When disaster struck, I became a big shot surviving in the ocean.
Chapter 240 - 197: Strange Necklace, Third-Party Commission_2

Chapter 240: Chapter 197: Strange Necklace, Third-Party Commission_2

This also meant that she would immediately be divided up by these ferocious bandits.

"Chen Qing, long time no see!!"

Zhao Fuli popped up from nowhere, excitedly greeting Chen Qing.

It had indeed been a long while since she last saw the survivor; catching sight of Chen Qing suddenly brought a sense of warmth.

During this time, Zhao Fuli had seen much of the world with Shang Jia, but at the same time, her heart had also been subjected to no small amount of stress.

The things the Demon Dragon Pirate Group did always involved risking their necks.

Take, for instance, this trip to Mechanical Island; Shang Jia even brought Zhao Fuli along specifically.

Back then, she was just a logistic chef, particularly frail, pitiable, and helpless.

She almost thought she was going to meet her end there.

"Long time no see."

A faint smile appeared on Chen Qing’s face as she nodded at Zhao Fuli.

Zhao Fuli rushed over and nearly cried as she hugged Chen Qing, the familiarity was just too overwhelming.

Damn Shang Jia, that cursed pirate.

She was just an ordinary survivor who diligently and earnestly wanted to fulfill her dream of farmstead infrastructure building; she didn’t want to be a pirate at all.

"Where are Eluo and You Zeqi?"

Shang Jia clicked his tongue and, with a frown of displeasure, pulled Zhao Fuli back to his side.

Nobody was going to steal his chef!

Especially since Zhao Fuli was an Extraordinary Ability User Chef, definitely not!

"What about my reward?"

Chen Qing asked in a flat tone.

"About that reward..."

Shang Jia’s eyes drifted, looking up at the sky—oh, how blue the sky was.

Chen Qing’s eyes turned cold.

"What, planning to renege on the deal?"

Hai Boqiluo and the others folded their hands and watched the drama unfold, as it seemed they hadn’t even finished dividing up their spoils when Shang Jia had already promised something away.

A group of people wore brilliant smiles on their faces, looking forward to the show, but they soon found it hard to smile.

"Are these people from your ship?"

Chen Qing produced a stack of wanted posters and asked.

"???"

"!!!"

At first, Hai Boqiluo and the others were puzzled, then shocked.

They were just laughing at Shang Jia, but now...

[Should we kill her?]

[I think it’s a good idea, we could even divide up that ship out there.]

A few leaders exchanged glances, communicating silently.

Unwilling to share the gains they had in their hands, killing Chen Qing seemed like the best solution.

However, after these people entertained the thought, they suddenly sensed a trace of danger.

In terms of individual strength, Chen Qing definitely couldn’t compete with them.

But when it came to overall strength, it was not certain that Chen Qing would be much inferior.

The Mechanical Heart had already taken control of the Meat Sea and boarded the island without a sound.

If they wanted to kill Chen Qing, they would inevitably have to pay a price.

It would come down to whether they found it more valuable to share a portion of their profits or to bear some cost.

The answer was naturally the latter; the [saved] were the elite of their ships.

Better to pay some ransom.

They weren’t like Yuan Fei and Jerome anyhow.

People like White Immortal might lack bottom lines and integrity, but they had a little bit.

The various leaders very reluctantly claimed their own bad luck, except for those from the Deserted Island.

Their fate was even more unfortunate; before Chen Qing could come to their rescue, they had already been captured by the Mechanical Association.

"Alright, let’s talk business."

Shang Jia composed himself, his expression turning solemn.

The faces of Hai Boqiluo and the others turned serious as well, and the atmosphere instantly became tense.

The villagers of Yuzhi Village trembled and hid to the side, afraid they might overhear something they shouldn’t and be silenced.

"The spoils from this trip to Mechanical Island, our Demon Dragon Pirate Group must take the lion’s share!"

Shang Jia’s gaze was fierce as he slapped a tree; all the leaves of the Jade Branch Tree fell to the ground, but the branches remained unharmed!

"Why the hell! We Naga Pirates contributed the most manpower, you know!"

"Fucking bullshit, our Deserted People had the most deaths!"

Shang Jia, Hai Boqiluo, and the Blood Sect’s leader, Blue Ghost, clashed with one another, none yielding to the other.

You Gu, on the other hand, did not get involved and instead approached Chen Qing.

"Can you fix this?"

She pulled a necklace from her chest and handed it to Chen Qing, asking.

Chen Qing opened the necklace, a virtual image emerged in front of them both.

The image was very blurry; the face was completely indistinct.

Chen Qing examined the small device, and to her surprise, she couldn’t even figure out where to begin with it.

Considering You Gu’s status and position, it would be easy for her to have a School Mechanic fix this little machine for her.

Yet, this device had yet to be repaired.

"..."

Chen Qing remained silent; the necklace seemed like an utterly ordinary piece of jewelry, both inside and out, and had nothing to do with machinery at all.