Doom: Liver experience from hunting

Chapter 282: Things under the ground, water ghosts causing trouble

The pier is built on the edge of the lake.

Looking down from the sky.

The lake is connected to a large river, and the water veins are like jade belts, spreading into the distance and reaching the horizon.

Tang Wen looked carefully, whether it was the lake bank or the river bank.

There is no sign of a significant drop in the water level.

Tang Wen was greatly puzzled.

This place also belongs to the northwest wilderness.

It probably hasn’t rained much in the past year.

Why is there still so much water here?
If it were the previous life, if it didn't rain for a year, all the creatures on the ground would probably die.

First, most of the plants died.

Only a few drought-tolerant ones survived.

Then there was a sharp decline in herbivores.

Then there was mass starvation of the carnivore population.

The biological chain suffered a cliff-like blow.

Human beings will also turn into beasts in order to snatch clean water sources.

Whoever has a big fist and can get water will live.

Even by controlling water sources, gain power and dominate others.

Tang Wen, who was hiding in the clouds, couldn't help but sigh: "After such a long drought, the water source here is still so abundant."

At this time, the two of them had straightened up, with a full arm's distance between them.

The body is separated and no longer needs to be tense.

Xia Qingge stopped trying to catch the clouds and looked down: "I'm afraid this lake is connected to many underground rivers."

Underground river, the lake around the Flame Camp also leads to a bottomless underground river.

He asked curiously: "There are many underground rivers in this world?"

"Of course there are many. Where there are lakes, there are underground rivers. This lake is so big, I don't know how many underground rivers are flowing at the bottom of the lake." Hu Qiweng said in an angry voice.

"Is the underground river stable?" Tang Wen didn't understand.

An underground river is an underground river.

According to Tang Wen's knowledge from his previous life, the reasons for the formation of underground rivers are complex, the underground environment is complicated, and coupled with the constant erosion of water, the geological structure can easily change.

The water channels of the underground river might collapse immediately.

As a result, there are fewer underground rivers that can flow stably.

"Of course it's stable." Hu Qi replied: "The underground world is extremely vast, with mountains, waterfalls, rivers, and countless strange beasts. Don't be careless when you return to the underground."

"Can strange beasts survive? Is there light under the ground?"

"of course."

"impossible?"

"Why can't there be light? Aren't there stars at night?" Xia Qingge obviously had no knowledge of astronomy when she said this.

Hu Qi explained: "The stars are outside the sky, infinitely far away. There is no night underground, but there are a lot of luminous rocks."

It said a few words, Tang Wen was okay.

There are many images of underground works in my memory.

There is no yearning for this.

He didn't want to go underground if he could.

Xia Qingge took a sip of wine and looked eager to try.

Tang Wen was silent.

Hu Qi's words made him realize that he couldn't always use the common sense accumulated in his mind from previous lives to look at problems.

In the previous life, if it didn't rain for a year, it would be almost a catastrophe.

Currently, it has not rained in the northwest wilderness for a year, but now it seems that the environment is just a bit worse, not much has changed.

Under the vast northwest wilderness, there is a complex underground world.

There are not only demons underground, but also various strange beasts, with diverse ecologies.

The complex intersection of water systems above and below ground may be one of the main reasons for repeated droughts on the ground.

Observing the large and small boats passing by on the water below.

Tang Wen asked again: "Since there are so many resources underground, why are humans still fighting on the ground? Is it not good to develop underground?"

Hu Qi shook his big head and asked, "How do you know humans haven't gone underground?"

"So there are humans underground? There are cities."

"There must be some. However, ordinary people can't live underground for long." This was the first time Hu Qi revealed these things to Tang Wen.

The latter listened very seriously: "There are so many masters on the ground, can't they defeat the devil?"

"It's those glowing stones."

"Stone?"

"They only exist in a limited number of places, and by summer, they don't light up."

"Huh?" Tang Wen was startled: "The stone still needs to hibernate, no, it won't be able to undergo aestivation."

"Not only that, they will also suddenly dim for a few days without any regularity, or even not light up at all for a few days."

It turned out to be the case.

Tang Wen could imagine Wu Guang's despair.

Ordinary martial artists may gain some advantage by fighting against demons under light sources.

If the light source is suddenly lost during the battle, what awaits them is massacre, a one-sided massacre.

"No wonder we can only defend." Tang Wen nodded thoughtfully.

Xia Qingge was also very interested: "Has a fourth-grade master been there?"

Bai Hu glanced at her with big eyes: "Of course."

It didn't say the conclusion, but the two of them could guess it.

If it could be solved by going to the fourth level, the crisis caused by the underground demon would no longer exist.

Tang Wen asked again: "The devil has never rushed out?"

Hu Qi gave a humane "tsk" and said: "If you go up to the fifth level and below, you can't make any trouble. If you go up to the fifth level and don't respond in time, it will be a disaster. Therefore, the entrance to the underground cave of Qishan City is in the inner city. However, , just like we don’t like darkness, they don’t like sunlight very much. They usually hide in dark places underground.”

While the two of them were chatting about the underground.

Brush the floor.

Another white tiger crashed into the white clouds.

The speed was so fast that Tang Wen didn't see the direction it was coming from.

Before several people could ask, Tiger 21 waved his furry claws and said, "I have inquired about which ships are down there. The ships over there are all loaded with grain. The other few are large iron-clad ships loaded with ice and meat." , all kinds of meat!”

"Alien meat?"

"There is very little meat from exotic animals, just ordinary cattle, sheep and pigs."

After asking for details, Tang Wen followed the direction Bai Hu pointed and identified the ship it was pointing to.

Although he believed in the strength of the fifth-grade white tiger, he still asked: "This is an important dock for the boat gang. There are five-grade people stationed here, and even six-grade ones with double digits. How did you get close?"

The white tiger is so big and flies quickly in the sky without attracting much attention.

But once you get close to the ship and peek to see what cargo is inside, as long as the sailors on the ship are not blind, they will definitely find it.

Tiger 21 said nothing and raised his head.

Hu Qi said: "It has practiced the transformation skill very well."

Transfiguration?
Xia Qingge looked at it.

Tang Wenze subconsciously thought: Can I learn it?

Seemingly understanding Tang Wen's meaning, Hu Qi's amber pupils flashed with helplessness: "Humans can't learn it. Transfiguration relies on memory inheritance. Or it may be taught to the same race by the elders in their sleep. There is no way of thinking and no written records. How do you learn?"

Tang Wen had no choice but to give up his thoughts.

The white tiger actually has memory inheritance. No wonder the adult white tiger has extraordinary strength at worst.

This is clearly an extraordinary race!

The two looked at Tiger 21, which showed off its transformation skills without hesitation

The body shrunk unreasonably, and finally became similar to an ordinary house cat.

Oh, it jumped on Hu Qi and meowed twice.

Xia Qingge couldn't help but reached out to touch it, but it quickly dodged away.

Tang Wenqi asked: "The size of the change can even hide the momentum?"

"Everything has pros and cons. I am not a fourth-grade person. After my body became smaller, my strength dropped to almost the peak of the sixth-grade." Tiger 21 washed his face with his paws, looking more like a little white cat.

Xia Qingge fished again, even more cunningly. The little white cat twisted its waist and folded its body into a sharp angle, and jumped straight off Hu Qi's body.

"There are only two senior fifth-level guards in the camp below. Seventh Sister and I can completely suppress them! Why not make a sneak attack first, kill one first, and the remaining one will never be able to escape our combined force."

21 A kitten, waving its claws cutely, but its intentions are very violent!
This is to Xia Qingge's liking: "Okay! Let's have a good fight!"

"No!" Hu Qi and Tang Wen stopped him at the same time.Xia Qingge put on a pretty face, not because she was angry, but mainly because she wanted to show off the queen's majesty and intimidate Tang Wen.

Unfortunately it didn't work.

On the contrary, because the transition from "brainless brave beauty" to "temperament royal sister" was too fast, Tang Wen's lustful weakness became "stronger".

You're so good, why do you feel like you're seducing me?

Well, it must be because I haven't asked Sister Bing or Li Zi to take care of my health in the past few days, so I'm too angry.

It's just that I'm too strong.

The proposal of two militants to cause a scene was rejected.

Tang Wen made a careful analysis, left the two tigers behind, and went deep into dangerous places such as dock taverns, brothels, and massage parlors to conduct on-the-spot investigations.

He found out that the food and goods here were sent to the Tri-Cities.

A ship is loading at the dock, carrying raw materials such as grain, cloth, and iron ingots.

And the merchant ships returning from the Tri-Cities.

He quietly went up to take a look, and what he saw were full-length mirrors, enamel basins, mosquito nets, tobacco leaves, tea leaves and other higher-value processed agricultural products or primary industrial products.

"This trade is unbalanced."

The level of civilization in Sanlian City is much higher than that in Qishan City.

He looked forward to an alliance with the Bai family.

Established contact with the White Tiger tribe and gained military support.

On the surface, no one dares to go against him.

After forming an alliance with the Bai family, Tang Wen wanted the exclusive rights to operate Sanlian City products.

Or want to have a trade route to yourself.

When the time comes, won't both the Huang family and the Boat Gang have to work for themselves?

Swish swish!
Tang Wen took the instant step and came to the white clouds.

When your steps hit the ground, it was like stepping on a ball of tough cotton.

"This is?"

"I was bored, so I strengthened it with my mental power."

"What method is this?" Tang Wen wanted to learn.

Hu Qi didn't want to talk to him about this, so he quickly changed the subject: "Have you thought of a way?"

Tang Wen was not in a hurry: "I thought of it, the water haunting incident."

"What?" Liang Hu and Xia Qingge looked up at the same time.

"You and 21 dress up and go out to cause trouble at night. Don't kill people, but scare people! Scare those sailors, scare those martial artists and extraordinary ones, but don't scare those at the sixth level!"

Xia Qingge was eager to try, but when she heard that she was not allowed to touch the sixth grade, she was immediately dissatisfied. She crossed her arms and the lump on her chest became bigger: "Am I afraid of the sixth grade?"

"That's right! If you scare the sixth grade, beat the fifth grade!" Tiger 21 waved his pink claws.

Tang Wen shook his head firmly: "We are not here to kill people."

"Wouldn't it mean that if you kill and rob again, you will rob more?!" Xia Qingge raised her head.

"You have to change your mind. If after the robbery, the other party is still in the dark and goes to catch some female ghost on the water like a headless fly, wouldn't it be more revealing of your methods?"

"Ok?"

Xia Qingge and Hu 21 looked at each other.

In a short period of time, one person and one tiger have the same temperament, and they have become familiar with each other.

Listening to Tang Wen say this, it seems more interesting than being straightforward.

Seeing two people moved.

Tang Wen struck while the iron was hot and threw to Xia Qingge the white clothes, white gauze, mosquito nets, rouge and gouache for makeup that he bought from below.

Take advantage of the other person's curiosity and come up to him.

He tricked her into dressing up as a female ghost with blood-red lips, pale face, and a white skirt and gauze.

There was no mirror at hand, so she couldn't see what she looked like, so she didn't complain.

The idea of ​​pretending to be a ghost was not Tang Wen's idea. He heard the story of the water ghost in the tavern below.

Several women standing on the street also said that people drowned on the pier every month, and they must be water ghosts seeking their lives.

Since the legend of the water ghost has such a market, of course we have to take advantage of it.

night.

The moonlight shines on the lake, making the waves sparkle.

During the day, the ship, which was loading and unloading cargo, became quiet.

Except for the night watchman, only a solitary lamp was on.

The cruise ship, which was floating on the lake without any movement during the day, hung up lanterns and colorful ribbons.

The melodious sound of silk and bamboo orchestral music sounded.

The boat rippled and rocked gently in the water.

The atmosphere was filled immediately.

"It's pretty good at playing!"

Tang Wen has only been to a brothel, but has never seen a brothel.

I want to see, well, criticize.

But he has something to do, so he can only play ghost on a ship that no one cares about!
"what!"

A scream, accompanied by the sound of falling into the water.

Screams rang out on the quiet pier, and the ships next door lit up their lights one after another. Several special mirrors reflected bright light, which were simple and primitive searchlights.

"Hei Lao San?! What the hell is your name in the middle of the night?"

"That's right! Does it scream so scary?"

"This bitch must be deliberately trying to scare me."

The people who make a living on the nearby boats are relatively familiar with each other.

They would also say hello to each other during the night watch, so that no one would take care of them if something went wrong.

"Hei Lao San, stop being so fucking scary! Are you secretly drinking again?"

The man on the dock is quite loyal.

Several people shouted several times but received no response. They felt really uneasy, so they made signs and carried kerosene lamps with blackened glass covers, and walked together onto the ship guarded by Hei Laosan.

brush!
The white shadow flashed.

White clothes, white shoes and socks, white face.

There is no part of my body that is not white.

Only the lips were bright red, with a touch of blood at the corners of the mouth.

"what?"

"White water ghost!"

The cabin was in chaos.

Snapped!
The kerosene lamp fell to the ground, and the flame suddenly burst into flames.

Their footsteps were as fast as drums, and they rushed out.

suddenly!
With a sway under his feet, the boat moved.

"Run away."

"There is a ghost, there really is a ghost!"

Not only this ship has moved.

The evil wind blows.

Many ships docked at the dock, carrying grain, iron ingots, armor and weapons, moved together.

A white shadow flew past the cargo ships at a speed that exceeded the ordinary martial artist's extraordinary reaction.

"The water ghost has tiger claws"

"Nonsense, the water ghost is obviously a woman with big breasts."

"..."

Everyone who saw it exclaimed.

The boat floated to the middle of the lake.

Don't wait for the people on the shore to come up with any means to save you.

Several boats began to leak at the bottom, swirling and sinking.

People on the pier were in panic, and the fifth rank was quickly alarmed.

But an inspection revealed nothing.

Under the lake, only the wreckage of a few ships were seen, along with the cargo inside.

The remaining dozen or so ships were nowhere to be found.

The white mist rises and the lake breeze blows.

The two fifth-grade men suddenly trembled and looked at each other: so many big ships disappeared out of thin air, could it really be caused by water ghosts?
(End of this chapter)