"This..."
Chen Qi rested his chin in one hand and fell into hesitation for a moment.
First, Chen Qi assessed the strength of Snake Father standing before him, a Third Rank Spiritual Power field. Although Snake Father was higher than Captain Sea Snake, his abilities only slightly surpassed the captain's.
If he agreed, he could easily infiltrate the Sea God Pirate Group's "Deep Blue Fire" plan as a 'friendly' unit.
But was it really that easy?
Chen Qi closed his eyes and pondered deeply.
Without a doubt, for such a significant plan, could the other party truly not do something to me?
Keep in mind that each officer of the Sea God Pirate Group was essentially firmly in the grasp of the fate by the group's Archbishop.
Given Snake Father's poor reputation, if Chen Qi went out alone with him, it was likely that he might make a move against him.
Going out with him was not safe…
Chen Qi's thoughts fluttered, and he considered numerous possibilities.
After thinking for a while, Chen Qi responded,
"Mr. Snake Father, may I take half a day to think it over and respond tonight?"
Snake Father pressed his palms together, staring as if at a piece of prey, and spoke in a slightly deep tone,
"Of course, no problem, Hunter, we give you this time."
"Alright, then I'll give it some thought."
Chen Qi gently stroked the head of a blue-scaled sea snake:
"See you tonight, little snake."
Saying this, Chen Qi waved his hand, slammed the door shut, and left the place directly.
The moment Chen Qi closed the door, Snake Father clenched his fist.
After Chen Qi left,
Captain Sea Snake and Snake Father silently looked towards the door.
After a moment, Snake Father broke the silence, saying:
"Such a rude fellow, doesn't he know to close the door gently?"
Captain Sea Snake said with a smile,
"Snake Father, he is a very gifted and powerful Hunter. It's quite normal for him to be wild. For this mission, Snake Father, you'd better show some respect to him…"
"Respect?"
Snake Father sneered.
Captain Sea Snake rubbed his hands:
"Snake Father, I'm just suggesting that I always feel that if you anger him, it might turn out badly, and even for our Sea God Pirate Group's 'initiation ceremony,' I suggest that you better seek his approval…"
Snake Father scoffed derisively,
"Approval? If I needed approval from every subordinate before they joined me, then I absolutely couldn't have reached my current position…"
"..."
Captain Sea Snake frowned but said nothing. Snake Father was a senior in the Sea God Pirate Group, ultimately, he was just a junior in charge of patrols, not even qualified to participate in the 'Deep Blue Fire' grand plan!
"Besides, my dear little sea snake really wants to devour him, how could I refuse…"
Snake Father stretched out his finger, his ravenous little sea snake hadn't actively entwined a human in a long time.
"Alas, Snake Father, may the Sea Goddess bless your journey with smooth sailing…"
Captain Sea Snake shook his head and left the place.
...
...
Dock, Bedroom.
Chen Qi returned to the bedroom, entered the captain's cabin, and spread out the Ice Demon Pirate Group's map.
Killing intent... Chen Qi carefully recalled the conversation in the captain's cabin just before.
Undoubtedly, he had been targeted by Snake Father, and as one of the few Lamp Keepers on Sea God Island, the other party wouldn't let him go.
Bad news, he had been targeted.
Good news, Chen Qi had his eye on him too.
Before leaving, Chen Qi had scouted Snake Father's ship; on board was only Snake Father and another Third-order Transcendent.
This power setup was only average at sea.
As long as they were at sea, Chen Qi was fully capable of overpowering the two of them.
However, he still needed to be cautious… Chen Qi fell into deep thought.
After all, he still had too little information now.
The target of this operation was Deep Blue Fire, and it was still too dangerous to operate alone.
Wait a minute!
Chen Qi suddenly remembered a squad in white hunter uniforms.
If he could pull them into the group, a mere Snake Father's transport ship would undoubtedly be easy to capture.
This squad wouldn't easily pass up such a valuable opportunity.
They make quite decent tools... Chen Qi thought quietly, folding up the map and walking towards a ship flying a white library banner.
...
...
Ship of the White Tower, library meeting room.
For most White Tower Hunters, a ship cabin that smelled of books was their favorite resting place.
At this moment, the seven Hunters of the White Tower were each busy with their own tasks.
Meanwhile, Melanie, holding a whip and dressed in the White Tower navy uniform, curiously asked,
"Alor, do you think my outfit gives off that vibe of someone from the Golden Flower Bird Kingdom who likes to whip people?"
As she spoke, Melanie cracked the whip in the air.
Glasses Hunter Alor sat at the desk, seriously perusing an economics book:
"Captain Melanie, please don't bother me. After this year's mission, I still have to pass the Shell Country Royal University's librarianship exam, and I aim to be a graduate student in economics, so please don't disturb me! I need to go ashore!"
"..."
Melanie, holding the whip, looked troubled:
"I'm doing this for our team's future. Trust me, if we could turn that Lamp Keeper's brother against him, with his job and clean background, we could absolutely infiltrate the Sea God Pirate Group!
By then, whether it be the Witch Relics or the Deep Blue Fire, all will be ours!
Right? My dear Mechanic Little Mary."
White Tower female mechanic Ma Li frowned:
"Yes, if we could recruit him, I think our task would be much easier, considering how cautious the Sea God Pirate Group is towards us."
But, Sister Melanie, are you really planning to tempt him with that whip-wearing outfit?"
Melanie smiled:
"Of course not, I'm just trying to find someone to experience this feeling with, to have some common ground with them. Anyone here want to be whipped by your big sister?"
"..."
You just want to whip us, looking for an excuse... White Tower female mechanic Ma Li quickly retreated to the corner, covering her butt:
"Sister Melanie, spare my life!"
"Heh heh! Let sister try this, it's all for work..."
Melanie, holding the whip, walked over laughing.
"Captain Melanie, doing this will only tarnish the reputation of us White Tower Hunters!"
At that moment, the White Tower female mechanic quickly grabbed the power of knowledge to block.
"It's all for the mission, and besides, it's just us here, no outsiders..."
Melanie pressed forward step by step, holding the whip, and suddenly lashed out!
Smack!
Thud!
At that moment, along with Melanie's whipping, a ray of sunlight broke into their library.
Who is it? Melanie, who had just whipped Ma Li, turned around to see the 'outsider' behind her.
"..."
Wow, do White Tower Hunters really play this hard? Chen Qi blinked.
This guy came suddenly! Melanie sweated a few drops of cold sweat.
It's over, my perfect, calm, supremely gentle, powerful sister image... Melanie tensed up completely.
"I can understand that you're under a lot of academic and mission pressure..."
Chen Qi coughed twice, walked straight to the conference table inside the cabin, and poured himself a cup of tea.
Why is this person pouring tea so skillfully? Why does it feel like he's made this place his home?
Melanie put away the whip, her face flushed.
This is supposed to be their home, but why does she feel like she wants to leave?
After Chen Qi finished his tea, the corners of his mouth curled slightly:
"Everyone, I apologize for the urgency of the matter, and I might have been a bit rash."
"What's the matter?"
Melanie asked, curious.
"Well, I recently met Snake Father and received some explosive news about the mining location of the Deep Blue Fire..."
Deep Blue Fire!!
At that moment, everyone from the White Tower Federation was startled, even the glasses hunter aiming for graduate studies couldn't help but lift his head.
If they could secure the Deep Blue Fire on this mission, it would lower his admission scores by twenty points!
Chen Qi took a deep breath, smiled, and said:
"How about it, anyone interested in taking over the mining site of the Deep Blue Fire?"
Mining site... The crowd was momentarily confused.
Don't understand, huh... Chen Qi slapped the table:
"Simply put, let's pull off a big job with me!"