Lying on the big velvet bed, Todd listened to the gasp of the woman next to him and said helplessly: "This kind of thing can continue tomorrow."
"I really have no strength..." Mary rested her head on Todd's arm, and her whole body felt as if she had just come out of the water: "I just need to sleep for a while."
Todd lowered his head and kissed Mary gently on her forehead. From the corner of his eye, he caught a glimpse of a model doll covered with white cloth placed in the corner of the bedroom.
"What is that?"
Hearing Todd's question, Mary struggled to cover his eyes with her hands and said hurriedly: "That's a costume I'm designing!"
"Can I lift the cloth and take a look?"
"No!" Mary paused for a while and whispered: "At least not now..."
"Then when...?"
The sleepy-eyed Mary fell on the bed and said feebly: "Don't worry, when the time comes, I will personally wear it for you..."
Seeing Mary's stubborn face, Todd smiled and shook his head, hugged her, and slowly closed his eyes.
Waiheke Island, Mermaid Business District.
Sitting in a new tavern built on the seaside, Carroll watched a beautiful mermaid happily swim from the sea along the pre-built waterway to the bar of the tavern, with his hands on the wooden handrails.
, facing the human bartender above his head, he asked for a glass of gin with ice. The orc looked a little dazed.
Aldenan glanced at the mermaid's curvy figure and impeccable face, whistled secretly, and sighed: "No wonder some people say that the Creator is never just."
Carroll whispered: "It's only been more than a month, and these mermaids have already adapted to our lives."
"This is not surprising. In this world, whether it is food or entertainment, is there any city that can compare with Muxi City?"
Aldenan said while throwing a roasted chicken leg into his mouth: "There are now more than 30 shops on Waiheke Island. In addition to the common restaurants, bars and accessories, I heard that an open-air shop will be built next month.
Theater...Now many people in the city are eager to move to the island."
After taking a sip of the gin with ice cubes, the beautiful mermaid gave a pleasant compliment, took out a gold star from the bag on her chest, threw it to the bartender, and said, "Another plate of fried rice."
shrimp!"
The shining golden coins fell in front of the bartender, and the crisp and sweet sound caused a cry of surprise from the surrounding diners.
Aldenan curled his lips: "One gold coin can buy a bucket of fried shrimps... I have to say, these mermaids are really rich..."
Carol touched his chin and twisted his neck: "The morning before yesterday, I saw the mermaid leader, the woman named Rita, in the bank on the island. She was holding a large bag of pearls the size of snake berries and planned to
Convert it into a common currency and distribute it to her people."
Aldenan took a sip of ale and asked curiously: "A pearl the size of a snake fruit? Is there such a thing in the world? Well, how much did it cost?"
Carroll shrugged: "Let me put it this way, that Waiheke Island branch now belongs to Mermaid. In the words of the bank president, all the coins in the branch's vault combined are not enough to buy those pearls...
…”
puff!
All the ale in Aldernan's mouth spurted out.
Wiping the corners of his wine-stained mouth, Aldenan's eyes widened: "That guy really sold the bank to the mermaid?"
"Not only the coins in the vault, but also the land and buildings were also discounted and sold to the mermaids." Carroll looked at two more mermaids not far away, slowly swimming towards the bar, and said softly: "I
Hearing what the bank president said, he would not use unfair means to deceive those mermaids just because of some benefits, because he did not want to add a weight called "sin" to his destiny after death.
.”
Aldenan nodded with understanding: "That's right what he said."
Two mermaids in the distance swam closer and closer. One was an adult woman, and the other looked like a ten-year-old human girl.
The young mermaid seemed to be still full of fear and wariness of the world on land, and had been reluctant to swim into the waterway under the eaves of the bar.
With repeated encouragement from his companions, the young mermaid finally plucked up the courage to go under the bar and ordered a plate of crispy fish cakes and a bottle of juice.
Aldenan nudged Carol with his elbow: "Looking at it now, it seems that all the mermaids showing up are women?"
"Have you forgotten? Only female mermaids have the right to contact the outside world. Male mermaids are only qualified to look after homes and homes, herd and hunt."
Aldenan let out a long breath: "Thank you to the Holy King, I was not born in water."
While the orcs and werewolves were talking, a dark-skinned tauren wearing mail and earrings rushed into the bar and started looking around.
Aldenan stretched his neck, pointed at the door and said to Carroll: "Look, isn't that Bulwer who is on duty with us?"
Carroll turned to look, and after confirming the identity of the visitor, he raised his big hand and said loudly: "Black Carbon! Look here! Come over here and have a drink together!"
When the tauren saw Carol, he rushed over and said anxiously: "You still have the heart to drink here?!"
Carroll and Aldernan looked at each other.
"What's wrong?"
The tauren pointed his finger in the direction of Muxi City and spoke quickly: "Miss Barbara and Mr. Randall were surrounded by a large group of members of the Crusaders! They said they were going to send the two of them to the gods.
The place of judgment!”
Carroll's body was stiff, as if he couldn't believe what he was hearing.
After a moment, he stood up suddenly, overturned the chair under him, and rushed towards the door of the tavern without looking back.
"Carol, you bastard, wait for me!" Aldenan stood up quickly, apologized to the surprised diners around him, and then ran out of the bar.
Carroll was running on the streets of Waiheke Island like a mad rhinoceros. Any obstacle in his way, whether it was a street stall, a shop, or a fence and a roadblock, was knocked aside without hesitation.
.
Carroll ran as fast as he could, heading south.
At the Griffin Outpost built at the southernmost tip of Waiheke Island, a dwarf trainer stood on a high platform and scrubbed the back of the Griffin with a horsehair brush. From the corner of his eye, he saw a two-meter-tall green-skinned orc rushing towards him at full speed from the bottom of the mountain.
Come, his eyes widened in fear, and the brush in his hand fell to the ground.
Carroll grabbed the reins of the griffin, climbed on the mount, and led it towards the edge of the high platform.
Looking at the guards gathered below, the dwarf finally reacted: "Unless it's a special messenger! Otherwise, the gryphon must be used with the Holy Army's handwriting!"
Carroll didn't seem to hear these words at all. He squeezed the mount's abdomen with his legs, and the griffon immediately opened its wings and took him slowly into the air, flying towards Muxi City.
The frightened dwarf quickly ran to the heights of the watchtower and blew the warning horn.
Panting, Ardenan looked at the gryphon flying overhead and shouted without tears: "Wait for me! You green-skinned bastard! I'm not going up! I'm not fucking going up yet!"