Versatile Mage: Get the Desert Emperor clone at the start

Chapter 58: The Mermaid Sings, Meets Mu Nujiao
Seeing Qin Xiaonan remain silent, the little mermaid bit her lower lip. Her slender fingers gently traced the faint scales on her wrist and whispered, "After transforming, I need to regularly absorb the siren's essence or energy to maintain my strength."

Her voice grew softer and softer, as if she had revealed an important secret: "Otherwise, not only will my tears become ineffective, but I'll also find it difficult to maintain this human form."

A hint of understanding flashed in Qin Xiaonan's eyes - no wonder this little guy has been so docile recently, it turns out that his strength has declined to the point that he doesn't even have the capital to resist.

Qin Xiaonan also understood the Little Mermaid's proposal, which meant to use these mermaid materials to exchange for the mermaid's tears, the magic detoxification medicine.

This deal is still very cost-effective for Qin Xiaonan.

Azir killed a lot of sirens in the Red Sea and had all kinds of materials.

"Okay." He turned around, picked out a relatively complete demon core from the pile of materials, and handed it to her.

The little mermaid took the demon core with trembling hands, and the cold touch from her fingertips almost made her cry.

She had thought she would never be able to regain her strength—from being a monarch-level being that dominated the ocean, to being so weak now.

Every day, she could clearly feel the loss of ocean power in her body, like a fish abandoned on the beach at low tide, watching the source of life slip away bit by bit.

What's even more painful is that transformation means being completely abandoned by the ocean.

Those sirens who once submitted to her and those seas she had guarded for thousands of years no longer had anything to do with her.

And even if they meet in the future, all marine creatures will regard him as a traitor.

Only she knows this loneliness and despair.

The long-faded snake-shaped tattoo on her right wrist suddenly stirred, like a living creature awakening. It bared its illusory fangs and greedily bit down on the demon core.

The dark blue energy was absorbed into the tattoo like a trickle, and a faint glow began to appear under her pale skin.

As the energy was absorbed, her pupils gradually returned to a deep ocean blue, and even the ends of her hair regained their pearly luster.

When the last bit of energy was consumed, she was filled with a long-lost vitality.

"In a moment..." She raised her head and gave Qin Xiaonan her first genuine smile since her transformation. "What do you want to eat? I'll go buy you some food."

The voice was no longer weak, but had some of the agility of the past.

She shook her wrist gently, and the snake tattoo had become bright and vivid again, like a miniature sea snake wrapped around her wrist.

"No, I need to go out for a while."

"Then I'll go with you." The little mermaid said casually. After recovering some of her strength, her mood obviously became much better, and she didn't look at Qin Xiaonan as annoyingly anymore.

Although it was the other party who caused me to transform, I can only rely on him now.

Qin Xiaonan thought about it and said, "Okay, then you come out with me."

He is going to the Hunter Alliance, and it is not convenient for Qingning and Shayinxie to follow him. Since she wants to go, let her follow.

Qin Xiaonan then led the mermaid through the streets of the Magic City.

This was the first time since her transformation that she looked at this human city with a completely new mindset—no longer with the hostility of a prisoner, but with a bit of exploratory curiosity.

She knew she could never go back.

From the moment she transformed, the deep sea closed its gates to her forever. Regardless of whether she continued to follow Qin Xiaonan in the future, she was destined to survive in this steel-clad jungle like humans.

This realization made her feel both terrified and inexplicably relieved.

On both sides of the street, restaurants were emitting plumes of steam. She saw an old woman deftly shaping a steamed bun, a simple gesture she saw as exquisite as art—in the deep sea, food was always eaten raw.

The traffic lights at the intersection flashed alternately, and she tilted her head to watch the crowd moving in and out in an orderly manner like a tide.

This rule-based order is completely different from the law of the jungle at the bottom of the ocean. A little girl accidentally bumped into her, and her mother quickly apologized, but the girl looked up and handed her a rainbow-colored lollipop. "Thank you," she said awkwardly, her tongue tasting an unprecedented sweetness.

As she passed by an old video store, the mermaid's pace slowed down unconsciously.

Although the pop songs coming from the low-quality speakers had rough sound quality and were a little out of tune, they gave her a wonderful sense of resonance.

The transformation took away so much from her - the power to control the waves, the protection of the deep sea, the bonds of her tribe.

The only thing to be thankful for is that her singing voice, known as the "mermaid's heavenly voice," has not only been preserved, but has also expanded to an unprecedented range due to the acquisition of human vocal organs.

Now, her song can be heard by all living beings.

Perhaps it was the emotions that had been suppressed for days that needed to be vented, or perhaps it was the off-key melody that stimulated her.

The mermaid suddenly stopped in the open space in front of the music store, raised her head, and opened her red lips slightly——

A song like a clear spring flowed out.

When the singing started, the whole street seemed to be paused.

Pedestrians paused, birds alighted, and even the clamor of traffic grew silent. The song was like the shimmering light of moonlight filtering through the ocean, or the thunderous roar of a deep-sea volcano erupting.

What’s even more amazing is that as the singing rises and falls, the water vapor in the air begins to condense into crystal waves.

These waves, composed of pure water, surged around her, gently avoiding every passerby. A wave gently lifted a child's dropped balloon.

The glass window of the music store reflected her singing figure, and in the hazy mist, she seemed to have returned to that blue territory.

Only this time, her audience was no longer just schools of fish and corals, but all living creatures attracted by her singing.

Qin Xiaonan leaned against the lamppost at the corner of the street, her eyes passing through the crowd and falling on the mermaid singing in the center.

He was always calm and composed, but now he had to admit that this heavenly voice was truly enchanting. The mermaid's voice was indeed beautiful, and it was true.

When the last note faded into the air, the whole street fell into a brief silence, and then broke into warm applause.

The crowd began to whisper:
“Is this a new singer?”

"It's much better than those singers who edit their voices!"

"Check Weibo! It's trending!"

A few young men bravely approached, their cell phone cameras almost touching the mermaid's face: "Miss, can you sing another song?"

The mermaid took a half step back in bewilderment, a hint of panic flashing in her ocean-blue eyes.

Only then did she realize that her impulsive singing had attracted so much attention.

Just as Qin Xiaonan was about to take the mermaid away, a lively female figure suddenly squeezed out from the crowd.

"You sing so beautifully!" Ai Tutu's eyes sparkled as he approached the mermaid as if he had discovered a new world. "Sister, how did you practice this? Your voice is absolutely amazing!"

She had originally taken Mu Nujiao out shopping today, but was attracted by the sudden heavenly singing halfway.

As a well-known "gossip queen", Ai Tutu naturally would not miss such new things.

Qin Xiaonan looked up and saw a beautiful figure standing quietly not far behind Ai Tutu.

She was a tall woman, wearing a long white dress that fluttered in the wind, with waterfall-like black hair hanging down to her waist, she was beautiful and charming.

(End of this chapter)