Protect Our Patriarch Chapter 55: Casualties and gains
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Wang Shouzhe immediately picked up his strong bow and sword and rushed out quickly.
On the deck.
Wang Dinghai held a short fishing and hunting spear with barbs and ropes in his hand, and directed the boatmen to quickly slap the water with long bamboo poles. The two generals Wang Zhong and Wang Yong also raised their strong bows and were ready to shoot at any time.
"Shouzhe, you came just in time." Wang Dinghai said with a solemn expression, but could not contain his joy, "It's a lone East China Sea arrow flag. It must have been washed into fresh water by the tide. It's not too difficult to deal with. You Watch out when it emerges from the water and shoot its vitals with an arrow."
Generally speaking, aquatic ferocious beasts are no worse than terrestrial ferocious beasts. When they are underwater, they are often very powerful and ferocious, and it is common for them to knock over and smash ships.
Wang Dinghai has been an "old fisherman" for more than ten years. He naturally has his own way of dealing with aquatic beasts. The sound of bamboo poles slapping the water can disturb the judgment of aquatic beasts and prevent them from attacking ships easily. It will also arouse the other person's anger.
Except for a few fish, the overall intelligence of most fish, even ferocious beasts, is inferior to that of terrestrial ferocious beasts.
As soon as Wang Dinghai finished speaking, a large water splash suddenly exploded four to five feet away from the left side of the ship. An aquatic monster nearly two feet long jumped out of the water and rushed towards the boat fiercely.
With Wang Shouzhe's dynamic vision, he could only see that the aquatic beast had a front spine as long as a sword and a dorsal fin like a triangular flag. It looked slightly like a swordfish on Earth
But whether it is size or ferocity, it is far from comparable to the swordfish.
"Zheng! Zheng! Zheng!"
Three frightening sounds sounded almost at the same time, and sharp arrows hit the ferocious beast one after another. The difference is that the sharp arrows sent by Wang Zhong and Wang Yong penetrated three or four inches into its body. But Wang Shouzhe's arrow penetrated more than a foot.
The difference is not due to the difference in bows and arrows, but the higher quality of the profound energy Wang Shouzhe uses to attach to the arrows.
"Beast, so brave."
As an old fisherman, Wang Dinghai was the most ferocious. His whole body bulged, and his profound energy exploded to the extreme. The fishing and hunting short spear specially used to hunt large fishes was thrown fiercely, and with a "pop" sound, it was nailed into the side of the ferocious beast. More than two feet.
However, at this time, the beast's front thorn stabbed a boatman, and he fell into the water unabated. At the same time, with a flick of its tail, two more boatmen were swept into the water.
"Boom!"
With the sound of huge splashing water, the beast and the boatman fell into the water.
But it carries Wang Dinghai's short fishing and hunting spear, with a special thick rope tied to the end of the spear.
Before it swam more than ten feet, the rope was stretched to the extreme and suddenly tightened, "squeaking". This medium-sized merchant ship was pulled sideways by it, and the bow of the ship was swung over by the strong pulling force.
This is the experience and skill of humans in dealing with large aquatic beasts on ships. This East China Sea Arrow Flag obviously made the wrong decision. This wrong decision will naturally lead to the loss of its life.
The pull of the fishing and hunting spears and barbs made it writhe in pain. It tried desperately to break free, but it couldn't get away. The more it struggled, the more serious the injury became, and the more special ropes became entangled around it.
What greeted it was the long-range strike from the strong bows of Wang Shouzhe and others.
Even so, Wang Shouzhe and others all shot a pot of arrows empty, and the East China Sea Arrow Flag gradually stopped struggling and turned its belly. All the boatmen came together and slowly towed it back.
At this time, the body of the boatman who was nailed to death by its front thorns had been thrown away long ago and was swept away by the tide. Only one of the boatmen who fell into the water was rescued. The other one was probably swept away by the underwater undercurrent and could not be found.
Although he killed a second-level aquatic ferocious beast, he still saved two lives, which cast a gloom on Wang Shouzhe's face.
The morale of the boatmen is also very low. After all, the ones who died were all their partners who lived together day and night.
"Shouzhe, the battle against the second-level aquatic ferocious beast went smoothly today. This is a great victory." Wang Dinghai came over and patted Wang Shouzhe on the shoulder, comforted him and said, "Even if the bloodline tribesmen and It is not necessarily impossible for a family member to die in battle."
Wang Shouzhe understands that although the level of the second-level ferocious beasts is the same as that of the high-level Qi Refining Realm, the ferocious beasts are generally much stronger than those in the same realm.
And this world is different from the earth after all. Human beings have always been competing with ferocious beasts for survival. Because humans live on land, all terrestrial ferocious beasts have long been wiped out in human habitats, making them relatively safe.
However, no one can predict how many people will die in this kind of clearing and land reclamation.
But there are different situations in the water.
Human beings do not live in water. A big river like Anjiang has a wild source and many tributaries. Some of the tributaries lead to unopened ferocious swamps, which are the paradise of aquatic ferocious beasts. .
It is precisely because of this water system that extends in all directions that aquatic beasts continue to appear in human habitats. Otherwise, humans' year-round hunting behavior would have wiped out all the aquatic beasts in their habitat.
This East China Sea Arrow Flag is obviously a ferocious beast in the sea. Due to bad luck, it was washed into the Tamsui River by the tide. And it has no experience dealing with humans. The sea is extremely wide, and there are so many terrifying and ferocious species hidden in it that humans have so far been unable to fathom.
Therefore, merchant ships usually have to be not only large, but also very strong, and must be loaded with siege equipment and other weapons. And the city wall on Jinsha Island is naturally not just a decoration to prevent humans from trespassing...
The ferocious beasts in the sea are also not vegetarians.
After regaining his composure for a moment, Wang Shouzhe said: "Uncle Six, you should be given the pension that deserves the pension, and the reward that deserves the reward."
"That's natural. According to traditional high standards, the pension for each dead boatman is 30 dry gold, which is 60 dry gold. I will handle these personally." Wang Dinghai is used to seeing such things, and his mood is also There was no big fluctuation. "The remaining twenty boatmen will each receive 2 dry gold in sealing fees and rewards, which is 40 dry gold. We need to pay 100 dry gold."
100 dry gold is not a small expenditure, and the boatman's pension is usually relatively high.
But Wang Shouzhe took out the money very happily and directly gave Wang Dinghai 100 dry gold to handle it.
As soon as the surviving boatmen heard that each person was given 2 dry gold, they lost all emotion and their morale increased a lot. Because the boatman's job is risky, the overall income is not bad, but the net income of 2 dry gold is a huge sum of money.
They were in a joyful mood and helped Wang Zhong and Wang Yong to pull the corpse of the beast to the deck bit by bit.
"We need to sail quickly, Wang Zhong and Wang Yong. You drag the prey into the cabin. And speed up the cleaning of the deck. It is not suitable to stay here for a long time." Wang Dinghai immediately issued the next order and explained to Wang Shouzhe, "This This body of water is not our family’s hunting water, but the territory that belongs to the Donggang Zuo family. Leave as soon as possible to avoid causing trouble."
There is no doubt that Wang Dinghai is a man who has been living on the water for a long time, and his decision is very wise.
More than a quarter of an hour after the boat sailed out, it encountered Zuo's fishing fleet from a distance. At this time, the tide was rising, which happened to be the best fishing opportunity in this area of water.
They saw a passing medium-sized merchant ship, and they were busy grabbing prime time fishing, but they had no intention of asking. In Anjiang, it is not uncommon for merchant ships and passenger ships to come and go.
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Next, we passed through Zuo's water area without any danger.
"Congratulations, head of the family." Wang Zhong and Wang Yong also temporarily disposed of the East China Sea Arrow Flag and reported happily, "The arrow flag is estimated to weigh more than a thousand kilograms. Remove the inedible parts, at least there is More than seven hundred kilograms, a big profit."
The fish meat of the second-level ferocious beast is about several hundred percent more expensive than the first-level ferocious beast, and the effect of replenishing the blood will be better. These pure fish parts alone are worth hundreds of gold.
The hide of the arrow flag is also very valuable. After being tanned with special techniques, it can be used to make some high-end water supports, which can increase the water escape technique and defense of Xuanwu practitioners.
All edible parts, even fish intestines and livers, will be eaten.
The remaining inedible bone spurs, etc., can be dried and ground into spirit fish bone powder, which can be used to fertilize spiritual fields.
In short, there is no place for such an expensive and rare spiritual fish to go to waste.
There is also the swim bladder of the spirit fish, which is also very expensive. After special treatment and drying in the shade, it becomes the famous spirit fish fish maw.
This is the most expensive part of the spirit fish. Eating it for postpartum women can prevent postpartum bleeding, warm and replenish qi, blood and physical energy.
Of course, only the bloodline women of the Xuanwu family can eat such precious things when they give birth, and women from ordinary families have no chance.
"Remember to make a note in the account book after the isinglass is processed and put it into the family treasury. It will be used as part of the dowry when my sister gets married." Wang Shouzhe said with a thought.
"That's natural." Wang Zhong agreed with a smile, "The fish maw of the red-tailed chub hunted by the previous head of the family is also there. It must have been used as a dowry for Miss Luoyi."
Wang Luoyi is the legitimate daughter of the Wang family. When she gets married, she will naturally have the best spirit fish maw as a dowry.
At the same time, under normal circumstances, Wang Shouzhe does not need to consider this for Liu's daughter.
Because when the Liu family's legitimate daughter married Wang Shouzhe, she naturally needed high-quality spirit fish maw as a dowry. This was the family's concern for their daughter, hoping that she would recover after giving birth.
The customs and traditions of the Xuanwu family penetrate into every aspect of life.
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