Chapter 3: Conquering the Pig Dragon That's it? Eighty cents is all I got? A day's work for a fisherman? Liang Qu looked excited. It was so easy to get eighty cents, which made him unable to stop. But I was really tired. After controlling the water flow with a force of 30 kilograms, my stomach started to growl again, just like I had finished running a 1,000-meter race. After fusing with Ze Ling, his physical fitness improved slightly, but after all, his foundation was too thin and he was still weak. While it was still dark, Liang Qu decided to take a break and try again. Uncle Chen lives in poverty with his eighty cents because he has children and elderly people at home to support. Liang Qu has no worries, so this income is definitely not a small amount. Let's see if he can make a second fortune tonight. Half an hour later, Liang Qu entered the water again. Thanks to his talent as a water monkey, he consumed very little energy in the water. Swimming a hundred meters consumed almost the same amount of energy as walking two or three hundred meters. His breath-holding time was also extended to seven minutes. This was not static, but seven minutes of movement, which was truly amazing. Unfortunately, his luck in catching yellow croaker seemed to have run out. After changing his breath four or five times and wandering for half an hour, Liang Qu only saw a spotted fish worth about a hundred coins along the way.
The value of spotted fish is not as high as that of yellow croaker. It is worth one hundred coins because it is big enough, weighing ten kilograms. A pound of fish has ten pounds of strength. A ten-pound fish can have nearly a hundred pounds of strength when it suddenly explodes. Given Liang Qu's current condition and his ability to control water of only 30 kilograms, it was quite difficult for him to deal with it, and he could only watch it swim away. "I think I should bring a spear next time so I can deal with bigger fish. But dead fish are not as expensive as live ones, and I don't have a fishing net." While Liang Qu was thinking in the water, he swam farther without realizing it and came to a shallow beach on the bottom of the water. Although it was shallow, it was still more than ten meters deep. "Hey, there are lotus roots?" When Liang Qu stepped onto the bottom of the water, he suddenly sensed the stems of plants. After getting closer and taking a closer look, he discovered that they were actually lotus roots. Can there be lotus roots in a water more than ten meters deep? Liang Qu was greatly surprised. Whether it is floating, emergent, or submerged plants, their growth is inseparable from photosynthesis and respiration. The deeper the water, the less conducive it is to these two processes. Lotus root is a plant that has relatively high requirements for light and respiration. As far as Liang Qu knows, lotus root cannot survive in water depth exceeding two meters. Liang Qu became excited when he realized the abnormality of the lotus root's growing environment. Plants cannot live without photosynthesis and respiration, but that is only for ordinary plants. Some precious plants are naturally not included. This world has extraordinary powers! For the lotus root to grow so deep, it must be extraordinary. I heard that Mr. Zhao in the next town has a cold pond that is dozens of meters deep. There are water chestnuts growing at the bottom. Eating them can prolong life. He used this to win over two warriors. I don’t know whether it is true or not. I actually encountered it myself? Liang Qu immediately swam along the growth veins of the lotus root. Upon inspection, he found that the lotus root was quite large. It was more than ten meters long and he had not yet found its end. Just as he was about to continue swimming, a vague big object suddenly appeared in his perception. what? What a big one! Liang Qu quickly stopped and kept his distance. The other party didn't respond, as if he didn't notice him? Faced with the lotus root that might be Baozhi's, Liang Qu hesitated for a moment and did not choose to leave. Instead, he circled around carefully and sensed the water.
The other party was lying in ambush in the mud. It was very long, at least two meters long, but it was not a fish. It had four limbs, a very long tail, and a slender body. The outline he could feel three meters away was very vague, but the image was so vivid that Liang Qu raised his eyebrows slightly. It's the Pig Dragon! Zhupolong is a common name, which means crocodile in plain words. However, Zhupolong is a general term for all crocodiles used by fishermen. There is more than one kind of crocodile in the Jianghuai River. Liangqu does not know what species is under the silt. The most common species in this area should be the Taihua crocodile, right? Liang Qu had seen the Taihua crocodile in his original life, and he felt that it was similar to the Yangtze alligator in his previous life. It was not big in size, only about two meters long and weighing more than 30 kilograms when grown up. This body size is actually nothing for an adult. Weight is a fatal injury. But that was on land and now they are underwater. Especially since Liang Qu is just a malnourished teenager, his weight is not much bigger. Besides "This Taihua crocodile is lying next to the lotus root. Could it be that it knows that the lotus root is good for it?" Liang Qu carefully felt around and found that the mud had indeed been turned over, exposing several pieces of gnawed lotus roots. Trouble. If the lotus root is taken away, the pig dragon that is blocking the way will never agree, as it has obviously made a nest here. Maybe it's not impossible to try? Liang Qu thought about it and felt that it was not impossible. It's not that he was blinded by greed. In his previous life, he liked to watch a host named Bifang who showed him survival in the wilderness. He had a certain understanding of many creatures and knew that crocodiles had a fatal weakness, which was that they had extremely strong bite force but extremely weak tension. If an adult pinches a crocodile's snout with one hand, it will be unable to open its mouth, and most of its violent fighting power will be wasted. It’s just that humans are the only biological beings that can grasp objects accurately. Even monkeys cannot do so due to their short thumbs. This is why crocodiles seem invincible in nature. Liang Qu's ability to control water is enough to suppress this "little" crocodile in front of him. Coupled with his weight advantage, it can't even perform a death roll. It is now the end of October and it is quite cold underwater. For cold-blooded animals, their movements will be much slower than in summer. Perhaps this crocodile was too slow and did not notice any creature approaching. The time, the place and the people are all right, and it is really wrong to remain indifferent. "It would be great if I could control it. It's so big, and it can help me catch fish. I can just sit back and enjoy the fruits of my labor. It's too much trouble to go into the water to catch fish all the time, and I don't really want to be a fisherman." People always want more. Liang Qu, who thought he could control Zhu Polong, had a bolder idea in his mind. As if in response to his thoughts, the Ze Ding in Liang Qu's mind trembled, and a strange rune suddenly lit up on the Ding. The rune looked like the word "water" in oracle bone script. More information pouring in. Blood Talisman. Rule over the water tribe. Use blood to draw the water symbol on the water tribe. Is there a chance of becoming the ruler? Awesome, Ze Ding has this ability? After receiving the information, Liang Qu's eyes lit up, thinking that Ze Ding's background was really extraordinary. If he were to be released to the outside world, he would probably be fought over by everyone! Now he couldn't let the Pig Dragon go. A subordinate would be of great help, and crocodiles had limbs and were much more flexible than other fish subordinates. Having made up his mind, Liang Qu found an angular stone about the size of a human head at the bottom of the river. He then tried to bring it close to the pig dragon in the mud, and after determining the position of its snout, he smashed it down with force. The river water was controlled and drained away to help reduce resistance. The rocks broke through the surging torrent and hit the resting pig dragon. As the weather grew colder, the crocodile's blood flow became stagnant and slow. It was already sluggish, let alone being attacked by someone. The crocodile stood still for a moment, and then felt a bursting pain. opportunity! Liang Qu pounced on it. He rushed behind Zhu Polong and pressed the stone in the blind spot of his vision. The veins on his right arm were exposed. He scratched the corner with his left hand fingers, and several streaks of blood spread into the water.
The smell of blood was floating in the water. The pig dragon smelled the fishy smell and became very ferocious. It straightened its body and twisted it hard, trying to open its mouth and bite, but before it could open its mouth, another stream of water surrounded its upper and lower jaws. Pinned down by the rocks and controlled by the current, the pig dragon couldn't open its mouth at all. It could only swing its body and struggle frantically, whipping the rocks with its tail as hard as cast iron. Liang Qu's entire body was tense, like a longbow stretched to its limit, all his muscles were twisted together, his blood vessels dilated, and he held down the Pig Dragon tightly. Cold sweat swept away with the water flow. Liang Qu had overdrawn a lot of his physical strength after controlling the twenty kilograms of water flow twice in a row, but he did not dare to rest. With three bleeding fingers, he quickly scratched the back of the pig dragon. Strands of blood, under the influence of some strange force, condensed and did not disperse, and were imprinted on the scales along the fingerprints! Blood bloomed in the darkness, the pig dragon's pupils dilated instantly, and a brutal mental force blasted into Liang Qu's mind. If controlling the water flow is a physical overdraft, then controlling the pig dragon at this time is a mental overdraft. It was like staying up for several nights and being forced to do several math papers. Liang Qu felt a severe pain in his head and almost fainted. Fortunately, animals are still animals after all. How can they defeat intelligent humans? After just a few breaths, a wonderful spiritual connection appeared in his mind. The dull look in Zhu Polong's eyes became lively again, but no longer ferocious, revealing a bit of agility. Ze Ding radiates brilliance again. [The water beast Taihua Crocodile has been controlled and can evolve. 】 Liang Qu looked overjoyed—it’s done! Pig dragon? Accept it as a dog! (End of this chapter)
