Pioneer Lord: Starting From Daily Intelligence

Chapter 764 - 78: The Prosperous Lake Reiflin and the Alluring, Powerful Snake Woman Hela

After listening to Roger’s introduction, Su Li couldn’t help but smile. This Sea God Manan is quite interesting. He is neither generous nor stingy, but like an eccentric paranoiac, no one can understand his attitude toward his followers in the next second.

Seeing Su Li’s interest, Roger continued: "I heard that Manan’s temper is so peculiar because, according to legend, at the beginning of creation, Manan liked a goddess named Lilith. However, she was in the sky unreachable by Manaun. No matter how Manan expressed his love, there was no response, so Manan, who is the sea, is eternally angry."

There is also such a legend that Manan is nothing but a simp, isn’t he? No wonder he requires his followers to have extreme devotion, while he would attack disloyal or faithless sailors without warning. It is said that no one truly loves Manan—they fear his wrath, and their faith in Manan is merely to appease his capricious nature. But Manan’s priests also admire his strength, bravery, and solitude.

Melly Ramsey went on to say: "In the process of appeasing Manan, we have already mastered many methods to control the ocean and its currents. Transporting Light-Scaled Fish is naturally no problem now. The question is, how many Light-Scaled Fish can your territory supply us with?"

This question really caught Vandar. Now, with such a big lake, even using Sun Descent’s divine magic, the gushing spring water can only affect a part of it. He, as a Druid, could not accurately count the number of live fish in the lake.

So he looked at Su Li and asked, "My Lord, we just felt more intense Reya’s divine grace beside the Heaven’s Lance, and the divine magic usage of the Dawn Secret Box increased again. How about we summon the Algae Heart Sage and ask?"

"Sure." Su Li’s eyes lit up, "Since we returned, I haven’t seen this new Reya Essence yet. It’s a good day to meet it today."

This is indeed good news. Unexpectedly, the effect of the Heaven’s Lance also applies to the Dawn Secret Box, which means that in the future, two Essence Souls can be summoned each cycle. The number of Blood Sacrifice Fields will surely grow rapidly. Maybe by the next harvest season, the scale of these Blood Fields will approach 5000 acres. The only concern is that the territory might not keep up with the blood sacrifice materials needed.

With Su Li’s approval, Vandar immediately took out the Dawn Secret Box, which made President Roger, who was beside him, widen his eyes instantly: "Isn’t this item the makeup box at the auction? It turns out to be a Holy Artifact of Reya! Brother Su Li, how many treasures did you manage to pick up at the auction?"

Su Li smiled and said, "None other than this, just this last one."

While the two were speaking, Vandar had already completed his prayer to the Dawn Secret Box. Immediately, energy surged in the clear, indigo-colored lake, spraying a large amount of lake water from the lake’s center like a fountain, and then clusters of algae and lotus root gathered from the lake bottom, forming a humanoid trunk, which floated above the gushing lake water, and turned to look at Vandar.

Beneath the face of an Azure Dragon, there was loneliness and arrogance: "Descendant of Reya, why have you summoned me?"

Vandar immediately poured a bucket of fermented Oak acorn pulp into the lake as an offering and sincerely said: "Respected Algae Heart Sage, according to Reya’s teachings, we ask you to follow the ancient covenant to assist in human taming and development. We wish to learn more clearly about the fish population in this lake."

The large amount of Oak acorn pulp was absorbed by the gushing lake water at the feet of the Algae Heart Sage, who tasted it and revealed a satisfied smile: "This young man does know some rules and manners."

Only an Essence of Nature like the Algae Heart Sage, which had unknown existence in nature for so long, would regard Vandar, the Elder Druid, as a young man.

After being pleased by Vandar, a refreshing mint fragrance emanated from it. This scent seemed to have an irresistible allure, causing the entire serene lake to boil instantly! Countless lake fish leaped out of the water below the gushing pool like carp jumping over the dragon gate.

Under the Algae Heart Sage’s protection, the creatures in the lake became more active and reproduced faster.

The Algae Heart Sage enjoyed the frolicking of swimming fish and active crabs for a while, like grandchildren playing at one’s knees. It even plucked some algae from its body, scattering it like fish food to the swirling fish shoal, and then, at a visible speed, these fish quickly grew.

Vandar had never seen such a scene either. Though he had lived quite a long life, he had not encountered any Essence Souls until he came to Hesse Territory for over a year.

He excitedly explained to those around: "This is the effect of Vitality Growth. It seems that the Algae Heart Sage has used its ability as an Essence Soul to enhance the nutrients and spiritual energy sufficiency of the lake, benefitting many lake creatures."

This "feed" is impressive, even more convenient than feeding fish in the pond. Su Li witnessed firsthand that fish fed with algae grew plumper than the bighead carp in the fish pond, and it seemed that one fish could easily exceed ten pounds.

Then the Algae Heart Sage waved its hand, and a stream of water flew over to the shore like a rainbow, carrying a large number of fresh fish, jumping lively on the lakebank, numbering at least several hundred.

"Young man, this is a reward for your offering. I like this lake; I’ll stay here for some time. As for the question you asked, I have already counted: there are six Duin Claws, eighteen Storm Dragon Head Eels, 457 Light-Scaled Fish, and some loathsome cave corals that I have cleared for you. Here’s the Crimson Pearl from inside."