northernbook Chapter 388 Professional Treasure Hunter 2
Chapter 388 Professional Treasure Hunter 2
"This is... a treasure chest?"
Xu Ning bent down and carried the magnificent treasure chest out of the pit that Torataro had dug.
As soon as Xu Ning got his hands on the treasure chest, he knew that there was probably a lot of Mora or other good stuff inside, since it was quite a lot!
But this isn't what I wanted.
Xu Ning, both amused and exasperated, said to Torataro, "Are you trying to prove yourself? We know you're a professional treasure hunter, but could you help us find the rest of the pirates too?"
However, before Torataro could do anything else, the pirates came knocking on his door.
At the center of the island is a small mountain formed by a giant rock. It seems that pirates on the top of the mountain saw Xu Ning and his group digging for treasure chests below and shouted loudly.
Xu Ning casually tossed the treasure chest into the cave, then took out half a ham and gave it to Yin Taro. He then said to Qi Liangliang, "It seems we need to go up there and take a look."
Qi Liangliang laughed and said, "I'm good at mountain climbing!"
Xu Ning nodded and said to the Shiba Inu with the long knife wrapped around its neck, "Torataro is back to you. But make sure it doesn't get caught and used as food again."
Without waiting to see if it understood, Xu Ning spread his Wind Wings and flew directly towards the mountaintop.
Qi Liangliang then transformed back into the four-legged cat-like form that Xu Ning had seen before, and ran along the steep cliff face at a speed that was in no way inferior to Xu Ning's.
After the two reached the top of the mountain, they didn't see any bandits. Instead, there was a large cage as tall as a person at the top, and a person inside was desperately waving at them.
"Finally, someone has come to save me! You two kind people, please help me get out of here! Hey? Are you the deliveryman? That's great, please be kind and get me out of here quickly, I can't hold it in any longer."
Qi Liangliang glanced at Xu Ning and said, "He is Chaimen Erlang."
Xu Ning nodded and asked the unfortunate fellow in the cage, "Tell me, how did you go from a soldier to a pirate?"
Shibamoto Jiro jumped up and down anxiously, "I'm not a pirate, I'm a good person. Didn't you see they kidnapped me and locked me up here? Can you let me out first? Those people didn't expect you to come up from here. They'll come back up soon after they go down the road and find nothing."
Upon hearing this, Xu Ning calmly sat down.
"That's good, we don't need to go down to find them. Let's continue our conversation. Why did they kidnap you for no reason?"
Jiro Saimon gripped the wooden bars of the cage with both hands and shook them frantically. "Do pirates need a reason to capture people? Seriously, don't you find it uncomfortable to talk like this? Especially since I'm about to break down, and everyone will be choked and unable to speak in a moment!"
"You reminded me."
Xu Ning poured some wine into his hand, held it up to check the wind direction, and pulled Qi Liangliang to move to another spot.
Jiro Shibamoto completely broke down.
"I'm scared of you all, I'll tell you the truth. I'm actually a professional treasure hunter. There's a treasure on this island, left behind by the legendary pirate Hyakume. Those pirates captured me for this. Let me go, and I'll lead you to the treasure and we'll split it, okay?"
Xu Ning slowly took a sip of his drink. "Unfortunately, the one thing I have plenty of is Mora. Come on, tell me what you plan to do if you find the treasure here, and what you plan to do if you don't?"
If the cage hadn't been so narrow that it only allowed people to stand, Shibamon Jiro would probably have already knelt down.
"I don't want it anymore, I don't want anything anymore, boohoo, please let me out, I really can't hold it in anymore."
Seeing Shibamoto Jiro's pained expression, Qi Liangliang couldn't bear it and gently nudged Xu Ning, "Let him out, he's quite pitiful."
Xu Ning knew at a glance that Shibamoto Jiro was putting on an act, but he didn't want to refuse Kiryo's kindness.
He reached up and wiped his brow, then summoned a rock elemental clone wielding the Thousand Rock Greatsword. "Stand up straight, I'll help you break the cage."
Shibamon Jiro was horrified. "Why use such a dangerous method? Can you guarantee you won't hurt me? And who can stand up straight like that?! Ahhh... He's going to die... He's going to die..."
The blade of the Thousand Rock Greatsword slashed down with a violent gust of wind, its force seemingly capable of pulverizing the entire cage along with everything useless inside. Then, in Shibamon Jiro's despairing gaze, the lock on the wooden door of the cage snapped in two with the sword.
"Are you surprised? Are you surprised? Are you happy?"
With a mocking smile, Xu Ning looked at Shiba Inujiro, who was trembling as he walked out of the cage, and asked him.
Shibamon Jiro's lips trembled slightly, but he managed not to say anything irrational.
"I'll go take care of this first, and then we'll all go treasure hunting together!"
Shibamoto Jiro clutched his stomach and turned to run behind a clump of low trees.
Qi Liangliang turned around somewhat embarrassedly, pretending to look at the distant sea view.
Xu Ning glanced at the kitten's forked tails with interest, then looked at its two furry paws.
Although Qi Liangliang transformed into human form, she insisted on leaving behind two familiar cat paws for her journey. Strangely, this didn't seem out of place at all; instead, it was quite amusing.
It's said that many people in Inazuma want a pair of cat paw shoes like these!
"No need to avoid it, that guy has already slid down that low slope and escaped."
Qi Liangliang turned around in surprise, jumped high, and glanced behind the low tree over there.
"He really ran away? What's wrong with this guy? I haven't even told him about Uncle Chai's affair yet!"
Xu Ning smiled and said, "It's alright, he can't have gone very far... Hmm? He was caught so quickly?"
How could Xu Ning let this guy run around on an island full of pirates? The moment he turned to run away, he made his rock elemental body sink into the ground and follow closely behind Jiro Saimon.
Unexpectedly, this guy was also extremely unlucky. He hadn't slid down the slope far when he came down a wooden ladder at the edge and saw a warrior dressed in full red armor standing there quietly, holding a long sword.
"go in!"
The hilt of the samurai sword pointed to a cage next to him, and Jiro Saimon climbed in without hesitation, closing the door behind him.
"Boss, I just came out to relieve myself!"
Shibamon Jiro chuckled awkwardly as he explained.
Xu Ning's rock elemental body was hidden in a corner of the mountain, revealing half of its body. He shook his head at Shibamoto Jiro's pathetic appearance.
With this kind of character, how dare they go treasure hunting?
"Who released you?" the leader, dressed in red breeches, asked.
“A deliveryman and a lunatic! I told them I was quite comfortable in the cage, but they insisted on letting me out. But it’s good this way, look, I came to find my brother as soon as I relieved myself.”