Warlord: King of All Clans

Leo and the others climbed onto the giant whale's back and began collecting barnacles.

However, they weren't familiar with the process and were very careful, afraid of hurting the giant whale.

Fist-sized barnacles had foot-long bone barbs underneath, deeply embedded in the giant whale's thick skin. They could only be pulled out by cutting away the surrounding flesh.

Freya watched as Sicks learned from the others, using a short sword to cut the giant whale's flesh, her eyes filling with tears. She kept casting healing spells to stop the giant whale from bleeding.

At this moment, the giant whale opened its eyes, and an ethereal voice echoed in everyone's ears, "Don't waste your magic. Instead of that, hurry up and help me clean the barnacles."

Everyone was startled. "The giant whale can talk!"

"I am an elf, and my name is Kuntu."

Freya immediately jumped up. "Kuntu! I know you! The elf who disappeared a thousand years ago, how did you become a giant whale?"

A smile flowed in Kuntu's eyes. "Because giant whales have fish to eat every day, and no one bullies them."

As he spoke, he urged, "Hurry up and get to work, I need to flip over later."

Freya looked at the large and small bloody holes on his body, and the seawater that had gradually been dyed red, and tears fell worriedly. "But, but, you're bleeding so much!"

"Don't worry, these small injuries will be healed overnight. It doesn't hurt at all."

No matter how big the barnacles were, the barbs weren't even a meter long. This thickness of flesh was completely just a layer of skin for a giant whale that was hundreds of meters long.

"Moreover, giant whale blood is a great nutrient for the creatures of this ocean. It's okay to leave a little more blood behind."

Hearing the giant whale elf Kuntu's explanation, Leo and the others became ruthless and worked harder, and the efficiency of collecting barnacles immediately increased.

While collecting barnacles, Freya chatted with Kuntu, "Why don't you change back? That way you won't grow barnacles."

"It's very difficult to turn into a giant whale. The price is that I can't change back. Moreover, the magic in the Storm Sea and the depths of the Endless Sea is abnormally disturbed, and the storms are extremely terrifying. Even elves can't survive, only giant whales can. I think it's good this way."

"I used to wander around the continent and get beaten up every day. Now, except for growing barnacles, no one bullies me anymore."

Until evening, the entire bay of Askey Port was dyed red with whale blood, and boat after boat of barnacles were transported back to the dock.

Outside the harbor, the sea was also unprecedentedly lively, with various schools of fish gathering together, frantically devouring the giant whale's blood.

But at this time, no fishermen chose to fish, they were all dealing with barnacles.

In addition to the fish schools, the giant whale's blood, rich in magic and nutrients, flowed into the deep sea, and all the marine life in this ocean benefited from it, growing strong under the nourishment of the giant whale's blood.

In the next few years, the archipelago Free State's fishery will have consecutive bumper harvests.

As the tide gradually receded, the giant whales' bodies were exposed above the sea, appearing even more enormous.

Losing the protection of the seawater, the giant whales lost their ability to move and were stranded on the shallow sea.

Their movements were slow, and they began to flip over in unison, revealing the even denser barnacles under their bellies.

Giant whale stranding is an extremely dangerous action, and it also exposes their vulnerable bellies. If the strong people of Askey Port suddenly attacked at this time, these giant whales would suffer heavy casualties.

Leo certainly wouldn't believe that the island goblins, known for their greed, would remain kind for a thousand years, so he directly asked about this worry.

A hundred-meter-long giant whale is full of treasures. Even if it's not comparable to a Saint-level dragon, it's at least a peak level nine magical beast. A giant whale is worth a fortune.

Kuntu sensed Leo's worry, and a smile continued to flow in his huge eyes. "Because I'm here. It's not like there haven't been greedy goblins who tried to hunt giant whales before, but after being severely punished by me a few times, they became smarter."

"This situation will happen once every hundred years, but it's not a big problem."

"Without the help of the goblins to clean the barnacles, the giant whales would suffer even greater casualties."

Leo suddenly asked, "Are you giant whales afraid of the cold?"

"No."

At this time, a goblin sailor collecting barnacles on Kuntu's back suddenly held up the barnacle in his hand and laughed loudly: "I'm rich! I'm rich! Hahahaha!"

Leo looked over and found that at the bottom of the head-sized barnacle in his hand, the bone spurs were like magic crystals, emitting colorful lights.

The brilliant light illuminated his hands, attracting curses and cheers from other goblin sailors.

Gwen looked enviously and said, "This is a crystallized barnacle. Just this section of crystallized barb is worth the equivalent of a magic crystal, plus its flesh and shell. It can be sold for about one hundred and fifty gold Soles in Askey Port. What a lucky sailor."

"Magical barnacles rely on the rich magic power contained in the giant whale's flesh and blood, and are nourished all year round, so there is a chance of crystallization, which is equivalent to a low-level magical beast advancing to a mid-level, obtaining a magic crystal."

One hundred and fifty Imperial gold Soles, equivalent to one million five hundred thousand, is equal to the wealth that sailors in Askey Port, where the average monthly salary for a low-level sailor is one or two thousand, cannot accumulate in a lifetime.

Sicks looked at the colorful crystallized barnacles in the goblin's hand and barked enviously, "I want it too! I want it too!"

Kuntu's eyes rolled around, reflecting Sicks' figure. "Then I'll look for it."

As he spoke, his body tilted slightly, knocking dozens of goblins on his back into the water, revealing a belly covered with barnacles.

"Look here, it seems like there's a big one."

Sicks worked hard, digging out seven or eight super-large barnacles, and said disappointedly, "None of them are crystallized!"

"Haha, I lied to you, dog-headed people are so fun."

When it was late at night, the entire harbor was still brightly lit. Leo's magic space was full, and everyone had a large pile of barnacles next to them.

Leo said, "Let's go back first. Find Virgil to store the barnacles, and come back tomorrow."

Freya didn't want to. "You guys go back first, I want to stay here and accompany Kuntu!"

Sicks also said, "Me too!"

Leo had no choice but to say, "Then we'll go back first. Freya, you have to take care of Sicks and don't lose her."

"Okay!"

Leo took Gwen and Sia back to the harbor city and found Virgil's house, where they stayed for one night.

As a master craftsman, Virgil's status in the archipelago Free State is not low. His family is not in Askey Port, but he also has his own residence here.

Until dawn, the carnival caused by the giant whale's arrival in port had not dissipated. Even the vendors making breakfast in the harbor were nowhere to be seen. Even Virgil's family and servants were collecting barnacles at the dock.

Leo had no choice but to take Gwen and Sia back to the dock and found that the barnacles next to Sicks and Freya had piled up into a small mountain, and the barnacles on the giant whale Kuntu's body had almost been picked clean by the crazy harbor residents.

At this time, Freya and Sicks were standing in front of Kuntu's head, burying their heads in the water to dive.

Several goblin sailors took advantage of their inattention and secretly moved the barnacles they had collected.

Leo walked over and kicked the goblins away. When Sicks couldn't hold her breath and raised her head, he asked, "What are you doing?"