Witch, I'm really not the Deep Sea Ancient God!

At that moment, Peril handed Chen Qi a freshly printed copy of the White Dove Newspaper.

Chen Qi took the newspaper.

Today's White Dove Newspaper reported that three major admirals were leading ships, preparing to retake the nearby seas and the hegemony of the Crack Sea, in addition to increasing bounty rewards.

It also covered gang-related issues.

Three gangs were captured for colluding with pirate groups.

They were the Wild Dog Gang, the Black Rabbit Gang, and the Dice Gang from Moonstone City.

Black Rabbit Gang... Chen Qi tried to remain calm and continued reading.

The entire Black Rabbit Gang was captured, many facing the death penalty as a starting point.

In Shell Country, there is a tradition of using death row prisoners as experimental subjects.

Suddenly, a message appeared before his eyes.

#Amid the Crack Tide and storm, a new deep-sea monster was born, brutally slaughtering the Black Rabbit Gang#

At the same time, a photo of the sea overlord was attached.

"???"

This monster couldn't be me... Chen Qi quickly skimmed through the section.

The newspaper described the disaster of the Black Rabbit vessel and speculated through some clues that another 'Deep Sea Merchant' level monster might have emerged on the sea.

This monster was extremely strong, strong enough to disregard the black mud and the sea overlord, and had slain the leader of the Black Rabbit Gang, Black Rabbit.

"..."

Chen Qi was slightly startled.

He was in the newspaper.

Although not shown, there was no doubt that he was the protagonist of this news.

Under Peril's pen, he had completely become a bloodthirsty monster.

He immediately thought of many possibilities.

Peril's White Dove Newspaper was very likely to attract a bunch of idle detectives who, through the photographs in the newspaper, would attempt to find him.

What a hassle... Chen Qi rubbed his head.

He hadn't expected that his first time in the newspaper in this world would be for such a reason.

"Wait!"

Chen Qi noticed that there were some strange numbers and photographs on the back of the newspaper.

"Wild Dog, leader of the Wild Dog Gang, joins the Black Whale Group, formerly organized an underground boxing club, bounty of one million Shell Coins."

"A new female member of the Blood Blade Pirate Group, name and origin unknown, bounty of three million Shell Coins."

"Identity and gender unknown, the pitch-black remnant shadow slaughtered fifty people on the Black Rabbit vessel, bounty of five million Shell Coins!"

Below the paper, there was also a photo of the fleeting shadow he left behind on the Black Rabbit vessel.

"?"

Why? Chen Qi was shocked.

Why could just a shadow be worth a bounty?

Could anyone be caught based on this fleeting shadow?

A mere shadow, why would it hold a bounty of five million?

Chen Qi rubbed his forehead.

He had some difficulty understanding the navy's way of thinking.

Were these navies filling out bounty amounts with their feet?

Hopefully, no one will really see his accidental shadow and start searching everywhere.

The shadow's deeds had nothing to do with me.

Peril sat at the dining table and explained:

"Shell Country decided to tackle piracy by increasing everyone's bounty and collaborated with our White Dove Newspaper to introduce a new Bounty Newspaper as a way to heat things up.

By the way, you can also receive a bounty just for providing clues."

"Is that so, I wonder if I could claim a bounty."

Chen Qi smiled and continued reading.

Besides the four major pirate groups, it featured quite a few well-known figures from the nearby seas: Big Mama, the Black-eyed Captain, the Bullet Shooter, the Butcher, and others.

Another new name appeared on this glory list.

The Flower Witch, though not a dangerous entity on the seas, nor showing any hostility towards civilians.

But considering her historical status, if someone could capture her, or get her to the naval headquarters, it could fetch a whopping 'twenty million Shell Coins' reward.

And just providing clues could earn one five hundred thousand Shell Coins.

Beyond that, if someone was to first submit to the White Dove Newspaper, they would get an additional one million Shell Coins.

The Flower Witch is really worth a fortune... Chen Qi remarked, feeling somewhat tempted.

Seeing Chen Qi finish reading the newspaper, Perle looked up and smiled:

"Don't thank me, it's part of my job, just casual help, treating me to a meal of moonlight fish will do."

"?"

Chen Qi suddenly grasped.

Previously, the Black Rabbit Gang had threatened him because of the hunting ground issue.

Although in his eyes, the crisis of the Black Rabbit was something he had resolved by himself.

In Perle's eyes, however, she took down the Black Rabbit Gang by reporting and interviewing!

Boss lady that she was, she easily settled the gang threat for her chef fan!

"Thank you, Miss Perle, no problem, I will make an amazing moonlight fish."

Perle looked up, touched her nose, feeling as if she had gained another fan:

"It's nothing much, just a hand lent during work. If you really want to thank someone, you should thank the coastal overlord that attacked the Black Rabbit, or that mysterious shadow."

The coastal overlord, I should indeed thank them.

"Thank them too."

Chen Qi laughed, went to the large ship next door, and bought a luxurious moonlight fish for five thousand Shell Coins.

Just in time, he hadn't had dinner yet.

[Cooking moonlight fish, gained 100 Spiritual Points.]

Soon, a fragrant dish of scallion oil moonlight fish was ready.

Chen Qi served the moonlight fish on the table. Enjoy exclusive content from m-v l'e|m,p-y r

"So delicious!! Indeed, one just can't miss out this dish during this period!"

Perle's face blushed slightly, excitedly tasting the fish with her fork.

The savory taste blossomed on her taste buds.

Just as she imagined, it perfectly brought out the delicious flavor of the moonlight fish!

"By the way, Miss Perle, how is the investigation on the Flower Witch going?"

Chen Qi asked.

These past few days, he had digested the breathing technique and the Body Forging Skill, earning the qualifications to head to a D-level crack.

He was just looking to lay low for a while, plus he urgently needed a reliable Pharmacist for the pale scales fruit he obtained from White Tree Land.

Taking advantage of the fact that the Flower Witch hadn't stirred up big trouble yet, Chen Qi wanted to see if he could find her.

Once the Flower Witch got involved in big troubles and was pursued by various factions, it would be difficult to find her.

"As expected, you're also interested in the Flower Witch."

Perle smiled mysteriously:

"The whereabouts of the Flower Witch are very secretive, she has a unique way of hiding, evading my numerous pursuits. These are top-secret information painstakingly gathered by us at the White Dove Newspaper, and must not be told to others."

"..."

Chen Qi was skeptical, showing a slightly doubtful expression.

Since when did you become someone who can keep secrets?

The reason the navy and gangs are wary of Perle is because of her big mouth!

Asking her for information doesn't require deliberate questioning.

She would volunteer information.

Why aren't you begging me to continue talking? Perle clenched her knife and fork, showing a meaningful expression:

"Although the boss explicitly said that this information must not be leaked, I, Perle, love to do the opposite of what the boss says, can't help it, it's just my nature."

"Actually, telling you is not impossible."

"After all, I am the most famous reporter at the White Dove Newspaper. If even I don't know the clues about the Flower Witch, then nobody knows the clues to the Flower Witch."