When disaster struck, I became a big shot surviving in the ocean.
Chapter 147 Calm yet Dangerous

Chapter 147: Chapter 147 Calm yet Dangerous

After being injected with the Recovery Potion by the Water Healing Butterfly, Chen Qing, following a brief rest, was fed a Golden Magic Jade by the Water Healing Butterfly and finally regained some semblance of consciousness.

The slightly recovered Chen Qing quickly started arranging the next steps.

She absolutely could not let others know that she had lost all her senses and was nearly incapacitated.

Fortunately, Chen Qing was not someone who liked to socialize; she had always maintained a quiet and indifferent image, appearing unapproachable.

Therefore, even if the Mechanical Creations were to act on her behalf, it wouldn’t seem too unusual.

First were the Hunters led by Huo Hou; they were still waiting for Chen Qing to give them their reward.

Although everyone seemed to have a good relationship at the moment, if they were to find out about Chen Qing’s current condition...

She estimated they would be the first to turn on her.

As Bounty Hunters, they did need to maintain a good reputation, but, well, dead people wouldn’t be able to say anything, would they?

Chen Qing had to be most vigilant of them.

Of course, in terms of money, Chen Qing had made arrangements long ago; she merely needed to wait for the ranking list to end with her securely in first place, then she could easily collect a significant amount of goldfish.

Do you think Chen Qing, like Gao Yue and the others, participated in the ranking list betting?

No, no, no, Chen Qing wasn’t a participant; she was the organizer.

Since the beginning of the event, with the emergence of various betting pools, Chen Qing had casually taken part in two of the largest gambling pots.

One involved the youngsters like Qing Xian, who, with the support of Chen Qing’s financial and martial resources, made quite significant bets.

The other was the Sapphire gambling den, backed by Mazan.

Then there were the underground sea casinos set up by the merchant fleets sent out by the Babalu Family.

Chen Qing took part in all of these.

However, in Qing Xian’s gambling pool, Chen Qing was the lead. She had the lion’s share.

In the casinos by Mazan and the Babalu Family, Chen Qing participated in the form of counter-betting.

She could only share in a portion of the profits if she secured the first place on the ranking list.

Combined, these funds would allow Chen Qing to pay off all her debts and still have a substantial surplus.

Chen Qing could even keep all her gemstones; otherwise, to recoup funds rapidly, she’d need to sell a large number to the gemstone merchants at very low prices.

As of now, less than twenty-four hours remained until the end of the ranking list event.

Chen Qing, cradled by the Blast Battle Rabbit, commanded the remaining Mechanical Creations, embarking all of them aboard the interior of the Wind Shadow Jade.

Relatively speaking, staying inside the Wind Shadow Jade in the deep sea was somewhat safer.

Chen Qing sent a small team of Mini Rabbits with the reunited Muscle Turtles to Jade Island to have the Superpower Vine take the ship out to sea.

Meanwhile, she informed Huo Hou and her group to meet at Sapphire Island.

Those Gem Hunters were owed a significant amount of "wages" and "bonuses"; she estimated they would move with the ship.

There was a certain degree of trust in Chen Qing, but concern she might flee was still there.

After all, previous examples had set a precedent.

Now, the biggest issue for Chen Qing was how to take away the damaged Wind Shadow Jades.

Many Wind Shadow Jades killed by the Sword Dance Mantis lay scattered, and there were also many lost to other sea beasts by the dispatched teams.

Simply abandoning these Wind Shadow Jades in the sea would indeed be a waste.

The components stripped from them were still very useful and held considerable research value.

The deceased Wind Shadow Jades from the external teams could still be brought back by their comrades, but it was a bit more challenging to retrieve those from the Deep Sea Farm.

Chen Qing was shorthanded.

She could only temporarily pile up the damaged Wind Shadow Jade vessels inside the deep pit, proceeding to bury and disguise them.

When the time came, after she received the rewards from the leaderboard, she would think about it then.

After dealing with everything at the Deep Sea Farm, Chen Qing and her Mechanical Creations boarded the Wind Shadow Jade and headed for Sapphire Island.

The ship that had been commissioned from Yiye Shipyard should have been completed some time ago, but due to the event, Chen Qing had to postpone the collection time.

Yiye Shipyard agreed quite readily, leaving her to wonder what the shipyard owner had fashioned the ship into.

With Chen Qing’s departure, only Shang Jia and Bai Xian Yuanfei were left in the Deep Sea Farm, two sworn enemies with a deep hatred for each other.

Chen Qing left from the deep sea, not from the sea surface, so she had no idea what the situation was like on the sea surface itself.

The Diamond Islands were surrounded by pirate ships.

Today was a nice day, with a clear blue sky and warm sunlight sprinkling over the tranquil sea.

However... the pirate groups that came all the way from the Mist Sea had disrupted it all!

The large and menacing black ships of the infamous pirate groups loomed over the entire Diamond Island like shadows, bringing fear and despair to the ordinary civilians living on the islands.

The black flags emblazoned with the White Immortal Pirate mark fluttered in the wind, looking fierce and demonic.

The pirates gripped their weapons tightly, their eyes brewing with ferocity and their bodies exuding a dangerous aura as they brazenly and fearlessly fixed their gaze upon Diamond Island.

All weapons were aimed at the main island of the Diamond Islands, their dark muzzles like black holes, hidden and ominous.

They, along with the pirate ships, had Diamond Island completely encircled, with no way in or out.

A rough count estimated that the Bai Xian Pirate Group had brought at least a hundred pirate ships.

The old immortals on Diamond Island couldn’t for the life of them understand what their island had that warranted such a massive deployment by the Bai Xian Pirate Group.

Wasn’t the Bai Xian Pirate Group currently at war with the Night Star Pirates?

How did they still have the spare capacity to send so many pirate ships here!

But fortunately, the Demon Dragon Pirate Group was also here.

On the other side of the Diamond Islands, the Demon Dragon Pirate Group occupied half the territory.

Merely one ship was enough to deter the martial forces of the Diamond Islands from rash actions.

Compared to the restrained vessels of the Bai Xian Pirate Group, the ships of the Demon Dragon Pirate Group were even more fierce and wild, flamboyant and domineering.

This group of pirates never understood what restraint meant; with Shang Jia as their backer, they had grown accustomed to arrogance.

With Demon Dragon confronting White Immortal, the old immortals of the Diamond Islands thought with some relief that it was fortunate two pirate groups with such deadly enmity had come.

They could barely maintain a terrifying balance on their island.

But what was the reason for their arrival; had something happened to Demon Dragon and White Immortal?

That shouldn’t be possible.

What trouble could those two monsters possibly encounter?

While thinking this, the old immortals of Diamond Island secretly wished to send someone into the sea to find out the exact situation.

However, did they think that the two pirate groups had assembled the entire strength of their forces on Diamond Island just for show?

Their people had not even reached the sea before they were all killed by the pirates.

The old immortals of the Diamond Islands were similar to Mazan, but a bit stronger; they were professionals.

However, their personal strength wasn’t up to much; they relied on money, power, and weapons.

There used to be Extraordinary Sea Beasts as well, but they had all been wiped out by Chen Qing and the Blood Spirit Sword Dance Mantis.

It was indeed tragic.