The vast swamp is vast.

The large group of strange fish steadily explored towards the south, and as time went by, the number increased.

A small number of them lagged behind slowly. Their bodies were covered with wounds, including blunt force injuries, sharp weapon injuries, and some even had scattered metal fragments stuck in their plate armor.

In the battle with the Frog Clan patrol, the Ironhead Scout Brigade did not gain much advantage, and suffered only a few casualties.

The big frog with new weapons is unexpectedly ferocious.

Among the four pillars, Steelhead Fish, who had always been the first to fight, fell into a disadvantage, causing both sides to suffer losses.

With the plate armor on his head shattered into three pieces, Tie Xiong braced his dizzy head and carefully surveyed the terrain.

"Continue to go south. I remember that there is a canyon crack eighty miles ahead. Frog clan patrols often hang out in this area. The location of the anomaly is most likely there!"

…

The strange fish moves forward with great vigor.

Several senior officials from the Hebo Institute are having friendly talks with the Frog Clan and the Dragon Clan.

After drawing the ink formation, Liang Qu, who gained the benefit, bathed in the setting sun and faced Daze.

He put his arms on the railing of the boat and stared at the flying seabirds, while he was happily grabbing fried fish and rice.

After a few days out, he found that the cook on the ship was pretty good at cooking ordinary meals, but he was surprisingly good at cooking fish.

The head and tail of the fresh horn pomfret are shaved off, leaving only the thick meat in the middle.

The shaved fish bones are fried and grilled until they are caramelized and crispy, then simmered in a pot to stew the soup. The fish meat is slightly fried, and the oil overflows, then minced into minced meat, mixed with rice, and steamed with less water until it becomes hard.

Finally, pour the golden fish bone soup and cover it with a layer of fried crispy fish skin. The taste is extremely sweet!

Rice soaked in soup is not good for digestion and cannot keep it from being delicious.

The freezing level is limited, and the vegetables and meat stored in the ice cellar gradually become wilted. Only the fish is caught every day, which is fresh enough and even more delicious.

Bite half of the fish skin, and the other half is immersed in the soup, soaking up the fish juice, and the texture is chewy. Liang Qu takes a big mouthful to eat.

Wow!

Several sounds of water sounded.

Xu Yuelong, Wei Lin, and Zuo Heng emerged from the water one after another, grabbed the rope thrown from the boat and boarded the boat, gathering everyone.

Liang Qu cleaned the dishes in two or three mouths, put away the empty plates and came forward to join in the fun.

"It's done?"

"It's done!" Xu Yuelong unwrapped his bun, wrung out his hair, and tossed it back. "It's easier than expected. The dragon people basically obey the elders' orders and have no objections. It will take them a while to prepare the supplies. It just so happens that we, Lao Bing, didn't send any.

arrive."

"Where's the Frog Clan?"

"Similarly, the southern frogs are easier to talk to than expected. After all, their share is quite large, and it doesn't matter who they work with. The leader among them is a big frog with yellow skin and spots. I guess he is the peak of a great martial artist.

He is quite powerful. He says that he is a guerrilla general of the Frog Clan, and he may be only one step away from becoming a great demon. But for some reason, the weapons used by the Frog Clan are a bit strange...all are anchors."

Xu Yuelong paused and looked at Liang Qu.

Liang Qu scratched his head and pretended to be surprised: "Anchor?"

"The 'mountain-shaped anchor' you invented almost has a frog hand. It seems to have become their standard weapon like our Xuanshui Fork. It is made of any kind of material. Forget it, maybe the frog clan saw our anchor.

Find it novel and interesting."

Xu Yuelong changed the subject, "Zhongshi, go and call all our people over, distribute the signs one by one, and form a team after receiving the signs. Our mission is to patrol the east side of the north of the valley with the dragon people to stop the steelheads."

Vanguard."

"good!"

Ran Zhongshi turned around and left, picked up Dazhui and knocked on the cloud board.

Many sergeants and personnel gathered quickly.

"Come and collect your badge! Each person has one, and you must not lose it! If you lose it, you need three additional people to be your guarantee before you can board the ship. If any accident occurs, you will be held accountable! Do you understand?"

"clear!"

"Okay, line up to pick it up! One piece per person, no one is allowed to pick it up on behalf of you! You need to register your name!"

Liang Qu approached the master.

"Is this waistband taught by your mother to prevent ghosts?"

Yang Dongxiong nodded: "The production of spirit grain wood is not expensive, but the main reason is that it is rare and difficult to find, and it is difficult to imitate it in a short time just relying on the materials.

The Anti-Demon Division and the Three Law Divisions have a large number of people. Although they usually cooperate, the people under them rarely meet each other, and their mutual understanding is limited. It is easy for others to take advantage of them and use them as a badge to distinguish between ourselves and the enemy."

Liang Qu nodded.

Frogs and dragons do not need similar tokens, and it is difficult to change their race when they are disguised.

The men on the ten large ships are different, and there is no difference in appearance from the Ghost Mother Cult.

Liang Qu received a waist badge, with the number 1023 on the front and a few decorations, but nothing else.

Children of other families are treated the same.

Distribution completed.

"Okay!" Ran Zhongshi stood on the high platform, stretched out a palm and clenched it into a fist, "Now according to the first number on the waist plate, everyone will gather on the corresponding big ship! This ship is the No. 1 ship, and the following ones are the No. 2 ship.

Three, four, five..."

The crowd was noisy and looked like headless flies at first, but soon arrived on the corresponding boat as requested.

Stand still.

Liang Qu looked around.

There were only colleagues from the Hebo Institute on both sides, and the leader was Xu Yuelong. I didn’t see my master or any of my senior brothers or sisters.

"Two patrol teams! Odd numbers are positive, even numbers are deputy, follow and move forward!"

Two teams?

Liang Qu turned around.

Waterbirds soared low, and the setting sun spread across the sky.

A layer of gloomy crimson flows on the deck, and long oblique shadows sway and overlap.

Xu Zishuai, who was on the second boat, jumped onto the railing and waved to him. Lu Gang nodded slightly. Hu Qi looked at his waistband, chatted with Chang Song and others, noticed Liang Qu's gaze, and raised his hands with several senior brothers.

Liang Qu grinned.

Hey!

Together again.

Regarding the mountain ghost issue, I haven't done much action with my senior brothers.

Waterbirds shuttled between the masts and flew towards the undulating swamp.

"Take all the life-saving things."

Ran Zhongshi carried the medicine bucket and walked across the deck to distribute the elixirs.

"Three bottles per person, Healing Pill, Qi Recovery Pill and Water Avoidance Pill. Read the names clearly. Don't take the wrong ones at the critical moment. If you want more, pay for it yourself. If you have special needs, tell me."

Every collective action involves a huge expenditure on logistics.

I earned 500,000 taels from selling ice, so I guess I have to fill in a little bit of it.

Liang Qu held the medicine bottle with his hand and put the elixirs into the self-prepared braces one by one.

A tense and solemn atmosphere filled the air silently.

Ran Zhongshi jumped on the mast and shouted loudly.

"Martial artists of Benma and below should stay on the boat as much as possible, avoid going into the water as much as possible, and obey the command. You can use the boat crossbow to carry out auxiliary attacks.

Be sure to get into the water. Take a water repellent pill first, which can help you extend your underwater activity. It will be safe until it completely melts.

When we meet Beiyu, we mainly focus on injuring the enemy. If we can fight, we will fight. If we can't fight, we will run away. We call people or frogs, but don't go up. Even if you kill the fish, you won't get any military merit!

So don’t think about fighting desperately, save your physical strength and strength! Try to control the intensity of the fight, and take an extra breath at the critical moment to save your life!"

After Ran Zhongshi finished speaking, Xu Yuelong jumped out to take over.

"I emphasize again that the purpose of our coming here is to join forces with the dragon people and the frog people to force Beiyu to be unable to compete for the vision and inspiration!

Therefore, the siege cannot be broken. We only need to weaken it without destroying it! We can't destroy it with our small manpower. If we do, we will have to pay a heavy price. It is not worth it! It will also attract the big demon to take action! Then the situation will be complicated!"

Most people's response is fair, but there is laziness in the family, so the response is sparse.

Ran Zhongshi and Xu Yuelong ignored it. Anyway, they mixed together and acted in unison. After a few words of explanation, ten large ships set off to cooperate with the finless porpoises to approach the east of the valley.

Night falls.

The boat was quiet and dark.
To be continued...