"Careless!"
Qiu Peng looked sowhat flustered. His Late-stage Cold Resistance cultivation and nineteen-maned power ant he was quick, surely able to avoid it himself, but the more than thirty others on the ship weren’t as lucky.
As the black substance was about to engulf them, his expression darkened instantly, hoping that it wasn’t so lethal toxin.
Whoa...
But at this critical mont, a hundred-ter-high wave surged from the north side of the ship, precisely sweeping away all the black substance spat by the monster fish.
It wasn’t over; the wave carried an extrely terrifying power, striking the black fish and sending it flying more than ten ters away.
Boom...
Five fish spears erged at once, and the entire ship shook violently several tis. If the last spear hadn’t held, the monster fish would’ve been thrown much farther than ten ters.
Having foreseen the wave, everyone turned towards the northern side, bowing deeply: "Greetings, Lord!"
In the low sky on the north side of the ship, Xia Hong stood airborne, clad in black, holding a five or six-ter-long golden whip, shaking his head at Qiu Peng repeatedly.
"Long periods without hunting have made you rusty. I taught you during your ti in the Logging Realm: never be careless until the prey is thoroughly dead. Just a few years, and you’ve forgotten completely. This monster fish relies on underwater agility, with strength at most that of Three-maned. If even it can cost you a few people, the fishing costs are too high; Great Xia shouldn’t bother coming here anymore."
Hearing Xia Hong’s harsh reprimand, the more than thirty people lowered their heads imdiately, with Qiu Peng, who was nad, feeling particularly ashad with a flushed face.
"Your mistake this ti isn’t from water domain experience but pure carelessness. This black fish doesn’t count towards Contribution Value; hand it over to the Camp Supply Departnt as punishnt. Rember, you only have one life. Today was by chance; next ti luck might not be on your side."
"The subordinate will rember the Lord’s teachings and never make such a mistake again!"
"We’ll rember the Lord’s teachings and never make such a mistake again!"
Qiu Peng led everyone in admitting their fault with clasped hands. Upon hearing no response from Xia Hong for a long ti, he cautiously looked up to find Xia Hong was no longer there.
"Today was my fault as Director, almost dragging everyone down. The Lord was right; I stayed too long in Xia City and forgot all he taught before. Brothers, I apologize!"
Qiu Peng faced everyone, bowing sincerely to apologize.
"Director, there’s no need for this."
"Fishing is everyone’s business, not just the Director’s fault."
"We were foolish too; there’s no need for the Director to do this."
Everyone was sowhat alard, quickly reassuring him it wasn’t necessary.
...
"Lack of experience in water region fishing is indeed a problem, but this cannot be quickly improved; it’ll have to be gradual."
In the sky above the Xing River North Bank, Xia Hong stood airborne, looking at the 100-ter-wide flowing water area, appearing thoughtful.
"Fishing itself is a high difficulty activity. A hundred ters is enough for now; the Water Cold Beast inside is too strong, facing even Cold Resistance Level is hard, and it’s dangerous to venture further from the shore, so this suffices."
This hundred-ter flowing water area by the shore was forcibly created by Xia Hong breaking the ice surface. Ships, fish spears, and chains are fixed; the research over three plus months was led by Mu Dong and the Craftsn Departnt, of course with Xia Hong’s cooperation.
"The ships built now aren’t much related to transportation, only a fishing platform at best, and encountering strong Water Cold Beasts might not always be effective. Yet this ship took over a month to construct, requiring at least more than ten million pounds of Iron Ore, according to Mu Dong."
Xia Hong gazed down at the re twenty-ter-long ship, shaking his head repeatedly.
In truth, it’s understandable; Water Cold Beasts and land Cold Beasts are entirely different species. Even the weakest in water have at least one-maned power, like Interdiate Cold Beasts on land. But they aren’t comparable at all.
Water areas are their domain, making hunting them much harder than on land, at least ten tis more difficult.
The ship as a fishing platform must not only withstand underwater Cold Beasts’ pulls but also their impacts. Ten Thousand Forged Iron Materials are the minimum standard, which Mu Dong personally tested.
Moreover, humans’ power in water is reduced by seventy to eighty percent, requiring silver-made tools like spear tips and even Bone-piercing Arrows for effectiveness.
"The fishing costs are high, but the yields are substantial. The fishing model seems solid, so let’s take it step by step!"
Xia Hong sighed softly, then looked at the golden whip in his hand, eyes twinkling with humor.
"Driving water waves unexpectedly brings joy. Who knew Red Carp Monster’s golden gills had such an effect."
In early October, in Wuyuan, Xia Hong drove away the Red Carp Monster, slicing a piece of its golden tassel-like gills around thirty ters long. The Alchemy Pavilion confird it couldn’t be used for dicine; Xia Hong found the material sturdy and had it crafted into this five-ter-long golden whip by the Artifact Refining Workshop.
"Pity I’m only inept using whips. But Xuanling excels with this, so she can use it first."
Xia Hong pondered for a while, stored the whip, and descended on the North Shore ground, walking back towards Wuyuan. After a short distance, he paused, looked up at Shi Ping approaching hurriedly from the north, revealing a hint of brightness in his eyes.
Not hiding his presence, Shi Ping spotted him from afar, hurriedly approaching with a joyful expression, clasping his hands excitedly:
"Report, Lord, we have news! Dajue Temple has been unable to capture, withdrawing troops from Binjiang Camp. Also, Jiangxia Town Chief Jiang Xinfan personally t Dajue Temple head Yan Xin two days ago at Hongguan Camp, likely seeking peace. Given Dajue Temple’s retreat, they’re probably successful."
The turning point for Jiangxia has arrived!
Upon hearing this, Xia Hong’s eyes shone with brilliance, quickly heading towards Wuyuan.
"Discuss further in Wuyuan."
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