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

Chapter 258 Everyone, are you interested in doing a job with me?
Lighthouse keeper… Chen Qi blinked.

Chen Qi was initially surprised, but this was quickly followed by a series of questions.

The lighthouse keeper is an extremely important position. Logically speaking, the lighthouse keeper position of the Sea God Pirate Crew would never be given to an outsider of unknown origin.

However, his current profession is a lamplighter, and recently, many lamplighters have perished in the jaws of sea monsters, making lamplighting a rare profession.

Both large ships and lighthouses urgently need a lightkeeper.

After he became the Lightkeeper, the White Tower hunters' efforts to recruit him intensified, and hunter groups would occasionally seek his membership.

"They want to choose me to be a lighthouse keeper..." Chen Qi's heart was filled with turbulent emotions.

Poseidon Island may seem peaceful at present, but in reality, the dark side of the Poseidon Pirates lies in the moment one joins them.

Becoming a member of the Sea God Pirate Crew from a hunter is an extremely dangerous thing.

Chen Qi thought for a moment and asked:

"Captain Sea Serpent, could you elaborate? Based on my observation, it seems that the lighthouse on Poseidon Island doesn't need a new lighthouse keeper."

"Yes, the place you need to guard—"

Captain Sea Serpent blurted out excitedly, but stopped abruptly halfway through, revealing a mysterious smile:

“Brother, this small place isn’t suitable for discussing important matters. Please come with me. My boss, Father Serpent, will personally receive you.”

Snake Father... Chen Qi followed the sea serpent captain and walked towards the ship on the shore.

……

……

Poseidon Island, pier.

Captain Sea Serpent led Chen Qi away from this place, along the newly repaired dock, to a large, dark green ship.

"Nice ship..." Chen Qi looked up, admiring the ship before him.

This is a uniquely shaped heavy ship. Its hull is painted a dark, murky green, like the most secretive undercurrent in the deep sea, silently traversing the waves.

The hull is carved with intricate serpentine patterns, and at the bow there is a bronze python head.

And in the wind, the banner of the sea goddess fluttered high.

Chen Qi followed Captain Sea Serpent to the deck.

On the deck, many sailors and crew members were present, but instead of the usual hustle and bustle, they remained as still as a swarm of snakes, quietly watching Chen Qi depart.

Captain Sea Serpent pushed open the ship's door and entered the captain's cabin.

Inside the captain's cabin, a few dim oil lamps hung, illuminating the dark interior.

In the center of the cabin sat a tall man wearing a snake-patterned cloak.

This man is none other than Snake Father, the captain of the Sea God Pirate Crew in charge of secret affairs!
Chen Qi had heard of him while on Poseidon Island. He was an old cadre on the island who often covered his whole body with a cloak and liked to secretly put snakes into other people's clothes.

At the same time, he was also a threat to the Sea God Pirates, an executioner. Rumor has it that many hunters were forced to become his accomplices after he exploited their family weaknesses.

The snake father sat upright in a high-backed wooden chair, stroking the patterned python in his hand:
"Hello, lampkeeper."

Chen Qi stroked his chin and held out his hand, saying:

"Hello, Father Snake, what can I do for you?"

The snake father drank a cup of black tea, slowly sticking out his forked tongue, his tone carrying a hint of seduction:
"Lamp Keeper, I won't waste any more words. I have an excellent opportunity for you, a golden chance to become a high-ranking officer in the Sea God Pirate Crew and turn your life around!"

The snake father's tone was slightly seductive. A blue-scaled sea snake slowly crawled over Chen Qi's thigh, then wrapped around his waist, climbed onto his shoulder, and flicked its bright red tongue at him...

The snake father crossed his arms and said coldly:
“Lamplighter, my little fellow seems to really like you…”

What a terrifying snake, but it really likes me… Chen Qi thought for a moment, then grabbed the sea snake’s chin with his hand and said:
"Snake Father, get to the point! I don't have time to listen to your nonsense."

Interesting! How dare you speak to me like that! The snake father's snake-like eyes instantly turned intense:

"It's like this, Lamp Keeper. Under the command of our Sea God Pirate Crew, there is an extremely important and mysterious island. On that island, we are conducting an unprecedented large-scale excavation."

A massive excavation... Chen Qi was secretly startled.

Could what they're referring to be the excavation of the Deep Blue Flame?

The other party actually came to us on their own initiative!

This is the advantage of a scarce profession... Chen Qi couldn't help but sigh. In the Laughing Moon Era, the profession of the Lamp Keeper was really too popular.

Then, the snake father continued:
"However, this island is located deep within the Sea of ​​Calamity. The island is surrounded by terrifying sea beasts, indescribable darkness, and invisible fog from the sky. Without the protection of a lighthouse under the Laughing Moon, the work on the island cannot be carried out at all."

“A strong lamplighter is extremely important to the work on the island, but unfortunately, our lamplighter died at the hands of foreign enemies. I was also ordered by the archbishop to come to Poseidon Island to seek a suitable lamplighter.”

A sea of ​​natural disasters! Chen Qi's pupils involuntarily contracted.

Based on the information he had previously obtained, the island the other party mentioned was most likely the large island where they were mining the Deep Blue Flame!
It really is the island where the deep blue fire resides!

Chen Qi paced back and forth, touching his chin, trying his best to suppress the excitement in his expression:
“Serpent Father, traveling from Poseidon Island to the depths of the Sea of ​​Calamity is no easy task, and according to your description, it is no easy feat.”

The snake father stroked the little snake in his hand:
"We have our own ways of reaching the depths of the Sea of ​​Calamities, as for the reward..."

The Snake Father snapped his fingers:
"Lamplighter, if you help us complete this important task, from now on we will disregard your past. From now on, you will be a new officer of our Sea God Pirate Crew, and we will spare no resources to train you into an extraordinary being as powerful as Captain Hagrid."

"This……"

Chen Qi rested his chin on his hand, momentarily lost in hesitation.

First, Chen Qi assessed the strength of the Snake Father before him. The Snake Father possessed a third-tier spiritual energy field. Although he was the boss of the Sea Serpent Captain, in terms of strength, he was only slightly stronger than the Sea Serpent Captain.

If he agrees, he can very easily infiltrate the Sea God Pirate Crew's "Deep Blue Flame" plan as a "friendly" unit.

But is it really that easy?
Chen Qi closed his eyes and fell into thought.

Undoubtedly, with such a significant plan, wouldn't the other side really do something to me?

It should be understood that the fate of every officer in the Sea God Pirate Crew is essentially firmly controlled by the Sea God Pirate Crew's archbishop.

Snake Father has a very bad reputation. If Chen Qi goes out with him alone, he is very likely to attack him.

Going out with them is not safe...

As I woke up this morning, my thoughts raced, and I came up with a multitude of possibilities.

Chen Qi thought for a moment and replied:
"Mr. Snake Father, may I have some time to think it over, and then reply tonight?"

The snake father clasped his hands together, as if staring at prey, and said in a slightly low voice:

"No problem, Hunter, we'll give you the time, but hopefully you won't let us down."

"Okay, I'll think about it."

Chen Qi gently stroked the head of the blue-scaled sea serpent:
"See you tonight, little snake."

After saying that, Chen Qi waved his hand, slammed the door shut, and left like the wind.

As Chen Qi closed the door, the Snake Father clenched his fists and let out a low growl like a wild beast.

"what--"

After a moment, the snake father broke the silence and said:
"What an impolite fellow, he doesn't even know to close the door gently."

Captain Sea Serpent said with a smile:

“Snake Father, he is an extremely talented and skilled hunter. It's normal for him to be a bit arrogant. For this mission, Snake Father, you'd better show him some respect…”

"respect?"

The snake father gave a cold laugh.

Why should a veteran member of the Sea God Pirate Crew show respect to some unknown brat?
Captain Sea Serpent rubbed his hands together:

“Snake Father, I’m just suggesting it. I have a feeling that if you anger him, the consequences might be dire. In fact, regarding our Sea God Pirate Crew’s ‘initiation ceremony,’ I recommend that you try to get his approval…”

The snake father chuckled contemptuously:
“Agree? If I needed to obtain the consent of every one of my subordinates before they became my subordinates, and then go through a ritual, I would never have reached my current position…”

"..."

Captain Sea Serpent frowned but remained silent. His father was an old man in the Sea God Pirate Crew, and he was extremely stubborn.

Ultimately, he was just a junior patrolman, not even qualified to participate in the grand plan of 'Deep Blue Flame'. "Besides, my lovely little sea serpent really wants to eat him, how could I refuse..."

The father snake stretched out his finger; his greedy little sea snake hadn't actively coiled around a human for a long time.

"Serpent Father, may the Goddess of the Sea bless you with a safe journey..."

Captain Sea Serpent shook his head, said no more, and left.

……

……

Dock, bedroom.

Chen Qi returned to his bedroom, went to the captain's cabin, and unfolded the map of the Ice Demon Pirate Crew.

The air was thick with murderous intent… Chen Qi carefully recalled the conversation in the captain's cabin, and the Snake Father's eyes, hidden beneath his cloak, like those of a hunter stalking its prey.

He hadn't been targeted by this kind of pure hunting for a long time.

Undoubtedly, he was being targeted by the Serpent Father, and as one of the few Keepers of the Light on Poseidon Island, the other party would definitely not let him go.

He had no choice but to be a lighthouse keeper.

Bad news, he's being watched.

Good news, Chen Qi has his eye on him too.

When Chen Qi left, he detected the Snake Father's ship. On the ship, there was only the Snake Father and a third-tier transcendent.

This level of capability is only average on the high seas.

Once they reach the open sea, Chen Qi is fully capable of suppressing the two of them.

However, it's still best to be on the safe side... Chen Qi fell into deep thought.

Ultimately, he still has too little information.

The target of this operation is Deep Blue Flame, but fighting alone is too dangerous.

Wait a minute... Chen Qi suddenly remembered a small team dressed in white hunter uniforms.

The White Tower Hunter's goal was exactly the same as his.

If we can get them on board, a mere Serpent Father's transport ship will be a piece of cake.

This team will not let such a valuable opportunity slip by easily.

They are quite good tools... Chen Qi thought to himself, put away the map, walked out of the captain's cabin, and strode forward toward a ship flying a white book tower flag.

……

……

The White Pagoda Boat, the library meeting room.

For most White Tower hunters, a cabin with a library-like atmosphere is their favorite place to rest.

At this moment, the seven hunters of the White Tower were all in the library, doing their own things.

At that moment, Melanie, holding a leather whip and dressed in the White Tower Navy uniform, asked curiously:

"Elor, do you think my outfit makes me look like one of those people from the Golden Flower Bird Kingdom who like to whip people?"

With that, Melanie cracked her whip in the air.

The bespectacled hunter, Errol, sat at his desk, intently flipping through an economics book.
"Captain Melanie, please leave me alone. After this year's mission, I still need to take the entrance exam for the Royal University of Belial and pursue a master's degree in economics. Please leave me alone! I need to get out of here!"

"I want to get ashore!"

The glasses hunter emphasized it again.

"..."

Melanie held a whip, her face full of worry:
"I'm doing this for the future of our team. Believe me, if we can persuade that lamplighter's brother to defect, with his profession as a lamplighter and his clean background, we can definitely infiltrate the Sea God Pirate Crew!"
At that time, both the witch's relics and the deep blue flame will be ours!

You're right, aren't you? My lovely mechanic, Little Mary.

Ma Li, the female mechanic at the White Pagoda, frowned:

"Yes, if we can get him on board, I think things will be much easier. After all, the Sea God Pirates are far too wary of us."

"But Melanie, are you really going to use this whip-like outfit to seduce him?"

Melanie smiled:

"Of course not, I'm not that kind of person. I just want to find someone to experience this feeling, so we can have something in common. Does any of you want to be whipped by me?"

"..."

You just want to hit us, find an excuse... White Tower female mechanic Ma Li hurriedly retreated to a corner:
"Sister Melanie..."

"Hehe! Let your older sister give it a try, it's all for work..."

Melanie walked over coldly, whip in hand.

"Captain Melanie, what you're doing will only tarnish the reputation of us White Tower Hunters!"

At that moment, the female mechanic at the White Tower hurriedly covered her buttocks.

"This is all for the mission, and besides, everyone here is one of ours, there are no outsiders..."

Melanie pressed closer, brandishing her whip, and lashed it down sharply!
Snapped!
boom!
At that moment, as Melanie cracked her whip, a ray of sunlight shone into their library.

The library door was suddenly pushed open.

Who is it? Melanie, holding the whip, turned around and looked at the 'outsider' behind her.

"..."

A whip? Melanie is disciplining her subordinate? Wow, do the White Tower hunters use such fancy tricks? Chen Qi blinked.

Why did this guy suddenly show up?! Melanie broke out in a cold sweat.

Oh no, my perfect, calm, gentle, and powerful older sister image... Melanie didn't know what to say for a moment.

"I understand, you have a lot of academic and academic pressure..."

Chen Qi coughed twice, walked straight to the large conference table in the cabin, and poured himself a cup of tea.

Melanie's realization was involuntarily followed by the other party.

Why is this person so skilled at pouring tea?
Melanie put away the whip, her face flushed.

This is their home, so why are they so familiar with it?
Chen Qi said with a smile:

"Everyone, I apologize. Due to the urgency of the situation, I acted somewhat rashly."

"Something urgent?"

Melanie looked on with curiosity.

Chen Qi took a sip of hot tea:
"It's like this, I recently met with the Serpent Father and received some major news: the location for mining the Deep Blue Flame..."

Deep blue fire!!
At this moment, everyone in the White Tower Federation was startled. Even Elor, the bespectacled hunter who was focused on taking the postgraduate entrance exam, couldn't help but look up.

This seemingly ordinary hunter took the initiative to approach the White Tower hunters and bring up the matter of Deep Blue Flame.

In their eyes, Chen Qi was just an ordinary hunter who was a bit stubborn.

Chen Qi took a deep breath and got straight to the point:
"So, everyone, are you interested in taking over the mining site for Deep Blue Flame?"

The mining site... Everyone was stunned for a moment.

What's going on? Why does this man seem to know more than they, the hunters of the White Tower?
How did the other party know that they were very interested in Deep Blue Flame?
Why did it feel like the other side treated them like ordinary mercenaries?
Why were they the ones who were supposed to turn Chen Qi against him, but instead they were turned against him?

These questions caused the seven White Tower hunters to put down their books and look at Chen Qi with bewildered expressions.

Snapped!
Was I not clear enough...? Chen Qi slammed his hand on the table:
"In short, guys, anyone interested in pulling off a heist with me?!"

(End of this chapter)