Chapter 520 - Set Sail (1/2)

A s.h.i.+p set sail from the sh.o.r.e for the boundless sea.

Ou Yangming knew it would take up a lot of time and would worry Ni Yinghong and the others if he went to sea at this time. Nonetheless, he could not care too much because he wanted to obtain more peculiar stones or treasure maps.

Navigating on the sea was an extremely difficult task. Perhaps some experienced sailors could identify sea areas that they had been before.

However, they would be dumbfounded and would not be able to find anything if they flew in the sky. In particular, ordinary sailors would become jelly and would fall b.u.t.t-first to the ground without being able to do anything upon seeing the goshawk.

Therefore, Ou Yangming gave up the thought of riding the goshawk and chose the time-consuming method, which was setting sail on a s.h.i.+p.

Needless to say, it was also because the spirit turtle was already handled. If the Aquatics were still attacking the city, none of the boats could have gone to sea.

Whether it was Feng Yiyuan and his people, or Peng Huachi and his people, they did their utmost for Ou Yangming without slacking or being half-hearted. They arranged the fastest s.h.i.+p in Canghai City, so much so that the sailors even did their best without bringing up any conditions when they heard they were going to serve the young fellow.

As for safety issues… Since Ou Yangming, who subdued the Aquatics’ spirit beast, was on the s.h.i.+p, would there even be a problem?

Besides, Feng Yiyuan and Nian Xinran had even boarded the s.h.i.+p to cater to Ou Yangming. There might be internal strife on the boat, but there would not be safety issues at all.

Nevertheless, after sailing for a day and a night, the captain approached the big bosses worriedly and invited them to the s.h.i.+p’s bow, where he informed them with respect, “Sirs, our s.h.i.+p has been targeted by the Aquatics’ ferocious beasts.”

Ou Yangming looked at the sea in shock. It was his first time going to sea, and he only saw a vast blue sea when he looked into the distance. As for the Aquatics’ ferocious beasts mentioned by the captain, he did not notice any of them at all.

Faced with Ou Yangming’s questioning look, the captain began to have beads of sweat on his forehead, but he dared not delay the matter at all. He immediately answered, “Sir, the beasts are following us underwater; our sailors heard them.”

“Heard them?” Ou Yangming was surprised. “Can they be heard?”

“Yes.” The captain smiled bitterly. “Some ferocious beasts from the Aquatics are huge, so they make loud sounds when they move around. Nothing can be spotted on the surface, but experienced sailors can monitor them by using special tools at the bottom of the s.h.i.+p’s hold.”

Ou Yangming was curious, but he did not really want to acquire those tools.

He felt that probing with mental power was much more effective than using those tools. Moreover, he would probably need to practice for a long time to grasp the usage of those tools. At the end of the day, his losses would outweigh his gains.

“How many beasts are there?” Feng Yiyuan asked in a deep voice.

“Sir, there are at least 3 of them.” The captain’s voice was trembling.

He had encountered beasts in the sea in the past. Those large beasts had notable combat powers, such that he needed to pay a huge price to drive away or kill even one of them. If there were 3 of them, they were most likely doomed.

Feng Yiyuan and Nian Xinran looked at each other. They felt like it was a tricky problem.

“Let me take a look.” Ou Yangming grinned. He released his mental power, which instantly entered the sea and spread.

It took only a brief moment for Ou Yangming to find the fierce beasts mentioned by the captain, but the captain was mistaken about the number of beasts. There were actually 5 beasts that followed underneath and behind the s.h.i.+p.

Among the first fierce beasts, there were 2 great-ancestor-level half-spirit beasts and 3 Yang Grade half-spirit beasts.

Even so, the half-spirit beasts could usually contend with opponents above their ranks, which was the greatest power of their geographical advantage.

“Sir, are we going to continue?” The captain asked carefully.

Ou Yangming answered after some thought, “Don’t worry and continue to advance. If the beasts want to attack us, we’ll handle them.”

The captain was startled for a while as though he had something to say.

Feng Yiyuan pulled a long face and reprimanded him, “Aren’t you going to get going! Hmph, didn’t you hear what Master Ou said? He could eliminate even the Aquatics’ spirit turtle, so he’ll kill the remaining little clowns since there are only a few of them!”

The captain dared not say too much, hence he quickly gave the order. Before long, the s.h.i.+p moved faster than before.

Despite that, Ou Yangming could sense that the 5 powerful vicious beasts were still pursuing them closely. Instead of acting rashly by launching an attack, they carefully approached the s.h.i.+p.

It was evident that they were incredibly afraid of the aura released from the s.h.i.+p.

Nian Xinran went forward and asked softly, “Master Ou, how about I bring some men into the water to warn them?”

“Is that necessary?” Ou Yangming asked him in return with a smile.

“Yes,” Feng Yiyuan responded, “The Aquatics fear the strong but bully the weak. Once we show them how capable we are and let them know they won’t gain anything from fighting against us, they’ll naturally leave.”

Ou Yangming opened his mouth and wanted very badly to tell them that they did not need to go through the trouble, but he could not help but sigh when he saw their sincere looks. “Thanks for the trouble then.”

Nian Xinren nodded and called out to several men. They retrieved their weapons and changed their suit, then they jumped into the water and dove deep.

On the other hand, the captain ordered the others to slow down the s.h.i.+p. He did not plan to sail far away while the a.s.signed men fought the savage beasts.