Chapter 1105: Chapter 712, Law Mark
Inside the Reef Hall.
Fang Hao sat on the coral chair, looking with puzzlement at the Fishmen lord and the Priest beside him.
The Fishmen’s attitude towards him seemed a bit different from yesterday.
“Lord Guk Tuk, what’s going on outside?” Fang Hao voiced his confusion.
It looked like the Fishmen bore no hostility towards him.
Moreover, there was an excessive amount of reverence.
The Fishmen lord glanced at the Priest.
The latter, swaying his long fish whiskers, explained, “Although our people’s belief is devout, the long absence of a response from the Father God has led us to much confusion and obstacles. Now, with the appearance of the Divine Child, you have brought new hope to everyone.”
Fang Hao carefully analyzed the statement.
The meaning was that they had not received a response from the god and were now pinning their hopes on him, a false ‘chosen one’.
In fact, the god the Fishmen worshiped probably no longer existed.
After all, the state of the temple at the bottom of the lake was filled with an aura of death and decay.
A river of blood filled the sky, with Rotten Corpses drifting in the river.
The viscous liquid contaminated the ground, forming a dark red mire.
If this god were still alive, how could the temple guarded by the ‘god’s servants’ have turned out like this?
“Right, what can I do for the Fishmen Tribe?” Fang Hao nodded in understanding, then continued.
The Priest went on, “We plan to establish a position for the Divine Child within the Temple.”
Fang Hao was taken aback.
Establish a position?
Did they mean to enshrine a statue of him?
Then, his heart leaped with joy.
Holy shit, what a windfall.
This beat any Dark Gold shipwreck in terms of gains!
He could feel his Power of Faith growing incrementally.
If he could establish a statue among the Fishmen Tribe, it would be a massive haul of faith.
The Fishmen’s devotion to their god, coupled with their population, was an excellent place to harvest faith.
His heart swelled with joy, but Skeleton’s frame showed no abnormality, “Does everyone agree to this?”
“Agreed.”
After pretending to ponder, Fang Hao said, “If it can help you, I have no objections.”
“Good,” the Priest flicked his long whiskers, “I’ll arrange for someone to immediately craft Your statue; we will need you to make an appearance.”
“It’s not necessary to go through such trouble; I have a ready-made one here. Just arrange for someone to deliver it,” Fang Hao quickly interjected.
The Priest was surprised but nodded, “That’s also good, it can save a certain amount of time and trouble.”
Their conversation concluded.
Fang Hao’s gaze then fell back upon the Fishmen lord.
“Lord Guk Tuk, about the trade?”
The Fishmen lord nodded, “The items are all prepared, Divine Child, please follow me.”
The group left the Reef Hall.
They arrived at a building resembling a warehouse.
Inside was a dense pile of items, a glance revealing gems, pearls, and various corals.
Messily piled into a small hill.
At the bottom, one could see the edge of the Dawn Blue Coral peeking out.
This was an object that could be auctioned at the Trade Alliance, yet here it was, treated like garbage at the very bottom.
“All the collected items are here, take a look at what you need and tabulate the price!” the Fishmen lord said.
Fang Hao nodded and said to the Skeleton merchants behind him, “Categorize these and estimate the prices.”
“Yes, my lord.”
The Skeleton merchants stepped forward, beginning to organize and tally.
…
“I heard that colossal thing is a sea ship,” Fang Hao asked during the lull.
The Fishmen lord nodded, “Indeed, it was already here when our tribe came.”
The Thornfin Sea was also a place the Fishmen moved to later.
It was the discovery of this shipwreck that decided their settlement here.
Of course, these were things passed down orally from generation to generation of Fishmen.
Like humans, Fishmen also have lifespans.
The current group of Fishmen were not the earliest to arrive.
“Does this shipwreck hold any significant meaning for you?” Fang Hao probed further.
The Fishmen lord shook his head.
Fang Hao continued, “Can you take me inside for a look?”
“Of course,” the Fishmen lord led him toward the shipwreck.
The closer they got.
The more one could see the multitude of various barnacle creatures clinging to the hull.
Mottled like a mountain of barnacles.
Upon reaching the deck.
One could see a number of houses.
No different from the cities on land.
After picking out a house, he walked straight in.
Inside was empty, its contents long since removed by several generations of Fishmen, leaving nothing behind.
After visiting several houses.
The interiors seemed no different from those on land.
And the Fishmen lord, having little interest, stood aside waiting for him.
Finally, Fang Hao headed towards the center area, the tallest castle-like structure.
At a glance.
One could only discern the outline of the castle, its surface unrecognizable.
Fang Hao went straight inside.
The interior of the castle was still empty.
Only at the center, there sat a throne covered with an assortment of marine plants and silt.
Fang Hao frowned.
This layout… bore an uncanny resemblance to the cities of transmigrators.
Moreover, it was on the Day of Grace that the treasure map was given to transmigrators.
This couldn’t help but make Fang Hao grow more suspicious in his heart.
He glanced behind, and seeing that the Fishmen leader hadn’t followed, he sat down directly on the throne.
He waited for two or three seconds.
No prompt appeared.
It wasn’t following the rules of transmigrators?
But soon, he came to realize.
The body he currently possessed was just a Demon Doll.
It was normal not to get a prompt about occupation.
It seemed he needed to come here in person after all.
After deciding what to do,
Fang Hao didn’t stay inside any longer and walked straight out of the doorway.
“Are you done looking? It’s actually just a large shipwreck, nothing special,” said the Fishmen leader casually.
It looked as though the Fishmen Tribe didn’t place much importance on this shipwreck.
After they had emptied it of all items, it no longer had any value.
“There really isn’t anything special,” Fang Hao said. “Such a large ship sitting here, don’t you find it a bit obstructive?”
“Obstructive?”
“I mean it’s so big, it seems somewhat inconvenient.”
The Fishmen leader shook his head, “Not really, we haven’t noticed, and there isn’t much we can do about it. It’s too big to move.”
Fang Hao continued to probe, “What if I said I could help you remove it, would that change the environment for the Fishmen Tribe a bit?”
“You can remove it?”
“I can’t be certain, but I can try.”
If he couldn’t occupy it, then he would have to arrange for a large force to salvage it.
But that would probably be quite difficult.
Since it had been announced as a treasure map, there should be a way to remove it.
The Fishmen leader pondered for a moment, guessing in his mind that Fang Hao was interested in the ship.
In the end, he nodded his head in agreement, “Fine, if you can remove it, the shipwreck is yours to dispose of.”
“Great!” Fang Hao immediately agreed.
Everything was going very smoothly.
Both the matter of the idol of faith and the shipwreck had been settled.
…
Returning to the Fishmen warehouse.
Various items had already been categorized and counted.
A Skeleton merchant approached, carrying a plank of wood on which some numbers were etched.
He spoke in a low voice, “My lord, the tally is complete; it all adds up to a total of seven million two hundred and fifty thousand Warfire Coins. Among them, the most valuable items are ‘Dawn Blue Coral,’ ‘Coral Crystals’… and some others.”
The wooden plank was handed over, with items and quantities listed in a categorized record.
Fang Hao nodded and passed the plank to the nearby Fishmen leader, saying, “This is what my people have tallied up. The value is quite considerable; you can arrange for someone to verify it.”
The Fishmen Tribe were not members of the Trade Alliance and didn’t have contact with the outside world.
The value of their goods was not accurately priced.
For example, in this collection of items, they would keep ores and gemstones separate, while things like Coral Crystals were piled together.
Of course, perhaps in the eyes of the Fishmen, those things were scarcer, and the Coral Crystals were more abundant.
“How many of those equipments of yours can we exchange for this price?” asked the Fishmen leader.
Having thought about it, Fang Hao replied, “If we’re talking about blue-quality equipment, you could probably exchange for around sixty thousand pieces. Purple equipment is worth more, roughly six to seven thousand pieces.”
The Fishmen leader’s expression showed joy.
He obviously hadn’t expected these widely available sea items to be exchanged for so many goods.
He could gather even more with his tribespeople.
“Alright, then let’s go with that price and exchange them all for blue-quality complete sets, including weapons,” the Fishmen leader decided without hesitation.
He didn’t insist on getting someone to check the prices.
Of course, the Skeleton merchant’s tally was not done with the intention of undervaluing either.
The pricing was based on the market rate.
Either way, his side was making a profit.
There was no need to deliberately deceive them.
“Deal. I’ll come back tomorrow with the statue and the corresponding equipment.”
“Good!”
After the agreement, Fang Hao left with everyone and returned to the White Gauze Queen.
…
Satisfied, he returned to the main city.
Fang Hao started to prepare the items that needed to be delivered to the Fishmen the next day.
Whether it was for trade or the collection of the Power of Faith,
He needed to maintain a good relationship with the Fishmen.
Moreover, the Fishmen were primitive and barbaric to the outside world, but they were quite decent to him.
Pleasant to talk with, and with long whiskers.
They made qualified partners.
After dinner,
Fang Hao went to check the channels.
Bai Xuan and the little imp’s matters were no longer being discussed.
The messages were mostly about forming teams for adventures and selling equipment.
There wasn’t much interesting in the regional channels.
So, he switched to the world channels to continue watching.
While he was looking, a sales message caught Fang Hao’s attention.
“(Orange Item): Selling Orange-quality item [Law Mark (Orange)], exchange for orange-quality equipment/items, interested parties PM.”
An orange-quality item?
Currently, where purple was considered top-tier equipment, orange-quality items were very rare.
To see one for sale in the world channel was uncommon.
With that in mind, he clicked to take a look.
[Law Mark (Orange)]
[Category: Restraint Equipment]
[Effect: Can ‘bind’ the basic thoughts of the wearer, making them follow the fundamental rules of the Golden Laws.]
(Description: Based on the sensing of laws, this Golden Mark can restrict the basic behavior of the wearer.)