Cormorant County is one of the thirty-eight counties in Xianzhou. Most of its territory is lakes and rivers. The land is barren and sparsely populated. There are only some islands in the lakes that rely on river silt for farming or for some fishermen to survive by fishing for fresh water. Cormorant Island is the name of Cormorant County.
The largest island.
As the name suggests, Cormorant Island is famous for its large number of cormorants. Every day as the sun rises in the morning, a large number of fishermen use special sounds to call the cormorants that they have domesticated for many years, and call their friends and sail their small fishing boats to the depths of the lake.
Travel everywhere, hoping to get a good harvest with the help of cormorants.
Cormorants are large fish-eating birds that are good at diving. After diving, their feathers are soaked and they need to spread their wings to dry in the sun before they can fly. The bill is strong and long, cone-shaped, with a sharp hook at the tip, suitable for pecking fish and lowering its throat.
There is a small sac. The feet are set back, the toes are flat, the hind toes are longer, and they are fully webbed. They live on the seaside and in lakes and swamps. When flying, the neck and feet are straight. They are often domesticated for fishing, and they tie ropes around their throats.
, captured and forcibly vomited out.
Cormorant Lake occupies two-thirds of the total area of Cormorant County. It is also the mother lake on which the fishermen of Cormorant County depend for their survival. From a distance, you can’t see its edges. The sparkling waves and patches of white mist cast a blanket over it.
The mysterious veil, hundreds of fishing boats scattered into it will not cause any waves.
Most fishermen basically fish within 30 kilometers of the island. After all, the quiet, calm and tolerant Mother Lake will occasionally lose its temper. Some small waves can easily overturn these small fishing boats. Legend has it that in the core of Cormorant Lake
The area is shrouded in heavy fog all year round, and it's easy to get lost if you break into it.
However, in the boundless fog, there is a small boat in the center of Cormorant Lake. From a distance, a slender, dark-skinned young man dressed in a typical fisherman's hat with a straw hat is beating rhythmically with a wooden stick.
The small fishing boat moved forward at a steady speed as his body swayed, and the extremely low visibility fog around him didn't seem to have any effect on him.
The boy's name is: Zhao Shoushou. He was originally a young fishing boy on Cormorant Island. Ten years ago, he was playing next to an old tree on the island. He met an old man with gray hair and exchanged five copper coins for a book called "Ripple Gong".
》 was a shabby book. When I was young, I secretly studied at a private school for several years and learned a few words. Later, due to my poverty, I could only make a living by fishing. I cherished this book very much, and I studied it all the time.
Originally, the child's mind was attracted by the description in the book of flying into the sky and entering the earth, changing his appearance, and becoming immortal. On a whim, he meditated and practiced beside some sparsely populated ponds or streams while fishing, as described in the book, until five years later.
One day, I suddenly felt waves of coolness running through my body, as if I had eaten a flat peach.
So far, he accidentally entered the path of spiritual practice and has been practicing alone. Fortunately, "Ripple Kung Fu" is not profound, but it is better than a stable one. He has never encountered the obsessive behavior that everyone talks about. As for the techniques that were left to him
The old man never appeared. One day three years ago, he accidentally broke into the depths of the mist by boat and happened to encounter a small trade fair organized by several casual cultivators.
From then on, he officially entered the world of cultivation and became a new casual cultivator. After another two years of studying various cultivation knowledge, he finally became a qualified low-level casual cultivator and began to improve himself.
He worked hard to improve his cultivation level, and he appeared in the middle of Cormorant Lake precisely to salvage a kind of lake treasure called "fog stone" produced at the bottom of the lake.
The heavy fog that lingers on the lake all year round is its contribution. Ten fog stones can be exchanged for one low-grade spiritual stone. Every three months, some wandering cultivators come to buy it. Legend has it that this low-level spiritual material is
It can be used to set up some low-level illusion formations. This is currently the only source from which he can stably obtain spiritual stones.
Three low-grade spiritual stones can be used to buy a first-grade low-grade spiritual elixir called Xingqi Powder from Xingjiao Sanxiu. This elixir can help improve his cultivation. It is most suitable for Zhao Shoushou who has just entered the path of cultivation.
Taking one pill is equivalent to half a year of hard meditation and practice. The effect is very precious.
"Cuckoo!" As the water surface churned, two plump and powerful cormorants flapped their wings and climbed onto the fishing boat with difficulty. A red ribbon was tied in the middle of their necks to prevent these greedy little guys from getting into their mouths.
After swallowing the food, Zhao Shoushou skillfully pinched the middle of the cormorant's neck to help it spit out the treasure found at the bottom of the lake.
"Quack, quack," the two cormorants that regained their freedom in about a cup of tea kept making strange calls to express their dissatisfaction. However, Zhao Shoushou, who was sticking out his buttocks to look for the fog stone, didn't care. Seeing that the protest was ineffective, the two cormorants
The falcon could only helplessly sway its fat buttocks and stand on the exclusive bow, waiting for its owner to feed.
Although Cormorant Lake is filled with heavy fog all year round, the number of fog stones is not large. The amount of harvest every day still depends on luck. Only a first-level Qi training rookie like him would be willing to stay here.
Work hard to salvage and earn some poor spiritual stones.
"I'm lucky today. The Lake God has blessed me. The two little guys have done well. I will reward you with a spirit beast pill today." Zhao Shoushou carefully stuffed four fist-sized cyan rough stones into the pocket on his waist. Zhao Shoushou took out a green stone from his arms.
From the jade bottle, he poured out two so-called spirit beast pills with great pain, and stuffed them into the mouths of the two cormorants who had been waiting for a long time.
"Quack, quack, quack!" The cormorants, who have obviously tasted the sweetness, are chirping very hard, constantly expressing their joy and loyalty to their masters. The image of a dog-legged person who will never betray is vividly displayed, which is different from the three-legged kick in the past.
What a stark contrast to laziness.
These spirit beast pills used for feeding are not actually real elixirs. Their only function is to help some talented beasts to strengthen their bodies and open their minds to a certain extent. As for its effect, it is still unknown.
Compared to the price of one low-grade spirit stone, which is 100 pieces per bottle, it is considered to be of high quality and low price.
The pair of cormorants he controlled were nourished by the spirit beast pills and were so strong that they could dive into the bottom of the lake to salvage fog stones. Of course, if they were extremely lucky, they could also catch another lake fish called "fog fish".
Jane, each one of this little guy with only the thickness of a finger can be exchanged for two low-grade spiritual stones, which is considered the most valuable treasure in Cormorant Lake. Unfortunately, the quantity is too rare and very slippery, and it has only been successful twice in a few years.
As an unqualified and half-baked practitioner, he actually has dozens of grass carps and herrings in the cabin of his small fishing boat. After being promoted to the first level of Qi training and receiving the baptism of spiritual power, he can be said to have clear ears and eyesight in manipulating corvettes.
During the interval between fishing, he easily caught a large number of fat fish with one fishing rod, and he became a famous fisherman on Cormorant Island. Every day, some fishmongers came here to buy them at high prices.
"La la la la, I am a little expert in fishing, come rain or shine, one day a better life will come, call it a day, go home" singing a high tune, easily maneuvering the fishing boat and embarking on the return journey.