Chapter Fifty-Eight: The Devil's Fish

"Lich?" a term that is so evil that they give up and think in exchange for an increase in power, Tarrant stared at Jim solemnly, "Do you have this in mind?".

Jim patted his head, "I always lament that there is too little time, and if I change my body, I will have the energy to fulfill all my last wishes", he took a sip of wine, "People always have too many things to accomplish, and leaving them behind makes life full of regrets...... But being a dry skeleton comes at an even worse cost. ”

"What do you mean?" Catrina was impressed by his wisdom, and all her assertions were theoretical.

"Food," Jim smiled, "I don't want to give up food, every day I enjoy my own omelette, veal steak, and doumu, food is the most enjoyable thing God has given us, and those shriveled lichs can only live with bed bugs and rats, and I can't stand it." ”

Tarrant breathed a sigh of relief, though it was the most ridiculous reason he'd ever heard, that Jim lived in a place infested with bed bugs, that the food he cooked could only be used to feed the pigs, and that none of his teammates had expressed an opinion, they might be thinking the same thing.

"Oh" Jim suddenly remembered something, "I'm sorry, I've told you for so long, you must be tired, I'll take you to a larger room to rest." ”

"No, we're not here to stay," Tarrant said, looking at Jim, and they were finally able to get back to business, "there's something strange going on on the island, and we're hoping to find some help here." ”

"What can I do?" Jim curiously looked at the four of them one by one, "I haven't been out of the castle for so long that I have forgotten my name." ”

There were so many questions that Tarrant decided to start with the most central part, "Recently there have been a bunch of strangers on the island, and they may have visited you. ”

Jim shook his head slightly, "I don't think so, I haven't knocked on my door in years." Maybe I can't open that door alone," he said, spreading his hands, "that door needs two people." ”

Taranta nodded, "Okay, do you have an impression of a girl named Donna in the village?"

"Donna...... Donna ......" Jim patted his head vigorously, "I can't remember, I live alone in the castle and have no connection to the village, please forgive me." ”

"She worked as a hired hand in the castle, and ten years ago, there was another girl named Aimee with her", Jim's eyes were full of confusion, it seemed that he really didn't remember, and Tarrant could only say the point: "Donna heard rumors about vampires and werewolves from you, and these creatures are the unseen guests on the island." ”

Jim's eyes were fixed on the table, and he leaned back in his chair slowly, "Vampires and werewolves, it's funny, how did they get to the island, did they take a boat in the harbor?".

"No, there is a black fish near the island of Gilu, and the villagers have suffered from strange diseases after eating this fish. ”

"Well, familiar name, let me think", Jim rummaged through the table, "I beg your pardon, my memory needs to be reminded by hand", he pulled out a large stack of yellowed notebooks, "here", he opened one of the tattered books, "Is this it?". He presented a drawing to Tarrant.

Charcoal drawing, depicting a black striped fish, Tarrant took the notebook and handed it to Conasius, the soldier looked at it, his expression blank, no one in the team knew the black striped fish.

Jim took out another encyclopedia, "Here is a record of the habits of the black fish, which is a magical species, full of revelations. ”

"Why do you say that?" said Tarrant, handing the note back to him.

"It lives in shady places, and when it sees sunlight, it makes a very wonderful change, I studied the island, and the fact is amazing", Jim quickly scanned the notes to review the past research, "The creation of the black striped fish is inseparable from this", he crouched down, and the team watched him take out an ore, "Have you seen this?".

A metal wrapped in rocks, black, with a pale blue magical luster, Xun Tie Tarrant picked up the ore, "This is a metal mine unique to the underground world, Xun Tie", he handed the metal to his teammates and passed it, "What does this have to do with the black fish?"

"Oh, that's right, Xun Tie, but it's not unique to the Underworld, we're sitting on it now", Jim stood up and pointed to the window, "Looking down from here, the whole land is there." ”

"Under the land of Jilu Island is the Xun Iron Mine?" Tarrant was surprised.

"The rocky part of your hands is dug out of the sea. Since you know Xun Tie, you should also know the characteristics of Xun Tie?"

"Can't see the light," Tarrant replied.

"That's right, reminiscent of the meat quality of the black fish, in fact the black fish is a reinvented species, which is affected by Xun Iron. ”

"Teacher, do you mean that Xun Tie has changed the fish?" asked Katrina.

"Just like the close relatives of the surface elves, the dark elves live underground and their skin gains magical resistance, and at the same time they also turn black, just like fish, right?" Jim smiled, "The energy of Xun Iron has a dispersion effect, and the black fish is the result of mutation, this is the revelation I just said, we only recognize energy, that's not all, the fact is that it is still quietly changing ourselves." ”

Tarrant asked, "Is this the cause of the strange disease?"

"No, the energy of Xun Iron only changes the physique of the fish, I don't think it will get sick if you eat it, it just tastes a little astringent, like ...... Water flowing from rusty pipes. ”

"The clue confirms that the strange disease started with the black fish," Tarrant retorted in a roundabout way.

"Uh-huh" Jim began to pat his head again, which seemed to be his way of thinking, "I have another thing to know about the black fish, which may be the cause of the disease", he ran to the other table and pulled out a book, which had no name on the ridge, "The black fish has a slight resistance to magic, and on the other hand, it means that the black fish can store energy. ”

Tarrant looked at Katrina, "So...... The black fish is contaminated by some kind of magic."

"No magic can create vampires," Katrina said.

Jim lowered his head, his eyebrows furrowed together, painfully thinking about what he was recalling.

Kira Veton walked up to Jim, "Someone made the vampire black striped fish, who is it?"

"No," Jim dropped, "Vampires are a product of faith, and no one can become a vampire at will, let alone a black fish." ”

"What do you mean?" Tarrant was confused.

"There is a certain possibility of the energy channeling strange disease contained in the body of the black-striped fish, but it is absolutely impossible to become a vampire", Jim's expression was very indifferent, he was very sure of what he said.

"But there are already zài vampires on the island, that's a fact. ”

Jim leaned against the table, and he slapped his head hard, "Let me think about it...... Let me think...... I still remember...... Don't ......" the corners of his mouth twitched, "If it's caused by a black fish, it's definitely not a vampire"

Chapter Fifty-Eight: The Devil's Fish