The Anti-Intellectualism Demon King’s World Invasion - Chapter 66



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Episode 66

Surprisingly, the feel of the ground under my feet was exactly like grass.

“What is this? The floor is dirt.”

Bomi, who was bending over and rummaging through the grass, shouted in surprise.

I also followed Bomi and bent down to look around.

The dirt I touched was moist, but it was definitely dirt.

What happened?

I took out my knife and dug into the grass.

As we dug a little into the ground, a hole like a puddle appeared and water gushed out.

“Don’t grasses die when they come into contact with seawater like freshwater fish? If so, then this water is drinkable. Wow! We’ve found a reservoir where our water comes from!”

Jinman, who saw the water, had sparkling eyes, scooped up some water with his hand and drank it down in gulps.

But not even a second later, he grimaced and spat out the water.

“Whoa, whoa. What is this? It’s seawater. How can grass grow in seawater?”

“Could it be that the grass has adapted to salt water?”

I shook my head at Bomi’s reasoning.

“This must be an aquatic plant called buoyancy seaweed.”

“Is this buoyancy seaweed?”

“Oh. Originally, this was a marine plant that grew by rooting on the seabed, but as it grew, it gained buoyancy and wanted to float upward. Can you see it here?”

I pointed to the round beads like fruits attached to the roots.

“This is a buoyancy bag. And, as you can see, the roots are thick and long like rakes. With these roots, they firmly hold onto the soil of the seabed and use the buoyancy of the beads to float up.”

“If I float above the water, I can get some sunlight.”

“yes.”

I gave Jinman a thumbs up and picked a bead of the root and put it in my mouth.

When I bit the bead, water gushed into my mouth.

“Oh! And this buoyancy ball is filled with water along with air.”

“Oh! It’s true.”

Jinman, who was following me and playing the marbles, said with a surprised expression.

Before I saw the beads, I was not sure if this grass was a floating seaweed.

Since the floating seaweed does not eat humans, it is not included in the Aquatic Beasts Guide.

However, it was briefly mentioned as a habitat for water mosquitoes.

However, I did note the explanation that there were buoyancy beads containing water.

But I had no choice but to give up because I didn’t know what it looked like or where it lived.

But here’s what I found.

I kicked the floor hard.

It felt slightly cushioned, like a running track, but the grass held the ground firmly.

The roots of the floating seaweed were tightly bound together, like a ridge of a mountain covered with thickets of bushes that did not collapse even during the rainy season.

Since the sea lotus, which is capable of purifying water, was discovered first, the value of floating seaweed was bound to fall.

But wow! I might have just gotten my hands on a really great item.

It seemed like the most compelling reason ever to have a trash island.

“As expected of you, old man! How did you find out and get this? If you just follow me, you won’t die of thirst or become a ghost who dies from starvation.”

Bomi gave a double thumbs up with a face of genuine admiration.

“Then sir! Now we can get water.”

“Bomi, your distribution is smaller than I thought. Are you satisfied with getting water from the floating seaweed?”

“Ah! Since we have soil, we can farm.”

Jinman answered, snapping his fingers.

“Well, that’s a pretty big achievement, but if it ends there, you don’t know what a real jackpot is, do you?”

“What is it?”

The two looked at me with expressions of curiosity that made me want to die.

“The territory is expanding.”

“Territory?”

The two looked at me with expressions of incomprehension.

I tried jumping.

Although it was a little shaky, the bottom did not collapse and the floating seaweed remained firmly in place.

“Look at this. It’s nothing. It’s almost like the ground. Think of it as all land. It’s like having reclaimed land.”

“Wow! Seriously! This is a jackpot.”

“I can run around freely from now on. Oh! That’s right. I can even play soccer on a grass court. Wow! That’s great, sir!”

“Grass coat, Bomi seems to have a humble imagination. With grass, we become nomads on the sea.”

Bomi immediately caught on to my hint.

“Oh, you mean those livestock over there?”

Bomi looked around the meadow-like grassland.

A large number of different types of livestock, including cows, sheep, pigs, and chickens, were grazing.

“Mmm, that looks delicious.”

Bomi looked at the livestock, drooling.

The livestock seemed to feel threatened and slowly avoided Bomi’s gaze.

Then something that had been hiding behind appeared.

Bomi, who discovered them first, shouted.

“Hey! They’re boys. How are they here?”

As Bomi said, there were boys who looked to be between seven and ten years old.

“Why aren’t the kids wearing any clothes? Have they been abused?”

The boys were sitting, none of them wearing any clothes.

His skin was also cracked and peeling like dried mud, and he had red rashes here and there from mosquito bites.

As soon as I came down to the grass, mosquitoes were buzzing and annoyingly sticking to me.

The children were exposed to the elements, so they were just food for mosquitoes.

Although she looked like she had been seriously abused, she had a well-proportioned body and a moderate amount of fat, and she looked much healthier than Mary and Jude.

“Kids, are you okay?”

When Bomi tried to approach the children, the children became wary and ran away.

But, because his legs were uncomfortable, he crawled instead of standing up and walking.

“Did someone break your legs to keep you from running away?”

Bomi ran to the children.

At that moment, a female mermaid appeared behind the children.

She had a tail fin with scales from her waist, and she looked like an adult mermaid, unlike a mermaid.

Although her skin was cracked and she had rashes here and there like a boy, she looked like a mermaid from a fairy tale, with a clean facial expression, light brown hair, and a healthy body.

The female mermaid screamed.

“Stay away from our children, or you will learn the fear of the trident.”

“A trident? Haha.”

Bomi burst into laughter.

Jinman, who was behind him, also snickered and laughed in vain.

The thing the mermaid held in her hand had three branches spread out like a trident, but it was only a little larger than a span.

In size, it was much closer to a fork than a trident.

“Excuse me. We’re not trying to hurt the kids. They’re naked and without clothes, so I was going to ask if someone was abusing them. Are you abusing them?”

“What are you talking about? Why am I abusing children?”

The mermaid got angry at Bomi’s question.

The children hiding behind the female mermaid didn’t seem like abuse.

“Then why are you taking the human children with you? And why can’t they walk? Didn’t you hurt their legs?”

“No. Why are they human? Look. They’re mermaids. Mermaids.”

The female mermaid held up a child.

Below the knees it was covered with scales, and its feet were broad, thin, and tapered like a tail fin.

I didn’t see it because it was hidden by the grass as the kids were crawling.

“Oh! I see.”

Bomi scratched her head, feeling embarrassed, and tried to act tough for no reason.

“But even though they’re mermaid babies, if they run around naked, they can catch a cold. And look at them. Their skin is cracked because of the UV rays, and they keep scratching themselves because of the rash. Even if it’s not abuse, you have to take good care of them. Isn’t this too much?”

“Hey, human woman. Mermaids don’t usually wear clothes.”

As she said, she was completely naked, without even a chest cover.

But because she acted so confidently and naturally, we didn’t even realize that she had taken off her top, as if we were on a nude beach.

“And the reason your skin is cracked is because you can’t go into the water because of the mosquitoes. You get bitten a lot even on floating seaweed, and if you go into the water, all your blood will be sucked out and you’ll die.”

I didn’t think she was exaggerating because I saw the mosquitoes swarming Mary and Jude like dogs.

“Are you calling a goby with a pointed beak a water mosquito?”

“Yeah, this.”

She caught a mosquito that was sucking her blood and held it up.

“I caught all the fish that were in the water, filling the net. I think I can go in now.”

“You caught all the mosquitoes in the water? No way!”

“It’s true. The old man caught them all.”

“Sir? Who is that?”

The female mermaid asked in disbelief.

“Here, this person.”

When Bomi pointed at me, the female mermaid looked at me.

Her eyes widened as if she had seen a unicorn.

“Is this your heart pounding again? You’re a mermaid killer. Hehe.”

Bomi said, poking me in the ribs.

But her reaction was a little different from Jude and Mary.

“No. How can you be a mermaid?”

“A female mermaid? Are you talking about a male mermaid? What are you talking about? My uncle is human. Look at his legs.”

At Bomi’s words, the mermaid looked at my feet.

“Oh, really. But how can he be so elegant and handsome? He doesn’t seem human.”

Bomi poked my ribs again and spoke softly.

“Mermaid Killer.”

The female mermaid suddenly shook her head violently and muttered.

“No. No. Don’t let that pretty boy fool you. He must be the Governor’s pretty boy.”

The mermaid held her fork with a determined expression as if she would not give in to temptation and shouted.

“Get out. I will protect these children. I will never hand them over to the Ark Church.”

I don’t know the circumstances, but it seems like you’re at odds with the Ark Church, so you’re on my side.

“Look, I’m not on the side of the Ark Church. I’m their enemy.”

“No. How can I believe that? Why would a handsome man come to such a shabby and poor place? He’s just trying to deceive me.”

“I can admit that the female mermaid is suspicious. If he’s too handsome, I don’t think he’ll love me alone, and my trust level drops. That’s why a handsome guy like Jungwoo oppa is the most suitable.”

Bomi said, crossing her arms.

Since when did that kid become a love expert?

I held back from saying a word and tried to pull off the ring with force in my hand.

But still, the ring did not come off.

If it doesn’t work with favorability, you have no choice but to use another method.

“Okay, then I’ll make it so you can trust me.”