Chapter 236
After several months of interstellar voyage, the Creeks' spaceship finally arrived at the supply station on Prison Star. After some garlic blessing at the supply station, they were led by the staff to Base 24.
Although they had heard Li Sinian explain the effects of this "garlic perfume" on the way, and the Cricks were mentally prepared, after actually using it...
The smell is still a bit hard to bear!
On the way, they also saw the environment of Prison Star through the window.
The couple had never seen a planet with such a harsh and dangerous environment. Although they could see green plants, it was still far from those habitable planets.
Thinking that they would have to live on the prison planet for a long time, the Cricks were not optimistic.
More importantly, during the last month of interstellar travel, their son's berserker problem became more serious. Not only did his temperament become more violent and irritable, but fish scales also spread from his lower body to his chest and abdomen.
He was completely unrecognizable, his sleep time was getting shorter and shorter, and he spent almost the entire day tumbling and swimming violently in the water tank, constantly banging his body against the tank walls.
The most serious incident was when the water tank was hit and cracks appeared like spider webs. If it had not been discovered in time, he would have escaped from the water tank.
The Creeks had to take turns looking after him. Interstellar travel was tiring in itself, and coupled with lack of sleep, they were now extremely haggard.
Looking at the landscape of Prison Star, their only thought was—
Even if the son cannot be cured, at least Li Sinian is in charge of the nursery. He can temporarily leave the son in his care and let them have a good sleep.
Because they were too tired and the scenery of Prison Star really didn't attract them, they didn't pay any attention to it later.
So, after they landed at the designated location and got off the spaceship as Li Sinian requested, they were... shocked by the vast and vibrant plains before them.
The Creeks had certainly seen such plains before, but when it appeared on Prison Star, it brought a powerful visual impact.
What is even more shocking is the towering tree across the river.
"What kind of tree is that?" Crick said in amazement. "I've never seen such a tall tree!"
"That's the ancestor of the Wood Clan, Mu Qing."
Hearing the answer, Creek turned around and saw Li Sinian appeared behind him at some point.
Marshal Li, who was once the most powerful and most respected person in the Tess Empire, was now wearing a simple gray-blue uniform. He no longer had the majesty and coldness of the past, but had a more peaceful temperament.
After a moment of surprise, Creek stepped forward and gave a hug to his old friend whom he hadn't seen for a long time.
"Crick, thank you for your hard work."
Li Sinian noticed that the two were not in good condition. He patted his shoulder and got straight to the point. "Where is Ika? I'm here to take him to the nursery."
Although he was curious about how the ancestor of the Wood Clan could be on Prison Star, when Li Sinian mentioned Ika, Creek's attention was immediately diverted. "He's still on the spaceship."
"Then take me to see him."
"Okay, follow me."
Li Sinian followed the couple onto the spacecraft, chatting as they walked.
"How's Ika doing?"
"Honestly, it's a bit bad." Creek said worriedly, "Lee, tell me the truth, can that breeder Su really cure Ika?"
"Don't worry, if Keeper Su can't do anything about it, then I'm afraid no one in this galaxy can cure him." Li Sinian said with certainty.
Seeing how confident he was, the Creeks relaxed a little.
"Is Yan Ya okay?" Mrs. Creek asked at this time, "The last time I saw her was two years ago."
Ever since her two children disappeared, Yan Ya has been traveling around the interstellar countries, rushing over whenever there is any suspicious news. They have not met very often over the years, and only when Yan Ya could no longer bear it and returned to the Tes Empire did they gradually resume their contact.
"She's doing fine. After the baby was found, her condition has been getting better day by day. Now she lives a fulfilling life every day."
Speaking of his wife and two children, Li Sinian's face unconsciously smiled. "I also want to thank you for your help and support over the years."
"Do we need to talk about this between us?" Creek said.
"Yes, and besides, we didn't do much to help." Mrs. Crick nodded. "It's great that the child can be found."
When they entered the room at the end of the corridor, the Creeks fell silent, and Li Sinian also saw Ika in the transparent water tank.
The boy with blue hair and blue eyes had a slender figure. From his chest down, he had dense light blue scales attached to him, which extended all the way down and turned into a fish tail from his hips. The scales also gradually changed from light blue to dark blue.
He swam quietly in the water, his beautiful scales gleaming with light, looking breathtakingly beautiful, but—
"Bang! Bang!"
The mermaid boy, who was originally floating quietly, bared his teeth at them fiercely after noticing their arrival. His beautiful blue vertical pupils were full of coldness, without a trace of human emotion.
He became agitated and began to bang hard against the wall of the water tank.
"Bang! Bang! Bang!"
The skin on his body that was not covered by fish scales was already covered with purple scars. Even the fish scales could not withstand such impact day and night. Some of them fell off on his arms, back, and tail, and the wounds were whitened by water.
Not to mention the Creeks, even Li Sinian felt sorry for them when he saw it.
"Has he always been like this?" Li Sinian asked.
"Yes, tranquilizers don't have much effect on him, and every time the effect of the drug wears off, his condition becomes more serious. We dare not use tranquilizers on him anymore." Creek said.
Mrs. Crick's eyes also turned red.
"He couldn't leave the water for long, and he couldn't calm down. We could only add medical agents to the water to alleviate his injuries a little."
But this is obviously only a temporary solution and not a fundamental solution.
Li Sinian nodded. He was not frightened by the boy's violent appearance. Instead, he walked closer to the water tank and tried to communicate with Ika.
"Ika, do you remember me?" he said. "I'm Uncle Li."
In response, Ika hit him even harder.
Li Sinian continued, "What about Yangyang? You played together when you were little, remember?"
"Bang!"
The boy hit the tank again, and a sharp cry came from him.
Li Sinian couldn't help but sigh, then turned to the Creeks and said, "Let's take him to the nursery first. Keeper Su is already waiting."
Ika couldn't stay out of water for a long time, and given his condition, he had to carry the water tank off the spacecraft together.
When they reached the ground, the Creeks were feeling a little lost when they saw Li Sinian directing the robot to push Ika's water tank towards a small house in the distance.
They didn't understand why, but they still followed him there.
They didn't know if it was the scent of garlic or the effect of the towering tree, but they actually felt that the air on this plain was exceptionally fresh. Just by breathing it, their exhausted bodies and minds felt relieved.
Even Ika, who was restless in the water tank, calmed down a little.
Soon, they arrived at the hut and saw Li Sinian continuing to command the robot to place the water tank on an open space with a strange pattern painted on it.
The water tank is quite large and directly occupies two-thirds of the entire pattern.
"Let's go up and squeeze in." Li Sinian said.
The Creeks followed him blankly, squeezing together into the less than one-third of the remaining space.
"Li, this is..."
Before Creek could finish his words, he saw a round ball of water jumping out of the river, jumping a few times and then landing on the top of the water tank.
Ika seemed to have discovered its prey and slammed upwards, causing the water tank to tremble slightly.
"Puff!"
The small water ball jumped, and a water arrow shot vertically downwards, actually directly passing over the water tank. After hitting the water in the tank, it turned into a stream of water and hit the mermaid boy's head.
The boy's body trembled slightly, then he closed his eyes and sank softly to the bottom of the box - he was actually knocked unconscious by the water flow.
"Puff!"
The little water ball jumped proudly.
The Creeks watched this scene and just as they were about to check on their son, the formation beneath their feet lit up, swallowing them and the water tank, and then disappeared from the spot.
When they reappeared, they had reached the rooftop of the nursery building.
The Creeks were stunned. What was going on?
Li Sinian didn't rush to explain to them. He just said, "We've arrived at the nursery. Let's go find Keeper Su first. As for this teleportation array... I'll tell you later."
The Creeks had to suppress their doubts. They opened the water tank and pulled their son out of the water. They were relieved to find that he had just fainted.
"That water ball just now..."
"It's a creature from Earth. It has a bad temper, but it won't harm the cubs."
"Puff!"
As soon as Li Sinian finished speaking, the water ball fired another water arrow. The water tank that Ika couldn't break no matter what was done shattered immediately. The rushing water rushed out, soaking the three adults.
"Pululululul~"
The water ball made a happy sound, then jumped onto the teleportation array before Li Sinian got angry, activated the formation and escaped.
Li Sinian wiped his face helplessly and said to his bewildered friend, "Sorry, it's rather naughty."
The Creeks shook their heads. They were mermaids and were not averse to water. They also felt a natural affinity for the creature called Puru.
But without the water tank, what should Ika do?
He did this because he had transformed into a beast, and he would not grow legs after leaving the water.
Li Sinian said, "There are two pools downstairs. Let Ika stay in the pool first. Then we can change clothes and go see Keeper Su."
Fortunately, Ika was knocked unconscious by Puru and could not wake up for the time being. Moreover, he could not live without water due to his beast transformation, so it should be no problem to place him in the pool.
The Creeks also thought this method was feasible, so Li Sinian carried Ika and went downstairs. Under their gaze, he placed the little mermaid in the pool, and then led them to the room on the seventh floor to change clothes.
What they didn't know was that when Li Sinian left, the mermaid boy who fell into the water opened a pair of cold blue eyes.
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