When disaster struck, I became a big shot surviving in the ocean.
Chapter 279 - 210: Rune Factory in Hand, Faroe Islands_2

Chapter 279: Chapter 210: Rune Factory in Hand, Faroe Islands_2

Grab and run.

For now, this was the most suitable tactic for them.

There was no helping it, they had neither people, money, territory, nor equipment, what else could they do.

A portion of the Babalu Family members were left behind on the islands under the Mechanical Association, while the rest, like Barbara, rushed to the front lines, attempting to retake the Babalu Family’s base.

Because this was a pirate-like approach, Chen Qing did not bring the Mechanical Ship but only brought the Law Enforcers, Scavengers, and Fluid Doctor.

She also brought a part of the Wind Shadow Jade, fearing that the booty would be too much for the three Space Items she had to carry.

The two Space Items sent by Blind Eye to accommodate the Rune Factory had a combined volume of one thousand two hundred cubic meters, within them were the Rune Factory’s core equipment, and the rest needed to be handled by Chen Qing herself.

Chen Qing entrusted this task to Assistant Bee and then set off lightly, taking the Law Enforcers with her to the Faroe Islands, the territory of the Delu Gu family.

This was originally the Babalu Family’s turf, such a pity.

This time, Chen Qing was piloting a high-speed boat, and it would take less than a day to full-speed ahead to the Faroe Islands, traveling day and night.

After reaching the Faroe Islands, she would rest for a day, wait for the Half-Skeleton’s curse to fade, and then raid the Faroe Islands before returning to the reef island.

The speed of this high-speed boat was so fast that most sea beasts could not keep up, and with the Wind Shadow Jade escorting, Chen Qing’s journey was very smooth.

The only problem was that Chen Qing could not partake in any eating, so the Wind Shadow Jade could only drive away the sea beasts and pirates along the way.

War breaks out, and it’s not just the war profiteers who were making a fortune, but also the pirates.

The number of merchant ships coming and going increased, greatly facilitating their robberies.

Moreover, many of these ships were carrying war resources, like munitions, which they could sell on the black market for a huge profit.

Chen Qing encountered two merchant ships that had been robbed, pirates were indiscriminate, they robbed merchant ships as well as civilian ships.

Chen Qing did not care about the merchant ships being robbed; at this time, any merchant ship daring to travel at sea had to be tough.

But she did rescue those two civilian ships en passant, not by killing the pirates, but by allowing the civilians onboard to take matters into their own hands.

Before Chen Qing arrived, these pirates had already caused certain damage to the civilian ships, and they even had quite a few hostages on board.

Wails of anguish rose from the ship, yet no one blamed Chen Qing for arriving so late.

In the world they had come from, surely some would have.

But these natives, most of them had grown numb to being plundered by those above them.

War is just like that.

"Thank you, milord."

A middle-aged man from the civilian ship knelt before Chen Qing, but she stepped aside to avoid him.

Her face still bore the bloodstains from killing the pirates, and her eyes held a fierce gleam.

It was hatred, both for these pirates and for the damned world itself.

Most civilians submitted to the world, yet there were always those who were lucid and dissatisfied, striving to change the world.

Zhao Fuli felt this way.

The middle-aged man who had his family ravaged by pirates felt this way too.

Having put up with everything all his life, even that had not ensured safety for his family.

To go mad or become a fanatic—he was clearly the latter.

"Where are you from?" Chen Qing asked the civilians on the ship.

This ship was crowded with a large number of civilians, and the ship was full to the brim with assorted belongings.

Apparently, they were trying to seek refuge.

"We are residents of Jinzhong Island."

Forced by the war, they fled their homeland, hoping to find a new place to live.

Unexpectedly...

"Past this point, six hundred nautical miles away, there is a Deserted Island, and you’ll pass by Iron Anchor Island on the way. You can take these pirates to the island and exchange them for bounty to purchase some necessary supplies."

These pirates, along with their ship, should be enough to exchange for dozens, or even hundreds of goldfish, enough for their needs.

If the middle-aged man was smart enough, he would surely make good use of these resources.

Chen Qing had no interest in these trivialities; they were a hassle to deal with, so she left them for the civilians to see what they would grow into.

Would they continue to stay united, or would they fall apart over these gains?

"No, these things are——"