Chapter 104 The Newspaper Deliveryman
Among the ships speeding out of the port, Chen Qing's ship was the fastest.
However, Chen Qing's boat was not the fastest.
Even faster are some gem hunters who ride jet skis or sea monsters.
These gem hunters usually operate in teams, first seizing prime locations in the sea or on islands.
Experienced gem hunters won't start hunting treasure-hunting fish so quickly; they might even kill other hunters who try to hunt them ahead of time.
Most treasure-hunting fish need some time to digest the gems they have swallowed, and once they have digested the gems and accumulated enough energy, they will begin production activities.
Experienced gem hunters will choose to hunt the treasure-hunting fish after it has given birth, in order to obtain higher quality gems.
Before that, they will kill all their competitors.
Emerald Island's harbor is packed with ships setting sail, densely packed across the entire sea area, creating a spectacular sight from afar.
After setting the flight path, Chen Qing went back to his room to rest.
The Gemstone Sea is vast, with countless deserted islands.
Starting from Emerald Island, it takes Chen Qing seven hours to reach the uninhabited island number 266 in the Gem Sea.
This was even with Chen Qing's boat traveling at full speed.
Survivors who are not in or near the Gem Sea will spend an unknown amount of time just traveling there.
After all, this system doesn't have a very strong presence, and most people wouldn't expect it to suddenly launch an event.
The rewards are so generous.
Chen Qing was very lucky; he was assigned to the sea area near Sapphire Island right at the start of the game.
Or perhaps the survivors who were assigned to these major seas were quite lucky.
They are much better off than those survivors in remote sea areas, who don't even have the chance to participate even if they want to.
Thinking about it carefully, this system is quite interesting; luck is also a kind of strength.
The first major event was limited to a specific region, yet it offered such generous rewards.
The competition among survivors will be incredibly fierce, with the battles intensifying as the deadline approaches.
Not long after leaving Emerald Isle, a group of pirate ships appeared in the sea to intercept the gem hunters.
Chen Qing had already drawn his knife, but the pirates didn't even glance at him and simply walked right past him.
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Chen Qing was puzzled, and the pirates who passed by her were also feeling uneasy.
"She didn't catch up, did she?"
"It seems not."
The pirates whispered amongst themselves, afraid that Chen Qing would attack. They were just ordinary pirates, no match for Bai Xian and her group.
Chen Qing underestimated her current fame; there weren't many pirates who would dare to lay a hand on her.
Bai Xian has spread the word that no one is allowed to touch Chen Qing unless they want to oppose her.
Only pirates like those from Shangjia or Arminia would dare to do that.
It's important to know that the title of Yuan Fei Bai Xian (meaning "White Fairy") is not something that can be obtained casually. Yuan Fei's pirate crew alone has tens of thousands of pirates under its command, entrenched in the Misty Sea, causing havoc in the region.
When she was on Sapphire Island, she only brought a small group of her men with her.
However, Yuan Fei has been embroiled in a fierce battle with the Night Star Pirates in the Misty Sea recently and has no time to deal with Chen Qing for the time being.
Yuan Fei killed Ye Xing, and the Ye Xing Pirate Crew doesn't operate like the Bai Xian Pirate Crew. These two pirate crews are bound to be locked in a life-or-death struggle.
However, this news had not yet reached Chen Qing's ears. Since the pirates had not attacked her, Chen Qing did not intend to waste her time on them.
More important than dealing with these pirates is getting to Island 266 as soon as possible to make arrangements.
The ship sailed for a while longer when suddenly large patches of shadow appeared in the distant sky, covering the entire sky.
Even the sea experienced huge fluctuations, and the waves rushed towards them at high speed.
A closer look reveals that the dark shadows are a flock of grumpy, savage black seabirds speeding across the sky, while in the sea, a group of muscular turtles with ferocious expressions are frantically swimming and rushing forward.
"Their growth is a bit slow this year."
"The gem hunter on the nearby ship muttered to himself."
This has been the case in previous years as well. Due to the Gemstone Hurricane, Deep Blue Newspaper's deliverymen were unable to deliver the newspapers on time, resulting in a large backlog of newspapers.
Once the hurricane subsided, this spectacle would occur, with newspaper deliverymen rushing to deliver papers in droves, creating a unique scene.
Seabirds swept across the sky, their wings flapping and shedding a large number of feathers. These feathers landed precisely on the various ships, turning into sheets of newspaper, some of which hit the crew members directly on the head and body.
The muscular turtles have shells filled with newspapers. Once they find a customer, they will suddenly leap out of the sea and deliver a flying kick to the shell, which will smash onto the deck or other surfaces, causing several newspapers to fall out.
Occasionally, when you're unlucky, you might get a big hole smashed into someone's head.
Both the Savage Bird and the Muscle Turtle have terrible tempers. If anyone dares to complain, it's fine if they're strong, but if they're not... they're bound to get a beating.
Because of this, Deep Blue Newspaper receives a massive number of complaint letters during the gemstone salvage season, coming from both subscribers and delivery personnel.
But it's no use, they'll still fight if they want to.
It's not just the Savage Bird and the Muscle Turtle that have bad tempers.
A ferocious-looking, muscular turtle jumped onto Chen Qing's boat, looking left and right in preparation for finding a suitable delivery point.
Its eyes lit up the moment its gaze fell on the super-powered vines.
However, before it could make a move, a dark shadow quickly enveloped it.
The muscular turtle looked up at Chen Qing, who was much taller than it. Chen Qing had a slender and upright figure, a broad back and a narrow waist, and smooth muscle lines, exuding power and intimidation.
Those black eyes were like a bottomless pool, cold, cruel, and wild, sending chills down one's spine.
Like a demon.
Chen Qing, in this state, was now coldly looking down at it.
"..."
If it were a human, they would have obediently handed over the newspaper before Chen Qing could get angry.
Unfortunately, these muscle turtles are brainless and have terrible tempers.
Seeing Chen Qing's attitude, Muscle Turtle instantly sprang to attention.
This is a tough guy who hasn't experienced the harsh realities of society yet, and he's only been delivering newspapers for a short time.
If it were any other experienced, muscular turtle, they would immediately know that Chen Qing was not someone to be trifled with.
A defiant and arrogant smile appeared on the Muscle Turtle's face. It kicked its shell away and slammed it heavily into the Super Vine!
"Oh."
Before the tortoise shell could even reach the super-powered vine, a flash of cold light appeared, and the hard shell instantly split in two, falling to the ground with a thud.
The muscle turtle froze, looking at the turtle shell on the ground, then at Chen Qing, who was slowly walking towards it with a knife in hand and a cold expression on his face.
The knife had just cut its tortoise shell in two.
"Waaaaaahh ...
The muscular turtle suddenly let out a sharp, violent cry, crying as if it were heartbroken and dying, as if Chen Qing had bullied the turtle.
"???"
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