Daily Intelligence: From Water Snake to Jinghe Dragon King

Chapter 3 Talented Elephant Swallowing
This section of lotus root bud is exactly the low-grade river treasure mentioned in the intelligence.

Liu Qing drilled into the mud, thinking that it would take some time to search, but as soon as he drilled into the mud, he was attracted by the faint fragrance of medicine.

In his snake-like perception, the lotus buds that exuded a medicinal fragrance were as red as charcoal.

The instinct derived from the evolution of biological bloodline made him swallow the lotus root sprout into his mouth without hesitation.

At this time, the medicinal fragrance emitted by the lotus buds and river treasures seemed to be a strong temptation to all aquatic creatures to swallow them.

The nearest river clam and river snail twisted its body frantically with its fleshy feet and moved towards Liu Qing.

Several loaches, lobsters, and crabs not far away were paddling their bodies and swimming towards Liu Qing at the fastest speed.

Further away, there were catfish sinking to the bottom, eels as thick as arms, black fish with a mouth full of fangs, and huge carp with fleshy whiskers that were three feet long.

They were all extremely excited as if they had taken aphrodisiacs, wagging their tails rapidly and running from all directions.

For a moment, the medicinal fragrance emitted by the precious river lotus sprouts alarmed all the creatures in the underwater area.

The silt churned, the river sand rolled back, and the pool water immediately became turbid. Strings of bubbles emerged in the dirty water like a boiling pot.

Liu Qing was startled and swallowed the lotus root sprout in his mouth with a gulp.

Immediately, the faint medicinal fragrance disappeared.

The fish, turtles, shrimps and crabs that swam frantically lost their target in an instant. Their limited intelligence made them at a loss as to what to do with what was happening before their eyes.
He could only wag his tail in vain, venting the intense desire hidden in his blood on everything he saw.

The silt was turned up, the water plants were bitten off, the lotus stems were smashed, the snails and clams were crushed in the mouths of the fish, and the scales were torn by the claws of the shrimps and crabs.

This underwater area turned into a brutal battleground in the blink of an eye.

Liu Qing took the opportunity to sneak back to his old nest, the bluestone space.

He coiled his body together, raised his snake head and pointed it outward, ready to attack at any time, and only then did he have time to check himself.

[Name: Liu Qing]

[Race: Water Snake]

[Bloodline Talent: Hidden State (Can be unlocked with Heaven and Earth Source Qi)]

[Heaven and Earth Source Qi: 3 points]

"Do you want to use the source of heaven and earth to unlock your hidden bloodline talent?"

Liu Qing's eyes lit up with joy, and he immediately said silently in his heart: "Yes!"

As soon as the words fell, the three points of Heaven and Earth Source Qi on the panel disappeared without a trace. At the same time, a cool gas appeared inexplicably.
Starting from the upper and lower jaws, it slowly swam to the abdomen, and finally suddenly dispersed, and a faint line of blood emerged from the upper and lower jaws to the abdomen.

In a moment, the blood disappeared.

[Talent: Swallowing Elephants: This talent originates from the Basilisk. Once unlocked, each time a snake devours food, it will swallow at least twice its own weight. As this talent grows, the weight of the food swallowed increases, and digestion speeds up accordingly. When the snake is young, this talent can accelerate its growth.]

Looking at the explanation that appeared before his eyes, Liu Qing was suddenly ecstatic.

The talent of swallowing elephants, to sum up, means that the more you eat, the faster you digest, and the faster you grow!

For living things, the faster they grow, the shorter their natural larval period, and the shorter the larval period, the greater their chance of survival.

Moreover, this bloodline talent is permanent. After the snake passes the larval stage and becomes an adult, it will continue to work. As it swallows more, its body size will probably become larger and larger.

For an ordinary water snake like Liu Qing, this talent would probably be able to break the shackles of his bloodline and allow him to transform his bloodline. Perhaps, after reaching adulthood, a water snake that is only one or two feet long at most could evolve into a gigantic water python!

[Name: Liu Qing]

[Race: Water Snake]

[Bloodline Talent: Swallowing Elephant (Beginner)]

[Heaven and Earth Source Qi: 0 points]

[Note: The source of Heaven and Earth Qi can increase the growth of the 'Elephant Devouring' talent and can also continue to unlock new bloodline talents.] This discovery made Liu Qing ecstatic again.

As long as you have the source of energy of heaven and earth, you can do anything, whether it is to increase the growth of the swallowing elephant talent or unlock new bloodline talents!
The source of Qi from heaven and earth works like a panacea!

Improving the growth of existing talents or unlocking new bloodline talents means increasing Liu Qing's strength.

Only those with strong strength can survive in this pond.

Liu Qing couldn't help but look forward to tomorrow's daily intelligence opportunity.

Gollum-

This person had just unlocked the bloodline talent of Devouring Elephants. Under its effect, the food that used to fill his stomach until nighttime had now been completely digested.

Liu Qing was amazed at the power of this elephant-swallowing talent.

Liu Qing first stuck out his little head, quickly sucking and spitting out the snake core, feeling the situation outside the bluestone space. After a moment, seeing that there was no danger outside, he stuck half of his body out.
As for the other half, it hides in the cave, ready and prepared to retreat at any time.

I am too small. In this pond, apart from tadpoles, shrimps, fish eggs and fry, any slightly larger shrimps and crabs can pose a fatal threat to me.

Liu Qing's upper body swayed with the ripples in the pool water, and his slightly protruding snake core sensed everything around him.

Soon, a group of fish fry, just a few days old from the follicles, swam past.

I don’t know whether these fry are carp, grass carp, or other fish. They are as small as mosquitoes and flies, and their bodies are almost transparent. As newborns, they are ignorant of the danger coming.

Liu Qing quickly popped his head out, opened his upper and lower jaws wide, and swallowed more than ten fish fry into his stomach in one gulp.

Then, it opened its mouth again and again and swallowed hundreds of fish fry. At this time, the fish fry only realized the danger belatedly and fled in panic.

The taste of fish fry is fresh, tender and smooth, better than tadpoles.

This time, he swallowed hundreds of fish fry, which were equivalent to two or three tadpoles. If it were before, he would have been full, and this meal was enough to ensure his consumption for two or three days.
But now Liu Qing only felt his abdomen wriggling rapidly, squeezing and digesting. In just half an hour, his stomach was empty and he felt hungry again.

Liu Qing was deeply impressed by the power of Tianfu Swallowing Elephant. He bounced out again, swaying with the ripples of the pool, like a withered branch, waiting for food to come to him.

An hour later, Liu Qing's eyes lit up.

A group of tadpoles followed a silver carp, wagging their tails happily, coming from far away.

After a few days, the tadpoles had grown a third leg, but the abnormal development of their bodies did not improve their intelligence much.

He actually mistook a silver carp for his mother.

Liu Qing had no mercy at all. He opened his mouth wide and swallowed a tadpole. He opened it again and swallowed another tadpole.
This time, he swallowed five tadpoles before he felt his stomach bloated.

The five thumb-sized tadpoles together are almost twice Liu Qing's own weight!
After eating, the willow green snake exerted force with its tail, its scales contracted, rubbing against the hollow bluestone, and pulling its body back.

Under the influence of the elephant-swallowing talent, the abdominal muscles peristalsis and contract, crushing the food for rapid digestion and absorption.

Another hour later, Liu Qing had digested all five tadpoles. The snake's tail turned upside down, slid out of the bluestone hole, and excreted feces.

Even if you travel through time and space and become a snake, you should still pay attention to personal hygiene. How can you defecate and urinate in your own bedroom?
After defecating, Liu Qing stretched out half of his body again, turning into a dead branch swaying with the water, waiting for food to come to him automatically.

Unfortunately, I don’t know if it was because the fry leaked the information or the tadpoles became smarter, but after waiting for more than two hours, no small fish or shrimp passed by.

Liu Qing couldn't help feeling depressed.

Do I have to find food on my own initiative?

But I have gone out a few times before, and each time it was dangerous. I dare not go out again unless it is necessary.

I don't want to go out, but food won't be delivered to my door. Is it going to be wasted if I have the talent to swallow an elephant?

At this moment, the scorching sun suddenly dimmed, dark clouds appeared, and in the shallow wetland next to the bluestone, earthworms hurriedly crawled out of the ground.

Liu Qing's eyes lit up.

(End of this chapter)