The stand-in is my wife.

"So after long-term planning, the government decided to build a dam at this steep location where two mountains are adjacent to each other to block the migration path of the four-clawed scale fish."

Amanozaki looked at the turbulent waves, the large and small unnatural eddies on the river in the dim sky, and the busy knights, and asked hesitantly: "Failed?"

"Succeeded and failed." Huang Mao said solemnly.

"How to say?"

"Constructing a dam to impound water will destroy their breeding grounds, and the dam itself is a huge barrier. This is an absolute protection plan, and the four-clawed scale fish will naturally reduce production and become extinct without spending a single soldier. But!" Huang Mao said with He said it in a ghost story tone.

"In the first year, countless four-clawed fish lingered under the dam. They were forced to mate because of their desire to reproduce. They competed for these narrow shoals separated by rocks to lay eggs, resulting in numerous deaths and injuries. Some instinctively went ashore to take a detour. After entering the reservoir, we found that there was no place to spawn, so the number of new tetrapods dropped sharply in the first year.”

"But in the second year, these chaotic four-clawed fish began to attack the dam maintenance personnel in an organized manner, destroying the dam itself. It was not until this time that researchers stationed in Sanjiang Town discovered that these four-clawed fish were The scale fish has a leader."

"Chief? Wait!" Amanozaki shouted, "You mean"

Huang Mao said excitedly: "Yes! The four-clawed scale fish itself is just a large predator, but they will use blood as a bond to form around several of the most powerful and longest-lived queens who have evolved into evil demons. Clans!"

"The next year, the kingfish that has been in the deep sea and never returned came!"

"The Sanjiang Tangkou specially set up for the Sanjiang Reservoir made an urgent call to the Yushan branch, but the reinforcements finally arrived a step too late. Under the leadership of the Queen Fish, the four-clawed fish demolished the top of the dam and took advantage of the flood to lay eggs in the floodplain area. , and then walked away."

When Amanozaki heard the tragic news, he looked at Huang Mao in disbelief: "Isn't this bad news? Why are you so happy?"

Huang Mao said matter-of-factly: "Not many people died. The river embankment downstream was very solid, and the main body of the dam was not demolished. The flood affected no man's land. The workers in the dam were evacuated in a timely manner."

"Then this is not good news!" Amanozaki was still puzzled. "The reconstruction work will waste a lot of money."

Huang Mao spread his hands: "What does this have to do with me?"

Amanozaki was stunned.

"Listen carefully." Huang Mao continued, "Since the dam was built, these four-clawed fish migrate directly to the dam twice a year. There have been many fewer cases of missing children and drownings in the lower reaches of the river. This dam is the battle site chosen by the government. There is no end to these fish. Since it started more than 50 years ago, the river has been full of fish every year, and queen fish have been killed every year. "

"But no matter how many die, there will still be a large number of strange fish swimming back the next year. The four-clawed fish itself is just a beast, and only the queen fish is the devil. Killing them will not be effective, and giving up will bring losses to the downstream, so over time. This has become a place for us knights to practice combat and show up to make a name for ourselves.”

"Wait a minute!"

Amanozaki interrupted Huang Mao's words and frowned: "I understand actual combat, but what does it mean to be famous?"

"It's normal that you don't know. After all, I didn't know there was a place like this in Yushan before I came here."

Huang Mao shrugged. He pointed to the mountain-like dam top under the rain, and the giant searchlights that had just made Amanozaki cry: "Except for abnormal circumstances, these things are usually only turned on at night. We have them here every summer and winter. Open a live broadcast room in "Dou Wu" and record everyone's fighting scenes."

"Some consortiums or those who are short of people will squat there and see if there are any outstanding newcomers or teams, and then recruit them uniformly. For a wild knight like me, a knight's name is not enough It’s too slow to do good things and build a reputation slowly, so you can only practice your skills here and wait to be discovered by talent scouts. If you are lucky, you will be promoted by passers-by.”

"Regardless of the small number of people, this is just a part of it. We are also on the other side. There are still two groups at the entrance of Sanjiang Hall. There are three groups of more than 400 knights from the Dajiang Basin taking shifts. If you want to get on, you have to wait for the shift."

You said talent scout, right? You must have mentioned the talent scout!

The more Amanozaki listened, the more uncomfortable he became. He wondered if it was just like those "Produce 101" and "Idol Producer" talent shows from Japan and South Korea!

It's really a different world version of "Martial Arts Trainee", right? ?

Amanozaki stared blankly at the knights holding weapons on the river, with cold faces, killing brutal lives one after another with precision, and suddenly felt that the scene was a little different.

When did idols stop singing and dancing rap and changed their career to fish-killing skills?

Amanozaki couldn't help but think of a magical scene in his mind.

The HR people in the stands, who were sponsored by capital and various branches, played the role of mentors. They looked critically at the dozens of knights standing on the river bank like an assembly line in the video, and criticized mercilessly: "I think you are killing fish." The action doesn't impress me, the way you cut the knife is like a fish market worker's show off, it's not simple at all."

What the hell!

I originally thought that I was just complaining, and no matter how depraved the knight was, he would not really become an idol processing factory, but what happened to this unqualified scene of fishing through the center of the earth in front of me! ?

Huang Mao seemed to think that Amanozaki was shocked by this grand draft scene, so he said lightly in the tone of "you country bumpkin has never seen the world":

"It's rare but strange. There are dozens of places like this all over the country."

"There are dozens more!!" Amanozaki was completely shocked. Have emotional idol processing factories become so popular?

Huang Mao nodded naturally: "Yes, China is a vast land with abundant resources. It is normal for there to be demons who are good at production. Some of them are specially raised by the Heroes Mountains and the government not to be killed, in order to ensure that the grassroots knights have enough experience and room for advancement. ”

It’s over, he has completely become an idol! Even resources need to be tilted toward capital.

Come on, knights, even if you are aiming to be an actor! Idols are at the bottom of the entire celebrity industry! Show some backbone and integrity!

You have to stand up! If you are so enthusiastic about killing fish, why don't you dare to fight with the consortium? !

Amanozaki was a little dizzy. For a moment, he couldn't tell whether he chose Great Expectations or joined in the evil deeds by becoming a vigilante.

Then he sadly discovered that he was sent here by Mr. Amber. Doesn't it mean that he has become a product of the idol industry that he looks down on in his heart?

Do I look down on myself?

At this time, Huang Mao was still talking: "So I say it depends on God's will. First of all, someone has to click on the 'Daily Protection' section from the many sections in "Dou Wu", and then select the ones that kill insects and rats. If you click into our 'Sexy Fish Boss Killing Fish Online' live broadcast room, you have to be on duty and have a few minutes of close-up shots to gain a fan."

"Although we have our own short albums at the end of each quarter, we kill fish every year. Who cares? This is my seventh year, and I feel that my ability to kill fish is even better than my supernatural powers. If I can’t make it, I’ll just go back to my hometown and open a fish stall to sell fresh fish. This won’t be a disgrace to my ability.”

Huang Mao led the way, muttering incessantly. Amanozaki was worried about the future of the knights. He seemed to have seen that the future knights had been completely alienated into dolls of capital. They gave up all their initiative and became a man and a woman who danced with swords every day.

They didn't notice the bubbles rising in the center of the river, as if something giant was breathing underneath.

Yubaba couldn't stand it anymore. Before the two of them were knocked down by the stairs, she knocked on the stone ground with a glass crutch: "How long have you been distracted? Didn't you see that all the fish killers stopped?"

The rolling bubbles were getting bigger and bigger, like boiling water in a steamer, and the surrounding chaotic vortexes merged into a huge vortex that occupied one-third of the river surface.

"Say Cao Cao and Cao Cao are here." Huang Mao wiped the rain off his face and became solemn.

"Boy, you are lucky, you will have a chance to show your face today."

"The Queen is here."

Thousands of hectares of waves roared back, smashing against the huge rocks, and the drizzle was blown back to the sky by the wind and waves. The next moment, the scattered river water turned into heavy rain and fell to the ground, leaving everything smelling fishy.

Chapter 49: Crossing the River (Part 2)

The violent waves rolled back, and the sky above and below became dim.

Lead clouds are densely covered, and the wind blows with lightning from all directions.

A bloated creature that was seven or eight meters tall, resembling a human and a fish, with long beards that hung naturally like hair, stood just a hundred meters away from the dam.

The emergency lights on the heads of all the vigilantes shone on the monster, illuminating the translucent scales like golden armor.

Just like the ancient ignorant river god, he has a primitive and evil spirit.

Seeing this scene, Huang Mao suddenly realized and slapped his head: "It's bad! I'm just talking to you, and we haven't even gone to the dam yet!"

Amanozaki said quickly: "Let's leave quickly while this queen fish hasn't moved yet!"

"It's too late!" Huang Mao said angrily, "The appearance of the queen fish means that the dam may be affected by disaster. All staff have to evacuate, leaving only knights to guard. In order to prevent the evil heretics from sneaking into the dam and waiting for opportunities to destroy it, now we can only Can’t get in or out!”

Amanozaki was stunned.

It’s fake to co-author and lead the way, but it’s true to be a storyteller!

The river-god-like Queen Fish opened her gills on her neck, opening and closing slightly like petals. Inexplicable sound waves sang from her mouth, making her hoarse and mocking, and unusually unpleasant to listen to.

The eddies on the river surface calmed down instantly, and the knights on the huge rocks along the coast showed a look of preparedness, nervously guarding the water under their feet.

Sudden!

Countless waves rolled up, and the four-clawed fish rushed to the shore in groups, fearlessly attacking the knights. The number was far greater than before!

"I have to go back and help! You and your grandma should go hide in the mountains and woods before it gets affected!"

Huang Mao saw that his friends were in a bitter fight and left Amanozaki in a panic. He roared and rushed to the shore without looking back. He only ran four or five steps away when his voice was heard by the roar of the waterfall. Covered up and never heard from again.

Most of the huge rocks on the riverside are generally submerged in the water, and the other half is exposed on the river beach. They are obviously carefully designed by humans.

The side near the river is convenient for knights to intercept and kill strange fish, while the side near the river can be used for them to repair a little while.

However, under the attack of the four-clawed scale fish one after another, piles of corpses fell on the river beach, and the blood quickly dyed the stone body of the giant rocks red, blocking the gaps between the rocks.

The four-clawed scale fishes were babbling and screaming, making unpleasant baby cries. Thousands of strange fish were screaming in unison, just like tens of millions of babies crying. It was so noisy that people couldn't be peaceful, and it was faintly competing with the roaring waterfall.

The knights couldn't suppress the human instinct of anxiety aroused by the cries of these simulated babies, and they also yelled and cursed and fought back, with their faces half covered with rain and half blood.

Unlike these knights who fought hard, Amanozaki stood next to Yubaba, protected by witchcraft. At this time, his whole body was dry and comfortable, and the humid wind blowing from the river left only the slightest hint of coolness.

He frowned and looked at these strange fish, grinding his teeth unconsciously.

He hates children, so the sound of a baby crying is particularly annoying to him. Moreover, the Sanjiang Dam is in danger, and the live broadcast room of "Dou Wu" recorded the scene. With the appearance of the queen fish, there must be many viewers gathered in the live broadcast room looking for excitement.

He was also a knight, and just walking away would not only ruin his own future, but also make Duke Amber's hard work go to waste.

He still remembers the contract signed in the VIP ward!

What's more, the ferocity and brainlessness of these four-clawed scale fish are obvious at this time. If they are allowed to break open the dam to lay eggs, when they return to the sea in autumn, the people living along the lower reaches of the river will suffer disaster.

To say the least, even if it wasn't for chivalry, even if it was for the remake of the cartoon promised by Kohaku, Amanozaki still had to perform in his first battle in Sanjiang today.

Thinking of this, he gritted his teeth and turned around to smile at Granny Yu who was calmly puffing away her smoke:

"Atang, the smell here is too strong and there is blood everywhere. It must make you uncomfortable, right?"

"I'm actually fine." Granny Tang exhaled a puff of smoke and hid her eyes in the smoke. "When I was running the soup house, there were many gods with strange smells visiting me. I always greeted them with a smile... I'm used to it. ”

Amanozaki was at a loss for words, thinking to himself, then why did you act so unhappy about the fish killing scene just now?

Granny Yu explained: "This is different. I laughed because people paid me money, but now no one gives me gold or silver."

Well, the feeling is that capitalists don’t do business at a loss, and even if they don’t have money, they can’t even take a look at it.

"Okay then, let's walk up the river beach and cross the river along the inside of the dam."

Amanozaki put aside his complaints about capital and quickly made up his mind.

"When we get to the other side, I will kill fish with everyone. There are no knights here who are able to split the helm. It's hard for me to deal with the queen fish in the water. Once the situation gets worse, we will retreat towards the entrance of Sanjiangtang. We will definitely meet each other on the way. The troops coming to support.”

"Why?"

On Granny Yu's ugly orange-wrinkled face, a pair of weathered eyes showed curiosity.

Amanozaki was stunned: "Why?"

"Why waste time taking a detour?"

Granny Tang held a cigarette in her left hand and pointed towards the bloody battlefield: "Isn't the river very wide? Come on, let's go straight there."

As she spoke, she naturally took Amanozaki's hand, stepped out with her low-heeled shoes, and her tutu swayed like hanging flowers.

The chaotic rocks on the river bank made a crackling sound after Yubaba stepped forward. The rocks that could stab people fell down automatically, squeezing each other, filling the gaps, and a flat road leading straight to the riverside was revealed. .

As if it had always been there.