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After getting into the carriage, Shi Quan drove it while finally having the presence of mind to check the System's notifications.
"Integrate treasure chests? What does that mean?" Shi Quan looked at the System's notification with a puzzled expression.
At this moment, the System's prompt sounded again.
"Ding, when the Host can trigger two or more treasure chests of the same type within a short period, you can choose to delay opening the treasure chests. When the next treasure chest is triggered, treasure chests of the same type will be integrated into one, and the integrated treasure chest will yield better rewards."
"There's such a mechanism?" Shi Quan raised an eyebrow slightly, thought for a moment, and then agreed. For him now, he naturally didn't pursue quantity, but rather quality.
Instead of two ordinary rewards, it was better to wait for a better one.
Shi Quan's current spirit power Rank was already Rank sixty.
Before entering the Dragon Valley, Shi Quan's spirit power had already exceeded fifty, approaching fifty-six.
Due to absorbing the power of Reincarnation, his spirit power also surged.
He didn't know the exact amount himself, but now he knew it had directly increased to the next Bottleneck.
His Soul Martial Spirit and Blue Silver Emperor Tree Martial Spirit were both four rings, only his Earth Martial Soul was five rings.
If he wanted to Break through to six rings, he could simply try to use the Earth Martial Soul to absorb the god-bestowed spirit ring evolved from Dragon God's power.
But he hadn't yet decided which Martial Spirit to use this god-bestowed spirit ring on.
Shi Quan had already made arrangements for the Blue Silver Emperor Tree's fifth spirit ring; as soon as he returned to the Douluo Continent, he could have the Blue Silver King sacrifice itself to him.
For the Earth Martial Soul's sixth spirit ring, Shi Quan planned on the Titan Giant Ape. The Titan Giant Ape was clearly an earth-attribute Spirit Beast, possessing not only a Gravity Domain but also unparalleled strength and speed. Its offense and defense had almost no flaws.
Moreover, if he killed the Titan Giant Ape and the Sky Azure Bull Python, he might even trigger a new Plunder Treasure Chest.
As for the Sky Azure Bull Python's spirit ring, Shi Quan naturally wouldn't waste it; it could be used as the Blue Silver Emperor Tree's sixth spirit ring.
For a hundred-thousand-year-level Spirit Beast, there was actually no longer much need to consider attribute issues. As long as it could be absorbed, a hundred-thousand-year Spirit Beast would grant your Martial Spirit the most powerful and comprehensive enhancement.
In fact, calculating it this way, it seemed that the most suitable target for this god-bestowed spirit ring was the Soul Martial Spirit, because currently, only the Soul spirit ring temporarily had no destination.
"Currently, the Soul Martial Spirit is indeed the most suitable choice." Shi Quan toyed with the golden crystal orb in his hand, muttering to himself.
If he hadn't absorbed a spirit ring in the Dragon Valley and his spirit power had broken through Rank fifty, he would have been directly expelled from the Dragon Valley World and unable to leave with Zhu Zhuqing, Ye Lingling, and Dugu Yan. He could have tried to absorb this god-bestowed spirit ring in the Dragon Valley.
Now that they were out, it was another matter. They were only two days' journey from the Sea Dragon Territory. With his current Physique, it was enough to turn this god-bestowed spirit ring into a hundred-thousand-year spirit ring. In the original work, Tang San took a full one hundred days to absorb a hundred-thousand-year god-bestowed spirit ring.
He naturally wouldn't take that long, but it also wasn't something that could be absorbed in a short time.
Shi Quan planned to make further arrangements after arriving at Sea Dragon City.
Sea Dragon City, the Lord's City of the Sea Dragon Territory.
The massive city was built by the sea. After two days of travel, everyone finally arrived outside Sea Dragon City.
Before even entering the city, everyone could already faintly smell a faint salty odor.
At this moment, they had arrived at the city gate and got off the carriage for a routine inspection.
Zhu Zhuqing frowned and said, "What is this smell? It's strange."
"It's a salty smell. In coastal cities like this, the sea breeze naturally carries a salty scent," Shi Quan explained with a smile.
Of course, the soldiers guarding the city gate did not understand what the two of them were saying.
The soldiers at the city gate had never seen such beautiful women before, and there were three of them at once. However, looking at Shi Quan's imposing appearance, they knew he was no ordinary person. More importantly, they recognized the extraordinary nature of the four people's carriage.
One of the guarding soldiers stepped forward and asked, "Distinguished guests from the Crazy Dragon Territory, may I ask what brings you to Sea Dragon City?"
Shi Quan raised an eyebrow slightly, looked back at the carriage he was sitting in, and immediately understood that the guarding soldiers had probably misunderstood their identities.
However, he could also use this identity to act in Sea Dragon City, so he immediately said, "We came to Sea Dragon City to buy a ship."
"Buy a ship?" The guarding soldier was slightly stunned, nodded, and did not make things difficult for Shi Quan, letting Shi Quan and his group enter Sea Dragon City.
After the guarding soldiers watched Shi Quan and the three women walk away, they then gave a few instructions to their teammates before turning and walking into the city.
In a short while, the guarding soldier arrived outside the Lord's Manor.
After layers of reporting, he finally arrived before an old man with white hair and beard.
"What is it?" The old man's gaze swept indifferently over the guarding soldier, carrying an air of authority that commanded respect without anger.
The guarding soldier immediately said respectfully, "Lord, just now a man and three women, riding the Crazy Dragon Lord's carriage, entered Sea Dragon City. They said they wanted to buy a ship."
"Oh?" The old man said with some surprise, "That little fellow Crazy Dragon is very arrogant; I've never seen him lend his carriage to anyone else. Are you sure you didn't see wrong?"
The guarding soldier said earnestly, "Lord, your subordinate can confirm I did not see wrong. The carriage had the Crazy Dragon Lord's exclusive emblem, which your subordinate happened to have seen before, so I immediately came to report."
"Interesting." The old man nodded. "You did very well in this matter. Your salary for this month will be doubled. You may leave."
"Thank you, Lord." The guarding soldier's face lit up with joy, and he quickly bowed and retreated.
"Haili, go keep an eye on those four, then send someone to the Crazy Dragon Territory to investigate."
"Yes, sir." A graceful figure responded and walked out of the Lord's Manor.
Inside Sea Dragon City.
Upon entering Sea Dragon City, the salty smell became even stronger.
Everywhere the group of four went, they garnered full attention, as the three women were all beautiful maidens.
Although the three women did not understand what the people around them were saying, it did not affect their curiosity about all the new things in Sea Dragon City.
After some wandering, because they were unfamiliar with the place, the four discussed staying for two days, exploring and understanding the situation in Sea Dragon City, and then contacting for ship purchases and sea charts.
Based on the perception of his Earth Domain, Shi Quan could only confirm that the Douluo Continent was in the northwest direction of this Dragon Soaring World.
After some casual strolling, they settled into a luxurious hotel along the coast.
There was a small incident when they were getting rooms.
The three women wanted two rooms, one for the three of them and one for Shi Quan. In the end, under Shi Quan's domineering arrangement, only one room was booked, and the three women could only blushingly agree.
It was another night of 'Three Heroes Battling Lu Bu', and it wasn't until noon the next day that the group of four finally left the hotel.
When they were wandering yesterday, they had already determined their destination for today's trip: the Sea Dragon Shipyard.
The Sea Dragon Shipyard was the largest ship rental place in Sea Dragon City, and it also dealt in ship sales. The ships here were the most comprehensive in all of Sea Dragon City, and the Sea Dragon Shipyard also possessed the most comprehensive navigation charts for the nearby sea area.
After a simple inquiry, the group of four quickly arrived outside the Sea Dragon Shipyard.
From the Sea Dragon Shipyard, one could see the Sea Dragon Lord's emphasis on marine resources.
The Sea Dragon Shipyard's decor was very luxurious and grand. The tall portico had golden patterned Spirit Beast murals, and the spacious hall occupied nearly a thousand square meters, with exquisite carvings covering the surrounding walls.
"Respected guests, it's a pleasure to serve you. Is there anything I can help you with?"
Soon after Shi Quan and the others walked into the Sea Dragon Shipyard, a curvaceous woman walked towards them from not far away. The woman was wearing a tight-fitting uniform that made her already perfect curves appear even more graceful. Her graceful figure exuded the unique charm of a mature beauty with every movement.
Shi Quan's deep eyes carefully scrutinized the woman in front of him, a smile of unknown meaning playing on the corner of his lips. He then said, "We want to buy a ship."
"Certainly, honored guest, please follow me." The woman maintained a professional smile and, while leading the way, asked, "Guest, you can call me Haili. May I ask what type of ship you wish to purchase?"
"I want to buy a ship capable of long voyages, preferably with good defensive capabilities, easy to operate, and fast."
"Honored guest, there are many long-voyage ships in the shipyard. Please wait here for a moment, and I will get the relevant information for your selection." The woman nodded upon hearing this, then smiled and led Shi Quan and the three women to a luxuriously decorated private room before leaving.
As soon as the woman left, Shi Quan felt a pain in his waist.
"You didn't even blink when looking at that Haili just now. You might as well just put your eyeballs on her." Dugu Yan pinched the soft flesh on Shi Quan's waist, glaring fiercely at him.
Shi Quan cried out in pain and quickly begged for mercy, explaining, "I didn't! That woman isn't simple; we've probably been targeted by the people of this Sea Dragon Territory."
Dugu Yan was startled, then released her grip and asked, "What do you mean?"
"Have you ever seen a Spirit Emperor working as a salesperson at the main entrance?"
"That woman is actually a Spirit Emperor?" The three women were all a bit shocked.
"Yes, she deliberately concealed her aura, but I still detected it." Shi Quan nodded.
Dugu Yan said suspiciously, "You're not just making excuses to fool us, are you?"
Shi Quan couldn't help but roll his eyes, "Am I that hungry?"
"Well, that's true." Dugu Yan's face couldn't help but blush when she thought of last night.
Zhu Zhuqing asked, "Shi Quan, why do you think the people of Sea Dragon Territory would target us?"
Shi Quan thought for a moment and said, "It should be the carriage we were riding that attracted their attention. It should be related to us killing the Crazy Dragon Lord."
"Then can we still successfully buy a ship?"
"Why not? The relationship between Territories is like the relationship between the two great Empires; it's not harmonious. We helped them kill the Crazy Dragon Lord, and they're probably happy about it. Moreover, trading with us, they don't lose out; they make money, so why wouldn't they trade with us?"