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

Chapter 451 A Crow Brings a Message!

You have tamed the little pearl dragon lantern...

You have tamed the little pearl dragon lantern...

Chen Qi drank the potion to replenish his spiritual power and continuously used the 'Capture' skill.

"Haaah! (No!)"

"Hawoo! (Lord of the Deep Sea, I pledge my allegiance to you!)"

"Haaah! (My lord! My lord, will you even get food if I follow you?)"

Inside the cave, the noisy sounds of tiny red crabs could be heard.

Soon, all two hundred red crabs were marked with their own lamb symbol.

Line up!

Under the command of Water Sprite No. 1, the numerous tiny red crabs formed a ten-by-ten line and raised their spears high!
Although they are essentially small pearls, let's still call them the Little Red Crab Squad... Chen Qi stroked his chin and looked at the small red crab squad lined up in a square formation.

Numerous tiny red crabs raised their heads, their large red eyes gazing up at their great new master.

"Hawoo hawoo! (Sir! What should we do?)"

"Haaaaah! (My lord! You're not going to steam us, are you?)"

Braised is better, no, we're getting off topic! Chen Qi thought to himself.

Like water spirits, they are sea creatures with a certain degree of intelligence.

However, he still seems a bit dim-witted...

Something felt missing… Chen Qi snapped his fingers:
"Water Sprite Number One! From this day forward, these two hundred tiny red crabs will be your army!"

There are two hundred small crabs here, yet there isn't a single king-level leader among them.

"Wakuwaku (Yes, sir!!!)"

Water Sprite No. 1 walked over, looked at the many tiny red crabs in front of it, and directed them to stand in a certain position, raising their spears high.

It, Water Sprite No. 1, will surely lead the red crabs to glory.

Great harvest!!

Chen Qi clapped his hands. On this trip, they had gained two hundred powerful pet beasts, as well as the Dragon Lantern, a unique item in the Rift.

Now that all the personnel and materials are in place, it's time to focus on development.

"You two, let's go."

Chen Qi clapped his hands excitedly.

After finishing everything, Chen Qi, Fen, An, and the others left the cave and headed towards their base near Maro Island.

……

……

Maro Islands, dusk.

This once sparsely populated island group is now bustling with boats.

Thanks to the efforts of the Bloodblade Pirate Crew and the Sea God Pirate Crew, within just two weeks, one tall building after another rose up on the archipelago, and one sturdy defensive wall after another stood tall!

Near the Maro Islands, besides Maro Town, the most central location is the five islands chosen by the Ice Witch, the Witch's Sanctuary, and the new base for Chen Qi and his companions.

"It's truly spectacular..."

On the Ghost of the Underworld, An rested his chin on his hand, gazing at the brand-new island before him.

Under the Ice Witch's arrangement, both the Sea God Pirate Crew and the Blood Blade Pirate Crew were involved in this massive project.

Currently, they have a total of three teams.

The exploration fleet, led by Palu and Jinli of the Ice Demon Pirates, is responsible for navigating the rifts and continuously transporting materials such as the powerful Storm Steel from them.

With the arrival of the great whale's breath, the entire Rift Sea has now been completely transformed into a purgatory.

Therefore, the entry threshold for this fleet is extremely high. Even powerful third-tier superhumans must pass through layers of assessments to be qualified to enter the exploration fleet.

The second team was the artisan team.

Led by veterans Gary and Lady Blood of the Bloodblade Pirates, and composed of a large number of Hammer-type extraordinary beings, the shelter was responsible for its construction.

Dangdang Dangdang!
Quietly watching the scene in the distance.

The craftsmen immersed the rusted metal into boiling lava, and the quenched metal stretched out into a serpentine steel beam in the twilight!
In addition, there are extraordinary individuals with extraordinary abilities who use black soil dug from the cracks in the flower formation to strengthen the island's foundation.

Watching his hometown, Maro Town, grow little by little into a huge defensive base, Ann couldn't help but smile.

The third team is the logistics team.

It was led by Lady Ollie, who was mainly responsible for food, communication, trade, and intelligence.

Currently, apart from the Blackblood Empire, trade fleets from other countries are arriving in a steady stream.

In order to resist the great disaster, Moonstone City conducts a large number of transactions every day.

Many of the auxiliary materials for Sage-level potions are also obtained through these transactions.

"Everything went smoothly today."

Ann glanced at the pigeon mailbox.

Everything is well in the Tower of Books, and the auxiliary ingredients for brewing the Titan Elixir are also ready.

Two weeks have passed, and to this day, the Tower of Books has not found any news of the disappearance of the Book Saint.

Today, the massive Noah's Wall has been formed within Moonstone City.

The Maro Islands, under construction, also possess all the functions of a refuge.

To withstand a major disaster, they already have two layers of insurance.

"I wonder how Qi is doing?"

An stretched her limbs and gently touched Water Sprite No. 3 with her foot:

"Let's go, Number Three, I'll take you to see the master!"

"Wakuwaku (Okay!)"

Captain Water Sprite No. 3, who had already learned to pilot mechs in the Tower of Books, piloted the Netherworld Ghost and headed towards the island deepest in the base.

Besides the refuge, there are two other important projects at the Goto base.

The first is the Rift Workshop, led by the Saint of Books.

Secondly, there is the sea ranch at dawn.

However, compared to the Rift Workshop, the Ocean Ranch is much simpler to build.

The ocean is the home of sea creatures.

Therefore, all it needs is a place to feed the sea creatures and a light source to help them grow.

Without much hesitation, Chen Qi chose the deepest island among the five islands as the base for the ranch.

This base is also the location of Finn and Little Raven's potion workshop.

On the dock, Finn was dragging a huge bag that was over twenty meters tall with both hands:

"Qi, Qi, this is the enhancement fruit collected by Palu after clearing the B-rank rift Red Apple Paradise, totaling three thousand tons—"

"Also, Black Sea Giant Mammoth, bring back the Great White Tree from your old White Tree base!"

"Could you help me... I... just for a moment..."

Fen gritted her teeth and said breathlessly.

A bag weighing three thousand tons was still too much of a strain for her!

"Ok."

Chen Qi snapped his fingers, summoning the near-shore overlord to lift the giant bag high into the air.

Then, the water spirits poured numerous enhancement fruits into a feeding machine that stretched for thousands of meters.

Rumble!
As dusk falls and the feeding machine starts, numerous sea creatures, including the Moon Dragon, Black Sea Mammoth, Near-shore Overlord, and Little Red Crab, open their mouths, swim around, and begin to eat.

"You two! You've worked hard!"

Ann, holding Water Sprite No. 3, jumped off the boat.

An landed on the dock and asked:

"Qi, how's the ranch construction going?"

Chen Qi looked at the base in front of him:
"It's almost finished. Only the Shepherd's Lamp from the Rift Workshop is missing. Tonight, the Book Saint will deliver the Shepherd's Lamp."

"Oh!"

An's eyes lit up, and she asked:

"By the way, shouldn't we give this place a name? After all, this isn't the same island as before!"

With the launch of major projects, these once-unknown islands have also acquired new names.

For example, the entire base is called the Goto Base, also known as the Witch's Sanctuary, or the Second Wall.

Chen Qi thought for a moment:
"Let's call it Dragon Lantern Ranch."

One of the core elements of this ranch is the Shepherd's Lamp, and the Dragon Lamp they obtained during their adventures.

The dragon lantern can absorb the power of the ocean, becoming a regeneration station for sea creatures.

Once the Sacred Book Rift Workshop is fully completed, this dragon lantern can be strengthened once more.

"Hmm...good name, right! My witch boss!" An looked at Fen and took out one of her bags:
“Boss Witch! These are the medicinal herbs your dear assistant collected for you on your orders.”

"Uh-huh……"

Fen took the medicinal herbs and said:
"Thanks, and also, please don't call me boss, I don't like that title."

Fen doesn't like being called the boss.

"is it?"

An Wei tilted her head slightly, a playful smile playing on her lips, and said:
"How about I call you master?"

Owner!!!

A shy little red flower immediately appeared on Fen's head, and she said angrily:
"No! Absolutely not! If you really can't, you can call me by my name, Fen, just Fen."

Plan succeeded! Anxin secretly rejoiced:
"Okay, Fen!"

Although she had been working as an assistant for a few days, Ms. An felt that Fen had some inexplicable hostility towards her and was somewhat distant.

Perhaps calling her by her name could bring them closer.

However, despite all that, Fen is still very cute... An looked curiously at Fen, who was blushing, with the little pink flower bobbing on her head.

I really want to grab her! An Xiaoshou was eager to try.

Just then, Chen Qi heard the loud sound of a whip.

"Wakuwaku (No slacking off while traveling!)"

"I know, I know……"

A weary female voice drifted from the distant sea.

On the vast sea, a petite figure with two meters of naturally curly hair slowly walked towards them.

And atop that petite head stood Water Sprite Number Seven, wielding the Whip of Pain.

"Wakuwaku (Speed ​​up!)"

"I've been working for sixteen hours straight..."

The saint of books pursed his lips and said painfully.

Once the Tower of Books discovers her disappearance and its army marches in, she will make sure the Ice Witch, the Black Hunter, and Water Sprite Number Seven understand what true beating is!

She intends to lock these three people in a solitary confinement room, and they are not allowed to come out unless they each lash the other with a hundred lashes of the Torture Whip!
However, it has been two weeks and she has not seen any sign of reinforcements!
Could it be that the Tower of Books can function normally even without her at level five?

"teacher……"

An stepped to the side and guiltily hid behind Chen Qi.

"Black Hunter, your shepherd's lamp..."

Aslina, the Saint of Books, handed ten Shepherd's Lamps to Chenqi from the card in her backpack at her waist.

"Thanks for your hard work!"

Chen Qi received the shepherd's lamp.

"It's good that you know I'm tired..."

The book saint pursed her lips, tears welling up in her eyes. The work she had accomplished in the past two weeks was equivalent to fifty years of her work!

Fifty years!
Chen Qi asked:

"By the way, how's the Abyss Flame?"

"I tried harder."

Aslina asked in a low voice:

"By the way, Black Hunter, Little Witch, and that damned traitor Anne, is there anything you need to ask the great Saint?"
This holy being can answer all questions, including…

"Wakuwaku (The witch says! No slacking off for any reason!)"

Water Sprite No. 7 wields the Whip of Pain.

Damn it, the plan has been discovered again...

She had successfully slacked off before!
It must be that damned Ice Witch!
With a helpless expression, Aslina dragged her weary body toward the Rift Workshop at the very center of the island.

It's time to start work again.

What a harsh supervisor… Chen Qi thought to himself.

The progress of the book master is faster than he expected.

At dawn, I looked toward the shepherd's lamp.

The shepherd's lamp is not large, only about the size of a palm.

The sun went out, and the whole world was plunged into darkness once again.

The rustling sounds of the Shadow Demon began to emerge from the darkness.

Without hesitation, Chen Qi infused his spiritual energy into the final forging process.

Soon, the shepherd's lamp in his hand lit up and flew into the air, like a dazzling firefly.

Continue injecting!

Ten shepherd's lamps rose, encircling the entire island and illuminating the night sky!
Guided by the Shepherd's Lamp, even the sea creatures that had been lurking deep beneath the sea couldn't help but peek out slightly—

"Aww, that feels so good!"

The little red crab lay on the surface of the sea.

Even the Black Sea giant elephant, which prefers to hide thousands of meters below the surface of the ocean, couldn't help but stick its head out and let out a comfortable roar.

Your lambs, blessed by the shepherd's lamp, are growing strong and healthy...

Chen Qi clapped his hands.

With the Dragon Lantern and the Shepherd's Lantern, they will soon be able to mass-produce Sage's Elixir!

How beautiful... An and Fen looked up at the dazzling Shepherd's Lamp in the sky.

These shepherd's lamps are like stars.

At this moment, Fen suddenly clapped her hands and said:

"Oh right, Qi! I almost forgot!"

"Starting today, you may take the tonics made by this witch every day!"

Finn grinned smugly and took out two vials of Sage-level potions from her waist pouch.

These are Titan's Elixir and Sage's Agility Elixir... Chen Qi was slightly surprised and took the two vials of elixirs.

Without hesitation, Chen Qi drank two vials of medicine.

With a slight movement of his throat, an extremely powerful force shook his body!

If he hadn't already advanced to the Saint level, this power would have been enough to cause him to bleed to death!

[You have consumed a Sage-level Agility Potion, Agility +10.]

[You have taken the Titan Potion. Your Constitution has increased by 20 points, and your Strength by 10 points.]

Chen Qi felt the power emanating from within his body.

For a saint, even a sage-level potion cannot bring about a qualitative change.

However, this boost was already terrifying, and to a large extent, it filled his thirst for power.

Fen raised her head, and a proud little yellow flower bloomed on her head:
"Qi, follow this witch! You'll have such good things every day!"

Fen is so nice... Chen Qi nodded.

Not to mention, starting tomorrow, he can take two bottles of Sage-level potions every day!

After stabilizing the immense power within his body, Chen Qi asked with concern:

"By the way, Fen, how is the little crow? Is it getting better?"

Upon hearing the name "little crow," Finn's brow furrowed instantly.

"Thanks to the newly developed antidote for black whale blood, I'm much better..."

"However, recently, the little crow has been having nightmares every night, dreaming of plague crows and sea ghosts looking for her..."

"She hasn't slept for three days."

Fen sighed.

The little crow's condition remains dangerous.

Plague crows, water ghosts... Chen Qi frowned.

The little crow's profession is the messenger of calamity, a special profession that allows it to predict the arrival of disasters.

And just then, in the deep darkness, a red-eyed raven wearing a hat suddenly pierced through layers of mist—

"What is this?" A hint of doubt flashed in Chen Qi's eyes.

The crow's blood-red eyes gradually twisted, transforming into the eyes of a terminally ill human:

"Calamity has come, hunter!"

"We will not allow you to rest easy and build walls to resist the power of the Black Whale."

brush--

The crow suddenly accelerated, like a bullet, and crashed into the dragon lantern next to Chen Qi, turning into a pool of dark blood!
(End of this chapter)