I'm not just human!

"Dagnie, you need to control your fiery temper, or you'll scare the newcomer away."

Dagney narrowed her eyes, revealing her pearly white teeth. Although she was smiling, it gave the impression of a threat.

"What do you mean? Are you saying I have a bad temper, Captain Red Pufferfish?"

The red porcupine immediately shook its head:

"No, no, that's fine then. You should have a good chat with the newcomer, and we'll go and prepare a room for him."

After saying that, the captain ran off in a flash.

The pirates rushed onto the ship, and the once bustling beach was suddenly left with only Degney, who had a pair of enviable long, snow-white legs, and Xia Fa.

Xia Fa was unaware that although Degney was beautiful and had a hot body that seemed to stir the deepest desires of one's soul, she was, firstly, the strongest person on the Red Porcupine, and secondly, she had a fiery temper, like a little chili pepper that would explode at the slightest provocation.

Therefore, even though she had been at sea for several years, no man had ever dared to pursue her. They all had the desire but not the courage, and were almost all overwhelmed by her imposing presence.

"Hey, newbie, I heard you're from the Augustus family, why isn't your hair blonde?"

Daigni looked Xiafa up and down, and said with a smile:

"But you do have a great figure, and your waist is quite strong, isn't it?"

Xia Fa was somewhat surprised. Are all women at sea so passionate and unrestrained?

Upon meeting him, she actually started flirting with him first, even before he had said a word.

However, while the other pirates on the ship might be afraid of this woman, Xia Fa was not.

In this world, strength is what matters. He can kill demigods and fight angels, so why should he be afraid of a demigod?

“I was recruited into the Augustus family. Didn’t your leader tell you that?”

No, not at all.

Dagney giggled and suddenly wrapped her arm around his shoulder, her smooth, delicate arm pressing against Xia Fa's neck, feeling cool to the touch.

"Young man, you're quite handsome. Call me 'sister,' and you'll be following me in the future. I'll protect you in our Wanxing Pirate Crew."

Although she couldn't discern Xia Fa's rank, she noticed that Xia Fa didn't possess the aura characteristic of a demigod, so she naturally guessed that Xia Fa wasn't a demigod.

Xia Fa laughed:

"How about this, you acknowledge me as your boss, and I'll protect you at sea from now on."

Dagney raised an eyebrow:

"Wow, I didn't realize you had such a unique personality. I like it, sister. Come on, let's get on the boat first."

She released Xia Fa, turned around first, and left Xia Fa with a sexy back view that aroused the imagination, especially her long legs, which were dazzlingly white from the top of her thighs to her calves under the sunlight.

Xia Fa clicked his tongue in amazement. She truly lived up to her reputation as a pirate woman; she was incredibly aggressive and almost overwhelmed him right from the start.

But Xia Fa didn't know that Dagney was once a bounty hunter. She later offended a powerful figure and went to sea to become a pirate. However, due to her strong strength and fiery personality, she had never even been in a relationship.

The main problem is that nobody dares to pursue them.

As for why she was so flirtatious and started teasing Xia Fa right away, that's normal. After all, she grew up among bounty hunters and pirates, and being around such people naturally influenced her.

Xia Fa was walking behind her, and no matter how hard he tried not to look, he couldn't help but see her alluring slender waist and proud long legs. In particular, he saw a bead of sweat sliding down her slender waist and about to fall onto her thigh. Just as they were about to board the boat, suddenly, Dagney turned around.

Her face was full of smirk, and her sea-blue eyes were full of teasing:

"Why are you staring at my legs? What, do you want to touch them?"

Xia Fa was both amused and exasperated, and could only reply:

"How do you know I'm watching when your back is to me?"

A sly glint flashed in Dagney's eyes:

"I'm just guessing, so just tell me if I guessed right or wrong."

Before Xia Fa could respond, she waved her hand generously:

"Alright, I'm just teasing you. Come on board with me. If they haven't prepared a room for you yet, you can sleep here with me tonight."

Xiafa: ...

"Women at sea are terrifying..."

He murmured to himself, feeling a little embarrassed after being teased three times in a row.

This ship is no less impressive than Greenbeard's, and may even be larger.

As soon as he boarded the ship, Xia Fa sensed the difference.

On the Green Beard, there was a strict class system with a clear distinction between the strong and the weak, and the whole ship was filled with a serious and cruel atmosphere.

Especially the pirates, who were completely used as tools by Greenbeard.

But the Red Porcupine was filled with a joyful and free atmosphere from the moment it boarded.

Many pirates were sitting on the deck, raising their glasses in a toast, drinking the expensive beer brewed from "golden wheat".

Although this wheat is an ordinary food and not an extraordinary plant, it is famous for its rich wheat aroma. The Golden Wheat Beer brewed from it is very famous and popular in the Star Coin Continent.

Some pirates were fishing on the deck, seemingly using secret fishing rods. After all, the ship was too tall, over 300 meters high, like a giant ship at sea, and ordinary fishing rods wouldn't have such long fishing lines.

Occasionally, when the pirates caught something, they would vigorously turn the pulley and pull up a large, lively fish, whether it was a tuna, a grouper, or a sea bream—a wide variety of species, all kinds were available.

Then, a pirate who was drinking immediately put down his glass, ran over excitedly, and caught the fish with flames in his hands, quickly roasting it until the tempting aroma of grilled fish filled the air.

The pirates then gathered around, sharing the large fish, stuffing steaming, milky-white chunks into their mouths, raising their glasses in celebration, gulping down beer—it was as pleasant as could be.

Besides these, there were also groups of people playing cards, rolling dice, fighting over comic books, and so on.

What surprised Xia Fa the most was that in a corner of the deck, a pirate was holding a book on mysticism and reading it clearly. A group of pirates sat in front of him, listening attentively, as serious as students.

"How's our ship? Pretty good, huh? Come on, let's go to the captain's cabin first. That Red Porcupine guy is waiting for you."

Degren immediately took Xiafa's arm and pulled him toward the captain's cabin.

Many pirates couldn't help but look over, but their gazes toward Xia Fa were full of pity, as if they didn't envy him at all for being able to have such intimate physical contact with Dagney, even though they had never enjoyed such treatment.

In the captain's cabin, the burly, bear-like captain of the Red Porcupine was waiting for Xia Fa's arrival, with the first mate, second mate, navigator, and others standing beside him.

As Xia Fa entered, everyone took turns shaking hands with him, exchanging greetings, and then warmly put their arms around his back, leading him to a round table in the captain's cabin.

On the round table, there was a nautical chart spread out, with various circles and crosses drawn on it in carbon ink, some in red and some in black.

Captain Red Pufferfish looked up at Xia Fa and grinned, but before he could speak, the first and second officers immediately looked distressed, and even Dagney sighed softly.

But the Red Pufferfish Captain's voice still rang out in the captain's cabin, crackling like firecrackers, speaking at an extremely fast pace.

“Shafa, you’ve arrived. To be honest, we’re here on the leader’s orders. First, we’re here to pick you up outside Rum City, and second, we’re also here to keep an eye on the recently spotted pod of migrating whales.”

"You've heard of a traveling whale, right? Even if you haven't, you've surely seen a traveling slime, haven't you?"

"To be honest, according to numerous follow-up investigations conducted by scholars from various churches over the past century, there is conclusive evidence that traveling slimes... are actually mutated from the eggs of traveling whales!"

"Forget it, you probably wouldn't understand if I just explained it to you. Let me explain it to you."

"The Traveling Whale is a type of Mystic that can roam both the Protoss Realm and our real world. It is also known as one of the most mysterious and unique Mystic beings."

"They are similar to traveling slimes, but in some ways, they are quite different."

"In short, whether it's a traveling whale or a traveling slime, they all love to devour treasures, sealed artifacts, contracts, metals, plants, supernatural creatures, and the like in the Protoss Realm and the real world."

"But the things that traveling whales can devour, whether in terms of grade or rarity, are far superior to those of traveling slimes."

"After all, strictly speaking, the Traveling Slime is just a mutation of its egg, inheriting less than one percent of its talent."

"By the way, have you ever played the game 'The Bizarre Adventure of the Traveling Slime' in the Dames district of Augustus?"

"If you've ever played with it, you'll have a deep impression of it. That's right, the habits of the traveling whale and that subspecies of the traveling slime are quite similar."

Captain Red Pufferfish spoke non-stop until the first and second mates looked pained, almost covering their ears.

On Dagney's bright and beautiful face, veins bulged on her forehead. She closed her eyes, gritted her teeth, and clenched her small fists.

"Haha, of course, that doesn't mean that traveling whales are actually a hundred times better than traveling slimes. They swallow both good and bad things, and sometimes they even swallow marine debris, like that time—"

Boom! ! !

"Dagnie, why did you hit me!"

A large bump had appeared on the captain's head. He covered his head, looking aggrieved, and took two steps back.

"I've been very restrained, and I haven't said a single unnecessary word this time."

The first mate and second mate, however, wore expressions of relief, as if saying, "Thank goodness this guy has finally finished." They both wanted to puncture their eardrums if they heard the Red Porcupine Ship continue talking.

Xia Fa listened with great interest. Others might find Captain Red Pufferfish long-winded, but he didn't think so at all.

He enjoys reading, especially books related to the occult. Even though Captain Red Porcupine speaks very quickly, it is still talking, which is much slower than his reading speed.

However, it must be said that Captain Red Pufferfish's words finally gave Xia Fa some understanding of "traveling whales".

He had heard before that there was a very grand and solemn event at sea related to traveling whales.

Even the division of the sea areas for the five pirate emperors was partly based on the habitats of traveling whales.

But most of the people he had met before had never been to sea, so they couldn't explain it clearly.

Now Xia Fa understood. Judging from this, could it be like the game "The Bizarre Adventure of a Traveling Slime," where you search for the various extraordinary items swallowed by the traveling whales?

However, according to Captain Red Pufferfish, the treasures inside the belly of the traveling whale could be a hundred times better than those in the traveling slime!

"To be honest, from what I've heard, over the past tens of thousands of years, people have found overlord-level secret contracts inside the bellies of traveling whales more than once! Of course, although the total number hasn't exceeded five, it still means that they can be found, right?"

Seeing that Xia Fa showed no impatience with his chatter but listened with great interest, Captain Red Pufferfish, ignoring the pain in his head, immediately continued his introduction:

"This time we're chasing a group of migratory whales. If we can successfully catch them, hehe, that would be fantastic. We can then teach you how to tell which migratory whales have good stuff inside."

Is it really possible to extract a top-tier secret contract from the belly of a traveling whale?

Xia Fa's interest was completely piqued. You see, what he needed most right now was a top-level secret contract, especially one that hadn't been signed before; he would accept any offer.

After all, one day, I might sign a top-level secret agreement that I've never signed before. If I could get my hands on it in advance, wouldn't that be preparing for the future?

Especially now that the Crimson Proxy is watching him closely, he is even more eager to improve his strength.

Although now, relying on the burning sensation surging through his body in times of danger, coupled with the secret power of the Star Gate, he was able to barely escape from the pursuit of the Crimson Executors.

But if we sign one or two more top-tier secret contracts and become stronger, we won't even need to run away anymore. Wouldn't that be better?

However, at least for now, at sea, Xia Fa is not particularly afraid that the Crimson Agents will suddenly attack.