The mascot of the wishing shop is a cat.

The baby orca nuzzled Lin Xiyue's hand, then turned and swam away into the distance, glancing back at Lin Xiyue every now and then.

"Is it trying to make us go with it?"

Lin Xiyue glanced at the little orca's reaction as it kept turning back to look at her, then turned to ask Moros.

"It seems so. Let's go and see."

Melos could tell that Lin Xiyue was very interested, so he said...

They followed the baby killer whale as it swam into the depths of the ocean.

Along the way, they saw kelp forests that resembled ancient forests, huge schools of fish that blotted out the sky, and sharks hunting. The sharks paid no attention to Lin Xiyue and her companions, but were focused on preying on a tuna in front of them.

They even saw a pod of dolphins fishing together. When they saw a baby killer whale leading them by, they were both startled and curious as they tried to avoid it.

Beneath the deep sea lies a wondrous landscape, a mysterious and unpredictable painting. Vibrant corals of various colors and shapes thrive there, like exquisite works of art from nature.

……

After traveling for about half an hour, the baby orca led Lin Xiyue and the others to a shallow area of ​​water. There, a large group of adult orcas appeared. Upon seeing the baby orca, they let out a series of joyful calls and then swam around it several times. They seemed happy that the baby orca had returned safely.

After several calls, they seemed to have communicated. The baby killer whale swam back excitedly, gesturing for Lin Xiyue and the others to come over.

After Lin Xiyue and the others swam over, they discovered why this group of orcas had stayed there.

On the beach, a large orca, its back covered in barnacles, was stranded. This was a small island, seemingly uninhabited; so small that there were only two or three coconut trees on it.

"So, they're stranded and asking us for help?"

Lin Xiyue was somewhat surprised to see the orca.

"It should be. I'll go check. Logically speaking, at this depth, it shouldn't be stranded."

Meros frowned as he looked at the depth of the water around him and noticed a small problem.

He went over and took a closer look, and found that the orca had been caught by something, but because it was too big, it couldn't be dragged into the hole, so it was stuck there as if it were stranded.

"I'll go over and take a look. Stay here."

Moros picked up Lin Xiyue and placed her on the baby orca's back. After leaving her with a protective shield, he walked towards the orca.

"Ow—"

The stranded killer whale let out a cry, as if it knew that Meros had come to rescue it, so it struggled to roll around, splashing excited waves on the beach, trying to expose its belly.

"This thing..."

Melos leaned closer and saw that what was holding the orca was the limb of a foreign race, and a low-level one at that, without any brains.

They seemed to emerge from the void, with only a part of them present in reality, while the other part appeared to have been erased and vanished.

The limbs were twisted and looked like translucent worms, which were inserted into the orca's stomach. They could even see something flashing and moving inside the bodies of those "worms".

"Um……"

Meros thought for a moment, then pulled an umbrella out of his spatial storage and poked at the "insects".

"Shh-"

With a whoosh, a whole bunch of "insects" emerged from the depths, grabbed the umbrella, and began frantically trying to climb upwards, dragging the umbrella further inwards.

Unfortunately, the other end of the umbrella was held by Meros, who watched without moving as these "insects" did useless work.

The "insects" seem to have no intelligence; they just keep climbing upwards and frantically pulling inwards.

That's probably why the orca is still alive.

"How about it—may I come over and take a look?"

Lin Xiyue's voice came from not far away, and it seemed that she really wanted to come and see.

"Wait a minute, I'll come pick you up."

As he spoke, Melos walked toward Lin Xiyue.

"So, have you found the problem?"

Lin Xiyue saw Molos approaching with a frown and asked him curiously.

"Hmm, there is a problem. There should be a Void Worm here."

Melos came over and naturally picked up Lin Xiyue as if she were a baby, then walked towards the stranded killer whale.

"Wouldn't that be very dangerous?"

"Generally, this thing doesn't have a brain, so it usually just grabs small things and drags them into the inner world to eat. The reason it managed to hold onto the orca this time is because the orca is somewhat stranded and can't exert any strength, which is why it's stuck in this stalemate."

Melos had already carried Lin Xiyue to the orca. Now it was clear that this thing called the Void Worm truly had no brains.

They wanted to drag the umbrella that Meros had casually tossed to them into the Otherworld, but because it could only open a hole the size of two adult fists at most, they opened the umbrella at the hole and didn't know to turn it sideways, so they were stuck in a stalemate.

"Hmm...I can tell he's lost his mind. ヽ(′ー`)?"

Lin Xiyue almost burst out laughing when she saw this.

"But how do we rescue the orca?"

Lin Xiyue noticed that the orca family seemed a bit anxious.

"It's simple: give it enough things, but make it unable to take them back. Then it will give up the bigger things because of the abundance."

Moros slowly replied to Lin Xiyue while holding her, and secretly touched her calf as he did so.

"Well……"

Lin Xiyue thought for a moment and took out a large number of bottles and jars from her space.

These bottles and jars are all large containers of various skincare products that Lin Xiyue brought, such as sunscreen, moisturizing spray, moisturizing cream, and sleeping mask. These are all the original products left over after being repackaged.

"Clatter, crash, crash -"

Lin Xiyue threw these things down, and then the insects rushed over like madmen. Each bottle was grabbed by at least two or three "insects," which excitedly tightened their grip, causing all of them to get stuck.

Because it got stuck, more "insects" rushed over and grabbed the bottle, causing the orca to give up its grip.

So the orca was released.

"Ow—"

Once the stranded orca was released, it roared, and the other orcas nearby began to swim away in unison, then rushed towards it at full speed.

Their charge created a huge wave, and with the force of the stranded killer whale, it broke free from its stranding and finally returned to the sea.

……