Chapter 335: Chapter 335

Half an hour later, Qian Qi came to the deck and found that both Gong Qiang and Su Ang were there.

At this time, Gong Qiang was already wearing his diving gear. He waved at Qian Qi, "Su Ang is also coming, it’s safer. Otherwise, I can’t protect you."

"You actually have a conscience." Qian Qi glanced at him with a particularly surprised look and then picked up the diving gear beside him, "This size looks small. Is it mine?"

"Let me help you put it on." Su Ang reached out to hold her diving gear, intending to help her put it on.

"No need, I’ll learn myself." Qian Qi politely declined, as this was a great opportunity to learn a new skill, "Just teach me."

Su Ang hesitated for a moment, then smiled, "Alright."

He taught Qian Qi step-by-step how to put on the undersea device, explaining the function and usage of each part, as well as various precautions. "The breathing technique for diving is somewhat different from swimming. First, learn how to inhale and exhale using your mouth underwater. Once you stop choking on water, try diving down."

Qian Qi nodded, and after putting on the equipment, she followed Su Ang and Gong Qiang into the water.

As soon as she entered the water, the weight of the oxygen tank pulled Qian Qi down hard. Fortunately, Gong Qiang quickly grabbed her and pulled her back to the surface.

"Pah." Qian Qi spat out a mouthful of seawater, "So salty."

The breathing technique for diving was indeed harder than swimming, but fortunately, although she couldn’t swim, she had played diving hold-breathing contests with other kids from the orphanage using basins when she was young. She quickly adapted to the breathing method of inhaling and exhaling through her mouth.

"You got it. Quite talented!" Gong Qiang praised her and made a hand gesture to the two, "Let’s go! Into the sea!"

Gong Qiang was the first to dive into the sea. Qian Qi was about to follow him when Su Ang stopped her again, "Wait. You two aren’t Spiritual Awakeners. It’s inconvenient to talk underwater, let me show you some hand gestures."

"This means I’m out of oxygen. This one means my leg has cramped. This one indicates a problem with ear pressure balance. This is when my body has reached its limit." Su Ang showed some gestures and then taught a few more, "This one means to attack, this one is for retreat, this one is for sharing air."

He looked at Qian Qi and asked, "Did you learn them?"

Qian Qi nodded, "OK, learned them."

Su Ang finally felt assured, put on the diving mask, and went into the sea.

Qian Qi took a plunge and dove into the seabed. The underwater scenery instantly came into view; the shimmering sea surface illuminated the vast and bright underwater, making it possible to see Gong Qiang ahead, paddling his fins downward. After reaching a certain depth, he turned to look at Qian Qi and Su Ang, waved to signal temporary safety.

Qian Qi mimicked his movements and paddled her feet a couple of times, realizing she couldn’t move at all, she tried various swimming postures again.

Gong Qiang watched as Qian Qi floated around like a little turtle, occasionally flailing like a frog swimming, sometimes even dog-paddling, at a loss for words, "This kid truly can’t swim."

He immediately surfaced to swim over to Qian Qi, mimicked her bizarre postures, and made a belly-holding laugh gesture.

Though there was no sound, the mocking intent was deafening.

Qian Qi pulled an A-level rope from her waist, tied one end to Gong Qiang’s foot, and the other to her waist, then blew out two bubbles, "Hurry up, let’s go!"

After finishing his teasing, Gong Qiang finally began the real work and pulled Qian Qi toward the depths.

As they went deeper, they gradually saw schools of sea fish swimming around. Some were ordinary fish and some were low-level sea beasts, coexisting rather harmoniously unless it was feeding time.

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The system had diligently paid Qian Qi road guidance, and soon, Qian Qi found the first ingredient for the Water Breath Magic Potion — Fragrant Fin Beast.

D-level small sea beast, serves as the main herb in the Water Breath Magic Potion prescription, which can help humans change their breathing mode and breathe freely underwater. Although eating the gills and lungs of the Fragrant Fin Beast achieves similar effects, it doesn’t fall under the category of Essence Demon Meat, so consuming it easily leaves side effects, requiring additional adjunct medicines to eliminate harm to humans.

Qian Qi pointed at a nearby group of pink Fragrant Fin Beasts and made an attack gesture. Then, she made a scooping gesture in front of her stomach: Get them all, understand?

Gong Qiang made an OK gesture.

A short while later, Gong Qiang caught the entire group of Fragrant Fin Beasts with the net they’d brought. He made a retreat gesture and drew a question mark.

Qian Qi shook her hand; these Fragrant Fin Beasts weren’t enough, and since she’d finally got into the sea, she naturally had to collect plenty.

Tugging on the rope, she gestured in the direction of progress. With Su Ang’s spiritual power supporting them, as long as they avoided encountering A-level sea beasts, the group didn’t need to worry about attacks from sea creatures.

Until their oxygen tanks had only enough left for a return, Qian Qi signaled that it was time to head back. The three returned to the surface with the Fragrant Fin Beasts in the net. Crew members were already waiting at the edge of the boat, ready to help them retrieve the Fragrant Fin Beasts.

Sheng Qing, Zuo Jing, and Han Yali were also at the boat’s edge enjoying the breeze. The trio curiously inspected the Fragrant Fin Beasts being retrieved, among them, Han Yali was the most curious, eagerly asking, "Qian, what are these? Are they for eating?"

"No, they’re just the raw materials for making Water Breath Magic Potions." Qian Qi shook her head, "Diving with undersea devices is too unsafe. It’s much more convenient to use magic potions."

Han Yali suddenly widened her eyes, "Is it the kind that can let you breathe underwater?!"

Is this really something that can be made?

"Does this thing really allow people to breathe underwater?" Gong Qiang squatted down and poked the smooth skin of a Fragrant Fin Beast, being quite curious.

"See its gills? Behind the gills, it has an organ resembling a lung. Eating that lets people directly breathe underwater." Qian Qi opened a Fragrant Fin Beast’s gills and pulled out a piece of blood-red soft flesh from the back.

She glanced at Gong Qiang out of the corner of her eye, noticed him pulling out a piece and eager to taste it, and smilingly added, "But, it would also make you unable to breathe on land, leading to suffocation and death."

Gong Qiang silently closed his mouth, returning the gill lungs of the Fragrant Fin Beast back in place.

"Pull all their gill lungs out and store them in a light-proof seawater tank. We still have other auxiliary herbs to find, can’t let them spoil in the sun." Qian Qi instructed.

"Alright." Gong Qiang sent someone over to pull down these gill lungs and personally carried the seawater tank to the underground cabin.

Qian Qi whistled, and a small white fat worm "biu~" jumped from the dark onto her forehead, landing in her palm, happily wriggling its small waist: "~~~"

"Go ahead, eat those Fragrant Fin Beasts." Qian Qi pointed to the Fragrant Fin Beasts’ bodies on the deck. With limited food on board, her contracted beasts could only rely on the Bone Worm Beast for meals.

The little fat worm glanced at the towering Fragrant Fin Beast bodies and cried out in excitement, burrowing into the Fragrant Fin Beasts, feasting eagerly. Soon, the Fragrant Fin Beasts were replaced by a large Bone Worm Beast at the spot, its bright green eyes twinkling with a benevolent yet expectant look, "Coo~"