What was caught on the fishing net was not the big fish that Su Su had expected, but a slender and sweet-looking mermaid girl. Her black hair was like a waterfall, and she wore a gauze dress made of mermaid silk. Her long fish tail was pearly white, and it shone faintly in the dark night, reflecting her holy and beautiful face, as if she was an elf condensed from the moonlight.

It's just that at this moment, she was entangled in the fishing net, and her hair was tangled in the struggle, which made her look quite desperate.

She was frantically trying to unhook the string on her skirt when she heard Su Su's voice and turned around. When she turned around, Su Su was rushing towards her with his mouth open, and then he stopped abruptly less than a meter away.

But the mermaid girl did not show any fear on her face. Instead, she widened her eyes with curiosity and looked at the shark in front of her.

The one in front of him looked a bit like a tiger shark, but it was too small, as if it was not yet an adult. However, judging by its physical features, it was clearly an adult tiger shark. It looked pretty, and its scales were brighter than those of ordinary tiger sharks, showing a silvery white color. The little mermaid became interested and did not care about escaping from the fishing net. She shook her tail and rushed towards Su Su: "I have never seen such a small adult tiger shark. Are you a mermaid?"

The little mermaid speaks in a language that is specific to mermaids. The sound is clear and melodious, like the sound of water drops hitting rocks. This language contains a special mental power that can make any marine creature understand what they mean. Some marine creatures that are not very smart or have weak mental power may even be controlled by this sound. Sharks are born with a certain degree of intelligence, so they are not easily fooled.

Mermaids are extremely special creatures in the sea. They were born in human cities that were submerged by the sea thousands of years ago, and have the upper body of humans and the lower body of fish.

After adulthood, they will change their appearance according to the object they like. If they like fish or humans instead of mermaids, they will evolve into the appearance of the other race. If they like mermaids, they will remain half-human, half-fish.

Mermaids can be said to be the most tolerant species in the ocean. They have no reproductive isolation from any marine life, and the number of marine life species that they form partnerships with is so large that an encyclopedia of the ocean can be written. The offspring born from their union with marine life will only be born in the form of fish, with slight mutations. This hybrid of mermaids and other marine life is collectively referred to as mermaid species.

Su Su is indeed a mermaid. His father is a strong tiger shark and his mother is a beautiful female mermaid. But that was a long time ago. Tiger sharks do not have the habit of raising children. His mother, a mermaid, also followed the local customs. After giving birth to him, she left with his father. When he was young, he lived and hunted with other young sharks.

Su Su waved his tail, as a way of confirming the little mermaid's words.

He approached the little mermaid and pulled at the net with his teeth, trying to untie it.

The little mermaid can't be used as food, otherwise the guards of the Mermaid Kingdom will probably use torpedoes to hunt him down. So he has to release the little mermaid quickly so that he can set up a new trap.

It was not easy for a shark to untangle the tangled fishing net, but Su Su did it very skillfully. However, the fishing net became more and more torn after being torn again and again, which made Su Su feel distressed. He could only think about how to get compensation from this mermaid who could not be eaten.

The mermaid girl cooperated with Su Su in untangling the fishing net, but her eyes were still fixed on Su Su, full of excitement and curiosity: "This is the first time I've seen an adult mermaid-like shark!"

【Is it rare?】Su Su asked.

"Of course, after all, mermaid blood makes mermaids weaker than normal sharks to some extent, and sharks are a species that will eat weaker sharks." The mermaid girl said, and suddenly realized something, looking at Su Su in surprise: "You can communicate with mental power?"

Mermaids can inherit some of the spiritual power of mermaids. As long as they master certain techniques, they can achieve spiritual communication even without vocal cords.

【This is not difficult.】 Su Su said in a normal tone.

It was not difficult for him. He just imitated the mermaid's mental fluctuations. He succeeded after one try. It was much simpler than the physics ball, geometry and mathematics in the textbooks.

The fishing net was half untied and far away, Su Su suddenly heard the voices of other mermaids and the sounds of swimming, and judged that there were about ten to twelve of them.

"Have you seen His Highness?"

"Go search over there."

Su Su looked at the little mermaid hanging on the fishing net, making a gurgling sound. Sharks do not have vocal cords and can only make sounds by controlling the flow of water through their gills.

[Your peers are coming this way.] The little mermaid read this information from Su Su's mental fluctuations.

"Oh no." The little mermaid's face changed. She no longer had the leisure to chat with Su Su, and hurriedly tried to pull the fishing net on her body.

[Is he here to see you? ] Su Su guessed.

"Yes." The little mermaid was so anxious that she flapped her tail on the fishing net. "What should I do? I can't be discovered by them. I have an appointment with Pang Pang to meet here. If they find out, they will definitely not let me see Pang Pang again in the future."

[I can help you hide, but I have to pay you.] Su Su realized that this was an opportunity. The mermaids called the mermaid girl in front of him "Your Highness". Su Su remembered that the chip said that this was a respectful title for people of noble status.

The Mermaid Kingdom is very powerful in the sea. The strength of a single mermaid may not be that great, but if it is a group of mermaids with weapons and organized into a team, even a powerful school of sharks will undoubtedly be defeated.

The mermaid girl is a person of noble status in the Mermaid Kingdom, so it should be easy to get some food for her.

"No problem! As long as you can help me escape this disaster, you can ask for anything you want." Sure enough, the little mermaid waved her hand generously and agreed without thinking.

[Then, a sea turtle?] Su Su planned to determine the reward first. He cautiously tested the waters and offered a price slightly higher than expected, thinking that if the other party did not agree, he could still lower the price. He was really hungry.

That's it? The little mermaid was slightly surprised, and then showed an expression that said, "Are you looking down on me by asking for such a small request?" "What's so delicious about sea turtles? If you can help me avoid them, I'll treat you to a whole, fattest yellowfin tuna."

"make a deal!"

Yellowfin tuna is large, fast, and has delicious meat, but it is also a predator in the ocean. Normally, only strong and brave big sharks can hunt it. Not to mention a yellowfin tuna, Su Su had to find ways to compete with other sharks for just a few bites of meat.

Seeing that it was too late to untie the fishing net, Su Su took off the four corners of the fishing net, swept the ground with his tail, lifted the lid of the box, estimated the size of the place, and said to the little mermaid: "Just go in."

The little mermaid didn't have time to ask any more questions. She went straight into the box and hugged her own tail.

Her tail was too big, and even with it curled up like this, the lid couldn't be completely closed, and a little bit of the tip of her tail was exposed.

Su Su used his tail to sweep the sand and cover the traces on the ground. He then lifted a small stone next to him and covered the traces of the box.

The mermaids came very quickly. They were warriors among the mermaids. They looked much taller than the little mermaids before. They wore armor on their upper body to protect their vital parts, revealing their strong muscles, and their lower body was a slender and powerful fish tail. They held black bayonets in their hands. The front could fire a grappling hook with a rope to capture the target, and the back was a spear for close combat.

The group of mermaids swam around for a few circles but did not find the hidden mermaid girl. After a while, they gathered towards where Su Su was.

"We lost them in this area. There are many reefs and corals here, which are good for hiding. Please search carefully." The leader was a tall female mermaid with a beautiful red tail that was more vivid than the corals.

The little shark was hiding behind the reef. When he saw them approaching the reef he had just set up, he was about to push it up with his hands. He quickly shook his tail, got out from behind the reef, and stood in front of them in an attacking posture, as if he was disturbed from resting, and said rudely: "Get out, this is my place."

"Oh, it's a talking mermaid shark, that's really rare." A young male mermaid with a purple tail approached the little shark with interest, looking at him wantonly, and even reaching out to touch his scales: "You can talk, did your elders teach you? Don't be shy, little guy, what's your name?"

[Get out!] Su Su bit the back of the other person's hand, and blood flowed out from the mermaid's hand.

The purple-tailed mermaid screamed in pain and reached for the weapon at her waist with her other hand: "Ah, why are you biting me!"

Su Su pulled away before he attacked, barely avoiding the hook. He smacked the blood in his mouth, it tasted a bit strange, it seemed that mermaid meat wasn't very tasty.

Ziwei suffered a loss at the hands of Su Su, so naturally he was unwilling to accept it, so he chased after Su Su to get back at him.

Mermaids are half the same species, and usually, mermen will not harm each other unless they have committed an unforgivable crime against them. But Su Su only took a bite, and it was Ziwei who provoked him first, so at this time, the other mermaids just watched indifferently and had no intention of stepping forward to help.

Su Su dodged Ziwei's attacks several times. In his opinion, although mermaids are intelligent, their physical fitness is far inferior to that of his shark peers, and their attacks are not ruthless enough. He dodged attacks of this level as if it was a game.

"Purple tail, come back." The leading red-tailed mermaid shouted at them to leave: "It's important to find His Highness, don't cause trouble."

"But he bit me."

"Why would he bite you if you don't provoke him?" Red Tail said mercilessly.

Ziwei pouted in grievance, but ultimately did not chase after her anymore.

Red Tail added, "Okay, don't waste time. We are close to the shark hunting area. In order to prevent His Highness from getting into trouble, we must act quickly. Everyone, speed up. After searching, we will move on to the next area."

The mermaids left in a mighty stream, and Su Su breathed a sigh of relief. Only when they were far away did Su Su swim back to the reef, open the box, and release the little mermaid.

The little mermaid emerged from the chest, unhooking the last few lines of the net from her body, and shook her skirts and asked, “Are they gone?”

【Hmm】Su Su never forgot his own food: 【Reward.】

"I know, I know. I am the princess of the Mermaid Kingdom. How can I rely on you for a meal?" The little mermaid said, "My name is Yiqing. Next time you come to the Mermaid Kingdom to find me, just say this name. The Yellowfin Tuna will take care of it."

[Then I will come to see you tomorrow] Su Su said that he was already very hungry and didn’t want to wait any longer.

"Okay, tomorrow."

Just as the two had made the agreement, Su Su suddenly smelled a hint of danger.

Su Su's whole body tensed up, he looked in one direction warily, and said to the little mermaid in a serious tone: "Leave."

She can't die before she receives her reward.

The little mermaid seemed completely unaware of the approaching danger: "What happened? Are the mermaids who were looking for me coming back again?"

【Killer Whale.】 Su Su said that this marine creature, which is at the top of the food chain alongside sharks, is much bigger and more lethal than ordinary sharks. Su Su was in front of him and estimated that he would be wiped out in one bite.

Unexpectedly, when the little mermaid heard this, she not only did not hide, but instead sprinted straight towards the killer whale.

Before Su Su could stop it, he saw the killer whale appear above the reefs, and its huge figure cast a shadow on the reefs.

"Fatty, you're here!" The little mermaid flew to the killer whale's nose, hugged it and rubbed it affectionately.

The killer whale purred happily, then turned around and somersaulted in the sea, causing the surrounding water to surge.

[Chubby... him?] Su Su then realized that this killer whale was the one the little mermaid was waiting for.

"Yes, I named him that. Look at his chubby head. How cute."

"Whoosh~" The killer whale flapped its fins and whistled loudly.

【？】Su Su didn’t think there was anything lovable about a guy who could eat him alive in one bite.

"Oh, let me introduce you to a new friend I met today, her name is..." The little mermaid then realized that she had not asked for her name: "Do you have a name?"

【Su Su.】Su Su gave a name. This was the first time that someone asked Su Su what his name was since he was a child.

He gave himself this name when he was very young because everyone in the textbooks he read had a name, but later he discovered that sharks did not need names.

"My surname is Su." This is a common surname in the Mermaid Kingdom, so Yi Qing naturally knew it.

[Yes, my mother's last name.] Su Su said. After all, his father didn't have a name either.

Although killer whales generally don't eat sharks like him with thick skin and little meat, Su Su still doesn't want to deal with animals at the top of the food chain. He shook his tail and said goodbye to the little mermaid: "I'm leaving first."

"Then Su Su, see you tomorrow."

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[Note 1]: Blind fish, a type of fish that cannot see and can only locate food through sound (The information is made up by the author. Any duplicate names are purely accidental.)