It turns out that like the old man Verne's statement, both Zheng Qing and Lin Guo had thought too much before. Pen Fun Pavilion wWw. ｂiquge。 ｉｎfo

As one of the most powerful centers in the wizarding world, First University's security is unquestionable.

Not to mention the core area of Shushan Museum and Linzhong Lake.

Along the way, except for a tree spirit that fell from a branch due to sleep, the patrol did not even see two kappa, let alone the dragon beast or other monsters in the dream.

But it was the old hound named May, who followed the team in a hurry, and from time to time burrowed into the grass, and quietly dragged back a few glittering red-chain snakes.

This made Zheng Qing look at this old hound with more wrinkles than hair.

The old man Verne asked a few senior students to put the red chain snake in a bamboo basket, and continued to urge the team forward.

Zheng Qing also slowly realized as he walked that the so-called patrol may be more of a physical and psychological punishment, rather than really expecting these students to do something earth-shattering, or counting on them to save the world.

Just like one patrol member complained when he was bored, if there were demons in the depths of the First University, what would the entire wizarding world be like!

The wooden staff in his hand whipped wildly in the grass on both sides of the path, and Zheng Qing tried to widen his eyes, trying to find a little fun in this boring patrol.

His wish soon came true.

After the team turned around a rockery carved from sand and stone, the crowd suddenly had a little commotion.

A few tall boys pointed in the distance, looking excited.

"There's a kappa up there!" soon the rest of the group exclaimed in low voices.

Zheng Qing followed the team and ran a few steps, looking fixedly, on the beach not far away, there was indeed a thin black shadow crawling on the shore.

In the moonlight, you can vaguely distinguish its beak, round head, pointed ears, turtle back, and the jade disc on the top of its head like a green plate, which is converging like a water moon.

There are clouds in ancient books: there are spirits in the water, such as three or four-year-old children, and scales and armor are like carp, which cannot be shot. In mid-July and August, fortunately, it was revealed on the moraine. The knees are like tigers, and the claws are often in the water, and the knees are out.

Of course, things are impermanent, water is impermanent, and people are impermanent.

The evolution of the kappa recorded in ancient books has also undergone many changes in modern times.

For example, the back of a turtle, such as a jade dish.

The back of the kappa resembles that of a grass tortoise, with rounded shields, a flattened carapace, and three longitudinal ridges.

In ancient times, kappa dorsal armor was similar to the scale armor of other parts of the body, with jagged scales. However, with the increasing variety of aquatic elves and the continuous evolution of the fish-man race, in order to strengthen the defense and resist risks, the ctenophores on the back of the kappa gradually evolved into thick shield scales, and then slowly evolved into the current tortoiseshell form.

The origin of the jade disc is even more peculiar.

It is rumored that in ancient times, there was a great wizard named Hugong, who watched the aquatic elves absorb the moonlight, so he captured 13 kappa and created an organ for them to absorb the moonlight. or a mirror on the back, or a stone in front of the forehead, or a jade disc on the head. In the ninth year, only two kappa with jade saucers on their heads were left to be able to truly absorb Yuehua for their own use.

Therefore, in ancient times, only this kind of water monster with sharp teeth and claws like a beast could cast spells and become a real aquatic spirit, and did not die out with the passage of time.

It is said that the remaining kappa are all descendants of the two reformers.

Maybe it's because of Hugong's training and transformation, maybe it's because he has opened his wisdom and knows how to advance and retreat. Modern kappa, though still cunning and cruel, are more likely to target water spirits or fishmen, and rarely dare to attack wizards. They feed most of their time on aquatic weeds and melons and fruits on the shore, occasionally eat meat, and prefer to dig clams in the mud or catch insects in the grass.

The patrol drove away the kappa who climbed ashore because they often damaged the fruits and melons cultivated by the school and stole the eggs of lamp fireflies and tree sperm, which led to the king of insects and tree spirits to complain to the school many times.

However, the kappa that the patrol saw on the shore today was very strange.

It did not kill the eggs in the hollow of the tree, nor did it hold melons and fruits and gnaw them with relish in the moonlight.

It's crying.

The moonlight is like water, and the moonlight is like smoke.

The cold spiritual light is like a waterfall falling from the sky, slowly pouring into the jade dish above the kappa's head, and slowly gathering a clear spiritual spring.

This is where the kappa's net worth lies.

The spells hidden in their bloodlines rely on this spiritual spring to cast, and their whole body essence is also absorbed by this spiritual spring. If the spring dries up, the kappa will be completely devoid of energy and dying.

On weekdays, if they can enjoy the blessings of the huge moon overhead, the kappa will surely sing, dance and cheer.

And now, the kappa prostrate on the shore had his shoulders swaying, his eyes were teary, and he was crying under the moon.

"Was it moved by the moon today?" someone in the team whispered.

"It's impossible," someone immediately retorted, "Although the kappa is wise, he doesn't know how to be grateful...... It is better to say that they were moved by the moon than to say that they wept with joy. ”

"Although I don't know how to be grateful, kappa are also social creatures. An old student of Jiuyou Academy with two black edges on his red robe looked at the crying kappa and said slowly: "Looking at its sad appearance, it looks like a companion has met an ominous one. ”

Zheng Qing was shocked and hurriedly looked around.

Linzhong Lake is the base camp of these kappa of Jiuyou Academy.

Even the fishmen who regard this place as their territory will not kill these water elves at will. After all, kappa is known for its cruelty, and no creature in the lake wants to provoke these difficult creatures.

The old man of Verne, leaning on a wooden staff, walked slowly up to the weeping kappa, bowed his head, his lips moving slightly, as if to ask why.

The kappa raised his head and let the liquid fall from the jade dish above his head, but opened his mouth and said something quickly. It spoke like a baby's cry, but it was shorter and sharper, and it was disturbing to listen to, and it was plain without much pity.

"Poor, hateful. Zheng Qing muttered.

Not far away, after the old man Verne had finished his questioning, he stretched out his wooden staff and pushed the weeping kappa down the lake.

The kappa's head floated on the surface of the water for a moment, and finally slowly disappeared under the stern gaze of the old man.

The surface of the water rippled in a few very shallow circles.

After a few moments, all traces were gone.

When the old man Verne returned to the middle of the group, everyone looked at him in anticipation, hoping to know what had happened.

"As I guessed," said the old man, he did not sell it, but his description was very succinct and vague: "The little fellow went ashore with his companion to play, but unexpectedly, his companion was dragged deep into the forest by a group of bugs. It didn't dare to go too far from the lake, so it could only cry and cry, hoping that the patrol team would help. ”

As for the appearance, type, and number of insects, the old man did not say anything clearly.

But I don't know if it's because I have scruples and it's inconvenient to say it clearly, or if the ignorant kappa is vague.

"These guys always use the patrol as a nanny. A black-faced boy in the team complained indignantly.

As the masters of the school, the wizards of First University are obligated to ensure the safety of other creatures living on campus. But no one was willing to go to a kappa in the middle of the night to visit relatives and friends deep in the woods.

The old man glanced at him, and simply instructed the others:

Grab the cane in your hand and go into the woods to search for the missing kappa...... Be careful not to be left behind and report anomalies as soon as you see them. ”