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"Stop right there, what are you doing?"

Ning Bao and his group were stopped at the city gate; honestly, it would have been strange if they hadn't. Just look at their group's setup:

After much hesitation, Mumu adopted a half-human, half-snake form, which looked somewhat similar to a mermaid, but the differences were still quite obvious.

As for why he didn't use a miniature illusion array on himself? Come on, even swimming requires using your tail. Merfolk aren't stupid; they're the darlings of the ocean. They can tell something's wrong just by looking at the current.

Although Number One used an illusion array to hide the wings on his back, he still had a single horn on his head and a mouthful of shark teeth.

Needless to say, Bai Gao is a kitten living in a bubble. There are no cats in this world, and the creature most similar to Bai Gao is probably Mai. But they're not that similar, because Mai is more like a wolf, and even as a newborn kitten, it's much bigger than Bai Gao.

Ningbao was probably the most normal-looking of the four, a little clam playing a game of drifting with the current, holding a wooden pendant between its legs.

Yes, his appearance is normal, but his brain seems a bit abnormal.

The mermaid guarding the city scanned all four of them, silently drawing a series of conclusions in her mind.

Mumu felt a little helpless about Ningbao. Wenya had told her that Ningbao had grown up a lot, but why couldn't she see it? Was it because she couldn't see other people's strengths?

In fact, this isn't really Mumu's fault. As the saying goes: "A child cries three times when he sees his mother."

With Mumu by her side, Ningbao's tense nerves from the previous world immediately relaxed. Trusting Mumu completely, Ningbao spent the entire journey like on a picnic, looking around and playing, her mind completely idle. She did whatever Mumu said, since Mumu was never wrong. Thus, she naturally entered this completely mindless state.

In short, it's about feeling safe and secure. Mumu's presence makes Ningbao feel safe; she doesn't need to work so hard anymore.

After a friendly exchange between Mumu and the mermaid guarding the city, Mumu successfully extracted a lot of information from the mermaid, and thus fabricated numerous lies, managing to get away with it with great difficulty.

And Ningbao...

"I am a little clam, a little clam, la la la, la la la~"

She's currently perched on Mumu's shoulder, happily singing, but neither Mumu nor Number One can make out what Ningbao is actually singing.

As they entered the city, the mermaid guarding it looked at Mumu with pity. A disabled mermaid with a disabled baby mermaid and a clam with obvious mental problems must be having a very hard time.

Ning Bao didn't care what others thought of her, or rather, she couldn't even perceive that the mermaid's gaze towards her actually carried a sense of pity.

"Mumu, Mumu, did Ningbao sing well?"

The pinkish-white clam shell snuggled close to Mumu's face once again.

"It sounds nice."

Mumu smiled helplessly and touched Ningbao's shell. Ningbao then poked its soft flesh out from inside the shell and wrapped it around Mumu's finger:

"Hehe (* / \ *)~ How about Ningbao sings for Mumu every day? Mumu doesn't want to be away from Ningbao."

"it is good."

Ever since Mumu came out, Ningbao has been unusually clingy, probably because she was a little frightened. After all, even though they spent some time together in the fanfiction world, this was the longest Ningbao had ever been separated from Mumu since she was born.

Although children eventually grow up, isn't Ningbao still immature? With her current mental age, she's not at the point where she can be separated from adults. If she doesn't see Mumu for too long, she'll lack a sense of security.

Although Wenya is also very good, Mumu is ultimately different for Ningbao.

However, in Mumu's memory, the last time Ningbao was so clingy was when she was a baby. For a period of time, even when she went to the toilet, Ningbao insisted on following her. Even though she hadn't learned to walk yet, she would crawl over, and she would burst into tears if she couldn't see her for a second, looking as aggrieved as could be.

"Don't worry, I'll always be here for you."

Thanks to Ghost Fang, as long as Ning Bao doesn't go to higher-level worlds, Mu Mu can keep coming out. And in the short term, Ning Bao definitely won't be able to go to higher-level worlds; she's already struggling to handle even the affairs of the Yellow-level world.

"Hmm~"

Ningbao was happy again and continued to happily snuggle up to Mumu for a close hug.

As long as Mumu is around, Ningbao is the happiest baby in the world, hehe.

"That's it! Happiness!" Ningbao suddenly had a flash of inspiration. The mermaids here aren't happy because they've never tasted Mumu's cooking. Mumu's cooking is so delicious; just one bite will bring happiness.

A flawless version after careful inspection!

Mumu: ...

How come I didn't know I had such great abilities?

However, seeing Ningbao's beaming little face, Mumu still fully demonstrated the art of language, praising Ningbao without deceiving her at all, to the point that the pink and white seashell almost turned completely pink.

Number One and Bai Gao exchanged a glance, both seeing the utter confusion in each other's eyes. They just couldn't understand the situation.

Now that they were in the city, Mumu decided to make the most of the time to gather information. Also, they needed to find a way to earn some money; otherwise, where would they stay tonight? They couldn't possibly sleep on the streets.

Speaking of which, this town is quite large, but it's surprisingly quiet. Based on the information Mumu gleaned from her conversation with the merman guarding the town, it's clear that Lanlu's background information dates back hundreds of years.

Since the Heart of the Ocean was polluted, many of the baby mermaids born afterward have had problems. Because the curse primarily targeted the mermaids' tails, these baby mermaids also suffer from tail problems. Some baby mermaids experience tail pain when swimming, while others have deformed tails.

The merfolk were already feeling like the sky was falling, and the cultural atmosphere of the entire society was changing rapidly, sparking a massive retro movement.

Mermaids were originally a race that valued strength. However, as society developed and resources became abundant without the need for competition, hedonism and egalitarianism flourished. This wasn't necessarily a bad thing; even the lower-class merfolk could live happy lives.

But as that group of love-struck fools brought immense disaster to the entire merfolk, the dog-eat-dog mentality resurfaced. Some merfolk argued that they shouldn't have pursued democracy and equality in the first place, or paid any attention to public opinion. If they had simply suppressed those love-struck fools with force when they went mad, none of these disasters would have occurred.

(End of this chapter)