The bubbles floating at the bottom of the water gradually decreased, and the frequency of new black muddy water coming up was also decreasing, judging from the fact that the companions under the water had not sent a request for support, Lin An knew that the battle had basically come to an end.

On the wharf on the riverbank, some people walked back, standing far away from the shore and looking, even if it was far away, Lin An could feel the anxiety and anticipation in the eyes of those people.

Soon after, dock guards in neat gray uniforms appeared and drove all the people stranded on the docks away. After doing this, they put down a small sampan and hesitated for a while, but in the end no one made it to the sampan and let it float on the shore.

"I thought they were going to scratch that little plank, it seems that the stuff in their heads hasn't been completely squeezed out of the oil and water they usually eat!"

Johann Mu heard a voice beside him say this, and he turned his head to see the well-dressed Fritz appear beside him at some point, clutching the side of the ship in the same posture as he did.

Johann knew where Baron Fritz's anger came from.

After Lin An learned the news that the demonic beasts were blocking the river port that day, he went back and sued them.

But in the news, it was just a few new mutated water-based demonic beasts that "caused a small obstacle to the passage of the river port", and now the big guy who needed five mages and two high-level martial artists to work together to solve it under the water was obviously not the result of the mutation in a year and a half, not to mention that the big guy that appeared now was just one - although this one was enough to deal a devastating blow to the navigation of the river port.

Knowing that the fleet of honored ships was about to arrive, the port governor also had the luck to conceal the facts, which can be imagined his character and ability.

With the military needs of Merlin that are gradually becoming nervous, as long as His Majesty the Emperor knows that the port where he is making money every day is actually controlled by such a guy, not only does he deceive the superiors and subordinates, but also governs the port unfavorably, the governor of the port will only be swept to the end.

If it weren't for the appearance of the honored fleet, the evolution and expansion of the Warcraft attack on the port would lead to the interruption of upstream and downstream shipping and even affect the transportation of military assets. The Hong Kong governor who was on a vegetarian diet was dragged down and cut off ten times, but it was not enough for His Majesty the Emperor to vent his anger!

Johann understood Fritz's thoughts, and as an envoy to His Majesty the Emperor, it was also one of his tasks to inspect and report the situation along the way, and as the war dragged on, such envoys would only increase, and would no longer even be as secretive as Fritz did.

"Your Excellency, although the situation is more severe than imagined, I want to attack Hong Kong such an evil **. It should be the first time it has happened. He said to Fritz.

"Hmph, the only thing to be thankful about now is that this kind of time is just the first time it has happened!" Fritz snorted coldly.

He also agreed with John's judgment.

If such an attack on Hong Kong is not the first time it has happened. No matter how powerful the port governor is, he will definitely not be able to shut everyone's mouths, except for the state plane, the news of the merchant fleets coming and going on the trade lines is the most sensitive, and once the unfavorable news of the attack on the port of the demonic beast has a serious impact on their trade appears. Within two days, the news would soon reach the ears of the firms.

This is also the reason why Fritz was angry.

Once the news of the attack of the monster on the port has a devastating impact on the port trade is spread, it is not easy to dispel it, especially since the port of Xunjin River has just experienced a small beast tide, and most of the merchants will worry that similar disasters will be staged again and again, blocking access and causing casualties and losses. As a result, they subconsciously have a sense of distrust in the safety of this business line.

In particular, as we can see today, the ships that were destroyed in the attack on the port and the cargo ships that were killed basically belonged to the fleet or trading house to which the cargo ship belonged will not consider taking the business route of Xunjinhe Port in a short period of time. After all, no one's Jin Rego is used for water.

During the brief conversation between the two, the river made waves again.

The turbid river water suddenly stirred, quickly forming a whirlpool, and Lin An and the others, who were above the whirlpool, could even hear the loud sound of the water churning.

The mages above the river quickly flew high and retreated, and they could already clearly feel the magic fluctuations brewing at the bottom of the river—such a big movement. It couldn't have been sent by a mage, it was just a magic crystal condensed in a huge body like a multi-legged monster. to be able to inspire such a huge amount of talent spells.

"Spread out! Dock! Dock! ”

Fritz had already seen that something was wrong and quickly commanded the captain.

The captain did not need to be reminded by him, he had already shouted for the main helmsman to turn the rudder and turn the bow of the ship, and quickly sailed towards the pier in the distance, and the rest of the ships that saw the main ship turn their heads also followed one after another, sailed into the dock and dropped the heavy iron anchor, and the crew on board quickly went ashore.

The whirlpool on the surface of the water is getting bigger and bigger, and the speed is so fast that the black and yellow muddy water has turned white in human vision, and the condescending Lin An even seems to see the river mud exposed in the center of the whirlpool.

- Boom!

Earth-shattering eruption!

The huge column of water rushed to a height of hundreds of feet, and then splashed down in the sky!

A large pit was exposed at the bottom of the river that had been temporarily drained, and among the pouring black river water and the belly-turning fish and shrimp, Lin An also saw the true face of the multi-legged monster at the bottom of the water:

It was a huge octopus, sticking to the silt on the riverbed and looking a starfish, the tentacles were the same as normal octopuses, but now five were broken, and two of the remaining three also had a lot of injuries, and the whole had almost been chopped into a rag, no wonder it was so angry, and he did not hesitate to launch a talent spell that consumed a lot of money.

But this was only the last struggle of this demonized multi-legged monster, and just when this multi-legged monster revealed its body, Lin An and the others' five companions in the water also showed their figures.

Two of the water-type warriors were lying on their stomachs on the only intact tentacles, struggling to cut through the end of a certain section of the tentacles, and the remaining five mages unexpectedly emerged from the mud at the bottom of the river.

They didn't attack, because the jaws of a swarm of force fields were like a swarm of small flies, climbing and gnawing on the huge body of the polypod, and the rag-like rag-like skin on the large octopus was caused by these force field jaws.

And the big octopus remained motionless, as if it didn't notice the pain in those jaws, judging from the fluctuations it emitted, it was already at the end of the powerful crossbow after activating the last talent spell, but the huge talent spell didn't even cause damage to anyone.

This is certainly not the manypod's fault, as its natural spells are enough to wreak havoc on any river or even a harbor. But you can't expect a demonized creature that hasn't fought a mage to know how to defend against these little bugs, can you?

"It's paralyzing perception and nerve endings, and they're trying to capture this big guy alive."

Sidney probed the Muller before it was flooded by the river again, and after understanding what spells several mages had used in the underwater battle, Sidney whispered with some disdain,

"For the same result, I'll do the same with just one depletion ray."

He was very sorry that this big octopus was so good that the material was crippled and pitted, and it was not so easy to find such a big and strong multi-legged monster and the materials on its body under normal circumstances. Centripeds have a strong ability to regenerate, but the ones that are regenerated are not as good as the original.

Lin An didn't hear Sidney's words.

In this battle, the difficulty of besieging and killing this multi-legged monster is not to attack. It's about how to find its location and how not to let it find their location, even in the unfavorable environment of underwater warfare, mages have many ways to limit the target of attack, so as to achieve the purpose of making the unfavorable environment advantageous.

It has to be said that the huge size of the multi-legged monster helps a lot, making the target eye-catching and concrete. However, the large size also generally means that the resistance is strong:

During the time of the underwater fight, James and the others probably used the kind of spell that could be used to maximize the effect of this multi-legged monster, and after limiting the huge body and attack of this big guy, all that was left was to think about capturing or killing alive.

But Sidney was right. Depletion rays are indeed a good way to get there.

The negative energy of necromancy is always the natural enemy of all life abilities, and no matter how strong the resistance of the big guy is after demonization, it is impossible for a living creature to resist negative energy. In the face of necromancy, it is no different from other living beings, at most because the life force contained in the huge body is too strong, and the effect is not so obvious.

It's a pity that a big killing weapon like necromancy once it appears in front of everyone, with so many mages present. No one will miss it, even James who was gag-shutout last time to help them close the loophole. There was no way to get them out of trouble, so Sidney could only complain unwillingly.

The spewed water refilled the river, and the waves crashed against the boats in the harbor and docks, covering them with a cloud of sludge and dead fish, and the water level of the restored riverbed dropped by more than a foot.

"Oh! Our ship! ”

A female voice screamed in horror, and Lin An followed the sound and saw Nikita screaming with her face in her face and Salin flying beside her.

Lin An felt a little delicate when she saw Nikita and Saleen together—of course she knew the relationship between the two.

But the feeling didn't last, for she groaned inwardly as she followed Nikita's gaze toward the docks:

God, are those few boats covered in silt, dead fish and aquatic weeds still their boats?

Several other mages also expressed their surprise and frustration at this situation.

Before this depression could be relieved, the underwater figure flew up with a loud roar, and against the foul smell outside the shield, Krum flew up with a scream, dragging a soft tentacle in the hands of the huge force behind him:

"The big guy is too big, we need a tugboat! Tug! Get the tugboat here! ”

The others were immediately very dissatisfied with this kind of naked show-off, and Nikita said gloomily: "Tugboat? Do you mean those ships? ”

Krum ignored the few mud boats that still had live fish on the deck by the dock, and wondered, "Huh...... What about our ships? ”

……

In the end, of course, the mud boats, which were already overwhelmed, were useless, and by the time the Governor of Sunjin River arrived and lined up to greet him, and brought in a tugboat to drag the big fellow who had been captured by paralysis ashore, the long summer day was already coming to an end.

On the edge of the large swimming pool that was temporarily surrounded by mud and stones, everyone was amazed at the big guy lying on his stomach in the pool.

"What a beautiful big guy, and he looks pretty cute after being paralyzed and sleeping!"

Nikita stroked the long, thick tentacles that were as thick as beech barrel cross-sections at the thinnest ends, and the dense suckers of all sizes and densely phobic ones closed listlessly, and the slippery skin covered with mucus pressed coldly against her face, and then the mentally powerful lady made the above point.

The two male mages who heard her words retreated in gratitude, but Nikita ignored their reactions and chatted with Sidney, who shared her interests.

"Look. The severed tentacle has already grown half of it, so fast! ”

"Three-quarters of a magic hour to be exact, this regrown tentacle has been extended by ten and sixths of a foot, this one is nine and three-quarters feet, and this ......"

Needless to say, this precise and unsentimental measure can only come from Sidney's mouth.

"I see...... Are you sure your calculations are accurate? The thoughtful female voice said.

Sidney didn't speak, giving her a disdainful look.

"Well, that's how big guy ......," the female voice muttered to herself.

At a distance. Lin An and Salin stood together.

“…… They chatted quite pleasantly, and the two people who had no communication with each other were unexpectedly harmonious. ”

Salin touched his chin and looked at the two backs of the two standing on the edge of the "big pool", one gold and one silver—the golden one was Nikita. The silver one is Sidney's hair color.

"I thought Nikita was supposed to be your girlfriend." Lin An used a declarative tone.

"Are you jealous?" Salin smiled, lowering his voice and smiling.

"What do you think?"

Lin An laughed, and before he could refute, James's voice came from behind him, a little surprised in his laziness:

"Huh? Master Lynn. Redondo, when are you ...... So ripe? ”

Salin's back muscles tightened slightly, Lin An remained silent, and the two turned their heads together, and their movements were the same, as if they were very skilled and tacit.

"Speaking of which, I'm looking for you, too. Salim...... Well. You call him Redondo now, how could he have lost his memory and still join our team? -- It is said. You and His Excellency Fritz rescued him? ”

Lin An looked at James and said.

Saleen's heart was shocked.

He subconsciously looked at Lin An, and saw that she was still calm after she said their relationship, and he couldn't guess that she did it on purpose, and he couldn't help but scold her for her unpreparedness for revenge, and he didn't know if she was malicious.

At this time. Lin An smiled at him, a soothing smile that seemed to James to make him feel a little more impatient. Salin read the malicious intent of the banter, his heart sank, his body tensed, but his expression was more natural, slightly dazed and stopped.

"That's true. Did you know each other in the first place? Redondo was originally called Sa...... Salim? ”

James didn't see any clues about Saleen and Lin An, but out of his usual attitude towards Lin An, the expressions he looked at the two brought out some meaning, which made Saleen's nerves even more tense, and his fists under his sleeves were secretly clenched.

Lin An smiled, "It's familiar, after all, before I entered the ice field, I had only walked through so many places, and there were not many people who could be called acquaintances." ”

Lin An's experience from appearing in the rock castle to entering the ice field can basically be checked, James read Lin An's information from Rheinthal, and when he heard her talk about it, relevant information suddenly appeared in his mind.

"So Redondo...... No, it should be called Salin, are you a Stuart or a Magic Duchy? James looked at Salen.

In fact, this is an extra question, judging by the physiognomy, Saleen is obviously from the east, which is confirmed by James and Fritz when they pick him up, otherwise they would not casually let a stranger into the team and serve him good food and drink.

In their speculation, they did not completely rule out the possibility that Saleen had some kind of purpose lurking, and that amnesia was just a cover for him.

But the cover seemed too clumsy and conspicuous for James and Fritz to think of for any purpose to sneak in this way. And there is nothing to take advantage of within the recipient, and it is better to have an obvious target to be monitored at any time than to let the other party lurk in the dark and not know what small actions to do.

So Salin just went with the flow and stayed in the team.

James and Fritz had already sent out the portrait of Salen through guò channels to find and confirm his identity, after all, it was not difficult to find such a young white robe, but at this time, it would take time for the message to be transmitted, and they did not expect that the person who knew his identity was in the team.

Salin, who was questioned, shook his head and looked at Lin An hesitantly, "I was just recognized by Master Lin, and she hasn't told me yet. ”

This is the truth, and even if James used a lie detector test, it would only prove that their previous conversation was completely true—as for the vague word "soon", it could be "soon" for a moment. Ten days can also be "soon".

The two looked at Lin An together, James was interested, and Salin was focused and nervous.

"You are an Atlanta, and you are also a disciple of Master George, so your full name should be Saleen. George, George was given to you by your teacher. Lin An said to Salin.

The implication is that Salin is a commoner with no surname.

James glanced at Saleen in surprise, judging from his behavior and speech after his amnesia, he didn't look like a mage from a civilian background.

Of course, judging by the fact that he was given the surname by his teacher. He should be loved by his teacher, and if he left home from a young age and grew up and learned under the guidance of his teacher, then it is enough to explain this.

"Master George? Could it be Master George, the one of the eighteen mage towers in Atlantis, who is in charge of the Wind Tower? James asked, surprised.

Lin An smiled and nodded.

"It turns out that Sa...... No. Salin, you are the tall foot of Master George, no wonder you show such potential at such a young age. James said with a slight surprise.

He didn't doubt that Lin An would lie, because this kind of identity with a name, a surname and a status could never be impersonated, and Saleen's blood and background. It also obviously minimizes the possibility that he is a spy - in this way, it may not be an accident that Salin was chased and killed and found unconscious, but it is very unlikely that it is related to the recipient, but it is very likely that it is related to another person.

Thinking of this, James glanced at Lin An.

"Uh...... Compared to the two. I'm nowhere near that. ”

Salin was somewhat vaguely modest, with a somewhat stunned and dazed expression on his face, as if he had lost his usual dexterity because he knew his identity. But the heart is very different:

When Lin An said the surname, not only did he not feel as familiar with the name "Salin", but he also subconsciously repulsed - I just wondered, this exclusion was for the surname or the person who owned the surname, or both?

Salin's expression changed. The conversation was a little absent-minded, looking at Lin An who wanted to say something and stopped, as if he wanted to say something. James didn't know how to leave, but at this moment, a rising voice not far away caught their attention.

"Oh, it's incredible, it's only been twenty years!" Nikita's iconic soprano expresses her surprise.

"Twenty-seven and one-half years." Sidney corrected with precise numerical values.

"Yes, twenty-seven years! Can you imagine? It only took twenty-seven years to go from a fertilized egg to a big guy as big as a castle! ”

"Twenty-seven and a half years!"

The other mages were attracted by their conversation, gathered around, and discussed:

"Really?"

"How do you calculate it?"

"It's incredible!"

……

"--Of course it's impossible!"

While the mages were discussing, a high-pitched male voice interjected, "This is just an octopus that has been demonized for less than a year, how can it have a lifespan of twenty-seven years, is it that no one knows about its life in the Sunjin River?" How ridiculous is this! Do you say yes, my lord! ”

"Well, with my limited knowledge of aquaculture, the lifespan of an aquarium like an octopus is generally no more than five years."

A reserved and smooth male voice replied to the former's words in a not low volume, his articulation pronunciation was different from that of everyone present, but compared to the accents of James and Fritz that the recipients were accustomed to, it was more contrived and deliberate, like a caterpillar crawling through the throat, and it didn't sound very comfortable.

The mages followed the prestige, and a group of seven or eight people were walking towards this side.

Fritz and a pot-bellied man were clustered in the middle, behind them was a butler with a maid and two attendants, while on the other side of Fritz was a middle-aged man with shrewd eyes, Lin An recognized him as the captain of the guard of Sunjin River Port, and the pot-bellied one was Viscount Lippi, the governor of the port who had previously led the welcome ceremony - the previous interjection appeared in between.

The mages who had been interjected looked at the two magistrates collectively with a strange gaze, and then calmly turned back and continued their discussion.

Of course, this is not some fear or avoidance of power, but when an ignorance appears in front of a mage who is known for his erudition, most mages are accustomed to treating it with ignorance, just as a goshawk will not discuss with a sparrow why you can fly higher when you are heavier than me.

But the objects that are ignored by the mages are obviously not aware of the characteristics of the group of mages, or the temperament, mainly because the eyes of the mages when they look sideways are neither disdainful nor appreciative, like looking at a talking air, so that it is impossible to distinguish their thoughts, so that the objects of gaze can only be answered in a way that they understand.

"As far as I know, the habits of the aquarium creatures have always been your family's specialty, and you were already a well-deserved polymath in this field when you were not yet twenty years old, and I am amazed at the number of books in your family's collection that record the great knowledge of the books in your family's collection." The captain of the port guard continued to flatter his superiors.

The flattered person still has a modest and courteous aristocratic demeanor:

In fact, the main reason is that books on this subject are too scarce and difficult to disseminate, so that the experience summed up by the ancestors cannot be widely circulated and disseminated, and it is inevitable.

However, if you are interested, you can borrow and copy the books from my family collection during your stay, and it would be a privilege for our ancestors to have them widely disseminated among the group of mages who are known for their erudition. ”

(To be continued)

ps：

Thank you Zhang Ga for your big reward! o(n_n)o~ Very characterful, it's really double-changed...... Roll...... Recently, I think RP is very strong, hehe...... ps: Let's push another ** beauty entertainment article, Hollywood tycoon

…… Of course, the focus is not on the plot, my preference for reading books, what you should understand after reading so many of my tweets is to be creative......