"Wakuvaku! (Master, this one is huge! So much energy!)"
The curious Water Elf No. 3 approached and hugged the energy core.
Puff! Puff!
The body of Water Elf No. 3 instantly electrified, emitting some green ghost fire.
Water Elves have a strong ability to absorb Transcendent elements, and when they absorb too many elements, their bodies undergo permanent evolution.
However, Water Elf No. 3, having already absorbed powerful deep-sea elements, faced difficulties in evolving again.
It was unknown what Water Elf No. 2, in the hands of the Flower Witch, had become.
"Stop playing around, Number Three; you'll turn into a ghost fire sprite that scares everyone all day," Chen Qi said.
Chen Qi pulled No. 3 from the Ghost Fire Core and touched its soft body.
The freshly warmed No. 3's body temperature was just right, almost like a hot water bottle.
He found a white root sticking out of the water, sat on it, and took out the Ice Demon Pirate Group's sea map, along with the Deep Sea Hunter's treasure map.
One had to admit, the Deep Sea Hunter lived up to his legendary name.
Even the finger-sized Water Elves were rare treasures.
The more Chen Qi interacted with the Water Elves, the more he found them cute and capable.
Normally, even a Beast Tamer's contract with their beast could hardly achieve such close cooperation.
Now, a mere glance from Chen Qi, and the Water Elf understood his command.
Regrettably, the Deep Sea Hunter's treasure was ultimately the Deep Sea Hunter's.
The treasures of the Deep Sea Hunter within the near sea had already been found, while the rest lay deep within the Crack Sea.
In the depths of the Crack Sea, due to the cracks, the entire ocean's weather was extremely abnormal.
Great whirlpools, volcanic eruptions, snowstorms, blade rains, ghost spirits...
No one knew what they would encounter while sailing the ocean.
Currently though, the small houseboat could not even withstand the simplest storm.
"Before the next voyage, I must get a new ship," Chen Qi said as he clapped his hands.
However, acquiring a ship capable of withstanding the special energy core was a difficult task.
An unimaginably high price... Chen Qi shook his head, got up, and began to rebuild the White Tree area.
First, he expanded the breeding area, placed floating net cages, and designated feeder boxes, setting aside a special space for the Hai Yunduos.
Next, he marked out a planting area for growing sea sugarcane, which also beautified the environment of the White Tree area.
The powdered sugar produced from the sea sugarcane was a considerably good condiment.
"Planting area, breeding area; I need a workspace too..."
Chen Qi surveyed the surroundings, found a protruding tree trunk, and set up a small wooden stool, a small table for food and books, and a box for items, creating a simple outdoor workstation.
Clang! Clang! Clang!
Chen Qi and Water Elf No. 3 worked diligently.
After being busy for a while, the sea beast base was successfully upgraded.
Chen Qi sat on the wooden stool, ready to process the Hai Yunduos and Ghost Fire Fish. Enjoy new tales from empire
Suddenly, a soft, slippery green tentacle tugged at the hem of his clothes.
Chen Qi looked down.
It was the tentacle hair of a small green algae.
The small green algae blinked its crimson eyes, showed its crimson fangs, and tugged at his clothes again with its tentacle hair.
"Lalalala! (Master, I want a place to sing!)"
"Lalalala! (I want the Hai Yunduos and Ghost Fire Fish to listen to the beautiful singing!)"
A singing spot, and why are you also calling me master like the Water Elves... Chen Qi fell into thought.
Sea demons are typical of communal creatures.
He hadn't thought he would bring back a little sea demon when he went to sea.
But now that he had brought it back, he couldn't let it run loose.
"Please wait a moment..."
Chen Qi, holding his black blade, headed directly to the center of the White Tree area, the tall White Tree.
It took some time, but he constructed a small 'bird nest' singing stage high up on the branches using stacked branches.
Not bad... Chen Qi jumped down from the White Tree's branches.
"Little green algae, if you want to sing in the future, you can sing up there," Chen Qi told it.
Then, Chen Qi took out the 'Siren small harp' he had obtained in the Sea Demon Land.
Keeping the harp with him was undoubtedly a waste of his musical talent.
How about giving it to Little Green Algae?
Chen Qi handed the harp to Little Green Algae.
"Oh, oh, oh, oh!"
The tentacle hair of Little Green Algae excitedly trembled like a wriggling cluster of seaweed!
This little harp was given by their Sea Demon kind to full-grown Sea Demons who had a great success in singing! It was also a form of respect for Chen Qi's singing from the adult Sea Demons!
They never expected that the master would transfer such a precious thing to Little Green Algae!
Could it be that the master recognized my singing? Little Green Algae excitedly picked up the small harp and played a song of praise:
"Lalala~ (Praise! Praise my great master!)"
"Lalalalala~ (Praise! My great master, you will rule this sea area!)"
"Lalalalalala! (Praise! My great master, humans will eventually crawl under our tentacles!)"
What on earth are you singing?
Why does Little Green Algae look more and more like, more like a monster turned cultist? Chen Qi rubbed his head.
Hopefully, it doesn't mess things up.
Chen Qi clapped his hands:
"Little Green Algae, it's fine to sing, but you must sing songs that are beneficial to mental and physical health. You can't sing strange songs, especially dangerous ones, like the songs of death,"
"Otherwise, I'll sun-dry you like salted fish,"
Chen Qi emphasized.
If he let Little Sea Demon wreak havoc, the White Tree area would surely have an abundance of Ghost Fire Fish and Hai Yunduo corpses.
"Mmm-hmm."
Little Green Algae obediently nodded its head, swaying its fish tail as it struggled with the small harp to jump onto the large white tree's stage.
Then, it puffed out its chest, holding the small harp with its small hands and tentacle hair.
Tentacle hair and small hands collectively plucked the strings.
"Lalala~"
The sound of the small harp was clear and melodious, wafting along with the singing in the sea breeze.
The surrounding sea surface began to show subtle ripples. The Ghost Fire Fish and Hai Yunduo that were fighting also quieted down, lifting their heads in the water, hopping about like fans of Little Green Algae.
As if to celebrate the establishment of its new home, Little Green Algae played especially earnestly.
Pretty decent music... Chen Qi listened, and suddenly, a special prompt jumped in front of him.
[You listened to the Song of Growth, your development speed increased.]
"Song of Growth..."
Chen Qi was slightly startled.
Little Green Algae, you know this song too!
The Song of Growth, a song familiar to Cultivators, planters, and wandering poets of the Golden Flower Bird Kingdom, slightly increases the growth rate of plants and animals.
For Chen Qi at the moment, this song could help him better assimilate his extraordinary power.
Beyond that, it could also help produce new materials faster from Hai Yunduo and Ghost Fire Fish.
Although the speed of improvement wasn't much, it was still a good song.
In the melodious singing, Chen Qi took out his sheep-shearing scissors and the razor for scraping ghost fire oil, then threw a glance at Deep Sea Water Elf No.1.
Take action!
Taking advantage of the moment Hai Yunduo and Ghost Fire Fish were engrossed in the singing, Deep Sea Water Elf executed the tasks like a bandit, tying Hai Yunduo and Ghost Fire Fish in batches in front of him.
"Hehehe."
Chen Qi fiddled with Hai Yunduo and Ghost Fire Fish with both hands.
After some time, the ghost fire oil filled a small jar, and the scented cloud fur from Hai Yunduo filled a wooden box.
Because of market conditions, ghost fire oil couldn't be sold at too high a price right now, so rather than trading it, it was better to keep it for personal use.
The value of the scented cloud fur, however, was quite high. Even without specifically contacting somebody who buys luxury items, selling it off cheap, this batch of scented cloud fur could sell for at least four million!
An unimaginably high price!
Chen Qi neatly organized the cloud fur from Hai Yunduo and put it inside the backpack card.
"It must be sold quickly."
The cloud fur of Hai Yunduo requires careful preservation. If left in the backpack card for too long, the quality would greatly reduce.
After a busy day, the Sea Beast base was back in order, and Deep Sea Water Elf had also learned how to completely shear the Hai Yunduo's fur.
Chen Qi looked up at the sky, and before he knew it, it was already afternoon.
It was time to head back to Maro Town.
"Little Green Algae, keep training the Ghost Fire Fish and Hai Yunduo! I'm heading off first! If you encounter any accidents, hide, and don't fight harshly."
After instructing Little Green Algae, Chen Qi got up and headed for Maro Town.