127: A once-a-decade celebration

"Meow~"

Phantom Snow walked out of the magic array, wagging its tail and raising its small head.

Although its appearance hadn't changed much, the cat's entire demeanor had become more majestic.

"Alright, the transaction is complete."

Bai Ye picked up Phantom Snow and said to Song San, "Thanks."

"You're welcome, it's what I should do."

Song San waved his hand, then showed his cautious fawning expression again, rubbing his hands and bending at the waist as he approached Bai Ye.

"Brother, do you still have those dream stones?"

Perhaps Mermaid Miss just found the quantity of dream stones too small; if he offered a dazzling amount of dream stones, she would surely change her mind.

The gifts he had given before hadn't made Mermaid Miss's eyes show such obvious longing.

"No, just that one piece."

Bai Ye said without changing his expression.

Are you kidding? The mermaid had said so behind the shell. Even if Song San could produce a ton, it would be useless. How could he let him waste the remaining few pieces?

As for the one he gave him earlier, consider it payment for helping Phantom Snow with its Refining.

"Is that so..." Song San's eyes dimmed again.

Bai Ye looked at him, thought for a moment, and then took out the "Mermaid Scale."

Better a short pain than a long one.

It was better to let Song San quickly give up his illusion.

"This fell off when she left yesterday."

When Song San saw the scale, his eyes lit up instantly. He snatched the scale, holding it as if it were a peerless treasure.

"It's her scale, I can't be mistaken. Looking at its size, it must be a scale she shed when she was young."

"Ah, how am I worthy..."

He brought the scale to his nose and took a deep breath, a look of infatuation on his face.

Bai Ye looked at his appearance and swallowed the words he had prepared.

That's too perverted. This scale came off the mermaid's tail.

To draw a human analogy... Bai Ye found it hard to say... Song San, who had long studied Deep Sea Mermaids, naturally knew that scales had the ability to store information, so he extended his Mental Energy into the scale.

A moment later, the infatuation on his face froze.

"Why..."

He knelt on the ground, holding the scale, letting out whimpers.

Bai Ye sighed, about to step forward to comfort him, but unexpectedly, Song San's demeanor suddenly did a 180-degree turn.

He jumped up from the ground, holding the scale high.

"She still cares about me! She actually left a scale specifically to reject me, which means she cares about me! If it weren't for the limitations of lifespan, we would definitely be together!"

Bai Ye: "???"

How did this guy's brain work?

He could interpret it that way.

"Brother, you are my lucky star!"

Song San excitedly grabbed Bai Ye's shoulders, shaking him vigorously.

"I really can't just give up!"

"As long as I keep getting stronger, the length of my lifespan will extend beneath my feet!"

Bai Ye was a little dizzy from being shaken, and he actually saw a flame ignite in Song San's eyes.

"I want to become stronger!"

Bai Ye watched speechlessly as the fawning dog completely fell into his own self-delusion.

"Why don't you calm down?"

"I am very calm."

Song San jumped and danced excitedly, showing signs of atavism.

"The Valiant Fishing Competition, held once every ten years in Blue-Eyed White Dragon City, is about to begin! I'm going to participate!"

"Valiant Fishing Competition?"

Bai Ye was stunned, not because the name sounded too down-to-earth.

He had frequently come across this term while browsing local videos recently.

It seemed to be a grand celebration held once every ten years in Blue-Eyed White Dragon City, and even Fifth-Tier Beast Tamers would participate.

The judges were even six-tier and Monarch-level Demonic Beasts.

Luoxue City would find it difficult to achieve such a feat.

"Yes!"

Song San's eyes shone astonishingly bright.

"This is not an ordinary fishing competition; contestants must catch powerful marine Demonic Beasts in designated dangerous sea areas."

"One of the competition judges is an Elder of the Deep Sea Mermaid tribe, and also my goddess's mother!"

"As long as I can stand out in the competition and gain the Elder's approval, I'll have the chance to openly propose to her!"

Bai Ye: "..."

What a peculiar way of thinking.

Rejected by the goddess, he decided to win over the mother-in-law. Who knows, there might actually be a chance of success.

But... what did that have to do with him?

He wasn't planning on participating in a fishing competition.

"Brother, you must help me!"

Song San tightly grabbed Bai Ye's arm, pleadingly looking at him as if he had grasped his last straw.

No, you just spoke such big words only to ask me for help?

Bai Ye frowned slightly at his words.

Help him fish.

"I don't have time," Bai Ye refused directly. "I'm returning to Luoxue City soon; the College Entrance Examination is approaching."

"College Entrance Examination?"

"Don't, brother!"

Song San's expression grew more anxious.

"With your strength, you could get into any top university with your eyes closed, but the Valiant Fishing Competition only happens once every ten years!"

"This is my only chance to get close to my goddess's family!"

Bai Ye looked at him, somewhat speechless.

"You're throwing away logic just to chase a mermaid?"

"Find someone else, I can't help you."

Bai Ye refused again.

If he failed in this celebration, it would be a huge embarrassment.

"Don't go!"

Seeing Bai Ye about to leave, Song San directly hugged his leg.

Bai Ye now seriously suspected that this guy had some kind of histrionic personality.

If it weren't for the fact that this guy had just helped Phantom Snow Refine its Talent, he would kick him into the sea to feed the fish right now.

Ah, no, that kick might not be as simple as just kicking him into the sea.

"First tell me, what are the rewards for this competition?"

Bai Ye took a deep breath and asked patiently.

If the rewards were rich enough, he might risk participating, even if it meant going all out with Vine Whip.

As soon as Song San heard there was a chance, he immediately scrambled up from the ground, wiped his face, and said excitedly:

"The rewards are very generous."

"As long as you enter the top three, you can get a super-tier water attribute Skill book! This is something good that money can't buy!"

Super-tier Skill book?

Bai Ye's eyebrow twitched slightly; the reward indeed carried some weight.

Skill books are something that cannot be replicated in the real world; at least, he didn't know of any organization that mass-produced them.

To obtain a Skill book, one could only get it by clearing a Secret Realm for the first time; its value was self-evident.

The only problem was that he didn't have a water attribute Demonic Beast right now.

Although he could temporarily turn Little Black into a water attribute, he didn't know if the Skill would disappear after Little Black learned it, once the temporary water attribute vanished.

Anyway, he couldn't use Thunderous Nine Heavens for now.

"Wait, what I mentioned are the rewards for third and second place."

Seeing Bai Ye unmoved, Song San quickly pulled out his real trump card.

"The champion's reward is a heart of the tide, a supreme treasure that can enhance the Aptitude of water-type or life-related Demonic Beasts."