Chapter 127 Mermaid Cruise

The bearded man's "love poem" not only surprised Xu Zhiyan, but also the audience in the live broadcast room.

[What? A love letter that blocks keywords! Damn! Is there anything that my live audience can’t see?]

[Hahahaha, no blocking! He just read it like that.]

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[I am dying of laughter. I didn't expect this bearded guy with thick eyebrows and big eyes to look honest, but he is actually not honest at all! ]

【Hahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha, that young master walked away like a steam engine, puffing smoke! 】

[What a fucking steam engine, but I think Xiao Baiwan accepted it well hahahaha]

[Yes! He was only amazed at the beginning, but he didn't forget to take the money afterwards. Hahahahaha what kind of bastard is this! ]

[Making money with tears and anger, capitalists all shook their heads when they saw it. ]

Inside the rest cabin.

Although the teacher was completely embarrassed, considering that he was thick-skinned to begin with, Xu Zhiyan simply gave up and started wandering around the waiter's cabin.

Now that you're here, why not provide some more information?

Seeing the bearded man holding a coin, neither crying nor waiting for it to fly away, Xu Zhiyan took out another coin, threw it into the air, caught it again, and played with it.

There are a lot of coins in the coin purse in Bai Jin's room, which is perfect for finding out things.

But there's no one else here right now, so I might as well find someone to ask.

"I have a friend who works on a steam turbine. Life there is so hard. Is there any way to get him a job as a waiter, maybe serving on the deck?" Xu Zhiyan said calmly.

The bearded man put away the money and looked at the coins that were being tossed up and down.

He does need money.

The ship only provides free accommodation and no food, and he does not receive a weekly salary like other waiters.

Even a coin would be enough for him to buy a loaf of bread!

But this question was beyond the bearded man's ability. He could only say with a sad face: "Although I really want to tell you a solution, I don't know either."

The bearded man boarded the ship as a waiter and entered the upper-class cabin area.

"Really? Never mind."

Xu Zhiyan was a stingy person, and when he heard the other party say he didn't know, he immediately took back the coin and planned to put it in his wallet.

"Wait! I don't know, but maybe someone does!"

Seeing the thin young man in front of him trying to put the coin back, the bearded man hurriedly called out to him: "Don't be so anxious! Really, I know someone who also served in the upper class cabin before, but he was transferred to the deck before the accident."

After hearing this information, Xu Zhiyan paused and took out two coins from his wallet.

"Could you elaborate?"

If this person can be transferred before the violator gets into trouble, then he probably knows something.

He doesn't believe there are any coincidences in this world.

The bearded man learned his lesson this time, staring at the coin and saying, "Money first!"

"Tsk, look at you, such a loser. You were quite fierce when you were writing that obscene...ah, love letter just now, weren't you?"

Xu Zhiyan shook his head and threw three coins into the bearded man's hand.

With money as a backing, the bearded man revealed the information about the special waiter.

"I don't know his name, but after he left here, he was transferred to the deck. There is a place near the rear deck of the Leviathan for guests to fish. I have seen him there several times. Do you want to try your luck?"

Probably for the sake of three coins, the bearded man told some information about the fishing spot.

"Because this is on the sea, there will always be people who like sea fishing."

"The fishing place will provide all the fishing gear. If you have good skills and follow the rules, you can win something from the guests. Of course, some guests are very good at fishing, so it is basically impossible for us to win."

He shrugged, seemingly giving up all hope of winning.

Deck, fishing, guests.

After listening to this, Xu Zhiyan frowned and said nothing.

What the hell? Fishing on a cruise ship? Damn, this cruise ship is so big and it's moving so fast... Isn't fishing a way to get killed?

The bearded man seemed to see his confusion and quickly waved his hand to explain: "It's not fishing directly on the boat."

"We are now completely away from the shore. We are not traveling very fast. In order to meet the requirements of our guests, we will lower the boat when we go sea fishing."

Although Xu Zhiyan felt that this group of guests were seeking death, he then remembered that this was a dungeon after all and the guests' identities were unknown, so he stopped talking and glanced at the game panel that popped up on the side.

[Congratulations to the player for triggering the special scene information - Guests who like sea fishing]

[Difficulty: A]

[Note: Fish and the sea are inseparable. There are always people who like to challenge their limits. This is much more exciting than fishing on the shore. / For more information, please enter the scene. ]

[Task: Find a way to participate in the fishing competition and win. ]

【Tip: Visible after the player enters the scene. 】

[Reward: Visible after the player enters the scene. ]

Unlike the previous special scene that I accidentally entered, this special scene popped up after receiving the information.

It doesn't seem like a mandatory task and there is actually a reward. It's really unexpected.

After receiving the new information and learning that sea fishing usually takes place in the afternoon, Xu Zhiyan did not rashly go looking for the NPC in charge of fishing, but waited here for a while.

It was not until he asked around and found that few of the returning waiters knew anything about the violator that he left in disappointment.

It seems that the branch line will not be as smooth as imagined, but overall, I have gained a lot from this trip.

Because the cabin where the waiters were resting was close to the steam turbine, Xu Zhiyan also went to look for his teammates.

In the room with burning coals, Gaby was no longer there.

The players and Uncle Pi and others distributed the work reasonably - the main coal burning work was still given to Uncle Pi and Baldy, but the players would pay them some rewards accordingly.

For the two people who were already prepared to work harder, this money was a pleasant surprise.

Both parties were having a great time.

The coal burner gets money, the player gets time, and they can go out and explore the dungeon without being trapped here.

Because the main shared task is to keep the fire from going out, even though a deal was reached with the NPC, the three people who stayed in the steam turbine still set up a shift system for safety reasons, with shifts changing every three hours, and players must stay in front of the furnace.

Xu Zhiyan exchanged some information with Jin Sheng who was left here, and confirmed that the others in the lower level of the cruise ship had not yet obtained any valuable information.

Unlike Xu Zhiyan, whose brain is always working.

When Jin Sheng saw the barbecued food the other party brought out, he was almost speechless.

"Brother Xu, are you trying to rob the kitchen? Take it easy, stealing is a felony."

"They were all given by that young master. It would be a waste to throw them away anyway, so I brought them all here. You can see if you can exchange some of them for money or information down there."

As Xu Zhiyan explained, he took out most of the things in his bag, intending to go back and get some more.

Jin Sheng looked at the lobster that was as long as his arm and silently gave a thumbs up.

Although I knew that my teammates had coaxed me into giving them a meal ticket, it was actually very thoughtful that the meal ticket could be packaged up.

After chatting for a few more sentences and making sure that his teammates were reliable and not something he needed to worry about, Xu Zhiyan left with peace of mind.

When I returned to the room, it was already afternoon.

Bai Jin was not there, and the entire suite was empty.

The note that was not seen in the morning seemed to have been taken away by someone. Xu Zhiyan touched his chin and turned around.

It seems that the love letter brought great shock to Bai Jin.

He had been planning to come back to teach something, explain the letter matter, and ask for his first day's salary.

Waited for a few minutes.

Xu Zhiyan glanced at the wall clock, thinking that the sea fishing trip would probably start soon, and immediately changed his plans.

Since he could gain more by building a good relationship with Little Slice, he put a note saying "I'll be back in the evening" on the table in front of the sofa. The spot was very conspicuous and no one would miss it.

Remembering the hint from the bearded man, Xu Zhiyan began to look through the props, trying to find something to make himself uglier.

However, props that can change appearance are very rare in the game, and there are not many suitable ones even in the safe house inventory.

In desperation, he could only mess up his hair to cover most of his eyes, change his silk shirt, and put on old clothes that had been washed until they were bleached, to make himself look more ordinary.

Clothes make the man. After all this trouble, he looked in the mirror and found that he was indeed not as outstanding as before.

Most of the guests were well-dressed and had beautiful looks, so they probably wouldn't be interested in someone like him who looked sloppy.

After moving away from the shore, the speed of the Leviathan decreased significantly.

On the deck at the rear of the ship, Xu Zhiyan found this so-called fishing spot.

But it seemed like he came at the wrong time.

Something bad is happening at the fishing preparation area with a shed in front of me.

A girl of about thirteen or fourteen was pinned to the ground by several waiters. A blond man whom they had never seen before was using a knife to cut slices of meat from her legs.

With each slice, the blond man holding the knife would lift it high and put the meat into a small box on the side.

"How new, Will! Will we be able to catch more fish this time if we use meat to fish?" The blond man was very excited and seemed to be imagining how big a fish he would catch next.

The man named Wei Le looked disdainful when he was called. He scratched his black curly hair, stood aside with his hands in his pockets, and snorted coldly.

"Arman, you should have a correct understanding of your skills. You can't catch the fish even if it's right in front of you."

Although there were several people in fancy clothes around, it was not difficult to tell from their appearance that only the blond man named Alman and Will standing next to him were the guests, and the rest were just playmates.

As the two chatted, the girl's mouth was covered by the waiter, and she could only groan in pain.

Just as Xu Zhiyan took a step forward, an uncle standing next to him in lifeguard clothes suddenly spoke.

“How on earth was this person selected?”

"What?"

Xu Zhiyan turned around and looked at the uncle who seemed to know something.

Seeing that he was curious, the uncle explained the reason.

The uncle is the person in charge of the fishing area and everyone around him calls him Uncle Fish.

"She is the waitress who just came on board yesterday. There is something wrong here." Uncle Yu pointed to his head and hinted.

"She was assigned to me because she was not smart enough. I thought she would just serve tea and water honestly, but I didn't expect that she almost attacked two customers while serving desserts! She even took out a weapon. Oh? Why didn't I see any on the ground..."

At this point, Uncle Yu looked horrified.

Attacking guests is a serious crime.

After hearing this, Xu Zhiyan slowly retracted the step he had taken.

Being able to take out weapons, this girl is a gamer.

If the other party had conducted a thorough investigation and inquiries, they would have known to follow the rules and not attack the guests unless certain conditions were triggered.

Looking at the girl's sweaty face, Xu Zhiyan was a little puzzled.

Is it true that there are players with poor brains who can enter a four-star copy?

Just cutting off some flesh is not a serious injury for players. Although the injury looks hideous and the process will be painful, this kind of injury that does not break the bones can be recovered quickly as long as the bleeding is stopped.

Before he was sure whether the other party's action had any intention, Xu Zhiyan stood where he was, not daring to move forward rashly.

It would be bad if you interrupted other people's plans.

In the live broadcast room, someone had already recognized the identity of the girl who was used as bait and sighed.

[Ah, it’s her…]

[It seems that the previous injury has not healed yet, and his mind is very confused. 】

[Who is it? Can the knowledgeable guy above explain it to me? ]

[You don't know him? Lu Yaoling is the only known living player with the fusion trait. It's a pity that he didn't follow the right path with this good trait.]

[What? What! The evil antelope is a little girl? Damn, when I heard her name before, I thought she was a female devil... This contrast is really too big. ]

[Alright, alright, I really hope Xiao Baiwan can stay away from her. When this person gets crazy, she will melt everything. It's so fucking scary.]

[Xiao Baiwan didn't recognize her at all, but it's true. She became famous because she went crazy in the last dungeon. After her spirit was reduced to zero, she still held on for two whole days. I gave in. I thought she was dead.]

[I’m dying of laughter. Look at Xiao Baiwan’s feet. He’s hesitant, not knowing whether to take a step or not. Hahahaha]

Here, Xu Zhiyan was indeed extremely hesitant.

But after waiting for a while, he saw that the girl was just lying on the ground wailing, and it didn't seem like she was faking it or having any plan, so he adjusted his expression and walked closer.

The young man stepping on the blood obviously attracted the attention of the guests and companions.

Seeing the two guests loosen their grip and focus their attention on him, Xu Zhiyan did not hesitate at all and asked with a smile, "I heard that there is the best fisherman on the boat here?"

There was a hint of mockery in his tone, as if he found the title funny.

Alman, who had just been enthusiastically slicing bait from the girl's calf, stopped, stood up, took the cloth handed to him by the waiter, wiped the knife with it, and nodded.

"Yes, I am the best angler here!"

The others didn't say anything after hearing this, only Wei Le, who was standing aside with his hands in his pockets, rolled his eyes, as if saying that the other party was bragging.

When Xu Zhiyan saw the two men standing up, he quickly stepped back, as if he had just realized that the two men were guests, and apologized in a low voice: "I'm sorry, I offended you, I didn't know that you were distinguished guests here..."

As he stepped back, he muttered in a voice that everyone could vaguely hear.

"I thought I would meet an opponent today, but unexpectedly, tsk, who dares to win..." He lowered his head, pretending that he was afraid of the other party's identity and did not dare to step forward.

Thinking of the information directory of special scenarios, Xu Zhiyan waited for the other party to retain him.

At this extravagant cruise party, instead of trying other activities, these two guests were so bored that they left the boat to go fishing. It can be seen that they really like fishing.

Common interests are rare.

Especially these two people will definitely be praised by everyone. Now if someone jumps out to question them, the two will definitely be very interested in him.

Sure enough, before Xu Zhiyan could take a few steps back, the blond man threw the knife aside and called him.

"Stop, who are you? The blue bracelet..."

Originally, Alman was a little angry at being questioned about his ability and wanted to teach the man in front of him a lesson, but when he saw the blue bracelet, he hesitated for a moment.

Normally guests would not give out blue or pink bracelets, since anyone could bring servants on board anyway.

Being able to obtain a blue bracelet means that this lowly person in front of him has some weight in the eyes of a certain guest.

At this time, Wei Le, who had been standing next to him, suddenly said, "Are you good at fishing?"

"Of course!" When asked about fishing, Xu Zhiyan answered immediately.

He also noticed that, of the two guests in front of him, the relatively aloof Willer was more enthusiastic about this, while Alman was more like a noisy idiot.

Immediately afterwards, Wei Le invited Xu Zhiyan.

"Want to join?"

"The fishing competition is about to begin."

The curly-haired man, who was as handsome as a sculpture, probably remembered what the intruder had just said, and couldn't help but add a sentence, mockingly.

"Don't be afraid to win. Haha, let's put it this way. If you win, I will give you a reward. If you lose, then you will be the bait for tomorrow's competition!"

Although he has a handsome appearance, the bets he spits out are like the words of a devil, and he does not care about the lives of the lower class at all.

"Of course, sir."

Xu Zhiyan stopped and walked back, full of confidence in himself.

He glanced at the side and saw the girl who had just been held down by the waiter being helped aside by the waiter during the subsequent conversation. Someone gave her a bandage, but the girl just sat there blankly without moving.

Xu Zhiyan hoped that he would not disrupt the other party's plan. He did not want to conflict with the players for the time being.

No longer caring about other people's business, he lifted his foot, looked at the blood under his feet, and asked: "What are the rules of the game? When does it start?"

"You, tell him about it."

Uncle Yu, who was left aside, received instructions from the guests and immediately introduced the rules of the game.

Here, the rules of each game are different.

In most cases, victory is determined by the weight of the fish caught, but from time to time, catching a certain type of fish will be considered a victory.

Wei Le is very confident in his own abilities.

He listened to Uncle Yu's explanation to the intruder with a very arrogant look, and then he spoke confidently: "Different fish have different habits. I can catch any fish. You can choose the conditions for winning this time."

With that, he walked to the edge of the fence and uttered a strange cry toward the sea.

A few seconds later, several dolphins leaped from the sea, splashing water.

With this ability, which ensures a good catch every time, it doesn't seem so hard to understand why Wei Le likes fishing.

Xu Zhiyan looked at the dolphin with shock on his face, and his expression changed from confidence to embarrassment, as if he knew that he had met a tough opponent and was worried that he would not be able to win in terms of weight.

He thought for a long time before asking, "Can I choose the winning conditions?"

Without waiting for Wei Le to answer, the blond man who had been ignored just now spoke first, explaining his friend's talent in this area.

"Of course, lowly man, whatever conditions you choose, there is no one on the whole boat who can fish better than Will!"

Xu Zhiyan hesitated for a while, as if he had made up his mind.

"Whether it's weight or species, you've already caught them many times. Otherwise, this time... let's change to another bet."

"Mr. Weller, I bet you've never caught anything I've caught."

This is the winning condition that Xu Zhiyan carefully selected.

After hearing this victory condition, Wille and Alman on the side couldn't help but burst out laughing.

The blond man, in particular, almost rolled on the ground.

"Hahahahahahahahaha, never caught anything? Do you look down on him?" He pointed at Wei Le, who couldn't help but sneer at the side, and shouted exaggeratedly.

"He's caught almost every fish in this sea. How could you possibly catch something he hasn't caught?"

The lower-class people sitting or standing nearby, wearing bracelets of various colors, also started laughing, as if everyone was laughing at Xu Zhiyan's overestimation of his own abilities.

Only Xu Zhiyan did not even glance at the sarcastic expressions of the others, and solemnly confirmed the conditions for winning this competition with Uncle Yu.

Catch something no one has ever caught before...

Soon, with the help of the crew, those participating in the competition boarded a small boat that could accommodate about twenty to thirty people.

The boat was lowered from the side of the cruise ship and landed smoothly on the water.

The boat is fully equipped with all kinds of fishing tackle.

Since there are special people participating this time, the competition is limited to two people, Xu Zhiyan and Wei Le.

The only ones left were the crew, Uncle Fish, and some onlookers who were fishing with him.

After getting on the boat, Wei Le became visibly more excited.

He took over the fishing rod with the fishing line already equipped, and after making sure that there were no problems with the bait and lead sinker, he was the first to cast the rod.

Xu Zhiyan was behind Wei Le, on the other side of the boat.

Uncle Yu handed him the fishing rod with a worried look on his face, mumbling reluctantly: "What is this? Tomorrow I will have to use a living person to fish again..."

Judging from his tone, this happened more than once.

After seeing Xu Zhiyan's very unprofessional actions, he felt that there seemed to be something wrong with the man in front of him.

The waiting time for sea fishing is not long.

After about a few minutes, there was movement on Will's fishing rod.

He turned the hand wheel in surprise and shouted, "Here it comes, but it doesn't feel like a big one. But it doesn't matter, we're just getting started."

They said it was not a big fish, but when the scoop net really caught the fish, everyone looked at the tuna weighing nearly 100 kilograms, and they were all flattering.

The entire ship is clearly divided.

It was very quiet here at Xu Zhiyan's place, even Uncle Yu ignored him.

Because the condition for victory this time was to catch something that had never been caught before, Wei Le put the fish back and continued fishing.

In just half an hour, he gained a lot.

Conger eel, sea bream, red snapper...

As if to demonstrate their skills, fish of different species were caught one after another, forming a sharp contrast with the intruder who had not caught anything so far.

Uncle Yu couldn't stand it any longer. He came over and whispered to the young man holding the fishing rod, "Kneel down and admit your mistake. Mr. Weiler is relatively easy to talk to when it comes to sea fishing..."

Maybe the other party will be happy and let the person in front of him go?

Xu Zhiyan shook his head and suddenly started to close the club.

When the others saw this, they all laughed at him loudly, saying that he knew nothing at all.

"Look at his stiff movements. It's a wonder he can catch any fish!"

"I wonder what kind of bait he'll be made into tomorrow. He doesn't look like he'll have much meat on him."

"I doubt he knows how to fish at all!"

"It must be a miss. The tip of the pole isn't even bent..."

But as the line became tighter and tighter, everyone, including Wei Le, noticed that this young man with a clumsy fishing technique seemed to have actually caught something.

Uncle Yu acted as a helper, and with his eyes wide open, he fished out the "thing" that was biting the hook.

"Bang--"

A body, slightly swollen by water, fell onto the deck.

The whole boat was very quiet.

No one expected that someone would fish a dead person out of the sea...

Only Xu Zhiyan touched the back of his head with an apologetic look on his face.

"Oh, I didn't expect the first catch to be so strange. Mr. Weller, have you ever caught a dead body before?"

Now, Wei Le, who was so excited just now, turned pale. How could someone fish a corpse out of the sea?

Xu Zhiyan didn't show it on his face, but he smiled bitterly in his heart.

Damn, he never thought that one day he would be able to use the title of corpse retriever to defeat the NPC.

[Title Corpse Collector: Players with this title will find it easier to salvage corpses in any waters.]

In the previous tests, it was not only easier to salvage the body, but as long as there was a body in the water, he would catch it 100%!