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

Chapter 166 New Ship
Early morning, at the dock in Maro town.

Chen Qi bought a pepper and minced meat pie at the town's dock and then headed to the dock in Maro town.

At the dock, Buri, with dark circles under his eyes, deep-set features, and wearing dragon horn ornaments, paced back and forth with great interest, holding design drawings and muttering to himself:
"Hmm...not bad, but unfortunately, it lacks sufficient defensive facilities. However, as a dining ship, it's already quite good. When designing it, should I have paid more attention to its distinctive appearance? For example, designing a pig's head to symbolize the chef at the bow?"

Buli's design was created after discussing it with Chenqi.

As an unconventional designer, Brie always has a wild imagination and all sorts of ideas.

As the user of the boat, Chenqi only needs to enjoy Buli's design, while Buli, as the designer, has to consider many things.

If Chen Qi hadn't forcefully used the Dragon Clan's intelligence to suppress him, he would have even considered designing a super-sized loudspeaker and a chef's hat chimney for Chen Qi's houseboat.

In addition, there is an internal water sprite statue that will cause the water sprite to guzzle whenever someone hits it with a stick!

Brie believes these things can attract customers!

However, in Chen Qi's view, this greatly restricts the space on the ship.

In the past few days, Chenqi and Buli have become quite familiar with each other.

Ignoring the strange dragon horn decorations on the pie, Chen Qi took a bite of the pie and asked excitedly:

"Bri, is it finished?"

Brie finished the work even faster than he had imagined!
Brie turned its head to the side, revealing the threaded steel teeth in its mouth, and smiled confidently:
"Of course, I am a powerful mechanic. My hands can treat steel as an extension of themselves. Moreover, I have ample supplies. All I have to do is assemble a houseboat. It's not a difficult task."

Brie rolled down his sleeves, revealing a steel, mechanical arm!

This is a powerful weapon that took more than 20 years to master!

The Tier 3 Hammer-type Mechanic is capable of creating many highly destructive mechanical weapons. They also possess 'Mechanical Affinity,' allowing them to precisely manipulate the machines they create through their own will. They are an extremely powerful Tier 3 class.

Among them, the talent of mechanical affinity gives these mechanics the innate ability to easily equip mechanical weapons.

Brie's skills are among the best of all Tier 3 mechanics.

Chen Qi glanced at Brie.

Beneath that tall and thin exterior, Buli has already achieved at least 30% mechanization.

Without mechanical affinity, Chen Qi's current physique would not be able to withstand such a large-scale modification.

Chen Qi smiled:
"Alright, let me taste it properly, I can't wait."

Brie tucked the strange dragon tail behind his back into his waistband:
"Don't worry, I won't let you down."

A trustworthy mechanic... Chen Qi followed Brie up the ship's ladder to the deck.

His new ship is not large, and it is mainly divided into two areas.

One is the living area, and the other is a spacious deck area, while below deck are the rarely visited engine room and warehouse.

First, there's the deck. Although the interior is made of steel, the deck is painted with a skin-colored wood-colored paint for the sake of the ship's overall aesthetics.

From the outside, the entire vessel leans towards a casual style of wooden boat.

In the living area, the first thing that catches the eye is the main part of the dining ship: the restaurant!

At Chen Qi's suggestion, the restaurant did not have too many tables.

There are only two long tables, a wine rack, and a reception desk for guests.

On the counter, there were also some bartending tools.

On the ceiling, there's also a water sprite chandelier, a gift from Bulin, which displays different expressions depending on the color of the light.

For example, (*>.<*), QAQ,

And there's (￣^￣), X﹏X!

This is one of the few good designs that Chenqi thinks Brie has.

The decor is less like a restaurant and more like a charming little bar.

Chen Qi glanced at it.

The atmosphere was decent, but the renovation cost an unimaginable astronomical sum, and next to the dining room was the kitchen.

Inside the kitchen, there is a boiler for stir-frying vegetables, a dessert area for cooking desserts, and a large refrigerator that Chen Qi bought for 5,000 coins.

Behind the kitchen is the bedroom that Chenqi requested.

A double bed, a desk, a cloth chair, a bedside table, a bookshelf, and blinds—a fairly standard private bedroom.

At this moment, a simple woolen blanket has been placed on the bed.

If it weren't for Brie being there, I would definitely have taken a nap on it... Chen Qi thought to himself.

Near the bedroom is the pet room, which is furnished with many soft sofas, a cat tree, and a steel pipe.

Why put a cat tree for the water sprite? Why is there a steel pipe? Chen Qi glanced at Buli.

Brie shrugged and explained:
"Don't you think it's cool for the water sprite to do pole dancing?"

"???"

"Watching a water sprite do a pole dance? Why don't you watch a dinosaur do a pole dance?" Chen Qi complained.

Without hesitation, Brie answered:
"I really want to see it too, but it's not available in our country!"

"..."

Chen Qi squinted his eyes.

The Ice Demon Pirates cannot be understood with ordinary people's perspectives.

He probably genuinely thinks it's cool for water sprites and dinosaurs to do pole dancing.

Moreover, ever since he gave the Dragon's Charm to Brie, he has clearly become obsessed.

Brie clapped his hands:

"Alright, Qi, come with me. I'll show you the features of the captain's cabin."

Chen Qi followed Brie to the captain's cabin of the houseboat.

The captain's cabin was pretty much as Chen Qi had imagined.

Steering the rudder, the nautical chart...

The only thing that surprised Chen Qi was an electronic display screen on the control panel.

Chen Qi asked curiously, "What is this?"

Bree explained smugly:

"This is a radar facility produced within a C-level rift. It is specifically designed to detect information about dangerous creatures. It can detect special spiritual energy fluctuations within a ten-mile radius, as well as information about giant creatures. With this radar, the probability of you being attacked by sea monsters will be reduced by at least fifty percent."

"Oh……"

Chen Qi was slightly startled.

This is a pretty good feature.

As Chen Qi listened to Bri's explanation, he learned that with the radar function fully activated, even a creature like the Shadow Fiend, which excels at hiding, could not escape the radar's detection.

It is also equipped with a complete radio system, through which it can contact nearby islands, lighthouses, and so on.

In addition, you can turn on the high beams, sound the distress horn, and so on.

Overall, it has perfectly fulfilled the functions of a travel boat.

At this moment, Chen Qi noticed a button with a shield icon on the control panel!

Chen Qi slightly opened his mouth:
"Could it be... the legendary barrier unfolding?"

The high-end ships of the Witch Sea can deploy special energy barriers.

Brie immediately tilted her head and explained:
"No... that requires a special engine, which even the steam-powered hand I provide cannot achieve. You know that this technology can only be sold to military ships."

However, based on my prediction, the Kingdom of Belarus will soon lift the ban on the sale of military vessels. Therefore, I designed a corresponding function: if you have the money, I can install an engine for you to complete this function.

Why design something that doesn't have any functionality? Chen Qi thought to himself.

However, since this function exists, perhaps he can try to tinker with it himself.

Brie said:

"By the way, Qi, I have completed the engine room according to your requirements. Even without a core, this ship can sail at a slow speed."

"Ah."

Brie lit a cigarette and reminded him:

"Guest, according to recent news, the Black Whale Gang's ships have recently arrived in coastal waters. For safety's sake, you'd better install a qualified core as soon as possible."

However, the core funds were indeed too expensive… He sighed.

"If you really don't have enough money, you can also rent a core from Bonfire Energy Company. Just mention my name and they will give you a 20% discount."

These days, Buli and Chenqi have become quite familiar with each other.

"Yes, I'll do it as soon as possible..."

Chen Qi nodded.

"Hey you two, could you do me a favor?"

At that moment, Ann's voice came from outside the captain's cabin.

Chen Qi turned around.

Outside the captain's cabin, An was carrying a huge wooden crate, swaying precariously.

She pleaded again:

"Hey you two, could you please help me out..."

Chen Qi squinted his eyes. An seemed to have some ideas about decorating the houseboat.

(End of this chapter)