Chapter 304: A Thief Visits
A mysterious figure has been hiding by the window.
He watched as the city Lord's men carried seven large boxes to the dock, boarded the Dragon Lion Mercenary Corps’ ship, and then returned with the empty boxes.
Then, he watched quietly as the carriage carrying the dragonman youngster departed from the pier.
Glancing at the sky, he began his action.
He reached into his robe and pulled out a tomato.
Of course, this was not a real tomato, but an alchemy artifact.
The artifact was of gold level quality!
The mysterious man pressed his thumb against the top of the tomato.
In the next moment, the tomato opened like a pocket watch, revealing a smooth, flat surface inside.
The mysterious man infused it with battle qi.
After being filled with a large amount of battle qi, the tomato's surface transformed into a clock face with clear markings.
The dial also had three hands, representing hours, minutes, and seconds.
The mysterious figure pressed the top of the tomato again with his thumb, and the clock hands immediately began to move.
A few seconds later, the mysterious figure's figure quickly faded, becoming a vague outline.
Soon, the outline disappeared as well, and the mysterious figure vanished completely.
The mysterious figure closed the tomato clock and tucked it into his chest.
He gently pushed open the window and leaped out.
He ran across the roof, swiftly approaching the Dragon Lion Mercenary Corps' ship.
Upon reaching a certain distance, he landed lightly on the empty ground of the pier.
There were few people on the pier.
The mysterious figure quickly made his way to the underside of the Dragon Lion Mercenary Corps' flagship.
Without hesitation, he leaped lightly. He landed on the side of the Love Triangle.
He extended his hands, spreading his fingers apart.
He gently touched the surface of the Love Triangle's hull with the pads of his fingers.
At the moment of contact, his golden battle qi created ripples on the hull, providing him with a solid foothold.
The mysterious figure hung in mid-air, relying solely on his hands to alternate and support himself with his fingers, effortlessly climbing upward.
The entire process was as light as a dragonfly skimming the water, drawing no attention.
In about 10 seconds, he had scaled the ship's rail and truly set foot on the deck of the Love Triangle.
Numerous scout-type alchemy puppets were stationed around the dock.
They monitored all the ships of the Dragon Lion Mercenary Corps, with a particular focus on the Love Triangle.
However, the mysterious man's entire operation did not trigger any detection from the alchemy puppets.
At the same time, magic images were projected inside the Deep Sea Monster Fish.
Similarly, there was no trace of the mysterious man in the images.
The mysterious man walked across the deck.
His walking posture was different from that of an ordinary person.
He only touched the ground with the tips of his toes, walking on his heels.
Every time his toes touched the deck, a small golden battle qi rippled out for an instant.
The aura, which was originally visible, became invisible and odorless under the influence of the tomato clock.
A group of patrol mercenaries approached from the corner.
The mysterious figure sidestepped, pressing against the wall, and easily avoided them.
The mercenaries crossed paths with him narrowly.
The mysterious figure's shoulder was only a fist's length away from one of the mercenaries at the most dangerous moment.
Without waiting for the mercenaries to move further away, the mysterious figure followed them and continued on his way.
As he passed the forecastle, the mysterious figure's ears twitched.
He heard unusual sounds coming from inside the forecastle.
He approached the door of the forecastle.
First, he spread his left hand and gently pressed the pads of his fingers against the door.
Golden battle qi ripples reappeared, swiftly spreading across the entire door surface before penetrating into the forecastle.
The door to the forecastle was originally locked.
Under the influence of the golden battle qi, the lock opened silently.
At that moment, there were two patrol teams on the deck, and the mercenaries were walking around while searching the area.
The door to the forecastle was right under their noses, and their gaze often swept over it.
The mysterious man, bold and daring, decisively pushed the door open a crack.
The next moment, he unleashed his battle skill.
His entire body moved like water, swiftly sliding through the crack.
The interior of the forecastle was spacious and sparsely furnished.
There was only one person inside—the big guy.
“So, the sounds I heard earlier were just snoring?”
The mysterious man's gaze was immediately drawn to the big guy.
He immediately saw through the trick.
Although the big guy was asleep, he was also cultivating battle qi.
"Cultivating battle qi while sleeping. What kind of battle qi technique is this? It's interesting."
“No wonder the snoring sounds so strange, with a hint of extraordinary power leaking out.”
“I thought it was those treasures.”
The big guy’s cultivation technique, the Mindless Sleeping Posture Technique, was carefully selected for him by the dragonman youngster from the War Merchant’s database.
The mysterious figure did not recognize the origin of this battle qi cultivation technique; in fact, it was quite difficult to determine its source from just observation.
“This little giant is on the verge of a breakthrough.”
The mysterious man's expression was somewhat subtle.
He sensed that the big guy's life aura was approaching the threshold of transcending.
The next step was to transcend the ordinary, shed the identity of a normal person, and elevate his life level to bronze level!
The mysterious figure narrowed his eyes, contemplating the idea of striking him down with a single blow.
But the next moment, he dismissed the thought.
He had more important matters to attend to.
If he killed the big guy, others might notice, and it would thus implicate his entire operation.
“Even if I kill him, the Dragon Lion Mercenary Corps would only lose a bronze level member.”
“Moreover, they might not even realize that this big guy was on the verge of breaking through.”
“The operation has only just begun; there's no need to unnecessarily increase the risks.”
The mysterious figure spared the big guy.
If he knew the big guy's bloodline quality, he would definitely change his mind.
He had no idea what he had missed.
The mysterious figure slipped through the narrow gap in the door, channeled his battle qi once more, and left the forecastle.
As he departed, he gently closed the door completely and relocked it.
By then, the deck had already been reinforced with an additional patrol unit.
The mercenaries from the three patrol teams hadn’t noticed that the forecastle had already been visited by an enemy.
The door’s opening and closing had been too subtle to detect.
The big guy was still sound asleep and had no idea that he had narrowly escaped death.
After leaving the forecastle, the mysterious figure headed straight for the aft cabin, knowing that was where the captain's cabin were.
The captain's cabin were empty.
The dragonman youngster had already gone to the Treasure Merchant Alliance..
The mysterious figure stood in the center of the captain's cabin, looked around, then spread his hands wide, fingers splayed.
Golden battle qi ripples emanated from him in waves.
The golden battle qi ripples spread rapidly, sweeping over the surface of every object in the captain's cabin.
Some magic traps and small mechanisms were instantly disarmed, without a single alarm sounding.
Then, some drawers and cabinets opened automatically, revealing their contents.
The mysterious figure discovered the nautical charts, paper, pen, ruler, and other measurement tools used daily by the dragonman youngster.
He found the interactive map and immediately unfolded it for examination.