Who was the original owner and where did he escape from? "
"It's really a question that doesn't care at all." Ye Xiu blinked and supported his head: "After you know the answer, what are you going to do? Send me back and ask for a reward?"
Su Muqiu shook his head, emphasizing in a matter-of-fact tone: "I just want you to understand that since I escaped and was picked up by me, tens of millions...cough, you are my fish, you are not allowed to run around."
"It's very expensive to raise a mermaid." Ye Xiu said slowly, "Remember the introduction in the museum, won't you throw me out?"
Su Muqiu looked strange: "Didn't you manage to support yourself these few months?"
Ye Xiu coughed violently, and was speechless for a moment. He tilted his head and stared at Su Muqiu dumbfoundedly for a moment before answering: "I have always been a mermaid, from birth. The ones you mentioned that cannot retract their tail fins are man-made products, aren't they?" Mermaid. I am my own master."
Su Muqiu secretly breathed a sigh of relief, the answer did not exceed his expectations.
After all, the artificial mermaid can't leave the sea for a long time, and no matter how bad it is, he still needs to wear a mermaid robe to reduce the impact of the dry environment on the body. This is a short version that cannot be changed after transplanting mermaid cells, and Ye Xiu sleeps in bed with him every night. The time I touch the water every day is only ten minutes in the shower.
It's just... the mermaid—the one in fairy tales who swims happily in the sea with shells on—is the same thing as this Ye Xiu who hangs his head and stays in the house all day long? ?Why does reality always hit people like this!
"So, didn't you hide well in the past few months? What happened?"
Since Ye Xiu managed to survive until now, even Su Muqiu, who was sleeping with him, didn't notice anything. He must have some ability. Su Muqiu must determine what caused the change.
Ye Xiu sighed: "Remember the corridor in the museum? The guide told the truth. The seawater that is concentrated several times has a great impact on mermaids, not to mention that I have been there so many times in a short period of time... If I hadn't Li Jian was arrested long ago for exposing his identity on the spot."
"You're not as powerful as you say!" Su Muqiu despised.
Ye Xiu shook his head, "Su Muqiu, you're taking things for granted."
He didn't go into details, but just gave an example casually, simply and crudely explaining the feeling of a mermaid leaving the water and encountering high-concentration seawater: "If it's raining heavily outside, and you spend the whole day in the rain without an umbrella, how would you feel?"
Su Muqiu rubbed his chin, trying to feel the situation. The wet clothes were soaked with water and stuck to the flesh, and the shoes and socks were soaked in water. He was a pitiful and depressed drowned chicken.
"If the front door of your house is in front of you, you can step into the warm eaves, have clean clothes to change, dry towels and a hair dryer, can you come in?" Ye Xiu spread his hands.
If this is how Ye Xiu feels every day in the past few months, it is no wonder that he is always listless. Whenever it rains, he looks like suffering from a rheumatism attack. It probably looks like he has been drenched in the rain all day. But he could only stand helplessly in the rain to see if he couldn't enter the door.
This example is quite vulgar.Su Muqiu summed it up after thinking about it, and stretched out his hand to touch Ye Xiu's thigh with a sigh.
Just let you understand.Ye Xiu shrugged, and unscrewed the back of Su Muqiu's hand.
"I've endured so much hard work for such a long time, and I can still hold on outside. When I get home and relax, who knows I'll be plotted against." Ye Xiu was puzzled: "Speaking of which, why is there seawater everywhere in the bathroom?"
Su Muqiu clapped his hands: "By the way, remember to clean the bathroom later. Today I received a box of seafood and processed it in the bathroom."
"Anything to add to dinner?" Ye Xiu asked expectantly.
"Cold sashimi, stewed fish with meat dishes, fried fish cubes, steamed fish, boiled fish soup, fish porridge..." Su Muqiu eloquently reported the name of the dish, Ye Xiu nodded repeatedly, and then the former waved his hand and pointed to the kitchen: "All Do you understand? Very good, let's go, Ye Xiu!"
"Well..." Ye Xiu tried to resist: "I'm a mermaid after all, I'm very precious! Can you see which mermaid needs to do housework?"
"They are them, you are you, didn't you say that you are different from them?"
Ye Xiu left in despair.
It wasn't until Ye Xiu's figure disappeared from sight that Su Muqiu fell onto the sofa with a thud, staring at the ceiling in a daze.
He stared at the mottled old stains in the corner of the ceiling, as if a flower would bloom there, and he didn't close his eyes until his eyes were sore, letting all kinds of thoughts run wild in his mind.Memories of getting along with Ye Xiu kept flashing, from getting to know each other, holding on to the keyboard and mouse to fight for the right to use the computer, lying on the small bed and jostling for a thin quilt, all the way to those black eyes staring at him, and Fish tail covered with silvery white scales.
A real mermaid.
He hesitated for a while, struggled for a while, and finally laughed helplessly.
"There is no way." Su Muqiu whispered, "You can't abandon family members."
Ye Xiu, who was chopping the fish head in the kitchen, answered loudly, "What? Did you speak? I didn't hear you clearly, please speak up."
Su Muqiu rubbed his face, and shouted loudly: "I said, it's illegal to abandon pets, I'm a good citizen who abides by the law—"
"roll!"
Su Muqiu got up from the sofa, slipped into the kitchen in two or three steps, leaned against the edge of the cooking table, and watched the mermaid skillfully use human tools.Ye Xiu turned the pot and spoon, hooked his hand at him without looking back: "Salt."
Su Muqiu responded, quietly pushed the salt jar in, and passed the sugar over.
After that, Su Muqiu didn't ask Ye Xiu why he went ashore, and Ye Xiu didn't ask why Su Muqiu left him behind. The two followed a kind of unspoken inexplicable tacit understanding and maintained the life of the three members of the Su family in peace.
Even though Ye Xiu never took the initiative to reveal his identity, it made Su Muqiu angry for a while—shouldn't the matter of being a fish be made clear earlier?He just bought fish feed and went home. The feed is sold by the catty, which is much cheaper than the ingredients—but considering the special situation of the mermaid, he can understand the dishonesty of the cohabitant.
While eating dinner, Su Muqiu bit his chopsticks and wandered into the sky, casually imagining the scene of a fish being thrown into the eerie laboratory, and a group of mad scientists in white coats gesticulating excitedly with scalpels.
Sitting next to Su Muqiu, Ye Xiu only felt a chill, and reflexively kicked Su Muqiu under the table.
"What are you doing?" Su Muqiu glared at him, and immediately shot back.
Ye Xiu had a serious face, "This is self-defense instinct..."
The two of you come and go and don't give in to each other, kicking your legs into a ball, the whole dining table is bouncing up and down, Su Mucheng on the opposite side is watching the interaction between the two, holding a bowl to eat fish with a smile: "I have to watch it tomorrow Mermaid?"
Ye Xiu spread his hands, lacking in interest.So did Su Muqiu, he had seen enough mermaids today, and even touched Jingui's caudal fin with his own hands, but after careful consideration, he nodded and announced that the three of Su's family would go to the Mermaid Museum together tomorrow.
In the past few weeks, I have long been tired of going to museums. Su Mucheng only seemed very interested in the small aquarium attached to it.
But this is probably the most attentive time Su Muqiu has ever been listening to a tour guide. He took a pen and paper and kept writing in a small booklet, as if preparing to take an exam. Looking at it like this, the guide girl is fascinated and her heart beats.
Ye Xiu took Su Mucheng by the hand, and the two of them stepped on the water in the sea corridor, having a great time, as if they were ordinary humans playing in the sea.
...Who is the guy who said he was affected!Su Muqiu almost cut off his pen.
In today's mermaid display area, the blond mermaid they saw when they first came was staying in the large tank.I don’t know if it’s just a coincidence, but they often come across this mermaid when they come to visit. Although the guide once mentioned that there are more than a dozen “volunteers”, after all, there are too few places where mermaids can usually go. For mermaids who can go out freely , Sitting in a museum is much more interesting than being at home.
As soon as the blond-haired mermaid saw Su Muqiu, she happily swung her tender green tail, swam to the closest position to them, and blinked her blue eyes.
Su Muqiu smiled politely at the mermaid, then lowered his head to sort out his notes.The mermaid's lonely expression was probably only noticed by Su Muqiu who lowered his head. Su Mucheng pulled Ye Xiuyi and whispered together: "Ye Xiu, does Mr. Mermaid like brother?"
"This is..."
Ye Xiu opened his mouth and was about to answer the little girl's question when he heard a burst of singing suddenly.
The hazy and distant singing sound seemed to come from the deepest part of the ocean, but it sang clearly in my ears.The strange tune is difficult to describe in any human words, and the lyrics are also not in a known language, but it makes the hearts of those who hear it feel sour and sweet.
The blond-haired mermaid in the sink is singing with its slender neck upturned.
It was the mermaid's song.
The singing was so beautiful that the guide girl unconsciously became confused, subconsciously took a few steps closer, just wanting to continue listening.But after a moment of trance, she quickly realized that she nervously dialed the internal line of the institute, and the palms of the hands holding the phone were covered with cold sweat--about the acquired mermaid, even if the transformation technology is mature, there are still too many human beings who have not yet solved the problem. of mysteries.
The mermaid suddenly sang a song that no one has ever heard before. This is an important event, and there is no immediate reward. It will be very troublesome to investigate it!Now she sincerely prays that this ancestor can sing longer.
Su Mucheng's reaction was basically the same as that of the tour guide girl. The little girl walked to the sink involuntarily, and Ye Xiu's movements were exactly the same as hers. The two of them stared intently at the singing mermaid through a layer of glass.
Of the four people present, only Su Muqiu was stuck in place as if he had poor signal reception.It sounds good, but it shouldn't be so exaggerated that it looks like being hooked by Hamlin's piper, right?
In a dark place that no one could see, Ye Xiu clenched his fingers imperceptibly, and then slowly released them, just like Su Mucheng, lightly pressing against the glass, with an expression as if he was in a dream.
The song was not long, at least when several researchers in white coats hurried forward with a pile of materials and instruments, the blond mermaid had already finished singing.
The mermaid who finished singing looked quite puzzled, and touched her throat with a puzzled expression.
"031, how do you feel now?" The researchers asked eagerly, and 031 represented the blonde mermaid who was No. 30 who applied to be a volunteer in the booth.
"Does the throat hurt? Is there any discomfort in the body?"
"What language were you singing just now?"
"Do you know the meaning of the song?"
"031, we will arrange for you to do some tests," the leading researcher raised his wrist to look at his watch, he pushed his glasses, and gave instructions to the others in a low voice, "At 47:[-], record it. Request permission from his contact person ..."
Originally, Su Mucheng was at the front, and she was also fascinated by the singing. Suddenly, a group of strange people crowded in front of the sink. She pulled Ye Xiu's fingertips and slipped back behind Su Muqiu. My brother's trousers.
The researcher who was responsible for carrying the equipment at the outermost edge noticed a few people, and impatiently ordered the guide to take the visitors away, then bent down and began to set up the equipment.
The guide girl hurriedly led away the three members of the Su family. Before the door of the exhibition area was closed, Ye Xiu casually glanced back, and happened to meet the inadvertent gazes of some of the researchers.
--fanaticism.
Behind the cold gaze, there is only a frightening frenzy.
The door is closed.
Since the exit on the side of the mermaid exhibition room was blocked by researchers, the guide had to take a few people back the same way. When Su Muqiu passed the mermaid robe, he couldn't help touching it for a while, frowning.
He picked up another set of displayed supplies, a set of uniquely shaped tools, like a curved nail file.
"Money, money, mermaid is a waste of money." Su Muqiu sighed.
While meditating, a pair of arms wrapped around his shoulders, lazily resting on Su Muqiu's chest, Ye Xiu rested his chin comfortably on the other's shoulder, and then looked at the things in his hand: "What's the matter, are you curious about these things? ?”
"Forget it, just in case you need to use it in the future." Su Muqiu responded, he turned his head and looked at Ye Xiu who was hanging on his body, "Aren't you all? If it wasn't for you—"
The moment he turned his head, he saw Ye Xiu's eyes. It was a hint of silence. Su Muqiu was puzzled, but he didn't reveal anything on his face, and said naturally, "—what about the mermaid? I earn more money from work, so I wouldn’t be interested in that.”
Ye Xiu blinked, and answered with the corners of his mouth curled up: "The work related to mermaids is indeed more profitable. One job is as good as the two of us working hard for a year."
"Do you still need to remind me?" Su Muqiu shook the booklet in his hand: "I have copied a bunch of notes, and I might rely on them in the future."
"Su is very wise."
"Less dog legs."
The two chatted nonchalantly, and walked out of the museum slowly in a sticky posture.
In the temporarily closed mermaid exhibition room, the blond mermaid has been anesthetized and is lying in the delivery cabin to be pushed into the research institute.
A person took off the earphones and reported to the researcher wearing glasses: "The conversation is nothing special, it's just an ordinary visitor, and it shouldn't be the factor that caused 031 to change."
The latter rubbed his glasses: "Really..."
While waiting for the bus, the Su brothers and sisters were discussing what to have for dinner, and occasionally asked Ye Xiu, who only spoke absent-mindedly, looking in the direction of the research institute, with a thoughtful expression on his face.
In the deep sea, where vision and smell are impeded by sea water, they are less sensitive, and marine species rely on other means to communicate with their fellows.
For example, in cetaceans, the gas enters specific organs to produce a certain vibration frequency and transmits it in the ocean, and communicates and receives feedback through this form called "whale song" by humans.
Mermaids also have a similar mechanism—blond-haired mermaids seem to sing with their vocal cords, just like humans on land, but they are not. Most of that singing is produced by organs in the artificial mermaid that he doesn't even know much about. But pulled out of the water, it becomes a fragmented noise.
The counterfeit didn't know what he was singing, but Ye Xiu understood it very well.
It is a part of the mermaid's instinct. Every mermaid knows such a song since birth, and it belongs to him alone.
Courtship.
"Ye Xiu, what are you looking at?" Su Muqiu stood by the car door and called him, "Going home."
"Okay." Ye Xiu replied.
…Will the instincts that remain in man-made objects that do not belong to them gradually awaken as they approach him?
☆、Chapter 9 09+10: Traveling in Water & Prince of the Sea
9. Traveling in the Water & 10. Prince of the Sea
'...Most people take it for granted that mermaids can swim in water, but the reality is different from people's imagination. Although the transformed mermaid has the appearance of a human body and fish tail, it actually does not have the ability to enter the water for a long time and adapt to the water pressure.
It is true that they move more freely in the water than humans, but their respiratory organs basically maintain the structure of humans (see Figure 1), so although they can stay in the water for an increased time, they still need to breathe, and other organs cannot be greatly adjusted Pressure difference inside and outside the body cavity. (See Figure 2)
Human beings can only dive down to 20m without protective clothing, but acquired mermaids are tested to be able to enter water nearly 30m. This value will vary greatly depending on the adaptability of individuals to mermaid cells.
In addition, regarding the situation of adapting to water pressure, the author believes that it should be speculated with reference to deep-sea fish.The special structure of deep-sea fish allows them to survive in the deep sea pressure. Currently known deep-sea fish seldom have hard shells, but mostly have soft surfaces, which is similar to...'
Su Muqiu's gaze moved to the illustration on the side of the book following the text prompt.
Those two pictures are very bloody. In the picture is a strange creature that is almost half human and half fish. The body of a male human is covered with sporadic fish scales, and the legs are glued together. The caudal fin is vaguely differentiated.
After going back to the Mermaid Museum so many times, Su Muqiu guessed at a glance that this was a failure of the transformation operation, even though he had never seen a documentary photo.
The half-human, half-fish creature is lying in a place that looks like a laboratory. The pale light clearly illuminates his dissected abdominal cavity. The dark red organs are basically the same as those of humans. Write: Based on this, the author guesses that a real mermaid should have an underwater breathing system independent of the lungs...
He flipped to the bottom of the book. The source of the photo was provided by the Mermaid Research Institute, and it was noted that this was a voluntary experimenter in the early stage of the plan, and that the body had been signed for research use after death, and so on.
After exhaling, Su Muqiu closed the book in his hand, frowned and looked at the cover of the book. "Prince of the Sea" was written in round and lovely fonts, paired with childlike illustrations, and suddenly agreed deeply that "the appearance is for reference only, please use The content is the main thing' is really a very cheating thing.
"Besides, there are too many guesses here." Su Muqiu clicked his tongue and tapped the spine of the book.
It's true, if the author of the book has the money to raise an acquired mermaid, he doesn't need to rack his brains to make a living with these irrelevant contents.
All pet owners will choose to seek advice from experts or experienced persons in order to take better care of the fragile little lives at home.Su Muqiu prides himself on being a responsible owner. When he came to the library, he also hoped to get some professional advice from the book.
However, considering that the things he raised were rather special, it was probably a waste of time to go.
Su Muqiu left the bookshelf marked with modern technology, glanced at the books in the pet breeding area, and looked at the fresh titles such as "You and Your Pet Dog" and "The Kingdom of Cats", as well as the bright pink and tender photos of cute pets on the inside pages. Can't help but sigh sadly——how come no one published "How to Raise a Mermaid"?
Su Muqiu shook his head, and whispered to the depths of the stacked bookshelves: "Hey, did you find it—"
"Okay, okay." A figure walked out slowly, the young man looked lazy, and raised the recipe in his hand: "One Hundred Simple Fish Recipes".
"Is this book okay? Let me be clear first, I cook from recipes, but I'm not as good as cooking from videos."
"Who asked you to do it?" Su Muqiu rolled his eyes, "It sounds like you are often responsible for cooking."
Ye Xiu walked up to Su Muqiu in a few steps, saw the book in Su Muqiu's hand, and the cover that looked like a children's story, and couldn't help wondering, "Prince of the Sea? Mu Qiu, when did you become interested in fairy tales?"
"This is far from a fairy tale." Only then did Su Muqiu realize that he forgot to put the book back, and simply put it on the bookshelf beside him.
Ye Xiu blinked, looked at "Dancing with Dolphins" on the left of the Prince of the Sea, and then looked at "Whale Guide" on the right: "Oh, so it's an introduction to marine life? What is the Prince of the Sea?"
Su Muqiu stopped and looked Ye Xiu up and down.Crumpled old-fashioned T-shirt, washed white loose jeans, broken sneakers, messy short black hair, listless appearance... What kind of creature does the prince of the sea describe?Su Muqiu pressed his forehead and murmured: "...I don't know either."
Ye Xiu shrugged, took out Su Muqiu's library card familiarly, and slipped to the counter to register with the cookbook, leaving the latter alone to deeply feel the second "introduction does not match the real thing" experience today.
However, even if there was a book explaining how to raise mermaids, Su Muqiu would not be able to follow suit. After all, it was too expensive, so he just flipped through the book.
Before the two returned home, they made a detour to the vegetable stall that Ye Xiu helped during the day, and brought a large bundle of old wooden boards and iron bars back.Ye Xiu asked the old man who sells vegetables to leave it for him. Besides selling vegetables, the old man also runs a recycling business. When Xiao Ye, who often came to help, asked for these rags, he drove a bunch of them without saying a word.
"Do you want me to drive you back?" The old man worriedly looked at Ye Xiu who was going to the storage room at the back.
"No, no, no problem." Su Muqiu declined politely. The old man still wanted to persuade him, but he saw Ye Xiu strolling out with wooden planks and iron bars easily. The material that required several adults to move was stuffed with fluff in his hands. The same as the old man, he could still nod to him, raised the box hooked on his wrist and said that he would borrow tools by the way, which almost shocked the old man's jaw.
Because I brought back too much seafood, I lost my job at the pier. Before I found another job, during this period, Su Muqiu, in addition to regaining the family contract, was trying his best to toss the pile of fish and shrimp, changing every day. dishes.After all, they eat fish for three meals, except for Ye Xiu who is very easy to feed and has no adverse reactions, even the brothers and sisters of the Su family can't bear it.
Perhaps influenced by Su Muqiu, Ye Xiu also thought about improving his living conditions.The bathroom of the Su family is small and small, with the shower, toilet, and washstand taking up most of the space. Of course, there is no such luxury as a bathtub. However, since he discovered that Su Mucheng likes to play with water in the museum, Ye Xiu watched some videos on the Internet. Come out with a handmade bathtub.
The two returned home with the materials, and cleared a small space in the backyard of the old building. Ye Xiu picked up the tools and started beating vigorously. Su Muqiu squatted aside and handed out wooden boards and nails. An hour later, they unexpectedly Really came up with a decent wooden bathtub.
"It won't fall apart suddenly." Su Muqiu measured the size to make sure it could fit into the bathroom.
"No." Ye Xiu adjusted the details and smoothed the seams like an old carpenter.
Su Muqiu raised his eyebrows and questioned, but he was actually quite proud in his heart, seeing if this tub can be sold, right?Other people's fish can only eat feed, but their Su family's fish can earn their own feed, so they are capable!
Immediately ignited with unnecessarily ambitious ambitions, before stepping into the house, Su Muqiu immediately went into the kitchen with the recipes, rattling the pots and pans.
Ye Xiu carefully placed the bathtub in the back, and sat down in front of the computer amidst the noise coming from the kitchen, opened □□ The person who replied to the power leveling price, logged in to the game, checked the friend column, opened window to send a message.
One Autumn Leaf: Boss Lou, are you there?
Loulan Slash: Yes, yes.God, why don't you call me Xiaolou... [wiping sweat]
One Autumn Leaf: Not used to it?
Loulan Slash: A little...
In fact, what Loulan Zhan on the other side of the screen wanted to say was: I was a little flustered, as if I was about to be tricked...
One Autumn Leaf: You can't say that!I'm just a part-time job now.
Loulan Slash: Part-time job?God opened a gold group today?
One Autumn Leaf: Well, your suit still lacks an accessory, right?Going back to Laixi, is he there? Do you want to come together? It’s not good to run naked.
Loulan Slash Kuanghan: He just lacks a jacket, why not run naked!Well, I'll ask him.
Ye Xiu raised the corner of his mouth in satisfaction.
Ever since I met these generous Tuhao bosses, the focus is on the Tuhao bosses with good skills. Every time he makes a dungeon to make a gold group, he always has a part-time job plus several bosses. Five plus retail investors, it just makes all the studios drool.
After getting acquainted with One Autumn Leaf, Loulan Slash and the others also knew that this great god made money by playing games, and if he didn't make money, he would be thrown on the street. I don't know what thousands of words of bitter background they silently made up, even if they didn't get the equipment , Will also pay a 'technical guidance fee'.
Of course, this is because Ye Xiu's game skills are really good, which is a bit shocking. It is said that it is technical guidance, but in fact it is similar to viewing fees. This is not what One Autumn Leaf asks for, but several people are willing to pay.
At the same time, because he knew these big-spending bosses, it was not a problem for the family of three to live frugally, so Su Muqiu was not in a hurry to find a job, and it was rare for him to stay at home and do things that he had no chance to do normally.
Ye Xiu put on his earphones, organized a few bosses to enter the dungeon, and manipulated the characters neatly, commanding a few words from time to time, and the dungeon went smoothly.
Loulan Loulan and the others looked at the battle mage whose skills were connected neatly on the screen, no matter how many times they watched it, they were still full of admiration.They had been in dungeon groups organized by other guilds before, and even elite teams were several grades lower in front of One Autumn Leaf.
"Master, can I ask you something?" Loulan Slash asked.
"Ok?"
"A few of us have established a guild. It's quite small and only accepts acquaintances, but the skills of the members..." Loulan Slash watched as he was lifted into the air by the sky strike, and then a round wrestling stick fell in front of him with great precision. The mob swallowed the technique very well: "...It's all okay, sir, do you think you are interested in joining?"
"Well…"
"Although it is not well-known now, our guild will grow stronger sooner or later!"
"Hmm..." The other party said in a deep voice, seemingly hesitating.
Loulan Slash persisted: "Besides, it's also convenient for the master to start a group! Call us from the guild and let's all come!"
One Autumn Leaf answered decisively: "This is good!"
"Really?!"
Loulan Slash was overjoyed, and was about to invite One Autumn Leaf to join the guild when he heard him say to someone, "Mu Qiu, this is delicious, give me another bite."
"Ah... what??" Loulan Slash was confused.
On this side, Ye Xiu manipulated One Autumn Leaf Dragon Tooth to receive the Sky Strike, he did not hesitate to choose skills and greeted the boss, but most of his thoughts were on the plate in Su Muqiu's hand. There was a small piece of fried fish steak missing. Just now Su Muqiu ate it when he signaled him to open his mouth to try the dish.
Su Muqiu looked at the screen for him: "Left...left! Longya... slow down! Hey, can you do it?!"
"No, I'm hungry." Ye Xiu answered calmly.
"Can you concentrate on your part-time job... Forget it, get out of the way and let me do it."
Loulan Slash and the others didn't know why at first, but they also heard another person's voice. They couldn't understand what the other person said, only the last sentence was very clear, and they immediately yelled: "Wait, big brother! Our boss has already opened, so there is no other way." Let you change halfway..."
Another voice commanded calmly: "Zhan Loulan, at three o'clock, step back two positions; go back to come, move three squares to the right to make up for the position; the front is across the sea..."
"...Damn it, have you changed someone?"
The few bosses who were about to operate desperately to save the scene were shocked. They saw with their own eyes that One Autumn Leaf's movements did not stop at all.
After listening to Su Muqiu's instructions and confirming that he had finished taking over, Ye Xiu slowly withdrew his hand from under Su Muqiu's palm, stood up with the tray in his hand, and completely handed over the keyboard, mouse and the other half of the chair to him.
Seeing Su Muqiu's dedication to the game, Ye Xiu rolled his eyes and ate the fried fish with confidence.
"You also said it was a computer for work and left it for me to make money. If you like to play games, just say so, little friend Su." Ye Xiu patted Su Muqiu on the head, "Why are you pretending to be serious. What does it matter if you relax once in a while?"
Su Muqiu pursed his lips tightly, as if he didn't hear it, completely ignored Ye Xiu's movements, and focused on leading the bosses to download the dungeon.However, apart from this computer, the Su family had no other entertainment, Ye Xiu had nothing to do, so he just sat on the sidelines and watched Su Muqiu play.
The commanding styles of the two are not the same, and the same character also presents a different look after the operation is replaced. Although there were some small mistakes caused by manual manipulation at the beginning, Su Muqiu played very smoothly after a while, and Ye Xiu watched it with gusto. .
A few people had good luck today. After two or three dungeon rounds, a few kits that Loulan and the others lacked came out. Longxin Joy's Tuhao quickly called for a sum of money, and Su Muqiu said, "Thank you for your patronage and cooperation." Happy, welcome to contact me if you have other needs”, posted a smiley face on the channel, and opened the window to check the account.
Halfway through the window, Ye Xiu saw that the sky was getting closer to dusk. Ye Xiu, who got up and went into the kitchen to prepare dinner, noticed that the keyboard and Su Muqiu's commanding voice were gone, so he tilted his head and poked his head out: "It's done?"
Su Muqiu hummed, and stared at the screen solemnly, as if thinking about major events in life. After a while, he carefully took out a red leather book from the drawer, grabbed a fountain pen and scribbled on it.
"Is it not going well? Don't have any money?" Ye Xiu saw the Su family's account book, also known as the life and death book, and asked quickly: "Isn't it? Xiaolou and the others are quite generous..."
The person who was counting the money didn't answer. He just opened the webpage to search for information, and then added, subtracted, multiplied, and divided with a computer, and finally closed the notebook.
Su Muqiu said leisurely, "Ye Xiu, you are right."
"What did I say, can you give me some hints?" Ye Xiu asked cautiously.
"You said, I want to play games, just let me play games and relax occasionally."
"I said..." Ye Xiu was at a loss, what's wrong with this sentence?
"What about you?" Su Muqiu asked.
Ye Xiu kept quiet, he didn't understand what Su Muqiu was asking, just keep quiet and follow the instructions.
"I've decided." Su Muqiu patted the table, turned his head and announced loudly: "This weekend, let's go to the beach as a family!"
Su Mucheng, who had just returned home, and Ye Xiu, who was standing by the kitchen door holding a vegetable bowl, fell into a thick fog: "...What???"
☆、Chapter 10 11: Underwater Waltz
11. Underwater Waltz
In the narrow shop, Su Mucheng carefully bent over and squatted next to the lower shelf, looking curiously at a delicate snow globe.
The base of the glass ball is not big, about the size of the palms of her hands. Just pick it up and shake it, and the fine artificial snow will fall lightly, swaying along the clear liquid filled in the glass ball, and the three holding hands in the middle The little mermaid will spin up and down, as if dancing an underwater waltz.
In addition to the little mermaid dancing the waltz, the themes of the glass globe include those dancing hula, drinking toasts, and sightseeing around the world...but the entire row of snow globes are all mermaids.
Su Mucheng watched very intently, picked up one by one and shook carefully, watching the soft snowflakes fall.She poked the boy standing beside her, "Ye Xiu."
"Huh?" Ye Xiu lazily leaned aside, squinting his eyes and looking out of the shop door, as if waiting patiently for something, when suddenly the little girl poked his calf, and he responded.
"Ye Xiu..." Su Mucheng held a glass ball where the little mermaid surfed, motioned Ye Xiu to look at it, and then asked earnestly, "Will it snow in the sea?"
"The ability of you brothers and sisters to draw the wrong key is a natural skill?" Ye Xiu couldn't laugh or cry, he should have asked why the mermaid uses a human surfboard, or can a fish tail surf or something like that.Ye Xiu thought for a while, "It will snow in the sea."
"Really?" Su Mucheng thought about it carefully: "But, the textbook said that snow is produced when the temperature is below zero, and it also said that the water will freeze when the temperature is below zero. Why does it snow in the sea?"
"Well, this..." Ye Xiu thought hard, "Your brother didn't ask me to read your textbooks, and I can't explain why... But, the snow in the sea is not the snow on land."
"what is that?"
"Plankton and some debris..." Ye Xiu described it as best he could. "In the deep, deep seabed, it was pitch black, and you couldn't see your fingers. If there was light, you would see those things... Under the light, it looks like It falls like snow. Fish that live in the deep sea eat this stuff."
"Is there light in the sea?"
"There is no light on the bottom of the sea. That is the scene that humans bring into the deep sea with searchlights."
Su Mucheng curiously asked: "Then, is the snow in the sea delicious?"
"Deep-sea fish tastes better." Ye Xiu licked his lips and replied decisively.
Su Mucheng blinked.At her age, she was curious about everything, and she wanted to ask what deep-sea fish tasted like, when Ye Xiu suddenly stood up straight and left the shop first.
In the sunlight outside the door, another teenager stood.
He was wearing a beige hoodie and shorts, and the zipper of his jacket was not pulled up, revealing a beautiful and lean texture. Ben, who was holding a pile of items, was looking around. When he saw the two people in the store, he suddenly raised a bright and clean smile.
"Mucheng, your brother is here." Ye Xiu who walked out of the shop turned around and greeted.
"Oh!" Su Mucheng put down the glass ball and ran out happily.
Su Muqiu, once he has made up his mind, will start to implement it immediately. It's the same when he goes to work at the dock, and it's the same when he announces that the three of Su's family will go to the beach to play.
On that day, he confirmed the amount of calls from several Tuhao bosses, calculated the balance of this month, and finally decided to take his family members to the beach to relax—there was a mermaid among them, and the beach should be more familiar to him than climbing mountains. Su Muqiu thought so.
Su Muqiu, who had made up his mind, booked the train ticket online on the spot and contacted the hotel. Ye Xiu hadn't figured out what was going on with Su Muqiu's nerves before he was dragged by the latter to look for the dusty swimsuit in the pile of debris.
It wasn't until he got out of the car, looking at the endless sea and the sandy beach under the sun, his nostrils filled with the smell of sea water, and a pair of parents in the same car passing by with their children, that Ye Xiu realized belatedly that they had really reached the beach ...
As soon as they arrived at the designated spot, Su Muqiu left the two of them behind and slipped away to an unknown place. Ye Xiu and Su Mucheng had no choice but to shop around for souvenirs in order to avoid Su Muqiu who had wandered off without authorization and could not find them.Su Muqiu, who came back, had just met the two of them, so he stuffed all the things in his hand to Ye Xiu. The latter looked at it and found that it was an inflatable swimming ring and a huge inflatable whale.
"Are you looking for this when you don't see anyone?"
"Yeah, it's too wasteful to buy it. Fortunately, there is a place to rent here." Su Muqiu hung the backpack on Ye Xiu's shoulder, and easily carried the small plastic bucket and small shovel found at home. Will watch the sky and watch the sea for a while, with an unconcealed look of excitement.
Ye Xiu looked at the big bulging backpack: "What's in it?"
Su Muqiu opened the bag casually, and inside were the three people's change of clothes, swimsuits and other items, as well as a thick bath towel that took up most of the space in the backpack.Seeing Ye Xiu raise his eyebrows to express his doubts, Su Muqiu's eyes immediately slid down, and he moved up and down Ye Xiu's legs meaningfully: "I brought it especially for you, so that you can't help but obey the call of the wild outside... At that time, there is no way to find something to dry and deal with.”
Ye Xiu didn't think that he would be unable to restrain his tail fin, otherwise he would have died hundreds of times, and he felt that this sentence sounded wrong.
But it is always right to be prepared, so he thanked: "Oh, thank you."
Passers-by on the side gave the two of them a strange look, and sighed to their companions that the world is getting worse.
This beach is well managed. In addition to renting swimming rings and diving equipment for tourists, there is also a changing room with showers near the beach. There are many people coming and going nearby, so many people choose it as a meeting place .Su Muqiu took out Su Mucheng's swimsuit from his backpack and handed it to the little girl. He made an appointment to meet outside the dressing room, and pulled Ye Xiu to the man's side.
It's not the tourist season, but the beach is always overcrowded during holidays, and it's hard to find a locker room. Fortunately, the men don't have too much trouble changing clothes. When they saw that there was a space available, the two squeezed in together and changed with their backs facing each other.
At that time, apart from Su Mucheng's swimsuit, all that was dug out from the Su family's pile of old sundries were a few beach pants that I didn't know where to buy. Thank you Su Muqiu for your taste.Su Muqiu changed into the beach shorts in twos and twos, looked down for a while, and was quite satisfied.
"Ye Xiu, are you alright?"
"Not yet, wait a while. Go out and wait for me first."
Su Muqiu turned his head, wanting to ask Ye Xiu why he was so slow, but he saw that Ye Xiu was bending over, carefully rolling up his trousers, and the progress of changing clothes was basically zero.
Su Muqiu was speechless: "...what are you doing?"
Ye Xiu is also very helpless
"It's really a question that doesn't care at all." Ye Xiu blinked and supported his head: "After you know the answer, what are you going to do? Send me back and ask for a reward?"
Su Muqiu shook his head, emphasizing in a matter-of-fact tone: "I just want you to understand that since I escaped and was picked up by me, tens of millions...cough, you are my fish, you are not allowed to run around."
"It's very expensive to raise a mermaid." Ye Xiu said slowly, "Remember the introduction in the museum, won't you throw me out?"
Su Muqiu looked strange: "Didn't you manage to support yourself these few months?"
Ye Xiu coughed violently, and was speechless for a moment. He tilted his head and stared at Su Muqiu dumbfoundedly for a moment before answering: "I have always been a mermaid, from birth. The ones you mentioned that cannot retract their tail fins are man-made products, aren't they?" Mermaid. I am my own master."
Su Muqiu secretly breathed a sigh of relief, the answer did not exceed his expectations.
After all, the artificial mermaid can't leave the sea for a long time, and no matter how bad it is, he still needs to wear a mermaid robe to reduce the impact of the dry environment on the body. This is a short version that cannot be changed after transplanting mermaid cells, and Ye Xiu sleeps in bed with him every night. The time I touch the water every day is only ten minutes in the shower.
It's just... the mermaid—the one in fairy tales who swims happily in the sea with shells on—is the same thing as this Ye Xiu who hangs his head and stays in the house all day long? ?Why does reality always hit people like this!
"So, didn't you hide well in the past few months? What happened?"
Since Ye Xiu managed to survive until now, even Su Muqiu, who was sleeping with him, didn't notice anything. He must have some ability. Su Muqiu must determine what caused the change.
Ye Xiu sighed: "Remember the corridor in the museum? The guide told the truth. The seawater that is concentrated several times has a great impact on mermaids, not to mention that I have been there so many times in a short period of time... If I hadn't Li Jian was arrested long ago for exposing his identity on the spot."
"You're not as powerful as you say!" Su Muqiu despised.
Ye Xiu shook his head, "Su Muqiu, you're taking things for granted."
He didn't go into details, but just gave an example casually, simply and crudely explaining the feeling of a mermaid leaving the water and encountering high-concentration seawater: "If it's raining heavily outside, and you spend the whole day in the rain without an umbrella, how would you feel?"
Su Muqiu rubbed his chin, trying to feel the situation. The wet clothes were soaked with water and stuck to the flesh, and the shoes and socks were soaked in water. He was a pitiful and depressed drowned chicken.
"If the front door of your house is in front of you, you can step into the warm eaves, have clean clothes to change, dry towels and a hair dryer, can you come in?" Ye Xiu spread his hands.
If this is how Ye Xiu feels every day in the past few months, it is no wonder that he is always listless. Whenever it rains, he looks like suffering from a rheumatism attack. It probably looks like he has been drenched in the rain all day. But he could only stand helplessly in the rain to see if he couldn't enter the door.
This example is quite vulgar.Su Muqiu summed it up after thinking about it, and stretched out his hand to touch Ye Xiu's thigh with a sigh.
Just let you understand.Ye Xiu shrugged, and unscrewed the back of Su Muqiu's hand.
"I've endured so much hard work for such a long time, and I can still hold on outside. When I get home and relax, who knows I'll be plotted against." Ye Xiu was puzzled: "Speaking of which, why is there seawater everywhere in the bathroom?"
Su Muqiu clapped his hands: "By the way, remember to clean the bathroom later. Today I received a box of seafood and processed it in the bathroom."
"Anything to add to dinner?" Ye Xiu asked expectantly.
"Cold sashimi, stewed fish with meat dishes, fried fish cubes, steamed fish, boiled fish soup, fish porridge..." Su Muqiu eloquently reported the name of the dish, Ye Xiu nodded repeatedly, and then the former waved his hand and pointed to the kitchen: "All Do you understand? Very good, let's go, Ye Xiu!"
"Well..." Ye Xiu tried to resist: "I'm a mermaid after all, I'm very precious! Can you see which mermaid needs to do housework?"
"They are them, you are you, didn't you say that you are different from them?"
Ye Xiu left in despair.
It wasn't until Ye Xiu's figure disappeared from sight that Su Muqiu fell onto the sofa with a thud, staring at the ceiling in a daze.
He stared at the mottled old stains in the corner of the ceiling, as if a flower would bloom there, and he didn't close his eyes until his eyes were sore, letting all kinds of thoughts run wild in his mind.Memories of getting along with Ye Xiu kept flashing, from getting to know each other, holding on to the keyboard and mouse to fight for the right to use the computer, lying on the small bed and jostling for a thin quilt, all the way to those black eyes staring at him, and Fish tail covered with silvery white scales.
A real mermaid.
He hesitated for a while, struggled for a while, and finally laughed helplessly.
"There is no way." Su Muqiu whispered, "You can't abandon family members."
Ye Xiu, who was chopping the fish head in the kitchen, answered loudly, "What? Did you speak? I didn't hear you clearly, please speak up."
Su Muqiu rubbed his face, and shouted loudly: "I said, it's illegal to abandon pets, I'm a good citizen who abides by the law—"
"roll!"
Su Muqiu got up from the sofa, slipped into the kitchen in two or three steps, leaned against the edge of the cooking table, and watched the mermaid skillfully use human tools.Ye Xiu turned the pot and spoon, hooked his hand at him without looking back: "Salt."
Su Muqiu responded, quietly pushed the salt jar in, and passed the sugar over.
After that, Su Muqiu didn't ask Ye Xiu why he went ashore, and Ye Xiu didn't ask why Su Muqiu left him behind. The two followed a kind of unspoken inexplicable tacit understanding and maintained the life of the three members of the Su family in peace.
Even though Ye Xiu never took the initiative to reveal his identity, it made Su Muqiu angry for a while—shouldn't the matter of being a fish be made clear earlier?He just bought fish feed and went home. The feed is sold by the catty, which is much cheaper than the ingredients—but considering the special situation of the mermaid, he can understand the dishonesty of the cohabitant.
While eating dinner, Su Muqiu bit his chopsticks and wandered into the sky, casually imagining the scene of a fish being thrown into the eerie laboratory, and a group of mad scientists in white coats gesticulating excitedly with scalpels.
Sitting next to Su Muqiu, Ye Xiu only felt a chill, and reflexively kicked Su Muqiu under the table.
"What are you doing?" Su Muqiu glared at him, and immediately shot back.
Ye Xiu had a serious face, "This is self-defense instinct..."
The two of you come and go and don't give in to each other, kicking your legs into a ball, the whole dining table is bouncing up and down, Su Mucheng on the opposite side is watching the interaction between the two, holding a bowl to eat fish with a smile: "I have to watch it tomorrow Mermaid?"
Ye Xiu spread his hands, lacking in interest.So did Su Muqiu, he had seen enough mermaids today, and even touched Jingui's caudal fin with his own hands, but after careful consideration, he nodded and announced that the three of Su's family would go to the Mermaid Museum together tomorrow.
In the past few weeks, I have long been tired of going to museums. Su Mucheng only seemed very interested in the small aquarium attached to it.
But this is probably the most attentive time Su Muqiu has ever been listening to a tour guide. He took a pen and paper and kept writing in a small booklet, as if preparing to take an exam. Looking at it like this, the guide girl is fascinated and her heart beats.
Ye Xiu took Su Mucheng by the hand, and the two of them stepped on the water in the sea corridor, having a great time, as if they were ordinary humans playing in the sea.
...Who is the guy who said he was affected!Su Muqiu almost cut off his pen.
In today's mermaid display area, the blond mermaid they saw when they first came was staying in the large tank.I don’t know if it’s just a coincidence, but they often come across this mermaid when they come to visit. Although the guide once mentioned that there are more than a dozen “volunteers”, after all, there are too few places where mermaids can usually go. For mermaids who can go out freely , Sitting in a museum is much more interesting than being at home.
As soon as the blond-haired mermaid saw Su Muqiu, she happily swung her tender green tail, swam to the closest position to them, and blinked her blue eyes.
Su Muqiu smiled politely at the mermaid, then lowered his head to sort out his notes.The mermaid's lonely expression was probably only noticed by Su Muqiu who lowered his head. Su Mucheng pulled Ye Xiuyi and whispered together: "Ye Xiu, does Mr. Mermaid like brother?"
"This is..."
Ye Xiu opened his mouth and was about to answer the little girl's question when he heard a burst of singing suddenly.
The hazy and distant singing sound seemed to come from the deepest part of the ocean, but it sang clearly in my ears.The strange tune is difficult to describe in any human words, and the lyrics are also not in a known language, but it makes the hearts of those who hear it feel sour and sweet.
The blond-haired mermaid in the sink is singing with its slender neck upturned.
It was the mermaid's song.
The singing was so beautiful that the guide girl unconsciously became confused, subconsciously took a few steps closer, just wanting to continue listening.But after a moment of trance, she quickly realized that she nervously dialed the internal line of the institute, and the palms of the hands holding the phone were covered with cold sweat--about the acquired mermaid, even if the transformation technology is mature, there are still too many human beings who have not yet solved the problem. of mysteries.
The mermaid suddenly sang a song that no one has ever heard before. This is an important event, and there is no immediate reward. It will be very troublesome to investigate it!Now she sincerely prays that this ancestor can sing longer.
Su Mucheng's reaction was basically the same as that of the tour guide girl. The little girl walked to the sink involuntarily, and Ye Xiu's movements were exactly the same as hers. The two of them stared intently at the singing mermaid through a layer of glass.
Of the four people present, only Su Muqiu was stuck in place as if he had poor signal reception.It sounds good, but it shouldn't be so exaggerated that it looks like being hooked by Hamlin's piper, right?
In a dark place that no one could see, Ye Xiu clenched his fingers imperceptibly, and then slowly released them, just like Su Mucheng, lightly pressing against the glass, with an expression as if he was in a dream.
The song was not long, at least when several researchers in white coats hurried forward with a pile of materials and instruments, the blond mermaid had already finished singing.
The mermaid who finished singing looked quite puzzled, and touched her throat with a puzzled expression.
"031, how do you feel now?" The researchers asked eagerly, and 031 represented the blonde mermaid who was No. 30 who applied to be a volunteer in the booth.
"Does the throat hurt? Is there any discomfort in the body?"
"What language were you singing just now?"
"Do you know the meaning of the song?"
"031, we will arrange for you to do some tests," the leading researcher raised his wrist to look at his watch, he pushed his glasses, and gave instructions to the others in a low voice, "At 47:[-], record it. Request permission from his contact person ..."
Originally, Su Mucheng was at the front, and she was also fascinated by the singing. Suddenly, a group of strange people crowded in front of the sink. She pulled Ye Xiu's fingertips and slipped back behind Su Muqiu. My brother's trousers.
The researcher who was responsible for carrying the equipment at the outermost edge noticed a few people, and impatiently ordered the guide to take the visitors away, then bent down and began to set up the equipment.
The guide girl hurriedly led away the three members of the Su family. Before the door of the exhibition area was closed, Ye Xiu casually glanced back, and happened to meet the inadvertent gazes of some of the researchers.
--fanaticism.
Behind the cold gaze, there is only a frightening frenzy.
The door is closed.
Since the exit on the side of the mermaid exhibition room was blocked by researchers, the guide had to take a few people back the same way. When Su Muqiu passed the mermaid robe, he couldn't help touching it for a while, frowning.
He picked up another set of displayed supplies, a set of uniquely shaped tools, like a curved nail file.
"Money, money, mermaid is a waste of money." Su Muqiu sighed.
While meditating, a pair of arms wrapped around his shoulders, lazily resting on Su Muqiu's chest, Ye Xiu rested his chin comfortably on the other's shoulder, and then looked at the things in his hand: "What's the matter, are you curious about these things? ?”
"Forget it, just in case you need to use it in the future." Su Muqiu responded, he turned his head and looked at Ye Xiu who was hanging on his body, "Aren't you all? If it wasn't for you—"
The moment he turned his head, he saw Ye Xiu's eyes. It was a hint of silence. Su Muqiu was puzzled, but he didn't reveal anything on his face, and said naturally, "—what about the mermaid? I earn more money from work, so I wouldn’t be interested in that.”
Ye Xiu blinked, and answered with the corners of his mouth curled up: "The work related to mermaids is indeed more profitable. One job is as good as the two of us working hard for a year."
"Do you still need to remind me?" Su Muqiu shook the booklet in his hand: "I have copied a bunch of notes, and I might rely on them in the future."
"Su is very wise."
"Less dog legs."
The two chatted nonchalantly, and walked out of the museum slowly in a sticky posture.
In the temporarily closed mermaid exhibition room, the blond mermaid has been anesthetized and is lying in the delivery cabin to be pushed into the research institute.
A person took off the earphones and reported to the researcher wearing glasses: "The conversation is nothing special, it's just an ordinary visitor, and it shouldn't be the factor that caused 031 to change."
The latter rubbed his glasses: "Really..."
While waiting for the bus, the Su brothers and sisters were discussing what to have for dinner, and occasionally asked Ye Xiu, who only spoke absent-mindedly, looking in the direction of the research institute, with a thoughtful expression on his face.
In the deep sea, where vision and smell are impeded by sea water, they are less sensitive, and marine species rely on other means to communicate with their fellows.
For example, in cetaceans, the gas enters specific organs to produce a certain vibration frequency and transmits it in the ocean, and communicates and receives feedback through this form called "whale song" by humans.
Mermaids also have a similar mechanism—blond-haired mermaids seem to sing with their vocal cords, just like humans on land, but they are not. Most of that singing is produced by organs in the artificial mermaid that he doesn't even know much about. But pulled out of the water, it becomes a fragmented noise.
The counterfeit didn't know what he was singing, but Ye Xiu understood it very well.
It is a part of the mermaid's instinct. Every mermaid knows such a song since birth, and it belongs to him alone.
Courtship.
"Ye Xiu, what are you looking at?" Su Muqiu stood by the car door and called him, "Going home."
"Okay." Ye Xiu replied.
…Will the instincts that remain in man-made objects that do not belong to them gradually awaken as they approach him?
☆、Chapter 9 09+10: Traveling in Water & Prince of the Sea
9. Traveling in the Water & 10. Prince of the Sea
'...Most people take it for granted that mermaids can swim in water, but the reality is different from people's imagination. Although the transformed mermaid has the appearance of a human body and fish tail, it actually does not have the ability to enter the water for a long time and adapt to the water pressure.
It is true that they move more freely in the water than humans, but their respiratory organs basically maintain the structure of humans (see Figure 1), so although they can stay in the water for an increased time, they still need to breathe, and other organs cannot be greatly adjusted Pressure difference inside and outside the body cavity. (See Figure 2)
Human beings can only dive down to 20m without protective clothing, but acquired mermaids are tested to be able to enter water nearly 30m. This value will vary greatly depending on the adaptability of individuals to mermaid cells.
In addition, regarding the situation of adapting to water pressure, the author believes that it should be speculated with reference to deep-sea fish.The special structure of deep-sea fish allows them to survive in the deep sea pressure. Currently known deep-sea fish seldom have hard shells, but mostly have soft surfaces, which is similar to...'
Su Muqiu's gaze moved to the illustration on the side of the book following the text prompt.
Those two pictures are very bloody. In the picture is a strange creature that is almost half human and half fish. The body of a male human is covered with sporadic fish scales, and the legs are glued together. The caudal fin is vaguely differentiated.
After going back to the Mermaid Museum so many times, Su Muqiu guessed at a glance that this was a failure of the transformation operation, even though he had never seen a documentary photo.
The half-human, half-fish creature is lying in a place that looks like a laboratory. The pale light clearly illuminates his dissected abdominal cavity. The dark red organs are basically the same as those of humans. Write: Based on this, the author guesses that a real mermaid should have an underwater breathing system independent of the lungs...
He flipped to the bottom of the book. The source of the photo was provided by the Mermaid Research Institute, and it was noted that this was a voluntary experimenter in the early stage of the plan, and that the body had been signed for research use after death, and so on.
After exhaling, Su Muqiu closed the book in his hand, frowned and looked at the cover of the book. "Prince of the Sea" was written in round and lovely fonts, paired with childlike illustrations, and suddenly agreed deeply that "the appearance is for reference only, please use The content is the main thing' is really a very cheating thing.
"Besides, there are too many guesses here." Su Muqiu clicked his tongue and tapped the spine of the book.
It's true, if the author of the book has the money to raise an acquired mermaid, he doesn't need to rack his brains to make a living with these irrelevant contents.
All pet owners will choose to seek advice from experts or experienced persons in order to take better care of the fragile little lives at home.Su Muqiu prides himself on being a responsible owner. When he came to the library, he also hoped to get some professional advice from the book.
However, considering that the things he raised were rather special, it was probably a waste of time to go.
Su Muqiu left the bookshelf marked with modern technology, glanced at the books in the pet breeding area, and looked at the fresh titles such as "You and Your Pet Dog" and "The Kingdom of Cats", as well as the bright pink and tender photos of cute pets on the inside pages. Can't help but sigh sadly——how come no one published "How to Raise a Mermaid"?
Su Muqiu shook his head, and whispered to the depths of the stacked bookshelves: "Hey, did you find it—"
"Okay, okay." A figure walked out slowly, the young man looked lazy, and raised the recipe in his hand: "One Hundred Simple Fish Recipes".
"Is this book okay? Let me be clear first, I cook from recipes, but I'm not as good as cooking from videos."
"Who asked you to do it?" Su Muqiu rolled his eyes, "It sounds like you are often responsible for cooking."
Ye Xiu walked up to Su Muqiu in a few steps, saw the book in Su Muqiu's hand, and the cover that looked like a children's story, and couldn't help wondering, "Prince of the Sea? Mu Qiu, when did you become interested in fairy tales?"
"This is far from a fairy tale." Only then did Su Muqiu realize that he forgot to put the book back, and simply put it on the bookshelf beside him.
Ye Xiu blinked, looked at "Dancing with Dolphins" on the left of the Prince of the Sea, and then looked at "Whale Guide" on the right: "Oh, so it's an introduction to marine life? What is the Prince of the Sea?"
Su Muqiu stopped and looked Ye Xiu up and down.Crumpled old-fashioned T-shirt, washed white loose jeans, broken sneakers, messy short black hair, listless appearance... What kind of creature does the prince of the sea describe?Su Muqiu pressed his forehead and murmured: "...I don't know either."
Ye Xiu shrugged, took out Su Muqiu's library card familiarly, and slipped to the counter to register with the cookbook, leaving the latter alone to deeply feel the second "introduction does not match the real thing" experience today.
However, even if there was a book explaining how to raise mermaids, Su Muqiu would not be able to follow suit. After all, it was too expensive, so he just flipped through the book.
Before the two returned home, they made a detour to the vegetable stall that Ye Xiu helped during the day, and brought a large bundle of old wooden boards and iron bars back.Ye Xiu asked the old man who sells vegetables to leave it for him. Besides selling vegetables, the old man also runs a recycling business. When Xiao Ye, who often came to help, asked for these rags, he drove a bunch of them without saying a word.
"Do you want me to drive you back?" The old man worriedly looked at Ye Xiu who was going to the storage room at the back.
"No, no, no problem." Su Muqiu declined politely. The old man still wanted to persuade him, but he saw Ye Xiu strolling out with wooden planks and iron bars easily. The material that required several adults to move was stuffed with fluff in his hands. The same as the old man, he could still nod to him, raised the box hooked on his wrist and said that he would borrow tools by the way, which almost shocked the old man's jaw.
Because I brought back too much seafood, I lost my job at the pier. Before I found another job, during this period, Su Muqiu, in addition to regaining the family contract, was trying his best to toss the pile of fish and shrimp, changing every day. dishes.After all, they eat fish for three meals, except for Ye Xiu who is very easy to feed and has no adverse reactions, even the brothers and sisters of the Su family can't bear it.
Perhaps influenced by Su Muqiu, Ye Xiu also thought about improving his living conditions.The bathroom of the Su family is small and small, with the shower, toilet, and washstand taking up most of the space. Of course, there is no such luxury as a bathtub. However, since he discovered that Su Mucheng likes to play with water in the museum, Ye Xiu watched some videos on the Internet. Come out with a handmade bathtub.
The two returned home with the materials, and cleared a small space in the backyard of the old building. Ye Xiu picked up the tools and started beating vigorously. Su Muqiu squatted aside and handed out wooden boards and nails. An hour later, they unexpectedly Really came up with a decent wooden bathtub.
"It won't fall apart suddenly." Su Muqiu measured the size to make sure it could fit into the bathroom.
"No." Ye Xiu adjusted the details and smoothed the seams like an old carpenter.
Su Muqiu raised his eyebrows and questioned, but he was actually quite proud in his heart, seeing if this tub can be sold, right?Other people's fish can only eat feed, but their Su family's fish can earn their own feed, so they are capable!
Immediately ignited with unnecessarily ambitious ambitions, before stepping into the house, Su Muqiu immediately went into the kitchen with the recipes, rattling the pots and pans.
Ye Xiu carefully placed the bathtub in the back, and sat down in front of the computer amidst the noise coming from the kitchen, opened □□ The person who replied to the power leveling price, logged in to the game, checked the friend column, opened window to send a message.
One Autumn Leaf: Boss Lou, are you there?
Loulan Slash: Yes, yes.God, why don't you call me Xiaolou... [wiping sweat]
One Autumn Leaf: Not used to it?
Loulan Slash: A little...
In fact, what Loulan Zhan on the other side of the screen wanted to say was: I was a little flustered, as if I was about to be tricked...
One Autumn Leaf: You can't say that!I'm just a part-time job now.
Loulan Slash: Part-time job?God opened a gold group today?
One Autumn Leaf: Well, your suit still lacks an accessory, right?Going back to Laixi, is he there? Do you want to come together? It’s not good to run naked.
Loulan Slash Kuanghan: He just lacks a jacket, why not run naked!Well, I'll ask him.
Ye Xiu raised the corner of his mouth in satisfaction.
Ever since I met these generous Tuhao bosses, the focus is on the Tuhao bosses with good skills. Every time he makes a dungeon to make a gold group, he always has a part-time job plus several bosses. Five plus retail investors, it just makes all the studios drool.
After getting acquainted with One Autumn Leaf, Loulan Slash and the others also knew that this great god made money by playing games, and if he didn't make money, he would be thrown on the street. I don't know what thousands of words of bitter background they silently made up, even if they didn't get the equipment , Will also pay a 'technical guidance fee'.
Of course, this is because Ye Xiu's game skills are really good, which is a bit shocking. It is said that it is technical guidance, but in fact it is similar to viewing fees. This is not what One Autumn Leaf asks for, but several people are willing to pay.
At the same time, because he knew these big-spending bosses, it was not a problem for the family of three to live frugally, so Su Muqiu was not in a hurry to find a job, and it was rare for him to stay at home and do things that he had no chance to do normally.
Ye Xiu put on his earphones, organized a few bosses to enter the dungeon, and manipulated the characters neatly, commanding a few words from time to time, and the dungeon went smoothly.
Loulan Loulan and the others looked at the battle mage whose skills were connected neatly on the screen, no matter how many times they watched it, they were still full of admiration.They had been in dungeon groups organized by other guilds before, and even elite teams were several grades lower in front of One Autumn Leaf.
"Master, can I ask you something?" Loulan Slash asked.
"Ok?"
"A few of us have established a guild. It's quite small and only accepts acquaintances, but the skills of the members..." Loulan Slash watched as he was lifted into the air by the sky strike, and then a round wrestling stick fell in front of him with great precision. The mob swallowed the technique very well: "...It's all okay, sir, do you think you are interested in joining?"
"Well…"
"Although it is not well-known now, our guild will grow stronger sooner or later!"
"Hmm..." The other party said in a deep voice, seemingly hesitating.
Loulan Slash persisted: "Besides, it's also convenient for the master to start a group! Call us from the guild and let's all come!"
One Autumn Leaf answered decisively: "This is good!"
"Really?!"
Loulan Slash was overjoyed, and was about to invite One Autumn Leaf to join the guild when he heard him say to someone, "Mu Qiu, this is delicious, give me another bite."
"Ah... what??" Loulan Slash was confused.
On this side, Ye Xiu manipulated One Autumn Leaf Dragon Tooth to receive the Sky Strike, he did not hesitate to choose skills and greeted the boss, but most of his thoughts were on the plate in Su Muqiu's hand. There was a small piece of fried fish steak missing. Just now Su Muqiu ate it when he signaled him to open his mouth to try the dish.
Su Muqiu looked at the screen for him: "Left...left! Longya... slow down! Hey, can you do it?!"
"No, I'm hungry." Ye Xiu answered calmly.
"Can you concentrate on your part-time job... Forget it, get out of the way and let me do it."
Loulan Slash and the others didn't know why at first, but they also heard another person's voice. They couldn't understand what the other person said, only the last sentence was very clear, and they immediately yelled: "Wait, big brother! Our boss has already opened, so there is no other way." Let you change halfway..."
Another voice commanded calmly: "Zhan Loulan, at three o'clock, step back two positions; go back to come, move three squares to the right to make up for the position; the front is across the sea..."
"...Damn it, have you changed someone?"
The few bosses who were about to operate desperately to save the scene were shocked. They saw with their own eyes that One Autumn Leaf's movements did not stop at all.
After listening to Su Muqiu's instructions and confirming that he had finished taking over, Ye Xiu slowly withdrew his hand from under Su Muqiu's palm, stood up with the tray in his hand, and completely handed over the keyboard, mouse and the other half of the chair to him.
Seeing Su Muqiu's dedication to the game, Ye Xiu rolled his eyes and ate the fried fish with confidence.
"You also said it was a computer for work and left it for me to make money. If you like to play games, just say so, little friend Su." Ye Xiu patted Su Muqiu on the head, "Why are you pretending to be serious. What does it matter if you relax once in a while?"
Su Muqiu pursed his lips tightly, as if he didn't hear it, completely ignored Ye Xiu's movements, and focused on leading the bosses to download the dungeon.However, apart from this computer, the Su family had no other entertainment, Ye Xiu had nothing to do, so he just sat on the sidelines and watched Su Muqiu play.
The commanding styles of the two are not the same, and the same character also presents a different look after the operation is replaced. Although there were some small mistakes caused by manual manipulation at the beginning, Su Muqiu played very smoothly after a while, and Ye Xiu watched it with gusto. .
A few people had good luck today. After two or three dungeon rounds, a few kits that Loulan and the others lacked came out. Longxin Joy's Tuhao quickly called for a sum of money, and Su Muqiu said, "Thank you for your patronage and cooperation." Happy, welcome to contact me if you have other needs”, posted a smiley face on the channel, and opened the window to check the account.
Halfway through the window, Ye Xiu saw that the sky was getting closer to dusk. Ye Xiu, who got up and went into the kitchen to prepare dinner, noticed that the keyboard and Su Muqiu's commanding voice were gone, so he tilted his head and poked his head out: "It's done?"
Su Muqiu hummed, and stared at the screen solemnly, as if thinking about major events in life. After a while, he carefully took out a red leather book from the drawer, grabbed a fountain pen and scribbled on it.
"Is it not going well? Don't have any money?" Ye Xiu saw the Su family's account book, also known as the life and death book, and asked quickly: "Isn't it? Xiaolou and the others are quite generous..."
The person who was counting the money didn't answer. He just opened the webpage to search for information, and then added, subtracted, multiplied, and divided with a computer, and finally closed the notebook.
Su Muqiu said leisurely, "Ye Xiu, you are right."
"What did I say, can you give me some hints?" Ye Xiu asked cautiously.
"You said, I want to play games, just let me play games and relax occasionally."
"I said..." Ye Xiu was at a loss, what's wrong with this sentence?
"What about you?" Su Muqiu asked.
Ye Xiu kept quiet, he didn't understand what Su Muqiu was asking, just keep quiet and follow the instructions.
"I've decided." Su Muqiu patted the table, turned his head and announced loudly: "This weekend, let's go to the beach as a family!"
Su Mucheng, who had just returned home, and Ye Xiu, who was standing by the kitchen door holding a vegetable bowl, fell into a thick fog: "...What???"
☆、Chapter 10 11: Underwater Waltz
11. Underwater Waltz
In the narrow shop, Su Mucheng carefully bent over and squatted next to the lower shelf, looking curiously at a delicate snow globe.
The base of the glass ball is not big, about the size of the palms of her hands. Just pick it up and shake it, and the fine artificial snow will fall lightly, swaying along the clear liquid filled in the glass ball, and the three holding hands in the middle The little mermaid will spin up and down, as if dancing an underwater waltz.
In addition to the little mermaid dancing the waltz, the themes of the glass globe include those dancing hula, drinking toasts, and sightseeing around the world...but the entire row of snow globes are all mermaids.
Su Mucheng watched very intently, picked up one by one and shook carefully, watching the soft snowflakes fall.She poked the boy standing beside her, "Ye Xiu."
"Huh?" Ye Xiu lazily leaned aside, squinting his eyes and looking out of the shop door, as if waiting patiently for something, when suddenly the little girl poked his calf, and he responded.
"Ye Xiu..." Su Mucheng held a glass ball where the little mermaid surfed, motioned Ye Xiu to look at it, and then asked earnestly, "Will it snow in the sea?"
"The ability of you brothers and sisters to draw the wrong key is a natural skill?" Ye Xiu couldn't laugh or cry, he should have asked why the mermaid uses a human surfboard, or can a fish tail surf or something like that.Ye Xiu thought for a while, "It will snow in the sea."
"Really?" Su Mucheng thought about it carefully: "But, the textbook said that snow is produced when the temperature is below zero, and it also said that the water will freeze when the temperature is below zero. Why does it snow in the sea?"
"Well, this..." Ye Xiu thought hard, "Your brother didn't ask me to read your textbooks, and I can't explain why... But, the snow in the sea is not the snow on land."
"what is that?"
"Plankton and some debris..." Ye Xiu described it as best he could. "In the deep, deep seabed, it was pitch black, and you couldn't see your fingers. If there was light, you would see those things... Under the light, it looks like It falls like snow. Fish that live in the deep sea eat this stuff."
"Is there light in the sea?"
"There is no light on the bottom of the sea. That is the scene that humans bring into the deep sea with searchlights."
Su Mucheng curiously asked: "Then, is the snow in the sea delicious?"
"Deep-sea fish tastes better." Ye Xiu licked his lips and replied decisively.
Su Mucheng blinked.At her age, she was curious about everything, and she wanted to ask what deep-sea fish tasted like, when Ye Xiu suddenly stood up straight and left the shop first.
In the sunlight outside the door, another teenager stood.
He was wearing a beige hoodie and shorts, and the zipper of his jacket was not pulled up, revealing a beautiful and lean texture. Ben, who was holding a pile of items, was looking around. When he saw the two people in the store, he suddenly raised a bright and clean smile.
"Mucheng, your brother is here." Ye Xiu who walked out of the shop turned around and greeted.
"Oh!" Su Mucheng put down the glass ball and ran out happily.
Su Muqiu, once he has made up his mind, will start to implement it immediately. It's the same when he goes to work at the dock, and it's the same when he announces that the three of Su's family will go to the beach to play.
On that day, he confirmed the amount of calls from several Tuhao bosses, calculated the balance of this month, and finally decided to take his family members to the beach to relax—there was a mermaid among them, and the beach should be more familiar to him than climbing mountains. Su Muqiu thought so.
Su Muqiu, who had made up his mind, booked the train ticket online on the spot and contacted the hotel. Ye Xiu hadn't figured out what was going on with Su Muqiu's nerves before he was dragged by the latter to look for the dusty swimsuit in the pile of debris.
It wasn't until he got out of the car, looking at the endless sea and the sandy beach under the sun, his nostrils filled with the smell of sea water, and a pair of parents in the same car passing by with their children, that Ye Xiu realized belatedly that they had really reached the beach ...
As soon as they arrived at the designated spot, Su Muqiu left the two of them behind and slipped away to an unknown place. Ye Xiu and Su Mucheng had no choice but to shop around for souvenirs in order to avoid Su Muqiu who had wandered off without authorization and could not find them.Su Muqiu, who came back, had just met the two of them, so he stuffed all the things in his hand to Ye Xiu. The latter looked at it and found that it was an inflatable swimming ring and a huge inflatable whale.
"Are you looking for this when you don't see anyone?"
"Yeah, it's too wasteful to buy it. Fortunately, there is a place to rent here." Su Muqiu hung the backpack on Ye Xiu's shoulder, and easily carried the small plastic bucket and small shovel found at home. Will watch the sky and watch the sea for a while, with an unconcealed look of excitement.
Ye Xiu looked at the big bulging backpack: "What's in it?"
Su Muqiu opened the bag casually, and inside were the three people's change of clothes, swimsuits and other items, as well as a thick bath towel that took up most of the space in the backpack.Seeing Ye Xiu raise his eyebrows to express his doubts, Su Muqiu's eyes immediately slid down, and he moved up and down Ye Xiu's legs meaningfully: "I brought it especially for you, so that you can't help but obey the call of the wild outside... At that time, there is no way to find something to dry and deal with.”
Ye Xiu didn't think that he would be unable to restrain his tail fin, otherwise he would have died hundreds of times, and he felt that this sentence sounded wrong.
But it is always right to be prepared, so he thanked: "Oh, thank you."
Passers-by on the side gave the two of them a strange look, and sighed to their companions that the world is getting worse.
This beach is well managed. In addition to renting swimming rings and diving equipment for tourists, there is also a changing room with showers near the beach. There are many people coming and going nearby, so many people choose it as a meeting place .Su Muqiu took out Su Mucheng's swimsuit from his backpack and handed it to the little girl. He made an appointment to meet outside the dressing room, and pulled Ye Xiu to the man's side.
It's not the tourist season, but the beach is always overcrowded during holidays, and it's hard to find a locker room. Fortunately, the men don't have too much trouble changing clothes. When they saw that there was a space available, the two squeezed in together and changed with their backs facing each other.
At that time, apart from Su Mucheng's swimsuit, all that was dug out from the Su family's pile of old sundries were a few beach pants that I didn't know where to buy. Thank you Su Muqiu for your taste.Su Muqiu changed into the beach shorts in twos and twos, looked down for a while, and was quite satisfied.
"Ye Xiu, are you alright?"
"Not yet, wait a while. Go out and wait for me first."
Su Muqiu turned his head, wanting to ask Ye Xiu why he was so slow, but he saw that Ye Xiu was bending over, carefully rolling up his trousers, and the progress of changing clothes was basically zero.
Su Muqiu was speechless: "...what are you doing?"
Ye Xiu is also very helpless
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