Started from practicing sword in the countryside of the second dimension

And in a subsequent test, she was able to detect some characteristics of the stone.

'Plop' 'Plop' 'Plop'

On the coast not far from the town, Jeff pulled the rope hard to pull up a fish cage.

But because it was too heavy, this action took him a lot of effort.

Outside this cage, there are countless fish of unknown species, densely crowding the ocean in this area, turning everything into a self-service supermarket for selecting some kind of fish.

"Normally there aren't any fish in this kind of place, but there are so many after just putting the food down for half a day... It's hard to believe if you don't see it with your own eyes."

While muttering to himself, Dr. Eureka looked at the cage, or more precisely, at the strange stone statue behind the cage.

Chapter 289 What Witch Doctor?

"Doctor Eureka, is there any danger in continuing the research?"

The cage Jeff had cast was already filled with fish, but he didn't look particularly happy.

Because he was more worried about the statue than the catch.

It is impossible for so many fish to fall into the trap just by putting the statue in a cage and putting it in the water in such a short period of time.

As long as Jeff used his brain a little, trying to think about what the statue represented and what was made of it, goose bumps would rise from his back to the top of his head.

But compared to those, what concerned him more was that the nightmares he used to have were no longer happening, and instead he would see those faceless men in a trance.

This situation doesn't seem to be getting better, but rather it seems to be getting worse.

"Maybe. After all, this statue really has some special abilities. It's not just some useless thing that people out there just talk about."

"In that case..."

"That's why I can't give up my research..."

Dr. Eureka knew what Jeff wanted to say, so he answered before he could say it.

"Why?! Although I didn't mention it to anyone else, the doctor and I saw those faceless men together."

"…………Jeff, have you paid attention to the weather recently?"

"What's wrong with the weather? Why are you bringing this up all of a sudden?"

Dr. Eureka's change of topic was so abrupt that Jeff was stunned for a long time before he answered.

But after thinking for a long time, he couldn't figure out any connection between the topic they just talked about and the weather.

“Although I haven’t been in this town long, I have lived in this area for a long time, so I can feel it to some extent.”

"Uh? Feeling what?"

"The dry, hot air..."

"what?"

Dr. Eureka's answer was a bit abstract, and Jeff obviously didn't understand what was being said. However, he didn't seem to want Dr. Eureka to think that he didn't understand, so he put on an expression as if he didn't understand at all but nodded to show that he did.

"Well, I overestimated you. In short, what I want to say is that this year will not only be very hot, but it will not rain much."

"Wait a minute, is the doctor trying to say there will be a food shortage this year... a famine?!"

Jeff didn't understand what Dr. Eureka said in the abstract at first, but after she started speaking human language and answered with words that Jeff could understand, Jeff immediately realized the key point.

The combination of high temperature and drought means that this year's grain harvest will be very small.

If it falls to a certain level, famine may occur.

"If I'm correct, it's very likely."

"Wait, wait a minute, doctor, are you serious? Can you really predict the future like this? Isn't that something that only witch doctors can do? You should be an orthodox doctor... Ah, I see. You are also a witch doctor, right? No wonder you came to a small town like ours."

"Looking at the weather has nothing to do with whether you are a witch doctor or not... Never mind, you definitely can't remember the specific method. Anyway, you just need to know that this year will be difficult."

"I see. No wonder Dr. Eureka is reluctant to give up this statue."

Although Jeff didn't know whether there would be a real drought this year, he didn't persuade the other party to give up.

He almost understood what Dr. Eureka was thinking now.

Simply put, Dr. Eureka believes that drought and famine will occur soon, and studying the secret of this statue will obviously help them survive the next famine.

Without going into too much detail, just talking about this method of gathering marine life is enough for everyone in the town to harvest enough food to fill their stomachs during the food shortage season.

"Hey~~~Jeff, Doctor Eureka, the tide is almost coming in, it's very dangerous there... Hey, you got so much, you're really lucky."

A townsman came from a distance and reminded the two people after seeing them on the shore.

While reminding him, the other party saw the cage of fish that Jeff pulled up and looked quite surprised.

However, this person did not think much about it. It was normal to have a good harvest occasionally. He just sighed at their good luck.

"Then share this cage with everyone in town. We can't finish it all."

"Really?"

"Of course it's true. Go tell everyone and get a few people who can handle it to come over and deal with this cage today."

"Thanks to you guys, we are in for a treat today."

The townsman did not seem to expect that these two people would take out their catch just by chance.

However, since they were already familiar neighbors, the townsman did not act pretentiously. One dared to give, and the other dared to take. He directly called over those guys in the town who were more skilled in handling seafood.

"Doctor, is it really possible to let everyone eat the fish obtained by relying on that kind of statue......"

"We have to test its safety... Give me one and I'll try it first."

"Ah? You want to eat here? Raw???"

"It's just to test whether it's safe and whether there are any toxins or something like that."

The way this cage of fish was harvested was quite strange. Jeff did not dare to be careless and took a look at it in the most common way.

Basically, it's just looking for any injuries on the surface of the fish, prying open the gills to see if they're still red, etc.

He couldn't see the more core problem, and as for Eureka, it was even simpler and more crude.

She literally tested it to see if it was safe.

He randomly selected one from the cage of fish, cut a very tiny piece of it with a knife, put it into his mouth, chewed it a little, and swallowed it.

The result was of course OK, at least she didn't feel numbness, pain, bitterness or anything like that in her lips.

"I've been thinking... Doctor Eureka, you're really amazing. Even most men can't do what you do."

Looking at the unknown sea fish that was missing a piece of meat but was stuffed back into the cage, Jeff said with a sigh.

Although Dr. Eureka is sturdy, decisive, and keeps everything in order, she is a woman after all.

Being able to study the disease directly in this way is not a good thing in the other party's eyes.

Then, that night, a rare bonfire was lit on the edge of the town.

A bunch of townspeople, whether they knew each other or not, drank and chatted happily in the town for a long time.

Until the sky turned white and most people fell drunk on the roadside.

Chapter 290 Zifeiyu

A few weeks later...

"It feels like it hasn't rained for a long time."

"Now that you put it that way, it seems to be true."

"Why did you suddenly mention the whole thing?"

"Because there was no food at home, I went to the next door market this morning."

"The market... I don't really like going there. The merchants always set the prices very high."

Early in the morning, less than an hour after daybreak, the weather began to gradually deteriorate to the point where ordinary people could hardly stand it.

People who couldn't stay in their stuffy homes went out and started chatting about this and that.

Among them, what these people care about most is food, which is a topic closely related to all of them.

"When I went there today, it was no longer a matter of whether it was high or low. Those merchants dared to ask for eighteen copper coins for such a small bag of wheat. Eighteen whole coins! I think they are crazy and want to rob people."

"What you said is really true... It's not easy to rob money without someone giving it to you."

"Those guys are too greedy for money."

"Yes, yes, no matter what time, those guys are just money-hungry bastards."

"Is the food supply in the town... enough?"

"…………"

A questioning sound from the crowd made the scene quiet instantly.

There is no way, no matter how much we complain, the real problems are facing everyone.

The long drought and the dry sky caused a rapid depletion of food in the town.

If this situation is left unchecked, some townspeople will surely face fatal crises due to food shortages of one kind or another.

"The doctor was right..."

In the crowd, Jeff, who was also concerned about this matter, murmured to himself.

He really didn't expect that everything would develop exactly as Dr. Eureka had expected.

At least the weather shouldn't behave the way the other party thought. After all, it was a real natural disaster.

'Snapped'

Just as Jeff was thinking about this, someone suddenly patted his shoulder from behind.

Jeff was filmed and saw that the person who appeared was the Dr. Eureka he had just mentioned.

“It’s up to us to sort this out.”

Dr. Eureka's words were like a signal.

They left the crowd and went to the beach without hiding anything.

When they came back, they each carried a basket full of seafood that weighed an unknown amount.

"Impossible. Jeff's words aside, it's impossible for Dr. Eureka to catch so many fish in such a short time, right?!"

Mayor Del was extremely surprised to see the two people just walking around like they were going shopping and then inexplicably producing two large buckets of fish.

Because he thought he knew Jeff and Dr. Eureka quite well.

But precisely because of this, he didn't think the two's fishing skills could reach this level.

"Not only fish, you see, there are also shrimps, octopuses and so on..."

"I know, I know. No need to show off your stuff. Just tell me what you did."

"I didn't do anything. I just dropped the cage, waited a moment, and then picked it up... It was very simple."

"Are there so many fish in the direction they are going?"

"I don't think so. Didn't Thorin complain a few days ago that he didn't catch many fish?"

The two of them said it simply, but the mayor and others looked unconvinced.

After all, we all live nearby, and we all have some idea of ​​how many fish there are in the nearby ocean.

How is it possible that just putting the cage in will yield a bountiful harvest as they say?

If it were really that simple, we wouldn't have to run around so much.

"Okay, okay, here's the answer."

The packed cages have already been displayed, so there is no need to hide them now.

Doctor Eureka placed the cage in front of everyone and rummaged through the cage full of catches. After a long time, he finally took out the strange-looking statue from somewhere quite deep inside.

"Hey, I remember this is the statue you suddenly held in your hands before?"