The Mermaid Maiden gazed at Ling Chu through the transparent fish tank.
Just when Ling Chu thought she would not speak, the girl opened her mouth and blew out a string of bubbles. Her clear, youthful voice rang beside Ling Chu's ear.
"The necklace around your neck... carries my mother's aura."
"My mother only grants blessings to those who have shown her kindness. You can't be a bad person."
"So you won't hurt me, right?"
There was still a trace of childishness in the Mermaid Maiden's voice. Ling Chu guessed that she had not yet come of age in the mermaid world.
So many Skeleton Henchmen had spoken and tried to communicate with her, yet she had remained silent the entire time. She had only spoken to Ling Chu—sure enough, it was because of the necklace.
Ling Chu asked in return, "Isn't there another possibility? What if I killed the person who owned this necklace?"
The Mermaid Maiden shook her head.
"Impossible. If the owner of that item is killed, the blessing on it will turn into a curse."
Tsk, mermaid blessings were pretty smart. That way, no one would try to snatch items blessed by mermaids—once they got their hands on them, they would just become curses.
"Actually, I picked this necklace up from the sea. When I saw you, it reacted. I wanted to find out why, so I bid on you." Ling Chu told the truth.
In other words, she was no saint who would rescue a distressed mermaid for free. If not for the necklace, she would not have spent money to buy her.
She had saved her and was sending her home. Wasn't it only natural that she should give her something in return?
Like mermaid treasure or something. Even the extinct Elf race had