Witch, I'm really not an ancient god of the deep sea!

Chapter 137 Reward
In order to survive, the investigation team took out their valuables, including their weapons.

Especially Lena, who took out everything she had on her body except her clothes.

Chen Qi placed his hands on these items, counting them like a merchant weighing souls and money.

Among them, the most valuable item is the sniper rifle in Lena's hands, the Magic Bullet Sniper Rifle - Giant Slayer!
Its built-in skill, [Armor Penetration], means that the bullets fired from this gun are at least ten times more powerful than those fired from ordinary firearms!
It can also be loaded with many powerful hunting bullets.

To acquire this gun through legitimate channels, it would cost at least eight million.

If you were to buy this gun from the black market, it would cost at least ten million.

The other items included some potions, their equipment, two backpack cards, and two million shell coins.

In total, it's worth a staggering ten million!
For a research vessel that was only deployed temporarily, it was already quite an achievement to be able to raise ten million shells.

With this money, upgrading to a houseboat or simply buying a new boat is no problem!

Am I that scary? Chen Qi gently rubbed the tentacles of the little green algae with his fingers.

The investigation team is no ordinary vessel; they are truly willing to risk their lives for a single piece of intelligence!

They dared to open fire and fight even when they encountered a coastal overlord.

In their eyes, he seemed even more terrifying than the ugly deep-sea merchant.

Captain Kigg asked:

"Monster, are you satisfied now?"

He knew all too well that the monsters of the deep sea were incredibly greedy, just like the deep-sea merchants who, after a transaction, would try to take their souls and lives.

“barely equal to your souls.”

Chen Qi smiled and said, "I'll accept these items."

Even if we kill them all, we won't be able to get anything of value.

Moreover, he himself had no intention of taking action, and he might not even be able to defeat the investigation team.

Chen Qi said with a cold smile:

"Alright, here's a reward for you."

Chen Qi emphasized the word "reward".

Upon hearing the word "reward," the ten members of the team trembled and looked at the tentacles on the embers of the fire with fear in their eyes.

reward!

Monster rewards are not good things!

Normally, so-called rewards either corrupt their souls or their bodies!
Of course, Chen Qi is a decent person and doesn't have these extraneous thoughts, so he decided to give them something good.

He didn't want to become a sea monster feared and hated by everyone, like the deep-sea merchant.

If he's just a monster who only knows how to rob, then he's no different from savage sea beasts like the Black Shark or the Great Sea Serpent.

On the other hand, it was also to build his reputation.

He, a second-tier superhuman, could not withstand the wrath of the navy.

We need to have a longer-term perspective.

If something can be offered, more people will be willing to venture into dangerous places to search for his whereabouts.

He can make some pleasant deals with adventurers.

However, why are these people looking at me so strangely after hearing about the reward?
Puzzled, Chen Qi took out one-tenth of the black whale blood from his backpack card.

This is the black whale blood he stole from the black glove.

Black whale blood is very expensive, but as the rift tides intensify, black whale blood will become more abundant and cheaper.

When black whale blood becomes famous, this small amount of black whale blood will be worth about 500,000.

Black whale blood is useless to Chen Qi; he cannot possibly use this dangerous item.

Currently, the only buyers of Black Whale Blood are the Black Whale Gang, the Bei Kingdom Research Institute, and the Sea God Pirate Gang, where the Deep Sea Merchants operate.

Selling black whale blood is extremely difficult.

One-tenth of the black whale's blood, let's use it to build his good reputation!

Chen Qi rolled a small amount of black whale blood into a wriggling ball and tossed it to the other person:
"Your reward."

Currently, black whale blood is not widely available in the ocean.

Kigg's body trembled as he accepted the black whale blood:

"Is the reward tentacles? Or will they eat us? Or will they plant seeds in us and turn us into monsters?"

The Belgrade Meteorological Bureau is making every effort to study black whale blood, which is considered an invaluable resource by them.

Kigg held the black whale blood, utterly shocked.

This is black whale blood, and it's processed black whale blood!

He never expected that the monster in front of him would actually reward them instead of whipping them with tentacles!

Wait, if they can get more money and weapons, can they exchange them for more black whale blood?

I didn't bring any cash with me when I went out today... Kige is filled with remorse.

Legend has it that to obtain the blood of the black whale, one must defeat the sea beast infected by the blood, which requires at least the strength of a third-tier being.

In addition, one must master advanced blood extraction technology!
In other words, the person in front of me is definitely more than just a second-tier expert.

As Lena imagined it, she felt that the person in front of her was increasingly unfathomable.

She began to pray that the monster before her would not, like the parasitic sea monster, infect humans.

It's about time to go.

Staying too long might attract unwanted attention from others.

Chen Qi smiled slightly, packed his things, and walked on the water.

"See you soon."

Everyone stared blankly at Chen Qi's departing figure, stunned and unable to calm down for a long time.

In this transaction, they successfully redeemed their souls.

A gentle breeze, carrying the sound of ocean waves, brushed against their faces.

"Survived..."

Captain Kigg lit a cigarette, wiped away his sweat, and was thankful that he had survived another day.

After she left, everyone stared at Lena, their faces filled with displeasure. If it weren't for this monster's magnanimity, they might have become nourishment for this place today.

Captain Kigg couldn't hold back any longer and wanted to yell at her:

"Lena, you today..."

"Captain, I know I was wrong. I will compensate you for all your losses and treat you to a big meal."

One sentence shut them all up.

Lena lowered her head and silently pulled out a brand-new bounty poster from the ship.

It was none other than the bounty offered by the Flower Witch and Chen Qi!

The bounty for the Flower Witch remains unchanged at 22 million.

The monster's bounty is only ten million!

There is no name, no title, no extra information.

The bounty poster only stated one thing: this monster was a second-tier superhuman.

"False advertising!"

Lena gripped the newspaper tightly, her hands turning bright red.

Although she was also reckless in this operation.

But the key reason for her confidence was this bounty!
On the Witch Sea, bounties are an important indicator of a person's strength.

Many people also hire others to fight based on the amount of the bounty.

Lena gritted her teeth and said:
"Why is the bounty on a monster lower than that on a witch?"

Why?
Kigg exhaled a long smoke ring:

"Who knows? Perhaps, in the eyes of the Navy, the witch is more important?"

After tonight, they felt that the difference in the bounties offered by the two men was too great.

Lena angrily rebuked:
"Nonsense! This tentacle hunter can manipulate tides; he could easily take down that third-tier witch!"

"What makes that witch comparable to the tentacle hunter? I feel that if the witch and that monster fought a hundred times, the monster would definitely beat the witch a hundred times over!"

The survey participants unanimously agreed.

Even a witch cannot leisurely stroll through the territory of the deep-sea Titans with a siren.

Moreover, that monster also gave them rare black whale blood!

Everyone agreed that the bounty was a deception of adventurers!
If this bounty is allowed to continue to spread, it will only harm more people!
We must stop more people from being scammed!
Lena asked:

"Which brainless bastard set this bounty? I'm going to find him and settle the score!"

"Admiral Old White Gull..."

"........."

Everyone was silent.

Kigg shook his head and said with a wry smile:

"Alright, let's stop talking. When we get back, we need to report this to our superiors. His bounty must be increased."

Lena nodded earnestly:

"We must tell the Navy the truth about what happened today."

……

……

Morning, Siren Island, hotel.

The morning sun shines down.

"..."

The Flower Witch rose from her soft bed, combed her long, flowing hair, and made sure it was perfectly concealed under her hood.

Then I tidied my clothes and got ready to go out!

She returned to the hotel yesterday and slept through the night because she was exhausted.

Even now, she still feels very tired and experiences waves of pain in her body, which are side effects of the blood flower disease.

She's not in the mood to apply the medicine right now.

Because she discovered that Chen Qi had disappeared!

He wasn't at the hotel next door.

Chen Qi is very likely to be in trouble, or even captured... The Flower Witch shook her head, put on her hood, and picked up her staff.

If Chen Qi is caught, the consequences will be unimaginable!
boom!boom!
Suddenly, there was a knock on the door.

"Guest, today's newspaper."

Outside the door, the hotel's newspaper boy spoke softly.

"Ok."

The Flower Witch cautiously peeked out the door and brought the newspaper into the room.

The headline of the newspaper was 'The Witch and the Monster'!
Above, there was a photo of him and Chen Qi.

It records the events of the two of them hijacking the Devil Ray and escaping.

Although neither of them displayed their true strength, the newspapers were wildly praising them because the battle took place in the siren's lair!

The Flower Witch was not happy to be featured in the newspaper.

It is important to know that the more famous you are, the more likely you are to attract death.

The Flower Witch continues reading.

#Bloodblade Pirate Crew announces that due to the captain's illness, Lady Blood will take over all affairs#
#Naval Victory! Black Whale Fleet suffers a crushing defeat!#
#The Poseidon Pirates are conducting a massive sacrificial ceremony, dumping ten tons of milk and a hundred live chickens into the sea!#
Then, she suddenly discovered that Chen Qi's bounty was actually higher than hers in the bounty section at the bottom of the newspaper!
Moreover, there were some strange notes written on the bounty poster for Chen Qi.

What about 'beware of being sown', 'beware of being sacrificed', 'man-eating monsters', 'believers of the deep sea'...

"???"

The Flower Witch's mouth was slightly open.

What exactly did Chen Qi do behind her back last night?

(End of this chapter)