Chapter 107 Chaotic Competition

When Chen Qing received the system's encouragement, he couldn't quite describe his feelings; he was probably a little speechless.

The first thousand...

However, this feature is quite good; it allows you to monitor your ranking in real time.

Chen Qing currently only has a little over 10,000 points, which seems like a small amount.

However, this depends on the composition of Chen Qing's points. Apart from the initial seven hundred or so points, the rest of the points were all provided by blue-quality gems.

There wasn't a single white or green gemstone.

The person Fire Monkey found was indeed reliable, just like her.

I heard that Chen Qing mainly needs gemstones of blue quality or higher; they won't even take a single green gemstone, let alone a white one.

As gem hunters with years of experience in this profession and family tradition, they can basically tell at a glance what quality gems are hidden in those fake treasure fish or sand.

If they can't even do this much, then all those years of being gem hunters have been for nothing.

Compared to those powerful survivor factions, Chen Qing has an advantage that they absolutely lack: his degree of integration into this world.

Chen Qing has a very good reputation in the Deep Blue Sea, and he is on good terms with the two island forces in the Gemstone Sea, as well as having close ties with a group of mechanics from different schools in the Treasure Sea.

With such a good reputation, Chen Qing has a huge advantage.

If the survivor faction wants to hire gem hunters from this world, they will have to come up with real money; their cash reserves may not be as much as Chen Qing's.

Even if Chen Qing didn't have any, she could easily borrow several hundred thousand goldfish.

Even if she borrows it, she'll have to repay the favor for a very long time.

As for Chen Qing, she only needed to pay a deposit to hire a large number of gem hunters to work for her.

Even if they don't see the cash, they're not worried. They have a certain level of trust in Chen Qing. She's not a pirate, and with her abilities, she can repay the debt.

Currently, Chen Qing's relationship with the survivors, who represent the wanderers at sea, is strained.

The indigenous people knew that Chen Qing was also a former sea wanderer, but they didn't see him as one of the survivors. They subconsciously felt that Chen Qing was one of them.

There must be survivor factions like Chen Qing's that hire gem hunters.

However... among the survivors, there are bound to be some bad apples who spoil the whole bunch.

Once trust is broken, it is difficult to repair.

Gem Hunters will undoubtedly have even stricter requirements when facing other survivor factions.

Chen Qing's advantages were highlighted once again.

She needs to wait, wait for the best opportunity.

Over the course of the night, Chen Qing's ranking fluctuated, and she basically failed to climb into the top 900.

Because of this large-scale event, the chat channel opened a new ocean channel, meaning that all the survivors in the Gem Ocean were crammed into one channel.

Hundreds of millions of survivors.

However, not every survivor can speak in the chat channel. The system has imposed restrictions, and to speak, you not only need to spend money, but also gems, specifically purple-quality gems.

There is also a limit to the number of attempts.

This threshold eliminates 99.999% of survivors, but even so, the chat is still incredibly lively.

There are plenty of survivors who just want to join in the fun.

Based on the current leaderboard rankings, small teams and lone wolf players have no chance of making it onto the leaderboards.

Many wealthy survivors spend money to watch the excitement and stir up trouble in the chat channels.

Currently, the top 100 survivors on the leaderboard are basically all supported by national-level official forces, and the top 1,000 survivors are also supported by official forces.

According to information obtained by Chen Qing from Barbara and Zhao Fuli, some survivors have approached the indigenous people and pirate forces, seeking cooperation.

That survivor was quite bold, as he went after the Dragon Pirate Gang.

The Barbaro family was too busy fighting the Delugu family to get involved.

Anyway, if they kill the Dlugu family, the profits won't be much less than the rewards from these leaderboards.

They are a powerful family, deeply rooted in the Treasure Sea, and the rewards they received may not necessarily be a good thing.

On the other hand, Zhao Fuli, a survivor, already exists on the ship. Her ranking is much higher than Chen Qing's, placing her in the top 100.

Since the Demon Dragon Pirates have gotten involved, Chen Qing is certain that Yuan Fei will also get involved.

Not only her, but other pirate or native forces will likely also participate by using these survivors.

This event was originally intended by the system to improve the survivors' strength and narrow the gap between them and the natives.

Now... it's really hard to say what the outcome will be.

It won't be long before this matter is exposed.

No one can say for sure how things will turn out.

"Chen Qing, you haven't rested all night?"

A group of gem hunters from Zhonghai returned to the island and immediately saw Chen Qing eating breakfast. They couldn't help but ask him questions.

"Um."

Chen Qing was a little tired after spending the whole night working in the studio, so she came out to get some fresh air and grab something to eat.

The super-powered vine's cooking skills have improved considerably after being trained.

"By the way, we've already found a trace of the Wind Shadow Emerald, but the sea creatures from the Pearl Islands are following them, so it's not easy to get close."

"The Wind Shadow Emerald was driven to the deep sea abyss by them. We don't know its exact whereabouts, but they have deployed a large number of combat forces in the Central Sea."

"I estimate that the number of this group of Wind Shadow Emeralds is no less than this."

The gem hunter gestured a number: eight thousand.

The quantity is indeed considerable, making it worthwhile for the sea creatures to pay such a high price.

"They're not the only ones eyeing Fengying Emerald; the people from Emerald Islands are also watching, but I guess they're planning to double-cross us."

"It will be very difficult for you to snatch the Wind Shadow Jade."

A middle-aged or elderly gem hunter couldn't help but advise Chen Qing that there was no need to keep eyeing the Wind Shadow Jade.

If she wanted to, she would definitely find another way after the gem-collecting period ended.

Instead of wasting money on Wind Shadow Jade, it's better to rob something easier to get.

“I have a friend on Diamond Island. There are a group of Treasure-Hunting Fish there, and the diamonds they catch are of high quality, no lower than blue quality. Not many people are trying to catch them, and Diamond Island doesn’t have the resources to deal with those Treasure-Hunting Fish. If you go there, Chen Qing, your success rate will definitely be high.”

Thanks, but no need.

Chen Qing politely declined her suggestion. Seeing this, the gem hunter didn't say anything more, since they wouldn't lose out no matter what.

Chen Qing wanted to seize the group of Wind Shadow Jadeite members, not just for the gemstones.

It's also for the points and... control of the Wind Shadow Jade!

Chen Qing had initially gone for the parts they had dismantled, but later, among the bounty sent by Lei Guang and the others was a skill book on mechanical core intrusion.

Chen Qing decisively changed his original idea. Compared to dismantling the Wind Shadow Jadeite, gaining control of it seemed more advantageous.