Chapter 131 The Only Winner (V)

The cruise ship owner was not a person who would easily trust others.

However, the story that Dong Jin made up sounded ridiculous at first, but after careful consideration, it was extremely logical, which made him completely fall into Dong Jin's rhythm from the beginning.

Until now, the cruise ship owner was not suspicious about whether Dong Jin was lying, but was entangled in whether Dong Jin was dreaming or telling the truth.

Thinking of this, he subconsciously glanced at the bodyguard beside him. After seeing the other party nod imperceptibly, he directly threw away the last bit of scruples and completely believed in Dong Jin's unique talent that attracted the three gods that night.

"I have been talking to you for so long, but I don't think I have introduced myself yet? I am Greedy, the owner of this cruise ship."

Although the interaction between Greedy and the bodyguard was obscure, Dong Jinshi saw it clearly.

Because when he burned his life to scan Greedy, he did not forget to look at his bodyguard. As a result, he found that this bodyguard seemed to have no sense of existence, but in fact, he could observe less information than Greedy.

[Bodyguard?: Non-human creature with special abilities.]

[One of the ghosts lingering in the Weixi Sea. Because its prototype is ▉▉, it can survive in the world in human form.]

The amount of information that the "Eye of Truth" can see has always been related to the strength of the observer.

There is no doubt that this bodyguard is far more powerful than Greedy. Judging from the way these two people interact, he is most likely the mythical creature that Grete has contracted.

Dong Jin thought while finishing the scene: "You are the cruise ship owner? Then can you ask the captain to return immediately? I swear this is really the Vissi Sea! Strange things happened one after another when we just arrived here. I don't know what will happen if I stay any longer..."

Gredi just smiled and poured himself a glass of wine: "I know this is the Vissi Sea."

After saying this, he did not continue the topic, but deliberately said: "Just now I saw that you didn't seem to like this "Crashle". Tell the performer what song you want to hear. After all, you and I... have a deep relationship."

"No need, I can't hear the violin. Besides, compared to "Crashle", "The Storm" is more suitable for tonight. Wait, Now is not the time to talk about this at all!"①

Dong Jin first answered subconsciously about the music, and then looked at Gretey as if he suddenly reacted: "What do you mean by 'superficial relationship'? Don't talk nonsense, we just met. I guess you don't even know my name."

Playing dumb at the right time is also a skill, but Dong Jin thought he was pretty good at it.

Gretey said the information he wanted to know without any doubt: "Dong Jin, right?"

"Not only your name, I even know that you are type X blood. Because I have the same blood type."

"...Next, you won't say that you are my biological father, right?"

Dong Jin's hesitant expression and divergent thinking made Grete laugh directly, and even made him almost choke on the wine.

Such a ridiculous statement lowered his guard again: "No, no, no, although we do have a blood relationship - after all, X-type blood is very special, and people with this blood type can basically trace their blood back to the same ancestor, but your blood relationship with me is obviously quite far away, at least ten generations away."

At this point, Gredy added jokingly: "But if you want, I can also be your father. Because you deserve it."

Do you know how tall the grass is now on the grave of the last person who asked someone to recognize him as his godfather?

Dong Jin acted stupid when he should, and would not continue to play dumb when he should be sharp: "What does 'I deserve it' mean? You suddenly said so much, is it related to my dream tonight?"

Gredi looked at him with more satisfaction after hearing this: "That was not a dream, it was proof that the gods favor you."

"Since you have heard the legend of the Visi Sea, you should know that in addition to the name of the 'Sea of ​​Death', it also has an imaginative alias-'Wishing Well'. Every year, countless idiots come here to make a wish regardless of life and death." Speaking of

this topic, Gredi slightly shed his friendly disguise and revealed his arrogant nature.

"But what they don't know is that making a wish also requires qualifications. Only people with special bloodlines have the ability to pray to the gods. As for those mortals, their only use is to fall into the sea and feed the fish. And you..."

Then Gredi's gaze fell from the wine glass to Dong Jin again: "And you, my dear child, you are certainly not a mortal - you are the best favored by the gods."

"Now that I've come to this, I won't hide it from you. Everyone on this ship has the same bloodline. Originally, I wanted to wait until 8:00 in the morning to announce this, and then perform a prayer ceremony for you to awaken your bloodline."

"Then those with superior talents will be able to hear the voice of the gods and gain the power they want. But your talent, which is more than genius, allows you to skip this step. Now it is not the gods who choose you, but you who choose the gods."

"I am already over 40 years old and have no offspring. This time I specially organized this sea trip to find the most powerful successor from people of similar blood. I think you have the potential to beat everyone." Are you

waiting here to draw a big pie for him?

Dong Jin listened perfunctorily while looking at the updated game panel with his eyes downcast.

As Gredi narrated half-truthfully, his side quests were gradually refreshed.

[Side Quest 1: Become a Successor. ]

[Mission introduction: A dangerous successor battle is about to take place on the cruise ship. You are favored before the battle begins. Will you win smoothly in the end and become the only successor? The higher the trialist's ranking in the successor battle, the higher the final evaluation. ]

[Side Mission 2: The truth of the succession battle. ]

[Mission introduction: With wealth and prosperity within reach, you have noticed the cover-up in the cruise ship's main story. You can't help but begin to wonder why this battle exists? The sooner the truth is discovered, the higher the final evaluation. ]

Regardless of Greedy's purpose in showing goodwill, Dong Jin never refuses sugar-coated bullets because he has a unique skill in eating sugar and throwing bullets.

When Greedy praised him kindly, he pretended to be a little overwhelmed and said, "You are exaggerating. I don't feel any different from before, maybe I haven't awakened at all... Can I also participate in tomorrow's wishing ceremony? What should I prepare? Which god should I respond to?"

Seeing Dong Jin's complete trust in him, Greedy became more friendly.

"Of course you can participate. It was originally prepared for geniuses like you. When the time comes, you just need to make a wish to the sea - such as hoping to gain power, and then throw a coin into the sea, and a god will take your coin and respond to you. This is awakening."

"If you want that god to show up and help you, you only need to spend another coin to summon him. Sounds magical, doesn't it?"

Is the coin the medium for summoning? Or is it the carrier for the mythical creature to descend?

Dong Jin compared what Kai said with what Greedy said. After confirming that the cruise ship owner did not lie in this regard, he finally began to reveal his secrets today: "Are you talking about the commemorative coins distributed to tourists after boarding the ship? But they accidentally fell out when I was drinking tea just now. I only picked up two at the time, and I couldn't find the other one..."

He deliberately stood up and bumped into the waiter before, not only for acting, but also for this moment.

Dong Jin had already seen two coins in Greedy's suit pocket on his chest.

So the moment he walked into the restaurant, he hid one of the three coins in his pocket, and then used the "dramatic hand" to pretend to replace the coin silently.

When he collided with the waiter later, he found a good angle to let the three coins fall out of his pocket. One of them bounced off the bottom of the tray and flew straight to the window behind him.

Even if someone went to look for it, they would only come to the conclusion that it had flown out of the window and into the sea amid the thunder.

As for whether it really fell into the sea or disappeared on the spot because Dongjin canceled the skill, no one knew except Dongjin.

"Well, this is indeed a problem." Grete was also a witness to the scene of the coins splashing.

However, he didn't pay much attention to the coins at that time. He only saw one coin fly quite far, as if it flew out of the window. It doesn't matter. It's not a big deal. Although coins are made of rare materials and are extremely difficult to make, he still has some in stock.

Dong Jin is the tourist he is most optimistic about at present. Such a talent is indeed worthy of his preference.

Thinking of this, Gredi took out a coin from his jacket pocket and gave it to Dong Jin, saying: "Don't worry, since you have recognized me as your elder, you will not lack what others have."

"This is for you - don't lose it again this time. I am looking forward to your performance during the day."

And Dong Jin, of course, accepted it with a grateful look on his face.

But at this moment, what he was thinking in his heart had nothing to do with gratitude. He was wondering if he was going to be short of it.

At first, he had to hold back a little when he was trying to get the best out of the coins, considering their special functions. He didn't expect the cruise ship owner to be so generous. If he really found a godfather, would he just use the coins freely?

Of course, this was just Dong Jin's random thought.

Because the "Eye of Truth" told him that there was an upper limit on the use of coins, and a maximum of three coins could be used at a time.

Besides, he would only be a father to others, not recognize them as his father.

After bidding farewell to Gredi, Dong Jin did not go to the deck to join in the fun, but considered the two side quests word by word.

When he observed the physical strength of the cruise ship owner earlier, there was a very interesting piece of information.

At that time, Gredi's teeth showed: [Bone age 32 years old. ］

The cruise ship owner has obviously lived for a long time, but his bone age is inconsistent with the overall description given by the "Eye of Truth".

There are roughly two possibilities for this matter: either this guy's body is forever fixed at this age, or this is not his original body. Combined with the second side mission, Dong Jin estimated that the latter is more likely.

He remembered there was a word called "cuckoo occupying the magpie's nest", and the Weixi Sea is full of fallen mythical creatures...

So is it possible that the prototype of the bodyguard is a dove?

From this, it can be inferred that Gredi is not looking for a successor, but looking for a suitable container for himself.

The song "Cradle" played in the restaurant just now is probably also hinting that this cruise ship is the cradle that gave birth to his new body.

When Dong Jin returned to the cabin and casually said his guess, his newly completed side quest was immediately marked as "completed".

Apparently, all his guesses were correct.