Facts have proved that, just like the old man Verne said, both Zheng Qing and Lin Guo thought too much before.
As one of the top centers of power in the wizarding world, the security of First University is unquestionable.
Not to mention Shushan Pavilion and the core area of Linzhong Lake.
Along the way, except for the chance encounter with a tree sperm that fell from a branch because it was asleep, the patrol did not even see two kappas, let alone dragon beasts or other monsters that were talking in their sleep.
On the other hand, the old hunting dog named May, followed the team shuffling, getting into the grass from time to time, and quietly pulling back a few shining red chain snakes.
This made Zheng Qing look with admiration at this old hunting dog with more wrinkles than hair.
Old Man Verne asked several senior students to put the red chain snake into a bamboo basket, and then continued to urge the team forward.
As Zheng Qing walked, he gradually realized that the so-called patrol was probably more of a physical and psychological punishment measure, rather than really expecting these students to do anything earth-shattering or save the world.
Just like a patrol member complained when he was bored, if demons appeared in the depths of the First University, what chaos would the entire wizarding world be like!
The wooden stick in his hand was whipping randomly in the grass on both sides of the path. Zheng Qing tried his best to keep his eyes open, trying to find some fun in this boring patrol.
His wish soon came true.
After the team turned around a rockery carved with sand and stone, the crowd suddenly became a little commotion.【】
Several tall boys pointed in the distance, looking very excited.
"It seems like a kappa is crawling up over there!" Soon, other people in the team exclaimed in low voices.
Zheng Qing followed the team for a few steps and looked intently. On the beach not far away, there was indeed a thin black figure crawling on the shore.
In the moonlight, you can vaguely distinguish its beak, round head, pointed ears, turtle back, and the jade plate on top of its head that looks like a blue plate, converging like water and moonlight.
Ancient books say: There are monsters in the water, like three- or four-year-old children, with scales like carp, which cannot be shot. In the middle of July and August, it is best to expose yourself on the moraine. The knees are like tigers, and the palms and claws are often submerged in the water and come out of the knees;
Pick it off and make it more irritating.
Of course, things have no permanent shape, water has no permanent potential, and people have no normal state.
The evolution of kappa recorded in ancient books to modern times has also undergone many changes.
Such as turtle back, such as jade plate.
The kappa's back is similar to that of a tortoise, with a rounded scute and a flat carapace with three longitudinal ribs.
In ancient times, the carapace on the kappa's back was similar to the scales on other parts of the body. They were all serrated ct scales. However, with the increasing variety of aquatic elves and the continuous evolution of the fish-men race, in order to enhance defense and resist risks, the combs on the kappa's back were
The scales gradually evolved into thick shield scales, and then slowly evolved into the current tortoise shell form.
The origin of the jade dish is even more strange.
Rumor has it that there was a great wizard named Hu Gong in ancient times. He was impressed by the aquatic elves absorbing the moonlight, so he caught thirteen kappas and built organs for them to absorb the moonlight. [] Either a mirror was installed on the back, or a stone was embedded in the forehead, or
Jade discs on their heads. In every nine years, only two kappas with jade discs on their heads can truly absorb the moonlight for their own use.
Therefore, in ancient times, this kind of water monster, which only had fangs and claws like a wild beast, could cast spells and became a real aquatic elf, which did not disappear with the passage of time.
It is said that the remaining kappa today are descendants of those two reformers.
Perhaps because of Hu Gong’s training and transformation, perhaps because he has opened up his spiritual wisdom and knows how to advance and retreat. Although modern kappa are still cunning and cruel, they mostly target water ghosts or fishmen, and rarely dare to attack wizards. Most of the time, they
They all live on aquatic plants and fruits on the shore; they occasionally eat meat, and prefer to dig clams in the mud or catch long insects in the grass.
The patrol team drove away the kappas who climbed ashore because they often destroyed the fruits cultivated by the school and stole the spiritual eggs of light bugs and tree sperm. This led to the insect king and tree sprites complaining to the school many times.
However, the kappa the patrol saw on the shore today was very strange.
It did not destroy the insect eggs in the tree hole, nor did it hold the fruits and gnaw them with relish under the moonlight.
It is crying.
The moonlight is like water, and the moonlight is like smoke.
The cold spiritual light is like a waterfall falling from the sky, slowly pouring into the jade dish above the kappa's head, slowly forming a clear spiritual spring.
This is where the Kappa's wealth and life lie.
The spells hidden in their bloodline rely on this spiritual spring to cast, and their entire body essence is absorbed by this spiritual spring. If the spiritual spring dries up, the kappa will lose all its essence and will be on the verge of death.
If you can enjoy the blessing of the huge bright moon above your head on weekdays, the kappas will definitely sing, dance and cheer for joy.
But now, the kappa lying on the bank, with shoulders hunched and tearful eyes, was actually wailing under the moonlight.
"Is it moved by today's moon?" someone in the team asked quietly.
"It's impossible," someone immediately retorted: "Although the kappas are intelligent, they don't know how to be grateful... To say that they were moved by the moon would be better to say that they cried with joy."
"Although they are ungrateful, kappa are also social creatures." An old student of Jiuyou Academy with two black stripes on his red robe looked at the crying kappa and said slowly: "Look at its sad look.
It's more like a companion encountering something unknown."
Did his companion encounter something unknown? Zheng Qing was startled and looked around quickly.
Linzhong Lake is the base camp of the kappas from Jiuyou Academy.
Even the fishmen who regard this place as their territory will not kill these water elves at will. After all, the cruelty of kappas is well known, and no creature in the lake is willing to provoke these difficult guys.
Old man Verne, holding a wooden stick, walked slowly to the crying kappa, lowered his head and moved his lips slightly, as if asking for the reason.
The kappa raised its head and let the liquid in the jade dish above its head fall bit by bit. It just opened its sharp mouth and said something quickly. Its voice was like a baby's cry, but shorter and sharper, which made people listen to it.
I was so upset that I lost a lot of compassion.
"Poor, hateful." Zheng Qing muttered.
Not far away, after the old man Verne finished asking questions, he stretched out his wooden stick and slowly pushed the crying kappa down into the lake.
The kappa's head floated on the water for a moment, and finally slowly disappeared under the old man's stern gaze.
There were several very shallow ripples on the water surface.
After a while, all traces disappeared.
When the old man Verne returned to the middle of the team, everyone looked at him eagerly, hoping to know the whole story.
"As I guessed before," the old man didn't sell anything, but his description was very concise and vague: "The little guy went ashore to play with his companions, but unexpectedly his companions were dragged deep into the forest by a group of insects. He didn't dare to
It’s too far away from the lake, so I can only cry and cry, hoping that the patrol team can help.”
As for the appearance, type, and quantity of the insects, the old man did not say anything clearly.
But I don’t know whether it was because I had some concerns and couldn’t express myself clearly, or because the ignorant kappa at the other end didn’t say anything clearly.
"These guys always use the patrol team as a nanny." A black-faced boy in the team complained angrily.
As the owners of the school, the wizards of First University have the obligation to ensure the safety of other creatures living on campus. But no one is willing to help a kappa search for relatives and friends in the deep woods in the middle of the night.
The old man glanced at him and simply told the others:
"Grab the wooden stick in your hand, turn into the forest, and search for the missing kappa at the other end... Be careful not to fall behind, and report any abnormal phenomena in time."