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

Chapter 267 Fishing Competition and Tentacle Treasure Chest

In the dark sea, this golden light shone exceptionally brightly.

"So bright!"

Melanie was astonished. Had Chen Qi caught a deep-sea lanternfish?
"uh-huh?"

Chen Qi cast his fishing rod, and at that moment, a round, bulging little golden thing was caught on the hook.

Its body is round and plump, like a golden spherical lantern, and a stick is bent on its head with a small golden apple at the end.

In addition, it has two big, round, golden eyes, making it exceptionally cute.

The legendary golden water sprite? Chen Qi and the water sprite number three on his shoulder were both shocked.

At this moment, Melanie's eyes widened in surprise, and she said:

"Gold, golden apple, applefish!!"

Golden Apple Fish... Chen Qi vaguely remembered the specific information about this little guy.

The Golden Apple Fish, also known as the Golden Apple Fish, is a special and extraordinary fish species with a distinctive shell-like appearance.

The golden apple fish symbolizes good luck and the courage to explore, and the golden apple on its head is a super nutritious food.

Legend has it that the Golden Apple Fish bears fruit only once every fifty years, and they bestow the fruit upon the sea beasts that protect them. These sea beasts are at least of the level of the Black Lantern Dragon.

Therefore, to obtain the golden apple from the Golden Fruit Fish, you must defeat a sea monster of the Black Lantern Dragon level!
Of course, there are also occasional exceptions, in which case it depends on luck.

If you're lucky enough, you can find a golden apple fish while sleeping on the boat.

Chen Qi vaguely remembered that this small, round fish emitting golden light seemed to have appeared when they encountered the Black Rock Mech.

I never expected that they would chase me all the way here!

Melanie couldn't help but say:

"Lampkeeper, are you using a dice-based item?"

Melanie, whose luck had always been average, couldn't help but look on with envy. As a seasoned angler, she had always believed that rare fish such as the golden apple fish, golden fish, and genie fish only existed in books.

Anglers who manage to catch rare shellfish will receive the ultra-rare badge of Lucky Angler from the Angling Association of the White Tower Federation!
And now, she actually witnessed a novice angler with improper fishing posture and a casual attitude catch an extremely rare golden apple fish.

"The Sea of ​​Natural Disasters is indeed full of good stuff..." Chen Qi smiled happily and took the golden apple fish off the fishing hook.

"May I take it?" Chen Qi gave the golden apple fish a look and asked politely.

Golden Apple Fish: "Wow! (●●)!"

"Okay..." Chen Qi smiled and used the Ruthless Iron Hand to pull the golden apple off the head of the Golden Apple Fish.

That dazzling golden light is just too cute... At this moment, Chen Qi even felt that the Golden Apple Fish was ten times cuter than the Water Sprite, no, a full hundred times cuter!

A notification popped up in front of him.

Golden Apple of the Sea
Properties: Shell, Lamp
Description: Consume the Golden Apple and gain a body beyond the ordinary!
Effects: The golden apple, imbued with the special power of the shell and the lamp, grants continuous energy for 24 hours, as well as increased luck, learning efficiency, disease resistance, recovery, and endurance.

Additionally, consuming it will grant significant boosts to physical constitution and inspiration attributes, as well as permanent disease resistance.

Chen Qi's eyes lit up.

As expected of the Golden Apple, it really provides many benefits.

However, its most important aspect is the improvement of its attributes.

After advancing to the third rank, the extraordinary items he needed to improve his physique became even more demanding.

For example, the first attribute-boosting item that Chen Qi obtained in the Witch Sea, the Yellow Needle, could no longer provide any attribute bonuses except for the energy buff.

Until the time of the legend, golden apples were considered a highly nutritious food.

The second is the increased learning efficiency, which is also a good temporary bonus. Combined with his inspiration from the lamp, he might be able to directly upgrade Dark Flame Fist to the maximum level.

"Thank you~"

Chen Qi accepted the golden apple, touched the round golden apple fish with his hand, and then threw it back into the sea.

"Waaaaah! (●●)!"

The golden apple fish, its round face flushed red, swam around in the ocean a few times before happily swimming into the seabed.

Melanie and the other White Tower hunters stared in disbelief at the scene, filled with envy.

This person is incredibly lucky!

Legend has it that if you see a golden apple fish and make a wish, you will have good luck.

As the bespectacled hunter Errol sighed with emotion, he silently made a wish in his heart:
"Wow! May I pass my exam."

Mechanic Xiao Mali also made a serious wish:

"May I never gain weight no matter how much I eat."

A bunch of good-for-nothings... Of the seven White Tower hunters, only Melanie didn't make a wish.

Melanie looked serious, tossed her white hunter's clothes behind her to reveal her muscular arms, and then took out her fishing rod worth 100,000 from her backpack card!
Then, she took out a gold fishing badge and pinned it to her chest.

"Let me introduce myself. I am from the White Tower Federation Fishing Association, a senior gold-level angler, and a three-time city fishing competition champion!"

Who asked you... Chen Qi sensed something ominous.

Melanie has always been a top student at the White Tower Federal Academy since she was a child, and she always has a strange desire to challenge herself in her areas of expertise.

It can be said that Melanie's motivation for learning and fighting is to surpass others, and to constantly surpass others.

Driven by this motivation, and with the support of her aristocratic family of exceptional card makers, Melanie consistently ranked among the top in every competition she participated in.

At that time, she firmly believed that she was a true genius and would surely become the 'White Tower Outstanding Student' that countless people dream of, and even have the opportunity to join the Lighthouse and the Knowledge Hunter Association!

Until she met An, she was young and arrogant. Before the competition, she even brought two girlfriends to mock An as a poor student from out of town who was just trying to make a living.

Then, during the competition, she was ruthlessly humiliated by An Aotian and became his stepping stone. From then on, her Dao heart was shattered, she became extremely depressed, and she drifted further and further away from the ranks of geniuses of the White Tower Federation.

She then joined the Hunter Association, away from the competitive atmosphere of the White Tower Hunter Academy.

Only then did she emerge from that arrogant young lady mentality.

Now, seeing Chen Qi, Melanie's fighting spirit was rekindled.

The novice angler Chen Qi has touched on what she does best!
Melanie, with a serious expression and a confident air, said:
"Lamplighter, the night is boring. While keeping watch, why don't we have a fishing contest and see who catches the most valuable fish? We'll bet fifty creeping shadows, how about it?"

Chen Qi looked at Melanie speechlessly.

Why did Melanie suddenly challenge him?
Moreover, fifty wriggling shadows is not a small number.

Chen Qi didn't understand; this was her pride as a fisherman, and even more so, her dignity as a captain!

Melanie wanted to show off in front of the crew.

Chen Qi thought for a moment:
"Alright, keeping watch is boring anyway. But I've run out of Creep Shadows, so I'll have to use money to make up for it."

"no problem!"

Melanie sat down next to Chen Qi and took out a bucket:

"Many people say that fishing on a moving boat is all about luck, but in reality, there are also techniques involved."

"What technique?"

Chen Qi looked at Melanie with curiosity.

Melanie's lips curled into a smile:
"That is prayer, and absorbing good fortune!"

As she spoke, Melanie closed her eyes, crossed her legs, and made a prayer gesture!
Open the prayer!
"Oh, Lady Luck, twenty-sided die, grant me good fortune!"

"God of Luck, apostle of the twenty-sided die, six-faced angel, please let me absorb his lucky power! Grant me the supreme lucky soul of a fisherman!"

"Goddess of the Witch Sea, let me drain his luck!"

"Witch of Shells, I am willing to offer you the love fortune of my teammates for the past twenty years. Please shower me with lucky coins!"

Melanie prayed fervently.

"..."

Is this guy really an elite hunter from the White Tower Federation...? Chen Qi's stereotype of White Tower hunters as rigorous, knowledgeable, and serious has been shattered by Melanie.

After a series of prayers, Melanie abruptly threw down her fishing rod and confidently declared, "The competition officially begins!"

Chen Qi remained silent and continued fishing quietly.

With him around, Melanie's fishing haul should be plentiful.

There's no way around it, he's a natural fishing spot.

The next second, a golden light shone from the sea once again!

What?! A second golden light! Chen Qi was shocked.

Even with his deep-sea affinity, the probability of him encountering a Golden Apple Fish is extremely small.

In a very short time, a second golden light appeared.

Is this sea of ​​natural disasters some kind of wishing well?
Chen Qi was taken aback. With Deep Sea Affinity and Fishing Skill Card, would he really lose to Melanie when it came to fishing?

"My, my, my prayers..."

Melanie was extremely shocked and quickly stood up, pulling back her club with all her might.

"It feels so heavy! The big one is coming!"

Melanie's face was full of excitement, her eyes completely covered by the dazzling golden light.

Is she luckier tonight than Chen Qi?

call!
"rise!"

Melanie smiled and pulled the fish in.

The moment it was fished out, a huge golden light dazzled everyone.

What she caught was a large, glittering golden treasure chest.

The glittering treasure chest was also inlaid with colorful gemstones.

"Wow!"

Melanie was stunned by the golden light:
"Lampkeeper, I've won this game."

“Melani, that’s…”

Chen Qi looked at the treasure chest and sighed.

Melanie blinked:
"Why are you making that face? No way, you're not jealous of my luck..."

Melanie carried the heavy treasure chest onto the ship, a slight smile playing on her lips, ready to show it off.

However, the next second, the enormous treasure chest suddenly opened, and several smooth tentacles emerged, wrapping around Melanie's upper body and dragging her inside—

boom!
"Waaaaah, waaaah, help, help me! Waaaaah—"

At this moment, Melanie was left with only her upturned buttocks and legs sticking out, struggling frantically.

The White Tower hunters watched this scene speechlessly.

The White Tower Hunters have lost all face.

Luckily, Chen Qi was the only outsider present!

"..."

Tentacle Chest, a mimicry monster from the high seas, one of the hunters' nightmares.

In fact, mimics are not uncommon in the Shell Rift, but clearly, Melanie has been blinded by her competitive spirit.

Chen Qi was unusually silent.

The professional team he assembled doesn't seem very reliable.

Melanie, her head buried in the mimic's mouth, struggled frantically as she was tormented by its slippery tentacles:

"Quick, quick, save me, or I'm going to... self-destruct on the spot... Waaah..."

How embarrassing… Elor adjusted his glasses and said:

"Lampkeepers, we cannot choose our own captains."

"Stop talking, hurry... save your captain!!"

Melanie struggled frantically, her hips thrashing even more violently.

"..."

Damn it, I really want to kick that guy's wiggling butt... Chen Qi shook his head and, along with the other White Tower hunters, stunned the treasure chest monster and rescued the White Tower hunter captain, Melanie.

Finally, the sticky Melanie was rescued and became much more docile.

However, the tentacle treasure chest is a very rare material. The tentacles inside are very suitable for making flesh and blood armor, and the outer 'treasure chest shell' is also very suitable for making mimicry clothing.

Melanie was quite lucky, but still a little less so than Chen Qi.

And so, Chen used his lamp-lighting magic to light an ordinary oil lamp, and he and Melanie sat on the boat, fishing quietly and enjoying the leisurely time from dusk to night.

Everything around was immersed in tranquility.

As time went by, the stars in the night sky seemed to grow brighter, and the Smiling Moon quietly climbed to its highest point in the sky. From time to time, the joyful sounds of the White Tower Hunters and the Water Sprites could be heard.

Melanie and Chen Qi's fish buckets were overflowing.

Before I knew it, the sun ignited in the sky again, casting the first rays of dawn.

The mist gradually rose from the sea, intertwining with the morning light to create a dreamlike scene.

Chen Qi finally snapped out of his fishing reverie and was surprised to find that he had been fishing from night until morning.

It can be considered that I have seen the Witch Sea at four o'clock in the morning... Chen Qi glanced at the drowsy Melanie and said:

"I'll go cook first, then rest for a while. The rest is up to you."

"Cooking...you can cook?"

Melanie rubbed her eyes, still half asleep.

After saying that, Chen Qi picked up the iron bucket full of materials and walked towards his bedroom on the Ghost Ship.

With the blessing of the Keeper of the Light and the prospect of arriving at the island where the Deep Blue Flame resides, he became even more excited as the night passed.

Chen Qi was in the kitchen, where he sorted out the useful extraordinary materials separately, while putting the other ingredients into the kitchen.

The fish he attracts through his deep-sea affinity are mostly dangerous fish that require battle to obtain a reward.

However, there are exceptions, namely the Shadow Fish, a mutated fish that emerged after the Moon's Laughter. Similar to the Will-o'-the-Wisp Fish, they are covered with a special shadow oil. Once you get close, these shadows will wriggle and transform into huge shadow hands that attack the creatures around them!

This special shadow oil can be used to enhance shadow attacks and assist in learning shadow skills, and Chen Qi made a whole barrel of it that night.

This was his second biggest gain of the night, after the golden apple.

After sorting the ingredients, Chen Qi took out the golden apple and began cooking.

It's time to put his culinary skills to use.

First, Chenqi finished making the apple slices, and then prepared the ingredients for the pie crust.

Chenqi carefully selects flour, butter, and granulated sugar, mixes them in proportion, and then uses skillful hands to knead and slap the dough until it becomes soft and elastic. The dough is then rolled into a thin sheet and gently placed on the pie pan, with the edges neatly and beautifully trimmed.

Then, Chenqi neatly arranged the sliced ​​golden apples on the pie crust, each slice stacked perfectly.

Finally, take out the secret syrup mixed with honey, along with the skill's soul seasoning, and gently drizzle it over the apple slices!

Chen Qi smiled slightly:
"Secret Technique: Soul Juice!"

With the addition of the essential seasoning, the entire apple pie once again shone with a dazzling golden light.

You have successfully cooked the legendary super food, the 'Golden Legendary Apple Pie'!

Perfect! Chen Qi couldn't help but sigh inwardly, he was still as sharp as ever.

This is no ordinary apple pie; it's an apple pie sprinkled with the soul of a seasoning, an apple pie with extraordinary energy!
At that moment, the group of people who had just woken up saw the dazzling golden light shining through the kitchen window of the Chenqi ship and instantly became fully awake.

(End of this chapter)