novelraw Chapter 110: You Really Agreed?
Chapter 110: You Really Agreed?
Qi... Chen Qi was slightly startled. The Flower Witch had been calling him "Chef" all along, rarely using his real name.
"Thank you..."
Chen Qi accepted the small yellow flower.
The petals were like delicate silk, shining with a bright golden yellow.
The flower was not magical.
Apart from the flower on her head, any other flowers that grew on the Flower Witch would drain her life force.
The Flower Witch secretly wiped the fresh blood from her hand and proudly lifted her head:
"Do you know? This flower is called the Flower of Growth. In our Goldenfinch Kingdom, parents give this flower to their children when they advance in rank.
It symbolizes the hope that their future path of advancement will be smooth, and that life will be joyful.
Also, this flower blooms for an entire year~""Nice meaning."
Chen Qi carefully placed the flower on the table.
If he had time, he could buy a flowerpot.
Wait? Parents? Was the Flower Witch taking advantage of him? Chen Qi suddenly realized.
"Wait, Flower Witch, what do you mean by parents?"
The Flower Witch blushed and explained playfully:
"Ahem, well, friends or relatives also give this flower to those who advance."
After placing the flower, Chen Qi took out the Deepsea Water Spirit from his Backpack Card and placed it on the chair, then sat down.
Comfortable! Soft feeling!
Just after digesting the Profession Card, his body was completely drained.
Both brain and body.
He needed to relax for a while.
Chen Qi checked his panel.
First, his profession tasks.
[Traveling Assassin: Within seven days, complete either a journey or an assassination and gain a large amount of Spirit Points. (Two skills must not be duplicates.)
Quitting the Game: If the first-tier profession's task is unrelated to the Blade or Shadow affinities, increase Spirit Points gained from the first-tier Profession Card task by 50%.]
A second-tier Profession Card that increases Spirit Points from first-tier tasks—quite rare...
This Profession Card was indeed special.
Next, Chen Qi looked again at his passive skills.
With Hunter Ember’s support, his Shadow Assassin passive skills had also been enhanced.
[Your Assassin Talent (Shadow) is enhanced, granting an additional ability—resistance to negative emotional shadows. When facing shadow abilities composed of negative emotions, your defense will be stronger.]
[Your Traveling Will (Lamp) is enhanced, slightly increasing mental resistance, upgraded to moderate mental resistance!]
Resistance to negative emotional shadows, plus moderate mental resistance.
Moderate mental resistance!
Chen Qi was secretly shocked.
Mental resistance, like affinity comprehension, was a very difficult enhancement to obtain.
Usually, it took years of hard cultivation to improve mental resistance.
Slight mental resistance required at least a year of training.
There was a huge gap between slight and moderate mental resistance.
Moderate mental resistance required at least ten years of hard cultivation!
Lamp affinity comprehension, Shadow affinity comprehension, mental resistance...
Three very impressive passives.
As a strategist, Chen Qi began considering his build.
Although his profession was Assassin, with a built-in stealth skill,
the definition of Assassin was very broad.
As long as one could remain undetected, even a berserk assassin qualified!
Many relic side effects could be offset by mental resistance.
And many Shadow affinity skills required mental resistance.
In skill learning, he could choose some more aggressive and dangerous skills.
Assassin style or Berserker style were both good options.
Or the sin flow and shadow flow that required relics to form.
Chen Qi rubbed his hands.
Without joining a transcendent organization, he had to take his combat system step by step.
No matter what, he urgently needed Shadow affinity skill cards.
At that moment, the Flower Witch took out a cup, added a pile of strange herbs, then shook it.
She handed Chen Qi a cup of tea bubbling with green oil:
"Here, a nourishing tea."
"Nourishing tea?"
Chen Qi took the tea.
The green oil bubbling on top looked like a devil swimming.
The Flower Witch said:
"You just advanced to second-tier. This is your development period. You need to eat more nutritious things and develop well."
"Me? Development period?"
Chen Qi suddenly remembered.
After a transcendent advances, there is about a month-long development period.
During this period, the body receives slight enhancements.
Also, some Profession Cards that can change appearance slowly alter it during this time.
For example, the Cat-Ear Thief, Dwarf Craftsman, and similar professions.
Of course, second-tier Profession Cards have limited transcendent power, like the Dwarf Craftsman, who grows a beard and becomes slightly shorter.
Or growing cat ears, dog tails, or feathers—these minor appearance changes are the limit of second-tier Profession Cards.
Only at third-tier can more drastic changes be made, such as becoming an orc or gaining a dragon heart.
At fourth-tier, some transcendent professions can even change species or gender.
For example, the infamous Witch profession card of the Flower Witch can even change your gender!
And professions like Angel or Chimera forms from mythology can only be done at fourth-tier or above.
Chen Qi painfully drank the nourishing tea.
As the Flower Witch said, if he kept up nutrition during this time, all aspects would develop further.
Eat more good stuff.
[You have consumed transcendent nourishing tea, body development speed increased...]
It was made from transcendent ingredients but still tasted awful... Chen Qi put down the cup and began to ask the main question:
"By the way, Flower Witch, why did you come to see me?"
This was the strong-willed Flower Witch, and in twenty days, the first time she sought him out.
Was she short on money? Or something else?
The Flower Witch fidgeted with her hands, trying to look natural, and spoke with difficulty:
"Well, I’m preparing to participate in the ultimate trial left by my teacher, to advance to fourth-tier Witch, but I haven’t challenged high-tier rifts for too long.
So, I plan to first go to the Sea Monster Gorge in the Rift Sea to find a flower-affinity rift to build courage!"
Chen Qi rubbed the Deepsea Water Spirit: "And then?"
The Flower Witch continued:
"But the Sea Monster Gorge is a terrifying place filled with sea beasts. Ordinary ships dare not enter.
I want to find a ship to go there, but we are wanted, so I don’t dare board a travel ship."
We are wanted?
Chen Qi showed a puzzled expression.
"Yes, because we angered Black Glove before, we were put on a bounty by pirates..."
The Flower Witch took out two crumpled bounty notices from her Backpack Card.
Pirates liked bounty notices too?
Chen Qi was surprised.
One was for the Flower Witch, one for him.
The Flower Witch’s bounty matched her witch appearance, set at twenty-four million Shell Coins, plus a forbidden relic salvaged by the Blackfin Crew.
His bounty notice showed a person covered in black tendrils—extremely ugly.
Is that me?
Chen Qi mocked.
It was somewhat similar to the black shadow left by the White Pigeon Times!
His description had only one simple word—"Monster."
The bounty was not high, only eight hundred thousand Shell Coins!
Among the pirates, the Flower Witch’s bounty was thirty times his, plus a forbidden relic!
Damn it!
Even with eighty thousand worth of Ghostfire Oil, as a first-tier transcendent, he was still looked down upon!
Fortunately, he was no longer the pitiful rookie who could be easily slaughtered.
Now, he was barely considered a novice transcendent. Chen Qi put down the bounty notice:
"Flower Witch, simply put, I need to escort you to the Sea Monster Gorge in the Rift Sea."
The Flower Witch clenched her fists:
"Yes, besides the terrifying sea beasts, there are Blackfin Crew people in the Sea Monster Gorge.
I know it’s dangerous, but I haven’t saved enough to buy a ship. I really don’t know what to do.
Hmm... I have made many potions, which can be the payment—underwater breathing potions, agility potions, and so on."
"And I should be able to make almost any potion you can think of!"
Then the Flower Witch continued:
"I have also prepared a scent potion that can repel sea beasts."
Well prepared... Chen Qi asked curiously:
"By the way, Flower Witch, do you know what sea beasts are in the Sea Monster Gorge besides the sea monsters?"
"Yes, I know. Tentacle Flowers, Black Sharks, Scaled Dragon Turtles, Demon-Eating Sea Serpents, Monster Birds, Blackship Sea Dragons..."
The Flower Witch rattled off more than ten terrifying names in one breath.
In the Rift Sea, there were many creatures far more terrifying than the Coastal Apex Predators.
Because of accidents, adventurers dying at sea were no fewer than those dying in rifts.
The Flower Witch started sweating as she spoke.
The more she spoke, the more she felt Chen Qi would not take her to the Rift Sea!
It was just too dangerous!
The Flower Witch lowered her head and quietly asked:
"So, will you agree?"
"Okay, when do we set off?"
The Flower Witch immediately said:
"I know it’s dangerous and you might not want to go, but I have studied how to escape sea beast chases. Ordinary pirates are no match for us.
And I can really do anything... sigh... you agreed?"
A small black flower bloomed above the Flower Witch’s head—shocked!
He agreed so easily.
That was the dangerous Sea Monster Gorge in the Rift Sea!
Chen Qi sat in his chair and opened his Sea Beast Herbal Collection Guide.
Among the sea beasts the Flower Witch mentioned, many were precious.
They carried valuable resources.
Maybe he could even find transplantable sea beasts.
It was time to expand the sea beast breeding base and find a companion for the Ghostfire Fish.
Perfect for completing his new mission, "Travel."
The Flower Witch asked again:
"You really agreed?
You know, besides that, famous relics like Flesh Cleaver Bone Breaker, Sea Harp, and Joy Sprite are also said to be near the Sea Monster Gorge.
So, we might also encounter the Four Great Pirate Crews."
The two of them were wanted by the Blackfin Crew.
Chen Qi thought for a moment and replied:
"Really, don’t worry. The navy is around, and besides, we’re just a humble dining ship."
"Huh?" The Flower Witch said again:
"Really? My scent potion only repels small sea beasts like Blacktooth Fish. If we encounter dangerous large sea beasts or sea monsters, it will be hard to protect you."
Chen Qi smiled inwardly.
If it were pirates, as a novice, he might indeed need the Flower Witch’s protection.
But sea beasts...
As a holder of the Deep Sea Affinity talent, he was eager to encounter the most dangerous monsters of Sea Monster Gorge—the sea monsters!
Not to mention, as humanoid creatures that lure humans, sea monsters were quite attractive!
The more he met, the better!
Chen Qi thought for a moment and confidently said:
"Large sea beasts and sea monsters aren’t so easy to encounter. It’s fine, Flower Witch, trust our luck!"
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