Qi Qi snorted smugly to himself.
[Hmph, you wasted over thirty points. Didn't expect I could understand you all to be able to! Hahahaha...]
On the surface, he leaned back in the bathtub, his eyes widening in surprise.
"Don't be afraid, we won't hurt you. You saw it yourself, that's why we rescued you, isn't it?"
Jason tried to approach him, but seeing the mermaid back away, he reached into his pocket and pulled out a beautifully wrapped candy. He unwrapped it, his voice laced with coaxing:
"Look, don't you like candy? Here, have this, okay? Don't be scared of me, alright?"
The bearded mission member, who looks to be in his thirties, is actually only 20 years old. He speaks like he's coaxing a child and is quite childish.
One candy equals one point. Qi Qi thought for a moment, then naturally lowered his head and took the milky-scented candy from his fingertip.
As the fingertips touched it and then left, a tingling sensation rose up, and Jason felt as if he had been electrocuted. His smile widened, and he grinned, looking like a golden retriever who had just successfully pleased his owner.
It's just because he looks like an older man, and he seems a bit perverted.
Pretty young ladies are still prettier. Qi Qi silently moved closer to Xierluo, and thus, he successfully obtained the candy that humans bought with one point.
This time it's orange flavored.
Seeing his two teammates being so foolishly persuaded by the merman to practically "go bankrupt" buying candy, Sterling, arms crossed, interrupted their blissful moment: "Mermaid,"
Sterling, whose features are already sharp and angular, always has a cold face, his thin lips are pursed, and his medium-length hair is casually tied low at the back of his head. His eyes are cold and sharp, making him look more like a cold and unapproachable big boss. You can't tell at all that he patiently feeds people fish one by one in the evening.
Qi Qi looked up at him.
Qi Qi likes good-looking people, but she doesn't like being looked at coldly.
"Do you even know who tied you up and brought you ashore?"
Qi Qi nodded.
"He poisoned you and kidnapped you, which means he has already stood against the Merfolk and betrayed your king. Don't you want to take revenge?"
With candy in both sides of his mouth, Qi Qi nodded seriously with a pout.
Sterling's gaze lingered on his face, his expression inscrutable.
"Great, we saved you, so we're friends now. Friends should help each other, right?"
Sillo: "...Isn't what you're saying a bit too obvious?"
Jason whispered, "I think it's alright. This little merman looks a bit dim-witted, and he won't understand if I explain anything complicated."
The words had barely left his mouth when Jason was splashed headfirst and face-first with water, making it impossible for him to open his eyes. He wiped his face and shouted, "Ouch..."
Looking directly at him, he saw a merman fuming and poised to splash him with water again.
He hurriedly grabbed the merman's hand: "I forgot you can understand now... Don't splash it, don't splash it, I know I was wrong..."
His movements were rather clumsy, and merciless laughter came from the sidelines.
Seeing this, Sterling smiled slightly.
"The mermaids' sonic attacks are very harmful to humans. We can't find their location right now, so we can't deal with them. In the next few days, we'll try to heal your throat and take you into the sea to find the Mermaid King for help, understand?"
Qi Qi nodded.
The naive little merman was indeed easy to talk to; a few pieces of candy were enough to make him feel favorably toward humans.
The three exchanged a glance, left the bathroom to the little mermaid, and went to rest.
...
The system checks on Qi Qi for a few hours each day. Seeing that he had escaped Lan's control and been taken away by the mission takers, yet was still alive and well, it couldn't help but say: "You're really unlucky."
Qi Qi held up the three candies left by the mission participants and showed them to it: [Actually, it's not so bad. Anyway, I didn't die, and I still have candies to eat. They even healed me and let me spend all the points. What stupid humans, hahaha.]
The silly robot was lucky; seeing that he was unharmed and still had that silly, happy look on his face, the system was relieved: "Just be yourself and don't be fooled by humans. Call me if anything happens."
Anyway, it can't get too bad. Once the host fails in the advanced scenario, he'll naturally know how reliable the low-level scenario is.
Qi Qi, while eating candy, suddenly said, "Tongtong, are you very tired? You should rest. I can stay by myself."
The system paused for a moment, then replied: "It's alright."
Qi Qi: [When I have money, I'll upgrade your chip so you can eat candy too.]
...
Deep in the ocean, Lan continued her busy training. For nearly half a year, the Merfolk King had been in a daze since falling ill, and Lan personally handled all the affairs of the tribe.
The merfolk of the tribe are incredibly stupid, possessing only outward physical bodies but empty minds. Every action and thought only begins to function after receiving orders from superiors. They are no better than the smartest octopuses in the sea, and are even easier to control.
Lan originally had no intention of vying for power, but he has become increasingly intelligent, and since Wang obtained that black gem, apart from being controlled by his bloodlust, he has indeed become stronger and stronger.
Lan stroked his abdomen, where there was once a deep scar that exposed bone, so deep that it almost caused his intestines to rupture. It was left by the Merman King.
At that moment, he noticed something was wrong with the black gemstone and stole it from Wang. He was about to destroy the stone when Wang, with red eyes, chased after him. In desperation, Lan swallowed the stone.
Wang almost killed him. After taking out the stone, she left in a frenzy. Immersed in her madness, she was completely unaware of what she had done. Too much of a good thing can be bad; she couldn't control that powerful force.
Lan sank into the sea. The small black gemstone, about the size of a pearl, was smashed off from the large black gemstone and remained inside his body. After three days and three nights, it completely healed all his fatal wounds.
He would never forget the feeling of being on the verge of death, but the strength and wisdom that gradually increased afterward, and the ability to stay on land for longer and longer, filled him with endless desire.
If he finds a way to use the black gemstone for his own benefit while maintaining his sanity, then could he, like a human, leave this sea and go to a farther, larger world?
With power and desire intertwined, Lan found the meaning of her life.
Lately, his thirst for blood has grown stronger. The king will be back soon, and he needs to retrain the merfolk who have been completely brainwashed to prevent them from being controlled by the king's voice and turning against him.
As for the little prince on the shore...
Well, it shouldn't be a problem to leave him out for a day. He won't die of thirst or hunger. I'll go see him after I'm done with my work.
Maybe if they suffer, they'll be more obedient and give up going against him.
Taking him out to sea with us then wouldn't be a bad idea.
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