Chapter 1042: The Lord's Intelligence, Sublimation of the Heavenly Gate and Earthly Axis
Chapter 1042: The Lord's Intelligence, Sublimation of the Heavenly Gate and Earthly Axis (Two in One)
There are two big rivers in Heyuan Prefecture, Yubei River and Luohe River, one in the north and one in the south. When the weather is cold, a thick layer of ice will form on them.
Click click click.
boom!
Liang Qu tapped his toes lightly.
On the surface of the Yubei River, cracks dozens of feet wide appeared, and three-foot-thick ice collapsed with a loud bang. Countless ice blocks sank suddenly, but then rose out of the water again under the action of buoyancy, bumping into each other and piling up.
After making a gap, Liang Qu dived into the glacier, his clothes fluttering as he felt the cold water rushing past him. It seemed as if he had returned to the days when he used to go out on a boat to fish.
Although life is a bit difficult, I gain a lot and am full of energy every day.
Now that he is a world-famous Grandmaster, he will never have such simple happiness again...
"Unfortunately, there are many familiar monsters in Jianghuai Lake, but Liujinhai is unfamiliar with the place and has no way to get in."
Liang Qu was completely in the dark about the situation in Liujin Sea. Before setting off, he simply asked his senior brother Yang Xu for some information about the dragon beasts and learned their general location. He still had to search for the specific location himself.
Time is tight.
Learn by doing, and find by doing.
[Vortex Waterway] starts with building the way to the nearest dragon beast monster. It is rumored that it has dragon horns on its head and scales on its body. It is a typical dragon species and has a group of small monsters. It is only more than 300 miles away from here, and the distance of ten waterways is very close.
An hour passed in a flash.
Liangqu emerges from the [vortex waterway].
The view of the gray water area suddenly brightens, fluorescent jellyfish swim through the water area, and vines are twisted like the roots of old trees, illuminating the slightly majestic water beast garden. Monsters and goblins float and swim in the water, and the specially planted algae filter out the metabolic filth very cleanly.
What a prosperous little demon court!
There are actually settlements and trade exchanges!
The living atmosphere is completely different from that of the dragon people.
Seeing the large stone cave in the center, the real owner was probably living inside. Liang Qu put on the [Vortex God Armor], concealed his aura, and moved closer to two miles.
The monster passed by without anyone noticing.
Ze Ding trembled.
[Draw a wisp of dragon breath]
[Consume five strands of dragon breath to produce a dragon pattern. 】
[Dragon Breath: 1]
Good start!
There is a play!
Liang Qu was overjoyed.
In the Jianghuai Lake, a dragon entered the Dragon Palace and had a fierce battle with its former loyal ministers. Without a leading dragon, the Dragon Palace alliance was completely defeated, and only a few great demon dragons remained.
After roaming the Jianghuai and Huaihe lakes for so long, he caught eight dragon men and dragon sturgeons, including two caught by General Yuan.
The half piece of dragon bone remnant in the Guolong River and the dragon corpses in the Imperial Capital Auction, all added up, there were ten in total, which was just enough to be upgraded to the fourth level of Yinglong pattern. All of them were used up, without leaving a single one.
The dragon is too fierce, I dare not touch it.
The dragon seed breath column has been empty for more than two years, and finally there is a trace of it again!
The satisfaction was like catching the first time I caught the precious fish, the black pomfret, and I couldn't help but recall the glorious past.
"The Jianghuai Lake is leaderless, and the same is true for the Liujin Sea. The difference is that one disappeared without a trace and is suspected to have fallen, while the other fled with the defeat of Beiting and left temporarily.
Disappearing and leaving have very different meanings. Dashun did not kill all the monsters, and no other demon king would come to settle accounts. Many monsters were reluctant to leave their homeland, and they lived a good life.
The only problem is that the Ehe River Dragon King is at the peak of the demon king realm, just one major realm away. It is far less easy to raise a great demon dragon beast with his blood essence than the Jianghuai Dragon King... But the entire Liujin Sea, I can find a few days before the war to support me to advance to the fifth level of Yinglongwen, should it be enough?"
Liang Qu pondered secretly.
He bypassed the "Little Dragon Courtyard" in front of him and continued to build the [Vortex Waterway].
When arriving at unfamiliar waters, laying [vortex waterways] has become a habitual action. The waterways in the Blue Lake have formed a spider web, which is extremely smooth. The same is true for the southern regions of the Yangtze and Huaihe Rivers, including the east and west of the Huaijiang River, the north and south of the Grand Canal, and from the Huaijiang River to the Haiyuan Palace. The distance is measured in hundreds of thousands of miles.
The only drawback is that the shop is getting bigger and bigger, which means that a lot of physical strength is required to maintain the waterway every time.
Fortunately, several large-scale waterway systems were not built at the same time, so maintenance can be staggered. The maintenance time of the waterways also increases with the increase of their own realm and degree of integration, from the initial waterway of a few miles, which lasted five or six days, to the current waterway of thirty miles, which lasts more than three months.
The next legendary point is a little far away, about five hundred miles away!
set off!
Three minutes later.
Eddy currents in waterways stir up mud and sand.
Liang Qu was about to step in when he caught a glimpse of the simple transaction scene at "Xiaolongting" out of the corner of his eye.
and many more!
When I regained consciousness, I was already thirty miles away.
Looking at the empty waters, Liang Qu stood there in a daze, his memory still lingering on the previous "Xiaolongting", the small shop in front of the big cave, and a flash of inspiration came to his mind.
"Does the Lord of the Sea know the locations of all the dragon beasts and monsters in the Golden Sea?"
As soon as the thought comes out, it disperses immediately.
Hai Fangzhu once gave Liang Qu a business map and asked him to go visit her when he had time.
Haifangzhu, who had not yet become the demon king, specialized in the Tamsui trade route at that time, and Liujinhai was also within the scope of his business!
In the Jianghuai Lake, the business model of the Sea Lord is to send out the message first, and then gather together in the Monster King's territory. Most of the time, the message is delivered to the monster's home in person...
If it weren’t for seeing the small shop that triggered memories, Liang Qu would have really forgotten such an old friend!
Senior Brother Yang Xu only gave me three pieces of information about the location of the dragon beast, which are not guaranteed to be true. Even if they are all correct, we still have to find two more. Given the vastness of the Liujin Sea, it is not an easy task. With the war imminent, it would definitely be better to save useless searching time and prepare for the war.
If a workman wants to be good, he must first sharpen his weapon.
Go to Haiyuan Palace first!
Think of it and do it.
Liang Qu, who was full of fire in his heart, acted decisively and changed direction.
The rivers in the north are not as dense as those in the south, and there are no through canals. Many rivers run parallel to each other.
He directly [traveled a thousand miles on water], crossed the Liujin Sea, rushed to the estuary in one breath, and then went south to the East China Sea.
The vast sea of qi, which is more than three hundred and eighty times larger, is qualified to support his extravagance!
Rushed to [Haiya Palace] at lightning speed.
"Xiao Shui!"
"Master, Lord!"
The familiar voice of a mature lady, Haifangzhu put down the work at hand, and with a flash of his wrists and feet, Liang Qu was forced to be involved in the tenderness, and the familiar cool feeling touched his cheek.
"It's been three months since we last saw each other in the summer."
"Too busy. There are too many things going on at Blue Lake."
Liang Qu stroked his forehead, feeling helpless.
He also wanted to hang out, eat and drink every day, but his strength and environment did not allow it.
Knead and pinch.
The translucent blue jelly-like tentacles stuck to the smooth floor and bent into a small circle. With a slight flick of the small wrist, Liang Qu spread out his limbs, spread his arms and legs, and lay down like a sofa.
We briefly chatted about recent developments and exchanged pleasantries.
"Xiao Shui, what are you doing here looking for me?"
When talking about serious matters, Liang Qu looked serious.
"Master, do you have a map of the location of the Golden Sea Dragon monster?"
"The location map of the dragon-seed monster?" Haifangzhu pondered.
"Yes! Is there one?" Liang Qu looked expectant.
"Yes, there is." Haifangzhu pulled out a large map rolled into a long tube from the huge bookshelf in the palace. "In the Flowing Golden Sea, the locations of 80% of the big monsters are there, but I haven't specifically distinguished whether they are dragon species or not. But I have an impression of it and can mark it out for you."
Wuhu!
You've come to the right place!
Liang Qu reached out to hug him.
Just as it was about to be put into his arms, Haifangzhu gently lifted it up, and the scroll map that had just touched Liang Qu's fingertips was suspended in the air again.
"..."
Haifangzhu nodded his head: "Xiaoshui wants this, what do you want to do?"
"what?"
"I need to know the use. Xiaoshui is too powerful. He can even deal with the Octopus King. Dashun and Beiting are enemies. We can't just ask for the map and kill them."
Umibozu does have a lot of information.
Maybe it can’t be given, it depends on how Liang Qu uses it.
Revealing privacy is not friendly in itself. If there is no ill intention, it is feasible to make friends with her. But taking her information to intercept clients will make you feel guilty.
Umibozu joined the maritime merchants not only to be led by Octopus King, but also because he loved this career and devoted himself to it.
To the great demon of Liujin Sea: I welcome you to do business, but you sell my position and let others kill me? What does that mean? Can we still do business?
of course.
If Xiaoshui insists, Haifangzhu will have no choice but to give in.
I just felt a little uncomfortable.
Liang Qu understood what he meant and immediately said, "Don't worry, Master Fangzhu. I am an outstanding young man of Dashun. I will just stay outside. This will bring me benefits. I will not go in!"
Haifangzhu couldn't figure out what the benefit would be. She supported her head with her arms and legs, and after a little thought, she handed the map in her hand to Liang Qu.
"Trust Xiaoshui~"
So cool!
Seeing Liang Qu's impatience, Hai Fangzhu spread out the map and, based on his past experience as a merchant, circled eight extra red dots on the map, marking them as dragon species, and stuffed a large treasure fish in there, asking Liang Qu to come again next time.
Done! Hold onto the tentacles tightly and say goodbye to Umibozu.
Liang Qu was excited and hurried to take the vortex waterway from the north of the imperial capital, flashing to the sea and then back, saving the sea energy to the greatest extent. At this moment, it was already past five in the morning. In another hour or half an hour, the night would be bright.
Without the information about Kaibouzu, we can go back home by now. There is nothing to find.
When he came to Heyuan Prefecture, he was nominally under the command of He Ningyuan, the commander of the Western Army. In addition, due to his special status, he could not expose his whereabouts and arouse Beiting's vigilance. Going out at night was already the maximum freedom he could have.
But with the information, one hour is enough!
Liang Qu used Ruyi to shrink the map that was several meters high to ten meters wide, and asked Awei and Xiao Shenlong to spread it out on both sides and observe it carefully.
Eight heads.
I wonder how many are left now...
After carefully identifying the direction, I found the location of Heyuan Prefecture. Not far to the north, there was a very eye-catching red circle, which was the "Xiaolongting" just now!
Among them, two of the three locations given by Yang Xu are also on the map.
Reading maps is a real technical job, especially ancient maps. Without satellites, the drawing of many places is actually biased. The positions of Heyuan Prefecture and "Xiaolongting" are calibrated.
Liangqu planned a shortest route, from far to near, and directly [water travels thousands of miles] to rush forward!
half an hour.
The bubbles collapsed.
After a short while, in less than half a quarter of an hour, a huge cave came into view. It seemed that there was a giant beast sleeping inside, and with every breath it exhaled, a huge stream of air was spewing out. The so-called cave turned into a huge nostril.
Close to half a mile.
Ze Ding trembled.
[Draw a wisp of dragon breath]
[Consume five strands of dragon breath to produce a dragon pattern. 】
[Dragon Breath: 2]
"Next person!"
Wow!
The third bye.
The monsters that lived here disappeared without a trace. No one knew whether they died or moved away with the Dragon King.
Nothing.
Next!
……
Green jungle.
[Draw a wisp of dragon breath]
[Dragon Breath: Three]
……
Yellowstone Steps Cave.
[Draw a wisp of dragon breath]
[Dragon Breath: Four]
……
Black Cave.
[Draw a wisp of dragon breath]
[Dragon Breath: Five]
……
The sky was purple and the chickens were so cold that they didn't even want to crow.
The soldier on the city wall went to the utility room, picked up an iron pickaxe, and prepared to chop the ice and melt it into water.
The fishermen also wrapped themselves in thick coats and took advantage of the clear weather to go to the glacier to drill holes.
Starve the timid to death.
Lazy people only deserve to eat shit.
In this kind of weather, many people don't want to go out. They just light a few pieces of flint and stay on the kang. But it is also a good time to fish. Apart from the cabbage and frozen pork in the cellar, there is no other fresh food but this fish, which is very delicious. As soon as a hole is opened in the ice, all the fish will come out.
The three fishermen were clearing away the snow and working hard to dig a hole when they suddenly felt a layer of grey mist covering the white ice in front of them and they could not see clearly.
Boom boom boom!
There was a knocking sound under the water.
The three of them were stunned for a moment, suspecting that they had heard wrongly, and looked at each other.
Boom boom boom!
The sound was louder, and this time the three of them could hear it clearly. A chill that was completely different from cold ran up their spines.
What could "knock on the door" through three feet of ice?
No need to scream.
creak.
boom!
A neat round ice was sucked down, and a tall and strong figure crawled out of the ice cave and came to the top of the glacier.
Wow.
Let the water stains drain away. You don't need to control the water on your hair. Just shake it and all the ice chips will be gone. Just shake it clean.
Liang Qu put the blue wolf back on his waist and pointed to the ice hole next to the stupid fisherman: "Just in time, let's go fishing in this hole. It's not too big or too small, so it saves you a lot of work."
The three of them didn't react at all.
Liang Qu shook his head and ignored him, taking advantage of the still dark sky to return.
half an hour.
The three finally realized that they might be seeing a living person, and their eyes met.
"Brother, this is a big shot?"
"It should be."
"It's not surprising that those big shots are immune to cold and heat and can swim in winter."
"What did the big shot say?"
"I don't understand. He doesn't look like a local. Is he a master from outside the area?"
"This old man is kindhearted. He dug a hole for us. I think he left it there on purpose. Good people will have a peaceful life and many children."
After a while, the ice hole was covered with a thin layer of ice, and a fish head emerged. The three did not dare to delay and hurried to get busy.
The small courtyard arranged by Yang Xu.
In the practice room.
Liang Qu communicated with Ze Ding, his face was ruddy and his excitement was still there.
[Dragon Breath: Six]
[Consume five strands of dragon breath to produce a dragon pattern. 】
One hour.
Six strands of dragon energy!
This is the power of intelligence!
"call!"
Liang Qu calmed down.
A thought came to my mind.
[Dragon Breath: 1]
Wow!
Ze Ding shines brightly.
Five strands of golden energy rushed out of the Ze Ding, entwining and intertwining, like a yellow dragon raising its head.
In an instant.
The back feels hot and the body feels like light smoke!
The sky was hazy, then brightened.
"Junior brother! General He is looking for you!"
Yang Xu was informed by He Ningyuan to come to Liang Qu for further discussion, but found that the blue centipede raised by his junior brother was swaying left and right on the table, with a do not disturb sign in its mouth.
"While practicing..."
Junior brother is in seclusion!
"Hey, are you in seclusion now?"
Yang Xu was totally confused.
Such a serious retreat is obviously not an ordinary practice, and there must be considerable gains. But Liang Qu followed the order of the court and rushed all the way here, traveling day and night, so what could he gain?
Maybe this is genius?
Do you have any experience in traveling?
Yang Xu pondered secretly.
Matters have their priorities, and with a war imminent, there's no need to go into seclusion for ten days or half a month.
He first went to inform He Ningyuan, and then Yang Xu returned to the courtyard to wait, help guard the road, and occasionally go to the city wall to stand guard.
evening.
Fiery clouds.
Squeak!
Liang Qu stepped out of the room.
In the hall, Yang Xu stood up immediately and was about to speak when his eyes blurred. He felt that his junior brother seemed a little illusory, not like a human, but more like a wisp of green smoke.
(End of this chapter)