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Ten minutes later.

"Hmph, humans... you've got some nerve."

Grandma Li strolled out of the observation chamber of [Deep Sea Shadow] with the leisurely feeling of wandering through her own vegetable garden.

...Although she only reached Ivan's upper thigh.

But he had a firm grip on that aura.

She completely ignored Carlos's bitter face, which screamed "I want to go home," and walked straight to the purple steering wheel, stretching out her withered hand as if stroking the fur of a wild beast.

"Alive."

Grandma Li exhaled a smoke ring, but the purple smoke didn't dissipate; instead, it stuck to the deck. "[Ship Modifier]?"

No, that's not right.

Even that old man couldn't bring the ship to life like it is now.

Any: "..."

This Granny Li has a sharp eye; she seems to know quite a lot. I hope she doesn't expose all my secrets later!

His eyes glanced at Carlos, who looked like a quail.

Just ten minutes ago.

"Ouch!"

Carlos, who had been hit with his cane, curled up in a ball, clutching his head.

Ivan was immediately displeased.

His eyes widened, and he stepped forward to block Carlos—

After all, they've been comrades-in-arms who've fought side-by-side to cut fish; how could they just stand by and watch this silly fish be bullied by outsiders?!

Before he could even open his mouth,

The seemingly simple bone staff struck Ivan on the forehead with a speed that defied common sense, appearing slow but actually impossible to dodge.

"Humans... are even more despicable than mermaids!"

It wasn't very hard, but it hurt so much o(＞﹏＜)o

Ivan covered his head, his fierce expression turning menacing. "Old woman, don't try to act tough just because you're old! You believe me or not—"

"Thump!"

"Hey! Don't think that just because I'm older I won't—"

"Thump!"

Carlos, being a man of principle, quickly stepped in to stop her: "Grandma, Grandma, please let me explain—"

"Thump!" "Thump!" "Thump!"

"Stop hitting me! I was wrong!"

A man and a fish, two creatures whose combined height exceeds four meters, were chased by a petite old woman who was only 1.3 or 1.4 meters tall. They screamed and scrambled back into the bubble barrier of the [Deep Sea Shadow].

......

Her amber vertical pupils turned to Renyi, with an all-knowing scrutiny, as if she wanted to see through something.

"It's just an application of basic life sciences, Mom."

He calmly and casually interrupted what she was about to say.

"If you are interested in medicine, we can talk about it at a good time."

Grandma Li grinned, revealing her few remaining sharp teeth:

"A delicate two-legged creature, going out with such a grand entourage, isn't it afraid of having its bones chewed up?"

Carlos hid secretly behind Ivan and Klaus, not daring to breathe.

"When buying or selling, we don't care about pomp and circumstance, we only care about the price." Ren Yi remained polite as always.

"You're quite the talker... If you want to buy something from me, you'll have to offer something 'real'."

Grandma Li stretched out her withered, claw-like hand, palm facing upwards.

The meaning is obvious—

Verification of funds!

Renyi stepped forward without taking out any gold coins or materials. Instead, he smiled and naturally reached out, grabbing the withered claw.

"Nice to meet you."

"..."

This sudden social interaction left Grandma Li stunned for a moment.

At the very moment of the handshake, Renyi received the attribute panel:

[Siren (??? level)]

[Comment: Yes, she's the legendary sea siren, but the old lady's switched to death metal, so you're out of luck! PS: I know what you're thinking, don't worry, respecting the elderly is sometimes a matter of survival!]

Fortunately, he usually has excellent facial expression control.

He shook hands very politely for a moment, then immediately let go, and pulled Carlos, who was hiding behind him, to his side.

"Although we are human, we are indeed Carlos's half-brothers."

joke.

He couldn't even figure out his level; this had only happened twice in his short time-traveling life.

There is no falsehood in this; it is a purebred, primal beast.

Even though she is now just an old lady.

Renyi, very obediently, abandoned the idea of ​​replacing the fake Siren's skeleton with the real one, and also gave up the idea of ​​poking it with the Raven to borrow some blood.

"Speak."

Grandma Li gave a meaningful snort, and a puff of purple smoke escaped from her mouth.

"Besides that big guy, what are those land reptiles who can't even swim doing getting involved in the Deep Blue Kingdom?"

Klaus, standing to the side, stared at the smoke clinging to the wall.

He wanted to remind the other person that smoking in such a confined space violated basic ventilation standards.

But then I noticed the two big bumps on Ivan's head...

He wisely swallowed his words.

"We're law-abiding citizens, and we've heard that Silent Channel is a very tolerant place. We happen to have some spare resources, so we're planning to exchange them for some local specialties. Like... Mithril."

"Hehehe..."

I heard those two words.

Grandma Li let out a strange laugh.

"Mithril is a controlled and prohibited substance. Do you think you're qualified to even think about it?"

She could sense it—

From an energy perspective, that silly big guy is the strongest.

"Mother-in-law!"

Carlos's rugged face was full of grievances, looking just like an unlucky child who had been wronged outside and returned to the village to complain.

"Don't underestimate them! If it weren't for Ren Yi and his crew pulling me out of the sea, I'd be sashimi by now!"

The bone staff swept across the room with extreme rudeness.

"Smack!" It hit Carlos's big tail as he was swinging it around.

"Aww!"

"Shut up!"

Grandma Li's voice was powerful when she cursed, and her cane pounded against the wooden board with a loud thud.

"You hopeless idiot! You sneaked off to Riseben again? I've warned you a million times, that girl's mind is full of twists and turns, more complex than the undercurrents of a trench. There's no future for you two! She's as cunning as a plucked skuas, you're not even worthy of holding her skirt up, you're being sold out and still counting pearls for her!"

This is exactly the standard template for elders scolding unruly children.

The old lady's words were piercing.

Ivan and Nathan, listening nearby, raised their eyebrows and instantly imagined a beautiful and tragic love story of a couple being forcibly separated.

I love listening! Tell me more!

Having his secret exposed in public, Carlos stopped jumping around.

He lowered his tail and retorted with his neck stiff:

"No, that's not true! Mother-in-law, you don't understand her at all!"

"I was imprisoned in the Rift Prison by Brona, and it was Risben who let me escape! She risked her life to save me, how can you say such a thing about her!"

The green-haired mermaid was agitated, her eyes reddening.

Ivan's eyes also reddened.

After listening to Carlos's tearful accusations, Granny Li's hand holding the pipe froze in mid-air, purple smoke slowly rising from her nostrils, outlining her deeply lined face.

"How did she let you escape? Did she cut off the demonic algae?"

"That's right!" Carlos puffed out his chest. "Otherwise, how would I have gotten out!"

"ha......"

The old woman chuckled briefly, slowly put the pipe back in her mouth, and muttered to herself, "It really is her? I thought that girl..."

Before Carlos could even feel smug, Granny Li said the next thing—

"So it's not entirely unjust that she was sentenced to public torture."

"I won't stop you. After all, it's for your sake. Go and see him. Maybe you can see him one last time."