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The Dragon Lord's Seastead

The Dragon Lord's Seastead

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By:  Willow TreeCompleted
Language: English
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Magic/Power

Apocalypse

Feel-Good Story

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Hot-Blooded

Bias

Revenge

When the tsunami came, ninety-five percent of the world's land disappeared beneath the ocean. I was just an ordinary graduate student in aquaculture when I was swept into the deep sea and unexpectedly awakened a god-tier talent: Dragon Lord. From then on, I could sense the emotions of marine life, issue simple commands, and even make elite sea beasts bow their heads and obey. While everyone else fought for a single mouthful of fresh water, I opened a ranch in the deep sea. With an army of sea beasts, I built a city of trade upon the sea!

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15 Chapters
Chapter 1
"Back off. The last of this water is mine!"A rough hand shoved my shoulder.My foot slipped, and I crashed onto the deck, which was bristling with wooden splinters.My throat felt like I had swallowed sand.I looked up at the man in front of me.His name was Victor Pike. His face was thick with hard flesh, and he was monopolizing the only plastic bucket on the boat that had collected rainwater.There was only a mouthful of fresh water left in it."Victor, everyone collected that rainwater together. If you drink it all yourself, what are the rest of us supposed to do?"I gripped the gunwale and stood, my voice hoarse."Who the hell are you to lecture me?"Victor sneered and wiped the muddy water from the corner of his mouth."A useless fish-farming student isn't worth a damn in the apocalypse."He stepped forward and pointed at my nose."My fists are bigger, so I get the last of the water. Got a problem with that?"The survivors packed onto the broken fishing boat all low
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Chapter 2
Night fell. The broken boat drifted over the pitch-black sea, surrounded by darkness so thick I could not see my own hand."Finn, what are you scooping around in the water for with that busted net? Have you lost your mind from wanting fish?"Victor Pike crouched on the other side of the deck, staring at me with open mockery.I ignored him and lowered the simple scoop net I had tied together from old fishing net and a wooden pole.Through the Dragon Lord's perception, I knew exactly what was gathering beneath the boat.A cluster of glowing jellyfish."Come up."I issued a faint command through my consciousness.Blue light shimmered under the water.A dozen fist-sized glowing jellyfish swam into my net.I lifted the net onto the deck and hung it from the mast.The ghostly blue light illuminated half the deck.The survivors who had been whispering all stared."How... how did he do that?""Those jellyfish usually sting the moment anyone gets close. Why are they so obedient in
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Chapter 3
"Hey, college boy, how's your fish farm going? Don't tell me it'll barely be enough to get stuck between our teeth."I turned a deaf ear to Victor and continued feeding the fish and cleaning the nets on schedule.On the last day of the first week, I lifted a corner of the net and saw a translucent layer of fish eggs floating on the water.[Sawgrass carp have spawned. Estimated hatching time: three days.]I scooped up the two fattest adult carp and threw them onto the main ship's deck.The fish slapped against the planks, alive and kicking.Everyone nearby swallowed at once.Captain White walked over, looked at the fish, then at me. Shock flickered through his eyes."You actually raised them?"I wiped the water from my hands."There'll be more. Enough for everyone to get sick of eating fish. These two are for everyone to taste today."To keep possession of the old barge in a reasonable way, I did not bother being modest. I painted them a future.The promise worked at once. F
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Chapter 4
Captain White swallowed so hard he forgot to sheathe his knife."Finn, what just happened?"I hopped back onto the barge and clapped my hands."Nothing much. This patch of water leaks electricity."After that, I directed everyone to use wood from wrecked ships and old canvas to build simple floating shelters around the reef cluster.With the sentry eels protecting us, this place was safer than anywhere else.When the shelters were finished, I stood on the highest reef and looked down at the carp swimming nearby and the eels patrolling the perimeter.The sea breeze brought a rare sense of peace.Captain White came to my side and handed me an intact cigarette."You found this place. Name it."I lit the cigarette and took a deep breath."I plan to live here for a while. From now on, this will be our home."I looked out at the calm sea."We'll call it Shallow Bay."The moment the name was settled, my heart felt strangely grounded.For the next few days, everyone was busy bui
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Chapter 5
By the time I returned fully loaded, the sky was dark.As soon as I approached the edge of Shallow Bay, I sensed something was wrong.An unfamiliar sheet-metal boat was parked outside my ranch, and several shifty men were using scoop nets to catch my carp."What are you doing?" I asked coldly.The leader turned around, looked me over, and snorted."What, this sea belongs to you? I'm catching a few fish. So what?"Then he saw the rainbow mussels on my raft, and his eyes lit up."Good stuff. Leave those mussels here, and I'll let you off today."He drew a rusty machete and weighed it in his hand.These were clearly wandering scavengers, the kind who bullied the weak and feared the strong.I sighed and tied my raft to the reef."Do you know what happens when you steal from someone else's ranch?""Cut the crap. Die!" The man raised his machete and charged.I stood where I was, my gaze turning cold."Do it."The sentry eels beneath the water erupted at once.More than a doze
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Chapter 6
On the right, rows of rainbow mussel beds glittered with colored light beneath the water.Farther away, dozens of bubble jellyfish floated like enormous transparent balloons, their bodies filled with clear fresh water.Ledger's eyes widened, and her breathing grew quick."You... you raised all of this?"The fresh-water purifier she had been so proud of was a joke compared to those bubble jellyfish."Sustainable supply," I said, looking at her. "Continuous output. Now let's discuss the price again."I was not afraid she would try to seize everything by force.First, I already had a certain level of self-protection. The number of sentry eels under the water was growing, and ordinary robbers would suffer for it.Second, Captain White had told me about Ledger. She was greedy, but her reputation was not terrible.She was a businesswoman, not a raider.After seeing my ranch, the arrogance on Ledger's face vanished. It was replaced by the shrewdness and hunger of a true merchant."
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Chapter 7
It was not here to attack.Through my perception, I caught the anxiety and exhaustion in its emotions.It was looking for a safe place to lay eggs.I floated in the water and released the pressure of the Dragon Lord.Not to suppress it.To communicate."Stop."The giant turtle froze. Its dark-yellow eyes, each like a lantern, locked onto me.It sensed the aura of a higher being inside me.The water around it formed a whirlpool, showing the struggle inside its mind.I slowly swam toward it and placed my hand on its rough shell."That cave is too small. You can't get in. If you force it, the cave will collapse."I sent the message through my consciousness.The giant turtle gave a low hum that made my eardrums ache."I can help you widen the cave and guarantee your safety while you lay your eggs."I offered the bargain."In exchange, you stay in Shallow Bay and become its guardian beast."The giant turtle fell silent.Its massive body rose and fell slightly in the water.
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Chapter 8
The rest were filled with despair, but when they saw the faint shadow of the giant turtle under the water, they did not dare cause trouble. They silently paddled away.With more people, demand for fresh water rose sharply.I took the newly joined carpenters and laborers to open a second ranch on the other side of the giant turtle's nesting cave.The current there was calmer, perfect for large-scale bubble jellyfish farming.When the last wooden stake was driven into the seabed, a prompt rang through my mind.[Ranch area has exceeded 5,000 square feet.][Dragon Lord talent has advanced to intermediate level.][New ability unlocked: Remote Perception.]I closed my eyes, and for an instant it felt as if my consciousness had risen into the air.Every corner of Shallow Bay became clear.I no longer needed to patrol personally. With a single thought, I could sense the feeding condition of the carp in the east, the growth of the rainbow mussels in the west, and even the slow heartbe
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Chapter 9
After that example, the following transactions went unusually smoothly.The first day was unprecedentedly busy. Five fleets from different factions anchored outside the market at the same time.They brought all kinds of scarce supplies: dried mutated sea beast meat, rusty but usable guns and ammunition, old-world sea charts, and intelligence.Meanwhile, Shallow Bay's colored pearls and pure fresh water became the most sought-after hard currency.I sat in the shelter on higher ground and watched the bustling trade below.Captain White ran up to me, sweating heavily, carrying a metal box full of supplies."Lord, we're rich! Today's commission alone is enough to feed all eighty of us for a month!"He was so excited he could barely speak.I opened the box. Inside were several boxes of antibiotics, two well-maintained revolvers, and a pile of assorted parts.I picked up one revolver and spun the cylinder.Click.The crisp metal sound echoed through the shelter.This was true pow
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Chapter 10
Every electronic device failed on the spot and started smoking. The machine gunners were shocked black and screamed as they fell into the sea.Then, a shadow like a small island slowly surfaced beside One-Eye's boat.The cracked-shell giant turtle raised one thick forelimb and brought it down on an empty escort boat nearby.Boom.Steel twisted and groaned.The sheet-metal boat was slapped into two pieces and sank into the sea.The whole process took less than a minute.The Black Flag Gang's armed force collapsed.One-Eye sat limp on the deck. When the turtle's head, larger than his entire body, leaned toward him, he wet himself.The B-class body enhancement he had been so proud of was not even a joke before the strength of a giant beast.I walked down the reef and stopped beside his boat."Who did you say you were going to slaughter?"One-Eye dropped to his knees on the deck and bowed his head wildly, his forehead banging against the metal with dull thuds."Sir! I was wron
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