Chapter 192: Giant Fish in the Sea, Danger Approaches
Chapter 192: Giant Fish in the Sea, Danger Approaches
“Let me try Long Wushuang. I haven’t seen this guy for a long time and don’t know what he’s up to!”
The name Long Wushuang appeared in his mind. This guy was determined to take his position as Tianshu Hall Chief Disciple. It seemed like he had been lying low recently, and there had been no news about him for a long time.
“Huh? Where is this? Why does it look so familiar to me too.”
After entering Long Wushuang’s name, the screen that popped up was also very familiar to Ye Rong. It seemed to be some body of water too.
After comparing it with the coordinates, he finally understood why it looked familiar. This was also near the East Sea, no more than a few hundred miles away from him. Long Wushuang was actually out on the sea at this moment.
“What is Long Wushuang doing out at sea? Did he also take a mission related to the Overseas World?”
He began to feel uneasy. He realized he knew too little about Long Wushuang’s information. If the other had really received guidance from Short Elder Zhu Mei and obtained some high-level treasure in the East Sea, it could actually pose a threat to his position as Tianshu Hall Chief Disciple.
But even though he used the Seven Avian Divine Art to deduce that Long Wushuang was also in the East Sea, he couldn’t do anything to obstruct or disrupt his actions. On the vast sea, even if you knew the general direction, finding a specific Player was extremely difficult. Besides, Long Wushuang was constantly moving forward, not staying in one place like a fool.
Moreover, Ye Rong had no reason to change the Black Awning Boat’s course to search for Long Wushuang’s whereabouts. This wasn’t his private ship for a solo joyride out at sea.
“Forget it. High-level Magic Treasures aren’t that easy to obtain. During the Sect Minor Competition, weren’t Long Wushuang’s Magic Treasures stronger than mine? As long as I accelerate my strength improvement, he simply can’t be my opponent. I’m sure to achieve better results than him in the Righteous Alliance Grand Competition.”
He put away the Seven Avian Feather Fan. He hadn’t expected that a random deduction would reveal such a secret.
It seemed Long Wushuang had been quiet all this time, with no major moves, because he was focusing on this sea-related mission.
“Time’s up, Brother Yijian. It’s your turn to control the Black Awning Boat.”
Ji Wuhuang walked in, looking relieved, and handed the responsibility over to Ye Rong.
Controlling the ship was exciting at first, but after a while, just looking at the deep blue sea, the monotonous colors, and feeling the sea breeze, there was no more leisure or high spirits left.
“Okay.”
Controlling the ship was actually quite simple. The so-called core energy was a small, dark, round ball, slippery and elastic.
Black Awning Boat Energy Core, current power source 200/200.
Because he was using his True Qi to replace the so-called power source, it remained at full value, completely unused.
He just needed to place his hand on the dark ball, set the direction, and the ship would move. The True Qi value in his body would naturally flow into it, propelling the Black Awning Boat forward.
“The rate of Qi absorption isn’t too fast. I can handle it. Using ordinary Qi Recovery Powder can replenish it.”
Ye Rong was quite concerned about this aspect. He wondered if higher-level ships would consume more True Qi as well. If he finally got a high-level ship but found his pitiful True Qi value couldn’t support its normal use, that would be truly heartbreaking.
Holding the energy core, all the attributes of the Black Awning Boat were displayed before his eyes. The speed certainly couldn’t be considered fast.
Even at its maximum, it couldn’t compare to Ye Rong’s Sword Flight speed. But considering this was only a third-tier ship, having such speed was already quite good.
So far, the weather at sea had been calm and sunny. They hadn’t even encountered any big waves. The Black Awning Boat sailed very steadily.
Taotaole and Long-Legged Lady stood by the ship’s side. Each held a Magic Treasure that looked like a net. With a forceful swing, a large net spanning over ten meters was cast out.
After a while, they pulled hard, and the net contained several sea Monsters, lifted out of the water.
Once out of the sea, these strangely shaped fish struggled vigorously in the net but couldn’t cause any trouble.
Monsters of this level still couldn’t leave the water and fly in the air. Once caught in the net, they were completely at the mercy of others, with no means to fight back.
Long-Legged Lady and Taotaole each took a Flying Sword and fiercely stabbed the sea Monsters in the net, easily finishing them off.
“This Silver Silk Net Magic Treasure seems specifically designed to counter water Monsters… Dream Butterfly usually trains at Taihu Lake, so having such a Magic Treasure is normal. It can also be effective here at sea.”
“However, it seems the sea Monsters are much larger than those in rivers. They’re not on the same level at all.”
Ye Rong was worried. If they encountered higher-level sea Monsters, would the net still be as effective? It might even get torn apart.
Ji Wuhuang seemed to be itching to join. He didn’t have a restraining Magic Treasure like that, so he raised his hand and shot a ball of Five Fire Yin Thunder, hitting a wide, plump fish that had just swum past the Black Awning Boat.
The Five Fire Yin Thunder was the most insidious, possessing various negative effects like corrosion, continuous damage, and slowing. When it struck the big fish, it pierced through, leaving deep, bloody holes.
Moreover, Ji Wuhuang must have practiced this Dao Spell to a very profound level. Although its activation wasn’t as flashy as other thunder and fire skills—it was silent—it was extremely fast, making it hard to defend against.
This big fish was as large as a room, looking quite frightening, but it didn’t even have a proper name. Clearly, it was a useless Monster created by the game designers.
After a ball of Five Fire Yin Thunder entered its body, the big fish showed no reaction at first. A few breaths later, its body suddenly stiffened, then it struggled violently, churning the seawater. Gushing blood seeped out, dyeing the nearby sea red.
Ji Wuhuang launched two more balls of Five Fire Yin Thunder, blowing the big fish’s head to pieces. Then he reached out and picked up two long fish bones.
“Haha, this thing can actually be used as shipbuilding material. Not bad!”
He checked the properties of the long fish bones in his hand and laughed heartily.
Currently, there were many materials for refining swords and treasures on the market, even mid to high-level ones weren’t rare—though whether one could use them was another matter.
But shipbuilding materials were definitely scarce, clearly in short supply. This was one of the main reasons why Shipbuilder Players couldn’t advance their profession levels. Another reason, of course, was the lack of various shipbuilding recipes. Anyone who mastered three or four shipbuilding recipes was already considered remarkable.
Unexpectedly, among the materials dropped by sea Monsters, there were shipbuilding materials.
And this also showed the advantage of having a ship. Sitting safely on the ship and attacking allowed one to exert their full strength without worrying about defense or holding back.
“I want to kill Monsters too! I want to collect shipbuilding materials too!”
Ye Rong shouted inwardly, but his hands were tied, occupied by the core energy. Moreover, providing True Qi as power for the Black Awning Boat left him with no extra True Qi to kill Monsters.
He could only watch as the other three killed happily, while he stared helplessly.
“Wait, Chongxu Sword Qi doesn’t consume True Qi. Wouldn’t it be perfect to use it now?”
He couldn’t use his Flying Sword, but Chongxu Sword Qi was suitable. In this situation, it wouldn’t affect his normal control of the Black Awning Boat.
With sharp intent and strict discipline, the semi-transparent sword energy shot straight into the sea surface, finding a strange fish with an enormous mouth—its head took up more than half of its body—and filled with sharp teeth. In just a few strikes, it completely pierced the Monster’s head, destroyed its central nervous system, and blasted it into fragments.
The strength of these sea fish was quite ordinary, feeling even weaker than land Monsters of the same Level. Ye Rong felt that below ordinary Monsters, there should be a ‘useless’ tier.
Some Monsters were clearly much weaker than others of the same Level, hardly deserving the Level assigned by the System.
“Sister Taotao, what is that?”
As the only one who obediently sat on the boat without joining the all-out hunt for sea Monsters, Liu Tiya was the first to notice something unusual.
Hundreds of meters behind the Black Awning Boat, a group of dark shadows was rapidly approaching, clearly faster than the ship.
These shadows were clearly a school of ferocious sharks. Their triangular fins, dark as ink and sharp as knives, reflected a metallic sheen in the sunlight as they cut through the water, charging swiftly toward the Black Awning Boat.
“Man-eating Sharks! They’re Man-eating Sharks!”
Taotaole jumped up nervously, her face turning pale.
“Man-eating Sharks are one of the most commonly encountered fierce Monsters in the sea. Even the slightest scent of blood can attract them. Probably, our earlier Monster hunting alerted their keen sense of smell!”
Ji Wuhuang added with a serious expression, “None of us often hunt Monsters at sea for leveling. We were careless and shouldn’t have let the blood scent spread into the water.”
In fact, Players living along the coast didn’t dare provoke ferocious Monsters like Man-eating Sharks.
They usually leveled in shallow waters where fierce Monsters rarely appeared, or on islands not far from the shore, where safety was somewhat guaranteed. This was also why suitable leveling spots at sea were even more fiercely contested than inland ones.
“What Level are these Man-eating Sharks anyway?”
Ye Rong watched these two worry and fear, only offering hindsight advice without mentioning the Man-eating Sharks’ Level or attack methods. He couldn’t help but ask.