Published: March 12, 2025
Chapter 350: Crazy Level Up
Laura nodded and said, "If we can truly cooperate with the Karlqi Family, it will definitely be a good thing for us. By then, even if we reveal our identities, no one will dare to say anything."
Zhao Hai smiled and replied, "It's best if we don't let them know. After all, our territory is still within the Aksu Empire. If they find out our identities and keep troubling us, it will be quite annoying."
Laura nodded. Although there was Cai'er’s poison mist in the Black Earth Wilderness now, it was not completely secure. There are many ninth-level experts and eccentric figures on the continent, and one should never underestimate the power of an empire. Moreover, their enemies are not just the Aksu Empire but also the even more powerful Church of Light.
The Church of Light is very strong, and their light magic has a certain restraining effect on poison mist. If the people from the Church of Light were to learn of Zhao Hai’s identity, they would surely head to the Black Earth Wilderness, which would be detrimental to Zhao Hai and their development.
Seeing that Laura wasn't speaking, Zhao Hai turned to her and asked, "How is your subordinate developing on the prairie?" Naturally, he was referring to Laura's subordinate Atai on the Orc Prairie.
Originally, Zhao Hai and the others wanted to go to the prairie earlier, meet up with Atai, and then head to Beast God City together. However, due to the situation with Wells, they hadn't been able to go. But Laura had given Atai instructions to set off for Beast God City to get a foothold there.
Laura nodded and said, "I received news from him a couple of days ago; he has already arrived at Beast God City and is currently gathering information there."
Zhao Hai nodded and said, "That's good. Although we need to focus our main energy on Brother Wells right now, the food we have on hand isn't enough just with Brother Wells. We will still need to go to Beast God City in the future and interact more with those from the Great War Tribe. I think after we settle in Tianshui City for a while, if there are ships going to the Orc Prairie, we should go take a look."
Laura frowned and said, "It’s better to wait until spring. Going to the Orc Prairie now won’t yield any business. The orcs have long prepared their winter food, and now isn't a good time."
Zhao Hai smiled slightly and said, "Precisely because everyone thinks this isn't a good time, we should go. Who knows? There might be unexpected discoveries."
As they were talking, Meg, who had been watching the screen, suddenly said, "Young master, something seems off. The external ship seems to be shaking more violently."
Zhao Hai was taken aback and quickly flashed out of the space with Laura. Sure enough, the ship was shaking violently, as if it had just been attacked by an arrow turtle, but it was much stronger than before.
Zhao Hai and Laura hurried to the outer deck, where Stark was looking at the river surface with a solemn expression. Zhao Hai quickly walked over to his side and looked into the river, discovering that many more arrow turtles seemed to have suddenly appeared, recklessly crashing into the Shunjiang Ship.
Seeing this situation, Zhao Hai frowned and asked, "Stark, what's going on? Have these arrow turtles gone mad?"
Stark shook his head and said, "They're not mad, but close enough. We've been set up. These arrow turtles are most attracted to a type of wood called sandalwood. So, any ship running on the Lüjiang River shouldn't carry this wood, or it will attract frenzied attacks from arrow turtles. A while ago, my ship underwent some repairs in Lüjiang City. Someone must have put sandalwood on my ship, then coated it with a layer of paint, possibly water paint. This paint will peel off after soaking in water for a long time, exposing the sandalwood. Once the arrow turtles smell it, they will naturally attack our ship."
Zhao Hai was stunned, then his expression changed as he glanced at Wells, who was standing beside them, frowning. When Wells sensed Zhao Hai's gaze, he was startled and his expression changed, asking, "Do you think, sir…?"