Chapter 436: The Snails Fight, and the Fisherman Benefits

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The pink pearl, roughly the size of an egg, once cleaned, reveals flame-like patterns on its surface. At first, Liszt thought it was a pearl imbued with fire-attribute magic, but the Magic Eye revealed its magic aura to be light blue. Similar to the large sea snail, it possesses water-attribute magic.

The black pearl also contains water-attribute magic, but its effect is the ability to dispel wind-attribute magic.

Currently, the effects of the egg-sized pink pearl are unknown, but its magic density surpasses that of the largest black pearl in Liszt's collection.

"I probably won't be able to figure much out, so I'll leave it to Cris to study." Currently, he sponsors the magician Cris Truth; aside from having her brew potions, all other magician-related tasks can be delegated to her.

Inside the magic workshop.

Cris examined the pink pearl and nodded solemnly: "Viscount, this is an item overflowing with magic power. I need to thoroughly study its effects and then provide you with an analysis."

"I appreciate your effort."

"It is my pleasure to serve you."

Liszt abruptly asked: "Cris, are you confident in your advancement to a great magician?"

Cris thought for a moment and replied: "I have some leads, but I need more time to prepare. If all goes well, I might be able to attempt the great magician promotion within a year. If not, it could take several years."

"Don't hesitate to ask me for anything you need, and additionally, I wish you a swift promotion to great magician. By that time, I will construct a mage tower for you on Black Horse Island to aid your pursuit of truth."

Cris genuinely exclaimed with joy: "Thank you, Viscount."

Unlike Elkson, who is a middleman, she truly enjoys delving into magic and researching truth. Having a mage tower is a great honor and benefit for her.

After a brief chat.

Leaving the pink pearl, Liszt bid farewell and left.

Upon returning to the castle, Mrs. Abi had already cleaned the meat of the large sea snail—this blizzard beast meat naturally belonged to Liszt.

"A low-level sea monster, the large sea snail, if only it could be raised... Unfortunately, there is no knowledge on raising sea monsters, and for the pink pearl, we had to kill the snail to get the pearl... Fortunately, it not only provided me with a pink pearl but also contributed a large amount of snail meat and a beautiful snail shell."

He cleaned the snail shell and drilled a hole at the tip.

Blowing into it.

It immediately produced a deep horn sound, traveling far and wide, more effective than a loudspeaker. Using the Magic Eye, one could see magic flickering on the shell when blowing the horn, indicating that this amplification effect is related to magic, barely qualifying as a type of magic.

"This should also be given to Cris to study, perhaps she can develop a horn with a loudspeaker effect. With such a magic horn, it could serve as an 'air raid siren,' capable of waking even those in deep sleep during a crisis."

Even if a highly effective loudspeaker cannot be made.

As a decorative item, placed on the antique shelf in the study, it would be a pleasing sight.

"It's just a pity that there's only one large sea snail," he thought.

...

However.

Just as he felt that having only one large sea snail was not too valuable a reward, Acheronides brought new news: "Brother, Black Pearl Lake has been occupied by many large sea snails, currently fighting with giant clams. Many very large clams have also come to the lake bottom, resisting the invasion of the large sea snails."

"Are the large sea snails and clams fighting?"

"Yes, brother, you once told Acheronides to look for very large giant clams, and I haven't found any until now. But now, there are many giant clams in Black Pearl Lake with diameters over two meters, and the largest one is twice as big as my shell!"

Acheronides' shell has a diameter of three meters, so a giant clam larger than her shell would be at least four to five meters in diameter, truly a behemoth, significantly larger than the one previously salvaged.

The potential black pearls inside are something to look forward to.

Moreover, there are a large number of low-level sea monsters, specifically the giant sea snails. Whether for the pink pearls or the snail meat, Liszt would not pass up this opportunity: "Acheronides, pay attention and cooperate with me. Let's catch all the giant clams and sea snails stirring up trouble in Black Pearl Lake in one fell swoop!"

"Okay!"

Acheronides nodded with excitement.

Once a delicate, innocent, and compassionate small mermaid, she has now been influenced by her surroundings and transformed into a Great Magician who enjoys fighting and hunting sea monsters at the slightest provocation.

Liszt couldn't help but sigh—girls change so much as they mature.

He immediately dispatched the Flower Ship to the Ring Reef—the Ring Reef has no clear ownership, but now it belongs to Liszt, with several black Tulip flags planted on the rocks.

When they arrived at the Ring Reef.

The tide had just receded, revealing vast stretches of white, fine sea sand. The Flower Ship slowly sailed into Black Pearl Lake, while Liszt used his Magic Eye skill to guide the ship on how to salvage the giant clams and sea snails—Acheronides directed the positions of the two types of sea monsters (though giant clams can barely be considered sea monsters) at the bottom of the lake.

It turned into a fierce battle.

As the diving sailors continuously tied ropes and salvaged more and more giant clams and sea snails, Liszt grew increasingly excited.

He had just pried open a giant clam approximately 1.8 meters in diameter and found a black pearl the size of a sea bowl, along with several black pearls the size of fists.

These were all valuable treasures.

However, another sea snail, the size of a washbasin, did not yield a pink pearl. After dissecting five sea snails consecutively, no pink pearls were found.

It wasn't until the sixth sea snail, the largest one, that a new pink pearl was discovered.

A pink pearl the size of a goose egg.

"The likelihood of sea snails producing pink pearls is quite low, while the probability of giant clams producing black pearls is high, but the probability of large black pearls is also not high," he silently calculated the pearl yield rates of giant clams and sea snails.

After two hours of relentless fishing.

Acheronides diligently pursued the giant clams and sea snails, and finally, the largest giant clam was slain in the center of Black Pearl Lake, along with three sea snails as large as bathtubs. When the four massive creatures were hauled aboard, the sailors erupted in cheers.

Captain Kosto even exclaimed excitedly: "My lord, such magnificent shells and sea snails are truly astounding! The glory of knighthood! Under your leadership, we have reaped such a bountiful harvest."

"Remember, this must remain a secret. Black Pearl Lake will be the most dazzling marine jewel in my territory. Anyone who dares to reveal it will face bloody retribution!"

After delivering this stern warning, Liszt patted Kosto on the shoulder and said kindly: "I will soon grant you the status of a free man, and from then on, you can receive merits according to your contributions as an official. Follow me, and one day, you will become a noble."

Today, he fully revealed his "talent"—wherever he pointed, there was prey.

Although Kosto and others did not dare to inquire about Liszt's talent, it was inevitable that someone might blab and expose today's events.

Hence, he used both the carrot and the stick.

To preemptively mitigate potential risks.

Half an hour later.

Seeing the signal Acheronides made in the sea, Liszt understood that the territorial dispute between the giant clams and sea snails was likely over. He blew the horn in response to Acheronides.

Then he commanded, "End the salvage; we're heading back!"