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"keel?!"

Pete's shout made Shen Fei's heart leap again.

"Keep your voice down!"

Shen Fei closed the door with a "bang," so that Pete's excited yet frightened expression couldn't be seen from outside.

He turned the doorknob to make sure it was locked, then turned around and looked at his subordinate with bright eyes.

Shen Fei could see through his own eyes that Pete was in a very bad mood.

This Englishman was usually very steady and capable, but now his face was pale, his body was trembling, and his eyes were fixed on the bronze box in the middle of the living room. The box no longer shone, and he looked at it as if he were seeing a god.

"Boss...that...that box..." Pete's voice sounded dry. As he spoke, he pointed to the box, then slowly looked at Shen Fei. His eyes initially showed shock, but then turned into a kind of fanaticism, as if he were looking at a god. "You...you brought it up from the river?"

Shen Fei didn't speak, he just looked at him calmly, and his silence made people feel very pressured.

He felt he needed an explanation.

"What is 'dragon bone'?"

Shen Fei asked coldly.

"Dragon bones! It's dragon bones!"

Pete still seemed upset, fidgeting with his arms as if trying to emphasize the importance of this word. "Boss, back in my great-great-grandfather's time, they were sailors, sailing to the East. There were many legends about the East among sailors back then!"

He took a breath, trying to make his words clearer:

"Legend has it that the great rivers of the East each have their own 'river-guarding objects'! These things might have been offerings made by ancient emperors to the river god, or they might be some mysterious entity that governs the fortune of the entire river! The best of these is called 'dragon bones'!"

"Legend has it that if you obtain it, it means the great river has acknowledged you! On the water, you will succeed in everything! You might even... even be able to control the power of the river!"

Pete became more and more excited as he spoke, and the way he looked at Shen Fei was like looking at a god.

"I initially thought it was all fake, just old sailors talking nonsense after having too much to drink... but this box..." He pointed to the bronze box, "My great-great-grandfather drew its appearance in his logbook! Exactly the same! This is the legendary bronze dragon bone box that suppresses the fortune of the Yangtze River!"

Shen Fei was also very unsettled, but it wasn't visible on his face.

What Pitt said, though it sounded like a myth, was very similar to what had happened to him.

The so-called "river-suppressing object" is that bone fragment that has a lot of "earth" energy and is a good match for its own "water" attribute, the [Heart of the Ocean], right?

The so-called "gaining the river's approval" simply means that after absorbing energy, one's ability to control the water flow has become much stronger, right?

How many people still know these legends?

Shen Fei's tone was very calm, as if he were asking about something that had nothing to do with him.

His calmness, compared to Pete's agitation, actually helped Pete calm down quickly as well.

Pete suddenly realized that he seemed to have learned a huge secret about his boss.

"Not many left, boss."

Pete swallowed hard, his voice lowering. "These are all maritime legends from hundreds of years ago. Nobody believes them these days. I... I only found out about them from my great-grandfather's diary..."

"very good."

Shen Fei interrupted him, then slowly walked up to him, reached out his hand, and gently patted his shoulder.

Pete's body froze instantly.

"Pete, you are the person I trust the most."

Shen Fei's voice was very soft, "From Canada to Jiangcheng, I only brought you with me. You know what that means."

"I understand, boss!"

Pete immediately stood up straight and answered loudly.

"No, you probably don't fully understand yet."

Shen Fei's eyes were deep, like the deep sea. "Everything you saw today, including this box and the word 'dragon bone,' from now on, will only exist in the two of our minds. If even a tiny bit of this secret were to slip out from you..."

He didn't continue, but the pressure made Pete break out in a sweat.

"I, Pete, swear by my ancestors' nautical logbooks!"

Pete suddenly raised three fingers, his expression serious. "Everything I've seen today, I'll take to my grave! If I fail, may my soul forever drift in the dark sea, never finding peace!"

This is the most vicious oath a sailor can swear.

Shen Fei nodded and withdrew his hand.

He knew that for someone like Pete, a vow was more important than life itself.

This matter is now resolved.

"Go ahead and tell Wang Hao and the others that I want to rest for a bit. Let them have their own fun, and if they need anything, they can just come to you."

"If he makes any other requests, he can let me know first, and I will try my best to meet them."

Shen Fei waved his hand.

"Yes, boss!"

Pete bowed respectfully, then carefully backed away, opened the door, and walked quickly away, not daring to look at the bronze box again as he left.

In the empty, unfinished house, only Shen Fei remained.

He walked to the window and looked down at the Yangtze River that was constantly flowing beneath his feet.

The wind was strong by the river, blowing his hair, and his eyes were deeper than the Yangtze River itself.

He carefully took out the slightly warm, grayish-white bone fragment from the pocket of his clothes.

[Dragon Bone]... He held the bone fragment tightly in his hand, and that feeling came back, as if this thing was one with him.

Do not!

Before, it was just a feeling; now, he can see it!

As soon as he thought about it, the Yangtze River in his eyes suddenly became clear and turned into a huge dragon composed of many blue energy points!

This energy dragon is enormous; each of its scales is a small river, and with every breath it takes, the tides rise and fall!

And he himself, through the [dragon bone] in his hand, established a small but very real connection with this giant dragon!

"Not enough...not enough..."

Shen Fei told himself that there was an ambition in his eyes he had never seen before.

A single piece of dragon bone only allowed him to vaguely "feel" the pulse of the Yangtze River.

What if... there are two pieces?

Three pieces?

Even a complete keel?

What he wanted was not the river's approval.

What he wants is control!

As soon as this thought came to mind, it was as if I had touched something I shouldn't have, and the bone fragment in my hand suddenly felt hot!

Shen Fei snapped out of his daze, and the strange vision in his eyes slowly disappeared, but the desire to control the world had already taken root in his heart.