Chapter 11: Wiping Out the Pirates, Skill Explosion
The moment he sensed danger, Chen Qing immediately dodged to the side.
As she moved, a gunshot suddenly rang in Chen Qing's ears!
"You dodged pretty quickly, you're quite skilled."
The Black Knife Pirates' doctor looked at Chen Qing with a smile, his eyes full of admiration.
The pistol in his hand was still emitting lingering white smoke.
"What a pity."
Such a brilliant genius is about to perish here.
The seemingly kind old man's face revealed his malice to the fullest extent.
In the endless sea, there are countless professionals and extraordinary individuals. The pistol in the old man's hand can't do any harm to them; they can easily dodge it.
But against a newcomer like Chen Qing, it would undoubtedly be fatal.
Chen Qing wasn't strong enough to easily dodge a pistol and treat it as nothing.
She covered the wound on her left arm, from which blood was gushing out.
The bullet that was supposed to hit her heart was deflected into her arm because of her warning.
This time, she was careless.
Chen Qing's face turned slightly pale, but she did not feel panicked.
Judging from the current situation, Chen Qing seems to have fallen into a desperate situation.
The Black Knife Pirates' medic not only had a gun, but his strength was also unknown, giving Chen Qing a very dangerous feeling.
However... these three people are currently on her ship.
Every piece of wood and stone on the ship belongs to Chen Qing. Since she wasn't killed in one fell swoop, she shouldn't expect to leave alive.
Just as the black-knife doctor was about to pull the trigger again, Chen Qing listened to the sound of the pistol cylinder spinning and beckoned with his finger.
The mechanical ant had appeared behind the Black Knife Doctor at some point, carrying a rather heavy mechanical part in its hand.
Tool-type mechanical creations have no offensive capabilities, but this does not prevent Chen Qing from using them at all.
Just before the Black Knife Doctor fired, the Mechanical Ant threw the mechanical parts in its hand toward Chen Qing.
The black-knife doctor was standing right in front of Chen Qing when he was caught off guard and stumbled as the part hit him.
As a Deep Blue quality mechanical creation, the Mechanical Ant, although only a tool-assistant model, is rated higher than the three living people present combined.
Taking advantage of the moment when the Black Knife Doctor was distracted, Chen Qing used his foot to lift the long sword off the deck, quickly grabbed it with his right hand, and rushed towards the Black Knife Doctor!
Chen Qing stepped on the three pirate corpses, pushed off with all his might, and in the blink of an eye, he was in front of the Black Knife Doctor.
The Black Knife Doctor tried to retreat, but the mechanical ants completely blocked his way.
The old man who was just mocking Chen Qing was suddenly stabbed right through by Chen Qing.
"What a pity."
With a deadpan expression, Chen Qing returned to him exactly what Demon had said to her.
How ironic! It made Drummond so angry he vomited blood!
The old man may be very strong, but unfortunately he had no room to use his abilities.
Just as Chen Qing stabbed the old man through the neck and the old man was on the verge of death, a sudden gust of wind came from behind her!
Black Knife isn't dead yet.
Chen Qing swiftly lunged towards the old man, snatched the pistol from his hand, fell to the ground, turned around, pulled the trigger, and fired—all in one fluid motion.
The ferocious expression on Black Knife's face froze, finally turning into a strong sense of resentment.
Survivor Chen Qing has killed the G+ level creature, the Black Knife Pirate Ship Medic, and gained 1 point.
Survivor Chen Qing has killed the G+ level creature, Black Knife, the captain of the pirate ship, and gained 1 point.
Survivor Chen Qing defeated the E-rank pirate crew—the Black Knife Pirate Crew—eliminating all members and earning a reward of 30 points.
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[Survivor Chen Qing is the first survivor to eliminate the pirate crew, and is rewarded with a C-grade Appraisal Skill Book and three C-grade random Mechanical Blueprints.]
After hearing several system notifications, Chen Qing breathed a sigh of relief, half-kneeling on the deck and slowly sitting down against the railing.
That was really... thrilling.
Black Knife and Black Knife Doctor were classified as G+ level creatures by the system, but the Black Knife Pirate Crew was an E level pirate crew.
This shows that their strength under normal circumstances can reach level E, and Chen Qing has really hit the jackpot.
However, if it weren't for the injured Black Knife Pirates, Chen Qing, as a newcomer, might not have encountered them at all, as the disparity in strength between the two sides was too great.
The rewards for defeating the Black Knife Pirates are quite generous: an appraisal skill book, three blueprints, and a number of points.
Putting the blueprints aside for now, Chen Qing doesn't have enough parts right now, but he does have this appraisal skill...
The game provides basic appraisal skills, but now it's given her another appraisal skill, which is quite strange.
Chen Qing learned the skill directly, and the skill information immediately appeared in her mind.
[Skill - Appraisal (Rank C): Can appraise people and things of Rank C and below.]
The skill description is simple, but the simpler it is, the more useful it is.
Chen Qing used his identification skill on the several corpses that had already died, and some of their information quickly surfaced.
[Black Knife: Captain of the Black Knife Pirate Ship, originally rated D-rank, now G+-rank, but deceased. He is severely injured and cursed, the cause of which is unknown. He is skilled with a knife and is ruthless...]
[Dmond: The physician of the Black Knife Pirate Ship, originally rated D-rank, now G+-rank, now deceased, severely injured and cursed, cause unknown, possesses superb medical skills...]
"..."
Looking at the corpses, a sudden inspiration flashed in Chen Qing's mind.
The idea seemed disgusting and unethical, but Chen Qing thought it was worth a try.
Ignoring the gunshot wound in her arm for the time being, she stood up unsteadily and used her disintegration skill on the pirates' corpses.
The pirates' corpses were instantly decomposed, and among the chunks of flesh and blood, Chen Qing saw what she wanted.
A few...thin pieces of paper.
[Skill - Medicine (Rank E)], [Skill - Swordsmanship (Rank E)], [Job Change Scroll - Sailor]...
The skills also include several recipes and blueprints, but the most noteworthy is the job change scroll.
Nothing was dropped by the low-ranking pirates; all the loot came from the captain, doctor, and combatants of the Black Knife Pirate Crew.
The skill of decomposition is much more powerful than Chen Qing had imagined, and perhaps it can be used for other purposes as well.
After acquiring the medical skills, Chen Qing quickly learned them and then began to treat his injuries.
To survive on the vast ocean, you have to learn something, no matter what.
After treating his wounds, Chen Qing began to collect the spoils of his victory over the pirate crew.
Besides those skill books, Chen Qing had another major gain.
A large ship classified as Grade E, a green quality vessel.
This ship is far superior to Chen Qing's triangular sail in every aspect, including size, attack power, defense, and carrying capacity.
Chen Qing's triangular sail was damaged by the cannon fire, so perhaps she could get a new boat?
Chen Qing stared at the large ship opposite him in silence.
Perhaps there are better options?
Auctioning it off seems like a good decision.
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