Frog Duke Method

Midnight.

Fat Catfish volunteered, shouldering the Great Beaver's newly made modular ship model as he hurried off to find the Toad King and exchange it for Treasure Fish.

Before long.

A webbed frog foot emerged.

Old Toad clung to the pond stones and flipped himself ashore, shaking off the water with a rustle before opening his mouth and spitting out a wooden board covered in writing.

"Frog Duke!"

Liang Qu, waiting for the Treasure Fish, rose to his feet. He had not expected Old Toad to arrive so quickly.

"Liang Qing!" Old Toad picked up the board from the ground. "Take it. This duke has calculated it all!"

Liang Qu lowered his head to inspect it.

The crooked handwriting had been soaked through, bleeding outward like mist until it was blurry and indistinct.

"Twelve portions of Creation Great Medicine, forty-eight portions of great medicine... rare minerals, vessels... three hundred and eighty high grade Treasure Fish, Medium Grade..." Liang Qu was startled by the opening figures, then continued reading. "Frog Duke, how are high grade, Medium Grade, and Low Grade Treasure Fish divided?"

"This duke divided them according to Liang Qing's method, combined with the ranks of human martial arts." Old Toad was immensely pleased with himself. "High grade Treasure Fish are useful to demons, Medium Grade Treasure Fish are useful to Great Monster Spirits, and Low Grade Treasure Fish are useful to Spirit Monsters. What do you think?"

Liang Qu raised a thumbs-up high.

"Splendid! Frog Duke draws three conclusions from one instance and knows ten upon hearing one; only a scholar who has labored deeply and mastered principles thoroughly can integrate them all and reach such a level. Worthy indeed of being born sacred! By setting these Treasure Fish grades, future dealings among the aquatic clans will become immensely