Dragon God, immortal

Because their gills have evolved to be very tight, and water can only enter through the mouth and exit through the gills, which means they have to swim to breathe. Long periods of swimming make their muscles very tight, their metabolism is extremely fast, and their body temperature is extremely high, so they eat a lot...

Well, it is impossible to farm this kind of fish, but fortunately, this kind of fish does not need to be farmed. As long as you design a good fishing strategy, you can get a lot of meat, which is just the right solution to your urgent needs.

So, Shushan stopped his work for a while and was not in a hurry to build the fourth Dragon God.

He modified the Wuyunlongshen.

It imitates the bonito fishing boat of Neon fishermen.

According to the cat people's experience, a large number of this kind of fish can be caught at one time, and it is easy to get off the hook after being caught. However, once hooked, it will die quickly, and the red meat of the fish will rot very quickly.

Shushan placed a piece of canvas in the middle of the fishing boat, with dozens of fishing spots on both sides. As long as the bonito is thrown onto it, it will slide down the canvas and fall into the cabin.

Then, cat people are arranged in the cabin to send the bonito to the freezer for storage, so that it can remain fresh when returned to the island for processing and served on the tables of every household.

. . . . . .

A Brief History of the Cat's Paw Islands:

In the sixtieth year of the Dragon God Calendar, the priestess Juanhua suffered from a chronic disease and was unable to preside over the affairs of the archipelago, so she recalled the pure white priestess to take charge of the power, and the cat people had no objection.

In the same year, rust disease broke out again, and crop yields in the archipelago decreased by 36%. Fortunately, the development of the archipelago's waters has been put on the right track, and people no longer have to worry about food and clothing.

"Dragons eat fish, cats eat fish, birds eat fish, fish eat fish... Oh no, fish eat krill, diatoms, feed and... fish." - Excerpted from "A World in Which Only Fish Are Hurt"

Chapter 54: Dragon Creates Demon

Fishing is an addictive entertainment activity for cat people. Whenever the fishhook is touched, the cat person holding the fishing rod will also be touched and smile involuntarily...

Going to the beach is also a very pleasant activity. Whenever I pass by the beach and see the breathing holes on the sand surface and dig out the small clams hidden inside, the corners of my mouth will always rise unconsciously...

But these two prerequisites.

All for entertainment purposes.

When fishing becomes a livelihood and going to the sea just for lunch, will you still be passionate about these things?

Mumu can give a positive answer to such a question - of course! The movement of the fish's tail is the melody of life! A fish on the hook means you can have a full meal!

As the first catman to arrive on the island and the oldest catman to date, Amumu, like Akagi, Byakuran, and Kumquat, is one of the first watchers.

However, he, as a watcher, is a little bit not so 'watchful'.

He is not good at maintaining and tidying up the fields.

On the contrary, he is very good at fishing.

Mumu was once a cat man on the edge of the forest. His own small group lived by the large lake surrounding the forest. After merging with the Sanhua tribe, he did not give up his fishing skills.

Before landing on the island, he was able to board the ship that symbolizes hope because he mastered the fishing skills. He used his superb fishing and catching skills to feed a large group of cubs on the sea.

It’s a pity that sea fish and river fish are two different levels after all. At that time, when the fishing net broke, he once thought that the boat would drift and die.

I won’t say much about what happened later.

Kumquat greets the Earth Dragon God.

The Earth Dragon God accepted the cat-man.

In order to repay her gratitude, Mumu followed Jinju and the others without hesitation, jumped onto the broad shoulders of the Earth Dragon God, and went to Tegenkyu Island to serve the Dragon God.

Hey, Tegenqiu Island is a good island! There are fish in the north, fish in the south, fish in the west, and fish in the east... Well, anyway, there were always a few of the first few cat people who, under his leadership, strolled along the coast in their spare time.

Fishing, picking up crabs, digging for clams, cat's-eye snails and moon shells on the beach, and picking up abalone and barnacles on the reefs... Similar foraging activities occupied all his free time.

It can be said that Mumu is a cat person who believes that "what you love is your life".

in short.

It's a fisherman.

Later, Master Shushan traveled between Zhangqiu Island and Shougenqiu Island, which caused changes in the sea area between the two islands. Large schools of fish would not swim through this channel, which made Mumu feel a little regretful. After all, this seaway was once the largest circulation seaway for fish schools...

But yes, if the Dragon God closes a door for you, he will most likely open two windows for you.

Mumu was the first cat-man who keenly noticed the changes in ocean currents.

To the north of the Cat's Claw Islands, between the four Finger Ball Islands and the Palm Ball Island, and between the Finger Ball Islands, there are a large number of fish schools! They bypass the ocean currents of the Dragon God Channel and gather between the Finger Ball Islands!

Who could bear to see those leaping big fish? Mumu was the first to mobilize the masses, leading a group of cat people, and following the production team leader Hei Song to make a primitive sailboat. With the perseverance of the cat people and the tenacity of the fishermen, they caught the two big fish.

Those are the two fish that were presented to Lord Fire Dragon God Guangre.

After that... nothing happened.

Sailboats are really not suitable for fishing.

As for Master Shushan building the Dragon God, and those good guys who went to sea with their iron bodies showing off their might at sea, that was something that happened after he got old...

"Haha, I really envy those young cat people who can fish until their hands are tired every day, hahaha..." Mu Mu sat on a rock on the shore with a fishing rod in his hand.

This is the east side of Zhangqiu Island. Because there is a large biological restricted area on the east side, there are very few marine fish here, only some scattered small fish.

But the small fish are enough. The cat people in the archipelago have no worries about food and clothing. Fishing is no longer a necessary skill in life, but a pastime.

Mumu just enjoys the feeling of surprise when the float shakes and the fish is hooked.

boom……

boom……

The heavy and barely audible footsteps startled the fish in the sea, and they fled away.

Mumu didn't need to look back to know what the noise was. He was very familiar with this voice.

"Lord Shushan? What brings you here?" Mumu stood up from the rock and bowed to the low-key and huge dragon behind him.

"I heard that you are the best cat-man at fishing here, so I wanted to come over to learn from your wisdom." Shushan asked without hesitation, and came to sit on the shore, trying his best to prevent the other party from looking up when talking... To be honest, it is really tiring to raise your neck to talk.

"Oh wow, I don't deserve it. Compared with the witches, my wisdom is like the river water that flows into the ocean. That can't be called wisdom!" Mumu laughed and scratched the back of his head, saying modestly.

"Wisdom is not about size, as long as you have it...ah, did I disturb you?" Shushan saw the fishing rod in Mumu's hand, and felt a little sorry because he knew how powerful his dragon power was.

"Lord Shushan's visit is not considered a disturbance in any way! Come, Lord Shushan, let's sit over there!" Mumu led Shushan to the cliff in the distance.

Although it is a cliff.

But it's not too suspenseful.

There is just a lagoon under the cliff, but it is not very big. This kind of landform is very common on the east and northeast sides of Zhangqiu Island.

The lagoon (pronounced the same as "xi") is a unique landform on the coast. It is a saltwater lake connected to the ocean that was washed out by the action of sea tides.

Well, just think of it as a 'peninsula' on the sea.

This is not required knowledge.

Since the lagoon is periodically connected to the sea, the water is mostly saltwater, and due to many factors such as the enrichment of sediments, the lake is a gathering place for fish during high tide.

Seeing this, Shushan narrowed his eyes and looked at the lake carefully... Well, there are not many fish. It turns out that sea fish are not as easy to raise as river fish. Even in this kind of natural breeding farm, there are not many fish in it.

"Hey, I usually fish here, but the moon is not in the right position right now, and the tide hasn't risen much, so there aren't many fish..." Mumu proudly introduced while carrying his fishing rod, "Although fish are hard to raise, my baby is trying to raise other things."

"Oh? Let me guess, it's crabs and shellfish, right?" Shushan looked far away and saw a big house and a few small houses not far away.

"As expected of you, Master Shushan! You guessed it right away!"

"...Well, it's not really a guess..."

Shushan saw a female cat picking up crabs and shells, so he saw it instead of guessing it.

Well, it seems that the cat-eared people have a fishing foundation. Did the cat people master the skills of raising fish before arriving at the archipelago? Well, they may not have the skills of raising fish, but they definitely have the skills of fishing.

"We can't raise crabs for now. A batch of them die. I don't know why... But we have a large number of shellfish. Look, my daughter and her friends are picking up shells."

"This kind of shell... has byssus, grows in bundles, and gathers in places with fast-flowing and clear water... Well, it's definitely a mussel!" Shushan said affirmatively.

"Mussel?" Mumu silently memorized the name given to this shellfish by the Dragon God.

"Is this delicious?"

"delicious!"

"Hmm..." Shushan saw the female cats building a stove and boiling water to cook mussels. The aroma did smell good, but he was not very interested in it.

I guess Guangre will like it, right? But with such a low yield, it probably won't satisfy my sister's appetite, so I'd better leave it for the cat man to digest it himself. The food of the Dragon God should be large in quantity.

Next, Mumu took Shushan to visit other farmed shellfish. Although they were called farmed, they were actually just free-range, far from reaching the modern industrial level. Basically, they harvested the shellfish when they were available and left them alone when they were not...

Young cat people will pick cat's eye snails on the coast.

More skilled cat people will use salt to catch clams.

Older cat people can still pick up clams.

Oh, there are oysters in the breeding area. Oysters are good things. They are known as the milk of the sea and are a good substitute for dairy products.

Shushan squatted on the side, watching the cats eating and drinking. Mumu devoutly left a portion for him, but Shushan really didn't like this kind of food... He couldn't even fill his teeth after taking a bite...

After dinner, Mumu's family went back to their own homes. This big house seemed to be the first group of cat people who settled on the seaside. The body color of this group of cats had many similarities with Mumu.

They are all wood color and white gloves.

A light orange variety?

After the younger generation of cat people had cleaned up the table, Shushan carried Mumu on his back and walked towards the northern port.

"Wow, pepper is really great! Just add a little bit when cooking or roasting, and it will taste so good..." Mumu smacked his lips and recalled.

"Togenqiu Island has already opened up the pepper market. I estimate that in a few years, every household will be able to eat pepper at every meal. By then, don't think that the single spice is too greasy." Shushan said with a laugh.

"Well, ginger and cardamom are also very good, but the cat people here don't like to eat them very much." Mumu touched the drooping cat's whiskers and said.

"Really? How about the fennel we brought back from Zhiqiu Island some time ago? You should have tried it, right?" Shushan asked.

"Yes, it does, but the taste, hiss... is more suitable for cooking lamb, right?"

"It's true."

"Fish only goes well with pepper and ginger."

After the dragon and the cat discussed which spices were suitable for which dishes, Shushan arrived at the port on the north side of Zhangqiu Island.

This is where Shushan builds ships. The frame of the fourth Dragon God is still under construction. This Dragon God has a larger skeleton than the previous three and is a large fishing boat.

Shushan invited Mumu to discuss a new type of fishing rod... The fishing rods used nowadays are all made of wood, which will quickly become moldy if used for a long time at sea.

This thing will rot if it gets moldy, and it can't be used if it rots. In addition, the wooden structure is easy to break. Every time you go out to sea, you have to get a batch of new fishing rods, which consumes a lot of wood.

“…So, we are looking for a new material to use as a fishing rod.” Shushan concluded.

"How about using the resin from the ground roots?" Mumu suggested.

The resin of ground-bound roots is widely used on houses.

Even the iron blast furnace is made of earth-bound root resin.

"No, the resin of the ground root is resistant to high temperatures, and it will harden in a dry and high-temperature environment. However, at a certain temperature, it will gradually soften, and it needs a low temperature like that of the ice crown flower to solidify again." Shushan shook his head.

"Oh, these fishing rods are for fishing bonito, right? They can't be too soft, because that kind of fish is very tough..." Mumu nodded and rethought, "Then how about trying composite or polymer materials?"

"Plastic?" A word popped up in Shushan's mind. Plastic is the flesh and blood of modern industry. It can be said that in the modern society of the previous life, plastic was everywhere. The non-degradable nature of plastic also caused considerable damage to the ecology...

Shushan doesn’t want to invent plastic. Although plastic is really useful, it is difficult to degrade...

In the end, he will eat it, and it will definitely taste bad...

"Well, I don't know what plastic is, but I know that if you mix groundroot resin with storm vine fiber, you can make a very sturdy fishing rod." Mumu crossed his arms and nodded. He had used this material several times.

"If it's made from magic potion, it should be... degradable, right?" Shushan thought about it. If the plastic is made from magic potion, the pollution caused should be much smaller, right?

"Hey, of course it can be degraded, but this thing is very afraid of rust fungus!"

"Oh? I don't know if this is good news or bad news..."

Shushan sighed.

Plastic is the 'magic' of modern society.

Lightweight, strong, and the material is readily available and easy to process.

But this is just like Shushan's divine power. If it is spread randomly into the natural environment, it will cause unpredictable environmental damage, which is contrary to his sustainable development strategy...

After saying goodbye to Mumu.

Shushan creates new materials according to his ideas.