When disaster struck, I became a big shot surviving in the ocean.
Chapter 41: Gao Yue, a Close Good Friend

Chapter 41: Chapter 41: Gao Yue, a Close Good Friend

Chen Qing leaned against the railing, looking out at the endless sea, quietly lit a cigarette, and leaned halfway over, her gaze drifting.

She was confident, confident in her own strength and talent.

Money, power, seemed easily within her reach.

It was exactly because she could obtain them so easily that Chen Qing would find herself lost about the future.

A common survivor may find even the mere act of surviving a grueling effort.

So-called dreams and aspirations were nothing but unrealistic luxuries.

If Chen Qing so desired, even pirate groups like the Demon Dragon Pirates would welcome her with open arms.

Strong individuals are welcomed everywhere.

Chen Qing had long made plans for what followed, methodically executing them with almost no spare time.

But every plan has an end, and when it’s over, what then?

Pursue the pinnacle of being a mechanic? Ultimate power?

That indeed was a tempting choice, but still...

"What are you thinking about?"

Gao Yue had quietly joined Chen Qing’s side without her noticing.

"Thinking about the future, like dreams and aspirations."

Chen Qing honestly confessed.

"The future?"

Gao Yue tilted her head and burst out laughing.

"I can’t believe you also hahaha—"

Gao Yue clutched her stomach and laughed heartily, tears streaming down her face, never having imagined Chen Qing would fret over such matters.

No, rather, how she could ever have such concerns.

"Is it strange?"

Chen Qing tilted her head like Gao Yue did and asked.

"No, no hahaha— it’s just that, you always seem so—"

"Especially reliable and secure, as if with you here, we don’t have to worry about anything, there’s nothing you can’t do."

"You know, a towering figure, you are here, we are here."

Gao Yue exaggerated her gestures, almost sending Chen Qing up to the sky.

But with Chen Qing raising this question, Gao Yue suddenly felt that Chen Qing wasn’t much different from them after all.

"I was originally not much different from you guys."

Chen Qing smiled helplessly, herself merely human after all.

"Indeed, but your question is kind of ’why not eat mincemeat?’"

Gao Yue could not help expressing her feelings; she wished she had such troubles too.

But for now, she needed to focus on pulling the team together, making a name in the Deep Blue Sea.

"I understand what you mean."

Gao Yue patted Chen Qing’s shoulder and turned to look at the sea with her.

The sea was boundless and unfathomable.

It might sound a bit pretentious, but what troubled Chen Qing was probably a deeper pursuit.

Take the pirates, for example, they pursued money, beauty, power, status, or the awe and fear from people...

But in essence, what they sought was freedom, unconstrained and unrestricted freedom.

And those adventurers, explorers, what they sought was the unknown, the sense of achievement from confronting and unraveling the unknown.

Hunters... she didn’t know about now, but the original hunters must have been out to protect the world.

The world turned upside down by pirates, those innocent civilians dying at the pirates’ hands.

"If you don’t know what you’re seeking, then take a good look at this world, immerse yourself in it. Through this process, you will surely find what you seek."

"Let’s start with a small goal, like dominating the Deep Blue Sea or something,"

Gao Yue winked at Chen Qing, convinced that this guy must have had no friends before.

She initially thought Chen Qing would be an orphan, but then there was the towering Chen He still standing there.

Dominating the Deep Blue Sea— a small goal.

Chen Qing raised an eyebrow, considering it a truly modest goal.

Perhaps even the strongest Demon Dragon Pirate Group in the Deep Blue Sea couldn’t claim they could dominate it, could they?

The casual sea breeze blew away the confusion in Chen Qing’s heart, and he squinted his eyes, crushed the cigarette, and stretched his body a bit.

Well, let’s tentatively set that as our current small goal.

"Ah, I see the Ten-color Pirate Group!"

Suddenly, Qiao Zhiyu from below started shouting loudly, and Chen Qing and Gao Yue looked ahead to see the Ten-color Pirate Group’s flag already within their sight.

Facing the sunset, under the red hues of the twilight sky, countless pirate groups sailed on the sea, their flags fluttering briskly in the wind.

With pirates gathering in large numbers, the bounty hunters on the ship also found their targets.

"Thanks for the fair wind ship!"

Huo Hou waved to Chen Qing as a line of bounty hunters instantly jumped onto a nearby ship, stepping on the railing.

"Excuse us, pardon us,"

A few jumps later, Huo Hou and her group had already landed on their target ship!

And behind them came the curses of other bounty hunters and pirates.

A bunch of bastards, thinking you can jump so fast!

"These bounty hunters are indeed quite strong,"

Gao Yue remarked, feeling truly too weak, as without her Extraordinary Ability, she probably couldn’t even beat an ordinary pirate.

I must enhance my physical condition, similar to the current Chen Qing, right?

"You’re not bad either."

Chen Qing smiled, Gao Yue’s Extraordinary Ability was very strong, extremely suitable for combat.

Just looking at that move she showed in the black market was enough to tell.

Extraordinary Ability was Gao Yue’s strength, not something stolen or robbed.

If her physical condition was poor, she just needed more practice.

"Let’s get ready to board too."

Their ship was of the Ten-color Pirate Group, so cannons were definitely out of the question, and even the Mechanical Spider Bomb had to be used cautiously by Chen Qing.

Key parts of the ship absolutely must not be blown up, as repairs would be very costly.

The shipyard’s owner would definitely mark up the price by many times.

Under the control of the Superpower Vine, the ship was already approaching the Ten-color Pirates’ ship.

Their thoughts were the same as Chen Qing and others, about such a big ship.

They might as well switch.

Both parties simultaneously refrained from using cannon fire, as ships were indeed very valuable now.

The captain of the Ten-color Pirates, Red Mud, gave Chen Qing a cruel smile, his mouth silently forming the words.

[Your ship, I’ll take it.]

A newcomer, no matter how strong, definitely couldn’t compare to their seasoned selves.

Especially since their Ten-color Pirate Group wasn’t one of those nameless, ragtag pirates.

Chen Qing drew his Black Blade from his waist, his eyes meeting Red Mud’s without a hint of fear.

"This phrase, I give it back to you."

As Chen Qing’s words fell, his Black Blade flashed coldly!

In an instant, Chen Qing’s figure appeared on the Ten-color Pirates’ ship, his back to the pirates of Ten-color, with the blade’s blood slowly dripping onto the deck.

The body of a sailor pirate was cut in half, slowly parting.