Misunderstanding

"Don't worry about whether these crew members have any problems. In the Outer World, as long as we don't run into those big organizations, we generally don't need to worry about anything," a young man said calmly.

"Moreover, this is the sea, Yesenia's home ground. Even if the Time Walker, he wouldn't be able to defeat her at sea."

A middle-aged man's voice came through. "But we still need to be careful. I'll go up to the deck later to chat with them and see what's going on. Also, we'd better keep our disguises and not let them know what we're doing near the Yamatin Islands. Be careful until we find the gold coins."

Then, the middle-aged man looked at Yesenia and asked, "How deep can you dive now?"

Yesenia smiled and said, "Once I become one with the seawater, the pressure on the seabed won't affect me much. I only need to consider how long my awakened ability can last. At my underwater speed and time, diving to 900 meters and staying there for an hour is no problem."

The middle-aged man nodded. "We were quite lucky this time. The boat we found has a crane. We can connect the ropes together to make it easier for us to retrieve the gold coins."

Someone once found a handmade anchor at location A4 and then searched for shipwrecks in the vicinity.

However, the trench just ahead was outside the continental shelf, so the searchers returned empty-handed.

Yesenia now possesses water-based awakening abilities, an advantage that other treasure hunters lack.

"By the way, what will happen to the crew members once the shipwreck is located?" a young man asked.

The middle-aged man thought for a moment and said, "I'll handle it then."

This so-called handling doesn't seem to involve any goodwill, and they've done similar things many times before.

Qing Chen sat on the deck listening. He guessed that these people hadn't expected to encounter other Time Walker on this crab fishing boat.

After all, Time Walker use their ability to travel between the Inner World to create wealth; smuggling is too low-level and wouldn't utilize the advantages of Time Walker.

Zhang Jian looked at Qing Chen: "Don't just sit there without saying anything. Where did these people come from, where are they going, and what do they want?"

"Don't suddenly ask me these philosophical questions," Qing Chen glanced at him, "They've already rented the boat, so let's just follow their directions steadily."

"They're not going whaling, are they?" Zhang Jian asked curiously.

The Yamatin Islands once had the largest whaling station in the 17th century, but it was abandoned in modern times.

Back then, whalers were the most dangerous people in the world; crab fishermen had no chance.

At this moment, the middle-aged man walked onto the deck, smiling, and said, "Hello, my name is Chilton."

Qing Chen and the others greeted him.

Chilton asked curiously, "I see crab traps on your ship. You must be crab fishermen from some port. Why aren't you fishing for crabs?"

Qing Chen thought for a moment and replied, "Last year, we couldn't find a crab farm, so we couldn't recoup our investment. Besides, crab fishing is too dangerous. We had just arrived in the Barents Sea when a crab fishing boat encountered danger, and some people even said they saw a sea monster on the seabed. So, we came back, thinking of doing something simple to get our investment back."

Zhang Jian was shocked as he listened. Every sentence in the passage was true, but when put together, it became a lie.

Yes, the North Pole did not find a crab farm last year, but it did this year.

Yes, some people did see a sea monster at the bottom of the sea, but Qing Chen didn't say that he himself was that sea monster...

Is this the art of language? Zhang Jian felt he had learned it.

The most powerful lie in the world is probably one where every single word is true, but when put together, it's a completely different story.

Chilton looked at everyone. "Who is the captain?"

Qing Chen pointed at Zhang Jian: "That one."

Chilton carefully examined the group and then noticed that there were no weapons on the ship.

The crew members all carried daggers at their waists, but Chilton, with his extensive experience, knew that those were tools crab fishermen carried to cut ropes.

Therefore, this crab fishing boat did not have any firearms.

That makes things easier.

However, Chilton needed to probe further. He leaned against the deck and chatted with Qing Chen and the others for over an hour, concluding that these people were indeed crab fishermen.

Although he may not be a crab-catching expert, his knowledge of common-sense crab-catching facts is flawless.

Chilton believed that as long as they were genuine crab fishermen, the danger of their trip was not too high.

After all, they are Time Walker, why would they need to worry about a group of fishermen at sea?

Qing Chen looked at Chilton with a curious expression and asked, "What are you going to the Yamatin Islands for?"

Chilton explained with a smile, "I'm a professor of human geography. I take my students to collect marine specimens and volcanic landform specimens from the Yamatin Islands. Those boxes are our scientific instruments."

Qing Chen thought to himself, "If I didn't have exceptional hearing, I would have believed it too!"

Chilton asked with a curious look, "Excuse me, may I take a look around the wheelhouse and the captain's cabin? I've never been on a crab fishing boat before, so I'd like to see them."

Zhang Jian thought for a moment and said, "Okay, I'll take you there."

In reality, Chilton was not there for a visit, but to install listening devices to monitor the crab fishing boats' every move.

Generally, if there are any very confidential matters to discuss on board, they are either discussed in the wheelhouse or in the captain's cabin or on the deck.

He's posted them in all these places.

Chilton and his companions brought back a button-shaped listening device from the Inner World. It was so thin it looked like a sticker, and they casually stuck it somewhere during their visit.

The movements were also extremely stealthy.

After finishing, he returned to the cabin and listened silently to the sounds outside.

Chilton understood a principle well: after he had a long conversation with the other party, they would definitely discuss their opinions of their group.

This is the perfect time to eavesdrop on secrets.

The next second, Zhang Jian's sigh came through the captain's cabin channel, "After renting the ship to them, I felt empty inside. There are so many Time Walker, they're practically everywhere. Now, we've all become 'staff' on the North Pole. Maybe one day the Barents Sea will become the Time Walker's domain. Their crabbing skills are beyond our reach."

Actually, this sentence was referring to Qing Chen and Yang Yang. Zhang Jian felt increasingly uneasy these past two days. Their ability to find crab farms, which they relied on for survival, was utterly insignificant compared to Yang Yang's, which made Zhang Jian feel very frustrated.

However, Chilton heard those words differently.

Chilton felt a sudden tightness in his chest when he heard those words.

He thought to himself, "These crew members have such sharp eyes! They recognized us as Time Walker so quickly!"

Moreover, the information about chartering boats also matches up; they're the ones I'm talking about.

Thinking of this, the middle-aged white man and his companion looked at each other, and one of them silently took out a pistol from his suitcase.

Chilton pressed his companion's hand, signaling them to listen again.

Old John chuckled and replied, "Making money this year has been relatively easy. Unlike you captains, I don't have that strong adventurous spirit. As long as I have enough money to buy drinks when I disembark, that's fine. So, I don't care what the Time Walker. Renting the boat to them is a good thing; at least I don't have to worry about it so much."

Chilton and the others were relieved to hear this. First, these were indeed crab fishermen, and second, they had no intention of interfering with their work...

But the truth is, Old John and Zhang Jian talked about Qing Chen and Yang Yang the whole time, and didn't talk about their group at all.

Someone whispered, "I think these crab fishermen are alright, and it's not dangerous for them."

Another person said, "That's because they didn't see the massive amount of gold coins. Do you remember what we were thinking when we first found the shipwreck at the bottom of the sea? I think even angels would have fallen and become demons if they saw that."

The other person chuckled and said, "We've already become demons, haven't we? It doesn't matter. As long as I can enjoy life in Miami, being a demon is fine with me."

Just then, Zhang Jian continued, "By the way, I plan to have the North Pole properly repaired next year, and then go to the Barents Sea again. Old John, can you continue to be my sailor? Are you really willing to leave this sea?"

Old John paused for a moment, then said, "Let's talk about it next year."

Chilton was finally relieved to hear this.

After thinking for a moment, he went up to the deck and said to Zhang Jian, "I have some coordinates here. You need to get the crab fishing boat there within 20 hours."

After saying that, he took out a piece of paper and handed it to Zhang Jian. The coordinates were written on it.

Qing Chen knew that this was probably the A2 location the other party had mentioned.

He glanced at it and got a rough idea of its location: it was about 60 nautical miles from the Yamatin Islands.

Next, this group of people were quite shrewd. After Chilton got tired of talking and returned to his cabin, they actually sent another young man up to talk to him.

Moreover, the young man also carried a walkie-talkie, the purpose of which was to keep an eye on the crew on the deck and ensure that the course was under control.

And be wary that the crew might discover the listening device and plot something with paper and pen.

At noon, Yesenia stepped out of her cabin, frowning at the fishy smell of cod on the crab fishing boat. "Our lunch... the 70,000 euros we paid included three meals a day, right? Could you please control the cooking time? I don't want irregular meals."

As a result Yang Yang pointed at him and said to Yesenia, "This is our chef. You talk to him."

Qing Chen: "..."

This girl is really addicted to tricking him anytime, anywhere. It was supposed to be Nedup who was cooking, but because of this casual remark, he has to pretend to be the chef from now on.

Yesenia looked at Qing Chen: "Hurry up and cook, we're waiting to eat."

At this moment, the Alps still hadn't found the North Pole and Qing Chen, but the Orca and He Jinqiu had found them first.

Kamiyo Kura stood in the cockpit, yelling at Craig, "Speed up! Don't let the Orca catch up!"

He's now contemplating killing Craig. If that guy hadn't leaked their plans to sail, how could they have attracted a monster like He Jinqiu?!

I only have 8,000 words left today; I'll make up for it within three days.