The first rays of dawn in the morning, reflected by the ripples on the sea, form a speckled projection on the seafloor. Dancing on Kiki's sleeping body, shining on the girl's crystal clear pink scales and an angelic little face.

Around her, there are some tall-growing seaweed plants and seaweeds. Dancing from side to side with the tiny undercurrent, it is like singing a lullaby to this daughter who has been in the sea for a long time, quiet and warm.

Suddenly, a fish sprang out of the grass, as thick as Kiki's arm. The whole body is silver-gray, and the eyes are surrounded by a circle of black. It swam quickly around Kiki's head, moving left and right, and didn't want to leave.

"Ahh Ahh The fish made a slight sound in its gill caps: "Ahh Ahh......h

The voice was quiet, but it woke Kiki up, and she sat up. Blinking innocently and confusedly, he looked at the strange visitor. It was still making sounds, albeit small and rapid:

"Ahh......h

"Kiki! Did you wake up? Lingji called nearby, and they woke up.

This fish with only a circle of dark eyes is very ordinary, and it is everywhere in the deep ocean. Hearing Lingji's call, she rushed into the seagrass and disappeared in fright.

Kiki got up and left the more secluded and safe grass to join Lingji. Lingji was radiant, like a cute child: "You slept so soundly, how are you, Kiki?" Later, we had to continue on our way, and Aaron and the captain were ready to go early. ”

"I slept well, too." Kiki was smiling, she enjoyed the time she spent with Lingji, who was such a rare bosom sister.

The calves, Aaron, and Captain Akon swam far away. Aaron had a couple of large oysters in each hand, and they were delicious:

"Give, breakfast"

"Thank you!" Lingji took the oysters and gave them to Kiki to eat.

"Have you eaten?" Kiki asked the captain and Aaron shyly.

"I've eaten it." Aaron replied.

"Ah...... Ding ......" A loud shout came from afar. Everyone was taken aback, and the calf also shuddered.

Sound travels many times faster in water than in air, who is calling?

In the distance, a thin black shadow swam by. Closer, closer, a mermaid who looks older. The top of his head is bald, and there is still white hair from his ears to the back of his head. The eyebrows and long beard are grayish-white, and this hair hides the eyes and mouth, respectively. Carrying a cloth wrap on his back, gray skin and gray tail look a little malnourished.

"Hey! Hello. The old mermaid greeted first: "The air, sunshine and seascape this morning are so wonderful, isn't it?" ”

Captain Akang was about to reply, but the old man said again:

"Gross! You are travelers from afar, my dear friends. The sea is safe now, and my gut tells me not to worry, the ferocious big fish will not be afraid to come here for a while. ”

"My name is Acorn, and they're Aaron, Lingki, and Kiki." The captain introduced.

"Just call me Blank, I'm a scavenger among the merfolk." Blank's words were a bit like autumn leaves, and he said, "By the way, where did I come from?" Yes, speaking of this sea area, this time is relatively safe, yes, do you know why? Well, I tell you guys:

A few months ago, several large wooden ships of terrestrial humans met on this surface. Then they attack each other with weapons called powder cannons, boom! After the boom a ship sank. Then some of the dirt in the wreck leaked out and spread, so that many fish in this area could not stand to leave for the time being. Naturally, there are no big fish coming here to feed, so it will be safe for a while. But now that the sea has rinsed away the dirt, it's clean again. Really, they have the same ancestors as us who fired the gunpowder cannons, but they like to fight each other because of the land and resources. “

Blank's words danced with his beard:

"By the way, you must be wondering why I'm here. Okay, I'll tell you, I used to be the richest of the fishmen. My wealth also comes from terrestrial humans, and while I don't like them fighting, I love their shipwrecks. The shipwreck contains many fine gold and silver vessels, bronze, iron, porcelain, all kinds of coins, jewelry. Oops, it's all good stuff. “

As he spoke, his eyes were covered by his eyebrows, but he still felt a glow shining from between his eyebrows. The wrinkles on his face unfold from time to time, revealing the joy and yearning in his heart.

"So, this profession, which many people call a rag-picker, can also make a rich man." At this, Blank fell silent, his brow furrowed with a hint of gloom.

Aaron, Akon and the two girls wanted to talk, but they didn't know what to say.

"But then, because of one thing, I started to get down, and my days got worse and worse. Because I didn't leave much wealth behind after spending so much money at the beginning, I thought I would always be lucky. Until one day, several ships were fighting on the sea, and the rumbling sound was heard, which excited me. Because there might be another ship to sink, I muttered that let's hit harder, sink a few more ships. My greed and schadenfreude drove me to swim to the surface to see the excitement. Then I was punished: as soon as my head came out of the water, I was knocked in the face by what they called a cannonball. Because the cannonball had pierced the deck of the ship first, and it had lost a lot of momentum, otherwise my brain would have blossomed. I sank to the bottom of the sea and fainted for I don't know how long, and when I woke up, I felt like I was trapped in a spinning top ———— spinning fast. ”

Blank sat on the reef behind him as he spoke, the buoyancy of his body in the water telling of the frustration hidden deep inside.

"Do you know what the first thing comes to mind when I wake up? My favorite - yellowtail. I am seriously injured, and my fate pet will definitely be in chaos, and the six gods will be running around. Yellowtail, a natural treasure hunter in the ocean, is my favorite. As long as there is a shipwreck, the ship will form a special microenvironment in contact with seawater on the seabed, which is decomposed by microorganisms, plants and other substances on the metal environment in the ship to decompose the smell and other information, which will be detected by the yellowtail, and they will find the shipwreck according to the smell. They love to eat microorganisms and seaweed plants in this environment. So the wreck will be found, and I am excited about what is in the wreck. ”

The old man stopped talking, his eyebrows drooped, and the plot of whether he should be sad or not continued.

"You've found another shipwreck, you should have food and clothing, right?" Lingji asked.

"That cannonball changed my fate. Originally, I evolved a sense of smell like an yellowtail to find the treasure of a shipwreck. But that cannonball caused my brainwave function to summon my pets to fail, and most of my pets left me. You must know that there were at least 500 yellowtails, but now there are only about 50 left. And my favorite yellowtail, after I had a head injury, it also made a lot of mistakes, for some reason. As soon as it finds a valuable treasure in a shipwreck, it will eat indiscriminately, usually after eating gems or coins or something. It will keep making a clink, clink, clink sound because of choking. I'll just name it Adin. ”

The captain comforted, "Oh! I sympathize with me, but Adin is also quite interesting. ”

"After my brain was injured, I continued to search for the wreck with the only remaining yellowtail pet and my evolved sense of smell. I think I'm still lucky, although I found less wealth than before, it made me cherish my life more today, and I know how to savor the happiness of every minute. ”

The old man's chin was raised, and a laugh of epiphany came from his nose. The laughter is a little hoarse but more real:

"Although I have changed from a rich man to a down-and-out family, I don't think it's a big deal. People should understand contentment, contentment can be happy, and if you are not happy, it is meaningless to be rich. ”

Aaron also worked as a homeless man, and he secretly admired the old man Blank. Asked:

"Grandpa Blank, what do you mean by the down-and-out clan?"

"Oh, the down-and-out, there are three common categories: the first type, mermaids like me who have lost the ability to summon their pets; The second type is the weaker mermaid that has been eliminated from multiple pet owners of the same fate. ”

Aaron remembered that the guards in Shark Valley were of that kind. "What about the third category?" he asked. ”

"The third category is also miserable, that is, the pet owner has completed the second evolution. His pets were all extinct mermaids. They have the ability but cannot be reused, and are often referred to as passive waste throughout their lives. ”

Blank was well-informed, and he paused and continued:

"I know a friend who, though his pet is extinct, is very wise. He is an unfathomable mermaid, his name is Akentero, and he is the pet owner of the Gulitz fish. Unfortunately, as soon as it completed its second evolution, the Gullitz fish became extinct, and he was still a young child. Because of his extraordinary perseverance and understanding, he completed the second evolution earlier than ordinary people. It's a pity that I haven't had time to be happy, and I haven't created any achievements because of evolution. His surviving pet was gone because of his lifespan, and the boy cried sadly, and the only partner who could help him make a career left. Then he continued his search, hoping to find another gullitz in all the oceans he could reach, at all the depths he could reach. To this day, many years later, he still maintains his persistence and never gives up. ”

"What a touching story." Kiki couldn't help but sigh. Looking at the short orator in front of him, he spoke eloquently. A question suddenly came to her mind, and she felt that in order to practice, she should not give up asking any experienced master about the skills of the second evolution, so she asked shyly:

"Grandpa Blank, there's a question I'd like to ask you, though I know it might hurt your scars. But believe me didn't mean to offend you, can you ask? ”

Looking at Kiki, who had delicate facial features, Blank believed very much in this little girl with clear eyes, delicate voice, and shy appearance.

"Well, sweet little girl, what do you want to know?"

"Grandpa Blank, you said you were injured and your brainwave ability to summon pets failed. So how do you summon your yellowtail pet now? ”

Blank's eyebrows furrowed, as if surprised to see the shipwreck ahead of him that he was interested in. Kiki had a momentary worry: Grandpa didn't think I was laughing at the scar on his bald head, did he?

"What's wrong with me? Well, there's another story. It's fun to say it, hahaha! Blank seemed to smirk.

Captain Acon, Aaron, and Lingji gathered around Blank to listen, and the old man's story was fresh and interesting.

"After being wounded by that shell, I found that my brainwave connection to my pets was broken, and I couldn't convey my instructions to them. I felt like my world had gone dark, dark, and I was almost in despair.

Just as I was confused, Adin swam up to me and made eye contact with me, and I found that it consciously wanted to accept my brainwave prompts. I was overjoyed and suddenly realized that I could train them to accept my instructions without using brainwave communication. With the food reward method and conditioning training, you can re-establish mental communication. This kind of tacit understanding and brainwave connection are similar, and after a period of training, I succeeded. I'm so happy, hahaha. ”

The old man's shoulders shook and he laughed, and suddenly stopped:

"But a new problem has come out again, and the fate of the yellowtail can command them in front of me. But when they are not in front of me, I have to summon them, and they will not know what I want because they can't see me, after all, this method is different from brainwave summoning, there are still drawbacks. ”

"And then? What to do? Lingji asked curiously.

"Then I thought of sound, loud enough." Blank tilted his head to look at everyone, and then said:

"After many inquiries, I found a master who could roar lions on the land of the East. Worship his disciples and learn the lion's roar. My life is full of freshness and new hope.

The master said a bunch of strange mantras to me. After warming up, sit cross-legged on the ground, head and body flat, Baihui and perineum points form a vertical line, eyes slightly closed, and the tip of the tongue lightly touches the palate to eliminate distracting thoughts. Honestly, how do I know what that means?

Later, there was a mantra that proposed to close the anus, which was called to build a magpie bridge, and the tongue was against the palate, which was said to take a magpie bridge to make the internal qi run.

Later, the mantra mentioned that the qi gathered in the dantian, and when the qi was full, it suddenly erupted. I still don't understand what that means?

The master couldn't help but reprimand loudly, why are you so poorly perceived?

I took advantage of the master's rest to call my fellow senior brothers to come and compare with me, where did the breath go from and where did it gather? My brother didn't have any hope for me, so I tried to practice after hastily making some gestures on my body. How did they know that I was a sea human, an evolved race, and Huigen had it.

I yelled at my brother's dwelling. The senior brother happened to be inside, and the house collapsed. I saw the senior brother running out of the door wearing only a pair of pants and running towards the master's apartment. I think it's bad, I must be in trouble.

Soon the senior brother and the master came with a robe and looked at the fallen house. The senior brother kept saying that I did it, but the master didn't believe it, but went over and reprimanded the senior brother and said, 'How can your stupid junior brother practice this skill?' It was clear that you wanted to change to a bigger room to knock down the old room. ’

In order to show his innocence, the senior brother asked me to demonstrate the lion's roar again. To prove that I was not stupid, I made another effort towards the master's house. When the smoke cleared, the master's house also collapsed.

The master and the brother stood still, and the waves of anger made their clothes and robes all rotten, and their hair and beard stood on end. The master's legs shook and whizzed: 'Apprentice, you'...... You...... You're done, you can go down the mountain...... went. ’

The senior brother helped the master and said, "Senior brother, there is a place under the mountain that needs you to play a role, go ahead, I wish you a smooth journey." ’

I begged the master again and again to let me stay and study, but I didn't know that the master and the senior brother had pursued the principle of 36 plans and the best plan, and they ran away without a trace.

Then I came back, to my dear yellowtail. ”

Blank's memories of life on land are still lingering.

Lingji's blinking eyes revealed her suspicions, and she pouted at Blank and begged, "Grandpa Blank, can you perform a lion's roar kung fu to open our eyes?" ”

"Okay, just by the way, call my dear Adin."

After speaking, Blank transformed into a terrestrial humanoid and lay on the ground with his back to everyone, his hands and shoulders apart, and his face facing forward and tilting his head to inhale. With the breath, the chest contracts and expands violently, and at the same time makes a gurgling sound.

The captains looked at each other from behind. He wanted to blame Lingji for being too reckless, and the child was a little unbelievable. But I don't know what to say if the old man doesn't go to find his pet?

Lingji tilted her head seriously, to be honest, she felt that the old man's appearance at this time was more like a lion than a toad. I don't know if the lion is learning the toad or the toad is impersonating the lion.

Aaron pulled up the big hat behind his trench coat to cover his head, which was his habit of precaution. The big hat covered his face, and he couldn't see any expression, but knew that he was calm and composed.

Kiki looked at everyone and subconsciously covered her ears with her hands. She didn't know what the volume level was to be able to knock down the house, it must have been earth-shattering or earth-shaking.

The old man's chest and throat were surging and contracting, and after brewing for a while, I saw his mouth slowly open, opening wider and wider. The chest also swelled bigger than before, and everyone behind them held their breath and opened their eyes. It's like waiting for a miracle to happen, as if time is about to freeze and the sea will come to a standstill......

"Po ......" came with a muffled sound and bubbles.

Ah Kang and the others almost fell to the ground, but in fact, they didn't fall because of the buoyancy in the water. After regaining balance, everyone covered their mouths and noses with their hands and hid their faces silently.

Because the sound came from behind the old man, he made a mistake and caused the sound to come from his hips.

Blank turned around and put on an apologetic expression and said:

"I'm sorry, I just made a mistake by luck. This time we will not disappoint everyone, so look at it! ”

Everyone nodded their heads in respect. But there was a stiff sneer on his face.

After brewing like the front, everyone in the back reduced their defensive preparations because of the slightest disappointment in their hearts about the old man's previous performance.

"Ahh

I only heard a loud roar, like a thunderclap hitting my side, flying sand and rocks, and I could feel everything around me shake with a huge energy impact.

"Ding—"

The roar of the rainbow radiated from the center point of the old man's body, and the sea water used as a medium to push away everything that came across. Insects and shrimp are jumping, crabs and mussels are dancing. Arc-shaped waves erupted on the surface of the ocean in the area, and the frightened young whale with bloodshot eyes burst out, and then helplessly flipped its fins and plunged into the sea.

When the sound stopped, there was a mess around Old Man Blank. Seaweed and seaweed are scattered all over the ground, and the sand and soil are floating in the surrounding area, mixed with bubbles leaking from the sand, and the scene is amazing. It is estimated that all the fish in this small area of the sea have run out at this time, except for those who can't swim.

"Hahahaha......" Blank laughed, "Adin, Adin!" The seaweed here has been turned up, and you still haven't come out? ”

There was silence all around, and the old man looked back:

"Huh!" Why are Captain Akang's friends gone? Where have they gone? He turned and looked around, but when he saw no one, he cried out:

"Captain Akang! Aaron, girls, where are you? If you hear my voice, please come out, and if you don't, I'll double the volume of my voice and scream again." ”

"Wow, don't scream, we're out!" Not far away, from behind a rock, Lingji's timid answer came out, just like the feeling of a child who had made a mistake before he was about to be physically punished by his mother.

Behind the rock, first Captain Akang, then Lingji, and then Kiki swam out. Captain Akang smiled bitterly and said to the old man:

"Grandpa Blank, it's really worthy of the reputation to see the lion's roar today!"

Ling Ji's whole face was red and trembling: "Grandpa, your kung fu is really earth-shattering, I will never underestimate the lion's roar in the future." ”

Kiki shrunk her head and clasped her hands: "Grandpa Blank, thank you for teaching me a lesson, a very precious lesson. It turns out to summon a pet, and there is a big horn. The road of cultivation is long, and I will go up and down to seek. ”

"Hmm!" The old man counted his fingers: "There is another friend, why don't I call him again?" ”

"No need! I'm here. A pile of sand broke through the loose sand at the bottom of the water, revealing Aaron's big hat. Then he crawled out of the whole person, shook the dust off his body, took off his hat and looked up, and said:

"I've also been taught that my pet electric rays like to hide in the sand to ambush their prey, and the process of hiding in the sand is called Tu Dun or Sha Dun. Today, I found out that I could use the earth escape so quickly, thanks to the lion's roar skill, which stimulated my potential to escape the earth! ”

I don't know if Aaron's words are considered sycophants. Ah Kang and the two girls cast disdainful glances, obviously the ones who escaped the fastest, and they said so high-soundingly. It's just that the sand down there is too soft, otherwise I'm sure he'll hit a head. But I do have to admit that he really got into the sand in an instant, and the speed is amazing.

"Ahahahaha...... Didn't disappoint everyone this time, did you? The old man finally showed the only lonely tooth left in his beard as he laughed.

The captain was secretly surprised: "Oh my boy, how many guards did that cannonball shake off his mouth?"

The old man smiled smugly and asked, "Hey! After talking for so long, have any of you seen my lovely Adin? ”

Aaron and the captain looked at each other and shook their heads. The old man seemed a little displeased, and he turned to Kiki and Lingji. Kiki remembered something and was about to speak, but Lingji covered her mouth with her hand and replied with a smile on her face, "Heh! Adin is so obedient and well-behaved, he must have gone home. You might just find it when you get home, right? ”

"Makes sense." Blank straightened the bag on his back, making a rustling sound of metal rubbing, "Okay, I have to rush back." It also ran into some big fish along the way, and it was terrible. ”

Finally, after some tossing, everyone sent the interesting old man away. Looking at his figure from afar looking for Ah Ding, it is conceivable that if there is no fate to accompany him, his shadow will only be left with vicissitudes and loneliness.

"Huh! Strange, did anyone see the uneaten oysters I just brought back? Aaron asked the crowd.

The two girls shook their heads, and the captain thought for a moment and replied:

"Oh, come to think of it, Blank's cloth package was bigger than when he came, and it was strange to see him go far away from the larger cloth package. Ay! This man has missed, and the horse has slippery hooves. It's a shame to let people take sheep in front of me as a detective! The captain smiled wryly.

The crowd laughed.

……

The new day sends away the enchanting morning, the blue sky, the blue sea, the sun is bright and warm, sprinkled in the clear sea, shining on this colorful coral forest.

Shrimp, crabs, starfish, seahorses, nudibranchs, and unfamous little fish of various colors play carefree, turtles blink their dark and cute eyes, looking at this beautiful world, this fairytale country that is also dreamy and fantastic.

The calf seemed to have grown a little more, and it set off with a few merfolk in front of it.

Lingji looked at the scenery along the way, and her heart was full of joy. Kiki secretly told herself that no matter when she could meet her fateful pet, she had to work hard to practice, and the Creator was fair to everyone.

Aaron shouted at the head of the happily swimming calf, he was no longer a lonely wandering boy, but a happy man with a companion.

The captain was at the bottom of the line, thinking about the fate of the Gulletz Fish, who once dominated the seas two million years ago, and the Leeds Fish Legion, which had also dominated the last Sea Clan World War. Is the story of the Golytz Fish really over? Does the truth of everything need to be understood? Is it necessary to be nostalgic?

……