Li Qing originally thought that the battle to uproot the stronghold of the Blackbeard Pirate Group would not result in anything but to make Wendy get over the addiction of adventurers and make him pretend to be forced in front of Wendy.

What I didn't expect was that the gains in this battle were really not small.

First of all, Blackbeard has a bounty of 20,000 gold coins on his head. His Wild Waves Gru and Dark Witch Othombo also bounced 3,000 and 4,000 gold coins each.

Therefore, these three heads can be exchanged for 27,000 gold coins.

And there were still a lot of belongings in the pirate stronghold, although a lot of them were destroyed by the fire, but in the end, Li Qing and they found thousands of gold coins worth of property in the ruins.

Coupled with the reward for completing the mission, the so-called "Dragon and Beauty Adventure Group" earned nearly 35,000 gold coins this night.

For ordinary people, and even for many nobles, thirty-five thousand gold coins is a huge amount of money. But for the super white rich Wendy in the group, this money is not worth mentioning.

However, because it is the income of the adventure, Wendy still values the money quite a lot. Although Wendy only received three thousand gold coins because Li Qing contributed the most in this battle and divided the lion's share, she still very solemnly deposited the money in the temple of the goddess of wealth, and then carefully collected the golden ticket.

"I'm going to save this money and use it slowly." After collecting the deposit slips, Wendy loudly announces her decision.

Li Qing and the others couldn't cry or laugh.

The magic scrolls worth a thousand gold coins, Wendy squandered them at will. It's just 3,000 gold coins, but she said she would save it and use it slowly...... Well, as an adventurer, it's not unreasonable to take the fruits of your adventures seriously.

Li Qing also deposited the gold coins in the temple of the goddess of wealth, exchanged them for a stack of golden tickets, and carefully saved them.

It's not that Li Qingcai is a fan, but that he really needs money.

Because if he's going home, he'll have to find a mage who can build an interdimensional teleportation array. Ask the magician to help, and you'll have to pay a lot of money. The materials for building the teleportation array must also be handled by himself, and it will cost a lot of money.

Therefore, Li Qing still has to be a little bit of a fan of money, and from now on, he will save money little by little. Otherwise, it would be hilarious to find a magician who could help him build a teleportation array in the future, but he didn't have the money to hire someone to help.

In addition, because of the killing of Blackbeard, Wild Wave Gru, and the Dark Witch Otombo, the "Dragon and Beauty Adventure Group" became famous overnight.

Countless people went to the Adventurers' Guild to inquire about the Dragon and Beauty Adventure Group, wanting to hire the Dragon and Beauty Adventure Group to do some extremely difficult and dangerous work.

Of course, none of these commissions were accepted by the adventure group.

Originally, Wendy really wanted to take it.

She is a true adventurer, dreaming of becoming a great adventurer. Now that she has become famous overnight, of course, she is very excited, and she can't wait to take on all the tasks in one go, preferably epic tasks such as slaying dragons, and then complete them all, and finally become the protagonist of the bard's epic story......

However, in this so-called Dragon and Beauty adventure group, except for Wendy, there is no one who wants to be an adventurer. Killing Blackbeard is already an extraneous branch, how could Li Qing and the others let Wendy mess around?

Not to mention that Li Qing disagreed, even Nottingham, Chili, Groyin, and Nelson, the four King Kongs under Wendy, did not obey Wendy again this time, and worked with Li Qing to dispel Wendy's idea of taking the commission wildly.

"Really, so many exciting tasks, or the tasks entrusted to us by name, what a good opportunity? It's a shame to give it all up! ”

"Dear Wendy, don't forget our purpose. We're going to the Stormy Ocean in search of ancient ruins, and it's going to be a great adventure. Compared to this, the tasks in the Adventurer's Guild are really not worth mentioning. So, dear Miss Wendy, please don't get out of the way, and try to get ready for a truly great adventure! ”

So Wendy finally died down and threw herself into the preparation of going to sea.

A week passed, and as soon as Qiē was ready, Wendy's long-awaited "great adventure", which even Li Qing had been looking forward to, finally began.

……

The waters around the Treasure Strait are rarely stormy, and seafarers can enjoy a peaceful journey at a leisurely pace before entering the stormy ocean.

Now, Li Qing is sitting on the side of the sea, leisurely fishing.

This is an ocean-going vessel tens of meters long, a second-hand ship that Wendy paid for - it is said to be a second-hand ship, but in fact it has been out of the shipyard for less than a year, and the ship is still in good condition.

After some renovation, the ship, formerly known as the "February Flower", has now been renamed the "Dragon and Beauty". Most of the sailors on the ship remained, and important roles such as captains and navigators were also filled by the original crew.

In addition to the seafaring personnel, there is also a mercenary group on board called "Wrestling with Dragons".

That's right, for this "great adventure", Wendy hired this small mercenary group of forty-seven people - the adventurer team paid mercenaries when they took risks, and this kind of strange thing is estimated to be done only by Wendy, a super loser.

Speaking of which, Wendy is still going to sea for the first time. Like all first-time sailors, she took a keen interest in the surface of the sea when she first set sail, running up and down the deck, standing at the bow of the ship and shouting in the sea breeze with her arms outstretched, and even flying to the lookout to compete with the lookout......

But like everyone else, when the novelty wore off, Wendy was tired of the unchanging sea and lost the excitement she had when she first set sail. And by dusk, she became listless and weak, and did not even want to eat dinner.

That's right, she got seasick.

Wendy wasn't the only one who was seasick.

The Nottingham Four, who grew up in a landlocked country and had never been to sea, also became seasick. It's just that they are tough warriors after all, and the symptoms of seasickness are not too severe. And with their ability to adjust, I believe they will be able to recover soon.

As for Li Qing...... What winds and waves has he not seen? Not to mention that in the calm Treasure Strait, even if he reaches the stormy ocean and encounters monstrous waves, he can smile at the wind and waves as if nothing happened.

The first day of the voyage passed without incident.

By the next day, Nottingham and the others had recovered. They were bored, and the mercenaries of the mercenary group who wrestled with the dragon were mixed together, bragging, farting, drinking and eating fish, and soon became one.

Of course, Li Qing would not break away from the masses, and had a happy day with him.

As for Wendy, well, she's still seasick and sleeps in her cabin all day, not even eating.

The days passed, and it wasn't until the fifth day out at sea that Wendy slowly got used to it, and the seasickness began to ease.

However, after five days of tossing, her whole body has become much haggard and pale, and she looks thinner.

But even so, she never said anything about giving up, and still insisted on completing this "great adventure".

This made Li Qing quite emotional, and said that although this girl is a bit brainy, this perseverance has to be admired.

But...... And that's just the Treasure Strait in the calm seas. When she entered the ocean of storms and experienced the taste of big waves, I don't know if she can continue to persevere.

At dinner that day, a school of flying fish swam past the side of the boat.

Wendy was very happy to see the colorful school of flying fish, rushing out of the sea for a while, gliding in the air more than a meter above the sea, and then plunging into the sea and swimming rapidly in the sea.

"I've never seen a flying fish!" She lay on the side of the boat, staring intently at the school of flying fish that were gradually moving away, and said with a smile: "There is no information about this kind of flying fish in the library." ”

Li Qing said with a smile: "The books in the library will only record dangerous Warcraft materials. For ordinary creatures, no one would go out of their way to record it. ”

Most of the books on the continent of Lofatan are manuscripts. The cost of manual copying is very high, so it is natural to give priority to recording more valuable information. Dangerous monsters are a matter of life and death, and they are recorded in books about the ocean. And ordinary non-dangerous sea creatures, no one will specifically introduce them in the book.

The two chatted on the side of the boat for a while, and when the flying fish passed, Wendy stood up and stretched hard, and smiled, "Tony, how about teaching me how to fish?" ”

Li Qing smiled, "I'm willing to serve." ”

"I want to catch a shark, I don't know what to look out for?"

"Well, then before you go fishing, you'd better bless yourself with a brute bull power......"

"Can you catch a shark then?"

"My words will be fine."

"Then I'll watch you fish. Well, you've got to catch me a shark......"

……

Bang!

Lightning broke through the sky, thunder rumbled, winds rose suddenly, and big waves were like peaks.

The Dragon and the Beauty tossed between the crests and valleys, and from time to time they were submerged by a large wave, and it was not long before they shuttled out of the waves. The sailors took advantage of the gap between the crests of the waves and desperately strengthened various key parts. Every now and then a sailor with bad luck is thrown overboard and disappears without a trace in wailing.

It is the fifteenth day of sailing, and the Dragon and Beauty has entered the Ocean of Storms, and unfortunately encountered the first storm.

As Li Qing expected, after the wind and waves hit, Wendy became seasick again, even stricter than last time, vomiting miserably, with tears in her eyes and a colorless face. But no matter how hard she worked, she never said a word that she wanted to give up.

This made Li Qing admire her even more in his heart.

After the storm passed, the clouds broke through the sky.

Wendy was helped by Li Qing and came to the deck. Blown by the fresh sea breeze after the rain, she suddenly refreshed herself, took a deep breath, and a smile appeared on her pale pretty face.

"It's so comfortable." She closed her eyes, as if intoxicated by the fresh sea breeze.

Li Qing shook his head and said, "It is said that the Ocean of Storms is full of storms throughout the year, and there will be storms like the previous one at both ends in three days. Wendy, can you support it? ”

Wendy smiled slightly, and said in a weak but firm voice, "Of course! How could this small difficulty bother me to become a great adventurer sung by the bards? Besides, the place we're going to isn't going too deep into the ocean of storms. As long as you don't get lost, you will be able to reach your destination in ten days at most. It's only ten days, and even if there is one storm in two days, there will only be five storms at most, so I'm not afraid. ”

"Five more storms?" Li Qingshu smiled: "If you really encounter five more storms, even if you are fine, our ship will have to sink." ”

"The ship won't sink." Wendy said confidently, "At the critical moment, I have a way to protect my ship. Don't forget, I can't run out of scrolls! ”

Thankfully, although Wendy has many similar qualities to Susu, she doesn't have the powerful crow's beak ability of Susu.

Over the course of the next ten days, the Dragon and Beauty encountered only three storm fields. Two of them were also detected in advance by experienced captains, who bypassed the storm area.

Therefore, in the past ten days, Li Qing and the others really encountered only a storm that could not be avoided because the area was too extensive.

With accurate charts and accurate coordinates, as well as experienced captains and navigators, the Dragon and Beauty never got lost, sailing along the right course to its destination, and finally arrived in front of a large island on the evening of the eleventh day of entering the stormy ocean.

It is a lush, vibrant island. It looks like it's huge. The island is mountainous, and the highest peak, at least a kilometer high, looks like a mast reaching the sky.

"This is the island, yes!" Seeing the mast-like peak, Wendy was convinced that the purpose was correct. And when she said this, the passenger sailors, who had been adrift at sea for almost a month, cheered at the same time.

Ships approached the island and looked for a natural harbor along the coast where they could dock directly. When it gets dark, with the help of Wendy's spells, he finally finds a natural deep-water port. The Dragon and Beauty docked, and the mercenaries and sailors couldn't wait to land. Wendy also stepped on the shore of the island with the assistance of Li Qing.

Not long after she went ashore, Wendy suddenly stumbled and said, "Hey, why do I feel that the ground is shaking, and the sky is spinning?" Was it an earthquake? ”

"You're in dizziness." Li Qing said with a smile: "Floating on the sea for a long time, accustomed to the wind and waves, suddenly returning to the stable earth, and not adjusting for a while, there may be land sickness." This is normal, it is also short-lived, and it will not take long to return to normal. ”

"That's ......" Wendy nodded, walked two steps with Li Qing's support, suddenly blinked her bright purple eyes, looked at Li Qing fixedly, and said, "Tony, you know a lot." ”

"Hehe, I read a lot."

"Why didn't I see these things in the book? Didn't you say that books don't contain inconsequential information? ”

"Well, I'm mistaken, I didn't see this little common sense in books, I heard it from adventurers who had crossed the sea in the Adventurer's Paradise Bar."

"Really?"

"Of course."

Wendy looked at Li Qing's sincere expression, and stopped asking questions.

The island is rich in vegetation and has a large number of trees. The mercenaries and sailors cut down the trees and set up camp, and soon set up a rudimentary camp. Nottingham, Chili, Groin, and Nelson even took it upon themselves to build a cabin for Wendy.

After resting for the night, the next morning, six members of the Dragon and Beauty Adventure Group and forty-seven mercenaries of the Dragon Wrestling Mercenary Group began to march deeper into the island, preparing to explore the ruins.

The sailors stayed in the camp.

After leaving the camp, Li Qing and the others marched towards the mast-shaped peak in the middle of the island. The vegetation on the island was too lush, causing a lot of trouble for the expedition party. Along the way, I overcame obstacles and walked for half a day, and I only walked about a quarter of the distance.

Looking at the mountain peak in the distance, Li Qing shook his head helplessly: "Looking at this situation, I'm afraid I won't be able to reach the foot of that mountain peak until tomorrow night, and I'm afraid I'll have to camp in the forest today." ”

The ecological circle of this island is relatively closed, and there are many poisonous insects and poisonous snakes in the forest, but along the way, I have not encountered large beasts or strong monsters. It's troublesome to drive the way along, but it's not that dangerous.

After all, there are many strong people in this team, and Wendy, a big tyrant with too many scrolls to use, and the mercenaries of the dragon wrestling mercenary group are also experienced veterans, and they are only poisonous insects and poisonous snakes, and they can't pose a threat to them.

After eating dry food in the forest and resting for a while, the team continued on its way. I kept going all the way to the evening, barely finishing half of the way. I had no choice but to camp in the woods.

The mercenaries cut down trees, cleared thorn vines, and cleared an open field in the forest. Then spread special powders in the open area to expel snakes and insects. Once this qiē is completed, the camp begins. Just like the night before, Nottingham and the other four masters worked together to help Wendy build a cabin.

Wendy has a wooden house to sleep in, and the others, including Li Qing, Nottingham and others, can only live in tents.

Nothing was said all night. The next morning, the team set out, another day of trekking, after dark, carrying torches for more than an hour, and finally came to the foot of the mast-shaped peak in the middle of the island.

Standing at the foot of the mountain, looking up at the steep mast-shaped peak, Li Qing asked, "The ruins are on the mountain?" ”

"Nope." Wendy smiled, didn't answer, and asked Li Qing: "Guess what, where will the ruins be?" ”

"Isn't it in the mountains?" Li Qing touched his chin and frowned, "Isn't it possible underground?" ”

"Correct." Wendy chuckled, "The ruins are underground, but we'll have to find out where the entrance is." Well, it's too late today, it's too late. I'll look for it tomorrow. ”

So the team camped at the foot of the mountain for another night.

The next day, Wendy takes a magic compass and looks around for the entrance to the ruins. It took two whole days to search, and it wasn't until noon two days later that Wendy finally found the entrance to the ruins.

It was a cave hidden in the weeds, and the entrance to the cave was so dark that it was impossible to see the bottom as far as the eye could see. As soon as you get close to the entrance of the cave, there is an eerie cold air blowing on your face, giving people a very uncomfortable feeling.

Li Qing radiated his perception and spread inward along the cave, but until his perception spread to the limit, he did not probe to the end.

"This cave is deep." Li Qing frowned: "However, it doesn't feel good to me." ”

Wendy said: "Ancient ruins, they must be hidden deeply!" It's normal to feel bad, but it's the remains of a magician, and God knows how many magic mechanisms are still in operation, and maybe there will be monsters like the undead? ”

"It's better to say if it's just the undead, I'm afraid I'm afraid of an unexpected situation." Li Qing muttered and said, "So, are you ready to start exploring?" ”

"Don't worry, get ready first." Wendy wasn't impatient at all, but looked very patient, "Wait until the mercenary group has built the camp and guarded this entrance." ”

She didn't plan to take the mercenary group on an adventure. Because the mercenaries of the mercenary group, although they are all experienced veterans, their personal strength is not very good. Even the mercenary leader is only a tenth-level warrior, and he doesn't have knightly blood. Something like exploring the ruins of an ancient mage, they're completely useless.

Of course, mercenaries can actually be used as cannon fodder to find their way and step on traps. However, although Wendy is sometimes a little arrogant and unreasonable, she is still relatively kind in nature, and she can't do such a ruthless thing as using mercenaries as pathfinder cannon fodder.

Therefore, the task of wrestling with the dragon mercenary group is only to set up a camp at the entrance of the ruins and guard the entrance to avoid accidents at the entrance - although the possibility is very small, it has to be guarded against.

In the end, when the mercenary group built the camp, there were only six people from the "Dragon and Beauty Adventure Group" such as Li Qing and Wendy who entered the entrance. I can only live in tents.

Nothing was said all night. The next morning, the team set out, another day of trekking, after dark, carrying torches for more than an hour, and finally came to the foot of the mast-shaped peak in the middle of the island.

Standing at the foot of the mountain, looking up at the steep mast-shaped peak, Li Qing asked, "The ruins are on the mountain?" ”

"Nope." Wendy smiled, didn't answer, and asked Li Qing: "Guess what, where will the ruins be?" ”

"Isn't it in the mountains?" Li Qing touched his chin and frowned, "Isn't it possible underground?" ”

"Correct." Wendy chuckled, "The ruins are underground, but we'll have to find out where the entrance is." Well, it's too late today, it's too late. I'll look for it tomorrow. ”

So the team camped at the foot of the mountain for another night.

The next day, Wendy takes a magic compass and looks around for the entrance to the ruins. It took two whole days to search, and it wasn't until noon two days later that Wendy finally found the entrance to the ruins.

It was a cave hidden in the weeds, and the entrance to the cave was so dark that it was impossible to see the bottom as far as the eye could see. As soon as you get close to the entrance of the cave, there is an eerie cold air blowing on your face, giving people a very uncomfortable feeling.

Li Qing radiated his perception and spread inward along the cave, but until his perception spread to the limit, he did not probe to the end.

"This cave is deep." Li Qing frowned: "However, it doesn't feel good to me." ”

Wendy said: "Ancient ruins, they must be hidden deeply!" It's normal to feel bad, but it's the remains of a magician, and God knows how many magic mechanisms are still in operation, and maybe there will be monsters like the undead? ”

"It's better to say if it's just the undead, I'm afraid I'm afraid of an unexpected situation." Li Qing muttered and said, "So, are you ready to start exploring?" ”

"Don't worry, get ready first." Wendy wasn't impatient at all, but looked very patient, "Wait until the mercenary group has built the camp and guarded this entrance." ”

She didn't plan to take the mercenary group on an adventure. Because the mercenaries of the mercenary group, although they are all experienced veterans, their personal strength is not very good. Even the mercenary leader is only a tenth-level warrior, and he doesn't have knightly blood. Something like exploring the ruins of an ancient mage, they're completely useless.

Of course, mercenaries can actually be used as cannon fodder to find their way and step on traps. However, although Wendy is sometimes a little arrogant and unreasonable, she is still relatively kind in nature, and she can't do such a ruthless thing as using mercenaries as pathfinder cannon fodder.

Therefore, the task of wrestling with the dragon mercenary group is only to set up a camp at the entrance of the ruins and guard the entrance to avoid accidents at the entrance - although the possibility is very small, it has to be guarded against.

In the end, when the mercenary group built the camp, there were only six people from the "Dragon and Beauty Adventure Group" such as Li Qing and Wendy who entered the entrance.