"Are you sure this information isn't fake?"
Chen Qi placed his hand on the shoulder of the informant.
What are you getting so close for? The strong smell of blood made the Bearded Manager shudder:
"Of course, I swear on the century-old reputation of Seal Company!"
Chen Qi asked,
"How much?"
The Bearded Manager revealed his gold teeth:
"Sir, fifty thousand shell coins. This isn't particularly valuable information."
Fifty thousand, these swindlers surprisingly aren't ripping me off… Chen Qi thought, in a high-expense place like Seal One, fifty thousand shell coins was indeed a fairly low price.
Chen Qi cheerfully took out and handed over the fifty thousand shell coins.
Following that, the Bearded Manager handed him a slip of information.
Chen Qi opened it and scanned through it eagerly, his eyebrows increasingly furrowed.
Just a day before, on Seal One, a Second Rank Transcendent from the Hunter Association, while buying medicine from a Pharmacist, accidentally discovered flowers growing on the arm of the latter.
Thus, the Second Rank Transcendent immediately informed the Bounty Hunters on Seal One, which in turn, sparked a chase. As a result, the Flower Witch had no choice but to use a hallucinogenic potion.
In short, the Flower Witch's identity had been exposed and she was now subject to a bounty by the Bounty Hunters!
Damn, the Flower Witch is surrounded.
Chen Qi shook his head, he and Fen both had bounties of fifty million shell coins on their heads, a staggering sum for most Bounty Hunters.
Moreover, although he and Fen both had some abilities, against an encirclement of Third Rank Transcendent Hunters, it was still a massive problem.
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Fundamentally, it was the pain of lacking friendly forces; at sea, Fen's genuine allies were strictly limited to Chen Qi and the Blood Blade Pirate Group.
The war between the Blood Blade Pirate Group and the Black Whale Group was ongoing, and the Ice Demon Pirate Group's favorability was not high enough yet.
Chen Qi shook his head, looking at the last line of the information.
According to the intelligence from Seal One, the Flower Witch was very likely still on the edge of the Dragon Flower Islands.
I need to go help Fen… Chen Qi thought silently.
The Bearded Manager asked,
"Sir, are you also tempted by the fifty million shell coin bounty on the Flower Witch?"
"Yes,"
Chen Qi replied noncommittally.
Seeing this, the Bearded Manager immediately said,
"Sir, by the way, the doctors you requested have arrived. Do you see anyone you fancy?"
Chen Qi turned his head, only to discover that the ever-persistent Bearded Manager had already found two doctors.
One of them was a brawny muscleman doctor and another was a knife-licking female doctor.
The muscle doctor's pectorals flexed:
"Sir, I understand a man's muscles very well, just lie down on the bed, and whatever illness you have will be cured~"
The other female doctor, dressed like a bandaged zombie, hissed with a forked tongue:
"Sir, I am very proficient in blood surgery, lie down on my bed, and I shall ensure you are comfortably treated~"
Two Second Rank doctors, what kind of rotten fish and shrimp are these… are you sure you're doctors… Chen Qi said coldly and without mercy:
"I don't need them."
Immediately thereafter, Chen Qi turned around and left the place.
The Bearded Manager spoke anxiously,
"Sir, don't go, if you sign a surgery contract now, we offer a Rabbit Girl Carrot-Pulling service as a bonus—"
What kind of weird service is that? Melanie commented under her breath.
Chen Qi ignored the Bearded Manager's shouts and temptations.
Surgery was a lucrative industry; in Shell Country, a Transcendent's major surgery would cost at least five hundred thousand shell coins.
With his current condition, he might need at least a million shell coins.
And, if these doctors chose to scam him, he could be cheated while lying on the hospital bed.
Of course, most importantly, there were no reliable doctors on this ship.
Indeed, for such surgeries, it's better to turn to someone you know… Chen Qi thought; although Fen wasn't a professional doctor but rather a Pharmacist.
But, as expected, Fen's surgical skills were not bad either.
Then, Chen Qi and the White Tower Hunter parted ways.
Chen Qi, on the Seal No. 1 ship, took a bath and then purchased some potions, new hunter's clothes, and headed to the dock to buy some ship repair tools, as well as food.
In the end, Chen Qi checked his Shell coins, only to find he had five million Shell coins left.
Five million may seem a lot, but in the Witch Sea where gold is everywhere, this amount was quite insufficient.
Eventually, he reunited with the White Tower Hunters on the Ghost Ship.
At this point, the White Tower Hunters had sold off their backpacks and even rented a small steamboat.
Chen Qi then spent another hundred thousand Shell coins to purchase four 'Hidden Cards' from Melanie that could hide a ship, and four hundred thousand more to buy two Communication Cards that were difficult to detect by radar and Spiritual Power.
These two cards were Melanie's specialties.
After a lengthy chat, the White Tower Hunters boarded the rented steam ship.
Having obtained the Deep Blue Flame and completed the most important mission, it was time to say goodbye.
The young Mechanic, Ma Li, stood on the ship and said with a flushed face:
"Mr. Black Hunter, we are leaving now, thank you for your care."
Melanie took a deep breath and boldly said:
"Little brother, see you next time we cooperate. If there's anything you need help with, you can come to us."
Although the Black Hunters were brutal when they activated Ember Touch, the White Tower Hunters had to admit that cooperating with the Black Hunter was quite comfortable.
Why did it feel like they were somewhat reluctant... Chen Qi suddenly remembered something and said:
"By the way, Melanie, could you do me a favor?"
"What is it? If we can help at all!"
Chen Qi coughed twice and said:
"If possible, could you report the appearance of the witches of the Witch Sea to the Sage of the Tower of Books?"
"The Sage of the Tower of Books!"
Melanie was taken aback.
The Sage of the Tower of Books was their chief on the Book Tower, a bona fide Saint; for them, fresh Third Rankers, not only reporting this matter but seeing the Sage of the Tower of Books was challenging.
Chen Qi took a deep breath. His goal was to draw a special individual into the situation of the Witch Sea.
Although Flower Witch Fen seemed to be alone and weak, in reality, she had quite a few hidden allies.
Firstly, there was Fen's family in the Golden Flower Bird Kingdom, the Golden Canary Family, an enormous clan known as the kingdom's right hand.
In the eyes of this family, not to mention the Ice Witch, even a Demigod was not an invincible existence.
However, in the eyes of the Golden Canary Family elders, Fen was but a child suffering from Blood Flower Disease with a worrying future.
This was a family that valued interest, and all their help was also built on it.
Aside from that, there was the status of a witch. Chen Qi remembered that on the Tower of Books, there was an original disciple of the Book Witch, who was also half a witch, though she spent all her days in the library and never left.
After the jumble fight of the Witch Sea version 3.0 started, this successor of the 'Book Witch' was an important ally for Fen. She successfully helped Fen withstand the pursuit from the Blood Hunters.
A Saint's help was enough to turn around the situation for him and Fen.
Now, he and Fen could be called enemies of the entire world!
Thus, Chen Qi wanted to try and see if he could lure this sunlight-shunning Book Witch out from the dark library in advance.
But with Chen Qi's status, it was impossible to meet this Saint - he could only let the White Tower Hunters give it a shot.
If the matter reached the ears of the Sage of the Tower of Books, it might also reach the reclusive Book Witch.
Melanie thought for a moment. Getting the material 'Deep Blue Flame' was an important mission for the Tower of Books; perhaps they really could meet the Sage.
She nodded:
"Mm, if we can see the Sage."
Chen Qi smiled and said:
"Then, farewell, White Tower Hunters."
"Wow wow wow (Goodbye! Goodbye!)"
The cleaning Water Elves also tearfully waved their cloth, bidding the White Tower Hunters goodbye.
The boat carrying the White Tower Hunters sailed toward the distant horizon.
Suddenly, Melanie remembered something and turned to say:
"Goodbye. We look forward to our next cooperation, Black Hunter. I hope the next time we meet, you haven't become a prisoner of the navy~"
The White Tower Hunters waved their hands as their silhouettes gradually disappeared, finally vanishing over the horizon of the sea.