Above the mage!

Chapter 395 Buzzing Tree

Wow!
The calm water surface suddenly became turbulent.

A water beast suddenly appeared. Its body turned into a black shadow under the cover of the lake water. It rushed towards the gem berries floating on the water. Its speed was so fast that it left a long trail of water splashes.

Almost at the same moment, Tuanzi, who had been hiding underwater, reacted even more quickly.

Its eyes flashed sharp light in the darkness, and its body was like a black lightning as it pounced towards the water beast.

The lake water rushed past its side, forming two white water lines.

But the water beast was still immersed in its desire for the gem sweet berries, and even thought that Tuanzi was coming to steal its food.

Its first reaction was not to run away, but to speed up, paddling wildly in the water with its four claws, and rushing straight to the gem sweetberry.

Then it suddenly opened its mouth wide, and its mouth was full of sharp fangs, shining coldly in the moonlight. It swallowed all the magical berries that were emitting an alluring luster into its mouth in one gulp.

But before it could savor the sweet taste of the magic berry, the dumpling had already swung into the water beast like a cannonball.

There was a bang.

The water beast was knocked unconscious, its body out of control, and flew out like a cannonball, rolling up a bunch of fine bubbles that gurgled upwards.

Tuanzi attacked swiftly and pursued the victory. Before the water beast could stabilize itself, he pounced on it again, opened his mouth, and bit the water beast's body with his sharp teeth.

In severe pain, the water beast instinctively shook its body wildly.

Every struggle of it stirred up huge water currents, which rippled out layer by layer, forming small waves on the surface of the lake, lapping against the surrounding water surface.

At this time, Gao De, who was hiding nearby, had already cast [Water Shaping] to condense ice. With the help of [Wolf Speed], he jumped over the condensed ice like floating on water, quickly arrived at the battlefield, and took decisive action.

He stretched out his palm and clenched it slightly towards the water beast.

【Tidal Net+】.

In an instant, it seemed as if countless invisible giant pythons awakened in the lake.

The originally calm water suddenly rolled up and quickly condensed into whips as thick as arms, and like tough ropes, it suddenly contracted inward with great force.

They wrapped around the water beast, tying it up from top to bottom and locking it tightly.

Restricted by the tidal net, its struggling movements suddenly became extremely difficult, until it was unable to move and could only float in the water, twitching occasionally.

[Tidal Net+] For those powerful water beasts, it can only be used as a short-term control skill.

But it is extremely useful for water beasts that are not as strong as Gaode, and can restrain them for a very long period of time.

When sea sentinels are carrying out missions to eliminate water beasts, in many cases, it is not because the water beasts are too strong that they cannot be killed successfully, but because these water beasts are too slippery and will run away as soon as they see the situation is not right.

Even with the capybara assisting in the pursuit and [Touch of the Ocean] speeding up, it is very likely that the water beast will escape if it is familiar with the terrain.

The existence of [Tidal Net+] allows Gode to almost completely avoid this situation - unless the water beast is stronger than himself, it is difficult for it to escape from his hands.

Seeing that the water beast had been imprisoned, Gao De'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 appeared from his right hand.

【Magic Missile】

The three magic missiles were like three light bullets, extremely conspicuous in the dark night.

They hit the immobile water beasts with pinpoint accuracy.

The water beast suddenly let out a sharp wail, having completely lost the ability to struggle. However, its vitality was extremely strong, and it was still breathing.

Gao De strolled leisurely in the garden and arrived next to the water beast.

With the faint moonlight, he could clearly see the appearance of the water beast.

It has a round body, about one meter long, and at first glance looks a bit like a bulging ball.

Its head is broad and flat, occupying nearly one-third of its body. Its mouth is even wider, with two rows of sharp serrated teeth arranged alternately. They flash a cold light in the moonlight, showing its ferocity and being able to easily bite through the shells of crustaceans.

But now, that "bloody mouth" was opening and closing with difficulty.

This water beast also has a towering dorsal fin on its back. The fin rays are hard and sharp, like a sharp blade, extending from the center of the back to the tail. A translucent membrane connects the fin rays.

"It's a sawtooth pufferfish." Gao De took a glance and confirmed the identity of the water beast.

He frowned slightly.

Clearly, it was not the Lake Elsmere basilisk that had been seen by nearby fishermen.

There must be more than one basilisk roaming around in the huge Lake Elsmere. It's just that some of the water beasts hid deeper and were more alert, and they did not attack the residents, so they were not discovered.

Gaode used the "Magic Berry Bait" method, but he didn't catch the basilisk. Instead, he caught a first-level sawfish.

It can be considered an unexpected gain.

Although it is not a mission objective, clearing out water beasts has always been the primary responsibility of the Sea Sentinel Mage.

Killing such a water beast that hides in the inland water system and may attack the people at any time is to eliminate the hidden danger and can also be exchanged for military merit.

Gao De pulled out the North Wind that he was carrying with him, and in the bitter cold, he slashed it with a sword, completely ending its life.

The blood was about to gush out from the wound, but was soaked by the extreme coldness of the north wind, and instantly condensed into blood-colored ice crystals, hanging in an orderly manner on the wound, which was unexpectedly beautiful.

Gao De had no time to admire it. He turned the sword and neatly cut off the sawtooth pufferfish's blade-like dorsal fin. This was the most valuable part of the sawtooth pufferfish, and he could take it back and sell it at Walmart's magic material store.

Then he cut off the sawtooth pufferfish's head. He wanted to take it back as proof of killing the monster. Without it, he could not gain military merit.

Finally, Gaode cut off a piece of the sawfish's belly and threw it to Tuanzi.

This is the most tender and best tasting part of the sawfish.

Tuanzi had been watching eagerly while Gaode was cutting the meat.

Seeing this, its eyes lit up instantly. It swung its body vigorously, drew an arc in the water, jumped high, and its sharp teeth accurately bit the flying fish.

Afterwards, Tuanzi fell back into the water, wagging its tail happily, and quickly tore the fish meat with its sharp teeth. It ate with relish, making cheerful "woohoo" sounds, and looked very happy.

Gao De carried the fish head and dorsal fin back to the small boat anchored a hundred meters away, put his things away, and continued rowing.

The boat cut a ripple on the lake and moved slowly forward.

The sky gradually changed, from the initial inky black to slowly blue, like a huge piece of black silk dyed into deep blue.

Then, the blue color slowly transitions into a gradient of orange-yellow, and the fiery clouds on the horizon are blurred.

Before we knew it, the red sun had risen.

The sun shines on the lake, and the originally calm surface becomes sparkling.

The surface of the lake turned pink-purple, and then turned golden yellow.

"Let's stop here for today." Gao De shouted to the calm water.

The next moment, the calm water surface suddenly exploded, and a nimble body broke out of the water.

Tuanzi poked his round head out, and looked at Gaode with his black eyes, revealing a sense of spirituality. After a night of "cruising", there was no other result except the sawtooth pufferfish.

The basilisk was still nowhere to be seen.

During the day, the basilisk will enter a resting state, which is not suitable for further searching.

"I'll go back first. You can play here by yourself. Don't go too far. We'll continue in the evening." Gao De reminded.

flutter!
After hearing what Gaode said, Tuanzi responded immediately.

It leaped up and did a difficult flip in the air. Its body drew a graceful arc in the air. Water droplets on its body splashed, and under the sunlight, it sparkled with golden light.

Seeing how excited it was, Gao De shook his head helplessly and said no more. In order not to be a spoiler "parent", he rowed the boat and headed towards the shore.

Soon, Gao De returned to the shore.

But he couldn't leave immediately, he still needed to return the boat to the nearby fishermen.

Generally speaking, Gaode can find local officials and borrow ships for free in the name of carrying out a mission.

It’s just that he was delayed for some time yesterday because of the alien raccoon eggs. When he arrived in Brost City, it was already very late and the local official staff had already "left work".

Godard 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 should not be difficult to borrow a boat from them.

And the fact was just as he expected. There were many simple houses around Lake Esmere where fishermen lived.

Gao De knocked on a door and, with the help of his sea sentry uniform and money, he successfully borrowed a small fishing boat.

At this time, Gao De, standing on the shore, identified the direction and quickly determined the location of the fisherman's family whose boat he borrowed last night.

Gao De walked towards the house.

At the door, the fisherman's two children were playing. They were wearing patched coarse cloth clothes, and their little faces were red from the sun. They picked up stones from the ground and "attacked" a little kingfisher perched on the eaves.

However, their strength was limited, and their accuracy was extremely insufficient, so the stones they threw were either too soft to reach the roof, or were easily avoided by the kingfisher.

Tweet!

The kingfisher made a provocative cry towards 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 the "sharp weapon", 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, but the rubber band part is extremely tough and it can be stretched to almost three times its length without breaking.

boom!
The stone flew out like a bullet with amazing acceleration.

The kingfisher noticed something was wrong very quickly and flew away with its wings flapping before the boy let go.

The stone finally hit the corner of the eaves, making a dull sound.

Then a middle-aged female voice was heard from inside the house, scolding the two children loudly with some severity.

The two naughty kids hung their heads in annoyance.

Choo Choo Choo!
The kingfishers flying in the sky chirped even more happily, as if mocking them.

Gao De found this lifelike scene interesting.

He quickened his pace and walked over, shouting outside the house: "Uncle, I'm here to return the boat."

Soon, a dark-skinned man came out trotting quickly.

Gao De handed the other party five silver dragon coins, and then pointed to a place not far away. "This is the boat fare we agreed on last night. I will park your boat at the shore over there for you."

"Thank you, Master Mage. Thank you, Master Mage." The dark-skinned man took the five silver dragon coins somewhat stiffly and kept thanking him.

Gao De waved his hand, indicating that the other party should not be polite.

When he turned around and was about to leave, he glanced at the slingshot in the naughty kid's hand again, and found that the material of the rubber band of the slingshot seemed to be somewhat special. Then he thought about how the kid had stretched the rubber band just now.

The power of a slingshot depends on the tension of the rubber band and its rebound speed.

The greater the tension of the rubber band, the heavier the projectile can be matched. The faster the rebound speed of the rubber band, the greater the initial velocity can be provided to the projectile. The heavier the projectile and the higher the initial velocity, the greater the power.

"The material of this slingshot is good. You seem to care about your children by using such good material to make toys for them. But the slingshot is too powerful. It's a bit dangerous for children to play with it without knowing the balance." Gao De reminded casually.

Judging from the power of the slingshot we just witnessed, if that stone fell on a person, it would be a serious accident.

After being reminded by Gao De, the dark-skinned man looked at his two children, his face darkened, and then he explained to Gao De in a slightly flattering manner: "I didn't make this slingshot for them, they made it themselves."

"I took some buzzing resin when I was repairing the roof before and applied it on the roof for waterproofing. Some of it was left over and they picked it up to make rubber bands."

"Buzzing resin." After hearing the man's explanation, Gao De paused and his eyes fell on the rubber band of the slingshot in the naughty child's hand.

"You mean, this rubber band is made of resin?!"

He thought it was some animal's tendon.

"Yes, Master Mage, this is made of buzzing resin." The dark man nodded quickly.

"Buzzing resin. Can you introduce it to me?" A gleam of light flashed in Gao De's eyes.

Although he didn't know why Gao De was interested in this resin, he didn't have time to think about it. He just quickly went over the information about the buzzing tree in his mind, and then he spoke nervously:

"The bee-blowing tree is a unique tree in our area. Every time the wind blows, the trunk makes a sound similar to that of a bee, so we call it the bee-blowing tree."

"The inside of the bee-blooming tree has many holes rich in resin. We tear open the bark, hang containers, and collect the resin that flows out of the holes."

"After solidifying, the resin becomes extremely smooth. Water drops will slide off quickly and there will be no cracks even in winter. Therefore, we fishermen often use it to coat roofs to prevent rain."

"In addition, we also found that this resin is extremely resistant to stretching. It will not break even if it is stretched two or three times. It can also reduce vibration and sound.

Therefore, we often soften it to make fork bags to hold harpoons, which can effectively prevent the harpoon from colliding and making noise, and reduce vibration.

"Oh, right!" The dark-skinned man paused for a few seconds, then remembered something and quickly added, "This resin can also be used to glue furniture together. Most insects and ants won't get close to the glued parts."

As the dark-skinned man introduced, Gao De's eyes became brighter and brighter.

"Where is this bee-humming tree?" he inquired.

"Just go over there, there's a beehive forest."

"The bee-beeping tree is very noisy. When the wind is strong, it is very noisy. In addition, the tree has too many holes in its material, so it is not suitable for use as a building material or other purposes. It has no value and is not welcomed by people at all."

"We used to have many bee-beeping trees here, but they were cut down one after another. Only this small patch is left. It was preserved because we fishermen wanted to use it as a rainproof material for the roof."

The dark-skinned man explained "weakly", obviously not understanding why a distinguished wizard like Gao De would be interested in their "pauper tree".

After all, in his opinion, only the simple houses inhabited by poor people like them needed an extra rainproof layer and could use buzzing resin.

(End of this chapter)