Chapter 645 Divine Martial Continent (7)
Chapter 645 Divine Martial Continent (7)
"Forget-Me-Not Sister, what is it?"
"This fish is too big, I can't pull it up."
When Feng Jin took a look, he was shocked. He had never seen such a big fish before. This fish must be a spirit! Luckily, he was a level six battle master, otherwise he really wouldn't have been able to pull it up, and he would have been embarrassed.
Even so, it wasn't easy for Feng Jin to pull the fish up. The strangest thing was that the fish didn't struggle, which saved him a lot of effort. After about fifteen minutes, he finally pulled the whole fish up. They were truly amazed.
This fish looks to weigh at least 800 pounds, and that's a conservative estimate.
While Feng Jin was marveling at the fish, Wangyou took her black iron dagger and began to work diligently. With one cut, she managed to cut open a little bit of the fish's belly. Cutting it open all at once was too difficult, so she studied it little by little.
"Forget-Me-Not Sister, what are you doing?"
"Let's cut it open and examine it." Wangyou fiddled with the fish's belly for a long time, and finally pulled out a gray bead from inside the fish.
"This fish actually has a crystal core, but it doesn't look like it's of very good quality," Feng Jin said after looking at it for a while.
"Is this fish edible? Can I have pickled fish for lunch?"
"of course can."
"Then I'll continue fishing. You can handle the fish as you see fit." Wangyou wiped the dagger clean and then sat back down.
Feng Jin called for people to come and take the fish away to be processed. Then he squatted down to the side and watched as the fish fought over the little bit of food and ended up getting hooked himself.
"How did you make this fish food? It works amazing!"
"Of course it's refined!" As he spoke, Wangyou felt the rod sink, and then she consciously stepped aside. Feng Jin stepped forward and pulled the fish out again.
Feng Jin was panting heavily when he pulled this fish up; it was noticeably larger than the previous one.
"Major Feng, where did you get this fish? It's so big, and it's only slightly poisonous!" A cook carrying a cleaver ran over and asked.
"Slightly poisonous!" Feng Jin was skeptical.
"Of course, you've built another one, even bigger than the first one."
"Old Meng, quickly test the toxicity of this fish!" Feng Jin shouted excitedly as he came to his senses.
Even without Feng Jin's prompting, Lao Meng had already begun taking action, and the more he tested, the brighter Lao Meng's eyes became.
While these people were examining the fish, Wangyou dug out the crystal core inside the big fish. As she touched it, she noticed something was wrong. She glanced at the others and quietly put the item away.
Next, unsurprisingly, the fish was still slightly poisonous, and as soon as the fishing line was cast, a fish would bite in no time, without even having to wait.
"Sister Wangyou, is your fishing rod a magical artifact?" After observing it for a long time, Feng Jin finally realized that it wasn't just the fish food that was causing the problem.
"Congratulations, you finally found it." Wangyou yawned. "I'm not fishing today, I'm tired."
As she was saying this, Wangyou prepared to pack up her fishing rod and leave, but Feng Jin quickly stopped her.
"Forget-Me-Not Sister, now that you're going to sleep, is this fishing rod for sale or for rent?"
"How much can you offer? Only for rent, not for sale."
“We’ll be staying here for at least half a month. I’ll rent it to you for 5,000 energy coins per day, and I’ll give you one-fifth of the fish meat we catch after processing it,” Feng Jin said after thinking for a moment. To be honest, the price was very reasonable.
“Price is no problem. I have dozens more here, and they’re all from the same batch as this fishing rod and all this fish food. Want to rent them?” Wangyou quickly did some mental calculations and said.
How many do you have left?
"I didn't count exactly how many there were, but there were probably thirty or forty!"
"Rent, we came to the poisonous fog zone to collect as many supplies as possible. With so much fish and meat, it will save us so much trouble."
"Okay, here are forty-three rods in total. Take them. Remember to transfer the energy coins to my account when you're done." Wangyou tossed the fish food and fishing rod to Feng Jin and went back to take a nap.
After waking up, Wangyou took out a silver stone she had taken from the fish's belly. She sensed a life force emanating from the stone. When she probed it with her spiritual power, she discovered dense, fine lines. Strangely, there were many small, glowing orbs among these lines.
These tiny clusters of light are what radiate vitality, leading Wangyou to a bold hypothesis, though it still needs time to be proven.
By the time Wangyou finished studying the silver stone, it was already evening. Her brother had returned and brought her dinner.
"Did things go well for you today, brother?"
"It went very smoothly, thanks to the longsword you forged for me. It always brings me surprises."
"Of course, brother. I feel like you're about to level up again. I'll upgrade your sword when we get back."
"Okay, I think I'll be able to advance to level eight battle master in two days. This time, no one can stop me from advancing."
“If you don’t get promoted again, we’ll go out on our own and develop a Zhou family of our own,” Wangyou said confidently.
"Okay, how was your day? Did anyone bully you?"
"Who can bully me? But I got some more energy coins today, though not as much as I got from picking up the scraps."
"You're so good at finding bargains that you're practically being rejected by the jade market," Zhou Yingcheng teased Wangyou, though it was true.
"It's because they can't accept defeat. By the way, brother, I'm thinking of going for a walk in the nearby woods tomorrow, is that okay?"
"I'm leading a hunting team tomorrow, so I can't take you. Although the nearby woods have been cleared, there's still a risk of danger," Zhou Yingcheng said, somewhat embarrassed.
"No, I saw a lot of people picking mushrooms and digging for wild vegetables in the nearby woods today. I'm not going too far. Besides, I have something for self-defense on me. You go do whatever you need to do and don't worry about me."
Zhou Yingcheng remained silent, clearly indicating that he was uneasy about letting Wangyou go out alone.
So, when Wangyou woke up the next day, she was delighted to have a bodyguard, a young warrior, who was probably just coming of age.
“Miss Zhou, my name is Luo Ning. Captain Zhou said that if you want to go out, I will follow and protect you.”
Wangyou blinked, still a little sleepy and confused. She didn't want anyone to follow her, but it was her brother's deep love, and Wangyou could only accept it helplessly.
After breakfast, Wangyou took Luo Ning with her and went out.
The early bird catches the worm, and the early wild vegetable is dug up by people.
When she got near the woods, she saw many women in groups, racing against time to dig and grab wild vegetables. Most importantly, she also saw that many of them were children, even younger than her.
At this moment, Wangyou felt deeply deceived, because her brother had always told her that children under ten years old were not allowed to enter the poisonous fog area, but what was that three-headed creature over there? Wasn't it a child?
"Luo Ning, tell me, what's the legal age for entering the poisonous fog zone?"
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