The islands in the king-class sea were basically private base islands for the major forces, and there were few public islands.
Therefore, these islands were different from islands like Bankra Island. The troops on the islands were not independent departments but belonged to the fleet where the island was located.
At this time, there were very few troops on Java Island, especially after Raine attacked and annihilated the Swamp King. The island was almost in a state of anarchy.
Fortunately, the Swamp King's management was extremely strict, so the island still maintained temporary order.
Ahead was the Governor's Mansion of Java Island, but the owner of the mansion was currently locked in the big water tank on Raine's ship.
"Stop, who goes there!" Two guards at the door tried to stop Raine but were easily dealt with by Arsan.
Raine and his team swaggered into the Governor's Mansion.
There were not many soldiers in the mansion, but there were quite a few servants. Raine grabbed a maid at random and asked for the location of the Governor's room, then led his team in for a quick search.
Meanwhile, Raine activated the system to assist in the search.
[Ding, Sea God Fruit found 30 meters southwest at 183 degrees.]
Raine smiled slightly. This system was really useful at times.
The location indicated by the system was behind a wall, and without hesitation, Raine punched through the wall. Sure enough, a secret room was revealed inside.
In the secret room, there was a sophisticated-looking safe.
"Well, I quite like this box, let's take it with us!"
So, the safe containing important items was also taken away by Raine.
With the Sea God Fruit in hand, Raine rushed to the Pearl Bank on Java Island and slammed the deposit book with 500,000 on the table.
The boss, upon seeing the deposit book, turned pale with fear and asked, "T-This deposit book is yours?"
"It wasn't before, but it is now," Raine said calmly.
The boss was a shrewd man. Upon hearing this, combined with the rumors that a fleet had apparently taken down the Swamp King's fleet, he quickly changed his attitude and put on a smiling face.
"Please wait a moment, I'll take them for you."
Soon, more than 20 employees brought out four or five large boxes. As soon as the boxes were opened, the room was bathed in a golden light that was so blinding that no one could keep their eyes open.
"My goodness, it's so shiny!" Arsan's eyes were filled with golden pearls that glittered brilliantly.
The golden pearls were truly something else. They were in a completely different class from white pearls and black pearls just in terms of their looks!
Although Raine's eyes were also full of golden brilliance, he forced himself to remain calm. After all, a captain should behave like a captain.
"Help me deliver them to the ship."
"Yes, yes, this is completely fine!" The boss bowed repeatedly.
As they were leaving, Raine suddenly stopped and looked back at the boss. After thinking for a moment, he said, "You guys are the ones who often hold fishing competitions in the uninhabited area, right?"
"Well, yes," the boss replied awkwardly. "But those are just small-scale activities organized by the local division in the human-class waters. It didn't make much money."
Raine nodded. "You can run a pearl business in the king-class waters, so your strength must not be weak."
The boss laughed awkwardly. "Haha... Well, our business has always valued harmony. We believe that harmony brings wealth. If others don't provoke us, we won't interfere with them."
It seemed that this boss was very afraid of attracting Raine's attention. His words sounded humble, but there was also a hint of threat.
"We'll follow the rules and won't interfere with others' business, but if you mess with us, our business is not to be trifled with."
Raine looked at the boss, who had been smiling all this time, but he knew that this guy was not as harmless as he appeared on the surface.
Raine didn't say much and led Avril and the crew to the dock, followed by the employees of the pearl bank.
The boss of the pearl bank walked Raine to the door and kept smiling until Raine and his crew had walked far away. Then his smile disappeared.
He turned to one of his employees and said, "Investigate their background!"
"Yes, sir!"
After returning to the ship, the pearl bank employees left after delivering the pearls. Meanwhile, Charge King and Onebear, Twobear were searching for treasure chests around the sunken ships in the shallow waters.
Despite the fleet and the locals being aware of the Swamp King's sunken ship, they were too afraid to fish it. This made it easy for Charge King and his crew to get the treasure chests, and they had already found 47 of them in half a day, with only three or four left.
Raine decided to give up on the remaining chests and set sail for the next destination, Misty Island. The ship sailed smoothly on the sea, while the prisoners were exposed to the sun and wind on the deck. The other crew members were training in the warehouse, while a few core crew members gathered with Raine in the captain's room. They were all looking at the orange Sea God Fruit.
One of them asked, "Captain, do you eat it now?"
Raine shook his head and said, "I plan to enhance it with the Fire Heaven Crystal before eating it. Let's wait for Shobe to come out."
Someone asked about Shobe's situation, and Raine checked and found that Shobe's data was still "being strengthened." He decided to slow down the ship and take his time exploring. The Terror King might become agitated after learning about the loss of Java Island, but he might not be able to guess their current location.
It had been 20 days since Shobe entered the secret room, which was beyond Raine's expectations. The fact that the system had not raised an alarm yet meant that Shobe still had untapped potential.
Ten days later, on Shobe's thirtieth day in the sealed room, the system finally issued a warning.
[Ding, a human crew member named Shobe in the enhanced area has reached the tolerance limit for mutation stimulation. Please transfer the crew member immediately.]
Raine quickly jumped down from the rooftop balcony and rushed into the sealed room.
By this time, Shobe was already lying naked on the ground, with six volumes of "48 Styles of Love (Deluxe Edition)" scattered around him.
"Oh my god, Shobe, are you...dead?!" exclaimed Raine.
However, Raine suddenly realized that his own "48 Styles of Love (Deluxe Edition)" had serious burn marks, and most of the pages had turned to ash.
The cigars that hadn't been smoked were also burnt to ash.
The temperature in the sealed room was much higher than usual, at least fifty degrees!
"Damn it, my book!'" Raine didn't have time to worry about his cherished collection and patted Shobe.
Shobe woke up groggily and looked at Raine weakly. "Captain, I want water..."
Raine quickly went to fetch a glass of water, which Shobe snatched and drank in one gulp.
"How are you feeling?" Raine asked, concerned.
"Another..." Shobe replied.
Raine was speechless, so he just went and poured four or five glasses and brought them back together.
Shobe drank them all and finally seemed to be feeling a little better. "Captain, the stimulation was too strong. Not only did my mutation ability become stronger, but my level also increased!"
"Ah? Did your level increase too?"
"Yes, my level has increased by a whole 10 levels! I am now at stage 5 level 8!"
"Wow! What are your abilities now?"
Shobe smiled mysteriously. "Hehe, Captain, do you want to witness it?"
"Sure, if you have the strength, demonstrating it would be the best."
With a bang, a sudden burst of flames erupted in front of Raine... and then his clothes... caught fire!
"Damnit, my clothes! I bought them with a lot of pearls!"
Shobe transformed back to his true form, clenched his fist, and his eyes were full of confidence as he said, "From now on, I am no longer Shobe the Smoke, but the Explosive Flame!"
The islands in the king-class sea were basically private base islands for the major forces, and there were few public islands.
Therefore, these islands were different from islands like Bankra Island. The troops on the islands were not independent departments but belonged to the fleet where the island was located.
At this time, there were very few troops on Java Island, especially after Raine attacked and annihilated the Swamp King. The island was almost in a state of anarchy.
Fortunately, the Swamp King's management was extremely strict, so the island still maintained temporary order.
Ahead was the Governor's Mansion of Java Island, but the owner of the mansion was currently locked in the big water tank on Raine's ship.
"Stop, who goes there!" Two guards at the door tried to stop Raine but were easily dealt with by Arsan.
Raine and his team swaggered into the Governor's Mansion.
There were not many soldiers in the mansion, but there were quite a few servants. Raine grabbed a maid at random and asked for the location of the Governor's room, then led his team in for a quick search.
Meanwhile, Raine activated the system to assist in the search.
[Ding, Sea God Fruit found 30 meters southwest at 183 degrees.]
Raine smiled slightly. This system was really useful at times.
The location indicated by the system was behind a wall, and without hesitation, Raine punched through the wall. Sure enough, a secret room was revealed inside.
In the secret room, there was a sophisticated-looking safe.
"Well, I quite like this box, let's take it with us!"
So, the safe containing important items was also taken away by Raine.
With the Sea God Fruit in hand, Raine rushed to the Pearl Bank on Java Island and slammed the deposit book with 500,000 on the table.
The boss, upon seeing the deposit book, turned pale with fear and asked, "T-This deposit book is yours?"
"It wasn't before, but it is now," Raine said calmly.
The boss was a shrewd man. Upon hearing this, combined with the rumors that a fleet had apparently taken down the Swamp King's fleet, he quickly changed his attitude and put on a smiling face.
"Please wait a moment, I'll take them for you."
Soon, more than 20 employees brought out four or five large boxes. As soon as the boxes were opened, the room was bathed in a golden light that was so blinding that no one could keep their eyes open.
"My goodness, it's so shiny!" Arsan's eyes were filled with golden pearls that glittered brilliantly.
The golden pearls were truly something else. They were in a completely different class from white pearls and black pearls just in terms of their looks!
Although Raine's eyes were also full of golden brilliance, he forced himself to remain calm. After all, a captain should behave like a captain.
"Help me deliver them to the ship."
"Yes, yes, this is completely fine!" The boss bowed repeatedly.
As they were leaving, Raine suddenly stopped and looked back at the boss. After thinking for a moment, he said, "You guys are the ones who often hold fishing competitions in the uninhabited area, right?"
"Well, yes," the boss replied awkwardly. "But those are just small-scale activities organized by the local division in the human-class waters. It didn't make much money."
Raine nodded. "You can run a pearl business in the king-class waters, so your strength must not be weak."
The boss laughed awkwardly. "Haha... Well, our business has always valued harmony. We believe that harmony brings wealth. If others don't provoke us, we won't interfere with them."
It seemed that this boss was very afraid of attracting Raine's attention. His words sounded humble, but there was also a hint of threat.
"We'll follow the rules and won't interfere with others' business, but if you mess with us, our business is not to be trifled with."
Raine looked at the boss, who had been smiling all this time, but he knew that this guy was not as harmless as he appeared on the surface.
Raine didn't say much and led Avril and the crew to the dock, followed by the employees of the pearl bank.
The boss of the pearl bank walked Raine to the door and kept smiling until Raine and his crew had walked far away. Then his smile disappeared.
He turned to one of his employees and said, "Investigate their background!"
"Yes, sir!"
After returning to the ship, the pearl bank employees left after delivering the pearls. Meanwhile, Charge King and Onebear, Twobear were searching for treasure chests around the sunken ships in the shallow waters.
Despite the fleet and the locals being aware of the Swamp King's sunken ship, they were too afraid to fish it. This made it easy for Charge King and his crew to get the treasure chests, and they had already found 47 of them in half a day, with only three or four left.
Raine decided to give up on the remaining chests and set sail for the next destination, Misty Island. The ship sailed smoothly on the sea, while the prisoners were exposed to the sun and wind on the deck. The other crew members were training in the warehouse, while a few core crew members gathered with Raine in the captain's room. They were all looking at the orange Sea God Fruit.
One of them asked, "Captain, do you eat it now?"
Raine shook his head and said, "I plan to enhance it with the Fire Heaven Crystal before eating it. Let's wait for Shobe to come out."
Someone asked about Shobe's situation, and Raine checked and found that Shobe's data was still "being strengthened." He decided to slow down the ship and take his time exploring. The Terror King might become agitated after learning about the loss of Java Island, but he might not be able to guess their current location.
It had been 20 days since Shobe entered the secret room, which was beyond Raine's expectations. The fact that the system had not raised an alarm yet meant that Shobe still had untapped potential.
Ten days later, on Shobe's thirtieth day in the sealed room, the system finally issued a warning.
[Ding, a human crew member named Shobe in the enhanced area has reached the tolerance limit for mutation stimulation. Please transfer the crew member immediately.]
Raine quickly jumped down from the rooftop balcony and rushed into the sealed room.
By this time, Shobe was already lying naked on the ground, with six volumes of "48 Styles of Love (Deluxe Edition)" scattered around him.
"Oh my god, Shobe, are you...dead?!" exclaimed Raine.
However, Raine suddenly realized that his own "48 Styles of Love (Deluxe Edition)" had serious burn marks, and most of the pages had turned to ash.
The cigars that hadn't been smoked were also burnt to ash.
The temperature in the sealed room was much higher than usual, at least fifty degrees!
"Damn it, my book!'" Raine didn't have time to worry about his cherished collection and patted Shobe.
Shobe woke up groggily and looked at Raine weakly. "Captain, I want water..."
Raine quickly went to fetch a glass of water, which Shobe snatched and drank in one gulp.
"How are you feeling?" Raine asked, concerned.
"Another..." Shobe replied.
Raine was speechless, so he just went and poured four or five glasses and brought them back together.
Shobe drank them all and finally seemed to be feeling a little better. "Captain, the stimulation was too strong. Not only did my mutation ability become stronger, but my level also increased!"
"Ah? Did your level increase too?"
"Yes, my level has increased by a whole 10 levels! I am now at stage 5 level 8!"
"Wow! What are your abilities now?"
Shobe smiled mysteriously. "Hehe, Captain, do you want to witness it?"
"Sure, if you have the strength, demonstrating it would be the best."
With a bang, a sudden burst of flames erupted in front of Raine... and then his clothes... caught fire!
"Damnit, my clothes! I bought them with a lot of pearls!"
Shobe transformed back to his true form, clenched his fist, and his eyes were full of confidence as he said, "From now on, I am no longer Shobe the Smoke, but the Explosive Flame!"
