Witch, I'm really not an ancient god of the deep sea!

Chapter 1 Deep Sea Affinity
“You brats, if you don’t want to die, stand up, kill him, and show some guts.”

"Do it! Kill Black Bull! Only then can you become members of our Black Whale Gang!"

"That's right, add a little suspense!"

When Chen Qi opened his eyes, he was surrounded by a cacophony of curses and cheers.

"It hurts so much... Where am I? What happened?"

A quick glance around revealed not the familiar bedroom, but a completely unfamiliar world—aboard a giant ship.

Dark clouds loomed overhead, and the sea wind howled incessantly. Fifty men dressed as pirates surrounded him, as if observing wild beasts in an arena.

What is this...

Were they being targeted by a kidnapping gang? But why would a kidnapping take place at sea?

Besides, given his financial resources, how could he possibly be targeted by a transnational maritime kidnapping group? It couldn't be because of his looks, could it?
Will I be sold to some weird rich woman's island next?

What exactly happened...? Chen Qi pressed his hand hard against his head, trying hard to recall.

His memory was crystal clear; before arriving at this place, he was clearly in his bedroom at home, preparing to start a new game.

Wait, the game...

Chen Qi looked at his dusty hands, and a line of illusory blue subtitles slowly appeared.

[A frail slave who has just awakened to spirituality and is slightly distorted.]

At that moment, a sharp pain shot through my head as a massive amount of complex information flooded into it!

Steampunk world, flesh-and-blood armor, black whale, high-altitude rift, thirteen witches, thirteen sexual aspects, the new world of the sun, otherworldly languages...

Chen Qi had to grit his teeth and endure the knife-like pain until he finally came to his senses after more than ten seconds, overwhelmed by the massive amount of information.

"I...I...have been transported into the game world of 'New Sun'?"

"New Sun" is a steampunk-style massively multiplayer online role-playing game that uses the latest AI technology and features unimaginable randomness and an incredibly vast map. Even during its closed beta, it became a hit on live streaming platforms worldwide.

The game is set in a steampunk post-apocalyptic world. Before the world had even entered the Great Electrical Age, destructive rifts appeared all over the world. The land was polluted, kingdoms fell, the moon laughed, and the sun disappeared. In the cold world without the sun, humanity was once close to extinction.

As humanity neared extinction, the surviving humans studied the creations of these fissures, leading to a rapid and chaotic development of technology across the world. Ultimately, through the efforts of thirteen pioneers, a fake sun was raised.

Despite the continued presence of vast areas of darkness, humanity once again possessed a vast, habitable land, which it maintained for hundreds of years, giving rise to a new human civilization known as the "New Sun World."

Unlike most games with limited content, Shinji Games' vast open world offers a wealth of unknown items and content, leading to a proliferation of players selling rare items and information, creating a chaotic trading market within the game.

Chen Qi, a hardcore gamer, has also made some money by selling rare items and strategy guides, and is a well-known strategy guide blogger.

"Did I time travel... Well, I guess I can only accept it... Yeah, right!"

Chen Qi clenched his fists tightly, feeling the sea breeze on his cheeks.

Although it was hard to believe, when he scanned the pirates around him, the smell of blood and the pounding of his heart forced him to accept the reality before him.

"But what exactly is going on? What will these pirates do to me?"

In the morning, press your hands against your temples.

According to the original owner's memories, he was originally a young man born in Damalo Town, Moonstone Islands. He lost both his parents and failed the town's spiritual awakening test to get into university.

Not long ago, during a chance fishing trip, an unknown creature burrowed into his spine, causing him to suffer from a terrifying deformity.

In order to treat his illness, he had no choice but to go to a big city to work alone, hoping to make a name for himself in the big city through hard work and earn money to treat his "deformation".

However, before his youthful ambitions could even begin, he was lured away by his so-called relatives, sold to a human trafficking ring, and then resold to the Black Whale Pirate Crew's Sawshark.

In the end, they became toys for these pirates to gamble and "fight," and even whether they could survive the next second was a question.

Orphaned, seriously ill at the start, and then kidnapped...

What a hellish start... After recalling the information in his mind, Chen Qi's already furrowed brows furrowed even more.

New Day features a lot of randomness, including random starting conditions, where a player is randomly assigned a background and talents, starting as an ambitious young man, student, detective, dancer, or so on.

Depending on the difficulty at the start, players will be given different spiritual awakening talents.

"I am a slave kidnapped by pirates..."

Chen Qi felt a sharp pain in his head. The pirate crew that had kidnapped him must be the Black Whale Pirate Crew, the leader of the Four Emperors of the sea!
At the start, I was on the ship of the later boss faction?
Although it was just one of his many ships, it was not an opponent that he, a weakling, could challenge. Any one of the smaller pirates could kill him ten or a hundred times over!

Even on gaming forums where people love to boast and make things up, his start would definitely be described as hellish.

A wave of helplessness washed over me instantly.

"I think I just saw a notification," Chen Qi thought to himself, glancing at the control panel. He was a player who had traveled through time and was also a spiritual awakener.

Semi-illusory words suddenly appeared before my eyes.

Name: Qi

Personality: Lamp (You are a natural explorer, with inspiration far surpassing that of ordinary people) Race: Ordinary human (You are in a mild infection state. If you do not receive timely treatment, you are very likely to become a tentacle monster whose mind is only focused on reproduction.)
Professional Cards: None

Equipment: A tattered black linen garment that provides slight protection against the cold.

Attributes:
Constitution: 7 (affected by infection)
Power: 8
Inspiration: 35
Agility: 14
Luck: 6 (The average score for all attributes for an average adult is 10)

Overall assessment: A slightly distorted and weak slave.

Sure enough, Chen Qi was delighted and glanced at the light screen in front of him.

Extremely high intuition and agility, but only average physique and strength...

Moreover, if the spine is infected and not treated in time, it will turn into a tentacle monster with a mind full of reproduction!
At that moment, another light screen appeared.

[On the vast ocean, you have awakened a unique spiritual talent: 'Deep Sea Fallen Star'.]

Spiritual awakening!
Just like in a game, at the start of the game, each player will experience a spiritual awakening and gain a talent that grants them special bonuses at the beginning.

Chen Qi swallowed a mouthful of water, then hurriedly checked his spiritual talent, "Deep Sea Falling Star".

Deep-sea falling star:
Nature and form: lamp
Deep Sea Affinity Lv1: Although you do not have the blood of a deep-sea species, your spirituality still exudes the faint aura of ancient beings from the deep sea. Weak ancient species will regard you as their equal, while most deep-sea beasts will no longer see you as 'human,' but as 'one of their own.' (This ability can be turned on and off independently.)
Inspiration from the Lamp: You will have a higher probability of receiving more inspirational information.

Two entries... Chen Qi's hand trembled slightly.

Wow, that's so lucky!

As someone who has always been unlucky, he has never seen such extraordinary spiritual talent.

Generally, spiritual talents only have one attribute, and the bonuses they provide are nothing more than weapon proficiency, increased appetite, increased luck, enhanced inspiration, succubus aura, etc.

The very first term, "deep-sea affinity," is an incredibly powerful one!
According to memory, this kind of entry only has a small chance of appearing when a player is assimilated by an ancient monster from the deep sea and their body is completely deformed!

Not to mention the second "Inspiration of the Lamp," which is also a remarkable talent.

Getting one of these randomly is enough to be considered the luckiest of the lucky!

The spiritual talents associated with these two terms really exist... Chen Qi couldn't help but sigh, he had always thought it was just a legend.

Generally speaking, this level of spiritual talent can only be seen in hidden main storyline bosses that can torment players countless times.

[Your deep-sea affinity has affected the 'deep-sea creature' in your spine. It senses your terrifying aura, ceases its infection of your body, and expresses temporary goodwill towards you.]

Your body has been infected by a mutation, granting you a bonus of 5 points to Strength and 5 points to Agility.

Is it possible to do it this way...? Chen Qi looked at the reminder and immediately felt his heavy body lighten up a lot.

According to the panel, his spine has been infected by a deep-sea monster.

This talent actually suppressed the infection from the "deep-sea creatures," thereby strengthening his body!

In the early stages, 5 points of Strength plus 5 points of Agility is already a fairly significant increase!
"Nice luck..."

Chen Qi immediately stretched his muscles and bones.

boom!
A loud bang brought his attention back to the crisis at hand.

In front of him, a burly, tattooed man shaped like an ox suddenly threw a punch, striking a slave hard in the chest, causing blood to splatter.

"There's no time to think..."

Chen Qi took a deep breath. In the new day, the higher one's spiritual talent, the more difficult the start.

Clearly, this start didn't give him time to calm down.

Pirates love gambling, and the more exciting and bloody the gambling, the more they love it!

They pulled ten slaves from the dark cabins and made them fight each other on the deck until only one remained. Only the one who defeated everyone else could enjoy the next dinner! Become a member of the Sawshark!
And he was one of those ten slaves!
However, in this "battle of the people", the battle was not a chaotic fight between ten people.

It was a one-against-nine crushing scene!
A slave named "Black Bull," with his terrifying two-meter-tall physique, beat the other slaves to a pulp.

Despite the other slaves uniting beforehand, they still couldn't shake the slave named Black Bull!
boom!boom!
A roar rang out, and Black Bull grabbed a slave by the neck and slammed him onto the deck.

The others were all lying on the ground, lifeless.

I'm all alone now... Chen Qi slowly backed away, glancing at the deck.

On the deck, there were various weapons thrown to them by the pirates, which they could take at will.

Chen Qi picked up a curved knife nearby and gripped it tightly.

Hehehe! Hehehe!

Black Bull laughed wildly, his chest muscles, covered in jet-black tattoos, twitched.

He glanced around, then extended his bloodied index finger and pointed:

"Kid, you're the only one left."

(End of this chapter)