In the dark blue night, a black head suddenly emerged from the sea.
The reason we're sure it's the head is because there's a pair of dark blue eyes on that shadowy figure.
[Lin Hu: Be careful, cover your ears whenever he starts singing.]
Lin Hu sent a message in the newly created group chat, and everyone else replied that they had received it.
Everyone stared at the figure that gradually emerged from the sea, and when the lower half of the figure crawled out of the water, everyone's eyes widened.
First, it was the first time I had ever seen a mermaid who was half human and half fish. Second, the length of its tail was at least two or three meters.
Because they were afraid the mermaid would notice them, they hid in relatively remote places. In addition, the visibility was poor at night, so they could not see the mermaid's appearance clearly. They could only vaguely see her figure. She was a woman with long, wavy hair that reached her waist. They could not see anything else.
After the mermaid crawled out of the sea, she stood up on her tail and swam like a snake towards the sand that smelled delicious to her.
That's where Lin Hu poured his medicine.
The waves crash there from time to time, which helps the seawater carry the scent into the ocean to attract black merfolk, without washing it all away.
The mermaid stood motionless on the sand, her gaze fixed on it. Lin Hu and the others dared not make a sound, intending to observe what the mermaid would do first.
The next second, the mermaid lay down on the ground and reached out to dig in the sand.
The mermaid stopped digging after nearly a minute, because all she could find was sand. By the time she reached the bottom, the sand, which had been soaked in the medicine, had been completely washed away by the seawater.
The mermaid finally stood up in anger and struck the spot he had just dug with his tail.
With just one drift, the sand exploded like a bomb, leaving a huge crater!
The people in the shadows were all horrified. If that hit them, they would experience the pain of broken bones!
Seeing the mermaid leave, the group didn't go out either; they just wanted to observe the mermaid first.
Seeing this situation, the group decided to change their plan from a direct assault to a more strategic one.
After all, we've only seen the power of the mermaid's tail attack, but haven't heard its song yet.
We've already tried it once today. If we use the potion again, the mermaid might not come. If she does come but doesn't get what she wants, she'll be even angrier and harder to deal with than before.
They decided to come back tomorrow, and they all headed back.
On the way back, the group discussed their new plan and then went back to rest, waiting to make their move the next day when it was almost dark.
Nighttime is inconvenient for them, and during the day, the black merfolk are afraid of light and cannot come out, so they can only wait until that time.
After washing up, Lin Hu lay in bed, staring blankly at the ceiling, thinking about the blurry figure on the beach earlier.
This is the first time I've ever seen something like this, and I don't know how to describe it. I'm just shocked.
Duan Linzhou finished washing up, lifted the covers and lay down next to Linhu Lake, pulling the person into his arms.
After Lin Hu's back was pressed against a warm embrace, his body was no longer curled up because of the cold.
"Goodnight." Duan Linzhou's voice came from behind him, and he placed a light kiss on the back of Lin Hu's neck.
Feeling the vibrations in Duan Linzhou's chest as he spoke, he suddenly felt sleepy, yawned, and closed his eyes.
The following morning, apart from a small team of more than 70 people who broke through the beast tide and arrived at the island, everything else proceeded as usual.
The newcomer is a typical example of someone who makes the best of a situation and gets along well with the islanders. He probably genuinely doesn't want to continue drifting at sea, living a life where he could be killed by mutated beasts at any moment.
The newcomers have set up their tents in an open area near the dock, and most of them have no objection to the work arrangements for tomorrow.
The few who disagreed were intimidated by Duan Bohai's stern face and the white tiger behind him, and could only swallow their objections.
By dinner time that evening, a few of them genuinely wanted to stay, mainly because the food was so delicious and those who worked there could eat three meals for free. Of course, that's a story for another time.
When Lin Hu woke up, Duan Linzhou had already left to attend to matters at the construction site, leaving Lin Hu a note and some porridge he had cooked himself.
When they went downstairs, Ao Jinjin was still a TV addict, Ling Jiuqi was still cooped up in her room, and the two of them were lying on the sofa in the living room.
One is Boss Zhou, and the other is Black Panther.
While Lin Hu was still wondering why Black Panther didn't need to stay by Duan Linzhou's side, Black Panther quickly stood up from the sofa and rubbed against Lin Hu's leg.
Startled awake, Boss Zhou ran over and wagged his tail when he saw Lin Hu.
Ao Jinjin glanced at it, then turned her attention back to the scene of wolves catching sheep on the screen.
"Little leopard, why aren't you with your master?" Lin Hu bent down slightly, ruffling the black leopard's head with one hand and giving Boss Zhou's head a couple of pats with the other.
Black Panther continued to nuzzle Linhu affectionately, just like a big cat, and would even squint its eyes to enjoy being petted.
Boss Zhou stuck out his tongue to lick Lin Hu's hands. After shooing the two hands back onto the sofa, Lin Hu went to the kitchen to wash his hands and ladled out a bowl of porridge.
Ao Jinjin has already eaten, so she won't be interested in the porridge in Lin Hu's hand.
After breakfast, Lin Hu put on his coat and went to the island to water the snow lotus. After harvesting a batch of crops, he returned to the raft and relaxed for a while.
Suddenly feeling a bit bored, I decided to find something to do. When I went outside, I saw quite a few people passing by on the dock.
"Not working today?" Lin Hu muttered to himself in confusion, stepped off the raft, onto the wooden bridge, and walked toward the dock.
Seeing a group of people setting up tents not far below the dock, Lin Hu went over out of curiosity. He didn't recognize any of the people in the group, so he randomly pulled someone aside to ask what was going on.
"Are you new here?" Lin Hu asked, handing the persimmons in his hand to the other person.
He stopped a young man who looked to be around twenty-five years old. He was about the same height as him, but too thin, probably only about 110 cm tall, and he was a little unsteady on his feet.
The man looked at the persimmons handed to him, smiled, and took them, replying, "Yes, they arrived at six o'clock this morning."
He knew Lin Hu; he had seen Lin Hu's face at the beginning of his live stream and had also seen Lin Hu's profile.
Knowing that Lin Hu held a prominent position on the island, he spoke with a touch of ingratiating politeness.
"It's almost noon. You can go to the temporary canteen built next to the construction site for lunch." Lin Hu pointed in the direction of the construction site, kindly offered this suggestion, and then left.
The man, holding a persimmon, watched Lin Hu's departing figure, then glanced around before his vision suddenly blurred.
He had been starving for many days because his raft had been destroyed by the beast tide, and he had lost all his supplies. Luckily, he met this group of people and managed to salvage a raft.
However, the others had similar experiences. They didn't have much supplies, so they relied on a large wooden raft and took turns keeping watch in groups of five, constantly driving away the beast tide to survive.
As their resources dwindled and their crystal cores nearly exhausted, with no food source, some even contemplated suicide.
He even wanted to eat a girl he met on the raft after she died.
Fortunately, just when they were in despair, hope quietly arrived. They held on and hurried over here, meeting some other people along the way, and came together.
Thinking of this, the man held the persimmon in his hand and went to find the girl.
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