[comprehensive] red tide

The consciousness received the first faint glow, and the brain woke up in an instant.

Before I opened my eyes, I subconsciously let out my breath to test the environment. The range of [Circle] seemed barren, as if there were seemingly no waves hitting the reef, the air was slightly humid and salty.

Then, there is a sense of presence... soft and moist...

The moment I touched it, I opened my eyes suddenly, turned my head, and took a look, my eyeballs almost popped out of their sockets, look, look, look!What did I see? !

A round and shiny/slick...

baby? !

Lying near my head, kicking my hands and feet on my back, neither crying nor fussing, quietly as if enjoying myself?

I was embarrassed for a while, and then I was embarrassed again. I didn't have time to think about it for a while, so I hurriedly got up to check.

The little guy looked a little big, and he was placed directly on the ground without any fabric. His bulging belly was exposed in the air, and he was trying to push the steamed buns into his mouth, chattering.

Sparse fetal hair, small hands and feet like lotus root joints, at most a few months.

When I moved my head closer, the little guy's black eyes reflected my face covered with black lines. After two seconds of silence, the little fleshy mouth opened and let go of the covered foot. Immediately afterwards, an earth-shattering cry rang out in his ears.

囧——I was in a hurry, first took off the cloak on the ground and spread it on the ground, then took off the shirt, wrapped the little guy with it, and was as careful as holding a bomb.

Originally, I wanted to wrap the little guy up and put it in the cloak, but the baby was crying and tearful, and he looked extremely wronged, making his movements so stiff that he didn't know what to do.

This, this, whose is this, hello? !Which Hun Dan secretly left the child here while I was sleeping? !

etc!No matter how soundly I sleep, I won't be unaware if someone touches me close to me, right?

hold on!So what, since he wasn't left alone, where did this little guy come from?It will never be... Hey, hey, hey!It seems that I... I can't, unknowingly evolve to ignore the laws of genes, and be able to give birth to children by myself, right? !

Looking straight at the little guy wrapped in temporary swaddling clothes, I just felt that tons of gunpowder were detonated one after another in my mind, and I was blown out of my mind in an instant.

Then...then what... crying like this, should...could it be because you are hungry? !Trembling, I took the little guy into my arms, and with difficulty, I freed my hand, hooked the cloak and groped around.

Is there something to eat... ehhhhh——

The magic sound in the ears became smaller, maybe it came into contact with human body temperature?It may also be tired from crying, the little guy raised his eyelashes that still hung with moisture, and stared straight at me, his soft little hands grabbed the ends of my hair that had accidentally fallen apart.

eh...

Quietly staring at me for a long time, the little guy opened his mouth and yawned a little, rubbed his cheek against his shirt, and slowly closed his eyes... Eh?Fell asleep?

Keeping the posture of holding the baby in one hand and holding the cloak in the other, I was stunned for a long time before I regained my senses. The first thing I did when I came back to my senses was to wrap the little boy in the cloak again and protect it in my arms. Only then did I have time to look around, and then set my sights farther away, looking out as far as I could.

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As far as the eye can see, there are endless shades of blue, the ocean is quiet and empty, and the sea and sky in the far distance are turning white, so it can be judged that the time is about the eve of sunrise.

The current location is a few meters around, like a very abrupt mushroom growing out of the sea. The top of the reef is quite close to the water surface, almost within reach. Just depending on the situation, it seems that it will not be swallowed by the tide for a while. .

Squinting my eyes, I enjoyed the pleasure brought by the cool sea breeze for a moment. After that, I cautiously freed one hand, slowly raised it and rubbed my forehead, and looked down at myself.

Except for the clothes on his body to contribute...all beards and tails, intact.

After checking myself, I called out [Book of Almighty], the black tome floated in the air, I turned the title page automatically and quickly read it, I held my little liver that suddenly started to bleed, tremblingly It's put away.

The cards that were smashed to pieces by Hawkeye's blow earlier still only have faint outlines left, and it seems that they will have to wait until the Year of the Monkey to fully recover.

Walking, magnetic force, exclusion, drifting, the spell cards that act on space travel, at that time on the Muse, there were only [walking] and [exclusion] that could barely be used. I used one on Trafal Captain Erga sent him back to the Red Heart Hart, and in order to prevent the two of them from being bitten by the navy, he used [excluded].

Because I was forced to release it before I fully recovered, now whether it is the travel and magnetism that I use very easily, or the drifting and exclusion that I rarely unlock, the cards that travel between the two places... are broken to pieces.

The other spell cards that are currently in good condition cannot solve the urgent need.

That is to say, at this moment, I can't go anywhere. I can only squat here and wait for a lucky ship to pass by, and then be rescued, or recharge my energy and swim to the next island by myself.

Silent for two seconds, I quickly decided to play a 'shipwreck survivor'. As for the latter choice... I'm still thankful. Just kidding.

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After taking stock of my situation, I turned around and thought about what happened.

There is no one inhabited here. Although it may be a situation that occurred during the use of the spell card, what does this little guy say?There is no shipwreck on the nearby ocean surface, and there is no active life even within the range of perception.

This situation is very strange. Logically speaking, even if there is no human habitation, there should be fish or marine life under the sea surface, but I only feel the surge of ocean currents and tides, and negligible floating algae, and the deep seabed is also empty. Yes, like a dead land.

If there is no catch, the probability of the ship passing by here...

Also, having said that, what type of food can a baby be fed at a few months old?

I had a headache for a while, and I stared at the sky above my head, in a daze.

The naked sky is full of eyes, cloudless, the deep sapphire blue is getting lighter a little bit, and the golden red of the rising sun is replacing the ignorance in the early morning.

The mist in the sea breeze is also fading, replaced by warm dryness.

The heavy weight in the crook of the arm moved, startling a somewhat slack mind.

I looked down at the little baby wrapped in a pitch-black cloak, thought for a while, sat cross-legged and gently put the cloth ball on my lap, untied the cloak, used half of it for bedding, and the other half propped up a small awning to block it sunshine.

The little guy slept soundly wrapped in his shirt, with a fleshy face, small eyes and a small nose...

Before I knew it, a corner of my heart softened so much, I sighed silently, okay~ no matter where this little guy comes from, if I find it, it's mine.

Meteor Street people never refuse anything.

It's just that if I want to return it after I get it, it's just a dream~

I remember the old liar said that the continuation of Meteor Street has never relied on reproduction, raising a child or something... It seems that it is not bad?

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After looking at the little guy's sleeping face for a long time, he gently put one corner of the cloak on the crook of his arm, and put an angle out to prevent the little guy from being damaged by the sun, or getting sick from the high temperature of.

I don't have experience in raising children, so I can only do my best until I get rescued.

I hope this little guy is more tenacious, at least until I find a way to get out of here.

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The long wait is actually very boring, the field of vision does not change, the undulating ocean surface is the same, giving people the illusion that even time is frozen in a trance, only the slowly changing trajectory of the sun above the head brings out some vitality.

During the period, I found the remaining hormone biscuits from the cloak, counted the number, and then ate them all in one go. There are nine pieces in total, which means the transformation effect can last for nine days.

The clothes are for the little guy, but I didn’t develop the habit of packing big and small bags, so...in order to prevent unpleasantness due to clothing problems when waiting for the rescue, it’s better to plan ahead.

Fortunately, I was wearing a shirt and trousers. Otherwise, a man with a bare chest and back and a skirt would be more eye-catching than my bounty.

No matter what type of ship I will encounter next, it is probably exhausting to drift at sea all the year round. I have always disliked testing human nature. It is better to have less than one more thing.

Of course, if it weren't for the fact that the spell card I held was formed by thoughts, the substance inside might be too overbearing, and the baby is too fragile to bear, so I don't have to worry about food.

The baby slept soundly throughout the day, neither crying nor fussing, and there was no sign of hunger. I was a little worried at first, but when I woke up, the baby just giggled and played for a while, and then fell asleep again.

I'm guessing it's...not hungry?

Carefully check the little guy with qi, and found that the vitality is vigorous, after that, I relax and continue to focus on how to solve the predicament.

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Until a round of golden red above the head falls into the distant sky, the nearby sea area is still deserted, except for the erratic sea breeze passing through this place, not even a bird has passed through the high altitude.

If it weren't for the undulating sea surface and the turbulent currents underwater, I would almost have mistakenly thought that I had unfortunately drifted into the calm zone.

But even if you go to the windless belt, the situation will be better than the barren place. At least the windless belt is said to be the nest of sea kings, so you don't have to worry about food sources...

Staring blankly at the last sliver of afterglow at the junction of the far sea and sky, until it was swallowed by the dark blue ocean bit by bit, the sky and the sea instantly merged into a whole piece of chaos.

After an unknown period of time, the velvet night was sprinkled with stars, and the Milky Way traversed the sky.

I sighed, and withdrew my attention on the sea, and turned my neck left and right to soothe my rusty and sore joints. Finally, I lowered my head and picked up the corner of the cloak carefully, wanting to see the little guy's condition.

Although I slept soundly during the day, I didn't drink a drop of water, which made me worry about whether I would get sick. Also, I wanted to see if the little one was a boy or a girl when the temperature was not so low.

Well~ In fact, it doesn’t matter if it’s a bear or a little loli, it’s just... I unconsciously slowed down my movements until the cloak was raised to a certain height, and in the pitifully scarce skylight, the shirt was rounded...

The smile hanging on the corner of his mouth froze in an instant.

…………Dividing line…………

For two days in a row nothing came of it.

Counting the day when I woke up, plus today, it has been four days. The reef where I am is almost like the only land that exists in the world. The limit of the circular range can be reached. There is no sign, except for sea water. Nothing.

Sitting for the whole night, the last starlight disappeared in the gradually brightening sky. Then, on the ground next to him, the cloth nest formed by the cloak moved slightly, raised his hand to uncover the corner of the cloth covering it, and saw the little The guy danced around in his shirt.

I lowered my head and looked at it quietly for a while, and waited until the little fleshy mouth was whining, looking like it was waiting to be fed, then I took out the prepared fruit, and put the opening that opened a corner of the fruit to the little guy's mouth.

With a little force from the fingertips, the juice was squeezed out from the cracks in the peel. The little guy couldn't wait to get close to it. While eating happily with his small mouth, he used his limbs to put the food in together with my wrist.

What a lucky guy.

I squinted my eyes and let the little guy eat and play like a panda. I raised my free hand and slowly touched the round neck. Like the previous two days, I wrapped my fingertips in the air and kneaded it. The swallowed juice gently slid into the throat and then fell down, little by little, carefully pushing and pushing them into every inch of flesh and veins.

The fist-sized fruit grows in the mantra card [Shanshen Garden]. The little guy is too weak to digest and absorb smoothly with his own strength, so I have to help.

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When the sun was in the sky, the little guy was bulging in my arms, very energetic, but I continued to repeat the same behavior of measuring the reef with my feet.

By the way, always pay attention to whether there is any movement in the nearby sea area.

To be honest, after several days in succession, I have actually become a little discouraged. Although I don't know what's going on here, depending on the situation, I am afraid that there is little hope to wait for rescue.

I can only recharge my energy, or wait for the spell card to recover a little, or... swim across this sea area.

Walking to the edge of the reef, I quietly looked at the endless blue sky, and the little guy in my arms grabbed the ends of his hair lifted by the wind, chattering and playing with himself.

The surface of the ocean reflected the sun was undulating, and the light golden shadow floated on the top of the waves, flickering and flickering, and there was a faint shadow wandering in the far distance. The direction of travel was the reef, and the speed was...very fast.

I squinted my eyes, stared at the approaching water marks with good eyesight, raised my hand to cover back the cloak that the little guy had taken off, and put my little head in my arms to protect it.

Not long after, the shadow submerged under the ocean current expanded, and many large fish were sensed passing by at high speed in the circle. Afterwards, the sea surface broke into waves, and huge creatures jumped out of the water one after another.

Like birds, they leap into the air, stay for a few seconds, plunge into the water, sneak for a certain distance, and jump out of the sea again, full of vitality.

It's dark blue, with white spots on the surface, a slightly flattened head, and a mouthful of white teeth. This shape... looks like a kind of shark? !

Alright——after waiting for four days, no matter what was passing by at this time, I had nothing to pick. Looking at the school of fish swimming along the current to the reef in a few breaths, I slowly freed up my hand, wrapped in thin black silk thread. At your fingertips, ready to go.

For a moment, the sea breeze blows past with a strange feeling that does not belong to the category of human hearing. It should be a high-decibel sound wave, which belongs to the communication signal between specific ethnic groups.

The swimming school of fish paused suddenly, stopped and moved forward rapidly, and the whole school of fish floated quietly on the sea surface.

Slightly stunned, before I could make any other reaction, the sea billows higher than the reef rose without warning, and then, the shadow of the huge monster passed over my head, and I looked up, only seeing a thin white and smooth fish belly, The shadow jumped over the reef, and threw it heavily into the current at the other end, splashing water soaring into the sky.

Raising my hand to wipe off the water droplets that slid down my face, I slowly turned my head and stared at the unknown creature that was brought out of the sea by the giant fish just now, and then quietly stood on the edge of the reef.

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Dark blue skin, wearing a cloak and wooden clogs, with his hands folded in the sleeves, he looks weird, obviously not a human being, or not a land race.

Patrol Yaksha?I raised my eyebrows, thinking silently.

This creature stared at me quietly, its expression changed several times, and it took a long time before it seemed to confirm something, and said in a buzzing voice, "Victim?" The appearance was ferocious, the breath was rough, but the eyes were peaceful .

After waiting for a while, perhaps seeing that I didn't intend to speak, the unknown creature took two steps forward stepping on clogs, "This is the Sea of ​​Tranquility in the Murloc Passage, and ships can't sail, why did you appear here?"

Murloc?I thought about it and shrugged, "I shouldn't be surprised if anything happens to the Great Channel."

The other party seemed to be in a daze, and the next moment his eyes fell into my arms, with a surprised expression on his face, "That's—"

I just felt the warmth under my palm move, and the little guy started giggling.

Looking down, I saw the little thing that was hidden in the arms so well that it broke away from the wrapped cloak, most of its small body leaned out, humming forward, and the soft, boneless little hands opened and closed with fingers.

This way... is it for a hug?A stinky brat who likes the new and dislikes the old, I curled the corner of my mouth, followed the direction of the little guy, stepped forward two steps, and passed my arm forward, "Want to hug?"

"Eh?" The unidentified creature widened its already round eyeballs, "Ah? Eh?" It was tongue-tied and incoherent, as if unconsciously taking over the little guy, "Eh?!" Look at what to do.

I shook my arm, squinted at the past, and said angrily, "You will throw the little guy to the ground like that." I supported the little guy's butt with both hands, and after a while, the little guy leaned back. Hanging upside down Hey!

"Eh?!" The unknown creature blinked its eyes, as if it didn't know what to do.

Sighing silently, I moved closer to help adjust the posture, "It should be like this..." Holding the butt with one hand, "Then like this—" With the other hand, I protected the little guy's back and moved close to the shoulders.

Finally, put the little guy's head in his arms, and that's it.

To help the little guy get what he wanted, I took two steps back, glanced at the hands of the unknown creature carefully holding the little guy up, and squinted, "Murloc."

Those hands were still dark blue, with a thin layer of webbing between the fingers.

When you get close, you can smell the strong ocean breath, as if rippling in the sea, no wonder the little guy feels close.

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The other party allowed me to move, I don't know if I was stunned and didn't react or what, in short, I just stood there in a daze, posing in the posture of holding a child, with a dazed expression on my face.

After a while, the murloc shuddered suddenly, maybe it was because the little guy was kicking his hands and feet restlessly?In short, the eyes that were as round as light bulbs gathered together, looked down, then raised his gaze again, "This child..."

"The little guy's name is Pinocchio." I raised my chin to hear the little guy who has already responded to his name these days.

"Ah—" the murloc seemed to want to say something, but stopped after opening his mouth, turned his head to look at the sea area behind, and then said in a deep voice, "If you don't mind, how about going together?"

"Very few human ships will sail in the Sea of ​​Tranquility, and the hurricane season will enter in a few days."

For some unknown reason, the murloc's eyes seemed hesitant, and he remained silent for a few seconds before continuing, "It's just that there may be a delay on the way, after passing the Tranquility Sea, to the nearest human island, where a sea train passes by. .”

Compared to his explanation, I am more strange———

"Why do you care? Shouldn't it be a grateful thing to be rescued in a shipwreck at sea?"

In an instant, the murloc's eyes flashed a few emotions that I couldn't understand, maybe it was helplessness, maybe it was melancholy, even with some years of struggle, it seemed to reveal a heavy vicissitudes.

It's just that he quickly regained his composure, returned the little guy in his arms, and stared at it quietly for a while, with a somewhat uncertain tone, "Is this your child?"

"Ah——" I lifted the little butt I was holding up, pulled up the cloak and rolled it into a swaddle, and let the little guy who started rubbing his eyes lie on his arms, neither admitting nor denying it.

Afterwards, the other party stopped asking questions, turned around, and made a high-decibel sound toward the surface of the sea—a high-decibel sound that I couldn't hear, and the fish floating in the sea immediately approached obediently.

The murloc jumped onto the head of the leading big fish, sat cross-legged, glanced at my hand covering the little guy's ear, and softened his expression, "Let's go~ the old man will give you a ride."