How to become a mermaid

Chapter 73 After landing on the island
In addition to the Moni, there are about a dozen other ships in the dock. They are all merchant ships sailing here and will temporarily stop here to spend the [Moon of the Tide].

In the extreme environment of [Tide Moon], even big ships dare not set sail.

In a few days, the ships on this island and the ships sailing in the nearby waters will gradually enter the port and be transported here to rest.

There is an unwritten rule in the human world, that is, islands above level 10 must build such large docks to accommodate ships in the surrounding seas to dock during the [Moon of the Tide].

However, it is not free to stop. A certain parking fee will be charged according to the size of the ship, and sometimes there will be additional consumption.

Don't get me wrong, the extra consumption here is serious, not like that of a hot spring island.

For example, as soon as the Moni came to a stop, it was followed by a group of people.

They should all be residents of this island, dressed very plainly, although the styles of clothes on their bodies are different, but they all have one characteristic, that is, they are covered with stains everywhere.

Not that kind of mud, though, but something like some sort of grease stain.

A tall man with beards came out from the crowd. With a smile on his face, he yelled in the direction of the Mooney, "Master Captain! Do you need to paint the ship?"

"Our boatmen on Apache Island are professional, fast and good at work!"

"And the boat paint is also made of high-quality oil wood paint shipped from the neighboring Apaki Island. It is cheap and high-quality! Anyway, I can't sail during the [Moon of the Sea], so I took this opportunity to dress up the boat beautifully. Put on new clothes!"

"Master Captain! Would you like to try?"

Hearing the captain's call, Mooney walked out of the cabin and onto the deck.

"What price?" he asked the bearded man who was shouting.

As soon as he heard that Moni was interested, the man showed a happy expression on his face and said, "That depends on the quality of lacquer you need."

"Ordinary oil wood paint is sixty coppers a gallon, and there are various colors for you to choose from."

"The top-grade century-old oil wood paint is ten silver coins a gallon. Not only is the color brighter, but it is also durable. We guarantee that the paint will not fade for at least 20 years! What's more, its waterproof effect is excellent!"

"With our paint, if your ship is fully enclosed, even if it is driven to the bottom of the sea, no water will enter!"

"Our labor costs are even cheaper. Each boatman only needs [-] copper coins a day to give you [-] hours of non-stop work!"

"If you choose ten silver coins a gallon of oil wood paint, you can even get rid of the labor fee!" The bearded boatman explained with a smile.

After proficiently quoting the price, he asked Money again: "Mr. Captain, what kind of paint do you want?"

Hearing the bearded boatman's words, Money fell into deep thought.

With such a big boat, he would have used at least hundreds of thousands of gallons of boat paint if he had to repaint it. Normally, he would definitely choose an expensive boat, but now he has to save money to buy a new boat, and he is a bit reluctant.

"Da da da..." There was a sound of neat footsteps.

While Moni was hesitating, another group of people entered the dock.

Unlike these boatmen, this group of people is not only clean and tidy, but also has weapons on their bodies.

The leader of the team was a middle-aged man with a serious face. He said to Moni in a polite and humble tone:

"Mr. Moni, this is the Captain of the Apache Island Guard, Zack, on behalf of the island owner, welcome you to Apache Island, and thank you for accepting the entrustment to guard the island during [Moon of the Tides]."

"The island owner is on the island now. He wants to talk to you. If it's convenient for you, can you come with us to see the island owner now?"

Whenever the [Moon of the Tides] comes, in order to prevent sudden dangers, each island will prepare for the best protection in advance, and some large islands will issue commissions to the outside world to call strong people to protect the islands.

As for the commissioned release method, most of them rely on messenger birds.

This kind of bird has a certain degree of wisdom. After training, it will carry a lot of power of attorney and fly all over the world in search of big ships.

When they see a big ship, they sprinkle a bunch of letters of entrustment. If the people on board are interested in the entrustment, they will stop the messenger bird and write a reply letter for the messenger bird to send to the owner.

Mooney had caught a messenger bird from Apache Island before, and took over the guard job this time at a price of 20 gold coins.

Hearing what the guard captain Zach said, Mooney nodded.

He just wanted to meet the island owner, so he said, "Yes, lead the way."

"Okay, Mr. Money, please come with me." Zach nodded to Money, turned around and led the way.

Money followed their footsteps and went to meet the island owner together.

As for the painting, Moni is going to talk to the island owner later and ask him to give him a discount.

In order to save money, don't knock it out.

……

Not long after Mooney left, there was a lot of noise on the boat.

"Black General, hurry up!!"

"Kill it to death!"

"Go on!"

"You stupid fish, why are you so weak!"

These quarrels made Shaman Lear, who was reading in the lower cabin, unable to concentrate, and he was also a fish. He felt offended when he heard the word stupid fish, so he swam to the upper cabin to check the situation.

Covered by seaweed, he swam silently on the boat, following the noise to search for it.

When I swam to the entertainment room, I happened to see that the door was wide open, and there were no less than fifty people gathered inside. It seemed that this was the source of the noise.

They surrounded a fish tank about two meters wide, and each of them looked excited as if they had been injected with chicken blood.

"On the left is [Cannon] trained by Daniel, and on the right is [Golden Lightning] trained by Hawke. Who will win? Let's count down for three seconds, and the answer will be revealed soon!"

"three!"

"two!"

"one!"

As the countdown of the callers ended, Samantel saw two big fish, one black and one yellow, put into the fish tank.

As soon as they entered the fish tank, they noticed each other, approached each other and opened their mouths to bite each other's flesh.

Not long after, there were circles of blood stains in the fish tank.

"This is [Red-toothed Fish]? Could it be that they are fighting fish?" Shamanleir looked at the scene in the cabin in amazement, feeling a sense of novelty.

The teeth of the two fish fighting in the fish tank were red, so they were named [red-toothed fish].

Their characters are extremely fierce and aggressive, especially the male fish, basically they will pounce on other male fish and bite them until they kill each other.

"[Cannon] Bite it!"

"[Golden Lightning] Dodge quickly!"

"Bite its stomach and chew its intestines!"

"Bite, bite hard!"

Seeing the two fish fighting, everyone was very excited, roaring and screaming with red eyes to cheer for the fish they supported.

Samantel looked at it for a while, and felt that this form of entertainment was very similar to cockfighting on Earth.

So, instead of fighting cocks, people from other worlds have changed to fighting fish?
(End of this chapter)