Chapter 01 Chapter 1

The shimmering water and the slightly cold water temperature.

The mermaid cage shook, and mermaid No. 55 shook the tip of its fins and regained consciousness...

Was it just starving?

Where was it being taken?

No. 55 curled up its tail uncomfortably, trying to alleviate its hunger in this way.

It surfaced and listened to the sound outside the mermaid cage -

"It's at the entrance of the aquarium, I'll put it in." The person pushing the mermaid cage stopped and unfastened the cage door buckle.

"No! This is a low-level mermaid. How can it be qualified to enter the aquarium and be visited by the nobles?"

Another person hurriedly stopped him, "Mermaids from there are always sent to the stalls outside."

"Fish sellers who sell cheap mermaids to poor people?"

"Yes, if they are lucky enough to sell it, the mermaid can at least get something to eat."

The water temperature in the mermaid cage suddenly became unbearable, and No. 55 felt cold all over: Abandoned

by the owner?

Although he couldn't eat enough if he didn't complete the task before, if he is unlucky in the future, he won't even be able to live a "starved" life...

No, he must not be sent to the fish sellers!

No. 55's pointed ears trembled and he moved closer to the cage door.

In addition to the conversation between the two transporters, there was also the background sound of the large pool and shouts mixed with the smell of food:

"Xiaofen, come over and get some snacks!"

There's food here!

No. 55's eyes lit up, and his tail flicked quickly. Before the transporter locked the buckle, he pushed open the mermaid cage and rushed out!

"Bang!"

The gradually changing blue fish tail drew an arc in the air and disappeared under the water of the aquarium...

"Oh no!" The two transporters exclaimed.

They looked at the warning sign "No use of the spiritual sea" with fear, and turned to look for the machine net to prepare for the capture.

The staff member who was feeding the mermaid put the mechanical net behind him:

"It can't be used now!

The aquarium is decorated with simulated seabed decorations. The mechanical net will mess up the artificial landscaping. It can only be used after the nobles have finished visiting."

"But it must be caught as soon as possible!"

The transporter looked around carefully and lowered his voice: "It is a mermaid abandoned by the laboratory. Aren't you afraid that it will cause trouble?"

The staff member's face flickered:

"There are diving suits at your feet..."

Under the water, No. 55 was stunned by the scene in front of him.

Rockery, water plants, corals... A huge plexiglass let in light, light and dreamy, it was simply the mermaid sanctuary in its dreams!

The mermaids around didn't think this place was a "holy place". Their scales were shiny and they were leisurely. Each of them held a snack and chewed it from time to time.

No. 55 shook his dull, scarred tail, picked up the food they threw away, and devoured it.

"Little Pink!"

He swam to a clump of water plants and called the mermaid who was chewing fish inside: "Little Pink, the people above are calling you to get snacks."

The other party didn't even raise his head: "My name is not Little Pink."

The sound wave range of human language and mermaid language is different. Little Pink is used to the human pronunciation of "Little Pink" and can't understand the "Little Pink" translated into mermaid language by No. 55.

No. 55 stared at the dried fish in Xiaofen's hand and sipped his saliva: "Only your tail is pink, it must be calling you."

"That's right."

Xiaofen was convinced and swam upwards, but suddenly stopped:

No, how did the mermaid know what the "one with legs" was saying?

It realized it belatedly and stretched out its hands, but its palms were empty.

The dried fish was taken away!

...

No. 55 took the dried fish that Xiaofen dropped, hid in the water plants, took a bite, and it was so delicious that it made bubbles.

Is there such a delicious fish snack in the world?

The mermaids here can get delicious food without completing tasks?

Why is the pool wall transparent?

No. 55 looked left and right curiously.

"It's so big!" It exclaimed at the giant glass pool wall, looked out, and bumped into a pair of frosty black eyes.

That was a very strange human.

He stood alone in the crowd, gloomy and indifferent, lifeless.

Invisible barriers blocked him, and only his pupils reflected the blue of the mermaid, proving his real existence.

The rippling water blurred the vision, making the figure even more illusory.

For a moment, the small fish in No. 55's hand could not resist the attraction brought by the man...

Outside the aquarium, the nobles chatted in groups of three or four.

In this large social event under the guise of "buying mermaids", there was only one man staring at the mermaid tank alone.

"Admiral Wen Ming actually came to the Mermaid Center?"

Someone covered his mouth and whispered, "I remember that he couldn't be guided by mermaids, otherwise he wouldn't have suffered from severe spiritual damage."

Another person sighed, "What a pity, Admiral Wen was a killer on the battlefield when his spiritual sea was at its peak. Look at the row of medals on his chest, all of which are military merits!" "He

was also very powerful after retiring from the battlefield. Wen's Mermaid Products squeezed into the top 10 in the interstellar world in just a few years. He is the youngest winner of the Entrepreneurship Gold Award..."

Everyone was paying attention to Wen Ming's direction, some admired him, some sympathized with him, and some joined in the fun, but no one dared to approach him.

"Admiral Wen!"

There was an exception.

The eyes around him all looked at the person who spoke to him -

the person had a cool-looking external optical computer stuck behind his ear, flashing color-changing light.

Optical computer technology has evolved to the point where it can be hidden inside the body, and wearing an external device only serves a styling purpose.

It is Qi Xuan, the young master of the Qi family who loves to show off the most.

Qi Xuan pretended to show off the Interstellar custom-made optical computer that he bought at a high price:

"Admiral Wen, I heard that the sales of your company's new mermaid food are terrible. Qi's is also preparing to launch a new flavor. Can you share your experience of failure?"

Qi Xuan emphasized the words "terrible sales" and laughed sarcastically.

Interstellar Entrepreneurship Gold Award winner, that's it?

The onlookers gasped and waited quietly for Wen Ming's answer.

One second, two seconds... half a minute, not to mention an answer, Wen Ming didn't even give Qi Xuan a glance.

Qi Xuan's raised mouth corners gradually flattened, and he looked Wen Ming up and down -

the white suit was simple in style, but it was tailored to fit the figure, with broad shoulders and narrow waist.

The cold and gloomy aura without a trace of vulgarity made Qi Xuan look like a nouveau riche...

Qi Xuan coughed twice: "If you don't want to talk about experience, then forget it. Are you here to choose a mermaid today?

I have seven high-level mermaids at home. You don't have any, right? Which one do you like? I'll help you check it out--"

He followed Wen Ming's line of sight and noticed a blue mermaid with only its head exposed among the water plants.

Unlike other mermaids in the aquarium, it had a label on its ear with a number written on it:

55.

As if afraid that Qi Xuan would snatch its food, the mermaid blew up its fins and stuffed the dried fish into its mouth in one breath, with its gills bulging.

Qi Xuan frowned strangely: "The facial features and complexion are good, but the hair is rough, the eating manners are rough, and they are unfriendly to people. Don't choose this one!"

After the comment, there was still no response.

Another hearty soliloquy!

Qi Xuan was furious: "If you don't listen to me, just buy it. Anyway, your resources can support all the mermaids in the universe. Oh, I almost forgot that your spiritual sea has been damaged to the point that mermaid counseling is ineffective..."

"Huh!" His chatter was interrupted by a burst of exclamations from the crowd.

Two people in diving suits suddenly broke into the aquarium.

They carefully avoided underwater decorations and looked around for something.

As the two entered the water, the blue mermaid hid its head in the water grass and secretly retrieved the tip of its tail that was floating outside...

Wen Ming's fingers moved slightly.

Qi Xuan saw that Wen Ming finally responded and thought that his language output was useful:

"In fact, to buy a mermaid, the mermaid must be willing to be coached. I have a strong spiritual sea, and I feel a sense of accomplishment when coaching high-level mermaids. If I encounter an incomplete spiritual sea, the mermaid certainly doesn't want to waste time!"

He spoke louder and louder, and the two people who dived into the aquarium heard the movement and swam over here.

The water grass that hid the blue mermaid began to tremble slightly, looking pitiful...

Qi Xuan shook his head: "You have no affinity with mermaids at all. I advise you not to do the mermaid supplies business. Leave the market to..." "

Shut up."

The two words without any ups and downs seemed to hang Qi Xuan upside down and rinse him in ice water. The rest of the words froze in his throat and could no longer be spit out.

He shuddered, feeling unwilling:

How could he be fooled by a cripple of the spiritual sea?

Qi Xuan secretly glanced at the sign of "No use of the spiritual sea", emitting energy from his body, and muttered:

"Everyone is paying attention to the aquarium, no one will notice..."

On the other side of the glass, the two divers had already discovered the traces of the mermaid and were engaged in a "chase race" with No. 55.

No. 55 used the rockery as an obstacle, swam flexibly, and escaped capture again and again.

"Damn, the fish tail is too slippery!" The transporter cursed, "You can't catch it without the spirit sea!"

Although it was unclear what was being said outside the glass in the water, the gradually increasing volume showed that the nobles were very dissatisfied with this commotion.

The staff above the water kept urging them to catch it quickly.

The transporter gritted his teeth and urged the spirit sea: It should be fine...

The spirit sea is the energy storage that every human has.

It only works on living things and specific materials, such as suppressing mermaids, protecting themselves when others launch attacks, controlling mechas... such as

destroying plexiglass.

Therefore, the spirit sea is prohibited around the aquarium.

Under normal circumstances, one or two spirit seas attacking the aquarium will not cause serious damage.

But if you are attacked from both inside and outside, it is hard to say...

Qi Xuan releases his spiritual sea to Wen Ming; the carrier releases his spiritual sea to No. 55, and the two energies are concentrated in the middle.

First there is a point, and then it spreads from the point to all directions.

When No. 55 was chased and rushed to the glass, what he saw was no longer a transparent scene, but a spider web of dense cracks...

"Bla——"

Glass fragments mixed with water gushed out, and the crowd burst into screams, and opened their spiritual seas to protect themselves.

No. 55 was caught in the water:?

I hit him?

No. 55 fell to the crowd involuntarily, and in the dizzy turn, locked onto Qi Xuan, whose head was shining.

It was because he was too noisy that he exposed his hiding place!

No. 55 was furious. He adjusted his posture, charged his tail, and aimed at the glowing head——

"Pa pa!"

"Ah!"

Qi Xuan's eyes blurred and he was slapped twice.

There was a ringing sound in his ears, and he covered his ears in pain. However, he caught the dropped optical computer in his hand.

The optical computer was dying. After struggling and flashing for a while, it completely crashed and declared scrapped.

Qi Xuan couldn't tell whether the tears were from being slapped or from sadness: "It's a custom-made model. I spent a million star coins..."

The "murderer" No. 55 opened his eyes, and the pain of falling to the ground was not as severe as expected.

In order to hit Qi Xuan, it fell headfirst to the ground.

It was a hand that cushioned it in time.

No. 55 raised his head from the strong palm and gently shook the tip of his tail to Wen Ming:

Thank you!

"Call your responsible people!" Qi Xuan yelled while holding the "corpse" of the optical computer, "A mermaid attacked me. Catch it for me. It's an ugly mermaid with damaged tail scales!"

No. 55 lowered his head guiltily and crawled around Wen Ming...

"It's a blue mermaid."

Qi Xuan looked around and saw several blue mermaids being collected by the machine net of the mermaid center: "Which one?"

He grabbed Wen Ming: "Admiral Wen, you are closest to me. Did you see the mermaid attacking me?"

Wen Ming avoided his hand, moved half a step to the side, and blocked behind himself.

Qi Xuan's face was numbed by No. 55's beating, and his five senses became dull, so he didn't notice Wen Ming's surprise.

"Where's the person in charge? Find him quickly. My face was smashed by that hideous mermaid... Ugh!"

Without any warning, his jaw was suddenly pinched tightly.

The terrifying thing is that this heart-piercing pain was caused by only two fingers. What

's more terrifying is that the power is still increasing...

Wen Ming didn't know which word angered him. His calm temperament suddenly turned cold. He tightened his hand:

"You should thank that mermaid.

Otherwise, it's not your face that was broken, but your jawbone."

"Huh... Huh..."

Qi Xuan was in a trance with a suffocating sense of oppression, and he recalled the evaluation of Wen Ming by the Star Network media:

'After Admiral Wen's spiritual sea was declared incomplete, he lost interest in everything in the interstellar, and his emotional fluctuations were almost zero.

But don't forget that he was once a god of war who treated the Zerg as nothing. How could a person who was indifferent to his own life and death care about the life and death of others?

Qi Xuan now deeply understood this sentence.

Not to mention crushing his jawbone, even if Wen Ming wanted to crush his head, he could do what he said...

Wen Ming raised his hand and threw him in front of the person in charge who rushed over:

"He violated the rules by using the spiritual sea, causing the aquarium to rupture."

"Okay, okay." The person in charge looked at Qi Xuan, who was as weak as a noodle at his feet, and said with a stiff face: "The Mermaid Center must impose punishment according to the regulations."

"Punishment?" Qi Xuan's legs were weak and he couldn't stand up. He grabbed the person in charge's clothes and begged, "I don't want my family to know. I finally got the management rights of the company's mermaid food project..."

Wen Ming glanced at him.

"Pay!" Qi Xuan changed his tone in an instant, "I'll pay you any star coins!"

"."

Wen Ming retracted his gaze and turned around. The mermaid with the number label on her ear was nowhere to be found...

Qi Xuan took a long breath behind him, picked up the fragments of the optical computer, and wanted to cry but had no tears:

What a bad luck, Wen Ming said that he would not have emotional ups and downs, what on earth did he do to offend him?

"Tick-tock."

The water drops from the cuffs of the white suit fell beside Qi Xuan, and followed by a few light and ethereal words:

"It's not ugly."