Chapter 303: The Undersea Fishman |
A day passed.
The hottest topic in the residential complex was the Hundred Schools Book Tower.
After three months of trials and hardships, even ordinary people now understood the precious value of knowledge.
Normally, wanting to learn a new skill not only took a lot of time but also didn't guarantee you could actually master it.
But after many people personally tested and confirmed the usefulness of the Hundred Schools Book Tower, for a time, this book tower became the most popular check-in spot.
After a day of buzz, especially after many people tried the experience, they all came here to queue up.
They racked their brains, trying to transform the various abilities they had mastered into books.
Under the tower, the line formed a long dragon.
Jin Hao held a thermos in his left hand and a small cowhide bag in his right.
"Yes." A smile appeared on Jin Hao's face. "I heard Instructor Du put his dual-blade mastery skill in the book tower. I wanted to take a look."
"Nice. What's that you're carrying?" Jiang Shan noticed the small cowhide bag in Jin Hao's hand.
"Some pancakes in the bag. My wife made them for me, so I don't have to go home for lunch." The happy smile on Jin Hao's face practically shone onto Jiang Shan.
Jiang Shan somewhat regretted his extra question. Why did he have to ask and eat this dog food?
But he still felt a bit envious.
He had seen Jin Hao's wife.
Very beautiful, also very gentle, a very good person.
Jin Hao suddenly thought of something, his expression shifting slightly as he said in a low voice, "Right, are you still single?"
Jiang Shan's face darkened. Why are you suddenly launching a personal attack!
Are we still friends or not!
Seeing Jiang Shan's expression, Jin Hao understood perfectly. He thought for a moment and said, "My wife works at the Armor Workshop now, right? There are quite a few female comrades there who are still single. If you're interested, you could get to know them first."
Only then did Jiang Shan realize he had misunderstood.
He hesitated. "Are they reliable?"
"They're all proper, decent girls. I'm not a professional matchmaker, you know." Jin Hao chuckled.
......
"Instructor Du, I feel like you're the one who's a professional at this!" Qin Ziwu stood to the side, his face full of amazement.
He watched as Du Yu condensed one book after another within the Hundred Schools Book Tower.
*Detailed Explanation of Intermediate Consecutive Shot Archery*, *Essentials of Intermediate Fist and Foot Techniques*, *Primary Staff Techniques*.
"It's like a BOSS in a game. You're dropping way too many skill books." Qin Ziwu sighed.
BOSS?
A flicker of confusion passed through Du Yu's eyes. Wasn't a BOSS a high-ranking official?
But he didn't ask. After interacting for so long, he knew that his Master and the others sometimes used strange new words or homonyms.
While everyone in the residential complex was busy, Qin Ziwen began his preparations before going into the sea.
"Guild Leader, the new batch of Deep Sea Oxygen has ripened. Combined with the previous harvest of fruits, we now have twelve hundred usable."
"Take a hundred for me first." After requesting a hundred to carry with him, Qin Ziwen also selected a seven-person team.
Himself, Du Yu, Chitu, the three Yan brothers, and Cao Biansheng.
Qin Ziwen summoned the three brothers. "Last time, Yan Da used it. This time, for Yan San?"
"Give it to my elder brother." Yan Wu showed not the slightest displeasure, clasping his fists and speaking clearly.
Seeing this, Qin Ziwen took out a physique Enhancement Card and chose to use it on Yan San. Green light spots enveloped Yan San, covering him. When they dispersed, Yan San felt the boiling power within his body.
He immediately knelt on one knee, overwhelmed with gratitude. "Thank you, Master!"
"Mm. Perform well."
Arriving at the seaside and simultaneously summoning Pula to act as translator, Qin Ziwen took out the scale and summoned the fish-men from the sea.
Qin Ziwen said, "Pula, help me ask them: We cannot breathe in the sea, so how should we go into the sea to meet them?"
Pula nodded respectfully, then turned to ask the fish-men in the sea.
The two conversed for a while, then Pula translated, "Master, it says they have special sea boats that can travel on the seabed."
But immediately after, Pula said without hesitation, "But traveling by sea boat in the ocean is very dangerous. Once the sea boat is damaged, Master, you will be unable to breathe in the sea. Master, you absolutely must not agree to this."
Hearing this, Qin Ziwen smiled. Really quite considerate, huh.
"Then help me relay this: Tell them I think this method is very dangerous, not safe. I need a safer method." Qin Ziwen's expression remained unchanged. Although he had Deep Sea Oxygen, it was his private property.
Going to the seabed, a single trip would consume at least several dozen to a hundred Deep Sea Oxygen sacs. He could use them, but he couldn't just waste them for no reason.
After receiving the relayed message, the fish-man on the sea surface chattered a bunch, then dove into the sea.
"Master, it says it needs to return to the tribe to ask the chieftain." Pula relayed.
"Mm. Then let it go back and ask first." Qin Ziwen wasn't in a hurry. The fish-man tribe had taken so many cards from the altar at the seabed.
What made him curious was, after these cards were taken by the fish-men, how did they handle them? Did they also use them?
During the wait, Jia Liangcai ran over, saying that on the other island, the urban village area, many residents of the urban village had privately sought them out, wanting to join the Qin Alliance.
"A lot of people?"
"Many. At least a hundred people."
Qin Ziwen thought for a moment. "What did Yang Long say?"
"Yang Long did not stop them."
Qin Ziwen narrowed his eyes. He believed Yang Long was a smart person. A smart person would know what choice to make at this time.
"If there are those who agree, recruit them first as Peripheral Members. If they can cross over with the residential complex..." Qin Ziwen didn't finish the rest of his sentence.
But Jia Liangcai understood.
If they could cross over to the next map, they would be true insiders.
If they couldn't cross over, they were just laborers.
After Jia Liangcai left, a head surfaced on the sea.
The fish-man that had dived into the sea reappeared.
Qin Ziwen raised his wristwatch and glanced at the time. About forty minutes. That was the round-trip time.
Meaning the one-way trip was roughly twenty minutes.
Based on the speed Pula displayed in the sea, it could be roughly judged that the straight-line distance from the fish-man tribe to the residential complex was about ten kilometers, roughly 10,000 meters.
The fish-man chattered a bunch. Pula was responsible for translation. "Master, it says they are willing to provide a treasure. This treasure can grant people the ability to breathe underwater."
"Oh?" Qin Ziwen became interested. "Where's the treasure?"
Pula turned his head, giving orders with an air of authority, pointing at the fish-man.
On the sea surface, the fish-man approached the island reef, climbed onto the reef stone, raised both hands, and presented a piece of coral about the size of a palm, transparent like jade.
Qin Ziwen used Insight.
[Level 1 Curio] Spirit Jade Coral (Placing one end in the mouth allows a person to possess the ability to breathe in water)
Qin Ziwen took the Spirit Jade Coral, playing with this cool, jade-like Rare Treasure in his hand. To just casually gift a Rare Treasure... it seems the fish-men are quite wealthy. This Spirit Jade Coral was clearly an Aquatic Rare Treasure.
His yet-to-be-built wonder, the Abyssal Sea Ruin, required 99 Aquatic Rare Treasures. Looks like the top contributor has arrived.