Chapter 567: The Magical Uses of Shells
Misaka's strength is her weakness, clearly insufficient compared to a nearly ten-meter-long fish.
Fortunately, Tom was there to help. The strength limit of the two of them fluctuated, and they wrestled back and forth with the catfish. The one under the greatest pressure was of course the fishing rod, which was bent almost in half, but still held on.
The one who finally lost his patience was the Shark Chili in the water. If he continued to pull, his transformation time would be up. He chose the right moment to exert force and controlled the giant shark to kick the catfish in the belly, kicking it out of the water.
Tom and Misaka felt their hands lighten and fell backwards together. The fishing rod, with an amazing elasticity that was not suitable for its material, bounced the big fish in mid-air back to the boat.
A huge black shadow fell on her head. Misaka reacted quickly and hugged Tom and rolled out of the range of the big catfish.
Bang! The catfish landed on the deck, and the entire ship shook as if it were deformed.
Seeing that the catfish was alive and wanted to jump out, Tom quickly broke free from Misaka's arms, picked up a mallet and hit the catfish on the head. The catfish with a string of big red packets finally calmed down.
Next comes the part that Altria likes, killing fish and processing ingredients.
When it comes to handling large ingredients, Altria has accumulated enough experience and even has her own unique techniques. She cooperates very well with Tom.
Misaka, who caught a big fish, seemed to be still unsatisfied. After observing the prey for a while, she cast the hook again.
The underwater shark Chili estimated that the time was almost up, so he put away the giant shark, broke out of the water, and jumped onto the Amber.
But when Tom saw a black thing jumping out of the river, he hit it with a club.
"Oh! It's me, it's me!" Shark Chili covered his head, stars appeared in his eyes, and he was a little unsteady when he walked.
Only then did Tom realize that he had hit the wrong person. He hurriedly apologized to Shark Pepper, took out his medicine box, and put a large Band-Aid on the place where Shark Pepper was hit.
Shark Chili touched his head and said, "It's okay. This makes me feel much better."
Bell was very confused watching from the side. The robot was hit by a cat with a wooden stick and was seeing stars, but it was fine all of a sudden after putting a Band-Aid on it?
He didn't even know where to begin to complain.
But Bell soon forgot about this problem because the catfish was cooked and smelled delicious.
Tom and Altria cooked the fish nine ways in total, so it went down quite respectably.
As a local, Bell didn't know that there were so many ways to eat Santo catfish.
This trip was really not in vain.
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After an ordinary afternoon tea, the Amber was about to arrive at the nearest port of Albania. Cobra had already arranged a camel team to wait here.
"Camels are the most common means of transportation in desert areas. They've been the mainstay of transportation in these areas for a long time, earning them the nickname 'ships of the desert.'" Misaka recited.
Riding a camel was also a relatively novel experience for Misaka. Although she had ridden a fish in Fishman Island and a bighorn sheep in the Drum Kingdom before, it did not affect her curiosity about this animal with two humps.
"Transportation!" Wendy was shocked. She covered her mouth. "So camels are a form of transportation?"
"It's an animal, an animal, not the kind of transportation you're dizzy about!" Xia Lulu put her arm around Wendy's shoulders and shook her, then turned to Misaka and said, "Hurry up and tell her that camels are just animals you can ride on."
Misaka tilted her head. "It's an animal you can ride, sure, but it can also be called..."
"Don't go on! That's enough!" Xia Lulu interrupted quickly.
Normally, Wendy can ride animals without feeling dizzy, but she is easily frightened by the word "transportation tool", and will feel dizzy even if she doesn't feel dizzy.
"Okay, everyone put on your robes and get ready to go!" Uncle Long reminded everyone to be prepared for sun protection and wind and sand.
You have to cross a desert to get from the dock to the king's place, so it is necessary to make the necessary preparations.
Bell also said to Zhang Da, "Actually, the king is planning a road from the capital to here. He'll plant trees on both sides of the road, and even windbreaks. By then, it will definitely be much more comfortable than it is now, and it will be much more convenient for everyone to transport goods back and forth."
"Originally, this project would have been extremely difficult to execute and would have required considerable expense. However, with your recommendation of Mr. Binz, both the difficulty and the budget can be significantly reduced!"
"That's great." If you want to get rich, you must first build roads. Zhang Da also thinks Cobra's idea is very good and promising.
Bell praised Binz's ability and praised him as a valuable talent in Alabasta. "By the way, I'm going to inspect the experimental forests that Mr. Binz has created tomorrow. Are you interested in taking a look?"
According to the king's evaluation, everyone in the Amber Tour Group is a talent. Bell thinks that if he takes them to see the world, he might get some better suggestions.
"It's good to go and take a look. I'm also curious about how Binz does his work here." Zhang Da also felt it necessary to investigate Binz's working environment and working conditions.
After all, it was he who tricked them into coming here, so it wouldn't be nice to just leave them like that.
Everyone arrived at the palace exhausted. The banquet was still being prepared. According to the highest etiquette of the royal family in receiving distinguished guests, the large bathhouse would be opened after tea and snacks were served, and everyone was invited to go in and take a bath.
——Use the most precious water to entertain the most important guests, this is probably what it means.
Zhang Daye stopped him and said, "No need to be so extravagant. We'll bring our own water."
"Bring your own?" Cobra and Ikalem were confused.
Weiwei saw the small shell Zhang Daye took out and suddenly realized: "It's a water shell!"
She enthusiastically introduced: "This is a special shell we brought down from Sky Island. A small one can store a lot of water! Besides this, there are many other magical shells!"
As she spoke, Weiwei took off her small backpack from Kalu and poured all the various shells inside onto the table.
Cobra was a little surprised. He had caught a glimpse of the shells in his daughter's backpack before and thought that they were beautiful shells she had collected from various islands as souvenirs or decorations. He didn't expect that they were all magical shells.
"These are the Impact Shells and the Slashing Shells. They can be used in battle. They're for Ikalem, Bell, and Gakar. These are the Wind Shells and the Heat Shells. They're for Dad. They can be used to cool down during the day and keep warm at night..."
Weiwei enumerated the functions of various shells and demonstrated their usage and functions - two innocent chairs were broken by her using the impact shell and the slashing shell respectively.
Cobra and the others all showed touched expressions, and Ikareem, who was the most emotional, was already wiping his tears with a handkerchief.
Zhang Da also felt a little uncomfortable watching this. He remembered that when Ikalem saw Weiwei before, he seemed to have bitten this handkerchief in his mouth.
The elegant minister forgot everything when he was moved.
"The rest are all water shells. Each one is already full, storing so much water..." Weiwei opened her arms and drew a circle to show that it has a large capacity.
When Weiwei returned home and faced her elders, she seemed more lively and innocent than when she was outside.
The water shells that can store a large amount of water immediately won the favor of Cobra and others. Just like Vivi bought a lot of water shells immediately after seeing them for the first time, they also realized how convenient it is to carry a lot of clean water with them.
People's love for water shells even surpasses those combat shells that can greatly enhance combat effectiveness.
If the capacity is really as large as Weiwei said, then this thing can be very useful whether it is for long-distance travel in the desert or for transporting drinking water.
Only Binz stared at the Impact Shell. It seemed that this thing would be very powerful if used as a weapon.
Cobra looked at Zhang Daye expectantly: "Can this kind of shellfish be cultivated or manufactured?"
"..." As expected of a king, he actually asked about breeding issues right away. Zhang Da thought he was going to ask if he could buy more.
"Unfortunately, this type of shellfish can only grow in the special environment of Sky Island. Some shellfish, such as the Cloud Shellfish, can only function there," Zhang Da also said. "But you can also find some scientists to study it."
Cobra was a little disappointed. Vivi only brought about thirty water shells. Even if they were all collected, it would be too few for a kingdom.
At this time, Zhang Daye said, "Oh, by the way, we have about a cartload of Shuibei on board. I saw that Weiwei thought it would be useful, so I went to all the shell shops on Angel Island and collected a few more. If you need them, I'll give them all to you."
"One...one car?"
