Sail Shadows in the Sea of ​​Fog

Chapter 90: Sea Monster Bonus and Stinky Blind Box
On the fourth night after killing the half-blood sea monster Setus, as the last gold tooth, whose owner was unknown, was washed clean by the sea water and thrown into the oak barrel, Cheng Lang finally gave the order to set off amid the increasingly pungent stench.

While the sailors were busy, the last barrel of loot was delivered to the deck of the Valkyrie. The sails of the two ships also caught enough wind, and with the help of the broad, light but powerful dragonfly fins, they left the volcanic island where only shit, piss and fart were left.

Under the cleansing of sea breeze and sea water, the fishy smell on the two boats was washed away bit by bit, and the volcanic island that was getting farther and farther away behind them finally disappeared completely from sight.

"Stop the ship!" Cheng Lang personally issued the order on the Valkyrie.

A moment later, the two ships stopped one after another under the busy work of the much stronger mixed-race sailors.

Next, the sides of the two ships were tied together tightly with the Wanghaivine covered with fine scales. The two captains of the Honest Man and even half of the remaining sailors changed into their best clothes and rushed over.

At this time, the vine goblins on the Valkyrie still had not hatched from their shells and were reborn. Also not reborn were the Mist Shadow who had also laid eggs, and the seven lyre-tailed merfolk led by Tinisha.

Because of this, in order to leave the smelly island as soon as possible, Cheng Lang had to borrow half of the mixed-race sailors from the Honest Man.

Unlike Mist Shadow and the Vine Goblins, the egg-laying Tinisa and the others were fished out of the sea salt-flavored shit soup that had dissolved a large amount of the sea monster's poop by the half-blood sailors on the morning when the sea monster's corpse was completely absorbed.

Of course, everyone tacitly decided to keep the matter of these delicate porcelain doll-like companions a secret forever, and after carefully washing the eggs wrapped around them, they were all carried to the lower cabin of the Valkyrie to accompany the Vine Mandrill.

Although this encounter with the sea monster involved more shit, piss and farts, the gains were also huge.

Not to mention the Vine Goblin, Mist Shadow and Qinwei Merman who have not yet hatched, these mixed-race sailors and their deck captains, White Bread, have become much stronger.

On the other hand, the changes in the two ships are also huge.

Thanks to the rich "nutrition" provided by the sea monster, the two ships have not only repaired all their hidden injuries, but also gained some more things.

First of all, the inner and outer bulkheads and even the open decks of both ships were all covered with a layer of tough "snake skin" covered with fine scales.

This layer of leather armor from the back of a sea monster not only significantly reduces the resistance of the ship, but is also tough enough and has excellent waterproof capabilities.

In short, unless they encountered a small monster like Mist Shadow or other sea monsters, ordinary sirens or sea beasts at sea would probably not be able to break through the hull of their ship.

Secondly, there is a small hearth pool in the corner of the Honest Man's lower cabin. This hearth pool is the same as the fake hearth pool that the Valkyrie once had. It can provide additional energy for the dragonfly fins.

Of course, the fact that the Honest Man was able to possess a second ship's center pool so easily was all thanks to the efforts of the Silver Queen.

Everyone on the Valkyrie also has to thank the Silver Queen. This noble lady creatively installed a lung aquarium from a half-blood sea monster on their ship's hull.

Although the above words came from the mouth of the Magic Mirror, they were recognized by all the members on the ship. The scuba diving device hidden in the center pool of the ship and controlled by the Silver Queen allowed the Valkyrie to dive for an almost unlimited period of time after sinking underwater.

Of course, although it sounds good, after sinking underwater, the Valkyrie can only move slowly by relying on its dragonfly fins. The speed is much slower than when there were only Cheng Lang, Magic Mirror and Vine Goblin on the boat at the beginning.

On the other hand, the price of this convenience is that the quality of the air replaced from the sea water by the sea monster's scuba is so poor that the fishy smell is almost the same as soaking in the shit mountain on the volcanic island behind.

Fortunately, while the side effects were a bit disgusting, no one would complain about them, just like no one would complain about Mr. Gerta dousing his carefully cared-for vegetables with "sea monster dung essence."

Another gift from the half-blood sea monster is the Valkyrie's sails.

This set of sails is made of the swim bladder of a sea monster. It is lighter, tougher, waterproof, fireproof, and easy to repair. These are just the most common advantages for the people on the boat.

Everyone was even more delighted with another advantage of this set of sails - it would not become tattered because of the sunset or Poseidon's curse, but would only turn black because of the curse and covered with black mold.

The sails are the face of every captain, and a beautiful and clean set of sails is like a gorgeous and elegant dress.

But a set of tattered sails is like wearing a pair of underwear full of holes and yellow urine stains on your head - this is the consensus of almost all captains.

Of course, compared to the changes on the two ships, all the sailors were more concerned about how much combat bonus they could get. And they docked the two ships at this time just to share the bonus.

"Listen to me"

On the second-floor open-air deck of the Valkyrie, Cheng Lang placed one foot on an oak barrel piled high with gold coins and said, "This time we defeated a half-blood sea monster!"

"Yo! Yo! Yo!"

Hundreds of mixed-race sailors, as well as pirate brothers, Yun Ji and others all cheered.

"After everyone's hard work, we have harvested a total of 39,000 gold coins!"

The good news that Cheng Lang reported truthfully made all the sailors cheer even more enthusiastically, but at the same time, they were also anxiously guessing how much each person would get this time.

"After consultation between me, Kervik and Captain Belvik..."

Cheng Lang whetted the sailors' appetites by saying, "The deck captain's white bread can be divided into 500 gold coins!"

As soon as these words were spoken, all the sailors exclaimed in surprise. 500 was definitely not a small number. They had more than 120 sailors!
The rest of the sailors

Cheng Lang deliberately paused for a moment, waiting for all the sailors to quiet down, before announcing a bonus that far exceeded their highest expectations: "150 gold coins per person!"

"I knew we were following a most generous captain!"

A half-blood sailor said gratefully, "At this rate, maybe I'll be able to afford a glass of Poseidon's blood soon."

"By the time you've collected enough gold coins to buy the blood of Poseidon, our captain might have already given everyone a cup." Another mixed-race sailor said confidently.

Before the sailor could say anything, Cheng Lang said loudly, "In addition, we will reward one sailor with a cup of Poseidon's blood today."

After these words were spoken, many mixed-race sailors immediately began to whisper to each other. They had never expected that such a good thing would happen again. How long had it been?

"Mr. Kervik" Cheng Lang looked at Kervik who was standing aside.

"It's not necessarily the case that the most courageous sailor is the pirate who fights against us. Ahem!"

Kervik cleared his throat and said again according to the script Cheng Lang had prepared for him, "I'm talking about ships, that's right! What I mean is that it's not necessarily the sailors who fight the most bravely who contribute the most to our ships. Those who work hard in other positions are equally worthy of respect.

During the busy days before, a sailor stood in the sea water and washed out feces for more than a day and night, and finally refused to rest until he fainted.

Our battle bonuses today will total over 18,000 gold coins. But he alone has already found over 5,000 gold coins, and he also discovered the only ship bottle and the only piece of armor."

Following Kervik's introduction, all the mixed-race sailors looked at a sailor standing at the edge, whose body still exuded a faint fishy smell.

"It seems you all know who I'm talking about."

Kervik smiled and said that the sailor had indeed found the ship bottle and the only piece of armor. Of course, the armor he actually found was not armor but the Eternal Coffin, but Cheng Lang chose to keep this news secret even from his fellow pirates.

Hearing this, the sailor came up excitedly. He had never expected that such a big surprise was waiting for him.

In the past few days, he was often ridiculed by his companions because he fainted from exhaustion while washing out sea monster feces and almost drowned in the shit soup.

Should I say that I just don’t want to take a break because I enjoy the fun that Taobao brings me?
The mixed-race sailor pondered this secretly, but fortunately, his distraction made him shut up.

"Young sailor, give yourself a resounding name first."

Cheng Lang said, "Whether you become a siren or a human, we will cheer for you with your new name."

"Compass, I hope my new name is Compass." The sailor answered subconsciously.

"We won't be calling out your new name now."

Cheng Lang said as he stuffed a bulging little pocket into the other person's pocket. "But before that, you can first collect your reward, 500 gold coins!"

Amid the envious cheers of more than a hundred mixed-race sailors on the deck, Cheng Lang handed a cup of Poseidon's blood that he had prepared in advance to the sailor named Luo Pan. After a brief moment of daze, the latter took the cup of Poseidon's blood, put it to his lips and drank it all.

Under the gazes of many sailors, the blue blood of Poseidon enveloped the sailor. When the blood disappeared, the original sailor turned into a huge egg, and then a dull knocking sound came from inside.

Amid the knocking sounds, Cheng Lang also called on the sailors to line up in several teams and receive their battle bonuses from Yafuso, Gerta, Shenba and the pirate brothers.

But at this moment, compared to the 150 gold coins, the knocking sound inside the huge egg hit the sailors' hearts again and again, so that even the generous bonus this time seemed particularly insignificant.

While brainwashing these sailors, Cheng Lang also winked at Yun Ji, and the two of them jumped over the deck railing one after the other and arrived on the Honest Man.

"After the banquet starts, go and give ten thousand gold coins to the pirate brothers." Cheng Lang said as he walked into the cargo hold.

"So many?" Yun Ji frowned subconsciously.

"Pirates. Bah! Captain, I mean captain, the captains' trading currency has never been gold coins."

Cheng Lang stopped, turned around and looked at the beautiful girl following behind him and said, "Poseidon's blood and Poseidon's armor pieces are the hard currency in the captain's hands. No matter how many gold coins there are, they are only used for supplies."

Upon hearing this, Yun Ji was subconsciously stunned for a moment. Although there was a fixed exchange rate of one to two thousand between Poseidon's blood or armor pieces and gold coins, in fact, two thousand gold coins could not buy a cup of Poseidon's blood in Pirate City.

Now that the war is about to begin, I am afraid that even 4,000 coins may not be available.

"I'll send it to them later," Yun Ji responded immediately after she figured it out.

"Next is the ambergris from the sea monster."

Cheng Lang pinched his nose and covered his mouth and asked, "Do you know anything about them?"

"Precious spices have always been very expensive in the Xinghai Continent."

Yun Ji, who had already pulled up the mask of her Sea Snake combat suit, spoke calmly, and by the way, she stretched out a hand to help cover Cheng Lang's mouth and nose, "The same weight of ambergris can be exchanged for at least ten times the weight of gold coins."

"Is your combat suit so useful?"

Cheng Lang took a deep breath as he spoke. Although the other party only covered his mouth and nose with the gloves on his hands, he successfully blocked out the disgusting smell coming from the sealed oak barrel, and even added a faint floral scent.

"certainly"

Yun Ji said this with a hint of pride, while at the same time she pulled out a dagger with her other hand and pried open the lid of the oak barrel.

"Can't you just take off one of your gloves and give it to me?" Cheng Lang asked helplessly.

"No, your hands will stink."

Yun Ji refused without hesitation, "Sailors who have touched this ambergris will vomit when they eat because the stench cannot be washed off their hands."

“I wouldn’t have come down if I had known.”

Cheng Lang muttered something incoherently. At the same time, Yun Ji also picked up a piece of ambergris that was as long as an arm but as thick as a thigh, and then put the lid back on.

Without leaving at all, she used the lid of the box as a chopping board and easily cut the ambergris with a dagger.

"what is this?"

Cheng Lang couldn't help but mutter when he saw what was wrapped in the ambergris.

This is a wooden stick shaped like a recorder, but this beautiful wooden stick is dark green with golden spots.

If this were placed in the world he was familiar with, it would be on the same level as "a back suitable for cupping" and "legs suitable for riding a tricycle", and it would be a shame not to use it to make beads.

"If you're asking about its function, it's a recorder," Yun Ji said with a frown.

"What if we put it another way?" Cheng Lang also realized that something was wrong.

"If you're asking about the material, this recorder is made from branches of a verdant sacred tree."

Yun Ji picked up the recorder with a worried look on her face. "The only ones qualified to use the branches of the sacred tree to make musical instruments are the royal orchestras formed by the elven royal family for rituals."

At this point, Yun Ji looked at Cheng Lang and said, "I forgot to mention that this royal orchestra was also formed by the Qinwei Fishman.

But strangely, this royal band suddenly disbanded decades ago. At that time, my father and mother were still working in the library of the Elven Principality, and Shenba and I were not yet born."

"So this is why they were disbanded?" Cheng Lang asked as he looked at the recorder that was peeled off from the ambergris.

"I'm afraid I will."

"If you can keep covering my mouth and nose, I'll cut them all open."

Cheng Lang spoke before the other party finished speaking. He was also curious whether he could find any secrets or treasures in these smelly ambergris.

(End of this chapter)