"Progress"

Yet even after she tossed away that slimy green substance, Mr. Zhong could still see a layer of green on her head, seemingly rooted within her Candle Spirit Physique.

Once Miss Qin came to her senses, she quickly noticed a message in her notification bar.

[You have been corroded by the "Greed Guardian Array".]

"Greed Guardian Array? What is that? Why does it corrode the body?"

After Miss Qin told Mr. Zhong what had happened, he could not help but frown deeply.

But he soon recalled Miss Qin's frenzied chest-opening spree. Thinking of the Human-Ship and the name of this guardian array, he immediately understood.

"It seems these undersea vortex treasures that weren't designated by treasure maps retain the power of this thing called the [Greed Guardian Array]."

"Once someone opens a treasure chest out of greed, they'll be corroded..."

Having figured this out, Mr. Zhong immediately stopped Miss Qin from opening any more chests.

Fortunately, her corrosion was not severe. The green tint on her head soon faded with time, and no further abnormal notifications appeared in her notification bar.

Thinking of all those chests she could no longer open, Miss Qin was somewhat disappointed, but she still chose to listen to her boyfriend.

The two then began searching these undersea vortices for information related to the Greed Guardian Array.

After some time, they truly did find the core of the Greed Guardian Array: a floating stone sphere carved with countless incantations.

Beside the floating stone sphere, they also saw many long-dead corpses.

Notably, two of the corpses had left behind texts resembling diaries or final letters.

Yet their contents were completely different.

The older corpse had once belonged to a vicious pirate.

But perhaps because a dying man's words were kind, what he had written was