Chapter 411: Chapter 183: Grotto Heaven

"I’ve come as promised, Sir. I wonder how many Treasure Fish you’ve prepared this time..."

As Qing Chan spoke, her gaze naturally fell upon the two large buckets in Chen Cheng’s hands.

Her smile suddenly froze, and her bright eyes widened in disbelief.

"How are there so many!? One, two, three... a full ten of them! Sir! You must be the Dragon King in charge of the Aquatic Race, aren’t you?"

"For you, Sir, it’s as if Treasure Fish are just raised in your own fishpond, so easy to get! Amazing! Just amazing!"

"...You’re quite the sweet-talker."

Chen Cheng smiled.

"Have you eaten? Come on in and have a bite."

"I couldn’t possibly impose."

With a sweet smile, Qing Chan politely declined,

"I must hurry back to attend to Zhao Ye, so I can’t stay long. But thank you for your kind offer, Sir."

As she spoke, she bowed slightly again, then took out an elixir vial and a wooden box, presenting them to Chen Cheng with both hands.

"Sir, in this wooden box are ten pieces of Silver Feather Wind Wolf Dried Meat. My master said she couldn’t just take your Treasure Fish for free."

’Silver Feather Wind Wolf?’

Chen Cheng’s heart stirred. He had read about it in the resource catalog; it was a Tier Two Exotic Beast that only appeared on mountain peaks and sheer cliffs, making it extremely difficult to capture.

This box of ten pieces of dried meat, according to the prices in the resource catalog, was worth ten thousand taels of silver.

At this thought, Chen Cheng subconsciously glanced at the two large buckets of Treasure Fish he had prepared.

They were all Tier One Treasure Fish. Although ten of them seemed like a lot, their total value was only around five thousand taels.

"Your gifts are too valuable..."

Just as Chen Cheng was about to refuse, Qing Chan cut in:

"Please don’t be so modest, Sir. My master never counts pennies with her friends. Compared to the value of a gift, she will always place more importance on sincerity and friendship."

Qing Chan paused, then added with a beaming smile:

"Inside this elixir vial are three Cloud Thunder Blood Coagulation Pills. My master heard that you condensed your Ninth Pillar of Blood Qi, so she specifically sent someone to Yunlei City to buy these for you."

"Unfortunately, the production of these elixirs is too low, and they’re very hard to buy on short notice. We were only able to gather a mere three for now, which is a bit of an embarrassment."

"...Three? And you call that ’a mere’ three?"

Chen Cheng’s brow furrowed slightly, a very complicated smile appearing on his face.

"For me to get even one of these elixirs would be nearly impossible... For your master to gather three in such a short time, she must have used some serious connections."

"Oh, it was a small matter."

Qing Chan smiled, pressed the wooden box and elixir vial into Chen Cheng’s arms, and only then took the two large wooden buckets from his hands.

"...This is really too much."

Chen Cheng genuinely felt these two gifts were far too valuable. Accepting them just like that made him deeply uneasy.

However, before he could say anything more, Qing Chan had already bowed and taken her leave.

"Please, don’t trouble yourself, Sir. I’ll take my leave now and visit again another day."

Once back inside, Chen Cheng first finished the Treasure Fish Soup, then took out a piece of the Silver Feather Wind Wolf Dried Meat.

This dried meat was much denser and heavier in his hand, its surface shimmering with a faint silvery luster.

Chen Cheng took a bite but couldn’t break through at all, leaving only a few shallow teeth marks on the surface.

He had to channel his Transforming Force just to tear off a piece and chew it.

He first bit off a tiny piece and chewed for a long time before finally swallowing it completely.

And during the chewing process, he could clearly feel a nourishing power far superior to the Golden-backed Exotic Bear Dried Meat spreading rapidly through him.

His whole body grew hot, and sweat beaded on his temples. Every single muscle fiber felt as if it were being filled with nourishment.

At the same time, a strong sense of fullness quickly grew, as if that tiny piece he had just swallowed was enough to keep him from feeling hungry for a whole day and night.

More importantly, the ’nourishment’ absorbed by his Tai Chi Qi was also greater than usual.

’As expected of a Tier Two resource... If I could obtain a large and stable supply, the nourishment and improvement to my physique, as well as the ’nutritional’ supply for my Tai Chi Qi, would both skyrocket.’

Chen Cheng looked at the piece of dried meat in his hand, which only had a corner bitten off, and calculated silently:

’Based on this level of fullness and nourishment, this one box should last me a month or so. Combined with the remaining Golden-backed Exotic Bear Dried Meat, it should be enough to last until the Sea Courtyard Grand Competition.’

’In that case, for the Treasure Fish I catch each day, aside from setting some aside for Qing Chan, I can sell the rest. That would provide a large and steady income.’

’Of course, if I come across any Treasure Fish that can help improve my Root Bone, I still need to keep them to eat myself... Every little bit adds up. Sooner or later, my Root Bone will reach the Five Extremes Upper Grade.’

...

The sun was gradually setting in the west.

Chen Cheng made thorough preparations. After confirming no one was around, he slipped silently into the Sea Marsh.

After a long underwater swim, the sky had turned completely dark.

The journey was quite smooth, and Chen Cheng arrived directly at the red dot marked on the Treasure Map.

But strangely, his Profound Breath Inspiration detected no Heavenly Materials and Earthly Treasures within a hundred-meter radius.

’The location should be correct... I’ll try diving deeper...’

Chen Cheng surfaced for a full breath of air, then immediately turned and began a deep dive straight down.

Before coming, he had already carefully compared the Treasure Map with a detailed chart of the waters.

Theoretically, he should have been able to sense the treasure’s location once he was within a hundred meters of the bottom.

However, as he continued to descend, the surrounding water turned from deep blue to inky blue and finally to complete blackness, yet his Profound Breath Inspiration still detected nothing.

’This area is truly strange... abnormally deep...’

Chen Cheng steadied himself and took out the high-grade Fluorescent Pearl he had bought earlier.

In the next instant, a fluorescent green light spread out, illuminating an area of about ten meters around him.

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