Chapter 8: Sunshine, Sea, Beach and...

  "It's true, only when you see the ocean do you understand what vastness is..."

  Treading on the soft white sand, Malong's hand shaded his eyes as he gazed out towards where the sea and sky met.

  On the calm sea surface, except for a few low-flying seagulls, there is only a vast expanse of blue merging with the sky.

  Ma Long had been to the seaside before crossing over, but this kind of vast and desolate feeling of the sea and sky was something he had never experienced before.

  Why is that?

  After some thought, Ma Long easily understood why - in the past when going to play by the sea, only through the dense crowds could he catch a glimpse of the heavily polluted beach and ocean, if that still gave him a sense of grandeur and desolation, then that would be a miracle.

  Nowhere is like now, blue sky and white clouds, emerald sea and silver sand, a broad and unobstructed view.

  For Ma Long, his only regret now is... Alas, why hasn't anyone in this other world invented the bikini yet?

  Ma Long's gaze, which had been gazing out at the distant horizon where the sea and sky met, returned to a spot not far from him, where Amy and Adela were frolicking and splashing water at each other like children.

  Wrapped in the "dense swimsuit" that covers 80% of their bodies, even the petite Amy and Adela, who should have good figures, look like beach beauties from old photos from the 30s and 40s, without any visual appeal.

  "Brother Ma Long! I found a rainbow-colored shell! I found a rainbow-colored shell!"

  Behind the two girls who were playing and frolicking, Xiao Anwei, wearing shorts and with his bare back exposed, held up a large colorful shell that he had just dug out of the white sand and waved it wildly at Malong.

  On a beach near a grove of red trees, Master Lizardui was lounging on a folding chaise longue reading a book. A small table beside him held a large pile of colorful fruits, and above his head was a tall umbrella-like tree with dense foliage that perfectly shaded the area where Master Lizardui lay from the sun's rays.

  This strangely shaped coconut tree, no need to guess, must be the masterpiece of Lizard Druid Master - manipulating plants for one's own use, is the most basic ability of Druid.

  The animal companion of the Druid Master, a massive wolverine with a flower-like face, was lazily lying in the shade behind the reclining chair of Lirien the Druid Master, dozing off.

  Toward picking up seashells, his little brother who was picking them up with great joy waved his hand and walked into the blue sea wearing a pair of Hawaiian-style shorts with colorful stripes.

  The cool sea waves hit the feet, and the icy dragonfly is refreshing.

  Always walking forward, until the seawater flooded over the navel, Malong jumped forward and plunged into the emerald sea...

  Holding his breath, Ma Long dived to the bottom of the water for over a minute and grabbed a large scallop from about 10 meters away before emerging from under the sea surface.

  Shaking off the water droplets on his head and face, Ma Long saw that the little fox girl Amy, who was still playing with Adela before he dived in, was now standing in the turquoise seawater that submerged her calves, looking at him with a relieved expression.

  Then, Ma Long waved his hand holding the big fan shell towards the little fox girl, but she seemed to be angry and stared at Ma Long with a glare.

  Undoubtedly, this is the little girl's attitude of being very concerned but afraid of being misunderstood. If Malong were a truly innocent big boy, he would probably think that Xiaohuli doesn't care about him. But the problem is that Malong isn't an innocent big boy... but rather a "weird brother" hidden inside an innocent big boy's body.

  So, Ma Long proudly swam to the shore, with a body full of water droplets, and walked in front of Xiao Hu Nu Ai Mi.

  He casually tossed the large fan-shaped shell onto the beach, then made a sudden scary face at Little Fox Girl, and took advantage of her being amused to drag her into the deep water.

  The icy sea water made the little fox girl exclaim, and the joyful sound of the waves accompanied the crisp cry of the little fox girl, spreading far, far away.

  "Don't worry, I'm here." Malong's voice entered the little fox girl's ears. He grasped her firmly with both hands, as if she was afraid of the deep water: "Come on, don't be afraid, I'll teach you how to swim!"

  Teaching little girls how to swim is a very loving thing to do.

  Little Fox Girl Amy, however, still had some fear of the sea water that was already over her head, tightly grasping Malong's arm and not daring to let go.

  After Malong had explained for a long time, the little fox girl, whose hair was completely soaked, finally tried to start paddling clumsily in the sea water.

  "Older brother, I want to learn too!"

  Seeing the little fox girl seemed to have learned how to swim, Ma Long's younger cousin An Wei finally shouted out loud.

  "Come on! Adela, come and play in the deep water too!"

  Ma Long smiled and replied, as he spoke, he let go of his hand that had been supporting Xiao Hu's waist all along, and a tragedy occurred -

  Gulu, gulu gulu...

  Little Ai Mi, with a string of bubbles, sank down to the bottom of the sea.

  ……

  "Hey, let's stop playing with water! Let's go under the tree and have a snack, then I'll teach Little Ai Mi another fun game, okay?"

  After a moment, Ma Long, who had successfully carried out the rescue operation, comforted the little fox girl with tears in her eyes and a frightened expression.

  As he spoke, Ma Long didn't wait for the little girl to agree or disagree, and directly scooped her up in his arms, walking towards the location of the tree canopy umbrella created by Druid Master.

  "An Wei, Adela, you two don't just stand there, go to the shade of the tree and cool off for a while before continuing to play! Ah, An Wei, help me hold that big fan!"

  He turned his head, glanced at his younger brother An Wei, and then his gaze lingered for a moment on Adela's body, whose curves were completely exposed due to her wet clothes clinging to her skin. Marlon continued speaking.

  The little fox girl struggled a bit, probably because Ma Long's strength was greater, and finally she pouted and resignedly let Ma Long carry her away in a princess hold.

  "Lucas, look what I've got for you! Something delicious!"

  Put down Xiao Hu Nu, and from behind, take over the large fan-shaped shell that was previously picked up from the sea floor by Xiao An Wei.

  Malong bypassed the crooked Lich Druid master who was reading a book on a recliner, and brought the giant clamshell to the front of the nose of the giant flower-faced wolverine "Lucas" who was dozing off on the ground.

  Upon hearing Ma Long's voice, the giant flower-faced raccoon dog "Lucas" finally opened its originally closed eyes. It sniffed at the large scallop in Ma Long's hand, and then this guy actually lowered his head and... closed his eyes again.

  "Malong is a friend of mine, Lucas and ordinary wolverine are different, it only eats vegetarian food."

  At this time, Master Lizard's voice finally reached Marlon's ears.

  "I'm going, why didn't you tell me earlier!"

  Ma Long awkwardly dropped the large fan in his hand, and the others, including Xiao Hu Nu Ai Mi, burst out laughing.

  Lizhade Rui Master didn't continue the conversation, but just put down the book he had been reading all along, because he was very clear that Malong was doing this on purpose to play a joke.

  Hmph... You think I wouldn't know, after teasing Emi and Adela, those two innocent girls, you'll do what you really want to do next?

  Master Lü Tui, thus spoke his mind.

  In fact, Marlon, who had dropped the big fan shell, turned back to Master Lizardui and picked up a large bundle of various fruits from the small table beside him.

  Distribute some fruit to everyone, and Malong took out a picnic tablecloth and a handmade deck of cards from the box on the sandy ground.

  "Now, I'm going to teach you a game that requires extremely high IQ - Fighting the Landlord!"

  Ma Long waved his hand-made poker at the crowd and said with a flourish.

  As they spoke, Ma Long stretched out his hand and scooped up a large handful of neatly cut but multicolored strips of paper from the box beside him: "The first rule of this game of fighting for land is that the loser must stick these strips of paper on their own face."

  At this time, because her clothes were soaked through, Adela, whose stunning figure was revealed, blinked her puzzled purple-gold eyes and raised the hand holding a bright red pomegranate, weakly asking: "Mr. Ma Long... what does 'dizhu' mean?"

  The little fox girl standing with Adela, in her cute eyes, shone a similarly puzzled expression.

  Ma Long patted his forehead, realizing he had inadvertently used a word that didn't exist in this world.

  But it doesn't matter, Marlon has long been proficient in making excuses for himself.

  "Uh... alright, 'landlord' is a rural slang term, you can understand it as 'noble', so this game that has extremely high requirements for intelligence can also be called 'fighting nobles'. Now, everyone listen carefully, I'll explain the size rules of these cards and the specific rules of the fighting nobles card game..."

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