Chapter 51: Accumulation
As expected, less than half an hour after Su Xiao waited, Black Sea Empress's second mate, Tult, came to find him.
"Mr. Kukulin, roughly how many sea beasts do you need?"
Tult held a list in his hand, followed by two men and one woman, all pirates.
"As many as there are, I'll buy them all."
"This..." Tult gave an awkward smile and continued, "It's like this, sea beasts have been our business for many years. If we're talking about underground refrigerated sea beasts, our stock has 275. The price of dead sea beasts drops by more than sixty percent."
"I want live ones."
"A wise decision. The live sea beasts in stock on Turtle Island, there are..." Tult glanced at the list in his hand and continued, "There are 52 in total. If you need more than five, we'll give you a discount."
Tult cleared his throat, seemingly humble, but actually proud of Turtle Island's financial strength. Across the entire Viking Sea, they were the only ones who could produce 52 transcendent sea beasts at once. Even those kingdoms couldn't do it. This was the result of the Black Sea King's name, and it was certainly worth being proud of.
"Fifty-two?"
Su Xiao looked at Tult with some surprise. Tult smiled with gentlemanly grace.
"I'll take them all."
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Tult's old face bloomed like a chrysanthemum, his smile exceptionally bright.
"Mr. Kukulin, if you buy them all, it will cost at least 32,700 kingdom gold coins or more. Given your reputation, we can provide..."
Bang.
A large cloth bag was thrown onto the deck. Under the sunlight, golden coins spread out into a large pile. In certain moments, having money really meant you could do whatever you wanted.
"Forty thousand coins in total. As long as there are sea beasts, transport them to the port."
The price of sea beasts wasn't low. On average, the price of one sea beast could buy a brand new three-masted ship (around 600 to 630 gold coins).
"Leave this matter to me, Tult."
Tult signaled the pirates behind him to collect the gold coins. Then, at Tult's command, two-thirds of the pirates on the dock were mobilized.
As for Su Xiao's purpose in buying the sea beasts, from start to finish, neither the Black Sea Empress nor Tult asked a single word. It had nothing to do with them, and it didn't conform to Turtle Island's rules. The Black Sea Empress had once decreed that visitors were guests. Guests could buy what they wanted, and they could refuse to sell, but they couldn't pry, otherwise their tongues would be cut out.
Because of this, over ninety percent of pirates were willing to come to Turtle Island to sell their loot. It was not only safe but also very trustworthy.
The dock became quiet. On the deck of the Doom Number, Bubu Wang became cheerful. He was going to have seafood to eat.
After waiting for over two hours, the first batch of sea beasts arrived, ten in total. These sea beasts were bound with iron chains, placed on oversized wooden carts specially used for transporting sea beasts.
The ten sea beasts all looked different. Some were giant fish, others were a combination of fish and snakes, with heads full of sharp teeth, looking extremely ferocious.
Even more special was the aura of these sea beasts. They each possessed one or even several transcendent abilities. In layman's terms, they were essentially wild mini-bosses.
As soon as the ten sea beasts were transported over, a blue light flickered in Su Xiao's eyes. The Banishment on his cuff detached and suddenly disappeared.
A series of sounds of air being torn appeared. When Banishment flew back to Su Xiao's side, he received a notification.
[You have obtained Legendary Chest ×2.]
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These purchased sea beasts had severely declined combat power, causing the chest quality to drop. Additionally, the Viking Sea wasn't a mission world, so the chest drop rate was low. Fortunately, the flesh and bodies of these sea beasts were strong enough, and that alone was sufficient.
Interestingly, other participants in the Strongest Battle Royale were either searching for Terror Island or traveling the sea, while Su Xiao was first looking for an Ancient God, then coming to Turtle Island to buy sea beasts in bulk. This was the convenience of having a ship from the start. The bottle of wine he had paid when trading with the Storm Rat was a huge profit.
Without the Doom Number, Su Xiao would also be traveling the sea right now. This was the result of accumulated effort, especially evident in the third round of the Strongest Battle Royale.
To become a strong person, one must be able to thrive anywhere. This was what the third round of the Strongest Battle Royale tested.
Bubu Wang, Baha, and Amu began to get busy. They first put away the two Legendary Chests, then harvested meat from each freshly dead sea beast, taking three jin of meat from each. Bubu Wang would only eat a small portion; the rest would go into Amu's stomach pouch.
Although Amu couldn't become stronger by eating sea beast meat, he had a more powerful ability: Elemental Constitution·X. This was an ability that allowed him to become stronger just by lying down.
Skill 5, Elemental Constitution (Core Skill·X·Passive): Elemental Constitution possesses extremely strong affinity with natural elements, allowing it to form a good cycle with natural elements, thereby strengthening itself.
Tip: After each natural element cycle is completed, it will permanently and minutely increase Health Points, True Stamina, and True Intelligence attributes.
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One by one, the freshly dead sea beasts were pushed into the sea. Root-like tendrils resembling withered tree roots extended from the hull of the Doom Number, wrapping around the bodies of the sea beasts. These sea beast corpses withered at a visible rate.
The blood in the sea attracted large groups of ferocious fish. A few minutes later, the sea surface behind Turtle Island seemed to boil, as various species of sharks gathered there to feast.
Sensing this situation, blood energy spread around Su Xiao.
Dong~
The blood energy spread through the sea. In an instant, the sea surface fell silent.
[Tip: The Doom Number will grow into a four-masted ship.]
Seeing this notification, Su Xiao didn't pay it much attention. The Doom Number wouldn't become a four-masted ship immediately; it would take about 2 to 3 hours to complete the transformation.
Growing into a four-masted ship would unlock a new ability for the Doom Number: Underwater Navigation. Although it wasn't useful for now, it was still a decent ability.
What Su Xiao really cared about was the ability the Doom Number would gain after growing into a five-masted ship: Awakening.
This was the Doom Number's strongest ability. The former sailors of the Doom Number, those cursed and despised sailors, would be awakened and come to the Viking Sea.
The Cursed Ones feared neither pain nor death. Their emotions, consciousness, and even memories were turned to nothing by the curse of the Demon Sea. In other words, the Cursed Ones were fearless in battle, with their morale locked at X.
With just one command from Su Xiao, even if he told these Cursed Ones to jump into a volcano, they would rush in eagerly.
There were still over forty sea beasts yet to arrive. Bubu Wang, Amu, and Baha had already started setting up a grill on the deck.
Batch after batch of sea beasts were delivered. After being killed, 80% went to feed the ship, 19.99% went into Amu's stomach pouch, and the remaining 0.01% was eaten by Bubu Wang. Don't think this was too little; the sea beasts were huge. After eating over forty portions of sea beast meat, Bubu Wang burped and entered a dazed state.
Bubu Wang's 'Advanced Creature' ability wasn't without limits. If he devoured too much high-level creature flesh and blood in a short time, he would become drowsy. Even when awake, he would be incredibly stupid, needing one to two days to return to normal.
Last time in the Polar Hot Rainforest, Bubu had entered this state. He was completely dazed, mistakenly thinking he had become very small, so he clung tightly to Su Xiao's leg for an entire morning, afraid of getting lost in the rainforest.