Chapter 74 Water Ghost: Is having money a big deal?
Water ghosts look like corpses picked up from the bottom of a pond. Mucus and mud ooze from the pores on their bodies, emitting a rotten and sour smell. Humans often mistakenly believe that water ghosts are born from lost travelers who fell into the mire, children who swam too far from the shore, or drunken farmers who fell into the swamp and drowned.
Of course this is not the case. Like most monster rumors, humans' understanding of water ghosts is completely wrong.
Most of human beings' understanding of the world is wrong, but they don't realize it.
Today, the water ghosts seem to have realized their wrong understanding of the world.
They always thought that food was fished from the water, dug from the ground, and taken out of the two-legged beasts on the road.
And today, food - fell from the sky!
With two "bang" and "bang" sounds, the two sheep bleating in mid-air stopped making all sounds and fell into a large puddle of meat at the bottom of the valley.
The water ghosts who were having fun on the river bank became even happier when they saw this. They swarmed in like piranhas that smelled the fishy smell, feasting on the meat on the ground without warning. From time to time, there were also fish diving deep in the river. Several water ghosts surfaced to join the feast.
Thank you for the gift of nature!
Lan En and his party were lying on the cliff directly above these water ghosts. It was the sheep they threw down.
With this kind of viewing distance, a normal person can only see small blue-green things about the size of a finger rushing into a pile of red things, and then dyeing themselves red.
With the help of magic props, Lann and Geralt could clearly see the water ghosts devouring flesh and blood, gnawing on sheep horns, and even devouring wool.
If there are evil spirits like "starving ghosts" in this world, each one of the following will have to change in the future.
Lan looked away and covered his mouth. He had just seen a few water ghosts grabbing an unprocessed large intestine and eating it deliciously.
Geralt poured a bottle of potion into his mouth, looked at it for a while, and then said to Lan with half-black pupils and eye sockets: "Most of the water ghosts lurking in the water have come out, but they are still there. Many of them have not come out. This way we still can't dive in and explore the ruins."
Lann drank some water to suppress his nausea: "But at least it shows that this method is effective, right?"
Geralt nodded.
"Okay, let's set up camp here today. We may have to stay for a few days." Lann turned around and ordered, taking another sip of water. "Besides, there is no need to prepare my lunch today." The soldiers had already prepared their lunch before they came out
. He was prepared for a protracted war and had already brought camping tools with him.
People like witchers and druids who are used to sleeping in the open air have no problem with camping.
A group of people gathered around the campfire to maintain their equipment and rest their minds. Swader took over House's job to feed Black Wind, but Black Wind seemed to want to come over and let Lan feed him.
Geralt seemed to have something to talk to the druid, and it happened that the druid was very interested in Mossak.
Lann thought this person was a fan or something. At this point in time, Mossack already had fans among the druids.
The day passes quickly.
On the second day, Lan and his party threw three sheep from the cliff. The water ghosts seem to have their own communication system. The water ghosts who had a feast yesterday spread the news of the feast, so today all the water ghosts from the bottom of the river came out.
They are dancing around the red sand with bloody faces: the gifts of nature have increased!
They were densely packed like a swarm of ants, making everyone on the cliff feel numb.
The druid was sitting on the cliff to relax, and he had to transport all the cattle, sheep and livestock from distant villages. He sighed helplessly: "This is my first time to open a portal to do this kind of thing."
Lan asked with some worry: "Are you... going to do something like us using cattle and sheep as bait or killing water ghosts? Are you disgusted? Do you think they are too pitiful? If you don't want to get involved, I can understand."
The druid glanced at Lann strangely: "When did the world's misunderstanding of us druids get worse again? Not yet It is said that the sacrifices were domestic animals raised by humans, and the water ghosts killed were alien species transmitted by mages. Our behavior is completely in line with the teachings of nature. Even the most extreme kind of druid is just obsessed with
those They are just monsters that are about to become extinct, and water ghosts are just too—"
A look of disgust appeared on the druid's face.
Lane nodded thoughtfully.
On the third day, four cows were thrown down today.
The herdsman selling cattle and sheep at the house the druid visited was beaming.
Today's situation is very special. Before Lan En and the others could throw the bait down, the water ghosts in the river gathered at the bottom of the valley at the same time in advance, singing and dancing around the red land soaked in blood yesterday, waiting for food to fall from the sky.
In a sense, this is also a kind of wisdom.
Lan put down the crystal bird skull and handed it to Geralt who was standing aside: "All come out?"
Geralt squinted his eyes through the skull's eyes to observe the shadows in the river, and affirmed: "All came out."
Lan nodded. Head, almost done.
On the fourth day, no cattle or sheep were thrown down.
The water ghosts danced under the valley for a whole day. They were confused and hungry for a whole day.
The plan was successful, but Lan was a little confused. He asked Geralt: "These water ghosts...won't they hunt by themselves? If we don't throw them away, they will really do this for a day."
Geralt After a moment of silence, he said: "It may take two more days of starvation to react. To be honest, this is the first time I have seen such stupid water ghosts." The
druid on the side added: "They are probably raised underground by warlocks. They live in rivers or other places where there is plenty of food. They have reproduced for several generations or even more than ten generations. They have no knowledge of the outside world at all. It is normal to be stupid." The water ghosts were starved for a day, so stupid that
most people would feel guilty. .
Fortunately, Lann is not an ordinary person.
On the fifth day, Lan and his party bought four cows and three sheep.
They first roasted one of the cows and ate it to fill their bellies.
Then they disemboweled the other animals and took out their internal organs, just like stuffing spices into the bellies of roasted cows and lambs. They stuffed a large amount of leaves and hay into the bodies of these livestock as buffers, almost killing all the livestock. Stuffed to the brim.
Then, they took out the alchemy backpack straps and took out [Dragon Dream] and [Dancing Star].
As a result, six cattle and sheep livestock turned into six flesh and blood bombs.
Lann dispersed the team, leaving only two people on the cliff to throw cattle and sheep down. The others slowly walked down the valley and hid in the bushes on both sides.
If any water ghosts run into the river for a while, they will come out to stop them and annihilate them, making sure not to leave any one behind.
(End of chapter)