Chapter 438 Top Water Dipper, Treat Me to Dinner
Chapter 438 Top Water Dipper, Treat Me to Dinner (5k)
A faint green light rises and falls in the valley, as silent as ocean waves.
The two big frogs acted as if no one was around and croaked one after another.
The dragon people around were accustomed to it. After reporting, they occasionally came forward to dance and gesture, and had a simple exchange, which made the two frogs laugh. The dragon people themselves also found it interesting.
"Three leaders, two men and one woman..."
Liang Qu's eyes moved.
He used the Dragon Girl as a breakthrough point, and after paying attention to her for a long time, he had figured out about 70% of the hierarchical structure of the Dragon People's vanguard troops.
There is an obvious manifestation between superiors and subordinates: when there is communication between the two parties, the subordinate will inevitably take the initiative to move closer to the superior, while the superior will most likely stay still.
On the contrary, people of the same level move closer to each other, and when at least one person steps forward, the other will take two steps forward, walking in opposite directions, and the walking distance will reach about one-third of the total distance.
By relying on the differences in communication and the clear thread exposed by the Dragon Girl, it is not difficult to find out the relationship between the dozen or so small groups of dragon people.
"The dragon girl tends to be on the same level as the other two dragon men, and there is no additional subordinate behavior. The other dragon men all show a subordinate attitude. The three leaders..."
Lead the vanguard troops.
Looks young.
A better level of energy gathering.
It all stacks up.
"Does the Dragon Clan have the hope of obtaining long-lasting energy and advancing to the Grandmaster level of a tiger-hunting warrior?"
Liang Qu rubbed his chin.
According to Long Pingjiang and Long Pinghe, dragon people practice martial arts like humans when they are born, but their strength level mostly depends on the concentration of their bloodline.
The closer one is to the main branch of the Dragon King in the family tree, the faster one's cultivation progress will be.
The cost is the increase in the difficulty index of breakthrough starting from the Wolf Smoke Realm, which is equivalent to adding an invisible threshold of dragon blood concentration in addition to the normal breakthrough.
Therefore, as a great martial artist, it is completely understandable that the dragon people are young. The younger the great martial artist, the better his talent and the closer he is to the family tree, so his hope for promotion is naturally greater.
The current tolerance rate of the dragon people is the lowest in history. If they are given long-term energy but fail to make a breakthrough, then they are doomed.
How to choose among the three may be discussed by some people in the tribe.
Guess the shell?
Unwarranted association.
"She has a great figure and looks, and her race is really a big advantage..."
Liang Qu glanced at the dragon girl twice, memorized the appearance of the three people, turned around and explored other places in the valley to familiarize himself with the terrain and conditions.
Water flow disturbance.
The dragon girl looked up.
Long Binglin noticed from the corner of his eye: "What's wrong, Eying?"
Long Eying stared into the dark waters: "It seemed like someone was looking at me earlier."
"Looking at you?"
Long Binglin and Long Yanrui were startled and glanced to both sides.
The surrounding dragon people understood what was going on and dispersed one after another, forming an invisible net and exploring into the darkness.
a long time.
Several dragon people came back from swimming and reported that there was nothing unusual.
Long Binglin frowned: "Far away, don't let your guard down."
Long Yanrui said: "Re-explore the nearby waters, up and down, front and back. No, patrol in turns! Nothing should be left out. This is a military order!"
After being reminded by Long Eying, Long Binglin and Long Yanrui recalled carefully and found that they had also had the strange feeling of being looked at before.
I thought it was just one of my tribesmen exchanging glances and talking, but by chance...
Long Eying guessed: "The long breath is about to appear. Who knows if other alien species will sense it?"
"Every situation should be taken seriously!"
"Not bad!"
After hearing the conclusion of the three leaders, even though they had conducted several rounds of investigations before, the dragon people did not dare to be careless at all. They responded with a "yes" and set out again.
Long Binglin floated up several feet and shouted deliberately.
“The Dragon People will not be so overbearing as to drive away all comers and offend the public. The natural resources and treasures of the earth are originally ownerless. Each one has his or her own means and those with virtue can occupy them.
But at least we need to find out who the humans and monsters are competing with! We can get to know each other and become friends, but it doesn’t necessarily mean bloodshed!”
A few bubbles floated faintly between the cracks in the rocks.
It was quiet and deserted.
Long Eying looked up and said, "Maybe I'm just too sensitive."
Long Binglin sank: "Be careful in everything and you won't go wrong."
The youngest, Long Yanrui, looked around, sighed, and sat down on the rock wall cave.
“I really hope that the elders will gather Tianshui and find that I am not compatible with that Qi, so that Brother Binglin and Sister Eying can come. It will be easier.”
Long Binglin stepped forward, grabbed Yanrui's shoulders, squeezed them twice, and said nothing.
When the Dragon Lord was around, having the opportunity to break through to the Grandmaster level was a great thing.
After a long period of competition, even brothers have to fight each other to the point of bloodshed and turning against each other.
However, at this moment, none of the three wanted this opportunity.
It’s not that I don’t want to take responsibility.
Raised by their parents and with family and friends, they will fight to the death for the Dragon People without hesitation.
But the pressure brought by this kind of hope is really too great.
The tribe spent a lot of money to "search" and "collect", but there are still two major difficulties: how to "eat" and whether they can "digest" it.
Even without considering the fifth difficulty in the future, passing all four levels of eating air does not necessarily mean a breakthrough for the dragon people.
Success is acceptable.
In case of failure, suicide would make it difficult to face the disappointment of the tribe members who had high hopes for him.
"What are you afraid of!"
The red frog crouching nearby suddenly spoke.
Hearing the red frog's sudden words, several dragon people who were digging caves nearby turned back in shock, and the broken stones in their hands fell to the bottom of the valley.
No.
Can you speak?
That scene where they were quacking and making gestures for a long time, and they were having a great time talking...
"That's right." The yellow frog raised its flippers to echo, "Our king is a genius, and he has the assistance of a capable minister, the frog. Right now, he just can't defeat the long worm and the stupid fish! Hiding in the abyss!"
The red frog added: "There are also grand plans like surrounding the great swamp from the shore! There are frogs both underwater and above the water!
In another ten years, the frog tribe will rule the swamp and the frog tribe will rule the swamp. The big frogs will eat the worms! Afterwards, let the king appoint you dragon people as the royal guards! It will be the same as before!"
"Yes, frog eats snake! Seal the Imperial Guards!"
"Thank you two frog elders for your kindness."
Long Binglin clasped his fists and smiled.
Although he had no idea what the plan to surround the lake from the shore was, and he felt that the old toad was quite unreliable, he felt a lot more relieved when the two toads interrupted him.
Long Yanrui jumped off the platform and said, "Two frog elders, do you want me to help you find a place to stay and dig out two platforms?"
The red frog wiggled its flippers.
"You guys do your own thing, don't worry about us. The frogs will find a place by themselves when the time comes. Besides, strange phenomena are unlikely to appear in the valley. They will most likely swim. It's useless to dig."
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"The great martial artist has a very sharp perception..."
Liang Qu was lurking in the darkness and saw the dragon-man swimming past his head, motionless and still as a rock.
The searching dragon man searched in a circle and flew over his head.
Liang Qu continued forward without much worry.
In addition to the two magical skills of water control and perception, he has a big advantage underwater.
Low presence.
Combined with the Qi-retaining effect of "Wansheng Baoyuan", it is basically impossible to detect someone of the same realm unless they are face to face.
The valley stretched out in a continuous stream, the sun scattered into pillars of light that could not penetrate, and the darkness that cut through it was as dense as needles.
At first, the stones were worn smooth by the water and were difficult to step on.
Occasionally, you can see water plants taking root in the cracks of the rocks. They grow wildly without the need for sunlight and provide shelter for the small fish that swim around.
However, the further down you go, the slower the water flows and the rocks become increasingly rugged and irregular.
After more than one mile, most of the protrusions and depressions on both sides can be seamlessly meshed.
Getting narrower.
The depth exceeds two miles and we can no longer squeeze in.
Liang Qu's eyes lit up and he raised his wrist.
Let Awei dive another hundred meters. He found a layer of fine sand at the bottom of the valley, which was less than half a foot wide on the left and back, and was the same for several miles before and after.
As a place where the long-lasting energy of heaven and earth is about to be born, the valley is nothing special.
Perhaps it is the invisible burst of inspiration from heaven and earth that has accumulated over a long period of time?
The wide valley terrain provided certain conditions for gestation?
"I wonder if I can collect two wisps of energy?"
Liang Qu made a bold guess.
The old monk and the old turtle have made him understand a lot about qi now.
Just because a wisp of naturally generated energy from heaven and earth is not collected by anyone does not mean that it will completely dissipate and disappear between heaven and earth.
On the contrary, if no one collects the long gas, it will dissipate on its own, and there is a 60% probability that it will reappear at the same location in the next few decades!
Does the probability of recurrence prove that the substances that gave rise to the long gas or combined to form the long gas have always remained in the original place?
Only after it is taken away, the basic amount is sharply reduced, and its reappearance becomes a distant prospect?
But can basic matter really only give rise to a long breath?
Is it really possible to collect everything without any loss by storing it in a container made of a certain material?
Liang Qu clearly remembered that the old monk once said that everything in the world, mountains, rivers and lakes all have energy.
However, the air is just slag wood and mud, so it is impossible to build a house. Only at special nodes can good wood and solid stone be found! In the experience, the whole world is like a large uneven pool filled with a layer of "water" of poor quality.
Some depressions have deep "water", some convex areas have shallow "water", and some places are simply too high to have any "water", forming a blockage and not interfering with each other.
Occasionally, in a deep "water", a strong wind of unknown cause blows, causing sudden waves. The white waves that are produced by the collision are high-quality long breath!
During the entire period of change, the amount of "water" in the depression was full of coincidences.
There may be rainfall, which will cause more rain, or there may be sunny days in a row, which will cause less rain. It is an unpredictable superposition state.
The formation of wind is relatively simple.
Therefore, if it fails in one go, even if there is less "water" on a sunny day, you can often create waves again before the amount of "water" decreases to a certain level.
People take a long breath, like holding a ladle, seize the opportunity and scoop out a wave.
After being dug away, the amount of "water" in the depression decreased sharply, and even if the wind came, it could not turn into "big waves".
To reproduce the waves in the same depression, the water volume and wind speed must be re-matched.
But the amount of water is impossible to predict and naturally there is no certainty of when it will arrive.
The whole process of "catching waves" needs to be completed within the moment when the waves rise, and the loss should be very large. Some of the water will collide with the water scoop and cannot be scooped out, or it may not be scooped out at all; some of the water will be scooped out and drip down along the water scoop.
For others, taking out a spoonful is already a hectic and difficult task, and they cannot go any further, so this is the only way.
But Liangqu has Zeding!
Look at the shape of the Ze Ding, it’s square and leak-proof, a top-notch water scoop!
Fully mechanical and automated processing.
Quick, accurate, ruthless.
The red air from last year has not changed at all this year.
"Let's take it one step at a time. The splashing 'waves' may not be enough for two scoops of water..."
Liang Qu pulled out the Qinglang and cut a flat rock slab from the rock wall like cutting tofu. He then took out a small piece of slender talc from his pocket and drew a rough topographic map and trend chart of the valley on the flat stone slab.
Halfway through the painting.
Several white sturgeons overhead swung their long tails, pulling a large number of shuttles across the valley, leaving behind white vapor that quickly dissipated.
Floating upstream of Liangqu to the mouth of the valley, I saw from afar a young dragon man jumping out of the shuttle, falling into the deep valley like dumplings, and joining the vanguard troops.
"White sturgeon? A horse in the water?"
Both the white sturgeon and the sturgeon monster with dragon tendons have the word "sturgeon" in their names, but they look completely different.
The white sturgeon is quite similar to swordfish and marlin, with long and narrow spikes on its head, and it is obviously a speed expert at first glance.
As big monsters, its previous move was much faster than the fat catfish and the others, even Roundhead was slightly slower.
The whereabouts of the young dragon man are complete.
Three leaders, two men and one woman, swam out of the crack and walked towards a silver-haired old man with their lips moving.
Liang Qu couldn't hear clearly.
He has gray hair, his strength is unknown, and he is the superior of the three great martial artists. If he gets too close, there is a risk of being discovered.
After a conversation among the four, the silver-haired old man sat back on the shuttle, and Liang Qu quickly sank down, attached himself to the rock wall, and restrained his breath.
After the white sturgeon jumped over the valley, Liang Qu stuck his head out again and watched the white sturgeon flying away in thought.
"Long Pingjiang, the elder at the mouth of Long Pinghe River? I wonder if he has the strength of a master..."
There are roughly four ways for a group to choose a leader: "violent", "experience-based", "charismatic" and "reproductive".
Liang Qu heard Long Pingjiang and the others talk about the political model of the Dragon Clan, which was headed by three elders who coordinated everything.
It is quite primitive, and is the way the elephant herd elects its leader based on experience.
They are not necessarily the strongest, but they are the most experienced. Even the most powerful adult elephants have to follow the old elephants, listen to them, and look for water and food.
It makes sense. The dragon people are indeed confused at the moment and need someone with enough experience to lead the entire tribe through the difficulties.
However, in martial arts practice, old age is not necessarily weaker, it may even make one stronger.
After recording the valley terrain and trends.
Avoiding the third dragon man who was passing by for inspection, Liang Qu put away the stone slab and dug a small hole in the rock wall.
"Ah Wei, thank you for your hard work. You will be staying here for the time being. Report any situation immediately. If you encounter any danger, protect yourself first!
If you can't escape, then reveal your identity and say that you are Xu Yuelong, the aquatic beast raised by the Duke's grandson, who is in charge of the Hebo Police Station! Wait for me to redeem you."
Awei broke free from the wrist, crawled into the small hole, and shook his head to show that he remembered.
It is not easy to find a place in the big lake. We have to leave an anchor point and be responsible for monitoring the situation for the next ten days.
Fat catfish cannot move because of their large body size, but Awei is small in size, which has incomparable advantages.
After the preliminary exploration was completed, Liang Qu took the stone slab, found the fat catfish lurking outside and the unable to move, and used water travel to rush back at lightning speed.
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Xiangyi County.
The fists fought non-stop and a large amount of red ore was mined.
During this period, it originally wanted to go back, but it heard that it was unsafe underwater, so it had to stay on the shore and wait for news and continue working.
In Daze, not far away, Yuantou led more than a dozen younger brothers to "investigate openly and secretly", confirmed the situation again and again, and approached the entrance of the vortex waterway, preparing to return to Pingyang Prefecture.
For seven or eight days, the fishermen in Xiangyi County and the merchant ships did not find any signs of the arrival of snake monsters, which was enough to prove that the large number of snake monsters that came this time was different from the last time.
Even the decrease in fish catch caused by the snake demon's disturbance did not deteriorate further and gradually recovered.
It was obvious that the snake demon was restraining its breath to avoid disturbing the fish and causing any abnormality.
There's no need to stay any longer.
Realizing the new boss's intention to leave, the old porpoise leader, who had been nervous for a long time, finally felt relieved and gave up the idea of escaping.
Come to the vortex mouth.
The round head contacted the gods, and the closed channel opened, rolling up mud and sand.
The wild porpoises had never seen such a scene before, but under the urging of their new leader, they still carefully passed through the corridor one after another, crossing the river and the sea, and spanning the north and south.
Yuantou worked hard and sought verification from many sources.
The snake demons were also not idle.
By eavesdropping on the fishermen's conversation and piecing together the details, they finally pieced together the complete context of events.
Last year, Bigui sent his descendants to the South Bank to look for the thief in accordance with the order of Jiaolong.
The Zhang and Li families beat up Bihui's second son. The second son was unwilling to accept the defeat and went home to ask the eldest son for help, but they both died in the end.
The green snake was furious and stayed in shallow water for several months to take revenge.
Then the white ape killed the green snake!
The white ape and the waterman Liangqu of Hebo are good friends!
It was Du Shuilang of Liang who was ordered to send the White Ape to kill the Green Snake!
Clear and clear.
"Didn't Bigui have three sons? Only two died, so there's no extinction, right? Why is there such a big fuss?"
"Who knows? It's not very normal in the first place."
"Could it be that the thief that Lord Jiao wants to find is the white ape?"
"No matter what, we have to go back and tell Lord Jiao first."
"I'll go."
A large yellow-scaled snake said in a muffled voice.
After some discussion, the snakes agreed that there was no problem.
The other snakes continued, "What should we do now?"
The red-scaled snake in the distance said, "Why don't we go to Pingyang Prefecture first?"
"Pingyang Prefecture?"
"Would it be too dangerous?"
"Why do you want to go to Pingyang Prefecture?"
The red-scaled snake explained: "The white ape is probably the villain that Jiao-sama said it was. We can't find it, so why not look for the official from the river and lake station who is on good terms with the white ape? He must know him!"
A huge blue snake kept rolling its body, as if it couldn't wait any longer. It uttered a long letter with ferocious pupils: "Yes, let's tie him up and bring him here! Inject snake venom! Force him to tell us the whereabouts of the white ape!"
The other snakes were silent.
The red-scaled snake swung its tail and scolded.
"Idiot! That official has met the emperor and received an oral order. He is not an ordinary person! He killed Bi Hu in the line of duty. If you tie him up, how can Dashun let it go?"
The yellow-scaled snake responded: "Forget how Bihu died? It went mad because all its sons died, but not all of your sons died!"
"Didn't you say you were going to go find him? If we don't tie him up, do we want to treat him to a meal?"
The blue viper suppressed its anger and became more and more impatient. It rolled violently, and its scales opened and closed, as if something was drilling into its body.
It collided with a rock and several scales fell off. Its white tentacles, as dense as spider webs, quickly shrank under the skin and disappeared.
"If you can't stand the training of the Lord Net, go back as soon as possible!"
"Did Mr. Net get into your head?"
Lan Bi shouted angrily: "I can hold on! I will become stronger!"
The snakes were in confusion.
The lone red-scaled snake uttered its snake signal and remained silent. It waited for the other snakes to calm down before speaking.
"What Lan Kui said makes sense. To get help from a court official, you don't have to threaten him. Inviting him to dinner is a feasible plan!"
The snakes were stunned.
"Speak clearly!"
"The human race is greedy, especially the officials... It's hard for us to touch this official, but how much is the friendship between that official and the white ape worth?"
The snakes whispered to each other and then looked enlightened.
Lan Wei looked left and right, his anger bubbling out.
"What do you mean?"
(End of this chapter)