Chapter 145 Mermaid Cruise
Xu Zhiyan's request was quickly met.
The nearly three-meter-long oval transparent fish tank is turned up at both ends, and the edges are made into light blue arc wave ripples. It is exquisite and more of a work of art that can hold water than a fish tank.
What is even more dazzling than the fish tank is the mermaid that is about to be put in it.
The guests scrambled to come forward and carry the golden-tailed mermaid into the tank. Xu Zhiyan waved his hand, indicating that he could climb in.
Xavier, who wanted to hug the mermaid, was rejected. After hesitating for a moment, he did not get angry. Instead, he walked forward like a gentleman and lent a hand.
Xu Zhiyan was a little surprised.
It’s so strange, these guests’ attitude towards mermaids... so strange.
Everyone looked at him with shock and admiration in their eyes. Some guests almost cried, as if they were deeply moved by the golden fish tail.
There is no □□ and no malicious intent.
A few minutes later, the fish tank weighing thousands of kilograms including water and fish was slowly lifted up.
It is indeed the only rare species.
Xavier was worried about the instability on the road, so he found eight people to carry the fish tank, two more than Xu Zhiyan requested.
Because the lower-class people who had undergone the mutation had almost lost their minds, the ones who carried the jar this time were all guests.
As requested, not much water was put into the fish tank. Xu Zhiyan put his hands on the edge of the fish tank as if he was lying in a bathtub, watching the distinguished guests on the boat come to lift the tank for him.
...Tsk, it feels unexpectedly good.
In the live broadcast room, due to the dryness of the previous mutation and the poor visibility after being thrown into the pool, the audience's impression of Xu Zhiyan's tail was that it was good-looking and nothing more.
Now with the addition of the artwork fish tank, and with eight well-dressed guests carrying it, coupled with the lazy movements of the golden-tailed mermaid and the stretched tail swaying from time to time, everyone has noticed the beauty of the mermaid version of Xu Zhiyan.
[I have to say, it is really beautiful. ]
[Is this a fish tank? This fish tank is so pretty! ]
[Although beauty is not necessary to survive in the game, and Xiao Baiwan's tail is good-looking but useless, but... but! I declare that this is really the most beautiful mutation I have seen since I watched the live broadcast. 】
[It’s so funny! No matter how pretty a woman is, she will look like a mess after rolling in the mud. Who would have thought there is a fish tank here?]
[I swear I'm straight, but mermaids are too foul...]
[Yanyan's wife! prprpr! Slurp slurp! Lick lick! ]
【……】
[Fuck, is the guy upstairs trying to get that guy out? ]
[Not really. I just understand a little bit why this guy always calls Xiao Baiwan his wife. If he continues to be like this, I am not a problem either...]
【? ? Brother, wake up! 】
[It's difficult, but not impossible. If the main mission fails, they can continue to mutate.]
[God damn, the main storyline failed. Usually if the main storyline fails, everyone will die. It's useless to keep going. 】
[srds, Xiao Baiwan was taken away on his own initiative, is that really okay? ]
【I think there is a problem.】
[Looking at the attitude of the person in charge towards him, is he okay? He still has a mission to do, and he can't just stay in the pool until he gets off the boat. ]
This is different from the audience in the live broadcast room who are always laughing and joking and rarely comment on the host's appearance.
There are still two hours before the party starts, and the players can only drag their mutated bodies and flee in a panic.
The wave-patterned fish tank was placed steadily in an elegantly decorated side hall.
Xu Zhiyan turned over in the tub, splashing some water that dripped onto the floor.
The guests who had just lifted the fish tank were reluctant to leave, and almost everyone's eyes were glued to the golden fish tail.
Seeing the water stains on the ground, Xavier was not annoyed. Instead, he took out a handkerchief from his pocket, squatted down and wiped the water stains. His expression was always gentle, and except for the fanaticism in his eyes, there was nothing unusual.
Glancing at the shaking water in the fish tank, Xu Zhiyan dipped himself into the water, leaving only his head above the surface, and asked, "Is the boat moving?"
"Yes," Xavier replied.
"The party is about to start, and we will arrive at the target waters when the party starts."
As if he had thought of something, he waved away the other guests, dragged over a bench, sat next to the fish tank, and kept glancing at the golden scales.
Meeting the mermaid's clear gaze, Xavier realized his own misconduct, coughed lightly, and changed the subject: "What did Master Bai tell you?"
He didn't understand why the mermaid in front of him would actively ask to be sacrificed to the sea god.
"He asked me to hide so that you wouldn't find me." Xu Zhiyan shrugged and sold the two copies of Bai Jin, the main and secondary personality versions, very honestly.
"..." Xavier was shocked by the honest answer.
During the previous conversation with the young master, he had a very strong desire to protect the inferior person in front of him. Even after receiving the perfunctory note, he did not agree to suggestions such as modifying his memory. He just sulked and left to find someone.
He also received the news when this low-class person appeared in the casino, but when he rushed to the casino, the person had already been taken away.
It was indeed the other party's style to let this low-class person hide, avoid the party and then take him off the boat.
But what surprised him was the person in front of him.
"Why do you want to be sacrificed to the sea god?" Xavier always felt that something was wrong. His excitement had calmed down a lot at this time. The beautiful mermaid was also trapped in front of him. He wanted to know why the other party made such a choice.
Since Young Master Bai and this subordinate... and the golden-tailed mermaid mentioned the matter of sacrificing to the sea god, they will definitely say that being sacrificed is equivalent to death.
Hearing the question, Xu Zhiyan propped himself up, leaned towards the edge of the fish tank, adjusted his expression, and began to perform.
"You need a sacrifice to the sea god, right?"
"Yes." Xavier looked at the mermaid with lowered eyes in front of him and spoke in a slightly softer voice.
The wet young man raised his head, closed his eyes and smiled. The water drops on the ends of his hair wiped across the teardrops under his eyes, dripped onto the back of his neck, and disappeared into the wet collar of his shirt.
Xavier held his breath, his mind, which had just become clearer, filled with images of the mermaid's fragile beauty.
After getting into position and making sure his appearance could attract both men and women, Xu Zhiyan sighed and whispered, "He has the same identity as you. If you need it, then he must need it too."
It is not difficult to judge from the secondary personality that the guests on the ship were punished by the sea god, so every year they use people with great luck to suppress the sea god.
"Master Bai is so kind to me. I have never seen him treat an inferior like this. I am very grateful, but I am very weak and can't do anything. But after the mutation, I found that I am very special. I seem to be able to help him in some way..."
He opened his eyes and looked at Xavier, smiling happily.
"He's been so good to me, and it's great that I can finally help him."
"As long as Master Bai lives a good life, even if I die, what difference does it make? But I still hope you can keep this a secret for me and don't let him know. I'm afraid he will be sad if I die."
Xavier was stunned.
He looked at the young man's face and felt that his eyes were extremely bright, with love almost overflowing from them. The glittering scales on the sides of his eyes were not as bright as the light in the young man's pupils.
"Are you really human?"
Are there really such affectionate people in this world?
Xu Zhiyan nodded, looking a little confused.
What the hell?
He had just finished performing the Affectionate Mermaid performance, but this guy didn't kowtow to him on the spot to praise his great love, but instead asked him out of the blue if he was a human?
Fortunately, after this question, Xavier withdrew his gaze and lowered his head to look at his hands.
Before he could adjust his mood and face the mutated human in front of him again, he heard the other party continue speaking in his beautiful voice.
"Speaking of which, Mr. Xavier, I see that everyone seems to like this tail very much." Xu Zhiyan had an innocent look on his face, as if after having a fish tail, he was also considering other people's feelings.
“Yes, no one would dislike it.”
When it comes to the mermaid, Xavier didn't object, and even repeated the last few words for emphasis: "No one doesn't like mermaids, no one."
Hearing the inexplicably heavier tone of the guy in front of him, Xu Zhiyan rolled his eyes inwardly.
However, his goal has not been achieved yet, and he doesn't want to fall out with the other party.
"Mr. Xavier, what I mean is, if everyone likes it, why not invite everyone to come and have a look before the party starts, and chat with me by the way. Anyway, I have made up my mind to sacrifice myself for all of you."
Xu Zhiyan's words were so righteous that he elevated his personal dedication from that of a person dedicated to love to that of a person dedicated to the collective guests.
Xavier felt something was wrong.
But when he met the eyes of the beautiful mermaid, he felt that there seemed to be nothing wrong with what he said?
And the other guests really liked the mermaid.
With little struggle, he agreed to the other party's suggestion to chat with other guests.
Everyone in the live broadcast room sighed as they watched Xavier being led by the nose.
[Tsk tsk tsk, it turns out that one's worldview follows one's five senses? ]
[I am dying of laughter, for the sake of god damn everyone. ]
【Xiao Baiwan: I did all this for you! 】
[Hahahaha, this person in charge has been fooled! ]
[I can't help but feel that I understand. If there is such a beautiful big-tailed fish in front of me and it tells me that it wants to sacrifice itself for me, I will also be moved! ]
[If I hadn’t been deceived by Xiao Baiwan in the Night Fishing Man dungeon, I would have almost believed it! 】
[Pfft, so Xiao Baiwan is planning to use these two hours to continue to cheat people? ]
【Here we come! Let’s chat! 】
The audience watched with great interest, guessing Xu Zhiyan's next move.
After a while, everyone discovered his secret to making money.
['Before I die, I want to see if there are any fun gadgets~' 'Any weird stuff is fine! ' Holy shit! This! Is Xiao Baiwan planning to start charging for it? ]
【Hahahahahaha, sure, there’s a fee for watching fish.】
[This is amazing! Damn, I thought his fish tail was useless at first and couldn't even swim, but now it's really useful to the guests! Look, one by one, they were stunned.]
[It is indeed a mental attack! ]
[Ah, that glittering Brin Brin item? ]
[Shit!!! That monocle must be a prop! I've seen one before, exactly the same!]
[…I’m jealous again. Why isn’t it me lying in the tank? ]
[Upstairs? Is there a possibility that it’s useless even if you lie down inside, hahaha! ]
In the side hall, the beautiful and gentle mermaid was chatting with guests in groups of three or four.
Xu Zhiyan’s thinking is very clear.
His next task was to attend the party. If he really stayed in the pool until he got off the boat, he would probably be stuck in this space forever.
Without his legs, he would have to find ways to get into the party anyway, so it would be better for him to just expose his identity and be carried away.
The current situation is much better than expected.
The guests in front of them were dazed by the golden fish tail, their intelligence decreased more than a little, and they could take the opportunity to make a profit.
When he looked at the golden fish tail again, Xu Zhiyan was much more satisfied.
Very good, it is worthy of being his tail, this color suits him very well and exudes the fragrance of money.
After putting away the props he had extorted from the previous batch of guests, Xu Zhiyan began to chat with the new batch of guests. After a few minutes, he saw that the guests in front of him really had no topics to talk about, so he looked up and looked around, trying to find a topic from the exquisite paintings hanging on the wall.
“This painting is really beautiful.”
It’s a corny beginning, but after a few more words you can ask for props, so it’s worth it.
The painting shows a boat and waves.
The painter has superb skills, but the whole painting is dark and somewhat depressing, and the huge waves almost smash the swaying boat to pieces.
“There are better ones here!”
A guest heard this and retorted. He turned his eyes away from the golden fishtail, ran to the cabinet in the side hall, and pulled out a few paintings that were said to be more beautiful.
Xu Zhiyan just said it casually, but unexpectedly he saw the hidden painting.
The picture frame that the guest pulled out contained a picture of a mermaid.
This is a male mermaid with a light blue tail. Unlike Xu Zhiyan, who is a half-baked mermaid, he does not wear a shirt. Instead, he sits on the reef with his strong chest exposed, looking back at the painter.
The light blue scales reflect a moving halo in the sunlight. Although this mermaid has no expression, her beauty is still not diminished.
Although he doesn't have much artistic talent, Xu Zhiyan is not blind.
He could feel the artist's dedication in painting this picture. Both the scene and the characters were lifelike, as if they were really painted for this mermaid. All the guests present had complicated expressions when they saw the portrait of the blue mermaid.
Xu Zhiyan couldn't tell what this expression meant.
But he was sure that the guests had no ill intentions when they saw the mermaid portrait.
strangeness……
Why is there no malice?
From the information he had obtained so far, he already knew that the party on the mermaid cruise ship was persecuting mutants, and the highest stage of mutation was the mermaid.
Soaked in a still, scaled, made into a sashimi feast, and thrown back into the sea...
Since they would do such cruel things to mutants, why didn't these guests show such great malice when they saw the mermaids?
Xu Zhiyan thought of a possibility.
"But a painting can never compare to the real thing. I think gold is better than blue."
The guest's words interrupted his thoughts.
He looked up and realized that he had just been distracted and was misunderstood by the guests as being upset that everyone liked the blue-tailed mermaid.
The other guests echoed this.
Seeing the incredible tolerance of the group of people towards the mermaid, Xu Zhiyan smacked his lips and said quietly: "I'm not good at talking, and it seems that I have nothing to talk about. Does anyone have anything new to show us?"
This topic is indeed much more exciting than appreciating paintings.
The guests began to take out their things, almost completely forgetting that the mermaid in front of them was just a clumsy and inferior person before the transformation.
The beautiful mermaid holds the fish tank and picks and chooses.
Picking up a telescope, Xu Zhiyan raised his eyebrows and looked at the message that popped up next to him.
【Name: Monocular Telescope】
[Rank: B]
[Type: Auxiliary]
[Introduction: A pure silver telescope with a mermaid carved on it. If used to observe far away, it can lock onto the target and obtain the current conversation content of the person being observed, even if you cannot see the person's mouth.]
[Notes: Consume 1 point of spirit per minute]
[Spiritual Threshold Limit: 50]
A very practical B-level item. As long as you lock on to the person being observed, you can know the other party's current conversation. Although there is consumption, no matter where you are, the importance of information is self-evident, and the consumption per minute can be ignored.
He held the heavy telescope in his hand and couldn't let it go.
This is the most useful prop given by the several groups of guests who have come so far.
As expected, you still have to make money from these guys. Even if the crew members in the lower cabin complete the side quests, the props they get are not very good.
"It's a bit heavy, I don't know how practical it is."
While Xu Zhiyan was groping for the telescope, he was thinking about how to open his mouth so that he could successfully steal the props.
The guest shook his head. He saw the mermaid's love for the telescope. He scratched his hair and said, "This telescope is too heavy. It's just that I fished it out from the bottom of the water and it's very special, so I carry it with me all the time. If you like it, I can get you a better one."
"No, I like this one very much."
Xu Zhiyan smiled faintly.
"Anyway, I will soon be sacrificed to the Sea God, and I won't be able to watch it for long. I'm just having fun..."
The gentle and moving voice, the jewel-like appearance, and the heroic words of being ready to die directly pierced the customer's heart. How could he not satisfy the wish of the mermaid in front of him?
The props were obtained and everything went very smoothly.
Xu Zhiyan figured that there was still an hour left and he should be able to fool a few more groups, so he sent these people away and waited for the next batch of customers.
The comments in the live broadcast room were flying up and down, and the audience wished they could take their place.
[Damn, I felt sorry for Xiao Baiwan at first, being watched by everyone like a rare animal. Now... ah...]
[What? Don’t you think the NPC is more pitiful? People line up to give him props, but he still picks and grumbles.]
[Comparing yourself to others makes you die. Why the hell didn’t I transform into a pretty appearance in the dungeon and let the NPCs give me money? I’m so jealous! ! ]
[Come on! Don’t you realize that the prettier the appearance, the more useless it is? ]
[Yes, this is a direct limitation on Xiao Baiwan's mobility. To be honest, if it were someone else, they might not dare to show up so boldly.]
[I'll be honest, if it were me, I would definitely hide in the pool QAQ]
[Hide from the pool +1]
[If he was a bit cowardly, he wouldn't dare to emerge from the water. ]
“Squeak—”
The door was pushed open and then gently closed.
There was only one guest this time, an old acquaintance named Wei Le.
As soon as Xu Zhiyan put away the telescope, he met the other person's anxious expression.
After coming in, Wei Le did not sit down and queue up to receive props like other guests. Instead, he walked around the room, pinched the curtains, frowned, and talked non-stop.
"I heard that there will be a boat testing the water at the fishing spot soon. I went to ask, and they will leave in half an hour. I will take you there now."
"I don't know if Master Bai has any other plans, but every year before the party starts... Anyway, he has a lot of troubles of his own, so I'm afraid I can't help you. I gave you the Dolphin Brooch, and I have to save you."
Xu Zhiyan was a little surprised when he heard the chaotic neutral fisherman's words. He took out the brooch and looked at the notes on it. Then he reacted belatedly.
【Name: Fisherman's Gift】
[Note: You can ask for help from the current NPC in an emergency]
So it's an emergency now? So the passive of the Fisherman's Gift is activated?
Before Xu Zhiyan could ask, he found that the system panels began to pop up frantically.
[The copy is abnormal, the main task has been changed. 】
[Main Quest [Part 2]: Seagod's Domain]
[Task 6: Attend tonight's party (invalid)]
[Mission 7: Death of Mermaid]
[Note: The party is about to begin. The guests have selected a perfect sacrifice and plan to offer it to the sea god. If the sacrifice is thrown into the sea, bad things will happen. Everyone must stop this. In order to ensure the success of the mission, please kill this mermaid without hesitation, so that the guests will choose other sacrifices.]
[Hint: The mermaid who needs to be killed is in the party hall. ]
[Tip: If you really can't kill it, try your best to stop the sacrifice. ]
[Reward: Random S-level item (killer) 50,000 points (all players)]
[Special Tip: If the sacrifice is successful, the mission will fail and everyone will be trapped in the current instance.]
This is followed by the coordinates of the room.
“…”
Xu Zhiyan widened his eyes in disbelief.
He confirmed again and again that the room number marked above was where he was now.
The change in mission caught him off guard. Thinking that everyone had received the same message, he shook his beautiful useless tail and gave the ceiling a middle finger.
Stupid/insane game, just put him on the opposite side of the player?
The live broadcast room was in an uproar.
【My grass, my grass, my grass! 】
[What the hell? Killing a mermaid? There's only one fish worth a million on this boat! ! ]
[This isn't a five-star instance, why are you dividing players into factions now? ]
[No, it's not divided into camps. Have you ever seen camps divided like this? The other players are in one camp, and Xiao Baiwan is in one camp? ]
[Fuck, what is this? Xiao Baiwan is not going to die. ]
[It shouldn't be that serious. Didn't the hint say that if you can't kill it, just stop the sacrifice.]
[…Can Xiao Baiwan get away like this? ]
[Ahhh why is he so calm and not in a hurry?! I am so anxious! ! ]
In the picture, the mermaid lying in the tank is playing with the props in her hands and flapping her tail lazily, with no intention of running away.
Seeing Wei Le’s conflicted expression, Xu Zhiyan laughed softly.
As the ship sailed towards Poseidon's territory, more and more progress was made on the safe house. As expected, the safe house was just under the surface of Poseidon's territory.
Next, all the players will come to hunt him down...
"How can I make a fortune from these guys?" He turned over and muttered to himself, his heart pounding.
That Enli seems to be very rich. Since everyone wants to ask for his help... ahem, they all want to kill him, then can he use the rules of the last task to intercept some benefits? It's exciting to think about it.
There were disordered footsteps in the corridor, as if someone was breaking in.
“Crash——”
The window was hit hard, the glass shattered all over the floor, and the murderer who broke the window jumped in.
When Jiang Huaique entered with a sickle in his hand, the corners of his mouth were raised high, as if he was determined to get the S-level weapon this time.
After finishing the arrangements for the steam turbine, he originally went to the deck to check the arrangements for the fishing spot. As a result, the task panel popped up. When he got the new coordinates, he unexpectedly found that the distance was not far, so he rushed over immediately.
"Little mermaid, your grandfather is here to take your life... Xu Ba Pi? You! What the hell is wrong with you?"
The man who had been so excited just now was holding his weapon, looking at his teammates lying in the fish tank, and he stood there in a daze.
Xu Zhiyan, who was still thinking about how to cheat money, saw his teammates coming, stretched out his hand, pointed at himself, and said jokingly: "Grandpa, the infinite game is too easy, take this!"
"Get lost! What can you exchange for my S-level item!!!"
Jiang Huaiqie's blood pressure was as high as it could be, veins popped out on his forehead, he pushed away Wei Le, who was stunned by the sound of breaking window, pulled down the curtains, and started to pack up his disappointing teammates while cursing.
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