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

Chapter 196 Experiment
What a simple and crude way of digging... Chen Qi watched Levin dig for treasure quietly.

This was the first time he had ever seen such a simple and unpretentious treasure hunt.

As the guide says, obtaining this treasure is extremely easy, almost effortless.

The only challenge is crossing the dangerous sea area.

If you prepare in advance, even someone with only first-tier strength can cross the swarm of flying fish.

Levin wiped the sweat from his brow and slammed the shovel down hard:
"Captain! That's enough!"

The shovel struck something hard, making a crisp "clink" sound.

He was overjoyed and carefully dug away the surrounding sand, gradually revealing the outline of a rusty combination lock box.

"Captain, leave the rest to me!"

Levin then crouched down, entered the password, and smoothly opened the box.

boom!
With a crisp sound, gold coins fell from the box, along with a large amount of paper, a fiery red rune, and a special hammer skill card.

What a find! It's a real treasure! Levin rubbed his hands together excitedly.

Logically speaking, at this point, as the initiator of the operation, he should be in charge of distributing the treasure!
But now, Levin only felt a sense of panic.

Throughout the journey, the ship, though clearly unmanned, inexplicably emitted strange noises.

In addition, there are green will-o'-the-wisps!

Without a doubt, the second-tier aura emanating from the other party was merely a feint used to lure them in!

Levin rubbed his hands together and said softly:

"Captain, please take a look. Actually, I have something to tell you about how I found these treasures..."

"??"

Chen Qi was slightly surprised; Levin's mouth had actually been pried open just like that.

He walked over and examined the items inside the treasure chest.

There weren't many gold coins, only 500,000 shell coins, and these were standard bank gold coins.

In addition, there is a high-level hammer skill card called 'Steam Engine', which mechanizes the body and allows energy to be channeled into the engine to unleash incredibly hot steam punches!

This skill requires the mechanization of the body, but Chen Qi has no interest in the mechanical school for the time being.

In Chen Qi's opinion, this skill is not as useful as the Hammer Form's Body Hardening, whether in terms of versatility or strength.

"This is a weapon runestone..." Chen Qi took out the long runestone from the box.

Numerous scorching red runes were carved on the stone.

[Forged Fire Pattern:]
Nature/Appearance: Blade
Description: Long sword, ignite the flames!
Effect: It can add a layer of scorching runes to the outer layer of a weapon. After being infused with spiritual power, the runes will burn, which can enhance the weapon's attack power and give it a special forging effect.

Forging Fire: This flame has an extremely high temperature and is more lethal to metals. Furthermore, under the manipulation of spiritual power, the temperature can be raised even more easily.

Note: Under normal circumstances, this runestone is only applicable to melee weapons and cannot be stacked with other runes.

Runestones, weapon enhancement components... Chen Qi stroked his chin.

A rune craftsman with the third-tier hammer-writing skill can forge this special item to enhance weapons.

However, the more powerful the weapon, the higher the quality requirements for the runestones.

Forging Fire—Chen Qi looked at the rune.

Forging fire only requires a slight infusion of spiritual energy to ignite a raging fire, which is quite a good flame even for a third-tier transcendent.

As I gently touched the stone in the morning, I could faintly feel a scalding heat.

This runestone is of extremely high quality!

Chenqi made a simple assignment:
"This rune stone is mine, and that hammer skill card is yours."

"No problem, Captain!"

Levin was overjoyed. Although he looked like a Blade Warrior, he was actually an extraordinary being who adhered to the path of the Hammer Warrior.

This is undoubtedly good news for him.

Immediately afterwards, Chen Qi bent down and picked up a large number of papers from the ground.

"This is……"

Chen Qi's eyes lit up.

These papers are covered in encrypted text, and can only be vaguely discerned from the numerous distorted drawings of sea creatures, indicating that they are confidential research documents.

The Navy's research documents are interesting; they're about mutated sea mammals...

Among them are images of the Deep Sea Hunter and his nemesis, the Azure Beast...

Chen Qi quickly scanned the documents. Although most of the text was encrypted, some of the research content was still discernible.

Simply put, it involves using the substances in the cracks to cause mutations in marine mammals and humans.

According to the laws of the Kingdom of Bei, unless one is a fourth-order Cup-phase extraordinary being, it is absolutely forbidden to study the fusion and mutation of organisms.

Upon seeing the research documents, Levin swallowed hard.

These research documents are the real treasure of this island, a treasure that has been buried for more than 20 years!

Could he even understand these documents...? Levin's heart began to pound wildly:

"Captain, these documents..."

"These documents can be sold to the Bloodblade Pirate Crew, the Sea God Pirate Crew, or even the Black Whale Pirate Crew. Whichever side it is, it's enough to get a skill card for a Liberation Technique."

Chen Qi spoke in advance.

Undoubtedly, this document is a true treasure trove.

With the arrival of the Rift Tide, this single document alone is enough to attract everyone's attention and cause a great deal of contention.

It's important to know that although it was a ban, both the Black Whale Gang and the Sea God Pirate Gang conducted extensive research.

The value of this document is enough for the pirate crew to train an ordinary person into a third-tier superhuman.

No wonder some players have been able to advance through the ranks using this treasure!
But how did Levin find out where these documents were?

A bad feeling crept over me as I woke up this morning:

"Levin."

"Yes, sir!"

How did you know that?

Levin swallowed a mouthful of water:

"Captain, I'm a free hunter. It was a chance encounter. While I was on a mission to find a cat, I ran into an old man who claimed to be the former vice-captain of the Bloodblade Pirates and a former admiral. He hoped I could dig out this document and deliver it to the current captain of the Bloodblade Pirates..."

He told me that everything except the piece of paper was my payment.

"Admiral..." Chen Qi looked at Levin.

This kid's had a lucky break.

Levin obediently raised his hand:

"Although it sounds a bit absurd, I really did encounter a powerful and legendary old man. However, he was already old and frail, and his body had long been eroded by the Crack Disease, so he could not move a single step."

That's why he entrusted me with this task, and then he died, leaving nothing behind.

The Bloodblade Pirates hate deceitful people, especially ruthless pirates. I suspect this old man is lying to me, and I'm also afraid the pirates will compete with me for the treasure. So, I want to find someone to dig up the treasure first to confirm its authenticity..."

Chen Qi pondered for a moment.

Even fourth-tier legends cannot escape the erosion of time. Even if they are not killed by the Grim Reaper, they may become crippled for life due to the diseases brought by the cracks.

Even if the Flower Witch were to advance to the fourth-tier legendary level, she might still be unable to move for the rest of her life due to the Blood Flower Disease.

Levin raised his hand:
"I swear! Captain, if I've told a single lie, may I be struck dead by the storm's lightning! May I be tortured to death by the four strong men of Black Mine City!"

The other party wasn't lying... Chen Qi smiled slightly and asked:

"Anything else to say?"

Levin took a deep breath and mustered his courage:

"Um, sir, there's one more thing..."

"explain."

Levin tried his best to speak:
"Sir, although this is just my personal speculation, if we pass through this area, we may be hunted down by the Bloodblade Pirates and the Black Whale Pirates."

Lately, they seem to have been keeping watch in this area. We're on our way back, so it might not be safe for us!

Levin's palms were sweating; his intuition told him that he was in a very dangerous situation.

A distant wind blows across this abandoned island.

"I know."

As Chen Qi stood up, the radar on his ship had already detected a hint of danger when they entered the island.

"Looks like our luck isn't so good..."

I look out into the distance as I open my eyes at dawn.

On the horizon at dusk, he seemed to hear the roar of warships and the howls of predators from the depths of the sea.

(End of this chapter)