"So what are you going to do?" The little ball protected its master and stood in front of Zhao Hanyun with his companions with a vigilant look on his face. There were only two humans here, and these mermaids had such a great hatred with humans in the past, so they had to be careful not to hurt them accidentally.
"No, I mean no harm." Looking at the nervous little ball, the merman leader quickly explained, "Those are only some humans. We have received help from many humans before."
"Do you want me to help hatch your offspring?" Zhao Hanyun reached out and touched the little ball's head, signaling them not to worry: "It's just that even if I help you this time, you still can't completely solve the problem." Even if Zhao Hanyun made little mermaids from all the bubbles in the cave, then when these little mermaids grow up, they will still have no offspring. At that time, it will still be the same. Some of them will still go to the sea to catch humans as nutrients to feed their offspring.
"This, this is the only solution for now." The leader of the mermaid clan was helpless. Their ancestors had studied this for a lifetime, and now they were able to hatch this batch of little mermaids, which was an improvement. It was better than never getting out and disappearing from this world.
"I have a question. Can I have a word with you?" Zou Li stood before the merman leader, his face serious (though he wouldn't have looked serious even if he wasn't serious). "Is that convenient?"
"Just tell me whatever you want to say. Anyway, you have seen that there are only so many of our people in total. There is no secret left." The mermaid leader looked calm and asked.
"Well, I just want to ask, how do you mermaids reproduce?" Zou Li really can't be blamed. He has been observing and studying it for a long time. This symptom is very similar to a phenomenon in humans, so he must ask clearly.
"Ahem, that..." The old patriarch finally blushed. Looking at Zou Li's still expressionless face, his own face flushed: "That's it, that that..."
"Pah." Zhao Hanyun patted Zou Li on the back: "Can't you just ask nicely?" This made her think the wrong thing, and then she turned back: "He means that you are the tribesmen who are independent. Oh, no, it should be whether you can reproduce independently. Oh, no, ah, what is it!"
"Oh, you want to ask if we're what's called inbreeding?" The little mermaid, who had been held captive, was finally able to speak. "I know. I heard it mentioned in those strange machines of humans at sea."
"That's it."
"Of course not!" The merman leader's face flushed red this time. How could they not even have this little common sense? "We mermen are more than just one tribe. Every time a merman reaches adulthood, there will be a big gathering among our tribes. At that time, if the grown-up children have someone they like, they will consult each other for their opinions. Both parties must agree." What about consanguineous marriage? It's complete bullshit!!!
"Okay, let's rule this out." Zhao Hanyun readily addressed the topic. There were children present, so don't teach them bad things. Premature love is wrong!
"I want to ask if you put these babies here directly after giving birth?" Zou Li was helpless. What was going on? What he wanted to ask were completely two different things!
"That's right." The old patriarch looked around. Is there anything wrong? "We put these children here to absorb the vitality of heaven and earth for a while and wait for them to be born."
"That's right, that's the problem." Zou Li nodded, having discovered the reason: "It's right to sense the vital energy of heaven and earth, but why don't you notice that the vital energy of heaven and earth is already very thin?"
"Is this the reason?" The old patriarch was a little confused. Their mermaid clan could only absorb and sense the vital energy of heaven and earth when they were young. This was why they had to be born in the cave in advance. It turned out that the reason they couldn't find was because of this.
"Why didn't you say so earlier?" Zhao Hanyun said softly behind Zou Li. It was so embarrassing.
"It's because someone's thinking is wrong." Zhao Hanyun's words pleased Zou Li. He leaned over to Zhao Hanyun's ear and kissed him secretly. Then he said calmly in the eyes of everyone: "Without being able to feel the existence of the vitality of heaven and earth, your offspring will certainly not be born normally. Even if there are any, there will only be one or two lucky ones." For example, the little guy who tied up those idiots was definitely powerful enough. He got rid of several divine beasts like this. He will have a lot of bragging capital in the future.
"What about her?" More than ten pairs of eyes looked at Zhao Hanyun who was training a pet. Why could this guy hatch little mermaids?
"I can do it too." Zou Li smiled and stretched out his hand to grab it. A small bubble burst gently in the palm of his hand, and then a pink little guy was born: "It should be said that anyone who is a cultivator with spiritual energy can do it." Zou Li handed the little guy in his hand to the mermaid beside him. It is better to give it to a professional.
"So that's how it is." The old patriarch, who finally knew the reason, was extremely excited. He looked at Zhao Hanyun and Zou Li in front of him as if they were his own ancestors. There was a flash of respect in his eyes as well as an eagerness. He was looking forward to the birth of the little mermaids!
"You caused the trouble, go deal with it yourselves." Zhao Hanyun ignored the old man's gaze and continued to teach the little guys: "Did you hear me?" Work hard, and the treasure of the mermaid clan will be ours.
"Yes." Xiao Jin, who originally thought that he would feel a little comforted after being tied up, did not expect to be sold by Zhao Hanyun to be a coolie. Then he followed the little ball with tears in his eyes to recharge the little bubble with spiritual energy. And Bai Xue was in a hurry to deliver the newborn baby to the mermaids waiting outside.
In less than a moment, under Zhao Hanyun's supervision, all the bubbles in the cave disappeared, and then the entire mermaid place was filled with baby-like crying sounds that were louder and louder.
"Kid, where is your treasure room?" Everyone was busy. Zhao Hanyun pulled over a little guy who was obviously despised for being a hindrance and began to ask for directions. He couldn't give up such a great fortune because of these guys.
"Sure enough, you are here for our treasure." A familiar voice of disgust sounded, and the little mermaid's face was full of contempt: "You don't want to empty our place, do you?" The more he thought about it, the more possible it seemed, especially since these guys were so good at finding treasures, and their things would probably disappear in a while.
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