Chapter 779: Walking on the Beach
It was almost evening when the Traveler Team and Aibel left Chiori-ya with a full load.
Aibel was very happy. "I bought some great fabrics today. I was able to get such a favorable discount thanks to everyone. Thank you!"
Su: "Because Aibel and I are both very cute, Chizhi gave us such a good discount."
When Aibel was feeling shy and happy, Sue took out a small satin box and handed it to her, "Take a look and see if you like it."
Aibel was even more surprised. "Y-It's a gift? For me?"
Sue: "Of course, Aibel, please open it and take a look. Paimon and I have been choosing for a long time and we think this one is perfect for you!"
In the small box is a light pink shell-carved brooch, which is carefully carved into the shape of a flower. The moist petals emit delicate iridescent pearlescent light in the sunlight.
"I, I like it so much!" Aibel pressed the flower brooch on her chest, "My heart feels full and sweet!"
Paimon: "Hehe, as long as Aibel likes it, we really have great taste!"
Aibel was so excited that it took him a long time to calm down. He took the travel team to his favorite secret base, a small beach with few people.
Aibel: "The water here is very clear and the sand is very fine. I like to walk here after get off work."
The sunset dyed the sky, the breeze blew from the land to the sea, and Kong breathed a sigh of relief.
Sora: "Compared to shopping, taking a walk is more comfortable."
This beach is not frequented by many people, but there are many signs of animal activities.
Su found two chubby sea beasts beside a large reef.
Aibel introduced: "It's a Puffmon, a big guy with a very good temper. He can sing beautiful songs in the water."
Su walked closer to the Puffy Beast and gently patted the belly of the chubby big creature, making a "bang bang" sound.
The Bulgemon raised its head to look around, rubbed its white belly with its broad front flippers, and then lay down again to relax.
Paimon also flew over. "Sure enough, he has a good temper and looks very honest."
Su simply sat next to the Bulgemon and clapped a cheerful little tune on its belly.
As if its sleep was disturbed by the continuous slapping, Puffmon raised its head and let out a "Woo--" sound. With the round tear spots around its eyes, it looked like a fat man who had suffered a lot of injustice.
"How pitiful, how pitiful," Paimon stroked the belly of the Bulgemon and sang a lullaby, "Go to sleep, go to sleep, my dear baby~"
Su, who had closed his eyes reflexively, quickly shook his head to get rid of the sleepiness and opened his eyes. Kong turned his face away and looked at the sea to avoid being discovered for laughing.
When Puffmon was coaxed into falling asleep, Paimon couldn't help but pat its round belly hard, "It feels so good, hehehe, no wonder Su would beat the drum on you."
The Bulging Beast couldn't sleep anymore. It stuck out its upper body and stared at the two excessive guys with its watery eyes.
Paimon felt condemned in his heart and compensated Puffmon with a few fish.
"It looks like a kitten or a puppy fell into the water over there!" Su pointed to the sea not far away, and without waiting for Aibel to say anything, he jumped into the sea and swam over there.
"That's the Yoyo sea otter..." Aibel's voice came from afar.
Su had already caught the "drowned kitten". The otter, floating on its back in the water, sniffed its wet nose, took out a pink scallop from its arms and handed it to her.
lovely!
After a while, several people on the shore saw Su Le swimming back with a sea otter lying in his arms.
"I want to raise this!" Su held up the Yoyo sea otter and showed it to his friends.
The fur of the Yo-Yo sea otter is white from the head, with two slightly fluffy hairs on the back of the head, and the fur extending from the shoulders to the flat tail is dark blue.
"Probably not." Kong showed a somewhat embarrassed expression, "Yoyo sea otters are protected animals in Fontaine. It is forbidden to capture, kill or privately raise them."
On the day of arriving at Harbor Helu, after learning that Fontaine was a country with many laws and many strange rules, Kong took the initiative to learn about the laws and regulations of Fontaine so as to avoid breaking the law as much as possible, or know how to defend himself after breaking the law.
With a "splash", the scallop in the sea otter's arms fell into the water. The sea otter, which was originally held up obediently, twisted its body and struggled to get down.
Su put the Yoyo sea otter down and watched it dive into the water to retrieve the scallop. The Yoyo sea otter floated on the water again, took out a stone and knocked the scallop on its chest with a "dong dong dong" sound.
After cracking the scallop open, the Yoyo sea otter grabbed the scallop meat with its little claws and handed it to another being that had a scent it liked very much.
Sora: "...Well...I'll see if I can apply for it as a foreign high-ranking official."
Paimon: "Sora, are you so easily bribed?"
The Youyou sea otter took out a round clam pearl from its armpit and handed it to another being who had a scent that it liked very much.
Paimon quickly changed the subject, "Let's keep it! It wants to go home with us!"
"No," Aibel shook his head. "Although I am no longer working for the Shadow Chaser Court, I cannot watch my friends break the law."
Aibel said that Yo-Yo sea otters have very high requirements for the environment. Not only do they require clean water, but they also need a large hunting space.
Although it looks small, it is actually a creature that needs territory. The sea is its real home.
"Okay." Su rubbed the Yoyo sea otter and played with it for a while, then reluctantly sent it back to the place where he found it.
After shaking off the water droplets on their bodies, the group continued their walk.
Then I came across a giant crab that was taller than my calf.
"This isn't a protected animal, is it?" Su and Paimon's eyes sparkled.
Aibel: "No, if there are too many heavy-armored crabs coming ashore, Fontaine will mobilize security guards to clean them up."
What else is there to say?
The crabs were so big that they couldn't fit in one pot. The traveler team and Abel had a delicious dinner on the beach.
Su really likes the tender, sweet and chewy claw meat of the heavy-armored crab, as well as the colorful crystal stones in its body.
Although it is not crystal, it seems to have no impurities, and I feel that it can be made into a good decoration after being processed.
After dinner, the group continued walking along the beach to digest their food.
Kong saw a familiar plant by the water, "Water hyacinth? It seems different from what I've seen before."
Aibel pointed at a light purple-blue aquatic plant with a peacock feather pattern on one of its petals and introduced it, "It's called Jiuyu Lian."
"I heard that Xumi and Liyue were introduced as ornamental flowers before. After adapting to the local environment, their reproductive capacity increased greatly, but the flowers they bloomed are not as beautiful as the original Fontainebleau varieties."
Sora nodded, that was indeed the case.
He had seen this plant in ponds in Xumi and Liyue. The people of Liyue called it "water hyacinth" and "water hyacinth". It was very beautiful when it bloomed, but it reproduced too quickly and covered the entire water surface, so it would be fished out and chopped up to feed pigs.
Aibel continued, "The blooming of water hyacinths means that it will rain in the next few days. Humans are not as good at getting wet in the rain as Melusin, so everyone should remember to bring rain gear and be careful not to catch a cold."
Su thought of her brocade umbrella that could neither block the sun nor the rain, and smiled silently.
Paimon: "Fontaine is really a rainy country. It seems we need to buy some useful and good-looking rain gear."
Kong looked at the sky and felt that the time was about right, so the Traveler Team sent Aibel back to the station together, and Oufengie was indeed waiting there.
Aibel said goodbye to the traveler group reluctantly, and made an appointment to go out and play together next time they were on vacation. Then he ran to Ou Feini, unable to wait to share today's happiness with her.