"I'm so sorry, esteemed guest, I've soiled your floor. I'll clean it up right away."

The crew member in blue took out tools from the cleaning room and began cleaning up the bloodstains on the floor, closing the door behind him.

Jiang Ran openly asked the blue-clad crew member to fetch food for him, partly because he didn't want to fetch it himself, but also because it would conveniently lure out some idiots.

If you take the bait, the best outcome is wasting a hint opportunity; if you're unlucky, you'll just die.

However, these people are just appetizers; truly intelligent people wouldn't be so foolish.

While eating the lunch that the blue-clad crew member had brought back from the canteen, Jiang Ran observed the movements of the others through the surveillance cameras. Unfortunately, Gwen couldn't eat human food, so he shamelessly ate it all by himself.

"This is so incongruous! We're watching a live stream, but Brother Jiang is watching a live stream within a live stream!"

On the deck, Yi Tou Shi, who came out of the captain's cabin, met Beland, the leader of the Iron Tower Kingdom this time. The two greeted each other with the same enthusiasm as old friends, even though they had never met in real life.

"Yi Tu Jun, would you like to cooperate?"

"Berland, I have a business deal to discuss with you."

Relying on Gou Shi, he took out the red VIP card from his pocket: "As you can see, I have a VIP card in my hand. Do you want it?"

"Haha, are you kidding, Yituo-kun?" Berland's face was full of suspicion. "Our relationship doesn't seem close enough for you to entrust something like this to me, does it?"

"That's why I said when we're doing business, mutual benefit is always the best partnership." Yi Tou Shi twirled the card in his hand. "To tell you the truth, I've already gotten what I wanted through this VIP card, so even if I throw it away now, it won't cost me anything."

"But you know, Berland, there's no such thing as a free lunch, and I'm not going to give you this card for nothing."

"Your value to me depends on whether I give you this card."

According to Gou Shi, this red VIP card is most likely a fake. However, even fakes have their uses. How many people know what a real VIP card looks like? Very few. So, for others, they simply cannot tell from the surface whether it is a real VIP card or not!

Although this card has no real value, if you give it away to someone else without asking, even a fool would know there's something wrong with it. However, if you haggle over it repeatedly, quite a few people might start to think it's a treasure.

Observers with a god's-eye view might be able to quickly distinguish the difference between the two cards, but so what? Anyway, both Gou Shi and Beland are enemies, so using this card to exchange for a hint opportunity from the Iron Tower Kingdom is a sure win.

Even if Berland doesn't want him, he can still deceive others, and perhaps he'll get unexpected rewards in the process.

What do you want?

“It’s not about what I want, Berland, but what you can give me. After all, I know nothing about the information you currently possess or your talents, so what help you can provide me is a question you should be thinking about.”

The observer from the Iron Tower Kingdom couldn't stand it any longer and was about to use the prompt opportunity when he saw Berland with his hands behind his back, his fingers twitching slightly.

Was he reminding himself not to waste the hints? Had he guessed something?

Beland had told the observers beforehand that they should not prompt him if he made such a gesture, even if the observers thought the situation was not optimistic.

However, just when he thought that Berland was about to expose Yi Tou Shi's conspiracy on the spot, Berland smiled and warmly extended his hand: "Yi Tou Jun, talking about interests all the time will hurt our relationship, won't it? Look, you don't need this card now, but I do need it. Isn't this a good opportunity for cooperation?"

“Look, everyone’s progress is just getting started, and we probably don’t have much intelligence. To be honest, I can’t think of anything I could exchange for this card you have.” Beland’s friendly Lan Zhi leaned on Gou Shi’s shoulder. “But we can cooperate and fight our common enemy together.”

"Jiang Ran from the Dragon Kingdom! Of course, if I have any further intelligence, I will share it with you, which means we will be on the same side until we defeat him, how about that?"

After pretending to think for a moment, Gou Shi said, "Alright, I'll take the loss for now, but you do have the qualifications to cooperate with me."

Whatever, it's just a useless card anyway. Let Berland try it out first. If it works, it won't be difficult to get the card back. Berland will still owe him a favor.

If it can't be used, it's none of his business anyway, and he's not the one suffering.

But the opposing observer is really calm and collected. Is he also taking a gamble on this card? Or does Berland's talent grant him immunity to several deaths, giving him the resources to experiment?

Beland is an SS-class ghost storyteller. If his talent skill is survival-oriented, he would be very difficult to kill.

Oh well, once I hand over this card, it won't affect me no matter what.

With this in mind, Gou Shi handed the red VIP card to Berland.

"Yi Tuo Jun, I trust you so much. This card should be real, right? Can you promise me that?"

"Of course it's true. I have no reason to lie to you, and I couldn't possibly forge a card on the spot, so this card could only have been obtained from the captain."

"Just spouting nonsense, anyone can do that," and besides, Gou Shi wasn't wrong; he did indeed get the card from the captain.

"Haha, then I wish you good fortune in your military campaigns, and may you rely on me."

Berland carefully put the VIP card into his pocket and walked towards the stairs.

"Then I'll take your kind words."

Using the hook stone as a guide, he headed in the opposite direction. His next step was to look for clues at the restaurant. Whether Beland was dead or alive was no longer his concern.

Berland stepped into the shadows and pulled out the card. He smiled contemptuously: "The value is not commensurate. It's very likely that there's a problem with the goods. Relying on the Hook Stone, can you really use this VIP card to get everything you can get in such a short time? To the point that you can hand this card over to me without any hesitation?"

"Never mind, counterfeit goods have their uses too."

Three dejected ghost storytellers emerged from the secret passage.

"Yes, it's the three of you. Come here, come here."

Berland waved to the three of them and deliberately showed them his red VIP card.

The three of them smiled helplessly. How come just anyone they bumped into had a VIP card? Was the world targeting them?