"No need. Pannis, who was dressed in shorts, had already appeared beside the girls at some point, and after a few casual glances at the sea, he yawned boredly: "Just wait here for a while and then go to dinner." ”

"Huh?" Catherine raised her eyebrows in confusion, "Looks like you know what that is?"

"Look. Pannis pointed to the sea. Following his fingers, the dorsal fins of seven or eight megamouth sharks stopped at a distance of about twenty meters from the shore, and after hovering in the sea for a while, they turned their heads and swam towards the deep sea.

However, the sea was still not calm, and soon after the dorsal fin of the megamouth shark turned its head, the two waves parted and continued to approach the shore. Catherine nodded thoughtfully and said softly, "Transportation?"

"Apparently so. "The megamouth shark and the lightning barracuda are the two fastest monsters in the sea, and they are also the favorite mounts of the sea tribes, and in the deep sea, the sea tribes control these two kinds of fish, and they can often travel one or two thousand kilometers at high speed in a day and night, and the speed is very impressive." Therefore, when you see the dorsal fin of this megamouth shark on the beach in a neat formation, you can basically assume that the sea tribe has appeared. ”

"But, according to the storybook. Lina asked curiously, "Aren't the Sea Clans all riding mounts in the sea, why did you only see the dorsal fins just now, but not the Sea Clans on their backs?"

"Those books are, and I guess the author himself has never seen the Sea Clan ride. Pannis said with a smile, "The Sea Clan never rides on the back of a mount, because that only slows things down. The real riding of the Sea Clan will choose the prototype or land type according to the different body size, and then have the mounts line up in front and back, and then stick to the bottom of the mounts. If it is a chosen human form, it will be attached to the mount to move forward, and if it is a chosen prototype, it will swim with the help of the water broken by the mount, either way, it will not be riding on the back, you can understand the resistance of the water. ”

The sound of the waves, the water ripples had reached the edge of the beach, and two people stood up from the sea. No, not two people to be exact, but two half-man, half-fish sea tribes. One of the lower bodies is a long fishtail, the two-meter-long fishtail is soft and smooth, while being close to the beach, she supports the beach with both hands and turns into a kneeling position, and at the same time, the fishtail begins to metamorphose and split from top to bottom, transforming into a pair of slender legs under the gaze of the five. With her legs formed, the mermaid stood up, cooler than Catherine and Lina, and the fishskin jacket on her upper body barely covered her chest, and the fishskin bottoms on her lower body only blocked special areas.

The other washed straight up to the shore, with a human upper body, but with six arms, each covered with streamlined muscles under the skin, which looked weak but was actually full of strength. The lower half of her body is directly a long snake tail, the snake tail is more than eight meters long, the surface is covered with hard scales, and it snakes on the beach, and the speed of progress is not weaker than the movement of two legs.

"Your Highness Lanna, Miss Lamia, why are you here? Seeing the two people ashore, Catherine greeted them with a smile on her face: "We are still going to look for you in Lampfish City." ”

Lana shook Catherine's hand like a human, and Lamia wrapped her long snake tail around Catherine's waist in a way that was unique to Naga's greeting. With a dizzying smile, Lan Na said in a singing voice, "I heard that you were trapped here in a plane crash, so we took the initiative to come to you." ”

"Ha, the news under the sea is really well-informed. Catherine was surprised, "It's only been a few days, and you've not only gotten the news, but you've found us." ”

"Tides and storms tell us everything. Lamia remained stern and stern, and spoke more like a clergyman than a merfolk: "We are one with the sea, and what happens in the sea is no secret to us." ”

Vivian's body on the side was shocked, and she secretly took out her notebook and began to record quickly, while Lina, whose big eyes were full of curiosity and expectation, had already leaned over, looked at the two sea tribes with admiration, and asked eagerly: "It's really like a legend, can you read special information from the waves?"

Lina's reaction startled Lamia, and she subconsciously stood in front of Lana, looked at Catherine like a pleading and asked, "What's wrong with her?" I remember the last time I saw her, she was fine, why did she suddenly change so much. ”

"It's okay, just get used to it. Catherine covered her mouth and chuckled, shook her head, and said, "It's just that her personality is changeable, and there is no malice." ”

However, Lan Na still maintained a princess-like demeanor, and smiled at Lina and said: "It's not that exaggerated, although some sea tribes can indeed read the information in the wave, but it relies on the magic of the sea god, which requires a long time to prepare, and it is very troublesome to specify the direction of reading the content." ”

"Huh?" Lina asked, puzzled, "but you do know that we were in a plane crash." ”

"Ha, that's because when Mr. Pannis, when he entrusted the Sea Clan to deliver the message to the City of the Thousand Islands, he probably wanted them to swim as fast as possible, so he mentioned that he was invited by me and Sister Lamia to come to the sea. Lan Na didn't hate this lively Lina who was full of curiosity, and patiently explained: "As a result, they attached great importance to it, and after going to the city of a thousand islands to deliver the message, they turned around and went to us to inform them." From the Thousand Islands City to the Lampfish City, it took them less than a day to move forward at full speed, so they came so quickly. ”

"Actually, you don't have to rush so much. Catherine said a little embarrassed: "We don't have any problems here, we can follow the ship to the Thousand Islands City soon, and then go directly to the Lampfish City, and you will wait for us in the Lampfish City the same." ”

"We are very grateful that you have been able to accept such an important commission in a blind way, for whatever reason, and we have come to regard you as friends. Lan Na's smile was as bright as a pearl in the sea: "My friend is in trouble, how can we not come to help? And we were already waiting for you in Lampfish City, anyway, we were very idle, so we just swam over, hehe." ”

"Thank you. Catherine smiled gratefully, and took Lanna's hand and walked towards the pergola, "We're about to have lunch, let's have some together." By the way, can you adapt to human food and cooking methods? We just happened to eat grilled seafood, so you don't have any taboos about that, and I apologize if there are any taboos. ”

"Of course not, we eat these things in the sea. Lan Na couldn't help but laugh and shook her head, "It's just that the cooking method is different." Sister Catherine, don't ask this question in front of other sea tribes in the future, we sea tribes never regard themselves as one with ordinary fish, and if you ask like this, it will cause them to be dissatisfied, thinking that you are talking about them as inferior fish. ”

Catherine opened her mouth in embarrassment, didn't say anything for a long time, and said with a red face: "I'm sorry, I didn't expect this question at all, I was rude." ”

"It's nothing, there is often this misunderstanding in interracial communication, and it's okay to make it clear. Lamia had more contact with the land races than Lana, and said with experience, "No one would really be angry about this kind of thing, except for some grumpy sea tribes." Well, those humans over there are waiting for the rescue boats?"

"That's them. Catherine nodded, "When I'm done with lunch, I'll introduce you both." By the way, we can't leave immediately, at least we can't leave until they are all safely on the boat, otherwise we will leave them on this isolated island, and we will be a little uneasy anyway, I hope you can understand. But it won't be long, it is expected that tomorrow afternoon, the rescue ship will arrive, and we will set off immediately. ”

"It's okay, it's a lot earlier than expected. Lanna groaned and said, "After sending them away, Sister Lamia and I will take you to the Storm Temple first, and Mother will wait for you at the temple, and then she will introduce you to the mission, she knows much more than me." When I returned to the temple a few days ago, I told my mother that after you accepted the mission, she was very happy and that she would have to give you a banquet herself. ”

"Is the High Priest of the God of Kalletto?" Catherine maintained respect for the spokesperson of the god of the sea, bowed to the sea, and said, "Please convey your gratitude to the Holy See for me. ”

"Nothing, that's what we're supposed to do. Lanna's gaze suddenly turned to Pannis, looking him up and down, until Pannis, who was looking at him, felt uncomfortable, and then whispered, "Mother also mentioned Mr. Pannis. ”

The corners of Pannis's mouth twitched, and he suddenly laughed and said, "Hahaha, the barbecue is already getting cold, let's get ready to eat, hahahaha." ”

Lan Na didn't let go of Pannis, her eyes were full of scrutiny, and she said in a strange tone: "Mr. Pannis, you won't be my father, will you." ”

In an instant, there was silence on the beach, not only did no one speak, but even the never-ending sound of the waves subsided. Pannis's body stiffened, squeaked back and twisted his neck, and asked with a distorted face, "Excuse me, how did you come up with such a devastating idea?"

"Because when I mentioned you, my mother was weird. Lan Na said as a matter of course: "When we first met before, you were also very strange when you mentioned your mother, and you looked like you were in a hurry to clear up the relationship, of course it was suspicious." ”

"No kidding. Pannis jumped up, pointed to his nose and said, "Look at my face, where it looks like hundreds of years old, how can it be your father." ”

"I'm not even one hundred and twenty years old. Lan Na also said dissatisfiedly: "How can it be hundreds of years old." ”

"But I'm human. Pannis exclaimed, "Have you ever seen a human being live so long? ”

"It seems unlikely. Lan Na tilted her head and thought about it, and sighed in disappointment: "It's a pity." ”

"Ha, ha, that's so lucky. Pannis wiped the cold sweat from his forehead and sighed as if he had escaped death. (To be continued.) )