Daily Intelligence: From Water Snake to Jinghe Dragon King

Chapter 51 Eliminating hidden dangers
At the beginning, Xia Ke Xing once introduced,
Among the big monsters in the water palace, there is an eel grandfather who is responsible for going ashore to buy things, providing meals for the owner of the palace and his wives and concubines, and managing the warehouse.

If we talk about closeness, I'm afraid that in the huge Dayan Lake Mansion, apart from the master's first wife, this eel eunuch is the closest one.

After all, whether in the human world, the water palace, or the Dragon Palace, the ones who are most trusted by their masters are those who have been castrated and have acquired rationality and are reassuring.

Human eunuchs still need to be beaten with swords and castrated manually, but the eel eunuch in front of him does not need to do so. His racial characteristics are particularly suitable for this profession.

It is known that eels are hermaphrodites and cross-fertilize. What's even more amazing is that they can choose their own gender after adulthood.

Either male or female, or neither male nor female.

It is said that this eel is a genius. He was enlightened at a young age and transformed into a spirit. After a few years, he passed the three levels of transformation.

Then, in just another thirty to fifty years, his cultivation had advanced to the late stage of refining essence into qi. Although this cultivation speed far exceeded that of other river monsters,
But Grandpa Eel is very motivated. He feels that his hard work is still too slow, so when he chooses his gender,
He gritted his teeth and stomped his feet, abandoned his childhood sweetheart, the female eel girl, and at the same time gave up his male and female genitals, and threw himself into the water palace, becoming a young eunuch serving others.

With the increase of experience and skills, as well as his quick-wittedness, this young eunuch became a senior eunuch in just over ten years.

Until, Eunuch Eel gained the trust of the Lord of the Mansion and was responsible for the three important tasks of purchasing, three meals, and the warehouse.
It suddenly became the Dayuan Lake Water Palace, an existence second only to the first monster and above all monsters.

Facing such a being, how could Liu Qing dare not be respectful?
"Since the eunuch is coming, why not give him instructions in advance so that I can prepare all the necessary welcoming etiquette?"

The eel master wiped his mouth and took the low-grade magic tools of the water palace monster, the turtle shell and the monster-shocking drumstick, into his stomach.

Then, she smiled, made an orchid with her hands, and said softly, "Snake is polite and sweet-talking."

"I am a servant. Although I have been treated well by the master, I cannot forget my duty. As for you, Commander Liu, I have been appointed as a garrison commander. How can you welcome a servant like me?"

These words made Liu Qing look at Grandpa Eel with a higher regard.

Although he holds a high position, he is not domineering and always fulfills his duties as a servant. He knows when to advance and when to retreat. No wonder he is trusted by the master of the mansion and is regarded as his confidant.

"You are too modest, sir. I am so lucky to have the opportunity to see you. I wonder what your purpose is?"

After a brief greeting, Liu Qing, being young after all, took the initiative to ask.

"The Lord has appointed you to guard the Snake Pond, a crucial assignment for one of the eight ponds, five rivers, and seventeen canals of Dawan Lake Prefecture.

The master of the mansion is very busy and has not explained many of the trivial duties of the garrison clearly. Therefore, I, a servant of this family, have come here uninvited today to discuss the details with Garrison Liu.

Except for the first sentence where he calls himself "Snake" to show closeness, he calls himself "Liu Zushou" afterwards. He knows how to advance and retreat and distinguish between public and private matters. He is a real character.

Liu Qing paused and said, "Please tell me, eunuch."

"The Water Palace has a law. All the people stationed in the water veins of our Water Palace are responsible for training water soldiers and practicing military formations.
All the garrisons in our Shuifu's water veins are responsible for the prosperity of the water tribes and the expansion of the population; all the garrisons in our Shuifu's water veins are responsible for maintaining peace and stability in the water, obeying orders, and suppressing lawlessness. "

Eel Prince paused, then added, "Fourth, you must not bully the weak. This refers to not eating the aquatic spirits after transforming into a demon. This is a strict order from the Palace Master, and you must obey!" Liu Qing quickly said, "Eunuch, as you can see, the aquatic spirits in the snake pond where the little demon is stationed treat them as family and never eat them."

Grandpa Eel's eyes gleamed with mystery as he scanned the water and the surface. He nodded with satisfaction, "Of course, this ban doesn't include land monsters. Mountains and water are inherently opposed, so they're not included in the ban."

"Finally, according to custom, at the beginning of winter each year, the garrisons of each water vein are required to pay a certain amount of dried meat, fish, shrimp, lotus roots, water chestnuts, and preserved fruits as an annual tribute."

"When I arrived, I saw that your Snake Pond was several miles in radius and several feet deep. The water was plentiful, making it a fertile place. Therefore, according to the rules and regulations, I will collect from you an annual tribute of 10,000 kilograms of fruits and vegetables, and 5,000 kilograms of dried meat, fish and shrimp. Liu will be stationed there. Do you have any objections?"

Liu Qing frowned and said hesitantly, "Father, this snake pond was formed last year. It was once overturned by a dragon. Almost all the creatures in the pond were killed or injured. Fruits, vegetables, and dried meat are fine, but I don't think there will be enough fish and shrimp."

"If you insist on getting close to the number, I'm afraid the creatures in this pond will be depleted of their reproduction base. Please allow me to replace them with something else, eunuch?"

Upon hearing this, Eel examined the pond carefully for a long time before nodding his head, "Just as Commander Liu said, there's new mud at the bottom of the pond, and most of the fish and shrimp in the river are newborns, so there are few large ones."

"How about this, Commander Liu can choose to use incense silver or salt instead. The specific amount is, if you use incense silver, it must be 100 taels, if you use salt, at least 50 catties."

Hearing this, Liu Qing felt relieved and nodded hurriedly: "Xiao Yao chooses to use salt instead."

Eel Grandpa looked at Liu Qing with surprise. Although salt and incense silver were both in short supply in the Water Palace,

But the incense silver can be produced by ourselves, but the salt can only be sold by the buffalo monster. The snake monster agreed so quickly.
There was no hesitation in his eyes. Could it be that it was related to the buffalo monster and could get a lot of salt?

No matter how hard Grandpa Eel tried, he couldn't guess that Liu Qing made the salt himself.

Having said this, Liu Qing thought that Eel Grandpa was going to leave, but unexpectedly, he saw Eel Grandpa's face suddenly change.
His voice was no longer gentle as he demanded, "Captain Liu, when I came here, I passed through Xiaolugou and saw that it was connected to the Snake Pond through an underground waterway."

"Captain Liu, you are so bold that you dare to seize the water veins of the Water Palace?"

Liu Qing was shocked, thinking that this day had finally come. He was afraid that the promise Xia Kexing had made before would be useless in front of the powerful Eel Lord.
It seems that he has to find a way to deal with it himself. Liu Qing quickly calmed down, thought for a moment, and then said:

"Father-in-law, you should know that in the past, Xiaolugou had more silt than water. The water was shallow and dirty, and there was a dry season for most of the year. The environment was extremely harsh, and it was difficult for the creatures in the ditch to survive, especially the eels in the ditch, which had difficulty reproducing.

I couldn't bear to see this, so I dug an underground waterway, cleared the silt, improved the water quality, and connected Xiaolugou and Shetan, allowing many creatures to live and reproduce."

"Although I am only stationed at Yitan, I know that the garrison of the water vein has the responsibility to expand the territory of the Water Palace."

"That's why I was forced to occupy Xiaolugou. I beg you to forgive me and speak well of me in front of the Lord of the Mansion."

Liu Qing then stepped forward, took out half of the salt from the pouch in his mouth, and handed it to the eel master: "A little salt, please accept it, eunuch—"

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