Cub Raising Association

In the vast and endlessly explorable interstellar space, there are also some very magical coincidences.

For example, the two syllables "pa" and "ma", in the racial languages ​​of most races in the interstellar, if these two syllables form a overlapping word, it means calling father and mother.

Even the interstellar common language respects this setting, and even a few races that do not use this setting can understand the meaning of these two overlapping words.

As a resident of Earth in the 21st century, Xie Tao obviously doesn't know the interstellar common language or other things in this world, but he still hasn't encountered any communication barriers in this world.

The language he heard and spoken seemed to be transformed automatically. Xie Tao was most fortunate to have cheated the golden finger brought by the rules of the plane.

The language barrier is really terrible, but fortunately he doesn't have to encounter such a bad situation.

It is the cub's instinct to be close to the parents. As long as the parents don't behave aggressively, harshly or treat themselves badly, the cubs will always want the parents to pay more attention to them.

Of course, the mermaid cub who regards the young man in front of him as its parent also has this instinct, so after getting Xie Tao's response, the mermaid cub did not let go of the finger it was holding.

He wanted to get closer to the young man, but he had already swam to the edge of the pool. Now the mermaid cub could only move himself as close to the pool wall as possible, so as to shorten the distance between it and the young man.

Seeing the movement of the mermaid cub trying to get closer, Xie Tao felt a little sore in his heart.

Being approached by the cubs would of course make Xie Tao feel soft-hearted.

And that bit of sour feeling was because Xie Tao could see from the little mermaid's movement that it was only close to the wall of the pool, this cub was subconsciously still afraid of leaving the water.

The mermaid race couldn't develop legs when they were young, and indeed they couldn't stay out of the water for too long.

However, "too long" refers to more than half a day, leaving the water for more than half a day will make the cubs start to feel a little uncomfortable, and there will be no problem if they can touch the water again within 12 hours.

If there is a life-threatening situation due to dehydration, it means that the juvenile mermaid has been out of the water for at least more than a day.

On the planet where the mermaid race lived, water accounted for most of the area, and many cities were built directly in the water.

Although there are many cities built on land and on the water, there are various facilities specially prepared for mermaid cubs in these cities. Every few hundred meters, you can definitely find a small pool for the cubs to recover their functions.

And there are canals as urban transportation hubs everywhere in the city, so you don't have to worry about finding water.

So generally speaking, mermaid cubs are not afraid of being taken to land by their parents, because they know that they are very safe. At most, they will feel a little nervous when they leave the water for the first time, and then they will only be concerned about the land. Landscape curiosity.

But the mermaid cub in front of Xie Tao was subconsciously very afraid of leaving the water, which was a kind of trauma, psychologically.

It was precisely because of being able to understand this that Xie Tao felt a little bit more sour while his heart softened.

Grasping the young man's fingers with one hand, the other hand clings to the edge of the pool. The mermaid cub that is close to the pool raised its head to look at the young man's face with blue eyes like the sea, and tried to shake it again. The finger that grabs.

In order to attract the attention of the parents, the cubs instinctively either make noises or directly hug the parents, and the way of grasping and shaking like mermaid cubs is also one of them.

Like the movement of the mermaid cub just now, Xie Tao also moved his caught index finger in response.

And the gaze continued to be on the opponent, letting the mermaid cub know that he was paying attention to it.

"pa...a~"

It still didn't get it right, but the mermaid cub is still very happy now, because it knows that its parents, the youth in front of it, will respond to it now.

"Kal can speak more slowly." Xie Tao nodded first to show that he knew the cub was calling him, and then gently taught, "Slower should be able to speak correctly, I can understand."

Touched by the young man, the mermaid cub waving its tail fin left and right under the water made a very low single sound, and suddenly a hint of joy could be seen on the delicate little face that didn't have much expression.

"pa......pa." Two single sounds with a particularly long interval were issued, and the mermaid cub leaning against the pool looked unblinkingly at the black-haired young man squatting in front of it. The two syllables speak a little more clearly.

Waiting for the young man's response, the mermaid cub soon felt the light hand on its head touch its hair again, and then it heard the young man humming to it, as if it was a compliment tone of voice.

In any case, it got a response. Looking at the young man in front of him, the mermaid cub glanced aside at the land environment, and finally it tried to extend its other hand to the young man.

It probably takes a lot of courage for this mermaid cub to make this movement, because this is the posture that the cub wants to hug from its parents.

Subconsciously afraid of leaving the water, this mermaid cub now actively chooses to leave this water area. This is only possible based on the full trust and reliance on the youth.

Also because he knew that the little mermaid was afraid of leaving the water, Xie Tao seldom picked up the cub these days, but seeing the cub reaching out to him for a hug, Xie Tao couldn't help being slightly stunned .

"Baby wait a moment." Responding, Xie Tao stood up after saying a soothing word, and ran to the side to get a towel.

When he came back and saw the little mermaid was still looking at him, Xie Tao quickly bent down and picked up the little mermaid, then wrapped it in a soft towel and held it in his arms.

The little mermaid is wearing clothes, a special kind of fabric produced by the mermaid race, which can be easily completely permeated by water underwater without any sense of burden, and once out of the water, it will quickly become dry.

Not only the mermaid race, clothing made of this material is also very popular in many other races, because it is especially suitable for making swimwear.

Using a towel to dry off the water stained on the mermaid cub, Xie Tao hugged the little mermaid, then squatted down to pick up the Moye cub that had climbed ashore by itself, and walked to the hall together.

If Xie Tao just brought the Moye cub over, the other staff members in the room would not be surprised, but if they also brought the mermaid cub over, everyone couldn't help but cast a little more attention.

After leaving the water, the mermaid cub held in the arms of the young man didn't shake its tail indiscriminately because of panic, and now the small fish tail covered with ice-blue scales was quietly held by the young man with his hands. It just moved its caudal fin occasionally, and it looked very obedient anyway.

"pa~"

It was unable to hug the young man in the pool before, but now being hugged by the young man, the mermaid cub immediately used the same way of attracting attention as other cubs, and while making a sound, it hugged the young man.

It was a very low voice, but the others were relatively close, so they still caught it.

pa.

Hearing this syllable and contacting the behavior of the mermaid cub giving the young man the scales, everyone finally reacted belatedly at this time.

This mermaid cub was actually calling the young man "Daddy"... Although it couldn't be called out completely, this cub was trying hard to make a sound.

It was rare to be able to carry the mermaid cub over to the hall where the other cubs were active. Xie Tao found something that could let the little mermaid lean on his back, and then gently put the two cubs he was holding on to. On the soft carpet on the ground.

Since this little mermaid can’t develop its legs, if there is no one to lean on its back, then this little mermaid will just lie down on the ground and pat It's a little fishtail too.

Seeing the mermaid cub being carried by the young man, there were a few fluffy mermaids in the hall who were playing with the cub's toys and approached curiously, and two chubby chubby squatting on the tree also fluttered their wings. They flew over and surrounded Xie Tao and the mermaid cub.

"Jiujiu?" One of the light red chubby Jiujiu flew to Xie Tao's shoulder, lowered its head to look at the mermaid cub sitting on the ground, and then gave Xie Tao a questioning chirp twice.

"Little Carl can come here to play with you, but he was a little afraid of leaving the water before, so he didn't come here." Pointing his finger at the little chubby chirp's fluffy head, Xie Tao smiled and followed the Kuti Cub explained.

"Chirp!"

Rubbing the young man's finger with its pointed beak, the Kuti cub responded crisply.

In fact, this cub has always thought that the fish tail covered with ice-blue scales of a cub is pretty, but even if the Kuti clan grows up, they are still the masters of the sky, not the waters.

Facing the water, this little chubby chirp didn't dare to go deep into it, and at most watched from the shore.

So now the light red chubby chirp flapped its wings from Xie Tao's shoulder and flew in front of the mermaid cub, and the other fluffy ones who were curious about the mermaid cub saw this scene and moved closer.

In the earliest days, most of the cubs in the Rainbow Dash Club came into contact with this little mermaid through a small wooden barrel, and it was the first time that they could clearly see that shiny ice-blue fish tail like now.

Shiny and beautiful things are always attractive to the cubs, and after a while, several fluffy ones nestled beside them and looked at this ice-blue little fish tail.

Perhaps because so many cubs were not used to looking at the fish's tail, this cub moved its ice-blue fish tail and patted the ground lightly.

But it's not unhappy. From the slightly moving tail fin, it can be seen that this mermaid cub is still very happy now.

Looking at the little mermaid who was gradually playing with other cubs, Xia Qi was probably the most touched by this scene among all the adults present.

At the very beginning, even if the little mermaid was only allowed to leave the water for a while while changing the water, the little mermaid would be afraid to struggle very hard. possible things.

Taking the young man as the parent, the mermaid cub seems to have initially overcome the fear of leaving the water, which is also very gratifying for the nurses who care for the cub carefully.

If I have to say something, I still feel sorry, probably it is the voice of this mermaid cub...

Xia Qi knew that this mermaid cub was abandoned by her family on Gaia Planet because she couldn't speak, and hearing the low and weak single tone that the little mermaid tried to speak to the young man just now, her mood deepened a bit.

Although this assumption is a bit unrealistic, but if——if one day this mermaid cub can make a normal sound, Xia Qi believes that the mermaid cub in their branch will definitely be able to sing the most beautiful song.