I became a vampire princess and then a dragon girl?

Facing Melchis's sudden straight ball, Eve was silent for a long time before she squeezed out a reply.

"Hey~"

"Ahh—alright, get out!"

Eve stood up against the current and left the waterfall without letting Melchis continue the experiment.

'Um! ’

After leaving the waterfall, several people were soaked all over. Due to the impact of the water, their clothes were tightly stuck to the girls' skin. A faint flesh color was faintly visible in some thinner parts of the fabric, giving a hazy feeling.

The only problem was that the water in the waterfall was quite cold, causing the girls' skin to appear a little lighter in color, more pale.

""foehn""

Because the hair and clothes stuck to the body felt very uncomfortable, Eve simply raised her hand and used magic to blow dry several people, warming up their somewhat cold bodies.

"Ah~ I'm alive~"

Feeling the hot wind around her, Istina stretched out in enjoyment. She felt so cold and wet under the waterfall just now, which was not very comfortable.

"Let's go, it's time to go fishing on the top of the mountain."

Eve continued after drying a few people.

"Eve! I want honey stew!"

"Okay, okay, I remember it. I'll do it for you when we get to the top of the mountain."

"Ok!"

After leaving the deep pool, the group walked around the Moon Abyss twice but could not find the way up the mountain. In addition, due to the no-fly zone in the area, it seemed that they could only do jungle off-roading.

Fortunately, they all had good physical abilities, so even off-roading was no problem for them. They also didn't run into any stupid monsters on the way, and they soon arrived near the top of the mountain.

But looking at the shape of the mountaintop in front of her, Eve thought of something not quite right...

"Uh...why does this place look so much like a crater..."

That’s right, the top of Yuequan Mountain is concave, like a crater, and at the lowest point is their destination - Jingyue Lake.

At this time, the lake water was just as described, with the bright moon hanging in the night sky in the shape of a waxing crescent moon, reflecting the night sky neatly.

"My lord, what's wrong? Is there a problem?"

Seeing Eve frowning slightly, Istina mistakenly thought that she had noticed something wrong. After staring at the top of the mountain for a while like Eve, she asked with some confusion.

"Ah, no big deal, let's go find the guard tree house on the top of the mountain."

Eve waved her hand and passed the topic over. Anyway, there has been no record of eruption here for thousands of years. It should be in a dormant period, or simply a dead volcano?

After all, they wouldn't be so unlucky as to witness a volcanic eruption, right?

Anyway, even if it really is a volcanic eruption, it won’t be a problem. She has smashed a hole in the dangerous and scorching areas in her own vampire territory, turning it directly from a volcano into a lava lake.

Such a quiet volcano can never be as powerful as the eruption of an extremely active and dangerous place.

But then again, where are the people stationed on the top of the mountain? Why haven't they come out yet? They've been standing there for a long time.

In the end, Eve and the others were unable to wait for the people stationed on the top of the mountain to come find them, but found the tree house on their own.

squeak-

With the sound of the door being gently opened a crack, Eve carefully looked inside along the gap, and then pushed the door open completely.

Okay, everything is normal. Nothing is falling from above and there is no ambush behind the door.

Since they didn't know why they couldn't wait for the people who were supposed to be stationed on the top of the mountain, it is possible that something went wrong here, so it is better to be cautious.

However, after actually entering the house and looking at the elf Eve sleeping soundly on the recliner, he realized that he was thinking too much.

They simply happened to see someone slacking off.

"Hey, wake up."

“Mmm…Mmm…Mmm…”

"Get up!"

"...Ugh, stop, stop messing around~"

Faced with Eve's call, the elf showed strong resistance and had no intention of waking up.

In desperation, Eve had to resort to some rough methods.

"Here! I! Wake! Up! Wake! Up!"

“Hah—!”

Accompanied by the roar that resounded throughout the tree house, the lazy elf almost fell off the recliner with a startle, obviously he was very scared.

"Who? Who! Who are you? This is a restricted area, no entering!"

After waking up and finding himself surrounded by a circle of people, the fishing elf was obviously a little panicked. Although he was trying to pretend to be majestic, he looked like a young animal with bared fangs and claws when encountering a natural enemy. He was not scary at all, and people even wanted to pat his head.

"Haha, you finally woke up."

Shaking her head helplessly, Eve took out the permission letter signed by Melfilin and handed it to the other party.

"We're here to fish for moonfish on a commission. I heard from Tracy down the mountain that we should get the fishing gear from you?"

"Yes, yes, the fishing gear is in the back. I'll get it for you."

Hearing that the other party was not a burglar, the Fishing Elf was obviously relieved, and was about to stand up to get things for everyone.

"By the way, where is the kitchen? I want to borrow it."

The honey stew I promised Melchis hasn't been made yet.

"Go straight in over there, it's the second door!"

"it is good!"

After saying that, Eve reached out and ruffled Melchis's long hair.

"Okay, I'll go cook for you~"

"Yeah! Eve is the best!"

As she spoke, Melchis bent down and hugged Eve, rubbing against her body.

§150 Fishing Core: Fate

After making and enjoying a honey stew in the kitchen of the tree house on the top of the mountain, Eve and the others were now listening to the fishing elf talking about some precautions and metaphysical tricks when fishing for moonfish.

By the way, this lazy elf also came to share a portion of the meal just now. During the meal, Eve and the others introduced each other and learned the elf's name "Indrent".

Well, that name sounds lazy.

"Moonlight fish might appear in the lake between 11 a.m. and 3 a.m. every day. If you're unlucky, you might never see one. Someone who came here to fish had to wait for over a week before seeing one. This is what you need to catch moonlight fish."

As he said that, Indrent took out a fishing rod from the tool box and handed it to a few people.

The entire fishing rod has the color of fine white jade, but it is actually made of bamboo. This kind of bamboo is named Yuzhu because of its color. The entire rod body is exquisitely made, and there is a beautiful pattern carved on the side of the handle to prevent slipping. The pattern looks like a moonlight fish swimming in the water.

"There aren't many tricks to fishing for moonfish; it's more about luck. The bait is this moonflower."

After saying that, Indrent took out a box of small flowers and opened it to show them to the few people.

The flowers are very small, and as bright white as moonlight, and one can feel the strong moon-attributed magic on them.

"And to ensure quality, you can't use magic when fishing for moonfish. You can only use your eyes to find the location. This means that the 'night vision' magic you're using now is also prohibited. Is that okay with you?"

While talking about the precautions, Indrent looked at Eve and the others with some concern. After all, there were magical fluctuations in the eyes of Eve and the others, which must be night vision magic.

"Eh?! You can't even use your night vision on yourself?"

"Yes."

Indrent nodded slightly and continued.

"Because the Moonlight Fish constantly absorbs nearby magic power, your magic power is also included in this. Once impurities are mixed in, the quality of the Moonlight Fish will be greatly reduced."

"That's okay, I have night vision."

Eve said as she gently tapped the corner of her eye.

"Eh? But don't you have magic on your eyes too?"

After all, in Indrent's perception, there were magical fluctuations in the eyes of Eve and her group.

"Well, it's just to be less conspicuous."

After saying that, Eve removed the covering on her eyes. In the dim room, a pair of blood-red eyes with a slightly red glow startled Indrent.

"Ah! Miss Eve is a vampire, so there's no problem then."

"Well, if I don't do this, too many people will stare at me when I walk on the street, which makes me feel uncomfortable."

Eve covered her eyes with magic again and explained casually.

"And if the Moonlight Fish appears, will it have any special qualities?"

"Hmm... If we go now, we should be able to catch the tail end. I'll show you around."

After thinking about it, Indrent stood up, picked up various tools and said.

"Okay, please give me your guidance."

"Ah."

—·—·—·—·—·—·—

Later, at the top of Yuequan Mountain, Eve and her group, led by Indrent, slowly walked down the mountain wall to the lake.

However, they did not fish on the shore, but on the boat.

At one end of the lake was a small fishing boat parked, which looked barely big enough to accommodate a group of people.

"We're here. This is Yueyuan Lake, and this boat is called the Ferry."

After taking a few people onto the boat and untying the ropes, Indrent picked up a bamboo pole also made of Polygonatum from the side, slowly moved the boat to the center of Yueyuan Lake, and then took out the fishing rod.

At this time, Eve and her group had already lifted the night vision magic and relied entirely on the moonlight in the sky for illumination. Fortunately, the moonlight was good tonight and there were not many clouds in the sky, so they could still see clearly.

After putting the moonflower as bait on the fishhook, Indrent gestured to the others while holding the fishing rod.

"This is how you prepare. When the moonfish appears, you can see a blurry fish-shaped ball of moonlight through the water. Just cast your line toward it, and leave everything else to fate. If it bites, you can take advantage of the situation and reel it in. If it doesn't, there's nothing you can do."

"Hmm...I see..."

Eve nodded slightly and glanced around the lake before asking.

"So there's no moonlight ball on the lake today, which means it didn't appear?"

"That's right."

After a pause, Indrent continued to ask.

"By the way, Eve, do you guys know how to fish? Do you want to try it?"

As he said that, Indrent gently retracted the fishing rod and took back the hook, then handed it to Eve.

"Um... maybe just cast the rod more accurately, right?"

After all, I haven't seen Indrent do anything like making nests, so as long as he throws more accurately and not randomly, it will be fine, right?

Although she had never tried fishing before, Eve felt that with her control of strength, she would have no problem casting to the right spot.

"Hey--"

Holding the rod in his left hand and the bait in his right hand, the moonflower on the hook flew into the lake, splashing small water.

"Hmm... Although the movements are a bit strange, the accuracy is pretty good. As long as you can throw it smoothly, Miss Eve, it will be fine."

After saying that, Indrent continued.

"If a moonfish bites, you don't need to play with it like you would with other fish. You just need to fight it head-on with your strength. But don't be too careless. Moonfish are much stronger than you think."

Seeing that they looked simple and straightforward, Indrent quickly emphasized it again.

“Sometimes the moonfish can even tow the boat.”