"Mermaid magic bead? Mermaid sanctuary? Yunwen-jun, what on earth are you and Xiaoquan-san talking about?"
On the yacht, next to Shu Yunwen, Tsukamoto Sumi, Loli Ai, and the others were confused as they listened to Shu Yunwen and Koizumi Hongzi's words, not understanding what they meant.
Shu Yunwen turned to look at his girlfriend, and then explained with a smile: "The so-called mermaid sanctuary is a place opened by the mage of the mermaid clan to protect ordinary mermaids and ensure that mermaids can be passed down. And the mermaid magic bead is to enter the mermaid 'Pass' to the asylum——"
"——This bone bead is actually made from the bone beads in the mermaid's body..."
Shu Yunwen explained simply. Upon hearing this, Tsukamoto Sumi looked at the mermaid magic bead in Shu Yunwen's hand and said "Ah": "This thing is... the bone of a mermaid?"
"Yes!" Shu Yunwen smiled slightly and said casually, "For wizards, this kind of treasure made from bones is quite common. Isn't the Mary's Head on Jundao also a human skull..."
After Shu Yunwen finished speaking, Loli Ai next to him suddenly asked: "Why do these mermaids build shelters?"
"Didn't I say it before? It's to protect ordinary mermaids and to continue the inheritance of mermaids." Shu Yunwen immediately answered, and then continued to explain the reason, "I have told you before that since the Middle Ages, humans have begun to hunt large numbers of mermaids. , causing a sharp decline in the mermaid community. Later, for the sake of safety, the mermaid wizards built some mermaid shelters in places where there were more mermaids, allowing ordinary mermaids to live and breed..."
"...Such mermaid shelters are equipped with phantom formations, and most of them are built in the ocean. Ordinary people cannot find them at all, and mermaids have gradually disappeared from the sight of ordinary people."
"...Nowadays, there should be some mermaids in the world. However, due to the large number of hunting in the past and the difficulty of reproduction, the number is really small and they are close to extinction..."
Shu Yunwen explained "blah blah blah", Tsukamoto Sumi and Loli Ai both looked confused, while Koizumi Anko took over the words and said:
"According to the clues I got in my notes, there were a few signs of mermaid activity here two hundred years ago, but they gradually disappeared after that. It can be seen that the mermaid sanctuary here should have been established two hundred years ago. Also Yes, the mermaid statue in the American Shrine on the American Island has been blessed by a senior mermaid mage. If a senior mage is willing to work hard, he can build a shelter..."
"...However, it is really difficult for mermaids to reproduce. The notebook said that there were only four or five mermaids alive here two hundred years ago. Now maybe they are..."
As Koizumi Hongzi said, she suddenly turned to look at Shu Yunwen and said, "By the way, classmate Yunwen, since there is a shelter here, do you think there will be mermaid remains here as well?"
"Mermaid's remains?" Shu Yunwen squinted his eyes slightly when he heard this word, then nodded, "...This is really possible!"
After Shu Yunwen finished speaking, he turned to look at Tsukamoto Sumi and Loli Ai who were confused, and explained: "The so-called mermaid shed means that when the mermaid mage is about to end his life, he sheds the tail of the fish using the secret method of the mermaid clan, and transforms into a fish. To continue to survive for human beings. The fish tails they shed using secret methods at this time are the mermaid remnants! It is mentioned in the inheritance records of our ghost wizards that as long as humans with mermaid bloodline have a certain chance of being activated after the age of ten I don’t know if it’s true that the mermaid sheds her body, inherits the fish tail, and becomes a real mermaid…”
"This is true." Koizumi Hongzi took over Shu Yunwen's words and continued, "It's just that the probability of ordinary people with mermaid blood activating the mermaid shed is only one in ten. If they are rare twins, it is inevitable. There will be someone who can activate the mermaid's remnant and become a real mermaid!"
After Koizumi Hongzi finished speaking, Shu Yunwen said "ah" with a look of surprise on his face: "One of the twins must be able to activate the mermaid's remnant? Is it true?"
"Of course." Koizumi Hongzi nodded, "This is mentioned in my inheritance. I have an ancestor who once had a very good relationship with a mermaid mage. These are all what the mermaid mage told his ancestors. …”
As Koizumi Anko spoke, Loli Ai next to her suddenly spoke up and asked a very scientific question: "Sorry to interrupt. Can you explain how humans and mermaids reproduce in order to give birth to a person with mermaid blood?" Humans? Wouldn’t there be reproductive isolation?”
Listening to Loli Ai's words, Tsukamoto Sumi also imagined the body "structure" of humans and mermaids, which was a bit strange.
Shu Yunwen curled his lips and said: "Didn't I just say that some mermaid mages will shed their fish tails and turn into humans to continue to live when their life span is about to end? Those humans with mermaid blood appear in this way - don't I feel that mermaid mages cannot live more than a few months at the end of their lifespan and cannot reproduce. Their lifespan is different from that of humans. The average lifespan of an ordinary mermaid is one hundred and fifty years. Once you become a mage, your life span will be increased by at least thirty years. What a powerful mermaid. It’s not surprising that wizards live for five hundred years. Their ‘life span’ is about to end, and it’s normal for them to live for five or six years after becoming humans!”
"As for the reproductive isolation you mentioned, maybe it really exists? Anyway, as far as I know, as long as people with mermaid bloodline, after giving birth to their first child, regardless of male or female, they will lose their fertility, so mermaid bloodline is basically Passed down by a single lineage..."
"Really?" The corners of Loli'ai's mouth twitched twice, and she stopped asking any more questions and began to doubt life again——
Well, a mermaid turns into a human and then reproduces. How can this be done?
Damn it! Isn’t this talking about science? !
Koizumi Anko suddenly asked: "Speaking of which, classmate Yunwen. If there is really a mermaid sanctuary here, then I estimate that the grave of the mermaid we are looking for is most likely..."
"Yes! They should all be in the Mermaid Sanctuary!" Shu Yunwen nodded affirmatively, "So, if you want to find the Immortal Grass, I'm afraid you have to find the Mermaid Sanctuary..."
Shu Yunwen said, paused slightly, then looked at the mermaid magic bead in his hand, and said with a smile: "...However, since the mermaid magic bead, it is not too difficult to find the mermaid sanctuary... …”
"That's true." Koizumi Hongzi nodded, then looked up at the dark sky and said, "But it's already night now, and it's a bit troublesome to continue searching. Let's search again tomorrow..."
"Yes, that's true." Shu Yunwen agreed in agreement, then looked down at the dark sea and frowned, "Speaking of which, why do these dead people have mermaid magic beads in their hands? Could it be that they also Looking for a mermaid?”
"Not sure." Koizumi Hongzi shook his head slightly, and then said, "None of this is important. Classmate Yunwen, please let your men come out from the bottom of the sea. Let's prepare to return..."
"Okay." Shu Yunwen nodded, and Tsukamoto Sumi asked: "Then... Mr. Yunwen, what should I do with the corpses of these people? Are you leaving them alone?"
"Of course I won't ignore it." Shu Yunwen smiled slightly, and then replied, "There are not only corpses down here, but also sunken ships. It is not convenient for us to salvage them. We will tell the village office of American Island about the sunken ships here and let them come. Just salvage it. As for us..."
"...It's better to go back now, eat something and take a rest!~"
