When disaster struck, I became a big shot surviving in the ocean.
Chapter 37 [Daliya] Captured?

Chapter 37: Chapter 37 [Daliya] Captured?

"Chen Qing—Chen—huh?? You didn’t sleep all night?"

As dawn broke, warm sunlight bathed the ship. Gao Yue, who hadn’t slept all night, was knocking on Chen Qing’s door.

But after knocking for a long while and turning her head, she found Chen Qing climbing up from the gangplank below.

"Hmm, I brought back breakfast."

Chen Qing placed the breakfast she had bought into the kitchen and calmly replied.

You couldn’t tell that she had killed someone last night and had gone to Sapphire Island’s shipyard to negotiate a deal.

She also purchased a batch of mechanical materials on the side.

Having helped Grandma Taozi, Chen Qing had some reputation on Sapphire Island—at least the locals wouldn’t cheat her too badly.

Of course, they still took advantage of her when they could.

After all, having already acquired the blueprint for the Mechanical Spider Bomb, she couldn’t let the other party wait too long.

Chen Qing resolved the modifications for the bomb by the time dawn had just broken.

Then she simply went out for a stroll as the shipyard had already started working at this time.

Because numerous ships had surged into Sapphire Island these past few days, the island’s shipyards were operating around the clock.

Not only did Chen Qing negotiate deals, but she also bought back some tools and materials for ship maintenance.

This outing had spent all of Chen Qing’s money, and she still owed quite a bit.

A common sailing ship with 20 cabins was priced at 500 goldfish in the shipyard, unimaginably expensive, much more than before.

But the shipyard owner, considering Grandma Taozi, honestly told Chen Qing.

"Lately, the number of newbies going to sea has inexplicably increased by dozens of times, so naturally, our ship prices have to increase too."

As he spoke, the owner confidently puffed on his cigarette.

At that time, besides Chen Qing, there were other pirates at the shipyard, all too angry to speak.

Apart from the price of the ships, the maintenance cost also skyrocketed.

No wonder Gao Yue and the others aren’t buying ships anymore, they are resorting to robbery.

With these prices, if it weren’t for Chen Qing having a mechanical factory to back her up, she couldn’t afford it either.

She arranged with the shipyard owner to pay an advance deposit for three ships, agreeing to pay the full amount in a week.

Otherwise, the shipyard owner would not have reserved them for her.

A deposit of 50 goldfish, with a remaining balance of 1450.

Chen Qing could only cast her sights on those pirates with hefty bounties.

It would be best to take down an entire pirate group in one go, and Chen Qing already had a target.

The Reynolds Family Pirate Group.

The combined bounty for the entire Reynolds Family Pirate Group was 3000 goldfish.

Not only could Chen Qing clear her debts, but she could also purchase some valuable mechanical materials.

At the very least, she needed to finish creating the Blast Battle Rabbit and the Super Shield Whale.

Jerome had already begun to suspect her, but he would definitely consider monopolizing Daliya’s bounty alone, so Chen Qing still had time.

But she didn’t have much time left and had to accelerate her progress.

She needed money, a lot of money.

The quickest way was to hunt pirates.

The bounty on pirates in this world was somewhat related to their strength, but the proportion wasn’t very significant, as it was determined by a variety of factors combined.

In the Deep Blue Sea, the pirate group with the highest bounty, both for individuals and groups, was the Demon Dragon Pirate Group.

The individual bounty for the Demon Dragon Captain was as high as 200,000 goldfish, with the entire pirate group’s cumulative bounty exceeding 500,000 goldfish.

The bounty totaling over 10,000 goldfish for the Black Blade Pirates who Chen Qing previously eliminated, belonged to the three losers on board.

It’s a pity all their heads had been disintegrated by Chen Qing.

It was said that the Reynolds Family would also arrive on the island tomorrow, and Chen Qing planned to intercept them en route.

Before this, she must strengthen her abilities as quickly as possible.

She had accumulated 42.5 Extraordinary Points, enough for Chen Qing to advance her body to Level F.

Together with the Mechanical Spider Bomb, dealing with the Reynolds Family should not be a problem.

Their family leader’s ability is said to be around Level E.

"What are you thinking about?"

Qiao Zhiyu, biting into a piece of cake, nudged Chen Qing next to her and asked.

"The Reynolds family."

Chen Qing had no intention of hiding it, as everything she was doing at the moment was normal.

"I heard they’ll be arriving at Sapphire Island tomorrow. Maybe you should lay low for a bit?"

Just the thought of this pirate group made Qiao Zhiyu worry; she had secretly inquired about them, and this group of pirates was truly frightening.

Absolute scoundrels!

Their methods are too cruel.

She knew Chen Qing was strong, but... these pirates had been around for many years, whereas Chen Qing had only grown for so short a period.

"No problem."

Chen Qing shook her head calmly and smiled at Qiao Zhiyu.

The Extraordinary Points that the Reynolds family could offer would definitely not be low.

Her Extraordinary Ability naturally grew stronger with battle. The Reynolds family was perfect for her to challenge!

Having finished breakfast, Chen Qing returned to the factory below to tweak the assembly line and remodel it to manufacture Mechanical Spider Bombs.

In just under two days, the assembly line factory had already produced over ten thousand Sea Water Purifiers.

Half had already been sold, and Chen Qing had stored the rest in the warehouse without moving them.

These were what she planned to sell to the island residents.

Once the Mechanical Bombs were made, she would start selling them.

The miniature Mechanical Spiders, a water purifier could hide at least dozens of them.

After breakfast, Chen Qing quickly immersed herself in her work.

...

At two-thirty in the afternoon, after spending over eight hours in the mechanical factory, Chen Qing successfully completed the modification, adding the capability to mass-produce Mechanical Spider Bombs.

The modified Mechanical Spider Bombs were slightly less powerful, but they were faster than before, and the difficulty of manufacturing them had also reduced somewhat.

Chen Qing, holding a small Spider Bomb in her hand, noted the spider’s eight legs were incredibly sharp, capable of easily slicing through Level E metal ores.

If it were to be used against human flesh...

Even if it couldn’t deal with pirates of Jerome’s level, it was absolutely more than enough for ordinary pirates.

A single Mechanical Spider could completely handle an ordinary pirate.

All Chen Qing needed was chaos on this island.

The biggest issue now was... there wasn’t enough mechanical material on Sapphire Island for Chen Qing to make Mechanical Bombs.

Located in the Gem Sea, Sapphire Island wasn’t a place where Mechanics were prevalent, so the material stock was limited.

Even if Chen Qing ordered from a merchant convoy now, she couldn’t get her hands on the supplies immediately.

It wouldn’t take long for the Great Pirate Groups to trace Daliya’s leads, and Chen Qing never underestimated their strength.

Even if the pirates of the Deep Blue Sea couldn’t manage it, what about those from the Scarlet Sea Domain?

Moana’s enemies?

The mysterious powers of this world?

Divination Masters, witches, wizards...

Especially since Jerome from the Deep Blue Sea domain had already become suspicious of her.

The longer the delay, the greater the danger!

Chen Qing took a few Mechanical Spider Bombs with her as she left the factory, prepared to test the bomb’s power.

However, as soon as she reached the island, she heard the high-pitched and strained voice of a newsboy at the port.

"Big news, big news—!!!"

"Moana’s daughter from the Great Pirate Group of the Scarlet Sea Domain has been spotted on a deserted island in the Gem Sea!!"

"She has fallen into the hands of the Thunderbird Pirate Group!!!"