Chapter 770 The Only One to Rely On
Chapter 770 The Only Reliance
The tide hits the shore.
The salamander shook its head and raised its hand to scrape the water foam from its eyeballs.
In the entire long fleet of sea merchants, there was neither azure octopus nor pink octopus.
Villagers have already gathered around to watch and discuss.
"It's like this, Lord Liang." The octopus swung its tentacles and explained Haiyun's whereabouts while trading goods. "At the beginning of the year, Lord Octopus sent fish to the South China Sea to negotiate with the Demon King and opened up a new trade route. Lord Octopus attached great importance to it and Lord Haiyun was in charge of this matter personally, so he couldn't come to Jianghuai in the middle of this year."
"I see!"
Liang Qu suddenly realized something.
It is indeed unlikely that Haiyun is imprisoned, as there is suddenly an octopus that knows the secret.
Even if the efficiency of two rounds of devouring was 90%, the loss in between would still be huge. If it was 80%, or even a slightly more normal 70%, the Octopus King would definitely suffer huge losses.
Whether he can recover in the extra hundred years of life is still unknown, not to mention that it takes time to swallow and digest, and there will be a period of weakness of several months in between.
A weak demon king is undoubtedly a big piece of fat meat that everyone wants to take a bite of.
Everyone who hears it will be moved.
Those who see it are moved.
Therefore, the Octopus King can only try his best to make up for it from the first round of gains.
As the second wife, Hai Yun was an immature green date fruit with shallow cultivation. She was a long way from the mature and rosy Hai Fangzhu, and she had missed at least several decades of cultivation.
The fruit has been confined and its secrets have been revealed, so how can it thrive if it is not exposed to sunlight?
A coward who is greedy for life and afraid of death does not completely abandon the green fruit. The courage to cultivate it from scratch has too much uncertainty.
Imprisoned now only one.
Trick the future one.
There is no such thing as happiness with two wives. You are a complete scumbag.
Liang Qu stepped back and made way for a large box of minerals.
"You have opened up a lot of new trade routes this year, right?"
"Hey, Lord Liang is really amazing! No wonder Lord Fangzhu always says you are cute and smart." Octopus exclaimed, "We are lucky this year. We have opened up many new trade routes, but the lack of preparation has diluted the volume of goods.
Therefore, the quality of the goods on this trip was lower, but the Octopus King promised that he would make up for it on the trip at the end of the year and bring gifts."
"I can't be in two places at once. I understand."
"It's great that you can understand!"
What did the Octopus predict, and why is it so unclear? The only way is to disrupt and transfer people on a large scale, split up the original arrangements as much as possible, and affect future development?
Liang Qu guessed silently.
"Where's Umibozu? He didn't come at the end of last year, saying he wanted to rest. He didn't come in the middle of this year either. Could something have happened?"
“Oh, Master Fangzhu is in seclusion to break through the demon king. If he succeeds, our clan will have two demon kings, which is rare even in the ocean. Together with the Mermaid King, the three saints coming out together is even more extraordinary and one of the most powerful forces.
Unfortunately, apart from the king being an alien species, most of the Octopus tribe have short life spans and it is too difficult to break through. I just hope that Master Fangzhu can succeed and not die halfway like the Second Madam. "
"Second Madam?"
Liang Qu asked even though he knew the answer.
"That's right. Although Haifangzhu is the queen, she is the king's third wife." The answering octopus was quite talkative and answered all the questions he knew. "The first wife died of old age, the second wife died in seclusion, and now the third wife is also in seclusion.
Speaking of which, the king is really lucky. His four wives are all beautiful fish from the Octopus Clan. Their skin is not wrinkled at all, and they are also gifted in cultivation. I heard from the old fish that the third wife has the best personality, is the most gentle, the most beautiful, and has great talent. Everyone is willing to follow her."
Liang Qu deeply agreed with this.
Kaibouzu is indeed quite talented. He was able to figure out the secret of Octopus King's "longevity" on his own before imprisoning him, leaving a backup plan.
"Thank you."
"You're welcome, Your Excellency."
After briefly gaining some knowledge about the ocean, Liang Qu turned around and was about to leave. He looked up and saw Li Shoufu counting the number of precious fish, and paused.
"Well, um, did Lord Haiyun ask you to give me anything?" "Give you what?" Octopus scratched his head, "It seems not... He didn't say he asked me to bring any goods. How about I ask someone else?"
"It's okay, it's okay, I'm just asking."
Liang Qu waved his hand.
He had expected this, but he still couldn't help lamenting when he faced the reality.
Haifangzhu was replaced by Haiyun. Although there are fewer treasure fish, at least they are still there.
The unknown octopus in front of Haiyun was not only missing, but it was gone!
What’s the point of a merchant team without precious fish?
The Octopus King deserves to die!
A few days apart.
The sea merchants sneaked into the sea and disappeared without a trace, and the excitement of the festival held in the nearby Yixing Town continued successfully.
Before daybreak and the roosters crowed, carts kept coming to bring villagers from the surrounding areas to watch the excitement.
The sky is high and the clouds are light, drums are beating, and water birds looking for food are startled and fly away.
The scarlet blood dyed the surface of the river, causing fish to scramble for food.
Thanks to this practice, the fish caught a few days after the river god sacrifice in Yixing Town every year can be three times fatter.
Liang Qu respectfully lit the long incense stick and put down the wine cup.
[Sacrifice to Huaijiang River, river favor +1.6147]
[River Favor: 10.5008]
[A little fusion, but deeply favored by Jiang Huai, physical strength consumption in water is slightly reduced, and magical power consumption is slightly reduced. 】
"Like the degree of integration, are there any changes in the key nodes?"
Liang Qu looked into the distance.
The river was calm and boundless, and the dragon that had been silent for a long time did not jump out to cause trouble.
After being warned by Dashun, Jiaolong has become much more obedient. It seems that he has changed his mind about starting with him and no longer targets Liangqu, the little guy who runs around for the white ape.
But he may also be harboring a great evil and preparing for a thundering strike.
midnight.
The people had eaten and drunk their fill and were enjoying the cool breeze.
Liang Qu sneaked into Jianghuai and used [Water Dragon Spear] and [Water Travel Thousand Miles] several times, and clearly felt that the consumption was reduced.
This is an inherent benefit after the favor level increases.
The increase in favor brings about a reduction in consumption and a decrease in the difficulty of controlling water.
But after reaching ten, there is a small step-by-step gain.
[A Thousand Miles of Water Travel] As a magical power, it does not consume physical strength, but only puts a burden on the mind.
When he first acquired it, Liang Qu could only use it for a long distance twice or less than three times before he would become mentally exhausted. Now that he is in the middle stage of tiger hunting, he can last for four to five times, and now it has directly increased to about seven times.
Not only that, the duration of the [Vortex Waterway] has also increased. Previously, it was maintained once a month, but now it is estimated that it can be maintained for nearly three months.
The chances of "jumping face" are greater.
The closer it gets to autumn, the more nervous Liang Qu becomes.
He is not only worried about Kaibozu, but in order for [Divine Power] to take effect, he must "get close" to Octopus King, and the only thing he can rely on is the magical power [Traveling Thousands of Miles by Water].
The Demon King is equal to the Martial Saint of the human race. No matter how weak he is, he is not someone that Liang Qu, a great tiger hunter, can challenge. The big win can only go to Hai Fangzhu, who is equal to the Grand Master of Heaven and Earth. Even if Hai Fangzhu's "one gains, the other loses", his chance of winning is only 10%.
There is no way you can defeat him by fighting, so you can only use some tricks.
Winter goes, spring comes, and summer comes. The days are similar every year, but I can always find new fun in them.
After the river god sacrifice, it was time for the Yixing market. The hot weather could not stop the villagers from joining in the fun. Officials from the Pingyang government office took advantage of the large crowds and posted notices on both sides of the long street in accordance with the almanac given out before the New Year.
"From July 1st, a curfew will be implemented from 7:55 pm to 7:55 pm, for a period of one month!"
(End of this chapter)