Ghost Island

"Except for Longyan, Garl, and Konggu's Duozhu, the major guilds in each faction are all multinational alliances, and the competition within the guilds is also very fierce.

"I read a special analysis in my brother's study. The two major guilds on Ghost Island are even more distorted. Ghost Island has a developed economy, and the cooperative relationship between Feili and Yatan is particularly close, resulting in the relationship between the two guilds being even better than the relationship between the member states within the guilds.

"So, even if the members of Phil and Atan who died on the island reported the mission information, it's not certain that many people in the two guilds would know about it. They might even be intercepted by someone before they even reach the guild leader."

After listening to Paopao's analysis, An Rou said thoughtfully, "So, the people coming to the island tomorrow night may not necessarily be the strongest players from the two guilds. That... Gus, who's ranked fifth?"

"Yes, he's the player with the highest destiny on Ghost Island. But the gap in high-level players in the Yatan Guild is huge. Below Gus, besides Khan, who's ranked 11th, the only one who's ranked below him is Enke, who's ranked 26th. He's a master. If Enke comes tomorrow instead of Khan, then our pressure will be less."

As Paopao spoke, his expression suddenly became a little subtle.

An Rou: "What did you think of?"

Paopao coughed, a little embarrassed. "A lot of people say Gus and Lanhua Pao...are having an affair..."

"The Philistines' orchid cannon? Male or female?"

"He's a man... well, not particularly a man... If there's a chance, you'll know when you see him, boss. But I don't think the chance is very high..."

"reason?"

"It's because of the rumors about Gus. I heard that the Philippine Guild won't give many important missions to Lanhua Pao. After all, the two guilds are still competitors on the mission level, and missions that require super-powerful players are also very important. It's normal for the Philippine higher-ups to have concerns."

The analysis makes sense.

An Rou's gaze fell on the light screen, and she quickly sorted out the information she had collected in her mind, concluding, "In other words, among those who might come to the island tomorrow night, the one with the highest rank in the Feili Guild is probably Wu Liza, who ranks 18th on the Destiny List and is also the last Super God on the list.

"The Yatan Guild will either send out Gus, one of the Khans, or the Great God Enke. Including the combined forces, our opponents will likely have four Super Gods."

Paopao swallowed nervously.

It is true that the rich guy has swallowed up several high-level players, but he has never faced two super gods head-on.

Not to mention four at once.

He whispered, "Boss, why don't we run away before dark?"

An Rou felt a bit stressed, but she didn't show it on the surface. She joked, "Run, run, run! All you do is run. No wonder you chose that ID."

Paopao pointed to the top of his head and said, "I changed my ID a long time ago. It's you, boss, who hasn't changed it yet."

The farm residents didn't change their words and kept calling him "running secretary".

But from what the boss said, he has made up his mind not to run away.

He suppressed his anxiety and asked, "Boss, how are the joint team tracking us? Have you figured it out? They've already chased us all the way to Ghost Island, and half the night has passed, and they haven't come yet. It's really strange. Logically, Long Yan should have no trouble dealing with the Ghost Island Guild, so he shouldn't have stopped the joint team..."

An Rou didn't understand it either.

We can only infer from the results that there are only two reasons.

First, the Ghost Island Guild discovered that the target pursued by the joint team was the same as the Black Market Island mission they had obtained, resulting in a major conflict of interest. Under pressure from Long Yan, they forcibly restricted the joint team's actions.

Second, the joint team's method of tracking the farm had temporarily failed. The Black Market Island sank into the sea, and the sudden wealth rushed in, making a lot of noise and momentum. Perhaps they accidentally destroyed the thing they were tracking in the process.

Whatever the reason, it's a good thing.

"The Black Market Island will open tomorrow night. It would be best if the Joint Group doesn't show up. With the four Super God Transformations, I'll feed the two to the Rich to strengthen them first, and then turn around to deal with the Joint Group. Perfect."

Paopao deeply agreed with his boss's words.

Unfortunately, An Rou’s beautiful expectations have been dashed.

-

In the meeting room of the Philippine headquarters, Zhencha carefully hid behind the door to keep watch, while Kaichu lay on the ceiling with his ears pressed tightly against it.

Coincidentally, the office of President Fei is located upstairs from this conference room.

When his ears could no longer detect any human voice, Kairi jumped lightly onto the table and turned over to sit down next to Witt.

"Found it. An SSS-level mission just broke out on Black Market Island No. 7 tonight."

Witt: "After the orchid cannon stopped us?"

"It happened before, but not too long ago," Kairi said. "The target had just hidden inside Onigashima when a wave of two SSS-level ghouls erupted. What a coincidence! It must be related to Yong'an Farm!"

He relies heavily on intuition when making judgments, which is completely different from Werther's style.

Seeing that Witt was still fussing, Kai Du said angrily, "It's not like you'll die if you just go and take a look! What does the president say?"

Witt glanced at him and said calmly, "President Lu has already negotiated with Ghost Island offline. The three of us are not restricted in our movements on Ghost Island, but members outside the island are not allowed to enter."

"Not even during the day?"

"That's what Guild President Lu said," Witt shared on the screen. "Too many high-level players from Cold Soldiers City gathering together would make the Ghost Island Guild uneasy. That's understandable."

After scanning Shi Xizheng's message with his two eyes, he snorted, "You can understand everything."

At this moment, Zhencha rushed back and said, "Someone is coming."

The conference room door was kicked open.

Lanhua Pao put her hands on her hips, her brown eyes rolled under the thick eyeshadow, and she forced out a beautiful smile.

"Sorry everyone, it looks like you'll have to stay here all night. I'll let the big guy take you out at dawn. If Vivi doesn't mind, you can squeeze in with me on my bed."

The last sentence was very shy.

The Khan stood behind him, again showing an indifferent expression, and ran away.

Kairi slammed the table and said, "You bastard, if you have the guts, let your president come down and tell him in person!"

Lanhua Pao saw his reaction and knew his trick had failed. He rolled his eyes. He quickly pulled out his pistol and turned it towards himself.

The diamond bullet bounced in front of his chest and quickly grew larger.

Lanhua Pao jumped up like a horse, yawned, and wiped the tears from the corners of his eyes with his orchid fingers: "Baibai, I'm going back to sleep."

The bullet carried him through the wall, but the wall was not damaged at all.

The displacement skill of the diamond pistol is not only similar to that of a double-edged sword, but it is even better - it can ignore physical objects.

When he saw the disembowelment, he became even more furious and gnashed his teeth.

"Why don't you stay for tea?"

The three of them walked out of the Philippine headquarters in a dignified manner, found an empty corner nearby, and changed their appearance using disguise cards.

With its most advanced technology and economy, Onigashima is a bustling "city." The densely populated first-class islands are especially bustling with people and bright lights, no matter how late it is.

As high-level players, it is common for them to go to various camps for training. This is not the first time for the three of them to come to Ghost Island. They found the place familiarly, rented a thermal boat, and flew straight to Black Market Island No. 7 according to the map.

The distance is not far, and the Black Market Island just flows to a place close to the first-level island.

The thermal ship stopped in front of the light shield.

The first-level island where the Philippine headquarters is located also has a light shield, which is much taller than the one in front of us.

The edge of the light shield sank directly into the dark sea, and it looked no different from any other island.

"Are you sure this is it?" He opened the map and confirmed it, then turned around and said, "Real tea."

Zhencha activated the Wanhua Stick skill, carefully distinguished the smell in the air, and shook his head.

Just the smell of salty sea water.

Witt also took out the Soul-Chasing Sand. The fine white sand sank quietly to the bottom of the bottle, without a single movement.

Seeing this, the disemboweled man said, "Take a look around."

He was very skilled in driving the thermal boat. The boat was very fast and it flew around the island in a short while. He then ran above the light shield to observe it.

Zhencha reached out and pressed on the light shield: "It's closed, you can't get in."

Witt said: "The light shield on Black Market Island is different from other places. It is only accessible during trading hours."

The Ripper slashed the light shield twice with his double-edged knife and asked, "Can't your judgment be broken?"

While Witt was still evaluating, Zhencha said anxiously, "It's better not to force your way in. They say that if you force your way into the Black Market Island during non-trading hours, your Life Points will be reduced to 1%."

"My hands are tied, so I hate coming to Ghost Island to do missions the most."

Kai Li cursed, "If it weren't for the boat, I wouldn't even want to come to this damn place once."

The three of them didn't know that through the thin blue light, there were four bone knives rising into the sky.

"Baobao, don't move."

An Rou held her breath and stared at the empty night sky.

Baofu smelled a familiar soul fragrance. The tip of the bone knife pointed to the same place.

Not long ago, I was analyzing with Paopao whether the joint team would appear, but I didn’t expect that they would catch up so soon.

Could it be that there are indeed things left on the farm that can be tracked?

A head-on confrontation with the joint team at this time would definitely be disadvantageous. The only forces she could mobilize were Baofu, a few ghoul employees, and a trader who had not yet recovered.

We have to wait until the market opens tomorrow night.

Fortunately, the joint team did not stay for too long.

Bao Fu could no longer smell the scent of soul, and the bone knife slowly retracted into the ground.

"Boss!" Paopao rushed over and saw Anrou looked strange. He asked, "What's wrong?"

An Rou tried to speak calmly: "The joint team is here - don't panic, they can't get in, they've already left. What's going on?"

Paopao stopped to look around and replied, "I remodeled the berthing area for the thermal boat first, but I didn't pay much attention to what it looked like at the time. Boss, would you like to come with me to take a look?"

An Rou shook her head. The parking area was dimly lit and she couldn't see clearly.

"If you're not sure about something, just ask."

"Oh." Paopao lowered his head. "Brother Baofu, can you give me a ride?"

Bao Fu carried him to the center of the pond.

"Ask, ask, ask. I forgot to ask just now. How many lighthouses are there in the anchorage area..."

"My name is Wen Wenwen!"

"Ah, it's a question, I didn't call you wrong..."

"Wen Wenwen!"

"Just ask, it's convenient."

"no!"

…

The communication efficiency between a human and a ghost is quite low.

There is still almost a whole day before the market opens at 8 o'clock tomorrow night, so there is no rush.

Wen Wenwen is a trader. After all, he is a ghoul who has reached the highest level. After calming down, he no longer insists on killing An Rou, and the discussion about cooperation goes smoothly.

The content of the transaction between the two parties is very simple. Wen Wenwen will follow An Rou's instructions and help her eliminate the high-level players who will be present tomorrow night.

An Rou spared Wen Wenwen's life and promised to help him rebuild a black market island before leaving.

Black Market Island is a rocky island. The construction waste that the wealthy have swallowed up includes not only rocks but also the metal petals essential for supporting the island. Rebuilding it is not difficult; it just requires a lot of money.

Otherwise, Wen Wenwen's movements would be restricted to the area around the cylinder. An Rou had tried, but he didn't even dare to walk to the edge of the pond.

The territorial restriction setting is more deadly to the ghoul boss than any weapon.

An Rou even suspected that the reason why the Blood-Winged Ghoul was easily crushed to death by Jie Xin was not only because Jie Xin was too powerful, but also because it left the T21 train.

The T21 train was a moving object, and it was most likely the Bloodwing Ghoul's territory. Teleporting away from the train would only mean it would be reclaimed by the system.

By analogy, a farm is the "T21" for getting rich quickly.

Perhaps, as long as Bao Fu stayed on the farm, she would not be as vulnerable to Jie Xin as she originally thought.

-

The cost of reconstruction far exceeded expectations. Paopao estimated that it would cost 20 million gold, but it actually cost 32 million gold.

It’s simple, the income on Ghost Island is high and the prices are also high.

Similarly, copying a half-meter square piece of glass only costs 200 gold in Lengbing City, but 300 gold in Ghost Island.

The glass counter in the official trading area alone cost more than 5 million.

Lighthouses, something that Lengbing City had never seen before, were even more expensive.

32 million gold, or the result after Paopao tried every possible means to control it.

According to An Rou's original idea, the farm should be completely transformed into a black market island. All buildings should be demolished, all cultivated land and orchards should be abandoned, and then it should be rebuilt in its original shape after the task is completed.

The total cost will be at least 70 to 80 million yuan.

Run and die for your advice.

An Rou agreed with his suggestion: move all farm buildings and farmland behind the official trading area and then build a wall to cover them.

The original structure of the Black Market Island was that the official trading area was placed in the middle, and the square directly opposite the arc of the building was the free trading area. The two together occupied exactly half of the island's area.

The other half, without a lighthouse, is pitch black and few people go there.

At that time, all the lights in the farm buildings will be turned off and covered with a layer of black insulating pads. No one will be able to see the inside in the dark.

In order to ensure that no one enters by mistake, Paopao simply rebuilt the walls at both ends of the curved building, extending them to the edge of the light shield.

Imitating the common slogans on Ghost Island, "No Trespassing" is written every few steps.

After a busy day, the black market farm was born perfectly.

The arc-shaped building representing the official trading area, the open square representing the free trading area, and the anchorage area surrounding the island, after Wen Wenwen's corrections, are exactly the same as the original black market island.

Only half of the island behind the official trading area was densely packed with buildings from the original farm.

If you want to get rich quickly, you can move buildings or farmland to save effort and money.

I was so tired from running that An Rou sent me to the newly moved villa for dinner.

An Rou carried the lunch box and went to the dance hall.

An Rou arranged the temptingly colored food one by one and took out a silk scarf to wipe her hands.

"If you don't sit down now, the food will get cold."

The person I was waiting for finally arrived.

Xie Xin appeared out of nowhere beside him, picked up his chopsticks with a smile and said, "I've been in Yong'an for so long, but this is the first time I've seen a farmer be so polite to me."

"It's my duty." An Rou said with a hint of meaning, "It's a way of thanking Mr. Jie for finding help for An Rou."

Xie Xin picked up a shrimp and put it into his mouth, his expression intoxicated. He smiled with narrowed eyes and said, "It seems that the farmer thinks I haven't helped enough."

The shrimps...are too salty, not An Younian's quality.

"Then can Mr. Xie remain a good person to the end?"

An Rou took out a plate of shrimp in ketchup from the lunch box, exactly the same as the ones on the table, and asked, "Can you do me another small favor?"

Xie Xin's face was conflicted, but he couldn't help himself and stretched out his chopsticks.

An Rou took advantage of the situation and pulled open the dish: "After the market opens, the light shield doesn't need to be sealed. Only inflow and no outflow. How do you think?"

"Aren't you worried about attracting more players?"

"I'm afraid there won't be enough people coming."

Jie Xin waved his finger, and the dish escaped An Rou's control and slid in front of him: "Deal."

He seemed to be so captivated by the authentic shrimp in tomato sauce that he didn't bother to talk anymore. When An Rou left the table, he suddenly laughed and said, "The farmer always seems to have a plan in mind."

"Do you think you will let me go just because I cry?"

An Rou agreed, but her heart started beating fast.

The chatterbox Jie Xin doesn't talk nonsense.

She walked out of the dance hall and came to the square in front of the official trading area.

In front of the arc-shaped building is a remodeled lighthouse. On a stone base half a person's height is a ten-meter-high white lamppost.

An Rou's fingers slowly brushed across the stone base, her eyes gazing everywhere, near and far.

The scene outside the light barrier wasn't real, but the changes in light were consistent with actual time. The misty sky over Onigashima grew increasingly gloomy.

There are less than two hours left until the market opens at 8 o'clock.

Jie Xin, what exactly are you implying?

Was it simply a shake of her confidence, or was there something truly flawed in her plan?

There is no perfect plan in the world, and even if there is, it depends on perfect execution.

When any plan is implemented, there are known or unknown risks.

Objectively speaking, the Black Market Island plan began with Jie Xin and Chu Mo, but subjectively speaking...

An Rou's eyelashes trembled.

Wen Wenwen - Jin Huo!

The perfect ghost technique "Golden Deception" within the limited area gave her the confidence to formulate the Black Market Island plan!

An Rou immediately cleared her mind: [Meng Ziyu, come out.]

-

As soon as seven o'clock passed, thermal boats set off from various islands and flew to Black Market Island No. 7.

Around eight o'clock, the sky above the Black Market Island light shield was filled with a large number of ships.

The yellow light emitted by the thermal ship gathered together, and when viewed from below, it looked like a rising sun, or a full moon that the soul world had never seen before.

Wulizha pulled up the brim of his hat to cover his eyes and eyebrows, but he still keenly caught the inquiring gaze.

He squinted his eyes and found a familiar face among the crowded thermal boats not far away.

As expected, Yatan also sent out an execution team.

[Wuliza: Enke has been spotted. Support team, prepare to contact Yatan for support.]

[Elric: Captain, we've already met them. Tengri is leading the Yatan support group.]

Tengri, a master player, hadn't yet climbed onto the Destiny Rankings. He was about the same level as Elric.

[Elric: Captain, Tengri requires the west side.]

Wuliza: Yes.

The Onigashima Ghoul Tide mission has its own characteristics: many islands are small in size, and once a ghoul tide breaks out, it will quickly spread to the entire island.

Therefore, the execution team usually consists of two teams. The high-level players are responsible for going to the island to deal with the ghoul boss and are considered the front line.

The support team hid at the edge of the island, set up a blockade, and was responsible for strangling other ghouls.

The Black Market Island is even more special. It is covered by a light shield, so the support team cannot go to the island and lurk in advance, and can only set up control on the sea.

Wuliza shifted his gaze and looked at the sea outside the light shield.

The black insulating mat was sprinkled with water, and it looked shimmering in the dim light, just like the surface of the water.

No one should notice the salvage ship below.

He turned his attention back to the players who came to the black market to trade, and began to consider whether to clear the market early.

The president requested that the mission be kept secret because he was worried that the Atan Guild would interfere - this worry was obviously unnecessary.

Yatan's reaction was no slower than theirs. It was obvious that some of their members had died in the ghoul wave last night.

Since Yatan has arrived, clearing out irrelevant people in advance will be beneficial to the mission.

Wuliza made up his mind, called up the light screen, and was about to send a message to Enke when he suddenly caught a glimpse of an unusual place out of the corner of his eye.

On a certain thermal boat, a man of medium build suddenly grew taller.

He immediately made a judgment: a disguised card.

There are too many players here, causing the disguise card acceleration to fail.

Wuliza narrowed his eyes and suddenly realized that the man's back looked familiar, until the other person turned his head slightly and said something to his companion.

He suddenly remembered that it was Sventovit, whom he had just met at the headquarters last night!

As for Witt's companions... Wuliza couldn't see clearly, but the result was obvious.

There were three people on Werther's boat.

There were also three people visiting the Philippine headquarters, one of whom was Bang Ba Kairi!

Are they here for the mission too?

Wuliza had to doubt.

He looked at Enke again. The other party didn't seem to recognize Witt and Kairi, but noticed his gaze and smiled at him.

Enke's smile was as ambitious as ever.

Wuliza knew very well that the other party didn't care about him, the last-ranked super god.

What the Atan Guild saw in Enke was his ambition and drive, so when they came across an SSS-level mission, they gave it to Enke without hesitation, determined to help him enter the super god sequence.

In a flash, the situation became complicated due to the intervention of Long Yan and Gar.

"It's time to go."

"Come on, go on, grab a closer berth and get the stuff out quickly."

"What are you in such a hurry for?"

"How can I not be anxious? I haven't done any missions in days because I'm missing an arm. I quickly sold it and used the money to order a prosthetic limb."

“…”

Whispers were heard everywhere like the wind.

As soon as eight o'clock arrived, a line of microwaves slid across the bright blue light shield, indicating that the Black Market Island was open to the outside world.

The first group of players rushed in immediately, and Enke was one of them.

Wuliza withdrew his gaze, looked at the thermal ship where Witt was, and took a deep breath.

"Move." He lowered his voice and ordered his crew members.

-

There are 10 doors on the first floor of the official trading area, and behind each door is a trading hall.

Nowadays, there are no "traders" standing in the hall. They stand outside the door, looking straight ahead and standing quietly.

An Rou walked from beginning to end, examining every person with a determined smile and gaze.

"Don't be nervous, your job is just to stand there and decorate the facade."

An Rou's gaze was fixed on something. "Heng Batong, act like a man. Why are your legs shaking?"

Heng Batong shuddered all over and looked at the others carefully, only to find that he was the only man among the 10 people.

My legs, which were shaking with fear, stopped shaking for some unknown reason.

An Rou smiled with satisfaction and finally looked at Paopao.

Paopao stood by the outer wall, made an OK gesture, and disappeared into the shadows.

"Okay, the farm has been open for so long, let's try something new this time."

An Rou turned on her toes and looked towards the misty blue night sky: "Open the market!"