stonecrandall Chapter 106 Stinky Fish
Chapter 106 Stinky Fish
Chapter 106 Stinky Fish
Upon hearing this, everyone became somewhat nervous, thinking it was some kind of very strong sea monster.
Su Jin frowned as well, and hurriedly asked, "How so? Are they very strong? Or do they have some kind of troublesome methods?"
Shen Ruying shook her head, smiled, and said, "Not strong at all. On the contrary, this kind of sea beast is quite peculiar."
"In their juvenile stage, they climb ashore to avoid predators in the deep sea and look like giant salamanders. After they grow up and enter the water, their limbs will gradually atrophy and degenerate into normal fish fins."
"Oh, by the way, they don't like to eat meat. Instead, they love to gnaw on minerals near geothermal fissures, especially black coal."
"Not eating meat?" Li Yuanyuan's eyes lit up upon hearing this. "Then isn't it dangerous at all?"
Shen Ruying shook her head with a wry smile: "Not eating meat doesn't mean you don't have a temper. After digesting coal in its body, this kind of fish will filter out a large amount of sulfur and store it in its venom sac."
"Their only attack method is rather—well, unique. When they encounter danger, they will turn around, stick out their rear ends, and fart at the enemy, spewing out concentrated sulfurous poison mist."
As she spoke, even the young woman herself showed a hint of disgust.
"The smoke not only stings the eyes, but it is also highly corrosive. If you are hit head-on, it will knock your opponent unconscious and corrode their skin."
"In the sea, they use this fart escape technique to save their lives, which is why they are nicknamed 'Stinky Fart Fish' in the encyclopedia."
After listening to Shen Ruying's introduction, a brief silence fell on the deck.
Su Jin's lips twitched as he looked at the beach teeming with black salamanders, but then a thought struck him, and he said, "Storing sulfur inside their bodies—isn't that just like mobile sulfur packs?"
His eyes narrowed. Although the attack method was disgusting, wasn't this exactly the gunpowder raw material they desperately needed?
Just then, a series of muffled splashing sounds came from the beach.
It turned out that two four-legged fish were fighting over a chunk of coal.
One of them was a little slower and the other snatched the coal away first. It was so angry that it immediately whipped its tail, turned around, stuck out its rear end, and with a "poof," a cloud of yellowish-green smoke instantly exploded.
The scene was a double shock to both the eyes and the nose. Even from dozens of meters away, everyone seemed to smell a strong stench of rotten eggs.
"Ugh—" Shen Qiaoqiao gagged, covering her nose and backing away. "Uncle, are we really going to steal this sulfur? I think this is even more dangerous than fighting those razor clams!"
Su Jin's face darkened, but as he looked at the smoldering yellow mist, a fierce glint appeared in his eyes: "What are you afraid of! So what if it smells a bit? This is free sulfur, we don't even have to dig it up ourselves!"
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"We have long-range capabilities, so we can just use the same method we used to deal with the razor clam demons!"
"This isn't just a stinky fish, it's practically a freebie!"
Su Jin slapped his thigh, his previous look of disdain vanished instantly, replaced by a hungry wolf-like gaze.
He immediately ran to position number two of the crossbows, skillfully adjusted the angle, and shouted, "Ruying, you three are still in a group, let's continue being the fishing masters!"
"Qiaoqiao, it's perfect that you're here to help too."
He didn't even spare young girls; once they woke up, they had to work.
Upon hearing this, Shen Qiaoqiao's face immediately fell.
Although she complained about feeling disgusted, her actions betrayed her true feelings. In order to enter the era of firearms as soon as possible, she worked harder than anyone else.
However, all she could do was assist, ready to handle the spoils that Su Jin and his group had captured at any time.
"Uncle, are we really going to do this? What if we puncture their anal sacs? Wouldn't that cause a stench of farts?" Shen Qiaoqiao looked at the yellowish-green smoke covering the ground with a worried expression.
Before Su Jin could speak, Shen Ruying hurriedly reminded him, "Brother Su, you absolutely mustn't let them fart!"
"That sulfurous fumes are actually concentrated sulfur essence from their bodies. Once they are sprayed out, they not only pollute the environment, but the sulfur in the fish's body also loses much of its value."
"Got it! You mean we have to kill them with one blow when they're holding back their farts, right?" Su Jin chuckled; this was something he was best at.
He took a deep breath and aimed at a giant, smelly fish on the beach that was sticking its butt out and trembling with urgency.
That guy had obviously just eaten a large chunk of coal and was in the critical stage of digestion; his abdomen was swollen like a balloon, and he looked like he was about to burst.
"Stop it now!"
Su Jin suddenly pulled the trigger, and the harpoon bolt pierced the sky, going straight through the eye socket of the four-legged fish.
The powerful inertia propelled its massive body rapidly backward, slamming it hard into the rocks behind it.
The fish didn't even utter a sound, and the poisonous smoke it was about to spew out was abruptly stopped.
"Great arrow!" Li Yuanyuan couldn't help but clap and cheer.
"That was a good compliment, but don't do it again next time," Su Jin casually remarked, then turned to Shen Ruying and said, "Don't just stand there watching, get to work!"
However, because he fired the first shot, the other four-legged fish were caught off guard and scattered in panic.
Some of them were rather dull, and one even farted on the spot, making Su Jin not want to pay any attention to them, which saved his life.
On the contrary, those who were more cautious suffered, being caught and beaten by Su Jin, Shen Ruying, and others.
What followed was a bizarrely comical scene, tinged with a touch of excitement.
Su Jin stood on the deck, instantly transforming into a ruthless sniper.
Whenever he sees a four-legged fish trying to flick its tail, turn around, or stick out its rear end, he will accurately fire a harpoon bolt.
"Wait! That one! Look at that one! It's about to be released!" Shen Qiaoqiao shouted, pointing to the left front.
"I saw it! Kid, hold it in!" Su Jin cursed, his fingers twitching slightly, and the iron arrow arrived instantly.
The four-legged fish had just raised its rear end and hadn't even had a chance to exert any force when an arrow pierced through the back of its head.
The fish slumped to the ground like a deflated balloon, ultimately failing to release its loud fart.
"Hey you guys, have some public decency! Stop talking nonsense! That's all my sulfur!"
While operating the crossbow, Su Jin was also exchanging insults with a group of fish across the sea, which was dozens of meters away.
If outsiders saw this scene, they would definitely think the captain had gone mad.
But as the bulging "sulfur bags" were dragged back to the deck by ropes, the girls stopped caring about the smell.
Lin Xuan's eyes gleamed as she looked at the pile of black fish carcasses on the deck; these were all genuine raw materials for gunpowder.
"Brother Su, today was absolutely amazing! With your accuracy, it's like we're picking up money off the beach!" Li Yuanyuan looked at her bounty and a satisfied smile appeared on her face.
Su Jin was extremely pleased with the praise, and the ship full of spoils was also a source of great pleasure. Now, with this double dose of pleasure, he was practically bursting with joy.
He proudly raised his chin: "This is nothing. The real thrill will come when we set up the cannons!"
"Now, keep hitting them!"