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Chapter 6 Whale Mission, the weaker you are, the more likely you are to succeed?

With the help of the tide, the two rowed at a much faster speed, and soon they were far away from the coast. From a distance, the bustling Heitie Kaifeng City looked like a sea of ​​floating lights.

But Dachun still didn't even have the hint to understand the skill of sailing. What's the problem? It may be that the speed is still not enough, or it may be that this collection of boats tied together is difficult to be certified by the normal sailing system.

The speed can no longer be improved. According to common sense, speed and thrust are not proportional. If the ship speeds up by a few knots, the engine may have to increase its power several times.

At this time, the two people's physical strength was almost exhausted, so they should rest and eat.

Dachun recommended his fried shells: "Shirley, try it!"

Shirley tasted one and was amazed: "Is this shark oil? It's so fragrant!"

Dachun was excited: "How does it compare to those restaurants in the city?"

Shirley was embarrassed: "The restaurant is expensive, so I rarely eat there."

amount……

Dachun expressed his thoughts: "I'm still thinking about whether I can open a restaurant with this recipe."

Shirley said: "You can share the recipes with Miss Vivian's tavern and restaurant. If the dishes are sold, you will also get dividends, which may not be much. The main reason is that shark oil is very expensive, and expensive ingredients will only be used for Cooking famous dishes, you are not famous as a chef now, it would be easier if you could reach the level of expert cooking."

After all, to really make money you have to be an expert, and an ordinary and advanced person is just trying to be self-sufficient. But now it doesn't matter whether you have money or not, only improving your goodwill is serious.

Dachun smiled and said: "If there is any dividend, let's join together. I will share it with you first!"

——System prompt: You shared the recipe of "Fried Shells with Shark Oil" to Shirley.

Shirley said happily: "How embarrassing!"

Dachun smiled and said: "The dividends will definitely be more and more in the future!"

At this time, there is a fishing rod that is very straight, is it?

As soon as Dachun reeled in the line, the fishing rod immediately bent with great force - holy shit, a big fish really came! Quickly take up the line and release the line...

After pulling in and out, a big fish half a meter long broke out of the water.

——System prompt: Congratulations! You successfully caught a small "sardine" and a large "big yellow croaker". Your fishing proficiency has been greatly improved. Your primary fishing skills have been upgraded to level 5. You have achieved achievements: physical strength +4, weight +4.

Damn it! One hook, two fish, and four levels in a row. Is it the public beta master's strategy that is reliable, or is this lucky fishing rod matrix awesome?
Shirley was even more surprised: "It turns out that small fish can really be used as bait!"

Dachun had an instant inspiration: Can we continue to use this big fish as bait to catch bigger fish? That fishing skill has not taken off again! Although a single fishing rod and line cannot carry it, nine of my boats can be strung together. How about tying six fishing rods together and twisting the fishing lines into one? Shirley is an expert at playing with ropes and has basic tailoring skills. Maybe she can twist threads?

Dachun expressed his thoughts to Shirley.

Shirley was also very interested: "Let me give it a try. You first hold the six fishing rods tightly..."

The next moment, Shirley coiled the six fishing lines together like a braid. This technique greatly increased Dachun's confidence, and the idea might be feasible!

But Dachun also came to his senses immediately. Any fish that can eat such a big bait is at least a shark. There is no problem in smashing these nine small boats with the strength of a shark. Isn't this seeking death?
Dachun saw the red lighthouse flashing in the distant sea, and immediately remembered the old whale that his uncle had said had a professional mission there. The red light means danger warning.

In spring, with my heart racing, fishing for whales? Whales are usually stronger than sharks, but this is an old whale! Because it is old and moves less, it is covered with barnacles and is painful and weak. Being old and weak will cause it to be unable to catch up with prey and starve for a long time, and the chance of being hooked is very high... What the hell was I thinking? This is my professional mission boss!
Dachun's thoughts were confused, so he shared his thoughts with Shirley: "Shirley, there is an old whale at the lighthouse..."

Shirley said in surprise: "Yes, everyone in this city knows that this is an S-class wanted mission of the Maritime Chamber of Commerce, but no one has been able to complete this mission."

Damn it! ! The scavenger's professional mission boss actually overlaps with the world boss of the wanted mission! But the drunkard uncle’s tone didn’t sound very strong. He asked me to think about it early. Does that mean he wanted me to finish it before the wanted person was eliminated?

Dachun was in disbelief: "Even if it's a sea monster wanted mission, it's still S-level, right? Why is an old whale scraping the bottom of a boat also S-level?"

Shirley was also at a loss: "I usually only pay attention to some novice tasks and don't pay much attention to high-end tasks. However, the difficulty rating of wanted tasks is also related to time. If no one completes the task for a long time, it means it is difficult, and the rating will naturally increase."

Dachun became more and more suspicious: "The uncle said that this whale has created a lot of benefits for the shipyard, so the shipyard definitely doesn't want the whale to be killed. Is it possible to privately give benefits to the experts in the city or threaten to stop whaling, so that the whale can survive?" After a long time, it became S-class?"

Shirley said: "We're here anyway, so let's go and have a look!"

Makes sense! But Dachun was concerned about her safety: "It's very dangerous!"

Shirley looked determined: "As mages, we will face more powerful abyss monsters in the future. Let us bloom bravely like roses in the dark!"

Well, the NPC will be resurrected anyway...

"Then go and see!"

Dachun's mood was extremely agitated. When a wanted boss that is difficult to kill under normal circumstances overlaps with a plot mission boss, it will obviously trigger the plot?
Finally, Shirley’s fishing rod and line binding was completed. The delicate workmanship is simply amazing! The biggest flaw is that the fishhook cannot be combined into a large one. It seems unreliable to expect these six small hooks to hook the whale, but there is a high probability that it will anger the old whale and smash the boat - why the hell do you always want to catch it? ?

Dachun decided not to take the usual path. Jiang Taigong did not need a hook when fishing!

Shirley was surprised and asked, "How can we fish without a hook?" Dachun forced an explanation, "What the hunting masters in the city can't do, neither can we. Anyway, we're just here to 'take a look' and give it some food to see if we can win its favor. If that doesn't work... we'll come back next time."

Shirley said in surprise: "If you are delivering food, just throw the yellow croaker over."

Dachun explained: "Yellow croakers can run away. What if the whales can't eat them?"

After all, I still want to fish. As long as the whale bites the bait and pops it casually, God knows what will happen to my fishing skills?

"I know, then I'll tie up the yellow croaker with fishing line."

The tying is completed and the rods are tied to the boat and ready to go.

At this time, the ship also drifted along the ocean current to the lighthouse, and thunderous jets were heard from the sea in the distance.

Da Chun's heart was beating wildly. This was a whale taking a breath. There was no need to look for it.

Turn off the sailor's light and place the large croaker in the water.

Then the boat drifted closer, and with the help of the lighthouse's peripheral vision, I saw a fountain on the sea.

But the whale was not moved at all, did not see anything mysterious, and did not trigger any special plot scenes.

Dachun is anxious. If it doesn't interact with me, my boat will drift away with the tide! Is the bait not fresh enough?
Dachun remembered that he had shark oil. They said that whales and sharks are mortal enemies. Once they smell the smell of sharks, whales should react, right?

Dachun immediately took back the yellow croaker bait, smeared shark oil all over the fish, poured more oil into the fish's belly, and put bait again.

The thundering sound of fountains on the sea ceased.

There is a reaction!

The next moment, a red light exploded in front of Dachun's eyes, the fishing line suddenly stretched out of the water, the fishing rod shook violently, and the hull shook!
The bait's been taken! Dachun's heart was in his throat with nervousness.

Time seemed to stand still, the fishing line was always taut, there were no big waves on the water, and the boat stopped shaking. It was firmly tied to the fishing line and did not continue to drift.

Shirley's voice trembled: "It...won't swallow it, and it won't let go..."

Dachun was absolutely certain the plot had been triggered! The whale scraping the bottom of the boat was a cry for help, so now it was still a cry for help. So, as a "scavenger" who hadn't had time to take up his post yet, the only correct solution was to swim over and knock off its shell?
Just as he was thinking this, the rapidly flashing red alarm light in front of Dachun's eyes began to slow down - this was a sign of waning hostility.

Because there is no hook?
Dachun suddenly realized that perhaps the key to triggering the plot was the absence of a threat! The weaker the newcomer, the more likely it was to be non-threatening. He was so weak he was simply ignored by it, and it was only thanks to the shark oil that he caught its attention... So this might be the reason the old man had told me to "think about it early" upon arriving. I was already early enough, wasn't I? I'm here at level 1!
Anyway, no matter how he guessed, Dachun had to act: "Shirley, I'm going over there with the hoe right now. If anything goes wrong... you just wait until high tide tomorrow and come back."

Shirley nodded nervously!

Let's go. Under normal circumstances, it is difficult for intermediate swimming skills to move in the turbulent tidal sea, but Dachun has a swimsuit, and there is a thick fishing line between the two sides. Dachun can slowly get across by climbing the fishing line.

——System prompt: Your intermediate swimming proficiency +20!

Proficiency soars, exciting! !
In the dark sea, a pair of eyes like windows are staring at me!

calm down!

Finally, when it was a few meters away, Dachun saw it. It should be a sperm whale. Its mouth and head were covered with pitted barnacle shells, which was really shocking.

Then start from the mouth and dig in!

System prompt: Your basic underwater mining proficiency increased by +5. You cleared the whale's barnacles, and the whale's friendliness towards you increased!
——System prompt: Your diving suit has successfully resisted the erosion of acid water.

Dachun was ecstatic, success!
Then continue...

System prompt: Congratulations! You've accumulated a significant amount of proficiency, advancing to "Intermediate Artistic Swimming" Level 1. The resistance you experience in the water has been reduced to a certain extent, earning you the following achievements: Stamina +1, Weight Carrying +1.

——System prompt: Congratulations! Your intermediate swimming skill has reached level 3, and you have obtained the achievements: Stamina +1, Carrying Weight +1.

——System prompt: Congratulations! Your basic underwater mining skill has reached level 2, and you have obtained the achievements: Stamina +1, Carrying capacity +1.

Hahahaha, it feels so good to charge up skills, but the anticipation of completing a big task is even better!

After clearing the large barnacles near the whale's mouth, the whale was no longer hostile and turned yellow. However, Dachun's energy had been almost exhausted by the waves, and he had to save his energy to return to the boat for food and rest.

Just as Shirley pulled Dachun onto the boat, the whale roared loudly and spewed out a fountain of water. The fishing line began to tighten again, and the boat moved with the whale.

——System prompt: Congratulations! Your fishing proficiency has greatly improved. Your basic fishing skills have reached level 10, and you have obtained the achievements: Stamina +5, Carrying Weight +5!

Holy crap! Fishing really has leveled up five times!

But the barnacles haven’t been dug out yet, where is it going?

(End of this chapter)