Genshin Impact: A Mortal's Ascension to Godhood

The final grouping was that Li Tao, Chongyun and Xiangling took a boat to the sea to fish, while Xingqiu and Hu Tao went to the nearby mountains and forests to look for information related to the food [mountain delicacies].

There are many reasons for this grouping. Li Tao went to the sea group because he had experience at sea, was the holder of the Water God's Eye, could swim and had some knowledge of sailing. If he didn't go to sea, who would?

Chongyun is also in the sea group because he is relatively strong in combat and can hold his own against any monsters. Chongyun is not seasick even though he gets hot baths. Xingqiu is not used to riding a boat, so he won't go.

Not to mention Xiangling, even though she is the holder of the Fire God's Eye and may not be used to the sea environment, she has to go.

Master Hu... The reason for not going to the sea is similar to Xiangling's. But she has no need to go to the sea, so it is normal for her to stay in Liyue.

Anyway, after discussing these matters, the sea team packed up their luggage and set off on board. The target of the voyage was set to the shallow sea area near Liyue, because the sailing knowledge that Li Tao had learned from the old sailors when he was in the sea aid team could not support them to sail too far.

However, even near the coast of Liyue, Li Tao could always see people participating in the [Chef King Competition] driving large and small boats, constantly throwing fish hooks or fishing nets from the boats, and struggling to catch the fish near the coast of Liyue.

In addition to the usual fishing methods, others seemed to have hired professional Liyue fishermen to go fishing underwater. When Li Tao and his companions were sailing forward, they could occasionally catch a glimpse of people swimming underwater.

"This is too much." Chongyun frowned and said, "It's as if someone has set some kind of target, and if you don't meet it, you'll be punished."

That's 500 million Mora, Li Tao thought. If I watched others get the 500 million, it would be more painful than killing them.

After sailing for a while, the boat driven by Li Tao finally temporarily moved away from a large number of fishing boats and found a relatively remote sea area.

"Let's drop the simple anchor first and let me go down to look for it." Li Tao suggested.

Xiangling asked hesitantly, "Hey, can I ask Brother Li Tao for help first?"

Li Tao nodded confidently and replied: "You can take a look first. Besides, I can also use water elemental power underwater, so it's no problem."

After that, Li Tao temporarily handed the steering wheel to Chongyun, and crouched down to the bow to take off his clothes. Xiangling did not follow him, and with a splash, Li Tao jumped into the water.

The underwater environment was quite calm, at least there were no turbulent undercurrents. However, the sunlight was not very good at the moment, and Li Tao could only see the scene more than ten meters underwater. The deeper he went, the darker the light became, and he could not see clearly at all in deeper places.

There were also many schools of fish nearby, all swimming along the ocean current. Li Tao identified them one by one: the small fish over here were sashimi, red, flattened, with large mouths and retractable teeth; the group of fish swimming vertically over there were flounders, also flattened, inverted triangle-shaped, colorful and very pretty; the ones with large mouths over there were parrotfish, with average meat quality, and could be used as ornamental fish, with teeth in their mouths and a wide range of diets; the last few small ones were just... Shit, pufferfish!

Li Tao quickly and carefully swam away, staying away from these things.

The pufferfish is a special fish species of Liyue. It belongs to the genus Pufferfish. It is short and fat, mild, slow-moving and slow-moving. However, unlike the pufferfish on the Blue Planet, which only swells when in danger, the pufferfish not only sucks water into its mouth when in danger, but also spits it out like a cannonball to attack the enemy. Perhaps because of the addition of the water element, the power of this saliva is not to be underestimated. Ordinary fishermen will be dizzy for a long time after eating such a saliva.

Before he knew it, Li Tao had been swimming for about five minutes. With the help of the water element, his swimming speed and movements were much faster than before, and he could also prevent the water element from entering his nostrils and mouth. Except that he had to regulate his breathing, otherwise Li Tao could stay under the water forever.

"We have observed the general situation... We can go up now."

He turned around again underwater and soon found the simple anchor thrown from the boat. He grabbed the anchor rope and jumped to the surface.

With a splash, Li Tao's slightly wet head emerged from the water. Because he attached the water elemental force to his body, forming a layer of protective film, so except for being slightly soaked by this protective film, Li Tao's body was still dry.

He put on his clothes and walked into the cabin. While combing his hair, he told Chongyun and Xiangling about the types of fish that appeared underwater.

"Saltfish, flounder, parrotfish, and pufferfish? They all seem to be very common fish species." Xiangling rubbed her hands in a slightly distressed manner and said, "Besides, these fish are not very suitable for cooking. Flounder and parrotfish are more suitable as ornamental fish. Pufferfish is OK, but it can also be caught near Liyue... Wow, it would be great if there were some special fish!"

"For example?" Li Tao leaned against the cabin and asked curiously, "Let's set a goal, Xiangling. What fish do we need to catch and can catch?"

Xiangling said with certainty: "Skate! Stingrays are flat and square-shaped, with a short tail fin. They live in the mud and sand at the bottom of the water all year round. Their meat is firm and their liver is delicious. They can be braised or cooked with soy sauce, and they are definitely a big deal. Stingrays once only existed in the legends of Liyue fishermen. Due to their wide and flat bodies and wing-like pectoral fins, they were believed to be "flying fish."

"I heard that there are larger individuals of this fish." Chongyun also joined the discussion. "It is said that such individuals can really fly in the air. At the same time, because the gill slits on its abdomen look like a strange human face, people call it the "Devil Fish" and even classify it as a demon."

Xiangling said curiously, "After all, the Devil Fish is a myth. After all, no one has ever seen such a huge one. On the contrary, the manta ray has only become known to people because fishermen have occasionally caught it recently."

Li Tao was listening on the side, feeling somewhat puzzled: Why do I remember that stingrays and manta rays are not the same kind of fish?

But he soon stopped thinking about these things. When he looked up by chance, Li Tao saw clouds rolling in the sky not far away. At the same time, the increasing smell of water in the air also told him a message: it was going to rain.

Chongyun saw Li Tao's serious expression, and after a brief observation, he sensed the coming of a storm. He was somewhat helpless: "Why is our luck so bad? We haven't even been out to sea for an hour, right? And it's already raining?"

"It seems that we won't be able to catch any good fish today... Let's just take a few firecrackers back to Liyue." Li Tao looked at Xiangling, who was full of disappointment, and comforted her, "It can't be helped, Xiangling. Life is always full of surprises. No one knows which will come first, success or surprise. Well, I'll use the water element to help you find the firecrackers below."

Li Tao and Chongyun got out of the cabin. Chongyun prepared a net bag for catching fish and a refrigerator for storing fish (the ice was made by Chongyun), while Li Tao reached into the water and drove the water flow to find the pufferfish that was just under the water.

However, Li Tao did not "see" the pufferfish from the "eyes" under the water. On the contrary, in his perception, the school of fish that was just nearby had all run away for some reason.

"What's going on?" Li Tao was confused. "Where are the fish?"

Chongyun also looked around curiously, but he keenly sensed that something was wrong: "Wait, Brother Li, there seems to be something big down there - could it be a sea shark?"

Shark? It would be too bad luck to encounter one! Li Tao couldn't help but say: "Let me try with the water flow again——"

However, at the moment when Li Tao once again probed the water flow into the sea, he immediately noticed an unknown black shadow rushing towards the boat at a high speed from a position about 50 meters below the sea!

"I don't know if it's a shark, but let's start the boat!" Li Tao quickly used the water element and pushed the boat in one direction. "It's clearly aggressive towards our boat!"

Chongyun quickly threw away the net bag in his hand and rushed back to the cabin to control the rudder, while Xiangling also ran back to step on the pedal in the boat to turn the impeller to speed up the boat.

However, at this moment, Li Tao actually saw——

The huge manta ray jumped out of the water, opened its mouth, and released a large amount of voltage at him. It was obvious that this guy was coming to prey on the people on the boat, and Li Tao just happened to be targeted by it.