SWNOVELXO Chapter 240 White Tower Hunter_2
"Right, Captain Sea Snake, to be honest, I want to become a third-tier Lamp Keeper. Is there any way?"
"Lamp Keeper… I think… Hmm?"
Captain Sea Snake suddenly widened his eyes.
The Hunter before him actually wanted to become a Lamp Keeper!
Every Lamp Keeper is an important part of the island's security forces.
Especially after Smiling Moon, as Shadow Tide strikes, the night brings intermittent, dangerous lunatic ramblings.
The status of Lamp Keepers had been infinitely elevated, their strength determining the safety of Sea God Island at night!
One could even say that Lamp Keepers are the gatekeepers of the island!
The status of this position is higher than that of his own as a pirate captain!
Captain Sea Snake put away the grinning expression on his face:
"You're not an undercover agent sent by other pirate groups, are you?"
Without the surveillance of Lamp Keepers, at night, tentacle grass formations, black mud traps, and sea vortex traps, all meticulously laid out, could be dismantled by hostile forces.
Giving the Lamp Keeper's position to an outsider is like handing over the keys to one's house!
At the end of the day, Chen Qi is but an unknown newcomer!
Chen Qi earnestly replied:
"How could that be? I am a Transcendent of the 'Principles of the Lantern'; what I desire is not the position of Lamp Keeper, but the Occupation Card of a Lamp Keeper. To be honest, I've been stuck at second-tier for too long and urgently need a path to promotion."
"A path to promotion…"
Captain Sea Snake pondered for a long time:
"Distant Hunter, after Smiling Moon, the value of a third-tier Lamp Phase Occupation Card has exceeded your imagination!
Unless you have connections, you can only strive for it yourself. The only way I can think of is defeating the Lunatic Devotee—the Shadow of the Lantern—but that chance is very slim, and your strength… is not enough…"
Under the current circumstances, without the support of a third-order Transcendent, a second-order Transcendent could not possibly obtain a third-tier Occupation Card... Captain Sea Snake added:
"Of course, there is another choice. You join the Sea God Pirate Group officially and work for the group for three months. After that, based on your performance, perhaps the leader might bestow upon you an Occupation Card for a Lamp Keeper."
Chen Qi asked:
"Lunatic Devotee? Shadow of the Lantern?"
Undoubtedly, the Shadow of the Lantern was the very target he had been longing for! A lunatic Lamp Keeper!
When speaking of this person, Captain Sea Snake couldn't help but frown:
"He was originally a lighthouse keeper at our Stone Lighthouse, but twenty days ago, after predicting the Descent of Smiling Moon, he fell into lunacy, abandoning his faith in the Sea Goddess and turning to worship the Lantern Death God."
"Before he left, he swore that after Smiling Moon, he would kill everyone on Sea God Island, and indeed, just yesterday, he teamed up with a Shadow Beast to hunt a commercial vessel in the dark of night, causing us to lose fifty million Shell Coins, thirty crew members, and five second-tier Transcendents like you..."
"Moreover, he has sworn that once the Shadow Tide descends, he will let Sea God Island experience the terror of the Shadow Tide!"
As he said this, Captain Sea Snake's pupils constricted, revealing a snake-like threatening stare, trying to dissuade Chen Qi from his thoughts.
A BOSS in the Shadow Tide… Chen Qi pondered.
Shadow Tide is a special kind of catastrophe that occurs after Smiling Moon.
Simply put, it is when Shadow Beasts that fear the light and cannot find food gather together to launch a horrifying collective onslaught!
The scale of these Shadow Beast tides is immense.
And they typically aim for places dense with people and light, with islands on the vast sea becoming the central targets of the Shadow Beast tide.
A powerful Shadow Tide can destroy an entire city, a truly terrifying catastrophe.
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A Shadow Tide combined with a crack is essentially a special type of crack!
"A large-scale Shadow Tide..."
Chen Qi frowned.
Captain Sea Snake crossed his arms:
"Yes, a large-scale Shadow Tide. Otherwise, why do you think our Sea God Pirate Group is recruiting so many mercenaries? Unquestionably, that guy will appear when the Shadow Tide arises. If you're lucky enough…
No, forget it! Brother, you're just a second-tier Transcendent; you won't be able to beat the hundred or so third-tier Hunters that we've brought in!"
"Sniping kills..."
Chen Qi closed his eyes.
Defeating a lunatic Lamp Keeper with his current strength is not a problem.
But the key is that the Lamp Keeper, as a BOSS during the Shadow Tide, could very likely be killed by other Hunters.
At that time, the issue becomes a contest for the killing blow!
Is there any way… Chen Qi thought for a moment.
It's simple, just kill him before the BOSS appears in the Shadow Tide.
Chen Qi murmured silently:
"Captain Sea Snake, it seems you are worried about the Shadow Tide. I'd like to apply for a mission to investigate the origin of the Tide."
As this statement was made, the Hunters resting nearby and the pirates of the Sea God Pirate Group all cast surprised looks in his direction.
"Ah?"
Captain Sea Snake wore an incredulous expression.
Investigating the origins of the Shadow Tide is an extremely dangerous and important mission; it's like a soldier storming straight into the enemy's headquarters.
Yet, this mission is also critically important. If it's possible to detect the scale of the Shadow Tide and its attack routes before its onset, the difficulty faced when confronting the Shadow Tide will be substantially reduced.
Assigning a dangerous and arduous task to a rookie who has no understanding is Captain Sea Snake's style, but at this moment, he couldn't help but ask: