[comprehensive] red tide

Walking all the way, like walking on flat ground.

When the sun rose, the reefs that had stayed for several days had been left far behind, and the clear blue water reflected the light. Under the sparkling light, the entire sea area was empty and empty, and there was still no end in sight as far as the eye could see.

Perhaps considering the inconvenience of the companions, this giant fish always floats on the top of the waves, instead of diving into the bottom of the sea from time to time like its companions, and then jumping out of the water, full of vitality.

Although I can't hear the high-frequency sound waves from the fish school, I can still feel a little bit of joy from the occasional breath of the sea breeze. Presumably, they are very happy during this journey.

I hugged the little guy and sat behind the head of the giant fish, crossing the waves in the forward direction, and the murloc who helped us sat cross-legged facing the sea about one meter away.

At this moment, the sun is sufficient, and under the daylight, the murloc who was originally thought to be dark blue has a lighter blue-blue skin. The shape of the eyebrows and temples is quite personal. The cloak has a slanted breast and wide-sleeved gown, with a brand mark on the slightly exposed chest.

Vermilion, the edge pattern is like a flame burning... vaguely as if...like the corner of a radiant sun.

That tattoo, maybe coupled with the appearance of the murloc, somehow made me feel familiar, but I can't remember where I saw it, something flashed across my mind, and it quickly blurred.

On second thought, that old impression was thrown out of my mind.

Eighty-nine out of ten of the things that give me weird feelings are remnants of memories from a long, long time ago, but forget it, not all of them are closely related.

Maybe it's just a chance meeting, so there's no need to think too clearly.

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In such a quiet time, schools of fish walk together, fast and steady, even too quiet.

Except for talking to each other when they were on the reef, the murlocs never spoke again after that, and they never even turned their heads back. The black cloak twists and turns in the sea breeze, and the silent posture reveals something that is unpredictable. Forbearance and complexity.

Speaking of it, it really doesn't match his rough appearance.

The whole day's journey was silent and boring.

Until the sun hanging in the center of the sky shifted, the dry heat wrapped in sunlight and salt gradually decreased, the temperature of the sea breeze became slightly cooler, and the little guy in the arms woke up. As I expected, the time was stuck at the same time as the previous two days. node.

The first thing I did when I opened my eyes was to look around, and when I was really upset, I hugged the little guy upright, and the little guy immediately stretched out his fleshy hands, babbling full of desire.

"Hey——you little brat who likes the new and dislikes the old." I muttered helplessly, scratching that round belly again and again, the little thing giggled, but a pair of eyes were staring straight ahead.

In the golden-red light of the west sinking, as if startled, the murloc finally turned his head, his face still a bit dazed. After a long time, he stretched out his arms, as if responding to the little guy's enthusiasm, "Give me a hug." -"

I turned my head and stared at the fireball falling into the ocean in the distance, and retracted my arms unconsciously, "No need, after eating, Pinocchio should go to bed."

"Babies need to eat more and sleep more to grow up quickly."

I lowered my gaze to avoid the murloc's unclear gaze, and made a face at the dancing little guy in my arms, "Do you want him or me?" The little guy's dinner, "If you want him to hug you, your favorite fruit will be gone~"

The little thing's attention was drawn back in an instant, and his eyes fluctuated with the fruits I took. He stared at them for a while, smiling pitifully and smirking, and pounced one by one with his little hand.

A snack——I smiled contentedly, which made the little guy close his mouth to cry, and just like in the past few days, he first squeezed out the fruit juice and then started feeding.

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The little guy ate tsk-tsk loudly, and hugged me with all four limbs. Out of the corner of his eyes, the murloc, who had been staring at it for a long time, slowly got up and leaned over.

"Is it enough to just eat fruit?" Sitting next to him, the murloc spoke in a strange tone, his expression hidden in the depths of the blurred light and shadow, "If you are worried about food sources..."

"No need to trouble." I shrugged, looked down at the little guy's bulging cheeks and sucked it, and it didn't take long for the juicy fruit to be sucked to leave a shriveled peel, "Okay - one for each meal, too much Not a good thing."

Withdrew his hand from the mouth of the little guy who was still full of meaning, put the peel into his own mouth, then hugged the little guy with both hands, let the little head rest on his shoulder, patted gently, and the air in the palm of his hand poured in along the back The veins slowly spread out, and I coaxed vaguely, "You can increase the amount when you get older, good boy—"

After a while, feeling that the little guy's breathing became even and gentle, he pulled up the cloak to make a nest-like swaddle, put the little thing on his lap and wrapped it tightly.

After finishing all this, I turned my head, smiled at the murloc, and asked in a low voice, "The forward speed seems to have slowed down~ Are you planning to rest in the nearby sea?"

"Ah—" The other party raised his eyebrows, as if a little surprised, and nodded after a while, "There is a circular coral reef not far ahead..."

"When we get there, the old man will leave alone...he won't be back until early tomorrow morning." He hesitated for a moment, glanced at the swaddling baby I was holding, and then quickly raised his gaze, "The old man will settle you down first, don't worry."

"You're really polite." I was amused but really surprised, "Speaking of which, why do you always think that I would mind?" I thought it was strange before, the murloc's attitude was friendly but he always had reservations, saying yes Be alert and do your best.

At this moment, it was already dusk, and under the half-dark sky, the murloc's eyebrows looked a little strange. He stared at me quietly for a while, then turned his face to face the sea again.

"It's good that you don't mind." He let out a long breath and said in a low voice, "After all, the conflict between murlocs and humans has never ended in these years."

After a pause for a few seconds, when he spoke again, his voice was gloomy, "Those years of misunderstanding and discrimination have created a barrier between each other, even at sea, so misunderstandings are not uncommon."

"The old man thought you might not trust the murlocs."

While speaking, he turned his head, his breathing gradually became calmer, and finally let go of the somewhat tense breath, but he didn't see what to do, but the fish school that had been stationary for a long time continued to swim, with a slightly shifted direction, breaking through the wind and waves.

I looked at the other party in the dark for a while, thought for a while, and said softly, "For me, whether it's a murloc or a Tianlongren, the blood flowing from their bodies is the same."

After the words fell, for some reason, the murloc trembled slightly, and his expression at this time was hidden by the heavy twilight, but those eyes were sharp, and in an instant, many unspeakable emotions were churning in it

Silent for a long time, the other party slightly turned his eyes away, as if looking at the sea, and seemed to be in a trance, his hoarse voice almost blended with the sea breeze, and his tone was obscure, "The place where the old man is about to go is where my murloc family is buried. hero.

"Fisher Tiger, the old man's former captain, his philosophy is very close to what you just said."

"Brother Tiger believes that discrimination and hatred have affected the pace of coexistence between the two ethnic groups. You are right. Whether it is a murloc or a human, what is bleeding from the body is nothing but blood."

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Countless stars filled the sky, and the school of fish finally arrived at their habitat tonight.

This is a coral reef atoll, and the visual area is only about half a hectare. It is said that the island is really flattering it; one side of the terrain is higher and the other side is slightly dipped in sea water, and the extended part forms a half-moon-shaped bay.

The giant fish under the seat struggled to swim as far as it could, then stagnated, its tail pierced the shoal, and made a whirling and gurgling sound.

Holding my baby in my arms, I jumped off the head of the giant fish. After standing firmly on my feet, I turned my head and looked at the murloc who was still on top, only to see that the other party was stroking the mount, as if they were talking to each other with their unique messages.

After waiting for a while, I was really unable to resist the icy cold sea current temperature under my feet, so I had to head towards the island first.

The small island shrouded in starlight is full of dark shadows, covered with jagged rocks, and the gravel mixed with sand is stepped on under the feet. The road is bumpy and uneven. The night wind passing through the nose carries the salty smell of the ocean and a slightly bleak dry smell. .

The coral reef island here is actually not a blade of grass.

I chose a slightly higher rock with the back of the wind, walked over, sat down cross-legged, and touched the inner side of my body with my hands. I only felt dry and warm in my hands, so I carefully put the swaddle on it.

After waiting for a long time, the schools of fish swimming in the nearby deep water dived into the bottom of the sea one after another, and then the murloc slowly waded across to the island in the shallows, holding a bulging object in his hand.

Walking to where I was, the murloc put down the objects in his hands, didn't speak, and then buried himself in the night without knowing what to do.

Not long after, a faint yellow spark lit up at his fingertips, and I could see clearly what was in the package he just unwrapped: a pile of shriveled black plants and vines, a few strings of dying sea fish, and …soft skin.

The murloc used the kindling in his hand to ignite the pile of vines that were still dripping with water. The weird light blue flame jumped up and stabilized after a few seconds. The flame also turned golden red, burning slowly and steadily, and the heat dissipated moisture.

"This is fresh water and food." The murloc picked up the soft skin bag and a few strings of sea fish, turned around the fire, and put them in front of me, "The burning sea coal vines are enough to last until sunrise tomorrow morning, and there will be whale sharks patrolling the nearby waters , don’t worry about being disturbed by uninvited guests at night.”

While speaking, his eyes were wrong, and he hesitated for a while, before he made up his mind and said, "I have a heartfelt request——"

I raised my eyebrows silently, and waited quietly without answering.

"Can I let the old man take Pinocchio with me?" When he spoke, the murloc's tone was slightly hopeful, "The old man guarantees with his life that nothing will happen to your child."

"That's not okay." I refused without thinking.

While answering, I was actually ready for the two parties to break up. Unexpectedly, although the murloc looked slightly disappointed, he also showed an expression as if he knew the answer a long time ago.

"It's the old man who didn't think carefully at the moment. This child is really not suitable for going out at night." He looked up at the sky, and said again, "The old man is one step ahead, and he will be back tomorrow morning. Please be sure to wait here."

When the figure disappeared into the sea reflecting the starlight, I lowered my head, and the thin black silk thread half hidden and half exposed on my fingertips slowly stretched out, curled up and wrapped around several strings of ingredients, and quickly melted and decomposed them. After that, I was satisfied Drill back into the skin along the lines.

After eating, I turned around and lifted up the tightly wrapped swaddling clothes to have a look. After confirming that there was no problem, I was relieved and moved my body sitting cross-legged towards the fire. I slowly closed my eyes and was finally able to rest.

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The night passed quickly, and when the first white belly appeared on the sky, the quiet little package around me began to move. Before I could stretch myself, the little guy couldn't wait to babble.

As usual, I released the little guy from the cloth nest, hugged and fed the first fruit of the day, waited until the juice was completely absorbed by the little guy, and retracted the air from my fingertips. I stood up while holding the little guy, and weighed my arms Li's weight raised his eyebrows in surprise.

"This snack has sunk a lot."

The first ray of light in the daytime shone on the little guy's face, his chubby little mouth opened round, probably because he felt very happy, he kicked his hands and feet, giggling happily.

I lifted the little guy up into the air with the baby in his arms, paused for a few seconds to lower the height, and then repeated this, the game of 'lifting high'... um~ the time I met the North Sea magician, the admiral's family That little one seems to like it very much, and I think the little guy also loves it very much.

They are all children~

Thinking this way in my heart, I moved my hands more attentively.

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The murloc appeared at the moment when the little guy was smiling happily, with the breath of night fog and sea tide, looking dusty.

As soon as he appeared, the little guy immediately twisted his body, babbling and jumping, looking like he liked the new and hated the old.

"Hey——" The murloc, who was not wary of being thrown head-on, hugged the little guy and stiffened, "Hey?" He clasped the little guy's buttocks and back with his hands, his blue face, and his expression instantly froze in happiness between fear and fear.

I snorted twice, glanced at the murloc who was silently sending out a distress signal, and decided to ignore his embarrassment. Anyone who worked so hard to raise a little white-eyed wolf would be as sad and angry as I am.

Although it is not pregnant in October, but it is still a sip of water and food. What is so good about this cyan/murloc?Isn't it just the breath of the ocean?That is the characteristic of his ethnic group, how can a snack food person like it so much?

Maybe there was something in my eyes, the murloc was stunned for a moment, with a few black lines faintly hanging from the side of his head, after a while, he found a topic on his own, "Ah——if you go at full speed today, you will have to wait until the evening." Can reach the human island."

"Before departure..." There was a moment of silence, then hissed and coughed twice, and he said with erratic eyes, "Is your dress—"

I turned my dead fish eyes expressionlessly, and my eyes fell straight on to the little guy who was struggling to grab the skirt of the murloc as if he was going to climb on him... the swaddling clothes with those fat legs that barely escaped.

"Huh?" He lowered his eyes following my line of sight, looked at it for a few seconds, and then helped the little guy out of the swaddle. Swaddling baby handed over.

"You should wear this one—"

After I took it, the murloc took off the black cloak with his backhand, wrapped the little guy with it, and remade it into a swaddle, then lowered his head to stare at the chuckling little guy with a soft and kind face, "Your clothes are all I gave it to this child, and I will go to the human island next, and the disheveled clothes are really eye-catching."

After thinking about it, I felt that what he said was quite reasonable, so I didn't argue much. I just rolled up the cloak in my hand, turned back to the resting place, and habitually wiped out the traces of my stay before setting off.

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When cleaning up the mess, the murloc walked over slowly, hugging the little guy and standing not too far away, silent for a while, and seemed to speak casually.

"Yesterday, the old man was abrupt. The old man just wanted to meet Big Brother Tiger... what the murlocs have been looking forward to for many years..."

I paused, turned my head, and raised my eyebrows, "What do you want to say?"

The murloc didn't seem to notice the vigilance in my eyes, and just lowered its head to tease the little guy, and said in a low voice, "Is this child a mixed race? You look like a human being, so...the child is on the mother's side."

"No—or it should be said that this child is a perfect fusion of murloc and human bloodlines." The murloc slowly raised his eyes, his eyes mixed with surprise and excitement, "During the day, he is an ordinary human child, but at night, he takes on another racial form , so you will stop the old man from approaching after the sun goes down."

He weighed the little guy in his arms and began to rub his eyes, "This child was born early in an accident, right? Occasionally, there are premature babies in Mermaid Island. If you want to..."

After looking at me carefully for a few minutes, the murloc sighed, and a trace of disappointment flashed across his brows, "The old man has no malicious intentions, it's just that the half-breed is in the human world, and he will have a hard time in the future."

"But on Mermaid Island, the situation may not be easier than on land." I squinted my eyes and smiled meaningfully, "It is not time for discrimination and hatred to be resolved, and Pinocchio is not obliged to bear those unwarranted burdens." Criticism."

The little guy really doesn't have that kind of obligation. The centuries-old grievances between the two races really have nothing to do with the little guy.

The murloc stared at me silently for a long time, and suddenly heaved a long breath, as if he couldn't help but sigh, "With a father like you, it's too much for me."

After a pause, he said again, "If this child cannot be accepted in the future, you can go to Dragon Palace City."

While speaking, he took a step forward, stretched out his arms, and returned the little guy who fell asleep unknowingly, "Although I am a little brazen, the old man's thin face can still protect you."

"Then thank you in advance." I got up and patted the dust that was contaminated. I didn't rush to hug the little guy back. I first unfolded the cloak and put it on my body to cover the dry skin that had been exposed to the sun for several days. Then I raised my hand and looked at the little guy. Going up to the murloc, his movements froze slightly.

For some reason, the other party stared at my cloak, his expression changed drastically.

I didn't have time to think about anything, I just quickly took the swaddle from his arms, protected it in his arms, and stepped back half a step cautiously.

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After a long while, the murloc seemed to shudder suddenly, his eyes raised inch by inch and finally met my gaze, his gaze was uncertain, then he took a long breath and said in a deep voice, "Old man is very peaceful."

I was slightly taken aback, and unconsciously squinted my eyes, "The king descends to Qiwuhai, and Haixia is very flat."