The lever stopped.
The flow of water stopped with it.
A few more pumps of the lever, and water came gushing out again. The Beastmen couldn't stop praising the strange and magical device.
Meanwhile, the Little Merfolk swimming freely in the river suddenly felt a strange pull. With a flick of his fish-like tail, he swam toward it.
He stretched out a long, slender finger and gently poked the mouth of the pipe that was greedily sucking in water.
"Yikes!" His finger was almost sucked in.
Startled, the Little Merfolk quickly snatched his hand back. His long, translucent azure eyelashes fluttered anxiously. After calming himself, he couldn't resist swimming closer for another look.
'So this must be the water pipe Ah Jin mentioned.'
Seeing that many small fry were about to be sucked in, Xi quickly blew some bubbles to envelop the flailing little fish. "Be careful! Go swim farther away. Don't wander around here!"
Fry grow into big fish.
