The great ship of the royal family came to a standstill, and the helmsman thought that he should not take any chances, as the number of soldiers on board would soon be out of food, and he had to return to the voyage at once.

The prince stepped on a noble step, pressed one hand on the sword at his waist, put on a lofty appearance, and said, "Haven't you already found a mermaid?" So if you love to eat people, it will definitely appear again! ”

The subordinates reported to the prince that the grain could only last for about five more days.

The prince pondered for a while, and then said, "There are two soldiers in the cabin who have suffered from sea sickness, right?" Throw it down and feed the fish, and we'll have a chance. ”

"......" The subordinates all looked at the prince in amazement, it didn't seem like a good thing to do this?

"Or if any of you volunteer to be bait, of course it's the best." When the prince saw his subordinates, he immediately lowered his head and said, "Why don't you do it quickly?" If I don't catch a mermaid, I won't return! ”

After another half a day, everyone on the boat was already hungry, and they were fascinated by beauty just now, and they were secreted by saliva, and they felt even more hungry at this time.

Seeing that a few people on the big ship behind them had walked to the edge of the deck, and it seemed that something had been thrown down in their hands, and they thought that they had finally thrown supplies for them, but when they got closer with a long pole, they found that they were two dead people.

The two men were bloodless and a little blue, and they looked like they had collapsed due to long-term seasickness and vomiting, but both had fatal wounds on their bodies, and the surrounding sea water was dyed red not long after they were thrown down.

The prince stood on the deck, staring at the bodies of the two men, waiting for a long time not to see the merfolk.

Until he was about to give up, something seemed to rise from under the seabed.

The big boat couldn't look too closely, but the distance on the small boat could be clearly seen, and it was a few clumps of hair of different colors.

You can see two or three pairs of scales like human hands grabbing the corpse, as if to confirm something, and then several hands began to tear up, forcibly tearing off one person's arm, and the sea water turned even redder.

"Attack!" As soon as the prince gave the order, the soldiers who were ready immediately released their arrows, and tied a strong rope to their swords, so that if they were shot, they could completely pull the mermaid up!

But the merfolk were very smart, and only their hands were seen from beginning to end, hiding under the water and not showing their faces, at this time an arrow pierced the corpse, and the merfolk quickly dived to the bottom of the sea.

The resistance of the water is very large, the bow and arrow can only enter three or four meters underwater, and coupled with the current of the sea itself, there will be a large deviation.

So this first offensive ended in complete failure.

In a fit of rage, the prince kicked the nearest archer, who slammed into the sea and fainted, gradually sinking.

When the prince returned to the cabin, he smashed some more cups and dishes to vent his anger, and the attendant came to comfort him, saying, "Maybe the merfolk will be more active in the evening, we are already in this sea, and it is only a matter of time before we catch it, five days is enough." This made the prince angry.

Night gradually came, and the bright moon in the sky was obscured by a thick layer of dark clouds.

The guide's boat lit torches on the mast so that the larger ships behind could follow them, and the larger ships were brighter than the smaller ones, and kerosene lamps were lit in almost every cabin, and they could be seen drinking through the windows.

And the civilians on the boat were already starving.

During the day, Xijing rummaged through the cabin to make sure that there was no more food left.

She proposed, "Let's put out the torches and sneak back." ”