Yarra’s Adventure Notes
Chapter 463 - 30 Are You My Father?_1

Chapter 463: Chapter 30 Are You My Father?_1

"No need." Mr. Pannis, clad in shorts, had already appeared next to the girls without them noticing. He lazily looked out at the sea and yawned, "We’ll just wait here a bit then go for dinner."

"Hmm?" Catherine raised an eyebrow in confusion, "So, you know what that was?"

"Look." Pannis pointed at the sea. Following his finger’s direction, they saw the fins of seven or eight great sharks, the rulers representing the savage and bloody seas, stop about twenty meters from the shore. After circling in the sea for a while, they turned their heads and swam towards the deep sea.

However, the sea did not return to its calm state. Not long after the sharks turned away, two waves parted and continued to approach the shore. Catherine nodded thoughtfully and whispered, "Transportation?"

"Indeed," Pannis said. "Great sharks and lightning shuttle fish are the fastest creatures in the sea and the Sea Race’s favourite rides. In the deep sea, they can swiftly travel thousands of kilometers in a day or night. So, if you see a neat formation of shark fins progressing by the sea, you can basically be sure that the Sea Race has appeared."

"But according to what is written in books..." Lina asked curiously, "Doesn’t the Sea Race ride on their mounts in the sea? Why did we only see the dorsal fins but not any of the Sea Race riders just now?"

"Those books are just nonsensical. Even the authors probably haven’t actually seen the Sea Race ride." Pannis chuckled and shook his head, "The Sea Race never rides on the back of their mounts because that would only slow them down. Depending on their size, they either choose to assume their original form or land form, hanging on underneath after arranging the mounts in a queue. If they choose their human form, they will cling to the mount as it moves. If they choose their original form, they will move through the water current broken by the mount. Either way, they are never riding on their backs. Just think about water resistance."

The sound of waves echoed and ripples had already reached the edge of the beach when two beings arose from the sea. No, to be more precise, they weren’t beings, but two half-human, half-fish creatures from the Sea Race. One of them had a long fish tail for a lower body. Her sleek and smooth tail, about two meters long, came onto the beach. She put her hands down on the sand and turned her knees as she simultaneously began transforming her tail into two slender legs. As soon as her legs formed, this mermaid stood up. Wearing clothes even more revealing than Catherine’s and Lina’s, her fishskin clothing barely covered her chest, and the fishskin clothing on her lower body only covered her private area.

The other one directly rushed to the shore, upper body of a human but with six arms. The muscles under the skin of each arm seemed soft but were actually full of strength. Her lower body was a long serpent’s tail, which was over eight meters long. Covered with tough scales, it undulated like a snake on the beach, moving as fast as if she were on legs.

"Princess Lanna, Miss Lamia, how come you are here?" Seeing the two figures coming ashore, Catherine greeted them with a smile, "We were just about to go to Lantern Fish City to find you."

Lanna shook hands with Catherine as humans do, while Lamia used her long snake’s tail to gently wrap around Catherine’s waist for a moment - this is the unique Naga way of greeting. Lanna responded with an enchanting smile in a voice like singing, "We heard that you were stranded here due to an air disaster, so we took the initiative to find you."

"Ha, the underwater communication is really quite effective," Catherine said in surprise. "It was only a few days ago. Not only have you received the news, but you have also found us."

"The tides and storms tell us everything," Lamia replied with grave sincerity, sounding even more like a Clergy than the mermaid. "We are one with the ocean. There are no secrets for us about anything happening in the ocean."

Vivian trembled beside them and slipped out a notebook to quickly take notes, while Lina, whose giant eyes were full of curiosity and expectation, came over with admiration in her eyes, looked at the two Sea Race members, and eagerly asked, "Is it true as the legends say? Can you read special information from the sea waves?"

Lina’s response startled Lamia, who subconsciously blocked Lanna, and turned to ask Catherine for help, "What happened to her? I remember her being just fine the last time I saw her. How did she suddenly change so much?"

"It’s fine; you’ll get used to it," Catherine said with a chuckle, lightly covering her mouth and shook her head, "It’s just her personality that’s unpredictable, she means no harm."

Whereas Lanna was maintaining her princess-like demeanor and smiled at Lina, "It’s not as exaggerated as that. Although some of the Sea Race can indeed derive information from the waves, it relies on the divine abilities granted by the Sea God and requires a long preparation time. You also need to specify the direction of the information you want. It’s quite a hassle."

"Eh?" Lina asked in confusion, "But you indeed found out about our crash..."

"Ha, that’s because Mr. Pannis mentioned that we were coming to the sea at the invitation of Miss Lamia and me when he had the Sea Race deliver a message to the City of Thousand Islands. I suppose he wanted them to swim quickly." Lanna didn’t mind the lively Lina full of curiosity and patiently explained, "As a result, they took it very seriously. After delivering the message to the City of Thousand Islands, they turned around and notified us. It takes less than a day to get from the City of Thousand Islands to Lantern Fish City at their full speed. That’s why they arrived so quickly."

"Actually, you guys didn’t have to rush over." Catherine said apologetically, "We’re fine here and will soon sail to the City of a Thousand Islands, then head straight to Lantern Fish City. You could have just waited for us there."

"You accepted such an important assignment without knowing all the details, no matter the reason, we are so grateful and consider you our friends." Lanna’s smile was as dazzling as pearls from the sea, "When a friend is in trouble, how could we not help out? Plus we were already waiting for you in Lantern Fish City, and didn’t have much to do, so we figured we’d swim straight over, hehe."

"Thank you so much." Catherine smiled gratefully, taking Lanna’s hand and heading to the dining pavilion, "We were just about to have lunch, why don’t you guys join us? Can you handle human food and cooking methods? We were going to have grilled seafood, I hope that’s not a problem, otherwise I apologize in advance."

"Not at all, we eat the same things underwater." Lanna responded with a laugh, shaking her head, "We just have different cooking methods. Sister Catherine, just a tip, don’t ask other members of the Sea Race this kind of question. We never consider ourselves the same as ordinary fish, if you ask like this, they might get offended and you might be misunderstood as calling them lower-class creatures."

Catherine opened and closed her mouth awkwardly, "Sorry, I didn’t think about it that way. My mistake."

"It’s alright, misunderstandings like this often happen when different races interact. Just clarifying things works." Lamia, who had interacted more with terrestrial races than Lanna, replied with experienced wisdom, "Apart from some hotheaded members of the Sea Race, no one really gets upset about this. Hm? Are those the humans waiting for the rescue ship?"

"Yes, they are." Catherine nodded, "After lunch, I’ll introduce you guys. We can’t leave right away, at least until they’re all safely aboard the ship. Leaving them stranded on this island doesn’t feel right. I hope you understand. But it won’t take long, the rescue ship is expected to arrive by tomorrow afternoon. We can set off right after that."

"That’s fine. It’s much earlier than we expected anyway." Lanna muttered thoughtfully, "After we’ve seen off the humans, Lamia and I will take you to the Storm God Temple first. My mother, the High Priestess, is waiting there to explain the mission to you in more detail. When I told her that you had accepted the mission, she was very pleased and insisted on organizing a banquet to welcome you."

"The High Seat of the High Priestess of Caleto?" Catherine bowed respectfully towards the sea, "Please pass on my thanks to Her Eminence."

"Of course, it’s really our pleasure." Lanna’s gaze then turned to Pannis, scrutinizing him from head to toe until he started feeling uncomfortable. Then she quietly said, "My mother also mentioned Mr. Pannis."

Pannis’s mouth twitched, and he burst out laughing, "Hahaha, the barbecue is getting cold, let’s prepare to have lunch. Hahaha."

Lanna, however, didn’t let Pannis off the hook. She looked at him curiously, "Mr. Pannis, you’re not my father, are you?"

For a moment, the beach was silent. Not only did no one speak, but even the ceaseless sound of the waves seemed to die down. Pannis stiffened, turning his head with a creaking sound, his face twisted and asked, "Where did this destructive thought come from?"

"Because when mentioning you, my mother acts strangely." Lanna said it like it was the most natural thing, "When we first met, you also acted strange when my mother was mentioned, as if you were anxious to clear up any potential relationship. So, it’s only natural to suspect, isn’t it?"

"Stop joking around." Pannis shouted, pointed at his nose, "Look at my face, do I look like I’m hundreds of years old? How can I be your father?"

"Well, I’m only about 120 years old at most." Lanna retorted sharply, "Not hundreds!"

"But, I’m a human." Pannis exclaimed, "Have you ever seen a human being live so long? Think about it, how could that be possible?"

"That does seem unlikely." Lanna mused, tilting her head slightly, and then sighed with disappointment, "Such a shame."

"Ha, ha, indeed, very lucky." Pannis wiped sweat from his forehead, exhaling as if he had a narrow escape. (To be continued. If you like this novel, please vote for it on qidian.com. Your support is my biggest motivation. Mobile users, please go to m.qidian.com to read.)