No Free Rides

The Giant Whale sank, and the sea fell quiet with it.

Bai Zhu stood at the stern, still holding the posture from his earlier strike. He felt a little weak. The system notifications had finished popping up, and he had collected the rewards. Only that Black-Gold One-Horn Fragment lay safely in his inventory.

Milluki was the first to recover, staring at Bai Zhu's now-empty hand.

"Where's the thing?"

Bai Zhu lifted his chin.

"Put it away."

"Where?"

"Why are you asking so many questions? Trying to investigate my assets?"

Milluki opened his mouth, but in the end, only managed one question.

"What kind of ability is that?"

Bai Zhu sheathed his blade and casually answered.

"Spatial type. Handy for grabbing things."

Milluki fell silent on the spot.

Morel looked over as well.

This time, he did not beat around the bush and spoke directly.

"Can you give me a small piece of that Black Gold?"

Bai Zhu looked up.

"What did you say?"

Morel took a drag from his pipe.

"I have a ship in the dockyard, half-repaired. If this stuff can really withstand the abnormalities in the Old Trench, using it as hull material would save me a lot of trouble."

Before Bai Zhu could say anything, Milluki exploded first.

"Hold on, Morel. Don't go making requests by yourself."

"My Mechanical Fish is gone, my Sonar Anchor is gone, my Bait Bugs are gone, and my terminal got chopped in half by him. If Black Gold Powder can be analyzed, my next generation of equipment will jump straight to another level. I could even make an Anti-Dongdong Module."

Bai Zhu looked at him.

"What module did you just say?"

"Anti-Dongdong Module."

"Say that again."

"Anti-Dongdong Module."

Bai Zhu nodded, his expression gradually changing.

"Fine. After all that talking, neither