But the most outstanding quality that made Sterling a near-advanced missioner was his intuition.
He opened his system and checked the simple mechanism that had cost him three points.
The marks left on the mechanism indicate that three people had left the room.
One is him, one is Louis, and the last one is...
? ? ?
Sterling's face turned even colder in an instant, transforming from a block of ice into a millennium-old glacier.
What a foolish protagonist! He was so easily seduced!
Sterling was certain, absolutely certain, that the merfolk's escape was definitely related to Louis.
Ignoring his unease once again, he rushed outside, but Louis quickly stopped him: "Uncle, you..."
Sterling and Hilllow exchanged a glance, and Hilllow stepped forward to stop him: "Cousin..."
Of course, none of the three could stop the others. They moved quickly, and when they rushed downstairs, the shadow of the merman had just disappeared from the edge of the viewing pool. A few humans passing by stared wide-eyed at the pool.
Louis saw Sterling suddenly chuckle, and so did Hilllow, their expressions suddenly relaxing, no longer showing the anxiety they had just felt.
Louis frowned and jumped into the pool ahead of them.
After swimming for a while, right before his eyes, he saw again the image of the mermaid that had haunted his dreams that night, her soft long hair and fish tail flowing gracefully in the water.
The merman gripped an iron railing with both hands and opened it.
Under Louis's reluctant gaze, the merman turned and glanced at him, her eyes filled with surprise.
...
【Oh no! They've spent points to set up another fence here! It's huge!】
System: [This is an item worth at least 20 points. It's probably not meant to stop you. If your strength recovers, you can open it in a minute.]
It just so happened that you were running away, and we stopped you.
Qi Qi could already sense the pursuers behind him, his face filled with panic: "Ah! I'm doomed!"
Soon, with the sound of water entering a human body, a mechanical voice sounded in Qi Qi's mind.
Side quest completion +1
[100 points have been credited to your account.]
The system immediately replied: [Unlocking costs 20 points! Open or not?]
Qi Qi paused for a second: [Open!]
After Qi Qi entered the secret passage and spent 50 points to remove half of the poison that was restricting his stamina, he suddenly asked: "Master, what's going on with my side quest?"
The system said: [You have successfully bewitched him, and since he willingly entered the water, the blame falls on you.]
Qi Qi: [Oh, I see...]
The next second, Qi Qi felt the sound of water coming from behind Louis, and saw two blurry figures.
Side quest completion +2
[200 points have been credited to your account.]
[Who is it? Never mind, I'll just spend another 50 stamina points to restore my health first!]
[Beep—50 points deducted, host's stamina restored.]
Before Louis, Sterling, and Hilllow, the merman's magnificent fishtail swayed for a moment, then vanished without a trace into the dark passageway.
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