Chapter 58: A Million Gold Pounds

After being blocked following a single shot at Aogushan.

Gunie immediately stopped.

If that shot had hit Aogushan, it would have been a huge gain—perhaps all of Aogushan's people would have died on Night Reef Island today, and the Yecha Merfolk would never again cooperate with those evil god cults.

A miss could be explained as a hand tremor, since he had intended to shoot at the fish-men.

But if he kept firing at Aogushan,

those Yecha Merfolk were no fools; they might stop fighting, and then the excellent situation would be wasted.

On the cliff.

Gunie, having stopped shooting, quickly dispelled the Arcane Shot.

Then he took out a scroll and activated it directly.

"Hum!" Gunie's figure vanished from the cliff.

In the dark shadows at the side corner of the main hall on Night Reef Island.

"Hum!" Gunie's figure quietly emerged.

Thanks to his powerful talent for blending with darkness, and the fact that the entire island was in the throes of fierce battle, no one noticed Gunie's appearance there.

The battle was at its peak, and it was the best time for Gunie to retrieve the Great Elder's corpse.

Otherwise, once these fish-men returned and the island's energy array restrictions were activated, things would become difficult.

Gunie, holding a scroll and in stealth, quietly surfaced in the corner.

Then Gunie saw a dozen fourth-rank Yecha Merfolk guarding near the Great Elder's corpse.

They were about fifty or sixty meters from Gunie.

"Perfect."

Gunie smiled lightly while invisible.

"These fourth-rank fellows can't detect my Puppet Secret Thread."

From fifty or sixty meters away, Gunie released a Puppet Secret Thread, landing it precisely on the Great Elder's corpse.

After a light wrap,

"Retract!"

Gunie thought.

The Great Elder's corpse vanished on the spot.

The dozen Yecha Merfolk guarding the corpse were instantly dumbfounded.

Where did the Great Elder's corpse go?

Ignoring the bewildered Yecha Merfolk,

Gunie, hidden in the dark shadows, silently retreated along the rear shadows.

After completely leaving the area illuminated by the luminous plants and entering the dark, silent jungle,

Gunie took out another scroll.

This dark, dense forest area where Gunie was had no Yecha Merfolk, so no one would discover his tracks.

After inputting a large amount of source power and activating it,

"Hum!"

A faint spatial essence fluctuation bloomed.

Gunie's figure disappeared.

...

When Gunie reappeared,

he was on a beach shrouded in darkness and thick fog.

Not far away, the gentle sound of waves washing against the shore came softly, feeling especially soothing and natural.

This was the beach near the southern side of "Shadow Island."

During the time Gunie had waited earlier, he had completed a series of preparations, including several escape routes after the assassination.

At the same time, over the past ten-plus days, the wealth on Shadow Island had been mostly looted by the group.

When Gunie learned that the Great Elder was about to begin the sacrificial promotion ceremony, he told the others to prepare to leave.

At this moment, Gunie could already sense that the Sea Demon Ship was anchored in the sea area more than ten kilometers south of Shadow Island.

As long as he got there, the Sea Demon Ship would carry all the crew of the Demon Whale away from the Misty Shadow Islands.

Thinking this, Gunie turned to look at the core of Shadow Island, in the silent, foggy darkness.

Gunie didn't know what kind of terrifying creation sat quietly there.

But Gunie knew that if he ever had the chance, he would definitely come back to see what kind of existence that terrifying creation was.

"Let's go!" Without any reluctance, Gunie leaped and sprinted rapidly toward the Demon Whale on the ocean.

A few minutes later, Gunie boarded the Sea Demon Ship.

"Full speed away."

As soon as he boarded the Demon Whale, Gunie said in a deep voice.

Seeing Gunie's appearance,

the three deputies clearly guessed that this Captain Jack had probably stirred up something big again.

Otherwise, he wouldn't be in such a hurry to have them flee.

Last time, they had provoked a master-level expert; they didn't know what they had provoked this time.

"Full speed ahead."

With Asen Howell's order, the Demon Whale, now with a favorable wind, had its sails quickly raised under the manipulation of many sailors.

Riding the southward sea breeze, the Demon Whale swiftly sailed away from the Misty Shadow Islands.

After this period of repairs, the Demon Whale had been restored to its original condition.

The advantage of the Sea Demon Ship was evident at this moment.

Through demon-touch contact and integration with various woods like the Sea Demon Ship's deck, many damaged parts of the ship could be well repaired.

If it were an ordinary wooden merchant ship with severe damage, it would basically be declared scrapped.

While Gunie and the others sailed southward,

Aogushan and his group, fleeing on the ocean, were suffering fierce attacks from the Yecha Merfolk.

Aogushan, nearly bursting with rage, had already placed "Jack Sparrow" on his kill list.

He had even prepared to return to "Dragon Head Grand Harbor" to make preparations and then go all out to hunt down Jack Sparrow.

...

A few hours later.

Standing by the window, Gunie felt the rapidly speeding Demon Whale.

Gunie was in an extremely good mood.

Just now, Gunie had meticulously cleaned out the Yecha Merfolk Great Elder's transcendent storage bracelet.

Two transcendent storage bracelets.

One contained some daily necessities.

The other had quite a lot of good stuff.

Besides thirty thousand gold pounds, there were many precious seabed rare ores, each worth two or three thousand gold pounds, as well as a large number of transcendent scrolls, potions, materials, transcendent equipment, and so on.

These odds and ends were worth about three hundred thousand gold pounds.

As the Great Elder of a clan, he shouldn't have only such valuable items on him.

But the problem was that transcendent storage equipment had limited space.

Two to three cubic meters was already considered large for transcendent storage equipment, and five cubic meters was quite rare.

The Great Elder's transcendent storage equipment, the larger one, was only about 2.5 cubic meters; he couldn't carry everything on him.

Fortunately,

the treasure Gunie wanted, the "Royal Sea Demon Tree" seed mentioned by the fifth-rank Yecha Merfolk, was in the Great Elder's transcendent storage bracelet.

Moreover,

this Great Elder clearly knew that if the "Royal Sea Demon Tree" seed wasn't properly preserved, it would gradually weaken over time.

When Gunie opened the seal of the Great Elder's special wooden box,

he could clearly feel that the "Royal Sea Demon Tree" seed still contained abundant vitality.

Gunie immediately placed it into the already opened fifth "planting slot."

A King-level Sea Demon Tree could already produce "Deep Blue Source Crystals," treasures that expand the source pool.

This Royal Sea Demon Tree, needless to say, would produce even better "Deep Blue Source Crystals."

Along the way, Gunie took out a purple-black "True·Nether Source Fruit" and gradually swallowed it.

The King-level "Prison Nether Tree" had also reached harvest season; every so often, it could offer Gunie a "True·Nether Source Fruit."

This allowed Gunie's soul defense strength to continuously increase during this period.

Over time, the Royal Sea Demon Tree would, like the Prison Nether Tree, continuously contribute treasures to Gunie.

Looking at the silent night,

Gunie glanced left and right lightly.

"During this voyage, we've encountered quite a few undead creatures, and even several attacks on the Sea Demon Ship."

"But as for demonic creatures, not to mention the rare lord-level demons, I haven't even encountered the relatively more numerous chief-level demons."

"I hope to encounter them soon."

"Bang bang bang..."

Just as Gunie was thinking, a knock came at the door.

"Captain!" At the same time, Asen Howell's voice sounded outside the door.

Gunie opened the door and saw the three deputies.

"What's the matter?"

After the three sat down, Gunie looked around at them and asked.

"As per your instructions, we have divided the profits from this trip to Shadow Island according to the fixed shares. That allocation has also been reviewed by you. This portion is yours."

Asen Howell spoke as he placed seven transcendent storage bracelets in front of Gunie.

"About one million nine hundred thousand gold pounds. If some of the transcendent equipment is sent to the auction house for sale, the total value would be around two million gold pounds."

"Hmm! That's indeed a tempting fortune." Gunie laughed.

To be honest, this generous income was much more than Gunie had expected. It seemed that quite a few people had died on Shadow Island.

Thinking, Asen Howell slowly spoke.

"This trip to the Misty Shadow Islands yielded total wealth of about three million two hundred thousand gold pounds."

"Each of us has obtained a substantial fortune."

"At the same time, we need to use this wealth to enhance our strength."

"Moreover, we have been sailing on the ocean for a long time and need a lot of supplies."

"So I suggest our next stop be 'Dragon Head Grand Harbor.'"

"'Dragon Head Grand Harbor' is the largest harbor of the Transcendent Association at the intersection of the Misty Sea and the Black Demon Sea."

"It is the most prosperous and affluent area in the deep sea region."

"No pirates dare to rampage there; it's a very suitable place for us to replenish resources."

"Great minds think alike." Gunie said softly to himself.

Compared to Asen Howell's desire to go to Dragon Head Grand Harbor for supplies and strength enhancement,

Gunie needed to contact the high-ranking Transcendent Association stationed there to inform them of the location of the Mother Goddess of the Human-Faced Flower Cult.

Even if that wasn't the location of the Mother Goddess of the Human-Faced Flower Cult, it would still be a very important stronghold.

Destroying it would deal an effective blow to the Human-Faced Flower Cult.

"We have indeed been sailing on the ocean for a long time and do need to replenish resources."

After thinking for a moment, Gunie nodded lightly.

"Let's head to Dragon Head Grand Harbor."