When disaster struck, I became a big shot surviving in the ocean.
Chapter 95 Jade Island

Chapter 95: Chapter 95 Jade Island

Sapphire Island was not far from Jade Island, and it took just a little over a night to arrive.

The defensive fortifications outlined a safe sea route, shrouded in darkness on both sides, invisible as if it were an abyss capable of swallowing everything in its path.

It was utterly terrifying.

It was no wonder that those small trade convoys had to hire guards; indeed, it was frightening.

After sleeping for a while, Chen Qing came out from the workshop, only to find that the Superpower Vine had already docked the ship at Jade Island’s port.

Thanks to the construction of defensive fortifications, Jade Island and Sapphire Island were once again teeming with vitality, no longer needing to worry about the Gemstone Hurricane breaking through their protective barriers.

Even though the sea was still wrapped in darkness and the islands were only illuminated by the dim glow of oil lamps, it didn’t affect the vibrant life force emanating from them.

Jade Island was quite different from Sapphire Island; Sapphire Island was a very large plain island with entirely flat terrain.

Compared to Sapphire Island, Jade Island had a much more diverse landscape, with mountains, lakes, farmland, and pastures...

The Star Islands were situated in the Gem Sea, occupying a vast expanse of sea area.

Relative to Sapphire Island, Jade Island appeared more serene, while Sapphire Island with its numerous pirates and hunters had a more aggressive atmosphere.

Once Chen Qing disembarked, a port employee immediately came over to greet her, sent by Shui Seqinglan.

Mazan had informed Shui Seqinglan about Chen Qing’s trip to Jade Island, and Shui Seqinglan quickly understood why Chen Qing had come.

Therefore, he had specially arranged for an employee to take care of her, with Shui Seqinglan covering all of Chen Qing’s normal expenses on the island.

Moreover, she would also assist Chen Qing in catching those Wind Shadow Jades.

Shui Seqinglan had little interest in the Wind Shadow Jades; controlling the sea beast that produced the Golden Magic Jade was enough for her.

But those old immortals on the other islands were eyeing the Wind Shadow Jades.

As the defensive fortifications had been established, the power on Jade Island had begun to shift back to the Water Color Family, something those old immortals were certainly not content with.

Jade Island was inevitably going to experience some turmoil again, but this had little to do with Chen Qing, who was there only to catch Wind Shadow Jades.

Even if Shui Seqinglan were to be killed, it wouldn’t concern her.

Rejecting the offer of assistance from the Jade Island port employee, Chen Qing started exploring Jade Island on her own.

Due to the Gemstone Hurricane, Jade Island had also gathered a large number of pirates, hunters...

And survivors.

In the market, familiar cries of vendors began to rise.

"Stinky tofu—stinky tofu—delicious and not stinky stinky tofu—"

A small food cart passed by in front of Chen Qing, emitting a strong and dominant odor.

The other vendors and customers in the market all gave angry looks to the survivor.

The survivor, for his part, ignored them completely, as if to say, "Hit me if you dare, I have a license, all right?"

Besides stinky tofu, there were tofu puddings, barbecue, meat slices, mixed grain pancakes...

All familiar night market snacks to Chen Qing.

Chen Qing had also done this job before; she really had held a lot of different jobs.

Most of the street food had been slightly adjusted to fit the tastes of the inhabitants of this world, only the stinky tofu remained true to itself.

Because of its unique smell, it also attracted many adventurous pirates and hunters willing to try it.

Chen Qing sat down at an outdoor table of a sweet shop, ordering some moderately sweet treats.

A dessert made from honey, like jelly, unexpectedly refreshing despite being made from honey, which Chen Qing had grown very fond of after trying it on Sapphire Island.

Seated in a chair, Chen Qing could observe the entirety of the marketplace on Jade Island from this spot.

Most of those coming and going in the marketplace were Gem Hunters, and the goods for sale were all items that could be used during the gemstone fishing season.

Underwater equipment, weapons, submarines, ... even gemstone bait.

The most abundant items in the entire market were underwater equipment and gemstones, as well as imitation gemstone bait.

To catch more Treasure Fish, merely having an underwater device wasn’t enough.

Gemstones were also essential.

As for the imitation gemstone bait, it was generally used by commoners or children to fish for Treasure Fish near the shore; with it, they could also earn a bit of money.

It wasn’t particularly dangerous, and it yielded results.

The sale of imitation gemstone bait was quite good.

The equipment that appeared in the marketplace was mostly of low quality, and whenever good quality equipment showed up, it would immediately be snatched up in a frenzy.

Chen Qing, who sat at the entrance of a dessert shop, had spent the morning observing and now had a good understanding of the marketplace.

The underwater equipment in her ring space should sell very well.

After paying for her dessert, Chen Qing rented a stall at the marketplace’s supervisory office, ready to begin her business of setting up a street stall and purchasing goods.

Even though this task could be delegated to the Superpower Vine, which would be a bit more convenient,

the intelligence of the Superpower Vine was still not high enough, after all, not like a real person.

Chen Qing needed to collect feedback from these Gem Hunters, and she also wanted to acquire some useful items in the marketplace.

Such as Jade Gems, other underwater devices, maps of previous Treasure Fish distributions, Jade distribution maps, and the like.

These Gem Hunters certainly had such items.

And often they would know some things that even the officials weren’t aware of.

Like Grandma Taozi, who would have thought that a former common pirate from decades ago would be guarding an Assistant Bee Nest and had news of Mechanical Relics, and had been guarding it at the Mechanical Recycling Factory for so long.

Even if there were no such unexpected joys, it wouldn’t matter. Chen Qing planned to recycle some underwater devices from the market and improve her own with their collective strengths.

The materials gleaned from the Deep Sea Base were enough for Chen Qing to create an underwater device capable of diving into the real deep sea.

Chen Qing placed three models of Environment Adaptation Devices on the table, which immediately attracted the attention of numerous Gem Hunters.

It wasn’t yet the peak time for Gem Hunters from major islands in the Gem Sea; that would come after the Gemstone Hurricane ended, and then the real crush of people would begin.

All the ships sailing the Gem Sea would then experience a massive jam.

At that time, Chen Qing’s underwater devices would sell the best.

After all, underwater devices were consumable goods.

The more gemstones the Gem Hunters collected, the more they would use up their underwater devices.

Facing Chen Qing’s Environment Adaptation Devices, with detailed values and prices written on a cardboard, the Gem Hunters’ interest was suddenly piqued.

Especially for some of the lower-ranking Gem Hunters, they were very interested in the modified inferior version of the Environment Adaptation Device.

The price was the same as other devices on the market, but the effect... If what Chen Qing wrote was true, then it would be 10% better than similar quality devices on the market!

Don’t underestimate this 10%; with it, Gem Hunters could dive dozens of meters deeper, leave the shallow waters, and enter the Mid Sea Zone.

The difference was far from trivial.