CHAPTER 83: CHAPTER 64: SUNKEN SHIP SAFE

With the assistance of the Radar and Sea Shark Soul, Chun narrowly avoided the hidden reef ahead!

This entrance pit is more outrageous than a volcanic rock falling in the second layer of Hell before. At least an average player could dodge that. But the hidden reefs before this waterfall require a top expert to handle, right?

Chun didn’t dare to be careless, swiftly avoiding a few more until the current slowed down, finally safely washing into the underground sea.

Holy Shit! How do I go back?

Aileen suddenly became alert: "There’s a strong Evil Spirit aura! Quickly, go invisible!"

Chun instantly went invisible, and the radar immediately detected a humanoid clanking on the seafloor approaching.

What is this? It looks just like the Steel Diving Suit of a Great Evil Spirit. Is it a diver salvager who died here?

Aileen panicked: "The difference in strength is too big; it still smelled your living aura. Run!"

Where to run? Chun instinctively looked towards the sunken ship direction indicated by the Black Flag Order, feeling like someone could hide there.

But the next moment, alarms kept going off on the radar, and everywhere on the sea floor were undead zombie Steel Diving Suits rising, numbering in the hundreds!

Holy Shit, I’ve fallen into a high-level dungeon! Even if I’m a Cleaner Fish, Aileen has a ring, it’s still too much against hundreds of Evil Spirits with a century of cultivation...

Aileen was anxious: "The treasure transport ship has a safe, hide in the safe!"

That’s the only option. My advantage is swimming and running fast; I can board before their encirclement!

Chun swam madly and boarded the Obsidian, only to hear a crash as the rotten wood beneath collapsed.

Chun was extremely speechless about the game’s realism: "Can safes also collapse?"

"It shouldn’t be that easy, it’s just ahead."

Got it! A solid iron chamber with a metallic shine amidst a pile of rotten wood. This thing is a safe?

There’s a Magic Crystal Screen on the door, and without thinking, Chun pulled out the Black Flag Order and scanned it!

The Magic Crystal Screen immediately displayed—Verification successful, welcome President!

With a clank, the iron door opened, and the colorful glow of gemstones rushed over!

Aileen screamed excitedly: "We’re getting rich!"

What are you thinking? Chun quickly closed the door!

But just then, a red light exploded before Chun’s eyes, cutting off Aileen’s scream—it was black smoke rising from the pile of gems, as a skull slowly got up!

—Warning! Purification Technique detected a large amount of dirty Death Qi!

Holy Shit, is it the guard in the safe? Must be very strong to hold such a position!

Chun lifted his hand immediately: "Aileen, the ring!"

Aileen snapped back: "Rest in peace!"

A beam of high-pressure black light shot from the ring’s aperture, hitting the skull’s fiery eye sockets. The skull’s black smoke exploded, the wails echoed fiercely in the iron chamber!

Chun was shocked, dropping the headphones again, as the screen flickered as if the voltage was unstable!

Too strong! I need to go all out with Purification Technique, but without water, only alcohol, so I’ll use the alcohol!

Chun immediately pulled out a bottle, started the long-awaited charging—using Red Potion as Water Purification Technique ammunition in the Rat King crusade earlier! Now—now Physical Strength is severely lacking, can’t deal damage!

—Purification Technique prompt: Insufficient Physical Strength, alcohol inherently carries some Purification Effect and is highly compatible with Illusion Skill Value, use Illusion Skill Value instead.

Holy Shit? A new discovery!

No time to think, apply full force!

As the skull shrugged off the ray’s impact and began to counterattack, Chun’s charge had already formed a white light vortex storm in the bottle, then smashed it on the skull—Boom! Purification damage -1363! Stunned!

The skull’s screams ceased instantly, the splattering alcohol washed the blackness in the room into glittering white smoke!

Holy Shit, what damage!

But the skull didn’t die, slowly falling down, its crimson eyes dissipated into a milky white, Red Name slowly turning into Red with Yellow.

Is it purified? Chun immediately called out to Aileen: "Stop!"

—System prompt: Congratulations! Your Outstanding Wisdom in flexibly using alcohol and Illusion Skill Value as Purification Technique triggers developed a new Cleaner Fish professional skill "Illusion Wine Purification." You receive achievement rewards: Life +50, Physical Strength +50, Illusion Skill Value +10, further trigger Dark Sage information through the outstanding skill achievement.

Illusion Wine Purification: Uses Illusion Skill Value and alcohol to activate Purification skills, inducing a drunken illusion state making targets lose hostility.

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Holy Shit, developed a skill!

Aileen also exclaimed in amazement: "Looks like you purified him, use the president’s authority to make him submit, maybe it’ll be like the blacksmith on the island turning enemies into friends!"

True! As long as I can recruit such a strong follower, I can block the door against the undead. But using the Black Flag Order to incite public anger backfired on the island, need to be cautious now.

Chun knelt in front of it, moved: "You’ve suffered, I’m here to take you in!"

The skull buzzed back: "You... who?"

Chun once again displayed the Black Flag Order: "The Black Flag Commerce Association has gone bankrupt due to poor management! I am the new president who took over the association a hundred years later. Seeing your dedication until death, I am incredibly moved and distressed..."

The skull was astonished: "Bankrupt!? A hundred years later?"

Chun continued to console: "I will compensate you with a hundred years of salary and also take care of your family and descendants!"

Anyway, there are plenty of jewels for compensation.

The skull trembled all over, its yellow name turning green, and it began to buzz and wail: "Do you know how I got through these hundred years?"

It’s green! Chun was wildly ecstatic, but Tie had said not to talk about the past with the Evil Spirits; recalling sad events could turn them malignant again.

Chun continued to guide: "Look forward, all tribulations and injustices are the trials of your life. You’ve lived a hundred more years than them and received a hundred more years of salary. In your state, you can become a Holy Spirit. Your new life has just begun! And I, as the newly appointed president, need experienced employees like you to assist! Continue to work with me."

The skull’s name turned completely green: "Understood, President!"

It was too smooth! Maybe only those with extremely high loyalty could become treasury escorts.

Chun asked again: "What’s your name?"

The skull was confused: "My name is... What is my name?"

Memory loss? Then definitely don’t recall anything!

Chun directly named him: "From now on, your name is Bai! Meaning as white as a Holy Spirit!"

The skull was also straightforward: "Okay, I am Bai!"

—— System Notice: Congratulations! The battle is over, you have freed Bai from his suffering and gained his recognition, Commanding Power +1, you have leveled up to level 16.

Huh! Earlier, winning a battle on Piku’s ship and gaining recognition from the whole team only gave Commanding Power +3, does Bai compare to one third of that?

At this moment, Bai waved his skeletal hand and took out a box: "President, this is the treasure I escorted closely, now handing it over to you."

This is not something you can just pick up off the ground; if he hadn’t handed it over voluntarily, normally you’d have to defeat him to get it.

Chun eagerly opened the box, revealing a chicken-egg-sized, water-blue gemstone.

—— System Notice: You have obtained the extremely precious King’s Gem "Heart of the Ocean," a Divine Artifact, Special Skill: King’s Majesty. Must be embedded in a crown or scepter to use the special skill. Weight 20.

—— Black Flag Order Notice: You have recovered the association’s asset "Heart of the Ocean," increasing the asset valuation by 2 billion.

Holy Shit, recovered the asset!!? Valued at 2 billion? If it can be exchanged, no bank in the world can cash it out!

Aileen was also extremely excited and surprised: "It’s actually the King’s Gem! This is a tribute for the Emperor! Even the Five City Lords don’t have the qualifications to use it."

Chun was troubled: "This needs to be embedded to work, right? It can’t solve our predicament!"

Moreover, I am a big red name; if I die, it explodes. How to bring it back alive is the key.

But just then, the gemstone flashed, and the long-unreachable Mermaid suddenly connected: "Warrior! What are you holding?"

The next moment, a mermaid’s avatar suddenly appeared from the gemstone.

Huh!! Remote video chat?

Chun, still bewildered, as if a baby longing for a mother, said: "Finally waiting for an adult’s reply, this is a gemstone named Heart of the Ocean from the sunken ship in the underground sea of the Wind Howling Fjord—"

The mermaid said: "This is the Crystal Core obtained by humans after defeating the Sea Dragon King a hundred years ago. But humans don’t know how to use it, and since you have my Sea Race Personal Guard blessing, I happen to be able to teach you the correct usage!"

—— System Notice: Congratulations! Your Outstanding Wisdom has grasped Helen the Mermaid’s enlightenment, learning how to use the Heart of the Ocean. The Sea Race Personal Guard skill enhancement increased by 100%, holding the gemstone can increase intimidation over the Sea Race, Spirit +16 (increases with the holder’s level, every level up increases Spirit by +1)

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Finally can use it! After exhausting myself for 3 days, I only got twenty Spirit, and this gemstone directly gives 16! What does that signify?

Chun was overjoyed: "This is equivalent to the effect of 4 Sea Souls, and it increases the ability to command Sea Monsters by 100%? And it can intimidate the Sea Race without embedding?"

The mermaid said: "Yes! In this Wind Howling Fjord where you are, there is a hiding Siren Sea Monster. You can find her to find a way out, no, she will actively seek you to seize the Crystal Core, it’s up to your skills..."

As expected, I said, how could such a dangerous place not have a hidden Boss!

At this moment, the mermaid’s voice began to break: "...I... have been restricted... waiting for you——"

Thereafter, the communication was cut off.

Chun was inwardly worried and roughly guessed that Sariel, after capturing the mermaid, would definitely focus on prevention and restriction. This call might have also had risks. But now, I can only first save myself!

Chun asked: "Aileen, do you know about the Siren Sea Demon?"

Aileen said seriously: "A mythical Sea Monster, with a human head, eagle body, and fish tail, can fly, swim, conjure storms, sing illusions to bewitch sailors, very cunning. I am now using a ring to absorb all the resentment in this full cabinet, as long as my ring absorbs enough resentment, combined with this Treasurer, perhaps..."

Still need to rely on the Sea Race Personal Guard’s Special Skill to command the Sea Race? But this skill even struggles to manage a dolphin, facing a mythical Sea Demon, even with a 100% bonus from the Crystal Core and the intimidation special skill, how effective can it be?

Aileen sighed: "Still, enticing benefits are more effective than strength for dealing with a female."

Holy shit, you really understand! Then just command first, then take the chance to entice, but what I can offer is Magic Gold, but can such top-secret information be disclosed?

Chun prepared for the worst: "If nothing works, I’ll just be trapped in the safe! Even if I can’t take away the gemstone, it’s no big deal; I believe she can’t break this safe, or she would’ve done so long ago."

Aileen laughed: "Yes, yes, if it were me, even I couldn’t bear such a situation..."