Chapter 82 Mermaid
Gu Zheng listened quietly, his chest feeling like it was being pounded by a hammer, the pain making it hard for him to breathe.
He stood up, reached out to touch her shoulder, but hesitated for fear of being too forward, his movement froze in mid-air.
Gu Zheng withdrew his hand and explained, "I'm sorry, I was very busy when I first joined the Forestry Bureau those years. I was either traveling through the forests or holed up in the lab doing experiments every day, almost completely cut off from the outside world. I didn't know..."
Thinking of how Yuanyuan was thrown into the sea by that scumbag Gu Shi'an, and how Xia Zhiyun was tortured to the point of almost losing her breath when he first found her, he wished he could go straight to the prison and shoot that scumbag.
...
"System, you, you say it again, what is my mission?"
At this moment, Yuanyuan was sitting on a rocky outcrop on a deserted island, staring blankly at the boundless ocean.
The image of being thrown into the sea kept flashing through her mind, and her little body couldn't help but tremble.
She wanted to stand up, but she was also a little scared, afraid that her legs would give way and she would accidentally fall in.
She can't swim, so if she falls in, she won't be able to get back up.
[Host, this mission is special. Please be prepared. Completion will bring generous rewards, while failure will result in being trapped in the Beast World until it is completed.]
The system's voice was unusually serious.
“…”
The sea breeze, carrying a salty, damp scent, brushed against her face. Yuanyuan still couldn't process the mission message she had just received, nor could she calm the fear in her heart.
"Take me away, I don't want to do this mission."
[The host does not need to directly participate in the conception process; they only need to assist the mermaid tribe in safely reaching the freshwater area and clearing obstacles to reproduction.]
[This task is equivalent to three ordinary tasks. Good luck, host! Once you complete it, you will be able to freely travel between two worlds and even bring companions with you.]
"I feel a little dizzy... I feel nauseous..."
Before she could finish speaking, she lay down on the rock and vomited.
Her face turned pale, and her hands and feet felt weak.
[Host, host, are you alright? Why are you seasick?]
It took Yuanyuan a long time to calm down and suppress the nausea.
"I don't want to do this mission anymore." She didn't want to experience the suffocating feeling of seawater filling her mouth and nose again.
[Don't worry, host. We'll take care of your safety here and ensure you can breathe freely underwater.]
The situation you're worried about won't happen.
[Host? Yuanbao?]
[Hello? If you're still there, say something?]
"..."
Then it discovered that its little host had fainted.
[...]
………
Yuanyuan woke up again in the afternoon.
It should be said that she was woken up by the sun.
This time, when she saw the sea again, she didn't feel so scared.
After the system repeatedly assured her, she agreed to accept the task.
"Aren't mermaids sea fish? Why would they leave the sea to find a lake to give birth?"
She couldn't figure it out and was pondering it with her head down. Suddenly, something burst out of the water with a "splash," and she got up to take a look.
A silver shadow emerged from the seawater.
The fish wasn't very big; its lower body, which was above the water, was covered with fine scales, and it had two silver, transparent fins on its head.
Its tail swayed gently in the water, shimmering silver in the sunlight.
It was a bit too bright, yet I couldn't look away.
His features were exquisite, with black eyes and silver hair. Yuanyuan stared wide-eyed at the glowing fish, while the little mermaid also curiously stared at Yuanyuan on the reef.
The two stared at each other, both filled with curiosity.
"Who are you? What are you doing sitting here?"
The little mermaid dived to the bottom of the water and soon appeared beside the reef, where she placed her hands on the rocks and looked up at them.
Her voice was clear and pleasant to hear.
Yuanyuan was startled and shrank back, but then, remembering that he was an orc, she slowly relaxed and whispered, "My name is Yuanyuan. Are you a mermaid?"
The little mermaid paused for a moment, then lightly slapped the water with his tail. His curiosity deepened. "Yes, what race are you? How did you end up on our territory?" He slowly straightened up, facing Yuanyuan.
"I...I am..." Yuanyuan was still thinking about how to say it, whether to say that she was a human?
But it seems there are no humans in the Beast World.
I suddenly remembered my mentor saying that humans evolved from apes.
He blurted out, "Apes."
The little mermaid nodded. "What brings you here?"
Orcs usually come to trade with them for fine salt, but not on this island.
"I am here to help you females successfully conceive and give birth...the Holy Maiden."
I was a little nervous about lying for the first time.
The little mermaid's eyes dimmed instantly, and her lips drooped. "It's no use."
Their tribe's difficulty in reproduction is not due to difficulty conceiving, but rather because they are eaten before they even reach the place where they can conceive.
"I really am here to help you. If you don't believe me, you can go find your shaman."
The little mermaid shook his head again, knowing full well it was impossible, and he didn't want to disappoint everyone once more.
What can a little female do for them?
“Every year, adult female orcs would swim upstream against the current, but they would always be stopped by the bear tribe. They are very ferocious and have eaten many of our people.”
“We can’t beat them, but we can’t escape them either. Every year, many, many of our people die.”
Yuanyuan's eyes welled up with tears. She wiped them away, and her fear suddenly lessened.
Seeing the little mermaid's disappointed expression, she suddenly mustered her courage and promised in her childish voice, "Don't worry, I will find a way to help you avoid the bear clan's attacks!"
The little mermaid's eyes lit up instantly, and her tail excitedly flicked up a spray of water: "Really? You can really help us?"
"Um!"
Yuanyuan nodded vigorously, "I will definitely help you get to Danshui safely!"
The little mermaid was overjoyed. She flicked her tail and called out to Yuanyuan, "Wait for me!"
It quickly dived to the bottom of the water, and the ripples stirred up by its tail fin spread out in circles and soon disappeared.
Yuanyuan sat on the rocks and waited.
Before long, the sea began to surge, and silver and blue shadows emerged one after another from underwater, as countless mermaids swam around the reef.
Some fish showed their upper bodies, while others only showed their head fins, all curiously observing Yuanyuan on the reef.
Their scales shimmered in varying shades of light under the sunlight, and they watched Yuanyuan quietly, their eyes filled with trepidation and anticipation.
Yuanyuan was startled by the scene.
The stories say that mermaids are inherently cruel, so she was still a little afraid.
[Yuanbao, don't be afraid. Salmon is the same fish that you humans often eat.]
"Wh...what?"
Three, salmon!?
Yuanyuan swallowed hard, looking rather pathetic.
Just then, a mermaid slowly swam over.
The other mermaids made way for her.
Her scales had faint golden patterns, and the edges of the fins on her head were also golden.
Her facial features were also outstanding, but she looked much older than the other mermaids.
She was surrounded by more than a dozen mermaids, their gazes fixed on Yuanyuan, the shaman of the mermaid tribe.
Yuanyuan looked around and found that all the mermaids were very young.
The moment she saw Yuanyuan clearly, her body trembled violently. She raised her hand and gently covered her chest, her voice filled with barely suppressed excitement.
"Are you really the messenger sent by the Beast God to save us?"
The mermaids behind her fell silent, all looking at her with expectant eyes.
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