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Many thoughts raced through Silverâs mind, but it merely showed on his face for a fleeting moment before he replied naturally, âIâve been working in the two-striped beastmen group previously.â
âI see. You two-striped beastmen have it good. You at least have the chance to see the female,â the purple merman said enviously. âThen, what brings you here?â
Delighted, Silver probed, âIâm looking for some good stuff to give to a female. What do females like?â
âHow would we know if even you donât know? Weâre just responsible for seeking new ingredients. Weâll only have an opportunity to meet the female if sheâs particularly fond of eating it,â said the purple merman. He sighed with emotion. âRegardless, weâve got to become more powerful to get the opportunity to mate!â
Silver fell into deep thought. Why was this tribeâs model similar to their family? It seemed like they also only had one female.
If that was the case⦠didnât that mean that the purple mermanâs courtship target was his mother? Would they also be able to mate with their mother?
This speculation instantly caused Silverâs heart to race and hot blood to course through his veins.
He suddenly pulled the merman to one side and whispered, âLetâs go peek at the female.â
Startled, the purple merman repeatedly waved his hands. Yet, a hint of anticipation was hidden in his eyes. âNo, no. Weâll be screwed if we get caught.â
âArenât you guys in charge of sending food? Since you come into contact with them, it should make it easier for you to get closer to the female. Iâm fast. Iâll help you scout the way.â Silver immediately made a plan and enticed the purple merman step by step. âIf youâre unwilling, Iâll just find someone else. Youâd better think through this carefully. You wonât get another chance like this if you pass up on this one.â
As expected, the purple merman hesitated. He sized him up and asked, âCan you do it?â
Silver sneered. Since he could even conceal himself within the territory of other merfolk tribes, how could he not have some true capabilities? It was precisely because this part of the sea was tightly guarded by mermen that the purple merman wasnât overly suspicious.
In order to reassure the purple merman, Silver vanished with a âswooshâ.
The purple merman didnât even manage to take a clear look. By the time he reacted, all that was left ahead were waves of ripples. As for Silverâs hiding spot, it actually didnât even stir up a single ripple.n/o/vel/b//in dot c//om
The purple merman turned his head and gazed around. Just as he was about to shout out to him, Silver swam out from several clumps of seaweed not far away.
âYouâre incredible.â The impressed purple merman marveled.
Silver was expressionless. Now that he had convinced the purple merman, they immediately launched into action.
As the purple merman frequently sent food to the center of the territory, the two mermen first arrived at the center without a hitch. This was already very near to the female.
It was just that there were a lot of mermen guarding the place, all of which had two animal stripes. There were guard posts everywhere, surrounding the femaleâs nest firmly like a barrier.
In charge of scouting the way, Silver started taking action in the depths of the sea, the part which was most heavily guarded. After finding the guardsâ blindspots, he advanced bit by bit.
It took them half a day to move mere thousands of meters before they finally saw the femaleâs nest. The two mermen burrowed into a pile of sea sand and revealed only a pair of eyes, using the seaweed above to camouflage themselves so that others wouldnât notice them at one glance.
Satisfaction and desire sparkled in the purple mermanâs eyes as he riveted his gaze upon the stone cave exuding a faint glow.
The stone cave was being watched by tens of pairs of eyes. It was impossible for them to meet face-to-face with the female without anyone knowing.
Silverâs eyes merely glanced briefly at that stone cave, before he looked towards the purple eyes beside him.
Seeing that lone stone cave, Silver was all the more certain that there was also only one female in this tribe.
He slowly floated out from the sand. Yet to see enough, the purple merman wanted to hold him back to watch a little longer.. But Silver was adamant about leaving, so the purple merman had no choice but to get up with him.