When disaster struck, I became a big shot surviving in the ocean.
Chapter 140: The Polarizing Reputation

Chapter 140: Chapter 140: The Polarizing Reputation

Jia and White Immortal were busy dealing with the Sword Dance Mantis and incidentally incited the Sword Dance Mantis to attack the Blood Spirit.

Chen Qing, while hurrying on her way, wasn’t idle either; she was contacting several survivors on a private channel.

Although the people from Cross Star had fled, someone had to clean up the mess they left behind.

Even though not cleaning it up wouldn’t cause any problems—human lives were the cheapest thing in this world.

The children Huan Cai had captured, no matter where she had captured them from or how she had killed them.

As long as none of the children had a high status, Cross Star wouldn’t face any trouble.

The status of those children was indeed not high; mostly they were of civilian origin.

However, not everyone could remain seated in the face of such heinous criminals.

Huan Cai’s methods were too cruel, and the cries of those children were far too pitiful at that time.

In Chen Qing’s private chat channel, there were many survivors who had become bounty hunters, and they all had a strong sense of morality.

Moreover, it wasn’t just them—many survivors, after acquiring transcendent abilities, had seen a substantial increase in their moral sense.

They indeed had the capability to act like heroes.

Whether for fame, profit, or out of genuine concern, many survivors stood up to eliminate those utterly despicable madmen of Cross Star.

Frankly speaking, from a rational standpoint, Chen Qing did not support them going against Huan Cai.

None of the members of Cross Star were easy to deal with—the dumbest, Silver Light, had already died, and the rest...

If they could kill Huan Cai, it would be best, but the worst fear was that Huan Cai wouldn’t be killed, and they would end up being the ones eliminated.

However, Chen Qing did not meddle too much; everyone was an adult and could be responsible for their own choices.

There were far more criminals in the Deep Blue Sea area than they could imagine.

Wait, there was really no legal system in the Deep Blue Sea area, so they couldn’t even be called criminals.

Evil cannot possibly be eradicated from the world, and most people can only condemn, despise, and remain silent.

Containing evil was something only a very few could do, and not everyone capable was willing to act.

Truly kind and capable people were too rare.

Chen Qing... according to the survivors, couldn’t even be counted as one of them.

Even though everything she did was good.

Saving survivors, killing pirates, organizing teams to rescue children from pirates, providing material support to survivors, selling survival materials at a loss to other survivors, assisting in the construction of defense works,...

Listing them out, Chen Qing had indeed done quite a lot of good deeds.

However, under the malicious schemes of Shine, Chen Qing had been branded as a criminal just as evil as Shine by many survivors.

Of course, Chen Qing did not care about how those people viewed her; to put it bluntly, there were very few people that Chen Qing genuinely valued.

No matter how they slandered or denounced Chen Qing, it had absolutely no effect on her.

There was nothing anyone could do to stop what she wanted to do, nor could anyone force her to do what she didn’t want to do.

Gao Yue and the others reminded Chen Qing that her reputation among the survivors was completely polarized now.

This wasn’t a problem, but the real fear was that some might take the opportunity to cause trouble for Chen Qing—blunt weapons are easy to dodge, but secret arrows are tough to guard against; when those people act sneakily, it’s really hard to defend against.

"However, Chen Qing is really impressive; under that situation, I feel I might not have been able to withstand that pressure," Gao Yue said as they talked about the incident in a restaurant inside the temporary base in Dragon Country, and Qiao Zhiyu couldn’t help but remark.

Chen Qing’s mental resilience was too strong.

Humans are social animals; at that time, Chen Qing had not only to face the choice regarding the lives of those children but also the series of consequences that her decision would bring about.

Giving up those children would inevitably lead to public condemnation.

Qiao Zhiyu surely couldn’t do it.

"Gao Yue, if it were you, what would you choose?"

"Me? Logically speaking, Chen Qing’s choice is the best."

Gao Yue smiled, but she might not make the same choice as Chen Qing; the choices she made were not something everyone could withstand.

Judging by the increasingly loud discussions outside, she wasn’t like Chen Qing, who always acted alone, unafraid of anything, without vulnerabilities.

If it were Gao Yue, her methods would probably be gentler, at least she wouldn’t let herself face such situations.

She didn’t have the skills of Chen Qing.

Because of the children killed by Cross Star, which included survivors from the Dragon Country, the Dragon Country base also organized personnel to pursue Cross Star.

No matter the motives, the issue with Cross Star among the survivors was escalating.

"Tsk, a Good Person just does one bad thing... Not that Chen Qing did something bad, but they instantly branded him a villain beyond redemption. Oh, people..."

He Congrong shook his head; if Chen Qing had the image and reputation of a Cross Star, would they dare say anything?

A bunch of bullies who are only tough on the weak.

And among such people, there might just be an Iron Head appearing.

And now, Chen Qing had encountered such an Iron Head.

Due to the damage to the Environment Adaptation Device, Chen Qing could no longer stay in the deep sea and had to switch to traveling on the sea surface.

She hadn’t gone far before she encountered a huge obstacle.

"Chen Qing, you—"

The outspoken survivor didn’t finish speaking before Chen Qing swung her knife, splitting the small boat she was on into two.

"..."

The Iron Head Sister, who fell into the water, was so shocked that she immediately fell silent, quite unlike what she had anticipated!

Chen Qing glanced at her, did not proceed with any further actions, and instead rested with her knife in her arms.

She wouldn’t bother with a foolish child, but if the child didn’t know better, Chen Qing would not tolerate her.

Chen Qing’s boat was taken by Huo Hou and temporarily docked at Jade Island where someone would take over.

She wasn’t worried that Huo Hou would secretly sell the boat, because if that were the case, Huo Hou wouldn’t need to stick around.

Bounty Hunters need a reputation of reliability.

Chen Qing was now sitting on a small raft fitted with an engine, her clothes tattered and stained red with blood, giving off the impression of being seriously injured.

Hence, someone dared to block Chen Qing’s path.

The survivors’ communication network was indeed widespread, quickly locating Chen Qing’s whereabouts.

It was only when facing Chen Qing did the Iron Head Sister realize how foolish her actions had been.

Luckily, Chen Qing did not really hold it against her.

Bypassing the Iron Head Sister, Chen Qing prepared to leave but then heard the weak voice of the Iron Head Sister.

"They set a trap ahead to ambush you."

Chen Qing did not respond, and Mini Rabbit continued to pilot the small boat away.

Deep Blue Shadow Jade followed their trail under the sea, ready to support Chen Qing the moment an accident occurred above.

The people mentioned by the Iron Head Sister, Chen Qing was not afraid of them at all.