Witch, I'm really not the Deep Sea Ancient God!

"Qi, are you short of money? At the Shell Country Bank to the east, there's a Transcendent Growth Fund. I heard that a Fourth Rank can get a loan of up to 500 million Shell Coins..."

Mayor Maro said quietly.

It is known that advancing to Fourth Rank requires a large amount of Extraordinary Potions, Skill Cards, and other resources.

Even with the aid of an Extraordinary Organization, it's still a massive expenditure.

Most Transcendents do not have much money on hand.

"I still have some things that can be sold for money."

Chen Qi sold the remaining items from the Sea Coffin and useless Extraordinary Materials, obtaining 30 million Shell Coins in total.

Besides purchasing daily necessities, he also bought a set of new bonfires and an expensive full set of ship planting facilities.

There were also large quantities of Extraordinary vegetables, food, and feed specifically for large Pet Beasts.

In total, it cost 5 million, with the feed alone coming to an astonishing 3 million.

Whether it was the Lamp Moon Sea Dragon or the Nearshore Dominator, their food was measured in terrifying tons.

When Chen Qi finished purchasing supplies, as he came out of the commercial street, the entire sky had turned a shade of red.

"Qi, where on earth did you get so many good things."

This is the foundation of a Legend... Mayor Maro swallowed hard, feeling the weight of Chen Qi's financial power.

He followed Chen Qi back to the Dock.

But in that instant, Chen Qi's expression became serious.

At the Dock, around the Nether Sea Ghost Ship, appeared ten warships marked with the Magic Bullet symbol out of nowhere!

All the merchant ships had evacuated the Dock.

And on the island above, five hundred gun barrels were aimed at his head.

It was the Defense Fleet of the Moonstone Islands... Chen Qi clapped his hands:

"Quite fast."

During this trip to the White Dove Newspaper in Moonstone City, the Ice Witch and Chen Qi had no intention of moving stealthily.

Neither he nor the Ice Witch needed to sneak around.

Drawing the escort fleet was also expected.

However...

Chen Qi placed his hand on his waist where his backpack card was.

At the end of the Dock, a white-haired lady was sitting on a chair, sipping tea.

While sipping her tea, she gave Chen Qi a fox-like smile, emanating an atmosphere fierce as a furnace!

The domineering aura of a top Fourth Rank powerhouse!

It was none other than Lady Magic Bullet Oli—the head of the Magic Bullet family—

A blissfully ignorant Mayor Maro suddenly tensed up.

Chen Qi might be a Pirate Lord! A Pirate Lord of great renown! Mayor Maro had harbored such suspicions early on.

After all, without being engaged in piracy, it wouldn't be so easy to become Fourth Rank.

But, out of concern, Mayor Maro had not asked, nor dared to ask!

Most crucially, even if he did ask, with Maro Town's current defenses, nothing could be changed.

He also instinctively trusted that Chen Qi was not the kind of Pirate Lord who committed endless evils!

However, he never expected that Chen Qi would manage to draw the attention of the Lady President of the Moonstone City Council—Mrs. Oli!

All at once, everyone at the Dock was stunned.

When that lady went out, she was accompanied by the Magic Bullet Hunter Team!

This was a mighty Hunter Group that had historically assassinated three Legends from ten thousand meters away!

Mayor Maro's instincts immediately sensed the countless gun barrels hidden in the shadows!

The entire Maro Town could be completely wiped out due to today's events!

Far off, more and more warships started showing up.

The number was far beyond twenty, it could even be a staggering one hundred!

That was the total number of the Moonstone City Defense Fleet!

The Fleet, the city wall's giant cannons, the Magic Bullet Hunter Team, and Mrs. Oli.

Mayor Maro stammered:

"Qi, Qi, what exactly did you do out there... you, you're surrounded by... by the Magic Bullet Hunter Team..."

Surrounded? Chen Qi's hands were in his pockets as he walked toward Mrs. Oli.

He approached the stern-faced Mrs. Oli, bowed his head, and calmly said:

"No, it's they who are surrounded."