In response to the turtle man's soul question, Jian Qingrong said, "He has other things to do on the boat."
Turtle Man looked at Wen Shi: "Your business is..."
Wen Shi: "To the other side."
"…"
In the silent atmosphere, Wen Shi waved his hand at the turtle man and said, "I'm afraid running away won't work."
The game won't allow you to exploit this kind of loophole. The vast ocean holds endless dangers. Even if you're together with the turtle man, neither side can necessarily survive by relying on luck.
The dangers on board were at least known.
The turtle people always seek good fortune and avoid misfortune. In their view, warm weather is auspicious, and the decisions they make will definitely be a path to good luck.
"Come to me anytime if you need anything." Before leaving, the turtle man did not forget to help him close the window and immerse himself in the vast ocean again.
There was a "thump" sound outside, and Wen Shi was sure that the turtle man had left.
"I waited for all the turtles to come, but my brother didn't show up." Wen Shi narrowed his eyes. Where did Yarlin go?
"Let's rest first." Jian Qingrong said.
Wen Shi moved closer to him, so close that the tip of his nose barely touched Jian Qingrong, and the latter could even feel his breath.
"Do you know something?" Wen Shi did not miss any micro-expression.
It's too close… Jian Qingrong's throat moved, and he nodded but didn't elaborate. It was obvious that there were rules and checks and balances.
"There's something interesting on board."
Wen Shi: "Is it related to Yaerlin's disappearance?"
"It doesn't matter much." Jian Qingrong shook his head. "But the Turtle Man's appearance here means this sea area may be connected to Sunset Town, and the town is not far from the Mermaid Coast."
He offered a few guesses: "Yarlin might have gone to the Plastic Surgery Hospital to study brain surgery, hoping to further refine his brain core implantation plan. Or perhaps he happened to run into a mermaid on his way here. Or maybe he went to Pearl Academy to see what was going on there."
Mingzhu Academy is the birthplace of the Usa Kingdom, and it also has a building sponsored by itself.
After the lights in the room went out, Wen Shi lay on the bed and thought quietly.
A strong wind blew up at sea, affecting the cruise ship somewhat, causing it to become rocky. The first-floor cabin had only one bed. Jian Qingrong lay beside him, fully clothed, with half-closed eyes. "No matter where he goes, he can't completely trust you," he said.
Wen Shi murmured: "Spiritual body?"
At Pearl Academy, Yaerlin had once allowed his spirit to follow him secretly. His doting didn't include cultivating his combat awareness, and unless he was about to die, his spirit wouldn't appear.
Could it be that the spirit body is also hiding in the dark now?
The cold fingertips suddenly touched Wen Shi's temple. Jian Qingrong turned sideways and whispered, "I'm not joking."
Just kidding, temple.
Wen Shi suddenly realized something.
There were some things he hadn't thought about that day besides the food poisoning. It was late at night, and the only sound outside was the occasional crash of the waves. Wen Shi gradually realized something was amiss.
The boy said he wanted to give him a surprise and explained the travel plan. Later, everyone started arguing about where to go, but the quarrel was just a joke.
Besides, the time when I had food poisoning, I was unconscious for a short time, but Yaerlin and Jian Qingrong were able to quickly make a brain comparison map, as if they had been studying this for a long time.
Traveling, brain core, interstellar... Wen Shi's heart trembled violently like a sudden storm on the sea.
What surprise tour? These are just excuses they use to fool around in the game. The real purpose is probably to get the artificial brain core.
Judging from Yarlin's condition, interstellar lifespans must far exceed those of humans in their own world. Brain core transplantation inevitably involves stringent requirements, such as age and physical fitness. Otherwise, after completing the game, Dad could have been reborn this way.
He is probably now in a situation where all the conditions are met.
Both Jian Qingrong and other family members are testing the bottom line of the game step by step to prevent any unexpected problems that may occur during the operation.
Jian Qingrong also kept giving in during this process. The last time he returned to the real world, his strength was obviously restricted, otherwise the gunfight would have ended before it even started.
He even kept cutting himself on purpose to slow down his recovery of strength, which could barely be considered a "show of weakness" to the game.
"It's all a tactic..." The two travel plans were half true and half false, and the surgery was the purpose.
The smell of the air changed at some point.
He smelled a faint bitter smell at the tip of his nose. Wen Shi, who was lost in thought, sniffed it distractedly. In an instant, he seemed to be back to the day when his house caught fire. The bitter smell made him want to go to the deck to get some fresh air, or even jump into the sea to find eternal peace.
The bitterness became stronger, but Wen Shi remained motionless, showing no intention of resisting. With Jian Qingrong around, he naturally tried to save as much effort as possible.
Jian Qingrong looked at the door. The smell was pervasive, and so were some things.
A black mist turned into a thread and drilled out through the crack in the door.
Outside the door, the chef was also wearing work clothes at night, and there were small stains of blood on his clothes from handling the feed.
He was waiting for the prey to walk out on its own initiative. The bitter taste could make people depressed and eventually choose to commit suicide.
"New feed will be here soon." The chef looked forward to it eagerly.
The white work clothes were stained red, making the color contrast even more terrifying. However, other colors soon mixed in with the surroundings. The black energy seeping from the door touched the skin and immediately spread like a pimple clinging to the bones, continuously absorbing the dark energy within the monster.
At first the chef was unaware, until he was unable to release the bitter taste and finally realized that someone was stealing his power.
The chef wanted to fight back, but his face showed a tranquility as if he had been liberated. All the hostility was gone, and he died with a smile in his pain.
"Good night." Inside the door, Jian Qingrong helped Wen Shi pull down the quilt. Without retracting his arms, he hugged the young man and fell asleep.
The next day it rained lightly at sea.
There was a chill in the air, but the bed was warm. Although he should have slept a little longer in such weather, Wen Shi was woken up early by hunger.
Having not eaten all day, he seriously considered going to the cafeteria to rob some vegetables.
"The little octopuses are already fishing on the seabed," Jian Qingrong's voice came from behind, "We'll have fresh seafood to eat soon."
Wen Shi turned around and found that one of Jian Qingrong's eyes was lifeless.
"It agreed?" Jian Qingrong: "It's my weakness. I can't let you starve."
"…"
Wen Shi sat up, and when he got out of bed, the prompt sounded:
"Special Mission - Attack of the Fodder Completed."
"The cruise ship will increase its speed by ten kilometers per hour."
The current speed is already very fast, and if we continue to increase it on this basis, it will far exceed the normal sailing speed. I believe it won't be long before this cruise ship, which has traveled thousands of miles, can reach its destination.
"You once obtained an important clue from a stowaway. The reward for the special mission clue will be launched in the [Captain's Cabin]."
"(The diary fragments) have been distributed."
Browsing the interface while washing:
March 23, cloudy
I plundered a lot of gold, silver, and treasures, and was blacklisted by various countries, making it impossible for me to go ashore. Now I can only travel in the boundless ocean, robbing passing ships to obtain resources.
Knock knock.
There was a knock on the door. Wen Shi quickly wiped his face with cold water and woke up completely.
When he walked out of the bathroom, Jian Qingrong had already opened the door. Ji Yuanzhi was standing outside. He didn't look tired at all. "Go to the deck."
The rain had stopped, and the air on deck was damp and cold.
Liu Yun exchanged barbecue utensils from the game store. The little octopus was grilling fish, and several tentacles were flipping the skewered bamboo sticks at the same time. The scene was really weird.
Wen Shi: "It seems like something is missing."
Ji Yuanzhi took out the shrunken mirror from his pocket.
Wen Shi sighed. It was hard to say whether Song Yan's transformation ability was good or bad.
Because of the bad weather, everyone finally took the grilled food to the restaurant to eat.
The grilled octopus was crispy on the outside and tender on the inside, earning widespread praise. Ji Yuanzhi, however, was the only one who, due to his status, insisted that others eat fish while he ate kelp. When they were almost done, the mirror first displayed the clue reward. It was also a diary entry, but the content was different from Wen Shi's:
I recently started working with a group called Sunset Red Travel. They sell low-priced cruise packages to tourists, and I handle the reception.
Afterwards, everyone presented clues one after another, and the summary was: Sunset Red Travel Agency was also accepting orders from illegal immigrants at high prices. These illegal immigrants specialized in stealing other people's identities, and the captain thought they were very smart.
Wen Shi raised an eyebrow: "The rewards for special missions are always generous."
Players had different experiences last night and received different information.
However, the travel agency has recently developed new business, which is really ineffective.
Liu Yuan suddenly became curious: "The reward revolves around the Captain's Cabin. If we hadn't played the stowaway game, I wonder what we would have gotten."
"Props and the like," Wen Shi said calmly, "clues are more important."
At present, many tasks in this copy can be avoided, but if you do this, you won't know where the traps of the game are.
"The background story says this is an unmanned cruise ship, but that's not what the diary says."
The diary is clearly written from the captain's perspective.
Wen Shi looked at Jian Qingrong and asked, "Could that interesting thing you mentioned be the invisible captain?"
Jian Qingrong nodded.
The rules for this kind of clue deduced by the player are not too strict, so he can respond appropriately: "You can go visit the captain's room."
The bridge is on the fourth floor near the bow, and the captain's cabin is also inside. When the Liu sisters were treasure hunting yesterday, they deliberately figured out the structure of the cabin, but they didn't go in directly at that time.
There is no sign outside the door saying "No Trespassing", which means you can break in by picking the lock.
Ji Yuanzhi had damaged the lock cylinder, and once the door was opened, he discovered the luxurious and comfortable cockpit, which was filled with a strong damp and fishy smell. The captain's cabin was also here, and Li Nan found a number of different identification documents in the cracks between the bed boards. Most of them belonged to young people, and their validity periods had expired.
When the others saw the documents in Li Nan's hand, they began to think about it.
The captain hated being on the sea all the time. He thought the stowaways were smart, so he learned how to steal identities from them.
Perhaps it was because the door opened, which accelerated air circulation, that the temperature near the cockpit dropped significantly. Liu Yuan, standing by the door, suddenly felt a chill on the back of his neck. He turned around abruptly, but there was nothing.
Li Nan threw the expired certificate aside and said, "Go out first."
Back on deck, Liu Yuan frowned and said, "There must be an invisible monster hiding in the bridge, but why doesn't it attack?"
Wen Shi looked out into the distance and could already vaguely see the coastline. After using the anti-eavesdropping props, he said, "The character introduction reminded me that my identity is special and I must be the first person to reach the City on the Sea."
The captain must have noticed his identity and was waiting for an opportunity to strike.
As a public enemy of the sea expelled by various countries, it would be strange if he was not tempted by the city on the sea and the identity of king.
"I don't have that kind of stable life." Wen Shi shook his head.
He was born with a temperament that attracted monsters, and was destined to have no chance with stability.
"There are many types of monsters that can become invisible, but the only one that possesses this ability and whose main feature isn't cannibalism is a ghost." Li Nan looked at Wen Shi and said, "Give me the ID."
There are a bunch of stolen documents in the captain's room. If the captain wants to steal the king's identity, two conditions must be met.
In addition to being the first to go ashore, he also needs to have identification.
As if thinking of something, Wen Shi took out his ID from his wallet: "You want..."
Li Nan nodded and quickly produced the same one.
Li Nan's second skill is [Copy]. Wen Shi had seen him use this ability to copy the fat nurse's patient bracelet in the plastic surgery hospital.
"The fake ID is used to confuse NPCs. The real one is given to the players for safekeeping."
Jian Qingrong is not suitable to be a custodian, as he is a completely "external force", but the mutual help among players will not be taken too seriously by the game.
Li Nan said, "If you want to pursue the same excitement as before, you can add some fun to it. For example, when you are about to go ashore, you can use invisible props. Then everyone will become a 'ghost' and the captain will be fooled."
Wen Shi ap;ap; others: "..."
No, they didn't have that need. They were very serious about keeping it stable throughout the whole process! :,,.