novelraw Chapter 463: The Promise to Return Home
Chapter 463: The Promise to Return Home
Fen is way too excited... Chen Qi gently stroked Fen's little head.
Just like that, Chen Qi and Fen held each other for a long time. It wasn't until two minutes later that Fen reluctantly let go of Chen Qi.
Stare—
Stare————
The Ice Witch stood to the side, not saying a word, glaring at the two of them for a full two minutes.
Fen wiped the tears from the corner of her eye, a shy little pink flower sprouting from the top of her head:
"Teacher! Sorry, I got a little carried away!"
Then, Fen spread her arms, blinked her eyes, and wanted to hug her teacher.
I don't need a hug... the Ice Witch said coldly:
"Fen, the war just ended, now is not the time for hugs!"Is that so? Fen ignored the Ice Witch, forcefully pulling the Ice Witch into her warm embrace:
"Teacher, congratulations, we won!"
Fen's body is so warm, so comfortable... The Ice Witch was stunned for a moment, then also gently patted her student's little head.
If not for Fen's day and night hard work, brewing potions, she couldn't have recovered her body so quickly.
Fen's hug is actually quite comfortable... the Ice Witch muttered in her heart.
Soon, Fen emerged from the Ice Witch's reluctant embrace, saying triumphantly:
"By the way, Qi! Let me tell you some good news!"
You were just in my arms, thinking about Chen Qi? The Ice Witch tilted her head, glaring fiercely at Chen Qi.
"What good news?"
Chen Qi asked.
Fen raised her head and said:
"Sister Yisha has already contacted the Goldenfinch Kingdom for me.
Because we helped Sister Yisha retrieve her family's Guardian Eye, I'm now a hero of the family! There are no obstacles at all to going home!"
"No obstacles at all..."
Chen Qi stroked his chin.
Because Fen ignored the family's orders and came to the Witch Sea privately, she had incurred the family's displeasure.
Although Fen never said it outright, taking Chen Qi home had always been her wish.
You have to understand, she is now a noble fourth-tier Transcendent, a Sage-Level Pharmacist!
And Chen Qi is an even more esteemed fifth-tier Transcendent!
However, the opportunities and disasters on the high seas had delayed both Chen Qi and her.
A swaying little yellow flower sprouted from Fen's head:
"Qi! We can go to the Goldenfinch Kingdom anytime now!"
"Waku waku (I want to go to the Goldenfinch Kingdom too!)"
Water Spirit No. 2 at Fen's feet chimed in.
The Canary family... A flash of caution appeared in the Ice Witch's eyes, and she shook her head:
"Fen, although the Black Blood Empire has lost more than half its forces and a Saint has been captured, the whereabouts of the Whale Father are a mystery."
The Red Dragon had already been captured by Chen Qi, and coupled with the Black Blood Empire's defeat, it could be said that the Blackfin Crew and the Black Blood Empire no longer had the ability to threaten this land.
But even so, the Whale Father, who was closely connected to the Great Whale, remained extremely dangerous.
And the Canary family is very dangerous... The Ice Witch continued:
"We still need to deal with the Whale Father. Only by resolving him can we sever the connection between the Great Whale and the Witch Sea."
The Great Whale's power could ignore the pale sky's flames and cross the edge, which was largely thanks to the Whale Father's assistance.
Fen frowned, the happiness on her face gradually fading, murmuring:
"The Whale Father..."
They had almost completely destroyed the entire Blackfin Crew. The Whale Father would absolutely not let them off easily.
Chen Qi comforted her:
"Fen, don't worry. After we deal with the Whale Father, I'll go home with you."
Now, the Witch Sea only had one final boss left.
After resolving matters in the Witch Sea, it was also time for him to step onto a larger stage.
Although the Goldenfinch Kingdom was a land of talented people and all sorts of wonders, it was undoubtedly the undisputed kingdom of tamed beasts.
As a Sea Shepherd, if he wanted to become stronger, he would inevitably have to go to the Goldenfinch Kingdom.
More importantly, it was to cure Fen's Blood Blossom Disease.
"Mhm, it's a promise."
Fen nodded.
As long as they dealt with the Whale Father, Chen Qi would go home with her.
I'm still here... The Ice Witch said with a smile:
"Alright, Qi, now it's time to tally up the loot!"
"Take a look, among the spoils from the Black Blood Empire and the Blackfin Crew, see if there's anything you need."
"Mhm."
Chen Qi nodded.
The Black Blood Empire's attack this time had mobilized countless Transcendent resources.
He and the Ice Witch, as the biggest contributors to this battle, had the right to first pick of the Transcendent resources.
Time for the enjoyable looting phase again!
Under the Ice Witch's arrangements, they, along with Burry, Little Crow, and others, moved all the valuable spoils from the War Ship to a warehouse near Moonstone City.
Below the deck of the War Ship was full of good stuff!
Just the forbidden weapons, ultra-rare materials, and skill cards alone were piled into a small hill ten meters high.
At that moment, Chen Qi heard Palu's call from the entrance.
"Qi!"
Chen Qi turned to look.
Palu was together with Water Spirit No. 4, covered in dust.
As one of the top fourth-tier peak experts, aside from the fifth-tiers, Palu had performed the most brilliantly in this battle.
Five fourth-tiers had been defeated by him, and no one had been able to force him to use his domain!
Now, Palu was only one fifth-tier Dice affinity profession card away from reaching the fifth tier.
He was just one step away from that legendary rank.
Chen Qi asked:
"Palu, do you need something?"
Palu tossed a special dice to Chen Qi:
"A Dice affinity forbidden object, use this in exchange."
Chen Qi caught the dice.
[Lucky D6 Dice
Affinity: Dice
Description: A drop from the hidden stage 'The Bald Adventurer in the Basement' of a Dice affinity B-tier dimensional rift.
Increases luck. While in a rift, holding this item will increase your chance of getting rare rewards from random draws. Additionally, grants one re-roll opportunity!]
A rift unique item that increases luck! Grants a re-roll chance! Chen Qi's eyes lit up.
This was undoubtedly an item to save non-lucky players.
Moreover, unlike most Dice affinity items, this dice required no Dice affinity comprehension.
It could be said this was a divine artifact for non-Dice affinity users.
Palu spread his hands:
"For me, this rift unique item is already useless. Qi, I want to trade this thing for Dice affinity forbidden objects."
Chen Qi accepted the dice and readily agreed:
"Of course, no problem! Palu, you can pick anything you want from here!"
Palu took out two Dice affinity forbidden creations from the small mountain, and one special material with Dice affinity properties.
"I've finally reached this step."
Palu felt the joy of reaching the shore.
As one of the Four Great Emperors, his strength was far inferior to the Whale Father's.
For a long time, he felt he didn't deserve this title.
And he had watched with his own eyes as Chen Qi, who was third-tier, surpassed him to advance to the fifth tier, leaving him far behind.
"Thanks a lot! Qi, if you need help with anything else, just call me anytime. I'll head off first.
After I advance to the fifth tier, I want to see if Jin Li still dares to point at my nose and tell me to play the butler!"
Palu was extremely excited. He collected the items and left the warehouse.
The Ice Witch took all the Ice affinity items to restore her own power.
Fen collected various materials.
She needed to gather more materials to craft Sage-Level potions.
For a Grand Sage Pharmacist, materials were the most serious problem.
Many Grand Sage Pharmacists spent their whole lives adventuring and searching for ingredients, yet could only brew five Grand Sage-Level potions in total.
Combined with the Abyssal Blood collected from Chen Qi's pasture, the materials here were enough for her to brew at least three more Grand Sage-Level potions!!
Chen Qi scanned the pile.
For his rank, the most useful items were Goblet and Heart affinity materials.
These materials could be used to feed the Coastal Apex Predators and the Black Lantern Dragon, enhancing their attributes!
Aside from that, although most items were rare, they were only truly effective for fourth-tier Transcendents. Their effect on him was minimal.
As expected, the real treasure was still in Blood Lion's Backpack Card... Chen Qi looked down, examining Blood Lion's Backpack Card.
Blood Lion's Backpack Card was a Wormhole Backpack Card.
Aside from special spatial-type rift unique items, this was the highest-grade Backpack Card on the market from the Beiguo Workshop.
Its characteristic was that it merged with the body. Within a one-meter radius of oneself, one could open a wormhole at any time and summon the desired item based on one's thoughts.
Wormhole Backpack Cards were extremely rare. They depended on the Lamp-Phantom affinity A-tier rift 'Wormhole Passageway'. The entire Beiguo's annual production was only twelve cards.
Chen Qi removed Blood Lion's contract from the card and connected his own spiritual energy to it.
[You have connected to the Backpack Card.]
[You have obtained the Heart affinity rift unique item 'Hive Heart'.]
[You have obtained the fifth-tier Blade affinity Body Forging Technique "Dragon Knight's Body".]
[You have obtained the fifth-tier Blade affinity Breathing Technique 'Blade and Qi as One'.]
[You have obtained the Blade-Heart affinity rift unique item 'War Horn'.]
[You have obtained a Teleportation Card...]
[You have obtained...]
Numerous dazzling notifications suddenly popped up before Chen Qi's eyes!
As the empire's Navy General, Blood Lion's Backpack Card was filled with nothing but top-tier treasures.
Chen Qi first checked the two skill cards.
[Dragon Knight's Body:
Affinity: Goblet, Blade
Tier: Fifth-tier Body Forging Technique
Description: I use powder made from dragon scales, smearing it on myself to forge a dragon body!
Effect: After practicing, Constitution and Strength increase by 100 points. Gain high-level Wyvern Charm and the Indestructible Dragon Body passive.
Indestructible Dragon Body: Greatly increases one's flesh and blood recovery ability. Furthermore, when severely wounded, dragon power surges within your body, greatly increasing defense.
Note: The lower your health, the higher your defense.
Study Requirement: Fifth-tier spiritual energy source, high-level Blade affinity comprehension, and a Blade Potion crafted from dragon scales, dragon tongue, dragon blood, and Blade affinity forbidden creations.]
High recovery power, plus high defense! Chen Qi's heart pounded wildly.
His Constitution was high enough, but his recovery power during combat wasn't strong.
Like the Dragon-Furnace Body, this was also a fifth-tier skill card with extremely high study requirements.
However, Chen Qi could now easily master this skill.
There were still some dragon scales left from the Blizzard Dragon King.
If absolutely necessary, he could pluck some scales from the Black Lantern Dragon King and the Coastal Apex Predators!
Chen Qi then checked the Breathing Technique.
[Blade and Qi as One:
Description: Fifth-tier Blade affinity Breathing Technique.
Description: The blade is qi, qi is the blade.
Effect: Reach the pinnacle of qi force. From now on, you can materialize qi force into armor, spears, fists, arms. You can imitate most forms of Qi Transformation.
Simultaneously, you merge the blade and blade energy into one. Every strike you make can release extremely powerful blade energy, and blade energy consumption is reduced by 30%.
Study Requirement: Fifth-tier spiritual energy source, high-level Blade affinity comprehension, and extremely high comprehension of blades and qi force.]
Chen Qi examined this skill card.
This skill card was the materialization of the martial arts school at the fifth tier!
And he himself was a master of the martial arts school!
After studying these two skill cards, his strength would increase significantly.
Chen Qi scanned the rest.
Blood Lion's Backpack Card also contained twenty other skill cards.
These skill cards either had effects that were too weak or learning conditions that were too harsh.
The remaining skill cards could be handed over to the Goldenfinch Kingdom's auction house to exchange for some tamed beast materials and Sage-Level potion ingredients.
Aside from the two skill cards, the most useful things were the two rift unique items.
Among them, the Hive Heart was a Heart affinity unique item.
However, it only displayed its full effect when commanding bee-type creatures.
For Chen Qi, the Hive Heart's inherent effect was useless.
But, he was currently studying the Azure Pastoral Song!
To master the Azure Pastoral Song, it was best to have one Lamp affinity rift unique item and one Heart affinity rift unique item.
And the Hive Heart happened to be a pure Heart affinity unique item.
The appearance of this item also meant he had fulfilled the final condition for the Azure Pastoral Song.
The Azure Pastoral Song! Chen Qi's heart pounded wildly.
As the exclusive domain of the Sea Shepherd, its power over the sea far surpassed that of the Abyssal Echo.
Besides that, there was the War Horn.
The War Horn's effect was to strengthen all allied units within the sound of the horn.
Combined with Chen Qi's flock, it could produce impressive results.
These were the most useful things in Blood Lion's Backpack Card.
The remaining stuff would be used for tamed beast food and Sage potion ingredients.
Chen Qi finished tallying his gains.
At that moment, a soft, sticky voice came:
"Qi, Fen, I need some Black Blood weapons to research the Black Blood antidote."
Little Crow, after finishing with the wounded, also entered.
"Little Crow!"
Fen hopped over and gave Little Crow a super big hug too.
"No problem, Little Crow, you can pick whatever you want from the spoils here."
Chen Qi clapped his hands and said.
"Okay!"
Little Crow nodded.
Little Crow's current strength was too weak;
it was time to arm her up a bit.
Tap, tap—
A battered, elderly figure walked into the warehouse, looking at Chen Qi.
It was Hayer, who had been defeated by Blood Lion on the War Ship.
Hayer now looked ashen-faced.
As the high-level combatant sent by the Imperial Capital to Moonstone City, the Invisible Hand of the Imperial Capital, he hadn't even been able to force Blood Lion to use his domain.
Although this was largely due to the appearance of the Ember Beast, a loss was still a loss.
If not for Chen Qi, Moonstone City would have already become the empire's plaything.
And his body would probably have become an experimental subject for the empire to extract power from, eventually becoming fuel for other fourth-tier Transcendents to advance to the fifth tier.
"My utmost gratitude! Beiguo and Moonstone City will never forget your kindness."
Hayer knelt on one knee, expressing the highest level of gratitude towards Chen Qi and the Ice Witch.
No need for such a grand gesture! Chen Qi coughed:
"Hayer! Is there anything you want? Pick anything you like!"
There were too many spoils;
he and the Ice Witch couldn't possibly use them all.
Can't finish dividing them! Simply can't finish!
Hayer stood up and bowed again:
"This old man is not qualified to receive any reward. Black Hunter, Ice Witch, I will do everything in my power to help you apply for the highest-level reward from the Imperial Capital."
The Ice Witch asked curiously:
"Hayer, what happened? Why couldn't you release your domain?"
With Hayer's strength, he shouldn't have lost to Blood Lion so easily.
Hayer's expression was complicated. He looked at Chen Qi and sighed:
"I encountered a sea beast. The most bizarre, strongest sea beast I have ever seen in my long life."
"The strongest sea beast..."
Chen Qi swallowed, feeling a bit restless inside.