Versatile Mage: I have a proficiency panel

Chapter 70 Tracking
What a cute little girl! This was Bai Jue’s first impression of Leng Lingling. She was obviously a beauty and would definitely be very pretty when she grew up.

"Take it for research, just don't kill it. If we want to solve the Drowning Curse, we need biological tissue that can be used to make vaccines or medicines. We need its complete form."

Bai Jue placed the jellyfish maggots into a container that had been prepared long ago and handed it to Lingling.

"But there is a problem. If I put this thing into the sea, my mind will not be able to keep up, and it will be difficult to leave a mental imprint. It is too fragile and it is easy to accidentally kill it during the imprinting process. Do you have any good solutions?"

The reason why no signs of poison, parasites, or curses were found on the bodies of those who died from the drowning curse was that once the jellyfish maggots were put into the water, no trace of them could be seen at all!

Paying attention to such a small thing in the vast ocean is no different from looking for a needle in a haystack.

Bai Jue has many means, and what he said above can actually be achieved, but it is a bit troublesome. Now that someone is helping, why should we just sit back and reap the benefits?

"Leave this to me. There are so many ways to track this kind of thing. It's not difficult at all!"

As expected, Lingling patted her chest and took the initiative to take over the task. Her twin ponytails fluttered slightly in the wind, and she was quite confident.

"...Then what should I do next?" Jiang Yu asked weakly. In this team that completed the bounty, he and Mu Ningxue seemed to have no role to play.

"Adjust your status, you may have a tough battle ahead. This evil maggot may be scary, but it is actually very fragile without its host. The mortality rate of this kind of evil maggot that swims into the ocean on its own is very high, and only a few can evolve to a complete form... We need to protect it and make sure it can grow up safely!"

“…Instead of killing this thing, you have to protect it. This world is truly amazing.” Mo Fan had a strange expression on his face, and Mu Ningxue beside him agreed with him.

It is not difficult to ask them to kill monsters or animals, but it is too difficult to ask them to protect this jellyfish maggot that disappears as soon as it enters the sea and to help it grow up!
God knows where this little devil will go in the ocean, and God knows what kind of sea monsters and water beasts it will encounter. Moreover, it has such a glass body that it feels like if we’re not careful, it will be beaten to death on the reef by a stronger undercurrent. If we’re not careful, it will be swallowed by some marine creature... The most important thing is that we don’t know how long we have to protect it!
"Don't worry too much. The protection period won't be long. This thing has actually been incubating for a long time in parasitism. After it swam into the ocean, it grew very fast. According to my understanding, if it grows smoothly, it will become a complete form within half a month."

Lingling noticed everyone's expressions and spoke up to supplement Bai Jue. It was really a coincidence that the solution that this big brother thought of was very similar to the plan process she had expected.

If Bai Jue knew what she was thinking, he would probably laugh out loud. How could he not? This was clearly based on her idea.

Everyone helped the family deal with the aftermath. Lingling took the jellyfish maggots to study. When the sun set, she called everyone to the beach. She had a very small magic recorder in her hand with a red dot on it, right in the center.

"I have rented the boat, let's get started." Bai Jue nodded to Lingling and asked her to release the jellyfish maggots.

The evil maggot entered the sea and soon ran out a kilometer away. The four of them got on the rented speedboat and quickly chased the drowning curse maggot in the direction indicated by Lingling.

…………Mo Fan sat on the deck, soaking wet and with lifeless eyes. Jiang Yu’s contracted beast, Ye Luosha, sat beside him with the same expression. The man and the beast roasted themselves by the fire, feeling as if they had lost all desire to live.

Mu Ningxue was better, but not much better, and also looked exhausted.

Jellyfish maggots are really good at causing trouble. People will be exhausted after a day of tossing them around.

"Want some?" Bai Jue handed the sizzling and fragrant grilled fish to Mo Fan and Mu Ningxue. Ye Luosha was being taken care of by Jiang Yu, so he didn't need to worry about it. The other two had been tired after a day, so he should comfort them.

"Thanks for your hard work." Bai Jue patted Mo Fan on the shoulder with an encouraging smile on his face. He felt relieved when Mo Fan and Mu Ningxue had to work hard. Lingling was the one who followed the evil maggots, and Jiang Yu was the only one who drove the boat. He just looked at the sea view and ate some seafood buffet, just like he was on vacation.

“Damn it! When that thing becomes a complete form, I will torture it!” Mo Fan bit the grilled fish viciously, as if it were the meat of a jellyfish maggot.

At this moment, the sky was light blue, but the ocean was gradually getting darker. Looking around, one could feel that there was something unusual about this ocean. As the color of the sea water became darker, everyone entered the territory of a sea monster.

"The evil maggot has already metamorphosed once. It must have gained a lot of benefits in the previous few times. Now its speed has slowed down. It may be about to find its target. According to the nautical chart, there is a reef cave ahead. We should be careful." Lingling said while monitoring.

"What is a reef cave?" Mo Fan's mouth was filled with fish meat. The ingredients for this grilled fish were the fish monsters that had been chasing the evil maggots before. The meat was of very good quality.

"Many marine creatures actually need a nest similar to a cave, a rock cave, or a grotto. In some specific places, there will be a large piece of sea reefs connected together, like an island, but unlike an island, they are not exposed above the water surface. Instead, they are completely hidden underwater. This kind of naturally formed huge reef island often becomes the nest of demons, or even the nest of demons of different races. Reef caves are this kind of thing." Bai Jue explained as he flipped and roasted the crabs that he had pulled up with telekinesis before.

"That evil maggot came here, probably to find the most suitable form to evolve into. If it can parasitize the bodies of those powerful sea monsters, it will become very powerful."

"Indeed, this guy is very good at finding places, but this also increases our difficulty. Once we are discovered sneaking around, we have to rush down to help him resolve the situation." Lingling nodded.

The evil maggot is now an amoeba. Basically, if it catches any creature, it will quickly transform into that creature in the next period of time, and it will have abilities that are almost completely comparable to that creature.

Every evil maggot should instinctively pursue creatures of a higher racial level. No creature wants to be at the bottom of the food chain.

“Okay, forget about the mask of pain. Leave the rest to me. There’s a black sea pseudo-dragon living in the reef cave below. I guess the jellyfish maggots are targeting it.” Bai Jue handed the crab to Mo Fan and stretched.

After enjoying the journey, it’s time to contribute something at the end.

(End of this chapter)