The Old Man and the Mermaid

There are many reefs on the left and right sides of the sea area facing the lighthouse, and only a small area in the middle can be passed by small ships. Every time Mr. Mermaid comes, he probably comes from that area.However, due to the special environment here, Aigre has never seen any fishing boat approaching, and the significance of setting up the lighthouse here is also to make the boat avoid as much as possible.

But today, on the relatively empty sea, there is a pure white speedboat driving.The speed of the speedboat does not seem to be too fast. It can be seen that the person driving this boat still cherishes his life and does not intend to use the hull to actively hit the rocks.But for Twilight Island, which usually only maintains proper commercial contact with the outside world, it is almost impossible for this kind of ship to appear in the surrounding waters.

Aigre put his hands on the window sill, and took a careful look at the top of the speedboat.At this distance, he couldn't see the situation in the cockpit, but he could still vaguely see a few figures on the speedboat.

It didn't take long for the speedboat to approach the shore, its speed getting slower and slower, and it didn't come to a complete stop until it was even about to run aground.Although Aigre was standing inside the lighthouse, he could hear their laughter and conversations that didn't know how to restrain their volume—these voices sounded full of vitality, and they should be a few young people.

They jumped off the boat, stepped into the sea and went ashore, talking and laughing loudly, while throwing drink bottles and food bags on the beach.Then they sat on the beach one after another, picked up a drink bottle and threw it into the sea.

Aigre frowned, and took a few steps back into the shadows inside the window, trying not to let those guys see him.

They were obviously not from the Twilight Island, but they didn't look like those illegal visitors.

Aigre didn't know why they were on this side of the coast that was almost unvisited, but they definitely didn't look friendly.After all, Twilight Island is considered a formal area, and Aigre felt that he should go to see if they had the corresponding landing certificates.

He noticed the speedboat with him, and Mr. Mermaid who had just returned to the vicinity of Dusk Island not long ago.

The mermaid returned from the most mysterious deep sea, holding a shiny object in her hand, and was going to give Eigre a newly found gift again.But before he got close to the lighthouse, he saw the speedboat that had circled the sea before.

——This thing blocked his way, so that he could not directly reach the beach where he could meet Aigre.

He didn't think it was such an infuriating thing, but through the sea, he clearly saw the displeasure on the face of Aigre who was standing in the lighthouse not far away, and the man who was slowly floating on the sea. drink bottle.

Mr. Mermaid felt that he didn't quite understand the habits and moral standards of most human beings, but he was sure that such behavior was really disgusting.

After thinking about it carefully, he thought that he might be able to give Eigre another small gift as a welcome gift for the meeting in a few days.

——For example, let these human beings who are constantly making noise and garbage completely quiet down, so as not to continue to destroy this peaceful afternoon.

Aigre was about to turn around and walk out of the lighthouse to see what those guys were trying to do, but before he could turn his head, he saw a violent fluctuation in the slightly empty sea.A layer of waves spread rapidly from a certain central point, like a boulder fell into the sea, splashing countless water splashes in the sky.

He froze for a moment, and then heard a long and sharp cry that penetrated the entire space of this area and directly poured into his eardrum.

He was in a trance for a moment, and a brief moment of darkness appeared in front of him uncontrollably, but he regained consciousness before he fainted to the ground.He rubbed his aching ears and throbbing eyelids, and raised his head to look at the abnormal sea surface.

Although the voice was sharp, it was quite low, and the tone was extremely beautiful, like the elegy sung by the heroes in the westernmost myths.Aigre can be sure that this is definitely not a sound that humans can make, because its penetrating power is too strong, as if it pierced deeply into his soul directly, and it didn't just hit his eardrum.

When he came back to his senses, he saw that the few young people who were still laughing and laughing were all lying on the shore, seemingly in a coma.

He stared at the sea again for a few seconds. Although he didn't like the behavior of these strangers, he still couldn't just leave them there.So after thinking for a while, he still took his hat and ran out of the lighthouse, all the way to the coast.

When Aigre reached the coast, Mr. Mermaid also quickly swam out of the sea, jumped onto the beach, and watched Aigre trot over.

This young man seems to be having a good time these few days, he is in a good state of mind, and his eyes are much clearer than when he was drunk before.The mermaid looked at him, remembered the good lunch before, and smiled at him in a good mood.

Aigre looked at this Mr. Mermaid who suddenly visited in surprise, then turned his head and glanced at the strangers lying on the beach stumbling around, and couldn't help but be a little dazed, "Excuse me, Mr. Mermaid...the one just now, it was you voice?"

The mermaid glanced at him and nodded slightly.

Aigre temporarily put his surprise and doubts behind him, squatted down and probed the necks and noses of those young people several times, to make sure that their breathing was still stable, and he should only be relieved after passing out of a temporary coma. .

He sat cross-legged on the beach, stared at the guests in the deep sea for a few seconds, and then organized his words. He greeted politely before asking, "So it was your voice that made them all faint. Hmm... Can I ask a little bit, how is this done?"

The mermaid didn't answer him, and didn't let him hear the beautiful and deep voice again. Instead, he opened his hand to reveal what he had been holding in his hand before, leaned forward, and handed the small gift to Iger thunder.

"Actually, you don't have to be so polite." Aigre took it over. Although he said so, he couldn't deny that he was really happy because of the visit of the mermaid Mr. again. It’s a very expensive collection, and I’m very satisfied to own one or two pieces—what is this this time? I don’t think I’ve seen it before.”

Mermaid: "..."

Aigre looked at his rarely changed expression, and questioned him with some doubts.

...in fact, it is the excrement of some sort of creature that might be classed as an animal, my friend.The mermaid looked at him and explained sincerely in her stomach.

But it is indeed a very precious thing, and it is not dirty... Even if it is thrown into human society, it will definitely become very expensive and rare.

However, in the subjective consciousness of human beings, it seems that excrement cannot be given as a gift.So the mermaid looked at Aigre with a calm expression, and finally decided to hide the truth in a friendly manner.