Kill Fish for Merit

In the water, the basketball bounced out of the silt and was caught by Liang Qu.

The bitten Water Beast thrashed its body wildly, stirring up water that whipped up Water Whip that cut through the water plants several meters away.

This is a Water Beast with a long snout, sharp as a sword, with sharp teeth in its mouth and hard scales all over its body, making it strong and powerful.

Upon seeing the Liang Qu in the water, the Water Beast's eyes turned bloodshot and it lashed out at him with a flick of its tail.

Liang Qu reached out and grasped, and an endless stream of water surged forth, freezing several cubic meters of space and imprisoning the attacking Water Beast in place, as if it had entered slow motion. Swimming in the water became extremely difficult, and even breathing became exceptionally difficult.

Water Prison.

This move is extremely effective against Water Beast that are close to or weaker than oneself. Before Liang Qu's strength is exhausted, the resistance to the Water Beast's movement is no different from that of mud.

Liang Qu grabbed the rope binding the Round Head- headed creature and quickly left. Within a few breaths, he was freed from the restraints. When the Water Beast approached again, he was imprisoned in a Water Prison once more.

Alternating between relaxation and tension effectively conserves energy.

After several such attempts, the Water Beast, like an old CD covered in scratches, became extremely choppy when played.

Awei's venom worked rapidly within the Water Beast Water Beast's body, gradually weakening it.

Liang Qu could clearly feel this. Initially, the Water Beast could move slowly in the Water Prison, but after twenty breaths it could no longer move, and before thirty breaths it collapsed in the mud.

Liang Qu stood there and waited for a while, about sixty breaths, and then stepped forward after about three minutes.

The Water Beast was still alive, and the water jets it spewed out during its breathing chambers stirred up the silt, but it was completely paralyzed and had no strength to move.

The water gushing from under the gills became increasingly weak, and the dust could only travel a few inches in a short time. Liang Qu moved closer and thrust his spear into the Water Beast's neck, ending its life.

Blood gushed out, Awei lay prone on the wound, sucking the blood in large gulps, absorbing the Marsh Essence.

Liang Qu's strength actually surpassed that of this Water Beast, and he could have easily killed it by force. However, he could often resolve the situation without taking any damage by spending a little more time, so there was no need to force a kill.

Leaving a piece of fish belly meat behind, Liang Qu cut off the head as well and brought it back to the boat.

Two heads of roughly the same size were already on the new boat; this was the third Water Beast that Liang Qu had killed today.

Even Galloping Horse Martial Master horse would find it harder to kill Water Beast than the River Earl.

Using their senses to locate Water Beast, they control Water Beast Water Prison, while their own presence in the water is extremely low.

After a series of attacks, the Water Beast had nowhere to escape, and it lost its advantage in breathing and swimming.

Liang Qu was better at breathing and swimming than Water Beast, and he also had a whole host of henchmen and helpers.

Just one injection of venom by Awei would be enough to hurt them. A few pulls and delays would allow us to win without bloodshed.

However, because it's not as easy for others to kill water Spirit Monster, in the River Conservancy Office, even a Little Spirit Monster can be considered a Minor Merit.

There are quite a few good things that can be exchanged on the list, which will save at least half of the money for medicinal herbs in the future.

Liang Qu arranged the fish head, cleared space, and put it back into the water.

The Milky Way was dazzling, and the waning moon cast a narrow beam of light on the river's surface.

The Jianghuai Marshlands stretches for tens of thousands of miles. It's unrealistic to expect to expand the fishing range of fishermen there without completely exterminating the Water Beast.

By periodically cleaning out a batch of them, the remaining Water Beast will realize that this place is dangerous and should not be approached, and they will gradually stop coming.

Just as a tiger has its territory, other wild animals will not easily approach unless they are starving.

In the vicinity of Ping Yang County, the River Conservancy Office is like a fierce tiger, its mission being to spread its power and inform the Water Beast of its existence.

Once the Water Beast vacate their spots, all that's needed is a monthly check, and the task will be much easier.

Working until midnight, the five fish heads were neatly arranged on the boat, cut side down, mouths facing up, gazing at the starry sky, each with a different shape.

Liang Qu grilled the fish belly meat, and after eating, he rowed the boat to the dock to report back.

Before he even reached the ship, he saw a figure sitting on a narrow wooden boat, fishing with a fishing rod in his hand.

They were too far away, and the moon was too small at the beginning of the month. In the darkness, he could only see a blurry silhouette, yet Liang Qu had a strange feeling of familiarity with him.

It's already past midnight.

He rowed closer quietly, and it turned out exactly as he had imagined.

"Lord Xu, are you still fishing so late?" Liang Qu asked in a low voice.

"Shh!" Xu Yuelong raised a finger.

Liang Qu remained silent, quietly watching Xu Yuelong operate the equipment.

In his perception, there were indeed several fish around the bait, but none of them took the bait. They would just nibble at the bait and then leave, causing the float to tremble and create slight ripples.

Xu Yuelong was completely focused, his muscles tense, and just as the float sank halfway down, he suddenly lifted his wrist.

The air whistled sharply as the fishing rod struck the fish. Liang Qu ducked sharply as the steel hook flew past his eyes, catching the head of a fish on his boat and tearing a long, narrow gash that even cracked the fish bones inside.

Liang Qu's pupils contracted sharply.

Man-Killing Fish Hook! He bet that if it hit someone, it could cut them in two.

Even if it had bitten earlier, the force of that bite would have torn its mouth open; there's no way to catch it!

"Oops!"

With his hook empty, Xu Yuelong angrily slapped the water's surface. The force was so great that it pierced through the water layer, and the water flow transformed into a giant pillar that plunged down, stunning the black fish several meters below. The fish, their white bellies exposed, slowly floated to the surface.

"Huh! A fish!"

Xu Yuelong lowered his head, pleasantly surprised by the fish that had suddenly appeared, and picked it up and shook it.

"Six taels! Not bad, not bad."

Xu Yuelong happily tossed the fish into the fish basket, then turned to Liang Qu, somewhat surprised. "A Shui? When did you arrive?"

Liang Qu, who witnessed the entire process, remained silent.

Xu Yuelong slapped his forehead, then realized, "Look at me, I was so focused I didn't even notice! Sorry, you don't know, fishing is something that requires complete concentration."

After chatting to himself for a while, Xu Yuelong asked, "By the way, what were you doing so late?"

"I am the River Earl now, so of course I'm here to clean up the Water Beast." Liang Qu pointed to the five large heads on his boat.

"Five heads? That many? You caught them all in one night?"

Xu Yuelong looked Liang Qu up and down.

I'm not mistaken, it's the aura of Three Gates Martial Artist.

Even though Liang Qu Innate Martial Bone Qi and Blood, and was a disciple of Yang Dongxiong, his Cultivation Method arts would not be too bad, but it was still about the same as the Galloping Horse Initial Realm.

How could he kill five Water Beast in one night?

Let alone killing them, just finding them would be a problem.

Liang Qu cupped his hands in greeting. "Lord Xu, you may not know this, but I grew up on the water. Although I am not Tank People, I can be considered half one. Fighting fish in the water is my specialty."

The Tank People were water dwellers. In Da Shun, they were usually criminals who were forbidden from going Shang An or taking scientific research, and relied entirely on the water for their livelihood.

In comparison, fishermen have a higher social status.

Despite this explanation, Xu Yuelong still found it unbelievable.

Normally speaking, Martial Master at the Galloping Horse Initial Realm who can kill two Water Beast in one night is considered lucky, as Water Beast are very slippery.

After much thought, he could only attribute it to Liang Qu's Fate Standard with water.

"You're going to exchange for military merit, right? Take this." Xu Yuelong took off his Waist Token from his waist and threw it to Liang Qu. "If you show my Waist Token to the Record Keeper, you don't need three extra colleagues to witness it. Just give him the fish head. Okay, go on, I'm going to fish for a while longer. Remember to return it to me later."

"Thank you, Lord Xu."

Liang Qu cupped his hands in greeting, rowed down to the bottom of the ship, carried five fish heads aboard, and went up to the ship. He then found the Record Keeper on duty in the Records Room.

After reviewing the fish head and Waist Token, the Record Keeper was somewhat incredulous, but he still picked up a brush to record the military merits and took out a small booklet from the bottom drawer.

"Small Merit Exchange Ledger, Lord Liang, and see if there's anything you need."