Chapter 23: Methods of Resistance
Looking at the sexy stunner in front of him, Snow frowned, "Miss Elena, as long as you help Rook Town resist the attack of the beast, you can ask for anything, and I will do my best to meet it." Pen | fun | pavilion www. biquge。 info”
Last night, Elena controlled dozens of beasts to attack the town, which was enough to show the power of her magic. But now Elena said that her ability was limited, and such words like shirk made Snow a little unhappy.
"I'm not trying to bargain with you, I want to use my abilities to help you avoid beast attacks, it's hard to do." Elena shook her head and said.
"But last night ......"
"It's different." Elena interrupted Snow, she knew what Snow wanted to say, and explained with a serious expression: "You don't know much about my magic. Let me tell you this, controlling the beast to attack the town and controlling the beast to help the town are two completely different things, and the amount of mana consumed is also very different. ”
After Elena's explanation, Snow finally understood.
Elena has limited mana if she controls the beast to do what she instinctively approves, such as letting the beast attack the town or letting the panther capture its prey. It would take very little mana, because these things are in the habits of beasts.
But if Elena tries to control the beasts from harming themselves, or gives up attacking the town, the amount of mana it costs will increase exponentially.
This is not easy to do, even if Elena guards in front of the town and controls the attacking beasts, she can only spend a huge amount of mana to make them temporarily return to the mountains and forests. Once Elena's mana is gone, they will return to town.
"What if the beasts are controlled to attack each other?" Snow thought for a moment and said, if Elena controls the large beasts to expel the small beasts that attack the village, it should be in line with the habits of the beasts, and the mana consumed will be smaller.
"It's a way to go." Arlene's eyes lit up and she turned to look at Elena.
"It's a good idea, but as far as I know. When the beasts attack the town, they are all similar species and act in groups. Elena looked at Snow and said, "Do you think that without my control, the Black Panther will attack the town with small beasts like wolves and embarrassments?" ”
This is really a problem, if you want a large beast to attack a small beast, then only if both exist.
Snow thought for a moment and asked, "If you have complete control over the soul, how many large beasts can you control at one time?" ”
"Up to six." Elena said, "If it's a long time, four is just my limit. ”
"How long is it?"
"One day." Elena frowned, looked at Snow and said, "You don't want me to control the big beast and go to the front of the town to be a guard, right?" ”
"That's what it means." Snow grinned and nodded, if Elena controlled a few adult black panthers around the town, she would definitely be able to scare off the small beasts that came to her, "This is the easiest and most effective way." ”
"Alright, that's it, and in two days I'll control the beast to town." Elena readily agreed, "Until then, though, Arlene wants to stay with me. ”
Snow frowned, looked at Arlene, and nodded in agreement. For Yalian to stay in the town now, she can only hide in her room. Once discovered, Snow could hardly guarantee that no one would go to the Border City Fortress to inform. There are only about 200 inhabitants in the town, and a new face can easily make others suspicious.
The three of them discussed some more details, and Snow returned to the town alone.
By the time we got back to Rook, the big guys had already had breakfast. Randolph and the others were looking anxiously in front of the town with tools for netting. As soon as Snow appeared, the big guy hula and surrounded him.
"Mayor, where have you been? But it makes us all anxious. Randolph asked with concern, and as soon as he got up, he heard from Fu'o and the others, and Snow decided to go fishing in the net for a while.
When Randolph and the others got up excitedly to get their tools, they found that Snow's house was empty. At first, everyone didn't think much of it, but after no figure of Snow was found in the whole town and its surroundings, the residents of the whole town panicked. Snow can now be said to be all the hope of the residents, and if something happens to him, then the town of Rook will be finished.
Just as the residents gathered in front of the town, ready to venture into the mountains and forests to search, Snow appeared just in time.
"Oh, I went to the mountains and forests to relax." Snow said casually.
"Scattered...... Trip? Going to the mountains and forests? Randolph and the others were stunned.
"Okay, let's bring all the tools to get off the net." Snow changed the subject, "Let's go, we will be very satisfied with our harvest today." ”
Snow led the way to the Lianxi River and found the best waters for fishing.
Walking onto the ice, Snow used his iron drill to draw out the positions of the in-net, out-of-net and down-bar holes. Then he hugged his arms and chatted with Briss in the cold wind, and all the work of getting off the net was handed over to Randolph and others.
Based on Professor Snow's knowledge yesterday afternoon, Randolph began to direct everyone to make holes and nets with excitement and uneasiness. Under Randolph's careful guidance and Snow's supervision, the nets swam smoothly across the ice and spread out above the waters where the fish were gathered.
"Remove the pole!" Mimicking Snow's previous tone, Randolph excitedly gave the order.
Everyone let go, and the nets quickly closed under the ice.
"Pick up the net!" Randolph shouted, and ran into the line of the nets, and the big guy shouted the trumpet to pull the nets out of the nets little by little.
As the nets were pulled out, big fish appeared in the nets. Snow made a rough estimate that this time, because of the quality of the waters, there were twice as many fish as yesterday.
Everyone jumped for joy as they looked at the huge harvest in front of them. Several of the residents who were pulling the net slipped and fell on the ice. But he didn't care, he got up and jumped.
The success of this fishing has made the residents even more excited than before. Because Snow basically didn't intervene this time, it was all up to the residents themselves, and they succeeded in catching a huge amount of fish. This also shows that fishing with nets is not magic at all, and it can be completely recycled.
Seeing everyone cheering excitedly, Snow was also very happy. Now the confidence of all the residents has risen to a new level, and faith is an essential ingredient to sustain the town through the difficult winter.
While the iron was hot, Snow instructed the inhabitants to store the fish, and then took Briss along the very center of the river, according to the color of the ice, to choose other waters for the netting.
Some good waters can be recycled. It won't be long before schools of fish are attracted by the temperature. According to Snow's estimates, the net can be removed three times a day. In half a month, everyone can catch enough fish to survive the winter, and the problem of food will be solved.
Before lunch, Snow selected a few more places of water suitable for netting. Have Briss make a mark and draw a sketch on parchment to mark where the hole will be made.
After lunch, Snow began to wander around the town's walls. With the food problem out of the way, it's time to think about reinforcing the wall.