Once someone becomes famous, the rumors just keep multiplying... Chen Qi crossed his arms and calmly analyzed the situation.

Among them, the "seven children" should refer to the water spirits.

However, the "lower body disabled young girl"... Chen Qi suddenly had a flash of insight.

He suddenly remembered that at his base in the coastal waters, he had also left a little green algae sea witch to guard the place.

It had been so long since he last lingered in the coastal waters or managed his own base.

The last time he went to the coastal area, he had hurriedly bought some items and left in a rush.

But to spread rumors about the little sea witch being a lower body disabled young girl was just too absurd.

I wonder how the little sea witch and the ghostfire fish are doing... Chen Qi shook his head.

Ultimately, newspaper news at sea isn't like the internet - it's transmitted through layers of white pigeons and Transcendents.

During this process, mistakes are inevitable.

Chen Qi frowned and said:

"Pelu, everything you just said is complete nonsense."

Pelu pressed further:

"Did the Flower Witch ever torture you with vines?"

Chen Qi immediately replied:

"No."

"Is that so?"

Pelu tapped her chin with the pen cap, then quietly turned her head to look at Fen.

Very few reporters could observe such a prominent figure so closely!

Fen had a small pink flower atop her head, her soft hair falling to her shoulders. She wore a green witch dress with intricate patterns, and on her delicate, flawless skin, clear blood injuries were visible.

She had just experienced a major battle, but her clothes and hair were neatly arranged. If not for her slightly plain clothing and accessories, she could easily pass as a princess from Beiguo.

Additionally, there was one thing - for someone who revered nature as a floral aspect user, her skin was unusually pale.

It was an unnatural pallor, like the first snowflakes of winter, carrying an indescribable fragility and coldness.

This paleness wasn't just about skin tone;

it seemed more like a sign of rapidly depleted vitality.

This pallor was reflected throughout Fen's entire body.

Blood Blossom Disease... Pelu blinked, immediately thinking about how in recent years, more and more mutation diseases had appeared among the Goldenfinch Kingdom nobility.

The adorable Fen, just from her aura alone, was worlds apart from the legendary original Flower Witch from stories who would throw people into potion cauldrons or bury them in the ground at the slightest disagreement!

By all accounts, it should be the Black Hunter beating up the Flower Witch, not the other way around... Pelu conducted a combat analysis.

At this moment, Chen Qi changed the subject:

"The interview is over. So, Miss Reporter, where is your headquarters located?"

Pelu briefly answered:

"99 Queen Commercial Street, Moonstone City."

Chen Qi looked at the Ice Witch and continued:

"If there are no issues, Ice Witch, after resting for one night, we'll head to Moonstone City."

This young man is more impatient than I expected... The Ice Witch placed her right hand on her leg, holding a teacup with her left hand as she said:

"No problem, you are the captain of this ship after all."

"We set sail tonight!"

Chen Qi took the small cake from Fen, adjusted the ship's direction, and prepared to leave this sea area directly.

The sea breeze gently blew in the distance.

It's been so long since I returned to the coastal waters... Chen Qi thought silently to himself.

At this moment, the Ice Witch suddenly asked:

"Qi, do you have a home on shore?"

Home? Chen Qi was startled and fell into silence.

He never expected the Ice Witch to suddenly ask him this question.

Ultimately, whether for pirates or the navy, the sea is just a workplace - the shore is where home is.

The Dimensional Tide has filled this sea area with opportunities, but it has also brought unprecedented dangers.

Returning home with treasure is the dream of countless people.

However, unlike most people, as a transmigrator, Chen Qi didn't have a cherished home waiting for him on shore in this world.

Chen Qi thought for a moment and said:

"No."

No home?... The Ice Witch was momentarily stunned.

Then she continued:

"On the sea, ships need ports, adventurers need the Hunter Association, and you and I also need a reliable, steadfast home."

You need a home? What is teacher talking about? Fen immediately sprouted a confused flower atop her head.

Home... Chen Qi was taken aback.

Immediately, he understood what the Ice Witch meant.

When the Dimensional Tide enters its final stage, the entire sea of the Witch Sea will fall into a frenzied state.

At that time, storms and tsunamis will become as common as sunrise, and the entire sea will have almost no room for normal survival.

That is the final phase of the Witch Sea - the Sea-Overturning Catastrophe!

The Witch Sea's ultimate disaster arrives earlier than disasters in other regions.

Chen Qi pricked up his ears - he could faintly hear the whale calls in the wind.

One must understand that after the Great Whale's power completely permeates this sea, even the strongest ships will inevitably be swallowed by the ocean.

Even the exceptionally sturdy Nether Sea Ghost Ship needs a reliable port.

The Ice Witch continued:

"Qi, your ship is good, but we need a larger base, a home on shore."

Large base, home, shelter... Chen Qi stroked his chin.

The first thing the Ice Witch did after reviving was to build super shields using island chains as barriers and call upon everyone to construct an ultra-large shelter.

For Chen Qi, a large base capable of resisting tsunamis wasn't just about survival - it was also essential equipment.

To advance to the fifth tier, besides spiritual energy sublimation, there were two essential requirements.

First, a contained rift origin.

Second, a fifth-tier profession card.

Among these, containing a rift origin requires a reliable large workshop.

After a rift is contained, it transforms into a special energy sphere. Before this energy sphere can be completely made into a stable weapon, it cannot be stored in backpack cards.

It must be kept in a special space with strict containment measures.

The slightest carelessness could cause 'its' mutation rate to rise, thereby polluting the entire world.

This kind of space needs to prevent pollution while having extremely high durability.

This aligns with the concept of building 'shelters'.

In a sense, building a shelter is also building a rift workshop.

Second, the production of fifth-tier profession cards.

Fifth-tier profession cards can no longer be easily obtained from rifts - they're made from specific materials and rituals.

The Ice Witch knows the method for creating fifth-tier profession cards.

However, producing fifth-tier profession cards is also an extremely complex process that requires substantial space!

Chen Qi thought to himself.

In fact, due to resource requirements, every fourth-tier legend without exception possesses their own territory.

When he was at the fourth tier, he had skipped the step of building a true large base by using the lamp-moon sea dragon and the Flower Witch's potions.

But now, with the final Great Whale disaster approaching, besides upgrading the Nether Sea Ghost Ship, he must also build a large base.

Chen Qi asked:

"Ice Witch, do you have blueprints for a shelter?"

The Ice Witch said coldly:

"No one is more skilled at building shelters than people from the Winter Kingdom, not even Beiguo's workshops."

The Ice Witch pointed to her head with her finger and continued:

"However, what specific strength level our base needs to be still requires waiting for the fate projections' instructions - that is, my prophecy."

The witch known as the Prophet... Chen Qi clapped his hands:

"I look forward to your prophecy, Lady Witch..."

After discussing the itinerary with the Ice Witch and Pelu, Chen Qi prepared to also discuss the subsequent plans with Palu of the Ice Demon Pirates.

Most members of the Ice Demon Pirates were young people who came from prominent families or had outstanding achievements on shore.

Therefore, the Ice Demon Pirates also had relatively extensive connections.

After returning to the sea, Palu had gone to his own ship to handle various adventure commissions.

The Ice Demon Pirates' revenue model was essentially somewhat similar to an association - they accepted missions and earned money through their broad network.

I wonder if Palu has any information about containing rifts or creating fifth-tier profession cards - we need to prepare in advance.

Besides, we also need to research the Black Whale poison inside Little Crow... Chen Qi planned his subsequent itinerary in his mind as he walked toward the captain's cabin.

At this moment, Fen suddenly tugged on his collar.

"??"

Chen Qi turned around and found Fen's pale face blushing slightly.

"What's wrong?"

Chen Qi asked.

Fen lowered her head, her small mouth opening:

"Qi, it's nothing really, that, although you don't have a home here, don't have, don't have..."

Fen had been listening nearby and knew that Chen Qi, like her, had been journeying alone through these waters.

She slightly turned her head:

"After this adventure, you can come to my home in the Goldenfinch Kingdom. There are many flowers there, and lots of delicious vegetables, and very powerful Transcendents, very cute pet beasts... if you like, that can be your home too..."

Fen spoke word by word, her face growing redder as she spoke.

Fen... Chen Qi froze in place, his face slightly reddening.

At this moment, he realized that during his long journey, he was no longer the solitary Transcendent who only cared about getting stronger.

If not for the great disaster, he would want to follow Fen right now to visit the Goldenfinch Kingdom full of flowers and pet beasts.

With his current power, if this were an earlier era, even among the monster-filled Canary family, he would be considered a rare genius.

But in this era of calamity, it's still far from enough, far from enough!

In this era of calamity, only those Transcendents at the peak of the wave can avoid being swept away by the tide.

Wanting peace and tranquility is even more impossible.

He's still very far from the most powerful Transcendents, still some distance from standing at the peak amidst the waves!

Just as the Ice Witch said, most of them in this sea will die.

And in other kingdom regions, even more terrifying disasters are brewing beneath the surface.

The scale of the disaster in the Goldenfinch Kingdom also exceeds imagination.

Besides, perhaps it's his illusion, but his spiritual intuition directly tells him that this time, due to various variables, the Sea-Overturning Catastrophe about to hit the Witch Sea might exceed his imagination.

Now is not the time to discuss going home.

As a transmigrator, I shouldn't be setting up flags... Chen Qi looked at Fen, hesitated for a moment, but still patted Fen's head:

"After this great wave ends, Fen, let's go beat up those crazy old folks in your Canary family together!"

Crazy old folks? Fen looked completely confused, somewhat unable to understand Chen Qi's words.

Qi is just like her teacher, liking to speak in riddles.

However, although she didn't fully understand, hearing Chen Qi willing to agree made Fen happily smile:

"It's a promise then. Also, don't casually pat my head - it's not elegant."

It's a promise... Chen Qi nodded.

After resting for a while, he started the ship and headed toward the coastal waters.

Due to fear of the Ice Witch and Black Hunter, as well as the strength of the Ice Demon Pirates, all forces at sea chose to stop tracking once the Nether Sea Ghost Ship started moving.

And so, the Nether Sea Ghost Ship maintained its maximum speed as it sailed toward the coastal waters, toward the prosperous city.

...

The next day, coastal waters, Moonstone City archipelago, shallow sea before Damarro Town island.

Seal Logistics, White Pigeon Logistics, Bonfire Merchant Ships, Magic Bullet Escort Fleet...

Cargo ships loaded with goods densely traveled along the shipping routes.

These were all large merchant ships, each equipped with at least one third-tier Transcendent with five years of qualification and four new-generation third-tier Transcendent hunters.

Meanwhile, on both sides, there were specialized escort fleets.

Without exception, the ships traveling in this sea area today were all from top-tier major companies!

Except for one ship - a special vessel burning with green flames, flying a flag with a chef's hat water spirit.

This ship moved as if through unoccupied territory, ignoring all other ships, traveling right in the center of the shipping lane!

On the merchant ships, captains from numerous vessels discussed animatedly.

"Which company does that ship belong to!"

"Who dares overtake my ship!"

"Seal captain on the opposite ship, shut up! Can't you tell this is some important person's warship!"

"This is clearly a ghost ship, a strange vessel that emerged from a rift! Where's Damarro Island's escort team? We need support, need support!"

Numerous merchant ship captains debated heatedly.

Although in the Rift Sea, pirates, navy, and hunters from other countries had already engaged in an unprecedented melee.

However, this conflict hadn't yet spread to the coastal edges.

Thanks to the defensive measures Moonstone City had established across the archipelago, so far, all pirates who attempted to attack this area had suffered painful lessons.

The Moonstone City archipelago also hadn't suffered any major losses.

At this moment, the hot-tempered seal captain lit a cigarette and shouted at the Nether Sea Ghost Ship in a booming voice:

"Come out, whoever's on that ship! Don't you know that traveling in the main lane of this shipping route requires qualification approval?

Moreover, this lane has been mine all these months!"

The seal captain cursed and prepared to call out his newly hired invincible third-tier Transcendent Sea Serpent team to teach this broken ship a lesson!

Chen Qi walked out from the captain's cabin and casually glanced at the captain of the opposite ship:

"Such noise..."

That faint spiritual energy field covered the seal captain.

"Holy shit! Legendary!!!"

"Sir, sir... my apologies!!!"

Instantly, the seal captain's expression changed dramatically. While frantically apologizing to his crew, he directed them to make way.

"Ah—"

Chen Qi yawned, not paying much attention to the noise, instead looking ahead at the sea surface.

So prosperous.

In the past, the sea around Damarro Town had only occasional dilapidated small fishing boats swaying in the waves, like lonely leaves in the vast ocean.

But now, the sea surface was no longer sparsely dotted with fishing boats singing evening songs - instead, merchant ships wove through like fabric, coming and going in an endless stream.

Whether from the Rift Sea, Fog Sea, or other rifts, most supernatural resources ultimately ended up being purchased by merchants, entering Moonstone City, then flowing into the massive supernatural resource market.

Massive resources were making Moonstone City unprecedentedly prosperous.

More and more third-tier, even legendary Transcendents were emerging throughout these seas!

Because of this, people from other countries continuously came to Moonstone City from the mainland.

And Damarro Island, as an important transit point, also received the massive resources from the tide.

Under Moonstone City's arrangements, the unimaginable resources from the Dimensional Tide had transformed this once desolate island into an incredibly powerful Moonstone Shield.

"Qi..."

Suddenly, Chen Qi heard a familiar, surprised elderly voice.

Chen Qi looked up.

In the gentle breeze, he saw the lighthouse again, and on it the kind-faced old man full of astonishment and shock.

And behind the lighthouse, the incredibly thick, kilometer-long supernatural city walls, and behind those walls, thousands of magic bullet cannons aimed at the Nether Sea Ghost Ship.