Fat Catfish Scores a Marvelous Victory

The Fat Catfish's suggestion was quite bold.

Long Pingjiang seemed to have touched a red-hot branding iron, jumped up, and waved his hands repeatedly.

"No, no, absolutely not! We Dragonfolk are loyal to the Dragon Lord, as the sun and moon can attest!"

Long Pinghe nodded repeatedly.

"Absolutely! Absolutely! The sun and moon bear witness!"

The Dragonfolk's strong reaction and resolute words were truly beyond the Fat Catfish's expectations.

Wouldn't it be better to follow the gods? Thinking that after the Dragonfolk left, there would be no more fine Treasure Fish, it gnawed on its Long Whiskers, deep in thought, when suddenly a flash of inspiration struck it.

The Fat Catfish raised its white belly and stepped forward, pressing down on Long Pingjiang and Long Pinghe with its fins. The catfish's whiskers trembled.

"You ask why we came to the South Bank to search for the Dragon Lord?"

Without hesitation, Long Pingjiang replied, "Of course it's to ensure the continuation of the Dragonfolk! Without the Lord of the Jiang Huai Waters, there would be no Jianghuai Dragonfolk! You were also enlightened by Lord Liang, how could you not understand?"

Long Pinghe nodded. "Yes, that's right!"

The entire Dragonfolk race emerged from the enlightenment of the Dragon Lord, an absolutely strong and inseparable bond.

Without roots, a large tree cannot accumulate nutrients, and no matter how lush its canopy, it is only a matter of time before it withers.

The Fat Catfish suddenly realized.

It couldn't help but recall its own beauty, majesty, strength, and dashing appearance, so different from other Six-Whiskered Catfish... Its fins touched, its Long Whiskers twitched, and it felt a surge of self-satisfaction.

For some reason, the Fat Catfish in Long Pingjiang Long Pinghe suddenly grinned foolishly and looked at each other in silence.

After a while, the Fat Catfish remembered its purpose, composed itself, darted out, and shouted "Cannot Move!" with its Round Head and Fist.

"Cannot Move" floated on the surface of the water, squinting in the sun. It didn't want to pay attention, but the Fat Catfish kept giving it meaningful glances, so it had no choice but to slowly swim over.

The Fat Catfish waved its fins, causing the numerous Water Beast to line up in a row.

The Dragonfolk brothers were confused, but the Fat Catfish took the opportunity to introduce them one by one.

Crab, Zhu Po Long, River Dolphin...

It patted itself again.

Six-Whiskered Catfish!

This was the first time the two brothers had ever heard of such a strange fish species.

Is this chubby thing really a catfish? They compared the image of the Six-Whiskered Catfish with that of Fat Catfish, creating a sense of absurdity.

"What exactly are you trying to say?"

Long Pingjiang was already in a bad mood, and seeing the Fat Catfish rambling on and on without getting to the point, he became quite annoyed.

The Fat Catfish with Long Whiskers out one by one.

Long Pinghe, "Let us guess the connection between you?"

Long Pingjiang looked up upon hearing this.

So many Water Beast, it can't be said that they are completely unrelated, but rather that they are entirely different.

Long Pinghe asked, puzzled, "What connection do you have with each other? Catfish, Zhu Po Long, River Dolphin... um, all Water Beast?"

This was exactly what the Fat Catfish wanted to hear, and it excitedly revealed the answer.

That's right!

The greatest connection is no connection at all!

Whether it's a catfish, Zhu Po Long, or River Dolphin, the gods can enlighten anything, and the Dragonfolk are no exception!

Even without Dragon Lord, if they choose another wise ruler and accept divine guidance, the problem of the Dragonfolk's survival can still be solved!

Hearing the Fat Catfish gesturing wildly, Long Pingjiang and Long Pinghe stood frozen in place, their hearts filled with turbulent waves.

"Hiss! "Long Pinghe clenched his fist and exclaimed, "Big brother, what that fat catfish said makes sense!"

Fat? The Fat Catfish glared at Long Pinghe, a hint of displeasure flashing through its mind.

They can't even tell the difference between fat and strong. The things the Dragon Lord has enlightened them to are truly stupid, not even a fraction as good as the gods.

Thinking of the delicious Fish Bubble that come every five days, the Fat Catfish will endure for the time being and wait for Long Pingjiang to reply.

Long Pingjiang frowned, his mind a jumble of emotions. The strange fish's whispers had truly pierced a crack in his heart! The Dragon Lord Reincarnation was too elusive; whether it even existed was another matter, but finding it would undoubtedly be like searching for a needle in Great Marsh ...

More than half a year has passed, and there has been no news from the other Dragonfolk.

On the contrary, Lord Liang's enlightenment, based on the species itself, can also solve the problem of bloodline fading and strength declining with each generation of Dragonfolk.

"Sigh~"

Long Pingjiang sighed deeply.

One end represents the future of the Dragonfolk, and the other end represents the faith in their hearts.

Difficult, difficult, difficult! You can't Fish Bubble.

The Fat Catfish has caught no fewer than ten thousand crabs using its two barbels, and knows that you can't rush when fishing for crabs, otherwise they will easily get away.

It patted Long Pingjiang on the shoulder and offered a compromise between leaving and seeking a new master.

Since there are no clues about the Dragon Lord Reincarnation, it's better to stay by the side of the gods as before, occasionally catching Treasure Fish to offer as sacrifices, and then make a plan after a year or two.

a long time.

Long Pingjiang nodded heavily.

"There's no other way."

The Fat Catfish was overjoyed and rubbed its Long Whiskers.

We have some excellent Treasure Fish maw to eat again!

Liang Qu was unaware that the Fat Catfish had saved the Dragonfolk with just a few words, thus achieving a great feat. He was currently looking for Li Xiaoheng, the head of the Li Family, to discuss the matter of the Bloodstone Mine.

"Abandoned mine veins? What would Lord Liang want with such a place?"

Previously, he was called Water Official Liang, which was a polite way of addressing someone on equal footing.

Now that the giant snake has been dealt with, everyone is calling out to their master.

Liang Qu didn't care.

"If Family Head Li is willing, you can temporarily provide me with this place and have people surround it. I have a clever use for it, and if there are any profits, I am willing to split them 50/50 with Family Head Li!"

"It's not that it's impossible. To be honest, Lord Liang, after the Bloodstone Mine is emptied, there will actually be some bloodstone residue. We call it ' Broken Silver.' ' Broken Silver ' can only go to two places."

One option is to buy out the nearly depleted mineral veins at a low price to Lineage willing to buy and mine them. They can send people in to explore beforehand, and the deal is finalized based on their own abilities, with each family bearing the profits and losses.

Secondly, they offered to pay other Martial Master willing to try their luck to go in and dig. The amount of silver they received per day, how much they dug, and what they found all depended on their skill. Previously, some people had indeed been lucky enough to dig up high-grade bloodstones.

"Is it equivalent to gambling on jade?"

Li Xiaoheng didn't mince words. "That's right, it's like gambling on stones. Most of the other Lineage do the same thing. The profit isn't too high, but it saves time and effort."

Mining "Broken Silver" requires manpower, but the value of what is mined is not high, so it is better to find other people to bear the time and labor costs.

Make money while lying down.

"In that case, could Family Head Li vacate an abandoned mine for me? And send people to guard the entrance and exit."

"If Lord Liang has any requests, there is no reason not to comply. I will have someone arrange it immediately. However, Lord Liang does not need to share the profits with us. The imperial court will take the lion's share of all the Bloodstone Mine output, and the remaining portion is not much. Lord Liang can keep it for himself."

Li Xiaoheng didn't care about Liang Qu's share of the profits.

If the other party stays for a month or two, how much can I dig up? I'll just lose half a month's worth of "Broken Silver" (money).

"How many does the imperial court want?"

Li Xiaoheng held up his finger and showed a number.

Liang Qu was startled.

"That much?"

Li Xiaoheng smiled bitterly, "Bloodstone Mine are extremely profitable. Real good mines don't have any bad stones at all. If we really kept all the money we made for ourselves, we wouldn't be the Wolf Smoke Lineage, but the Hunting Tiger Lineage, and we might even have produced two Grandmaster."

After thinking for a moment, Liang Qu shook his head. "No need for that, let's just split the profits 50/50."

He is not a greedy person.

A business with a unique business model can't last long. If you have Fist sense of the local dynamics and make too much money, it will attract jealousy and offend people for no reason, which will also damage your reputation.

It's not like I've only been to Bloodstone County once.

The sage does not treat illnesses that have already manifested, but rather prevents them from manifesting; he does not quell chaos that has already occurred, but rather prevents it from occurring. This is what it means.

Most of the challenges in life can actually be avoided by oneself.