"The first is the spine ray. This is not the gentle spine ray that is common in the North Sea." Dast glanced at the people in the tavern. "This kind of fish is full of hard spines and bones, with only a little bit of meat. The spine is not It’s very sharp and can pierce through the cabin!”
"It sounds like a real disaster. Fortunately, larger ships will prepare some planks for emergency repairs." The sailor said, "I hope I will never encounter this kind of creature that is completely synonymous with trouble while riding in a small boat!"
"Such sharp thorns may be used to make simple weapons." The craftsman interjected from the side, "If I have the chance, I would like to capture some."
"Give up this idea! It's as big as a shark! If you're not careful, the entire fishing boat will be knocked over by it!"
Everyone present exclaimed: "Is it that big??"
"There's no need to be so afraid. It won't attack innocent people, and will even protect people who have fallen into the water back to the shore, unless -"
Dast deliberately tried to show off and paused.
The patrons in the tavern craned their necks together; "Unless?"
"Unless it suspects that the person who fell into the water has eaten a ray, in which case he will eat the person who fell into the water in one bite!"
More than half of the people in the tavern took a breath - they live by the sea, eat from the sea, and of course there are rays in their diet. Even if you have no memory of eating it, who can guarantee that you were not fed by your parents when you were a child with no memory?
Duster has been very pleased with the response from his customers.
"Then, there are sea worms on that route. Those are no ordinary sea worms. They are basically more than forty cubits in length, and the width of their bodies is about as thick as a child's wrist! If a passing ship accidentally sails in Their territory, they will crawl along the edge of the boat and onto the boat!”
Forty cubits, that's nearly 18 meters in length, which is larger than some small fishing boats. Many customers got goosebumps when they heard that such long bugs were crawling onto the boat.
"What do these bugs look like?" someone asked in fear. "Like a centipede, or are they covered with down like a caterpillar?"
"No, the skin of these sea worms is very smooth! But don't touch it just because the skin is smooth. If you accidentally touch it, the skin at the contact area will soon swell, and soon it will become inflamed and suppurative, which will be very troublesome. ! If it is touched in many places, or is wrapped around the body, the doctor will not be able to help you! However, this insect also has natural enemies, and that is the many-legged monster!"
"Many-legged monster?" everyone present asked in unison.
Daxter did not continue, but ordered the empty wine glass.
"Boss, serve the wine!" said the aquatic product merchant, "I will make sure he drinks enough today!"
Dast nodded and thanked the aquatic product merchant, and then continued:
"The Myriapod is also a kind of insect. It has the beard and tail of a shrimp, legs like a centipede, and claws like a crab at the front, but it is huge enough to clamp an adult. Its main food is the sea. Bugs. But don’t like them because they hunt sailors and bathers too!”
Dast took another sip of wine, touched his mouth, and continued:
"It is very smart. When catching prey, it will grab it with all its feet, and then scratch the skin with its pincers. In this way, the smell of blood will attract more prey for it to hunt. It also It will not eat up the meat of its prey, but will leave some left in the opening of its residence, which can also attract new prey! The scary thing is that the color of its body will change with the surrounding environment, although it is It’s a huge thing, but if you don’t pay attention, you won’t be able to find it in ambush!”
The customers' bodies all felt chills again. Some people even imagine that they are bugs on the spider web, and the many-legged monsters are approaching them like spiders...
"Then what is the sword-beaked whale you just talked about?" Someone asked, "Is it a special kind of whale?"
"Whales? It's probably more appropriate to say they're monsters!" Daxter became more and more enthusiastic as he spoke. He simply stood up and put one foot on the chair. "Their heads don't look like fish at all, but have faces like owls." Hole! Its mouth is like a bottomless pit, the look in its eyes is as terrifying as that of a devil, its back is as angular as a sword, and its nose is also very sharp. Compared with the previous monsters, the sword-beaked whale has intentional Chase any ship you see until you capsize it!"
"Why have we never heard of these monsters?" Someone asked in fear, "Dast, have you seen all these monsters with your own eyes?"
"I've never seen it before! These are all the information found by the King of Sweden! If it weren't for these monsters, how could this channel have been hidden until today?"
"Why did the King of Sweden choose this route? If you want to go to Vinland, wouldn't it be better to go directly through Iceland?"
"That's because in the middle of this waterway, there is an uninhabited island inhabited by dragons." Dast said mysteriously, "The King of Sweden didn't just want to go to Vinland this time, but wanted to take the uninhabited island by the way. Human Island is also included in my territory!”
Just when Dast was about to continue saying something, the door of the tavern opened again. A gust of cold wind blew in, and Amy stood at the door with an unsightly expression, followed by a group of guards.
The tavern suddenly fell silent, and the customers surrounding Dust returned to their seats as if they were fleeing. The owner of the tavern stammered and explained: "I...I advised them not to talk about Vinland."
"Don't look at me, I didn't say anything about Vinland!" Dust raised his hands in surrender, "I swear on the boss's mead, I'm talking about monsters on the waterway, and every one of them is far away from Vinland. Very, you can’t hit it with eight poles!”
"Don't panic, I'm not here for this." Amy glanced at everyone, "Did you just see a foreigner wearing a black hat?"
"A foreigner with a black hat? There is one sitting there..."
Dast turned around and wanted to point out the man, but after searching around for a long time, he couldn't find the foreigner wearing the black hat.
"Hey, he was still there just now. When did he leave?" Dast scratched his hair in confusion, "What happened to him?"
"Intelligence shows that he has been inquiring about Vinland in the past few days, and has even tried to meet with the Aztlan people many times! I suspect that he is a commercial spy sent by a foreign country!"
Amy bent down and stared seriously at Dust, who was already a little drunk:
"Master, Master, the route that the King of Sweden will take next is top secret information. You really didn't reveal it while drunk, did you?"
"Don't worry!" Dast patted his chest hard, his face slightly red from being drunk. "Everyone present can testify that I only talked about the monsters on the route. As for how to take the route and which direction , I didn’t mention a single word!”
(End of chapter)
