After a day, life on the ship returned to normal, and the damage caused by the baby whale was mostly repaired.
With the help of the whale-sea monster, many inconvenient parts, such as the bottom of the ship, and repairs in various directions, were also done by it.
This caused the little whale to find a spot to lie down and not move almost every night, as it felt that it had never done so much work in all its years of life.
In the past, all it had to do was eat and sleep.
The baby whale rested its forelimbs under its chin, gazing sadly at the moon at a 45-degree angle; it missed its mother.
It sighed deeply, wondering why it had appeared in this strange world and whether its mother would worry if she couldn't find it.
Chen Zui took some food out to find Little Whale. He saw it lying in the corner by the door and went up to it, saying, "Little Whale, do you want to eat?"
The baby whale turned its chubby head. After shrinking, its head was almost identical to that of other whales in the sea, except for the two small tentacles on its head.
"I won't..." Just as she was about to refuse, she noticed that the food in Chen Zui's hand looked like squid tentacles.
Upon hearing this, Chen Zui could only nod and say, "Oh, okay then, I'll eat it myself."
The little whale immediately jumped up and took a bite: "Hey, no! I'll eat it! I've worked all day and haven't eaten anything yet. I'm starving!"
Chen was startled, but he lowered the food down a bit: "Eat slowly, no one's going to take it from you."
The little whale was very satisfied with its meal. This was the normal taste of marine life. What had it been eating in the sea before? It stank and had a strange smell. If it hadn't been so hungry, it really wouldn't have liked it at all.
At this moment, Ye Shang walked over, took out a stone and handed it to it: "Try to see if you can absorb this thing."
This sea monster has many uses, so we can't keep it sealed off indefinitely. Hopefully, this energy stone can remove the stench of its corpse.
The little whale was a little confused, and reached out its paw to take it: "What is this?"
Ye Shang replied, "A kind of energy stone."
The little whale held it in its hand for a while, but there was no reaction. "How do I absorb it?"
Ye Shang was speechless. This guy really was a child. "Mobilize the demonic power within your body and cover the energy stone."
The little whale did as she said, and sure enough, the energy stone gradually faded in a short while, turning into a pure white stone, and finally turned into dust, which was blown away by the cold wind and scattered in its paws.
It sensed the energy and followed the flow into its body. It could clearly feel that its body was much lighter. Looking inside, it seemed that its stomach was not so dark anymore.
Ye Shang, being at a certain level, could easily see the changes. "Not bad, it seems to be effective."
The little whale jumped around happily a couple of times, "Hey, I think I'm a little lighter." Then it excitedly asked, "Is there more? Is there more?"
Ye Shang smiled slightly. "Yes, but you want it for free?"
The little whale instantly fell from mid-air, looking aggrieved: "Then what can I exchange it for?"
Ye Shang took out another energy stone: "I spent a lot of money to get this thing. You can't take it for free. Tsk, you don't seem to have anything valuable right now."
She spoke with a hint of disdain, her eyes lingering on the little whale as she said, "You're so poor, all you have is a long lifespan."
The little whale asked with a sad expression, "Oh, what should we do?"
It doesn't like its body smelling bad either. It used to be very clean and would often scrub itself, but now no matter how much it scrubs, it still smells bad. It doesn't want to stay like this forever. Although it's still small now, its mother said that when it grows up in a thousand years, a slovenly little whale will never find a wife.
Ye Shang saw that its eyes were almost constantly scanning up and down her hand. "Alright, I'm not that heartless. How about this, you work to pay it back, okay?"
The little whale tilted its head in confusion. Wasn't it already working?
Seeing its expression, Ye Shang knew it hadn't understood, so he explained, "Your working hours will be extended."
The little whale opened its mouth but didn't refuse. This was indeed its most valuable possession at the moment. "How many years would it take me to exchange for a hundred of these?"
Ye Shang estimated the value himself; it would probably cost two hundred mid-grade energy stones to clean up the stench of the corpses from the little demon beast.
"One energy stone a year? How about that?"
Ye Shang was also testing the waters. Exchanging a year for a mid-level energy stone would definitely not be cost-effective for humans, but it wouldn't be a big problem for a demon beast that could live for tens of thousands of years.
The little whale was almost astonished: "But...that's possible."
It was stuttering with joy. It secretly calculated that this kind of energy stone must be extremely valuable, at least one of which would take ten or several decades to grow. It didn't expect it to only take a year.
Seeing its reaction, Ye Shang was silent for a moment. Fortunately, she saw the little whale holding its two little paws expectantly, its eyes crinkling as it looked at her with a smile.
Forget it, they're still just kids, I can't be bothered to argue with them.
"Alright, I have two hundred energy stones here. Remember this: the next three hundred years are mine. You can't escape. No matter where you are, I can bring you back. It won't be an easy job then." Ye Shang's tone was threatening and intimidating.
She didn't want to form contracts with any demonic beasts or exotic creatures, and with the world about to change, oaths weren't very effective, so she decided to be frank.
The little whale trembled with fear, remembering the time he was beaten and the tentacles that had been cut off. It hurt so much back then; if they hadn't been able to regrow, he would have cried himself to death.
"Don't worry, it's only been three hundred years or so. That's not even enough time for me to doze off. I won't run away."
It patted its little chest to assure it.
Ye Shang put the energy stones in a bag and handed it to it: "Alright, there are energy stones here. I'll remove the spatial restriction after you've absorbed them all."
The little whale held the energy stone to its chest with both paws, tilting its chubby head back: "Mmm, don't worry, I'm very efficient at my work. That's what that beautiful lady praised me for today."
While it was diligently repairing the boat, Song Wenwen handed it materials and praised it for its competence, making it overjoyed.
Then it worked even more efficiently, repairing almost all the damaged parts of the ship.
After Ye Shang finished negotiating the deal with it, he patted Chen Zui's head, who was watching the show from the side, and said, "From now on, it will live with you and can protect you at any time."
Back at the base, He Shengyou had his own mission and couldn't always be with Chen Zui.
Chen needs to grow the most, and Ye Shang doesn't want him to die before he can grow up. Now, this whale-sea monster has solved this concern.
Chen Zui smiled and nodded, "Okay, thank you, sis."
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