The dry and cold autumn weather made every ray of sunlight seem so precious and warm.
On the sparkling surface of the lake, Zhu Minglang stood at the edge of a wooden bridge that extended to the middle of the lake with a serious expression. He looked at the swift blue fish demons in the water and then at the little crocodile dragon that was lying at the side, so tired that it was about to flip over.
"Da da da da ~ ~ ~"
A group of grouper demons quickly swung their tails, splashing water around the small crocodile dragon, full of mockery.
'These damned fish demons …'
They were very fast, and far more agile than the wild groupers by the lake. There were clearly many of them, and they were close by, but for some reason, every time the small crocodile dragon pounced, they dodged with perfect coordination, and the small crocodile dragon missed.
They advanced bravely for an entire afternoon, but didn't catch a single fish demon. No wonder no one accepted the mission. It was much more difficult than it looked!
"Don't be discouraged, don't be discouraged. It's just that our method isn't right. I'll study these fish demons later, and we'll fight again tomorrow!" Zhu Minglang comforted the small crocodile dragon.
The small crocodile dragon hung its head dejectedly. It probably didn't expect it to be so useless that even these fish demons could mock it.
If that was the case, when would it be able to stand shoulder to shoulder with the waterfall flood dragon?
… …
At night, Zhu Minglang locked the door and headed to the Dragon Storage Palace.
The small creatures in the Dragon Storage Palace actually had some extraordinary attributes that were slightly different from wild beasts. In addition, most of them had just hatched or were still in their infancy, making them easy to tame and cultivate. They were the best choice for most people who wanted to become dragon sheds.
However, even after some selection, the chances of them turning into dragons were very small.
As the small creatures in the Dragon Storage Palace gradually grew up, and no one was willing to take them away, they would most likely be set free.
Tonight, Zhu Minglang was helping Old Mister He set free some of the overly large, destructive, and invasive small creatures. He couldn't possibly let them stay here for free for the rest of their lives, right?
After busying himself for the entire first half of the night, Zhu Minglang realized that setting the creatures free was not an easy task. After all, most of the creatures that were set free were aggressive. They had hurt and killed other small creatures in the Dragon Storage Palace …
"You can go back after the sun rises. There's a resonating bell over there. If it's not an outbreak of a group of young spirits breaking out of the prison, don't ring it. The elderly's sleep is very important. If they're disturbed once, they might not be able to sleep well for a month. The meat silkworms you want are at the back of the hall. Take as many as they send here. There are no young spirits to eat these things. I don't know who sent these inferior insects to make up for food. "Old Master He ordered Zhu Minglang.
"Okay, you can go back and have a rest." Zhu Minglang nodded.
"When I leave, I will bring back as many as I bring back. Not a single one can be missing," Old Master He said.
"Don't worry, even if I'm not here, none of the little ones will be missing," Zhu Minglang said.
… …
According to Old Master He's instructions, he had to patrol once every hour to prevent creatures with the hobby of "weasels" from stealing the young spirit eggs. Zhu Minglang was afraid of accidents, so he patrolled more diligently.
After looking around, Zhu Minglang unexpectedly found a pond. There was a group of Spotted Blue Fish young inside.
The academy was too perfunctory. They caught a few Spotted Blue Fish young from the lake to make up the numbers!
These Spotted Blue Fish young spirits were slightly different. The markings on their bodies were brighter, and they already had long fish whiskers when they were still very young.
"I see. When they form a group, they use the movement of their whiskers to inform their companions that there's an enemy attack. This way, the other Spotted Blue Fish demons can avoid the attack of the young crocodiles in advance! "After observing for a while, Zhu Minglang came to a realization.
"But purely in terms of speed, the Spotted Blue Fish demons are much faster. Little Blackfang has to train in the waterfall vortex. On one hand, it can get used to the resistance of the water, and on the other, it can increase its speed!"
… …
The next afternoon, Zhu Minglang was not in a hurry to let the little crocodile dragon and the grouper demon have a battle of wits. Instead, he went to the waterfall whirlpool that had sucked them in.
After two days of feeding, the young crocodiles had grown to around one meter two. Its physique was obviously a lot stronger than before.
The vortex of the waterfall was able to temper its physique with a strong resistance and suction force. It was an excellent way to train its physique.
"Today's goal is to not be swept away …"
For safety's sake, Zhu Minglang found a long rope and tied it around the young crocodiles' body. If the young crocodiles could not hold on any longer, they could rely on the rope to relieve themselves.
The young crocodiles did not disappoint. It lingered around the waterfall for the entire afternoon, yet it was not swept away by the strong current. Its black crocodile skin had grown a lot sturdier due to the training.
On the third day, Zhu Minglang still did not bring the young crocodiles to hunt for the Spotted Blue Fish demons.
The young crocodiles seemed to have grown even bigger after eating a basket full of food. Zhu Minglang increased the difficulty of today's training. Not only did he ask the young crocodiles not to be swept away by the waterfall, he also asked it to swim against the current and get rid of the dark vortex as quickly as possible.
"Very good, you've completed your mission for today. You don't need the safety rope anymore. Eat more tomorrow morning. We'll try to bite and attack the strong resistance of the waterfall! "
After another night of guarding, Zhu Minglang obtained two baskets of meat silkworms.
However, the young crocodiles had grown to one and a half meters in just a few days. It would not take long for its body to reach the height of an adult. Its appetite had also increased from one basket to two!
Zhu Minglang began to have a headache.
His temporary job was probably not enough to feed the young crocodiles. He had to find more work.
…
On the seventh day, the young crocodiles finally finished biting and attacking the strong current. Zhu Minglang and the young crocodile spirit once again showed up at the bridge on the lake in high spirits.
The water was clear. The Spotted Blue Fish demons were indeed overflowing. They were not even near the Submerged Water Rocks. They were constantly waving their tails and whiskers above the water.
"Attack!"
Zhu Minglang pointed with his big hand, as though he was commanding an army of thousands.
The little crocodile spirit dove into the lake and bit down on a fat blue fish demon at three times the speed it usually did.
The fish demon was given a fright. It quickly dodged the attack in a panic.
At the same time, the other fish demons reacted too. They spread out like ripples before the young crocodiles could get any closer.
The young crocodiles were a lot stronger than before. However, chasing after the fish demons was like chasing after their own shadows. They would always back away when they were about to touch the fish demons!
"Black Fang, scatter them and chase after the one that's alone!" Zhu Minglang yelled.
The young crocodile spirit immediately changed its attack pattern after hearing the order. It no longer bit the fish demons directly. Instead, it used its body to scatter the ripples formed by the fish demons, causing some of them to panic.
As expected, a young fish demon showed an opening. It was scattered and isolated from the rest of the fish demons. Without the whiskers of the other fish demons to guide them, they swam around in a daze.
"Roar!"
The young crocodile spirit swooped in and bit the panicking fish demon!
Its black teeth clamped tightly onto the smooth fish demon. The little Crocodile Dragon leaped out of the water excitedly and flung its trophy high above the water surface, showing off its hunting results to Zhu Minglang who was still on the bridge!
"Haha, we did it!" Zhu Minglang was overjoyed.
Even though he had slaughtered Ancient Monsters and Giant Demons in the past, for some reason, killing a small fish demon made him even more excited.
Perhaps this was the change he felt.
After a long period of darkness, a glimmer of light was enough to ignite hope.
At the same time, when a person's heart was filled with anticipation, even if it was just a little change, they could not help but feel excited.
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