Chapter 817 - 177: Big Trouble
If it’s one person reacting exceptionally, it might be someone related, antagonistic, or known to him.
If a group of people reacts exceptionally, one must consider whether the incoming person might be a significant figure.
Who could be the influential figure of Saint-Teres Port?
Han Zhan already had his suspicions.
Amid the whispers of the customers nearby, he verified his guess.
"It’s Chen Yuan!"
"Which Chen Yuan?"
"Which other could it be? Of course, the biggest one!"
"You’re saying, the guardian of Saint-Teres Port, Level 9 Sea Adventurer, ’Lone Wolf’ Chen Yuan?!"
"Shh—he’s walking towards us..."
Chen Yuan moved through the crowd.
In the places he passed, as if feeling the pressure from a strong presence, the crowd automatically divided to the sides, making way for him.
"One egg fried rice, one lamp bulb seaweed soup, one sweet and sour ribs, and one human head grass smoked fish."
The other party said nothing, just listed four dish names.
Watching this scene, Han Zhan slightly raised an eyebrow.
He casually took a number tag and tossed it to Chen Yuan, saying calmly, "Got it, go queue in the back, number thirty-eight."
Chen Yuan: "???"
Other adventurers watching the scene: "???"
Is this guy serious? What’s he doing, making the Level 9 Sea Adventurer of Saint-Teres Port queue at the back?!
Is he crazy!
Other shopkeepers, if they encountered Chen Yuan, would be eager to connect with him.
If one could latch onto "Lone Wolf" Chen Yuan’s thigh, they’d have free reign throughout Saint-Teres Port.
"Interesting." Chen Yuan reached out to take the number tag, surprisingly patient, without saying much, went to the end of the queue obediently.
The crowd’s shock doubled again.
What’s happening with these developments, they completely couldn’t understand anymore.
Chen Yuan’s waiting time wasn’t too long, about half an hour, which was normal for other adventurers, but if it’s Saint-Teres Port’s defender, "Lone Wolf" Chen Yuan...
Quite a few people were already sweating for Han Zhan.
However, because of this, the originally popular small shop became even more bustling after Chen Yuan’s visit.
"Number thirty-eight!" Finally, hearing the call of the number on his tag, Chen Yuan stood up and walked into the shop.
His dining area already had the dishes prepared, the aroma was indeed much tastier than what his own chef prepared.
Chen Yuan first quietly enjoyed his meal, and when he was almost finished, Han Zhan sat across from him.
"Good taste." Chen Yuan seemed to have anticipated this, showed no surprise, wiped his mouth with a napkin, and said.
"Thank you." Han Zhan paused, then pointed next door with his finger, "Want to try the Rejuvenation Pill as well?"
Caught unexpectedly by Han Zhan’s question, Chen Yuan almost choked on his own saliva.
Still, being a Level 9 Sea Adventurer, his reflexes were quick, suppressing it while casually shaking his head.
"That, no need, I don’t need it." Chen Yuan said without hesitation.
Back to the main topic.
The probing between each other was almost done, Chen Yuan smiled and reached out his hand.
"Nice to meet you, Chen Yuan." Although he was a Level 9 Sea Adventurer, he wasn’t pretentious.
Seeing him like this, Han Zhan also extended his hand.
"Han Zhan, captain of the ’Gray Sparrow’, Level 7 Sea Adventurer."
Upon hearing Han Zhan’s words, Chen Yuan leaned back slightly, seeming more surprised.
His surprise wasn’t due to other reasons, but the words "Gray Sparrow."
"You’ve repaired the ’Gray Sparrow’?"
But soon, he shook his head again, "You shouldn’t have repaired it."
"Why?" Han Zhan asked.
Chen Yuan didn’t reply immediately, he lowered his head, carefully picked off the remaining flesh from the human head grass smoked fish.
He seriously chewed.
The green stubble shook gently along his cheeks, and his eating manners were completely different from other ravenous adventurers.
"I cherish my current life."
"Because ’peace’ is a hard-won thing."
"I always felt that the cultivation we pursued, the path to becoming a deity, doesn’t have only fighting as the way out."
While speaking, Chen Yuan cleaned the last piece of fish meat from the fishbone and satisfyingly put down his chopsticks.
"I was born into poverty and got lucky on the path of cultivation, my talent is poor, but diligence is my strong point."
"Though I fortunately walked a segment of the cultivation path, my cultivation isn’t that strong, before entering Water Planet, I only had the Tier Seven Realm."
Tier Seven, which is Level 70.
That is to say, Chen Yuan increased by at least 20 levels on Water Planet!
This further confirms his words about diligence were indeed true.
"I initially planned to lay low until Level 100." He said very frankly.
Level 100, that means deity.
This is the ultimate goal for all adventurers staying on Water Planet.
"However." Chen Yuan switched his tone at this point.
"Two things disrupted my rhythm."
"The first thing was over a hundred years ago, the Four Kings War erupted in the Central Sea Area, in that century battle, one of the Four Kings, the North King, fell, erased from the Central Sea Area."
"The second thing is that I got stuck at Level 99, unable to advance to full level."
These two explosive pieces of information Chen Yuan disclosed, be it the Four Kings War or being stuck at a level, were secrets Han Zhan wasn’t aware of.
"The ’Gray Sparrow’ is the North King’s warship, the ’North King’, Jian Beifang!"
Not pausing for Han Zhan’s facial expression of astonishment, Chen Yuan continued,
"Someone once told me that the ’Gray Sparrow’ would return with a vengeance. At the time, I just smiled and shook my head, saying it’s impossible."
"A ’Gray Sparrow’ damaged in such a way could never appear again in the Central Sea Area, never."
"Someone also told me that the method to break through into deity lies within the Central Sea Area, this is the root of the Four Kings War."
"But in the end, I chose to refuse, I didn’t enter the Central Sea Area, instead, chose to stay in Saint-Teres Port."
He’s using these words to tell me he’s a very cautious person, he lives seriously and diligently, just like eating every mouthful of food, every bite of dish... Han Zhan thought knowingly.
"I don’t want to cause trouble, but trouble still found its way to my door."
Chen Yuan’s gaze fell onto Han Zhan, deeply sighed.
"You repaired the ’Gray Sparrow’, you have offended the East King, you and your crew are all exceptionally talented, terrifyingly powerful, to you all, the sea adventurer level is a bind, not the limit of your power."
"You’re a huge trouble."
Han Zhan’s mouth curved into a smile, he countered, "Then, how does the guardian of Saint-Teres Port, Level 9 Sea Adventurer, ’Lone Wolf’ Chen Yuan, plan to deal with this huge trouble?"
Chen Yuan suddenly raised his hand, used his thumb and index finger to make a rubbing gesture.
"My meaning is, it requires extra money."