When disaster struck, I became a big shot surviving in the ocean.
Chapter 65 Grandma Taozi’s Farewell

Chapter 65: Chapter 65 Grandma Taozi’s Farewell

Yet before it even touched the hem of Chen Qing’s clothes, Chen Qing spun around unexpectedly and pinned the mysterious creature to the deck with a sharp tool in her hand!

[Survivor Chen Qing gains 0.001 Extraordinary Points.]

[Survivor...]

It was a flood of notifications about tiny amounts of Extraordinary Points.

The Biological Ship hiding on Chen Qing’s ship felt its Life Force ebbing away and began to struggle violently, like boiling water.

However, the Biological Ship, which had degenerated to its juvenile stage and was no longer a match for Chen Qing.

Its Life Force flowed out like water from a burst dam toward Chen Qing, and out of a survival instinct, the Biological Ship chose to submit to her.

[■■■·Blood■Evil■Spirit (???)(juvenile stage) has chosen to submit to you. Do you agree?]

[Warning, warning, this creature is classified as Super Dangerous■■, with a 99.99％ chance of turning on its master. Please make your choice with caution.]

[Tip—This creature is highly compatible with ships. If you agree, survivor Chen Qing’s ship will be upgraded to an Extraordinary Ship.]

[Warning, warning, this creature is about to die, please make a decision quickly!]

"..."

Chen Qing stared at the Biological Ship nailed to the ground, silent for a moment.

"Agree."

At the moment she said "agree", Chen Qing released her grip on the tool. The Biological Ship returned to its flesh and blood form, crawling up Chen Qing’s arm and leaving a mark on her chest.

Chen Qing could feel the bond between her and the creature known as the Blood Flesh Evil Spirit, as well as the hunger emanating from the depths of the Blood Spirit’s soul.

[Congratulations to survivor Chen Qing for binding with a Special Level creature (juvenile stage), rewarded with 100 reward points.]

[Extraordinary Points have reached the limit; any Extraordinary Points exceeding the limit should be used promptly and will disappear after 3 minutes.]

[Survivor’s first overflow of points will be temporarily retained, no such privilege will be granted subsequently.]

Extraordinary Points limit reached, Chen Qing opened her personal panel and quickly saw the situation in the Extraordinary Points column.

[1098.76/1000]

Chen Qing quickly switched to the ship’s interface.

[(Unnamed) (Captain Chen Qing) (Fusion Evolution available)]

Chen Qing did not choose to fuse immediately but instead opened her personal panel.

She decided to further upgrade her Mechanic Skills, undoubtedly choosing Mechanical Manufacturing.

All 1000 Extraordinary Points were poured into Mechanical Manufacturing, with a vast influx of knowledge surging into Chen Qing’s mind, nearly making her unable to stand.

True to the system’s warning, the Blood Spirit immediately launched a fierce rebellion against the weakened Chen Qing!

Chen Qing grabbed the knife hanging on the wall and stabbed it into the body of the Blood Spirit.

Feeling its Life Force slipping away again, the Blood Spirit became compliant and quiet. It was now too weak to move.

After enduring that wave of mental shock, Chen Qing scooped up the puddle of flesh into a large glass jar, sealed it tightly, and handed it over to the Extraordinary Vine to keep watch.

Dealing with creatures driven by an insatiable hunger, a few missed meals would teach it a lesson.

She instructed the Superpower Vine to steer the ship towards the shipyard, while she herself went to Grandma Taozi’s recycling factory.

The only debt Chen Qing had left was for the survivor’s ship that had sold her the Mechanical Spider Bomb.

The shipyard should be almost done by now, so it was also a good time to have that ship refurbished.

While her hands-on skills were quite strong, they were admittedly not on par with those professional shipbuilders.

Or perhaps she could simply switch to a ship that suited her better, as the Black Blade Pirates’ ship was designed for an entire pirate crew.

As a lone person, many of the rooms were empty and wasted.

During the period the shipyard was building ships, it was the perfect opportunity for her to focus on studying other Mechanical Creations and to train her body.

Having determined her plan, Chen Qing and the Superpower Vine split up.

The Mechanical Recycling Factory lay in ruins, a picture of utter chaos.

However, Chen Qing had given Grandma Taozi enough money to rebuild ten recycling plants.

When Chen Qing arrived, Grandma Taozi was leisurely picking up garbage salvaged from the seabed.

"Sixty-two thousand one hundred and sixteen goldfish, and I’ll include the Hive as well," she said.

Grandma Taozi clearly understood Chen Qing’s purpose. Before he could speak, she had already made her offer.

For over sixty thousand goldfish, buying the Assistant Bee and its Hive was a deal Chen Qing would unquestionably profit from, perhaps even striking it rich.

In the entire Deep Blue Sea Domain, even considering the Scarlet Sea Domain, there probably was only this one Assistant Bee Hive.

However, the number was too specific.

It was exactly the cost of a ticket on a Deep Blue Joint Trading Team ship to the Scarlet Sea Domain.

The Deep Blue Joint Trading Team made the return journey to the Scarlet Sea Domain once every six months, with limited ship capacity and exorbitantly high prices.

There was a good reason for the cost.

At the boundary between the Deep Blue and Scarlet Sea Domains, there existed a barrier that couldn’t be breached by anyone below A-level strength.

However, periodically, this barrier would open, and during these times, countless dangerous sea beasts would converge at the crossing.

These sea beasts came from both the Deep Blue Sea Domain and the Scarlet Sea Domain, their strength formidable.

Pirates, Hunters, explorers, and adventurers all unspokenly chose to surge toward the Scarlet Sea Domain during the time the barrier opened.

Whether for the purpose of expenses, profits, or reputation, battling through a herd of Extraordinary Sea Beasts when the barrier opened was most fitting for them.

There was no fixed schedule for the opening of the barrier, but the most widespread and widely believed saying in the Deep Blue Sea Domain was—only when true powerhouses emerged would the barrier prepare to open.

It’s said the barrier once opened because of the Demon Dragon Pirate Group, but no one knows why they didn’t proceed that time.

Not just the Demon Dragon Pirate Group, other young pirate groups didn’t go either.

Like You Gu, White Immortal, Ye Xing, and others.

Jerome, that old useless fellow, doesn’t count. Every time the barrier opened, he attempted to go through but never succeeded.

"Agreed."

Chen Qing readily accepted Grandma Taozi’s price.

With the Assistant Bee Nest, Chen Qing could begin mass-producing some Advanced Mechanical blueprints.

Chen Qing went to the Bounty Guild to purchase a ship ticket for Grandma Taozi, as she had requested.

Having received the ticket, Grandma Taozi packed her belongings and boarded the submarine once more with slow steps.

Chen Qing watched as she packed, noting all the items were old and of no quality.

But those items...

The captain’s hat, the compass, the medicine chest...

Although they were worn out, it was clear that they had been cherished with care.

Putting together all the rumors about Grandma Taozi, Chen Qing thought he knew what she was going to do.

Chen Qing didn’t say anything, he simply gifted her some Mechanical Spider Bombs for self-defense.

"Thank you, Chen Qing."

"If you get the chance, visit Chunming Spring in the Treasure Sea on Cold Month’s Snow Xiaoyue."

"It’s a wonderful place, and you might find some unexpected surprises."

Grandma Taozi said to Chen Qing slowly.

In this life of hers, just an ordinary pirate, her captain and her crew had died just shy of the boundary to the Scarlet Sea Domain.

Now, nearing her own end, she finally had the opportunity to take her crew to see the sights of the Scarlet Sea Domain.

"Goodbye."