The world is broken, the cubs mend it

“They gave me lots of shiny things again.”

Yuanyuan honestly poked the scales on her father's tail, and her father always guessed right about her.

"Other conditions may be negotiable, but protecting them is beyond my bottom line. Give those things back to them."

Vitalia wasn't sure if they could get out of here alive without the help of the children, but it had nothing to do with her.

"I can't really give it back to them..."

Yuanyuan clenched the small bottle in her hand, bit her lip with a stern face.

"why?"

Vitalia looked at her in confusion. Other people's things are always other people's. If he was unwilling to cooperate with the other party, he would naturally not accept any benefits from the other party.

"It's all broken..."

Yuanyuan poured out the jade, gold and silver fragments in the bottle and showed them to him, but there was no way to change them back to their original state.

I don't think they would want something like this if I took it back.

"..."

Vitalia was always impressed by the child again and again. I don’t know how she came up with the idea of ​​cutting these things into small pieces.

"Dad, some of them have turned into scales."

Yuanyuan feels that compared to other things, her father's tail is more important.

"Leave them alone for now and wait till night."

Vitalia saw that the child wanted to help the invaders, so he needed to think of a way that didn't require him to get close to humans but also didn't owe them any favors.

When the players saw the giant mermaid awaken, they couldn't help but look forward to the outcome of their discussion.

After waiting until noon without any response, everyone gradually turned from joy to sadness and lay down on the grass to rest and prepare for the night.

Yuanyuan was very well behaved today and stayed beside her father to grind gold. Her work attitude was quite serious.

The father and daughter worked together and spent a whole day polishing all the jewels.

Vitalia's tail has more color, and the dark and mottled scars on her waist and abdomen are no longer there.

"Dad, we can exchange with more people, so that we can have lots and lots of scales."

Yuanyuan felt that this way, without much effort, she could quickly cure her father's tail.

Maybe soon my father will be able to swim in the sea with me.

"..."

Vitalia felt a little shaken after listening to the child's words, and many times he didn't know how to make a decision.

Being imprisoned for so long his mind and thoughts were almost worn out.

"Dad doesn't like people, so I'll go and exchange with someone, and it won't have anything to do with Dad."

Yuanyuan likes to sit cross-legged with her face in her arms while thinking, with more ideas than one in her head.

"We are each other's relatives. What you do is no different from what I do."

Vitalia poked her little head and said, "She is so talkative at such a young age."

"Dad, I'm hungry and need to eat."

Yuanyuan couldn't think about something for too long, and when his father poked his head, he just lay on the ground and tried to pretend to be in trouble.

Recently, Vitalia found a plant among the weeds and fruits brought back by her children that can be ground into a green paste. It tastes spicy and a bit choking when put in the mouth.

It tastes great when used with the soy sauce that the children scavenged for, to dip raw lobster and raw salmon.

This is also the only raw food that the child can accept recently.

After more than ten days of learning, Vitalia has become a very qualified cook.

The sun completely disappeared over the horizon, but the players still hadn't waited for the little mermaid to come over.

"Will she go back on her word?"

Lin Che stretched his muscles. The fatigue from the early morning parkour had not yet disappeared, and his limbs were sore and weak.

"If the boss doesn't keep his word, there seems to be nothing we can do..."

Chu Lan didn't dare to have too high expectations at the beginning. Asking for help from the BOSS was itself outrageous in the copy.

“I hope she can keep her word…”

Xia Chi had no idea and could only pray silently in his heart.

There are still three nights to go, and since Yuanyuan is unwilling to help, they can only tough it out.

If the monster continues to chase people tonight, his body really won't be able to take it.

The day night was completely replaced by darkness. In the distance, several tall mermaids swam towards them. Their bodies were gray and their expressions were dull, like well-preserved specimens.

"The monsters are coming so quickly tonight?"

Xia Chi quickly stood up, but his legs went weak and he almost fell to his knees again. These mermaids were about the same size as Vitalia.

Just when everyone was alert and confused, Vitalia's voice came from a distance.

"My child has accepted your kindness and will fulfill what he promised you."

"You mean these mermaids can keep us safe?"

Lin Che had seen these dark-colored mermaids before when he looked at the other side of the island through a telescope. They were squatting under a giant tree in the center of the island.

The mermaid on the opposite side did not respond to them. The dark mermaid surrounded them, emitting a pungent and unpleasant smell.

"This mermaid has been soaked in formalin, right?"

Qin Yan rubbed his nose and felt that they were all pickled. They looked a little scary at first glance.

"I can finally get a good night's sleep."

Xia Chi felt that the smell was not worth mentioning, and even these mermaids became friendly towards him.

"The notes describe how humans experimented on mermen. They all had signs of torture on their bodies. Vitalia is a very generous person for wanting to help us."

Chu Lan looked at the wounds on the mermaids' bodies and his expression became gloomy.

The atmosphere suddenly became silent and no one spoke again.

It was not them or the country they belonged to who made the mistake, but it still makes people feel sad and unwilling to discuss the matter in depth.

There are no mermaids in the real world they live in, but similar actions to those described in the notebook have been carried out inhumanely by some countries.

Whether in the world where mermaids exist or in their world, such shameless people should be nailed to the pillar of shame.

It was past two in the morning and the players did not dare to close their eyes until the sun rose again, and then everyone completely relaxed.

The dark mermaids surrounding them also returned to the island after daybreak. The little guy swam over at some point and lay on the shore, looking at them.

"Thank you. Are you going out to hunt again?"

Chu Lan thanked her sincerely and carefully moved closer to look at her.

"You're welcome. I'm going to go catch some fish later."

Yuanyuan came over just out of curiosity to swim around. Yesterday, her father asked her to send her mermaid compatriots over to look after them, saying that they might be of some use.

"This is for you. Just press it and you can light a fire."

Chu Lan heard them yesterday say that Vitalia cooks by rubbing two sticks together to make fire. With this, it would be more convenient for the father and daughter to cook.

She demonstrated how to use it, and Yuanyuan immediately repeated it to her, holding the lighter in her hand and grinning happily.

"Thank you!"

"I have lighters here too. I'll give them to you. They should be enough for a while."

The thing Qin Yan had the most when smoking was a lighter, so he took out two full of cigarettes and handed them to her.