Alvin answered readily: "This is a gift from God. Every merman can obtain it after they differentiate, but they can only release dead fish."
Jiang Shuyin nodded, looked at the two fish, and put them away using her spatial lock: "I really like eating fish, but I can only eat cooked fish, otherwise my stomach will hurt."
Alvin glanced at her stomach, a picture flashed through his mind, and the corners of his lips unconsciously curled up.
Sitting at the table, Jiang Shuyin picked up a piece of seaweed and put it in her mouth; it was slightly cool.
It has a slightly milky aroma when chewed, but more importantly, it has a subtle plant fragrance, and finally, you can taste a hint of sweetness.
Seeing that she was eating well, Alvin smiled with his eyes crinkling: "The algae grows very quickly, I'll bring you some more."
Jiang Shu collected some of the seeds into her space, but couldn't bear to finish them all: "If possible, could you bring me some seeds? I'm very bored here and want to try doing something."
“Of course.” Alvin pushed the red fruit toward her. “Try this one too. Female mermaids love to eat it.”
Before, he would give the ones he picked to his sister, but now he wants to give them all to her.
The red fruit is somewhat like a cherry tomato, but smaller. The skin melts in your mouth, and it's sour at first and then sweet. Jiang Shuyin ate two in a row and felt a surge of energy growing in her body, with a warm current flowing from her stomach to her whole body.
I don't feel hungry anymore.
My skin felt slightly warm, and even the cool seawater couldn't quell the nameless fire burning in my stomach.
"Can you tell me what you use these red fruits for?" Jiang Shuyin pulled open her collar, her face and neck turning bright red, like a boiled shrimp.
Alvin looked up at her instead, her beautiful eyes slightly open: "Eat, I saw they were all very happy after they finished eating."
What did they do after they finished eating?
Alvin's pale, handsome face changed instantly, and he stammered, "Maybe... I should go back... and... give... to... Nüran."
Jiang Shuyin couldn't eat anymore. Staring at the ground, she gritted her teeth and said, "You should go back first. I need to calm down for a while."
Alvin stood up and saw her hands clenched tightly on the table, a heavy feeling in his chest: "I'm an adult now."
He flicked his tail, the scales shimmering with a mesmerizing light, and circled around to her, taking her hand that hung by her side. He slowly moved it up and pressed it against her full pectoral muscles:
My heart beats for you.
He pressed himself very close, as if trying to push her hand into his body and make her touch it.
Why won't you look at me?
Jiang Shuyin avoided eye contact, but she insisted on one thing: "My lover is still waiting for me outside."
Alvin's movements froze, as if his strength had been dissipated, and Jiang Shuyin seized the opportunity to take back her hand.
"But he won't know that we're only here."
Alvin thought that things wouldn't work out between them, and that he would be leaving when the Moon Goddess descended.
At that time, I hoped she could return to her world as she wished.
He had only one small wish: to leave behind memories in his short life that he could cherish for a lifetime.
That way... even when it hurts, you can still eat candy.
The effects of the medication in Jiang Shuyin's body wore off, and her metabolism accelerated rapidly during the gene optimization process, gradually easing her tense emotions.
She decisively left her seat and looked at Alvin from a distance: "Once you have someone you love, will you still accept someone else?"
An indescribable pain flickered in his eyes, which deepened and overflowed with tears. After flowing from his eyes, the tears turned into beautiful and dazzling pearls, sliding down his body, landing under his tail, and scattering throughout the room.
"Don't cry..." Jiang Shuyin pursed her lips.
I wanted to comfort him, but I couldn't find the right words—not too intimate, but not too distant either.
He closed his eyes briefly, and a few mermaid pearls were squeezed out and slid down.
"My time is running out."
He lowered his head silently, like a child who had done something wrong, feeling afraid, guilty, and a little stubborn.
"I just want to spend more time with the people I like..."
Jiang Shuyin's gaze swept over him, but she found no fatal wound.
Ask the system: What happened to him?
[The merman didn't speak. The book you were just reading was actually about how their tribe offered male mermen to the Moon Goddess. He should be next.]
Jiang Shuyin: Will I die?
[In your words, this was not a dignified death.]
Jiang Shuyin glanced at him and sighed inwardly.
The mermaid's large fins behind its ears could detect movements within tens of kilometers, so it naturally didn't miss this sigh. It lowered its head, its eyes filled with a layer of mist that could turn into beautiful mermaid pearls at any moment.
"You can come, but you have to listen to me."
He slowly raised his head, his eyes still somewhat vacant, his blue pupils like glass marbles from childhood, they would surely look even better in the sunlight.
"I'll do whatever you say."
Jiang Shu smiled wryly and pulled a book off the shelf for him: "Then read a book to me."
Alvin's brows relaxed, and his exquisite voice was a treat for the ears when he read aloud. A glance at his handsome face revealed a gentle, jade-like luster, making it a feast for the eyes and ears.
"My heart loves you deeply, and I think of your kindness before your throne."
"My heart praises you deeply; you are the satisfaction and the only joy of my soul."
"Stop—change to another book."
The song that had just been written was a hymn praising the Moon Goddess, a song that the saintess would sing loudly when the Moon Goddess descended. Alvin felt disgusted, but when he read it in front of her, he tasted a faint sweetness in his heart, which flowed continuously.
Jiang Shuyin took out another book from the bottom and gave it to him.
Alvin smiled and took it, glancing at it. It recorded the ancient history of the merfolk, the era before the appearance of the Moon Goddess.
"The merfolk originally lived in the South China Sea, on a planet called Blue Star, and coexisted peacefully with humans. When ships sailed across the sea, the merfolk would use songs to tell them about the weather. When humans were in trouble, they would also step forward to help them escape danger..."
Jiang Shuyin wondered if the merfolk were actually abducted from Earth by the Goddess of the Moon, who imprisoned them here and made them her own possessions.
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