Chapter 114 Planning the Operation

When Chen Qing led the army of muscle turtles and mini rabbits into the sea, it was the morning of the eighth day after the event began.

With less than ten days left until the end of the event, Chen Qing's ranking is still hovering around 300th, with approximately four million points.

In less than two days, these gem hunters will be able to max out their gem points for gems of blue quality and below.

Now it's up to Chen Qing himself.

The leaderboard rankings are still dominated by gems of purple quality and above.

It's not that Fire Monkey and his friends can't get purple-quality gems, it's just that the quantity is definitely limited.

Over 90% of the treasure-hunting fish are being eyed by the natives, making it akin to snatching food from a tiger's mouth for survivors who want to obtain gems of purple quality or higher.

Most of the survivors on the leaderboard did not exceed the maximum score of 6.1 million.

Crossing this line will be difficult, and the price to pay will be high.

Whether it's money or life, 6.1 million is the real watershed.

The survivors were initially arguing fiercely in the chat channel, but as time went by, they also discovered the key to it, and everyone was waiting to see who could get past this hurdle.

Moreover, nowadays, the conflict between survivors and natives is more appealing to them than the leaderboard.

If this situation isn't handled properly, the indigenous people might unite against the survivors.

All the gazes that had been fixed on Chen Qing shifted away, and no one had any extra interest in paying attention to her anymore.

After putting on his gear and giving instructions, Chen Qing led his mechanical muscle army into the deep sea.

Although Gao Yue and her team did not find the exact location of the Wind Shadow Jade, they did pinpoint the approximate sea area.

It would take Chen Qing several hours to get there, but fortunately, there were muscle turtles with him, and they weren't slow in the sea.

They didn't take a boat because it would be too conspicuous, making them easy targets for the sea creatures, who would then drag them into the water and drown them in the chaos.

This is not Chen Qing's wild guess, but something that actually happened.

All the mini bunnies were being held by the muscular turtles, with one muscular turtle carrying multiple mini bunnies at the same time.

The metal bamboo dragonflies on their backs can still be used in the water, greatly increasing their speed.

Chen Qing was holding the hand of the little muscular turtle; with them around, they could save a lot of time on the way.

As they continued to descend, visibility decreased, but the muscle turtles were alright thanks to the mechanical glasses that Chen Qing had mass-produced.

The vast procession caused the deep-sea fish to avoid them at all costs, and apart from a few treasure-hunting fish, they lived in relative peace.

This was the first time the muscle turtles had ever dived to such a low depth; they were fascinated by everything, looking at it from left to right and touching it from all sides.

A muscular turtle, being impulsive, tried to pluck a scale from a passing treasure-hunting fish, only to be bitten in return.

The sharp teeth bit into the mechanical tortoise shell; it was hard to say which was stronger.

Before the treasure-hunting fish could make any further progress, it was chopped down by Chen Qing.

That was also very unlucky.

Chen Qing dug out a piece of black jade from its body. It was a very large piece, and he received the maximum reward of 7,000 points.

Currently, Chen Qing and her team are at a depth of 11,345 meters in the deep sea. The treasure-hunting fish they encountered carried mostly purple gems, and the gems buried in the sand and gravel below were mostly of blue quality or higher.

The gem inside the treasure-hunting fish that Chen Qing killed was purple.

Fish were scarce in this deep sea area. Chen Qing carefully sensed the area with his spiritual power and found only a few treasure-hunting fish.

However, these treasure-hunting fish are all quite large, and in the ocean, size often signifies strength.

This also indicates that the gemstone content in this sea area is very high, and they do not have many competitors.

Chen Qing landed on the sandy ground, reached out and cleared away the surface layer of sand and gravel, and the sparkling gemstone quickly appeared in front of him.

Most of them were round jadeite, and their grades were between white and green; I didn't see a single blue one.

The higher-quality ones were probably all eaten by the treasure-hunting fish; they were too extravagant to even bother with these gems.

The gemstone content in the deep sea is ridiculously high.

This means that... Chen Qing has approached the location of the Wind Shadow Jade. This area has been cleared by the sea creatures, leaving behind a small number of Treasure-Hunting Fish as a defensive line.

To get close to the Wind Shadow Jade, you must kill these Treasure-Stealing Fish, which will cause quite a commotion.

Chen Qing took out a detector and an underwater tent from his spatial storage and set up camp at this location for the time being.

These things weren't made by her; they were bought. Chen Qing didn't have that much time.

From this position, Chen Qing could faintly sense the mechanical power emanating from afar.

This feeling is rather mysterious; it comes from that mechanical perception and affinity for metal.

Very dense and vibrant energy is concentrated in the southeast direction.

Not only are there Wind Shadow Jade, but there are also many mechanical creations there.

There are not only sea creatures there, but also other indigenous groups.

Chen Qing looked at the scattered red dots on the detector and silently turned it off.

Compared to this detector, her perception seems more reliable.

A distribution map quickly took shape under Chen Qing's hands. Centered on the Wind Shadow Jadeite, the red dots marked by Chen Qing covered the entire sea area.

Chen Qing, on the other hand, is still quite a distance away from them.

She needs to go deeper to access the mechanical cores of the Wind Shadow Emeralds that they have invaded.

We need to think of a solution.

Chen Qing rested her chin on her hand, her pen tip lightly sweeping across the distribution map.

The entire defense line was airtight, with no openings whatsoever.

To be honest, it's impossible to break through the defenses of the sea area and the other indigenous people unless Chen Qing forces his way through.

But that's unrealistic; the muscle turtles and mini rabbits that Chen Qing brought definitely couldn't defeat their forces.

What can be done...?

Chen Qing was quite patient, quietly pondering a method inside the tent, and comparing the distribution maps of the gem hunters he had previously taken out one by one.

According to the distribution map of the Gem Hunters, the activity range of Windshadow Emerald is not fixed.

This entire sea area is their territory, but it has been confined by the sea creatures.

However, they dared not forcibly confine Fengying Jade, as these mechanical fish were, after all, a type of treasure-hunting fish, extremely aggressive, and it was currently their breeding season.

Although the Jadeite is a mechanical fish, its habits are not much different from those of ordinary fish.

The breeding season is when the Wind Shadow Emeralds are at their most aggressive, and even the sea creatures dare not confront them head-on.

During this period, the sea will not do anything to the Wind Shadow Emeralds, but will let them move freely, although they will follow the Wind Shadow Emeralds.

Why let people die if we can pay a lower price?

After a moment of contemplation, Chen Qing had already made up his mind.

This method is worth a try; if it doesn't work, she has a second and a third backup plan.

Chen Qing didn't really want to use either of these options, as they were likely to cause problems.