novelraw Chapter 128: Deep Sea Titan
Chapter 128: Deep Sea Titan
Crack! Crack!
Inside the small houseboat, the sound of the cleaver chopping meat grew faster and faster.
“Boss, inside your boat…”
Palu sensed an unsettling floral aura and whispered cautiously.
Chen Qi did not respond, continuing to grill the skewers, doing his best to remain calm.
Fortunately, the person who found them was Captain Palu.
If Old White Seagull was the friendliest navy admiral, then Palu was definitely the most amiable captain among the Four Great Pirate Crews.
The Whale Father of the Black Whale Pirates, the Blood Lady of the Blood Blade Pirates, and the Sea God of the Sea God Pirates were all lunatics.
Palu of the Ice Demon Pirates was Chen Qi’s favorite captain in the Witch Sea.
The Ice Demon Pirates became one of the Four Great Pirate Crews mainly because they held many secrets of the Witch Sea.Moreover, as pirates who worshiped the Ice Witch, Palu naturally felt a fondness for the Flower Witch herself.
Chen Qi recalled that in the original storyline, the Flower Witch cooperated with the Ice Demon Pirates and the Blood Blade Pirates.
At present, at Sea Monster Island, the navy had achieved a great victory, and navy personnel were everywhere from all directions.
Not far away in a pavilion was Old White Seagull, a fourth-tier legendary navy admiral.
Palu would never reveal his strength easily or expose his identity.
They were all fugitives on the run.
All in all, it was safe… Chen Qi quietly grilled the skewers.
At that moment, Palu looked puzzled, gently raising his index finger.
Chen Qi immediately felt an itch in his ear.
Whispering Technique, a small communication spell.
“Brother, if you’ve been kidnapped, blink your eyes.”
“?????”
Kidnapped? Chen Qi was stunned for a moment, then gathered his thoughts.
The Flower Witch was a bit of a goof, but that was only Chen Qi’s personal perspective!
To others, the Flower Witch was a bloody yet elegant shaman who made potions from people, a crazy and dangerous forbidden existence!
Plus, not long ago, the Flower Witch had robbed the Devil Ray along with the tentacle monster, a symbol of danger.
This event deepened everyone’s stereotype of the Flower Witch’s danger.
From Palu’s perspective, he could never imagine that the diligent second-tier chef who cooked delicious meals was the mastermind behind the Devil Ray’s operations!
Hence, Palu showed a sympathetic look.
He figured the poor chef must have been unfortunate enough to be targeted by the Flower Witch during the return trip and had become a toy for her to hide her identity.
If Palu hadn’t discovered this today, tomorrow morning at Sea Monster Island there would likely be a floating corpse covered in flowers.
The poor chef, toyed with at will…
Palu said no more and shook his head.
Although his fourth-tier legendary power was enough to overturn the entire Sea Monster Island, any rash action had consequences.
The two tacitly ceased talking.
Chen Qi calmed his tense emotions; as long as he didn’t display Ember’s Touch in front of outsiders, his identity wouldn’t be easily exposed.
The sea breeze blew softly, night fell, and the seaside open-air barbecue stall gradually quieted down from the daytime bustle, welcoming the end of the day.
Chen Qi and the water spirits packed up the stall; the grill still held the residual heat of charcoal, occasionally sending sparks jumping as if recounting the lively scene moments ago.
This barbecue session also sold, for the first time, some transcendent vegetables from Black Whisker’s territory.
Sea Monster Island was a high-consumption area; a single skewer cost ten times an ordinary skewer, and the price of transcendent vegetables was over a thousand times that of ordinary skewers!
Despite the high prices, for these transcendent beings, the transcendent vegetables that enhanced physique, combined with Soul Seasoning, were snatched up frantically.
A single outing unexpectedly earned two hundred thousand Shell Coins!
Only transcendent ingredients could make big money… Chen Qi clapped his hands, ready to change his business strategy from cheap prices to a transcendent dining boat.
But for now, the only source of transcendent ingredients was Black Whisker’s territory.
Late at night, the small boat’s lamp was lit, and the navy officers returned to their respective ships.
Only one person had yet to leave.
Palu stood up, adjusted his clothes, looking like a nervous worker meeting company leadership:
“Boss, please convey that I mean no harm. I am a low-ranking crew member of the Ice Demon Pirates and have some questions I want to ask the respected Flower Witch.”
A low-ranking crew member? Chen Qi frowned and knocked on the boat door:
“Fine.”
The Flower Witch must be extremely nervous now!
Chen Qi could imagine the Flower Witch nervously rolling on the ground.
The door crack slightly opened.
However, the Flower Witch did not speak.
Through the crack, only a blurred silhouette was visible.
At this moment, the Flower Witch actually emitted the aura of a fourth tier!
Chen Qi thought to himself that this must be the effect of a potion.
Unexpectedly, the Flower Witch had this kind of potion.
The mixed scent of flowers and blood gave the Flower Witch an additional cursed aura.
The gaze beneath the flowers was like a sharp dagger that could pierce one’s soul in an instant, instilling an indescribable terror.
Just as the Flower Witch described herself—
Elegant, aloof, powerful, bloody, and mysterious!
It was as if she would turn anyone in front of her into dust beneath the earth if displeased.
Is this still her? Chen Qi was startled; the goofy Flower Witch could actually emit such an aura!
The sea breeze blew gently.
Palu felt a chill at the back of his neck and calmly said:
“Flower Witch, I mean no harm. On behalf of a friend, I want to ask: does the Witch profession card really change a person’s gender, and is it true that only females can use it?”
Palu asked tentatively, knowing the answer.
This question was merely to confirm the other party’s identity, just a test.
After all, many had recently impersonated the Flower Witch on the seas.
From the door crack came a cold, emotionless voice:
“All questions come at a price.”
Palu frowned and boldly took out a stack of bills from his Backpack Card—money he had worked hard to earn over several days:
“Four hundred thousand Shell Coins, is that acceptable?”
Four hundred thousand Shell Coins—that was the price of half a bottle of Ghostfire Oil!
A sound of a cup dropping came from the crack!
The Flower Witch hadn’t seen so much money in a long time.
Chen Qi made the decision for the Witch and took the money:
“Acceptable.”
The cold voice came again, icy and indifferent:
“It is not only females who can use it. All users will eventually become witches, but this witch transformation can be suppressed.”
“I understand.”
Palu began asking the second question:
“Flower Witch, I want to know the location of a fourth-tier Forged Aspect profession card and the location of the legendary trial ground. For this, I am willing to offer important intelligence as a reward.”
However, almost without hesitation, the Flower Witch replied coldly:
“At the fallen site of the Mechanical Titan in the Rift Sea lies a fourth-tier Forged Aspect profession card. As for other information, you are not qualified to know.”
The Flower Witch’s tone was icy and ruthless.
Not qualified… Palu, a fourth-tier legend, sighed deeply in his heart.
He really couldn’t obtain truly valuable information.
The other side was a cruel and bloody witch!
To get sufficient information, one had to show enough value and goodwill!
Palu replied very tactfully:
“Understood, Flower Witch. I know very important intelligence. Near the research base at Sea Monster Gorge, an indescribable deep-sea titan was discovered. Its massive size is like an underwater island, embodying the ocean itself.
And at the center of that titan sea beast grows an unimaginable ocean flower, a legendary ingredient and medicine. Perhaps this information is useful to you.”
This intelligence… Chen Qi bitterly smiled inside.
Titan was often the name for a giant in the New Sun World.
A sea beast the size of an island—that level of sea beast was a forbidden existence on the ocean!
In terms of power, it even surpassed the Blood-Eyed Wall.
For various reasons, these sea beasts were no longer regarded as creatures but as natural disasters like storms and volcanic eruptions!
They were embodiments of calamity!
Even ships with multiple third-tier transcendent fighters had difficulty approaching!
For the Flower Witch, this was useless intelligence.
No one would venture into the heart of a natural disaster for a legendary medicinal flower.
Palu spoke this intelligence with a hint of doubt about the Flower Witch’s true strength.
No matter how she disguised herself, she was still only a third-tier transcendent!
Her spiritual energy field absolutely could not evade Palu’s perception easily.
Palu wanted to test how the legendary Flower Witch would react to this intelligence.
Unexpectedly, her voice did not change, still using that cold mechanical tone:
“I understand. I will have the Black Hunter handle this matter.”