Raising Ducks for Daily Rewards-Chapter 55: First preparations for the Beast Tide

Chapter 55: Chapter 55: First preparations for the Beast Tide

The news Fengyu got contained real-time updates over the past few months in the surrounding areas.

While everyone was in the peripheral area, some were closer to the city while others were farther away.

The Green Plum Peak was rather close to the city, the region on the other side of the peak even becoming the outer city’s territory, making them extremely close.

Because of this, the beast activity hasn’t yet reached their area.

But Fengyu knew the activity would likely start coming in soon.

The beast tide was inevitable even for the city, how could this small area escape it?

"In the past eight years, I mostly cultivated peacefully. Maybe it’s because Zimu was right, but this place is truly peaceful and a good place to cultivate.

At least these years were good.

The coming years will become difficult – even if there is no beast tide, the risen activity means that there might be incidents.

Worse still, people will become more ruthless when there is an excuse of accidental death.

Eight years of peaceful cultivation can be said to have allowed me to build an extremely good foundation –

Silver Feather, Spring Rain and Wind Claw.

You three have also grown up in these peaceful times with me, which is why I want to protect you.

Zimu and I fled from a town farther away because he felt the danger. Zimu, do you feel that the peace in this place has become less?"

Fengyu, sitting in his hut with four ducks, started the meeting by asking their diviner.

"Quack... no, not really. I feel some fluctuations, but the great peace hasn’t disappeared. Only this village has less peace than before, but it’s still peaceful..." Zimu told him what he saw.

"Hmm..." Fengyu thought for a moment before starting to interpret these signs, "It’s likely that this beast tide is a smaller one, which is why the great peace hasn’t even been disturbed. As for our local peace being disturbed but stable... it likely means that while there will be some danger, it’s not at the level of destruction.

But based on our previous guesses, the peace you sense currently is more imminent.

This beast tide will be a chance for us to see how far you can see the peacefulness of a place.

Regardless, the overall situation is that the beast tide is inevitable and we have to learn how to handle it.

I haven’t even killed a single beast in my life, not to mention a human.

Without any experience in battle, warfare and only some in survival, I am very unprepared for a beast tide.

The easiest move would be to prepare myself for it by training, following some plan and cooping in my field, hoping I won’t be targeted by too many roaming beasts before the tide.

But such a plan is not only ineffective but also stupid against wild beasts who only respect strength.

Only by showing my strength can I protect and prevent too many attacks on my field.

Silver Feather, you have the strongest fighting force among you three ducks. I want you to become the overseer of this field when I’m gone," Fengyu said slowly.

"Quack, quack! Quack!"

"No, you can’t come with us. Without you, who can protect it?"

"Quack, quack –" she pointed at Wind Claw.

"Wind Claw can at most sneak around and fight an enemy by harming him many times. But by the time he can kill an enemy, the enemy would likely already have eaten all the Spirited Ducks, young ducklings included. Can you accept this?"

"Quack?! Quack, quack, quack!" – They dare?! I will protect every single duckling to death!

"No, I didn’t mean to tell you to do that. You can lay more ducklings, what’s the point of you dying? Listen to me and don’t be stubborn. Regardless, the key is that you have the strongest fighting force and should remain here.

Spring Rain, besides Zimu, you’re the one who has the best overview of the situation. You took care of the field when I didn’t have time, and you also took care of the ducks when Zimu didn’t have time."

"Quack, quack, quack!"

"I know you can also be useful in reconnaissance, but how long can you keep your own spell up? It’s a waste of time and energy, not very useful in battle, at least not yet.

You should know best how bad it would be if I and Zimu left and no one else took care of the fields, right?"

"Quack... quack!"

Fengyu nodded, thankful Spring Rain took on the task of taking care of the field.

The past four years, he had focused a lot on his vitality spells and techniques, while Zimu focused on his bloodline. Their work fell on Spring Rain who became the vice-leader of their field, controlling the field and making sure nothing went wrong.

Entrusting him with overseeing the field when they were gone was definitely the best move.

Then he looked at Wind Claw and sighed, "Wind Claw, if it was before, I wouldn’t want to take you. 𝙛𝒓𝒆𝙚𝒘𝒆𝓫𝙣𝓸𝙫𝓮𝒍.𝒄𝒐𝓶

You’re younger than the others and also weaker.

But a year ago, you broke through to the mid-stage, the second strongest after Spring Rain.

Now your speed is a lot faster than mine, 50% faster than me even when I use the Wind Step Spell, and double my speed when I don’t use it.

I have no doubt that you could outrun a beast at the late stage.

So I want to ask you to become our reconnaissance this time."

"Quack!"

"Don’t decide right away, the task will be very dangerous – you will be ahead of us and Zimu might not detect the danger in time. Are you sure you are willing to do it?"

"Quack! Quack, quack!" – I am sure! With my speed, even in danger, I can run back and allow you two to leave quickly, I can do it!

"Then I will believe you," Fengyu nodded.

He looked at the other two and sighed slightly, "This time I won’t be out for long, but take this opportunity to prepare mentally for the beast tide decades later..."