Dark Current Passage
Liang Qu was pondering how to exchange some good stuff with Toad Big Brother A Fei.
If it's just Ship Model, the problem becomes simple. You don't need to consider real-world navigation; you can make ocean-going ships and riverboats, and even battleships are not a problem.
Let's mix in some other things and see if the Toad is interested.
In addition, there is another point that Liang Qu is very concerned about.
The undercurrent can flow past and return; it's a naturally formed two-way channel.
The possibility is far too small.
Liang Qu thought of the legendary Demon Court and suspected that the Dark Current was some kind of channel created by the legendary Demon Court. However, according to the Fat Catfish, even Great Demon of the Toad's level was unaware of it, which seemed contradictory.
No matter how high the status of the Demon Court is, it's impossible that even Toad Demon can't join and become a marginal figure, right?
If that's the case, wouldn't that mean Yao Jun, the Martial Young Dragon Martial Saint of the Demon Court, is at the level of Yao Tianlong?
The probability and the undercurrents are as small as naturally occurring ones, no, even smaller.
Demon Court has this power, then the one who rules the world should not be the Da Shun, or even a human.
Perhaps it's a relic left behind by some force?
The Dark Current Passage may have been able to transport more than just Little Spirit Monster.
The world is so big, and there are so many unknowns.
Liang Qu caught a glimpse of the Fat Catfish devouring Sturgeon Meat, and took out the Dragon Tendon wrapped in fish skin from his pocket.
He brought along the three beasts he hadn't yet tasted: one beast per foot, the Heavenly Water Centipede, which he had already sampled at home; and the other three beasts that he hadn't yet eaten.
"Line up and open your mouths."
The three beasts floated on the water, arranged in a row around the Black Awning Boat, their mouths wide open, in a seemingly orderly fashion.
Seeing that no one was around, Liang Qu swiftly opened the fish-skin bag and threw the three pieces of Dragon Tendon into the mouths of the three beasts.
The three beasts swallowed the Dragon Tendon whole without chewing, before the Dragon Seed Aura dissipated.
This is the first time I've tasted something so good. The taste is just average, but the Life Essence it contains is extraordinary. After being ground and digested, it flows continuously to my limbs and bones, making me feel extremely comfortable.
The three beasts excitedly rolled around in the water, causing the water to churn and surge endlessly.
A few quarters of an hour later, Liang Qu sensed the aura of the three beasts. There was no Dragon Seed Aura among them, only a stronger imposing presence.
It was originally a "pseudo" Dragon Tendon nurtured from a broken bone fragment, and the entire tendon was over eleven feet long. A foot of it was then taken and consumed. The fact that it could still produce the Dragon Seed Aura is simply too heaven-defying.
The Marsh Essence contributed a lot, with nearly 400 points of Marsh Essence per foot. The progress bar of the three beasts, which is 1,500, has been accumulated to more than half. After eating the meat of the Sturgeon King twice more, they can evolve for the second time.
Liang Qu stood up and took off his shirt.
"A Fei, lead the way. Let me see what's going on with the undercurrents down there."
A Fei flipped over and dived, taking the lead.
Liang Qu and the other three beasts followed closely behind.
On the shimmering waters of the Jiang Huai River, two 100-meter-long multi-story ships cleaved through the waves, slowly sailing towards Ping Yang County, leaving a trail of long tails behind them.
Large ships of varying sizes and styles followed closely behind the tower ship, gangplanks connecting gangplanks, sails billowing, and Lightness Skill Martial Artist darting back and forth, carrying money bags on their way out and returning with two jars of fine wine under their arms.
This was a massive fleet of over ten thousand people, including merchant ships, warships, and even Painted Boat —it was practically a mobile floating market.
Looking down into the river, one can see the white backs of the River Dolphin, yet no one feels fear.
Hundreds of finless River Dolphin, each over five meters long, guarded the fleet. Whenever they encountered Spirit Monster, they would swarm it, tear it apart, and devour it, leaving only churning Blood Water behind.
A curious boat passenger threw out a bag of copper coins, bought a whole basket of Big Fish from the fishing boat, and dumped them into the river.
The River Dolphin opened their mouths wide and swallowed the whole Big Fish whole, then stood up and splashed water, drawing cheers from the onlookers.
The River Dolphin finless porpoise is the most successful type of Demon Beast domesticated in River Conservancy Office. Its status in the river is comparable to that of horses on land. Hundreds of River Dolphin finless porpoises, led by a alpha beast, can easily fight off other Demon Beast.
This is also why merchant ships swarm around the luxury ships. With the consent of the River Conservancy Office, they can follow behind the luxury ships for protection, saving a huge sum of money to buy Demon Repellent Balm, and safely sail on the Jiang Huai River without worrying about Demon Beast attacks and losing everything.
On the warship, armored guards jumped from one ship to another, shouting names, but to no avail. Helpless, they returned to their ship, clasped their hands in apology to the man gazing out from the railing.
Ran Zhongshi sighed, "My eldest brother has disappeared again? Has my younger sister looked for him?"
The guard lowered his head. "I am ashamed. We have searched all the nearby ships, but we have not found Xu Tiling."
Ran Zhongshi waved his hand. "It's not your fault. I guess Big Brother Xu went fishing somewhere again. Go down, we'll be docking soon, go get ready."
"Yes!"
The guard bowed and stepped back, then turned to coordinate the sailors.
Ran Zhongshi leaned against the railing. The river was wide and the clouds were low. A gentle breeze blew across the river, and two strands of black hair at his temples swayed in the wind.
Bottom of the river.
Liang Qu reached out and grasped, his five fingers pinching together, and Water Prison of over a hundred cubic meters materialized out of thin air, firmly imprisoning the surrounding water flow.
But in the next instant, the Water Prison shattered out of thin air, unable to hold on for even a single breath.
With increased integration and Favorability, coupled with the Bone Barrier Breakthrough, Liang Qu can now control water flows exceeding a hundred tons. With a wave of his hand, he can confine a space of hundreds of cubic meters by creating Water Prison, but now it is completely useless.
The surging undercurrents remained as turbulent as ever, unchanged from before the confinement.
"Indeed extraordinary."
Liang Qu did not expend much physical strength. It was not that he was exhausted and thus the Water Prison was canceled, but rather that the undercurrent itself broke through his restraints.
He closed his eyes and focused all his senses on stimulating his perception, leaving a trace of every stream of water in his mind.
The entire undercurrent gradually materialized in his mind, and in a daze, Liang Qu seemed to see a giant "suona".
The front part is the bowl structure of a suona, which then gradually narrows into the tube of a suona, forming a long passageway.
Simply approach the suona bowl, and you can be led through the passage by the water flow to another place.
The force was immense. Liang Qu tried it and felt as if a whip was lashing his hand. Without using any water control techniques, he could be easily swept away.
Liang Qu did not approach rashly, as the other side of the passage was the Toad's territory.
He knew too little about Toad and didn't know how they treated people; he might get mistaken for a bedbug and crushed to death if he went over there.
Whether they can get through depends on what the Fat Catfish does next.
"Truly a masterpiece."
A single passageway allows for unimpeded two-way movement, enabling free movement in both shallow and Deep Water Area.
It is unknown who created it, what methods were used, or what the source of its energy is.
Will I be able to do it in the future? Favorability reaches 100%, or if I truly transform into Wu Zhiqi, perhaps I can also drive such a wondrous water flow to appear at the bottom of the water.
But back then he could use his Divine Ability to Water Travel Thousand Miles, so the undercurrents were specifically used to transport his subordinates and supplies? Was the Jiang Huai River in High Antiquity times much more bustling than it is now? Why have they disappeared now? Liang Qu seemed to see the tip of the iceberg in a daze, but unfortunately the problem was too big and not something he should be thinking about right now.
Awei swam to his wrist, automatically fitting in and transforming into a blue bracelet.
Liang Qu and the three beasts returned to the lotus root field. He went back to the boat alone and was about to ride the water back when he suddenly stopped and instead grabbed the long oar.
A figure appeared in a boat and drifted across the river from a distance.
"Wait a minute, boatman, I have a question for you. Which direction is Ping Yang County in?"