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

Chapter 142 The White Dove Ship
The storm kept lashing his face.

"I've sailed on ghost ships?"

Chen Qi looked down at the dilapidated little houseboat at his feet.

The small houseboat is now slower than he can run on the open sea!

Then, he glanced at the enormous passenger ship before him.

The ship's hull is painted gray and white. At the bow, a huge white dove is placed, its head raised, facing the sky as if unafraid of any storm.

The 'White Dove Ship' is a renowned type of ship in the Witch Sea, extremely fast, and belongs to the White Dove Newspaper.

Compared to other merchant ships, the White Dove Merchant Ship had a fairly good reputation.

Judging from their flight path, their destination is also Moonstone City.

There are many types of ghost ships, and you should never make contact with them without sufficient information.

The ghost ship could very well turn his little houseboat into embers and devour it completely!
Chen Qi shouted at the top of his lungs:

"My boat's engine is broken. Can you give me a ride?"

The kind-hearted sailors on deck fell silent for a moment.

Their merchant ships were in a desperate escape and had no time to take an ordinary fisherman on board.

Under normal circumstances, he could talk to the captain and do something kind.

But on this mission, the passengers on their ship were all distinguished guests from all over the world!
These distinguished guests would not want to see a dirty fisherman who has fallen into the water and spoil their enjoyment.

What's more, behind their passenger ship was a vicious ghost ship.

Chen Qi immediately took out the Water Sprite and the White Dove Newspaper's business card:

"I am a chef in Moonstone City, and I can pay 100,000 shells as payment!"

One hundred thousand cowrie shells… The blond sailor hesitated.

Just then, Captain Gold Tooth, who was focused on dealing with the storm, glanced at Chen Qi, revealing his gleaming gold teeth, and looked shocked.

He recognized the man before him; he was the famous chef of Moonstone City! The owner of the Water Sprite Restaurant!

Now, every day at the dock, there are still some people who look forward to the chef's return after completing his training, so that he can cook them a delicious meal!

They even put up a sign that read "Looking forward to your return," and some people even hired a witch to perform a soul-summoning ritual!

He must have made a lot of money, he must have made a fortune… Captain Gold Tooth roared:
“Okay! He’s a second-tier transcendent. I’ve eaten his cooking before. He’s the owner of the Water Sprite Restaurant. Give him a rope.”

Second-tier transcendents, while not of particularly high status, are still people with some abilities.

Many small gang leaders are only at the second level of the Extraordinary Realm.

The ship's speed did not decrease.

"Sigh, the captain's trying to make money again..."

In the midst of the gale, the blond sailor threw a rope as thick as a forearm off the ship from the deck.

Chen Qi acted decisively, taking the sturdy rope and handing it to Deep Sea Sprite No. 1.

Without any further communication, the most reliable Deep Sea Sprite No. 1 immediately understood its master's idea and used ropes to entangle the small houseboat.

The blond sailor was dumbfounded. Did this cook intend to bring the ship aboard in this storm?
Before he could react, Chen Qi took a light step and stepped onto the deck, meeting his eyes.

what's the situation!
The blond sailor took a step back as if he had seen a ghost!
What exactly is this man trying to do?
Then, the sailor heard the man in front of him say softly:
"burst."

Boom!
The water sprites beneath the houseboat suddenly exploded!

Under the immense impact, the small houseboat instantly experienced the feeling of flying.

With a strong grip on the rope, Chen Qi used the momentum to pull his small houseboat, whose engine was damaged, from the waves onto the deck, much like a Popeye eating spinach.

boom!
The small houseboat landed on the deck with a loud thud, drawing everyone's attention.

The sailors were stunned and stared blankly at the scene.

This person is incredibly strong! What did they eat to grow up like this?!

With his hair disheveled, Chen Qi shook the raindrops from his head and said to everyone:
"Thank you very much. My boat is broken and can only be repaired at the Moonstone City boathouse."

Chen Qi looked around at everyone present.

The reason he used such a rough method to board the ship.

On the one hand, he couldn't abandon his little houseboat; even if the engine was broken, it still had the engine of the Steam Hand inside.

On the one hand, he has to prevent being ripped off.

These merchant ships are not philanthropists.

If you don't demonstrate enough force when boarding the ship, you'll definitely get tricked.

A milder approach might involve using bunny girls, gambling, or banquets to let you enjoy yourself and then drain your wallet.

In a more brutal way, they might just grab a Gatling gun that's blazing blue flames, point it at your head, and steal your money.

However, if you don't act tough enough, you're bound to get taken advantage of.

Therefore, Chen Qi flexed his muscles as he boarded the ship. At that moment, the golden-toothed captain of the White Dove Cruises stared blankly at Chen Qi, swallowing back his thought of 'paying more money'.

Captain Gold Tooth's extraordinary rank is not high; he is just an ordinary second-tier shell-type extraordinary being [merchant], with no combat ability.

With just one glance, his extensive knowledge allowed him to sense that this person possessed strength no less than that of a second-tier superhuman in the underworld!

It's impossible to raise the price; we can only hire a few bunny girls and try to earn some hard-earned money.

Captain Gold Tooth lamented.

Six deep-sea sprites leaped back from the sea and ran to Chen Qi's side.

Chen Qi glanced at his small houseboat.

The little sea monster hid obediently in the bucket, while the sea cloud disguised itself as wool and squeezed into the cramped boathouse.

As his business grew, his small houseboat became increasingly cramped.

We need to buy a big ship as soon as possible... Chen Qi took out 100,000 shell coins from his backpack card and handed them to the captain:

"I'm sorry to bother you all, but my little boat has run into some problems, which has caused most of the ingredients I got in the Rift Sea to spoil."

Venturing into the Sea of ​​Rifts all by himself, is that brave?! Captain Gold Tooth took the money and forced a smile:

"It's alright, Mr. Chef. Piracy is rampant these days. Ships like ours, which run small businesses, should help each other when faced with this ghostly rift."

Deep Sea Sprite No. 1 climbed onto Chen Qi's head to shield him from the rain, while also keeping an eye on his master's enemies.

If anything dares to attack its master, Deep Sea Sprite No. 1 will defend itself immediately!

Chen Qi asked curiously:
"The calamity of the ghost's rift? Could you elaborate?"

Captain Golden Eyes immediately gritted his teeth, revealing a terrified expression:

"Sir, you should know the consequences of crack distortion, right?"

"Crack distortion..."

Chen Qi pondered.

The consequences of crack distortion are not limited to the increase in the crack's severity. In addition, the distorted crack can also become a source of pollution, thereby polluting the entire world.

For example, if no one passes through the crack in Train No. 8 that he encountered earlier, and the level reaches C, then there might actually be a running train in the dark corner of the city, clanging and jingling, attracting weary passengers to the River Styx.

If the cracks are not treated in time, they will turn into a natural disaster and spread throughout the world!
Therefore, under the tides of the cracks, strange phenomena on the sea will become more and more common.

Chen Qi asked:

"The ghost ship chasing you, is it also caused by the rift distortion?"

Immediately afterwards, the gold-toothed captain lowered his head:

"Yes, it's a ghost ship that's emitting green flames and is incredibly fast. Recently, it has robbed several ships in the coastal waters."

They will replace the dominant coastal waters and become the new masters of the near seas!
Our ship has been equipped with an inland campfire-powered system, but even so, it is still slower than this ghost ship.

If it weren't for the skilled fighters on board, they would probably have been completely looted by the ghost ship by now.

The new coastal overlord is really spouting nonsense... Chen Qi smiled inwardly.

However, judging from the captain's description, this ghost ship's speed is definitely extraordinary.

Like Steam Hand, Campfire Energy Power Company is a renowned large company in the country that controls A-level rifts.

The power cores of many giant steam-powered mechs were manufactured by Campfire Energy Corporation.

The White Dove cruise ship, powered by the Campfire Energy Company's engines, is already quite fast at sea.

Immediately afterwards, Chen Qi inquired about the specifics of the 'Ghost Ship', the calamity of the rift.

The ghost that robs on the high seas is called the Green Flame Ghost, a pirate ghost that loves to rob and wants to dominate the coastal waters.

Their pirate ships were extremely fast, so many ships couldn't catch them.

An hour earlier, this ship had been targeted by a ghost ship, and it only managed to shake off the ghost ship by relying on the passengers inside.

Now, the ghost ships still haven't given up the chase! They claim to be the new coastal overlords, and anyone passing through their waters must pay with blood and money.

Chen Qi looked down at the cabin below.

This ship actually has the power to repel a ghost ship.

At that moment, deafening curses also erupted from below:

"Hey guys up here, shut up! Our trading feast is about to begin!"

"Quickly bring up all the girls, gigolos, and delicious food from your ship!"

Upon hearing the roar from below the cabin, Captain Gold Tooth felt a chill run down his spine.

Such an intense aura of the extraordinary...

Chen Qi thought to himself.

The people on this ship seem to be quite unusual.

(End of this chapter)