novelraw Chapter 152: Expansion of the Sea Beast Breeding Base
Chapter 152: Expansion of the Sea Beast Breeding Base
"Waku waku! (Master, this is huge! So much energy!)"
The curious Deepsea Water Spirit Number Three approached and hugged the Energy Core.
Zap! Zap!
Number Three's body instantly sparked with green ghostfire as if electrocuted.
Water spirits possess extraordinary elemental absorption abilities. When absorbing excessive elements, their bodies can undergo permanent evolution.
However, Deepsea Water Spirits already contain powerful deep sea elements, making further evolution quite difficult.
Who knows what might happen to Deepsea Water Spirit Number Two in the Flower Witch's hands.
"Stop playing, Number Three. You'll turn into a ghostfire spirit that scares people all day."
Chen Qi peeled Number Three off the ghostfire core and patted its soft body.
The freshly heated Number Three had just the right temperature - perfect as a hot water bottle.He found an exposed white tree root protruding from the water and sat down, taking out both the Ice Demon Pirates' nautical chart and the Deep Sea Hunters' treasure map.
He had to admit, the Deep Sea Hunters lived up to their legendary reputation.
Even something as simple as the Deepsea Water Spirits were rare treasures.
The more time Chen Qi spent with the water spirits, the more he found them adorable and capable.
Normally, even with a beast tamer's contract, achieving such seamless coordination with pets would be extremely difficult.
Now, just a slight glance from Chen Qi was enough for the water spirits to understand his commands.
Unfortunately, the Deep Sea Hunters' treasures remained exactly that - the Deep Sea Hunters' treasures.
All treasures in the coastal areas had long been discovered, with the rest lying deep within the Rift Sea.
Due to the dimensional rifts, the weather in the Rift Sea's depths was extraordinarily abnormal.
Whirlpools, volcanic eruptions, snowstorms, blade rains, ghostly apparitions...
No one could predict what dangers might appear during voyages across these waters.
Currently, even the smallest storm could destroy his small houseboat.
"I must get a new ship before the next long voyage."
Chen Qi clapped his hands together.
However, finding a vessel capable of bearing the special Energy Core would be tremendously difficult.
An unimaginable price... Chen Qi shook his head and stood up to begin renovating the White Tree Shallows.
First, he expanded the breeding area, installing floating cages and special feed containers to create dedicated space for the Sea Clouds.
Next, he designated a cultivation zone for growing Sea Sugarcane while beautifying the White Tree Shallows environment.
The sugar powder produced from Sea Sugarcane made excellent seasoning.
"Planting area, breeding area... still need a workspace..."
Chen Qi surveyed the surroundings until he found a protruding large tree trunk where he placed a small wooden stool, a table for food and books, and storage boxes - creating a simple open-air workstation.
Clang! Clang! Clang!
Chen Qi and the water spirits worked diligently.
After much effort, the sea beast base successfully upgraded.
Sitting on the wooden stool, Chen Qi prepared to process the Sea Clouds and Ghostfire Fish.
Suddenly, a soft, slippery green tentacle tugged at his clothes.
Looking down, he saw it was the tentacle hair of small green algae.
The juvenile sea witch blinked its crimson eyes, revealing sharp red teeth as it tugged his clothes again with its tentacle hair.
"La la la la! (Master, I want a singing place!)"
"La la la la! (I want Sea Clouds and Ghostfire Fish to hear beautiful songs!)"
A singing place? And since when did you start calling me master like the water spirits? Chen Qi pondered.
Sea witches were typical communal creatures.
When setting sail, he never imagined bringing back a baby sea witch.
But since he had, he couldn't let it run wild.
"Wait a moment..."
Grasping his Black Blade, Chen Qi went to the center of White Tree Shallows - the towering great white tree.
After some time, he built a small elevated "bird's nest" performance platform among the high branches using stacked wood.
Not bad... Chen Qi jumped down from the tree.
"Small green algae, if you want to sing later, you can go up there."
Then he took out the Siren's Small Harp obtained from the sea witch territory.
With his musical talent, keeping the harp would be a waste.
Better to give it to small green algae.
Chen Qi handed the harp over.
"Oh oh oh!"
The juvenile sea witch's tentacle hair trembled excitedly like writhing seaweed!
This small harp was what adult sea witches gave to those who mastered singing! It represented their respect for Chen Qi's singing!
To think master would entrust such a precious thing to little me!
Does master approve of my singing?
Overjoyed, small green algae took the harp and played a hymn:
"La la la la! (Praise! Praise my glorious master!)"
"La la la la la la! (Praise! My glorious master, you shall rule these seas!)"
"La la la la la la! (Praise! My glorious master, humans will grovel beneath our tentacles!)"
What exactly are you singing?
This little sea witch increasingly resembles some monstrous cultist... Chen Qi scratched his head.
Hopefully it won't cause trouble.
Clapping his hands, Chen Qi said:
"Small green algae, you can sing, but only wholesome songs. No strange or dangerous ones, especially death songs."
"Otherwise, I'll dry you like salted fish."
He emphasized this point.
Left unchecked, the juvenile sea witch would surely leave many Ghostfire Fish and Sea Cloud corpses across White Tree Shallows.
"Mm mm."
Small green algae nodded obediently, swaying its fish tail as it struggled to carry the harp up to the performance platform.
Standing tall, it grasped the harp with both small hands and tentacle hair.
"La la la la~"
The harp's clear, melodious tones blended with singing that drifted on the sea breeze.
The surrounding waters rippled subtly as the battling Ghostfire Fish and Sea Clouds quieted, looking up and bouncing in the water like fans.
Playing with unusual seriousness, small green algae seemed to celebrate their new home.
Not bad music... As Chen Qi listened, a special notification suddenly appeared:
[You have heard the Growth Song. Your development speed has increased.]
"Growth Song..."
Chen Qi was slightly surprised.
Small green algae, you know this song too?
The Growth Song, favored by Goldenfinch Kingdom breeders, growers and bards, could slightly accelerate the growth of plants and animals.
For current Chen Qi, it helped better digest his transcendent power.
It also helped Sea Clouds and Ghostfire Fish produce materials faster.
Though the boost was small, it remained a good song.
Amidst the singing, Chen Qi took out sheep shears and a ghostfire oil scraper, then gave Deepsea Water Spirit Number One a look.
Action!
While Sea Clouds and Ghostfire Fish were mesmerized by music, the water spirits bound them in batches like bandits.
"Heh heh heh."
Chen Qi freely handled the creatures.
Later, one jar filled with ghostfire oil while a wooden box overflowed with Sea Cloud's perfume cloud wool.
Due to market conditions, ghostfire oil couldn't fetch high prices now - better kept for personal use.
But the perfume cloud wool was extremely valuable. Even sold cheaply without special luxury buyers, this batch could easily fetch four million!
An unimaginable sum!
Chen Qi packed the cloud wool carefully into his Backpack Card.
"Must sell quickly."
Perfume cloud wool required careful storage - prolonged containment would degrade its quality.
After a busy day, the sea beast base became orderly again, with water spirits learning how to completely shear Sea Clouds.
Looking skyward, Chen Qi realized it was already afternoon.
Time to return to Damarro Town.
"Small green algae, train the Ghostfire Fish and Sea Clouds! I'm leaving! If trouble comes, hide - don't fight recklessly."
After these instructions, Chen Qi departed for Damarro Town.