Chapter 203 Protection and Destruction, Zhao Fuli's Outburst

The person who came bumped right into Chen Qing, who was disembarking from the boat.

Chen Qing saw her face clearly.

He was dressed in white, had blond hair, and purple eyes; he looked somewhat like the liquid metal enforcer Chen Qing had just acquired.

The enforcers are humanoid mechanical creations, entirely in white, gold, and black, exuding nobility, aloofness, holiness, and solemnity.

As a non-standard Class A mechanical biological creation, these elements do indeed fit the aura of the law enforcement officer.

The girl in front of him gave Chen Qing a feeling that she was very similar to a law enforcement officer.

Chen Qing knew her; Pella Sakaki, a bounty hunter, rumored to be a noblewoman from the Elemental Sea.

"Chen Qing!! Quick, help me catch her!!"

Shangjia rushed onto the deck, pointing at Pella and shouting angrily!

"your……"

What about the eyebrows?

This was the first time Chen Qing had been so surprised; the eyebrows she had added were gone.

It's completely bare.

However, she still has hair.

This bounty hunter is pretty good.

They managed to bypass all members of the Dragon Pirate Crew, including this extraordinary ship, without alerting Shangjia or shaving off his eyebrows.

"whispering sound--"

Hearing Shangjia's angry roar, Pella Sakaki coldly snorted.

The commotion attracted the attention of several other pirate groups, who leaned against the railing watching the spectacle and loudly mocking Shangjia.

They actually got tricked by this kid; his skills aren't that great.

Shang Jia's face was grim, but he couldn't help but curse inwardly, "Damn it."

Pera Sakaki's strength is actually inferior to that of the Upper Dragon Pirates, and also inferior to the Upper Dragon Pirates' lieutenants.

However, she was clever and seized upon a loophole in the Dragon Pirates.

With the added benefit of money, they easily boarded the Demon Dragon and poisoned the ship.

Of course, the money didn't mean she bribed the Demon Dragon Pirates; it just meant that her equipment and items were top-notch.

Chen Qing and the pirates could tell at a glance how much the bounty hunter's belongings were worth.

This person is carrying millions of goldfish on their person; they're practically walking goldfish!

If they arrest her, they'll probably demand a ransom from her family...

The thought of this changed the pirates' eyes, making them look greedy and evil.

"Chen Qing, don't move!"

A group of pirates shouted in unison and charged off the pirate ship.

Even without them saying anything, Chen Qing didn't plan to do anything. These things had nothing to do with her, and she didn't have the ability to get involved.

Pera Sakaki had already disappeared from their sight, but that didn't matter.

The ruthless pirates grinned, their eyes filled with determination.

Chen Qing stepped aside to let the pirates pass, glanced in the direction Pella Sakaki had fled, and then turned and entered the Bounty Hunter Guild.

With so many powerful pirates joining forces, if Pera Sakaki manages to escape, they're doomed.

Inside the Bounty Guild, Granny Jade Flower, unusually, hadn't been drinking today. She was lying in her rocking chair, looking as if she were dead.

"They're here."

Grandma Yuhua spoke in a heavy tone, and her face was gloomy.

Two days ago, Grandma Yuhua was like a child, but today she seemed to have aged decades in an instant, as if all her energy had been drained away.

This is probably the impact of war.

"Everything is on the table, look for yourself."

Grandma Yuhua closed her eyes, turned over, and ignored Chen Qing.

Chen Qing stepped forward and noticed that the Bounty Hunter Guild had indeed undergone some changes. The shelves that were originally full of wine had been replaced with weapons, equipment, and other items.

Even the bar counter has undergone some changes.

Chen Qing placed her hand on the countertop of the bar, where a gray virtual screen unfolded in front of her.

The screen has three user interfaces, which are very simple.

One is a task, another is an exchange, and the third is a battle situation display for the red and blue teams.

Chen Qing's reputation level is level three, so she can accept all kinds of quests.

The tasks were sorted by difficulty and reward, and Chen Qing took out a small device to record all of them.

When the time comes, let the Mechanical Heart plan the most suitable order for her to complete the tasks.

On the taskbar, the two tasks pinned to the top are Guardian and Destroyer.

These two tasks have nothing to do with the red and blue teams; on the contrary, they will make you their enemy, so they are the most difficult.

They are exactly what they say: creatures that protect the deep blue sea, or creatures that destroy the deep blue sea, regardless of their faction.

There is no limit to the amount of mission coins you can earn from these two missions, but the reward is only calculated after the war ends; no mission coins will be awarded during the war.

At the same time, they conflict with most tasks.

Accepting one of these two tasks means that it will be difficult to get any support from the exchange shop during the period of performing these two tasks.

Moreover, they lack specific criteria for evaluating the completion of their tasks, and some of these results will only be known after the war ends.

These two missions are actually the ones that truly belong to the neutral faction; the vast majority of other missions are still about being mercenaries for the red and blue teams.

But Chen Qing wasn't considering those two tasks; she had already set her sights on a knife in the exchange shop.

[Grade A - Prison Blade]

Exchange points: 10 million.

This number is terrifying and makes people hesitate to pursue it.

However, Chen Qing did a quick calculation and realized that as long as she conquered two or three islands for a certain faction, she could easily accumulate enough.

It was difficult for her, but not impossible.

As long as those machines are successfully produced.

Thinking about this gave Chen Qing a headache.

In the past, when there was no shortage of materials, there was a shortage of blueprints; when there was no shortage of blueprints, there was a shortage of materials.

With the outbreak of war, the prices of everything Chen Qing had previously traded with more than doubled, and they continued to rise.

Chen Qing's money doesn't last long.

We still need to find a way to control some of the most basic resources, such as mines.

After glancing at the new event's interface, Chen Qing didn't rush to accept the task.

She planned to start the quest after the half-skeleton's curse period ended.

This time, without the leaderboard to keep him occupied, Chen Qing felt much more relaxed.

Actually, it's not that there are no rankings, but this ranking has nothing to do with neutral parties like Chen Qing.

The red and blue teams each have their own internal leaderboards, and survivors from both teams also compete for the same overall leaderboard.

After noting down the details of the new event, Chen Qing prepared to leave the Bounty Guild.

Grandma Yuhua, who had been keeping her eyes closed, suddenly opened them and stared intently at Chen Qing's figure.

"Wait a moment."

She called out to Chen Qing.

"What's up?"

Chen Qing stopped and turned to look at Granny Yuhua.

"Chen Qing, you..."

"Um?"

"Would you accept a guardian quest?"

Grandma Yuhua hesitated for a moment, but still asked directly.

"Won't."

Chen Qing gave a calm reply.

"What if I told you that if you accept this task, I will provide you with some assistance?"

Yu Hua thought for a moment, then gritted her teeth and asked.

"Won't."

Chen Qing maintained her original idea that neither the guardian mission nor the destroyer mission was suitable for her.

"...Let's go."

Grandma Yuhua waved her hand weakly.

War is always so ruthless; everyone only cares about their own interests.

Yu Hua wanted to do something, but she was already powerless to do so.

If she were still young...

"Um."

Chen Qing nodded, turned around and left the Bounty Guild.

The bounty hunter who had just escaped has been tied up tightly.

Chen Qing glanced at it and walked past without paying any attention.

"Chen Qing, aren't you going to watch the show?"

Haibo Qiluo saw her and casually asked.

They plan to use this child to exchange for ransom from the Elemental Sea; this child's background is quite extraordinary.

Tsk tsk tsk, the Sakaki family, the oldest magical noble family in the Elemental Sea, sends a large number of talents to the Crimson Sea every year.

They're incredibly wealthy!

Even if all these people's assets were added together and multiplied a hundredfold, they still might not be as rich as some other families.

"I'm busy."

"Okay, oh, by the way."

Haibo Qiluo suddenly swam to Chen Qing's side, put her arm around her shoulder, and the two were very close together.

His cold, vertical pupils were fixed on Chen Qing's eyes, a wicked smile on his face.

"That scroll factory, a million goldfish."

Can I make a reservation?

Chen Qing calculated the money in his vault and found he was short by more than half.

She is very poor now.

"You can trade me something else."

Haibo Qiluo's gaze fell on the enforcer; she thought this thing looked pretty good.

Chen Qing glanced at the sky, then at Hai Bo Qiluo.

Although Chen Qing didn't say anything, Haibo Qiluo understood.

Chen Qing asked her, "Why are you still dreaming in broad daylight?"

A scroll factory is rare, and Grade A mechanical creations are just as rare.

Especially a machine like the law enforcement officer, one of them can take on ten sword-wielding mantises!

Chen Qing originally intended to buy the scroll factory from Haibo Qiluo, but after seeing Peila Sakaki, she had other ideas.

It's hard to say about other places, but such magical families would definitely have scroll factories.

Problems that can be solved with money aren't really problems, but then again, why spend money on problems that can be solved by robbing?

I suspect that Kaiba Kira had the same idea.

She wanted to find a sucker to trade the scroll factory for some rare resources, knowing that Chen Qing had no money.

Therefore, she set her sights on the machinery on Chen Qing's ship; Haibo Qiluo had her own channels to know about these things.

"They're gone."

Chen Qing didn't linger with Hai Boqiluo and prepared to leave.

However, just as she was about to leave, a fierce argument suddenly broke out on the side of the Dragon Pirates.

The people arguing were Shangjia and Zhao Fuli.

The two turned to look at each other at the same time, and Chen Qing found it hard to describe his current state.

If I had to put it in a way, it would be that he turned to the dark side.

In Chen Qing's eyes, Shang Jia was shrouded in thick black energy, and countless monsters were whispering in her ear, tempting her to kill Zhao Fuli, the traitor.

"Captain, let's talk this out. There must be some misunderstanding."

"Yes, yes, there must be some misunderstanding. Lili would never do such a thing."

"It must all be nonsense from that bounty hunter."

Xuepo, Youan, and the others stood in front of Zhao Fuli, trying their best to persuade the furious Shangjia to calm down.

Zhao Fuli kept his head down and didn't say a word.

The pirates from other pirate groups kept their distance from the Dragon Pirates, not wanting to get involved in such matters at all.

And the bounty hunter Pera Sakaki was the culprit behind this conflict.

"Misunderstand?"

Shangjia's current situation is very strange. Her eyes are terrifying, and she looks at Zhao Fuli, who is being protected by the crowd, with extreme indifference.

The betrayal by her companions drove her to madness.

"Lili, tell the captain quickly, this is a misunderstanding!"

The Demon Dragon Pirates urged Zhao Fuli to apologize to Shangjia, regardless of what she thought, to calm Shangjia down first.

Otherwise, Shangjia really would have killed her.

If Shangjia insists on taking action, they... have no way to stop her.

After spending so much time together, they had long since accepted this adorable little chef.

They didn't want to see Zhao Fuli die, and besides, the whole story was just the bounty hunter's side of the story.

"..."

Zhao Fuli remained silent.

"Zhao Fuli, is this a misunderstanding?"

The sound above was icy cold.

"What Pella Sakaki accidentally said just now was with the tacit approval of the little cook on the Dragon Ship, which gave her the opportunity to poison him."

Haibo Qiluo clung softly and bonelessly to Chen Qing, explaining to her in a low voice.

"There's no misunderstanding, I know she poisoned you."

At the same time, Zhao Fuli took a deep breath, pushed aside the other pirates of the Demon Dragon Pirate Gang, stood in front of Shangjia, and said frankly.

"Just like she said, I knew she poisoned you, but I didn't stop her."

Upon hearing Zhao Fuli's words, Chen Qing frowned slightly.

Recalling Granny Yuhua's unusual behavior earlier, she seemed to understand why Zhao Fuli had done this.

"Are you crazy?!"

Xuepo looked at Zhao Fuli in disbelief. Was this a joke?

Zhao Fuli liked to leak information about the Demon Dragon Pirates. They weren't unaware of this, but it was considered strange and harmless, and they could tolerate it; it didn't count as betrayal.

However, tacitly allowing outsiders to poison one's superiors is absolutely intolerable.

"Lili, you're betraying the Demon Dragon Pirates, do you realize that?"

Xuepo's voice was very heavy; they simply couldn't stop Shangjia from doing so for such a reason.

"Aren't we good enough to you?"

Shangjia's voice sounded calm, but those who knew her well knew that she was very angry.

To be fair, the Demon Dragon Pirates have been quite tolerant of Zhao Fuli. They genuinely accepted her as a companion and doted on this weak little one.

"Betrayal of your grandfather!! I've never considered myself a pirate!!!"

"Being good to me? You're forcing me to do things I don't want to do, and that's what you call being good to me?"

"You forced me onto your ship to become a pirate, fine! But why did you force me to take on that destructive mission?!"

"Do you know how many innocent people this mission will cause to die?!"

“You know very well how many people will die, but even though I expressed my unwillingness, you still forced me and even threatened me with the lives of my friends.”

"You consider me a companion? That's hilarious! You just see me as a little pet who's really good at cooking, nothing more!!"

Faced with Shangjia, Zhao Fuli finally snapped!

Tears welled up in Zhao Fuli's eyes, and she trembled all over, filled with both anger and fear.

Chen Qing closed his eyes, and sure enough, Shangjia assigned Zhao Fuli the destruction mission.

Destruction is easy, protection is difficult.

This was all too familiar to the Dragon Pirates.

Pirates are pirates after all.