Shi Wuxie's expression also turned cold. "Do you think you haven't done anything to wrong me?"
What do you mean by that?
Upon hearing this, all the mermaids' expressions changed simultaneously, their eyes flashing with unease and guilt. "We believe we have always been very diligent in guiding you and have never done anything to wrong you."
"Indeed, it is you who are now intending to force someone to do something against their will?"
The other mermaid also spoke up, "We have done what we should do. Please keep your promise and let us leave."
"What if I insist on forcing someone to do something they don't want to do?"
From the beginning, Shi Wuxie's goal was to make both the mermaids and the shark-men suffer heavy losses. Now that the shark-men haven't even arrived yet, how could he possibly let these mermaids go?
Wouldn't that ruin all his plans?
Moreover, these mermaids are not as honest as they claim.
"We know we can't beat you, but if we really want to fight, you can't force us."
The mermaids exchanged glances, ready to flee at any moment, their eyes darting around as they surveyed their surroundings, preparing to break through the encirclement.
"Of course I won't force you. I'm discussing this with you now."
Shi Wuxie said in a very polite tone, "As long as you help me find the Salt Crystal Marrow, I will let you go immediately. No questions asked. This is my definite answer to you."
"Alright."
The mermaids were anxious, but they were well aware of Shi Wuxie's strength from the journey so far, and they didn't dare to confront him head-on. They thought that as long as they found the Salt Crystal Marrow as soon as possible, they should be able to leave quickly.
As for reasoning with Shi Wuxie, if reasoning could make sense, they wouldn't be left here.
"That's right, it's good for both of us to cooperate well."
The other party agreed, and Shi Wuxie smiled with satisfaction. Then, seemingly casually, he asked, "But you seem to be in a hurry. Is something going to happen later?"
"No...no, of course not!"
These words made the merfolk's hearts skip a beat, and they quickly shook their heads in denial, changing the subject, "Isn't our benefactor looking for Salt Crystal Marrow? Let's hurry up and go, we're also anxious to get home."
"OK."
Seeing this, Shi Wuxie didn't say anything more, shrugged, and followed the mermaid to search for salt crystal marrow.
Originally, Shi Wuxie didn't know much about these salt crystal marrows. At first, he thought they would be very difficult to find, but they turned out to be much easier than he expected.
The island has many salt deposits, standing like small towers, all formed by salt crystals.
The salt crystal marrow, located right in the center of these salt caps, exhibits a different transparency than the salt crystals. At first glance, it looks like a crystal, each about the length of a finger.
Salt crystals, on the other hand, are more translucent, making them quite easy to distinguish.
However, one troublesome thing is that salt crystal marrow cannot be found in every salt cap. Although the mermaids were very anxious, it still took them some time to finally find one.
Even so, they were overjoyed and quickly presented the treasure to Shi Wuxie, finally able to go home.
“My benefactor, look, this is salt crystal marrow.”
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