Chapter 399: The Fat Catfish Makes a Great Contribution

The fat catfish's suggestion was very bold.

Long Pingjiang felt as if he had touched a red-hot branding iron, jumping up and waving his hands repeatedly.

"No, no, absolutely not! We Dragon-men are loyal to the Dragon Lord, and the sun and moon can testify!"

Long Pinghe nodded repeatedly.

"Exactly, exactly! The sun and moon can testify!"

The Dragon-men's reaction was so great and their words so firm that it was truly beyond the fat catfish's expectations.

Is it not fragrant to follow a god?

Thinking that after the Dragon-men left, there would be no more high-quality treasure fish to eat, it gnawed on its long whiskers, thinking hard, when suddenly a flash of inspiration struck.

The fat catfish puffed out its white belly, stepped forward to press down Long Pingjiang and Long Pinghe with its fins, its catfish whiskers trembling.

"You ask us why we came to the south bank to search for the Dragon Lord?"

Long Pingjiang didn't hesitate, "Of course, it is to continue the Dragon-man race! Without the Jianghuai Dragon Lord, there would be no Jianghuai Dragon-men! You were also enlightened by Lord Liang; how can you not understand?"

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

The appearance of the entire Dragon-man race originated from the Dragon Lord's enlightenment, an absolute strong-binding relationship.

A big tree without roots cannot accumulate nutrients; no matter how lush the canopy is, it is only a matter of time before it withers.

The fat catfish suddenly realized.

It couldn't help but recall its own handsomeness, might, strength, and coolness, which were vastly different from other six-whiskered catfish... Its fins touched, its long whiskers flicked, and it felt quite pleased with itself.

Long Pingjiang and Long Pinghe didn't know why the fat catfish was suddenly grinning foolishly, and they looked at each other in silence.

After a while, the fat catfish recalled its purpose, restrained its expression, swam out, and called for "Cannot Move," Round Head, and Fist.

"Cannot Move" floated on the water surface, squinting to sunbathe. It didn't want to pay attention, but the fat catfish kept winking, so it had to swim over slowly.

The fat catfish waved its fins, letting the many water beasts line up.

The Dragon-man brothers didn't understand, but the fat catfish took the opportunity to introduce them one by one.

Crab, Chinese alligator, finless porpoise...

It patted itself again.

Six-whiskered catfish!

The two brothers were hearing the species of the strange fish for the first time.

This chubby thing is actually a catfish?

They compared the six-whiskered catfish with the fat catfish's image, giving rise to a sense of absurdity.

"What exactly do you want to say?"

Long Pingjiang was originally in a depressed mood, and seeing the fat catfish beating around the bush, talking about this and that without getting to the point, he was quite irritable.

The fat catfish pointed at them one by one with its whiskers.

Long Pinghe said: "Let us guess the connection between you?"

Long Pingjiang raised his head upon hearing this.

So many water beasts, you can't say they have no connection, you can only say they are completely different.

Long Pinghe didn't understand: "What connection do you have? Catfish, Chinese alligator, finless porpoise... um, are you all water beasts?"

This remark hit the fat catfish's wish, and it revealed the answer excitedly.

That's right!

The biggest connection is that there is no connection!

Whether it's a catfish, Chinese alligator, or finless porpoise, the god can enlighten anything, and the Dragon-men are no exception!

Even without the Dragon Lord, serving another master and accepting the god's enlightenment, the problem of Dragon-man survival can be resolved just the same!

Listening to the fat catfish's dancing gestures, Long Pingjiang and Long Pinghe stood frozen on the spot, a heaven-shaking wave surging in their hearts.

Hiss!

Long Pinghe slapped his palm with his fist: "Big brother, this fat catfish makes sense!"

Fat?

The fat catfish stared sideways at Long Pinghe, a trace of displeasure flashing through its heart.

Can't even tell the difference between fat and strong; the things enlightened by the Dragon Lord are truly stupid, not even one ten-thousandth of the god.

Thinking of the delicious fish bubbles that came once every five days, the fat catfish endured temporarily, waiting for Long Pingjiang's reply.

Long Pingjiang's brows were tightly locked, his mood complex. The strange fish's whisker language had truly chiseled a crack in his heart!

The Dragon Lord's reincarnation is too ethereal; whether it exists or not is one thing, and finding it is undoubtedly looking for a needle in the Great Marsh...

Half a year has passed, and there is no news of other Dragon-men.

On the contrary, Lord Liang's enlightenment, based on the species itself, can just as well resolve the problem of the Dragon-men's bloodline thinning and each generation being worse than the last after reproduction.

"Sigh~"

Long Pingjiang sighed.

On one side is the future of the Dragon-men, and on the other side is the faith in his heart.

Difficult, difficult, difficult!

You can't eat fish bubbles if you are impatient.

The fat catfish had fished for no less than ten thousand crabs with two whiskers, knowing that you can't be impatient when fishing for crabs, otherwise it's easy to unhook.

It patted Long Pingjiang's shoulder and gave a compromise suggestion between leaving and serving another master.

Anyway, there are no clues about the Dragon Lord's reincarnation. It's better to stay by the god's side as before, occasionally catching treasure fish to offer, and wait for a year or half a year to make plans.

After a long time.

Long Pingjiang nodded heavily.

"It has to be this way."

The fat catfish was overjoyed, rubbing its long whiskers.

There are delicious treasure fish bubbles to eat again!

Liang Qu didn't know that the fat catfish had kept the Dragon-men with a few words and made a great contribution. He was looking for Li Li Xiaoheng, the master of the Li family, to discuss the Blood Stone vein.

"Abandoned vein? What does Lord Liang want with that kind of place?"

Previously, they all called him Liang the Water-man, with surname plus official position, bringing a bit of equality in politeness.

Now that he has solved the great serpent, everyone calls him Lord.

Liang Qu didn't care.

"If the Li family master is willing, provide the place to me temporarily and send people to surround it. I have my own wonderful uses. If there are gains, I am willing to split them fifty-fifty with the Li family master!"

"It's not that it's impossible. To tell you the truth, Lord Liang, after the Blood Stone vein is dug out, there are actually some blood stones left over. We call them 'broken silver.' There are only two places for 'broken silver' to go.

One is a buyout, selling the nearly exhausted vein at a low price to families willing to buy it for mining. You can send people in to prospect beforehand, relying on your own ability. Once the deal is settled, you are responsible for your own profits and losses.

The second is for other martial artists willing to try their luck. Pay money, go in and dig yourself, how much silver a day, how much you can dig, and what you dig depends entirely on your own ability. Someone has indeed had good luck before, digging out supreme-grade blood stones."

"Equivalent to gambling on stones?"

Li Li Xiaoheng didn't sugarcoat it: "That's right, equivalent to gambling on stones. Most other families do the same. The profit is not very high; it's mainly to save time and effort."

Mining "broken silver" requires manpower, but the value of what is mined is not high, so it's better to find others to bear the time and labor costs.

Making money while lying down.

"Since that's the case, can the Li family master spare an abandoned vein for me? And send people to guard the entrance."

"Since Lord Liang has a request, there is naturally no reason not to agree. I will have people arrange it immediately. However, Lord Liang doesn't need to split accounts with us. The imperial court takes the lion's share of all blood stone mine production. There isn't much left of the remaining part, so Lord Liang can keep it for himself."

Li Li Xiaoheng didn't care about Liang Qu's bit of split accounts.

Staying for a month or two, how much can he dig by himself?

It's just earning half a month less of "broken silver."

"I wonder how much the imperial court wants?"

Li Li Xiaoheng stretched out his finger and compared a number.

Liang Qu was startled.

"They want that much?"

Li Li Xiaoheng smiled bitterly: "The Blood Stone mine is a huge profit. Truly good mines don't have rotten stones at all. If all the money earned was kept for our own use, we wouldn't be a Wolf Smoke family, but a Hunting Tiger family, or even produce two Grandmasters."

Liang Qu pondered for a while and shook his head: "No need for that, let's split the accounts fifty-fifty."

He is not a greedy person.

A monopoly business won't last long. With Fist sensing the earth's veins, if he earns too much, it will attract jealousy and offend people for nothing, and his reputation won't be good either.

And it's not like he's only coming to Blood Stone County once.

A sage does not treat existing illnesses but treats future ones; does not treat existing chaos but treats future chaos. This is what it means.

Most of the hurdles in life can actually be avoided by oneself. ===== CHAPTER 400 =====