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#434 - Chapter 433 Do You Want to Be My Crown Prince?

"Then why were you in such a hurry to give me the Carefree Sword?"

Qi Jing felt like Xiao Shiwu was preparing for his final moments:

"Is it like those plots in novels, where you foresee your imminent death and discard all your most important possessions to find their inheritors?"

Wuyazi left behind a lifetime of unparalleled internal energy before his death, Black Wukong left behind the six great roots, Chao Gai left behind Liangshan..."

"Who are you cursing? I'm blessed with good fortune; how could I die so soon?"

Xiao Shiwu rolled up his sleeves, pointing at himself as he said:

"My lifespan is higher than the heavens. Even when the Star Devourer ends, the world's most handsome, coolest, and most heroic Carefree Immortal could never die."

Then his tone slowed down, and he patted Qi Jing's shoulder:

"I'm just dealing with a task from above.

The Carefree Sword belongs to my legacy, and it also belongs to the nation, just like the throne. There must be a crown prince so that the nation doesn't fall into chaos when the emperor suddenly dies.

Although we won't be in chaos, there will be people who disagree with whoever is chosen.

Everyone knows that being an esper is a high-risk profession, especially for us level five espers, who have to step forward when danger comes.

The higher-ups want me to find a crown prince early and have him put his name under the Carefree Sword as the first heir. If I don't find one soon, they'll designate one or several themselves.

But I want to find my own crown prince, so, do you want to be my crown prince?"

That sounded weird.

But it seems quite necessary to establish a crown prince early.

That magic crystal ball abroad has been snatched dozens of times, and its owner, as a level five esper, was almost assassinated.

It's not strange to have a backup plan for the Carefree Sword.

"But to become a crown prince, bah, an inheritor, just by doing a task is a bit too casual, isn't it?"

To be able to snag a unique inheritance item just by searching abroad, it all seems like a scam.

Xiao Shiwu chuckled:

"Can't help it, I'm willing."

Qi Jing covered his face:

"Damn, you're not even pretending a little bit. Even if you said it was because I had no merit, I could have accepted it a little more."

"Hey, who told you to have merit? I've already created several jade slips for the Lion's Roar skill, and I've even put your name on them so everyone can learn a thing or two. That's quite a feat."

Xiao Shiwu took out a jade pendant and said:

"What other martial arts can you pass on next? I'll record it and send it out for you, so your merit will be even greater."

"Alright, I'll demonstrate it for you in a bit."

What Qi Jing can pass on now is his lightness skill and the Scales of the Demon Wings.

If everyone can learn it, then everyone can fly and run fast.

That's a feat comparable to inheritance!

"So, will you go?" Xiao Shiwu asked again.

Qi Jing shrugged:

"You've said it like that, how can I not go?"

Being a crown prince is an important matter. Since Xiao Shiwu has chosen me, it would be too disrespectful to refuse.

Winter vacation, you're still very long, wait for me ~

Xiao Shiwu's eyebrows curved into a smile:

"Alright."

"Not alright, when are we leaving?"

"No rush, waiting for someone. Although you have strong combat power and defense, you're not good at searching. Wait for Old Mo's god-grandson to complete the level two trial, and let him go with you."

Old Mo's god-grandson? Level two trial?

Oh ~

Gou Yigou.

These past two days have been a bit busy, and Qi Jing had forgotten that Gou Yigou and the others who started the level two trial with him were still at sea.

He's from the Enhancement Branch, and his ability is actually search-type. Never would have thought it.

"Okay, let's go, I'll draw you two more times and pass on some martial arts to you."

Qi Jing pulled Tan Zuoyin towards Xiao Shiwu's small courtyard, along with Si Kong Yaoyao, who had drunkenly fallen asleep at some point.

Xiao Shiwu revealed a sweet smile:

"Then thank you, Little Qi, for passing on your skills."

"Brother Xiao, you're not suited to saying things like that, it's a bit disgusting."

"Get lost."

"That's the right vibe ~"

......

The deep-sea archipelago of the Bing Other Dimension Gate, at the end of the third shipping lane.

Gou Yigou at the bow of the boat stared intently at the sea ahead with his golden eyes.

"Brother Gou, where do you think that New King's ship is? It should be slower than us, right?"

Zhang Ke, who was eating grilled fish behind him, asked:

"I wonder what they're eating. I'm getting tired of eating fish these past few days. If it weren't for Xiong Er's good cooking skills, I'd have cut off two of my own tentacles to eat."

Xiong Er, who was wearing an apron on the side, quickly said:

"You can't do that. I don't know how to cook your tentacles, and eating them raw might be poisonous."

Clearly, Xiong Er was also getting tired of the fish here. The first thing he thought of wasn't preventing Zhang Ke from self-harm, but whether he could cook it.

But this is also related to Zhang Ke's ability.

His ability is Cthulhu Octopus. As everyone knows, nothing much happens when an octopus has a tentacle cut off.

If the tentacles weren't covered in eyeballs, they might have already eaten them.

Gou Yigou, who wasn't affected by the monotonous food, calmly answered the previous question:

"Their ship is made of balsa wood. If the engines are the same, their speed should be faster than ours, and we've been diving deep in the sea for a long time.

As for what they're eating, they should have everything.

You didn't pay attention to his competition that time. He has a spatial storage ability that can quickly store incoming bullets and even living things, so it's possible that he's eating a whole roasted lamb right now.

It's also possible that they've already reached the second level and are searching for their target on the island."

Hearing Gou Yigou's words, Zhang Ke retorted:

"We also encountered a wave, which shortened a long time. Now there's only one day left until we reach the second level. How could they be faster than us?"

If it weren't for that wave, their time in the first level would have been extended by two or three days, how could it be so fast?

Gou Yigou's face remained expressionless:

"The wave we encountered was just the edge. They must have encountered it too, and it might have been bigger than ours, so it's very possible that they're faster than us."

Zhang Ke curled his lips: "Bigger than ours? Wouldn't their flimsy wooden boat capsize then?"

"Don't underestimate them. The New King's teammates must not be pushovers either."

Gou Yigou has always been cautious. He always keeps in mind to overestimate his opponents:

"But we'll definitely be faster than them in the second level. They might have to search for many days, while we only need half an hour."

He still has a lot of confidence in finding things.

Zhang Ke stretched lazily:

"That's right, but you should go to sleep for a while. I'll wake up Ying Miluo and have him come up to be the lookout for a while."

The consequence of not buying radar is that they can only take turns observing the sea, which is tiring on the eyes.

"Okay."