Chapter 217: Chapter 104: Silver 1,000,000! The Invincible Might!_3
Sikong Wen was aware that Su Changkong was merely a young man and by impersonating ‘Sikong Yong’, he had created a record of great defeat against the Sea Pirate Group alliance, a glorious achievement not even the real Sikong Yong had achieved!
As Sikong Huang and Sikong Zhan watched Su Changkong’s retreating figure, they also thought of their father, how wonderful it would be if he really were still alive…
“Win this battle! The spoils will be enormous!”
At this moment, Su Changkong was in a very good mood.
According to the earlier agreement, he was entitled to sixty percent of the spoils obtained from this battle.
And Su Changkong would keep all the bounty on the heads of the Sea Pirate leaders he had slain!
Previously, the Ninth Grand Thief Wang Tianyuan had been posted as wanted by the Ink Forest Prefecture City Yamen, with his head valued at fifty thousand taels; as for others ranked above him, like Li Hun and Tie Jinggang, their heads were worth even more. Delivering them to the Ink Forest Prefecture City Yamen would amount to a fortune!
Su Changkong felt that he could gain a reward of hundreds of thousands, or even a million taels of silver from this battle alone!
He planned to use this fortune to buy medicinal ingredients that benefit Qi and replenish blood, and together with his alchemy skills, Su Changkong believed he could rapidly complete one or even two cycles of Blood Refining.
“These Divine Arm Crossbows… Aren’t they only found in the Ink Forest Army? How come these Sea Pirates have them, and eight units at that?”
At the same time, Su Changkong hadn’t forgotten those eight Divine Arm Crossbows. He wondered how they came into possession of them.
Su Changkong carefully examined a Divine Arm Crossbow, noticing the mark of dark green leaves on it, which indicated that these Divine Arm Crossbows indeed came from the Ink Forest Army!
“Could it be… that the official yamen of Ink Forest Prefecture City also wants to deal with the Giant Whale Gang, hence they funded these eight Divine Arm Crossbows?”
Su Changkong was no fool and quickly thought of this possibility.
The Giant Whale Gang was powerful and controlled the shipping lanes of the Blue Rain Sea. The official yamen of Ink Forest Prefecture City probably wanted to counter the Giant Whale Gang but didn’t want to act openly, so they lent the eight Divine Arm Crossbows to Li Hun!
But what they hadn’t anticipated was that even in such a deadly situation, Su Changkong could break through with his strength, and the eight Divine Arm Crossbows ended up in the hands of the Giant Whale Gang.
“Once back, I should study these Divine Arm Crossbows; they might be able to enhance my forging skills.”
Su Changkong didn’t dwell on it much longer; the manufacturing technique of the Divine Arm Crossbows was sophisticated, but for him, who had reached the 7th realm in forging, studying them would allow him to fully comprehend and even craft Divine Arm Crossbows on his own!
The martial artists of the Giant Whale Gang were cleaning up the battlefield, and it was not until two days later that the Giant Whale Gang triumphantly returned from their voyage.
“The Giant Whale Gang engaged in battle with almost all of the well-known Sea Pirate Groups allied in the Blue Rain Sea and returned victoriously?”
“Well done! The damn Sea Pirates that the officials don’t care about, the Giant Whale Gang is enforcing justice on behalf of the heavens!”
And when the news of this battle spread, it undoubtedly shook Ink Forest Prefecture City.
Gang Leader Sikong Yong personally led the elite troops into battle, achieving a great victory against the Sea Pirates of the Blue Rain Sea!
Most people were delighted by the news. The Sea Pirates had been rampant in the Blue Rain Sea and the officials paid no heed. Although the Giant Whale Gang collected protection money, they certainly fulfilled their responsibility, ensuring the safety of the passing merchant ships.
This victory greatly enhanced the influence of the Giant Whale Gang!
In the blink of an eye, seven days had passed since the battle of the Blue Rain Sea, and everything had gradually calmed down.
“Little Friend Su, in this battle of the Blue Rain Sea, we captured a fully intact battleship and several lesser Sea Pirate ships, along with the savings of the Ghost Pirate Group. The estimated value of the spoils is over 1.6 million taels of silver. According to our earlier agreement, you should receive one million taels of silver,” Sikong Wen reported the harvest to Su Changkong inside a room of the Giant Whale Gang.
“Good!”
Upon hearing this, Su Changkong’s eyes lit up as well.
In the previous agreement with Sikong Wen, Su Changkong had again portrayed ‘Sikong Yong’ to rescue Sikong Zhan from Ghost Island and participate in the great battle, with the reward being sixty percent of the spoils won from the war.
Now that the count was complete, Sikong Wen had informed Su Changkong of his earnings.
Su Changkong didn’t suspect that Sikong Wen had intentionally underreported; in fact, he might have reported more than necessary, understanding that a person like Su Changkong needed to be drawn in!
“With the bounty on Tie Jinggang, Li Hun, and others, my total gain should be around 1.3 million taels of silver,” Su Changkong thought to himself, quite satisfied.
1.3 million taels of silver! This was undoubtedly a huge sum!
The materials for forging the Qi-Blood Pill cost 3,000 taels per set. With these more than a million taels of silver, one could purchase 400 sets of materials for the Qi-Blood Pill. Once they were all turned into Qi-Blood Pills, with Su Changkong’s alchemy skills, obtaining several hundred to nearly a thousand pills would be the norm!
“I wonder if these resources will be enough for me to directly advance to the Qi Blood Seven Transformation? To reach the realm of the Qi-Blood Long Dragon may be challenging, but reaching the Qi Blood Six Transformation should pose no problem!”
Su Changkong was secretly excited in his heart.
Not long after, a disciple from the Sikong Family found Sikong Wen. It seemed that he had something to discuss. He glanced at Su Changkong and hesitated.
Sikong Wen’s face darkened, “Master Su is not an outsider. Speak your mind if you have something to say!”
Upon hearing this, the disciple respectfully said, “Someone has arrived outside… It’s a person from the government of Ink Forest Prefecture City, claiming his surname is Gong.”
“Surname Gong? Someone from the Gong Family? What are they doing sending someone over for?”
Sikong Wen was surprised to hear this.
Su Changkong was also slightly astonished. The Gong Family of Ink Forest Prefecture City was famous!
Just because the Gong Family had been rooted in Ink Forest Prefecture City for many years, they had immense power, flourishing followers, and even the current Magistrate of Ink Forest Prefecture, Gong Yulong, was from the Gong Family. It wouldn’t be an exaggeration to say they could cover the sky with one hand in Ink Forest Prefecture City.
The reporting disciple from the Sikong Family responded, “The other party claims they’ve come to deliver the reward money. Also… he wants to personally hand it over to the Gang Leader. I’ve arranged for him to wait in the reception hall.”
A few days ago, Su Changkong had the members of the Giant Whale Gang send the heads of Tie Jinggang, Li Hun, and other Ninth Grand Thieves to the yamen of Ink Forest Prefecture City to claim the reward money.
The total was 300,000 taels, and since this was a substantial amount, it required time for approval. Now that it was approved, Magistrate Gong Yulong had personally ordered his disciple to bring the money to the Giant Whale Gang to hand it over to Sikong Yong.
“Hmm, I understand. You may go now.”
Sikong Wen nodded, dismissing the disciple.
Inside the room, Sikong Wen looked at Su Changkong. The other party wanted to personally deliver the reward money to ‘Sikong Yong’.
“Then I’ll go meet him,” Su Changkong naturally wouldn’t let go of this reward and decided to once again impersonate Sikong Yong and meet with this disciple from the Gong Family.
After disguising himself, Su Changkong took on the appearance of Sikong Yong, and then, led by the disciples of the Giant Whale Gang, he proceeded to the reception hall to meet with the person from the Gong Family.
In a grand hall used for receiving distinguished guests, Su Changkong stepped in and saw two people inside.
One was a young man in white clothes with a sword strapped to his waist, quite heroic in bearing. He stood at the side, appearing very young yet exuding a sharp aura, evidently possessing no small strength.
The other person was sitting on a chair, sipping tea, a scholarly man in his thirties dressed in blue.
The arrival of Su Changkong made the young man in white clothes tense up, his gaze intense, as he could sense the extraordinary aura emanating from Su Changkong.
Meanwhile, the man in blue immediately stood up, greeting with a warm smile, “I have long heard of the heroic reputation of Gang Leader Sikong, and today I am fortunate enough to meet you in person! My name is Gong Yuhu, and Gong Yulong is my elder brother.”
The man in blue introduced himself. His background was also quite remarkable, as the brother of the Magistrate of Ink Forest Prefecture City, Gong Yulong.
“Hmm, no need for formalities, please take your seat, Mr. Gong,” Su Changkong also politely asked him to sit down.
Once Gong Yuhu sat down, he said with admiration, “A few days ago, I heard that Gang Leader Sikong beheaded several Grand Thieves, bringing relief to the people, which was truly gratifying. My brother asked me to personally deliver this modest reward to you, Gang Leader Sikong. Here are three hundred thousand taels in silver notes. Please accept them.”
Gong Yuhu took out three silver notes from his bosom, each valued at one hundred thousand taels.
“Then please convey my thanks to Magistrate Gong,” Su Changkong naturally wouldn’t decline. This was the official bounty for eliminating villains like Li Hun and the Ninth Grand Thieves, and he accepted it all.
However, Gong Yuhu seemed to have more on his mind, appearing hesitant to speak after sorting out the matter.
Su Changkong calmly said, “Mr. Gong, if there is something else, feel free to speak.”
Gong Yuhu looked rather embarrassed as he said, “Indeed, there is something. Recently, our Ink Forest Prefecture City was burglarized and several Divine Arm Crossbows were stolen. I heard rumors that the Giant Whale Gang might have helped recover them? It would be great if Gang Leader Sikong could do me a favor…”
(Next chapter scheduled for release on QiDian Chinese Network, 9th at 22:00)