Vol 2 Chapter 203: Silence rebirth

Silent rebirth is a natural phenomenon unique to Phuket.
Every year at the turn of spring and winter, before and after the Forbidden Magic Day, when the soul-returning Yang spit out the first shoots, the school of manrays from the deep sea will return from afar with fat and strong bodies, along the broad and deep. The Silent River of Shanghai is migrating all the way up.
The ancient book says: The ray fish, shaped like a carp, has a fish body with bird wings, a pale white head and a red beak. It often travels to the West China Sea, swims in the East China Sea, returns to Phuket, and flies at night. Its sound is like Luan chicken, its taste is sour and sweet, and the food is crazy, and you see the world.
Some people say that the manta rays return to Phuket Island because they want to migrate to the shoals of the upper reaches of the river to have children and maintain the continuation of the ethnic group. Others say that they want to cross the "dragon gate" at the end of the silent river, shed their bodies and transform They are dragons and beasts; some people say that these swimming fish are the gluttonous rations in the depths of the silent forest. Every early spring, after the gluttonous wakes up, they will summon their rations to swim back to its mouth quickly.
In any case, for these manta rays, the migration road is a difficult journey.
From the Aral Sea to the fresh water, from the wide waters to the turbulent rivers, as well as the large and small waterfalls and dams standing on the silent river, not to mention the many beasts on both sides of the river bank, as well as from the sky and underwater The common hunter.
Even if these fish have wings, sharp beaks, and poison, they cannot stop the monsters on the island who have been hungry for a winter.
For the residents in the forest, this is a feast.
An annual feast.
"This year's silence has returned earlier than in previous years." Dr. Dozem lowered his head, patiently adjusted the doses of different powders, and casually explained to the two young wizards:
"Most years, the migration of manta rays is in the early spring."
"At that time, after a winter of nourishment by deep sea nutrition, they were fat and strong, with full strength, and with a flick of their wings, they could leap over the triple waterfall from the mouth of the Silent River to the sea; their red beaks lightly pecked, and they could break the brown bear's back. skin."
"The monsters in the Silent Forest have been hungry for a winter, and they are as vicious as these flying fish."
"The prey and the hunters struggled from the lower reaches of the Silent River to the upper reaches of the river. For a whole month, most of the Silent River was dark red."
Zheng Qing imagined the tumbling river and the crimson water, and couldn't help being dazzled.
"But now, large groups of rayfish have returned from the bottom of the sea ahead of time, and the fierce beasts on both sides of the river have just been fed with sufficient food in the summer. They are not willing to fight with these fish, so let them go all the way. "
"Sounds like this is good." Zheng Qing pondered, and whispered in a low voice: "The ray can safely migrate, and the animals on both sides of the river don't need to die for a few fishes at the bottom of the river... It feels like this is one A win-win situation."
"Win-win?" The doctor raised his head and glanced at him sarcastically: "How did you become a public student? Is your brain the size of a walnut?"
Zheng Qing blinked, looking at the doctor who suddenly said bad words, somewhat inexplicable.
"This is not a win-win situation, this is a total loss." The doctor raised a finger and shook it quickly: "Each ecological chain has an extremely precise, sensitive, and fragile structure. Any unstable fluctuations in the ecological chain, Passing to the end of the chain will cause irreversible changes."
"Take the rebirth of silence as an example."
"Every year in the desperate fight on the Silent River in early spring, there will always be a large number of rayfish and the beasts from the Silent Forest. When the migration is over, whether it is the monsters in the forest or the fierce fish, the number will drop to one The degree to which the wizards feel at ease...a number that will not pose any threat to the wizards."
"Not to mention that the flesh and blood of both sides nourishes the vast forest trees along the banks of the river, such as the returning soul poplar and the unyielding willow, and nurtures countless weak creatures at the bottom of the river and on the banks... and the northern district of Beta Town. Those magicians, every year I hope to get some meat from the river this season and pickle some bacon for the festival."
"Without fighting, a large number of manta rays flooding into the upper reaches of the silent river will cause some serious consequences. For example, they will eat up the small creatures on both sides of the river bed, and for example, they will feed the witch league prisoners in the deep forest. Some exist."
"That is to say," Jiang Yu also woke up immediately, and said, "Sand time group, red chain snake, and those corpse beetles are all to avoid these fish from hunting, so do you escape to school?"
Zheng Qing suddenly realized.
"It's just one of the reasons." Dr. Duzem's mouth twitched, with a gentle smile on his face: "A large number of rayfish crossing the border not only threatened the safety of the bugs, but also ate their rations... such as The red chain snake has a big overlap with the ray fish in the recipe. The fish ate up the bait. The big snakes can hide in the cave and pretend to hibernate with their eyes closed. The little snakes can only sneak into the school to take a look. Can you find a few bites."
"It sounds pitiful." Zheng Qing smacked his lips, remembering a certain little snake that was taken into the den by the old hound, and mourned their miserable fate for a few seconds.
"They have always lived in this environment, and there is nothing pitiful." Dr. Dozem shook his head and emphasized: "The real poor is Beta Town, the low-level wizards in the southern part of the town and the jugglers in the northern part. People."
"The school of rayfish is only that big."
"Since the autumn has returned, spring must be gone."
"The herd of animals in the Silent Forest were hungry for a winter. When the spring flowers bloom, they crawled out of the cave and found that there were no plump fish in the river. What would they do?"
Zheng Qing swallowed quietly, looked out the window, and looked at the buildings with shadows in the distance.
Dr. Duzem's cold voice continued to ring in his ears.
"Extremely hungry beasts can do anything. For example, attacking a small public area of ​​the First University, or attacking wizards who enter the forest... When everything does not help, these beasts are in desperation. I would never mind rushing into this small town full of food."
"Why can't we see those ray fish now?" Zheng Qing asked suddenly.
If according to the doctor's point of view, this year's rebirth of silence is a few months earlier, then in any case, the students should have found some clues.
Regardless of whether the southern district of Beta Town is adjacent to the river, it also has a dock; the campus of the First University alone has many public areas built on the waterside of the tributary of the Silent River-and Linzhong Lake, which is also a part of the Silent River.
"Menrays are nocturnal creatures. They sleep on the bottom of the water during the day, and then fly and glide on the river at night. Therefore, the first people to spot the fish migrating are the low-level wizards in the southern district who get up and work in the middle of the night."
When Dr. Duzem said this, he paused and shook his head: "What's more, you young people, hiding in the guardian circle of the first university all day, how can there be people who don't have long eyes touch your mold at will !"
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When the elves took the latest batch of potions, it was close to eight o'clock in the evening.
The doctor sent two young wizards to the door.
"Compared with these elves, you should be more concerned about your health."
Before leaving the institute, Dr. Duzem reminded Zheng Qing earnestly: "If you fall down before these elves are truly free, then their miserable future will not change the slightest."
"I'm very healthy." Zheng Qing smiled reluctantly, bending his arms and bulging the muscles of his arms.
"Any healthy wizard will not hang two big eye bags, dark circles, and bloodshot eyes... and have nightmares every day." Jiang Yu couldn't help saying, "I think the doctor said it. It makes sense."
Zheng Qing smiled and glanced at Dr. Duzem.
The doctor's dark circles are much worse than his.