Chapter 8: After the storm has subsided, it’s time to recruit your men! After returning to the pier, Liang Qu paid two cents for the berthing fee and sold all the fish to the fishing station, earning eighteen cents. A fishing station is essentially a lending organization, except that it lends out fishing boats and fishing gear and collects fish as interest. In addition to renting fishing gear, it also assumes some of the responsibilities of a fishmonger, just like a distributor. For fishermen who do not rent their fishing boats and fishing gear, the price is reasonable and can save a lot of time costs. It is already midnight, but there are still shops on the street open. After all, whether a shop is open or not depends on whether there are people. As long as there are fishermen out on the boat, there will naturally be people doing this business. Liang Qu was hungry, so he found a foot shop and ordered three dishes: one meat, one vegetable and one rice. There is no oil, salt or firewood at home, and you have to buy a lot of ingredients to cook. It is better to eat out. We are all poor and we only earn our money through hard work. A meal costs exactly eighteen cents. Don't worry about saving money for now, just focus on strengthening your body first. It cannot move and swims slowly, but the deterrent is there and can block the road. It is a helper in any case and is helpful for catching fish. The next morning, Liang Qu saw Li Libo selling fish at a stall along the street. "Wow, you look really good today. How about stewing some fish head soup to replenish your body?" Li Libo held the fish's gills and picked up a big silver carp.
"Row." Li Libo was stunned. He asked casually, but he didn't expect that there would be business coming to him: "That's great. What's going on? Any good news? Tell us, and we can have fun together." "I'm afraid you'll be scared if I tell you this, so I'll just stick with this one." Liang Qu didn't point it out, and as an insider, Li Libo would not dare to tell anyone without evidence even if he guessed the truth. "Wow, you're so arrogant?" Li Libo said as he put the rope on the fish. "Okay, your fish." Liang Qu handed over ten copper coins. "too much!" "More is more, please drink." "Hey, you have too much money and don't know where to spend it." Li Libo wondered in his heart, but his hands were not slow. He happily accepted the copper coins. For several days, Liang Qu followed the normal schedule of fishermen, went out fishing, and caught about 30 cents a day. Zheng Xiang, the housekeeper of the Zhao family, never came to see him again, which made him feel a little relieved. The disappearance of bald-headed Zhang did not cause any ripples. He was a bachelor and no one cared about him unless he caused trouble. Perhaps people won’t notice until taxes are collected in late autumn, which is at least a month away. As for Li Libo, he had long forgotten about this matter and still believed that Baldy Zhang was just hiding outside to recuperate. "I can rest easy for a while." Liang Qu, who had been living in fear for several days, was finally able to let down his guard and concentrate on making a living. Apart from eating out every day to nourish his body, the rest of his food comes from the treasure-planted lotus root. He has eaten more than ten pieces and obtained a total of water essences, all of which were used to improve the degree of fusion. Treasure plants that can heal injuries may be rare, but Liang Qu cares more about the present. The stronger he is, the less likely he will get hurt. [Dingzhu: Liang Qu]
[Refine Zeling: Water Monkey (White) (Fusion Degree: )] [Water Essence: None] [River Favor: None] [Water Beast Command: Taihua Crocodile] [Evaluation: The Water Monkey Ze Ling originates from the great Lord of Huaiwo. It can inspire small people with weak character and life.] It takes about an hour from consuming the water essence to completing the fusion degree. water essence raised Liangqu's fusion degree to , and he could control kilograms of water flow, and his underwater activity time exceeded ten minutes. His perception range remained unchanged, and his physical fitness was slightly improved. Taking water essence does not affect the effect of lotus root itself. Liang Qu ate so much lotus roots, and because he was young, the loss caused by long-term hunger was made up, and he could feel his vitality gradually recovering. "You can command another water beast to help you catch fish." Liang Qu could feel the limit of his mental endurance, which was about two to three "unable to move". To be on the safe side, he could also control another water beast with a similar level to "unable to move". The water is cold in autumn, and the pig dragon moves slowly, so it is unable to catch fish. If it had not been driven by Liang Qu, it would have hibernated and slept until the beginning of spring. Now, with the man and the beast working together, they don't pick out expensive fish species and can only catch thirty cents worth of fish a day. It's not that he doesn't want to catch some expensive ones, but he's worried that he'll be discovered if he keeps catching. Even if we have to catch them, we have to catch them like the tiger grouper, which is measured in silver. Rowing the boat to the lotus root area, Liang Qu paddled the water. The summoned Pig Dragon appeared beside the boat with some water plants on its head. It scratched its waist with its hind paws and blinked its eyelids. Liang Qu took off his clothes, picked up a wooden spear and dived into the water. Unable to move, it swam beside him, waving its long tail, with the water plants on its head drifting away along the current. The man and the beast explored their surroundings. The light in the water is weak. You can still see the river bottom and aquatic plants in shallow water areas, but it is pitch black in deeper waters, and exploring the environment mainly relies on perception. Common water fish swam past him, but Liang Qu remained unmoved. Today's goal was to find a good helper. He paid attention to the direction he was heading and avoided entering deep water. Large water beasts may occasionally appear in shallow waters, but their length will never exceed four meters, so safety is guaranteed. It is different in deep waters. I heard from older fishermen that there are all kinds of monsters there. After searching for about an hour with the Pig Dragon, Liang Qu found nothing. There were some big fish, but they were not ferocious carnivorous fish. He was not discouraged. A fisherman would sit in a pond with a stool and a fishing rod for a whole day, but this was just the beginning. When he dived again and passed by a grass carp, a blurry huge figure suddenly passed by Liangqu's perception circle and disappeared, and the grass carp disappeared with it! So fast! Liang Qu was startled, and gripped his spear tightly, quickly summoning the unmovable guards. The figure I just vaguely sensed was at least two meters long, a real big guy! Unable to move, it quickly wagged its tail and came to Liang Qu, circling around continuously to avoid being suddenly attacked. Liang Qu thought it was a coincidence, but unexpectedly the black shadow turned a corner and appeared in his perception circle again, and began to circle around.
Rubbing against the perception circle and occasionally entering the three-meter range a few times, Liang Qu finally sensed what species the other party was, a six-barbel catfish! The two-meter-long six-barbel catfish is rare. This fish has a ferocious temperament. When attacking, it will first paddle its pectoral fins to create a whirlpool to make the prey lose direction, then open its huge mouth, suck the prey into its mouth like a vacuum cleaner, and swallow it whole. I heard that a child fell into the water in Yixing City and was eaten by a six-barbel catfish! There is no doubt that the six-barbel catfish in front of us has regarded Liang Qu as its prey! This fish is really brave. It is two meters long and weighs nearly fifty kilograms, yet it dares to attack a person and a crocodile together! Sliding tackle, right? Is this how you send it? It just so happens that catfish meets all the requirements, so I decided to choose you. With a splash, the catfish rolled in the water close to the river surface. Liang Qu immediately ordered the crocodile to charge. The crocodile moved slowly but attacked very quickly, like a dagger piercing the heart, and instantly forced the circling catfish to stop. The catfish turned around to avoid it, but it couldn't move, so it swung its body to catch up. The moment they passed each other, it swung its iron tail like a pendulum and hit the catfish's head. The six-barbel catfish had a bloody mark on its head, and it turned around and hit the pig dragon's soft belly, but to no avail. The pig dragon took advantage of the situation and hooked the catfish's fins with its sharp claws. Liang Qu held his breath, his pupils trembling slightly, staring at the battle situation. When the catfish was struggling, the water flow suddenly imprisoned its tail fin. It was a perfect interception! The six-barbel catfish lost its balance, and the pig dragon seized the opportunity to bite its tail! The catfish struggled frantically to get rid of the pig dragon. Liang Qu scratched his finger with gravel, and blood spread out in the water to form a blood line. He stepped on the water and jumped behind the catfish. His black hair spread like smoke and ink. He used three fingers in parallel to draw a tangent and drew the water control talisman! (End of this chapter)
