Chapter 3640: Sneaking In
Chapter 3640: Sneaking In
Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio
"Hmm, that had been hard work."
Fang Heng swept his gaze across the convoy of loading carriages parked by the roadside and gave Howell a slight nod, "Had everything been packed and boxed?"
"As you had instructed, everything had been packed and sealed. I had been watching the whole way. There would definitely not be anyone who had noticed our movements."
"Good. Take the boxes off the carriages, then push them all into the sea."
"Huh?"
Howell had been stunned when he heard that.
Into the sea?
What was the meaning of this?
After rushing so hard to move such a large batch of materials over, they were just feeding them to the ocean?
Was it some kind of ritual blessing of gods he did not understand?
"Ahem."
On the side, Cao Ge had coughed lightly and said, "Didn’t the commander already give the order? Hurry and go."
"Alright... alright."
Howell no longer hesitated. He quickly ran back and signaled the sailors to push the boxes off the carriages, then shove them into the sea.
Cao Ge actually did not understand Fang Heng’s intention either, and looked at him curiously, hoping he would say something to clear the confusion.
Meanwhile, Meng Qingyu and Guo Ran did not think that much.
In their minds, they simply followed whatever His Majesty ordered.
Fang Heng shifted his gaze toward the sea.
From there, he could vaguely see the opposite coastline.
The blockaded fleet ships had been anchored there.
It had been about time.
Fang Heng gave a silent nod and released his perception to connect with his zombie clones.
During the day, because the ships could not carry Lickers, most of them had clung to the hulls and slowly followed the ships toward the shore, and at this moment, they had been lurking underwater near the coastline.
Under Fang Heng’s remote control, the zombie horde had swum toward the shore.
The zombies had lifted the ore materials that Howell and the others had sunk into the sea and transported them toward the ships.
"You stay here. I will go and return quickly."
After saying that, Fang Heng quickly turned into a shadow and rushed toward the detained pirate ship.
...
By the coast.
Imperial soldiers had been heavily guarding the area.
Captain Casbin had known that this time it had been a conflict between Cao Ge’s guild and the Seth Chamber of Commerce.
Was there even a need to choose?
Behind the Seth Chamber of Commerce stood Duke Windy.
What about Cao Ge’s Chamber of Commerce?
Who had been backing them?
The Seth side had already investigated. Cao Ge’s Chamber of Commerce did not have a strong relationship with Princess Willow.
Moreover, because Princess Willow had been restricted everywhere in the Empire due to her status as a woman, she would never be able to become the next king. Would she really risk offending a duke for Cao Ge?
Casbin had judged that Cao Ge’s Chamber of Commerce would most likely suffer this time.
To avoid trouble, he had been extremely cautious, increasing manpower to strictly guard the detained ships, waiting only for the show the next day.
The guards had also known how important the night had been and had not dared to be careless.
"Captain, will someone try to sabotage things tonight? Captain Casbin has already come to inspect several times."
The squad leader’s expression had turned serious. He said, "I don’t know. Stop asking what you shouldn’t ask."
"Hey, I was just chatting... I have a feeling tonight we—"
The squad leader suddenly felt the voice behind him fade and sensed something wrong. He turned back.
What?
Without knowing when, a figure had appeared in front of him.
"Who are you!"
In the next moment, the squad leader and Fang Heng met eyes.
Under the influence of psychic interference, the squad leader’s eyes gradually became unfocused, and he stood blankly in place.
"Stay on guard. I will go in and take a look. No matter what noises you hear inside later, do not make a sound. Do you understand?"
The squad leader paused for a moment, then replied, "Understood, Captain Casbin."
"Mm."
Fang Heng walked past the guards until he leapt onto the imperial medium-class ship docked at the harbor and slipped into the cabin.
Inside the ship cabin, piles of sapphire ore crystals had been stacked.
Nothing seemed unusual.
Fang Heng also did not know what the Seth Chamber of Commerce had done to the ore.
It did not matter.
It was not important.
Fang Heng stepped onto the deck again and looked at the pitch-black sea.
His mental strength spread across the water’s surface.
In an instant, the crates of raw materials that had sunk underwater were pulled up by his mental force, slowly floating into the air and moving onto the deck.
The Lickers quickly climbed up onto the deck of the ship.
Fang Heng raised his hand toward the boxes.
"Bang! Bang! Bang!!!"
The wooden crates exploded one by one, revealing the raw materials hidden inside.
"Almost complete..."
Fang Heng quickly checked the first batch of delivered materials and muttered softly, "Then let’s begin."
The Lickers rapidly formed flesh cocoons on the spot and transformed into normal zombie forms.
Several zombies entered the cabin and continuously carried batches of ore from below deck to the deck. The remaining zombie clones walked along the edge of the material piles, picked up some materials, and then went to the edge of the deck to set up alchemy magic arrays.
Soon, faint blue lights flickered across the deck.
A few minutes later, game prompts gradually appeared in Fang Heng’s vision.
[Hint: Your zombie clone had completed the production of a sapphire puppet (high-tier alchemy puppet). Individual rating: S. The player had gained 12,000 Constructology experience points.]
[Hint: Your zombie clone had failed in refining a puppet. You had gained 235 Constructology experience points...]
Fang Heng looked at the completed alchemy puppet beside him and nodded inwardly.
The completed sapphire alchemy puppet had a large body, about two meters tall, and its agility was somewhat lacking. Aside from these flaws, its single combat strength was roughly one tier higher than the captain of the Skeleton Pirates, Drank.
Done!
Alchemy puppet manufacturing also belonged to the field of Constructology.
More precisely, Constructology could improve both the strength and refining efficiency of alchemy puppets.
The blueprint provided by the Martial Apex Tournament instructor had been a multifunctional blueprint. The level of puppets created depended on raw materials, crafting methods, and the caster’s ability.
He had simply replaced the main material of the alchemy puppet with sapphire.
This material greatly enhanced the puppet’s magical and physical resistance.
The downside was that it was extremely wasteful.
After all, sapphire had been a rare resource.
Using it as the main material resulted in massive consumption. At least half a ton of ore had been required to refine one puppet.
Fang Heng estimated that this batch of ore could produce about three hundred alchemy puppets.
Not a problem.
It was all farming anyway.
Soon, one after another alchemy puppet was completed by the zombie clones, then they directly walked to the edge of the deck and jumped into the water, disappearing completely.
At the same time, the sapphire ore in the ship’s cabin was rapidly being consumed.
In just half an hour, the flagship’s sapphire had been used up.
The zombie clones then moved on to another pirate ship, continuing to transport sapphire ore from it.
...
By the coast.
Howell finally pushed the last sealed box filled with ore into the water and let out a long breath, clapping his hands.
Done!
All the materials required by the commander had been thrown into the sea.
Mission completed!
So what next?
Howell looked at the calm sea surface.
That was it?
What exactly had the commander been planning?
Cao Ge also stood on the shore, staring at the ships anchored on the other side of the harbor.
From beginning to end, there had been no visible change.
So what exactly had Fang Heng been doing?
As he was still confused, a player suddenly noticed something and pointed at the sea.
"Look! What is that?"