Since the lighthouse is planned, it means that the fishing and transportation industry in Lake Kronoke will grow vigorously.

Every day, boats come and go between the city and the city on the other side, and a large number of fishing boats go to the center of the lake to catch a variety of precious aquatic fish and sea monsters.

Perhaps Lake Cronotis itself has not been developed for many years, but as one fishing boat after another is launched, the abundant fish, shrimp and sea monsters in Lake Cronotee continue to turn into shiny Lev and fall into the pockets of the fishing boat owners. When they get to the shore, they divide half of it and turn it into the tax of the Iris family.

"Young master, big news!"

In the Dragon Lance Dojo, Aldington was meditating cross-legged and cultivating his fighting spirit, when he suddenly heard the knight One-Eyed Parker hurrying over: "The Red Ribbon Mercenary Regiment went out to fish in the lake, and found a huge sea monster in the central waters of the North Lake. ”

"Sea monsters?" Aldington suddenly became interested, "Chastanton is in the Mercenary Guild?" ”

"Yes."

"Let's go, go to the Mercenary Guild."

It is indeed big news that there is a phantom beast-level sea monster in Kronotke Lake, but whether this phantom beast is a crisis or a welfare has to be considered in the long run.

After arriving at the mercenary union, it was already crowded with mercenaries of all levels, and after seeing Aldington, they all bowed and greeted each other.

"Master Aldington!"

"Knight-sir!"

"Lord Aldington!"

Aldington nodded in acknowledgment as he walked into another hall of the Mercenary Guild dedicated to mercenary leaders, where more than thirty mercenary leaders had gathered.

"Young Master, you're here." The union steward hurriedly arranged Aldington's seat, serving tea and pouring water, "Captain Chastanton, they are discussing whether to release the mercenary mission of fishing sea monsters, and if so, whether it will be released as an SS-level mission or an SSS-level mission." ”

Aldington looked directly at an A-class mercenary dressed as a middle-aged soldier: "Commander Chastanton, let's talk about this sea monster phantom beast, I haven't understood it yet." ”

"As you wish, Master Aldington."

Chastanton is a berserker, not long after leading a mercenary group to the new lakeside city, he was originally engaged in fishing in another province, but the risk was too great, so he moved to Cronoke, and in a short period of time, he caught many valuable sea monsters, so the mercenary level continued to rise.

The Red Ribbon Mercenary Regiment he belonged to, which was also promoted to the B-rank Mercenary Regiment, was the most powerful fleet in Lake Kronotkee.

"Speaking of which, it is not an accident that we encountered this phantom beast, but we consciously pursued it after our Red Ribbon carefully explored Lake Kronotkee. We started our exploration at the South Lake, then explored the West Lake, the East Lake, and finally decided to head to the North Lake, which is rarely visited by fishing boats, and finally found it. ”

Lake Kronotke is a crescent moon in a northeast-southwest trend.

Cut into four even pieces, the northeasternmost part is called North Kronokey Lake, or North Lake for short. The southwesternmost part is called South Lake, and the middle two parts, one is called East Lake and the other is called West Lake.

Chastanton continued, "I've been in contact with marine phantom beasts in the ocean, and I know how big the living area of the phantom beasts is, and how many marine resources are needed for them to grow. Although Lake Kronotke is much smaller than the ocean, it is rich in water resources, enough to support one to three phantom beasts. ”

"One or three phantom beasts?" Aldington raised an eyebrow.

"Theoretically, it can satisfy the life of three phantom beasts, but judging from the current signs, it is probably just such a phantom beast. This phantom beast is strange, it looks a bit like the ichthyosaur sea monster I've seen in the sea. ”

"Ichthyosaur sea monsters?"

"Yes, a sea monster that looks like a fish and a lizard, there are many types of ichthyosaurs, some of them are powerful, and there are even records of dragon beasts, so they are called ichthyosaurs. However, there are currently recorded ichthyosaurs, and the strongest is the sharp-nosed ichthyosaur, and the adult body is automatically promoted to a phantom beast. ”

"So this phantom beast in Lake Kronokee is not a sharp-nosed ichthyosaur?"

"No, it doesn't have a long mouth, on the contrary, it has a thick and long tail, maybe call it a long-tailed ichthyosaur."

"Did you ever have a conflict with the long-tailed ichthyosaur?"

"No, I just saw it hunting on the surface of the sea from afar, or playing with a turtle-like monster, and it took five minutes to bite the turtle to death, eat its limbs and head on the water, and then dive back into the water and never show its face again. It should have spotted us, but it didn't. ”

After learning about the long-tailed ichthyosaur, the next step is to discuss whether to hunt this phantom beast sea monster or not.

If it was a terrestrial phantom beast, I'm afraid it would have issued a mission to hunt it a long time ago - in the forests of the Kronoki Lake area, the four phantom beasts that have been identified have all been listed as SS-level missions and released, but so far no mercenary group has dared to take it, and the last time they hunted the Drill Ground Armor Beast, it taught everyone too much of a lesson.

So.

Some people suggested that it must be caught, otherwise this long-tailed ichthyosaur would be too much of a threat to the fishermen, and sooner or later something would happen; Some people proposed to ignore it, and the phantom beasts on the ground did not dare to hunt, not to mention the phantom beasts in the lake, and after so many days of fishing back and forth, they did not see the long-tailed ichthyosaurus attacking the fleet.

There are too many opinions to be unanimous.

"Captain Chastanton, you have experience, do you think we have the strength to hunt long-tailed ichthyosaurs?" Aldington asked.

Chastanton frowned and replied, "I don't know, if the Iris family is in charge of the coordination, with the help of Lord Nidhogg, it shouldn't be difficult to hunt." ”

"Although the big cat is a dragon beast, it is not good at water warfare, and the dragon beast aura of the big cat is too deterrent to the phantom beast, and it cannot be hidden at all."

"We can interfere with the long-tailed ichthyosaur's perception, and we can use special fishing nets to stop the long-tailed ichthyosaur from diving without the need for Lord Nidhogg's water fight. Then Master Nidhogg defeated the phantom state of the long-tailed ichthyosaur at a critical moment, allowing it to fall back to its true form, and still have a chance to complete the hunt. ”

After listening to Chastanton's words, Aldington thought for a moment: "You make a perfect plan, go back to me, and I will consider whether to implement it...... In addition, this quest was released and listed as SSS-level, and I think the mercenary guild's first SSS-level is qualified. ”

Ordinary hunting phantom beasts are only SS-level, but the long-tailed ichthyosaurus is a sea monster phantom beast, and the hunting difficulty has increased by more than a notch, which is enough to take on SSS-level tasks.

"Yes, young master!" The union manager hurriedly answered.

After sending off the regimental leaders, Aldington chatted with the union steward alone: "How are you preparing for the "Mercenary Newspaper" I asked you to run last time? ”

"The equipment has been procured and the office location has been chosen, but it is just ...... Master, we don't have enough editors, and we don't have enough reporters. ”

"Take your time, editors can go to several newspapers in Salmon City and be paid more, even three times the salary. As for journalists, let those literate mercenaries take part-time jobs. Even if you are illiterate, as long as you are eloquent and can tell stories well, you can be hired as a reporter. ”

Aldington once had the idea of starting a newspaper, but it was extinguished.

Now it's just picking it up, and the "Mercenary Daily" is not a big newspaper, but it is only distributed in Lakeside City and Opposite Shore City to add a little spiritual food to the life here. The Kronotke Lake area is rich in material resources, and if it is also rich in spiritual resources, then the attraction will be even stronger.

After chatting about the preparation of the "Mercenary Newspaper", Aldington left the mercenary union, and he returned to Fort Haiyan to discuss the matter of the long-tailed ichthyosaur with Baron Aurenor.

If you really want to hunt long-tailed ichthyosaurs, you will have to rely on the baron's combat power at that time.