After doing all this, he wanted to leave the water as soon as possible, but before he could take any action, three more humanoid creatures swam over nearby. As expected, they were still water ghosts:
"Attracted by the bloody smell of your companion's corpse, right?"
But the fact that they came so quickly also means that the water ghost's nest should be nearby.
Since he had met him, Xia De would not avoid the fight. Under the water where no one could see, the silver light shone again. However, this time, the water ghosts acted extremely quickly. The three moonlight slashes only hit the water ghost in the center. The other two resurrected undead, after dodging the attack, swam towards Xia De even faster, one on the left and one on the right.
Xia De looked at them with a frown. The water ghost's evasive action just now showed a very subtle pause, just like a person who was running continuously, lost his figure for a moment, and then appeared in a position further ahead.
Yes, space moves, but the distance is very close, about the size of a pinky finger.
"When did space power become so cheap? Even water ghosts can learn it?"
As rays of moonlight burst out from his hands again, the two "gifted" water ghosts were finally cut into pieces and fell to the bottom of the water.
The liquid from the water ghosts' bodies mixed with the water of Green Lake, forcing Shad to speed up his escape. However, he was heading in the direction where the water ghosts had just appeared. With the help of "her", Shad soon found his target at the bottom of the lake.
The so-called "water ghost lair" is actually a shallow cave under the water, with two dilapidated small fishing boats blocking the entrance. On the fishing boats lay the skeleton of a person and the skeleton of a pig that had been eaten to the point that only a rotten head remained.
The cave at the bottom of the fishing boat seemed to be a natural deep pit, with countless fish bones lying inside. In addition, after entering the slimy cave, Shade also saw some smooth pebbles, rusty coins, and several gem rings and diamond necklaces.
"Why do I always find strange things underwater?"
Because he wanted to explore the peculiarities of the last two water ghosts, he endured the nausea and examined the cave more carefully. With "her" help, he indeed found something in the deepest part of the cave:
"Can we find gold ore this time?"
He comforted himself with these words, summoned the Moonlight Greatsword, and used the "Fossils to Mud" spell to dig at the bottom of the lake. After digging out half a human skeleton and more shipwrecks, he finally saw a piece of ore emitting a faint green fluorescence lying in the mud:
"Spontaneous light?"
In the stranger's hometown, natural minerals with self-luminescence mean radiation; in this world with extraordinary powers, natural minerals with self-luminescence ability mean extraordinary materials.
Considering what Professor Boulanger, a geologist whom I met on the carriage a few days ago said, that there might be a large mineral vein under Green Lake, then it would not be surprising to find some peculiar ores.
"Like the white stone crystal, it is a mineral with spatial power. It seems that the special abilities of the water ghosts are due to this... But what kind of mineral is this?"
He put the stone away temporarily. After destroying the water ghost's lair, he was still wondering if he could find any identification markers on the skeletons, which would also help him to know the origins of these corpses.
But now only the remains of the body were left. Shade searched the bottom of a nearby lake and found only a rusty fountain pen. He could barely make out the name engraved on the pen cap. Shade swam to the lake shore with the pen, the ore and his doubts.
Coincidentally, when Shad was about to return to the dock of Pukhov Village, he actually ran into the Peace Church group that the fat businessman mentioned, who were taking a boat to the central island of Green Lake this morning.
He did not directly crash into the small boat carrying the church's ring wizards, but rather noticed the unnatural fluctuations on the water from a distance, and then realized who he had encountered.
Fortunately, he was under water, so even though there was a whole team of ring wizards on the two small boats, no one noticed him.
Shade then followed the boat from a distance, then emerged from the water not far from the shore and watched the ring wizards leave the boat and return to the shore:
"I didn't see them taking anything off the ship, and there was no sign that they had encountered a fierce battle. It seems that the island should have returned to normal after the pharmacist and I left. The Peace Church team has been investigating for several days without any clues, and they probably won't stay here for a long time."
In this way, the next time I go to the island, I just need to make sure that the pharmacist doesn't kill anyone, and I shouldn't encounter the same situation as last time.
Shad's operation in the lake took nearly two hours. After returning to the shore, he rented a room in the village inn to take a bath, and then took a carriage back to the city.
First, he went to Natalie's mother-in-law and asked for five fish bones that she had purchased from the local black market. Then he said goodbye to his mother-in-law who praised him for his quick action, and went to Coldwater City through the underground warehouse of Green Lake Hotel.
When I met Mr. Edmund on the cliff where the old lighthouse was located, the sun had already half-sunk below the sea level in the west of the harbor. Standing on the cliff and watching the golden reflection of the sea at dusk was indeed a pleasant thing.
"You stink of a water ghost all over you."
The old folklorist complained as Shad entered the lighthouse. Shad sniffed himself suspiciously:
"I have already taken a bath, and when I killed the water ghosts, I deliberately avoided their corpses."
"You must have turned over a water ghost's nest. There are special pheromones in their nests that they use to track those who dare to disturb their nests."
The old man said with disdain:
"You really don't mind dirt."
He found a bottle of resin-like potion and gave it to Shade, asking him to add it to the water next time he took a bath. When Shade took out the twenty fish bones, the old man was quite satisfied:
"Half of the fish bones are very fresh, so I knew I could do the right thing by entrusting you with this. The quality of these fish bones is very good. You don't have to pay extra for the time key. Just consider it as the commission fee for this time."
"Then I'll be welcome. Besides, I'd like you to take a look at what this ore is."
He took out the green glowing ore that he had paid extra for to turn into a toy. Mr. Edmund examined it and took out a book to check it before asking:
"Where did you get this?"
"Inside the water ghost's lair, there are two water ghosts who seem to have acquired the ability to move short distances underwater because of this. Is this a very rare ore?"
"It's not very rare, but it's definitely not common either. It's very expensive. Your small piece can easily sell for 700 pounds."
The old man shook his head:
"You once said that you wanted to buy white stone crystal from me. Do you know where the white stone crystal is produced?"
Shad recalled that Tifa had mentioned this matter (note):
"A small amount is produced in the Yarahan Desert in the middle of the Old World. That desert is directly south of the Green Lake area. White stone crystals also appear in large river valley open-pit precious metal mines in the New World."
Mr. Edmund nodded:
"The same veins in the Yalahan Desert that produce white stone crystals also produce the ore you brought. Like white stone crystals, it requires a very special spatial environment to appear, and it is not produced in the form of veins, but in the form of small spider-web-like accumulations of mineral points."
He described it in detail:
"Based on the distribution of white stone crystals and this ore called 'green ridge ore', the spatial specificity of the area can be effectively determined. You said that you only found one ore, and there were no other anomalies there?"
"Yes."
"Then that water ghost cave is not a mining site. Water ghosts don't have the habit of using their claws to dig. I think this ore should belong to the skeletons you mentioned. When their ship wrecked, the ore and the bodies were taken away by the water ghosts."
Shade thought for a moment:
"In other words, if I want to investigate the origin of this ore and find the spatial anomaly zone in the Green Lake area - if this ore is really produced in Green Lake, then I have to investigate the origin of those corpses? It seems that I have something to do again."
"But I have to remind you that even if you find a thousand Green Ridge ore mining sites, you may not be able to find a piece of White Stone Crystal. Although White Stone Crystal has few uses, it is really rare."
Mr. Edmund misunderstood why Shad wanted to continue investigating. Shad actually guessed that the ore came from the Central Island, and maybe he could find more secrets of that island.
"Both Green Ridge Ore and White Stone Crystal are associated minerals. If I can really find the mining site, does it mean that there are also precious metal mines in the Green Lake area?"
Xia De asked again.
"It may not be a precious metal mine, it may just be a lead-zinc mine, tin mine, bauxite, tungsten mine, or even a gem mine. I'm not an expert in this area, so it's hard to say."
Mr. Edmund said, standing up and taking the kettle off the stove, and pouring a cup of hot tea for both Shad and himself.
"So what does Green Ridge Ore do?"
Xia De asked again.
"You can treat it as jade. Take out the jade and make it into small accessories such as necklaces, earrings, and rings. Wearing it for a long time can help you obtain the Space Spirit Rune, but it is only auxiliary. Talent is the most important. Another use is to grind the jade into powder and add it to a special potion, and then inject the potion into the spine. This can allow a ring warlock who does not have space talent to have space talent for a short period of time."
Mr. Edmund smiled as he saw the expression on Shad's face:
"Sounds scary? This is still a relatively mild way to gain spatial talent. However, the side effects are not small. Gaining a short-term spatial talent in this way essentially enhances spatial perception. Unlike a ring sorcerer like you whose talent belongs to oneself and who can choose not to observe things that he shouldn't see with the help of another me, using green ridge ore to gain spatial talent will definitely make you observe the essence of space that mortals shouldn't perceive, and then go crazy step by step."