Goblin Dependency

It’s just an ordinary cargo merchant ship, perhaps with professional adventurers on board as guards, but facing the siege of the Windkind Octopus and Sha Hua Fishmen, not even bodies remain, swallowed by the waves.

Naturally, there couldn’t be any rare enchanted equipment, nor high-quality battle skills as spoils of war.

Two sailors in the deepest part of the merchant ship’s cabin discovered a large box securely locked with iron chains.

The distinct artistic style different from the surrounding goods caught their attention immediately, and they exerted much effort to finally painstakingly unfasten the chains.

Afterward, it was what appeared inside the box that got them so excited they rushed back to report.

"Deep Sea Resonating Stone?"

Lorin looked at the crystal-like rocks piled in the box with a puzzled expression.

Already knowing that close contact had no impact, Xia Nan casually picked one from the box, holding it in his hand for a closer look.

The rocks, referred to as "Deep Sea Resonating Stones" by Lorin, each about the size of a fist, were in irregular geometric shapes, smooth on the surface, with a translucent deep blue color that revealed a subtle flowing luster under sunlight refraction.

Perception ability quietly played its role.

Xia Nan could feel the magic particles around the rocks seemingly influenced by some invisible force, ebbing and flowing like tides, gathered and dispersed.

Undoubtedly, these "Deep Sea Resonating Stones" were not ordinary rocks commonly seen, but held some unique effects.

Beside them, Heine, the only spellcaster in the team, knowledgeable about arcane magic-related matters, provided an explanation timely:

"These ’Deep Sea Resonating Stones’ are usually processed from sea stones deep within seabed caves and have certain control effects on magic power, serving as substitute casting materials for some spells."

"Due to the mining environment, these materials are relatively rare, and processing conditions are strict, making their price very considerable."

"Such a large box should sell for at least 300 gold."

The Druid holding the magic wand spoke with confidence, clearly very familiar with these materials.

"So this thing is just purely casting material?" Xia Nan tossed the crystal rock in his hand and casually asked.

"You could say that, but..." Heine’s gaze swept over Xia Nan, and for some reason, the aura emanating from him after the battle seemed even deeper.

Pausing, she offered another use for the "Deep Sea Resonating Stones."

"Because of their unique control effect on magic power, some people also use them as auxiliary materials for conducting ritual spells."

"Ritual?" Lorin, hearing a keyword, inquired further, "Is this why those fishmen attacked this merchant ship?"

It was known that the recent aggressive activities of the Sha Hua Fishmen are related to some sacrificial ceremony they are planning.

Upon hearing Heine, Lorin instinctively associated the "Deep Sea Resonating Stones" with the Sha Hua Fishmen.

"There’s indeed that possibility." Heine nodded, her tone, however, remained uncertain, "But during the Sea Rhythm Festival, periods when the magic tide fluctuates the strongest in the Southern Islands, the effect of ’Deep Sea Resonating Stones’ significantly strengthens."

"Theoretically, unless there’s a particular restriction, many rituals could use this material as an auxiliary, which is why they sell exceptionally well in the market during this time, so it might just be a coincidence."

Regardless of its initial intended use, this box of Deep Sea Resonating Stones has become a trophy of the Vengeance Blade Blade Ship Group.

After taking a last look at the deep blue crystal in his hand, Xia Nan tossed it back into the box.

"Then let’s bring it back for now and deal with it once we return to Suo Yu Bay."

Beside him, Lorin signaled the sailors following behind.

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The Moon Tide Banquet, one of the traditional customs during the Sea Rhythm Festival, is a large event held every three years in the Outer Sea of the Southern Islands.

Whether to attend or not is another matter, but prominent figures would receive an invitation.

In the beginning, even transcendent and legendary level professionals participated.

But the Moon Tide Banquet remains a public event of the Sea Rhythm Festival, without clear restrictions on the identity of attendees, leading to a mix of participants over the years, even resulting in several scandals and malicious incidents in history.

Consequently, the banquet’s value has declined year by year.

By this year, while the reputation of the Moon Tide Banquet remains loud, it has essentially become a large event primarily attended by pirates, mid to low-level adventurers, and ordinary nobles.

As for the high level big shots active in the Southern Islands, they typically do not make appearances at the banquet but participate in smaller private gatherings with higher thresholds and certain restrictions.

For Xia Nan, this was undoubtedly a good thing.

His target was "Algae Scale" Dodd.

More accurately, it was the Dream Weaving Corridor key that Algae Scale allegedly plundered from Lailo Moerton.

If negotiation doesn’t work, who knows what kind of trouble might arise.

If high level professionals were present, everyone would have to hold back, overly cautious, rendering them ineffective.

Although Xia Nan was confident in his combat ability, even if he activated the Second Stage of Embers Resonance with a cooldown of thirty days, he didn’t think he could complete surpassing transcendence level combat.