Chapter 196 A skillful hunter always appears as a prey (3/3)
The captain with some kind of sonic-related heritage is indeed very suitable for underwater exploration, and soon the deck of the Dimbeam became busy.
Master Gosei did not give the order. The person responsible for the dispatch was actually Isengard. His commanding ability was actually quite good. The entire exploration team operated in an orderly and orderly manner under his instructions.
Soon, the four professionals in charge of water collection had put on a full set of diving equipment, taken underwater breathing medicine, and were ready to enter the sea.
And what about Ian?
Ian is happily fishing.
He was standing with Master Gesai at the moment, holding a cup of hot strong tea in his hand, sipping it sip after sip.
As a professional who ranks second in theory and first in practice in terms of alchemy and identification skills, Ian's task is to wait for the crystal shell collection to be completed, conduct professional analysis, and recover the samples.
And, find out the information about the ‘Zhanhai Crystal Dragon’.
Although Master Gosei's basic skills are much better than Ian's, he still can't compare with Ian's acuity without relying on tools. This is the advantage of psykers in certain aspects. They are talented in related fields.
Cross energy levels.
Of the four professionals who entered the sea, two were sublimated, one was the previous captain, and the other was the sea-born swordsman.
The other two, one is a professional shellfish collector and the other is a professional coastal explorer, both have extremely rich experience in sea operations.
They all hold special artificial gemstone knives in their hands, with sharp inscriptions, which can resist the infection of water source to a certain extent, and are extremely corrosion-resistant. The film between the palm webs is very light and does not affect people in the water.
Grab something.
After receiving Isengard's order, they entered the sea one by one without any competition for credit. These people also knew that on different shores in the sea, compared with competition, mutual help and their own lives were the top priority.
Plop, plop. The first two people who entered the water entered the sea and returned one after another.
Although the sea-born swordsman and explorer did not find the submarine basin where the sparkling crystal shells gathered as mentioned by the captain, they confirmed the undercurrent in the water in this area and figured out the possible location of the crystal shells.
Immediately afterwards, the third explorer, the professional shellfisher, brought back the first element crystal shell. He had touched the periphery of the basin, but an undercurrent washed it away. As an ordinary person, he could not stop it.
It may be that the shellfish are using it to defend themselves, so they can only catch one crystal shell on the edge and unfortunately return.
And the captain, who had already succeeded once before, made his final appearance... After receiving the feedback and intelligence from all the team members, he calmly entered the sea.
Ten minutes later, he brought with him a dozen plump glittering crystal shells.
The exploration team's mission has been successfully accomplished, and the next step is Ian's domain.
Turning on the predictive vision, Ian, who had already prepared instruments in the cabin, scanned the shells in front of him, and then selected the one with the most mixed and rich colors to start testing.
The sparkling crystal oyster is a new species of shellfish that is similar to a large white clam. There are tiny transparent crystals on the edge of the shell. Those crystals are not pearls, but the oyster's 'eyes', which are used to sense the surrounding environment.
A multifunctional detection tool for source quality, heat, and water flow, and can also perform photosensitive detection through self-illumination.
However, for humans, the greatest value of sparkling crystal shells lies in the crystallization of high-purity natural elements used as eyes.
Element crystal is a product of the organic combination of pure source matter and matter. Rather than a gem, it is an extremely special plastic. It is hard and extremely tough, and its strength far exceeds that of ordinary metal materials.
But no one uses element crystals as weapon materials. Its real use is actually fuel... The energy supply of element crystals is incredible. Although it has not been specifically tested, even the ether furnace core that Viscount Grant damaged once, its energy supply is incredible.
The specific impulse is also measured in thousands. Two fist-sized element crystals can make the etheric weapons move rapidly for a long time.
"There are very few element crystals. The sum of the element crystals of hundreds of shellfish may not be as big as a fingernail. But even so, it is still a channel. And if we master the relevant breeding methods and optimize the crystallized genetic traits from generation to generation, it will be about dozens
It will be a very good source of element crystallization in the next year.”
Writing down all the data in his mind, Ian turned on the silver chip again. Soon, he selected and intercepted the flow of source matter in the suspended mist dish. After analyzing it bit by bit, almost all the information about this shining crystal shell was revealed.
jumped in front of his eyes.
[Sparkling crystal shell (species in deep reef waters)]
[A rare shellfish that inhabits a stable area at the junction of various natural psychic fields. It filter-feeds microorganisms and algae in the sea. It uses special solutions to decompose rocks to strengthen the shells. The largest heterogeneous adult 'Maze Species' can exceed three meters, which is extremely dangerous.
A high-level monster with potential, but the formation of a giant heterogeneous adult body has extremely strict requirements on the psychic field, and can only be seen in the maze]
[The shellfish meat is extremely tough, similar to living metal. It is crystallized with high-purity elements and is difficult to eat. Only the shell meat has a crisp texture.]
[Contains source quality: 12.4053 base unit]
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There is not much error between the various data and the results of Ian's own identification, and it is not strange that the shimmering crystal shell is a variant of the labyrinth species. After all, its appearance is due to the labyrinth mutation.
What really deserves attention is the species in deep reef waters, not the species in luminous waters.
Thinking of this, Ian changed a few more scintillating crystal shells and tested them one by one.
The results are quite intriguing.
"Offshore species, Caotan Cliff species, O'Dell reef species, Fantasy Labyrinth reef species, far sea sword forest species...these shimmering shells are not naturally gathered here at all!"
After confirming this, Ian had a guess.
"How's it going? What did you find?"
Master Gosei brought Isengard closer, and he noticed that Ian frequently changed the shellfish he identified, apparently sensing something.
Ian nodded slightly. He lowered his eyes and stared at the shellfish in front of him. The clear water-colored light gradually faded from his eyes and turned into sharp green: "Crystal dragons do feed on elemental crystal shells. I sense that these
There is indeed something like the breath on the dragon's scales on the shell, and it often forages here."
"I even ate it recently."
The old man was a little surprised and even more delighted. He had never expected to find the target so quickly, but Ian's next words made him frown slightly: "But."
This word always makes me feel uneasy.
The young man raised his head. He, Master Gesai and Ethan looked at each other in turn, and said calmly: "These glittering crystal shells do not naturally breed here."
"Someone collects them and 'breeds' them."
As for who the breeder was, this result was self-evident, so neither the old man nor the young man present spoke. Instead, they raised their heads and looked in the direction of the bank.
Amidst the wind and rain, there were faint howls of distant sea beasts. These sounds were almost inaudible, but they were real and were getting closer.