Chapter 342: Section 129: Ship Spirit Repair Alchemy Scroll
Knife Mountain Island’s name was very apt, as the entire island was a wall-like mountain peak, with the majority of its inhabitants living at the foot of the mountain.
The peak looked like a giant knife cleaved into the sea.
Almost all around Knife Mountain Island were cliffs, except for two shallow beaches that could serve as harbors.
Knife Harbor was one of them, much smaller than the other harbor. However, it was just right for secret resupplying.
The sky was azure, and clouds drifted leisurely as several dilapidated ships of the Justice Pirate Group surged into the harbor and docked smoothly.
The receptionist at Knife Harbor had been standing and waiting for a while, and his face showed a hint of puzzlement when he saw a Dragon-man youth leading some subordinates off the ship.
The crew was roughly the same, but the ships of the Justice Pirate Group did not match the records.
The flagship of the Justice Pirate Group was supposed to be a Silver Level demon energy ship, one of the latest models deployed by the empire.
But most of the ships before him were ordinary, and the few demon energy ships were at most Black Iron Level.
And clearly, these ships had just encountered battle.
After staring a few more seconds, the receptionist’s eyes widened as he recognized the ships, “They seem to be from the Copper Seagull Trading Group and Fast Blade Pirate Group…”
“Captain Long Fu,” the receptionist greeted as he approached, “these ships…”
The Dragon-man youth glanced at him, gestured backward, and Lan Zao immediately placed the sack he was carrying on the ground, opened it, and revealed a human head inside.
“Before coming here, we found a group of pirates who had slaughtered a trading group. Please count them, and tally our contribution to the empire,” said the Dragon-man youth.
The receptionist stared agape at the heads in the sack, swallowed hard, and then looked at the Dragon-man youth with a bitter expression, “Lords of the Justice Pirate Group, to tell the truth, the Fast Blade Pirate Group has the same status as you.”
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“Oh? Were they also secretly recruited pirates?” the Dragon-man youth asked, slightly startled.
“Yes,” nodded the receptionist.
Zi Di, wearing a mask, asked sternly, “Strange, how can you allow recruited pirates to rob merchant ships of the empire?”
The receptionist sighed, “It’s a necessity.”
“For the empire, disrupting the Pirate Throne is the main concern. Everything else is minor detail that can be abandoned.”
“This is military strategy!”
“If we prohibit them from targeting the empire’s merchant ships, then the behavioral patterns of the pirates who join us would become too obvious and easily detected.”
“Moreover, if such regulations were designed, it would be difficult to recruit enough pirates to disrupt the selection for the Pirate Throne.”
“These are not the main points.” Cang Xu, standing nearby, asked, “By killing them, we still contributed, right?”
The receptionist nodded, “Of course. The identities of the pirates we recruit are confidential, and they are not aware of each other. So, by killing the Fast Blade Pirate Group, it will count as a normal merit.”
“Let’s go inside and talk,” urged the Dragon-man youth.
“Yes, yes, lords, please follow me this way,” the receptionist led them toward the shipyard.
Lan Zao handed over the sack to a member of the empire’s spies in the shipyard, along with several large boxes of various resources.
Most of these resources were obtained from Mysterious Monster Island, and a small part was from after the pirate group was formed. Cang Xu, Zi Di, Fat Tongue, and others, after much deliberation and making choices, tried to sell what they temporarily didn’t need in exchange for urgently required materials.
The receptionist knew of this, glanced over the open boxes, and still felt surprised, “Your group has really made a huge gain during this period!”
There wasn’t a single Soul Crystal among the items, and many high-end alchemy resources obtained from Mysterious Monster Island were only included a little.
“I’ve also brought some ships to sell this time,” the Dragon-man youth said, “Where’s the list?”
The receptionist hurriedly handed him a scroll.
Zi Di, curious and probing, examined the scroll.
Using this scroll again was routine for either the Dragon-man youth or Cang Xu.
The scroll obviously listed the latest exchange items.
Cang Xu was the second to read it, and after finishing, he exhaled a breath of relief, “Not bad.”
The content list held by the Justice Pirate Group was from the previous period, and comparing it to the latest exchange list, there were definitely changes.
However, the extent of these changes was minor and did not much affect the plans of the younger ones; only minor modifications were needed.
“Let me take a look,” Zi Di was the third to take the scroll.
Being a mage, handling it was effortless.
The Dragon-man youth, Cang Xu, and others discussed for a moment and finalized the exchange content.
“Wait, what is this scroll?” Zi Di suddenly spoke up.
The receptionist immediately explained, “Just as described, it is an alchemy scroll used for repairing the ship spirit.”
“Introduction is but this one sentence, what exactly are its effects, and how many have exchanged for it?” Zi Di pressed.
The receptionist showed a hint of confusion, “Has your group already created a ship spirit on board?”
There was no ship spirit, but there was a Tower Spirit.
The Dragon-man youth and Cang Xu exchanged glances, both discerning Zi Di’s intention.
The Dragon-man youth nodded, “A bit of treasure hunting gain, it’s an incomplete ship spirit that only responds to our call sporadically.”
The receptionist paused, “Your group is really lucky, even if it’s an incomplete ship spirit, it’s still a ship spirit.”
Ships possessing ship spirits are rare.
Their numbers are much fewer than those of Gold Level demon energy ships.
Among these, most ship spirits are artificially created. This high-end alchemy technology originated from Tower Spirit manufacturing techniques but is more suitable for use in demon energy ships.
The receptionist noted this information mentally and replied to the Dragon-man youth, “I’m not very clear about the specific effects of this batch of scrolls. In fact, even if it’s the same scroll, the effects vary depending on different ship spirits.”
“To properly repair a ship spirit, I strongly recommend that your group upgrade its privileges. The Justice Pirate Group could further increase its access level, and then you could officially invite advanced craftsmen from the Empire to intervene.”
Alchemy scrolls are like potions, high-grade Alchemists are like doctors. The illness of a damaged ship spirit, of course, is best treated with a tailored approach rather than a universal remedy like the alchemy scrolls.
The Dragon-man youth shook his head slightly, “According to our plan, we’ll upgrade our privileges next time. But back to these scrolls, is there any other information?”
After taking the hefty money pouch, the receptionist smiled slightly, “I’m not too clear about the exact effects of these alchemy scrolls, but I do know who made them.”
“Who is it?”
But the receptionist continued to smile without answering.
Realizing the situation, Cang Xu immediately took out a smaller pouch from his embrace and handed it directly to the receptionist.
The receptionist blatantly accepted it and even weighed it before satisfactorily tucking it back into his bosom, “Tuck. From the Steel Pound family.”
The Dragon-man youth frowned slightly.
Tuck?
An unfamiliar name.
But he knew about the Steel Pound family.
They were among the Empire’s top families, the current family head being the Grand Duke Steel Armor, with strength equivalent to the Holy Emperor— a living deity!
Cang Xu’s pupils contracted slightly.
In a low murmur, Zi Di said, “If it is him…”
Cang Xu, seeing the confusion on the Dragon-man youth’s face, took the initiative to explain, “Captain, Tuck is a genius with highly concentrated Steel Pound bloodline, a Holy Domain Level Alchemist! He’s still young, only forty-five years old. His specialty is creating Tower Spirits and ship spirits.”
“Since this Ship Spirit Repair Scroll comes from him, we can only expect great effects!”
The receptionist laughed and continued, “There are likely many with the same thoughts as you. Initially, there were twenty of these scrolls, now only six remain.”
Zi Di looked at the Dragon-man youth, “Captain, I suggest we purchase one of these scrolls!”
The Dragon-man youth, already tempted, thought for a moment and nodded, “Alright, let’s do that.”
Consequently, the previous exchange plan had to undergo significant changes.
A scroll for repairing ship spirits was the largest expenditure. According to the situation of the Justice Pirate Group, they could only afford one.
After a brief discussion, they finally settled on a new exchange plan.
Ship Spirit Repair Scroll remained the largest expense, followed by a small amount of alchemy materials covering low, mid, and high grades, a lot of traditional materials, some standard combat consumables such as potions, scrolls, bombs, arrows, etc. Lastly, there were also some cultivation materials, such as the Earth Element resources needed by Big guy.
After receiving the plan, the receptionist confirmed it and then stated that two-thirds of the exchange content could be completed on the spot.
But the remaining one-third would take three days.
“Then we’ll wait three days,” nodded the Dragon-man youth, his brow secretly furrowing.
Three days was a bit long; the longer the time dragged on, the greater the likelihood of exposure.
Don’t forget, they already lacked Pearl Bubble.
Nevertheless, waiting was necessary as repairs indeed required time.
During this period, using the coastline to secretly and thoroughly repair the Deep Sea Monster Fish was essential.
“With these materials, it would only take a day and night to fully repair the Deep Sea Monster Fish. After that, we’ll assess the situation,” the Dragon-man youth had a plan set, ready to make an escape as soon as the Deep Sea Monster Fish was repaired.
“You are indeed here!” Just then, a squad of the Navy suddenly burst into the shipyard.
“Pirates, huh!” The leading Navy vice admiral, wielding a long-handled great sword, glared at the youth and others,”Seize them all!”