Chapter 27: Catching Fish
When she saw Jerold killed, Avena almost screamed. If Mochi hadn't covered her mouth in time, God knows how much trouble it would have caused.
The long-haired undead pulled out his dagger and pulled out a handkerchief to wipe his knife, and he pointed to Gerald's corpse with his chin: "Rip off all the clothes on his body, his robe can be sold for a lot of money." ”
Two of the long-haired undead's men began to undress the corpse, and another walked up to him and handed a roll of paper to the long-haired man.
"What is this?" The long-haired undead asked.
"Boss, this is the wanted portrait I just received this morning." His men respectfully returned to the Tao.
The long-haired undead unfolded the paper tube, and when the whole sheet of paper was fully opened, Mochi's heart throbbed.
"Nightcap Mochi? Twenty gold coins? Tsk, even the lives of the fish-men are worth more than ours these days......" The long-haired undead showed the wanted warrant to his men, "Guess what this fish-man did?" Smashed the queen's head with a clam? Hey hey ......"
The long-haired undead's men also laughed cooperatively.
"It's a good deal, though......" said the long-haired undead, rubbing his chin, "let's go, we'll leave now, to the Whispering Shore." ”
"Boss, do you know where the nightcap Mochi is?"
"I haven't seen any nightcap Mochi...... What we're going to do is catch a fish-man who looks like the one in this portrait and put a stupid hat on him. Anyway, the fish-people all look the same, and who's to say it's not a nightcap Mochi? The long-haired undead said with a sneer.
"What a brilliant idea!" The subordinates flattered.
Hearing this, Mo Qi secretly complained in his heart.
His original plan was to descend into the sea from the Whispering Coast and follow the coastline north through the Western Plaguelands to reach Silvermoon City. Craft a few more potions along the way that provide transformational effects, and finally talk to the Blood Elves about their lives and ideals in the form of other humanoid creatures......
But now, these greedy creatures have chosen to hunt fishmen on the Whispering Coast, which invisibly sabotages Mochi's plans. And, people who think the same way are definitely not just gangsters from these casinos. With the lure of ten gold coins, there will definitely be more people in pursuit of the fish-people. If you want to enter the sea from the Whispering Coast, the risk of being attacked by the undead is too great. Mochi had to consider a diversion to Silvermoon City.
After grabbing a few simple arresting tools, the five casino thugs left the cabin and headed in the direction of the Whispering Coast.
Mochi was about to talk to Avena about what she was going to do next. If you're on the same road, Moch doesn't mind having more than one companion to talk to; If it doesn't take a different path, Mochi can say goodbye to her.
When Moqi turned around, he saw Anvina looking at him from a distance: "Why did I say you are so far away from me?" ”
"Mr. Mochi...... Those people said you were wanted, but that's not true......" Avena said in a trembling voice.
"Of course it's true." Mochi replied calmly.
"That's that...... What exactly did you do? Anvena asked very nervously.
Mo Qi scratched his head and recalled, "Actually, I didn't do anything...... It's to stun a dark ranger from the Queen's immediate guard......"
"You've done such a rebellious thing...... Avena said, covering her mouth.
"What is this, I think I fought Sylvanas in the Cave of Time......" Mo Qi was just halfway through his speech but found that Anvina's face was bloodless when he listened to these words, and it is estimated that Mo Qi will have to faint if he continues to talk about the daughter of the village chief from Fish-Man Village.
He could only explain to Avena in a more gentle way: "Ahem, actually, I attacked that dark ranger just to save my friend, and I was forced to do so. ”
"Anvi...... Yes...... No, I said death marks. As Mochi said this, Anvena gave him a nervous look.
"Deathmark, do you think I look like a bad fishman?" Mochi looked at Anvena with great sincerity.
Anwena hesitated a little, but after seeing Mochi's cute children's pajamas and nightcap, Anwena shook her head resolutely: "I believe that Mr. Mochi is a good person. ”
Seeing that the white fishman was so easy to deceive, Mo Qi held back a smile and continued to flicker: "Yes, that's it." We fishmen live in this world, and we will inevitably be misunderstood by others. You have to remember that all misunderstandings are temporary. It doesn't matter what kind of person we are in the eyes of others, what is important is that we ourselves know what kind of person we are. Don't be who you are in the eyes of others, be who you are in your heart. ”
Anvina muttered Mochi's words: "Don't be who you are in the eyes of others, be who you are in your heart......"
"That's right, Ann...... Ah, Deathmarks, where are you going next? Aren't you going to heal? ”
"I'm afraid there is no cure for my illness." Anvina recalled Karen's words and replied with some sadness, "I don't know where I'm going now......"
"That's ......"
The atmosphere suddenly became silent, and Mochi looked at Anvina, whose head was drooping, and he didn't know what to say.
In this way, the two fish-men walked slowly forward in the forest, one after the other.
Mo Qi suddenly remembered the card pack he had just harvested today, and he had nothing to do anyway, so Mo Qi decided to open the card pack to see what kind of cards he could get.
【Do you want to open the card pack?】 】
Be!
A flash of golden light flashed, and three brand-new cards appeared in the Book of Laws.
The first card is a square-shaped, solid brick-red thing—
【Seventeen-hole brick】
Type: Weapon (Main Handed)
Quality: Normal
Extremely weak attack
Energy Crystal Cost: None
Description: The mystery of the seventeen-hole brick is that it can be hidden in the dwelling, readily available, and it can also be used to pad the corner of the table to hide the killing machine, and the more amazing thing is that it is three holes less than the 20-hole brick.
……
"Amazing yarn!" After reading the instructions, Mo Qi slammed the perforated brick to the ground, looking at the hard turning of his head, Mo Qi really couldn't think of any weapon that could be more simple than this.
"Decompose! It must be broken down, and it is not divided into people. With that, Mo Qi used the [Decomposition] skill to disintegrate the [Seventeen Hole Bricks] into five points of arcane dust.
Looking at the other two new cards in the [Book of Laws], Mo Qi silently prayed in his heart: "But don't be such a useless card again." ”
Mochi nervously examined the last two cards.
Not to mention, after Mochi's prayers, the two cards in the back are really useless-
【Portable Gas Stove】
Type: Cookware
Quality: Rare
Energy Crystal Cost: None
Description: Super high firepower, continuous heating, guaranteed to let you enjoy the most delicious food while enjoying the beauty of nature in the wild.
……
【Butter spicy hot pot base】
Type: Food
Quality: Rare
Energy Crystal Cost: None
Description: 100% fresh butter!
……
Mo Qi looked up at the sky, then let out a long sigh, "Is this the will of heaven?" ”
He turned his head and said to Anvina with two lines of tears on his cheeks, "Go catch a fish, and I'll make you something delicious." ”
……
Anvena looked at the black bushes by the river and the bottomless water, and asked timidly, "Mr. Mochi, are you sure I want to catch fish?" ”
"You don't know how to catch fish, do you?" Mochi asked, somewhat surprised.
Avena nodded honestly.
Mo Qi sighed, "Hey, you're such a fool. ”
"You say I'm ...... A sucker?! Avena asked rhetorically, her eyes widening.
It was the first time that Avena had heard someone describe her as stupid. Maybe she wasn't strong enough, but almost everyone would praise Avena for her talent in poetry and music, and even in her least favorite female red class, Avena would perform better than her peers. Even after being cursed, no one ever said that she was a stupid princess, only that she was a very scheming fish-man princess, especially good at winning the sympathy of the regent...
And now the fish-man in front of her actually said that she was stupid.
"Yes, as a fish-man, you can't even catch fish, aren't you stupid......" Mochi explained angrily.
"yes, I'm stupid...... I'm stupid......" Anvena burst out laughing uncontrollably, tears hanging in the corners of her eyes.
Mochi looked helplessly at the moody fish-man, and his heart was very depressed - how did I always encounter neuroses. He shook his head and finally decided to catch the fish himself. He took off his coat and hat and strode into Lake Lordamere.
And yet half an hour later—
"O my holy light...... These fish are made of foxes, right? How can it be so hard to catch? Mochi was depressed and busy in the lake for a long time, but he couldn't catch the black fish swimming at his feet.
Mochi felt that they were probably the two most disgraceful fish-people in the world - as fish-people, they couldn't even catch a single fish.
"Mr. Mochi, let me try"
Mochi turned his head to look at Anvina, who was blushing.
The porcelain doll-like fish-man slowly sheds his velvet cloak and slowly unbuttons his shirt...... Although Avena kept telling herself that it was normal for the fish-people to be naked, she had to be as generous as possible. But when she really stripped naked, she still felt very embarrassed, and wanted to hide in the bushes. Avena folded her shirt and bloomers, which she rarely did—I hope she didn't miss anything.
Moqi watched with an expression on her face as Avena gently tucked her socks into her boots before slowly walking into the lake and saying, "Is there something wrong with this fishman?" She didn't have the slightest curve on her body except for the smooth and flat scales, and she really didn't understand what she was grinding. ”
Avena slowly walked to waist-deep water, then slowly closed her eyes. She strives to relax her body and integrate her senses with her surroundings. This is a fighting technique called "Unique", a unique skill that her court swordsmanship teacher taught to Avena. I just didn't expect this technique to be used in fishing in the end......
"No, it's not focused enough! ......" her teacher said, "As a paladin, you can only control your heart after you control your heart." Anvena shook her head, trying to banish the distractions from her mind as she gradually shut down her other senses......
Anvina's consciousness gradually merged with the lake, and the range of her perception spread out with the ripples around her—dead leaves falling on the water, dragonflies dotting the water, frogs splashing into the water...... It's all within her perceptual range.
Her gentle body sways naturally with the water, which allows her to feel the current below the surface of the lake with a keen sense of change.
Suddenly, she felt something strange about a meter in front of her. Unlike the dead wood at the bottom of the lake, the vibrations caused by the water flow are varied. Anvena slowly approached the thing, then jerked out her hands.
A large fish is lifted out of the water by Avena.
"Mr. Mochi, I did it!" Avena shouted happily, the splash sparkling in the sunlight, and the white fishman's smile was shining brightly against the splash.
Seeing Avena smiling brightly showing herself the big fish in her arms, Moqi couldn't bear it anymore-
"You laugh at the yarn! You're holding a mad fish! ”