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

Chapter 388 Your fleet is surrounded by me!

A sea breeze carrying the smell of gunpowder blew gently by.

I looked up at the lighthouse keeper, whose face was covered in wrinkles.

The first person he saw when he first came ashore was this lighthouse keeper who was over fifty years old.

As a lamplighter, he had been guarding this place for who knows how many years.

Thanks to this reputation, even if Maro Town undergoes a complete transformation, it will still remain the guardian of Maro Town, responsible for preventing the invasion of pirates and sea monsters.

Anne's apprentice, that poor child... The lighthouse keeper's hand rested on the alarm bell, utterly surprised.

In his memory, Chen Qi had run a restaurant boat business for a while, but soon after, he disappeared without a trace!

Therefore, he assumed that Chen Qi had long been devoured by some unknown sea monster.

This is not surprising; driven by the promise of treasure, countless young people perish in the raging sea every day.

Rather, it would be unbelievable that Chen Qi could stand on the deck of a ship burning with green flames at this moment!
A miracle!
The fourth-tier spiritual power, sharp as a blade, caused a stinging sensation on the skin of the old lighthouse keeper.

At the same time, based on his experience, the sturdy hull might be able to withstand the bombardment of heavy artillery.

The elderly lighthouse keeper asked in a calm, aged voice, as he could:

"Qi, you're back? Is this a hallucination?"

The lighthouse keeper asked the question while placing his hand on the alarm bell.

Undoubtedly, that ship and Qi are extremely threatening and full of unknowns. As the lighthouse keeper, we must sound the alarm and immediately organize a full-scale defense!
However, he simply watched.

What prevented him from immediately fulfilling his duties was not sympathy for a child he knew, but an instinctive fear!
The poor child, afflicted with the sea monster disease, now faced with a thousand demonic cannons, showed no fear in his eyes, but rather an unprecedented curiosity.

Chen Qi stroked his chin, his gaze sweeping over the present-day town of Maro with great interest:

"Yes, I'm back. I need to go to Moonstone City and, at the same time, buy some fresh food in Maro Town."

Behind the lighthouse, Maro Town is protected by a high city wall, which is made up of a large number of anti-magic runes.

In addition, it is equipped with a giant cannon with a thousand magic bullets.

Its single shot is powerful enough to pierce through the steel-boned sea monsters; if multiple cannons fire simultaneously, even a black sea shark will be instantly pierced through.

On the city wall, one can see seabirds feeding on the carcasses of huge sea monsters.

At the very bottom, you can see a steel hand and a symbol of a runic magic bullet.

This means that the wall was built jointly by Steam Hand and Magic Bullet Company.

It seems that the super military industry of the Kingdom of Bei, 'Steam Hand', has already set foot on this land.

Once the Steam Hand appears, it means that many of the hammer workshops and companies of the Kingdom of Be have arrived in Moonstone City.

Now, Moonstone City should have quite a few good things... Chen Qi analyzed for a moment.

The old lighthouse keeper continued to press for answers:
"Qi, what do you intend to do with your ship?"

Chen Qi answered silently:
"Purchase daily necessities."

Because of the Ice Witch, and in some cases, the Ice Demon Pirates will also land on the island, he must prepare new bedding and food.

In addition, due to the long voyage, the ship's refrigerators and lights suffered severe damage.

In short, he needs to spend a lot of money to renovate the boat.

Of course, there is another important reason.

That was the result of his discussion with the Ice Witch:
Before they set foot in Moonstone City, they needed to "notify" the old folks there.

Peru had already informed the Moonstone City Council of their preparations to land in the city via the giant white dove.

Nevertheless, if a ship made of A-rank Rift material were to approach Moonstone City directly, it would likely face unimaginable annihilation and cause immense panic!

Therefore, Chen Qi and the Ice Witch decided to rest in Maro Town for a while, giving the Moonstone City Council some time to react.

Chen Qi raised his hand and said:
"Don't worry, we're just buying some food."

The elderly lighthouse keeper hesitated.

Although he knew Chen Qi, if Chen Qi's ship was hiding a ship full of pirates, the consequences would be unimaginable!

Furthermore, Chen Qi's spiritual energy field is clearly that of a fourth-tier legend!

Recently, due to the conquest of several large B-rank rifts and the support of the Steam Hand, a number of new fourth-rank transcendents have appeared near Moonstone City.

However, those as powerful as Chen Qi are still extremely rare!

His intuition told him that although Chen Qi was a newly promoted fourth-tier extraordinary being, his level of danger might be comparable to that of a seasoned fourth-tier extraordinary being, or even the seven famous pirate generals of the Black Whale Gang!

At that moment, atop the city wall, a portly middle-aged man wearing a black top hat interrupted the lighthouse keeper:
"Let him in; he's the pride of our Maro town."

"I knew he wasn't dead! And he'd become a world-renowned superhuman!"

Hmm? Chen Qi looked up.

The person on the city wall is none other than Maro, the mayor of Maro Town.

Mayor… Chen Qi paused for a moment, then steered the Ghost of the Underworld into the harbor of Maro Town.

The moment Chen Qi crossed the city wall and arrived at the dock, he was hit by the strong smell of kerosene.

This once impoverished island has now become a bustling island with a giant shipyard, weather monitoring tower, and blood-device medical facility.

In addition, there is a bustling commercial street and a variety of entertainment venues.

Looking around in the morning, he saw that next to his shaky house was now a luxurious store selling extraordinary resources.

Amidst the astonished gazes of the crowd, the Ghost of the Underworld docked.

Chen Qi turned around and saw Fen resting, while the little crow was holding Water Sprite No. 5 and talking to itself.

Bree is writing a love letter to the half-dragon he admires.

Chen Qi turned around and looked at the Ice Witch, who was disguised and wearing a white hood.

The Ice Witch sat in the sunlight and said coldly:
"Little Black Hair, I'm reading a book."

Also, don't buy too many desserts. Don't take too much care of me; I just need a little black tea and don't need to eat much.

That means buying more desserts. These two, master and apprentice, are really stubborn... Chen Qi thought to himself.

I was the only one who made it ashore...

Amidst the astonished gazes of the crowd, Chen Qi flipped over and leaped from the ship onto the dock.

The moment they reached the shore, the heavily pregnant Mayor Maro rushed over and pulled Chen Qi into his arms.

"Qi, it's been a long time!"

Mayor Maro held Chen Qi in his arms and took a deep breath:
"Ah! This abundant spiritual energy! You've advanced to the fourth rank!"

"I knew it! An must have gone to look for you. Otherwise, why wouldn't she have come back for so long!"

"Just as An and I expected!"

Mayor Maro released his grip, his eyes filled with admiration.

Ah... Chen Qi opened his arms, startled by this enthusiasm.

As expected of the town mayor, he showed absolutely no surprise upon seeing him.

He never expected that in Mayor Maro's eyes, he was actually a genius capable of advancing to the fourth rank.

At this moment, Mayor Maro asked:
"By the way, is that hooded woman on the boat your girlfriend? I wonder if you've seen An?"
By the way, Qi, the scar on your arm is really deep. Are you injured and have come back to recover?

Your marine mammal disease is cured? On the black market, there's a black, wriggling blood potion that can cure any deformity, but I feel it's rather dangerous.

Oh, right! I heard that an A-rank rift collapsed on the front lines, causing the monsters in the Sea of ​​Rifts to go berserk! Many people were injured!

Many merchant ships were frightened by this force and returned to port immediately! Mayor Maro spoke at length.

Chen Qi was bombarded with questions and didn't know how to answer them for a moment, so he changed the subject and said:
"I suppose so. By the way, Mayor Maro, Maro town is really luxurious now. It seems you've made a lot of money."

Upon hearing the word "money," Mayor Maro, who dreamed of building his own extraordinary family, immediately turned grim.

"I sold all my land to the Magic Bullet family, and I got a lot of money from it."

But that's far from enough. My son, Marlo, spent a lot of money to marry a foreign third-tier half-dragon.

Furthermore, after advancing to the third tier, he will also need to purchase a large number of skill cards…

Mayor Maro looked embarrassed.

Extraordinary resources are like a bottomless pit that sucks money away; no matter how much money you have, it's never enough.

Then, he forced a wry smile:
"Right now, the thousand shells in my pocket are all the cash I have."

One thousand shell coins… Chen Qi stroked his chin. He had just paid Buli a hefty fee for ship repairs, and he didn’t have many shell coins on hand, but he still had around 100,000.

Mayor Maro smiled wryly:
"However, there is nothing to regret. In this tide, money is not important. What matters most is to go to great lengths to climb the path to the extraordinary."

However, my son, Maro, cannot be like you, venturing into the perilous Sea of ​​Rifts to risk his life to climb this path.

"That's why you were able to reach the fourth tier! I don't know how you did it!"

Mayor Maro became more and more excited as he spoke, his voice growing louder and louder.

Seeing that so many young people in Maro Town had managed to bring back a fourth-tier cultivator, he couldn't wait to spread the news throughout the entire island!
The fourth-tier enemy in front of them belongs to their Maro Town!

You should know that even though the number of fourth-tier individuals has increased, he has only ever seen them under the command of those major families.

Chen Qi scratched his head and steered the conversation back on track:

"Alright, Mayor Maro, the main reason I came back is to buy some daily necessities and food."

"No problem! Come with me. Although I'm just a nominal mayor now, I know all the good things in this town!"

Without further ado, the enthusiastic Mayor Maro led Chen Qi to the giant shipyard in Maro Town.

At this moment, the entire giant dock in Maro Town reached an astonishing height of fifty meters!
That once cramped general store is now a huge mechanical shop, filled with all sorts of extremely complex hammer-shaped creations.

Chen Qi glanced at the goods, and his eyes lit up.

The sea lantern from the Bonfire Company is priced at 300,000 shell coins. It has super strong impact resistance and can maintain a high brightness even in seawater.

The Seal Submarine, from Seal Logistics, is priced at five million coins and can move and dive to a depth of 100 meters underwater.

The Shadow Mechanical Claw, priced at three million coins, is a state-of-the-art weapon created by combining the shadows of the cracks in Train No. 8 with mechanical technology. When equipped, it grants a shadow hand that can be extended up to fifty meters.

Mechanical Armor - Steam Hand, a full set of armor that greatly enhances a person's strength after equipping it. It costs ten million coins and is only displayed as a sample by the peddler. To purchase it, one must negotiate with the guild leader.

I couldn't help but feel a sense of感慨 (gǎnkǎi, mixed feelings) as I woke up this morning.

The coastal waters, once a trading hub, are now a far cry from the dangerous, fissured seas.

However, the real good stuff isn't here yet...

At this moment, Mayor Maro looked at Chen Qi and said:

"Qi, are you short of money?"
In the Bank of the Kingdom of Bei on the east side of the island, there is a fund for the growth of extraordinary individuals. I heard that a fourth-tier individual can obtain a loan of up to 500 million Bei coins..."

It's important to know that advancing to the fourth tier requires a large amount of extraordinary potions, skill cards, and other resources.

Even with the help of extraordinary organizations, this is still a huge expense.

Most superhumans don't have much money.

Growth Fund? Maro Town has such a thing? Chen Qi paused for a moment, then replied:
"I still have some things that I can exchange for money."

Chen Qi sold all the remaining items from the Coffin of the Great Ocean, along with any useless extraordinary materials, and obtained 30 million shell coins.

In addition to purchasing daily necessities, he also bought a new campfire facility and a complete set of Finnish-specific boat planting systems.

There are also plenty of extraordinary vegetables and food, as well as feed specifically for large pets.

It cost a total of five million, with the most expensive item being feed, which came in at a staggering three million.

Whether it's the Moon Dragon or a near-shore predator, their food is measured in terrifying tons.

When Chen Qi finished purchasing supplies and came out of the commercial street, the entire sky was already tinged with a red glow.

"Qi, where did you get so many good things?"

This is the foundation of a legend... Mayor Maro swallowed a mouthful of water, and couldn't help but marvel at Chenqi's wealth.

He returned to the port of call once more as the morning dawned.

In an instant, Chen Qi's expression turned serious.

Suddenly, ten warships bearing the mark of magic bullets appeared around the Ghost of the Underworld near the harbor!
All the merchant ships were evacuated from the port of call.

On the island, five hundred gun barrels were pointed at his head.

It's the defensive fleet of the Moonstone Islands... Chen Qi clapped his hands:
"That's pretty fast."

The Ice Witch and Chen Qi had no intention of keeping a low profile when they went to the White Dove Newspaper in Moonstone City.

There was absolutely no need for him and the Ice Witch to act in secret!

The arrival of the escort team was to be expected.

but……

Chen Qi placed his hand on the backpack card at his waist.

At the end of the harbor, a white-and-blue-haired noblewoman was sitting on a stool, drinking red tea.

As she served the red tea, she flashed a foxy smile at Chen Qi, exuding an aura as powerful as a melting pot!
The domineering aura of a top-tier fourth-order expert!

She is none other than the leader of the Magic Bullet Family, Lady Magic Bullet, Ori—

Mayor Maro, who knew nothing about it, immediately became nervous.

Chen Qi might be a great pirate! A super great pirate! Mayor Maro had long suspected this.

After all, without engaging in piracy, it's not so easy to become a fourth-tier pirate.

However, out of concern, Mayor Maro never asked, nor dared to ask!
Most importantly, even if he asked, the existing defenses of Maro Town couldn't change anything.

He also instinctively believed that Chen Qi was not some notorious pirate who had committed many evil deeds!
However, he never expected that Chen Qi would attract the president of the Moonstone City Council—Lady Ollie!
For a moment, everyone on the dock was stunned.

That lady was always accompanied by a squad of magic bullet hunters when she went out!
That was a powerful hunter group that had historically killed three legendary figures from 10,000 meters away!
Mayor Maro's instincts kicked in, and he immediately sensed the countless gun barrels hidden in the shadows!

The entire town of Marlowe could be completely destroyed because of what happened today!
In the distance, more and more warships began to appear.

The number is far more than ten, but could be an astonishing one hundred!
That's the total number of Moonstone City's defensive fleet!

Moonstone City took the initiative to mobilize the entire fleet!

The fleet, the city walls and giant cannons, the Magic Bullet Hunter Corps, and Lady Ori.

Mayor Maro stammered:
"Qi, Qi, what exactly did you do out there... You, you're surrounded by the Magic Bullet Hunters..."

Surrounded? Chen Qi walked towards Mrs. Ollie with his hands in his pockets.

The closer he got, the more gun barrels were pointed at his head from the shadows.

Before long, his head was being aimed at by more than five hundred magic bullet guns.

Chen Qi looked down at the serious-looking Mrs. Ollie, lowered his head, and said leisurely:
"No, they're surrounded."

"Right, Mrs. Oly?"

(End of this chapter)