Chapter 278 Jumping to the sea
“I was protected very well by my master in the past.” Hayata hugged Pandan and rubbed the little one’s chubby cheeks, “And the village chief’s mother-in-law helped me experience the life of a hunter all over again.
The next spring, when I stand in front of the strange dragon again, I will still be afraid, but my hands and feet will no longer shake.
Although the result of the second hunt was still a failure, I was able to retreat calmly, and the nightmare of being devoured by a strange dragon was also far away without me realizing it.
When summer came, I finally cut off the head of the strange dragon. "
“The second half of your story jumps too fast!” Gordon couldn’t help complaining.
Hayata pouted and rested her chin on Pandan’s head, “I’m not good at telling stories anyway.”
Gordon picked up a squid tentacle in his mouth and said while chewing: "Actually, when you took the novice equipment handed to you by the village chief's mother-in-law, you had already stepped out."
“Is that so?” Hayata blinked.
“Yes.”
Aziz agreed with Gordon’s statement, “Those who have experienced life and death and are able to pick up weapons again and enter the hunting grounds can basically come out.”
“So, has Brother Aziz encountered something similar?” Aysha asked curiously.
Previously, when Aziz recounted his experiences, the whole story was about fishing everywhere and killing people in all directions. Failure seemed to have never happened before.
Azi and Gordon looked at each other, and they both laughed at the same time.
“That will have to be discussed until tomorrow morning.”
Early the next morning, Gordon sat up from the floor on time.
Aziz is away from home all the time, and there is no furniture at home. The only option is to make a bed on the floor. Fortunately, Gordon doesn't have to choose a place to sleep, and he can sleep soundly on the floor.
The door was pushed open from the outside.
Azi, who had already put on his equipment, walked in.
“Yo, wake up.”
He threw Gordon two pieces of leftover calla yam from last night, and gave the pig a piece of dried fish. This was a simple breakfast.
“Hurry up and get ready, we’ll be leaving soon.”
Gordon finished filling his stomach in a few mouthfuls and stood up.
"Today we are going to fight in the water? To be honest, I haven't tried water fighting yet. Although I can swim, I can only survive drowning. I guess it will be similar in Hayata. Is it okay?"
"calm down!"
Aziz waved his hands carelessly, "This kind of thing is just instinct, instinct! You will know what to do as soon as you get in the water!"
Gordon broke into a cold sweat after hearing this. How could he forget that this guy was a sea dweller?
Is it possible that my “instinct” is the same as his?
Noticing Gordon's nervousness, Aziz smiled and explained: "Well, I know what you are worried about. You don't need to think too much. Underwater combat is different from swimming. As long as you overcome your fear of water and get used to the resistance, it will be fine.
If the opponent is a monster like a sea dragon, of course I won't dare to lead you around, but it's just a few sharks, no problem! "
Gordon thought about it, too.
The danger level of sharks should be similar to that of blue velociraptors. Even if you can't control your hands and feet well underwater, you can still crush them with your equipment.
“Respirators and weights will be prepared for you. If you are really worried later, just jump into the sea to get used to it, and then go to the hunting ground.”
Gordon heard two key words, "Respirator? Counterweight? Are these things still needed in water wars?"
"wait a moment."
Azi ran out and ran back not long after.
He held up some cork and lead blocks.
“These are counterweights, fixed on the armor. If the equipment is heavy, get more cork, and if the equipment is more buoyant, get some lead weights. In short, you should be able to float underwater in an upright position. This can save a lot of effort.”
Gordon nodded. This was easy to understand. He was more concerned about another thing in Az’s hand.
It was a strange-looking mask with two fang-like horizontal branches on both sides.
“Well, I’m a sea dweller, so I won’t have any use for this, but you may need it.”
Gordon took over the respirator and felt mostly relaxed.
What he is most worried about is the problem of holding his breath. Fortunately, there is corresponding equipment to solve it. However, he probably won’t be able to wear this anymore while wearing a helmet. It seems that he can only give up the helmet for the time being.
“By the way, what will they do with the pork chop?”
“It’s okay, meow!” Pig Chop held the dried fish in his mouth and put his hands on his hips confidently.
“Elu cats are better at water than you think. Their diving ability is even better than that of us sea dwellers. This is a physiological advantage.”
“That’s right, meow!”
Hearing this, Gordon felt relieved and chatted with Aziz while washing up.
“Gululu, bah-Azi, do you sea people have the tradition of painting war patterns on your body before going out to fish or go hunting?”
Aziz tilted his head when he heard this, "There is such a tradition. Do you want to try it?"
"Is it possible?" Gordon was a little interested. "Who can I ask to draw it? Is there any special dye that won't fade when wet?"
Az's expression became ambiguous, "Dye is easy to say. Mom has it there. The key point is, the question is who do you want to find to help you paint, Miss Hayata?"
“Why Hayata?”
“According to the tradition of the sea people, it is the wife who helps her husband draw war patterns.”
ˆ “.”
Gordon froze.
“You pretend I didn’t say it.”
“Hehehe, do you want me to help you tell Miss Hayata?”
"roll!"
Suppressed by force and obtained Aziz’s guarantee not to talk nonsense.
Gordon equipped himself with armor, and the two of them went out together, went to Aisha's house to bring Hayata and Xianglan, and then went to find the village chief and receive the mission certificate.
Glancing at the respirator mask in Gordon's hand, the village chief said with a smile: "It seems that you are all ready. As long as you use the respirator properly, even if you are new to water fighting, there will be no big problem."
“What is a respirator?” Hayata asked curiously.
“How do you use this thing?” Gordon also looked at Az.
ˆ “.”
The village chief's face turned dark. He slapped Aziz on the back of his neck and cursed: "You bastard! Didn't I tell you that you need to tell them the precautions for water battles first?!"
Aziz grinned and rubbed the back of his red neck, "Well, weren't you just about to say this?"
“What did you do for so much time yesterday afternoon and evening?!”
Xianglan said with an innocent face: "First, I pretended to be a ghost and scared Sister Ai Xia to tears, and then in order to coax Sister Ai Xia, I told stories all night."
Seeing that the village chief’s eyebrows were about to rise again, Aziz grabbed Gordon and the others’ wrists, turned around and ran away.
“Um, let’s take them to try out the respirator mask first!”
Gordon and Hayata were dragged to the dock by Aziz. He first kicked the pandan into the sea, and then said to the pig chop:
“Little pandan is ailu from the desert. You need to take it with you to familiarize yourself with the water. I’ll prepare delicious fish for you in the evening.”
“Deal Meow!”
Pork Chop happily jumped into the sea, dragging the struggling Pandan, and dived in. A string of bubbles appeared on the surface of the water.
Hayata: "."
Aziz turned around and handed Hayata a respirator mask, and then said to the two of them: "Put the respirator on your mouth first."
Hayata and Gordon looked at each other and did as they were told.
It felt a little strange to breathe while wearing a respirator. Gordon asked in a low voice, "What next?"
Azi grinned, revealing his big white teeth, grabbed their wrists again, and jumped forward with all his strength.
“Then jump into the sea!”
(Some work in the evening, two updates today orz
(End of this chapter)