Chapter 523 Wild Capybara Group
Gao De was angry and funny. He rubbed Tuanzi’s head, comforted it with his thoughts, and made him speak slowly.
In fact, the whole story is simple.
After Gao De released it in the big swamp, in addition to telling it not to run too far so as not to find the dolphin when needed, he also gave it a mouthful so that he could explore the surroundings when he had time.
Objects such as "a boat sunk at the bottom of the water", "beautiful and rare plants", "luminous metal", "strange stones that have never been seen before".
Collect them if you find one that can be collected. If not, mark them. Remember their detailed locations and report back to him.
Although Tuanzi is still young and has an out-of-touch personality, he is still very attentive to the things Gaode told him (he said it himself).
What Gothe said was a bit too much and too complicated to remember, but the smart pig summed up one thing in common: that is, things that he has never seen before are counted!
Although Daze is within the land territory of the Plantagenet Dynasty, there are countless fishing boats, merchant ships and even cargo ships coming and going every day.
However, there have always been very few waters that have been truly developed, especially those under the waters.
Especially hidden deep in the swamp, where the undercurrents are turbulent and the light is dim, there are countless rare minerals, aquatic magic plants, and even ships that have sunk due to accidents.
But equally, there are many undiscovered water beasts lurking in it.
These aquatic animals rarely move in shallow waters, and they will not attack passing ships. They only stay in their own one-third of an acre of land and live their lives guarding one area of water.
The Plantagenet Dynasty must know that there are water beasts deep in the waters.
However, when the other party does not step forward, in most cases they will choose to ignore it and not bother to care.
After all, it is difficult and costly to eliminate the water beasts in these deep waters.
This is a way of getting along. If you don't show off, I won't take the initiative to trouble you.
But the premise is that you can't actively provoke these water beasts.
Most of the earth-line creatures have a strong sense of territoriality. They do not allow other beings with extraordinary power to enter their own one-third of an acre.
Otherwise, they will be regarded as intruders and will be attacked.
But Tuanzi doesn't know these things.
He has grown up in Biboting since he was a child, eating from a big pot and playing group games.
He just followed Gaode's instructions, taking the place where Gaode kept it as the starting point, and explored outwards in circles.
In the first month, I was quite contented. I picked up some beautiful stones, rare aquatic plants, and occasionally touched two small luminous fish every day.
Just as time goes by, it has explored all the nearby places, and the novelty is no longer there, so the exploration radius has expanded and gradually reached the deep water area.
There is no doubt that there are more good things in deep water than in shallow water, but the risk factor is also greatly increased.
Although Tuanzi is still young, after being fed high-level blood food by Gaode for more than half a year, his development is beyond his age.
In addition, the capybara is a creature that is good at speed and detection, so after entering the deep water area, it really feels like a fish leaping into the sea at this time, allowing it to discover many "good treasures" and save some wealth.
· During this period, it also encountered things with "owners".
For example, a certain giant crab is guarding the luminous conch, and a certain water snake is hovering next to the luminous magic plant.
But Tuanzi is very clever. He will never provoke these guys who look fierce and cannot be beaten, let alone hard steel.
Tuanzi only targets those big guys who are "easy to bully".
For example, once it met a slow-moving old turtle, it took advantage of the turtle's dormancy and took away a luminous pearl next to the turtle;
Another time when it encountered a group of silver fish surrounding a strange-shaped coral, it circled around to lure the silver fish away, and took the opportunity to take the coral away.
Just like this, after two months of picking up mistakes and outsmarting them, it has become very popular in the edge of the deep water area, which is a bit like a magic pill.
Until half a month ago, Tuanzi was finally punished and fell into a fight.
According to what it said, it suddenly discovered a strange plant in a deep water area with slow water flow:
It grows segment by segment, and is wrapped in a brown hard shell on the outside. After peeling off, there is white and tender flesh inside, with a light fragrance.
A large area is spread on the bottom of the water, like a small "underwater bamboo forest".
Just listening to Tuanzi’s description, Gao De’s first reaction was lotus root.
But lotus root has relatively high requirements for light and oxygen conditions. Logically speaking, it cannot survive in deep water areas.
But he then thought again, this is just the way lotus roots are under normal circumstances.
There is extraordinary power in this world. The extraordinary cannot be measured by common sense. The same is true for extraordinary plants.
And often the more abnormal the growing environment, the more extraordinary it is.
A lotus-like plant that can grow deep in the water is definitely not simple.
This is also true.
The dumpling was curious at the time, so he took a piece of it and stuffed it into his mouth. The pulp melted in his mouth, and a warm current flowed down his throat and into his stomach.
It couldn't tell what the warm current was for, it just felt warm all over, and then its strength and energy increased significantly.
It is certain that this thing is very beneficial to its strength improvement and advancement.
How can a dumpling that has tasted the sweetness still be able to endure it?
It was immediately ready to "eat a feast", but before it could open the second flap, trouble came to the door.
Yes, these things have owners.
In fact, this is a normal situation. If there was no master and he did not grow up among the Jedi, where would Tuanzi be discovered?
And their owners are the same kind as Tuanzi:
Capybara.
A group of wild capybaras occupy this "lotus root".
The first time they discovered Tuanzi, the group of capybaras surrounded him with a huff and a dozen, trying to drive away Tuanzi.
Capybaras can generally reach the second level after they reach adulthood.
Capybaras who are lucky or who consume certain treasures during their growth may even advance to the third level.
But luckily, this group of capybaras turned out to be "underage" capybaras.
Although the youngest among them is older than Tuanzi, Tuanzi has been carefully cultivated after all, so "the lower one overcomes the upper one" or even "one against many" is not a big problem.
Speaking of this, Tuanzi is quite proud.
Hence, it fought off the group of small capybaras and dispersed them, then ate a hearty meal on the spot, then patted its belly and walked away.
Back in the shallow water, after the dumplings had been digested for a few days, they confirmed that the lotus roots were indeed of great benefit to themselves, and wandered towards the lotus roots again.
However, this time, we were not so lucky.
Because this group of capybaras has a leader, and he is an adult capybara.
Needless to say the ending, Tuanzi was caught and beaten up by the opponent.
Fortunately, the other party was not too ferocious. For the sake of being a member of the capybara family, he did not kill it. He just drove it away and gave it a warning.
But Tuanzi is a tough dolphin. Of course he was not convinced after being beaten by Fatty like this. He would run over there whenever he had something to do, trying to regain his place.
Unexpectedly, the other party was extremely alert. He seemed to have guessed that Tuanzi might be able to counterattack, and had been waiting for him for a long time.
Tuanzi was caught red-handed and received another beating that was even more ferocious than the last time. It took several days for him to regain his breath.
At this point, it is no longer about the lotus root, it is about fighting for the breath.
Tuanzi itself can't do anything to the opponent, but it has high virtue.
During this period, the main theme of Tuanzi is to look forward to the stars and the moon, and finally got Gaode to come, so he showed the excitement just now.
After listening to what Tuanzi said, Gothe shook his head helplessly.
Should I say it or not, does it deserve it?
Just think about it, how come there is no adult capybara as the leader in a group of underage capybaras?
Forget it, I have already been beaten, and I don’t have the strength, but I still go over there, which makes me stand out and look for a beating.
But how to put it, after all, it is my own cub. If I don’t protect it, who will?
Besides, Gothe was also quite moved by the group of capybaras in Tuanzi's mouth, even more than he thought about the strange lotus root that could enhance Tuanzi's strength.
Capybaras have many advantages, such as a relatively docile personality, good abilities such as detection and speed, low domestication conditions, stable reproduction, etc.
Otherwise, they would not be able to pass the heavy screening of Sea Sentinel and become the official pets of Sea Sentinel, assisting Sea Sentinel mages to complete water battles, search for water beasts and other tasks.
From this perspective, if you want to develop your own "water" power, capybara is one of the best choices.
And Gaode must have this idea.
If you can form a water force of your own, they can usually help you hunt for treasures in the swamps, allowing you to enjoy the benefits, and they can also help when going on missions.
This idea was just a vague idea before, but after hearing Tuanzi say that there was a group of wild capybaras, the idea became clear in an instant, and it grew like a vine in my heart.
If we can "collect" this group of capybaras, won't our own water area power have a "foundation"?
Happily enough, he had no shortage of the high-end blood food most needed to cultivate capybaras.
Thinking of this, he immediately rubbed Tuanzi's head and promised boldly: "I will give you this breath!"
Hearing Gao De's promise to help him, Tuanzi's eyes instantly lit up.
It happily rubbed its head against Gothe's palm and made a chirping sound. Its round body swayed in the water and almost turned over again.
Do it as you say, even if you are highly virtuous, you will not do anything in vain.
He put a new saddle on Tuanzi and let Tuanzi take him to the place where it was "frustrated".
Since he was going for revenge, Tuanzi was naturally very motivated and turned on his full power. In less than half an hour, he brought Gaode to the water area where the "Lotus Root" was located.
This water area is considered remote, and there are no ships. The surface of the water is quiet, with only the ripples left by the occasional passing waterbirds. It is impossible to tell that there is any treasure hidden under the water.
Gaode took a deep breath and got into the water with Tuanzi.
When we first entered the water, the sunlight shone through the water layer, reflecting dappled light spots on the bottom of the water. The field of vision was particularly good, and even the small fish swimming in the water and the swaying aquatic plants could be seen clearly.
But as you go downstream, the light becomes dimmer. Gradually, the light spot disappears and the surrounding environment becomes darker. However, with the [Water Body], the underwater environment is like looking at lines on the palm of your hand. You can ignore the darkness and turbidity and are not affected at all.
Humbling to the naked eye, Tuanzi, who was very active just now, has become cautious now.
It seems that two consecutive beatings here have given him a little more memory and some fear.
Gothe also slightly eased his movements.
He didn't think an adult capybara could do anything to him, but it was always right to be careful.
Under Tuanzi's guidance, after crossing a huge rock protruding from the bottom of the water, Gothe saw the lotus root forest in Tuanzi's mouth.
The brown lotus root joints are buried in the soft sand, and the green buds emerging from the top are swaying gently in the water; Occasionally, a few lotus root joints emerge from the water, and when peeled off, the white and tender flesh inside can be seen, and there is also a faint magical light.
Beside the lotus root forest, several half-sized capybaras were lying on the sand. Some were gnawing on the lotus root joints, and some were playing with each other. Their short legs were flapping, and they looked very leisurely.
Gothe scanned the circle and did not see the adult capybara.
Is the leader not here today?
He subconsciously looked at the dumplings beside him.
As expected, Tuanzi's eyes have brightened up. If he hadn't been by his side, he would have rushed out by now, either to snatch the lotus root joints or to settle accounts with the group of small capybaras.
This guy...: Gaode resisted the urge to touch his forehead.
As expected, he is still a child.
He patted Tuanzi and used his mind to send a comforting message to calm it down: "Don't be reckless, check the situation first."
Tuanzi was still very honest in Gaode, but he still tilted his head, his small eyes stared at the group of young dolphins playing not far away, and he snorted twice from the tip of his nose, as if to express dissatisfaction.
After comforting Tuanzi, Gothe opened the Mandora Magic Eye and began to observe the surroundings.
He always felt that the adult capybara leader should be nearby, especially after Tuanzi picked him continuously.
Hunted for a moment, the naked eye could not see anything, but fortunately [Water Body] started to work again.
"Your nervous system's information processing efficiency for liquid substances has increased, and you can sense abnormal fluctuations or hidden objects in the water faster."
At this moment, the surrounding water seems to have become his extended "nerve endings".
Every tremor of the water flow and every tiny change in pressure were clearly transmitted to his perception, as if countless fine threads were spreading along the skin and blending into the surrounding water.
Soon, Gothe's perception stopped in front of a place of sand in the lotus root forest.
Small fluctuations have been passing through the mud in this place.
It is the vibration caused by the ups and downs of the chest cavity caused by biological activities. The frequency is slow and steady, which is completely different from the stillness around it.
Furthermore, there is an extremely weak water trail hidden under the sand, which is formed by the friction between the body surface and the water body when the creature curls up.
If [Water Body] were not extremely sensitive to liquid substances, it would be impossible to detect it.
"Found it." Gao De knew it in his heart.
He followed the weak fluctuations and felt them carefully, and soon outlined the outline of the creature hidden under the sand:
It was a huge adult capybara.