How to become a mermaid

Chapter 77 Why Mermaids Are Forgetful
After Boqi and Shamanleir finished their meal, they didn't stay here to guard his eldest son, but swam to other places.

According to him, this was to scout for news on the ship, but no matter how he looked at it, Shamanlael felt that Pochi just wanted to play.

This 250-year-old mermaid is not at all mature and stable at this age, and is even very detached.

In fact, this kind of personality is not uncommon among mermaids, and it has something to do with their racial characteristics.

Mermaids are forgetful, and this kind of forgetfulness has both advantages and disadvantages.

Compared with humans, they have a longer lifespan, at least 600 years of lifespan and frequently changing living environment, so that they have an unusually rich fish life experience.

If they experience misfortune and have a good memory, those unfortunate memories will pile up, which will take a heavy burden on their mental health and form various psychological problems.

So, the mermaids will forget.

Just forget about those unimportant and unfortunate things, even if they recall them for a short time, they will soon be forgotten by them.

This has led to the fact that although mermaids don't have a good memory, there are basically no depression among them, and they are always surrounded by happiness and curiosity.

Forgetting is a brain protection mechanism of mermaids.

In addition to them, many long-lived species also have similar protection mechanisms, so that their long lives will not end abruptly because they can't think about it.

So after just feeling sad for himself about the sea snake for a little while, Pochi is happy Poky again, running around the boat.

As for Shaman Lair's plan to synthesize poisonous sea creatures to poison Moni, Pochi just told him to try it.

Anyway, Samantel is not in danger for the time being, and it seems that he can operate it.

And after hearing about his own experience from Poch, Shamanlell was thinking while observing his sea anemones.

If he wants to raise these things on the bottom of the sea after he escapes, how can he protect them?
He needs a stable environment.

Shamanleir sat at the bottom of the fish tank, propped his head on his hands and observed all kinds of small fish, shrimps, jellyfish and sea anemones swimming in the fish tank, and said to himself: "It would be great if I had a portable space." , that’s not how you want to come here.”

But he didn't, his golden finger wasn't that.

"Gulu Gulu..." Shamanlael was so worried that he vomited bubbles in the water.

"Son! I saw them painting the boat! It seems quite interesting. Would you like to go and see it with me!"

Suddenly, Pochi's voice came from afar.

But in the blink of an eye, he swam to Shaman Lair, swinging his beautiful white fish tail around Shaman Lair.

"Shall we go and have a look together? It's fun!" Boqi grabbed Shamanlael's arm without any explanation, and dragged him forward.

"What's so good about painting, isn't it just to add a layer of paint to the ship, and it doesn't make any difference." Shaman Lair said with a lack of interest.

"But they say this boat paint is amazing, and it will be waterproof when you apply it."

"I just took a look at it. They put that kind of luminous paint on the wood, and then throw it into the water. When you take it out, it's like it's not in the water. It's like our skin. When the water drops on it, it will disappear immediately. Sliding down! So interesting!"

As Pochi said, he brought Shaman Lear to the window in the corridor.

Hearing what Pochi said, Shamanlael turned his head to the window with suspicion.

Boqi also followed him, lying on the wall of the fish tank with Shaman Lair on the left and right.

More than a dozen workers gathered outside the Moni, and they all stood in front of Moni with a bucket in their hands, as if they were listening to his instructions.

After about a minute or two, the boatmen dispersed and approached the Moni, and soon set up wooden ladders around the ship, ready to start working.

As they approached, Shamanel saw the contents of the barrels.

How to put it, he felt as if he saw a bucket of oil floating on the water.

Generally speaking, the color of oil is single, but when it is dropped on the surface of water, the drop of oil will be scattered due to the tension of water, and it will reflect colorful colors under the refraction of sunlight.

The boat paint in the bucket of the boatmen looks similar, but it's not an oil-water mixture, but the paint itself has that appearance.

Shamanleir saw the boatman closest to him put his brush into the barrel, and stirred it vigorously for a while, making a sound of "吱吱吱唱", as if the things inside were still very viscous.

Wait until the brush is thick with boat paint and apply to the boat.

The thick ship paint was applied to the hull, and it spread out automatically, forming a thin layer.

Moreover, the place where the boat paint has been painted will not be stained for the second time, and the newly painted paint will slide down.

The boatman just brushed and brushed one after another, brushing a large area lightly.

Shamanleir has been staring at the boatman's work, and he can see the feeling of decompression.

"Look, I'll just say it's very interesting, I can watch it here all day!" Pochi said excitedly, pointing to the scene outside the boat.

"Well, it's interesting, but I don't know what it is made of." Samantel was also very interested.

The two mermaids just lay on the wall of the fish tank, watching others paint with relish, and even Moni who approached quietly didn't notice.

Mooney looked up at the two mermaids above his head, with a satisfied smile on his face, and said, "What are you looking at, my dear Pochi, and... Shamanlell?"

As soon as he learned the names of the two mermaids, he couldn't wait to use them.

Hearing Moni call his name, Samantel frowned and looked down.

"You're here, human I hate!" Pochi greeted enthusiastically.

"Money Cash, just call me Money." Money said with a smile.

"Money!" Pochi immediately called out his name.

He stretched out his hand to Moni, and said unceremoniously: "What is that colorful thing made of, can you give me a little something to play with?"

"It was made by cutting the bark of [Oil Paper Tree] and using the lacquer dripping from its bark." Moni replied with a smile.

"If you want, I'll make a small bottle for you later."

After answering Pochi, he looked at Shamanlael again, smiled and said:

"This kind of tree has other uses besides boat paint. Its leaves are called oil paper leaves, and those waterproof and fireproof papers are made from this kind of leaves."

"I promised you before that I will provide you with a notebook made of oiled paper leaves. Now I have bought it. You can go to my room to get it at any time."

Hearing Moni's words, Shamanleer nodded incredulously.

"Money." Boqi, who was watching the boatman's painting, suddenly called him and asked, "I just saw that this thing can be waterproof when painted on wood. Are you traveling?"

"I mean...dive down!" Pochi added.

Hearing Pochi's words, Moni rubbed his chin and pondered for a while, then replied after some thought: "Theoretically, it's possible!"

"In this case, why not try it! I want to see! How about letting the boat swim in the water?" Pochi looked at Moni with eyes full of anticipation.

Being looked at by his favorite mermaid with such eyes, Moni couldn't stand it on the spot, covered his heart with an ecstatic smile, and said:
"Why not! It's a great idea!"

(End of this chapter)