Time flies, and before you know it, Chen Ping has been on the Bai family's merchant ship for more than half a month.
On this day, Chen Ping went fishing on the stern deck of the ship as usual. Over the past few days, he had caught quite a few sea creatures, but unfortunately none of them were valuable, so he used them to make grilled fish, except for the big-bellied fish.
Staring intently at the fishing float below, Chen Ping realized that the Bai family's merchant ship was no longer as slow as it had been at the beginning. This ship was, after all, a superior-level artifact; how could it be slower than a jet ski?
That was just when the cooling-off period had begun, which is why things slowed down.
So now the fishing float moves so fast, following the boat, that it's hard to tell if the sea creatures below can catch it.
Just as Chen Ping was pondering this, the float suddenly jerked violently, as if pulled sharply by something, and sank rapidly. His eyes lit up, and he pulled hard, instantly lifting the fishing rod. A strong force was transmitted back through the fishing line, and he knew that he had probably caught a big one this time.
As he patiently and forcefully battled his limits, finally, a large, shimmering silver fish burst from the water, sparkling brilliantly in the sunlight—it was a valuable deep-sea silver shark. A flicker of surprise crossed Chen Ping's eyes; he knew this type of fish was highly sought after in the market.
"Looks like I'm in good luck today," Chen Ping said to the air beside him with a smile, as if he had forgotten all the waiting and tedium before. For him, all of this was the fun of living on this Bai family merchant ship.
As for the speed of the boat, after experiencing the fun of high-speed sailing, he gradually got used to this unique way of fishing and even began to study how to more accurately judge when the fish bite the hook under these conditions. This also became a unique skill for him in his life at sea.
"Oh, did I arrive just in time? Chen Ping, what rare sea creature did you catch this time?"
Bai Enling, who had just arrived, only saw a flash of silver light. Before he could even see clearly, the sea beast had already landed in the fish pond, which made him laugh out loud.
As soon as he finished speaking, he arrived at the edge of the fishpond. Looking down, he saw a large, shimmering silver fish sitting quietly.
Bai Enling glanced at it and exclaimed in surprise, "This is a deep-sea silver shark? Impressive, you can even catch this kind of fish and sea monster."
Chen Ping then put away his fishing rod and walked over. Looking at the shark below, he asked, "Bai Enling, I've seen this fish in the book you gave me. It's quite rare, but you didn't mention the specific price."
Bai Enling: "Of course it's expensive. This is a deep-sea silver shark, from the core sea area. Only places below 100,000 meters deep are considered deep sea. This shows how rare deep-sea fish or marine mammals are."
"This deep-sea silver shark looks like it's just reached adulthood. It'll cost at least 100,000 Origin Gold Coins. How about it? Are you selling it? Just so you know, this fish isn't very tasty; the expensive part is the skin."
Upon hearing that the food wasn't good, Chen Ping couldn't help but purse his lips, saying with some disappointment, "It's inedible? By the way, haven't you been very busy lately? What made you decide to come over today?"
Upon hearing this, Bai Enling shifted her gaze from the deep-sea silver shark to Chen Ping and said, "I'm busy too, I'm never not busy for a day. We came to find you because we're about to enter the waters where the Nora pirates are active. We're just letting you know that you need to be extra careful on the journey ahead."
Upon hearing this, Chen Ping nodded, understanding that the waters where the Nora pirates operated meant more unpredictable risks for Bai Enling.
After thinking for a moment, Chen Ping said, "The Nora pirates... are indeed a problem. You need to prepare in advance. Since this deep-sea silver shark is of no practical use to me, just buy it at the market price. It can help offset the operating costs of the merchant ship anyway."
He paused, then asked, "As for the Nora pirates we might encounter this time, you should already have a specific strategy for dealing with them on the Bai family's merchant ship, right? Of course, just let me know if you need my help."
Bai Enling nodded happily and patted Chen Ping on the shoulder, "I feel much more at ease now that you've said that. Actually, I already have a special security plan on the merchant ship, and I've also equipped it with a well-trained escort team."
If the Nora pirates' strength hasn't changed much, then my preparations should be sufficient. But if things go wrong and a conflict ensues, I'll definitely need your help.
Upon hearing this, Chen Ping scratched his chin, thought for a moment, and nodded in agreement: "Alright, if we really can't beat them, I'll step in. But let me make it clear beforehand, don't call me if you're below the peak of the main god realm."
Bai Enling: "Oh, so according to you, Chen Ping, you can actually challenge beings of higher levels? You're only at the late stage of the Main God realm, how could you possibly defeat a peak Main God?"
"Holy crap, if this really works, your talent will be truly monstrous, enough to get you on the list of prodigies."
Upon hearing this, Chen Ping asked in confusion, "The Prodigy Ranking? Is it really that difficult to challenge opponents of higher levels? He's only at the minor cultivation level, yet he's already on the Prodigy Ranking? Is this ranking highly inflated?"
Bai Enling: "Chen Ping, you're making it sound too easy to challenge someone of a higher level. You have to understand that the difference between each level is more than ten times, so it's not something you can just casually do."
"A peak-level main god can defeat at least a dozen late-stage main gods. Of course, this doesn't include divine artifacts, since external forces are also a part of strength. There are also some beings from special races who can challenge opponents of higher levels."
Upon hearing this, Chen Ping nodded thoughtfully.
Bai Enling: "Let's go to the front deck. Don't go fishing these next few days."
Hmm? Chen Ping couldn't help but turn his head to look outside the ship.
"What's wrong? What are you looking at?" Bai Enling saw Chen Ping looking outside and couldn't help but look in the same direction. Then she saw several ships speeding towards them.
"Holy crap! That flag belongs to the Yara pirates! They actually dare to rob our Bai family's merchant ships?"
Bai Enling said with some confusion.
Chen Ping: "Uh, didn't you say they weren't afraid?"
Bai Enling: "Indeed, but under normal circumstances, it makes no sense at all. After all, in the Ten Seas, who doesn't know that there will definitely be a God-King level expert accompanying the Bai family's merchant ships? So I'm very puzzled, why would the Nora pirates dare to do this?"
"Could it be that their leader has broken through? But that's impossible. It's only been a little over a thousand years since he broke through to the peak of the main god realm, and with his talent, even reaching the peak of the main god realm would be an accident."
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