Wang Shouzhe immediately picked up his strong bow and sword and rushed out quickly.
Arrived 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 beat the water with long bamboo poles. The two generals Wang Zhong and Wang Yong also raised their strong bows, ready to shoot at any time.
"Shouzhe, you came just in time." Wang Dinghai said with a solemn expression, but couldn't contain his joy, "It's a lone East China Sea arrow flag. It must have been washed into the fresh water by the tide. It's not too difficult to deal with. Please pay attention to it's exposed
When it's on the water, shoot it at its vitals with an arrow."
Generally speaking, aquatic ferocious beasts are no worse than terrestrial ferocious beasts. They are often very powerful and ferocious when underwater, and it is common for them to knock over and smash ships.
Wang Dinghai has been an "old fisherman" for more than ten years, and 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, making them afraid to attack ships easily. At the same time, it will also
Arouse the other person's anger.
Except for a few fish, most fish, even ferocious beasts, are generally less intelligent than 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 ship 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 in terms of size and ferociousness, it is far from comparable to the swordfish.
"Zheng! Zheng! Zheng!"
Three frightening sounds sounded almost at the same time, and the sharp arrows hit the ferocious beast one after another. The difference was that the sharp arrow sent by Wang Zhong and Wang Yong penetrated three or four inches into its body. And Wang Shouzhe's arrow directly penetrated one inch.
There is more than enough feet.
The difference does not come from the different bows and arrows, but from 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 was bulging, and his profound energy exploded to the extreme. He threw out the fishing and hunting short spear specially used to hunt large fish, and with a "pop" sound, it was nailed into the side of the ferocious beast for more than two feet.
.
However, at this time, the front thorn of the beast 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!"
Accompanied by a huge splash, 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 tail of the spear.
Before it could swim more than ten feet, the rope was stretched to the extreme and suddenly tightened, "squeaking". The medium-sized merchant ship was pulled sideways by it, and the bow was tilted 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 a wrong decision. This wrong decision will naturally lead to the loss of its life.
The tug 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 followed was a long-range strike from the strong bows of Wang Shouzhe and others.
Even so, Wang Shouzhe and others 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 dragged it back.
At this time, the body of the boatman who was impaled 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, and the other one was probably swept away by the underwater undercurrent.
, can’t be found.
Although he killed a second-level aquatic ferocious beast, he still saved two human lives, which cast a layer of gloom on Wang Shouzhe's face.
The morale of the boatmen was also very low. After all, those who died were all their companions who had been with them 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 clan members and family members are about to die,
In battle, it may not be impossible."
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, in human habitats, terrestrial ferocious beasts have long been wiped out. Relatively speaking,
Safety.
However, no one can predict how many people will die from this kind of clearing and land reclamation.
But things are different in the water.
Human beings do not live in the water. A big river like Anjiang has a wild source and many tributaries. Some of the tributaries lead to some 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 ferocious beasts will appear in human habitats in an endless stream. Otherwise, human beings' year-round hunting behavior would have wiped out all aquatic ferocious beasts in the 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. Moreover, it has no experience in dealing with humans. The sea is extremely wide, and there are many terrifying and ferocious species hidden in it.
So far, humans have been unable to fathom it.
Therefore, merchant ships usually have to be not only large, but also very strong, and must be loaded with siege equipment and other weapons. Naturally, the city walls on Jinsha Island are not just decorations to prevent humans from intruding...
The ferocious beasts in the sea are also not vegetarians.
After regaining his composure for a moment, Wang Shouzhe said: "Uncle Liu, you should get the compensation you deserve and the reward you deserve."
"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 emotions are not too great.
Big shock, "The remaining twenty boatmen, each of them will receive 2 dry gold as a sealing fee and reward, which is 40 dry gold. We need to pay 100 dry gold."
100 dry gold is not a small expense, 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.
When the surviving boatmen heard that each person was given 2 dry gold, they immediately lost all emotion and their morale increased a lot. Because of the risky work of the boatmen, the overall income was not bad, but the net income of 2 dry gold was a huge sum of money. Already.
They were in a joyful mood and helped Wang Zhong and Wang Yong to pull the corpse of the beast onto the deck bit by bit.
"We need to sail quickly, Wang Zhong and Wang Yong. You drag the prey into the cabin and clear the deck quickly. It is not suitable to stay here for a long time." Wang Dinghai immediately issued the next order and explained to Wang Shouzhe, "This area of water is not This is our family's hunting water area, but it belongs to the Donggang Zuo family's territory. 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 in the 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 seizing the prime time to fish, but they had no intention of asking. Merchant ships and passenger ships coming and going in Anjiang are not uncommon.
Next, we passed through Zuo's water area without any danger.
"Congratulations to the 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. Excluding the inedible parts, it weighs at least more than 700 kilograms. Jin, a big profit."
The fish meat of the second-level ferocious beasts is about several hundred percent more expensive than the first-level ferocious beasts, and the effect of replenishing qi and blood will be better. The pure fish meat parts alone are worth hundreds of gold.
The skin of the arrow flag is also very valuable. After being tanned by a special method, it can be used to make some high-end water supports, which can increase the Xuanwu warrior's water escape technique and defense.
All edible parts, even fish intestines and livers, will be eaten.
The remaining inedible bone spurs, etc., can be dried and ground into spiritual 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 hemorrhage, 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 griffon 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, so 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 Liu's legitimate daughter married him, Wang Shouzhe, she naturally needed high-quality fish maw as a dowry. This was the family's concern for their married daughter, hoping that she would recover after giving birth.
The customs and traditions of the Xuanwu family penetrate into every aspect of life.