Chapter 29 Mermaid

Chapter 29 Mermaid

That noon, when Ask Xiuzhu reappeared, Ji Jing scrutinized him carefully.

Before, he had only seen him vaguely, but now he could clearly discern Ask Xiuzhu's rank.

— Mental Strength 2S, Physical Constitution 3S.

His overall strength was formidable, especially his physical constitution. Ji Jing hadn't expected Ask Xiuzhu to be on par with Luo Ke in terms of physical strength.

But thinking about it, since Ask Xiuzhu could become the leader of the Wolf King Star Pirates, his own strength must not be underestimated.

Although Ji Jing's mental strength was strong, his physical constitution lagged behind.

Dealing with scum like Eugene would be effortless, and handling Ed mainly relied on catching him off guard.

During his encounter with Luo Ke, he had been entirely passive, merely defending himself without retaliating.

But with Ask Xiuzhu, things might be different.

Ji Jing pondered: If he caught Ask Xiuzhu off guard and suppressed him with his mental strength, could he take him down instantly?

Ji Jing thought for only three seconds before abandoning this idea.

Not only did he lack the confidence to take down Ask Xiuzhu, but even if he did kill him, he wasn't sure he could leave this unfamiliar planet.

He still didn't know what was happening outside.

However, those three seconds were enough for Ask Xiuzhu to catch the murderous intent in Ji Jing's eyes.

He narrowed his eyes dangerously at Ji Jing and said coldly, "The way you looked at me just now was very strange. What were you thinking?"

Ji Jing smirked, glancing at Ask Xiuzhu's lower regions, and sneered, "I was thinking about castrating you, but too bad there's a healing pod here."

Ji Jing had mostly treated Ask Xiuzhu this way over the past few days, but this time, his words seemed to have struck a nerve.

Ask Xiuzhu stood up abruptly, grabbed Ji Jing's chin, and forced him to look up at him.

"Ji Jing, understand your situation. Don't try to provoke me, or I'll make you suffer and regret it in a thousand ways!"

Ji Jing stared at the enraged Ask Xiuzhu, feeling as if his jawbone was about to break.

While succubi were bold and liked to test others' limits, it didn't mean they wanted to get themselves killed.

So, in the next second, Ji Jing's eyes welled up, and he submitted, barely managing to utter two words through the grip on his mouth — "Brother?"

This single word "Brother" worked wonders, and the pressure on his chin immediately eased.

Ask Xiuzhu didn't release his hand right away but instead gently stroked Ji Jing's cheek. The area he had pinched was already red and bruised, leaving clear finger marks on Ji Jing's pale skin.

Ask Xiuzhu's face softened with concern, and he cooed, "Good boy, don't do that again."

Inside, Ji Jing was seething with anger, but outwardly, he appeared submissive.

Only after Ask Xiuzhu left did Ji Jing rub his aching jaw, his gaze turning icy.

He began to speculate about Ask Xiuzhu's twisted nature.

Afterward, he trained even more diligently.

From controlling inanimate objects to living creatures was a significant leap. After successfully controlling a small beetle, Ji Jing started attempting to control larger creatures.

A few days later, a bird with blue-purple feathers perched on Ji Jing's windowsill, seemingly tilting its head curiously at him, but in reality, it was under Ji Jing's control.

When Luo Ke taught Ji Jing methods to train his mental strength, he only mentioned using it for attacks and suppression, not control.

So Ji Jing guessed that his ability to control might be due to his succubus traits.

Moreover, in recent days, his tailbone had been itching.

It seemed like...

he was growing a tail.

...

On this day, among the mermaids who came to the island for trade, three received gifts from a blue-purple bird—a leaf with writing on it.

Two of them couldn't recognize the text and failed to catch the brightly colored bird, so they tossed the leaves aside, finding it somewhat curious but not giving it much thought.

Only one of them recognized the text on the leaf; it was the common language of humans, with only two words — "Hello."

Semaya looked at the bird perched on a tree branch, which was observing him with its black, beady eyes.

Semaya smiled lightly and spoke in human language, "Hello?"

The bird, of course, didn't respond, only tilting its head.

Semaya held the leaf, pondered for a moment, then plucked another leaf from the nearby tree and scratched out two human characters: "Hello?"

Semaya extended the leaf with the written message toward the bird, and surprisingly, the bird flew down and took the leaf, flying off towards a building ahead.

Semaya found it intriguing. Could there be someone among humans who could communicate with animals?

Why hadn't Ask Xiuzhu mentioned this?

The bird flew quickly, covering a few hundred meters in just two minutes before landing on Ji Jing's windowsill with Semaya's leaf.

Seeing the text on the leaf, Ji Jing felt a surge of excitement.

This was the first time he had established contact with someone other than Ask Xiuzhu since being trapped for so many days.

Although, the other party wasn't human, but a mermaid.

Ji Jing had deliberately avoided humans while using this bird to find a communication target.

Since the humans living on this island were mostly Ask Xiuzhu's subordinates, he set his sights on the mermaids.

These mermaids have long fish tails when they are in the sea.

But they can also briefly come ashore, during which their large fish tails transform into legs.

Even with legs, it is still easy to distinguish mermaids from humans.

That is because not only do the mermaids generally have higher beauty standards, but they also have an extra pair of beautiful and dreamy winged ears behind their ears, and retain some scales on their bodies.

Ji Jing is currently unsure about the mermaids' attitude, so he won't rashly seek help.

Through many days of mental probing, he knew that the building ahead, which looks like a farmers' market, was set up by Ask Xiuzhu.

He conducts transactions here with the mermaids, providing items brought from elsewhere, and through barter, exchanges seafood, pearls, corals, and other marine products from the mermaids, then transports them to other star systems to sell at high prices.

If it weren't for the fact that Ask Xiuzhu has many people lying in wait along various interstellar routes, specifically to rob passenger starships or cargo spaceships and engage in illegal smuggling, he could be considered a capable businessman.

After thinking for two seconds, Ji Jing replaced the old leaf with a new one plucked by a small beetle, drew a heart on it, and then had the bird deliver it to Semaya.

Semaya had just finished exchanging goods and was about to leave when the blue-purple bird flew back again, carrying a new leaf in its beak.

Semaya was taken aback, took the leaf, and found a heart shape drawn on it.

"This is..."

Semaya looked suspiciously at the bird perched on the lamppost and said, somewhat puzzled, "Is your owner confessing to me?"

"Author's Note"

Thank you, "Wind Shaking Candlelight," for the nutrient fluid~