Lahat ng Kabanata ng The Dragon Lord's Seastead: Kabanata 1 - Kabanata 10

Night fell. The broken boat drifted over the pitch-black sea, surrounded by darkness so thick I could not see my own hand."Finn, what are you scooping around in the water for with that busted net? Have you lost your mind from wanting fish?"Victor Pike crouched on the other side of the deck, staring at me with open mockery.I ignored him and lowered the simple scoop net I had tied together from old fishing net and a wooden pole.Through the Dragon Lord's perception, I knew exactly what was gathering beneath the boat.A cluster of glowing jellyfish."Come up."I issued a faint command through my consciousness.Blue light shimmered under the water.A dozen fist-sized glowing jellyfish swam into my net.I lifted the net onto the deck and hung it from the mast.The ghostly blue light illuminated half the deck.The survivors who had been whispering all stared."How... how did he do that?""Those jellyfish usually sting the moment anyone gets close. Why are they so obedient in

Captain White swallowed so hard he forgot to sheathe his knife."Finn, what just happened?"I hopped back onto the barge and clapped my hands."Nothing much. This patch of water leaks electricity."After that, I directed everyone to use wood from wrecked ships and old canvas to build simple floating shelters around the reef cluster.With the sentry eels protecting us, this place was safer than anywhere else.When the shelters were finished, I stood on the highest reef and looked down at the carp swimming nearby and the eels patrolling the perimeter.The sea breeze brought a rare sense of peace.Captain White came to my side and handed me an intact cigarette."You found this place. Name it."I lit the cigarette and took a deep breath."I plan to live here for a while. From now on, this will be our home."I looked out at the calm sea."We'll call it Shallow Bay."The moment the name was settled, my heart felt strangely grounded.For the next few days, everyone was busy bui

On the right, rows of rainbow mussel beds glittered with colored light beneath the water.Farther away, dozens of bubble jellyfish floated like enormous transparent balloons, their bodies filled with clear fresh water.Ledger's eyes widened, and her breathing grew quick."You... you raised all of this?"The fresh-water purifier she had been so proud of was a joke compared to those bubble jellyfish."Sustainable supply," I said, looking at her. "Continuous output. Now let's discuss the price again."I was not afraid she would try to seize everything by force.First, I already had a certain level of self-protection. The number of sentry eels under the water was growing, and ordinary robbers would suffer for it.Second, Captain White had told me about Ledger. She was greedy, but her reputation was not terrible.She was a businesswoman, not a raider.After seeing my ranch, the arrogance on Ledger's face vanished. It was replaced by the shrewdness and hunger of a true merchant."

The rest were filled with despair, but when they saw the faint shadow of the giant turtle under the water, they did not dare cause trouble. They silently paddled away.With more people, demand for fresh water rose sharply.I took the newly joined carpenters and laborers to open a second ranch on the other side of the giant turtle's nesting cave.The current there was calmer, perfect for large-scale bubble jellyfish farming.When the last wooden stake was driven into the seabed, a prompt rang through my mind.[Ranch area has exceeded 5,000 square feet.][Dragon Lord talent has advanced to intermediate level.][New ability unlocked: Remote Perception.]I closed my eyes, and for an instant it felt as if my consciousness had risen into the air.Every corner of Shallow Bay became clear.I no longer needed to patrol personally. With a single thought, I could sense the feeding condition of the carp in the east, the growth of the rainbow mussels in the west, and even the slow heartbe

Every electronic device failed on the spot and started smoking. The machine gunners were shocked black and screamed as they fell into the sea.Then, a shadow like a small island slowly surfaced beside One-Eye's boat.The cracked-shell giant turtle raised one thick forelimb and brought it down on an empty escort boat nearby.Boom.Steel twisted and groaned.The sheet-metal boat was slapped into two pieces and sank into the sea.The whole process took less than a minute.The Black Flag Gang's armed force collapsed.One-Eye sat limp on the deck. When the turtle's head, larger than his entire body, leaned toward him, he wet himself.The B-class body enhancement he had been so proud of was not even a joke before the strength of a giant beast.I walked down the reef and stopped beside his boat."Who did you say you were going to slaughter?"One-Eye dropped to his knees on the deck and bowed his head wildly, his forehead banging against the metal with dull thuds."Sir! I was wron