Chapter 135 Mermaid Cruise
After the evil antelope that players feared shouted out the installment plan, the previous character of the evil corpse-eating woman seemed to be suddenly broken.
Even Jiang Huaique, who was very wary of her, softened his attitude a lot.
Although the casino manager said that no one would come to the empty room, it led to the deck after all, and there were guests coming and going at the door from time to time to gamble, so after considering it, Xu Zhiyan decided to take everyone back to the steam turbine.
"Let's find a safe place to stay first."
The others also agreed with this decision, except Lu Yaoling, who leaned against the iron cage and whispered, "If I were still alive, I would definitely pay the money back."
After saying that, she did not walk towards the door with everyone else. Instead, she dragged her injured leg and walked in the opposite direction, intending to climb out through the narrow window of the empty room.
The others didn't say anything.
Although the evil antelope looks different from the rumors, her characteristics and skills are destined to make her rejected by others.
It was Xu Zhiyan who spoke up and stopped the limping girl: "Wait, I just said I would bandage your wound for free."
He took out a medical kit from the prop warehouse and said to Chu Qing.
"You're a doctor, right? Take care of her wound... Never mind. Just teach me and I'll do it."
Although his attack power was not strong, Xu Zhiyan still had several life-saving items on him. He did not think that he would be easily killed by the player who was almost dead.
Facing Jiang Huaique's disapproving look, he walked forward and took a look at the injury on the girl's right calf.
It was the wound left by Alman when he was fishing. Although someone gave Lu Yaoling a bandage at that time, she didn't use it.
The hot and humid summer temperature made Lu Yaoling's leg injury worse. The wound was oozing pus. If it was not treated properly, it would definitely rot and her entire leg might even be disabled.
"Are there no healing items left?" he asked.
Although these injuries look terrible, if the opponent really has healing items, he should be able to use them now that he is conscious.
The girl shook her head and bit her cracked lips.
She stared at Xu Zhiyan for a while, did not answer the question, but started talking about other things.
"You are different from what the rumors say." Lu Yaoling said.
Her mood was somewhat complicated.
Xu Zhiyan in front of us is the only player with the greedy trait in the game. According to known rumors, he is a greedy businessman who lives up to his name.
Be it players, monsters, or even neutral NPCs, he will squeeze out all their value.
Lu Yaoling didn't understand why the other party would help her.
At first she thought Xu Zhiyan thought she was dangerous and wanted to get rid of her so that she wouldn't survive the cannibal banquet.
But the other party seemed to really accept her reward of 8,500 points because she saved the baby, and did not show any hostility at all.
Hearing this answer, Xu Zhiyan was stunned at first, and then became curious.
"What am I like in rumors? No, I should say, what am I like in the eyes of other players?"
He felt that he had shown a lot in the live broadcast room during this period, and his evaluation should have improved a lot now. It would definitely not be like before in the safe house, when he was suspected of cheating people just by showing his face.
This time Lu Yaoling answered quickly.
"Greedy, black-hearted, arrogant, and never speaks a word of truth..."
As some negative words popped up, the curve of Xu Zhiyan's mouth gradually lost its hold and drooped downwards.
In the live broadcast room, the audience burst into laughter after listening to it.
【Hahahaha look at Xiao Baiwan’s expression, his face turned black instantly! 】
[Little Millionaire: Hello everyone, please enjoy my performance of face changing! ]
[Hahahaha, I am dying of laughter, this is so mean, so mean! ]
[Although, Xiao Baiwan is not that scary, right? Why do you say that about him? 】
[There is no way. With Xiao Baiwan's personality, he always acts like a big shot, deserves a beating, and is mean-mouthed and mean-handed. There must be people who don't like him. Add to that his greedy nature and the comments from the system...]
[I think Xiao Baiwan is pretty good. He is very smart and protective. Although he cheats people, he only cheats outsiders. I really want to team up with Xiao Baiwan.]
[Protecting one's shortcomings +1. Let's not talk about anything else. In this instance, after the male mother and the dog master teamed up with Xiao Baiwan, basically all the places that needed money to be solved were solved by Xiao Baiwan alone. I really envy him! ]
[Well, I think so too. Although he is a black-hearted businessman who charges a high price, he will definitely do it as long as he receives the money. Didn’t he let He Zui go before and saved the person who borrowed his life...]
Unbeknownst to Xu Zhiyan, he had actually accumulated quite a few fans.
Lu Yaoling is not a talkative person. She always feels that she will die here, but the current situation is ridiculous.
When she was a stranger, everyone avoided her, except Xu Zhiyan who was not afraid of her... No, it's not that he was not afraid of her. He even took the doctor in the team into consideration and chose to come in person to fulfill his promise.
"You are different from the rumors." Lu Yaoling lowered her head and looked at the cross pattern on the medical box.
After hearing this, Xu Zhiyan's face darkened. He threw the medical kit to the ground with a very sad expression: "It's all the fault of the main system. This guy is very petty. Didn't I just destroy two copies? It ruined my reputation."
"If you really get along with me for a long time, you will find that I am the exact opposite of what you just said."
"I am willing to use the money I earned in the dungeon to redeem the NPC. What a selfless spirit! I said I would treat your leg injury for free. What is this? I kept my word! What nonsense... Tsk."
Sitting on the ground, he began to pick up the useful things in the medical box, while Xu Zhiyan did not forget to defend himself.
"I hang out in dungeons every day. I don't believe that everyone tells the truth. I'm just able to face myself. I bet there's no one more sincere than me in this world! If you say I'm cheating people, have you seen anyone who was really killed by me or cheated to death by me?"
"..." After hearing the last part, Lu Yaoling thought about it carefully and was horrified to find that what the other party said seemed to be right?
This young man, who could be described as cunning, was keen on taking money from the pockets of all living things, but he had never actually harmed anyone.
Instead, Jiang Huaique, who was waiting at the door, sneered: "I don't know if the other things are right or not, but being thick-skinned is right. And can you, idiot, look carefully and see that what you are holding is eye drops and not hydrogen peroxide!"
"...Almost. They're all liquid." Xu Zhiyan paused with his hand holding the bottle of eye drops and immediately put it down.
"Almost nothing, the bottle is too different!"
Jiang Huaique came over angrily, snatched the things from his teammate's hand, and said angrily: "You and Jin Sheng go down first, I will bandage her. Your hands look like the prostheses you installed this morning. They don't match your brain at all. I'm really afraid that you will make her injury worse by treating her wound."
Xu Zhiyan glanced at the medical box that he had messed up, then looked at his teammates who were quickly finding useful medicines from it. He opened his mouth and found that he could not refute!
What kind of prosthetic limb is this? This is his original one, okay?
However, it is indeed much more convenient to have teammates to solve things that I am not good at.
Lu Yaoling felt more and more complicated as she listened to the conversation between the two.
"Aren't you afraid of me?"
She stared at Xu Zhiyan and spoke.
"Afraid? Why?" Xu Zhiyan waved his hands, not caring at all.
"Everyone was afraid of you before because your consciousness was very fuzzy and you could attack and hurt people at any time. Now you seem to have recovered a lot. If you are willing, I can sell you some things to restore your mental strength later."
As he spoke, he grabbed a handful of candy cubes and said, "I bought this from the safe house. It's very cost-effective. I won't make a profit from the difference. I'll give it to you at the original price."
As a qualified businessman, even at this time, he would not forget to advertise his business.
Seeing Lu Yaoling in a daze, Xu Zhiyan knew what she was worried about.
"You haven't killed any players."
“I don’t treat other players as food.”
"I will not be prejudiced against you just because something has not happened. All speculations before something happens are meaningless and even malicious."
The reason players are afraid of Lu Yaoling is that she has the potential to devour her teammates and use other players as strength.
"You awakened your characteristics and skills a long time ago. You know that if everyone knew that fusion transformation can use humans as nourishment, everyone will be afraid of you, so you did not show the fusion of corpses of your own kind in previous copies." Otherwise, you would not have been nicknamed the evil antelope after the end of the previous copy.
The girl in front of him carefully hid her power, but she was still discovered.
"Even when you were in desperate situation, you didn't attack the living people. You just merged the corpses of the players."
Xu Zhiyan smiled at the embarrassed-looking girl in front of him.
"I trust my eyes."
"I have my own judgment."
A player who had just woken up from a coma due to serious injuries did not take action when faced with an NPC baby that could be used as nutrients. This shows that Lu Yaoling is not a bad person at all, but rather a very kind person.
So kind that it’s a little ridiculous and a little pathetic.
“It’s not your fault that you have traits and developed the skills to go with them.”
After saying that, Xu Zhiyan touched the ring on his right hand.
After trying many methods and failing to acquire the characteristic, he also planned to ask players in similar situations about their thoughts on skill development. The Lu Yaoling in front of him was also one of his targets.
Seeing the girl in front of him suddenly lower her head, Xu Zhiyan said nothing more.
He knew that he was not a perfect person in any sense, and that he had so many shortcomings that they were outrageous.
Therefore, whenever possible, rather than trying to shoulder everything by himself, he is better at developing his own strengths, tapping into the potential of his teammates, and using his teammates to complete the formula of 1+1>2.
Lu Yaoling is very strong and special. Compared with Jiang Huai Que's explosive attack, she has extremely high endurance and can even rely on consumption to kill the BOSS in the dungeon. She has powerful strength but does not know how to use it. Most importantly, her character is also fine.
He did not attack his companions in desperate situations, and even when he fused their bodies, it was after their deaths. This just reflects that Lu Yaoling was able to restrain himself and would not attack his teammates.
If possible, he would like to extend an olive branch to this player who has been left behind by others.
Since you can't become a hexagonal warrior yourself, forming a hexagonal team is also a good choice!
The room fell into silence, and the live broadcast room also became much quieter.
[…It seems to make sense?]
[Fuck! That seems to be the case! ]
[Emmm, but there is always danger. Who knows when she will go crazy and merge with her teammates. ]
[Xiao Baiwan wants Eling to be his teammate? OMG, I can only say that Xiao Baiwan is very talented and bold, she dares to do anything. I can't do it if it were me. I can't sleep well when she is next to me.]
[Although! The evil antelope is really strong, and now she is at the lowest point in her life. If she is really saved and loyal to Xiao Baiwan, then she will take off on the spot! ]
【Well, I don’t dare. 】
[The greater the risk, the higher the return. This is exactly what business people do. ]
[Indeed, let’s wait and see. I guess there will be an observation period! ]
Lu Yaoling's wound worsened quite seriously, but seeing that the other party did not choose to buy treatment items and had not yet formed a real team, Xu Zhiyan did not provide more help.
In the end, it was Chu Qing who volunteered to help Jiang Huaique deal with Lu Yaoling's legs.
Perhaps because she had a similar experience of being excluded, when the group returned to the steam turbine, Lu Yaoling was able to speak to Chu Qing from time to time and was closer to her than the others.
Money makes the world go round.
Even in a place like the lower deck of a cruise ship where all kinds of people mix, as long as you pay enough money, you can get even something as unreasonable as milk powder.
After settling the boy and the baby, they took a short rest at the steam turbine and planned their next move.
Jiang Huaique glanced at the time and his expression became serious.
"What's wrong?" Xu Zhiyan asked.
"Nothing," Jiang Huaiqie shook his head and said, "It's just a little strange. It's already past nine o'clock. Theoretically speaking, the losing players have been sent to the cannibal banquet, and the main storyline has already begun..."
But why did the progress of these players who successfully escaped the cannibal banquet stagnate?
As soon as these words were spoken, everyone noticed the problem and hurriedly called up the panel to check.
Just when Jin Sheng was scratching his head and saying that his progress had clearly reached 100%, but why no invitation letters had been sent out and there was no new main line, Xu Zhiyan spoke lightly.
"Well, is there a possibility that there are still players who haven't bet on all the games... For example, like me."
[Main Mission [Part 1]: Participate in the Cruise Party]
[Mission 5: Sea Snake Casino]
[Progress: 20%]
[Note: Your new identity is a gambler who came on board the ship...]
[Reward: Cruise Party Invitation]
Totally forgot about it!
He was caught by Bai Jin in the middle of gambling last night. As soon as he was able to move in the morning, he rushed to the casino to redeem the person. After finishing, he immediately went to the steam turbine. Without any prompts, Xu Zhiyan, who entered the non-stop working mode, completely forgot about the main storyline.
"It's not my fault."
"It's because the main system doesn't have a time limit!" Xu Zhiyan said confidently.
Jiang Huai pointed at the door of the steam turbine and said, "Hey, why are you stuck here with the time bug? Why don't you finish the bet quickly? Aren't you afraid that the main system will suddenly start a countdown?"
The others nodded in agreement.
But Xu Zhiyan thought for a moment and said as if nothing had happened: "It should be fine. If we think from the perspective of the main system, only a small number of people can win in the casino. Most players will start their main storyline by being sent to the cannibal banquet."
The rest of the people will not enter this main line, but will go directly to the party session.
Thinking of the waiter who had asked Bai Jin before, he pursed his lips and continued, "It is currently known that there are theaters, performances, dinners, and parties on the cruise ship."
"Our main line requires participation in the party, but the party has not yet started."
"The dinner and performances happen every day. If we deduce, players who enter the cannibal banquet during the day will first go through the kitchen, and then be pushed to the dinner at night. If nothing goes wrong, they will survive until night to escape... and there will be a vacuum time between us."
Jiang Huaique was stunned and understood Xu Zhiyan's thoughts.
Normally, after the main quest is completed, another main quest will follow, and players rarely have a vacuum period. But this time, as long as someone has not completed the casino quest, the progress of other people's quests will be stuck.
Until the party starts, players don't need to do any dangerous main quests... if the main system doesn't find out.
"But there is a BUG. How does the system determine that you will definitely not enter the main storyline of the cannibal banquet next? Unless the system has determined that whether you enter the cannibal banquet or not, you will have other main stories..." He tried to ask the question, and almost confused himself as he spoke.
Chu Qing and Jin Sheng looked confused and were completely stunned by what they heard.
Xu Zhiyan frowned and shook his head, saying, "I don't know how the system judges it, but if there is a bug and it doesn't freeze, then you are an idiot."
He was still unaware that he had been judged to have the best luck in the casino. He just thought that he had found another game bug. However, thanks to him, all the players who had not entered the cannibal banquet line unexpectedly had some rest time.
After a few more words, they found that it was indeed a rare vacuum period.
It's a rare chance to catch a breath, so the players decided to look for side quests to see if they could gain more.
Jinsheng volunteered to get the nautical chart.
"Xiaoyi said that it had been in the captain's room before. The people here are very friendly to animals. If it goes there, it will be more convenient than for us."
“Woof woof!”
The puppy, who couldn't be washed clean after crawling through the coal pile, stared with his black round eyes and wagged his tail rapidly.
Jin Sheng had to add: "It said that if you succeed, you will get a pat on the head."
Xu Zhiyan's mouth twitched and he looked at the puppy.
"Deal! If you work hard, I'll buy you canned dog food and dog snacks after you finish the dungeon!" Although he was afraid of dogs, he really couldn't hate Xiaoyi, who had a steadily increasing intelligence.
“Woof woof woof!”
Leave it to the puppy!
Xiaoyi takes the task of stealing the sea chart more seriously.
The few of them parted ways. Before leaving, Jiang Huaiqie did not forget to instruct Xu Zhiyan: "Try to control your range of activities and don't go too far from the casino. The main system will definitely set a time limit for you after discovering that you are stuck with a bug."
It is likely to end in thirty minutes like before.
Xu Zhiyan nodded. He had thought about this problem as well. He even exchanged the chips in advance and carried them with him. When he got there, he would just throw them onto the gambling table, turn around twice to guess the odd and even numbers, and it would be done in five minutes.
Ten minutes later, he arrived at the fishing spot with his walking stick.
Due to the previous ship breakage that caused passengers to fall into the water, this place was temporarily closed, but fortunately, Willer did not pursue the matter and Alman's attention was soon distracted by other things, so the crew members in charge were not punished but were given a holiday instead.
The black fog was everywhere, and the Leviathan was sinking in the gray sea.
When Xu Zhiyan arrived at the fishing spot, only Uncle Yu was sitting under the shed, repairing the fishing rod.
"Hello, I want to consult you about a boat issue." Xu Zhiyan was dressed completely differently from the last time they met, and he was not afraid of being recognized by the other party at all.
But when Uncle Yu raised his eyes and looked over, he almost couldn't maintain his humble and polite expression.
The last time we met, Uncle Yu was still normal. No matter from which angle you looked at him, he looked like a normal human being.
But now, the person in charge of the fishing area, who had previously shown a little kindness to strangers at sea, has round eyes without eyelids, and has grown a pair of fish eyes.
Fortunately, Xu Zhiyan was knowledgeable and used to hanging out in a den of monsters, so his smile just froze for a moment and he didn't make a fuss.
Uncle Yu seems to be completely unaware of his own changes.
He put down the fishing rod in his hand and shook his head. "The logistics department said that if I don't pay, they won't give me a new boat. It looks like I can only apply for a new fishing boat after returning to the dock."
When Xu Zhiyan heard this, his eyes lit up. He didn't care about the other person's dead eyes and told him the purpose of his visit.
"My...master wants a small boat to go fishing with his friends, but we don't want to ride on a boat that has been used by others, so he asked me to ask if we can get a new boat. How much would it cost?"
It was too obvious for an ordinary person to come and ask for the boat, so Xu Zhiyan could only use Bai Jin's name and show his blue bracelet.
After listening to this, Uncle Yu's eyeballs slid around in his eye sockets, and he looked a little more energetic.
"Fifty thousand for one boat, but if your master wants a separate boat, he'll have to give me a hundred thousand... I have to make sure there's a boat for other guests."
He... no, he was very honest and gave a direct quote, which was the price from the logistics department, without adding a cent.
Maybe the money is there and the guest’s identity is there too.
Buying the boat went incredibly smoothly.
It took Xu Zhiyan less than twenty minutes from finding the person to reaching a deal.
The deal was done, the two agreed on a time, and Xu Zhiyan sat down next to Uncle Yu, showing no intention of leaving.
Uncle Yu, who had just got a new boat, was in a good mood and did not drive him away.
Just as Xu Zhiyan was hesitating about how to start asking about the violators, several waiters came over from the deck, found Uncle Yu, and handed him a notebook.
"It's your turn today. This is a very important ingredient."
"No...there are not many of us here anymore." Uncle Yu took the notebook with a look of panic on his face.
“That’s the rule.”
The waiter looked indifferent. He ignored Uncle Yu and quickly left the fishing spot.
Xu Zhiyan watched all this silently and couldn't help but stretch his neck to take a look. It was handwritten, and the handwriting was very sloppy. He could only make out the words "dinner food".
Uncle Yu sighed and explained, "It's a dinner party. The guests have very picky tastes and need to try new things from time to time."
It turns out that it’s not just casinos that supply cannibal banquets.
Most positions on the cruise ship will regularly supply cannibal banquets from time to time to ensure the diversity of ingredients.
"I don't have any young people here. The only young person here...she is very pitiful. She has been silent since she found out that her brother was killed after coming to find her. I have asked her to rest, but, but I don't have any food to provide for the banquet."
The story seemed familiar, Xu Zhiyan was stunned and started to ask quickly.
It turned out that the person who had known the offender before was working at Yushu's place. He accidentally met his companion's sister here and told her that her brother had died because of her...
Xu Zhiyan frowned and asked, "Is there any way to prevent her from going to the cannibal banquet?"
He was about to get the clue to the branch quest, and he couldn't just watch the little girl get eaten by others while he took the props for nothing.
Uncle Yu stared at the young man in front of him with lifeless eyes, and said with sadness in his tone: "Unless someone young replaces her, it is said that this dish is prepared for a very distinguished guest..."
"What's the guest's last name?" Xu Zhiyan keenly sensed a possibility and quickly interrupted the other party.
"Bai, it's that distinguished young master." Uncle Yu replied.
After hearing this, Xu Zhiyan raised his eyebrows, and his tense expression relaxed: "The last name is Bai, then I'll go in her place."
That's great. If they're on the same side, there shouldn't be any problems, right? After all, he didn't promise Bai Jin that he would stay in the room. The only problem now is that Xiao Slice seems to have some secrets, but after all, he doesn't eat people, so it shouldn't matter...right?
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