Chen Qi stopped the boat, holding a kerosene lamp as he walked out of the boathouse, scrutinizing the closed 'portal gate'.
This gate could only be opened by the Flower Witch.
The Flower Witch took off her cloak, revealing her white shoulders and legs. A layer of pale blue spiritual power appeared at her feet.
Spell 'Water Walking'!
She easily stepped onto the water and approached the portal gate.
"Need some help?"
The Flower Witch worried that Chen Qi might not be able to jump over.
Learning this spell and excelling in the first-year test at the Golden Flower Bird Kingdom Academy could earn top marks!
Walking on water was really not difficult.
Chen Qi tossed away the Water Elf and stepped on the Deep Sea Water Elf, reaching the portal gate even faster.
"?!"
Two small flowers popped up on the Flower Witch's head. Being from the Guardian Beast country, she suddenly felt she had seen too little.
"Ahem, open the door."
The Flower Witch said, her voice and appearance being the key.
Under the Flower Witch's command, the closed portal gate slowly opened, revealing a narrow crack.
Chen Qi followed behind the Flower Witch, continually entering within.
At first, it was extremely narrow, allowing only one person to pass through.
The farther they went, the broader it became.
After walking for about two minutes, Chen Qi emerged from the entrance.
Moonlight shone on his face, a vast green prairie unfolding before his eyes.
"This is..."
Chen Qi was amazed by the expansive scene before him.
[You have entered the crack 'Black Land'.]
Crack! Chen Qi instinctively became cautious.
He was now in another world.
With the descent of Crack Tide, no one knew what might happen inside the crack.
The Flower Witch walked ahead:
"Do not worry too much, this crack has undergone high-level harmless containment treatment. The pollution has been removed, it should be fine."
High-level crack harmless technology was an extremely complex technology requiring the simultaneous mobilization of the Meteorological Bureau, the Hunter Association, the Purification Department, and the Crack Stabilization Department, along with other Transcendent forces, to achieve.
Simplified, only state-level power could accomplish this!
Harmless treatment, this was the Witch's background... Chen Qi excitedly glanced around.
The bright moonlight covered the vast grassland, casting a gentle glow on each blade of grass.
It looked just like a normal prairie.
The Flower Witch took a deep breath and walked towards her small home.
An open-air pharmacy.
The pharmacy was filled with a faint herbal aroma, interwoven with the dust particles in the air, creating a unique atmosphere.
A cabinet nearby was full of various herb bottles, with labels so faded they were illegible.
In the corner, old alchemy equipment stood silently, its metal parts rusted, but its past power and magic still palpable.
"Please wait a moment, let me clean up a bit, then I'll help you make a potion with the Pale Scale Fruit."
The Flower Witch picked up an old broom, a feather duster, and a rag, and quickly cleaned up.
"Can I take a look around?"
Chen Qi curiously glanced around. .net
The Flower Witch loved the joy of cleaning dust:
"No problem, just treat this as an ordinary place, no need for formalities."
Chen Qi took a step forward and bent down, his pupils contracting.
In the distant low plain, he could see endless tombstones.
These tombstones were old and worn, at least a century old.
Roughly estimated, the number of tombstones here surpassed ten thousand.
"What are these tombstones?"
He curiously asked.
The Flower Witch turned her head and sighed:
"Several hundred years ago, when the Witch Sea first faced the Great Whale's descent, ten thousand soldiers polluted by the Great Whale's body turned into its black tide army, destroying everything in sight.
The Great Whale, an ancient being from the Era of Darkness, once infected, no medicine or surgery could save.
Five hundred years ago, the previous Flower Witch handled them all here and buried them, setting up these tombstones."
The reason the Flower Witch killed so many was because of the Great Whale, but except for scholars studying alchemy, few knew this.
People only remembered the terror of the Flower Witch.
Chen Qi stomped underfoot.
Meaning that beneath him lay the corpses of ten thousand people.
This was the power of the Great Whale...
He suddenly felt a chill in his heart.
No matter what era, ten thousand people was a terrifying number.
Chen Qi let out a long breath.
Before absolute extraordinary power, people were merely numbers.
Many ancient monsters fed on human emotions and spirits.
Weak transcendents would only become fodder for the monsters, making them stronger.
This was why every nation had rules prohibiting any individual or organization from privately venturing to the border.
After cleaning the pharmacy, the Flower Witch took out the Pale Scale Fruit and began making the potion.
At this moment, she suddenly became a bit sad, a few blue sorrowful flowers blooming on her head.
She looked at Chen Qi, murmuring:
"Chef, if you can, after making some money, it's best to head to the inland cities of Shell Country. Don't stay in the Witch Sea anymore."
She had a good impression of Chen Qi, a brave man trying to survive, daring the storm and the risk of sea monsters to sail alone on the ocean.
Though she wasn't sure if he was related to the [Report Agency].
"Why?"
Chen Qi asked curiously.
The Flower Witch hesitated for a moment before speaking:
"According to my teacher's prophecy, the Great Whale will eventually cross the border, and the entire Witch Sea will be destroyed.
Though just a prophecy... if possible, please stay away from this place.
Even the old monsters in the mainland probably can't stop the Great Whale's descent.
And I..."
The Flower Witch said as the flowers on her head wilted.
Many who perished in the sea didn't even have a tombstone.
Chen Qi did his best to appear surprised.
This prophecy was not comprehensive enough.
The Witch Sea's destruction? The whole world would be doomed.
Other regions wouldn't fare much better.
This place was so wonderful, with its winds and sea, and friendly sea monsters. Leaving wasn't an option.
Chen Qi shook his head:
"I'll consider it, but the Crack Tide is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity for us ordinary transcendents without backgrounds."
Chen Qi didn't hide his strong desire for power.
According to the background of the "New Sun Game," only absolute power could survive in this wave.
As a transmigrator player, he had to become as strong as possible.
He couldn't yet involve himself with the Black Whale Group or the main narrative of this sea.
The Flower Witch stood there for a moment, nearly forgetting that although the person before her was just a First Order transcendent, the Dragon's Breath Grass in her had was obtained thanks to him.
"Sorry, I said too much. However, please still be careful, especially stay away from the Black Whale Pirate Group and the Sea God Pirate Group."
The Flower Witch focused on making the potion.
With nothing to do, Chen Qi wandered the grassland with the Deep Sea Water Elf.
Suddenly, he noticed a plot of land growing vegetables.
Chen Qi's eyes lit up.
This seemed to be a vegetable garden.
"Flower Witch, can these vegetables be used?"
"Hmm... the garden still has vegetables growing, so yes."
The Flower Witch recalled the days of gardening a decade ago.
She didn't expect that after ten years, the vegetables were still so well preserved.
Chen Qi squatted down and pulled up a vegetable.
These ingredients weren't ordinary, but specially cultivated extraordinary ingredients!
Chen Qi casually picked a few, and a special prompt appeared before him.
[Ten-Year Extraordinary Cabbage
Nature Form: Cup, Flower
Description: Extraordinary vegetable cultivated with spiritual power. Consuming it can promote digestion, body growth during the growth period, and slightly enhance constitution.]
[Ten-Year Extraordinary Carrot
Nature Form: Cup, Flower
Description: Extraordinary vegetable cultivated with spiritual power. Consuming it can enhance vision, and with long-term use, greatly improve vision, and slightly increase inspiration.]
What on earth are Ten-Year Extraordinary Vegetables? Do they really take ten years to grow?
Chen Qi looked at the vegetable garden, about the size of a small basketball court.
The vegetables here could feed an ordinary person for a year.
His culinary skills might have found a new purpose.