Chapter 395 The Buzzing Tree
Crash!
The calm water surface suddenly became ripples.
A water beast appeared extremely suddenly. Its body turned into a black shadow under the cover of the lake water, and it rushed towards the few gem sweetberries floating on the water. It was so fast that it created a long water splash trail.
At almost the same instant, Tuanzi, who had been dormant under the water, reacted even more rapidly.
His eyes flashed sharply in the darkness, and its body was like a black lightning, rushing straight towards the water beast.
The lake water rushed past it, forming two white water lines.
But the water beast was still immersed in the desire for gem sweet berries, and even thought that the dumplings were here to grab food.
Its first reaction was not to run away, but to speed up, paddling wildly in the water with its four paws, and rushed straight to the Gem Sweet Berry.
Then it suddenly opened its mouth. The inside of the mouth was filled with sharp fangs, which glowed coldly in the moonlight. It swallowed all the attractively lustrous magic berries into its mouth in one mouthful.
But before it had time to savor the sweet taste of the divine berry, Tuanzi was already swinging into the water beast like a discharged cannonball.
Hum.
The water beast was knocked to pieces, its body was uncontrollable, and it flew out like a cannonball, rolling up a bunch of fine bubbles and gurgling upwards.
Tuanzi attacked quickly and pursued the victory. Before the water beast could stabilize its body, he rushed to the latter again, opened his mouth, and bit the water beast's body with his sharp teeth.
Under the severe pain, the water beast instinctively shook its body wildly.
Every time it struggles, it stirs up a huge flow of water, which ripples out layer by layer, forming small waves on the lake surface, lapping at the surrounding water.
At this time, Gothe, who was hiding aside, had already cast [Plastic Water] to condense ice. With the blessing of [Wolf Speed], he jumped over the ice as if floating on water with light skills, quickly rushed to the battlefield, and took action decisively.
He stretched out his palm, faced the water beast, and shook it slightly.
【Tide Net+】.
In an instant, countless invisible pythons seemed to be awakening in the lake.
The originally calm water suddenly rolled up and quickly condensed into whips as thick as arms, and like tough ropes, they suddenly contracted inward with powerful force.
They wrapped around the body of the water beast, tightly imprisoning the water beast from top to bottom with five-flowered knots.
Under the restrictions of the tidal net, its struggling movements suddenly became extremely difficult, until it was unable to move anymore and could only float in the water, occasionally twitching.
【Tidal Net+】For those powerful water beasts, it can only be used as a short-term control skill.
But for water beasts that are not as strong as Goude, it is extremely useful and can restrain them for a very long period of time.
When the Marine Sentinel performs the task of killing water beasts, in many cases, it is not that the water beasts are too strong to kill smoothly, but that these water beasts are too slippery and will run away as soon as the situation is not right.
Even with the assistance of capybara in pursuit and the speed boost of [Ocean Touch], it is very possible for the water beast to escape if it is familiar with the terrain.
The existence of [Tidal Net+] allows Gothe to almost completely avoid this situation - unless the water beast is stronger than himself, it will be difficult to escape from him.
Seeing that the water beast had been imprisoned, Gothe's men showed no mercy.
The magic power in his body flowed rapidly, and another spell model was activated.
The next moment, three dazzling flashes of light flashed from his right hand.
【Magic Missile】.
The three magic missiles were like three light bombs, extremely conspicuous in the dark night.
They hit immobile water beasts accurately.
The water beast suddenly let out a shrill whine, and had completely lost the ability to struggle. However, its vitality was extremely tenacious and it was still breathing.
Gaode was strolling in the courtyard and had come to the side of the water beast.
With the faint moonlight, he could clearly see the appearance of the water beast.
The body is round and about one meter long. At first glance, it looks like a bulging rubber ball.
Its head is broad and flat, occupying nearly one-third of its body, and its mouth is even wider. Two rows of sharp, serrated teeth are staggered, shining coldly in the moonlight, showing its ferocity, and can easily bite the shells of crustaceans.
It's just that now, the "bloody big mouth" is opening and closing with difficulty.
There is a towering dorsal fin on the back of this water beast. The fins are hard and sharp, like a sharp blade, extending from the center of the back to the tail. A translucent film is connected between the fins.
"It's a saw-toothed pufferfish." Gothe glanced at it and determined the identity of the water beast.
He frowned slightly.
Obviously, it was not the Lake Esmere basilisk seen by nearby fishermen.
There must be more than one basilisk wandering in the huge Esmere Lake. However, some water beasts are hidden deeper and are more alert. In addition, they have not attacked the residents, so they have not been discovered.
Under Gothe's "Magic Berry Nesting", the basilisk was not caught, but a first-order serrated puffer fish was caught first.
It can be considered an unexpected gain.
Although it is not the mission goal, destroying water beasts has always been the primary responsibility of the Sea Sentinel Mage.
Killing such a water beast that is hiding in the inland water system and may attack the people at any time is an elimination of hidden dangers, and it can also be exchanged for military merit.
Gothe pulled out the Bei Feng that he carried with him, and in the freezing cold, he slashed it down with a sword, completely understanding its life.
The blood was about to spurt out along the wound, but was soaked by the extreme coldness of the north wind. In an instant, it condensed into blood-colored ice crystals, hanging at the wound in an orderly manner, which was unexpectedly beautiful.
Gaode didn't have time to admire it. He turned the blade and neatly cut off the blade-like dorsal fin of the serrated puffer fish. This was the most valuable part of the serrated puffer fish. It was just the right time to take it back and sell it at the Wal-Mart magic material store.
Himmediately, he cut off the head of the saw-toothed fish and took it back as a certificate for killing monsters. Without it, it cannot be exchanged for military merit.
Finally, Gothe cut off another piece of fish belly meat from the serrated puffer fish and threw it to Tuanzi.
This is the most tender and delicious part of the whole body of the serrated puffer fish.
Tuanzi had been watching eagerly while Gaode was cutting the meat.
Upon seeing this, its eyes lit up instantly. It swung its body vigorously, drew an arc in the water, and jumped high. Its sharp teeth accurately bit the flying fish.
Then, Tuanzi fell back into the water, swinging his tail happily, and his sharp teeth quickly tore open the fish meat. He ate it with gusto and made a cheerful "wow" sound, which was very satisfying.
Gaode carried the fish's head and dorsal fin back to the boat moored a hundred meters away, put his things away, and continued to rock the oar.
The boat made a ripple on the lake and moved forward slowly.
The sky is gradually changing, from the initial inky black to blue, like a huge piece of black satin being dyed a deep blue.
Then, the blue slowly transitioned into a gradient of orange, and the fire clouds on the horizon were smudged.
Unknowingly, the red sun has risen.
The sun shines on the lake, and the originally calm lake surface becomes sparkling.
The surface of the lake turned pink-purple, and then turned golden yellow.
"Let's get here first today." Gothe shouted to the calm water surface.
The next moment, the calm water surface suddenly exploded, and a flexible body broke out of the water.
Hand out his round head, Tuanzi looked at Gaode with his dark eyes, revealing a sense of spirituality.
"Cruising" all night, except for the saw-toothed puffer fish, there was no result.
The basilisk is still missing.
During the day, the basilisk will enter a resting state and is not suitable for further searching.
"I'll go back first. You can play here by yourself. Don't run too far. We will continue in the evening." Gao De warned.
Pounce!
After hearing Gaode's words, Tuanzi responded immediately.
It jumped up and made a difficult flip in the air. Its body drew a graceful arc in the air, and the water droplets on its body splashed, shining with golden light under the sunlight.
Seeing how excited it was, Gao De shook his head helplessly, said no more, and instead of being a disappointed "parent", he rocked the oar and sailed towards the shore.
Not long after, Gaode returned to the shore.
But he could not leave immediately. He still needed to return the boat to the nearby fishermen.
Generally speaking, Gaode can find local officials and borrow ships free of charge in the name of performing tasks.
It's just that yesterday he was delayed for some time by the alien eggs. When he arrived in Broster City, it was already very late, and the local official staff had already "get off work".
Gaode did not bother the local officials and ask them to work overtime for such a trivial matter as borrowing a boat, but went directly to Lake Esmere.
With such a big lake here, there must be many fishermen living nearby. It must not be difficult to borrow a boat from them.
The fact is just as he expected, around Lake Esmere, there are many simple houses inhabited by fishermen.
Gaode knocked on the door of a house casually, and with the help of his sea sentry uniform and money, he successfully borrowed a small fishing boat.
At this time, Gothe, who was standing on the shore, took a moment to identify the direction, and quickly determined the location of the fisherman's house where he borrowed the boat last night.
Gaode walked towards that house.
At the door, the two fishermen's children were playing. They were wearing patched coarse cloth clothes, their little faces were flushed by the sun. They picked up stones from the ground and launched an "attack" on a small kingfisher parked on the eaves.
It's just that their power is limited and their accuracy is extremely insufficient, so the stones thrown are either soft and cannot reach the eaves at all, or they are easily dodged by the kingfisher.
Tweet!
The kingfisher made a provocative call to the two children.
The two children looked at each other, and then the older boy ran into the house and took out a slingshot-like thing.
With the help of "sharp weapons", their momentum suddenly changed.
The older boy picked up a stone and pulled the slingshot hard.
I don’t know what material the slingshot is made of. The rubber band is extremely tough and can be stretched three times as long without breaking.
Bang!
The stone flew out like a bullet with astonishing acceleration.
The kingfisher alertly noticed something was wrong early on, and before the boy let go, it had already flapped its wings and started flying.
The stone finally hit the corner of the eaves, making a dull sound.
Himmediately, a middle-aged female voice came from inside the house, loudly reprimanding the two children with a bit of severity.
The two naughty children lowered their heads in annoyance.
Tweet, Tweet, Tweet!
The kingfisher flying in the sky screamed more cheerfully, seeming to laugh at them.
Gaode looked at this life-like scene and found it interesting.
He walked over quickly and shouted loudly outside the house: "Uncle, I'm here to return the boat."
Soon, a dark man trotted out quickly.
Gao De handed the five silver dragon coins to the other party, and then pointed to a short distance away, "This is the shipping fee agreed to last night. I will park your boat on the shore for you."
Gaode waved his hand, indicating that the other party was welcome.
As he turned around to leave, he glanced at the slingshot in the naughty child's hand again, and realized that the rubber band of the slingshot seemed to be made of a special material. He also thought of how the child had stretched the rubber band just now.
The power of the slingshot depends on the tension of the rubber band and the rebound speed of the rubber band.
The greater the tension of the rubber band, the heavier the projectile will be. The faster the rebound speed of the rubber band will provide the projectile with a greater initial velocity. The heavier the projectile and the higher the initial velocity, the more powerful it will be.
"This slingshot is made of good materials. If you use such good materials to make toys for children, you will feel sorry for them. However, this slingshot is too powerful and it is dangerous for children to play with it without being light or heavy." Gothe reminded casually.
Given the power of the slingshot I just witnessed, if the stone fell on someone, something big would happen.
Hence Gothe's point, the swarthy man looked at his two children, his face darkened, and then he explained to Gothe somewhat flatteringly: "I didn't make this slingshot for them, they made it themselves."
"When I repaired the roof before, I took some buzzing resin and applied it on the roof to waterproof it. Some of it was left unused, so they picked it up and made it into rubber bands."
"You mean, this rubber band is made of resin?!"
He thought it was the tendon of some animal.
"Yes, Master Mage, this is made of buzzing resin." The swarthy man nodded quickly.
"Can you introduce Buzzing Resin to me?" Gothe's eyes flashed.
Although Gothe was not sure why he was interested in this resin, he had no time to think about it. He just quickly went through the information about the buzzing tree in his head, and then nervously said:
"The buzzing tree is a unique tree in our local area. Every time the wind blows, the trunk will make a sound like a buzzing, so we call it the buzzing tree."
"The buzzing tree has many holes inside, which are rich in resin. We tear open the bark and hang a container to collect the resin flowing out of the holes."
"After this resin solidifies, it will become extremely smooth, and water droplets will slide off quickly if it falls on it, and there will be no cracks in winter, so we fishermen often use it to smear the roof to prevent rain."
"In addition, we also found that this resin is also extremely stretch-resistant, even if it is stretched two or three times, it will not break, and it can reduce vibration and sound.
So we often soften it and make harpoon bags, which can be used to put harpoons, which can effectively avoid the sound of harpoons colliding and reduce vibrations"
"Oh, by the way!" The dark man paused for a few seconds. , then remembered something, and quickly added: "This resin can also be used to glue furniture, and ordinary insects and ants will not get close to the joint."
With the introduction of the dark man, Gothe's eyes became brighter and brighter.
"Where is this buzzing tree?" he asked.
"We used to have a lot of buzzing trees here, but they were all cut down one after another. Only this small piece is left. It was kept because we fishermen wanted to use it as rainproof material for roofs."
After all, in his knowledge, only the simple houses where poor people like them live need extra rainproof layers and use buzz resin.