Corporate slave? Pshaw, I'm the richest woman now!

Tang Tang coughed lightly, met the fierce yet surprisingly innocent eyes of the merman, and felt like she was a pervert.

She whispered, "Open your mouth."

The merman, whether he understood or not, just stared blankly at Tang Tang, keeping his fingers in his mouth.

Tang Tang could feel the merman's sharp teeth through the protective suit. They were hard and pointed, pressing against her fingertips, giving her the sensation of being gently bitten by a large beast.

Many animals like to express affection and fondness by gently biting. For example, Tang Tang's little mongrel loves to suck on Tang Tang's hand.

Fortunately, most of the animals at the foot of Tangtang Tower had taken the system's pills, so they had no body odor and their saliva was clean.

With a large number of servants at home brushing the teeth, washing the faces and paws of the cats, dogs, and crocodiles every day, Tang Tang's pets probably live a much cleaner life than many people.

Getting back to the main point, Tang Tang coaxed the fish, "Good boy, open your mouth."

[What a twisted conversation.]

The system's sudden remark enraged Tang Tang: "You're a pervert!"

You're a pervert!

Pooh!

Tang Tang rolled her eyes.

The merman hadn't reacted at first, but now that he understood Tang Tang's actions, he obediently opened his mouth and let go of Tang Tang's hand.

The emotions in his eyes were very easy to understand; they were very dark, with a ferocity unique to wild beasts, yet also a purity that distinguished him from humans.

When he gazed at Tang Tang, his gaze was so focused that Tang Tang looked into his eyes and was momentarily dazed.

and many more……

Tang Tang snapped back to reality, somewhat surprised, and asked, "Tongbao?"

System Road,

[Host, did you feel a momentary lapse in concentration just now? That's part of the mermaid's magic; the system suspects the "golden key" is within him.]

Tang Tang twitched her lips, looked into the mermaid's innocent eyes, and asked, "How is that possible... Didn't Bear say before that the 'golden key' was in the hands of a certain chieftain?"

She was thinking at the time, if they really wanted to seize the 'golden key,' would they have to start a tribal war?

Now, the system is telling her that the 'golden key' is actually on the handsome merman in front of her.

"Host," the system said helplessly, "you must understand that the news about Bear is from over a decade ago; it's understandable that there might have been some unexpected events in between."

“Okay,” Tang Tang nodded, tentatively taking out a dagger.

The merman's pupils contracted as he looked at the dagger in Tang Tang's hand, and his tail twitched unnaturally in the water for a moment, showing a hint of tension.

Tang Tang had never done anything like this before, so she could only rack her brains and coax the fish softly, "Hmm... will you be good? If you're good, I'll take you back and raise you... I'll make you a bigger swimming pool and feed you all kinds of delicious food?"

Perhaps it was because of Tang Tang's gentle tone that the merman's grip loosened slightly. He stared at Tang Tang, pursed his lips, and stared at the sharp dagger, but ultimately did not resist.

Tang Tang could tell from his demeanor that he was indeed somewhat nervous, but relying on his intuition, he did not harm Tang Tang.

Tang Tang breathed a sigh of relief, held the dagger against the merman's arm, and made a slight cut... but it didn't budge.

The dagger left a faint red mark on his skin, but no blood was drawn.

Tang Tang asked in surprise, "Huh?"

She was genuinely afraid of hurting him, so she didn't use much force. The dagger was very sharp; if it had been on an ordinary person's skin, it would have already cut a gash.

Tang Tang glanced at the mermaid, only to see the mermaid still quietly looking down at her, with long eyelashes, looking very well-behaved.

Looking at his dazed yet obedient appearance, Tang Tang felt a great pang of conscience.

But the knife still had to fall.

So this time Tang Tang used even more force, finally breaking the skin. Red blood, no different from that of an ordinary human, flowed out and Tang Tang rubbed it on her hand.

The bleeding only lasted for two or three seconds before stopping.

Clearly, the merman's skin is not only tougher than that of an ordinary person, but it also stops bleeding much faster.

It's unclear whether this is the result of genetic experiments or because of the 'golden key'.

The system and Tang Tang are one entity. The blood stained Tang Tang's hands, and the system immediately analyzed it, then decisively stated...

[Host, the 'golden key' is indeed inside his body, and it appears he has absorbed it.]

Tang Tang said speechlessly, "What the hell... How could it be such a coincidence? What should I do? I can't just refine him, can I?"

The system was also troubled and could only say,

"No matter what, host, we must bring this mermaid back."

Upon hearing this, Tang Tang stroked her chin and looked at the mermaid, saying, "Taking him back shouldn't be a problem, after all, he's quite handsome..."

But the problem is that she originally wanted to get the 'golden key' and take King down to become number one herself!

Now that the 'golden key' is gone... with the mission objective missing, isn't this mission a complete failure?

She muttered resentfully, "How annoying!"

The merman looked at Tang Tang with some confusion, tilted his head, suddenly reached out and grabbed Tang Tang, then said in a deep and pleasant voice, "I like you."

Tang Tang looked at him helplessly, "If I take you back, I'll have to find someone to talk to you."

However, if you want to put the mermaid into the system space, the mermaid needs to be unconscious. Tang Tang glanced at him and directly called out to the system, "Do you have any sleeping pills? Give him one and he will be unconscious for a long time. After you take him back, I will transport him to the laboratory for a check-up."

"[Some hosts are like this, some are like this,]" the system said with a sigh. "[Each host costs 5 points. The longest they can remain in a coma is about a month, during which their bodily functions completely cease, essentially like being frozen. There are no side effects after they wake up.]"

Tang Tang said, "Give me one, give me one."

[5 points have been deducted, host's current point balance is 270 points.]

Soon, a small white pill appeared in Tang Tang's palm. The pill emitted a light fragrance and looked like a round white pearl.

Tang Tang simply held the pill to his lips and said, "Be good, open your mouth and swallow it."

The merman seemed somewhat helpless about Tang Tang always making him eat strange things. He looked at Tang Tang with his indifferent eyes, revealing a very straightforward sense of confusion.

But since it was something Tang Tang had given him, the beast had its own intuition. It liked the human in front of it, so it finally opened its mouth and ate it.

The pills provided by the system melted instantly upon entering the mouth and took effect in a second.

After the mermaid took the elixir, she found that her vision of Tang Tang was becoming blurry.

He still tilted his head in confusion, reaching out as if to touch the person in front of him, but shook weakly and finally closed his eyes unwillingly.