Chapter 129 Outsourced Personnel Cross

Having left the Emerald Nest of Wind Shadow, Chen Qing smoothly embarked on a new journey, and it went very smoothly.

Surprisingly, none of the human forces that had been eyeing the Wind Shadow Jade jumped out to stop Chen Qing.

What happens inside the lair can be kept secret from the survivors, but it's much harder to keep it from the native inhabitants.

Chen Qing didn't care what these people were up to; he would deal with whatever came his way.

If she had just entered the game, she might have been worried about how to solve the problem, but now Chen Qing was capable of going toe-to-toe with them.

They won't let Chen Qing have an easy time, and Chen Qing won't let them have a peaceful life either; at worst, it will be a lose-lose situation.

Regardless of their considerations, these indigenous groups have unanimously chosen not to intervene.

If they don't take action, Chen Qing will actually have far fewer enemies to face.

Major powers from other seas generally do not participate in gem activities in the Gem Sea; they have mutual agreements.

However, the native forces of the Gem Sea do not control or regulate the small civilian factions and some professionals from other sea areas who come to the Gem Sea.

Anyway, they always take the lion's share, and the Treasure Fish swarm is basically controlled by the native forces of these Gem Seas.

This time was an exception; even major pirates like Shangjia, Yuanfei, and Leiniao got involved.

Some of the top bounty hunters also appeared in the Gem Sea.

They weren't interested in the leaderboard rewards; they only earned their own bounties.

It wasn't just these bounty hunters; all sorts of shady characters in the deep blue sea started taking the opportunity to cause trouble.

For example, the cross-shaped pattern that Chen Qing had dealt with.

Chen Qing, who was leading his team to hunt blue starflower jellyfish in the deep sea, received a message from Gao Yue.

This time, Chen Qing arrived at a deserted sea area where there were almost no forces present.

The gems found in this sea area by the Treasure Fish are also incredibly diverse.

The gemstone carried by the Blue Star Flower Jellyfish is peridot, which is somewhat similar to the Wind Shadow Jadeite. It is transparent and has a light pink color.

At the very center, a light green gemstone shimmers with its own unique brilliance.

[Gao Yue: Chen Qing, be careful. Bai Xian is hunting down survivors ranked higher than her.]

After Chen Qing's points skyrocketed, he successfully ranked 64th, ahead of Yuan Fei, which is very dangerous.

[Chen Qing: Is Yuan Fei still free to use her hands?]

Chen Qing knew that Yuan Fei's main goal was actually to undermine Shang Jia. More important than getting the ranking rewards herself was preventing Shang Jia from getting them.

Otherwise, Yuan Fei and the others would all die.

[Gao Yue: I heard she outsourced the missions to an organization called Cross Star. Survivors who encountered Cross Star either went insane or were crippled; very few survivors actually died.]

[Gao Yue: I suspect this is a twisted organization, with ruthless methods. Do they need our support?]

Gao Yue and her friends are quite free right now, except for the group of gem hunters who are still diligently going out to sea to salvage gems.

The survivors on Island 266 are quite idle, since they are not as experienced as gem hunters or bounty hunters.

Now they spend their days fishing on the sea in small boats, and they often come back empty-handed.

[Chen Qing: You are in greater danger than I am.]

[Chen Qing: You can't beat the Cross Star team, even if you all joined forces you couldn't beat them.]

She wasn't just trying to scare Gao Yue; the people from the Cross Star group had no bottom line.

They would stop at nothing to make her submit.

Their most common tactic is to target those close to their prey.

Those survivors who were driven mad by the Cross Star attack must have been dealt with in this way by them.

Everyone has weaknesses, unless they are madmen like Cross.

However, even those with the Cross constellation have things they fear.

[Gao Yue: What do you mean?]

Chen Qing: I have a grudge against them.

With just six simple words, and recalling the experiences of the survivors before her, Gao Yue immediately understood Chen Qing's meaning.

[Gao Yue: I understand.]

[Gao Yue: But are you sure you don't need our help?]

Gao Yue asked again.

If that's confirmed, then they'll have to run away.

Gao Yue has always been a smart person. If the members of the Cross Star were to target Chen Qing, they would definitely investigate Chen Qing's interpersonal relationships.

But Chen Qing was an orphan, and the only person she could barely be related to was Daliya.

Can they still venture into the Crimson Sea?

If only they had gone to the Crimson Sea, they would have been killed by the Moana Pirates.

Since Chen Qing has no relatives, he has to start with his friends.

Although these women weren't Chen Qing's closest friends, they were certainly friends.

Isn't that dangerous?

The people in the Cross Star group are simply incapable of thinking like normal people.

Even if Gao Yue and the others don't have a deep relationship with Chen Qing, they could still very likely be captured by Cross Star to threaten Chen Qing.

If it's useless, then we'll talk about it; anyway, there's no price to pay.

This is truly an undeserved disaster.

[Chen Qing: Take care of yourself.]

The conversation between Chen Qing and Gao Yue seemed rather impolite, with a confrontational tone, but both sides understood each other's good intentions.

Given the current situation, there's no time for them to properly connect and build their relationship.

One side was busy running away, while the other was busy dealing with the Blue Starflower Jellyfish; both were very busy.

Their conversation ended with Chen Qing's words, and Gao Yue quickly packed her luggage.

She quickly informed Fire Monkey and the other survivors that Cross Star was coming to cause trouble and that they needed to disband on the spot.

It doesn't matter whether Fire Monkey and the others run or not, but Gao Yue definitely has to run.

Fire Monkey and the others were even more aware of the dangers of the Cross Star than Gao Yue. After discussing it, the group decided to return to the main island of Emerald Island to wait for Chen Qing.

Instead of going to Emerald Island, Gao Yue and her group changed course and went to the Dragon Kingdom's temporary base, the large deserted island number 136.

According to rumors, Cross Star suffered a setback at the Dragon Kingdom's temporary base.

In an instant, the beasts scattered and the birds fled; the rabble that had gathered on Island 266 dispersed.

The term "rabble" is a bit of an exaggeration, but apart from Gao Yue's team, the others really didn't have much of a future.

On Island 266, when the Cross Star members arrived, a cold wind was blowing across the desolate island. Apart from a bunch of dilapidated buildings that could be pushed over at any moment, there was only a pig grunting and whimpering as it searched for food.

"...Tsk."

Liu Jin clicked his tongue in displeasure; they really ran fast.

News travels so fast among those sea wanderers.

Moreover, they are scattered everywhere, which really affects their movement.

I really want to kill them all.

"Breaking news: Chen Qing is in the uninhabited waters of District 7."

Shining lips curled into a smile. Everything has two sides; what benefits Chen Qing can also benefit others.

This time, they won't let Chen Qing off the hook!