Chapter 634: Section 421: The Little Prince with a Struggling IQ
After hearing the Little Prince’s carefully designed strategy, everyone remained silent for a long time.
The Little Prince, getting no response, urged, “What do you think? It’s a good idea, isn’t it?”
The other three exchanged a quick glance.
Cang Xu, looking at the proud Little Prince, suddenly understood a past experience of his.
According to what Cang Xu had heard from others, when the Little Prince had first interacted with the ship ghost and others, he frequently faced crises and was repeatedly rescued by the ship ghost. Without the ship ghost, the Little Prince would have been doomed long ago.
At the time, Cang Xu was somewhat puzzled.
Why did the Little Prince keep encountering crises? Even with secret protection, his kingdom’s merchant ships wouldn’t be in such danger.
Perhaps encountering danger once or twice was inevitable.
But with cautious actions, Cang Xu wouldn’t have fallen into crisis repeatedly.
Cang Xu had once darkly speculated that perhaps this was a tactic used by the ship ghost to subdue the Little Prince. Due to this suspicion, Cang Xu didn’t probe further into the Little Prince’s experiences.
But now, Cang Xu felt that his previous suspicion was probably an overthinking.
Given the Little Prince’s intelligence, facing multiple crises was indeed expected!
Threatening the Fin Spirit’s Fishman Tribe to provoke the pirates in the sky to come down and fight…
What kind of strategy was that? It was simply stupid.
Firstly, the Undead Mages exposing themselves directly lost the tactical advantage of operating in the shadows.
Secondly, would the Fin Spirit agree? The Fin Spirit cared so much about the Fishman Tribe, even becoming an Undead Mage and possibly leaving the ship ghost, she would still come back to protect them. Once the Fishman Tribe was endangered, she was blackmailed by the Sea Snake Lady, ultimately controlling her. Would she agree to this plan? Obviously not!
Furthermore, even if the Fin Spirit agreed, it would be difficult to implement. Mismanagement would be like shooting oneself in the foot, turning it into a disaster.
The Undead Mages had extensive control over their subordinates, but they couldn’t ensure enough precision. The Little Prince and others might show mercy, but an army using skeletons and ghosts couldn’t guarantee that every undead would stop at just threatening the Fishmen.
And the inherent disgust living creatures held towards the undead ran deep.
The Fishman Tribe’s reaction would also be hard to control.
The Fishmen might flee, which would be the best scenario. But there’s also a high likelihood that they could resist and attack.
Should that happen, the Undead Mages would find it difficult to handle.
If they fought, their commands couldn’t just stop at threats, definitely causing damage to the Fishmen. What would the Fin Spirit think? If the damage was severe, the Fin Spirit might develop hatred and truly turn traitor!
If they didn’t fight, then it would mean retreating. What would the pirates think seeing this? The fighting will of the Undead Mages being so indecisive, obviously not wanting revenge on the Fishman Tribe, what could the reason be? Too simple, they must be considering the Fin Spirit’s feelings. Since they are considering the Fin Spirit’s feelings, they clearly want to rescue her. Maybe, they had already communicated secretly with the Fin Spirit!
Lastly, would this trick really lure the pirates down?
Not necessarily.
The Sea Snake Lady’s Golden Level sea snake had already been slain, and she herself was only Silver Level. The captain of the Softie, also the squad leader of the Powerless Pirate Group—Gum Man, was also only at the Silver Level.
Thus, the Sea Snake Lady had also invited the Spirited Pirate Group. The squad leader of this pirate group had reached the Golden Level.
Facing the Undead Army, even if the ship ghost and the Ghost Ship didn’t show up, the Sea Snake Lady and Gum Man were very likely to shrink on their ship, not moving at all.
Anyone with sense would associate the undead army with the ship ghost’s crew.
The ship ghost was Golden Level, after all!
In short, the Little Prince’s plan was too foolish. Rather than executing it, directly attacking would have been better.
Cang Xu remained silent, not speaking. He wouldn’t offend the Little Prince without reason.
Ku Feng also kept his mouth shut, as if he hadn’t heard the Little Prince’s words.
The Little Prince’s gaze mainly focused on the ship ghost.
The ship ghost walked up to the Little Prince, extended his hand, and touched his round, smooth head, “The plan isn’t bad, I can tell you really tried to think it through. But you should avoid making plans in the future.”
“Ah?!” The Little Prince was stunned.
“Apart from this plan, what other ideas do you have?” the ship ghost asked Ku Feng and Cang Xu.
Ku Feng shrugged, indicating that he just needed to draw his sword and follow the ship ghost in battle. He wouldn’t think too much about other things.
“I didn’t expect Ku Feng to be quite cunning.” Cang Xu thought and felt the pressure coming onto him.
Cang Xu pondered, “As of now, we still don’t know much about our enemy. At least we still don’t understand why the Sea Snake Lady is here, and why she has invited the Powerless and Spirited Pirate Groups, yet the whereabouts of her pirate ship is unknown.”
“Since we’ve already communicated with the Fin Spirit, why not ask her?”
Cang Xu’s words sounded simple but had already expressed his opinion.
That was to let the Fin Spirit figure out a way, with the ship ghost and others coordinating.
The Fin Spirit spread Water Ghosts for scouting, which certainly couldn’t be hidden from the Sea Snake Lady. Because the spell fluctuations when communicating with Water Ghosts, gaining vision, and memories were very intense.
So, the Fin Spirit’s scouting must be permitted by the Sea Snake Lady.
But the Sea Snake Lady didn’t know that the Fin Spirit had tampered with the Water Ghosts’ bodies.
Since the Fin Spirit had a scouting role, it was more suitable to make the pirates cautious, leading to misjudgments, and thereby coming down to attack.
“Hmph, what’s there to ask that traitor. We’ve come to rescue her, she should be grateful and just quietly wait for help!” The Little Prince was somewhat angry.
The ship ghost listened to Cang Xu’s words, sighed again, as if to say: Finally, there’s someone sensible.
He nodded slightly, “I can’t communicate with the Fin Spirit for too long, nor too frequently. The more frequent and the longer the communication, the easier it is to give us away.”
“But these matters should indeed be clarified first.”
“After a while, I’ll contact her.”
Cang Xu did not know what this means of communication was. He hypothesized it might concern the middle-level Undead Inheritance of Soul Vein, but considering the principles of the ship ghost, Fin Spirit should not have been taught knowledge of such degree.
Cang Xu then remembered: Fin Spirit had once served as an alchemy assistant and had stayed by the side of the ship ghost for many years.
“Perhaps this is some kind of alchemy method?”
Soon thereafter, the ship ghost reappeared and told everyone else, “I’ve gotten it cleared up.”
“The Sea Snake Lady’s Magic Pet was killed in action. She has come here to search for a Golden Level sea snake to sign a new Magic Pet contract.”
“For this purpose, she enlisted the robust pirate group with a Golden Level, robust squad leader capable of handling Golden Level sea beast.”
“Additionally, she invited the Gum Man. Though only at the Silver Level, he has remarkable combat achievements, capable of subduing beings at the Golden Level by making them lose their combat abilities, leaving them weak and debilitated.”
“The Gum Man will weaken the Golden Level sea snake’s abilities, facilitating an easy capture by the robust squad leader.”
“As for Fin Spirit, only the Sea Snake Lady knows her true identity. The other two are unaware she is an Undead Mage. The Sea Snake Lady has disguised her. Normally, Fin Spirit is responsible for scouting the sea.”
“Of course, the Sea Snake Lady and the others will scout as well. They prefer hiding within the clouds as water ghosts find it most convenient.”
Little Prince was delighted by the news, “In that case, why not catch a Golden Level sea snake ourselves to lure them down?”
The ship ghost spoke, “They identified a suitable target three days ago.”
“That’s why the Sea Snake Lady summoned the robust pirate group for support.”
This arrangement was quite plausible.
The robust pirate group is a Golden Level force, and after losing a Golden Level Sea God Magic Beast, the Sea Snake Lady, being only at Silver Level, desperately lacked confidence.
It was unlikely that she could afford to keep a Golden Level powerhouse by her side at all times to wait for the right target to appear.
The robust pirate group had their own affairs to attend to.
Just as Bu Quan, although highly valued by the Alchemy Guild, they wouldn’t assign a Golden Level to secretly protect him at all times.
The value of a Golden Level determines both the difficulty and the cost of their employment.
“Then why don’t we just go after the sea snake?” Little Prince urged again.
The more he schemed, the more he revealed his foolishness.
Upon hearing this, Cang Xu did not hesitate to dismiss the silly plan.
Because, should they move against a Golden Level sea snake, there’s no way the Sea Snake Lady would come down.
Given the multitude of sea beasts within the White Hair Sea Trench, finding another Golden Level sea snake wasn’t difficult.
Even if neither the ship ghost nor the Ghost Ship showed up, the Undead Army dared to confront a Golden Level sea snake. How could the Sea Snake Lady and the Gum Man, both Silver Level, risk venturing into the sea?
Cang Xu thought to himself, “This intelligence is a mixed bag. It all depends on the ship ghost’s decision now.”
The Ghost Ship could not fly, but the ship ghost was at the Golden Level and was also an Undead Mage.
In fact, if the ship ghost were to strike now, he would have a significant advantage over the enemies on the Softie.
If they delay, allowing the robust pirate group leader to join, it would become troublesome.
However, the ship ghost chose not to take the risk of acting personally.
After a brief discussion, the ship ghost made his decision: to lie in ambush around the target sea snake, arranging the battlefield as much as possible, and waiting for an opportunity to strike.
Cang Xu understood the ship ghost’s concerns.
His concern was clear and simple: the Golden Level Shadow Assassin.
Fin Spirit knew not of this person, but it did not mean he wasn’t there.
Near Flower Skirt Island.
By the base of a deserted island, Lan Zao skillfully opened the door to the secret chamber, then swam into the sea.
All around was silence.
Every cell in Lan Zao’s body seemed to laugh, joy and happiness constantly emerging in his heart.
After repeatedly rejecting Ice Eagle’s invitation, he had transported himself here multiple times for training.
Sometimes, Shuang Tu accompanied him.
Other times, he came alone.
Lan Zao preferred solitude.
At that time, he would immerse himself in the sea, letting the water surround him from all directions.
He would remain motionless, quietly drifting in the sea.
He loved the sea.
This wasn’t a preference developed after his Bloodline Awakening, but one he’d always had.
He was born and raised in a seaside fishing village.
Even when he was very young, he loved to dive into the water and stay motionless, letting the currents carry him in any direction or slowly sink while gazing at the brilliant blue, boundless sky through the water’s glow.
Such a pristine blue, devoid of any impurity.
The blue of the sky normally seemed distant and cold, but under the water’s transmission, it became gentle, elegant, melancholic, approachable.
Lan Zao loved such shades of blue. Immersed in this tranquil blue, he could forget himself, forget the trivial annoyances of life, and dissolve all sorrows and depressions.
Now thinking back, everything had a root.
At that time, although he had not experienced Bloodline Awakening, the Fish Bladder Bloodline was already inside his body.
The signs had always been there.