Chapter 11 The Joy of Fishing Without a Clearance
The mornings in the Lost Land are always foggy. The street lights in the temple emit soft light, like stars falling in the sky, dispelling the thick fog that obstructs vision.
The diligent magic ants were ready to go early in the morning. Xiaohong shook his strong shell, said goodbye warmly, and took the entire mining army out to look for new magic crystal veins.
Chen Shuang sat at the edge of the fish pond carrying a fishing rod. Beside her were several boxes of blue card fish fry that she had drawn. The black fish fry, which were only a finger long, were actively jumping around in the water tank and looked in good spirits.
"There's really no fish hook," she set up her fishing rod on the shore and checked twice but couldn't find any place to hang the bait.
This magical fishing rod was a simple, cracked, yellow bamboo pole, with a simple cotton string tied to the top. It was so soft that it looked like it would break if pulled. The string, acting as the fishing line, had no hook attached, and the side that was supposed to be cast into the water was bare, making it look like it was not meant to catch fish.
At least Jiang Taigong used a straight hook when fishing.
Shen Shuang touched the soft cotton thread.
However, she was using a purple item from the card pool, and the fish she wanted to catch was not an ordinary fish, so common sense could not be used to judge.
He took out a bag of off-white steamed buns from his backpack. They were only the size of buttons, with a soft crust and the tops baked to an attractive brown color.
She opened the package and took out a few small buns, which she tied skillfully on the cotton thread. After making sure they were firmly fixed, she swung the fishing rod vigorously and threw the bait and the rope into the pond.
With a "splash", the buoy briefly entered the water, quickly floated back to the surface, and gradually came to rest.
Sitting on the straw mat, Chen Shuang closed her eyes and began to rest.
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After a long dark night, the first ray of morning light finally appeared under the water. The faint sunlight broke through the empty black and spread on the special bright blue.
The beautiful blue tail fin sways comfortably in the clean water, gently stirring the water flow, and the transparent sapphire eyes look above the water surface, with the rippling waves reflected in the eyes.
The mermaid saw a dark figure standing on the shore.
He had been hiding under the stone wall at the bottom of the pool, but when he saw the shadow, he became more cautious and squeezed himself into the crevice. After a while, he cautiously stuck his head out and observed the shadow's movements.
It is a terrifying human who can drive the undead.
Thinking of yesterday's experience, the mermaid unconsciously increased the frequency of the swinging of her tail, slapping the torn hemp rope lying at the bottom of the pool.
It took so much effort to bite through those damn ropes yesterday that even now I feel a strange soreness when I lick my teeth.
The mermaid felt a little regretful.
Because he was attracted by the clean and pure water here, he did not make up his mind to escape last night, so he was blocked in the fish pond by cunning humans early this morning.
He touched the wound on his tail that was gradually healing, and doubts slowly arose in his heart. The huge torn wounds on his tail fin and lower back had stopped bleeding and had formed a protective white film. As long as he waited for the film to fall off, his tail would be able to grow back completely.
Is it because the water here is clean?
The heart suddenly seemed to be injected with some kind of power, and it began to beat heavily, making the mermaid's head gradually hot.
As long as he knew where this body of water came from, perhaps his race could continue in the Lost Land.
So before meeting the owner of this place, you must not be caught by the terrifying humans!
There were waves in the water.
The perceptive mermaid immediately looked forward and saw a small round object in the water not far away. It gradually disintegrated over time and easily dissipated into the water after being washed by the water flow.
What is that?
Large pieces of debris sank to the bottom of the water, while some small debris floated in all directions of the fish pond with the fluctuations of the water flow.
The mermaid suddenly felt a little dizzy, her eyes gradually focused on the debris floating in the water, and she subconsciously reached out to grab these things.
A thin white line swaying in the water suddenly piqued his curiosity. The mermaid seemed to have lost her vigilance and no longer paid attention to the shadow cast by the edge of the pond. Her eyes only focused on the thin line swaying along the water.
He swam towards the thin line nimbly, waving his tail fin, and reached out to touch it like a possessed person.
The soft thread wrapped around his fingertips, bringing a gentle touch, like harmless plankton. The next moment, the cotton thread suddenly danced like a long-dormant venomous snake, spreading over the mermaid's arms, shoulders, and tail, and tied the fish with wide eyes tightly.
"Damn it! Damn it! Damn it!"
The mermaid struggled hard, but the more he shook, the tighter the cotton thread became. In the end, his cheeks turned red and he could hardly breathe.
The buoy shook, and then a huge force pulled the mermaid directly out of the water, and with a "splash" she landed in the huge fish bucket that had been prepared long ago. Her naked back was leaning against the edge of the bucket, and her tail was tilted upwards. The size was just right.
Chen Shuang greeted: "Hi, good morning."
[Jiang Taigong's Magic Fishing Rod] is a legend in the world of fully automatic fishing. Chen Shuang had just seen the float shaking, and before she even touched the fishing rod, the mermaid had been entangled in the fishing line and pulled up.
As she approached, the fishing line swam back as if it had consciousness, returned to the fishing rod, and hung quietly in the air.
The fish is in a trance.
As if he was frightened by the sudden change just now, or as if he was thinking about something seriously, suddenly, he looked at the approaching Chen Shuang as if he had restarted the program, and his eyes were suddenly filled with fear.
[Forgetful Bun: After use, the user's IQ is lowered and they will forget everything that happened within two minutes.]
“I remember hiding in the water just now,” the mermaid backed away in fear. “Human, what kind of evil magic have you used?”
Chen Shuang looked at the stressed fish and explained, "I'm not a bad person."
The fish objected loudly: "Even bad people say they are not bad people!"
It makes so much sense, I can't refute it.
The fish was scared and retreated.
A similar scene happened as yesterday. The fish slammed against the bottom of the bucket. The huge reaction force allowed it to successfully jump out of the bucket and dive back into the fish pond with a leap.
Chen Shuang took a step back, avoiding the splashing water and successfully saving her pants. She took a deep look at the ripples on the water, then sat back on the straw mat and continued to bait her fish.
The fish floats quietly on the water, waiting for the next wave to come.
She continued to close her eyes and rest. Not long after, Chen Shuang heard another loud "plop" sound coming from the bucket.
The fishing line swam away, and the mermaid who was caught again was also stunned for a while. Suddenly, she raised her head and looked at Chen Shuang in horror, repeating what she had just said: "I was hiding in the water just now, what kind of evil magic did you use!"
Chen Shuang curled the corners of her lips: "I am a bad person, I like to eat fish very much, especially the white and tender little mermaids."
As soon as she finished speaking, the mermaid's eyes widened, and she was so scared that even her tail fin stood up. Then, under Shen Shuang's gaze, she hurriedly jumped into the water and swam away in a flash. It was obvious that she was very scared.
When she caught the fish for the third time, Chen Shuang was already used to it. She asked, "Do you know how you got here?"
The mermaid shook her head blankly.
Chen Shuang said calmly, "I used black magic to teleport you here. No matter where you are, you can't escape. You will never escape from my palm."
She was having fun teasing the fish, and at the end she even deliberately let out a strange "hehehe" laugh.
The mermaid turned pale and ran away in fear again.
Up, down.
Up, down.
After going through more than a dozen cycles, Chen Shuang looked at the mermaid who was sitting in the fish bucket again with a confused look on his face, and waved in front of him: "Wake up, are you okay?"
The mermaid's scattered gaze finally regained focus. He looked at Chen Shuang intently and suddenly said, "You look familiar."
Of course I have caught them more than a dozen times.
Chen Shuang readily agreed: "Really? You look familiar to me too."
The memory in his mind seemed to be covered by a veil, and the mermaid's reaction was a little slow. His eyes suddenly fell on the two boxes of fry placed by Shen Shuang's feet. He asked hesitantly, "Are these... all my children?"
Chen Shuang:?
She suddenly lowered her head to look at the fry in the box, and when she looked up again her expression was very complicated.
I hope the fish won’t eat it and damage their brains.
System explanation.
[The item's effect is time-sensitive. The IQ reduction effect will expire after normal metabolism, usually within three days.]
Shen Shuang breathed a sigh of relief.
It’s good that it didn’t become stupid after eating it. After three days, it will be a smart and clever fish again.
The mermaid's eyes grew fond, and she said firmly, "We look so alike, they must be my children."
Chen Shuang took another breath.
Look carefully, how are you alike? Besides, male fish cannot give birth to fish!
The mermaid, whose intelligence was affected by the forgotten little bun, lowered her eyes and looked gently at the box containing the fry. She looked up and said, "Can you do me a favor and put my child back into the water?"
Originally, they were going to release fish fry today. Chen Shuang opened her mouth, but in the end she didn't argue with the mermaid about whether to have children or not.
She lifted the box and put all the black fry into the pond. She said to the mermaid still in the bucket, "You can stay here. You don't have to hide in the water. No one will come to hurt you."
A human who looked both strange and familiar swiped her hand across the water, sending ripples that spread far into the distance. She said, "Any dangerous individuals will be kept out of the temple unless it is destroyed or I disappear completely."
Chen Shuang stood up straight: "So after you wake up, think carefully about how to deal with the relationship between us."
"Until then, take good care of these little fish."
The mermaid had already jumped into the fish pond, his long algae-blue hair scattered in the water. He had half of his head exposed above the water, listening to Chen Shuang's words in a daze.
The mermaid, who thought she understood, immediately made a promise: "I will definitely raise these children well!"
He blinked, not quite understanding why the person in front of him turned his head away and laughed a few times.
This person has such a gentle smile.
The mermaid stared blankly at Chen Shuang for a few seconds, her face inexplicably burning. She buried herself in the water. After a while, she poked her head out again, a little shyly: "You are the most beautiful creature I have ever seen."
"What?"
Chen Shuang suspected that she had heard wrongly.
The mermaid summoned up her courage and shouted, "You are the most beautiful creature I have ever seen!"
After he shouted, his fair face turned visibly red, and the blush even spread to his neck, as if he was a cooked fish.
Then, as if she could no longer bear Chen Shuang's gaze, the mermaid plunged into the water and disappeared completely.
The most beautiful creature?
Chen Shuang thought of the mermaid's face, which was so exquisite that it looked like a carved work of art, and she deeply suspected that he had never seen many people in his life.
And why would you blush? Wouldn't looking at yourself in the water every day develop a discerning aesthetic?
Well, it seems that I still lack social exercise.
The mermaid incident came to an end, and just when Shen Shuang relaxed a little, the system suddenly issued a shrill alarm.
Warning! Warning!
[The Dark Temple is under invasion. Please expel the invaders immediately and protect the temple's property.]
[Note: Please use appropriate means to deal with invaders, including but not limited to deterring/driving away/killing/luring them away, to further enhance the Dark Temple's deterrent power in the Forsaken Land.]
After the block was lifted, Shen Shuang had expected this to happen, but she didn't expect it to happen so soon.
She hurried to the temple door and saw an angel standing inside the iron railings.
Fei looked at the uninvited guest outside the door with an unexpected look.
The silver-white giant sword was inserted into the soil. The originally clean surface was now covered with an unknown black liquid. The fishy smell mixed with some kind of damp smell could be smelled from a long distance away.
The angel looked at his greatsword with disdain, took a half step to the side, and stood on a clean stone slab.
The iron gate was a mess.
Giant hands covered in brown mud clung to the iron railings, and the smelly mud dripped onto the ground. The mud giant, as big as a hill, pushed its head in hard, and the black mud gradually spread into the interior of the temple.
A strong strange smell hit her, and Chen Shuang's eyelids jumped. Without thinking, she mobilized her spiritual sea to start the divine power to intimidate.
[You are using "Divine Power Shock"]
[Mental strength determination successful, deterrence implemented]
Get out! I just mopped the floor today!
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