LIGHTNOVELSTORY Chapter 165 You're in Danger
An cradled a towering two-meter-high box, swaying on the deck.
Chen Qi walked over and helped her place the box on the deck.
"What's all this stuff?"
Such a large box, to those unaware, would make it seem like An was the one moving.
An patted her dust-covered cat-like little hands: Experience tales at empire
"These are renovation materials. My family runs a tavern, and recently, due to the Crack Tide, we've renovated and have quite a few spare pieces of furniture. You might find them useful, Qi."
Furniture... Chen Qi's face showed a look of relief.
These days, due to the eruption of the Crack Tide, both the navy and Moonstone City were undergoing changes.
Chen Qi's primary cash for purchasing the ship came from a survey team for the Crack Sea.
But at the end of the day, these were ill-gotten gains that couldn't be openly sold at the weapons store.
For safety, Chen Qi had no choice but to head to the secretive black market.
Goods that were originally worth millions could only be sold for half their value, or even less, in the end.
Without a trustworthy partner, the money he made from selling weapons and Transcendent items was much lower than he anticipated.
This made assembling the funds needed for the ship much more challenging than he had expected.
In the end, by scraping and saving, plus the wool from Hai Yunduo and Ghost Fire oil, he finally managed to cobble together enough for the ship.
Then there were the ship's fuel costs, maintenance fees, and various other minor expenses.
Now, Chen Qi was left with so little cash on hand, he couldn't even afford to buy slightly more valuable ingredients.
And at this moment, neither Hai Yunduo nor Ghost Fire Fish had regrown their materials.
He simply didn't have the spare cash to buy furniture.
Chen Qi had thought that his new ship would have to remain bare for a long time:
"Thanks so much, Teacher An. From now on, you can eat for free at my place anytime!"
"Mhmm."
An hummed lightly and started to take items out of the wooden box.
Chen Qi squatted down next to An, carefully taking items out of the box together with her.
Comfortable rocking chairs, white seats, dining room chandeliers, cozy-style flesh-colored wallpapers, a mini wardrobe, elegant light blue curtains, fire extinguishers, and so on.
There were also ice makers and juicers for the bar, Blue Fire candles, and small decorative items with an abstract artistic flair.
Although all were second-hand, they were well maintained and greatly enhanced the aesthetics of the new ship.
"This is..."
Chen Qi was slightly surprised when he unearthed two cushions shaped like Water Elves and a brand new ship flag from the box.
The Water Elf cushions were made to be twice the size of an actual Water Elf, serving as incredibly comfortable sofa cushions.
Different models of ships used flags of different sizes.
When Chen Qi completed the purchase contract for the ship, he was also told by the ship management personnel that he must have a new flag.
He hadn't expected An to have taken care of it for him...
Chen Qi unfolded the brand-new flag.
The background color of the flag was a conspicuous white, while the main pattern included the official chef's hat logo of Shell Country and a blue deep-sea Water Elf.
His dining ship's flag turned out to feature a chef Water Elf.
Did An also like deep-sea Water Elves... Chen Qi glanced at An, puzzled.
He remembered that An hadn't shown any particular fondness for deep-sea Water Elves.
Without a word, An simply lifted her head like a proud little white cat.
Teacher An certainly was the most responsible mentor in the newbie village... Chen Qi expressed his sincere gratitude:
"Thank you so much, Teacher An. You've been a huge help, and the design is quite creative."
"Ahem."
An finally couldn't suppress the upwards curve of her lips, covering her mouth as she softly said:
"Shell Country's official requirements for dining ship flags aren't strict, so I thought a chef Water Elf would attract more customers and reflect your uniqueness."
"Indeed,"
Chen Qi nodded.
At this moment, Brice, who had been watching the proceedings for a while, offered his own crazy idea:
"Actually, I think having a Water Elf pole dance as the dining ship's emblem, or perhaps a Water Elf captain feeding the owner with a spoon, could also attract more customers."
"This is a dining ship, not one of the weird pet stores from the Golden Flower Bird Kingdom..."
Chen Qi and An both gave Brice, the Mechanic, a cold look.
Is my idea really that bad... Brice sweatdropped, pulling out his toolkit:
"Okay, you two, enough chit-chat. If we want to do a trial run tonight, we'd better finish with the renovations now. Oh, and don't forget to treat me to a big meal."
Chen Qi glanced at the clear sky.
Now was the perfect time to renovate.
Let's get to work!
Bri was a professional mechanic, and An was the super-serious type when it came to work.
With their help, the restaurant was quickly renovated.
...
At noon, Chen Qi placed a flowerpot on the windowsill of the bedroom and inserted the small yellow flower given to him by the Flower Witch.
"Not bad for a new home..."
Chen Qi looked around, feeling he finally had a suitable little home in this world.
No more sleeping in cramped little rooms.
After tidying up the bedroom, Chen Qi headed to the dining room.
An and Bri were already seated at the dining table, picking up their cutlery.
In the end, it always came to this... Chen Qi took out the Transcendent cabbage and Transcendent carrots he got from the Sea Beast Breeding Base and cooked two simple stir-fried vegetable dishes.
Last but not least, using sugar made from sea sugarcane, and pairing it with pineapple and strawberries, he made a giant layered fruit cake!
Chen Qi brought the cake and stir-fries to the table:
"Thank you both, please enjoy your meal."
An took a bite of the small cake:
"By the way, Qi, when are you planning to set sail?"
Chen Qi pondered for a moment:
"The day after tomorrow, perhaps..."
He had many goods on hand that he couldn't deal with in Moonstone City.
He could only go to Crack Sea, where the merchants wouldn't refuse to trade because of the sources of goods.
An frowned slightly.
At that moment, Bri threw a wet blanket on the situation:
"Setting sail now isn't a wise choice. Although the Ghost Ship is dead, stronger monsters have emerged on the sea."
Bri glanced at Chen Qi, reminding him with piercing words:
"Moreover, these monsters have appeared on the safe sea route from Maro Town to Moonstone City. My advice is to stay put in town!"
"The Ghost Ship is dead?"
An seized on the important point in Bri's words.
Recently, she had been worried about Chen Qi and the other fishermen from Maro Town encountering the Ghost Ship at sea.
"Yes, the Ghost Ship captain is dead!"
Bri leaned back and silently pulled out the latest edition of the White Dove Times:
"And it was the accomplice of the Witch of the Crack Sea, the Black Hunter, who killed him!"
"The Black Hunter, he managed to kill the captain of the Ghost Ship?"
An hurriedly snatched the newspaper.
The headline of today's paper was indeed the news of the Ghost Ship being killed by the Black Hunter!
Besides that, there was also an in-depth interview from chief reporter Perle.
An had encountered the Black Hunter and the Flower Witch before.
In her view, the Flower Witch was a special Third-order Transcendent, while the Black Hunter was just a weirdly dressed Second-tier Transcendent!
Just a weakling whose high bounty was only because of his tentacles, but in reality, he wasn't strong.
However, she hadn't expected that he could actually defeat the Ghost Ship captain, which greatly changed her perception!
Could it be that the Black Hunter can perfectly suppress his Spiritual Power to the Second-tier...
No wonder the navy has set such a high bounty for him, I actually thought the navy was making up the bounty... An shook her head internally, realizing she had been too confident in her own Spiritual Power perception.
Chen Qi sat silently at the dining table, struggling to keep his lips from curling into a smile, and poured himself a cup of tea.
Perle truly was Perle; the events of yesterday made it to the paper today.
He had purposely used Perle to dispel the previous rumors.
The reports about him by Perle shouldn't be too exaggerated.
An looked at the paper, her brows growing tighter.
The Black Hunter is suspected of wanting to obtain the Witch Occupation Card, the Black Hunter dislikes living human females, the Black Hunter is very interested in the Cape Elder of the pirates, and deep-sea monsters...
The accomplice of the Flower Witch turns out to be such a terrifying, twisted, human-shaped monster!
The Black Hunter prefers men... An put down the newspaper, shook her head, and said:
"You're in danger, Qi."