When disaster struck, I became a big shot surviving in the ocean. Chapter 13 The Identity of the Child and the Mandate

Hearing the sound, Chen Qing turned her head and noticed that the child she had rescued from the sea had woken up at so point; the child was now looking at her timidly.

Although she was young and not very good at disguising herself,

She had a pair of eyes as fierce as a little wolf, yet she acted timid and cowardly.

How could soone who had withstood the pursuit of the Black Blade Pirates group while heavily injured and adrift at sea for so long be a coward?

"Mm."

Chen Qing glanced at her and nodded briefly, acknowledging her with a simple sound, then continued to focus her attention on the seven locked chests.

These locks could be easily picked, and Chen Qing was quite looking forward to what she would find inside.

Little Wolf cubs found Chen Qing's response disconcerting, and she stood there, at a loss for what to do.

Three days ago, she had been nothing more than a lowly slave on Slave Island, but now...

She was still not accustod to the change in her identity.

All her ferocity had been aid at the scum on Slave Island and her own kind; facing soone like Chen Qing, she suddenly had the feeling of punching cotton.

"Gurgle—"

Before the little slave had ti to figure out what to do, a loud rumble ca from her stomach.

"There's food in the kitchen."

Chen Qing pried open one of the chests, which also revealed a thin piece of parchnt, a compass needle, and a map.

[Profession Scroll·Navigator].

Profession Scroll?

Chen Qing's eyes darkened, and she quickly opened the other chests.

Without exception, these chests all contained Profession Scrolls and their corresponding items.

Navigator—compass and map, Doctor—dicine chest, Chef—kitchen utensils, Shipwright—toolbox, Fighter—weapon, Farr—soil and a pack of seeds.

Poor sailors got nothing but a Profession Scroll.

Unfortunately, the chanic Profession Scroll that Chen Qing needed most was not there.

There were seven professions in total, and Chen Qing gazed at these Profession Scrolls, deep in thought; she had no plans to add more crew to her ship, so any one of these professions would be useful to her right now.

It was unclear how many professions a single person could hold.

Little Wolf, seeing Chen Qing squatting motionless at the side, sensibly took the bowl and chopsticks from the table to the kitchen to wash.

She needed sothing from Chen Qing.

Chen Qing didn't dwell on this matter too much. After putting away the Profession Scrolls and items in her room, she sat at the dining table on deck and began contacting potential buyers.

Having a private channel would make her next actions much more convenient.

She swiftly sent out invitations to the middlen, asking them to pull in suitable custors.

As long as the price was right, Chen Qing would sell imdiately.

After delegating the task of recruiting to Qing Xian and the others, Chen Qing turned her gaze back to Little Wolf.

Little Wolf's identity was tainted; Black Blade claid she was worth thirty thousand goldfish.

How could an ordinary child be worth that much?

However, such a scrawny child couldn't be of very high status; even if she were, likelihood was she belonged to the shady side of things.

Sitting in the chair, Chen Qing began toying with her chanical parts; the chanical prosthetics used by the Black Blade Pirates' fighters were of poor quality but had enough lethality.

If that fighter had co across a common survivor instead of Chen Qing, the prosthetic alone could have killed soone with a kick.

Chen Qing intended to modify the chanical Prosthetics a bit, turning them into a wearable exoskeleton.

At the ti, Chen Qing had targeted the key components in order to quickly dismantle the fighter's combat effectiveness, completely disassembling the prosthetic; now, it was a bit troubleso to reassemble.

Little Wolf fumbled around in the kitchen for a while, and by the ti she brought out the dinner, Chen Qing was already making so progress.

"Um... I used the ingredients in the kitchen to cook so dishes."

The little wolf cautiously placed the tray on the dining table and stood by, speaking in a hushed tone.

"Okay."

Chen Qing nodded, raised her eyes, and when her gaze landed on the dish the little wolf had prepared...

That dark, eerily slling lump, she didn't even know what to say.

This thing... wouldn't really kill soone by being eaten, would it?

But seeing the child's innocent ignorance, a face seeking approval, and thinking about how they had just cleaned and dressed her wounds—the fresh and old scars on her body...

Chen Qing sighed, got to her feet, took the few dishes to the kitchen, and without hesitation, dumped them in the trash.

Less than half an hour later, a spread of five colorfully enticing dishes and a soup graced the dining table.

The little wolf was almost stupefied, staring at Chen Qing in utter shock.

Chen Qing looked like soone who exceled in combat—a sense of safety off the charts—but seemingly clumsy with dostic chores.

The little wolf had never imagined that Chen Qing could cook als even better than the chefs on Slave Island!

"Go ahead and eat."

Chen Qing placed a bowl of plain noodles in front of the little wolf, with a whole basin of noodles soaked in cold water by the side.

The stir-fried dishes she made were very suitable as toppings. The little wolf copied Chen Qing's actions, scooped so toppings onto her noodles, and imdiately began to devour her al.

The delicious food swallowed down filled her belly, and the sensation of satiety made the little wolf feel like crying.

She couldn't tell if it was the food or Chen Qing, but she knew this was the first ti she experienced such tangible tenderness.

"..."

The little wolf sniffled and ate with even bigger mouthfuls, as if trying to cover up her vulnerability.

"Um..."

After having eaten three large bowls of noodles, the little wolf stood at the kitchen doorway, biting her lip as she watched Chen Qing clean up, finally making up her mind.

"Can you take to Sapphire Island?"

The little wolf asked softly, her heart tinged with indescribable nervousness.

She was terrified that Chen Qing might be a bad person.

"If you take to Sapphire Island, soone will give you money,"

She hurriedly added.

"Soone is trying to kill ."

She cautiously watched Chen Qing's expression, slowly speaking.

"Like the Black Saber Pirate Group?"

To make washing dishes easier, Chen Qing had rolled up her sleeves and was wiping her hands dry with a towel.

The little wolf quickly stepped forward to help, placing the dishes and utensils into the cupboard.

"They were supposed to protect ."

"But when soone offered a higher price, they wanted to hand over to those people."

"They broke their oath and were punished by the sea."

Hearing the little wolf's words, Chen Qing knew the situation was more complicated than she had thought.

She subconsciously reached into her pocket, but found it empty.

Tsk.

"You..."

"They say I'm the daughter of Moana."

The little wolf hung her head low, nervously fiddling with her fingers, knowing what Chen Qing wanted to ask.

Moana, born in the Deep Blue Sea, from Barinia, was a well-known Great Pirate across both the Deep Blue Sea and the Scarlet Sea Domain.

She had countless enemies!