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一听到人鱼的哭声,渔人兴奋地拿起了桌上的碗,接在小人鱼的脸下面。就听到“哒、哒”几声,眼泪变成了珍珠,掉落在碗里。
“这是人鱼,据古书记载,这是最古老的鱼种之一。他们上身跟人类相似,下身跟鱼类一样声音和人类的婴儿很像。他们的眼泪不是水,是珍珠。据说如果把他们的皮炼成油,再用这种油点火,火会长时间不灭,就算遇到水也不灭.。所以千百年来,人鱼族一直被残忍地捕杀。”智悄悄说道。
“这条人鱼多少钱?”悠悠听得毛骨悚然,他决心要救这条小人鱼。
“你可真识货!一般人鱼都出现在深海,但是那片海域被巴斯占领了,我可是好不容易才逮到这条的!”渔人拿着珍珠在悠悠和小灵妖面前晃动,骄傲地说道,“你们看看,多漂亮的珍珠,光这珍珠都能卖不少钱呢!”
看到渔人炫耀的样子,悠悠更着急了,他把所有的金子都拿了出来,说道,“我们就这么多金子了,你看怎么样?”
渔人见到这金子,两眼放光,但是依然摇头说道,“这点金子太少了,你们知道吗,人鱼全身都是宝,头发可以做成世界上最结实的渔网,鱼皮可以炼成最珍贵的油,鱼……”
渔人还在滔滔不绝地说着,小兔妖义拉着小伙伴们转身就走。她装作不耐烦的样子,边走边说,“就这么一条人鱼,不管咱们打算用她来做什么都是不够的,还这么贵,咱们别要了!”
悠悠怕义真的就这么放弃了,刚要转头回去,就听义小声说道,“你放心吧,我看他一定会卖给我们的!渔人们不是刚说了,巴斯如果发现他们有稀有鱼种就会来抢的。不仅如此,他们就算想卖,也很难把人鱼运出去。”
渔人们听了智的翻译,看到悠悠和小灵妖们越走越远,好像真的不想要的样子,心里也着急了,忙喊道,“卖了卖了,你们回来吧,卖给你们了!”
不得不承认,义是个讨价还价的高手。同样的价格不仅买了小人鱼,还让渔人送了一大袋金色的飞鱼。
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小伙伴们蹲在岸边,七手八脚地把坚韧的渔网剪破,放小人鱼到海水里。小人鱼撺到水中,然后又浮起来,朝着岸上,点了点头,像叩谢一般,然后慢慢游走了。
小伙伴们看着小人鱼越游越远,一直到消失不见,才放心地舒了口气。
“咱们现在怎么办?”小虎妖勇望着一望无际的大海,问道,“师傅说到了这里以后,我们需要一直往南走才能到彩云之巅,可是南边是海呀。”
“难道咱们需要渡过这片海洋吗?”义恐惧地说道。她最怕水了。
“咱们的金子都给那个渔人了,咱们已经没有多余的钱租船了。”仁叹了口气说道。
“据古书记载,吃了飞鱼以后,可以在水里呼吸。”智扶了扶眼镜说道,“咱们趁着效力还在,要不咱们游过去吧。”
“不要!”小伙伴们异口同声地说道。
勇摇了摇头,拒绝道,“这么远,就算是平路,走都要走好几天吧?如果游过去的话,中间不能吃饭,不能睡觉,甚至不能休息,要是飞鱼的效力在半路上消失了,咱们不是都会死掉了!”
悠悠终于知道什么叫“望洋兴叹”了。他们既不能贸然前进,又不能因为一点困难就停留不前。
怎么办才好呢?
悠悠犯难地看了一眼小伙伴们,突然,他灵机一动,有了一个好主意。
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Whenthefishermanrealizedthatthemermaidwascrying,heproudlygotamassivebowlfromabenchandquicklyputitrightunderthegirlmermaid’sface.Thetearsofthegirlmermaidstartedtobecomebeautifulpearlsthatglimmeredinthesunlight.
“Clang,clang…”asthepearlsdroppedintothebowl.
“Thisisamermaid,inthebookofancienthistorychapter300,itsaysthatmermaidsareoneofthemostoldestfishspeciesinhistory.Thetoppartofthemermaids’bodyislikethehumans’body.Thebottompartsofthemermaids’arefishscales.Thesoundofamermaidislikeababy.Whenamermaidcries,itdoesn’tcrytears,butpearls!Ifyouusethemermaids’skintomakeoilandyouputtheoilonacandleandlightitup,itwon’tgooutfortwostraightyears.Ifyouputtheoilinwaterandlightitup,italsowon’tgoout.Thousandsofyearsago,themermaidspecieswerehuntedmostcruelly.”Zhiwhisperedinasecrettone.
“Howoldisthisgirlmermaidexactly?”Yoyoaskedwithshiversallover,heknewthathemustsavethisgirlmermaid.
“Youhavereallysharpeyes.Thesemermaidsareextremelyrare,theycanmostlybefoundinbigdepthdarkwaters.ThoseplacesareBuzz’splaces.Ihadtosearchtohelltofindthismermaid.”ThefishermanshowedYoyothepearlsandsaidproudly,“Look,lookthesepearlsareexpensivebythemselves.Imagineifyoucouldhaveawholemermaidtoyourselves.”
Afterlookingatthefishermanshowof,Yoyowasstartingtobecomealittleimpatient.Hetookoutallofthegoldhehadandaskedthefisherman,“Isthisenoughgold,itisallthatwehave.”
Whenthefishermansawthegold,hiseyesglitteredinexcitement,however,hestillshookhisheadandsaid,“Thisisnotenough.Thewholeofthemermaidisspecial,thehaircanbeusedtomaketheworld’smoststrongestnet,theskincanbeusedtomaketheultimateoil,etc”
Thefishermankeptontalkingaboutthebenefitsofthemermaid.Yitooktherestofthesmalldemonsandstartedtowalkaway.Shepretendedlikeshewasveryimpatientandwasn’tinterested.Shesaidasshewalked,“Whatisthepointofthemermaid,itdoesn’tevenhavemuchofanything.Itisalsoveryexpensive,RIPOFF!
YoyothoughtthatYiwasgivingupforreal!HewasjustabouttoleavewhenheheardYiwhispering“Don’tworryIhavegotthisallundercontrol.Iknowthatthefishermanwouldsellthistous.ThefishermanalreadysaidthatBuzzhasalreadyputoutthearea.Ifbuzzknewthatabuyerwascoming,hewouldcometotakeitawayfromusandevenifhedoesn’t,thebuyerwouldneedaspaceforittobekept.Soitwouldbehardtosellit.”
AfterZhi’stranslation,thefishermansawthatYoyoandtheothersweregoingfurtherandfurtheraway.Healsostartedtobecomeabitimpatientandshouted,“ComebackIwillsellittoyou!”
EverybodywasadmittingthatYiwasaprofessoratnegotiating.Theynotonlygotthemermaidbutalsoabigbagofgoldenflyingfish.
Thesmalldemonstookthemermaidinthenettotheseashoreandfranticlytriedtocutthenet.After,theyletthemermaidintothesea.Themermaidtookabigleapand‘Splash’shewentintothewater.Soonshefloatedbackupandlookedattheshore.Shenoddedasawayofsayingthankyou.Andthensheslowlymanagedtotakeoffintotheocean.
Thesmalldemonswatchedthemermaidtakeoffintothewater.Theywatchedthemermaiduntiltheycouldn’tseeheranymore.After,thesmalldemonsfeltmorerelivedthatthemermaidwassafe.Theyfinallyhadadeepbreath.
“Whatarewegoingtodonow?”Yongaskedwhilelookingattheseainadisappointedvoice,“Ourmastersaidthatafterwegothroughthis,weneedtokeepongoingSouth.However,theonlythingIcanseeinthesouthissea”whatarewegoingtodo?
“Doesthatmeanwewouldneedtogothroughthewater?”Yiaskedinascaredvoice.Yihatedthewater.
“Wealreadyhavegivenallofourgoldtothefisherman.Andnow,wehavenothingleft.Wedon’thavethemoneytorentaboat.”Rensaidwithabigsigh.
“Sincewestillhavethewaterbreathingability,”Zhisaidadjustinghisglasses,“sincetheabilityisstillonwhywedon’tjustswimtheway.”
“NoWay!”Thesmalldemonscried.
Yongshookhisheadandsaid,“doyouknowhowlongitis,ifitwasastraightpath,itwouldstilltakedaystogothrough.Besides,whataboutfood,therewouldbenofood,norplacetosleep,notevenrest!Whatiftheabilitylackedof?Wewouldbedeadfromlackofair.”
Yoyofinallyfiguredoutwhatahardtimemeans.Heknewthattakingriskswasnotanoption,however,goingthisfarandstoppingisalsonotanoption.
Whatisthebestsolutionforthisproblem?
Yoyolookedatthesmalldemonsinpityandsuddenlygotagoodidea!