CH 57

TL: Hua

As the camera dizzily took in the suddenly brightened scenery, the chat didn’t even have time to properly appreciate the layout of the palace before they were shocked by the words thrown out by Ji Mingjiang.

[Compete swimming? With us? ! ]

[Great! I’m going to change clothes and go to my swimming pool! ]

[? Fork out the rich man above for me!]

[You’ve got it all wrong. Cub Jiang probably meant to play a few swimming games with us? ]

[Playing games is also fine! Zai Zai’s game talent is very high; that is to say, the game experience must be full! ]

Looking at Coco and Amir, who were still wondering what he was going to say, Ji Mingjiang ruthlessly overturned the imagination of the cheering audience.

“What are you thinking? Why do I, a mermaid, want to compete with you humans in swimming? If words get out, people will think I’m a bully.”

[? ? ? ]

[Wow, Cub Jiang, how can you look down on us? Who might be bullying whom! ]

[That’s right, mermaids aren’t real fish; there are no talent points in physical strength.]

Seeing the last comment that floated by, Ji Mingjiang didn’t get angry; instead, he smiled very good-naturedly and said, “If you don’t believe me, do you want to make a bet?”

The mermaid’s eyes were shining brightly in the sun, and the evergreen plants around the lake that were still luxuriant in autumn were reflected in his eyes. For a moment, people couldn’t tell whether those plants were more lush or the Ji Mingjiang was more vigorous.

Especially when Ji Mingjiang’s confident and flamboyant expression is compared with the well-behaved and cute Coco in the live broadcast room.

The viewers who were captivated by his appearance realized belatedly that the cute and delicate Coco fits their stereotypical impression of mermaids, and just being there without moving can make their hearts soften into a puddle.

However, the expression of Ji Mingjiang that they had never seen on a mermaid before actually gave them a sincere feeling of admiration that they would only have when facing classmates and colleagues who were equal to or even stronger than themselves.

[Let’s make a bet! What is Cub Jiang going to bet on? ]

[Add me! I’ll say the ugly words first, Zai Zai, if you lose, you can’t cry…]

[It’s not like you can’t cry. Does anyone really want to see it? (probing.jpg)]

[Pervert! Eat my Spiral Thunderbolt Palm! (Okay, actually, I also want to see qvq)]

After regaining their senses, the viewer quickly spammed the live broadcast room, urging Ji Mingjiang to start talking, with several very inappropriate comments interspersed in the middle.

“Let me remind you.” The opposite side of the live broadcast room that was being connected could also see the tidal wave of comments from his side. Under Coco’s shocked eyes and involuntary retreat, Ji Mingjiang tapped his finger on the screen to pull up his account information.

There’s the personal information—oh no, the fish information—that was filled in by the Primary Beastmen Protection Center along with the Mermaid Foster Center after knowing that he would continue to live stream in the future.

Zooming in on the age column, Ji Mingjiang kindly reminded: “I’m only 16 now; some viewers should restrain themselves; don’t blame me for not reminding you when the protection center comes to you.”

[…F*ck, Cub Jiang doesn’t look like a cub at all; I almost forgot…]

[Watch me slip—kneel! QAQ, moderator, please spare me! I didn’t do it on purpose! ]

[Hehe, let us mother fans strongly condemn the behavior of you guys who forget everything once you see the face!]

“Okay, let’s get down to business.” Seeing that the chat wasn’t so rampant, Ji Mingjiang tapped his light brain to draw back the attention of his unscrupulous audience: “It’s very simple; just bet on whether I can break the human’s freestyle swimming record.”

The chat was filled with question marks.

Seeing their reactions, Ji Mingjiang pondered for a moment.

Just when the chat thought that Ji Mingjiang’s words were just making fun of them, they heard this unusual little mermaid raise his head in realization and say, “Ah, isn’t it too easy? After all, your record is to swim with your legs while I’m using my tail.”

After that, he shook his shining tail in the sun and said in a relaxed and cheerful tone, “If I remember correctly, your record seems to be 100 meters in 30 seconds, then I’ll double it.”

He grabbed the camera ball floating in front of him and turned it around, facing the entire lake.

“This lake is about 200 meters long. Let’s just bet on whether I can swim across it in 30 seconds.”

Hearing this, Amir on the opposite side was also surprised—really surprised—and the sunglasses on his face slid down a certain distance, revealing his shocked eyes.

After seeing it, Coco sent his tail upward, raised his hand to help him put the glasses back on, and then asked in confusion, “What’s wrong, Amir?”

Not knowing when and how the other party had learned the common interstellar language, Coco could only try to understand Ji Mingjiang’s words through the translator.

But he spoke too fast just now, and he didn’t deliberately slow down his speech like Amir and other keepers, so his translator malfunctioned and he could only ask his match.

Looking at the other party’s generous words and self-confident attitude that doesn’t back down in front of those comments that can drown him, Coco couldn’t help but sigh in his heart: Lance is really amazing!

Although Mr. Amir is very kind to his little mermaid who knows nothing, and the mermaid center has always said that they (the mermaids) don’t need to do anything extra as long as they can enjoy the care of their matches, still…

Looking at Lance, who seems to have embarked on a completely different path from him, Coco is a little confused, but what is he going to say later?

“He said he would swim from one end of the lake to the other end in 30 seconds, a distance of about 200 meters.” Amir’s voice interrupted his thoughts.

Coco let out a soft oh before realizing after a couple of seconds that something was wrong. ?___?

Wait, did Lance say that he was going to compete with him? ? ?

This sentence was still captured by the translator. Thinking of this, Coco hugged his short fishtail in a panic.

He can’t swim so fast or for such a long distance!

Ji Mingjiang, who had been watching the chat reactions, naturally noticed Coco’s movements. He smiled helplessly and said, “Don’t worry, I have changed my mind. My competition objective is now the swimming record of the human race. You and Mr.Amir just have fun at the beach.”

He didn’t think about making Coco his competition from the beginning. On one hand, Coco’s physical strength is really not strong enough, and his tail is really as fragile as those breeders explained. Such high-intensity swimming may really result in accidents.

On the other hand, it’s because… If the two of them compete, it won’t be a competition anymore but a win without suspense. Although he knew that the people here were all heartfelt and loving towards the mermaids, even if it was just a tiny bit uncertain, Ji Mingjiang still didn’t want to go so far as to compete.

After appeasing the panicked little mermaid, Ji Mingjiang turned his attention back to the chat of disbelief.

“Believe it or not, you’ll find out in a while.” With a chuckle, Ji Mingjiang said his bet: “If I win, you can praise me with today’s video and screenshots; if I lose… ”

Although he knew that the possibility was zero, Ji Mingjiang still thought about it and then said seriously, “If I lose, how about letting His Majesty Clarice and I go live all the time? There should be quite a few military academy students on my live broadcast, right? At that time, you can make His Majesty answer your questions.”

After finishing speaking, Ji Mingjiang nodded and asked, “Is it worth the money?”

[Hahahahahaha, I knew Cub Jiang still wanted to be praised by us; I said it earlier; we have praised you on almost all platforms where we can communicate!]

[Hey, Zai Zai is really soft-hearted and cute; even thinking that he won, he didn’t make any excessive demands. ]

[What did Cub Jiang say he would do if he lost? You’re setting yourself up. Don’t shoot off your mouth! ]

[…]

[Or you might as well talk a bit more.]

[But it’s really worth it; His Majesty himself answered your question, eh ……]

“Why did you mention me all of a sudden?” The chat was lifelessly discussing when a slightly familiar voice suddenly came from outside the screen.

[!]

Hearing this voice, the chat was startled.

“I’m taking you as a bet. If I lose, you will play the role of a teacher, answering questions for my audience and helping the new generation of young people in the empire thrive.”

Hearing Ji Mingjiang’s nonchalant words, the chat was relieved for a moment before continuing [!]

“You will lose?”

“Of course not; keep track of my time.”

“If you lose, I’ll have to decide what we eat for lunch today.”

“Stop talking nonsense.”

The chat has become a little numb, but it still stubbornly typed out…a question mark.

[Case solved… My cub’s appearance was really brought to a crooked state by His Majesty Clarice, wasn’t it?]

[His Majesty is giving Cub Jiang blood every day! ]

[? ? ? Am I the only one who is shocked that His Majesty is so eloquent? ]

[At least it’s a matched mermaid who cured him, and Cub Jiang is so good-looking, it’s only normal that his temper improved, right!]

While the audience was still discussing, Ji Mingjiang, who had turned his head to look at the side just now, was gradually moving away from the screen. A pair of bony hands appeared in front of the camera. While pulling the camera ball back to confirm that it could capture the panoramic view of the lake, Leiden lifted the light brain on his wrist.

After clicking on the timer and confirming that Ji Mingjiang was ready, he gestured and pressed the button to start timing when Ji Mingjiang started to move.

Witnessed by nearly a million viewers and Amir and Coco in the live broadcast room, Ji Mingjiang swung his tail and shot a splash of water while his body was speeding through the water like an arrow that had left the string.

The clear water surface made his wanton swimming figure extraordinarily clear, and his silver-white hair was carried out in waves by the backward current. The sharp tips of his hair even faintly made people feel a bit sharp as he advanced at high speed. With a light flick of the strong and vigorous tail, the mermaid’s body was pushed forward a long distance, and the gauze-like tail fin that was most often praised by them seemed to have the strength to slap them away with one tail.

… This must be an illusion.

Before the chat came back to their senses, Leiden’s voice, laced with admiration, sounded in their ears: “Fifteen seconds.”

[? ? ? ]

[Mom, I’m going stupid…]

[It turned out that Cub Jiang didn’t lie to us… I thought he was coaxing me to play QAQ]

[Damn, Zai Zai will be angry and sad if you don’t believe what he said. ]

Ji Mingjiang heard Clarice’s voice from a long distance away. After swimming 200 meters, he poked his head out of the water and felt the autumn wind blowing in front of him, carrying a light fragrance of flowers. It made him feel refreshed.

Clarice had already walked up to him with the little camera ball, and after releasing his hand, the camera ball that captured the portrait flew over self-consciously. Ji Mingjiang blinked at the camera, and the clear water droplets trembled on his eyelashes, splashing down into the water along with his blinking motion.

[Ah, Jiang Cub’s eye blinks; he blinked into my heart at once!]

A restrained and specially toned-down comment tried to slide across the bottom of the screen quietly, but Ji Mingjiang still caught it with his eyes.

Ji Mingjiang considerately ignored it and said to the camera, “How is it? I’ve said I’m sure I’m faster than you guys. Mermaids are part fish, okay?”

However, the reaction of the chat was beyond his expectations.

A compliment is a compliment, but…

[!It’s me who has no eyes and doesn’t recognize how tall Mt. Taishan is! Cub Jiang is really good! Praising my cub! ]

[Our Jiang Jiang is really good! That’s what I said when Jiang Jiang was playing games! ]

[Wuwuwu mother knows that she’s wrong; mother will not question you anymore; let mother see if your tail is injured. ]

Ji Mingjiang: …

Ji Mingjiang: Silence.jpg

Why is this different from the script he thought of?

You should watch the replay of the live broadcast carefully!