Chapter 123 Mermaid Cruise
After arguing with reason, Xu Zhiyan finally did not really wrap himself up like a ball. He put on some light clothes and a cloak on the outside.
The young boy Bai Jin was somewhat dissatisfied.
But facing this person who has begun to regard himself as a tutor, he seems to have no choice but to change his clothes and prepare to leave.
But when he came back from changing clothes in the side hall, he saw Xu Zhiyan walking around the room, muttering to himself.
Xu Zhiyan was looking for any useful supplies to take away.
After receiving a system notification yesterday that he would have to take care of all his daily necessities on board, he inexplicably felt a sense of crisis. After changing his clothes, he began to search the room.
He wants them all, whether it's fruit hazelnut towels or anything like that!
"Master Bai, what is this? A yellow apple? My family was poor when I was young, so I have never eaten one..."
"You can take it."
"Xiaobai, what is this? Inside the round shell..."
"Take it."
"Bai Jin, this..."
"Take it! Don't ask me again!"
Bai Jin was pushed to the point of being intolerable, and finally pointed at the room angrily and shouted: "Take whatever you want, you don't need my permission!"
Say the most cowardly words in the harshest tone.
Xu Zhiyan nodded and smiled with satisfaction. His hands kept moving, mainly searching for food.
Although there is no limit on the food supply for guests on the ship, he should not have to worry about food and drink with his new identity, but it is always better to prepare more.
Finally, looking at Bai Jin who had changed his clothes, Xu Zhiyan approached him, stretched out his hand with a slightly puzzled expression...
Bai Jin, who was absent-mindedly adjusting his tie just now, suddenly stiffened all over.
Ever since he changed his clothes, his eyes have been secretly searching for Xu Zhiyan's shadow in the mirror.
He felt a little complicated as he watched the other person eat up almost all the edible things in the room like a monkey who had never seen the world.
Is he really an inferior person?
But although the person in front of him exuded the aura of an inferior person, from the appearance, he was almost no different from the superior people he had seen.
Before he could continue to pick and choose this new teacher in his mind, the other person's hand rested on his shoulder.
"You, what are you going to do!!"
Bai Jin pretended to be nonchalant when he questioned, but his red ears and stammering words betrayed his inner nervousness.
Then, he saw Xu Zhiyan's slender fingers slide down from his shoulder... to his vest pocket, and with a light flick, he pulled out a golden chain along with the gold pocket watch on the back.
"Young Master, this... well, I know this. I just want to ask you, can you exchange this thing with me?"
In just a short period of time, Xu Zhiyan changed the way he addressed Bai Jin six or seven times.
As he spoke, he took out the pocket watch he got from the shop owner from his pocket and carefully pressed the switch on it.
“Ka——”
The old pocket watch was opened, revealing a black and white photo.
Seeing the confused look on the boy's face, he took out the photo, put it into the gold pocket watch, and then stuffed the second-hand pocket watch back into Bai Jin's pocket.
"You don't want the teacher to use a broken pocket watch, do you?"
As he spoke, he shook the pocket watch with his lowered hand... Well, it was quite heavy, it must be made of pure gold.
Bai Jin pursed his lips and didn't speak for a long time.
He was afraid that if he opened his mouth, his heart would jump out of his mouth.
Oh my god! Why is there a photo of him in this lowly person's pocket watch? Could it be that what he said before about the tutor who didn't come two years ago was true?
He felt a little confused.
At first, Bai Jin thought Xu Zhiyan was just a liar, but he really liked her and didn't want to let her go, so he tried to keep her.
Xu Zhiyan doesn't care about that.
Seeing that Bai Jin had no intention of resisting and let him take the gold pocket watch away, he evaluated him a few tenths of a point higher.
Although he really wanted to ask more about the cruise ship, according to his experience, slices usually have limitations... Forget it, there is no safe house to shield him, if he asked something that would anger the main system, he would probably get into trouble.
After checking the time, the young man, who had become much more obedient, stopped teasing and suggested, "It's almost time."
Xu Zhiyan took out a thick wig and put it on. As long as he lowered his head, the rough bangs almost covered half of his face and did not attract anyone's attention at all.
Bai Jin did not stop him and seemed to like Xu Zhiyan's action.
The two left the hotel and came to the dock surrounded by servants.
Today is the day to embark.
The pier was particularly lively.
All the cargo ships passing by moved to the sides to make room for the Leviathan in the middle.
The same went for the workers. The low-level workers at the dock all disappeared and were driven to invisible corners, for fear of offending the eyes of the distinguished guests.
The Leviathan was a steamship.
The cruise ship is huge, several hundred meters long. It is painted white, and a row of chimneys emitting black smoke stand out on the hull.
Xu Zhiyan lowered his head and followed Bai Jin.
Perhaps because he was dressed too simply, he looked no different from the servants around him.
There were more people passing by him. He secretly glanced at the guests who were about to board the ship with his peripheral vision, and his ears kept collecting information revealed by the guests during their conversations.
Bai Jin saw that Xu Zhiyan seemed very curious, so he took advantage of the fact that there were not too many people around and pulled him to a corner. He said in a serious tone, "The Leviathan has many secrets that are not accessible to low-ranking people. You must behave yourself after you get on board. Just stay in my...our room, don't go anywhere, and wait until you get off the ship."
Xu Zhiyan withdrew his gaze from the other guests and said innocently, "Why? Will something bad happen if we go out?"
Unexpectedly, Bai Jin would take the initiative to mention that there were secrets on the cruise ship. He tried to guide the other party to tell him something. If the other party took the initiative to tell him, it should not be counted as his asking!
The young man frowned when he was asked the question.
Of course something bad will happen! Is that even a question?
But he couldn't say.
Not everything can be told to the lower class.
The young man Bai Jin held it in for a long time before finally saying, "There are many places on the ship where lower class people cannot go. Only guests can go freely."
guest……
Xu Zhiyan raised his eyebrows slightly, chewing on these two words.
Aren’t tutors considered guests?
Seeing that he wanted to ask something, Bai Jin angrily pulled the other person's hand, pulled him closer, and warned him: "I will take you to exchange your identity bracelet. Do not take it off every minute you are on the ship."
He spoke very seriously, and although he did not state the result, the fact that he overcame his shyness and pulled the person over was enough to illustrate the importance of the identity bracelet.
In fact, Bai Jin felt a little regretful at this moment. He began to hesitate whether bringing Xu Zhiyan on board was the right choice.
On the other hand, seeing that he couldn't get any useful information out of him, Xu Zhiyan could only nod helplessly, indicating that he would behave himself and not go anywhere.
The two turned back from the corner to the road and continued to the boarding point.
Seeing that Bai Jin was walking hesitantly, he would ask him a question in a low voice from time to time.
"Is the lady in blue a guest?"
"Yes."
"What about the one with the diamond necklace?"
"no."
"That guy named Davis."
"yes."
"that……"
Although Bai Jin would glare at him fiercely, he would always give an answer in the end.
Soon, Xu Zhiyan, who was walking on the road with his head down, discovered something strange - these guests were very recognizable.
It was not just the clothes that he judged from and the order of priority when people were gathered together. After observing several people in a row, he found that although there were many people about to board the ship and they were all wearing expensive clothes, only a small number of them could be nodded by Bai Jin and called guests.
Their unifying feature is youth and beauty.
Yes, it is a very general characteristic, but it is one that is sought after by countless humans.
Only halfway to the ship, Xu Zhiyan saw guests of all skin colors, whether they were blondes with skin so white that it was almost transparent, or guests with healthy wheat-colored skin with black hair and black eyes, and even guests with dark skin and extremely three-dimensional facial features like sculptures...
All those who were recognized as guests by Bai Jin, regardless of gender, nationality, or whether their names were difficult to pronounce, all looked to be around twenty years old and possessed stunning beauty.
As for the rest of the people who followed the guests, no matter how they dressed, they were still somewhat inferior.
By the time they were almost at the boarding point, Xu Zhiyan could basically recognize the guests by their beauty.
And he also discovered a little episode.
Although the young Bai Jin had a stern face and walked forward with his head down, when the guests saw Bai Jin, they all nodded slightly at him.
Xu Zhiyan glanced at the young man beside him and questioned his identity in his mind.
What is the identity of the ghost slice this time?
I always feel like there are a lot of secrets.
The guests gathered in front of the boarding point.
There was a group of people sitting in the open space in front of the boarding point, accepting compliments from other guests. It was obvious that they also had a very high status among the guests.
What was surprising yet reasonable was that after seeing Bai Jin, they all gestured to the people who flattered them and walked towards Bai Jin and Xu Zhiyan.
Bai Jin obviously realized this as well.
He turned sideways and whispered to Xu Zhiyan, "The ticket office is just ahead. Get on board first and wait for me on the deck."
Those guests were all dressed in jewels and looked handsome, and it was obvious that they were not easy to mess with. So Xu Zhiyan was of course obedient and quietly left Bai Jin and went to the ticket office alone.
Soon, the sound of several people talking came from behind him.
"Master Bai, you are here!"
"I'm sorry I should have been out to greet you at the dock."
"We have been waiting here for a long time. We thought you would be late. We just told the captain that the departure time will be postponed..."
The voice of each guest is very pleasant to the ear, and it seems that just listening to it makes people feel good.
However, what answered them was Bai Jin's icy voice.
"No, set sail on time."
None of them were annoyed. The tall blond man smiled and nodded, as if he was completely focused on what the other person said.
"Okay, Master. I'll give the order right away."
Xu Zhiyan slowed down and listened for a while. After finding that it was just ordinary greetings, he quickly walked to the boarding ticket gate.
Although it is a temporary ticket gate, you can see the care put into it.
The small wooden house was painted red and was very conspicuous. There was a small window on the blurry black glass. As long as you handed the ticket in, bracelets of different colors would be handed out.
The line at the ticket check was quite long. There were more than a dozen people in front of Xu Zhiyan, and soon a dozen people followed behind him.
The identities of these people should be the same as his. Although they are not guests, they have tickets.
There seem to be quite a few people like this.
Xu Zhiyan stretched his head and looked around, and found that this ticket window had everything from beautiful women in gorgeous clothes and jewelry to bald men in ordinary clothes. In terms of viewing appeal, it was indeed not as good-looking as the crowds of guests.
The team moved forward quickly.
Standing in front of Xu Zhiyan was a young man carrying a long black box on his back.
He was wearing a suit that didn't fit him well, with beads of sweat oozing from his forehead. He looked gray and had an ordinary appearance, except for his eyes, which were unexpectedly bright.
Perhaps because he was too nervous, the young man turned around and saw a woman with the same long gray hair.
"Hi, hello, my name is Levi, I'm the clarinet player who will be on board. I really didn't expect Miss Jenny to give me this opportunity. I will definitely perform well. Do you like listening to music? I started learning to play the clarinet when I was four years old..."
Without waiting for Xu Zhiyan's response, Li Wei repeated his message from beginning to end.
From which music college he studied in, to how hard he studied when he was a child, to how he was appreciated by the so-called Miss Jenny and was invited to perform on board the ship.
Xu Zhiyan felt overwhelmed after hearing this and didn't want to say anything.
He didn't want to waste any extra props to modify the sound.
However, Levi, who was in front of him, had no intention of letting him go. He talked more and more fluently, chattering non-stop.
"Is this your first time on board as well? Oh my god, I'm so excited. I didn't expect that I would be chosen. I will definitely perform well. I heard that there is a Poseidon Theater on the Leviathan. It is spacious and bright, and is not inferior to any theater on land..."
"...Oh, why don't you speak? I thought about it. Are you nervous too? It's okay. Tell me why you got on the ship?"
After Levi finished telling his story, he realized belatedly that he had not yet asked about the other party's identity.
Seeing that this person talked too much and had attracted the attention of people nearby, Xu Zhiyan could no longer tolerate it, but did not want to be exposed.
He raised his hand, pointed to his mouth, and shook his hand.
Levi, who had been chattering just now, stopped.
This future clarinet master with eyes full of dreams suddenly felt a shock of guilt.
"I'm sorry, I didn't know you couldn't speak..."
Sure enough, after Xu Zhiyan said that he was mute, the other party immediately quieted down and stopped talking, and the excitement just now seemed to have calmed down a lot.
After a while, it was their turn to check tickets.
Levi stuffed his boat ticket into the small window under the dark glass, and his mood seemed to return to its previous high.
Soon, a plump and round hand stretched out from the small window, holding a light green bracelet. The style was no different from the black bracelet distributed in the shed before.
Considering what Bai Jin had said before, Xu Zhiyan understood.
It seems that on this ship, the bracelet is a symbol of identity, and bracelets of different colors represent different identities.
When it was Xu Zhiyan's turn to check tickets, he calmly handed in his expired ticket.
There was nothing unusual inside the ticket window.
Just like Bai Jin said, expired tickets can be used.
The ticket inspector inside paused for a moment, probably checking the information. Although the other information didn't match, at least the gender was correct.
This time, what was handed over by the round and fat hand was a blue bracelet.
Xu Zhiyan first put the bracelet into his arms, then suddenly stretched out his two hands, and before the fat hand in the window was retracted, he held that hand, shook it up and down twice, and then quickly let go.
After the fat hand was released, it quickly retracted into the window.
It all happened quickly and quietly, and was soon drowned out by the noisy sounds of the dock.
Xu Zhiyan ignored the astonished looks of the people queuing up to board the ship behind him, lowered his head and quickly walked to the long ladder for boarding, and put the blue bracelet on his left wrist.
Although he was following everyone to board the ship, his mind was on the ticket inspector.
He rubbed his right thumb and index finger gently, as if recalling the feeling of the handshake just now. Xu Zhiyan raised his hand, put the tip of his index finger under his nose and sniffed gently.
A salty and fresh taste sticks to the fingers, with the smell of tide.
He had observed before and found that there seemed to be something on the back of the fat hand, so he probed it slightly. Thinking of the hard and raised texture on the back of the other person's hand when he shook hands just now, he roughly judged that there were barnacles on the back of the other person's hand, and they were very fresh barnacles.
Can humans grow things like that on their hands?
He stood on the makeshift bridge and glanced at the red ticket checkpoint.
It seems that we have now entered the territory of monsters.
From now on, he would look for monsters that he could control and were useful enough.
…
When Xu Zhiyan stepped completely onto the deck, a new task panel popped up.
[It has been detected that the last batch of surviving players have all boarded the ship. 】
[Due to different identities, only players who log in at the same dock will receive the same mission. Whether to form a team depends on the players' willingness.]
The same dock?
Xu Zhiyan glanced at the comprehensive information and realized that this time the copy would also allow players to log in in batches.
But with this prompt, does it mean that the tasks between players will overlap or conflict? After all, the main system can do everything. Fortunately, he got a new identity.
But Xu Zhiyan didn't wait for long to be happy.
The tasks belonging to the coal burners followed closely.
[Main Mission [Part 1]: Participate in the Cruise Party]
[Task 3: Gold in the Coal Pile [Shared by Coal Burners]]
[Progress: 0%]
[Note: You and your partner, as the lowest-ranking coal burners at the dock, were bullied by other veteran coal burners as soon as you boarded the ship. Gaby, the manager of the steam turbine (where you work), likes to bully newcomers very much. He must get more than three-digit benefits before he will let you go.]
[Tip: Identity represents status, attacking the manager is not a good choice. ]
[Reward: Buffet breakfast at the fourth restaurant (1 person)]
Xu Zhiyan understood everything when he saw it.
Even if the players got enough money last night, it would all be taken away by this so-called manager when they board the ship today.
And it specifically points out that attacking the administrator is not a good choice... Could it be that physical attacks are ineffective?
And what the hell is this coal-burner sharing thing!
Is this any different than forced teaming?
He thought about it in his mind, couldn't help feeling a little anxious, and looked towards the back of the cruise ship.
The steam engine wheel is usually located underwater in the hull of a steamship.
Jin Sheng was not worried, but Jiang Huaique and Chu Qing, who boarded the ship on the same day, were both violent elements who would start fighting at the slightest disagreement.
After thinking for a moment, Xu Zhiyan glanced at the people on the deck who were chatting and laughing, then glanced at the guests who had not yet boarded the ship, and walked towards the cabin at the rear of the cruise ship.
However, after walking a few steps, he found that his skirt was still in the way, so he sneaked into the empty cabin and changed into the clothes that Jiang Huaiqie had repaired.
A few minutes later, Xu Zhiyan appeared on the deck with his head held high, wearing a pair of glasses on his nose, a clean white silk shirt, a suit jacket draped over his arm, and a cane in his hand.
With his warm smile and delicate face, he looked like a cultured man, and from a distance he was almost indistinguishable from the guests.
The barrage of comments gave Xu Zhiyan 666.
【66666 Miracle Million Online Dress Up! 】
[Hahahahaha, fuck yes! He scared me today by wearing women's clothes! ]
[I am dying of laughter, hahahaha, so Xiao Baiwan got the clothes by exploiting a system bug? But why did he have to take the clothes? Couldn’t he just get on the boat with the ticket?]
[No! I went to other people's live broadcast rooms and saw that someone started out as a kitchen helper and got a boat ticket from another apprentice left by his mother, but when he boarded the boat, he was the wrong gender and was kidnapped on the spot! ]
[Fuck! He was kidnapped?]
The audience talked about the other unlucky players and provided more information, but unfortunately, the players who were playing the game could not know.
[Ah, the most amazing thing is that the kidnapped player was also sent to the ship, but the screen of his live broadcast room was blurred. ]
[It seems that this player is trapped. Now that the live broadcast has been upgraded, it is quite smart. If the player obtains a special vision, it will be shared with the live broadcast room. If the player loses the vision, the live broadcast room will also lose the vision. ]
[Fuck, I am so exhausted from watching live broadcasts in such an immersive way! ]
[Hehe, but Xiao Baiwan probably needs to change his bracelet. I just went to other live broadcast rooms and saw that different places require different bracelets to enter.]
On the other side, Xu Zhiyan quickened his pace, his mind full of thoughts on how to outsmart the BOSS.
Triple-digit benefits? Dream on!
A small boss wants to get a hundred dollars from him? No way!
As for Bai Jin, this little piece was too obedient and had long been forgotten by Xu Zhiyan.
The whistle sounded.
Once everyone was on board, the Leviathan set sail.
On the deck, Bai Jin looked at the people coming and going, looking for Xu Zhiyan.
At first he told himself that the other party would definitely wait for him.
But as time went on, there were fewer and fewer people on the deck, and waiters came one after another to ask him if he wanted to go back to his room to tidy up first.
Bai Jin waited until the boat was completely out of sight of the shore before he had to believe that his words had really fallen on deaf ears of that hateful inferior!
"hateful."
He must teach this shameless lowlife a lesson!
As for how to teach...
On the way back with the waiter, Bai Jin kept thinking about how to teach Xu Zhiyan a lesson so that he would know that he was the leader.
"We have to teach him a lesson..."
But unfortunately, until he returned to the room and waited until dark, he still hadn't thought of how to teach the other party a lesson.
The moonlight was alluring and the deck was brightly lit.
Bai Jin stood in front of the window, looking at the waves illuminated by the lights, turned his head to look at the deck, and continued to look for the other person's figure.
After standing there for two hours, he closed the window.
"If you come back to me now, I will forgive you..."
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