Hearing someone speak beside her, the tanned girl immediately stood up and sized up the young man in front of her curiously. "Get on. My boat only takes six hours to cross the Cape of Storms."
Seeing her confident expression, Su Ce immediately smiled. "How much does it cost to go to Broea Island?"
The girl's beautiful eyes gleamed as she said, "Five hundred dollars. We will pass through the Cape of Storms to go to Broea Island. Pirates are very rampant there, and there is a certain amount of danger, so the price is slightly higher."
Su Ce felt that the girl's offer was very reasonable.
Although the distance between the two countries was less than a hundred kilometers in a straight line, because they might encounter pirates on the way and because of the potential dangers in the deep sea area, it was normal to charge a little more.
"Alright, I wish us a happy cooperation." Su Ce took out five hundred dollars in cash from his pocket and handed it to the girl in front of him.
Then he found a place to sit down in the not-so-wide ship.
"Thank you, but you'll have to wait a moment. I'm going to make some preparations," the girl said happily. After explaining, she immediately got off the boat and walked toward a wooden house not far away.
The sun above Su Cu's head was a little dazzling, and the salty sea breeze filled his nostrils.
He looked around and found that there were many Professionals rushing over from afar. They seemed to be planning to set off.
In the distance, waves splashed rhythmically against the black and smooth stone shore. From time to time, small animals such as seashells and crabs were sent to the beach.
In the distance, black seabirds were constantly chirping and flying freely in the sky.
After sitting on the stool for a while, Su Ce saw the girl walking out of the wooden house.
The girl had changed into a light outfit and was walking quickly toward the boat with a few tools in her hand.
"Let's go. There's a storm in these waters every night. We need to be back before dark," the girl said as she turned on the high-powered engine and got into the driver's seat.
"Sure." Su Ce, who was sitting at the side, made an OK gesture.
Looking at the rippling sea, he was in a good mood. "I forgot to ask. May I know your name?"
"Just call me Meng Xi." The girl smiled shyly.
"Hmm… good name." Looking at the innocent smile on her face, Su Ce grinned.
[Prompt: Class Advancement Quest - The Cape of Storms begins. The status of the goods to be delivered will change.]
At this moment, a system notification immediately caught his attention.
Su Ce opened his inventory to see if there were any changes to the attributes of the serene rosewood.
As soon as he lowered his head, he saw four pieces of shiny purple wood by his feet.
Oh… So that's how it is! Su Ce's eyes lit up. He immediately understood the hidden difficulty of the quest.
Previously, through the item tooltip of the serene rosewood, he had obtained information that this wood would spoil when soaked in water.
But at the time, he didn't understand how these pieces of wood could be damaged since they would be in the inventory.
Only now did he truly understand the true difficulty of the Cape of Storms quest.
This meant that not only did he have to be wary of the dangers lurking everywhere, but he also had to protect the wood from falling into the water.
As such, the difficulty of this class advancement quest was conceivable.
Now, he could no longer keep the serene rosewood in his inventory, and there was one more thing he needed to pay attention to.
Meng Xi turned her head and looked at her first customer in front of her. She was a little puzzled. "What's wrong? You look unhappy."
Su Ce let out a long sigh, stood up, and said helplessly, "I'm fine. I'm just a little worried about whether we'll encounter danger after entering the Cape of Storms."
"Hehe, I didn't expect you to be so timid at your age." Meng Xi immediately covered her mouth and laughed when she heard the young man's reason for being worried.
"Don't worry. Although my ship is small, it's still quite fast. If we really find pirates, we can't beat them, but at least we can escape." The girl smiled innocently with a hint of childishness.
Seeing this, Su Ce scratched his head in embarrassment.
After this small interlude, the two people on the boat became a little more familiar with each other.
They chatted while sailing, sharing their experiences.
After about half an hour, Su Ce could clearly see that the color of the seawater in the distance seemed to be darker!
Pointing at the layered seawater in the distance, Su Ce said in surprise, "What's going on in front?"
Meng Xi changed her bright expression and said seriously, "The Cape of Storms is up ahead. We need to speed up after we enter."
Hearing this, Su Ce nodded. At the same time, he slowly closed his eyes, intending to concentrate on sensing the changes around him.
It was better to inform Meng Xi before the danger arrived.
Soon, under powerful thrust, the small boat rushed toward the Cape of Storms like a speedboat.
The sea breeze became fierce, and the sky was much darker.
In addition to the salty smell in the air, there was also a hint of blood.
Buzz!
The boat immediately sailed into the waters of the Cape of Storms.
The strong winds here would rage from time to time. At the same time, because of the special geographical location, the probability of thunderstorms occurring here was several times higher than outside.
Because of the distinctiveness of this sea area and the strange environment, signal transmissions here were affected.
Therefore, countless pirates with dreams of getting rich were born here.
Although they were also Professionals, they had long abandoned their conscience and wandered outside the law, strengthening themselves in a barbaric manner.
Su Ce closed his eyes tightly. At the same time, the spiritual power in his mind spread out like a radar.
Although the early Spirit growth of the Dragon Tamer class was not as good as that of the orthodox Mage, its perception was not weak at all.
With 27 Spirit, his perception had already surpassed that of other Mage classes before Rank 1.
Almost everything within a hundred meters appeared in his mind.
At this moment, it was as if a 100-meter-radius activity map had formed in front of his eyes, and he was observing everything around him through the perspective of a god.
The restless dark waves, the rotten pieces of wood floating on the surface of the sea, the huge figures underwater…
Every change appeared in front of his eyes.
He was like a living radar.
[Prompt: The Eye of the Dragon God has activated. There are small pirate ships at 311° NW, 213 meters away.]
Just as he was carefully sensing the surrounding movements, the system's ethereal voice suddenly sounded in his mind.
After hearing this information, Su Ce immediately opened his eyes and instructed calmly, "Go east. There's danger in the northwest."
"Uh… okay." Meng Xi was originally navigating nervously, but after hearing what the customer beside her said, she immediately turned the rudder and headed east.
Looking at the thick fog rising on the sea in the distance and the black shadows of the ships getting farther and farther away, Su Ce heaved a sigh of relief. "It should be fine now."
His perception limit was only about a hundred meters. If not for the help of the Eye of the Dragon God, it would have been too late for him to escape by the time he sensed the existence of the pirates.
As long as he kept using the Eye of the Dragon God to sense danger, he shouldn't encounter any danger on this voyage.
Obviously, Meng Xi, who was steering the boat, had the same thought.
After all, the area of the Cape of Storms wasn't small, and the route they were taking wasn't the best route to Broea Island.
Logically speaking, there should be very few pirate ships throughout the journey.
But before the two of them could completely relax, in the thick fog in front of them, an enormous black shadow suddenly appeared!
The black shadow broke through the thick fog at an extremely high speed and appeared completely in front of the two of them.
It was a ship wrapped in silver metal, and the long sails fluttering in the wind were painted with skull patterns!
Compared to this shocking behemoth, the boat that Su Ce was on was like a mayfly!
Buzz!
A loud horn sounded, echoing on the sea.
At this moment, Su Ce suddenly discovered that ships had appeared on both sides.
The three ships trapped the two of them on the spot.
After seeing the fishing boat below, a sailor who was leaning over the railing immediately cursed, "F*ck, so it's just the boat of two kids!"
"Damn it, looks like we won't be able to make much this time. Let's get those people on board first," another Professional holding a knife also cursed.
Soon, a few sailors threw out grappling hooks and dragged the fishing boat that was only the size of a speedboat over.
A sailor with a machete immediately jumped over and threatened the two of them not to move.
After a while, under the lead of a few sailors, a middle-aged man in blue clothes walked onto the small boat.