Given their special identities, it was impossible for them to be exposed to most of the white-clad crew members, and Planck would not allow such a thing to happen.
Therefore, if they had this idea, they could only secretly contact a very small number of white-clad crew members. Not to mention that white-clad crew members would basically not come to such places, even if they did encounter one, they could not guarantee that he was not a mole planted by Planck!
So although the two had this idea, they never took any action.
"Because I'm a tourist, and even have the prestigious status of a VIP, does that mean I can expose Planck's conspiracy in front of them in a more convincing way?" Jiang Ran chuckled mockingly. "Is that what you're thinking?"
Sylvie was about to nod when Sirius stopped her, sighing, "This is a poor choice. If you have a better idea, sir, I will naturally be willing to adopt it."
Just kidding, Jiang Ran isn't that easy to catch. Although his SSS-level favorability talent can make these strange creatures talk to him properly and achieve their goals more easily, it doesn't mean he can skip levels.
Jiang Ran has now become a close "brother" to them, but when you are willing to do anything to accomplish something, you may not be able to abandon your "brother"!
Otherwise, if his talent were really that useful, he could have simply told Planck to turn the ship around. He really didn't believe Planck didn't have the means to control the ship.
If Jiang Ran really did follow their plan, Planck would definitely turn against him. Even if he didn't kill him, he would definitely be a huge obstacle for him. Jiang Ran didn't want to take that risk. The two people in front of him weren't worth betting all his chips on.
“The reason Planck is searching for us all over the ship isn’t entirely because we rebelled against his ideas.” Sirius finally began to treat Jiang Ran as an equal partner, revealing something deeper: “Have you heard of ‘the Siren’s Treasure’?”
Jiang Ran was speechless. How could he have heard of it?
“There were originally two chests of ‘the Siren’s Treasure’ on this ship. Planck opened one of them and found the secret to immortality, as well as several other items of great significance. The other chest is now in my hands!”
“Planck doesn’t dare push us too hard, fearing we’ll just throw this treasure chest into the sea. It’s a last glimmer of hope for us surviving rats,” Sirius chuckled self-deprecatingly. “The only reason I haven’t given up is because it truly is a glimmer of hope!”
"I haven't been able to open the Siren's treasure yet. Since we're in a cooperative relationship, I'll provide the treasure, and you can contribute your clever brain. Once the treasure chest is opened, regardless of whether we continue our cooperation, we'll split the contents equally. How about that?"
"The Siren's treasure—" Jiang Ran narrowed his eyes slightly. "Okay, I agree to split it with you, but that's based on value. Otherwise, I want to be the one who chooses first!"
Planck's treasure chest contains the secret of immortality, something ethereal and unattainable at present, offering no real help. Therefore, Jiang Ran wants the first choice to ensure he gets what is most advantageous to him.
"Can."
After a moment's thought, Sirius realized that they would reach Atlantis in seven days. This meant that apart from relying on Jiang Ran, he had virtually no other way to open the treasure chest. If he couldn't open it, the treasure chest would be useless.
"Please come with me."
Sirius opened a hidden door in the room and led Jiang Ran inside. Gwen, as Jiang Ran's contracted spirit, naturally followed along, as did the blue-clad crew member who was acting as a bodyguard.
So only Zhuge Shensuan and Xiwei remained in the original room.
"Hey girl, should we leave a bit?"
"The leader will be out soon, and I don't know you, so don't talk to me."
Behind the hidden door was an even smaller room, barely big enough for two people. Looking at the uneven walls, Jiang Ran even suspected that this creature had dug them out with its bare hands, since that wouldn't be a difficult task for a strange creature.
There was a very ordinary treasure chest on the floor, about the size of a primary school student's schoolbag. Apart from a bright blue gem embedded in it, it didn't look particularly valuable.
“If you force it open, everything inside will turn to dust. I won’t do that unless Planck comes knocking on my door himself,” Sirius continued to explain. “Place your hand on this azure gem, and you will be able to accept the Siren’s trial.”
“Everyone only has one chance to undergo the trial. Sylvie and I have both tried, and the trials we underwent were completely different, so we cannot offer you any help.”
"If we succeed, we'll split the profits 50/50; if we fail, I won't blame you. Let's begin, sir."
Jiang Ran placed his hand on the pale blue gemstone, closed his eyes, and let his consciousness sink into it. Gwen and the blue-clad crew members stayed by his side to ensure his safety. Silus knew that he couldn't do anything by staying here, so he left the darkroom.
A commotion came from outside!
"What's going on, Sylvie?"
Sylvie's face was rather grim: "It looks like a crew of sailors shot it down. Damn it, who leaked the information?"
She glanced at Zhuge the Divine Calculator with suspicion.
"Don't doubt me, I've been with you the whole time, how could I possibly have had the chance to pass on intelligence?"
Zhuge Shensuan knew that it was likely that an observer from some country had informed their own ghost storyteller about Jiang Ran's situation, and then the ghost storyteller contacted Planck to come and hunt down the two of them!
Jiang Ran is currently undergoing the Siren's Trial, so there's no way he can escape. But if Jiang Ran comes out to fight head-on, he will inevitably break ties with Planck!
"Go! We must capture them this time!"
The leader of the crew was none other than Yode, an S-class mystery teller from the White Eagle Kingdom!
After learning about the situation from the observer's tip, he immediately reported everything to Planck, even declaring his loyalty and willingness to follow the captain. Planck laughed heartily and tossed him a VIP card!
"You're my second-in-command now! Take ten men and capture those two alive. Be careful not to hurt my little brother."
He had about ten white-clad crew members with him, and because of his current status, he could also bring an extra blue-clad crew member, making a total of 12 people!
"Jiang Ran, you didn't expect this, did you? This time, the advantage is on my side!"
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