Becoming the Master of a Mermaid Island From Today

Islands stood on the lonely sea surface. Every island was deserted, and no passing ships were nearby

Just then, a man lay on one of the islands. The ice-cold seawater splashed against the man's body repeatedly. Gradually, the man opened his eyes.

"Where am I? Didn't I die in the sea storm?" The man struggled to stand up and looked around as he muttered to himself.

"How did I become like this? Where am I? Is anyone here?" The man looked at his own appearance in the water and shouted in fear.

The only response he got was the sound of the waves hitting the shore.

Suddenly, Lei Xiu felt a sharp pain in his head as the memories flooded in. "Ah~" Lei Xiu let out a loud gasp, and then fainted on the beach.

After a long time, Lei Xiu woke up. He finally understood that he had transmigrated! He had arrived in an unfamiliar alternate world!

The original owner of this body was also called Lei Xiu. He was a prince who had succumbed in his fight for the throne and in abjection, had gone to the faraway ocean. He had been exiled here, and this place was desolate and uninhabited. Moreover, the prince had also drowned in a tsunami a few days ago while on a boat. He was then thrown onto this island by the waves. Could this have been due to fate…

After figuring out the truth, Lei Xiu revealed a bitter smile. "I didn't expect to have actually transmigrated! But the current situation doesn't seem to be too good."

Lei Xiu recalled from his memories that this place was a desolate island. Fortunately, there were coconut trees here, and there were fish, prawns, and crabs in the seawater, so he would not starve to death nor die of thirst.

A few days passed and Lei Xiu felt that he could not tolerate the current situation any further. Despite the carefree life now, being a maritime explorer in his previous life made him unable to stand the present way of life.

Thinking back to the novels he had read in his previous life where those who had transmigrated would all have a certain way to activate a system and call for help, he started to yell and shout. Lei Xiu tried to emulate the methods he had read, but to no avail.

"Does this mean I really have no hope?" Lei Xiu looked up at the azure blue sky and smiled bitterly.

At the thought of this, Lei Xiu decided to take his life. Just as he was about to do so, a mechanical voice suddenly sounded in his mind.

[Ding! Detected that host has thoughts of committing suicide, activate Ocean Ranch System!]

"Holy shit! I didn't expect this to be the system activation method …"

Lei Xiu was stunned for a moment and left dumbstruck upon hearing the mechanical voice. The intent of death in his eyes gradually faded and gave way to a radiant glow.

[Ding! Congratulations on activating the hostel system]

[Ding! Host, please complete the first mission: Search for an island with a beautiful environment in the nearby archipelago, that is protected from the seas. Mission time limit: two days.]

[Upon completion of the mission, the host would be rewarded with a mermaid island. Mission failure would strip the host of his life .]

"Mermaid Island? I didn't expect this system to even be able to obtain Mermaid Island. I've never seen it before. This system is really not too bad!" Lei Xiu said as he listened to the first half of the system's instructions. He thought about Mermaid Island, Mermaids must definitely exist on Mermaid Island. Mermaids did not even exist in my previous life…

While thinking, the corners of his mouth gradually curled up.

"What? You want me to look at all the nearby islands within two days and select the best one? How am I supposed to go there? You want to take my life after failing the mission? If I die, you'll be gone too," Lei Xiu came back to his senses and said angrily upon hearing the second half of the instructions.

[Detected that the host has provoked the system. In consideration of the host's first offense, a small punishment will be given.]

The mechanical voice sounded and suddenly, a bolt of lightning struck down from the clear sky and hit Lei Xiu until he saw stars. "I was wrong, I was wrong. Stop striking! I'll do as you say, alright?" Lei Xiu hurriedly said with a fawing smile.

Lei Xiu did not dare to complain anymore. He could tell that this system had a very bad temper. He prepared to search around the island to see if there were any tools that could help him cross the sea.

"Oh my god! What kind of lousy island is this?" Lei Xiu said bitterly. There were only plants and animals on the island. Other than that, there was nothing else. He thought of cutting down trees to make a boat to cross the sea, but there were no tools.

"It seems that I can only swim over." Gazing at the vast sea, Lei Xiu felt extremely uncomfortable.

For the next two days, other than eating, Lei Xiu did not even dare to sleep. He busied himself checking out the various islands. Although the islands seemed to be quite close to each other, Lei Xiu realized that it still took him some time to reach the next shore.

The ice-cold seawater stimulated Lei Xiu, forcing him to swim quickly to the opposite shore.

After much hard work, Lei Xiu finally found the best island that met the requirements! The scenery of this island was very beautiful, and there was also a wide lake surrounding the central island, inside which there were a variety of fish, prawns, and crabs.

In the midst of his journey to this island, he even encountered a shark-like monster in the sea. Fortunately, as an explorer in his previous life, he was experienced in such encounters and so only suffered a bite from the monster on his arm. This was just a small incident on the way.

[Ding! Congratulations to the host for completing the mission. Reward: Mermaid Island. Modification successful!]

[Ding! Mermaid Island has been successfully transformed. Reward: 1,000 gold coins!]

Looking at the transformed island beneath his feet, Lei Xiu was overjoyed. "It's too beautiful!"

Upon arriving at the top of Mermaid Island, Lei Xiu was stunned by the beautiful scenery in front of him. The overall structure of the island had not changed, but there were many things added. For example, there were many small houses on the island that could accommodate mermaids.

The island had also become larger, and the ecological environment here had been modified to be more suitable for mermaids to live in!

Looking at the heavy, shining gold coin in his hand, Lei Xiu's eyes were filled with satisfaction. "Looks like this situation isn't that bad after all." the corners of his mouth curled up into a smile as he muttered to himself.

[Ding! Main mission: Please attract 100 mermaids to live here.]

[Mission Reward: 2,000 gold coins. Mission failure: kill the host. Mission time limit: no limit.]

Just as he was deep in his thoughts, a mechanical voice sounded in his head.

At the same time, Lei Xiu saw his character panel appear.

Host: Lei Xiu (Ocean Ranch Master)

Ranch: Mermaid Island

Occupation: Unknown

Item: 1000 gold coins

There was a panel at the side of the island. Lei Xiu opened it curiously.

Ranch: Mermaid Island

Mermaid Number: 0

Gold coin production: 0

Looking at the data, Lei Xiu understood that the system wanted him to perfect Mermaid Island, and he would also be able to benefit from it.

"The Song of the Merfolk? Can it summon mermaids?" Lei Xiu walked to the peak and prepared to sing, hoping to summon mermaids.

The mermaid song could only be sung by mermaids. Due to their special body structure, their throats were different from other creatures. This also made mermaids to be naturally good at singing and dancing.

Lei Xiu could not sing it, but with the system, he was able to spend gold coins to sing.

"20 gold coins a minute? This is daylight robbery!" Lei Xiu muttered. Of course, he only dared to keep his complaints to himself. He did not forget the consequences of provoking the system a few days ago.

Although it was expensive, Lei Xiu still used the coins and started singing. Just then, a series of strange sounds came out of his mouth.

The voice was very clear and ethereal. It sounded weak when hearing for the first time. But upon focusing all attention to listen, it would appear to be an extraordinary voice that gradually became louder and louder…