, 1 Tentacle Hide, 2 Spears]
[The Fake Fishman King's Throne]
[Description: A crude throne made of sticks, planks, and straw rope, covered only with a sea-blue blanket of unknown material. Once crafted, it can install a murloc as a false murloc king, who can only be traded with the player.]
[Crafting Materials: 5 planks, 5 straw ropes, 20 kelp leaves, 5 tentacle skins, 2 tentacle spikes]
[You have unlocked the Murloc's exclusive skill, "All-Weather Scales"]
[All-weather scales]
[Health can be slowly restored while wet. In heavy rain, players will lose wetness first when attacked. Murlocs are strongest in water!]
The constant ringing of notification sounds made Violet dizzy and disoriented. She never expected that her impulsive act of touching a mermaid would lead to such a big surprise.
Bai Xing looked at Violet, who had suddenly fallen into a daze, and asked worriedly, "Lady Violet?"
"No, I'm fine." Vera blinked and curiously clicked on the new character.
[Change current character?]
[[whether]
"Wei...Wei Er..." Bai Xing covered her mouth in shock, even forgetting her own verbal tic, "You, your ears?"
Violet raised her hand to touch her ear. What should have been a round earlobe belonging to a human had now become a thin and resilient inverted triangular organ.
Vera: "Is there a mirror?"
Bai Xing: "I'll get it for Lady Violet right away."
A hand mirror inlaid with round pearls and blood-red coral was handed to Violet. Violet looked at her reflection in the mirror. Her appearance had not changed much. She still had the black hair and black eyes from the initial character creation. However, the position of her ears had changed into semi-transparent organs that resembled fish fins. The whole shape was an inverted triangle, and the tail end drooped slightly under the influence of gravity.
Violet shook her head, and beneath her hair, a few light blue scales appeared where her ear met her cheek.
Bai Xing: "Lady Violet's aura has changed."
Violet touched her "ears" in surprise: "I'm a [fishman] now!"
Finally, I'm not a blank character anymore! Although it's a bit of a hassle that I can't eat meat, those two [Murloc] exclusive crafting blueprints are just too convenient!
Even if she's short of [gold nuggets] in the future, she won't need to go back to the ocean to find the Murloc King. She can simply build a [Murloc Fortress] to summon a Murloc Guardian, then build a [False Murloc King's Throne] to support the other party as the Murloc King and trade with him!
Shirahoshi: "Fishman?"
The term "fishman" refers to a creature like Tiger whose upper body is that of a fish and whose lower body is that of a human. Conversely, a mermaid is a creature whose upper body is that of a human and whose lower body is that of a fish.
But Violet looks nothing like a traditional fish-man. Apart from her ear fins and a few scales, she looks exactly like a human.
However, Shirahoshi's sense of smell told her that Violet had indeed suddenly turned into a fish-man.
Shirahoshi: "As expected of Lady Violet, she's amazing!"
Bai Xing now thinks that Violet is even more powerful than her father, King Neptune, since her father can't switch between human and mermaid at will!
A note from the author:
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I went shopping with my roommates, and my legs almost gave out! Everyone can shop so much, am I just too weak? [crying emoji]
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