Chapter 140 Mermaid Cruise
The little Gritty who was forgotten in the casino has completed his training and learned new skills.
"You are indeed a top student."
Xu Zhiyan was a little shocked. At that moment, he even thought that it was a bit of a waste to use the small crispy bone for cheating.
He hid the note secretly so that it would not be discovered by the players in the live broadcast room.
He made up his mind that when he returned to the safe house, he would buy some books for Xiao Cui Gu to read, to help him become a top student and continue to contribute to the safe house.
Seeing that the forgotten little Kegu was calm, Xu Zhiyan felt relieved.
Thinking that there were still eight hours left, he was in no rush and planned to win the other party back after betting on the remaining games. Taking advantage of the brief respite, he took out the props he had just obtained.
[Name: Blade of Violation]
[Rank: B]
[Type: Special attack item]
[Introduction: This item is unique to the Mermaid Cruise, and is stained with mermaid blood. It can harm NPCs protected by the rules.]
[Notes: Mermaid blood can break some rules.]
[Spiritual Threshold Limit: 20]
The blood-stained dagger was very sharp and gleamed brightly under the light. A strange mermaid image was carved on the pure silver handle.
This is a statue of a female mermaid. The upper body looks like a normal human, with long, fluffy hair, a breathtaking face, and a plump chest covered with shells. However, this should have been a very beautiful statue, but the expression on her face was extremely painful.
The source of its pain is the lower body.
Where there should have been a beautiful fish tail, from the waistline downwards, there were only fish bones left.
Somehow Xu Zhiyan couldn't appreciate this sculpture. After a little guessing, his expression wasn't very good.
Why did the maker of the dagger leave the beautiful fish tail alone and turn it into fish bones? If the maker is not a mentally ill pervert, then this scene probably appeared on the ship...
The replica is a mermaid cruise ship. I heard about the mermaid show when I was off the ship, and when I was on the ship, some people also said that the Poseidon Wine was made by mermaids.
People are talking about mermaids everywhere.
But after being on the boat for so long, Xu Zhiyan found that he hadn’t seen even a single fish scale, let alone a mermaid.
I have seen quite a few sea monsters, including all kinds of weird species.
Take your mind off the handle.
Apart from the weird mermaid statue, this dagger does have some special features.
After reading the introduction, Xu Zhiyan felt that its level and even damage were no longer important. Just based on the fact that it could break the monster rules, this dagger was already very rare.
If he had this dagger when Gordon was harassing him in the casino before, he would definitely find a place to kill Gordon.
I just don't know if this dagger can continue to work if I change the copy.
As for the mermaid blood… forget it.
There is not even a fish hair on this boat, so don't even think about finding a mermaid and taking her blood.
Immediately afterwards, Xu Zhiyan took out the second prop.
【Name: Delicious Soup Spoon】
[Level: A]
[Type: Special]
[Introduction: This item is dropped after the kitchen-related scenes are triggered. It has the ability to turn water into delicious soup. The soup made has an extra attraction bonus to monsters.]
[Notes: Making soup requires the player's mental energy. The more soup you make, the more mental energy you consume.]
[Spiritual Threshold Limit: 50]
This A-level item fits its name very well, especially since the type is written as special, not supply. It seems that using soup to attract monsters is the correct way to use this item.
To be honest, Xu Zhiyan was very surprised.
It has been a long time since he has had any usable props. You know, his mental threshold is stuck by the system and he can't raise it no matter what.
The delicious soup spoon will consume some mental energy, but as long as it is used properly, it will be an excellent monster gathering item.
With 100,000 points and two excellent items in his inventory, Xu Zhiyan was in a good mood.
After loading all the special canned fish in the warehouse, he did not go to the casino first, but went to Uncle Yu to inquire about the progress of the ship.
Standing on the deck, Xu Zhiyan looked around.
The huge cruise ship was parked on the sea, surrounded by thick black fog, with almost no movement and complete silence.
This is not the sea or the ship.
This is literally a coffin floating on stagnant water.
Under the white parasol, Uncle Yu reported the progress.
"The ship is in place."
He looked embarrassed, and his two dead fish eyes were clearly black and white.
"It's too foggy now, not suitable for fishing, but I've already prepared the boat. If you really want to fish, that's fine... But will your master really not be angry?"
There are less than eight hours left until the party starts.
It is known that all the guests on the cruise ship will attend the party, which means that the time after the party begins is when the security of the entire cruise ship is the laxest.
Xu Zhiyan replied with a smile.
"What are you talking about? I just wanted to find someone to test whether the boat is strong in advance. Why would he be angry?" There is no point in being angry anyway.
"We all know about the last ship that broke apart due to old age. Mr. Ville and Mr. Alman almost lost their lives because of it. It was horrible."
He sighed, seeming to be genuinely concerned for the safety of the ship.
"So in order to ensure that there will be no accidents when the boat is used, I will arrange for someone to test the boat in about seven hours."
He laid out his reasons one by one, and even Uncle Yu couldn't refute them, not to mention that he had paid double the money.
Sure enough, after hearing Uncle Yu’s words, he no longer hesitated and nodded in agreement.
Thinking of the evil spirit who violated the rules, Xu Zhiyan added: "Considering that this is a fishing boat after all, I think it would be safer to have a staff member on board. I hope Shanshan can accompany us."
"No, she can't act on her own now." Uncle Yu shook his head in denial when talking about the girl who was so autistic that she didn't want to speak.
"What if she can act on her own?"
"impossible!"
"How can you know if you don't try..."
Seeing that Xu Zhiyan insisted on having Shanshan accompany him, Uncle Yu sighed and took him to the narrow cabin.
"She was in a very bad condition and I couldn't take care of her."
On the bed in the corner, a girl tied with a thick hemp rope huddled in the corner with her knees hugged. She was still in a daze, as if her soul had been taken away.
After taking the person into the cabin to take a look, Uncle Yu was about to leave but was stopped by Xu Zhiyan.
"Talk to your sister."
"Huh?" Uncle Yu was stunned.
The next second, the two dead fish eyes shook, and Uncle Yu’s eyes went dark and he lost consciousness.
The evil spirit that controlled Uncle Yu's body stood at the door, looking at his sister, and was at a loss for a moment.
"It would be better if you persuade them in person. I'm not sure how many of the other people on the ship can survive after the ship sails away." Xu Zhiyan urged with his arms folded.
The violator evil spirit hesitated for a moment and came in front of the sister.
It has no body of its own, and now it can't even prove its identity.
In the end, it was Xu Zhiyan who gave him some advice and asked him to say something that only the two of them knew to prove that he was the older brother.
The evil spirit did not say a word. He first came over, wiped the disheveled Shanshan's face, hummed a strange tune, and gently combed her hair.
It was not until the girl looked at it with eyes wide open that it began to talk about its childhood in this body that did not belong to it.
Due to poverty, their mother remarried when they were very young, but the failed marriage could not change their fate. After their mother passed away, they were treated even more harshly by their stepfather.
Shanshan was sold.
Her stepfather disliked her for not being able to contribute as much as her brother to earn money for the family. He had no feelings for this child who was not related to him by blood, and even blamed her brother for often having to earn less money to take care of her.
"Before I left, I buried the money I hid under the tree in front of my mother's grave. When you return to the shore, take out the money..."
"No."
The girl shook her head vigorously, protesting: "My brother is dead, it's all my fault, how can I live on?"
"Shanshan, be obedient."
The evil spirit was very sad. It wanted to comfort its sister, but it was using Uncle Yu's body, and its two dead fish eyes couldn't convey any emotions, and it couldn't even cry.
Xu Zhiyan stood aside, looking at the affectionate brother and sister in front of him expressionlessly, his brows furrowed from time to time.
In the live broadcast room, some people began to wonder if he was getting impatient to wait.
[Alas, the love between brother and sister is so pitiful. ]
[She was miserable since she was young, and she is still miserable when she grows up. Why do I feel that her sister is a little better than her brother? At least she has someone to protect her. Her brother is really miserable. ]
[It’s miserable, and a little disgusting… That sea slug, help me. I feel like I’m going to have nightmares just thinking about it now.]
[After all, he was beaten to death by that disgusting NPC, alas. 】
[Is Xiao Baiwan impatient to wait? 】
[Ah! No way, I think he is quite humane. We still have plenty of time, so he shouldn't do that? ]
[Wouldn't it be nice to spend this time looking for a side quest? But I don't think this brother can persuade his sister. The little girl just wants to die. She really wants to die.]
It was pretty much as everyone guessed. After talking for nearly an hour, the evil spirit still couldn't make his sister change her mind. The sea slugs in her rotten eye sockets were running around, showing that she was very anxious.
Seeing that time was almost up and the brother and sister had said everything they could, Xu Zhiyan planned to solve the problem quickly.
He walked over and looked down at Shanshan with a cold expression.
"Are you sure you don't want to leave?"
The girl was a little afraid of him, but she still shook her head firmly: "My brother has died for me, why should I live on?"
"Of course." Xu Zhiyan touched his chin, pointed at the violator evil spirit standing behind him, and smiled.
"Your brother signed a contract with me so that I could take you to the shore. He will work for me and become my slave until he disappears! So I provided you with a boat and took you to the shore... You don't think I'm a philanthropist, do you?"
The girl who had just looked determined to die on the boat suddenly raised her head and stared at Xu Zhiyan.
"You... why are you... I won't get off the boat! Let my brother go."
"The contract has been completed long ago. It's useless even if you don't get off the boat." After saying that, Xu Zhiyan smiled maliciously.
"Anyway, I have already provided you with my help. If you don't want to use the boat, that's your business. It's rare to find an evil spirit as useful as your brother. Of course I will make full use of it. It's really a good deal."
Shanshan didn't expect that this guy who looked like a decent human being would not even let her dead brother go.
She was so angry, but she couldn't curse, she just couldn't help crying.
"You...how could you do this! You...I don't need your boat, please let my brother go!" She only hoped that she would no longer be a burden to her brother.
"You said you would release it? How much money will you give me?"
Xu Zhiyan was not moved by these words. He didn't even look at Shanshan. He took out a handkerchief from his pocket and wiped the ring.
The girl was stunned, and then she started to speak: "How much money do you want? How much money do you want to release my brother?"
"How much? With your appearance, can you afford me the money?"
The sarcastic tone seemed to hurt the girl who wanted to redeem her brother. Shanshan looked down at herself, then looked up at the well-dressed man in front of her.
She...she really couldn't afford it.
Seeing that the time was almost right, Xu Zhiyan put away his handkerchief, smiled at the girl, turned around and prepared to leave: "You don't have the money to buy your brother back anyway, I have to go now..."
"No! You can't leave!"
The thin girl, who had been hungry for several days, somehow got the strength from somewhere and jumped off the bed and grabbed Xu Zhiyan's sleeve.
"I can give you money! As long as you can return my brother to me!"
Shanshan, who had originally been determined to die, changed her previous depressed look and her eyes became frighteningly bright.
Xu Zhiyan glanced back at the girl's high-spirited eyes and laughed softly: "I want a lot of money, a lot of money. You can't earn that much on the ship."
"Then I can get off the boat and make money!"
The girl answered through gritted teeth.
"I don't want three or five million, ten or twenty thousand, I want one million or tens of millions."
"Then I will make you millions!"
"make a deal."
Xu Zhiyan smiled and turned away.
"But I hope you can understand that as a businessman, I have to see the money before I can return your brother to you. That's reasonable, right?"
Shanshan didn't want to admit it, but it seemed to be true, so she could only nod.
"In seven hours, someone will come here to find you, and then they will take you back to the shore." Xu Zhiyan continued.
"You can go to the second-hand store owner with the others to get it fixed, or you can just leave. I don't care what method you use, but I hope that the next time I see you, you can pay enough to buy your brother from me... Of course, it's more valuable now, so I won't be so harsh on it."
"Then how can I find you?" Shanshan asked. She no longer thought about whether she could make enough money.
She has to do it.
This is the only way to buy back my brother's soul.
"I often go out to sea. Since I don't know when you will make enough money, so let's do this. When you have tens of millions of assets, come to this dock and wait for me for a week every three years in March. I may not know when to come, but I will definitely come."
Xu Zhiyan was very satisfied with the changes in the girl. He knew very well that he would never go back to the dock again.
But people must have hope to survive.
Shanshan let go of her hand and stared at Xu Zhiyan's face for a long time, as if she wanted to completely remember the person who took her brother away.
"When I make enough money, I will definitely come. I hope you won't break your promise."
"How could that be?" Xu Zhiyan smiled.
"I can tell you my name. My name is Xu Zhiyan. I am a very famous and conscientious businessman. I never lie."
"Conscientious businessman Xu Zhiyan..."
"I'll remember you."
Hope rekindled in Shanshan's eyes, and she now had something she had to do.
The violator evil spirit has gone stupid.
For the first time, it saw its sister's eyes so bright, as if there was a flame burning in them.
All along, the image of his sister in his mind has been soft and weak, so after he learned that his sister was sold to the Leviathan, he gave up everything and chased after her.
But now it seems that its sister has grown up.
Returning to the deck, the evil spirit looked at Xu Zhiyan's back, and his heart could not calm down for a long time.
"Thanks."
"Hmm?" Hearing these emotional words coming out of Uncle Yu's mouth, Xu Zhiyan was stunned at first, and then he realized that it was the evil spirit thanking him.
"It's okay. This is just a part of the deal between you and me. I do things with conscience." He waved his hand, not caring at all.
Shanshan is a little paranoid and will never change once she believes something.
Although Xu Zhiyan is more tactful and good at avoiding direct conflicts and using others' strength to defeat them, he does not dislike people who are paranoid and serious.
It’s just that the violator’s evil spirit was a little confused.
“Why money?”
It is clear that asking Shanshan to do other things may be more difficult, or even beneficial to the person in front of her, such as helping to take care of the baby who is about to be sent ashore.
“Isn’t money good?”
Xu Zhiyan asked back.
In this not-so-wonderful world, Shanshan must work harder to stand out.
“The money that comes into your hands is yours.”
“Money won’t betray you.”
As a money-lover, Xu Zhiyan knows the beauty of money.
"Ninety-nine percent of the problems in this world can be solved with money. If she can really make that much money, then you can rest assured. Even if your soul is empty, you will be rich in material things!"
Like a preacher, he preached the benefits of hard work and earning money.
"And people who work hard to make money won't have an empty soul. People without brains will have a hard time making money. Don't listen to some people who say that making so much money is useless. They are just kidding you. As long as the money is earned honestly, there is nothing wrong with it."
The evil spirit was silent for a moment, feeling that something was wrong, but after listening, he found that he could not refute it.
If it was really as rich as the person in front of it when it was alive, then it and Shanshan would definitely not have the current ending, at least they would not have died miserably.
As if he had thought of something, Xu Zhiyan glanced at the evil spirit who was lost in thought.
"How long can you hold on?"
The other party's obsession is his sister. Now Shanshan is about to start her new life. Will the evil spirit disappear with the disappearance of the obsession?
Xu Zhiyan suddenly felt a little nervous.
Damn, if this disappeared, wouldn’t he be at a huge loss?
He was still counting on the evil spirit to help him fight monsters later. Even though the evil spirit was weak after just defeating the octopus chef, he would be a good helper again after he recovered!
"Ten minutes."
The violator evil spirit rarely showed a smile.
"There are only a limited number of them. If they disappear, I will disappear too."
“…”
Xu Zhiyan choked.
How come what you say comes true?
Fortunately, his sister did not disappear because she got off the boat, which made him feel less heartbroken.
But the number of sea slugs is limited, and it was indeed a little unexpected that the evil spirit was willing to work so hard to help him.
After all, they don't have any real contracts, and the bullshit slave talk they just talked about was all Lu Shanshan's nonsense.
Perhaps sensing that he was about to disappear, the evil spirit of the offender suddenly took out a black box.
Xu Zhiyan remembered that this was the box he had dropped after taking the weapon.
The few remaining sea slugs in the rotten eye sockets fell on the black box and began to devour the carrier of the evil spirit's soul.
As the box disappeared, the violator's spirit began to become transparent.
"Thank you very much."
"If she really does it in the future, please don't tell her that I've disappeared."
Xu Zhiyan wanted to stop the evil spirit from disappearing.
But in this game, apart from the scoop net in the safe house, there is nothing else that can catch NPCs or monsters.
As time goes on, the violator's evil spirit's control over the outside world weakens.
Uncle Yu, who had lost consciousness, fell to the ground with a bang.
But Xu Zhiyan didn't have time to take care of Uncle Yu's affairs.
He pursed his lips tightly and looked at the evil spirit in front of him whose figure was almost invisible.
"Aren't there still some slugs?"
"If, I mean if, one day I really meet your sister again and she gives me money, how am I going to explain it to her?"
He didn't know if the evil spirit in front of him could change its form if he gave it an obsession.
The violator evil spirit shook his head.
Perhaps it had reached its end, or all the sea slugs in its body had detached, and its appearance was no longer half-rotten, but had returned to its previous state before boarding the ship.
Although she doesn’t look outstanding, you can feel her youthful vigor and her smile is a little shy.
Xu Zhiyan looked at the evil spirit in front of him whose name he didn't even know, and felt mixed emotions. He didn't know how to face it for a moment.
He wasn't one to handle goodbyes well.
If he were to ask himself, he had not been with the evil spirit for a long time and the experience was not profound. He couldn't even understand why those slugs were so important to it, and why they had tried so hard to help him and fight the octopus chef at all costs?
Is it because he had good intentions towards Shanshan in the beginning?
After the slugs devoured the box, they began to eat each other, as if they were raising insects.
The violator evil spirit disappeared.
Silently, without farewell, just like him, quiet and shy.
When the last sea slug swallowed all the slugs, it rushed towards Xu Zhiyan at a speed that was inconsistent with its status.
Xu Zhiyan, who was still immersed in the loss of evil spirit combat power due to a wrong decision, paused and quickly stepped back.
"Fuck! Don't come over here!"
He felt unwell as he looked at the bright blue, fast-moving sea slug, which had shrunken to the size of a palm after devouring its own kind.
In the live broadcast room, the knowledgeable audience were already screaming with envy.
[Ahhhhhhhhhhhhh]
[Fuck it! Who said Xiao Baiwan is lucky? Damn it!]
【? ? What is this giant slug? 】
[It’s a gift from an NPC! Aaaaaaaah! ]
[I can’t take it anymore, I’m going to faint from jealousy, whose eyes are red, my eyes are red! ]
[I'm impressed. Xiao Baiwan is still running! What the hell is he running for? Hurry up and use your skills!!!]
[Hahahahaha, shit, he doesn't know about this thing, right? After all, there is no hint. ]
[Wow, wow, soul gift. The last time I heard about this thing, I was still a newcomer who had just been pulled into the game.]
[Basically, players who get Soul Gift can unlock very good skills. I'm so jealous! This is the first time I've seen a skill chasing someone!]
It turns out that in addition to players’ self-awakening and skills being distributed by the main system, there is also a special way to obtain skills - soul gift.
It’s just that the probability of soul gift appearing is so low that many people have only heard of it but have never seen it.
When Uncle Yu woke up, he saw the young man in front of him jumping up and down, completely out of character, frantically avoiding a giant sea slug...
Xu Zhiyan is going crazy.
He looked at the huge monster in front of him, and his mind was filled with images of slugs killing people.
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