The First Glory Plan

Even at midday in the dead of winter, there was still a hint of warmth, and the sun cast a pale golden hue on the water's surface.

The Old Toad lay sprawled out on the rock, fast asleep, its white belly rising and falling rhythmically.

Fat Catfish floated left and right by the edge of the pond.

The two white-bellied creatures sleeping on their backs do indeed bear a striking resemblance.

Leaving aside the animals that were leisurely taking a nap, the River Otter and beaver families busied themselves, adorning the completed Ship Model with big red flowers, tying red ropes, and pasting Spring Couplets couplets.

Liang Qu Sends Off the Boat - A Special New Spring Edition!

Since the Fujian-style ship was launched in November, Liu Quanfu and his apprentices, all locals of Ping Yang County, were recruited by the River Conservancy Office to go to the Qingjiang Shipyard to learn shipbuilding techniques, leaving them no time to build small boats.

Liang Qu's shipbuilding team is now reduced to just the Beaver family.

With the supply of roughly processed Wooden Head from the Qingjiang Shipyard, the beaver family no longer needed to search for Wooden Head themselves and went all out, gnawing away until sparks flew. In three and a half months, they produced two warships!

Even while maintaining high speed, quality is not compromised in the slightest, demonstrating utmost sincerity.

Not only is its design completely different from the previous ones, but it is also much larger in size, with both warships being around ten meters in length.

Although the length only increases by two meters, as a whole, the width and height of the ship will also increase, making it appear several times larger.

Especially noteworthy is the additional attack module added to this Ship Model!

Worried that the Toad would get tired of playing with the boat models, Liang Qu obtained an extra set of fishing boat and hunting crossbow blueprints from the River Conservancy Office! He had the Old Giant Clam teach him to read, and the beaver installed the crossbows on the decks of the two boats according to the dimensions, and connected the pull rope to the start switch to ensure that the Toad King would not be inconvenient to use because his webbed feet were too big.

This greatly enhances the interaction between the frog and the boat; a masterpiece!

The only drawback is that the materials differ significantly from the requirements in the drawings, which may lead to a higher scrap rate and a considerable difference in power.

But it's okay, there's a full month of warranty!

As for it getting worse again after a month.

There was nothing I could do; my younger brother was too poor to afford good timber.

On the deck, the Ta Ta Kai was dabbing paste on its paws, its eyes fixed on the ship's crossbow.

Once the Great Beaver had spread its paws and pasted the Spring Couplets, the otter hopped out with its legs Ta Ta Kai wide and rushed to the boat's crossbow.

Ta Ta Kai's fur rippled like waves, his muscles bulged, and he slowly turned the crossbow to aim at the bottom of the pond before suddenly pulling the rope.

"Bang!"

The mechanism was activated, releasing the elastic force, and a ten-foot-long arrow flew out of the deck, piercing the water. It spun like a spear and plunged into the bottom of the pond, piercing through the rocks and raising a cloud of mud.

The Old Giant Clam, half-submerged in the water, closed its shell, spat out a few mouthfuls of sand, and muttered as it climbed onto the riverbank.

Seeing the immense power of the ballista, the River Otter family cheered excitedly, running and embracing each other.

However, while the Ta Ta Kai excited, they also felt a lot of regret.

If only Scarface could emerge from an underground river.

The River Otter ' cheers and commotion punctured the Old Toad's shrinking snot bubble.

Pfft! "Um, what happened?"

The Old Toad opened its eyes, sat up from the rock, wiped the snot from its face, and looked around in confusion.

Liang Qu stepped forward. "Congratulations, Frog Duke! The River Otter was testing the warships' crossbows earlier, and everything is in order. Both of the top-class ships are fully completed without any problems!"

The Old Toad scratched his head, then suddenly remembered that shipbuilding was part of the Glory Plan, and immediately stood up to praise it.

"Excellent, excellent! Liang Qing truly deserves to be a pillar of our Frog Clan!"

"His achievements today are all thanks to Frog Duke's support!"

"Good, good, good." The Old Toad was overjoyed, grinning widely as he quickly woke up from his slumber. "However, I feel that your boat is much smaller than the ones I've sailed on the river before."

Liang Qu cupped his hands and explained, "Build high walls, store up plenty of grain, and delay declaring yourself king. The Glory Plan is divided into five-year phases. Right now, the Frog Clan is carrying out the first Glory Plan, so it's not good to be too ostentatious."

We must proceed with caution and prudence in everything we do, lest a large ship be difficult to turn around and we stray from the right path. We have no precedent to follow; we must feel our way across the river as we go!

I love any Toad, regardless of its size, as long as it's exquisitely crafted.

Unlike the Old Toad, it saw the boat as part of the future glory and revival of the Great Marsh.

This was not said by Liang Qu, nor by the Fat Catfish.

It was Toad Big Brother, the Fat Catfish, who didn't want to listen to Old Toad's lectures, so he explained it himself.

This is an internal affair of the Frog Clan.

Do not interfere.

The Old Toad pondered for a long time, then stroked its whiskers in the air and said, "Hmm, Liang Qing's words are not without reason!"

"The Elder is wise!"

"Now that it's built, can it be launched into the water?"

The Old Toad yawned, and its eyelids began to droop.

The midday sun made the frogs sleep.

"The Spring Couplets have just been pasted up; they just need to be baked a little."

Liang Qu pointed to the deck, where Great Beaver held a torch and gently scorched the Spring Couplets, baking out the moisture from the paste.

Two dejected Little Beaver with two black burn marks on their bodies followed beside it.

The Old Toad looked up.

First line: Good fortune throughout the year; Second line: Wealth from all directions enters the home.

Horizontal scroll: Frogs and everything prospers.

The Old Toad was greatly pleased to see the horizontal scroll, and suddenly felt the joy of the festival.

Seeing that the Old Toad was in a good mood, Liang Qu took the opportunity to ask, "I also have something I would like to ask Frog Duke."

"What's up?"

"Is the Frog Duke familiar with the Dragonfolk race?"

The Dragonfolk and the Old Toad don't come every day. Perhaps because of their long lifespans, neither of them has a strong sense of time. They only come four or five times a month, which is equivalent to once a week. So, we haven't run into each other for a long time.

"Dragonfolk? Of course we know them, how could we not?"

The Old Toad rubbed his eyes. "If you come out of the undercurrent and swim west for more than two hours, you'll find the Dragonfolk living there. Many Dragonfolk often come to the Frog Clan to trade goods, and the Frog Clan will also go there if they need anything."

Liang Qu understood.

Just as the two brothers said, it is true that the Dragonfolk currently live in the southwestern border region.

"Why are you suddenly asking about Dragonfolk?"

"I met two of them not long ago, and we had a very pleasant conversation."

The Dragonfolk felt he had found the Dragon Lord, and Liang Qu received a free Treasure Fish.

They had a very pleasant conversation.

"Oh." The Old Toad suddenly realized, "Speaking of which, the Dragonfolk have been frequently leaving their settlements lately. Last time I went back to their tribe, quite a few Dragonfolk had disappeared. Are you going to look for them?"

"I have no ideas for now."

"If you want to go, just let me know, and I'll have Da Pang Er Pang take you, so you won't encounter any Demon Beast on the way."

"Thank you, Frog Duke!"

Liang Qu clasped his hands in thanks.

Just then, the Great Beaver finished roasting the Spring Couplets and rolled off the edge of the boat, its belly squeezed against the side.

"A Fei! Move the boat!"

That evening, Liang Qu was going to his Master's house for New Year's Eve dinner and didn't have time to delay, so he asked Fat Catfish to take a boat and send it over with Old Toad.

As for what to change this time.

The Abyssal Wood Bow, with sufficient Fubo level, is more than enough to be used by Great Martial Master.

Liang Qu cultivated Golden Body on the armor, but I didn't have many thoughts about it.

Liang Qu's goal was simple and direct: to exchange the Treasure Fish!

Communicate with Ze Cauldron.

[Cauldron Master: Liang Qu]

[Refine Marsh Spirit: Marsh Ape (Azure) (Fusion Rate: 52.6%)]

[Marsh Essence: 23202]

River's Favor: 1.0276

With over 20,000 Marsh Essence, and by fully increasing the fusion rate, the fusion rate can rise to 75.6!

Nearly 80%!

With two more Treasure Fish, breaking through to the Water King Ape will be just around the corner!