Full-Time Magister: The Ruler of Wind and Rain

After frantically searching through books and researching in the tent, Wang Yu had to admit that his preparations for this mission were insufficient; the information his employer had provided was all he had. Since he couldn't draw upon the accumulated knowledge of his predecessors, he could only rely on the wisdom of those who came after him. Wang Yu decided to spend one or two tidal cycles observing the habits of this rare amphibious monster.

While jokingly remarking that he was a hunter, not a director of an animal documentary, Wang Yu found a high vantage point to observe the silver crawling fish from above. He noticed that these fish, averaging about one meter in length, seemed to need to keep their skin moist; after basking in the midday sun, they would spray water at each other. Oh dear, what a coincidence! Although silver crawling fish have sharp teeth and mouths, and might possess formidable biting and fighting abilities in the ocean, on land, after spraying out a mouthful of seawater, they have virtually no means of attack left.

So, is it possible to deplete the water in their mouths? Wang Yu's first idea was to release wind tracks from a distance to quickly dry the silver crawling fish, forcing them to spray water at each other more often and consume more water.

Without further ado, Wang Yu took advantage of the bright sunshine, found a large rock on the beach to use as cover, and released the wind track from a distance.

This "harmless" magic did not anger the silver crawling fish on the beach; they simply basked in the sun leisurely. However, Wang Yu did observe that the silver crawling fish closer to the wind track sprayed more water onto their companions.

Since he was determined to go all the way, Wang Yu concentrated the wind power and directed the wind tunnels specifically at the small group of silver crawling fish that were relatively close to him, trying to deplete their water reserves as much as possible.

However, this method was still somewhat slow to take effect. As the sun began to slant, Wang Yu knew that the tide was about to rise, so he had no choice but to adopt a more aggressive second plan: to shield himself from the water and ride the wind, using his agility to lure the silver crawling fish to attack from a distance. Once they had used up all the water, they would become lambs to the slaughter, or rather, big fish to the slaughter.

After casting a level 3 Water Defense-Circulation spell on himself behind the cover, Wang Yu stepped onto Wind Track-Drifting Shadow and threw a small pebble into the school of fish. This caused a huge uproar, and the large rock cover that Wang Yu had just been leaning against was instantly shattered by more than ten streams of water.

Fortunately, Wang Yu was prepared. The moment he threw the stone, he made a quick getaway and dodged to the other side of the school of fish. As the fish clumsily thrashed around on the beach, Wang Yu used his agility to dodge the flying water lasers, speeding along at an ambiguous distance, repeatedly testing the waters.

In this way, it took Wang Yu about half an hour to lure the group of not-so-intelligent silver crawling fish out of the water before he began to use his Water Blade. Before the tide rose to the location of the fish, he killed seven fish and carried these spoils to a higher shore.

Ouch, this day of fishing has exhausted Wang Yu. He's almost completely depleted his wind magic energy and used up most of his water magic energy. He definitely needs a good rest today. But before that, he needs to remove the gallbladders from the silver crawling fish. Thanks to the sharp water blades, Wang Yu easily dealt with all the fish and harvested five gallbladders. The other two were damaged—one was from his first dissection attempt, and the water blades were too sharp, causing him to cut himself; the other was from being pierced during the hunt. In short, the bounty mission has been completed. Wang Yu tossed all the fish and gallbladders into his spatial ring and prepared to return to his tent to rest.

After sprinkling on some demon-repelling powder, Wang Yu crawled into his sleeping bag and soon fell asleep.

Before he knew it, it was noon on the sixth day of this special hunter points acquisition operation, and Wang Yu's magic power had fully recovered. He packed his things, stepped onto the wind rails, and headed north along the coastline. About three or four hours later, he arrived at the Qing Shi Tan nearshore fishing grounds. This fourth bounty was to assist the fishermen in catching a batch of red-striped crabs that had been harassing the fishing grounds recently.

Red-striped crabs are a rather magical marine creature. They live in seawater, but eating them can enhance a person's sensitivity to the fire element. Whether it's a beginner hoping to awaken fire magic or a mage who already possesses fire magic, they all prefer this food that is both seafood and a tonic. This makes the price of this crab not cheap, with three or four hundred yuan per kilogram being quite normal.

However, this time, the Qing Shi Tan fish farm doesn't farm red-striped crabs. On the contrary, they farm water droplets, which are also delicious and beneficial to water-based cultivation, hence their high price. The problem the fish farm is facing now is that the specially made magic stone pillars that support water droplet growth are being occupied by red-striped crabs, affecting the growth of the water droplets. Therefore, fishermen need to use small boats to catch as many red-striped crabs as possible.

Wang Yu's mission was to go out to sea with the fishermen and protect them from the threat of demons and sea monsters. However, this mission was not difficult. The Qing Shi Tan fishing ground was located in the gap between the territories (or rather, territorial waters) of several sea monster clans. Perhaps out of fear of the strength of other powerful sea monster clans, there were almost no Crimson Ling Demons, Blood Claw Sea Monsters, or Shooter Crabs active here. Only a few weak sea monkey monsters would wander around the nearby reefs.

The escort mission for the fishermen lasted three days. On the first day, three sea monkey monsters attempted to attack the fishing boat, but these sea monsters, whose defenses were weak even among servant-level creatures, were easily dealt with by Wang Yu using both wind and water blades. On the second day, there were no sea monkey monsters, and the fishermen were very happy, as they no longer had to face the threat of demons. The fact that the mage could deal with the sea monkey monsters easily did not mean that the fishermen could survive under their claws. The third day was more dangerous. After clearing out the red-striped crabs and harvesting a batch of water droplets, the small fishing boat was packed full, and there was no room for anyone to enter the relatively safe cabin. But at this moment, two sea monkey monsters suddenly appeared on the distant horizon. This situation was much more dangerous than the first day!

After Wang Yu spotted the sea monkey monster, the fisherman who was the captain immediately steered the boat at full speed towards the shore, but the sea monkey monster swam very fast and soon closed the distance. Wang Yu ordered all the fishermen to gather near the bow of the boat, leaving only himself at the stern.

The sea monkey monsters were still quite unintelligent. Although they swam very fast in the water, they didn't know how to approach the fishing boat in a curved path. Wang Yu stood at the stern and gathered water blades. He killed the first sea monkey monster from a distance in just three strikes. However, his water magic power was not so abundant, and throwing wind blades into the water was not very effective. They would almost disintegrate as soon as they entered the water. So Wang Yu cast a water shield on himself. After the second sea monkey monster climbed onto the boat, he used the wind rails that had been hidden under his feet to push the sea monkey monster hard against the railing. Then, before the sea monkey monster could get up, a precise wind blade severed its neck, ending the battle.

The sea monkey monster didn't have anything valuable on it, but the fishermen still wanted to keep it so they could brag about it to other fishermen when they got ashore. Wang Yu, of course, didn't care. After experiencing such a thrilling life-or-death moment, the fishermen were very grateful to Wang Yu. Before docking, the captain took him to the cargo hold and told Wang Yu not to be shy and to take as much as he could.

Looking at the nearly ten tons of red-striped crabs and at least thirty tons of water droplets in front of him, Wang Yu suddenly realized how profitable this fish farm was. They could harvest four times a year like this. Red-striped crabs were three to four hundred yuan per kilogram, and water droplets were slightly cheaper, but they could still sell for around two hundred yuan per kilogram. This boatload of fish was worth nearly twenty million yuan! That's incredibly profitable!