Xu Nuo put his arms around Siren's neck and hung himself on her. The stream was deep but not too wide, so they could just swim across.
The mermaid pearl he swallowed really had miraculous effects. Xu Nuo found that he could see clearly underwater. The water seemed to actively extract oxygen and send it into his nasal cavity. The sea and the river had established a subtle connection with him.
The man's scorching gaze was always on him, and Xu Nuo felt that he was about to be scalded by him. Even so, the Siren swam very fast. Several times, Xu Nuo was worried that he would hit the reef at the bottom of the water. Fortunately, the Siren could flexibly avoid all obstacles even without looking ahead. For the first time, Xu Nuo realized that mermaids were natural lords of the water.
The journey that originally took five or six hours was compressed into a very short time. Occasionally, some water plants and small fish retreated rapidly in front of their eyes like trees beside the highway. Normally, swimming at high speed would cause the oncoming water flow to hit their bodies, but after the Siren moved its lips gently, a circle of soft halo enveloped Xu Nuo, and the water flow also obediently avoided them.
After only a few dozen minutes, Xu Nuo felt that the view in front of him suddenly became clear, and the buoyancy under his body suddenly increased. In the distance, there were schools of fish, and occasionally a few scattered orcs.
The Siren carried him out of the sea. Not far away, there was a huge reef in the middle of the sea. Xu Nuo was cherished by him and gently placed on the reef for him to sit down. Only then did he see that they were already far away from the shore. Perhaps the mermaid was afraid that he would escape.
"Is this your home, Siren?" The boy with round ears was now wet all over, and the clothes made of animal skins stuck softly to his beautiful body. Maybe it was because the sea water was still a little cold, the boy's cheeks became a little paler, which made his lips look more tender and rosy.
The mermaid did not answer, but raised her head and kissed the boy's lips as if bewitched. Her fish tail was still in the sea, only her upper body was exposed. She supported herself on the reef with her arms and looked up to pursue the lips of the person in front of her.
The ominous black fish tail was faintly visible under the shimmering sea surface. At this moment, the Lord of the Sea was like a most devout believer or a most loyal servant, asking for some mercy from his god.
Siren's appearance was favored by the Creator. His facial features were as deep and melancholy as a carefully carved sculpture. His pure black pupils and hair complemented each other, and the small red mole on his throat added a touch of charm to his cold white skin.
Xu Nuo was a little moved. He lowered his head obediently and put himself into the mermaid's mouth. The breathing of both of them became heavier.
After the kiss, Siren remained the same, only her eyes were brighter and the tips of her ears were red. He chose to ignore Xu Nuo's question. In fact, he had no fixed residence. Other orcs might build a shelter on the coast to protect themselves from the wind and rain, or some would clear a cave in the reefs under the sea to live in, but he was the only one who wandered aimlessly in the sea.
But now it’s different. He has a partner, and his partner is so delicate and cute. He can’t bear to let the little female who came from land sleep with him on a rock in the sea. He needs a softer and more comfortable nest to hide the little female in.
Seeing that he didn't answer, Xu Nuo stopped asking about his daily life and returned to the topic, "Siren, I need salt."
The Siren finally woke up from her dream and pushed him towards the reef to make sure he would not fall into the sea.
"Wait for me," the mermaid's clear voice came, and then she dived into the sea and disappeared.
Xu Nuo sat on the reef and looked into the distance, trying to find any trace of the Siren. Occasionally, gusts of sea breeze blew by, and they automatically became gentle when they reached him. This must be the result of the mermaid pearl.
A few minutes later, the Siren reappeared. The mermaid impatiently jumped up from the reef and took Xu Nuo into her arms, as if she were a treasure that had been lost and found again, even though they had only been apart for less than five minutes.
Behind the Siren followed a male orc, as tall as the elephant orcs on land. In his hand, the orc carried a large bag of salt. The snow-white salt grains were wrapped in a container made of large leaves rolled up from the shore, and wrapped in several layers of seaweed to prevent the salt from melting into the water.
Such a large bag of salt would conservatively weigh at least five kilograms. Even if a large tribe brought gems and ivory to exchange for salt, they could only get half of that.
"Siren, this is too much salt. I don't need so much." Xu Nuo gently pushed the Siren buried in his shoulder, but didn't move.
Siren glanced at the salt casually, then quickly turned her head back and buried it in his neck, kissing and rubbing it, like a clingy big dog.
"Give it all to baby, we don't need salt." He learned to call baby without any instruction.
The orc hadn't left yet, and Xu Nuo's face was still red. "My name is Nuo."
Siren became even more excited, and kept pecking and kissing his cheek, repeating "yes" in her mouth.
The orcs in the sea do not need salt. The sea water and the fish or seaweed they usually hunt can provide them with sufficient salt, but the technology of making salt is unique to them. It's just that they don't need salt, so they don't spend too much time on it. Only occasionally in exchange for some gems and ivory will they patiently make some salt.
Xu Nuo took the heavy bag of salt. He got the salt, but how to get it back to the Giant Tree Tribe was another problem. Seeing that the mermaid wanted to tie him to his waist, there was no way he would let him go. However, the Giant Tree Tribe could not wait too long because the tribesmen needed salt.
Thinking of the river next to the tribe, Xu Nuo had an idea.
"Siren, I'm going back to the Giant Tree Tribe." As expected, as soon as he finished speaking, the Siren restrained her relaxation and showed her hostility. The orc shuddered, dived into the sea, turned into a killer whale and ran away.
"No..." Siren was covered by Xu Nuo's mouth before she could finish her words.
"I want to ask you, are you willing to go with me? After delivering the salt, I... I can also come back with you."
"Ding! Heartbeat value 75!"
The mermaid wiped away the stormy expression she had just had and began to kiss him again. "I do."
"Tsk tsk, the male protagonists in this world are particularly love-brained," 666 sighed.
"Isn't it good? So cute, like a puppy." Xu Nuo pinched his ear fins, smiled, and couldn't help but kiss Siren back.
"Let's go back to the Giant Tree Tribe. I'll take you to my home... okay?" The young man's eyebrows were curved, and he looked a little embarrassed and guilty because it was too troublesome. He was stupid and too easy to understand. He didn't know how he could be a good priest.
The Siren held his hips, took the salt bag with her other hand, and sank to the bottom of the sea again.
"Go home with Nuo."
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