Chapter 199 Fruit Seeds, War Activities Begin
"..."
To be honest, Xu Shougui, as the captain of the newly formed Rich Pirate Crew, did not recognize the group of people opposite him.
However, judging from the aura emanating from the people opposite him, he belatedly realized that he seemed to have offended some very formidable figures.
Especially when all these people turned around and looked at him at the same time, for a moment, he thought he was going to die.
The jade tree is beautiful, shimmering with a dreamlike light under the sunlight.
However, the group standing on the jade tree were the opposite of the tree itself; they were shrouded in a layer of black mist, like demons from hell.
Indifference, ruthlessness, and an undeniable contempt in their eyes.
"He's robbing us, isn't he?"
With a hesitant and uncertain expression, Yougu turned to look at Haibo Qiluo beside him and asked.
"Right?"
Haibo Qiluo was also somewhat uncertain, as they hadn't encountered this situation in many years.
Even if the seafarers didn't recognize them, their ship didn't look like that of ordinary pirates, did it?
Moreover, Haibo Qiluo felt that their ships were quite distinctive.
"Could he be blind?"
Haibo Qiluo seemed to be deep in thought.
"I think so."
Blue Ghost largely agreed with Haibo Qiluo's opinion; how could anyone dare to rob the barbarians? They must be crazy.
"Boss, aren't we going to go?"
The survivor next to Xu Shougui asked cautiously.
Although there were more people on the other side, their leader was a superhuman!
Let alone a few hundred people on the other side, even if there were more than a thousand, we could easily take them down!
The survivors who followed Xu Shougui were quite confident; they had already pulled off countless successes.
Even when facing pirate crews that had already made a name for themselves in the deep blue seas, they were able to take them down in one fell swoop.
"Boss, I think those girls over there are a bit strange, but they're still pretty. How about we..."
The survivor's laughter was lewd, and his beady eyes darted back and forth between Chen Qing and the others.
"Yeah, boss, I think they must have been intimidated by your imposing presence!"
It must be said that their previous success rate gave them tremendous confidence.
"Just for fun?"
Shang Jia turned his head to look at Chen Qing and asked with a smile.
"Sure, is there a prize?"
Blue Ghost came over, excitedly joining in.
"How about we each contribute one mechanical artifact? Chen Qing, you contribute the rabbit from before."
Shangjia was still staring at Chen Qing's Sailor Rabbit. She might not really want to teach these survivors a lesson, but she definitely wanted Chen Qing's Sailor Rabbit.
Both sides were talking past each other, their arguments completely contradictory, with both sides having immense confidence in their own strength.
Apart from Xu Shougui.
Cold sweat trickled down his forehead. He swallowed hard, his lips turned white, and he stood there dumbfounded, his mind blank.
"I'm not playing."
Chen Qing coldly rejected the offer outright.
"Hey—why?"
Shangjia stared longingly at Chen Qing and even started to act coquettishly.
Haibo Qiluo and the others standing nearby felt disgusted; Shangjia was truly shameless.
"Reject pornography, gambling, and drugs."
Chen Qing glanced at her and said indifferently.
"..."
Tsk.
She was extremely annoyed and wanted to twist Chen Qing's head off.
But after thinking about it, I decided against it.
In the current situation, reason still prevails.
"Boring."
She pouted; she was in a terrible mood and needed to vent her anger on someone.
The group of reckless pirates on the other side were the best choice.
Xu Shougui was frozen in place, watching helplessly as the red-haired woman opposite him reached out her hand.
A black beast she had never seen before emerged from her hand.
A huge, terrifying, unidentified beast, emanating an ominous black aura, bared its fangs and brandished its claws.
Its eyes were blood-red, and just looking at them sent chills down your spine.
The pirates behind Xu Shougui were still shouting, but the suddenly appearing ferocious beast merely glanced at them lazily before its black aura surged out and enveloped them all!
A few breaths later, the black mist disappeared, and the pirates' bodies lay scattered on the ground. They died silently without even making a sound of struggle.
Not to mention Shangjia himself, that ferocious beast didn't even move an inch.
"Has Xiao Hei gained weight recently?"
Blue Ghost looked the ferocious beast up and down and teased it.
Immediately afterwards, he was sprayed in the face with black saliva by the ferocious beast. The beast roared angrily at him and then disappeared from everyone's sight.
Chen Qing saw it; the ferocious beast was the strange tattoos on Shangjia's body.
So, are all the tattoos on Shangjia's body the same as the "Little Black" tattoo that Blue Ghost mentioned?
"And this guy tries to become a pirate."
Zhao Fuli rolled her eyes, then turned and went back to cooking.
"You're really useless."
"That's rubbish!"
"If you dare to rob us, at least have some strength before you come back."
The other barbarians and pirates also found it boring, wondering where they got the courage.
Several villagers immediately followed the direction they had come from. Since they could get to the island, there must be a boat. They shouldn't waste it.
The rest of the people continued eating; they had only just opened the lid and hadn't even tried the so-called "cooking fruit" yet.
"Recently, there has been a noticeable increase in the number of seafarers."
Chen Qing and the others sat on the ground, scattered in groups of three or five under the jade tree.
It's starting to look like a picnic.
Chen Qing had Sailor Rabbit bring over a lot of cooking fruits from the ship, and even the villagers of Yuzhi Village and Granny Yuhua from the Bounty Guild got some.
Zhao Fuli also took a rare day off and sat down to eat with Xuepo and the others.
These pirates are all good-for-nothings.
One person can eat at least ten cooking fruits. Some people didn't have enough and even tried to steal from the villagers of Yuzhi Village, but they were beaten up by Sailor Rabbit.
"Indeed, those sea wanderers have taken over two pieces of Bai Xian's territory over the Misty Sea."
Bai Xian has been busy with outside affairs lately, and since her territory is the largest in the Misty Sea, it's normal for it to be taken over.
If Chen Cheng hadn't been called by Chen Qing, Bai Xian's territory would have been even smaller.
Among the sea wanderers, the one who stands out the most is Chen Qing, who is standing next to them.
Chen Qing simply ate her meal calmly without offering any comment.
Resources in the deep blue sea are limited and have already been allocated.
The world already suffers from a huge imbalance of resources, and now the sea wanderers are adding to the chaos.
For those who survive as wanderers at sea to gain a foothold in this world, the only way is to snatch food from the jaws of death.
They wouldn't even dare to rob Bai Xian, let alone the Demon Dragon Pirates.
If Chen Qing weren't lacking in ability, she would have snatched it too.
It's just a case of the wicked eating the wicked anyway.
"The same goes for the desolate sea; quite a few people have died recently, and even the spirit mediums have been killed."
"Really? That old bastard is so cunning, yet he's dead."
"These sea wanderers are really something."
All four eyes were fixed on Chen Qing, who not only improved his strength quickly but was also adept at making money.
Just look at Chen Qing to know.
"If only we had these conditions before."
This was inspired by a deep feeling in the soul.
All four of them came from the poor Three Seas, and compared to those from the rich Three Seas, they certainly couldn't compare in terms of resources.
They truly carved out a bloody path through sheer talent.
Now, even compared to these sea wanderers, we can't compare.
"Even if you give us a choice, we don't want to be sea wanderers."
Zhao Fuli muttered to himself.
Who would willingly give up a peaceful life to come to this godforsaken place?
"When are we ready to begin?"
Chen Qing ate the last grain of rice in the bowl and covered the fruit with it.
"Don't rush, don't rush."
"Let's talk about how your cooking fruit is."
Blue Ghost held Chen Qing down, smiling kindly.
However, this smile looked ferocious and menacing, the kind that could scare a child to tears.
"I will not sell seeds."
At least not now; Chen Qing doesn't intend to keep guarding the seeds of the cooking fruit forever.
Before leaving the deep blue sea, she will scatter the seeds of the cooking fruit throughout the deep blue sea.
"Can't we discuss this any further?"
Yougu continued to press for answers.
If they had the plant that produces this culinary fruit, countless lives could be saved in their impoverished Three Seas.
Half of the deaths in the impoverished three seas are due to various wars and conflicts.
Another part stemmed from disease and hunger.
The extent to which the three seas are impoverished and lack resources is unimaginable to outsiders.
Yougu and her ilk are not exactly good people; murder and robbery are things they often do. However, they do retain a tiny, almost imperceptible conscience.
This stems from their impoverished childhood filled with suffering.
"cannot."
Chen Qing stood up, preparing to leave.
"Even if we exchange them for the machines from the Mechanical Island, it won't work?"
Shangjia, holding a lollipop in his mouth, half-squatted on the ground and asked indistinctly.
"..."
Chen Qing, who was about to leave, sat back down.
"We can discuss it further."
Chen Qing kept the seeds of the cooking fruit to make money, and to increase his own strength.
Why can't we skip the intermediate steps now?
Wow! You change your expression so quickly.
Blue Ghost exclaimed in surprise, "Is this guy Bao Bao who can change his face?"
Tell me in detail.
Shang Jia pointed to the cooking fruit on the ground, his eyes fixed on Chen Qing.
“The cost of growing the fruit is very low, the growing period is short, the yield is high, and it does not have much requirement for the environment.”
"However, I cannot guarantee that it is suitable for the soil of the Misty Sea and the Wild Sea."
"Its growth process requires energy."
The poverty of the three seas is reflected in every aspect, including the barrenness of the soil and even the barrenness of the seawater.
Basically, the number and variety of edible fish species in the three poor seas are very limited.
And in the three seas of Fuyu, even the air is filled with energy.
If it can only grow in the three rich seas and the middle sea, then what's the use of the seeds that Shangjia and the others exchanged for?
The people of Misty Sea will continue to live in poverty. What they want to solve is the survival of the common people in a part of Misty Sea, not the other sea areas.
"You have a way to solve this, right?"
He took a bite of the candy in his mouth and smiled slightly at Chen Qing.
She wasn't asking Chen Qing a question; she was demanding that Chen Qing resolve the issue.
"Just how low is the cost you're talking about?"
Blue Ghost stroked his chin. He had no feelings for the desolate sea; he only wanted to make money.
The same goes for Haibo Qiluo; she's not even human, and the diet of sea creatures differs from that of humans.
"Don't interrupt."
He pushed the blue ghost aside with one hand and stared at Chen Qing.
To be honest, despite the fact that most of the pirate forces and bounty hunters in the Deep Blue Sea are now well-known, they are mostly people from the poor Three Seas.
However, those who are truly rooted in and control the deep blue sea are still the people from the three wealthy seas.
Whether pirates or hunters, their ultimate destiny is either the sea or the Crimson Sea.
They won't stay in the deep blue sea forever.
They were just passersby, making a brief stop in the deep blue sea.
While pirate groups like Demon Dragon Ghost Bone still possess some humanity, many more, like White Immortal Jerome, exploit, kill, and sell, running rampant everywhere.
Moreover, even the Demon Dragon and the Ghost Bone cannot avoid these things.
Once they leave, new pirate forces will rise.
Good people don't become pirates.
The cooking fruit cannot change this situation, but it can make the lives of those commoners a little easier.
I can't give you a definite answer.
Despite Shang Jia's dangerous gaze, Chen Qing did not back down and stared intently at him.
She never makes promises lightly, and she certainly won't agree to things she can't do.
"..."
"So you're saying you can do it, right?"
Yougu stepped between the two, grasped the meaning behind Chen Qing's words, and asked.
"What do you need? I can get it back for you."
Yougu was very confident in this regard.
With the Ghost Bone Pirates and the Demon Dragon Pirates working together, there's practically nothing they can't steal.
"Take any of those machines you like."
Shangjia then threw out her chips; she didn't need most of those machines and could only sell them to some black market dealers.
Legitimate merchant caravans would generally not want to deal with pirates like these.
Of course, that's only on the surface. In private, everyone is vying to do business with them; businessmen are after all driven by profit.
However, they were easily ripped off when it came to pricing, so pirates liked to call them black market merchants.
Chen Qing didn't speak; she was thinking.
This deal was undoubtedly worthwhile. Chen Qing was lucky to have encountered such a kind-hearted person as Shangjia.
This is also related to the Deep Blue War.
When the Deep Blue War breaks out, the poor three seas will only suffer more, with rising living costs and soaring death tolls. The rich three seas also like to use the poor three seas as cannon fodder.
Chen Qing should have agreed to the deal immediately, but he had his own considerations.
If there's anything she lacks, it's undoubtedly extraordinary points.
Extraordinary Points are easy to obtain, especially in the current context of war.
However, the Cooking Fruit Grass has already evolved once, and it's uncertain how many Extraordinary Points will be needed for the next evolution.
Just as this thought flashed through Chen Qing's mind, the long-lost system suddenly came back online.
It seemed to hear the thoughts in Chen Qing's mind.
The Delugu family has conquered the Barbaro family, and the Deep Blue War has officially begun.
[System is currently updating - Update countdown: 23:59:59]
The following are the contents of this system update:
1. Deep Blue Warfare Activities
2. Reputation Achievement System Launched
3. National Channel Enabled
4. ...
……
Deep Blue Warfare.
Chen Qing and Zhao Fuli exchanged a glance, and then, with a keen sense of what was going on, they realized something.
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