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

Chapter 298 New Pet Beast, Overlord of the Near Sea!

One week later, at dusk, Moonstone City, the Great Port.

On the rolling black waves, ships billowing thick smoke sailed in from the distant sea.

A dense crowd thronged the harbor, gazing into the distance. On those ships were not adventurers returning laden with spoils; they were mostly wounded, men and women, the old and the young.

In the cold autumn, the wounded on board huddled together, like cargo, densely packed in every corner of the ship.

A sea breeze carrying the scent of blood blew slowly by, and the moment the ship docked, the crowd rushed anxiously to it.

A weapons merchant, dressed in a tattered cloak and with skin as white as tree bark, set up a small cloak shop by the roadside in the harbor and looked toward the crowd.

Amidst the dense crowd, only one man dressed in black hunter's clothes stood on the harbor, gazing at the sea for a long time without moving an inch.

The arms dealer asked in a dry, hoarse voice:

"Sir, are you a hunter from Black Mine City?"

Hanging from the other person's waist was a Tier 2 Hunter's Certificate from Black Mine City.

Chen Qi adjusted his hood, turned around, and glanced at the merchant in front of him.

The other person was at least sixty years old, with skin as dry and withered as tree bark, almost touching the bone.

A Tier 3 Shell Phase Transcendent should be the Shell Phase's "Shopkeeper," a very popular business profession suitable for farming players. To advance to the next level, you need to consume an additional Tier 3 profession card, a relic anchored to the "Shop Attribute," and fifty gold coins. Then, by selling items and earning money to complete tasks, you can obtain the rare Transcendent Currency and Inspiration Points of the Transcendent World.

In the Kingdom of Bei, many extraordinary individuals, such as weapon shop managers, potion shop managers, shipyard managers, bar managers, succubus shop managers, and so on, all belong to the "shop manager" profession.

Chen Qi asked for confirmation:

"The weapons shop manager?"

The arms dealer calmly lifted the tattered cloth covering the goods in front of him:

"Yes, I used to be a treasure hunter in Black Mine City. Sir, is there anything you'd like to buy?"

As he spoke, a noticeable squeaking sound came from the corner of the arms dealer's mouth.

This is a common necrotic tree disease in cup phase cracks. If not treated in time, it can cripple a third-tier cup phase transcendent for life.

Besides death, cracks can also bring unimaginable incurable diseases.

It is not uncommon on this sea for a once-glorious Tier 3 warrior to fall ill and become a cripple after a single adventure, and even have his corpse used as raw material.

To be precise, aside from dying in rifts and conflicts, this is the end for most Tier 3 transcendents in the Age of Adventure.

Chen Qi lowered his head and glanced at the goods in front of the weapons merchant.

He has been in Moonstone City for some time, but there is one very important thing he has not yet obtained.

Merchants at Moonstone City Port occasionally sell items, and in terms of quality alone, the weapons merchant's wares are quite good.

The arms dealer said sadly:
"Sir, my eldest son died because he was infected with poisonous insects in his abdomen and did not receive timely surgery. Now war has come, and the Black Whale Squad has killed many marines."

My second son, though at the second level, can't refuse others and lacks his own opinions. Good doctor positions are limited, so I need to prepare one for him in advance, if he can come back…”

Chen Qi didn't reply, but continued scanning his merchandise.

Seeing this, the weapons merchant added a few more words:
"Sir, I'm not trying to gain your sympathy or swindle your money. These are all valuable items I acquired through adventure in my younger days. If it weren't for some conflict I had with the Moonstone City Merchant Guild, they could have been sold for a large sum of money..."

Chen Qi was silent for a moment before saying:

"Do you have any 'tattoo-type magic circuits' here that can increase your total spiritual power and casting speed without surgery, just by sticking them on your body?"

The weapon-wielding man lowered his head and pondered for a moment:
"Yes, let me look..."

Chen Qi has already purchased many things during his trip to Moonstone City.

Among them were eighty spiral magic bullets worth ten million and sixty dazzling flash bombs worth three million, specifically designed to blind large creatures. During the war, the price of weapons in Moonstone City had increased considerably, but in order to fight against the dragons, he had to have some anti-air capabilities.

In addition, there is the Holy Light skill card, which can provide a group bonus to courage, strength, and inspiration. It is worth five million. Although it is a support skill, it is an essential ability for the Lightkeeper.

And in the black market, the "Water Breathing" skill card, which is sold for an astronomical price, can enhance the breathing time underwater. This one skill card cost him ten million shell coins.

At the same time, after adding the cost of expedited ship tickets and admission tickets to some special shopping malls, Chen Qi's initial 50 million gold coins had dwindled to only 20 million.

Fortunately, his crimes were all committed in the Rift Sea, and he had no reputation in Moonstone City. With his Tier 2 Hunter's Certificate, he could enter any shop without being checked.

A moment later, the arms dealer found a roll of 'bandage' among the densely packed goods on his tattered rag. On the bandage were engraved dark blue characters.

Chen Qi's eyes lit up as he took the bandage.

[Convenient Tattoo System Magic Circuit]

Sexual characteristics: Book
Description: A convenient magical circuit; simply wrap it around your body to enhance your 'spiritual energy transfer efficiency' and increase your total spiritual energy.

Magic circuits are a form of self-enhancement that greatly enhances the efficiency of one's spiritual energy transmission and the total amount of spiritual energy. However, for non-Book-type extraordinary individuals, this enhancement can only be achieved through surgery or equipment.

Convenient magic circuits can achieve the same effect, but the only drawback is that they are easy to break and that wearing them makes you look like a mummy wrapped in bandages.

But for Chen Qi, this is a pretty good piece of equipment. After all, among his opponents on this trip, he might face a superhuman like An, who is extremely special. He has to maximize his immediate combat power.

Ann's magical circuit originated from a chance encounter at her school, which was a magical circuit that connected to the A-rank rift 'Magic Network'.

When she was unleashed, her spiritual power was almost limitless; the only thing that restricted her was her frail body.

In this struggle, he is very likely to encounter these third-tier extraordinary individuals who have had extraordinary encounters.

This time we're lucky... Chen Qi took the bandage and asked:

"how much is it?"

The old arms dealer paused:

"Sir, I have two here, the total price is six million, but if you bring them together, it's five million."

A pretty good price... Chen Qi took out his money bag and poured out a thousand gold coins:

"I want both cards, and all these bottles and jars used to make explosions."

Many of the items in this little shop, though useless to him, would likely fetch a higher price if resold in Black Mine City.

A thousand gold coins! The weapons merchant was momentarily stunned by this sum of money.

"Thank you so much. This money will allow me to schedule a surgery with the doctor."

"nothing……"

Chen Qi sighed.

The naval base's crushing defeat caused immense chaos, which in turn led to disaster. The entire sea order was completely out of balance, and with so many wounded, the cost of surgery for good doctors in Moonstone City was skyrocketing.

For an ordinary person, it would take at least ten million coins to heal a partially disabled body.

Even in today's gold rush on the Witch's Sea, this amount of money would be an astronomical sum.

Not to mention, many of the wounded soldiers' parents were just ordinary workers at the Moonstone City factory.

He then accepted the items, but a sense of foreboding washed over him, and he opened the envelope in his pocket.

Inside the envelope was Melanie's contact card, on which only the latest bright red text was written:

"Danger! Help!"

"Is it finally starting?"

Chen Qi was excited for a moment, then frowned instantly.

Red signifies urgency, meaning that the development of events has taken Fen by surprise!

Moreover, his current transportation situation is a problem.

Ordinary passenger ships are far too slow.

In addition to the large number of wounded, 80 percent of the passenger ships in Moonstone City were temporarily requisitioned as transport ships and merchant ships to transport the wounded.

He has been in Moonstone City for quite some time.

Chen Qi anxiously looked towards the sea.

At that moment, the arms dealer looked up and glanced up:
"Sir, are you going to fight at sea? I've heard that the Black Whale Gang and the Sea God Pirate Gang are taking advantage of the chaos to launch a large-scale attack on various islands. There's nowhere safe at sea anymore," the weapons merchant said instinctively. In the past few days, the morgue in Moonstone City has been full of people, and the bags of corpses have filled the entire square. And in those bags of corpses, there are young people seeking glory and money.

"I know."

The arms dealer said uncertainly:
Is there something important?

Important...it really is quite important...Chen Qi thought for a moment and said:
"That's it."

"Sir, there are cheap, fast steamboats available for rent at the Goldfish Dock in Moonstone City."

The arms dealer seemed to remember something, and drew a snowflake pattern on his chest:

"May the Ice Witch bless you, and may you and your family return safely."

"Um……"

Chen Qi nodded, squeezed through the crowd, and walked towards the distance. He gently stepped on the seawater and continued walking forward until he reached the vast, deserted sea.

The sea breeze blows.

As he continued forward, black scales gradually emerged from the sea and appeared beneath his feet.

A low growl came from below.

"Let's go."

Chen Qi raised his head, opened his tired eyes, and looked towards the distant sea.

……

……

Two days later.

On the ruins of the Seal 1 in the Longhua Islands.

At this moment, the once magnificent mobile dock, Seal 1, has been broken into two pieces, and scorching flames have been burning for three days and three nights. The location of Seal 1 is a key point leading to the Longhua Islands.

In these past few days, too many battles have taken place on these ruins, and right beside the flames, there are still naval soldiers with severed arms.

This is their battlefield, their sleeping place, and the site of the upcoming decisive battle.

Surrounding the massive ruins of the Seal One mobile dock are numerous hunters' adventure ships.

Some were motivated by money, while others sought revenge for their friends.

A ghost ship filled with flowers also stood out conspicuously in the distance.

Looking at the navy's desperate roars in the distance, Bree glanced at his pocket watch:
"Miss Witch, according to intelligence, Tiger Shark, one of the three admirals of the Navy and the owner of the Giant Shark battleship, is about to arrive. We don't have much time left."

"..."

Fen didn't speak, but turned her head to look at the distant sea.

Rumble!
With the sound of huge waves, the giant shark warship cut through the sea, and at the bow, a man wearing a tight-fitting naval uniform and an admiral's hat looked up at the sky.

Its head is square, its skin is rough, its eyes are small and round but full of murderous intent, and its whole body constantly exudes an extremely violent blade aura. On this sea, it is like a roaring giant shark.

Tiger Shark, one of the three admirals of the Navy, is a 'War General' of the Blade and Scales. He is extremely powerful in combat and can grant all 'warriors' a fearless buff, as well as a strong global vision. He is a class that combines command and combat abilities.

If he wanted, he could even raise the spiritual energy of all the second-tier navy personnel present to the level of third-tier superhumans in a short period of time.

At the same time, unlike the navy under White Gull's command, Tiger Shark's forces revere the Blade Form and believe in the Thirteen Hunters, making them an extremely violent force. In the eyes of many, their navy is even more pirate-like than pirates!
boom! boom! boom!
The war drums sounded!

Two thousand Tiger Shark Marines, clad in 'Storm Hammer' battle suits and adorned with 'Giant Shark' armbands, shouted in unison:
"Kill! Kill! Kill!"

Amidst the deafening cries of battle, the tiger shark raised its head, its two massive, iron-pillar-like arms crossed over its chest, and roared:
"Get out here, Jay!"

Boom! Its enormous sound reverberated throughout the sea, stirring up layers of waves.

In recent days, the navy and the Dragon King's forces have clashed twenty times, resulting in a total of five thousand casualties.

Today, either the Dragon Flower Islands will fall into the hands of the Navy, or the Giant Shark warship will fall into the hands of the Black Whale Gang!
"Chance!"

Brie's eyes lit up, and he hurriedly shouted.

The best opportunity for the Dragon Masters to gain access to Dragon Island's backyard lies in a battle between the Dragon Masters and the Tiger Shark Navy.

"..."

Fen shook her head; this might be her closest chance to obtain a legendary medicinal herb.

Moreover, the place where Moonflower is located is very likely a sacred place left to her by the Ice Witch. Perhaps she can directly complete her advancement on Moonflower Island.

But now, one person is missing.

Finn touched Melanie's communication card, which had broken after being used only once for long-distance transmission.

Brie turned around, looked at the Flower Witch, and said quietly:
"Miss Witch, the situation on the high seas has become too serious recently. All the passenger ships have been converted into medical ships. Qi has no ships, so even if he received your message in Moonstone City immediately, he cannot come in time."

We don't have time to wait for him right now; you might need to take a gamble.

Bri stretched his limbs; in the past few days, he had upgraded his equipment and regained his confidence.

"..."

Finn remained silent for a moment. Time was of the essence; the confrontation between Tiger Shark Admiral and Dragon Master was their best opportunity.

However, she had a vague sense of foreboding.

In the next instant, the Tiger Shark Navy's second-tier superhuman squad charged up across the sea.

They were enveloped in a crimson aura, the Tiger Shark Admiral's skill 'Fervor of War,' which grants warriors power but also fills them with a thirst for killing and battle.

There were fifteen of them. Under the Tiger Shark General's war fervor, each of them possessed a third-tier spiritual energy source, and briefly gained power comparable to a third-tier being.

The leader of the Tiger Shark squad held a blood-stained scimitar, his eyes bloodshot.

"Who gave you permission to be here, chef?"

"Now get back to where you came from, and cook us a triumphant return feast!"

The enemy came on fiercely, like a ravenous beast!

Trouble... Finn held her staff, gazing at the Tiger Shark Squad on the sea, momentarily caught in a dilemma.

If she attacks the Tiger Shark Squad, she will most likely be attacked by the Tiger Shark Admiral and forced to unleash her power.

But if he doesn't intervene, these tiger shark squads might violently rob his Ghost.

"Sorry, sorry, I'm a mechanic from the Steam Hand, we'll be right there..."

Brie bent down and said reluctantly, "With such a great battle about to begin, we absolutely cannot offend these terrifying executioners."

However, despite Brie's pleas for mercy and his identity as the Steam Hand Mechanic, the Tiger Shark Squad did not hesitate. They were completely infected by the frenzied aura of the Blade Aura.

Everyone is the enemy!

"If you're leaving, leave the woman's body behind..."

The captain of the Tiger Shark squad grinned and twirled the scimitar in his hand.

boom!
Almost without warning, a sharp head suddenly emerged from the sea, its sharp black scales dancing with the blood-stained waves, instantly swallowing the fifteen-person tiger shark squad in front of them.

Bright red bloodstains spread across the sea.

"!!!"

What was that black thing? Everything happened so fast that Brie's lips trembled slightly, and she couldn't see it clearly for a moment.

Finn slowly turned around and, in front of the captain's cabin, heard a familiar voice and the cheers of the water sprites.

"We should get going, you two."

Soaked to the bone, Chen Qi leaned against the side of the captain's cabin, patted Water Sprite No. 1's head, and said quietly.

Thank you everyone for the monthly tickets and subscriptions! To the bug-fixer, I'm back a little late, even later now, I apologize!
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