novelden Chapter 123 Inquiry
Chapter 123 Inquiry
"Wasn't this channel supposed to be deserted? How come someone's still talking? It can't be a corpse that's been floating in the sea, can it?"
Lord Blast Rock was somewhat annoyed, and his doubts immediately grew.
However, there are many strange things at sea, and he, an old hand, has seen monsters that can understand and speak human language before.
But the voice was so unfortunate, striking precisely at a time when he was so frustrated, that it was hard to believe it was an accident.
It might be an outpost where a treacherous scheme succeeded, or it might be a charlatan worshipping those inhuman creatures deep in the ocean.
Or, to put it another way, maybe the second-tier boss is still around, but this guy just snatched it away!
It’s hard to say.
"Finding your frequency band was really difficult; it was quite a search."
The sound emanating from the still-functioning walkie-talkie wreckage gradually became clearer, and a young male voice emerged from the less distorted audio.
Just to be on the safe side, he tried squatting on the ground, tilting his left ear to the small speaker that was still making a sound, and picked up the small microphone with the wires attached from the broken electronic components.
"Who are you?" the old man said in a low voice, raising his hand and then his eyes flickered slightly, signaling the technicians on the fortress to do their best to search for the source of the signal.
The deputy immediately understood and quickly activated the fortress's second-tier locator, searching for the enemy's tracks like a wolf.
If we can stall for time, this reckless guy will surely be caught.
"I'll definitely find out what happened later," the Lord of the Exploding Rocks smirked maliciously.
"The person who stole your things," the voice on the other end said casually. "Oh, and I was the one who fired that shot."
"I took care of the rest who slipped through the net. You're welcome, it was just a small favor."
"Uh-huh?!"
The intelligence, which could be described as self-destructive, poured out one after another, leaving the seasoned and experienced Blast Rock stunned.
His half-squatting posture was somewhat stiff, and he held the microphone to his mouth for a long time, but couldn't utter a single word.
After thinking it over, he realized that the other party was just a petty swindler with extremely poor skills.
With an unknown identity and no concrete evidence, what can convince him?
These things only made him feel looked down upon.
Immediately, an uncontrollable anger ignited in his heart, making him want to drag the person off the walkie-talkie.
"What makes you think you did it? There's a reason for this. Trying to provoke the Rockbreaker with such low tactics is just being presumptuous."
Suppressing his anger, he calmly replied.
"Believe it or not, I have to say, your second-tier boss is pretty slick."
"BOSS resources are already scarce in our Sandy Sea area. Seeing that you are so open and generous in giving us the BOSS, I, Azure, am deeply honored."
"You came from that rotten sea of Chensha? What gives you the right to talk like that, you're just a Tier 1 fortress? You're asking for death."
Provoked by He Feng, the Lord of the Exploding Rock exploded with anger, and at this moment he no longer cared about logic.
"I don't care if it was you guys who were behind this, I'm going to grind you to dust to atone for your outrageous words."
In desperation, he yelled at the crew member operating the tracking system, no longer caring that his loud voice would be transmitted to the other end of the signal through the microphone.
"Informant, I need this bastard's exact location information right now."
"My lord, it will probably take another two minutes or so to complete the analysis. I hope you will be patient."
The intelligence officer's hands moved across the instrument panel, trying to keep his voice as low as possible, just enough to be barely audible.
Lord Blast Rock took a deep breath, his jaw clenched, and he nodded tremblingly.
Just as he was preparing countless trash talk in his mind, He Feng on the other side spoke first.
"Two minutes is quite a long time; we can talk about a lot of things, can't we?"
"Your ears are pretty sharp, but so what if you know? Once I, Rockburst, figure out the source of the signal, even if you cut it off, our positioning radar can still track you to the ends of the earth."
"Kid, you'll regret this. Even if you hadn't stolen the BOSS's corpse, I would have turned your ship upside down. Go ahead and try to escape, if you can."
He grinned maliciously, his expression as hideous as a hungry wolf that had already smelled blood.
Hearing this, He Fengying laughed a few times.
"There is an iceberg to your southwest, not far away, about 5 nautical miles away. You can guess where my Azure is."
"And we have found you."
Peeking out the window, a perfectly described iceberg came into view. He gestured with his thumb and found the distance to be roughly the same.
Lord Blast Rock frowned immediately. A chill ran down his spine as he looked at the watch face in his hand, which was still counting down the seconds. He gasped.
He immediately guessed what the other person was thinking.
"What do you want to ask?" he asked in a low voice, trying to conceal his unease about being in a weaker position.
"Very good, you're quite adept at this. No wonder you can become the lord of a powerful Tier 2 fortress."
"Tell me all the information about the Black Abyss Sea. We'll see how sincere your intelligence is. Remember, these two minutes will determine your life or death."
Lord Blast Rock unconsciously swallowed, his Adam's apple bobbing slightly. He dared not be negligent in the slightest, having been given leverage over his position.
"Wandering fortresses, outpost forces, and the Faith Church faction—aside from certain second-tier monsters with considerable intelligence, these are pretty much the threats that can be considered in the Black Abyss Sea right now."
"Tell me more, you still have one and a half minutes left," He Feng continued to press with a mischievous grin.
Lord Blast Rock stared intently at the icon on the screen that was still scanning and analyzing the location. He swallowed his anger and pretended not to hear as he continued speaking.
"Wandering Fortresses are like factions like ours, mostly roaming the seas and controlling the vast majority of maritime power."
"All the outposts, including the Golden Outpost, the Sun Outpost, the Black Crystal Outpost, the Guardian Outpost, and the Liu Family Outpost, are local forces entrenched on the reefs. You can trade with them, and if necessary, you can even rob them. It's no big deal."
"The church is a group of kind believers, a group of good people who are kind and benevolent. They can command monsters that roam the icy sea. It would not be a bad thing to introduce them to your fortress."
His words were sincere, and he offered a lot of appropriate advice, almost as if he could write "I want to be good to you" on his face.
But it's a little too good.
On the other end, He Feng shook his head slightly, leaned back in his chair, and sighed softly. The voice coming from the speakers was as calm as a death sentence.
"You're very clever. You gave me information that was half true and half false, thinking that I would really be fooled by you because of my lack of experience."
"But you're too clever, and it's made me see what kind of people you second-tier fortresses are."
He Feng looked up at the clockwork hanging on the wall.
"There are still fifty seconds left, so let's not wait any longer. I suggest you jump into the sea now."