Chapter 16 Treasure Hunting in the Sea, Cordyceps and Algae (2-in-1)
Seeing Li Qing waving, Reike hurried to follow.
With the blessing of the water-proofing pill, the undercurrent in the sea did not affect them. The two moved very quickly, and they swam four or five miles eastward in a short time.
Li Qing swept his consciousness and quickly found the spiritual energy fluctuation that caught his attention.
It was a bright yellow conch, about the length of an adult's forearm, with a round mouth, a sharp tail cone, and a shell full of blunt spines the size of a finger.
At this moment, the shell of the conch is open, and the soft body of the conch is wriggling like a snail. It is clinging to a stone, nibbling on a sea fish that is larger than it.
The spiritual energy fluctuations that Li Qing sensed were inside its shell. It was contracting and relaxing at the moment, just like the pumping of a heart.
Its level is about first level. As for whether it is a low-level qualification that is only useful in the early stage of Qi training, or it is also useful in the later stage of Qi training, you have to taste it to know.
“What a big date snail!” Lake was very excited, “Sir, you are in for a treat!”
Li Qing raised an eyebrow: “Do you know him?”
Lake nodded: "This is a specialty of our eastern waters, the date palm snail. It is named because the snail meat has the fragrance of dates. This tail snail is red and it is a female snail."
"The sliced snail meat is used as sashimi, and the mouth is tender and smooth; the snail huang is blanched in boiling water, and the taste is sandy, salty, and very delicious."
"It is said that some date snails, The heart is infiltrated by magic power, and eating the runes on our body can make us more active..."
Li Qing smiled: "Then we are indeed very lucky. This date snail probably has this. Such an effect!"
Like's eyes showed some desire: "Sir, please put it away quickly, this guy runs very fast."
Li Qing flicked his sleeves and put the date snail into the spirit animal bag that could hold living things: "What a good start. Let's look for it again!"
He followed the fluctuations of the spiritual energy and searched for them one by one. Soon I received a wave of small surprises.
Five shiny purple pearls, an irregular ore the size of a fist, alloy fragments engraved with mysterious runes, and two sea fish soaked in spiritual energy.
To say that these things are particularly precious is not necessarily so. They are all training materials for the Qi training period, but Li Qing enjoys the fun of "treasure hunting".
These two sea fish also said that taking a lot of tonic can enhance the physical fitness of bronze warriors, and it also has some nourishing effect on silver warriors.
Of course, for the golden warrior who is similar to the late stage of Qi training, it is just a taste.
Left and right Li Qing was of no use. Looking at Reike's fiery eyes, he said to him: "Here, whoever sees it has a share!"
Reike hurriedly rubbed it with seaweed. A rope was strung with the gills of two fishes, tightly held in his hand: "Thank you, sir! You are so generous!"
Li Qingdan smiled without saying a word and took him to the next place where the spiritual energy fluctuated. .
On the way, he also caught some date snails without spiritual energy fluctuations. Thinking of trying them out, he also packed them in a spirit animal bag.
"My lord, we can't go any further!"
When passing a boulder that was as sharp as a knife or an axe, Lexu stopped him and said, "The territorial waters of Earl Iris are just ahead."
Li Qing didn't even frown: "Oh? No one is allowed to enter his sea area?"
Rike shook his head: "That's not true. But our rules here, extraordinary items in the territorial waters , all belong to the local lords."
Li Qing couldn't help but smile: "Then these I just found are all yours..."
"Sir, you are joking." Lake said quickly, "We can't find these things in the sea. We can harvest these fish because of you."
"It's just , Earl Iris is very domineering and powerful, so it’s better not to provoke him.”
Li Qing thought about it in his mind, and the earls in this world generally have level four strength.
According to Ren and Lake, father and son, the first-level bronze warrior corresponds to the early stage of Qi training, the second-level Silver warrior corresponds to the middle stage of Qi training, and the third-level gold warrior most likely corresponds to the late stage of Qi training.
Those level four earth warriors are already in the foundation building stage.
Considering that the rune warriors in this world were not very good at fighting enemies, Li Qing thought to himself that it would be no problem to escape by using his true energy to cast foundation-building spells.
However, he didn't really build a foundation, and there was nowhere to replenish the true energy. If he used a drop, he would lose one drop!
Before, he was attacked by the Zhang and Chen families and consumed five drops of true energy. Li Qing felt heartbroken just thinking about it, but now he did not dare to waste it casually.
"Well, let's do this for today!" He felt disappointed and was about to turn around and go back to Lettuce Island.
What he didn't expect was that the wave of spiritual energy came towards them.
"It brought this to the door by itself." Li Qing smiled and pulled Lake to hide behind the big rock.
Not long after, an elf insect that looked like a silkworm, pink and peach in color, with fiery red lines on its forehead swam over.
Elf bugs are transformed from spiritual energy, and their movements are not slow, but very flexible.
Behind it, a short man with a thin body and black body, with a large swim bladder for ventilation covering his mouth and nose, swam towards this side quickly.
"Blessed by the sea god! It's an elf bug! The people chasing behind it are slaves who fish for pearls for the earl. They come from the distant sea in the south and cannot practice runes, but they are particularly good at breath-holding diving."
Reike pulled Li Qing's sleeve excitedly, and then he breathed a sigh of relief after watching the elf bug escape to his own waters.
However, the pearl-fishing slave didn’t even glance at the dividing sea rocks. He chased the elf bug and rushed into the waters of Lettuce Island.
Li Qing glanced at Lake: "Your rules here don't seem to count?"
Lake's face turned red and he stared at the slave fiercely. The ice runes on his body brightened and dimmed, and finally he was discouraged: "I don't know if this guy has any companions, and if he has reported it to the earl..."
The implication is to ignore the slaves who have crossed the line. , and don’t care about the elf bugs.
Li Qing shook his head: "Since you can't stop me, then I will accept this elf insect!"
He pulled Reike and came behind the slave with a water escape technique, which was a magic spell. : "Let's go!"
Reck was startled, and before he could stop him, he saw that the man had unknowingly made a detour. Instead of following the traces of the elf bug, he was chasing the waters of another viscount to the west. go.
"Don't worry, I didn't kill him!" Li Qing comforted, "He lost the elf bug himself. Even if the earl asks for guilt, he can't be blamed on your family."
Lake I didn’t expect that the matter would be solved so easily. He smiled and said, “Sir, let’s go chase the elf bugs!”
Li Qing used the Water Escape Technique, followed the spiritual energy fluctuations of the elf bugs, and found it quickly.
It is hiding under a pile of gravel at the moment, with only two eyes exposed, carefully observing the direction in which it came.
Li Qing did not worry too much and landed directly in front of it: "It's quite good at hiding!"
The elf bug froze, slowly closed its eyelids, and faced Li Qing's arrival was turned a blind eye and heard.
Li Qing was dumbfounded: "I really thought I was hiding it quite secretly..."
As he said that, he condensed a ball of pure wood-attribute spiritual energy on his fingertips: "Here, I'll treat you to a meal!"
For the elf bugs nourished by spiritual energy and bred by vegetation, this is a rare delicacy.
The elf bug remained motionless. After a while, it felt Li Qing's kindness and then cautiously emerged from the gravel.
“No!” The little guy looked up at Li Qing, then looked down at the aura ball in front of him, and finally bit it very spinelessly. It eats very quickly. Not long after, a fist-sized ball of spiritual energy was swallowed. Its soft belly did not swell at all.
After enjoying the delicious food, the little guy was no longer afraid. Instead, he gently pushed Li Qing's fingertips and made a clear "Ouch" sound.
Li Qing felt its closeness, smiled and took out a spiritual contract talisman. When the mana was activated, the talisman spontaneously ignited in the water, and then turned into a blood-red talisman and sank into the forehead of the elf insect.
The elf bug did not dodge or evade, and quickly completed the spiritual contract of recognizing its master.
After harvesting the second elf worm, Li Qing was in a good mood and fed it another ball of spiritual energy: "Where is your cordyceps? Spit it out and let me have a look, and then I can think of a good name for you... ”
Witnessing Li Qing’s harvest of elf bugs with his own eyes, Lake felt a little uncomfortable. He secretly cursed himself for being timid and timid, not even daring to deal with a slave, so much so that he didn’t dare to take in the elf bugs around him. own.
After all, Li Qing's previous meaning was very clear: I took action because you didn't dare to ask for it.
He was in a daze when he suddenly saw Li Qing flicking the elf bug: "You haven't even taken back the cordyceps, so why are you running so hard? That means the pearl fisher is too stupid and just waits for the bugs. You will want it sooner or later Throw yourself into a trap..."
It turns out that this little thing was chased by the pearl-diving slaves in a hurry, so he panicked and fled to Lettuce Island, so that he ignored his hips and left behind the cordyceps that shared weal and woe. .
Fortunately, the only person who discovered it was a pearl-diving slave, so he was not worried about the Cordyceps being harvested.
This world seems to be very friendly to fairy bugs, and ordinary birds, beasts, bugs and fish will not harm them.
Only humans! There are often "accidental injuries".
Li Qing turned around and asked Lake: "I'm going to find Cordyceps for it. Will you come with me, or go back to the island by yourself?"
"Sir, I'll go with you. "Reike gritted his teeth, "Since even a slave doesn't pay attention to the rules among nobles, then I have nothing to worry about."
Li Qing nodded slightly: "It's not me. I have to provoke the Earl of Iris, but there is no reason to hand over the elf bugs that are in my hands for free."
What's more, the lord of this count builds foundations shoulder to shoulder, and is just like a pearl-fishing slave. The chance in the water is actually quite small.
After making up their minds, Li Qing and the others, under the guidance of the elf bug, passed the dividing sea stone and entered the waters of Earl Iris.
"Huh? Something's wrong!" Li Qing concentrated on sensing for a while, "The spiritual energy in this sea area is more active than yours."
Although it is still far behind the world of cultivation, the two The huge difference in spiritual energy activity in adjacent sea areas still caught Li Qing's attention.
This difference seems to be without reason. It is not like some kind of treasure radiating influence from near to far.
But the internal difference between the two seems to be that after being separated by sea rocks, there is a sudden change like jumping off a cliff.
But Lake couldn't sense the difference: "Aura? You're talking about magic power, right? Isn't it the same rigid silence here?"
Li Qing couldn't help but frown: the Rune Warrior's induction of aura is indeed far away. Not as sensitive as a monk. But you shouldn’t be unaware.
But this is not the point. He came here to recover the cordyceps.
The elf bug swung its head and tail in Li Qing's hand. After hesitating for a while, he looked towards the north and made an anxious voice, "Uh-huh! Uh-huh!"
Li Qing used his spiritual consciousness to communicate with it. : "You mean, your cordyceps were taken away?"
The Elf Bug nodded hastily: "No, no, no!"
Li Qing didn't care about anything else, and used his water escape technique to the extreme, chasing the Cordyceps in the direction away from him.
Along the way, various spiritual energy fluctuations reflected in his consciousness. Obviously, the spiritual energy products in the Earl's sea area are much more abundant than those in the Lettuce Island sea area.
But Li Qing was not distracted. He focused on tracking the Cordyceps and quickly caught up with him.
To his surprise, the person who took away the Cordyceps was not another pearl-diverting slave, but a second-level silver warrior.
Like the pearl-fishing slave, he also had a large swim bladder covering his mouth and nose, which he used to breathe in the sea.
He thought he was a direct subordinate of Earl Iris, and he was thinking about how to get the Cordyceps back from the other party without alerting the Earl.
But he saw Lake looking surprised: "Why is Baron Baihua here?"
Li Qing's mind changed and he identified this person: "This is the one who doesn't deal with your family. ?”
Lake nodded fiercely: “This is the guy who added insult to injury. If you hadn’t helped ripen the crops before, our family would have been unable to pay the taxes to the earl because of his trade blockade.”
"Then he appears here because he is very close to the earl?" Li Qing asked.
“No!” Reike shook his head with a complicated expression, “He should have sneaked in too.”
“That’s it…” Li Qing couldn’t help but laugh, “Then I will Don't worry!" As he spoke, a turbulent undercurrent swept towards Baron Baihua.
Baron Baihua is only close to the strength of the fifth level of Qi training, how can he withstand Li Qing's prepared attack of the ninth level of Qi training.
He rolled several times in the water. After he stabilized his body, he realized that the cordyceps in his hand were gone.
Baron Birch was extremely angry! But he didn't dare to say anything, for fear of making too much noise and disturbing Earl Iris, so he could only leave angrily.
After all, the air in his swim bladder has been almost consumed.
“Recovering Cordyceps so easily?” Lake felt a little incredible.
Li Qing smiled and said nothing. If he wasn't worried about the earl, with his strength, it would be easy to kill Baron Baihua head-on.
He glanced at the cordyceps in his hand and found that it was a red seaweed. The rich wood spirit was slightly tinged with fire spirit. It seemed that like Asun's cordyceps, it had been upgraded to a spiritual plant.
"Fire Cordyceps that grew in the sea? Could there be submarine volcanoes in the Earl of Iris waters?"
Unlike Asun's tall Cordyceps lettuce, this red seaweed Cordyceps is only as big as a fist.
Its root system is very shallow, and its five-petal thick fleshy leaves are surrounded by a handful of soft and slender silk veins, which looks quite cute.
"Well, since you are a red seaweed, let's call you Azao from now on." Li Qing clicked on the red seaweed fairy bug and decided happily.
Azao tilted his head, a little confused: "Huh?"
Li Qing smiled and gave it a ball of wood-attribute aura, and the little guy started eating happily, acquiescing to his new name.
"What a mistake. You are so greedy. I should call you greedy." Li Qing watched it finish eating, then took the cordyceps back into his body, and then took the elf bug back into his dantian like a matryoshka doll.
In this way, today’s treasure hunting trip in the sea has come to a successful conclusion.
Li Qing took Lake back to Lettuce Island in a good mood. When they reached the sea boundary, they caught a date snail that had crossed the boundary, the kind with fluctuating spiritual energy.
The spines on the tail of this snail are purple. According to Ren, it is a male snail, and the snail paste is equally delicious.
In the dantian, the somewhat confused Elf Insect Azao was attracted by the true energy, regardless of the shadow of the fragments of the "Tianwei Gate" above his head.
"Uh-huh! Uh-huh!" It happily spit out the cordyceps and submerged them entirely into the liquid essence.
The soft silk wadding swayed oilily with the fluctuation of the true essence, absorbing the true essence spiritual liquid slowly and quickly, and then slowly released it.
Between inhaling and exhaling, the originally green Qi turned faintly red.
(End of this chapter)