When disaster struck, I became a big shot surviving in the ocean.
Chapter 175: Treasure Sea Rust Island

Chapter 175: Chapter 175: Treasure Sea Rust Island

The boundary between the Treasure Sea and the Elemental Sea is marked by distinctly colored waters on either side.

The water of the Elemental Sea is crystal clear and transparent, while the color of the water in the Treasure Sea is deeper.

Of course, the waters on both sides are unpolluted; the reason for such a stark contrast is due to geographical and environmental factors.

During the Elemental Sea’s burst periods, the water will even change colors according to the element attributes.

At this moment, at the junction of the two seas, a gigantic mechanical ship sailed from the Elemental Sea towards the Treasure Sea, cutting through the clearly defined boundary like a razor-sharp blade.

Chen Qing had just finished a phase of her work and was rarely lying on a deck chair in the sun.

Since she entered this world, she had been in the deep sea or confined to her workshop most of the time, only occasionally coming out for fresh air, mainly at night.

The Deep Blue Sea region had now reached the Cold Month of Rain Little Month, on the verge of entering the Frost Little Month, and the temperature was beginning to drop.

For most survivors, this was extremely difficult to endure.

Many survivors were not yet prepared for the winter: shelter, food, water sources, and heating supplies were all in short supply.

Now, entering the Cold Month, the difficulty of obtaining resources had increased.

Today was a rare sunny day, but it was limited to a small area of the Treasure Sea.

In the Cold Month of Rain Little Month, most areas of the Deep Blue Sea were covered in continuous rain; especially in the Mist Sea and the Great Vortex Sea, there scarcely was a break from the rain.

As the mechanical ship entered the Treasure Sea, Chen Qing could distinctly feel the excitement of the Mechanical Heart.

For the Mechanical Heart, the Treasure Sea was like a mouse stumbling upon a rice bin.

Any mechanical waste in the sea was salvaged, sorted, and digested by the Mechanical Heart, with items still of use stored in the workshop or the warehouse.

The Mechanical Heart was very precise in its actions, always giving Chen Qing top priority, and it would never touch anything it wasn’t supposed to.

For instance, it hadn’t touched the bodies of the Wind Shadow Jade killed by the Sword Dance Mantis.

Chen Qing had the Assistant Bee handle those Wind Shadow Jade, instructing it to dismantle them into parts.

With thousands of Wind Shadow Jade, it was a massive project, and even the Assistant Bee needed a considerable amount of time to process them.

The gemstone event had killed many Wind Shadow Jade; those slain by the Sword Dance Mantis were actually the minority.

Mainly because Chen Qing hadn’t sent too many Wind Shadow Jade to follow the Sword Dance Mantis; otherwise, as many as followed, that many would have died.

In the gemstone event, most of the Wind Shadow Jade that perished did so in the act of helping Chen Qing snatch gemstones, falling to either the Extraordinary Treasure Fish or human hands.

The fact that their bodies could be preserved at all was quite fortunate.

As for the parts removed from the Wind Shadow Jade, Chen Qing let the Assistant Bee use them first.

After all, the number of Assistant Bees was still too small, and the Hive was still in a state of disrepair.

Entering the Treasure Sea, Chen Qing planned to land on a nearby island as she needed to purchase some machinery materials.

For example, the core of a factory, assembly line equipment, essential raw materials for weaponry, ore smelting plants, parts manufacturing factories, and the like.

If there was money to be spent, it ought to be spent where it was due.

Chen Qing’s time was far too valuable.

The nearest human settlement to Chen Qing at the moment was an island named Rust Island; from the name alone, one could tell that the mechanical products there would not be new.

Indeed, that was the case.

Rust Island was a large mechanical second-hand trading market in the Treasure Sea; it initially served as a mechanical garbage dump, specifically for disposing of certain special scrapped mechanical creations.

However, a School Mechanic later emerged on the island, changing the situation of Rust Island and turning what wast a junk island into a second-hand market.

Rust Island is a favorite destination for new Mechanics and some cash-strapped professionals, and many civilians also like to frequent this place.

Among the many islands in Treasure Sea, Rust Island is one of the few that can be considered relatively safe.

Because the creatures patronizing Rust Island are quite poor.

Even if there are pirate robberies, the strength of the pirates as the robbers isn’t much to speak of.

As for the official powers that might rob Rust Island, it’s unlikely that any pirate would want to rob a faction mechanic’s family in Treasure Sea without much to gain.

Chen Qing didn’t mind using second-hand machinery; the core of her ship’s mini-factory and the assembly line equipment were all second-hand items bought from Shuangwei.

As long as they were usable, that was good enough, and second-hand was cheaper too.

With Chen Qing’s keen vision and professional knowledge, she should be able to find quite a few good things on the island.

Speaking of which, Shuangwei and Fei Huo, those two gem hunters, have been quite active recently, often appearing in the Deep Blue Daily news.

They captured the pirates of the Crystal Armor Pirates, with the entire pirate group being wiped out.

The Crystal Armor Pirates were a pirate group composed entirely of orcs, known for their formidable strength, stronger than the Ghost Moon Pirate Group.

It is said that the two of them have recently been chasing after White Immortal, wanting to bring him to justice.

Moreover, according to insider information, Yuan Fei and Fei Huo are likely to share a certain blood relation.

Survivors have concocted a multitude of grudges and feuds regarding their relationship.

Apart from Shuangwei and Fei Huo, two of the top bounty hunters, there’s also a bounty hunter named Pella Shen who is very active.

Her goal is even more ambitious, targeting the Demon Dragon Pirate Group.

There are also quite a few active survivors among the survivors, not to mention Chen Qing.

In the gemstone activities, Xuan Ye, Zheng Yushan, Rui Huocai, Yin Xiao, ... and other non-official survivors have been very actively making their presence felt.

As for survivors from other countries, Chen Qing never paid much attention, and the only reason she remembered these people was because they appeared in the Deep Blue Daily and she happened to notice them.

The addition of survivors has ushered the Deep Blue Sea region into a whole new era, and every new era will give rise to countless new powerhouses.

They often climb over the corpses of the former powerhouses, jostling with each other to get ahead.

Chen Qing was among them, the more powerful she became, the more people took notice of her, and the more people wanted to kill her.

She had to keep strengthening herself constantly.

The Mechanical Ship entered the port of Rust Island and docked at the pier, surrounded by other ships that were just as huge in size.

Most of those ships were cargo ships.

The Mechanical Ship stood out a bit out of place among them, like a crane amongst chickens.

After taking out money from the treasury, Chen Qing disembarked and immediately smelled a distinctive metallic scent, which to her was not unpleasant.

In the distance, thick black smoke continually drifted into the sky.

The permanent population on Rust Island isn’t large, the area of the island is dozens of times larger than that of the Blue Gemstone island, yet its population isn’t even half as large.

Most mechanical islands in Treasure Sea are like this, more machinery than people.

Most of the traffic on the docks is made up of mechanical creations; there are those that carry cargo, those that give commands, ... there’s even one selling food, all mechanical.