On the other side.
One hour ago.
The enormous cruise ship moved slowly across the vast ocean, with crowds surging on the deck, resembling layers of surging waves.
As soon as Wei Lifu opened his eyes, he was bumped into by a child running around.
He steadied himself, turned his head, and saw that the child seemed to be an NPC.
A diverse group of people stood on the deck. Many young people chatted animatedly in small groups, holding cameras and phones; some were taking selfies, while others aimed their lenses at the vast, distant sea. There were also some children and elderly people.
The sunlight was slightly dazzling, shining on his face and giving him a dreamlike, unreal illusion.
He looked around and blinked in disbelief.
3000 people... Is he on a cruise ship? Why are there so many NPC players around?
Wei Li lowered his eyes, lost in thought. After a while, he quickly sprang into action, beginning to carefully explore the cruise ship while constantly pondering what kind of natural disaster this instance would bring.
Less than an hour later, a man wearing a black T-shirt and jeans suddenly stepped out from the crowd.
"Wei Li, what a coincidence! I didn't expect you to be in this instance as well."
“Zhao Xinghuo?” Wei Li looked at him, his tone seemingly carrying a hint of surprise.
However, he quickly calmed down and explained, "The further you progress in this game, the fewer players survive. I think after a few more dungeons, everyone will probably be familiar with each other."
In this way, he will soon be able to see Xiang Nan...
“That makes sense.” Zhao Xinghuo glanced around, then lowered his voice and said, “There are too many people here, let’s find another place to talk.”
Wei Li nodded. The two of them were very cautious and made a point of coming to a place where there were no other players before they began to discuss in hushed tones.
Zhao Xinghuo immediately said, "You didn't know, did you? Yu Xiangnan seems to be in this instance too. A player just said he saw her, but that guy's face was half swollen, and he looked like he'd eaten a poisonous mushroom; he seemed a bit delirious..."
"Really?"
Upon hearing the name "Yu Xiangnan," Wei Li instantly became excited.
"Calm down," Zhao Xinghuo shrugged. "I'm not sure either. Maybe that guy was just talking nonsense. What are the chances of such a coincidence?"
"Speaking of which, didn't you contact Yu Xiangnan before entering the dungeon? How did it go? Did she respond?"
“I’ve thought about it, but…” Wei Li choked up, and in the end, he didn’t say anything, but just shook his head.
Seeing his reaction, Zhao Xinghuo roughly understood what had happened. He frowned and muttered to himself, "This shouldn't be the case. Logically speaking, regardless of whether you've done something wrong or not, as long as you bow your head and admit your mistake first, it's always useful. It seems this woman is difficult to deal with... Well, she is the first one after all."
"Forget it, let's not talk about that now. It's really strange that there are only 3,000 players in this instance and no preparation period."
Zhao Xinghuo looked at Wei Li and asked him, "Don't you have an extra skill called [Foresight]? Can you detect what kind of natural disaster this dungeon is?"
Just as Wei Li was about to speak, he suddenly noticed something amiss. He realized that someone seemed to be eavesdropping on their conversation from the corner.
"Who?!" Wei Li shouted in a low voice.
Zhao Xinghuo looked in the direction he was looking, then moved swiftly, disappearing from the spot in an instant and grabbing the suspicious person in the blink of an eye.
It was a woman wearing a white floral dress. She seemed to be focused on taking a selfie when Zhao Xinghuo suddenly grabbed her wrist, and her phone fell to the ground with a "thud".
"Ah! What are you doing?!"
The woman cried out in panic.
At this moment, the woman's boyfriend rushed over, slapped Zhao Xinghuo's hand away, and angrily questioned him, "What are you trying to do, you brat? Rob me or commit indecent assault?!"
Hearing the argument, more and more people gathered. Seeing this, Zhao Xinghuo could only grit his teeth, reluctantly apologize, and leave awkwardly.
After all, he didn't know what kind of natural disaster might strike, and he dared not act rashly. Casually provoking these NPCs and getting himself into trouble would be a fatal mistake.
Zhao Xinghuo frowned at Wei Li and complained, "Hey, aren't you being a little too nervous?"
"Feel sorry."
Wei Li choked.
At that moment, a cold, mechanical voice suddenly rang in their minds.
About twenty minutes later, after making sure she was out of Wei Li and Zhao Xinghuo's sight, the woman in the white dress told her boyfriend that she needed to use the restroom, and then quickly went to the private card room for members of the club on the seventh floor of the cruise ship.
The card room was bustling with activity, filled with the sounds of people talking, laughing, clattering chess pieces, and shuffling playing cards.
The woman quickly made her way through the crowd and into an inconspicuous private room in a corner.
She looked at the people in the private room and said in a low voice, "Those two were too cautious. I went to great lengths and only managed to secretly film a video. Luckily, they didn't see my phone at the time."
As she spoke, she handed her phone to the person sitting in the private room.
"Okay, thank you for your help. Please leave now."
Yu Xiangnan reached out and took the phone.
Although the video was not very clear, the picture was a bit blurry, and it even shook from time to time, the conversation between the two people could still be heard fairly clearly because there were few people there and the surrounding environment was relatively quiet.
She played the video repeatedly, listening carefully to every word the two said.
Prediction?
Is Wei Li's additional skill [Foresight]?
She didn't believe that Wei Li would so openly reveal her skills to other players.
If one had to give a reason for doing this, it would be that he needed to use the guise of "prophecy" to do something in order to avoid arousing suspicion from others.
However, since he chose to directly reveal his extra skills in exchange for trust or to make some deals, he must have a skill similar to divination to prove himself, otherwise he would be exposed immediately.
She was about 90% certain that Wei Li had drawn the [Death Rewind] card, just like in his previous life.
Yu Xiangnan paused the video and then quickly deleted it.
Seeing so many NPCs in this instance, she casually used the [Turn Enemy into Friend] skill. Unexpectedly, it succeeded on her first try, and luckily, the woman was a club member.
In this way, she could freely enter areas on the cruise ship that were only accessible to club members.
Moreover, in such a place, there is virtually no chance of encountering other players, unless those players sneak in or use skills.
However, she suddenly had a bold idea...
If she could successfully recruit the captain, wouldn't the entire cruise ship belong to her?
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