The three mission takers returned to the castle and, while the history buff Prince Louis was still researching the history of merfolk, secretly hid a real merfolk in Sterling's bedroom on the third floor.
“Why wasn’t it hidden with me?” Jason protested.
“You’re too careless. You should leave it with me. Louis won’t go to my bedroom,” Hilllo said.
Sterling didn't elaborate much, simply saying one sentence to dispel their thoughts: "I am the strongest."
Hillow/Jason: "…………"
Qi Qi lay on the bed watching the three of them huddled together, whispering about the merfolk. Because they thought he couldn't understand, they were plotting to speak very loudly.
It turns out that they planned to deal with the merfolk and unleash a massacre after the Merfolk Queen completely lost her mind and control over the merfolk.
They were just alive, and the Mermaid Queen's mental state hadn't completely collapsed yet, so they planned to use themselves as hostages to completely break down the Mermaid Queen's psychological defenses and thus profit from it.
Good news: These mission takers, aside from having strong mental fortitude that makes them difficult to control with the merman's voice, haven't managed to kill any mermen yet, so they don't have any points to buy weapons.
The bad news is that they also have a survival time mission. For every extra day they live, they will receive points at midnight. They survived for two days yesterday and the day before and have already used the points to buy earplugs that can block some of the mermaid's sonic attacks.
...
The three men were plotting something on the sofa, glancing every now and then at the merman they had captured. He was lying obediently on the bed, watching them with his big eyes blinking, playing with the glass ornaments they had given him.
Jason lowered his voice slightly: "Will this work?"
Sterling: "Yes."
Hilllo remained silent.
The three planned to use their evening points to exchange for the antidote and a communication-enhancing potion to heal the little merman's throat, allowing him to use his voice to summon the Merman King, and then... kill him. With the Merman King insane, the power of chaos would be easier to obtain than when he was lucid, and besides, they would get 100 points for killing a merman.
If the Merman King doesn't go mad, the Mermen will be very difficult to deal with.
Jason hesitated, "Will he really listen to us?"
Hilllo glanced coldly at Jason: "Can't you tell he's stupid?"
Sterling's voice sounded devoid of emotion: "It's stupid. They should have died on the first day as cannon fodder. They're lucky to have survived this long."
"They're just NPCs. Remember our identities and missions."
Not knowing who he was saying this to, the three of them fell silent for a moment again.
They had no idea that the merfolk had overheard their entire plan.
Good or bad.
I'm not stupid.
...
Qi Qi was very thirsty. Fortunately, although the three mission takers were bad, they probably still had to coax Qi Qi, so they cleaned out a bathtub and brought water, allowing Qi Qi to finally replenish his water.
There were also fresh fish that I don't know where they came from.
"Eat."
The lively fish in his hand was handed to the mermaid in the water.
The mermaid took off her skirt, and her half-body fishtail draped pitifully in the tank, barely soaking in the water.
Because Jason blushed, and it seemed he might make a lewd move on the merman, the task of feeding him and helping him soak in the water was handed over to the rational Sterling.
The fish was handed forward, and its thrashing tail almost hit Qi Qi.
Qi Qi's stomach was already growling, but he didn't really want to take the fish. He was not strong enough, but mainly he was a clean freak. The bathtub was so small, and he didn't want to soak in it if it got dirty with fish blood.
Anyway, we won't starve to death for now.
However, his behavior seemed more like he was showing disdain.
The fish was caught from an ornamental pond, so it certainly doesn't taste as good as fish from the sea. The merman prince probably has never eaten such an ordinary fish before.
Sterling walked away expressionlessly.
Qi Qi rested his hand on the edge of the bathtub, leaned his head against it, and felt somewhat drowsy.
There was a sound at the door. He groggily looked up and saw that Sterling had come in again, carrying a plate of sliced sashimi.
The snow-white fish meat was even deboned, just as thoughtful as Lan.
This time, Qi Qi did not refuse. Just as he was about to pick up the fish with his fingers and put it in his mouth, Sterling frowned, took out a pair of chopsticks, picked up the fish meat, and fed it to Qi Qi.
Qi Qi felt that he was acting a little strange, but given Sterling's expressionless face that looked like he was about to punch a fish at any moment, he opened his mouth and accepted the food.
Her rosy lips parted, revealing two slightly pointed canines among her pearly white teeth, and her tongue was very pink.
As they were being fed, some people's ears slowly turned red.
After Qi Qi finished eating, Sterling went out. He didn't know what the group of people were doing. They were nowhere to be seen every day. He was the only one who was either locked up or locked up, and he knew nothing about what was happening outside.
Feeling incredibly bored and restless, Qi Qi eagerly awaited the arrival of night.
What will happen if Lan finds him missing? She'll definitely be angry, thinking he's run away, and she'll search everywhere for him. She'll be afraid that he's already found her mother and the other merfolk and is accusing her of the bad things he's done.
The Mermaid King's mother should be back soon. Once I'm back in the sea, I must tell her what happened.
They'll turn against us again and eliminate these mission members and humans.
...
When I woke up again, I heard people talking in the small living room outside.
"This dog mall only gives 20 points for signing in for a day. The detoxifying seaweed potion is so expensive, it costs 100. The stamina recovery potion also costs 100, and the communication potion costs 30. No way, the potions are too expensive. I can only buy the three-day communication potion or the throat recovery potion. What should I buy?"
Where did those two idiots, David and Charlie, go?
Sterling warned, "You want to share points with them?"
"Of course not."
"Then let's talk about the medicine. Treating his throat in advance is too risky, since he can't understand us. Let's communicate with him first and build a good relationship."
"Be careful what you say later, try to coax her, and don't give yourself away."
Jason's voice was tinged with a sigh: "Wow, you guys are really playing with people's hearts. How could you bear to deceive such a cute and innocent beauty..."
Qi Qi had overheard the conversation when someone splashed some water on his face. He pretended to wake up and opened his eyes. Jason was smiling at him, holding a vial of green medicine: "Beauty, come take your medicine..."
While trying to appease him, she complained, "You all get to be the good guys, and I'll be the bad guy."
The merman looked at the potion curiously and obediently opened its mouth.
Jason: "...So easy to coax, sigh."
For some reason, the three of them felt a slight, almost imperceptible sense of guilt.
The medicine was dripped into Qi Qi's mouth.
It tasted a bit like grass, even though he had never eaten grass before.
Jason waved his hand: "Hey? Beauty? Can you understand me?"
Qi Qi stared wide-eyed in shock.
With her pupils dilated, the merman looked even more innocent, and her eyelashes became even curlier, making her dazzlingly cute.
Jason swallowed hard. "Can you hear me?"
Qi Qi nodded.
"My name is Jason. We are good people, we're here to... save you."
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