The sky was overcast, drizzling lightly.
Three days later, at the port of Moonstone City.
Chen Qi pressed his hands on his constantly heaving abdomen, feeling the inhalation and exhalation, as well as the flow of Spiritual Power throughout his body.
During these three days, he hadn't caused any trouble but instead devotedly cared for the Ghost Fire Fish while practicing the White Mist Breathing and Blade Body Forging Skills.
However, contrary to his expectations, the Black Rabbit Gang, which should have caused chaos, only resorted to verbal threats despite looking for trouble with him repeatedly.
It was like the calm before a storm.
Facing the Black Rabbit Gang and the unknown threats from the sea, only strong physical power could ensure his safety.
Breathing techniques and body forging were prerequisites for many skills and equipment and were also important benchmarks for whether a First Order player met the combat standards.
"Whew…"
Chen Qi slowly exhaled a breath, feeling a burning sensation throughout his body.
Thump thump!
His heart beat strongly and powerfully.
On his body, a layer of invisible gas had already formed!
"I've done it!"
Chen Qi was overjoyed.
[You have fully mastered the Blade Body Forging Skill, constitution +5, slight increase in defense.]
[You have mastered the White Mist Breathing, agility +2]
[You have mastered Qi Power (White Mist type), which can enhance your body or attach Qi Power to your weapon.]
After days of practice, he had finally completely assimilated the body forging and breathing techniques.
Next, Chen Qi instructed the Deep Sea Water Elf to bring him two apples and toss them into the air.
Then, grabbing the black blade, he leaned forward in a sword-drawing posture.
A flash of the blade!
The black blade produced a harsh swooshing sound.
Without the blade even touching the apples, they were sliced into halves.
An invisible Qi Power clung to the blade, then transformed into blade energy during the slashing, cutting the apples near the blade into two halves.
Qi Power, which can be used for defense and attack, is a comprehensive enhancement for a First Order Transcendent!
Now, his constitution had reached 23 points, and his agility reached 22 points.
Now, even if someone attacked him with a knife or shot him with a regular bullet, it wouldn't be a big deal!
However, he had only mastered the simplest usage of Qi Power and couldn't yet produce those incredibly powerful blade energies.
Regardless, he now had the strength to pass through ordinary D-level cracks.
Chen Qi immediately stripped off his shirt, took out his newly bought small mirror, and looked at himself.
Now, his body had shed its frail form, displaying firm contours.
He had the kind of figure that seemed slim clothed but muscular unclothed.
At the same time, bolstered by his muscles, the blue spider Sea Beast pattern on his back appeared even more terrifying!
"Whew, it wasn't easy mastering the body forging and breathing techniques. I've finally reached the average level of first-order noobs mentioned on player forums."
Chen Qi reflected, putting his shirt back on.
While it might only be considered 'average level' by players; mastering breathing techniques and body forging had already put him ahead of most first-order Transcendents in the New Day world.
Even the player-acclaimed best academy style startup hardly produces such a strong powerhouse in such a short time!
But in the crowded New Day game player forums, his accomplishment would probably be met with comments like "inferior to sports students," "that's it?", "needs more training," "can you tackle a tiger?"
He still needed to press on.
Chen Qi stored the black blade into his backpack card, then walked inside the boat house to the miscellaneous box to check his newly purchased fishing nets and fish feed.
Over these days, by catching Ghost Fire Fish in the White Tree area, he had amassed three barrels of Ghost Fire oil.
He had sold a barrel in batches to various weapon stores, earning a total of eight hundred thousand Shell Coins!
He had refrained from selling two barrels for fear that the abundance of Ghost Fire oil might intimidate the store owners and arouse suspicion.
Ghost Fire Fish were relatively rare Transcendent creatures, and he had almost depleted the entire White Tree area of them unknowingly.
Now, the White Tree area no longer had tales of fierce Ghost Fire Fish, only some pitiful little fish surviving on seaweed.
To help the Ghost Fire Fish regenerate their oil faster and regain their prowess, Chen Qi bought some feed, planning to reward these Ghost Fire Fish.
Meanwhile, he planned to return to the White Tree area and practice the advanced Water Walking skill "Water Sprinting" with the Deep Sea Water Elf!
Chen Qi decided on his target and walked out of the boat house, looking towards the large ship in the distance.
Recently, a black steam ironclad ship had appeared at the port.
Moreover, from time to time, people on the ship glared at him with ferocious eyes.
Chen Qi was not one to sit and wait for disaster.
In the past few days, he had also spent money to gather intelligence on the Black Rabbit Gang.
The members of the Black Rabbit Gang were fully preparing to set sail.
This black steam ironclad ship was, indeed, a large vessel the Black Rabbit Gang had purchased with a huge sum!
Within the Black Rabbit Gang, more and more people wanted to kill him and saw him as the murderer of Scar Rabbit.
A vicious fierceness flashed in Chen Qi's eyes.
Although he was generally mild-mannered, he was not without temper, and his patience had its limits.
He had never liked gangs that bullied the weak by relying on their numbers.
Add to that the constant severe malice released by the gang due to their numbers.
If it's a fight they want, then a fight they'll get! This method of threatening in various ways was utterly annoying!
Chen Qi held his collector at his waist and had already entertained the idea of 'stealth kill.'
Unfortunately, the other party was ultimately a gang from the city!
Moonstone City, no matter how chaotic, still had its own order.
Within Moonstone City's law enforcement, there were powerful Transcendents of Scales.
Scales symbolized rules, order, balance, laws, and other elements.
For these Transcendents of Scales, the order of Moonstone City was inviolable.
In Moonstone City, it was not wise for him to act rashly; otherwise, he might truly end up in prison.
The level of perversion among the criminals in Shell Country's prison was no less than that on Earth.
From the current situation, it seemed like they would soon set sail.
And that would be his chance!
Boom boom boom!
Chen Qi returned to his small houseboat, started the engine, and set off towards the dangerous waters of White Tree Territory.
The small houseboat gradually left the port.
However, not long after, Chen Qi heard the roaring sound of steam coming from behind him.
He walked to the side of the boat house and carefully looked back through the boat window.
A huge steam ironclad ship was cutting through the waves at sea, like a steel fortress shuttling over the ocean.
The steam engine emitted a booming sound, and the ship's body stirred up waves as if paving a path for its hunt.
This was the Black Rabbit Gang's ironclad ship!
"Heading for me?"
Chen Qi's heart pounded violently, and his pupils inadvertently widened.
He had seen large ships before.
But this was the first time he had seen a large ship coming for him!
On this ocean, the Black Rabbit was like a giant, ferocious rhinoceros chasing a poor little duck.
Chen Qi lifted his head and activated the Skill 'Hunter's Eye,' looking into the distance.
Just then, he could vaguely make out a tattooed bald man on the steam ironclad ship, making a throat-slashing gesture towards him.
Chasing me on the sea?
Chen Qi blinked and the corners of his mouth slightly curled up.
The Black Rabbit Gang was actually mobilizing an ironclad ship loaded with its members just to eliminate him!
Since arriving in the new world, he had never had experience battling large ships.
But for some reason, at this moment, facing an ironclad ship, facing an entire gang's pursuit, he felt no fear whatsoever.
Instead, he felt an intense passion!
A passion for them to experience the fear of the ocean on this brand new ironclad ship!
Chen Qi silently turned his head back, walked into the boat house, and activated the overdrive mode on his small houseboat.