Chapter 45 (1/2)

Nesela festival

By the time Xie Tao returned to Yunbao Branch, the matter regarding the Houdie family had already caused a small disturbance on the Star Network and this time the public opinion appeared to be almost entirely unanimous.

After digging up information about the Houdie family’s loss and the specific events, it became very clear that the Houdie family was in the wrong. From what they had found out, many people at once very easily associated Yunbao Branch with a specific role in this almost fiction-like drama.

“Going against such a big family for the sake of the cub, this club really isn’t simple.”

”I reckon the Houdie family didn't expect that the other side would have so much evidence and even witnesses. This overconfidence led to the capsizing of their ship. But anyway, I don't have even the tiniest bit of sympathy for them.”

”I may not have the courage to change clubs, but even though my cub will not enroll at this Yunbao Branch, I would still like to express my support for the club. I hope this club will only get even better in the future.”

In contrast to the complete condemnation of the Houdie family, there were also people who in the midst of the condemnation also praised Yunbao Branch.

Just by looking at Yunbao Branch's Xingyou account, it was clear that the club had been getting more and more attention these past few days.

”Our club's official account has tens of thousands of followers.”

Looking at the rising number of followers, Xia Qi, who was responsible for managing the club's Xingyou account, was naturally very happy.

Considering the interstellar population as well as the number of followers of other well-known clubs, this amount was not enough. But they were getting there, bit by bit.

They had won the trial and by doing so they had also accidentally made themselves more famous, the mood of the people at the Yunbao Branch loosened up one after another.

However, after Xie Tao had returned to Yunbao Branch, he still had something he could not get off his mind. It was concerning mermaid cubs.

In the mermaid race, after a cub was born the parents would take their cub to receive a blessing from the God of the sea. It was a tradition of the mermaid race.

On Hailumite, in front of the statue of the sea god in the central city, there was a holy spring in which a crystal with a mystical dark blue color would be placed.

The birthstone, Alexis.

It was called the blessing of the sea god, but it was more appropriate to call it birth blessing. All the parents who came before the birthstone in order for their cubs to receive blessings surely had hearts brimming with beautiful wishes for the cub.

But the mermaid cub in their club had been all alone. The father had already died and the mother had passed away soon after the cub was born. Xie Tao therefore thought that the cub might not have received this blessing.

In the parents’ absence, the other members of the family had gone so far as to abandon the cub on a distant planet. Regardless of how he looked at it, Xie Tao could not stop the nagging feeling that this was probably the case.

Originally, it had only been a passing thought when he learned that neither of the cub's parents was alive. However, the more Xie Tao thought about it, the more the notion took root in his heart.

”Papa?” Feeling that the youth was distracted, the mermaid cub swimming near the edge gently grabbed the youth's trousers. However the cub did not make a fuss and just quietly held onto his parent.

Hearing the cub's voice, Xie Tao came back to his senses. At that moment, he also made a decision in his heart.

The mermaid cub had been very lucky to survive. Although it was a little late, Xie Tao wanted the little mermaid to receive a blessing just like the other cubs in his race.

After discussing with the other members of the club and getting unanimous approval, Xie Tao immediately started planning for the journey.

Traveling to Hailumite, Xie Tao did not even give the Houdie family residing on this planet a thought.

The other side was now in the teeth of the storm. This in itself was already enough to put them in a terrible state. Moreover, it was on the mermaid race's capital planet, it was impossible for the other side to dare to take any action this time.

Having to travel far again, Xie Tao comforted the other cubs in the club in advance and the next day, held two cubs in his arms as he boarded the starship.

One was of course the mermaid cub, the other was a fluffball with two small horns on its head.

The birthstone was fairly well known in the interstellar. Xie Tao wished for the Knox cub to receive a blessing as well, hoping that it might counteract some of the malice that the cub would meet with in the future.

When the starship neared Hailumite, Xie Tao could see the shape of the planet through the side window.

A dark blue planet, this was Xie Tao's first impression of it.

On this planet, the ocean arena accounted for a very large part of the planet and it therefore looked like this from outer space.

”Gale, if you are uncomfortable, you will tell me, right? ” Walking down from the starship, Xie Tao said this with a warm voice as he raised his hand and touched the golden hair of the mermaid cub in his arms.

There was a specific resting environment for the aquatic cubs on the starship. Xie Tao had already memorized the time the cub left the water. The place they arrived at was a land city named Sailou.

The cub nodded obediently. The mermaid cub nestled quietly in the youth's embrace with his fin gently swaying. He seemed to have full confidence in his parent.

It was still not night according to local time. Xie Tao followed the route he had previously mapped out from the airport to the site. The huge statue of the sea god was located in the middle of the city of Sailou, Xie Tao could see it as soon as he raised his head.