When he said "special changes", Yin Lian naturally thought of what she had learned before, about the special male-male switching physique of sand eels and deep-sea mermaids. Immediately afterwards, what the staff said confirmed her guess.
"We have only roughly understood some of the social structure and racial characteristics of the Sand Eel Mermaid Tribe through communication before. And because of the inconvenience of communication, we don't really know much. Most of them are just some vague concepts, lacking a fundamental intuitive impression. I can make up my mind through the group of sand eels and deep-sea mermaids I have seen a few times.”
"But you came at just the right time. For some unknown reason, this mermaid lady... who may have to be called sir in the future, suddenly changed. This is a great opportunity for us to observe the living conditions of the sand eel mermaid tribe up close. . I just don’t know if she will go back to the clan after this situation occurs, and then someone else will take over the responsibility of communicating with us. In short, it depends on how the other party will deal with this problem."
"But even so, her changes now are amazing. Starting last night, her scales and tail fins began to grow, becoming larger and longer, and the color became much more colorful than before. And there is another Something surprising - after the change, she seemed to look more like a human being."
Yin Lian: "So, do the men in the Sand Eel Deep Sea Mermaid look closer to humans?"
The staff member paused for a moment and said, "It's hard to say. But at present, it seems that there are indeed signs of this. It still depends on what she will become in the end..."
Yin Lian asked again: "But can we go directly to watch her? Wouldn't it be impolite to do so?"
The staff member said: "Well...at present, she doesn't seem to be taboo about being watched. I think they may have a more open lifestyle, so they don't care about privacy very much."
Just as he said this, Yin Lian and the others arrived at the glass hall that was connected to the temporary residence area of the sand eels and mermaids.
In fact, based on human rules, the base has arranged relatively secluded residences for mermaids. However, it may be that just like humans are curious about them, they are also very curious about humans. During this period, the mermaid messengers have been operating within the range where humans can see each other. Even after the mutation occurred, they did not hide. Still maintaining the same activity habits as before.
When Yin Lian appeared, she smiled at Yin Lian through the glass wall. The light on her scales instantly brightened several times, and then slowly dimmed after a long time.
After seeing this, the researcher seemed to have an idea that flashed across his mind, but failed to grasp it. In the end, he could only continue to do his own thing with some doubts.
Because the sand eel deep sea mermaid seemed to have a good impression of Yin Lian, the staff took the players over and tried to say hello to the mermaid.
Yin Lian and others communicated with the mermaid under the guidance of the staff. The process of communication is difficult, but it is not completely impossible. After all, both parties are advanced intelligent beings with their own language systems, and researchers have tried to find a communication method that both parties can understand before. However, due to limited time, the communication efficiency is still relatively low.
However, with the help of a dedicated translator and some existing consensus communication gestures and even mental power, they can still communicate roughly, but the progress is very slow.
Because the pronunciation method of sand eels and deep-sea mermaids is different from that of humans, some of the previous translator functions may not be applicable. The translator currently used was actually designed by researchers based on the pronunciation of mermaids. However, because there are too few templates included, the content that can be interpreted is also very limited, and most of them can only translate some basic conversations.
If you want to conduct more complex communication, it will take more time.
But even so, the players didn't show any impatience. It would be better to say that the curiosity about the sand eel and the deep-sea mermaid far outweighed the impatience for such troublesome communication. They looked very interested, and everyone was eager to ask about things related to the mermaid tribe, but due to the inconvenience of communication, they could only be patient and ask one by one.
Yin Lian mingled among them, his performance neither strong nor outstanding. But the Sand Eel Deep Sea Mermaid has obviously been paying attention to her, and from time to time, she says a few words to her that no one can understand.
According to researchers, this mermaid lady - who may soon become Mr. mermaid - has a name that sounds a lot like the tinkling sound of spring water, and the translation seems to mean algae. Mr. Researcher called her that for convenience.
Zaosheng is obviously very concerned about Yin Lian, but he will also respond to what others say - although he may not necessarily understand them all.
Yin Lian listened to their conversation, but kept recording the various pronunciations of Zaosheng in his mind, and then contacted and compared the results of the translator provided by Xia Ting Base. Not only that, Zaosheng's speech is actually very similar to singing, with a clear sense of rhythm. At the same time, the voice itself is also attached with strong mental power. Yin Lian can judge her emotional changes and the non-verbal communication based on this mental power fluctuation. information.
Yin Lian was also learning the mermaid language much faster than a translator, and she was more flexible and adaptable. However, she didn't show it, and she just thought over and over in her mind how to understand and respond to the algae. The problem.
Compared to others who had to guess and compare through translators and body language, Yin Lian understood her words faster and more accurately. She noticed that Zaosheng did have a very good attitude towards her. When he spoke, he often included one or two words he said to her alone. Some of them were to introduce her to the specific situation of their country, and some words might be nouns. Yin Lian couldn't help but guess. , I'm not sure I guessed it right, but I still have a general impression of the underwater kingdom.
Other conversations were mostly compliments and compliments to Yin Lian. Yin Lian listened and discovered that the other party's affection for her was mainly due to several reasons - Zaosheng would praise her for her pure spirit, say that she was very beautiful, and that she was actually not very used to human appearance, but when she saw But Yin Lian thinks she is beautiful.
She praised Yin Lian's skin as moving as pearls and said she felt the presence of strength in her body. Yin Lian realized at that time that the mermaids themselves were better at using mental power than the Xia people. They might be more sensitive to mental power and better able to distinguish the strengths and weaknesses of others.
Yin Lian has always hidden her spiritual power in Xia Kingdom. So far, no one has discovered her true condition. Therefore, for such a keen mermaid, she is still a little vigilant in her heart, reminding herself not to be in the other party's eyes. Too much is exposed in front of you.
According to the original plan, they stayed at the Xia Ting base for three days.
In the past three days, no one from the mermaid tribe came to replace Algae, but his companion seemed to have had several arguments with him. The specific content of the argument was not heard by Yin Lian because of the separation wall and the sea. But in contrast, the changes in algae growth shocked everyone at the base.
...and hundreds of thousands of viewers outside the live broadcast screen.
The final transformation of the algae completely exceeds the imagination of the viewer. His tail fin became larger and his scales became more shining, changing from the original bright pink color to a gorgeous light of five colors.
At first glance, it looks a bit like a peacock or a phoenix among fish.
But that's not the most surprising thing.
What is really shocking is that the transformed algae looks very close to humans, and by the third day, he is very close to the mermaid in Yin Lian's impression, although there are still some differences - For example, his scales still cover his chest, unlike the mermaids in stories or movies whose upper body is exposed. The area on the head where the hair should be is still covered with slender, tough, radiant scales, but the area on the face that resembles human skin has increased.
Researchers have been discussing and speculating whether the male of the deep-sea sand eel mermaid looks more like a human, or whether some kind of mutation occurred after contact with humans.
Yin Lian keenly sensed that it was probably the latter.
After many contacts with the algae, she was able to observe him at close range, so she could detect from various details that his changes were probably not real physiological changes, but more like a form of mimicry.
If it is mimicry, then the possibility of the other party being affected by subjective consciousness is very high.
Although it only took three days, Yin Lian gradually mastered the basic communication methods with Zaosheng. However, in order to avoid attracting attention, she did not show her ability. She only occasionally showed her ability when only Zaosheng was around. Try to imitate the other person's language and say a few words to the other person.
Neither the voice nor the language of the sand eel deep sea mermaid can be produced through human vocal cords. Although it can be imitated through a method similar to ventriloquism, it will put a burden on the throat and the sound produced will be unnatural.
But the sound made by Yin Lian was very natural.
She used some magical power and relied on the power of the wind to resonate with her own voice, and then simulated a mermaid-like voice.
Generally speaking, after Yin Lian has figured out the rules of a language, he can quickly use them. However, the mermaid's language is far different from the normal languages that she understands, so Yin Lian can only imitate and learn the content of the other party's speech, and barely carry out simple conversations.
When Yin Lian spoke the mermaid language for the first time, Zaosheng was very surprised.
He quickly started talking for a long time, which was very difficult for Yin Lian to receive. When he realized that Yin Lian couldn't understand what he was saying, he slowed down and said slowly, "You are indeed... very powerful."
Yin Lian blinked and asked, "Why do you think I'm so powerful?"
Zaosheng said: "We can feel it. We are born to sense the power of the strong... But you give people a very special feeling. Although you are very powerful, you seem to have restrained yourself. My companions cannot feel it. Your strength.”
"But I trust my feelings. Because I'm stronger than her."
