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Seeing that the blue crystal had broken again, Ningbao was about to replace it with another piece when she suddenly felt a tickle on her head.

Sigh, do you need to use your brain?

In the short time Ningbao was thinking, she had transformed from a tiny clam into... well... a chubby little mermaid with a short tail.

Why do we say it's fat? Mainly because the tail and belly are connected, and the width of the tail can't be changed. The only feature that makes the tail look big is its length.

As for Ningbao's little tail, it's because Ningbao herself isn't of pure mermaid blood; she transformed from a small clam. Just like in some worlds where demons can cultivate into human form, other beings in this world eventually cultivate into mermaids, so their tails are definitely not as long as those of genuine mermaids.

So, with its length not much longer than its width, Ningbao's little tail looks exceptionally round.

Actually, Mumu thinks Ningbao's little green tail is quite cute. It looks chubby and makes you want to pinch it.

However, Ningbao herself was rather sad. She looked slightly older than both No. 1 and Coco, who looked only three or four years old, while she looked four or five. As a result, because of her tail, she was the shortest of the three babies!

And it's not just a little shorter, it's a huge drop in height!

Ningbao had no interest in asking Number One for help anymore. She hugged a piece of blue crystal in each hand and squatted down to the side, withdrawing into herself.

Having just dealt with the disrespectful and physically aggressive Morris, Mumu completely ignored the poor No. 1 who had fallen back into Coco's "clutches" and went to comfort Ningbao.

After all, Number One wasn't really resisting; he was just a little lost and would get used to it.

"Ugh~ Ugh ugh ugh!"

Maurice, who had been wrapped up like a dumpling by Mumu's vines, struggled in place, trying to get Coco's attention. But Coco was currently immersed in the joy of having a little brother, and her little mind was still thinking about how to get Ningbao to come and play with her too. She had no time to care about Maurice.

Hehe, I got two new friends in just one day!

The youngest mermaid in the royal family is already much older than Coco, so they can't play together at all.

The Heart of the Ocean won't be given to Coco's friends, but Coco will find them herself. Coco is so great! ~(^0^)/

Ningbao is easy to coax and was quickly appeased by Mumu. Now she is holding her chubby little face in her hands and grinning foolishly.

Mumu said Ningbao is the cutest little mermaid! (ω)

Although Ningbao knows that Mumu's thoughts don't represent everyone's thoughts, she doesn't need others to think that way. As long as Mumu feels that way, Ningbao is super, super happy.

The good news is that Ning Bao has fully recovered. The bad news is that she absorbed both blue crystals she had in her anger and grief. Now, all four blue crystals are gone, and they are back to being penniless.

Mu Mu didn't care about that; what she cared about was:

"Ningbao, isn't the power of this blue crystal water-based? How could you absorb it?"

"Right, why is Ningbao able to absorb it?"

Ning Bao looked shocked; clearly, she herself had only just realized the problem. After all, cultivation was already an unconscious, instinctive behavior for her; she had just given it a try, who knew she would succeed?

Mumu was about to facepalm again. She had already transformed into human form, and only now did she realize that the attribute of her power was wrong?

However, thinking about Ning Bao's inexplicable addition of the fire attribute in the Beast Taming World, Mu Mu suddenly felt that the water attribute wasn't so hard to accept.

Although it's still unclear why Ning Bao suddenly gained an additional basic attribute, it's likely a specific effect achievable only in a particular small world. Ning Bao is essentially still of the wood attribute. Therefore, since leaving the Beast Taming World, she has been unable to use fire attribute power.

Combining the two questions into one, Mu Mu decided to put it aside for the time being, since thinking about it now wouldn't yield any results. The only thing she was certain of was that Ning Bao definitely had a big secret. After all, if she didn't have any secrets, they wouldn't be running around doing missions here.

Coco has already become quite familiar with Number One, and now she's holding Number One's hand and leaning towards Ningbao:

"Want to play together?"

Although a hierarchy of discrimination exists among merfolk based on tail size, the higher the merfolk's status, the better their manners. Otherwise, why weren't any of the many love-struck individuals from the past merfolk royalty?

Of course, this doesn't mean they don't have discrimination; it's just that they don't show it openly. On the surface, most royal mermaids present a friendly and kind demeanor.

As for Maurice, who was still struggling nearby, well, he was from the lower rungs of the royal family, probably a survivor of the education system. After all, no matter how much education you receive, it's impossible to teach everyone perfectly; there will always be one or two exceptions.

Coco genuinely wants to be friends with Ningbao, even though she thinks Ningbao's tail is too small. But... sigh, Coco has never seen a mermaid who can absorb blue crystals so quickly before.

……

A flawless version after careful inspection!

"Legend has it that long, long ago, there was a mermaid with an exceptionally small tail. Although her tail was small, she absorbed the power of red and blue crystals very quickly, making her incredibly strong and possessing extraordinary wisdom. At that time, the mermaid race was facing a great crisis, and it was she who turned the tide and helped the mermaid race overcome it. Everyone said that she was the messenger of the sea god and the guardian of the heart of the deep ocean."

That evening, in the best room of the best hotel in town, Coco animatedly recounted the legends she had heard since childhood.

And this is actually the only mermaid who, despite having a small tail, has achieved great things; there are no other examples like her.

The other cubs, gathered in a circle, also voiced their opinions. Well, Mumu was among them—who says eight- or nine-year-old cubs aren't cubs?

After a flurry of chatter, Mu Mu came to a conclusion: that little-tailed mermaid from over 20,000 years ago was very likely an external aid brought in by the Heavenly Dao at that time.

However, with only one such tail in over 20,000 years, it's no wonder that the merfolk value their tails so much. It's almost as if birth determines everything, an insurmountable hurdle in one's lifetime, a sign of a highly entrenched class system.

However, after so long, the common merfolk must have gotten used to it by now. Anyway, in a sense, merfolk really do have past and present lives. If he's a commoner merfolk in this life, then he can hope to become a royal merfolk in the next.

Although Mumu couldn't see any connection between her past life and this one—in fact, they were completely unrelated—this spiritual support was enough to numb her senses for a commoner mermaid. After all, resistance was futile, so it was better to believe in this; at least there was some hope.