Dual Profession

Sanfuye was about to cry. This woman simply didn't play by the rules.

All four limbs were bound, he couldn't stand up at all, and could only wriggle forward using the strength of his waist like a caterpillar. Even if he could stand, he'd have to hop around like a zombie—there was no way he could escape from under Ling Chu's watchful eye.

Sanfuye resigned himself to his fate, inching his butt forward bit by bit until he reached the chest.

He wasn't stupid either. When he first saw this chest sitting alone in such a conspicuous spot, he'd sensed something fishy and worried there might be a trap inside. Just then, he'd heard Ling Chu's approaching footsteps and seized the chance to ambush her from behind a nearby tree, planning to swoop in and claim the spoils after she opened the chest.

He just never expected to fall into this little girl's hands instead.

"Look, both my hands are tied—I can't even open this lock."

Sanfuye tried to struggle one last time.

"Use your teeth."

Ling Chu cut off his thoughts cleanly.

"..."

At this moment, Sanfuye was like fish on a chopping block, with no right to negotiate terms at all.

Now, to save his life, even knowing there might be a trap inside, he had to steel himself and go for it.

He helplessly crawled forward, gritting his teeth as he tore off the rusty lock on the chest.

As the lock hit the ground, the chest lid swung open with a sound.

A large cloud of dark green poisonous gas burst out, spreading in all directions.

The moment he opened the chest, Ling Chu had already alertly retreated several steps, leaving herself a safe enough distance.

Bound up like a silkworm chrysalis, Sanfuye had nowhere to dodge. He inhaled a large amount of the poisonous gas, immediately rolling his eyes back and starting to convulse, his limbs spasming.

Ling Chu waited in place for a good while until the poisonous gas had completely dissipated with the wind before she cautiously stepped forward.

Sanfuye had only one breath left. The veins on his face bulged abnormally, his hands and feet twitched, and his lips were purple—he looked to be in great pain.

Ling Chu remembered that this guy still had a bounty on his head. She didn't mind helping him end this suffering a little sooner.

A dull thud, and Sanfuye breathed his last.

Ling Chu wiped the blood off her dagger. This was her first time killing someone, but there wasn't much turmoil in her heart—only relief.

Relief that she'd stayed alert at all times, relief that she hadn't let the chest cloud her judgment. Otherwise, the one lying here right now would be her.

[You have killed player Sanfuye. This player has 30 Sin Value. You have gained 30 Justice Points. You have received a system bounty of 100 Sea Shells.]

[Congratulations! You are the first player to kill a pirate. You have received System Blind Box*1. It will be airdropped to your raft shortly. Please check and accept it.]

[Congratulations! You have triggered the Special Profession inheritance: Bounty Hunter. Please choose whether to become a Bounty Hunter?]

Another Special Profession inheritance?

Her Ghost Pirate was a Special Profession, and its skills were quite powerful. It seemed Special Professions were all hard-to-get good things. This Bounty Hunter sounded pretty good too.

Ling Chu chose yes.

[You have become a Bounty Hunter (Tier 1)]

[You have obtained Profession Skills: Tracking Technique, Bounty is Never Too Much.]

Tracking Technique: You can track and locate the nearest wanted player in your sea area. Cooldown time: 24 hours.

Bounty is Never Too Much: The system bounty rewards you receive are doubled.

[You have triggered the passive skill Bounty is Never Too Much, gaining an additional 100 Sea Shells.]

[Congratulations! You are the first player to possess a Dual Profession. You have received System Blind Box*1. It will be airdropped to your raft shortly. Please check and accept it.]

Ling Chu was very satisfied with this profession.

Her Ghost Pirate profession allowed her to obtain resources by killing players, while her Bounty Hunter profession let her gain rewards by killing wanted players like pirates.

Didn't this mean she could have it both ways—walking both the righteous and the unrighteous path?

Although she still didn't know what the Sea Shells rewarded by the system could be used for, they seemed to be some kind of currency that would definitely come in handy later.

Ling Chu checked the advancement requirements for Bounty Hunter. She needed to gain 100 Justice Points to upgrade to Tier 2.

That didn't seem too difficult, especially since she had skills like Tracking Technique.

But for now, before her strength had improved, she wouldn't actively use Tracking Technique to hunt pirates for bounties—that would be too dangerous.

Ling Chu then went to check the chest that Sanfuye had opened.

It was empty inside, with only a few branches clinging to the bottom of the chest, and a few wilted flowers on the branches.

Sure enough, this was a Trap Chest.

Ling Chu guessed that the poisonous gas had been released when those flower buds came into contact with the air. She tried to move the chest, but it was completely nailed to the ground by several branches that had apparently crawled up from beneath the earth.

Ling Chu wanted to dig those branches out and take a look, but she didn't have any tools on hand that could be used.

She suddenly remembered that Sanfuye's raft should be moored near this island. That guy's raft probably had plenty of good stuff on it.

Ling Chu thus returned to the beach, walked half a circle along the coastline, and quickly spotted Sanfuye's raft.

To call it a raft was an understatement—it was actually a Small Sailboat. Sanfuye had already upgraded his raft to Level 2.

[Small Pirate Sailboat (Level 2)]

[Durability Value: 6]

[Speed: 15 km/h at maximum wind speed]

[Warehouse Capacity: 26/50 slots]

[Durability: 98/100]

[Status: Ownerless, recyclable]

Ling Chu opened the warehouse first and gave it a quick scan. There was quite a lot inside, and she happened to find exactly what she needed.

A pickaxe blueprint, and a wooden shovel.

[Old Wooden Shovel]

[Quality: Inferior]

[Already somewhat moldy.]

Ling Chu didn't bother counting the rest of the supplies immediately. Traveling by boat was faster than walking.

She piloted Sanfuye's sailboat along the shallows, circled around to the other side of the island, found her own raft, then transferred all the supplies from the sailboat into her ring before dismantling the sailboat as well.

Dismantling the sailboat gave her 20 Wood, 5 Cloth, 5 Seagrass*10, 1 Iron Ore, and 1 Dim Pearl.

Basic materials like wood, cloth, and seagrass were recovered at about half rate, while rare materials like iron ore and the pearl were fully recovered.

Ling Chu couldn't help but smile. With this sponsorship, she could finally upgrade her raft to level two! She was sick and tired of that broken raft that kept soaking her feet.

Ling Chu opened the raft interface and selected upgrade. Suddenly, a prompt appeared.

[Please choose whether to evolve the raft toward a Class Evolution Upgrade. You may choose between Ghost Pirate and Bounty Hunter.

(If you choose Yes, upgrade materials will change accordingly.)]

Ling Chu thought it over. Compared to Bounty Hunter, she preferred Ghost Pirate—strong skills and the ability to rob and plunder.

Maybe it was the influence of some chuunibyou anime she'd watched in the past, but she always felt that the free and unrestrained pirates were more appealing than the righteous navy.

Ling Chu chose Ghost Pirate. Before her eyes, the raft was instantly transformed, turning into a brand-new little sailboat.