Chapter 407 - 301: Land of Extreme Evil

Chapter 407: Chapter 301: Land of Extreme Evil

As Wu Liangchen walked out of the cabin, Cai Liben, who had been waiting anxiously, immediately came up to him.

"Brother Wu, it was nothing serious with the Navigator, was it?"

"It was nothing much. He just asked me to be his guard," Wu Liangchen said lightly.

"Being a guard is fine, being a gu... What did you say?" Cai Liben stared at Wu Liangchen, his face a mask of astonishment.

Wu Liangchen smiled. "He said he wants me to be his guard. What, is there a problem?"

"No... no problem. I’m just happy for you, is all," Cai Liben explained quickly, forcing a smile.

"Good. Since my old cabin was contaminated by the fog, I’ll need you to get a new one ready for me nearby," Wu Liangchen said.

"Right... right. I’ll have someone prepare it right away."

After Wu Liangchen moved into his new cabin, Cai Liben quickly found an excuse to leave and rushed off to see Captain Xiong Tianzong.

When he explained the situation, Xiong Tianzong couldn’t help but frown before turning to his first mate, Ma Yuhui, who was beside him.

"Old Ma, what do you make of this?"

"Isn’t it simple? This Yuan Mingfei has clearly grown suspicious. He’s afraid someone will make another move against him. Just then, Wu Liangchen shows up. The man has no connections, but he’s strong, and his marksmanship is especially formidable. He’s the perfect candidate to be his guard."

"And Wu Liangchen was obviously looking for a suitable backer, so the two of them hit it off and hooked up."

It had to be said that most of Ma Yuhui’s speculations were correct.

Xiong Tianzong, however, was growing irritated. "I’m not talking about that. I’m asking how we’re supposed to harvest his Martial Vein now that he and Yuan Mingfei have teamed up?"

"That’s not too difficult, actually. I’d guess Yuan Mingfei has promised Wu Liangchen all sorts of benefits, maybe even protection after we make landfall. But when the time comes, we can just divert the trouble and sell the information to the Sun family," Ma Yuhui said leisurely.

Xiong Tianzong’s eyes lit up. "That could work?"

"Why couldn’t it? Don’t forget, the Sun family is offering a sky-high price for a Natural Martial Vein. And this Wu Liangchen not only has exceptional Martial Arts talent, but his marksmanship is also incredible. If we sell this information to the Sun family, how much do you think they’d pay?" Ma Yuhui spoke with the air of someone who had it all figured out.

Xiong Tianzong considered it for a moment, and a grin spread across his face.

"Excellent idea. That kid is a real handful anyway. It’s better to just sell the information, reap the profits, and save ourselves the trouble."

In fact, after personally witnessing Wu Liangchen single-handedly fend off several waves of tentacle attacks, Xiong Tianzong had already been having second thoughts.

Points were a good thing, of course, and everyone wanted them. But if it meant taking a huge risk, it just wasn’t worth the trouble.

He had previously thought Wu Liangchen was just some country bumpkin from a small town who would be easy to handle. That was why he’d planned to capture him and sell him for a good price.

But now it was clear that wasn’t the case at all.

This Wu Liangchen was far more formidable than he had imagined.

So it was better to just sell the information. They would earn a little less, but at least it would be safe.

"Liben, you must get along well with this Wu Liangchen for the time being. Don’t let him suspect anything," Xiong Tianzong added, not forgetting to instruct Cai Liben.

"Yes, sir. I understand."

And so, while Xiong Tianzong and the others were plotting how to sell information about him for a good price, Wu Liangchen was in his new cabin, practicing his skills.

He had already inspected the room thoroughly. There were no listening devices or hidden cameras.

Even if there were, Wu Liangchen wouldn’t have cared.

After all, to an outsider, the stance techniques he practiced looked like nothing more than a few ordinary stretching exercises, with nothing special about them.

Only Wu Liangchen knew how terrifying these stance techniques were, now that they were approaching the peak of the Great Accomplishment stage.

Each movement could vibrate the deepest marrow and fascia in his body, causing his already abundant Qi and Blood to flourish even more.

After finishing a set of the stance techniques, Wu Liangchen came to a halt, feeling an indescribable comfort and an unobstructed flow throughout his entire body.

[Hundred Beasts Heavenward Stance Proficiency +5]

Seeing the notification appear before him, Wu Liangchen slowly exhaled a breath of turbid air and then opened his status panel.

[Name: Wu Liangchen] [Age: 19]

[Life Fire: 2,433 strands]

[Star-Swallowing Meridian Opening Skill (Adept 37/500)]

[Hundred Beasts Heavenward Stance (Great Accomplishment 499/1,000)]

[Eight-Step Wind-Chasing Fist (Great Accomplishment 883/1,000)]

[Sun-Chasing Archery Skill (???)]

[Jingzhe Saber Technique (Great Accomplishment 711/1,000)]

[Golden Body Cross Training Skill (Great Accomplishment 792/1,000)]

[Opening Veins (39%)]

Although not much time had passed, Wu Liangchen’s various Martial Arts had all improved.

The most significant was his Sun-Chasing Archery Skill.

Before today, his Sun-Chasing Archery Skill had still been a few dozen proficiency points away from being maxed out.

He never expected that a single round of machine gun fire would close the gap and max it out completely.

’What do these question marks mean, though?’

Wu Liangchen frowned slightly, then closed the panel. He picked up the bundle beside him and took out a longbow.

The moment he gripped the longbow, an indescribable feeling of perfect harmony washed over him, as if the bow had become an extension of his own body.

Wu Liangchen understood that his archery had ascended to a new level, reaching an incredible height.

This feeling even extended to other areas.

For example, when Wu Liangchen took out the stones he often used, he felt a similar sensation.