Close enough to the girls to share a public shower in a cramped cubicle. Gwen took off her leather coat first, packed up her adventure gear, and changed into an unadorned flower summer dress, which was now a little too tight for her healthy figure.

There were no assets in her outfit that fit Yue's irregular shape, so Gwen used a maxi that would give her friend enough breathing room. Elvia is easier because some of Helena's "Too Small in Size" series not only fit snugly for skinny girls, but also look like a good fit.

When the girls finally came out of the hut with their new summer outfits, the men's eyes lit up with appreciation.

"I want a daughter," Paul said to his friend in all seriousness. "I think I'm starting to understand the happiness of being a father. ”

Jonas nodded, knowing that his dream would most likely cease to exist. He told himself that he should give up on Alesia many times, but every time he closed his eyes, she was there, burning his resolve to ashes.

The girls had to give the benevolent attention of the men, and when the boat broke through the water, the cool, salty breeze of the sea washed away the soaked moisture like mold, smiling, laughing, joking.

The trawler, about thirty minutes from the island, suddenly sprang up from the calm sea and splashed the unsuspecting crew with fishy seawater. The trawler itself came to a halt with a violent jolt, and when a huge mermaid jumped onto the surface with a mug-strapped, it leaned slightly.

The ragged crew looked at the Merman suspiciously. They're outside the shield barrier, it's true, they're just a small trawler, but they have a full mage!Normally, only the captain can protect them, concentrating on using water magic to push the mermaid away from the boat while they all rush towards the obstacle.

In the current situation, the crew turned to look at Gwen and her friends, who were soaked from head to toe and covered in seaweed. Just a moment ago, the girls were talking to the soldiers about Singapore, and their conversation turned to whether there were any brand-name goods in the craft market, and then they smelled the fish market.

"Shhhh It is said that while magical beings can naturally perceive magic, only those with a high degree of cunning and intelligence can truly hone its natural senses and thus understand the paranormal. This specimen that looks like someone has moved a barracuda to a half-human is not an intelligent subtype.

Three high-level battle mages, one salt mage, four junior mages, and Captain Sukarno turned to face the arrogant merfolk with shocked expressions.

Its eyes lit up when it saw Gwen. This woman looks very gentle, and her flesh is like that of a child, which is very suitable for eating. It is not a greedy mermaid and only needs one person to satisfy its appetite. As it curled its lips, revealing rows of dagger-like teeth, its bulbous eyes moved through the crowd.

"Shhh

Two more merfolk emerged from the sea like it and jumped onto the deck with their wet flippers. It instead sees Gwen as an arrogant expression, like seafood.

"What do you usually do?" Jonas asked Sukarno.

"I'll chase them away, or give them some crystals, and they'll ignore us. "The captain cut off the supply of the magic engine. "Maybe it thinks we're out fishing, what kind of toll do you want?"

Gwen brushed her black hair away from her face, revealing a pair of electric eyes that glittered in the twilight. Beside her, Xiao Yue was already steaming, and the sea water evaporated from her.

Wittu stepped forward, but Jonas stopped Punamu Abujul. Sometimes, a fish jumps into the boat when you least expect it. One should not look at the gift sashimi.

Gwen shouted, eager to try out her hypothetical. "Don't move. I need to test it out. ”

A bolt of lightning turns into a giant mongoose that catches the merfolk before it lands. A paralyzing wave of lightning pierced the creature's slimy scales, pinning it to the floor, and electric dust flew over the deck and landed in the sea.

The other two merfolk roared angrily and said angrily that instead of giving gifts to fish or crystals, these sailors dared to attack them.

She had been holding back her anger since just now, and suddenly bursts of orange-red flames erupted, wiping her long dress dry at once.

"Scorching light!" After more than a week of practice, Xiao Yue manifested four intense flames, splitting them into two concentrated explosions.

A puff of pink steam exploded on the iron deck, and a mermaid exploded into slices of roasted meat. The other erupted as well, a stream of hissing flesh squirting out of its torso.

At the same time, Ariel crushes the first mermaid in its mouth and slows down the crushing of it by clamping its crooked neck.

"Huh, huh!" the fish gasped in pain. This is not at all what it expected. Judging by its fishy expression, it seems to indicate that everything is an honest mistake and that it just wants to buy some fish from good humans.

Gwen turned to Maya.

"How close do I need to be?"

Moyer shrugged.

Gwen let out a piercing click and walked not far from the merfolk.

From above, she could see its bead-like eyes swirling in their sockets, begging for mercy.

Gwen wrinkled her nose. It stinks because it splashes her with primitive magic. She had also just taken a shower, and the most annoying thing was that she didn't have any other summer clothes.

"Go for it. ”

Ariel felt spinal fluid squirt into its mouth. It grimaced and gurgled a sip of the bitter liquid. Fish are not its favorite. It prefers snakes or small mammals.

Next to the grimacing mongoose, Gwen had her activate her detection magic, watching the merfolk closely. She points out that at the moment of its death, its core is no longer a dense mass of elemental water. Then, as if finding an outlet, it began to drain.

Gwen couldn't feel the "essence", but she could see elemental water particles drifting in her direction for a few minutes. The Qilin Amulet warmed up after two breaths, and then it hibernate again.

"Is it dead?" Elvia asked, still some safe distance from her. She neither liked smelling or seeing corpses.

Gwen reached out a hand to the animal and pulled out a Bowie knife. She inexplicably slaughtered the corpse, much to the chagrin of her audience, digging holes and chopping wood until she found the prize she was expecting.

"Wow, a core!" Captain Sukarno smugly as Gwen lifted the bloody thing covered in the clear slime of the fish's guts outside.

Gwen herself was very happy. Her father was right. In fact, the close-range kills do make the effects of the Kirin Amulet take effect. If that were the case, she would be arguably the most effective core-gathering hunter in Oceania. No matter what happens in the future, she will have a good conversion rate hunting time to core exchange, ensuring a steady income of mana crystals.

"What's the damage to the core?" Gwen felt relieved as she examined the watery core.

"Oh, Soldier Core? I think an HDM company needs 50 LDM companies?" I know a guy who will buy it for a good price," Sukarno replied happily. Those stupid merfolk have redeemed him more than once, and it can easily trade its core for profit. Revenge is a plate of sushi that is best fresh.

The creature core passed from hand to hand, Sans Moyer, and every mage marveled at Gwen's good fortune.

"I'm in for dinner tonight!" Gwen announced. "Seafood!Go to the city!"

Go to Singapore!"

"That's it. Gwen glanced wistfully at Paul and her father, the only two shapeshifters in the group. "Since we're all here, does anyone know the laundry spell?"

It took another six hours to get back to Singapore, and the Port of Jurong will open the next morning.

Throughout the night, the expedition team anchored in a safe harbor, carrying Singapore's many shielded stations, stargazing, reminiscing, enjoying the mild air of the high seas, before being heated into a nasty damp haze by the early morning sun.

At dawn, the company sailed smoothly into Jurong Port and safely docked where it had left two days earlier.

In order to avoid a conflict with the city's notorious ruthless military mage, Gwen and his friends had to bring Avia, Yue, and Rite to the registry.

When Jurong customs officials expressed their suspicions about them, Jonas walked in, claiming to be a border guard officer and a senior member of the tower reconnaissance unit. Paul and the Taj Mahal also showed their documents, suggesting that the Singapore Tower would verify the girls' identities.

Thankfully, Yue, Huitu, and Avia all had their student IDs on their bodies and wasted another hour running back and forth on bureaucracy, and they finally received a temporary pass from Yue and Elvia, which was only valid for 5 days.

There are no obstacles during this time, because if you are lucky, Gwen and the crew will be back on the cargo ship after 24 hours.

Captain Sukarno stayed by their side for a while, making sure everything was okay, and then left with his 12 additional astronauts, happily shaking hands with them, praying with both hands, and giving Gwen and friends a brief blessing. To save them time, he even traded an HDM company for Gwen's mermaid core, which he said he would keep as a memento of their exciting little adventure together.

Just as they were about to leave Jurong Customs, one of the officers stopped them to confirm if they were leaving Singapore soon.

"We're leaving tomorrow at the earliest, officer. Gwen smiled brightly at the man, and his knee tapped. "Nothing to worry about. We're going to one of your famous seafood restaurants, maybe book a dockside motel, and we'll be in no trouble, I promise. ”

"No problem," replied the middle-aged officer, who was a senior sergeant. "I can recommend some restaurants where all the seafood goes through customs, you know. ”

They made a couple of pleasant jokes when Gwen made a note of the address, in a place that was "recommended" to eat seafood that was not affected by the tourist tax. The officer's eyes then widened, and his demeanor was friendly, approachable, almost as benevolent as a Buddha.

"It's expensive to stay in the city," he continued. "We have hostels for temporary travellers like you, very cheap if you wish. I can get you a card. ”

"Ah, that's great. Gwen leaned lightly against the counter and made a pleasant and charming expression. "We're poor!"

"Hah!" the officer must have thought they had hit it like the house was on fire. "Okay! I'll get you in touch and wait here. ”

The officer kept his promise and returned with his business card.

"Follow the direction, it's close to here. It's very convenient. Tell them I'll send you. My name is Liu. ”

"Thank you, Sergeant Liu. Gwen shook her hand. The man's hands were soft.

"Well, have a nice time in Singapore! I hope you enjoy chili crabs. It's Staborah!"

When the group left customs, they attracted curious glances from all over the world. Indeed, three teenage girls and five men look like the daughters of a group of fathers, because this choice is too strange.

Outside, it was just noon.

"Well, where to go?" the men asked, as they had no special plans for the city.

"We'll probably go shopping — after we've sent some information from the post office," Gwen said, flashing her ring and the goods containing the crystals inside. "Somehow, I don't think shopping in Sydney is any longer viable. ”

This information was addressed to Gunther, Alesia, and Elvia and Yue's parents. She also had to contact her grandfather and ask Su Ya to take care of her parents-in-law.

"Do you want us to escort you?" Jon asked, turning his head at the thought of shopping. The soldiers were perfectly willing to follow the girls into an uninhabitable jungle, but it was a shame that the girls followed them while they were shopping for hours on end? "Maybe take the Ritu?"

"How safe do you think the city is?" Gwen asked.

"The safest, as long as you stick to the breaker and the bay sand area," Jonas replied.

"Then we'll be fine. Meet at the restaurant?"

"Of course, I'm going to check our passenger list back to Sydney. We'll see you soon. ”

"I'll stay with you guys," Vitu insisted. "It's not about going shopping by yourself, Nufen is suitable. ”

"You look good in a tight shirt," Yue said. "I thought that's your style?"

Rittal laughed nervously. "No shopping," he added solemnly.

"Then I'll see you tomorrow at the terminal," Moyer said suddenly, catching their eyes.

"Where are you going?" asked Gwen instinctively.

"Do you want to know?" Maya deliberately grinned at her daughter.

"Uh...... No," Gwen admitted. "Don't sin or anything. Singapore is a very legal city. ”

"I'll be fine. I've been here before. Moyer waved his hand, ignoring her warning.

After the plan for the afternoon was decided, the members went their separate ways. Gwen excitedly turns to her friends and finds them looking anxious and uncertain.

"Gwen, we'll be alright?" Elvia asked, a little scared. "We don't know anything about this city!"

"yes. Xiao Yue also looked nervous. Maybe she's not very nice about the new place, "How do we know what to grab and where to go?"

"Fu Fu," Gwen turned to her friend. "As long as you look, I know the most perfect place. ”

Half an hour and fifty dollars later, they stared at an empty bay full of buildings still under construction.

"What kind of place is this?" Yue asked suspiciously. "What are we doing here?"

"Gwen. Elvia shuddered at the sight of the huge building golem pounding on it. "I'm starving. Where are we? Where are all the stores?"

The place was south of Marina, and they were on an artificial island.

The year was 2003.

Marina Bay Sands was completed in 2010.

"Oh. It's mine. "Oh my God. Gwen faced her palm. "Gummy Scythe, I'm an idiot. ”

Thankfully, their taxi made a U-turn 50 meters away.

"Taxi!" Gwen shouted, praying she wasn't wrong the second time. "Go to Clark Pier!!"