The Zombie Merman is a mini-boss found before the Wall of Flesh, summoned by fishing during a Blood Moon.
It boasts a formidable 1200 health points.
One strike left it with 300 health… another strike took its life; his Void Gold Battle Pike wasn't just for show in his backpack.
The Zombie Merman's body, like other monsters, instantly shattered into pieces on the ground, but what was different was the golden light that burst forth from its corpse.
Two or three gold coins flew out from its corpse, along with a large number of items.
Many bait buckets, a Vampire Frog Staff, a Blood Rain Bow, a Bait Caster fishing rod, and three coin slots, as well as a Blood Tear.
Seeing the equipment in his backpack, Yang Tao had a somewhat conflicted expression and muttered, "One strike like that, and it seems I've knocked out this Zombie Merman's entire piggy bank…"
These were all the items the Zombie Merman could drop; normally, collecting them would require farming several times, but with the super high plunder, these items all dropped at once.
He took the Blood Tear from his backpack; it was tear-shaped and felt like a gem, set on a metal base.
It is a special item that can be used to summon a Blood Moon event at night.
"Is the drop rate for this thing really that low? I remember ordinary mobs dropping it too?"
He had already killed a large number of Zombies, Drip Drip monsters, and even several Zombie Grooms and Zombie Brides tonight, but this was his first time getting a Blood Tear.
'Could it be that in reality, it can only be obtained by defeating mini-bosses?'
He took out the Bait Caster fishing rod that had just dropped from his backpack, then cast the hook into the water, creating ripples.
He didn't know why, but even though he had switched to a Terraria fishing rod, it wasn't as efficient as the Minecraft fishing rod; it took more than ten seconds for the bobber to move.
With a slight pull, a Wooden Crate flew out of the water.
Crates are lottery-type items that can be fished up, containing random loot such as ores, ingots, potions, accessories, and other items.
The Wooden Crate is the lowest-tier crate, and its contents are only slightly better than nothing.
"What's going on? Is it because there's no enchantment?"
With one hand, he re-cast the hook into the water, and with the other, he took out a Portable Exchange Table, exchanging it for a high-level Enchanting Table and placing it beside him.
"Let's max out the enchantments and see…"
After waiting seven or eight seconds, the bobber reacted again, and with another gentle tug, another Zombie Merman appeared on the water's surface.
'Now this is more like it!'
Although the Bait Caster's fishing power is only 25, it doubles the chance of catching enemies during a Blood Moon.
He slashed it to death with two strikes, collected the drops into his backpack, and looked at the blood-stained fishing rod, pondering:
'For now, I should apply the enchantments.'
Lure III, Luck of the Sea III.
Lure shortens fishing time and increases the pull speed. Luck of the Sea increases the chance of catching treasure.
For a fishing rod in the Terraria world, these two enchantment attributes are more than enough.
After enchanting, the fishing rod was like a cheat; the bobber sank as soon as it touched the water, and with a slight pull from Yang Tao, a Zombie Merman spawned.
And so, time passed minute by minute, the evil-looking moon set from the horizon, and the blood-red sky faded, revealing its original color.
Looking at the now clear lake water, Yang Tao pulled his fishing rod, and a Bass flew out of the lake.
"Has it been all night?"
Yang Tao stretched his body slightly; after a night of fishing, he had a bountiful harvest; at the very least, he now had hundreds of platinum coins.
Mainly because the Zombie Merman was too generous, dropping two or three gold coins every time.
And he didn't know if it was because Terraria was also a data world, but all the other loot could be put into the conversion table and converted into EMC values.
Although the individual EMC value wasn't much, Yang Tao's high drop rate compensated for it.
He put away his fishing rod, roasted yesterday's duck, then walked to the Mutated Iron Golem and put all the dropped loot on the ground into his backpack to convert into EMC values.
He summoned a wooden door to send these Mutated Iron Golems, who had been busy all night, back to the Overworld; he also had to go exploring soon, and carrying the Mutated Iron Golems was inconvenient, as he could summon them at any time anyway.
He took out a very peculiar-looking staff from his backpack, the Vampire Frog Staff; the staff's end was a frog with red skin and a pair of wings.
It looked adorable and cute.
He waved it gently.
A Vampire Frog over a meter tall appeared beside him; as soon as it came out, the little fellow bounced towards a Slime not far away.
It opened its large mouth, and a pink tongue struck the Slime's body like lightning.
-16
The green Slime, with only 15 health points, was instantly burst open by the frog's tongue, leaving behind some coins and gel.
Yang Tao chuckled at this, saying, "It's quite cute, just a bit low on damage…"
If he were a pure beginner right now, the 16 damage from the God-tier Vampire Frog Staff would be like a fatherly presence in the early game.
Unfortunately, he was a expert here to fish-bomb the pond.
Watching the Vampire Frog use its tongue to clear the surrounding Slimes, Yang Tao began to focus on roasting the duck.
…
"This taste… it's really good, worthy of Terraria!"
Although he didn't know what the deliciousness of the duck had to do with Terraria.
Delicious food makes your mood pleasant, Max Health +1.
Seeing the prompt pop up in the notification bar, Yang Tao suddenly thought of the Life Crystal underground and the life fruit after the Wall of Flesh; these were all things that could increase max health.
He just didn't know if it would conflict with the Life Crystal in Minecraft.
"I'm full, it's time to go exploring…"
He stood up and looked around; a large amount of gel and coins were scattered on the ground; he walked over and put everything into his backpack; since it could be converted into 'money,' then in his eyes, it was all good stuff.
"Slime Staff?"
Yang Tao looked at the Slime Staff lying in his backpack, a surprised expression on his face; he knew that the Vampire Frog didn't have his plunder bonus, at most only the plunder bonus from the accessory slot.
This item only had a 0.2% chance to drop.
This wasn't a guaranteed drop after killing 500; you might farm it your whole life and never see it.
The Slime Staff looked like a walking stick, but it was covered in an unknown liquid, as if it had been used by a Slime being inserted into its body.
"Heh heh, is this preparing me to become a summoner? That actually suits me quite well…"
After throwing the gel into the conversion table, Yang Tao turned his gaze to the incredibly tall World Trees in the distance.
"If it truly wants me to become a summoner, then there must be a Finch Staff waiting for me under the World Tree…"