Flame Scale was quite pleased with himself after collecting the goods, and cheerfully said, "Pfft! Then I won't be polite!"
Now that the bribery had been arranged, it was time to give Little Fatty some face. Flamescale followed Little Fatty to the ice rink.
Ais brought it here before, but what's a fire-breathing sea monster doing at an ice rink! It's good enough that it doesn't melt, well, if it could melt completely.
The little chubby balls clearly sensed its fiery aura, so one by one they slid into the ice rink and began to "dance," believing that the best way to attract like-minded people was to perform.
Unfortunately, they were overthinking it. This method is irresistibly attractive to some fish, but utterly boring to others. And, coincidentally, the Flamescale belongs to the latter.
The chubby little balls' clumsy movements looked like a chaotic dance to Flamescale. It showed no mercy, displaying utter disdain.
"Pfft! What a mess you're all making, it's so ugly!"
Flame Scale's words infuriated the chubby little balls who had been practicing for days.
Although they are no match for this sea monster, it has already accepted a bribe, so why isn't it praising them?! They've been wasting their fish food! From now on, I won't even feed it to the sharks!
Ignoring the angry little chubby balls, Flamescale let out a strange, cackling laugh and strode away.
In just one night, news of Flamescale's deception of the little fat balls' fish food spread. Early the next morning, Gu Xi saw several little fat balls crying and complaining to the octopus, while Ai Si looked at Flamescale with disdain and the octopus with a helpless expression.
Meanwhile, the fish at the center of the conversation opened its fish food container right in front of the little fat ball and happily poured it into its own mouth.
Gu Xi wanted to facepalm at the sight.
In the end, it was Ai Si who stepped in, confiscated all the fish food, and forced the octopus to become a fish food feast for several fish to enjoy together, thus resolving the farce.
Although this matter was consensual, Yanlin still bears some responsibility in the end.
Gu Xi had to deal with the auction today, so she didn't have much time to watch over Yan Lin. She decided to find something for it to do and not let it be idle, otherwise who knows what kind of annoying things it would do.
"Flame Scale, don't you like starting fires? From now on, you'll be in charge of smelting aquamarine ore into aquamarine crystals. The fire-starting work on the ship will be your responsibility."
As for the specifics of learning how to operate it, Gu Xi left it to the octopus and let the octopus teach it.
Aquamarine ore isn't the only material that can be smelted; the ship has been continuously smelting it because its most pressing need is for expansion materials. Now that such a powerful, free resource has arrived, it wouldn't be right for her to continue production on a small scale.
The ambitious Gu Xi suddenly remembered something: he wanted to build a larger smelting workshop, where all the raw materials for smelting would be stored. As for the laborers, they would naturally live in the smelting workshop so they could work at any time.
Silently making plans, Gu Xi beckoned Yan Lin over.
"You need to behave yourself these next few days and not cause any trouble. I'll go prepare the materials to build you a big house."
Flamescale was stunned, completely unexpectedly receiving such treatment. It exclaimed in surprise, "Pfft?! Mine?!"
Gu Xi nodded solemnly, "Yes! It was fixed especially for you!"
Gu Xi emphasized the word "specialized".
The sudden "surprise" left Flamescale bewildered; this was a treatment even the Ice Shield Fish hadn't received, and now it had fallen into its lap.
Excitement and surprise instantly filled its heart. It completely forgot that Gu Xi had taught it that "there's no such thing as a free lunch." (This chapter has been read. Please click to continue reading the next chapter!)
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