Chapter 2915: Winnie Doubting Life

The sea was calm, the *Doom*'s sails were half-furled, and it was sailing at a slow speed. Everything looked very peaceful.

Inside the captain's cabin, Winnie Wanda sat in front of a square dining table. The wood grain could be vaguely seen on the black tabletop. A dozen or so plates were placed on the table, the food inside piled high. It was quite sumptuous, but don't expect it to be too delicious.

Winnie Wanda held a turkey leg with both hands, and a few rows of tooth marks could be seen on it. Winnie swore that turkey meat was one of her least favorite foods; it was too dry, the texture was rough, and because it had to be preserved on the sea for a long time, the saltiness could be imagined.

"I... I can't eat anymore."

Winnie swallowed the turkey meat in her mouth, her eyes rolling back from choking. She was already so full she couldn't stand up.

"How can a fish live in sand? Unless..."

After Su Xiao said the two words "unless," he put down the cup of water in his hand, and with a flick of his finger, the cup of water slid along the tabletop to Winnie Wanda.

Winnie Wanda picked up the cup without hesitation and drank the water inside in a few gulps.

"What is after 'unless'?"

"I just... remembered, after being frightened, I forgot a little."

Winnie lowered her head, not meeting Su Xiao's gaze. She had drifted on the sea for so long, of course she knew that one had to negotiate at this time.

"Is that so? What do you want? Power? Freedom? Wealth? Or to be able to live steadily on land?"

"I want to live steadily on land, and I also want power."

When Winnie Wanda said this, her heartbeat couldn't help but accelerate. She temporarily ignored her wailing stomach and quickly thought about how to continue negotiating with Su Xiao.

"All of these are possible. What else do you want?"

Su Xiao looked at Winnie Wanda with a smile, the speed of the gold coin flipping between his fingers increasing a little.

"I also want..."

"Amu, slaughter her."

As soon as Su Xiao's voice fell, Amu, who was behind Winnie Wanda, raised the Dragon Heart Axe in his hand, making a gesture to chop down.

"Unless you let the seawater submerge the sand!"

Winnie Wanda shouted this sentence almost as a scream. Hearing this, Su Xiao raised his hand, and the Dragon Heart Axe Amu was swinging stopped, the axe blade emitting a light hum.

"*Huff, huff... *"

Winnie gasped for air. In just a very short time, sweat had soaked the close-fitting clothes on her back. Just a moment ago, she was negotiating smoothly with the enemy, and the other party suddenly turned hostile, without saying a word, wanting to have a minotaur chop her. After hearing this sentence, Winnie's scalp went numb instantly.

Winnie's breathing was still rapid. Only then did she react: there was no negotiation at all. Ten minutes ago, the man sitting opposite her at the dining table had ordered the slaughter of an entire ship of pirates. No provocation, no warning, no negotiation—all there was, was extermination.

Winnie found herself too naive just now, actually thinking about negotiating with the captain of the *Doom*.

"Let the seawater submerge the sand? I want more specific intelligence."

"Wait... wait a moment, my heart is beating very fast, let me calm down for a while."

Winnie let out a long sigh of relief, calmed down for a moment, and thought about what to do next. She said:

"Letting the seawater submerge the sand was a hypothesis by a witch many years ago. The Cursed Ones are bound by the Magic Sea and cannot step onto land, so why not turn the land into sea?"

"That sounds very reasonable, just like saying nothing at all. If we could let the Magic Sea submerge the islands, why would we go to such great lengths to find you?"

Baja's gaze toward Winnie started to become unfriendly. The other party's words reminded it of the Ouroboros Slate.

"I've tried water-system formation diagrams, but the effect was minimal."

Su Xiao dipped his fingertips in some water and drew an alchemy formation diagram on the table. The humidity in the air started to rise. With his level of alchemy, he could easily do this.

"What's important isn't the water, but the ocean. That witch's hypothesis was to use an item as a medium. This item must have the aura of the Magic Sea, and with it as the core, create a range of activity."

After Winnie's somewhat incoherent description, Su Xiao understood that hypothesis.

First, get an item with Magic Sea characteristics, use it as the core to create an item similar to an aura ability, and place this item on the *Doom*.

After the *Doom* docks, this "aura" with Magic Sea characteristics would cover the land. In this way, the Cursed Ones could move freely within the range of the "Magic Sea Aura," thus achieving the goal of boarding the island.

Su Xiao felt that compared to permanently solving the problem of the Cursed Ones being unable to board the island, this temporary solution was more reliable, and the time cost consumed would be less.

Su Xiao had had this hypothesis long ago, and it was close to his method of setting up water-system alchemy formation diagrams. The difficulty was not in this hypothesis, but in the core item that constituted the "Magic Sea Aura."

What should be used as this core item? It required a long time of searching and experimentation. A total of five witches took 319 years to figure out what the best material for setting up the "Magic Sea Aura" was. This thing was the core, a core that could never be missing.

"So, what is the core?"

"It's a kind of... ore."

Winnie hesitated in her heart, hesitating whether to say what kind of ore it was. If she didn't say it, her subsequent encounter wouldn't be too good. If she said it, she was worried about being silenced.

"..."

Su Xiao took out a sea chart to find the nearest trading island, which was an island under the rule of the Empire.

Soon, Su Xiao found a trading island called "Danga" on the sea chart. The port of Danga Island was a gray area, guarded by the Royal Navy, and they didn't stop pirate ships from docking there.

Although pirates burned, killed, and plundered on the sea, trading with them could bring high returns. Driven by profit, the Royal Navy officers on "Danga Island" chose to turn a blind eye. Every time a pirate ship came to sell stolen goods, they had to pay 30% of the tax to the local navy, calling it the docking and maintenance fee for the ship.

"You get off the ship at Danga Island and buy that kind of ore within five hours. I will pay you gold coins in advance."

As Su Xiao spoke, he took out a small bottle of black-red blood and used it to outline a mark on the table. If one looked closely at this mark, they would feel drowsy, as if they would be dragged into a dream.

This black-red blood was the divine blood of the God of Nightmares, Nijadi, an Ancient God who was good at dragging living beings into dreams, and was eventually slaughtered by Su Xiao.

"Even if you give me gold coins, I..."

Before Winnie finished speaking, with a *slap*, Su Xiao threw a large bag of gold coins onto the table. The binding rope of the bag loosened, and the dark golden coins spread out—about 300 gold coins.

Seeing these gold coins, an abnormal flush appeared on Winnie's face. She picked up a gold coin, put it in a water cup, dipped her finger in the water in the cup, and licked her finger with the tip of her tongue. It had a salty and sweet taste; it was a genuine Magic Sea gold coin.

"Leave it to me. Danga Island is a trading island; it must have that kind of ore."

Winnie skillfully tied up the bag and held it in her arms, making a very greedy look. In fact, Winnie was indeed very eager for these gold coins, but not to the point of wanting money over her life.

She had already thought it through: after getting off the ship, she would hide on "Danga Island." Anyway, the *Doom*'s Cursed Ones couldn't board the island, and the time the captain could board the island was limited. As for buying that kind of ore, "Danga Island" did have that kind of ore, but Winnie didn't intend to buy it. This was her only bargaining chip. In case she was caught again later, she could rely on this to survive.

Two hours later, the *Doom* docked at the pier of "Danga Island." Winnie jumped off the ship, promised repeatedly that she would buy that kind of ore within five hours, and then disappeared into the crowd.

On the street of the small town, Winnie hid in a small alley, poking her head out to look around. After confirming that no one was following, a smile gradually appeared on her face.

"What captain of the *Doom*, isn't he still going to be eroded by the curse? Actually wanting to chop me, humph~"

Winnie took a deep breath of free air. The air was exceptionally fresh, as if carrying the fragrance of soil and wood.

Winnie, in a pleasant mood, walked on the street. For some reason, the things in front of her started to double, and her head spun.

*Thud. *

Winnie fell on the street. In a daze, she had a "dream," dreaming that she was in a fatal crisis and had to get something to save her life. She spent a lot of money to buy the "antidote" to save her life, and then she didn't remember anything else.

Don't know how much time passed, Winnie slowly opened her eyes. After scanning her surroundings in a daze, she found that she was in the captain's cabin of the *Doom*!

Winnie looked down and saw that she was holding a wooden box in her arms, and there was more than half a bag of gold coins beside her feet.

"Eh?"

Winnie couldn't figure out what had happened. Didn't she get off the ship? Why was she back in the captain's cabin of the *Doom*? Was everything just now an illusion? Had she never been to "Danga Island"?

Winnie was confused. While she didn't know what was going on, Baja flew up, snatched the wooden box from her arms, and placed it on the table in front of Su Xiao.

Su Xiao opened the wooden box, and a dozen or so dark blue ores were displayed inside. This thing was very expensive. Even with Baja bargaining during the transaction, it still cost 105 gold coins to buy these ores.

With a *slap*, Su Xiao closed the wooden box tightly, looked at Winnie opposite the table, and said: "Thank you for your hard work."

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Winnie, who seemed to have been somewhat broken, tilted her head. Besides confusion, there was nothing else in her eyes. She was thinking about a question: what exactly did she do just now?! ===== CHAPTER 2916 =====