Chapter 79 (1/2)

Chapter 79: Guarding Pastor

Once Pastor saw that the poisonous gas had dissipated, he slowly opened the door and walked out. He saw the four people with complicated expressions on their faces, but chose not to comment on it. “Let’s go. Board the ship.”

Ye Cang’s group of 4 followed him onto the ship and entered the control cabin. FrozenCloud peered at the surrounding equipment. It was really a product of engineering. The monster cores he mentioned should be some sort of renewable energy similar to the light prisms powering the colleges. They only needed to take in some sunlight and they could turn it into electricity. It was said that the federal government invented this technology, but the patent belonged to the Chrysanthemum Emperor – Lin Lin. Even now, it remained unchanged. Just depending on that patent, his later generations became some of the richest people in the world. However, after he disappeared, most of his things disappeared with him. The few things he left behind all contributed to the people’s current convenient lifestyle. It could be said he was the 23rd century’s greatest innovator, inventor, politician, thinker, martial artist, and virtual reality gamer. She shook her head, better to stop thinking about it. Just thinking of the Chrysanthemum Emperor made her rear feel chilly1.

The ship slowly sailed. Lin Le was learning how to operate a boat under Pastor’s instructions. The others also learned some knowledge about ships.

“The luminous fish are nocturnal. Their bodies are also small. They are very cowardly, and very fast. Not many people have seen them up close. I’ve already determined their habitat, it’s in the southwest direction, in the lake’s deepest area. It’s also a place filled with aquatic life. I’ll be using a fluorescent shrimp as bait. It’s one of the few foods that can make a luminous fish bold enough to go after it. Although the luminous shrimp isn’t something other fish like to eat, it will still alarm them, causing them to attack me and the ship. Therefore, you have to push them back, so that they don’t distract me. Got it?” Pastor faced the southwest and explained as he sailed.

“Understood.” Ye Cang said with a nod, then took out his bow. He looked at the three others: “I’ll be in charge of detection and ranged support. Lil’Dino, you stay near uncle Pastor. Lele and A’Xiong, you two are in charge of intercepting the attacks. Clear them up as fast as possible.”

The three people nodded. “Got it.”

FrozenCloud also understood, the moment the bait was cast, the mission would start. Zhang ZhengXiong and Lin Le both took a side.

Under the moonlight which created a halfmoon reflection on the lake, the boat stopped and dropped anchor. Pastor looked back at them. “Everyone ready?”

Lin Le pulled out his large blade and rested it on his shoulder. Zhang ZhengXiong also took out his shield and hammer, and stood at the left side of the boat. FrozenCloud stood beside pastor.

As for Ye Cang, he took out an arrow and readied his bow. His eye’s flashed with a faint light as he took note of the surroundings. “Start.”

Pastor faintly smiled then he took out a sparkling and translucent shrimp faintly glowing with fluorescent light. He processed it a bit then put it on his silver hook. At this time, everyone noticed that the structure of his fishing rod was rather complicated. The material seemed to be neither wood nor metal. With a swish, the fluorescent shrimp fell into the water.

A few minutes passed. Ye Cang sensed some movement under the lake’s surface and saw a shadow. “Over there!”

Zhang ZhengXiong and Lin Le quickly jogged over. FrozenCloud took a defensive stance, ready to strike.