When disaster struck, I became a big shot surviving in the ocean.
Chapter 26 Pendant Gift

Chapter 26: Chapter 26 Pendant Gift

Because of Daliya’s matter, Sapphire Island was experiencing unprecedented prosperity and bustle.

On all the streets, it was practically a sea of people, with pirates’ voices roaring louder than the next, as if it were a festival.

Indeed, for them, it was just like that—Daliya was such a huge target.

A salty sea breeze wafted over Sapphire Island, mingling with the strong scent of alcohol, perfectly masking the odors emanating from the pirates.

But up close, you could still smell it.

Chen Qing was okay; she had already endured a few explosions of smell.

The survivors all looked as if they were about to faint, mingled among the crowd, their senses dulled by the overwhelming odors.

"Boss, how about we wait for you on the ship?"

He Cai’s eyes were nearly swollen shut from the pungency, and the pirate beside her looked like he hadn’t bathed in ages.

Once on the island, the previous group of survivors had separated from Chen Qing and her friends, vanishing into the crowd without a trace.

Javis took the members of the merchant group to meet his friends, agreeing to meet up with Chen Qing at the island’s largest Rocky Tavern.

Chen Qing’s team was left with her and Daliya, along with the group of survivors headed for Reef Island.

He Cai and her companions had originally come to see the world, but they just couldn’t stand the pirates’ stench.

Moreover, the pirates’ gazes were terrifying; it seemed that as soon as they were out of sight of the leader, they would be whisked away to who knows where.

He Cai felt that it was better for them to stay put on the ship and not cause any trouble for their leader.

At least on the ship, there was a giant tentacle for protection, along with patrolling staff.

"Hmm."

Chen Qing nodded, as having He Cai and the others with them was meant to make Daliya less conspicuous, but their absence also made it easier for the two to move around.

Both the members of the merchant group and the survivors assumed Daliya was Chen Qing’s younger sister by default.

The humans of this world varied in race, some even looking quite inhuman; Daliya had an eastern face.

Watching He Cai and the others return to the ship, Chen Qing continued to explore Sapphire Island with Daliya.

Sapphire Island was a medium-sized island, densely populated owing to its geographical conditions, with a permanent population of roughly fifty to one hundred thousand.

This time, because of Daliya, tens of thousands of pirates from bounty groups and others had poured onto Sapphire Island.

Sapphire Island was now experiencing a population explosion.

However, with so many pirates, bounty groups, and merchants flowing in, it meant that Sapphire Island was seeing a plethora of good merchandise.

To find these goods, it all boiled down to their ability to identify them.

"Miss, take a look at this pendant—it was just salvaged from Shipwreck Bay."

A pirate with gold teeth, holding a grimy pendant, enthusiastically accosted Daliya by the arm and started his pitch.

"!"

Daliya, suddenly grabbed, almost jumped out of her skin, reacting intensely.

"Your hand."

Chen Qing frowned, nudging the gold-toothed pirate’s hand away with her knife sheath and calmly handed Daliya a clean handkerchief.

"Hehehe, look how well this pendant suits the young miss! Shipwreck Bay is where the Caspians Pirates last vanished!"

"..."

Chen Qing glanced at the pendant and slightly raised an eyebrow.

"Just salvaged from Shipwreck Bay?"

"Of course! You can go and ask around; we pirates just got back from Shipwreck Bay!"

The gold-toothed pirate declared confidently.

Ask around?

She feared purchasing the pendant would lead to the gold-toothed pirate vanishing into thin air, not even confirmed to be a pirate yet.

"Just taken from... a place in Shipwreck Bay called the Treasure Gem Workshop?"

Chen Qing stared at Golden Teeth Pirate and said blandly.

Even without identification skills, this pendant is too new, the mud on it clearly was just put there, meant to fool fools.

"..."

This time, it was Golden Teeth Pirate’s turn to fall silent, this woman looked young, how could her eyes be so sharp!

"Goodbye!"

The moment Golden Teeth Pirate saw she had been exposed, she decisively turned around wanting to blend into the crowd.

But the next second, she was held back by the shoulder by Chen Qing.

"Make an offer."

The pendant, although new, was still of decent material, with novel craftsmanship and style, it could be a daily ornament.

"10 goldfish!"

Golden Teeth Pirate took a bold leap with her asking price, as she had casually taken this pendant while working at the Treasure Gem Workshop, it was pure profit, even selling it for a copper coin was a gain.

Sapphire Island was just like this, amassing a large amount of stolen goods, commodities without questioning their origins.

"10 Silver Crabs."

Chen Qing spoke up, directly reducing the price asked by Golden Teeth Pirate to one thousandth.

"That’s way too different!"

Golden Teeth voiced her dissatisfaction loudly; she had been exploited by that damned woman Ruby for so long, yet she was only worth so little!

"Forget it, sister."

Daliya shook Chen Qing’s hand, she hated this thief.

The moment she said this, Golden Teeth immediately became nervous, with so many people coming and going, she had barely managed to catch a sucker.

"Ten Silver Crabs, sold to you!"

Golden Teeth decisively stuffed the pendant into Chen Qing’s hand, urging her to pay.

The dirty mud flowed down Chen Qing’s palm, revealing the gemstone’s true color.

The pendant was indeed beautiful, Daliya fell in love with it at first sight, it was her first time being so close to such pretty jewelry.

The pendant was in the shape of a crescent, inlaid with a translucent green gemstone, inside the gemstone it seemed there was water, shimmering brilliantly, filled with life force.

Chen Qing paid, and went to a nearby shop to buy a cup of water to clean the pendant properly, then handed it to Daliya.

"?"

Daliya looked up, staring blankly at Chen Qing.

"It’s a gift for you."

Chen Qing put the necklace on Daliya, as this pendant was originally bought for Daliya.

Earlier on the road, Daliya had been staring at a pirate’s necklace, her envy was more than evident.

And in that envy, Chen Qing had also seen a flash of greed and malice in Daliya’s eyes.

This child truly deserves to be a pirate’s child, the roots are naturally crooked.

However, Chen Qing didn’t really mind.

"Let’s go."

Without regarding Daliya’s reaction, Chen Qing and Daliya continued walking forward.

The situation on Sapphire Island was still chaotic, she planned to first visit the black market here, then wait for the gathering of the Great Pirates and the Bounty Group before heading to the tavern to gather intelligence.

Probably no one would expect Daliya to be walking down the street so openly.

Is this what they call ’out in plain sight’?

However, Daliya’s current look compared to when Chen Qing first met her was completely different, almost unrecognizable.

Before leaving the island, Chen Qing had specially dolled up Daliya, who now looked like a slightly frail ordinary young girl.