I am Master Maoshan

Chapter 2031 River Beast
Liu Jun seemed to see through his thoughts and explained with a smile: "Senior Sabella's understanding of the Great Trench should be better than anyone present here. This matter is very important. We must find the exact location of the eye of the sea. So I think Senior Sabella's experience and knowledge are crucial to us. He can go with us."

The Sea Beast King listened to it with a frown on his face. He obviously felt uncomfortable with the decision to let Sabella go to the sea trench. However, when he saw Liu Jun's determined eyes, he couldn't help but waver a little. After all, as the Holy Son of the Skyfire Divine Realm and the benefactor of the Sea Beast Clan, Liu Jun's opinion had a lot of weight here that could not be ignored.

After hesitating for a moment, the Sea Beast King finally nodded and said, "Okay, let's settle it."

Although there was still a hint of hesitation in his tone, he had obviously made a decision. He knew that since Liu Jun had already expressed his position, it would be useless for him to refute it.

"Then let's set off tomorrow morning?" Liu Jun asked.

"Okay." The eldest prince nodded slightly, with a hint of anticipation in his eyes.

"Okay, I'll go back and prepare." Sabella also said.

"Then let's end today's banquet here." The Sea Beast King raised the wine glass in his hand and glanced at everyone present. "Let us raise our glasses to toast His Royal Highness the Son's triumphant return. May this be safe and smooth, and may the glory and brilliance of our Sea Beast Clan shine on him forever."

The others also stood up and raised their wine glasses along with the Sea Beast King. Their faces were filled with determination, as if at this moment, all the strength had gathered together to pray for the victory of His Royal Highness the Son of God.

After drinking it all, the banquet ended, and the rest of the people left the banquet hall and returned to their respective residences. However, Liu Jun did not choose to go back to rest. After all, he was pulled here to eat right after waking up. If he went back to sleep after eating, wouldn't he be like a pig?

He was invited by the eldest prince, and he was dragged through the prosperous palace and came to the dungeon of the sea beasts. It was dark and damp here, and the air was filled with a depressing atmosphere. There were some prisoners of the sea beasts in the dungeon. They were imprisoned here because they violated the rules of the tribe or because of conflicts with other races. In addition, there were some river beasts that were captured by the sea beasts for research. They were locked in iron cages, and their eyes were full of fear and helplessness.

"Do you think this thing looks good?" Liu Jun stood outside a dark and damp cell, looking at the creature inside with shock on his face, with a hint of disbelief in his tone.

This is a water prison, where a group of river beasts are imprisoned. Their limbs are strong and powerful, and their tails are like huge oars, gently swinging in the water, making a gurgling sound. Their heads are in a strange triangle shape, and their eyes are shining with a dark green light, which makes them look very ferocious. Their bodies are covered with hard scales, which gleam with a cold luster under the dim light.

"Yes, it's so beautiful!" The eldest prince stood beside Liu Jun and answered as a matter of course.

His face was filled with a smile of satisfaction and pride, as if these river beasts were his most proud collection.

Liu Jun was silent, shook his head helplessly, and thought to himself: This cultural difference is indeed quite big! At least in this aspect of aesthetics, there is a big gap between them. In his opinion, the appearance of these river beasts is too strange and weird, and it does not meet his aesthetic standards at all. To be honest, from his aesthetic point of view, these river beasts look no better than the aliens, and even make him a little creepy.

However, Liu Jun did not express his thoughts directly. After all, the eldest prince was so proud that he was still embarrassed to say anything.

"Okay, if you think it looks good, then it looks good. Can you make one for me to study?" Liu Jun asked.

"Of course!" The eldest prince was overjoyed when he heard this. He waved his hand readily, signaling his subordinates to handle the matter.

Several guards immediately understood, and they quickly stepped forward and opened the iron door of the cage. One of the guards jumped into the cell nimbly, grabbed the tail of one of the river beasts, and dragged it out. The river beast let out a terrified roar and struggled desperately, but was eventually firmly controlled by the guards.

Liu Jun looked at this scene and couldn't help but sigh in his heart: Although these river beasts look strange, they only look fierce and intimidating.

The guard who had just jumped into the cold river to catch the river beast was not very strong, and his strength was not outstanding among the guards. However, he was able to subdue the river beast with his bare hands, which made Liu Jun secretly amazed. From the guard's relaxed posture, it was not difficult to see that the strength of the river beast was indeed limited.

"The attack methods of these river beasts are pitifully monotonous, and their intelligence is like that of uncivilized beasts, far inferior to those slightly smarter fish." The eldest prince introduced them with a bit of disdain in his tone, "Their only advantage is probably their rock-hard scales."

Liu Jun nodded slightly upon hearing this, his eyes flashing with curiosity and inquiry. He slowly walked to the river beast that was caught by the guards, carefully stretched out his hand, and gently placed it on the scaly body of the river beast. As he slowly injected his spiritual power, he began to carefully explore the body structure of the river beast.

"This thing... actually has three hearts?" As soon as Liu Jun finished his investigation, he couldn't help but exclaimed, his face full of disbelief.

"Yes, it does have three hearts." The eldest prince nodded, his expression becoming serious. "This is also the reason why we suffered great losses in previous battles with these river beasts. As long as one of their three hearts remains intact, they are almost immortal, and their vitality is incredibly tenacious."

When Liu Jun heard this, a hint of understanding flashed in his eyes. He then gently patted the scales of the river beast, feeling its indestructible texture, and had an idea in his mind.

"I understand. The characteristics of this thing are its amazing defense and extremely tenacious vitality. If we want to deal with them, I'm afraid we have to study them carefully." Liu Jun thought for a while and said.

"In fact, I think it would be best to research some other living creatures to deal with these river beasts. It will last longer than poisoning them." The eldest prince suggested. Liu Jun frowned and muttered, "Living creatures?" These two words echoed in his mind, as if they touched a string of memory. He fell into deep thought, and scenes of the past flashed through his mind.

He remembered that when he was in the human world, he had gone fishing with his friends a few times, and he caught a strange fish. There was a long worm on the fish.

Later I heard from his friend that these things are parasites. They will quietly live in the fish's body, absorb nutrients, and even control the fish's behavior.

At this moment, Liu Jun's thoughts returned to reality. He raised his head suddenly, with a gleam in his eyes: "Prince, your suggestion is acceptable..."

Although sea beasts and river beasts are both aquatic creatures, their blood is vastly different.

The blood temperature of sea beasts is relatively low, estimated to be around 3 or 4 degrees. Such a low temperature environment is fatal to most parasites. However, river beasts are different. They may have three hearts, so their blood temperature is relatively high, reaching 40 or 50 degrees. For some parasites, this temperature is very suitable for reproduction.

If he could develop a parasite that could spread in blood at 40 or 50 degrees, and this parasite could not adapt to low temperatures below 10 degrees, then he could ensure that this parasite would only reproduce in the bodies of river beasts and would not accidentally harm sea beasts.

In this way, isn't the goal achieved?

"What's wrong? Have you thought of a solution?" the eldest prince asked hurriedly.

After all, this matter is related to the safety of the sea beast soldiers. If Liu Jun can really think of a solution, the sea beast soldiers can reduce a lot of casualties.

Liu Jun shook his head slightly, but a confident smile appeared on his lips: "Not really, but with your suggestion, I have found the direction of research, it just takes some time. You immediately arrange for someone to get some blood from river beasts and our sea beasts for me. These samples are very important to me."

"That's no problem, it's easy!" Upon hearing this, the eldest prince immediately showed a relieved expression on his face. He agreed readily and then turned around and told his men to prepare.

Not long after Liu Jun left the dark and damp dungeon and returned to his spacious and bright palace, the guards under the eldest prince hurried over.

The guard carefully carried an exquisite plate with two rows of crystal clear bowls neatly placed on it. The two rows of bowls were filled with the blood of sea beasts and river beasts respectively. They lay there quietly, as if they contained endless vitality.

"Your Highness, the Crown Prince asked me to ask you if you need any help?" the guard asked respectfully, his eyes revealing awe and curiosity towards Liu Jun.

Liu Jun waved his hand gently and said, "No, you can go down. I can do it myself."

After the guards left, Liu Jun took out dozens of exquisite glass containers from the storage space. These containers were crystal clear.

Liu Jun carefully poured the blood of the sea beasts and river beasts into the pot, and every move he made was so focused and serious. His eyes were shining with wisdom, as if he was conducting a great experiment.

As the dark red blood slowly flowed into those exquisite glass containers, the transparent liquid in the containers gradually began to show a faint and mysterious light, as if it had been given life by some ancient magic, flashing an alluring glow.

Liu Jun looked focused and skillfully took out some plants from the storage space. These plants were colorful and exuded a faint fragrance. He carefully squeezed them into juice one by one. The bright green, blue, and lavender juices were as bright as gems. Then, he gently dripped the juice into the glass containers that were emitting faint light. Each drop seemed to activate some potential of the liquid in the container, making the light more dazzling.

When Liu Jun finished these tedious and delicate steps, the sky was already turning pale. Unconsciously, a night had passed and a new day had arrived. The sunlight shone through the window on his face, bringing a touch of warmth.

"The daybreak comes quite quickly." Liu Jun rubbed his tired eyes, washed up quickly, and sat down at the dining table to enjoy the breakfast that the guards had just brought over.

After dinner, Liu Jun got ready and set off on the journey to the Great Trench with the eldest prince and the knowledgeable Sabella.

What is this? The means of transportation we are going to take? "Liu Jun looked at the huge thing in front of him in shock, his eyes full of disbelief.

In front of him was a giant sea turtle, lying on the ground with its huge body, looking extremely powerful. The sea turtle was eight or nine meters long, its shell was as hard as iron, and four comfortable-looking chairs were cleverly inlaid on it. This strange combination made people dumbfounded.

"Yes, that's right, this is our means of transportation." The eldest prince replied with a smile, his face full of confidence and calmness, "Don't worry, it's very stable."

Liu Jun was silent, looking at the big turtle with complicated eyes. Of course he knew that the big turtle was stable, after all, the first impression it gave people was that it was slow. He was now afraid that it was "too stable". What if a journey that could have been completed in two hours ended up taking two days because of the turtle's slowness? Wouldn't that be ridiculous?
However, facing the eldest prince's decision, Liu Jun had no choice but to bite the bullet and get on this strange means of transportation with Senior Sabella.