30: Chapter 30 Jiu Jiu's Talent: Dual Cultivation

That splash of red was clearly not blood vapor. Instead, it was some kind of indescribable, flocculent substance.

Chen Fan turned his head and, seeing The Five Women also observing, said softly, "Did you see that?"

"Mm-hmm..."

"We saw it, Big Boss. What was that?"

"What a bizarre thing."

Chen Fan pursed his lips. "How would I know?"

Seeing that no further incidents occurred, he glanced at Vase's thighs, Jiu Jiu's black silk stockings, and the wheat-colored long legs of the speechless ship. After giving a high evaluation, he turned and returned to the cabin.

Based on experience, all that was needed now was to wait for the time to end.

Seeing this, The Five Women also breathed a sigh of relief and slumped down on the raft.

A long time passed.

[Ding!]

[dungeon Phase 3, Winner: Huaxia Legion.]

[Clear Time: 10 seconds.]

[Speed Clear Reward: Key (White) x20. Key (Yellow): x10.]

[Total Material Reward: Gold Coins x10k. Wood x5k. Nails x1k. Cloth x1k. Steel x500. Gunpowder x200.]

[Rewards will be split equally among each team member.]

[Team Leader china, receives additional rewards.]

[forerunner Title: Upgraded!]

[forerunner (White) Lv3: Construction Efficiency Boost: 15%.]

[Ding!]

[Team: Emperor, Clear Time: 59 minutes.]

[Total Reward: Gold Coins x5k. Wood x2k. Nails x500. Cloth x500. Steel x200. Gunpowder x80.]

[Ding!]

[Incomplete Teams, received consolation prizes.]

[Total Reward: Gold Coins x500. Wood x200. Nails x50. Cloth x50. Steel x20. Gunpowder x10.]

The generous rewards stunned the Players.

Originally, seeing that they needed to siege a city, they had already given up hope.

Unexpectedly, just by watching the scenery on the raft for an hour, they were able to receive rewards.

"We're rich, we're rich!!"

"Holy crap, Big Boss cleared it in 10 seconds? Is he that fast?"

"@china, Big Boss, I have to talk to you about this; being too fast is not good."

"I know this is hard to talk about, and we aren't laughing at you. But Big Boss, aren't you a bit too fast?"

"Yeah, why not find an old TCM doctor to get some treatment?"

On the other side of the scene, Emperor looked at the meager rewards in his hands and couldn't help but grit his teeth.

"@Everyone, hand over half of the materials you received, otherwise I won't take you next time."

Inside the team chat, the members instantly exploded.

"Wait, what do you mean? We also contributed to the siege, why should we give you half?"

"The system rules state it's split equally, why should we give it to you?"

"Brother Emperor, you have no use for so many low-level materials. Why not leave them to us for upgrades? We can assist you better if we are stronger."

"Yeah, Brother Emperor, you're the boss, we have no objection to you taking the lion's share, but you have to leave us some scraps at least, right?"

Emperor's eyes were cold, and his tone carried killing intent:

"Fine, fine, fine, just don't let me catch you."

After saying this, he exited the group chat directly.

The channel paused for a moment, as if everyone was confirming whether Emperor had left.

Immediately after.

"Holy crap, what is he acting like?"

"Just an A-rank Talent, look at how arrogant he is. What, is he going to cross the sea to hunt me down?"

"Pfft, what a piece of work!"

"@Fangs Vessel, Brother Fangs, let's ignore him. We choose you as our leader!"

Seeing this, Fangs' mouth almost stretched to the back of his head.

He gave a wicked laugh, skipped the chats complimenting him, took a few screenshots, and sent them to Emperor via private message.

"Boss, I'll give you all my rewards. They are so excessive, they're still cursing you in the group."

Emperor looked at the screenshots, his eyes growing colder.

He deeply etched these people into his mind and accepted Fangs' materials. After organizing for a moment, he traded half back.

"The remaining half is a reward for you. Monitor them well for me, and it would be best if you could trick them into revealing their locations."

Fangs looked at the materials that were reduced by half, snorted coldly, and replied:

"Alright, I'll try my best to blend in with them and gather information. Don't worry, Boss."

Closing the private chat, he opened the group chat again.

"Sigh, I've long been displeased with him."

Hearing this, everyone's eyes lit up. "Brother Fangs, you're the same as us?"

Fangs Vessel: "Who isn't? Let me tell you all..."

Just as Fangs was playing both sides, The Five Women had already proactively handed their rewards over to Chen Fan.

Since there were only six team members, it couldn't be divided equally. The system gave the remainder directly to Chen Fan.

This seemingly thoughtful setting, however, caused him to lose out on many materials.

[Obtained: Key (White) x1500. Key (Yellow): x500.]

[Obtained: Gold Coins x833k. Wood x416k. Nails x83k. Cloth x83k. Steel x41k. Gunpowder x16k.]

The massive amount of materials made Chen Fan feel lightheaded for a moment.

But soon, he calmed down again. After all, what was currently abundant were only basic materials and gold coins.

He didn't have much of the high-level materials like steel and gunpowder. After all, there were five women at home waiting to be fed; just upgrading each of their small patrol boats required 5k steel and 1k gunpowder.

The key reserves were quite abundant, so he could find ways to get more treasure chests. Thinking of this, Chen Fan prepared to upgrade The Five Women first.

Now that materials were abundant, there was no need to be stingy with upgrades; he could just max them out directly.

"Come on, line up to receive your materials!"

Chen Fan wiped his nose and began trading with high spirits.

Upgrading from a Level 3 Raft to a Level 3 Sailboat required Gold Coins x6.1k, Wood x16k, Nails x1.6k, Cloth x160, and Steel x320. It was painless.

Ignoring their high-pitched, grateful voices, Chen Fan began upgrading the patrol boat.

[Ding!]

[Upgrading: Small patrol boat.]

[Consumed Materials: Wood x10k. rope x5k. Nails x1k. Cloth x5k. Steel x5k. Gunpowder x1k. Gold Coins x10k.]

[Required Time: 360 minutes.]

[forerunner Title Bonus Active, Required Time: 306 minutes.]

Chen Fan was speechless. Upgrading the patrol boat actually required 6 hours.

He had originally thought the forerunner's boost wasn't very significant, but now it seemed that once the level increased, it might have miraculous effects.

Fortunately, they could still sail during the upgrade process, otherwise, he would be stuck.

Chen Fan opened the sea chart and observed it carefully.

Now that he had combat strength, he didn't need to avoid some dangerous islands too much. After all, the more dangerous it was, the higher the rewards could be.

After selecting for a moment, his finger stopped at an island marked in yellow.

Yellow represented danger, but not a high level. It was about 100 nautical miles away, and he could reach it in an hour.

While waiting for the ship to sail, Chen Fan boredly opened the group chat.

"I haven't asked yet, what are all your Talents?"

Vase: "My brother already knows, it's a B-rank Refining, oh, it can refine fresh water."

Chen Fan: "I wasn't asking you. Your name suits you perfectly; you're purely a Vase."

Vase: "..."

The other women couldn't help but laugh.

Indeed, in terms of survival, this Talent could be called a god-tier skill. But for Chen Fan, who could replicate materials...

Samo: "You know mine too; it's C-rank Fishing."

speechless ship: "Mine is C-rank Precision; I can aim more accurately when shooting arrows."

Chen Fan raised an eyebrow. It was actually an attack Talent, but unfortunately, it was only C-rank.

Demon: "My Talent seems a bit useless; it's called 'Devils Whisper.' Although it's A-rank, I don't know what it's for."

Vase: "Wow, Sister Demon, you actually have an A-rank Talent?"

speechless ship: "So strong!"

Demon: "Oh, this Talent doesn't have a description either; I still don't know what it's for."

Chen Fan pondered for a moment and shook his head.

"Since it's A-rank, it must have great use; maybe you'll know later."

Demon: "Mm-hmm."

"What about Sister Jiujiu? What is your Talent?"

Everyone's attention focused on Jiu Jiu.

Jiu Jiu was silent for a long time before saying shyly,

"It's also a useless Talent, so... let's not talk about it."

Vase: "Oh, just say it. I'm not shy about my purely useless Talent, what are you afraid of?"

"Yeah, Jiu Jiu, just tell us."

Unable to refuse the crowd, Jiu Jiu bit her lip, her voice as low as a mosquito's buzzing.

"B-rank, Dual... Dual Cultivation."