Chapter 94 Sunbathing
Although the little mermaid could not speak and had no moving singing voice, the prince was still captivated by her beautiful dance and often looked at her with loving eyes.
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The next day, when Bai Su learned that Vespella was going to the other side of the island to meet the mermaids and would bring back some marine plants, stars appeared in her eyes when she looked at Vespella.
Vespera: "...That's not necessary. This is what I should do."
Bai Su: "Come on, Your Highness! You are the best!"
Baisu told the news to Keos, who in turn told his father, Minister Robis. Coincidentally, a black centaur with red dreadlocks named Faria also heard the news...
In Boeing Town, basically whatever Faria knew, the entire Centaur race would know it the next day.
Because they were trapped on the island and worked together, dozens of Centaur guards and those little ponies got along very well with the guests invited by Bai Su and even the guards dispatched by Vesperia to participate in the ship repair work. Exchanging information and chatting about daily life were normal things.
And the gossip about His Royal Highness the Prince is the best seasoning.
So during lunch, even the high priest, who usually didn't pay much attention to the outside world, teased him, "Your Highness, your sacrifice for everyone is truly enormous."
Vespera didn't understand what he meant. "It's just exchanging jewels for some vegetables. It's not a sacrifice. Besides, Nagas are very easy to get along with."
"Your courage is admirable. You know, mermaids are..." The high priest seemed to have thought of something. He looked at Vespella intently and suddenly asked, "What does the mermaid who saved you look like?"
"Naga is beautiful, he has long blue curly hair and golden eyes, his upper body is the same as ours, and his lower body is a beautiful tail. Is there any problem?" Vespera replied.
"No problem," the high priest said. "May your love be blessed."
Vespera frowned and was about to refute that what happened between him and Naga was not as the gossip said, that he and Naga were just saviors and friends.
But the high priest had very naturally changed the topic to a discussion with Bai Su about the fur care of his snow leopard. Vespera couldn't continue to dwell on the previous topic and had to let it go.
——This was the closest he had ever been to the truth, and he missed the opportunity to get to the bottom of it.
Therefore, for many days afterwards, when he was looked at with regret and admiration by people, he only thought that these people were grateful for the vegetables he brought back, and did not regard their emotions towards him as sympathy at all.
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In the afternoon, when the sun was at its hottest, Vespera was arranging his men. He planned to take only five guards with him.
At present, there seem to be no large animals on this island. The only dangerous one is the Naga.
And the Naga would not harm him.
Mermaids are cautious by nature, and Vespera was afraid of scaring the Nagas if he brought too many people with him, so he only let five guards, each carrying a large basket, follow him.
An afternoon should be enough for Naga to collect plants from the seabed and fill a few baskets, right?
Vespera was about to seek welfare for his people when he was stopped by a yawning Bai Su.
"Your Highness." Bai Su handed the wicker box in his hand, which was similar to a suitcase, to Vespera's guard and said, "Please take this item with you."
"What is this?" Vespera asked him.
Bai Su replied, "I had this custom-made for me. It's a foldable lounge chair and a sunshade curtain. Bring it with you, and your afternoon date with the mermaid at the beach will be much better."
"Thank you," Vespera said sincerely. "Perhaps later, we can find an opportunity to discuss the development of some idle land..."
After a few brief greetings, Bai Su returned to the tent for a nap at his partner's urging.
The sun is very strong at noon. Except for the work of repairing the cruise ship, which cannot be stopped and everyone takes turns to do it, everyone can take a pleasant nap in the afternoon, and then continue the work of collecting and logging when the sun is not so strong in the afternoon.
Vesperia, the only one who had the means to obtain vegetables, was unable to rest.
He originally wanted to use a straw hat to block the sun, but with the beach sun protection set specially sent by Bai Su, he could better maintain his elegant image as a prince.
Vespera, accompanied by her personal guards and five other guards, walked through the woods, crossing the island in a straight line.
The woods are hidden, and leaving a few guards here will not let them get sunburned, and they can also rest in the shade for a while.
Vespera came to the beach alone carrying a folding chair. He opened the portable suit and was surprised to find a pair of flip-flops inside!
Vespera's attire today was much more casual than the formal suit he'd been too slow to change out of yesterday. He wore a pullover shirt with delicate lace embroidery, the trendiest court style with a drawstring collar and flared sleeves. It was so thin that it puffed slightly in the wind. His trousers were knee-length breeches, and he'd deliberately skipped stockings, switching to flip-flops. He looked like a mix of a medieval prince and a model on a beach vacation.
It took Vespera only about twenty minutes to successfully set up the lounge chair and the canopy next to the reef where he and Naga had agreed to meet.
The water here is shallow, and there are shadows formed by the reefs. In addition, the canopy provides shade. Vespera hung his flip-flops on the hook on the side of the lounge chair and lay down on it barefoot, as if he had returned to the past, when he was on vacation to a small island in the Pacific.
A glass of juice would be perfect.
Thinking of this, Vespera couldn't help but close his eyes and doze off, letting the gentle sea breeze blow the corners of his silk shirt fluttering. He also found incomparable spiritual comfort in this refreshing salty air.
Maybe I should go to the Boqueria market and see if there are any aquatic or marine fragrance oils...
He fell asleep without realizing it.
“Puff, puff, puff—”
“Puff——”
"Boo——"
When Vesperia woke up, Naga was clinging to the edge of his recliner, her pretty face less than a fist away from him, pouting and happily blowing bubbles.
Seeing him wake up, she smiled a cute and sweet smile.
"Good afternoon, Naga." Vespera greeted him gently.
The mermaid responded by politely blowing another bubble at him.
Under this sky, on the sea surface rippling with soft golden light, there are many colorful bubbles. They do not float upwards, but sink slowly to the surface of the sea, and with a puff, they merge into one with the sea.
Vespera found it very interesting and asked Naga, "Are you the little mermaid?"
Naga wagged her tail.
Vespella said again: "No, not the little mermaid, but the big mermaid. Big mermaid, please help me collect some plants from the sea?"
Naga nodded, and he wrote on Vesperia's open palm: How much do you need?
Vesperia asked him to wait a moment, then got off the lounge chair, stepped out of the waves and walked back to the beach, bringing over five large baskets with a diameter of one meter.
Vespera smiled and said, "How about five baskets? Would that be too much?"
No matter how dumb Naga was, she was still stunned by Vesperia's blatant act of plucking the fish scales.
His eyes looked extremely resentful, and his mouth opened, almost wanting to speak - but in the end no sound came out.
Vespera was a little disappointed. He really wanted to hear whether the mermaid's voice on the shore was really sharp and piercing.
"Naga, please." Vespera sat on the recliner, his height just level with the Naga who was sitting cross-legged on his tail. The handsome blond prince gazed at the merman with deep affection and said, "You are the kindest and most lovely mermaid. You will help me, right?"
The innocent mermaid nodded.
So for the next two hours, Vespera continued to lie leisurely on the lounge chair. He even picked up a coconut on the beach and asked Naga to help him crack it open with her sharp nails. He drank the coconut juice happily with his hands crossed behind his head. Occasionally, when he was bored, he would use his feet to stir the cool sea water.
He even thought that when he returned home at night, he would ask Bai Su if he had sunglasses. Sunbathing would be more enjoyable with sunglasses.
During the swim, Vesperia also observed that Naga's swimming posture was not like the mermaids he had seen in cartoons before. He looked like a sea snake, with his long tail twisting in the sea water and moving in an S shape.
During these two hours, Naga went back and forth between the seabed and the shore. Every time he came up, he was dragging behind him a large clump of kelp or other plants that Vespera did not recognize.
Vesperia would then take the initiative to stand up and help him clear the weeds that were tangled in his arms and tail, and then praise him for being so awesome.
But the look in Naga's eyes when she looked at him became more and more resentful.
When the last basket was full, Vespera was pleasantly surprised to find that there were quite a few sea urchins and sweet shrimps mixed in with the plants.
Vesperia loved sea urchins, and tonight, he would enjoy the delicacies he had snatched from the mermaid.
Naga seemed to be really exhausted. Half of his body was lying on the recliner, gasping for breath. The butterfly bones on his fair back were fluttering as if about to fly, but he did not look weak.
His muscles rose and fell with his breathing, drawing the seawater that had wet his hair down the grooves of his body. Vesperia noticed that Naga actually had two shallow dimples on his lower back.
There was a little sea water accumulated there, which made people feel thirsty for some reason.
Vespera thought that such beautiful parts should be used to decant wine. Just put a mouthful of wine in it and sip it, which would definitely greatly enhance the flavor of the wine.
"Naga." Vespera called him.
The merman turned around, and before he could react, Vespella dropped something on his head.
Naga shrank subconsciously, but Vespella had already withdrawn her hand and said with a smile: "Naga, you are really very beautiful. You are the princess, the mermaid princess."
The male mermaid who was praised for his beauty blinked in confusion. He raised his hand, took off the thing on his head, and took it in front of him to take a look.
It turned out to be an extremely luxurious golden crown inlaid with various gems.
A crown that symbolizes the prince's status as Vesperia.
"Beautiful mermaid, would you like to go to my country with me?" the handsome prince asked him with a smile.
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The author has something to say:
Vespera: A valiant prince like me deserves a mermaid pet! Naga, bring it to me!
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