"No. 38, Sea Rabbit Street, Binhai City, correct."
Xu Mingxi took the information from the grand soul master and compared it to the house number hanging outside. Oh no, it wasn't even a house number, it was just a number written on the wall.
The house of bricks and stones, with its wooden doors that were already extremely faded and even dilapidated, made it hard for Xu Mingxi to believe that this was the home of a great soul master.
Although the Great Soul Master was only the lowest level among the many soul masters, as long as one successfully awakened the martial soul and had the innate soul power to become a soul master, even if he only obtained a ten-year soul ring, he had surpassed a large number of ordinary people. He shouldn't live like this.
Now that he's already here, it's a good idea for him to meet with the great soul master named Miao Nong first. Xu Mingxi hesitated somewhat, but knocked gently on the shabby door anyway. If he used a little more force, the door would probably collapse.
Following the sound of hurried footsteps, the door slowly opened from within with a creak. A dark-skinned, stooped-bodied, white-haired old man with a face full of small scars appeared before Xu Mingxi.
"Old man, I'm here to find Miao Nong. He's here."
"It's me. May I ask who you are?"
Xu Mingxi didn't react for a moment. The information clearly stated that Miao Nong was only in her forties. How could he look so old? Well, if only he hadn't encountered any difficulties, he wouldn't have risked her life to exchange it for money.
"I saw your information saying that you are an old navigator, and you are willing to go to the high seas, right?"
Upon hearing this, Miao Nong's hunched body instantly straightened up, a flash of light flashed in her cloudy and dull eyes, and he immediately invited Xu Mingxi into the house.
The moment he entered, Xu Mingxi subconsciously wanted to cover his nose with his hand. The strong fragrant odor of medicinal plants instantly entered his nasal cavity.
Looking around, it wouldn't be an exaggeration to say that farmer Miao's house was empty and barren. Aside from the bed, there was only a pot filled with boiled herbs in the center of the house.
When Xu Mingxi saw a teenager who appeared to be in his teens lying on the bed and an old woman looking after him, he roughly knew what this family had gone through. No wonder farmer Miao aged prematurely and no wonder he was willing to exchange his life for a golden soul coin.
When the woman saw Xu Mingxi enter, she even stood in the corner at the end of the bed a little stiffly. Miao Nong wanted to find a chair for Xu Mingxi to sit on, but felt embarrassed that there were no chairs in the house.
"You're welcome. I just came here to see if you can go to the high seas and how advanced your navigation skills are."
Miao Nong suddenly looked relieved. He had finally arrived in a familiar area. He described her experiences over the past few decades vividly, while hoping that the man in front of her who looked so noble would agree to her request. This was her last hope.
Xu Mingxi listened to Miao Nong's experiences in general. He hadn't expected that he worked on a pirate ship. Although her strength wasn't enough, her navigation skills should be good enough.
The most important thing was that they couldn't find anyone willing to go to the open sea. Anyway, all he wanted was a thousand gold soul coins, let it be a loss.
"Alright, I agree to your terms. I can give you the money first. But this time, I don't even know if I can return alive. You have to be mentally prepared."
Miao Nong was overjoyed and saw Xu Mingxi come out. It felt good to have money. It felt good to have money. Her son's illness could finally be cured. As long as her son was fine, her life would be fine even if he died.
Xu Mingxi gave Miao Nong a bag of gold soul coins, told her to wait for notice, then returned to the hotel, waiting for news from the elders.
Just a reminder was good enough. Xu Mingxi didn't care about Miao Nong's family situation, his son's illness, or where the gold soul coins were used.
As soon as I returned to the hotel, the three elders came in one after another. Looking at their smiling faces, it seems that they have gained a lot today.
"Mingxi, we didn't find the crew, but we found a team of mercenaries. They are willing to go to the high seas, and they are all sea soul masters with almost unacceptable strength."
Xu Mingxi's eyes lit up. The mercenary group was great. Before leaving today, he asked Miao Nong to mobilize her network of connections to help him find some people with knowledge of navigation.
What they lacked now was a strong soul expert, who could withstand sea soul beasts, and this mercenary team came at the right time.
"Elder, how strong are they, and what are they asking of us?"
"Their leader is the Soul Emperor, and their deputy leader is the Soul King. They are a couple, and they are the ones who agreed to it. As for how many members they can bring, it is still unclear.
In addition to the golden soul coins, we are also providing the soul bones we got from the Min clan."
"Alright, then the only thing we need is a good ship."
Xu Mingxi couldn't wait to go to the auction now. The Min clan's soul bones were only eight thousand years old, so he'd give them to someone else. As long as he could sail to the end smoothly, even ten thousand year old soul bones could be discarded.
The next day, Miao Nong brought good news for him. There were also some navigators and sailors at the second or third ring level who were willing to go to the high seas, and Xu Mingxi bid them the price of eight hundred gold soul coins.
What surprised him was that there was someone among them who could draw sea charts. This time he didn't have to worry about knowing how to get there but not being able to find his way back.
Xu Mingxi watched the gold soul coins in the storage soul guide continue to decrease and wiped the non-existent sweat off his forehead. Fortunately, they brought a lot of gold soul coins from the sect this time, otherwise, they might have to play the role of unknown robbers and rob the rich to help the poor.
On the opposite side of Hanhai City, in a house that could hardly be considered luxurious, a fierce argument was going on.
The SEAL Mercenary Group led by Song Jiang is a level 69 offensive war soul emperor, with a sharp-toothed seal martial soul. The entire mercenary group was considered middle class in Hanhai City.
The reason for their quarrel this time is that the entire mercenary group will be destroyed. In order to break through the Sacred Soul level, the group leader was tempted to join the high seas cruise team. That was the high seas.
"Brothers, I won't say much. I'll give you some soul gold coins if you want to leave. Let us part in peace."
How could people who made a living in Hanhai City not know the dangers of the sea? The near sea was like a man-eating beast, not to mention the far sea. They became mercenaries to make money, not to seek death.
Song Jiang watched coldly as the team members left one by one without trying to stop them. Staying alive was the truest desire in everyone's heart. Even him, if it weren't for that soul bone, he would never have gone to the high seas.
In the end, in the entire house, besides the leader and his wife and adopted son, only two people remained, a pair of brothers.
"Xu Jiang, Xu He, you two should think about it carefully. I can't guarantee your safety this time."
The two brothers looked at each other and nodded. Their lives were originally saved by the captain and his wife, so what if they were returned?