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The pincers of the red krill were as hard as metal, which had advantages that metal couldn't replace. Metal could only be enhanced by magic after being mixed with special substances. The shells of these beasts were natural magic materials.
The thorns on the head of the red krill were the hardest shells, which could be used to make armor. Although the area was a little small, considering the number of hunts this time, Salin was overjoyed.
"Nelis, decompose them." Salin pointed at the prey on the table.
Nelis nodded, drew out her dagger, and decomposed the bodies of the red krill. Her movements were smooth and skillful. It didn't seem like it was the first time she had encountered this kind of thing. It was as if she had done it thousands of times.
Nelis removed the shell on the back of the red krill and took out a magic core of rules from its head. The magic core was red and of good quality. It could be sold for more than 600 gold coins in a shop.
Nelis cut off another piece of krill meat, put it in her mouth, and chewed.
"Master, this tastes good. It's much more nutritious than beef."
"Oh?" Salin put another piece of krill meat in his mouth. "Not bad indeed. We're rich," Salin said delightedly. Not every red krill had a magic core. Even if they did, the quality couldn't be guaranteed. However, the krill meat and thorns were worth the risk of leaving the city. They couldn't buy a lot of food at one time, since most of the food was controlled by the local nobles. Now that they had this kind of krill, Salin could solve the problem of food. At least until Rex came back, they wouldn't have to starve with this.
"Let's get to work first. The speed of the ship is about five kilometers. It will take more than two days to move to the next destination. We can't go up for now." As Salin spoke, he took out dozens of red krill from the dimensional stone. The kitchen was immediately filled with a strong fishy smell.
This batch of red krill was unlucky to have encountered the weird Banchagana. Otherwise, half of them wouldn't have been killed.
They simply sat on the ground and began to decompose the bodies of the red krill one by one. If it were someone else, they wouldn't be able to do it with such a small number of people. Salin's group might not be considered the best in the continent, but they all had extremely unique methods.
There was no need to mention Nelis. A shrimp, including the magic core, could be done in ten seconds at most. Shika was a little slower, but her boomerang was unusually sharp. She stabbed it into the hard shell at the back of the red krill's head and rotated it gently, breaking the krill into pieces. Zola also picked up a dagger and easily dissected his prey.
The special ones were Salin and Ainphent. These two Magicians were not slow either.
Salin released green water from the calabash and controlled it with his spiritual power. He could dissect two red krill at the same time. Ainphent was even more amazing. He spat out undead flames and summoned the undead plant. Then, he asked his summoned creature to release a very low-level necromancy spell – Corpse Disintegration.
According to the concept of Elemental Mages, this Necromancy Spell could only be considered a Level-0 Spell. However, with the Undead Plant's immense power, this Level-0 Spell could be cast continuously.
The five of them were not much slower than anyone else, and so they began to compete with each other.
Since both of Salin's hands were free, he divided the decomposed red krill into three types and put them into different dimensional stones. Once the red krill was dissected, the meat would not go bad in the dimensional stone, and the magic core would not degenerate.
The quality of this group of red krill was quite good. About ten to twelve of them would have a magic core of good quality. However, most of the red krill had not grown a magic core yet. Salin noticed that the red krill without a magic core did not have good spikes and shells.
This was not a big deal. Anyway, there was a large number of red krill. Even the shells that were not good enough could be sold for a few gold coins.
The five of them moved faster and faster as their proficiency increased. The most depressed one was Zola. He thought that with his experience in dissecting magic beasts, he would be the fastest one. However, the other four all seemed to be unusually relaxed.
After four hours, Zola finally collapsed. He put down the dagger in his hand and said, "Let's take a break."
Except for Shika, no one listened to him. Shika was hungry. She untied a small leather bag from her waist and took out some seasoning. She cut out a pile of crayfish meat and dipped it in the sauce.
Ainphent was wholeheartedly releasing necromancy magic. He had used up about half of his spiritual power, but as long as he had magic cores, he would quickly recover.
Neris watched Salin. If Salin didn't stop, she wouldn't stop.
Salin was immersed in a wonderful feeling. He was getting more and more familiar with the aquamarine stream of water, and it was no longer stiff. It felt as if the stream itself was an intelligent life. Salin only needed to think about it slightly, and the stream would complete a series of tasks.
Previously, Salin rarely thought of using the Water Slash spell after encountering strong enemies. The gourd was almost unused. He had made some progress with his Crystal Finger. Now that he released the water from the gourd, he found that there was a subtle change in the stream.
That was compatibility, complete compatibility. No wonder things like fusion were said to be extremely valuable. Salin even regretted it. If he had refined the water element in the gourd into a water puppet, the puppet would have grown with him. Although the stream had grown, its attack power was limited. When encountering a strong enemy, the speed of the stream would become a fatal flaw.
Although the Crystal Finger was powerful, like a magic cannon in human form, Salin's magic string would be exhausted after two uses. It was very dangerous to use such a skill in battle.
Fortunately, no matter how he used the stream in the gourd, it would not exhaust Salin's magic string. His spiritual power was abundant, so he did not have to worry about time when using the stream in battle.
This was Salin's greatest comfort. As a Magician, everyone had a common problem, and that was magic string. Once the magic string was used up, a Magician would lose the ability to fight like a normal person. Although this stream of water was not a powerful piece of equipment, its endurance in battle surpassed that of a Swordsman.
Salin only stopped when Neris came down to tell Salin to eat. The stream of water slipped away and went back into the gourd.
Ainphent was so tired that he leaned against the wall and complained, "Salin, your spiritual power is too strong. Did you hide your level?"
He had wanted to rely on his unique Undead Summon to win against Salin, but he still lost. His movements were almost as fast as Salin's, but Salin's endurance was stronger.
Zola was speechless. He could see that the equipment Salin had was the nemesis of a Swordsman. As a Magician, even if a Swordsman got close to him, Salin would not be in too much danger. The speed of the stream of water cutting was slow, but that was against instantaneous magic. Salin already had an absolute advantage against those below the level of a Sword Saint.
No, I have to become stronger, or else … or else in the eyes of a beauty, a Sword Saint like me would be useless. Zola thought angrily.
Salin and the others worked continuously for nine hours and dealt with more than twenty thousand red krill, which was about one-fifth of the total. These twenty thousand red krill provided Salin with more than one thousand and eight hundred Level Four Monster Cores. This was already a satisfactory harvest.
Looking at the magic clock, it was time for dinner. Salin left two red krill for Zola to cook.
"Bing, how's it going?" Salin contacted the Winged Skeleton.
"Master, we avoided two groups of troublesome fellows. I suggest we continue to advance at this depth. The further north we go, the more dangerous it seems."
"Okay, don't worry. Watch the magic compass." Salin communicated with the Winged Skeleton in his mind. Suddenly, he felt very awkward. Did the Winged Skeletons know that he was with Shika recently?
"Master, I will not peep. As a Revenant, I have no interest in such things." The Winged Skeleton's voice came out. Salin had a strange expression and looked at Shika.
Helene was also peeping at Salin. Seeing that Salin only knew how to look at the Caucasian woman, she felt depressed. She said, "Salin, with this ship, it's actually more convenient. We can consider hunting a giant bear."
"Giant bear? You mean Pale Earth? "
"Yes, that's what it's called in the Magical Beast Encyclopedia. It's actually not a bear."
"It's a Level Nine creature. It's hard to deal with." Salin shook his head. Banchagana's strength was close to Level Eight, but Pale Earth was definitely at the peak of Level Nine. It might be easier to deal with than a dragon, but Salin didn't forget the situation when he encountered Tiago's dragon. A dragon that was seriously injured and on the verge of death almost killed everyone.
Helene smiled and said, "Giant bears aren't very intelligent. If I had more time, I would have a way to deal with them. Our ship can reach a speed of more than seventy kilometers underwater. Although that giant bear can swim, its speed is only about forty kilometers. If we can't beat it, we can escape. "
Helene wasn't lying. Every time she came, she would hunt red krill first. That was because this kind of magical beast was the easiest to deal with. It could ensure that the money she invested each time wouldn't go to waste. However, there was a serious problem when hunting red krill. She had to avoid the powerful magical beasts that fed on them. In the periphery of the Frozen Sea, she spent most of her time playing hide-and-seek with those magical beasts. With the magic compass, she could avoid them in advance.
Sometimes, when the magic potion had already been mixed in the seawater, she could cast a net. However, when she encountered magical beasts, she had to escape. That was the reason why her hunting cost was so high. However, Salin didn't need to waste it this time. Banchagana's action had already given the hunt a perfect start. Even if they didn't encounter any good targets later on, they wouldn't be too disappointed.
"No, Pale Earth will mutate. It can release the strongest Level Nine Water Spell with an extremely long range. We don't need to take the risk."
Salin rejected Helene's suggestion. Although the value of a Level Nine Magic Core couldn't be measured with gold coins, one had to be alive to enjoy it. He was different from before. He didn't need to risk his life for these things anymore.
"Listen to my suggestion first." Helene looked at Salin coquettishly.
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