Chapter 271 Fishing Village, Old Man, Koi

Chapter 271 Fishing Village, Old Man, Koi

Chapter 271 Fishing Village, Old Man, Koi

Early the next morning, Xiao Jie went online early.

We met up in the lobby of the inn. Because of the fruitful harvest yesterday, the morale of both sides was high.

Especially since I wanted to become an immortal, although I didn't get any equipment, I got more than 180 taels of silver, which made him very happy.

This is equivalent to more than two million. It turns out that there is meat to eat if you follow Brother Feng.

As usual, everyone went to the bounty list to accept tasks. What surprised Xiao Jie was that although Niu Dali was missing from the list, there was one more gray rat spirit. It seemed that the list of 36 bounties was fixed. When one was killed, a new one would appear. No one knew how long the monster riots in Canglin Prefecture would end.

I found the affairs officer and accepted the bounty mission. However, this time the bounty mission was a bit troublesome to complete, because Li Jinlin did not have a fixed refresh coordinate. We only knew that he would appear in the area around Zhuoyu River.

Unfortunately, the Zhuoyu River stretches for dozens of miles, so it is not easy to find it.

The group followed the road all the way to the bank of Zhuoyu River. Looking at the endless blue river water, Xiao Jie opened the map helplessly.

I checked the length of the river. It extends all the way to the coast of the East China Sea. How can I find it?

Fondant cake suggested: "Why don't we just walk along the river bank."

An Ran said, "It's useless. Li Jinlin should have respawned in the river. Even if we meet him, he is hiding in the river and we can't see him. Maybe we just walked past him without knowing it."

Zishan said, "What should we do? How about getting a boat and going there to look for him?"

Several people discussed it for a while, but couldn't think of a suitable solution.

The Drunken Swordsman suggested, "How about changing the boss?"

Haomie said, "No, these few bosses at the bottom are the safest. Going higher will be too difficult. We are few in number and cannot take too many risks."

Although the fight was easy yesterday, Haomie did not lose his temper. The premise for the fight being easy was that the BOSS level was relatively low and the terrain was suitable for the fight.

If you really encounter a BOSS above level 30, the possibility of failure will be much greater.

He looked at Xiao Jie and the other two. Xiao Jie, Wo Yu Cheng Xian and Ye Luo never participated in the discussion.

"Brother Suifeng, do you have any suggestions?"

Xiao Jie said calmly: "I think we can start the investigation from the fishing village where Li Jinlin used to live."

Several people's eyes lit up, this was a good idea.

According to the BOSS's background introduction, Li Jinlin used to live in a small fishing village upstream of the Zhuoyu River. Although it is unlikely that he stayed there, it is still a clue.

The group walked upstream along the river for more than half an hour, killing some small monsters such as crabs and turtles along the way. Sure enough, they saw a dilapidated fishing village at the confluence of the river.

"This is it. Li Jinlin lived here in the past."

Several people walked along the river bank but did not find any useful clues.

There were more than a dozen dilapidated wooden houses that looked uninhabited, and several fishing boats that were almost decayed. Some broken wooden frames were still hung with unrepaired fishing nets, creating a desolate scene.

Xiao Jie looked at the surrounding river and thought to himself that it wouldn't work because it was still too wide.

An Ran suddenly said, "I have a way. Look at the magic I just learned."

She stood by the river, transformed into a giant bear, and suddenly leaped into the air.

Bull Demon's Earth-Splitting Wave - Shakes the Earth!

boom!
With one heavy blow, the ground within a radius of thirty meters around it instantly shattered, and the river also burst into a column of water.

Xiao Jie was shocked. It was indeed a skill book that he bought for 200 taels. It was really cool.

"What are you doing?"

An Ran explained: "We can keep shaking along the river bank. Since Li Jinlin is the boss, his alert area must be very large. Once he is shaken, he will definitely come out to fight us."

Xiao Jie was speechless, "Then how long do you plan to shake it?"

"We will shake it every fifty meters. Let's shake it 5000 meters south from here. If we can't find it, we will go north and shake it again for another 5000 meters. I think that should be enough.

According to the speed at which my mana recovers, if I don't take any medicine, I can shake it out in three days.

It will take about a day to take the medicine, but you have to reimburse me for the money."

Xiao Jie suddenly didn't know what to say. An Ran's idea was really simple and crude.

You know what, it is very feasible, but it makes my scalp tingle just thinking about it. And what if it is not within the range of ten kilometers?

I don't have so much time and energy to spend like this.

"Sister, please stop struggling. Try my method. Who among you knows how to fish? Help me catch a fish and I'll ask."

"Looking for fish to ask questions?"

Several people were stunned for a moment, only An Ran seemed to remember something.

"Yes, you know animal language, can you talk to animals?"

"I have master-level fishing skills, let me do it." Haomie said as he took out a fishing rod from his bag, threw the hook into the river, and soon caught a grass carp.

"Here, ask," Haomie traded the grass carp with Xiao Jie.

Xiao Jie looked at the grass carp in the bag and was stunned.

【Grass carp (ingredients)

Item Description: A common fish in rivers, named because it likes to eat aquatic plants, and can be used for cooking. 】

I clicked the mouse, but didn't see any option to talk.

Xiao Jie right-clicked on the discard button and threw the grass carp to the ground, but it still didn't work. The grass carp fell on the ground and didn't move. Its health bar didn't show either, and it still displayed [Grass Carp (ingredient)].

Xiao Jie was helpless, thinking, well, it seems that the nature of the fish caught has become an [item] and is no longer a unit that can be exchanged.

Looks like I have to do it myself.

Xiao Jie used feeding methods to feed the wild beasts and threw a few steamed buns into the river.

After a while, a few fish were seen floating out of the water and starting to nibble on the steamed buns.

Xiao Jie slowly walked into the river. Fortunately, the beast affinity also worked on the fish and did not scare them away for the time being.

Looking at several fish eating steamed buns, Xiao Jie chose the largest carp. This fish is of the same species as Li Jinlin, so maybe he knows him.

"Brother, let me ask you something." Xiao Jie said tentatively, not knowing whether this animal language technique would work on fish.

To his surprise, the fish actually turned around and looked at him with a confused expression.

"Gulu, are you talking to me?"

"Yes, do you know Li Jinlin?"

"Gulp, gulp, I don't know, what is that?"

"Li Jinlin is a carp spirit."

"Gulu gurulu, what is a carp spirit?"

"The carp spirit is a monster. It's a carp that has turned into a spirit."

"Gululu, what is a carp?"

"You are the carp..."

"Gulu gurulu, I am a carp? So I am Li Jinlin?"

Xiao Jie was silent for a moment. How should he explain this? This fish didn't seem to be very intelligent. How could he make it understand his problem?

Just as he was thinking about it, the fish was attracted by the steamed bun again and took a bite of it.

"Carp is a species, and your race is carp." Xiao Jie was wondering if the other party could understand.

The fish turned around with a confused look on its face. "Gulu Gulu, are you talking to me?"

What's going on? Xiao Jie was a little speechless. Why is this fish acting like a fool?

"Hahahahaha!" A burst of laughter suddenly sounded from behind, and everyone was startled. When they turned around, they saw an old fisherman wearing a straw raincoat and a bamboo hat sitting on a broken pier fishing. Because he had been motionless before, and the color of the straw raincoat was very similar to the surrounding environment, he blended into the surrounding environment, so no one noticed him before. Fisherman (Fisherman): Level 20, HP 600.

The fish were frightened by the laughter and all ran away.

Xiao Jie didn't care. This old man looked like an important NPC and might know something.

Going ashore, he asked, “Why is the old man laughing?”

"I laugh at your ignorance. Fish don't have brains. They forget everything they've seen in a flash. You're going to look for fish to get information. Isn't that like asking a blind man for advice?
Only the fish spirits that have become spirits can have some intelligence, but these fish spirits are all in the same group with Li Jinlin, so how could they help you?"

Xiao Jie asked: "Why did the old man teach me?"

"I am just a country boy, there is nothing I can teach you. I just know you are so stupid that I am giving you a warning. Go away, don't delay my fishing here."

How could Xiao Jie give up? "Old man, if you need anything, just let me know."

The old man smiled and said, "People in the rivers and lakes have no desires or requests. Just go away and don't disturb me while I'm fishing."

An Ran looked at it and shook her head, "Don't bother with it, why don't we just start shaking now."

The Drunken Swordsman said in the team channel: "How about we kill this old guy? Maybe we can get some good stuff."

Fondant Cake said: "I think it's okay. I have killed several special NPCs like this before, and they dropped blue equipment."

Xiao Jie was speechless. These guys were first-rate operators, but it was obvious that they were deeply addicted to online games and had absolutely no interest in deciphering and exploring the plot of the game.

You can't do it this recklessly.

"Stop, stop, stop, don't mess around, let me think about it."

Since the old man has spoken, he must know something. We just need to build a good relationship and improve his favorability. The easiest way to improve favorability is to give gifts.

Since the old man likes fishing, giving him fish - no, the fisherman likes fishing, not fish. If I really give him fish, it will probably make him angry.

By the way, it’s always a good idea to give him some wine. It’s a cold autumn day and the old man is wearing a straw raincoat. He must be very cold. It would be perfect for him to drink some wine to warm himself up.

The fisherman in the Novice Village gives out wine, which is pretty much the same.

If wine doesn't work, then give food as a gift. There will always be something suitable.

Thinking of this, Xiao Jie opened his backpack, right-clicked on Xianrenzui, and chose to give as a gift.

Old Man Li (Unknown Fisherman): "Hey, are you going to give me some wine? Let me try it. Pah, pah, pah, such a light wine, no taste of alcohol at all."

Xiao Jie thought to himself, is this Immortal Drunk so unpopular? But it seems that the idea is right, so let's change to another kind of wine.

Right-click Monkey Wine and select Give.

Old Man Li (Unknown Fisherman): "This fruit wine does have some flavor, but it's still too light."

Xiao Jie thought to himself, you said you didn't like it, but I didn't see you want it.

Du Kang wine, this is brought out from the Novice Village, and is given to me again as a gift.

Old Man Li (Unknown Fisherman): "This is a little interesting, but unfortunately it's still a little off."

Xiao Jie asked, "Who among you has any strong liquor?"

The Drunken Swordsman said, "I have a bottle of West Wind Lie."

This is it. You can tell it’s strong liquor as soon as you hear it.

"Give me the drink."

“Isn’t it different if I give it as a gift?”

"It's different. I've already boosted my favorability, so giving me another bottle will be enough. If you give me one, I'll be starting from scratch, and it may not be useful."

The Drunken Swordsman said "oh" and the transaction was completed.

Xiao Jie right clicks to give.

Old Man Li (Unknown Fisherman): "Haha, good wine, good wine. Drinking this strong wine in this cold weather is very comfortable. Boy, you are quite sincere. Well, I will show you a way forward."

"Hey, does it really work? How do you know this old man wants to drink wine?" The Drunken Swordsman standing beside him looked surprised.

"It's so cold, and a person fishing by the river must want to drink some wine to warm himself up."

"So that's how it is." The Drunken Swordsman thought thoughtfully.

He was used to playing the online game of One Hit 999, and he played this game completely according to the idea of ​​​​brushing in online games. This kind of thing of observing environmental factors and using real-life logic to infer the idea of ​​solving game problems was the first time he had come across such a thing.

Suddenly it felt quite magical.

But Fondant Cake still said angrily: "It feels so troublesome, it's better to just kill him, maybe it will explode."

Xiao Jie no longer paid attention to the two of them and continued talking to the old man.

"Old sir, please explain clearly."

"This fish that has become a spirit will not leave you, and ordinary fish are too stupid, so you must find a fish that has some spirituality but has not yet turned into a demon, so that you can get the truth."

“So how do you find such fish?”

"Haha, this naturally depends on my ability. Don't worry, it's okay for me to help you after drinking your wine. Look carefully, this is how you fish."

As the old man spoke, he suddenly stretched out his hand, took out a piece of talisman paper, dipped his finger in the wine, wrote a talisman on it in a flamboyant manner, hung the talisman on the fish hook, and threw it into the river.

After a while, I saw the river water churning.

With a swing of the rod, a big fish jumped out of the water. It was a red koi more than one meter long.

This goldfish clearly shows some signs of becoming a monster, but has not yet completed the transformation. It still looks quite extraordinary.

Spiritual Koi: Level 12. HP 260.

"Don't do anything, let me talk to it." Xiao Jie was afraid that a few people would kill the monster if they had a disagreement.

As he said this, he fed the dog a secret recipe of dog food.

The koi took a bite and immediately started bubbling with joy.

"Delicious, delicious. One more."

Xiao Jie threw another secret dog food over and asked hurriedly.

"Brother Yu, do you know if there are any monsters in the river nearby? For example, Li Jinlin or something like that."

"Who is Li Jinlin? I've never heard of him, but there is a big carp with golden scales that has taken away a lot of my food. It swims around all day long, gathering many aquatic creatures. I don't know what it's busy doing."

It's him!

"Could you tell me where he is?"

"It's in the big pond in the southern tributary. But the carp is very vicious, and there is a large group of fish spirits following it. I dare not go there."

"Thank you very much."

"No thanks, no thanks. If you want to thank me, then give me a few more big meatballs."

Xiao Jie decisively threw some more secret dog food into the water, which made the fondant cake next to him feel painful.

He had also bought this thing. It cost 200 coins each, and five of them would cost one tael of silver.

I thought to myself that this guy is such a waste.

The koi ate several pieces of secret dog food in a row, and became happier and happier the more it ate.

"Thank you very much. It's delicious. Good things will come to good people. I think you will make a fortune in the future."

After saying that, the fish swung its tail and dived into the water, disappearing without a trace.

A golden light flashed above Xiao Jie's head, and an extra BUFF appeared.

[Blessing of Koi: You have received a blessing from a Koi. The amount of money you get from killing monsters increases by 30% and lasts for 24 hours.]

(End of this chapter)