Chapter 75: Traces of the Daimyo Shield Crab
In the next hour or so, Gordon encountered three more shield crabs one after another. There was no suspense in the battle, but the collection part felt a bit like a lottery.
With the protection of the transferred gold coins, Gordon has gained a lot - at least that's what he thinks.
There are two female crabs among the three shield crabs. Including the previous ones, he has collected three copies of the best crab roe, and it seems that he is not far away from the five copies required by the mission.
As for the last one, yes, it is a male crab, without crab roe.
but! Gordon collected other good things from him, which was a rare material called "Black Pearl".
Logically speaking, shield crabs, as crustaceans, do not produce pearls themselves, but their diet also includes sea shells that produce pearls.
So, sometimes if you are lucky, you can find this precious biological gem in their stomach pouch.
—like the one in Gordon’s hand.
Although it is not smooth and round enough, and the color is not so dark and bright that it cannot be sold as gems to the big merchants in the city, it is also used when making certain weapons and armors.
Gordon happily put it away.
“I don’t know how many pieces of crab roe Brother Ted has collected. Isn’t there not all of them?” Gordon said to himself, and couldn’t help laughing in the middle of the sentence.
“Haha, let’s hurry up and collect five copies before he opens. His face will be very interesting by then, hehe!”
Gordon, who was a little distracted, suddenly missed his footing and almost fell to the ground. Fortunately, he reacted quickly and quickly supported the ground with his hands to maintain his balance.
Looking back, he stepped on the shield crab's footprints again.
It’s just that this time, the footprints he stepped on were extraordinarily thick, each one the size of a plate, and more than two circles larger than the cup mouth of an ordinary shield crab.
Gordon's face tightened.
There is no need to guess. It is obvious that these are the footprints left by the famous shield crab.
Gordon subconsciously lowered his body slightly and placed his right hand on the hilt of the explosive knife behind his back, guarding against the possible attack in the next second.
He carefully and quickly looked around and found nothing, but Gordon was still not completely relieved.
The shield crab is a species that is very good at burrowing into the ground. As an older individual in the group, there is no reason why the Daimyo shield crab cannot master this skill. Maybe at this moment, it is lurking under his feet.
Looking at the direction of the forest belt, Ted should be nearby.
From a safety perspective, he should join up with his companions now, but considering the face issue unique to teenagers, the choice is different.
He had promised Ted before that he would be able to protect himself even if he faced the Daimyo Shield Crab alone, but now he didn't even see the Daimyo Shield Crab, and he ran away in a panic when he saw a few footprints. Seek asylum.
Don’t you feel too embarrassed?
Of course, Gordon didn’t intend to mess around. He just wanted to find out the specific location of the famous shield crab first, and then run to have a round with Ted. In this way, both face and safety could be guaranteed.
Having made a decision in his heart, Gordon immediately slowed down and slowly explored the direction of the footprints with an almost completely silent and gentle pace.
Ten minutes later, Gordon followed the tracks and successfully found the huge crustacean monster.
At first, when he saw the rotten skull that was the size of a house, he almost didn't react. He subconsciously thought it was just an ordinary skeleton and almost walked out.
Fortunately, what Ted said before, "Daming shield crabs like to use the skulls of flying dragons as carapace, especially the skulls of Monoceratops" reminded him.
Look at the three-meter long, straight and sharp horn like a spear. Isn't it the most well-known feature of Monoceros?
Although the body of the shield crab cannot be seen from his side, Gordon knows that shield crabs have the habit of resting in their shells, and this shield crab is probably taking a nap here.
Taking a nap and sleeping, I really want to give it a sleep cut.
A stupid idea was about to come up, but he finally gave up the unreliable idea.
Suppressing his breathing and controlling his steps, Gordon quietly exited the area.
Although Sleeping Slash is really cool, this time, let’s give the opportunity to Ted. The power of the Blaster Dragon Cannon is much stronger than the three-stage charge of his Explosive Knife.
It was only then that Gordon realized how far he had followed the shield crab's footsteps.
It took him more than half an hour to find Ted who was chasing shield crabs everywhere in the dense forest.
In fact, after the separate search during the previous period, the distance between the two people had exceeded expectations. Gordon was very lucky that he did not mess up, otherwise even if he used a flare to ask for help, Ted might not be able to arrive in time to rescue him.
“What? You have collected three pieces of crab roe, and you have also tracked down the daimyo shield crab?” Ted stared, his scarred face looking fierce.
“Yes!” Gordon was also a little proud and answered simply.
“We have just collected two pieces, and I actually lost again?” Ted looked angry, and Gordon suddenly discovered that this old man seemed to have a strong desire to win.
In order to cheer up this guy, Gordon started to draw a cake, "If that famous shield crab is a female and you collect super-quality crab roe from it, wouldn't you make another comeback?
Although the mission goal has been achieved, we haven't settled the game yet, so the game is not over yet! "
What a **** game, when did we say we were going to compete? Gordon cheered Ted up while cursing in his heart.
“Yes, that makes sense! There is also the famous shield crab in the finale, I haven’t lost yet!”
Ted, who was a little tired, immediately jumped up and kicked away the carcass of a male shield crab that had been turned over by him, but it was obviously impossible to dig out the crab roe.
"Let's go, let's go! You said that Daimyo Shield Crab is still sleeping? What a great opportunity for Mian Zhan! Why are we still lingering here? Run forward, run forward! We will reach the target in ten minutes, and I will kill it with my own hands! !”
Before he could finish speaking, Ted ran out with his long legs, as if whoever ran to the shield crab first would have the right to own the shield crab.
Seeing Ted running away, Gordon immediately took steps and followed closely behind.
Actually, he could walk over slowly.
In Ted's eyes, a monster of the level of the Daimyo Shield Crab is similar to the Blue Dragon King in Gordon's eyes. It is the kind of prey that can always be successfully taken as long as you don't close your eyes. It doesn't matter whether the latter helps or not. .
But Gordon had an inexplicable feeling that if he was too late for Ted, he would lose.
Huh? Doesn’t it turn out that my desire to win is not weak?
(End of this chapter)