Chapter 76: The Ocean is Truly a Treasure!

【Intelligence Report Six: Late tonight, the Scorpion Bandit Gang, which has been missing for over ten days, will return to the Chaotic Wasteland.

This time, they seem to have returned with a full load, and all the bandits are beaming with joy.

This is because what they have brought back is the Viscountess who only just inherited the Violet Family.

The Scorpion Bandit Gang launched this operation specifically to kidnap this Viscountess, and in the coming time, they will extort an astronomical ransom from the Violet Family.】

【Ding, today's intelligence update is complete...】

"Kidnapped a Viscount?!"

After hearing the system's intelligence, Gervas's eyes held both shock and excitement.

This was no Honorary Viscount, but a true noble lord with a fiefdom.

They dare to kidnap one? The Scorpion Bandit Gang's audacity is truly boundless.

"However, this is for the best; it has given me the opportunity to eliminate you," Gervas sneered coldly.

Ding-ling-ling!

Caroline, the maid, walked gracefully into the bedroom and began to assist Gervas in dressing and washing.

With a slap!

Waves churned; today's punishment was over.

However, this time Caroline did not leave immediately, seeming to have something to say but holding back.

"What is it, Caroline?"

"My lord, did Rose come to the bathroom last night?"

The little maid had actually discovered it?

To avoid causing any bad influence on the young girl Shirley, Rose was extremely cautious when helping Gervas cultivate.

She tried her best to avoid other servants finding out.

But there is no wall that does not leak; who would have thought that the maid Caroline actually knew about this matter.

"That's right, she came to help me cultivate!" However, as a Lord, he naturally could not feel guilty; Gervas acted as if it was the most natural thing in the world, and he was telling the truth!

"Help the Lord cultivate?" Caroline did not believe a single word of it.

"My lord, serving you in the bath is the duty of your personal maid, but that bitch Rose..."

Slap!

Slap-slap-slap!

Four slaps landed, and Caroline's words immediately stopped.

Amidst the churning waves, she felt Gervas's 'anger'.

"Caroline, are you questioning how I, the Lord, handle things?"

"N-no, My lord!" The maid Caroline immediately lowered her head, feeling extremely aggrieved!

"Hmph, I feel like you are! From now on, the daily punishment will increase to five slaps!"

"As for Rose's matter, it is my arrangement; you are not to interfere again, nor are you to spread word of it, or I will show no mercy. Now, withdraw!"

"Yes, My lord!" The maid felt a bit sad, a bit aggrieved, and also a bit, um... happy.

The sadness and grievance were because Lord Gervas had defended that bitch Rose.

The happiness was that the punishment had increased to five slaps... ahem...

"Set sail!"

After finishing breakfast, Gervas assembled a group of knights, knight squires, plus fifty guards and eleven archer slaves, and headed towards the coastline.

Arriving at the beach where the sea vessel was repaired last time, the Storm Vessel was moored by the shore.

Old Jack and the rest of the crew were carrying out the daily deck wiping and sea vessel maintenance.

"Old Jack, is the sea vessel ready for repair, and can we set sail immediately!"

"My Lord, we only need to load fresh water onto the ship to begin today's voyage!"

"Very good, let the serfs carrying bird droppings rest for half a day; I will requisition the Storm Vessel this morning!"

"As you wish, My Lord!"

Soon, Old Jack had efficiently arranged everything; after the knights and guards boarded the ship, Old Jack took his position at the helm!

"My Lord, shall we set sail?"

"Set sail!"

"The Lord has given an order, Storm Vessel! Hoist the sails and set sail!"

The sails rustled down, and the Storm Vessel began to ride the wind and break the waves.

The sea vessel arrived at Huoshandao half an hour later, but Gervas did not order anyone to go ashore.

He only sent the eleven aerial knights, including Evlan, to wait on Huoshandao.

As for himself and the others, they continued sailing.

"We continue sailing eastward!"

"Yes, My Lord!"

Although such deep penetration carried certain risks, no one questioned Gervas's orders.

"My lord, a group of reefs has been discovered ahead!"

Not long after, the cry of the lookout came from above the mast.

"Old Jack, reduce speed, watch out for the reefs, and find the nearest reef where we can safely approach!"

"Yes, My Lord!"

After more than ten days of sailing, Old Jack, who already possessed some nautical knowledge, successfully moored the sea vessel beside a reef approximately three hundred meters in diameter.

"Let's go, we're getting off the boat!"

"My lord, these islets are bare, just thorn bushes and low shrubs. What are we doing here?" Knight Mi Gen asked, puzzled, as he disembarked.

"Because there are good things on the island. You'll know in a moment!"

Hearing "good things," Knight Mi Gen and the others' eyes lit up.

By now, they knew that when their lord said there were good things, there truly were good things, so their movements became swift.

"Eh, that shell looks familiar. Could it be..." As soon as the raft touched shore, Knight Mi Gen spotted giant oyster shells scattered on the beach more than ten meters away.

With his experience from the last collection, he immediately recognized these as the shells of the luminous pearl oysters.

He quickly searched around the oyster shells, and soon, Knight Mi Gen had a harvest.

An egg-sized luminous pearl was dug out of the sand by him.

"My lord, a luminous pearl, egg-sized, look!" Knight Mi Gen was beyond excited.

Last time, when Knight Commander Lei Meng picked up that largest luminous pearl, it was about the same size as the one in his hand; it seemed it could be worth forty or fifty gold coins?

"Not bad, Knight Mi Gen. Tonight you get an extra meal: a piece of Fire-Swallowing Python meat!"

"My lord is mighty! My lord is benevolent!" Knight Mi Gen became even more excited.

Nowadays, monster meat has already begun to help his cultivation.

Moreover, the taste of monster meat is unforgettable. That day, when the Fire-Swallowing Python was brought back, he was fortunate enough to taste it once, and to this day, the memory remains vivid.

To be granted such a thing now makes him happier than receiving dozens of silver coins.

After all, monster meat was previously exclusive to nobles.

In other minor noble families, unless one is a Knight Commander, ordinary knights are rarely rewarded with such good things.

The other knights around looked at Knight Mi Gen with envy.

"Do not be envious. Let me tell you, you still have a chance now. There are countless luminous pearls on this archipelago. As long as the value of the obtained item found by each person today exceeds fifty gold coins, everyone gets a piece of Fire-Swallowing Python meat!"

"My lord is mighty! My lord is benevolent!"

The other knights immediately beamed with joy, ordering their knight squires to help search together.

After two hours, they carefully searched several islets in the vicinity using the raft.

Finally, today's harvest reached five or six hundred gold coins.

Among them, there were six large luminous pearls; other small luminous pearls, including those the size of lychees and longans, reached over two hundred.

"My lord, the ocean is truly a treasure! This is no different from picking up gold coins! No wonder great nobles spend huge sums to build fleets!" Knight Mi Gen and the others were extremely excited.

"The ocean is indeed a treasure. In the future, luminous pearls and Magic Conch shells will appear in this area again!" Gervas also agreed.

This place belongs to one of the Little Fish People's dining grounds. In the future, they will definitely come again, so this will become Gervas's regular 'luminous pearl farm'!

Therefore, navigation is absolutely a direction that coastal territories must develop.

"Let's go!"

After packing the luminous pearls and five Magic Conch shells into wooden crates, the Storm set sail once more.