Death Game: Starting as a fraudster, pretending to be a god.

Chapter 951: The Mermaid

In the following time, since Lin Yu showed his desire to rest, April did not disturb him.

Although April did not sleep for another two hours as Lin Yu asked, she lay down on the boat again, listening to the sound of the waves, gazing at the moon, and resting quietly.

Soon, two hours passed.

The moon sank below the distant sea, and a pale sun rose in its place.

This is a rather strange thing about Jingxu - its night is absolutely black, while its day is often pure white.

The dazzlingly white sky was cloudless, reflecting the crystal clear blue sea with extremely high visibility.

April and Lin Yu climbed up and saw the black tentacles tied to the stern of the boat floating in the water. Some spindle fish with white heads and transparent bodies followed from a distance. They seemed to be attracted by the smell of blood and wanted to bite the delicious tentacles, but were frightened by the horror of the tentacles themselves and did not dare to get close.

Hannah's explanation rang in Lin Yu's ears at the right time.

"Quack, Director, this is a juvenile silverhead fish. It'll be incredibly delicious once it grows up and turns silver. But if you eat it now, it'll taste bitter—in any case, it's not dangerous."

Lin Yu responded to Hannah: "I understand."

He turned his head and saw April looking at the fish with some curiosity. He casually explained Hannah's hint to April and consolidated his understanding of Jingxu's personality.

April was surprised: "You know this little fish? And how come you know about it from the perspective of eating it?"

"Because food and fresh water are essential resources for survival, if you survive alone, it is essential to ensure that you always have sufficient nutrients. To this end, it is important to know how to identify whether other creatures can be eaten and how to eat them."

Lin Yu said seriously.

April looked at him and couldn't help asking, "What kind of reporter are you, anyway? Even if you're not a 'fisherman,' you're more like a 'hunter,' or a 'cook,' right?"

"After graduation, I found a job as an intern reporter. Then, because I wrote good reports on wildlife, I became a full-time 'reporter' and spent years in the wild," Lin Yu said, showing no shyness about his current life and past. "I really like this kind of life... You don't actually look like a 'doctor'."

April couldn't be as frank as Lin Yu, so she just said vaguely, "I'm just a medical student... Well, actually, I might have been more like that before, but after some changes recently...it became like this."

Fortunately, April doesn't need to expand on this topic too much.

On the distant coastline, several white lines of water appeared through the waves, and red fishing flags were fluttering on the sea.

At the same time, there were continuous "sharp" sounds coming from under the water.

"It's the mermaids—they really come here at daybreak."

April sighed and stood up from the boat.

Lin Yu also took out his almost dry sweatshirt and put it on, then stood at the stern and looked out.

Hannah's voice came over: "Quack, Director, I'm not particularly familiar with these mermen, but judging by their specifications, they might be a 'normal patrol'. I'm not sure."

Lin Yu heard Hannah's words and nodded and repeated them again, but his tone was more certain than Hannah's: "It looks like an ordinary patrol team."

This thing is equivalent to the Mermaid Kingdom's public security force, but it is relatively basic - roughly equivalent to grassroots police officers.

April looked at Lin Yu strangely.

"Do you understand Jingxu or not... This is the Emergency Rescue Team. They're part of the Mermaid Kingdom's 'Guards', just like the Patrol Team. They both fly the Red Fish Banner when they travel, but the Emergency Rescue Team's flag is flown high, and that piercing sound is unique to the team."

When Lin Yu heard April, he said seriously, "I don't know much about things that can't be eaten. Intelligent life forms like mermaids are not on my menu, so I don't know as much about sea creatures as I do."

"It turns out your understanding of Jingxu is quite partial," April whispered, "Then I'll handle the rest of the negotiations."

While the two were talking, the mermaids seemed to have noticed Lin Yu and April's small boat, and several water lines were approaching them straight and fast, and soon the flags stopped not far in front of the two.

Beneath the water, a number of silver-white metallic spacecraft resembling submarines floated up. Then the hatches of these silver-white submarines opened, and five mermaids with human upper bodies and fish tails in the lower bodies swam out and came to the edge of their small boat.

These mermaids look as beautiful as those in fairy tales. Each one is androgynous, has beautiful blonde hair, and wears golden scales on their upper body.

"Are you the survivors of the 'Lucky Golden Dragon'?"

The leading mermaid spoke in a deep and infectious voice.

Lin Yu and Siyue recalled that there seemed to be a golden dragon mark printed on the hull of the sunken ship, so they nodded in agreement.

"Yes, we two were on that boat, heading to the Tidewalk Festival."

As April spoke, her tone revealed fear and frustration - although Lin Yu thought her acting still had some flaws and was a bit too superficial, as an amateur's impromptu performance, Lin Yu was willing to give her a qualified evaluation.

It was more than enough to fool these mermaids.

"We didn't expect to be attacked halfway. I don't know what attacked us first, maybe a kraken... Anyway, everyone died almost instantly. Then we were attacked by a two-headed black octopus, which pierced our ship, the Lucky Golden Dragon."

"Luckily, the bodyguard I hired was very skilled. Although the first wave of attack caught us off guard, she was able to catch the black two-headed octopus. After a tough fight, she killed it."

April narrated the story slowly, and then added: "But thank God you are finally here!"

Her words clearly showed that she was planning to portray herself as a wealthy human lady on a merchant ship and Yali as her bodyguard - this way she would not have too much connection with the "Lucky Golden Dragon" and would also make her origins clear.

The mermaids looked at the tentacles in the water, and did not doubt April's description, but looked at Lin Yu with admiration.

"This giant, inky black two-headed seal has been lurking here for a long time. You were able to kill it! That's amazing!"

Lin Yu remained calm and said, "It's just food in the Middle Sea. Killing it is nothing to brag about."

The mermaids were even more impressed: "It actually came from the Middle Sea, no wonder!"