PFC Chapter 32 Building the Crystal Palace Underwater Dragon Palace, the Adorable Mermaid Knocks on the
Chapter 32 Building the Crystal Palace Underwater Dragon Palace, the Adorable Mermaid Knocks on the
Lin Xian spat the crumpled straw into the automatic trash can and casually squeezed Su Qinghan's fair wrist.
"Going to Sanya requires taking a plane, queuing up for security checks, and being crammed into the beach with tens of thousands of other people. It's so troublesome."
"Since you want to see the sea, why don't we build a private villa underwater? We can even save on air conditioning costs."
Su Qinghan paused for a moment while holding the water glass, and a few drops of icy blue sparkling water splashed onto the table, but she didn't bother to wipe them away.
Zhong Xiaoai suddenly lifted her head from the floor, her gold-rimmed glasses almost flying off.
"The water pressure underwater is so immense that existing pressure-resistant materials are simply incapable of supporting large civilian buildings!"
Lin Xian completely ignored the mad scientist's shouts and casually slid his finger across the blue light screen in mid-air.
"System, reserve a plot of land in the 10,000-meter trench in the East China Sea for me to build a transparent crystal house with a panoramic skylight."
"Ding! One million comfort points deducted. The Deep Sea Nano Crystal Dragon Palace is now complete."
As the crisp electronic sound faded from my mind, the air in the center of the living room distorted once more.
A spatial portal emitting a deep blue glow slowly opened, and a refreshing, cool mist wafted out from behind it.
Lin Xian yawned, put on his ever-present nine-yuan flip-flops, and led the way into the light curtain.
Su Qinghan swallowed hard and followed closely behind in her high heels.
Xia Anran, Mu Xiaotian, Chu Yiyi and other girls also lined up curiously, following along like little ducks through the portal.
Tang Wu and Zhong Xiaoai, two female research fanatics, didn't even put on their shoes and rushed in.
As they passed through the cool, rippling water barrier, everyone's breath seemed to catch in their throats.
What appeared before them was a pure transparent crystal palace covering an area of tens of thousands of square meters.
The palace's exterior walls are made of specially supplied nano-memory glass, so that there is not a single impurity when viewed from the inside out.
Beyond the transparent dome lies the deep, dark ocean, thousands of meters below the surface.
Giant bioluminescent jellyfish, emitting a fluorescent glow, float slowly on the glass roof like enormous, colorful umbrellas.
A mutated blue whale, over thirty meters long, wagged its tail as it passed by the palace, its enormous shadow blotting out the sky.
Inside the palace, however, it was warm as spring, with soft, fine white sand on the floor and even an artificial, constant-temperature breeze.
"My God, am I dreaming? This is a hundred times more beautiful than the underwater cities in sci-fi blockbusters!"
Shen Youran covered her red lips and plopped down on the white sand, no longer caring about her celebrity demeanor.
Tang Wu lay sprawled on the thick nanoglass, her face contorted from the pressure, muttering incantations as she calculated the pressure-resistant formula.
Yan Guhong carried two pots of freshly made braised pork through the portal, bringing the aroma directly into the underwater dragon palace.
She skillfully set up a holographic dining table on the beach and placed a glistening piece of pork belly in the center.
Lin Xian comfortably lay down in a lounge chair made from a huge purple seashell.
"What are you all standing there for? Sit down, eat meat, and enjoy the sea view. This is much better than the beaches in Sanya."
The girls then came to their senses and cheered as they took off their shoes and socks, running barefoot on the white sand beach.
Su Qinghan changed into a conservative yet still alluring one-piece swimsuit, and leaned against Lin Xian while holding a glass of red wine.
Outside lies the oppressive and terrifying deep sea, while inside is a gentle haven filled with the aroma of braised pork.
This kind of luxurious enjoyment, which is like a game-changer, makes everyone feel that the days of desperately competing and striving for success were a joke.
Everyone sat around the dining table, enjoying the tender and chewy braised pork stewed by Yan Guhong.
Just as Mu Xiaotian put a piece of meat with cartilage in her mouth, a strange noise suddenly came from outside the glass wall on the side of the hall.
"Thump...thump thump..."
The dull knocking sound penetrated the nanoglass, sounding abrupt and jarring in the quiet underwater palace.
Ye Xiu was so startled that he dropped his chopsticks into the sand and rolled behind the sofa.
"Lin Shen, what if a sea monster comes to cause trouble in this deep ocean?"
Lin Xian turned his head and looked in the direction of the sound, a smile of interest curving his lips.
Outside the huge transparent glass wall, there were no terrifying sea monsters with bared teeth and claws.
There lay a small, strange creature, its hands pressed tightly against the glass, its large eyes staring intently inside.
She was a girl with long hair that reached her waist, wearing a simple vest woven from seaweed.
Her skin, exposed in the water, was so white it glowed, even with a faint pearlescent sheen.
Her lower body was actually a long fish tail covered with ice-blue scales.
The fish's tail swayed gently in the deep sea, creating a string of glistening bubbles.
This wild mermaid, who had just gained sentience due to the mutation of Earth, was clearly attracted by the spiritual energy emanating from the Dragon Palace.
But at this moment, her large, pure eyes, as clear as sapphires, were filled with a longing for food.
The mermaid's nose was pressed against the glass, forming a comical pig's nose, and a string of drooling bubbles were spitting from the corner of her mouth.
She tapped on the glass with one hand, while holding up a pink luminous pearl as big as a basketball with the other.
She shoved the luminous pearl against the glass, then pointed to the pot of braised pork still steaming on the table, and wagged her tail impatiently.
Seeing this adorable scene, Chu Yiyi's maternal instincts were instantly overwhelmed, and she covered her face and screamed.
"Wow! It's a live mermaid! She seems to want to trade that big pearl for our braised pork!"
Lin Xian snapped his fingers, ordering the smart home assistant to open a small waterproof filter gate on the glass wall.
As soon as the sluice gate opened, the adorable mermaid slid in with a whoosh, like a slippery eel.
She fell onto the soft white sand, and the moment her fish tail touched the air, it transformed into a pair of fair and slender human legs.
The mermaid, disregarding her bare feet, clutched the priceless luminous pearl and scrambled to the dining table.
She slammed the luminous pearl onto the table in front of Lin Xian with a "bang," her big eyes blinking as she stared at the braised pork.
Lin Xian was amused by her starving look and used his chopsticks to pick up a large piece of pork belly and stuff it into her mouth.
The mermaid chewed on the juicy, fatty meat, her eyes narrowed in bliss, and she made a satisfied gurgling sound in her throat.
After finishing a piece, she looked at Lin Xian longingly, her little hands fidgeting with the hem of his clothes.
Lin Xian casually tossed the luminous pearl, which could buy half of Qingshui County, to Su Qinghan to play with as a ball.
"This seabed is full of shipwrecks and treasures. Now that you've eaten my flesh, you'll have to work for me from now on."
"If you go out and collect some gold coins or antiques for me every day, I'll provide you with three meals of braised pork a day, as much as you want."
The mermaid understood Lin Xian's meaning, nodded vigorously, and hugged the iron basin full of meat as she hid to the side.
She thought to herself that this was a great deal; those broken rocks on the seabed could actually be exchanged for such delicious divine food.
Xia Anran found a clean white shirt and tenderly draped it over the mermaid's thin shoulders.
From today onwards, this adorable little sea monster will become Lin Xian's dedicated underwater treasure-hunting assistant in his territory.
Tang Wu and Zhong Xiaoai circled around the mermaid, wishing they could pluck a couple of strands of her hair and take them to the lab for slicing and research.
Lin Xian lay back on the seashell lounge chair, watching the group of beautiful women frolicking in the underwater dragon palace, and felt a sense of comfort.
This is the ultimate dream for working people: to have countless riches delivered to their doorstep without even having to bask in the sun.
Just as he was about to instruct Yan Guhong to make another garlic-flavored split shrimp.
The encrypted walkie-talkie on the dining table suddenly emitted a series of rapid beeps.
This is the village chief's hotline that Wang Fugui uses specifically to contact Lin Xian; he would never dare to disturb him unless absolutely necessary.
Lin Xian pressed the answer button, and Wang Fugui's anxious, trembling voice immediately came through.
"Hey kid, where are you right now? Hurry back to the old house!"
Lin Xian picked at his fingernails, his tone languid as if he hadn't woken up yet.
"I'm watching jellyfish in the Dragon Palace. Speak quickly, did the village's big yellow dog steal your cured meat again?"
Wang Fugui was so anxious that he kept slapping his thigh, his voice almost trembling with tears.
"What are you talking about, cured meat? The town mayor brought a special inspection team from the province, and they've blocked the road outside our old house!"
"They somehow heard that we have illegal suspended structures here, and they insist on conducting surprise inspections to check for fire safety and other security issues!"
"The provincial official in charge had a face as black as the bottom of a pot. He said if any safety hazards were found, he would seal off this place on the spot!"