Chapter 98: Tail Ship 16
With a splitting headache, Jiang Yuelu pressed down on both sides of his wildly throbbing solar plexus.
He didn't know how long it took before his turbulent mind calmed down and he let out a long breath.
His [synesthesia] seemed to have become stronger.
The moment he exited the dream, he seemed to be connected to the girl's spirit, and his whole body and mind reached a transcendent level of empathy.
The excitement was like an electric current that lit up the room. The human-faced centipede lurking under the water suddenly appeared in front of him, surrounding him from top to bottom like a floating dragon.
One by one, the smiling and crying faces slowly moved and rose...
Is this the world Rongrong lives in? Jiang Yuelu found it incredible.
And... he knew that Rongrong's full name was Jiang Rong, and her parents were the Will family that his father had mentioned. This family had long since died in the sea, and not even a trace of their souls could be found.
The only person on the ship who still had a connection with Will was the ship owner. My father said that this man claimed to be a distant relative of Will.
However, now that he has met Will's little daughter, does it mean that Will's family may be trapped somewhere like Rongrong, and only special ways such as dreams can communicate with them?
Mansion One...
Without further ado, it's time to check out this place.
"Knock, knock." There was a knock on the door.
Such thoughtful courtesy naturally would not belong to Drake. He heard a strange yet familiar voice outside asking him if he was awake.
"De is waiting for you outside. Chris has prepared breakfast. If you are not used to Western food, you can choose the same as me." Jiang Yuelu then remembered that this was Ajin whom she had met yesterday.
"Wait a moment, I'll be right there."
"It's okay, don't worry."
Jiang Yuelu put on his clothes, packed up and went out. After arriving at the restaurant, he glanced around and only saw Drake and Ajin. Seeing him coming, Drake's eyes lit up, "Look who's here!"
Jiang Yuelu sat down, "Where are the others?"
"Gurion took them out early in the morning. That little white-eyed thing also left a note for you. Don't worry, I haven't opened it."
He took the note from Drake, which was written by Leng Wenhan.
[We went to the Land of Despair. I heard from Gurian that ghosts with a crying face mark on their faces are not allowed to appear in Happiness, and you can't get close to them, so they all gathered in the refugee area deeper in the area. I'll tell you when I get the news.]
When Leng Wenhan writes with a pen instead of speaking, he will say more.
Jiang Yuelu put away the note and asked, "Where are the other members of the resistance army?"
"Not everyone is allowed to enter the castle. If you're asking about Dad, he won't eat with us."
"Let's not talk about this for now. Look! Today we specially prepared breakfast for you. Usually, Jin has to follow the local customs and eat Western food with us." Drake pushed a plate over eagerly, "Try it and see how it tastes."
"this?"
Jiang Yuelu asked uncertainly: "Is this...food?"
The big soup bowl in front of him was filled with strange soup, maybe porridge... but it was emitting unknown dangerous acid bubbles. On another plate closer, there were a few cold steamed buns with thin skin and lots of fillings. The icicles were crawling along the plate to the soup bowl. Jiang Yuelu watched helplessly as the icicles and the acid bubbles started to fight.
This food is actually still active!
Derek spread his hands. "Well, Jin, it seems that his taste is different from yours. Your satisfying rotten water soup and strange meat cold buns can't attract him."
"This is a difficult situation. Chris was in a hurry to go out with someone and didn't make any extra meals..."
"Got it!" Drake snapped his fingers. "I still have some left. Come and have mine."
On his plate was a piece of bloody, half-eaten raw meat. Jiang Yuelu felt disgusted at the sight of it. "No, I can't eat much today."
"Hmm, are you not used to the local climate?"
"I think so."
In the end he just drank a glass of water.
Ah Jin looked at them packing up to go out and asked: "Where are you taking him today?"
"Haven't you made up your mind yet? All I want is to work with me all the way... maybe you can give me some good advice?"
Ah Jin said calmly, "There's a little trouble in the business district in the east, and dad is pushing us a little hard, so you'd better go over and take a look today."
"A last minute assignment? Oh, I like that. Come on, guys, let's go pick up some transportation. You don't think we're going to walk today, do you?"
"Okay." Jiang Yuelu followed.
A few minutes later, they stood at the entrance of a cellar.
It was covered with dead branches and leaves, and from the appearance, it looked like a trap.
The ground shook violently. Jiang Yuelu steadied himself and asked in a calm voice, "Will there be earthquakes on the ship?"
Derek laughed out loud, "Man, you're hilarious. That's the best joke I've ever heard in my life! If Bobby heard you use the word earthquake to describe the noise he made, believe me, he'd be so happy tonight."
Bone crumbs falling off? What a weird description.
"Okay, Bobby! Come out! We're about to set off--"
In response to Drake's call, a loud bang came from the cellar. In less than a moment, two sharp tentacles broke through the pile of dry grass at the entrance of the cellar, and a huge monster with a fishy smell appeared in front of the two men.
The first second he saw it, Jiang Yuelu felt unwell.
This thing is so similar to the giant worm I saw in my dream!
"Is this your...means of transportation?"
"Hey, hey, hey, what do you mean by that incredible look in your eyes? We are in the ghost market now, which is different from the stupid reptiles and beasts you usually see. Before his death, Bobby was the most terrifying monster in the deep sea, the most terrifying! Right, Bobby?" Drake patted the big bug's head affectionately.
What kind of monster is this? Isn’t this just a dead snake?
The clever Bobby seemed to have heard the complaints in his heart. The white-bone worm shook its huge head and wailed in dissatisfaction. Drake thought his baby was getting impatient: "Okay, okay, I'll get on your back now. Let's go, we should go to the commercial district!"
Jiang Yuelu sat down... no, to be more precise, she climbed up and sat firmly.
"By the way, Drake, what exactly is the commercial district... grunt..."
As soon as he opened his mouth, the vengeful worm leaped up and started a race with the wind, and the words in his mouth were blown out of control.
Drake's voice was also cut into pieces by the wind, and it came out intermittently: "Let's talk about it after Gulu... lands... Gulu!"
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After arriving at the place, Bobby easily took down the two men, snorted and flew away.
Jiang Yuelu looked around and saw the endless green vegetation before her eyes. "It seems like this is an uninhabited area."
It has nothing to do with business.
Derek shook his head. "Ah, you're unlucky. Normally, I would have landed you in the commercial district with great fanfare, but recently... Dad told us not to cause any trouble. Bobby is too big, so I chose a safe place to land."
"We are almost there. Just go through this small forest."
"Isn't the commercial district your place? You are so cautious."
Drake shook his head. "Just think of it this way. Anything on this ship that is related to enjoyment has nothing to do with us poor people. Business and shopping are things that only happy people can afford."
"But we also have our own territory there. That place... you will understand it naturally when you arrive."
Jiang Yuelu: "...Okay."
He thought for a moment: "Is this place close to Mansion No. 1?"
"Mansion No. 1?" Drake was surprised. "I've never heard of this place. Is it in Happiness?"
Jiang Yuelu nodded.
"The houses on the ship are numbered..."
Crossing an area of lush vegetation, Drake pointed to a vast area not far away and said, "Look, look at that large area of houses." The houses he pointed to were mostly two- or three-story Western-style villas with exquisite small gardens. The fences and lawns in each area were neatly trimmed.
"That's the most expensive house in Happiness. You have to pay this much happiness value to buy it." Drake gestured with a staggeringly large number.
"Who would live there?" Jiang Yuelu asked, "We are all evil spirits, how much happiness can we get? Who can pay a large sum of money for such a beautiful house?"
Derek said, "You underestimate the ghosts here. Those who live there are all happy families. And look over there."
Jiang Yuelu looked in the direction where his finger pointed. That was the first house from left to right.
Drake said, "From what I understand, the houses there start numbered two."
"Mansion No. 2?"
"That's right. The most expensive and rare house here is numbered two, not counted from the first."
Drake was confused. "So I don't understand. Is the Mansion No. 1 you mentioned the haunted house on the ghost ship? None of us can see it?"
He laughed out loud at his own humorous joke, but only Jiang Yuelu knew that the "haunted house that no one can see" could possibly exist, right in his dream, he had just seen it yesterday.
But he didn't plan to tell Drake and the others about Rongrong.
Seeing that he hadn't said anything, Drake thought he was still dwelling on the previous question, "Forget it, buddy. Seeing you in so much pain, I'll just tell you."
"Tell me what?" Jiang Yuelu was stunned.
"Aren't you curious about why we are all ghosts, but have different levels of happiness?"
Jiang Yuelu nodded, "This is indeed unbelievable."
When we first got on board, the happiness and pain in everyone's hands were measured by the [Fortune Scale]. For all ghosts, resentment was much greater than happiness, because they survived until now because of their obsessions and wishes that were difficult to fulfill.
How can a ghost be happy? How can there be endless happiness?
"Most ghosts are ordinary ghosts." Drake and he walked into the bustling commercial district unknowingly while talking. There were some shops on the roadside selling some sundries. He also saw the raw meat worms that made him sick in the morning placed on the shelves of the food store.
The shopkeeper took out a piece of raw meat and the customer showed his smiley face sign.
After a back and forth, the transaction is completed.
If the raw meat hadn't smelled fishy, Jiang Yuelu would have even thought that this was an ordinary transaction that happened in the vegetable market.
"Hmm? Um..."
As the guest hurried away, he seemed to understand something from the mark on the other's face.
"You see," Drake said, "his smile is different from the others."
Yes, it is different. The color is darker and the curve of the corners of the mouth is pulled downwards.
I'm afraid that if I buy it a few more times, the color will become heavy, and the smile will turn into tears, completely turning into the crying face that was covered up by disguise.
"He is about to enter a desperate situation..."
Drake sighed, "Despair is everywhere, just look at the other side."
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