Chapter 26: The Horror Cruise! Damn human traffickers stole our babies...
The boiler was scorching hot, and the child's skin was so tender that it couldn't stand the heat. Gu Rong was sweating all over his forehead and was already thirsty.
He stood in a small corner, drinking milk obediently, and his little ears were still able to listen to his uncles and aunts talking.
Everyone was talking about the second prince.
"This one was stolen when he was barely the size of a palm. Now he's two years old. How do you know what the second prince looks like? Don't make the mistake of recognizing him. What if someone else is impersonating him?"
"It's said that the Second Prince and the Little Prince are twin brothers. They must look exactly like the Little Prince. Wouldn't it be clear if we compare them to the Little Prince? Even if they try to impersonate each other, it won't work!"
"What does the little prince look like? Every time he appears in public, he has to cover himself up tightly, for fear that he will be harmed by lowly creatures. Damn it, it's already hard enough for us lowly creatures to survive, who would have the energy to do such a stupid thing!"
"After all, he is the orphan of General Nicholas, and all of Nicholas' family died defending the Star Sea Continent. If the little prince were to make a mistake, it's hard to say whether Nicholas would be able to explain himself to him. The people of the entire Star Sea Continent would disagree, and our King is no fool!"
"What are you talking about? Are you trying to kill yourself?"
"Oh? Tell me what's wrong. Who else do you think would come to a place like this, except for lowly people? That brat Louis XIII? Hahahaha."
“Hahahahahahaha.”
There was a burst of slightly sarcastic laughter.
At this point, someone looked at Old John and said, "Isn't the Second Prince's name Nicholas Zizi? You, this adopted, cheap, darling grandson, actually have the same name as His Royal Highness the Second Prince. Hahaha. But same name, different fate. You're such a miserable child, and you raised a miserable child too. You can't be compared to the Second Prince."
Old John snorted coldly, unconcerned: "What's so good about being a prince? I think our son is pretty good this way, free and unrestrained!"
Others echoed.
People who are used to the freedom on the sea, even if they are at the bottom of society, are unwilling to be imprisoned in the cage of the palace, for fear that they will become sick.
Gu Rong had good ears. While drinking milk nearby, he nodded his head to agree with what Grandpa John said.
He had been stuck in his room all day for the past few days, which was not fun at all. It was not as fun as watching Grandpa John and other uncles digging coal.
The baby has milk to drink before mealtime!
The little prince can only drink milk in the morning. The royal family attaches great importance to etiquette and rules. He cannot eat anything before mealtime and has to be watched 24 hours a day.
006 said: [Ding, little host, the mission of the cub has arrived.]
[Task: Nicholas, Zizi, have three conversations with five people of noble rank or higher (including nobles) within two hours to make your presence felt, but do not reveal your identity as the Second Prince.]
[Judging criteria: Both parties must say three sentences to determine that the communication is successful.]
[Success Reward: 50,000 points, +10% favorability for the selected 5 people.]
[Failure penalty: 50,000 points deducted, ID card frozen for 5 hours.]
Gu Rong only got 10,000 points in this copy. If the mission fails, it will be deducted from the points library.
Gu Rong valued his points very much. He saved them to look for his parents and Grandpa Ming. He immediately said solemnly: [Go, little one!]
006 said: [My dear host, nobles and above live in first-class and special-class cabins. This is the boiler room on the bottom floor. We need to get out of here first.]
The Pharaoh was very large, and Gu Rong was a two-year-old cub with short legs and could not run fast, so it would take a lot of time to get there.
[Nicholas Rongrong] was in the first class cabin, but this was [Nicholas Zizi's] mission, so Gu Rong could only do the mission as Zizi, not as Rongrong.
As a child raised by the fifth-class people, Zizi is not eligible to go to the first-class or special-class cabin without permission.
Gu Rong looked at the flame-filled boiler room and said, "How are you going to get out, kid?"
He turned his little head to Old John, very worried: [Kid, tell Grandpa John first, otherwise Grandpa John will worry about you!]
He ran away before, and Grandpa Ming was so worried that he used his crutches to look for him everywhere.
006 said: [The little host is such a thoughtful and kind child! ]
*
There was a pot-maker who had been secretly observing Gu Rong for a long time.
He is a male player who needs to play the role of a lowly person, living in a lower-class cabin. Unfortunately, he is a pot-stoker, and while doing tasks, he also has to shovel coal.
But if he has enough points, he can also use them to upgrade.
Each copy has its own rules, and players need to explore it on their own.
For players, they are not here to enjoy themselves, but to complete tasks. The higher class cabin is not necessarily more convenient than the lower class cabin. If you want to downgrade from the higher class cabin to the lower class cabin, you still need to spend the same points.
As soon as Gu Rong appeared, a large number of viewers instantly flocked into the player's live broadcast room, and they started to post comments crazily.
[Ah ...
[My destined little one, auntie is here! Oh my god, there are so many players, it's worth it that I've been waiting for them one by one, and finally I've found them!]
[The NPC doesn't have an initial live broadcast room, which is a hassle. You need to get 100,000 points to unlock the live broadcast room. If you want to watch the cubs, you can only use the player's live broadcast room for the time being! [Reward points]]
[That’s right, if I don’t open a live broadcast room, I can’t give rewards [reward points] to my son.]
[Baby is so cute, come give auntie a kiss! ]
[Hahahahahaha Nicholas Rongrong, Nicholas Zizi, my family, I just burst out laughing, is it Zizi or Rongrong now? ]
[It's hilarious, the current one is Zizi, and Rongrong is the little prince. He should be dressed more elegantly, while Zizi's clothes are more tattered.]
[Damn human traffickers, they stole our baby. Look at what a miserable life he's been through. His clothes are all faded, his little leather shoes are torn, and they won't even buy him a new pair!]
[Don't be ridiculous. Old John even takes his son with him when he cooks. It's obvious that he loves him very much. The little leather shoes are torn, probably because he's poor, not because he's being treated harshly!]
[Poor cub, I'm so heartbroken woooo ...
…
The audience finally got ahold of this cub NPC. Because the cub appeared, they gave him rewards without distinction. It was just willful!
This player entered the game for the second time, and is considered a semi-new player. He managed to pass the last dungeon by luck, but this is the first time he has seen such a scene and received so many rewards.
After the last dungeon, the total points he earned were not as much as the rewards he received at the beginning.
Before entering the dungeon, he also saw the NPC Zaizai mentioned in the game forum, and he also watched the live broadcast of the "Mental Hospital" dungeon.
But he was still shocked. He knew that this NPC had a lot of traffic, but he didn't expect it to be so huge.
It is worthy of being the infinitely small top streamer!
Just for appearing on camera, you get so much reward?
No wonder there is a post analysis on the forum that as long as you hold on to the calf of this little NPC when entering the dungeon, you can win without any effort. From this, it seems that this is true!
I thought I was extremely unlucky after entering the dungeon and became a pot-burner, but I didn’t expect that I was lucky!
However, when the male player shoveled the coal and turned around, the little cub drinking milk in the corner had disappeared. The number of viewers in his live broadcast room also dropped sharply and ran away in the blink of an eye.
Male player: “……?”
*
Gu Rong's little brain was very smart. He ran to Old John and made the excuse that he was sleepy and wanted to take a nap. He rubbed his eyes and yawned.
After all, he had practiced acting with three NPCs in the previous dungeon, so he now had some decent acting skills.
Old John looked at the little carrot head dozing in front of him, took off his coat, wiped his hands, said something to his partner, picked up the kid, and prepared to send him back to the lower cabin to sleep before returning to work.
Gu Rong let himself be held obediently, and his chubby little arms even took the initiative to wrap around old John's neck and left the boiler room.
Old John sent Gu Rong back to a large bunk bed in the lower class cabin. This large bunk bed could sleep 30 people. The bunk beds were densely packed together, and the space between the upper and lower bunks was not much larger than that on a green train.
Whether on the upper or lower bunk, except for this little cub, all adults have to hunch over and cannot stand up straight.
This is a single bed, very narrow and crowded. It is cramped for an adult to sleep on it, let alone a baby.
Old John had a long working life and had gained some experience, so he helped Gu Rong get a bed, and he and Gu Rong slept on bunk beds.
Old John placed Gu Rong on his lower bunk and covered him with a small quilt. "Little boy, sleep here by yourself. I'll give you a whole big fish to eat tonight so that you, little radish, can grow taller."
Gu Rong only showed his furry little head, his big eyes blinking, nodded, and waved to Old John: "Yeah, goodbye, Grandpa John!"
Old John still had to go to work, so he left before Gu Rong fell asleep.
Only after hearing the sound of the door closing did Gu Rong climb out of bed, jump out of bed, and run out.
*
It was six o'clock in the evening. The sky was overcast and a drizzle began to fall, soaking the corridor.
The sea was covered with a thick layer of fog, which looked eerie. The sky and the sea were strangely similar, both looking like huge mouths of the abyss where monsters were hidden.
Gu Rong ran staggeringly and in a mess, looking like he would fall at any moment.
The sea breeze blew his hair back into a slicked-back style, and the rain splashed on his fair, tender face.
When he ran to a corner, suddenly, a pair of hands reached out from the side and took the cub away.
Gu Rong said in a baby voice: "Oh!"
The small figure disappeared into the corner in an instant.
*
At the same time, many people gathered on the deck at the bow.
Most of them are fourth and fifth class people. In such bad weather, nobles would not come here to get wet in the rain.
Zhuang Yu and Shen Hanxiao sat on a public bench in the rain, looking at two young men with smug expressions not far away.
One of them is shorter, but about 180cm tall, and the other is tall, about 190cm tall.
The two people were Mu Xingye and Zhao Minghai.
The short one is Mu Xingye, and the tall one is his lackey Zhao Minghai.
Surprisingly, Mu Xingye is quite handsome, with red lips and white teeth. He has the kind of appearance that would completely please the elders, and he even has a pair of canine teeth.
But his temperament and appearance are two completely different extremes. His temperament is extremely annoying, but his appearance is very pleasing, as if there is an incompatible soul in a shell.
Zhao Minghai has a scar between his eyebrows, and colorful tattoos on his arms and neck. He is a head taller than Mu Xingye and has a sturdy and strong build.
Scarred man Zhao Minghai said in a gruff voice, "Xinghai Continent. Brother Ye's name has "Xing" in it, and mine has "Hai" in it. Damn, this dungeon is tailor-made for us!"
Mu Xingye opened his arms slightly, letting the drizzle fall on his fair face.
After a moment, he put his hand down, curled the corners of his lips, and said with disdain: "What Star Sea Continent, Deep Sea Ghost Cave? Ha, even if I spit in it, what can you do to me?"
Zhao Minghai, worthy of being a model of the dog-leg world, immediately joined in the joke, raising his scarred eyebrows in a nasty way: "Hahaha, I can poop and pee in there, and they have no right to stop me."
Mu Xingye gave him a sidelong glance.
Zhao Minghai understood immediately and said timidly, "I take it back, I take it back."
Mu Xingye's expression brightened up at this point, and he said, "Even if I poop and pee in here, you can't stop me!"
Zhuang Yu: “……?”
Shen Hanxiao: “…?!”
Shit, I thought he thought what Zhao Minghai said was disgusting, but it turns out he wanted him to take back his words, and he said it himself!
Is this a golden phrase? Why are you rushing to say it?
The live broadcast room was clear, and everyone started to brush in a uniform manner——
"As expected of you!"
"Die for me! Can you please throw these two people down!!"
Before entering the dungeon, Zhuang Yu and Shen Hanxiao also did their homework and brushed up on all the stuff related to Mu Xingye they could find, especially the "Weird Museum" that made Mu Xingye famous.
Shen Hanxiao tutted his words: "Sure enough, if it's not his own shell, it's not compatible. This shell belongs to the old player who was cheated by him."
"Not only did they trick someone into becoming part of a museum exhibit, but they also took their body."
Mu Xingye's original appearance cannot be said to be ugly, it can only be said to be deformed. It is a world of difference from his current appearance. It can only be said that he is not worthy of this appearance at all.
He himself was drawn to good looks, but he couldn't stand people who were good-looking. He wasn't born with it, and even though he stole it from someone else, he still couldn't stand people who were naturally good-looking.
Shen Hanxiao: "The NPCs he picked and slaughtered all have one thing in common, that is, they are good-looking."
Zhuang Yu: "For example, Rongrong."
Shen Hanxiao nodded: “That’s right.”
The two of them got a preliminary understanding of Mu Xingye. Of course, apart from the fact that he had a bad character, they didn't know anything else, but at least they knew that he was really crazy.
However, the good news is that the other party seems to have not found Gu Rong yet.
Zhuang Yuchen smiled and left the deck quietly. Without further ado, he decided to go find the cub first.
*
They are not the only ones who want to find the cub.
At this time, Gu Rong was being carried and running wildly by a man in his twenties, who was also a player.
There are many players in this copy, and Gu Rong has a large amount of traffic. As long as he shows up in the live broadcast room, he can receive a lot of rewards.
Now they have finally found the traffic password. There are many people who want to kidnap this cub.
The audience in the live broadcast room were all clamoring to see the cub. The male player was lucky. As soon as he came out of the room, he saw the cub running around and captured it.
The male player was holding Gu Rong and running. Suddenly, his face changed drastically and he let out a roar.
He looked down and saw the little cub in his arms pinching a piece of skin on his arm with his thumb and index finger.
Male player: “……?!”
Good guy, he even knew that pinching someone would hurt if the force area was small, so he pinched him with two fingers. Two ridiculously short fingers stretched out from his round little fist, pinching a small piece of his flesh and not letting go.
The male player endured the pain and stubbornly held onto the cub, refusing to let go. After kidnapping the baby, he actually had the nerve to ask, "...Why are you pinching me?"
Gu Rong remained calm even after being discovered. When one hand got tired of pinching, he would let go of it and pinch with the other hand or in another place.
Player: “?”
Gu Rong confessed: "I pinched you."
Player: “…”
Just pinch me, why say it out loud?
It was like, pinching him was the right thing to do, there was nothing wrong with it, so why couldn't he pinch him?
With this mentality, who wouldn’t say it’s awesome?
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