The purpose of Zhang Feng's coming out this time was to see what happened in the East China Sea and why those deep-sea fish suddenly appeared on the sea surface.
Deep-sea fish tastes good and is expensive, but if Zhang Feng doesn’t figure out the reason, he will feel uneasy.
He did not forget the huge shadow in the sea when he accidentally arrived at this sea area on an airship.
Perhaps, the large-scale rise of these deep-sea fish is related to the shadow.
It’s a pity that Zhang Feng didn’t get any useful information in Yunhai City. The people in Yunhai City had never seen that huge shadow.
There was no other option but to come and check it out myself to see if I could find anything.
However, after unexpectedly encountering this group of pirates, Zhang Feng suddenly felt that perhaps these pirates could help him.
After all, they often live on the sea, and probably no one is more familiar with this sea than them.
"Don't worry, I just asked you to help me investigate some things, it's very simple."
Zhang Feng said something comforting to the chief.
The chief looked up at him without saying anything, but it was clear from his eyes that he didn't believe her. It would be strange if she could get an easy answer if he threatened her like this! To be honest, she still regretted it now. She originally thought that the other party was a weakling and she could firmly seize the initiative, but she didn't expect that the weakling turned out to be herself!
However, she was also a little dissatisfied, because they, the pirates, did not value individual heroism, but cooperation. Her individual strength might not be very strong, but if they fought together, their combat effectiveness would increase by several levels, and they were better at fighting on the water. She felt that if they were on the water, she might have a chance to win.
Of course, she was not stupid. She could just think about this kind of thing in her heart and naturally could not say it out loud, otherwise who knew if it would anger this man.
"What do you want to investigate?"
The chieftain spoke with a hoarse voice.
Zhang Feng pinched her too hard just now and it hurt her a lot.
"I think the appearance of these deep-sea fish is very unusual. Maybe something happened in the sea. Can you help me find out where the area with the most deep-sea fish is? Oh, you guys can dive, right? It would be best if you could help me go down and take a look..."
Zhang Feng spoke calmly.
"Deep-sea fish..."
The chief was a little surprised. She thought the other party's mission was very difficult, but she didn't expect it was just to find the sea area with the most deep-sea fish.
"We can dive, but the depth is limited, and we may not be able to reach where deep-sea fish live..."
The chief said carefully that she must explain things clearly, otherwise Zhang Feng would use these reasons to cause trouble for her later.
"It's normal that you can't dive in, but it's abnormal that you can dive that deep! I don't need you to dive that deep. You often go out to sea, so you should be familiar with this place, right? I'll just let you see if there are any changes in these places."
Zhang Feng didn't expect to find the problem right away. This might be a long process. He felt that the desperate floating of these deep-sea fish was more like some kind of sign.
"……good!"
Hearing that the matter was so simple, the chief still didn't quite believe it, but he didn't allow her to refuse, so he had to bite the bullet and agree.
"By the way, have you ever seen that, that huge shadow in the sea?"
Zhang Feng suddenly asked.
Originally, he did not expect the other party to be able to answer. After all, if that thing was really so easy for people to see, he should be able to find out about it in Yunhai City. However, the fishermen in Yunhai City did not know, and these pirates probably did not know either. Moreover, the shadow of that thing looked terrifying, so it was estimated to be very powerful. If these pirates discovered it, they would definitely not dare to stay in the sea.
However, Zhang Feng was somewhat shocked by the chief's reaction.
"Are you... talking about sea monsters?"
The chief asked somewhat uncertainly.
"Sea beast? Tell me, what is a sea beast?"
Zhang Feng was a little surprised. He didn't think his luck would be so good. He had a hunch that the sea beasts the female pirate was talking about might be the same as what he saw! "I named them sea beasts because we haven't seen their full appearance and don't know what they look like. We only know that they are huge and powerful. They are absolutely invincible in the sea. It's just that they don't know if they have a territory or some other reason. They never cross the border and only live in the deep sea. Occasionally, they may appear at the junction of the shallow sea and the deep sea..."
Following the chief's words, Zhang Feng slowly came to understand this so-called sea beast.
The oceans in this world are divided into deep seas and shallow seas, which are equivalent to the seas and oceans in the modern world.
They are now in the shallow sea. If they continue to move eastward, they will reach the deep sea.
According to the chief, humans can live in the shallow sea, but not in the deep sea. Not only is the weather bad, but the huge sea beasts are also one of the reasons.
When Zhang Feng asked why she was the only one who knew about the sea beasts while no one else knew about them, the great chief explained that it was because no one else would go so deep. Few people would come to a place like this where the pirates lived. After all, the deeper you go, the greater the danger. Unless someone has a ship as big as the Yunhai, coming here is already the limit.
The pirates were trying to survive, especially when faced with the wanted list of Red Leaf City, so they could only go to these dangerous places. So apart from these pirates, basically no one had ever seen those sea beasts, after all, sea beasts never crossed the border.
Speaking of the wanted order, Zhang Feng was also very curious. Is there no one coming to catch these pirates and claim the reward? But after the explanation from the big leader, he realized that it was not that no one came to claim the reward. When the wanted order appeared before, they, the pirates, were simply rats crossing the street. Although it was almost the same before, they still had allies before. But when this wanted order came out, all the allies were gone.
However, since these pirates are so familiar with this place, people who come to catch them basically return empty-handed, and may even be trapped here. Over time, those bounty hunters discovered that catching pirates is a completely unprofitable business, and no one paid attention to these pirates anymore.
Of course, this refers to when they are at sea. If they go ashore, their identity as pirates will still be worth a lot of money.
"That means you have seen this so-called sea beast, but you haven't seen its true appearance?"
Zhang Feng asked.
"Yes."
The chief nodded.
"Have you ever seen a sea beast attack? How do you judge whether a sea beast is very powerful? By its size or something else?"
Zhang Feng continued to ask questions.
"I have seen them. Five years ago, another group of pirates offended the Lord of Yunhai City. The Lord paid a high price for us to hunt down those pirates. Although those pirates were very strong, they had suffered a lot of damage and were no match for us. They had no choice but to venture into the deep sea. The weather was good at the time and the sea was calm. Both they and us felt that the deep sea might be safe. I was even ready to chase them into the deep sea, but..."
When the chief said this, there was deep fear in his eyes.
"When the pirates entered the deep sea, a strong wind suddenly appeared on the calm sea surface, blowing the ships to and fro. Waves towering into the sky came from the deep sea, and overturned the pirates' ships in the blink of an eye. Then, a huge black shadow appeared in the waves. I couldn't see its appearance clearly, but I could only see a huge mouth full of sharp teeth! It opened and closed, and swallowed the pirates and their ships! When the pirates entered the belly of the sea beast, the strong wind disappeared, the waves disappeared, and only a peaceful sea surface was left, but the calmness was terrifying..."
Listening to the chief's words, some horrifying scenes gradually appeared in front of Zhang Feng's eyes.
"Sea beasts...territory..."
Zhang Feng felt as if he had grasped something, but when he thought about it carefully, he couldn't figure it out.
And he heard an important message from the chieftain - there might be more than one of these sea beasts! "You... don't want to investigate these sea beasts, do you?"
The chief spoke to Zhang Feng with some trepidation.
Zhang Feng nodded and admitted: "Yes, I think the reason why these deep-sea fish float up is probably related to these sea beasts..."
"You...you are courting death! You have never seen it with your own eyes, so you don't understand the horror of sea beasts. The aura of fear and despair from sea beasts is simply not something humans can resist!"
The chief stared at Zhang Feng, as if these sea beasts were taboo and anyone who touched them would die!
"Well, you are the main force investigating these sea beasts. What does it have to do with me? Even if the sea beasts want to cause trouble, they should find you!"
Zhang Feng shrugged.
The great leader: “…”
She was mentally broken.
"I regret it, kill me now!"
The chief said through gritted teeth.
If she had to face these terrifying sea beasts, she would rather die now. People who have never seen them have no idea how terrifying sea beasts are! It is no exaggeration to say that the scene of the huge sea beast swallowing several pirate ships in one gulp has become a shadow in her heart, and it may never go away in this life!
"Hmm? I'm not asking you to face the sea beast. I'm just asking you to investigate. It won't cost you your life."
"No, you can kill me!"
The big leader still gritted his teeth and even closed his eyes, revealing his slender neck with red marks.
Are you serious? Zhang Feng frowned, and simply didn't show her any mercy, grabbing her neck again.
"If you want to die, I'll grant your wish!"
With a little force, the leader's face turned red instantly, and her body shook subconsciously, but she still did not let go.
After a stalemate, Zhang Feng let go when he felt that the leader's resistance was getting weaker and weaker.
"Are you going?"
Zhang Feng didn't really want to kill her, he just wanted to scare her, but if he didn't control his strength, something might happen. However, even after walking around the gates of hell, the leader still didn't give in.
"You...kill...me..."
The chief collapsed on the ground, holding his neck and retching.
Zhang Feng and Zhang Xiaotang, who had been silent, looked at each other and could see the surprise in each other's eyes. They did not expect this to be the case.
This female pirate would rather die here than face the sea beasts. Are the sea beasts really that scary? "I promise you that I will never let you go to the deep sea area or come into contact with sea beasts."
The chief still did not nod.
This fact that he was not moved by any persuasion gave Zhang Feng a headache. Of course he couldn't kill him, after all, killing him would do him no good.
Zhang Feng thought for a moment and said, "What if I can get all of your pirate wanted warrants revoked?"
This time, the chief's expression finally changed.
"You...are you...truly speaking?"
"Of course, I never lie to anyone and I will always do what I promised to others."
The great leader said in disbelief:
"I... don't believe it..."
This wanted order is not for one or two people, but for all pirates. There are more than a thousand pirates under her command alone, not to mention other pirates. How can such a wanted order be withdrawn just like that, especially when it has been issued for such a long time!
But then again, if it could really be revoked, then it would be worth it even if it cost her own life. After all, this meant that the more than a thousand pirates under her command could live a normal life, and she was the leader elected by these pirates, and she needed to be responsible for these brothers.
They were not born to be pirates. Unless they had nowhere else to go, who would like this kind of wandering life?
Of course, this is not to say that these pirates are good people. It can only be said that everyone has his own helplessness, and a stable and happy life is envied by many people.
Facing the chief's suspicion, Zhang Feng did not explain directly, but suddenly asked politely:
"By the way, I don't know your name yet. Can you tell me?"
Looking at the polite Zhang Feng, it was as if the two of them were just friends who had just met, without any tension at all. This made the chief feel a chill in his heart, because people like this were the most terrifying.
"Lucy...Lucy Taylor."
It was just a name, and the chief did not refuse to answer.
"Lucy? Not bad, your name is as pretty as you are."
Zhang Feng first praised Lucy for no apparent reason, then he said with a smile:
"Let me introduce myself formally. My name is Zhang Feng. Perhaps you have heard of my name."
"Zhang... Zhang Feng?"
No need for maybe, this name is too recognizable! Lucy's eyes widened.
"You...you are the Lord of Red Leaf City?!"
"It seems you know me."
Zhang Feng agreed at this time.
“…”
Although she still felt a little bit unbelievable, Lucy felt that there was no need for the other party to lie to her.
No wonder Zhang Feng has such a big ship, and it is named after Yunhai City. It turns out that he is the lord of Hongye City! That can explain it!
But why does he, a city lord, have such strong personal strength?
His fighting power should be stronger than that of a knight! Moreover, he just showed his hatred for the Lord of Red Leaf City and said so many bad things about him... It's over! Let alone other things, just saying bad things behind his back is fine if you don't know about it, but no one can tolerate it if they know about it, especially when the other party is still powerful...
Lucy had already anticipated that her future would be difficult. She couldn't fight him, and she couldn't escape him either. Was she going to have to agree to his terms?
Various thoughts ran through Lucy's mind.
"If you help me investigate the sea beast, I will cancel your wanted warrant. Do you want to take this deal?"
Zhang Feng stood up and looked down at her. The smile on his face disappeared and he felt very oppressive.
"I... take it!"
Lucy finally gritted her teeth and said, this is for herself and for the brothers! In order to avoid any more trouble, she continued:
"I know a place where you can occasionally see sea beasts from afar. I can take you there right now!"