Chapter 195: Success

A good start.

The "sturdy" one found by A-Fei was very powerful, perfectly fitting the imagination of ordinary people, leaving nothing to be said.

Liang Qu took the four beasts and withdrew from the crimson beast's territory.

"No rush, let's go see the other three you found."

The Fat Catfish and the others had found a total of four water beasts that met the three conditions.

Two "sturdy," one "cute," and one "fat," just waiting for Liang Qu to make the final decision.

Let's go see the other three first.

Judging from the Fat Catfish's performance, its understanding of the meaning of the three words was slightly biased.

That was normal. For example, what is blue? If a person is taught from childhood that the color of the sky is "yellow," then they think the color of the sky is "yellow."

It's not color blindness, not mental disorder, just cognition.

Of course, it's not necessarily a cognitive problem; it might just be because the Fat Catfish is too narcissistic.

Liang Qu had clearly given strong references for the three words: sturdy is like Bu Neng Dong, cute is like Yuan Tou, and fat is like the Fat Catfish, yet it insisted on pointing at fat as sturdy.

You can't wake up a fish that's pretending to sleep.

As for the crimson beast, it wouldn't be too late to capture it after he finally decided. Maybe there would be something better.

Wild beasts have their own territory, commonly known as a comfort zone, and it's not just wild beasts; people are the same.

Unless another region can bring greater development potential and more opportunities, ordinary people won't easily leave their hometown.

As long as it's found, it won't run away.

Leaving the crimson beast's territory, Liang Qu checked the remaining three beasts one after another.

The second one was a pure white long-haired water beast. Its hair was elegant and slender, swimming like a ball of fur. It had four claws, and two eyes that were half-protruding. When they found it, it was eating grass.

It did have similarities to a sheep, fitting "cute," and its aura was at the peak of a spirit monster, not quite reaching the level of a Great Spirit Monster.

Liang Qu stroked Yuan Tou's big forehead to show encouragement. When it came to intelligence and self-awareness, it had to be the Finless Porpoise.

The third one was still "sturdy."

Its body resembled a fish, covered in fine scales, with a thick girth. At first glance, it indeed looked very powerful, but on its face grew a skeletal mask that covered its face, resembling a human face.

Rather than sturdy, it was more terrifying. If used as an offering, he guessed the common people wouldn't say anything, but they wouldn't feel comfortable in their hearts.

If a Great Demon passed through and killed people within the year, they might even associate it with the River God Festival.

Comparing them, Liang Qu crossed out this skeletal fish. Whether in terms of appearance or strength, it was not as good as the crimson beast at the beginning.

The fourth one finally reached "fat."

On the way, the Fat Catfish seemed listless, falling to the very back of the team.

Clearly, it knew what the fourth water beast looked like and found it difficult to accept its classification for a moment.

The fourth fish was discovered by Quan Tou. It took the lead in showing the way, and when the fish entered Liang Qu's perception, he was slightly stunned.

A goldfish?

The fourth fish resembled a variety of goldfish called "Ranchu."

Its head was red, its body was white, its tail was elegant, and the scales on its body shone, like a flowing rainbow.

The key was that its belly was very big, and a lump was arched on its head. It looked very "fat," like an old longevity star.

Its aura was at the middle level of a spirit monster, not strong. Any one of the monsters under Liang Qu could step forward and flip it over.

If allowed, the offering should be as strong as possible, but the image of the fish in front of him was too fitting. At a glance, one felt it was a fish with good fortune.

Liang Qu immediately made a decision.

"That's it. Now all three are gathered."

There were less than ten days until the River God Festival. He was too lazy to go find others. He would catch them all today to avoid accidents.

The three beasts found by his four water beasts could be said to be more fitting to the three meanings than the traditional ox, sheep, and pig.

Even if a Great Demon passed through the next day, the fishermen would think the River God was too happy, and they would give Liang Qu a thumbs up.

"First, go borrow two nets."

Liang Qu vaulted onto the boat, and by the time he finished stowing the anchor, the water on his pants had gradually dried, so he turned the boat back toward Pingyang County.

Arriving at the place, the last bit of dampness on his pants was dried by the sun.

He put on his coat, jumped onto the building boat, and stopped a soldier on the deck.

"Is Master Ran here?"

Seeing Ran Zhongshi was in charge of supplies on weekdays; borrowing things from him was always right.

"He is, just..."

The soldier looked up and pointed to the fourth floor. Before he could explain clearly, Seeing Ran Zhongshi had already pushed open the door and walked to the side.

He rested his hands on the railing and shouted downward.

"What's the rush?"

"Come to borrow some things."

Seeing Ran Zhongshi beckoned. Liang Qu stepped on the boat edge and leaped, jumping to the fourth floor.

"Borrow what?"

"Three fishing nets. One that can hold a Great Spirit Monster, and two others that can hold ordinary spirit monsters, about the same size as a Finless Porpoise of the same level."

Liang Qu knew the River Office must have them; otherwise, it wouldn't be worthy of its name.

Seeing Ran Zhongshi raised an eyebrow: "We do have them, but a Great Spirit Monster? Just you?"

Liang Qu didn't hesitate at all: "I know what I'm doing."

Seeing Ran Zhongshi nodded. He led Liang Qu to a side room, turned the lock, and pushed the door open.

Counting the grids one by one, he pulled out a large net from the third drawer and took two more nets from the fourth grid.

A total of three nets were handed to Liang Qu.

Liang Qu touched them. The texture of the nets was very tough, especially the largest one. Under the pale golden silk, one could see a metal wire twisted together, very sharp. If a spirit monster struggled inside, it definitely wouldn't feel good.

"Three nets. The big one is woven with Vajra spider silk mixed with green gold. The two small ones only have Vajra spider silk. For renting, three nets together, it's 130 taels a day. I'll wipe off the zero for you, 100 even."

"This, that's not very good."

Liang Qu had never seen such zero-wiping; it wiped off the cost of one net at once.

"No one has come to borrow nets in the last two days. Take them and use them. Breaking a few threads is no problem, but don't make holes. If there are holes, you have to pay for them, and that's expensive."

"Many thanks, Brother Ran. I only need to borrow them for one day."

Liang Qu cupped his hands, went out to register with Seeing Ran Zhongshi, and couldn't wait to pay and leave.

Seeing Ran Zhongshi looked at Liang Qu's back and shook his head.

"Youth is full of spirit."

Going back into the water, Liang Qu rushed straight to the weakest "fat" one, easy first then hard, to avoid trouble.

The "Ranchu" was swimming in the water grass, completely unaware of the danger coming.

To deal with a water beast that was only at the strength of an ordinary spirit monster and didn't seem to be a poison expert, Liang Qu really had no desire to play mind games.

Water prison, A-Wei injecting poison, a set of smooth combos, net it and take it away.

The poison spread, and the "Ranchu" lay dizzy in the fishing net, not even understanding what had happened.

Tying the net mouth, Liang Qu didn't let A-Wei detoxify. When injecting poison, he had let A-Wei control the poison content to ensure the "Ranchu" would only faint and not die.

Spirit monsters had strong vitality. Faint but not dead, it wouldn't be a problem to live until the River God Festival.

It's best to kill the offering fresh; it's all about that freshness.

Next was "cute."

Still no tricky parts, but controlling it was much more strenuous. Before A-Wei's poison took full effect, it struggled in the net. Yuan Tou gave a fierce strike, hitting it with its head, and the long-haired water beast's eyes turned white, and it fainted.

"Good fellow."

Liang Qu stared at Yuan Tou's head, slightly surprised.

Bu Neng Dong and the Fat Catfish had their own innate skills, and Quan Tou and Yuan Tou naturally had them too.

Quan Tou's ability was hardening, doubling the defense of its shell, and the color of the shell deepened significantly when used.

Yuan Tou's was rapid charging. In short-distance speed, it was almost on par with his water leap. He hadn't expected the effect to be so good.

Only the "crimson beast" remained, the strongest in strength, needing to be treated seriously.

Liang Qu tied the net mouth, took the two beasts back to the lotus root water area, let the Old Giant Clam look after them, took the large net, and came to the "crimson beast" territory.

Coincidentally, the "crimson beast" was actually awake. ===== CHAPTER 196 =====