Wips and Dejov went to the captain's cabin with Zhuge Shensuan. Zhuge Shensuan was after the VIP card, while they wanted to become crew members.
The relationship between the Northern Alliance and the Dragon Kingdom has always been friendly. Killing someone during the day would disqualify them from passing the test, so for no reason at all, neither of them had any reason to attack Zhuge Shensuan.
"Speaking of which, I actually collaborated with Jiang Ran once, although it was a few months ago. To be honest, I really don't want to come to a world above S-level."
Wips made a sarcastic remark.
The Northern Alliance hasn't cleared any supernatural worlds of S rank or higher in a long time, so sending two SS rank characters this time shows they're determined to succeed!
"If we end up becoming enemies, I won't hold back."
With four keys, the group didn't stick to one place. Jiang Ran and Shan Shang went to the VIP lounge, Zhuge Shensuan and Bei Lian went to the captain's cabin, Alansta went to the top deck, Yang Shan stayed on the deck, and the remaining three disappeared somewhere.
"Gwen, can you sense the location of the first key?"
Finding things is one of the Contract Doll's strengths!
"It seems... it's not in the VIP area!"
Gwen reached this conclusion after using her ability to sense the surrounding area.
"Isn't he/she here?"
Was Jiang Ran wrong? He thought VIPs always had special privileges, but it's perfectly normal to guess wrong once. Jiang Ran nodded: "Gwen, can you sense the exact location?"
"The approximate location is fine!"
Led by Gwen, Jiang Ran left the VIP room, and as he left, he could still see people diligently searching on the mountain.
Poor child, I wish you success.
For some reason, the fog at sea became quite thick, but everyone was busy with their own things and didn't have time to study the white fog.
"It should be inside!"
Jiang Ran followed the stairs to the middle area of the cruise ship. The magnificent hall in front of him reminded him of the Golden Hall in Rule Sixteen.
[Important Information for Entering the Golden Hall]
The Golden Hall is only open to those with official positions, VIP guests, and their companions; other individuals are not permitted entry.
So that's how it is! There was a key hidden here. According to the rules, this should be the last place to enter, so it's the easiest to overlook!
Only those with a position or VIP status are allowed entry. This means that if you do not obtain these two statuses before the night of the sixth day, you will not be able to meet the requirements of this rule.
Fortunately, Jiang Ran doesn't need to worry about this problem. Let's find the first key first.
Upon entering, no other crew members were seen. The hall's decor was both luxurious and simple, creating a paradox. Despite its opulent décor, only a few sets of mahogany tables and chairs were placed there alone.
There was only a man who looked to be around 30 years old flipping through a book. Perhaps he heard the door open, because he looked up at the doorway.
"Isn't this Brother Jiang Ran? Long time no see! Come, come, sit here!"
Long time no see... Have they met before?
Judging from his attire, this person must be of a high rank!
Jiang Ran then sat down opposite him.
"Brother, let me get straight to the point. Do you know where the key is here?"
"The key?" The man was puzzled for a moment, then suddenly realized, "You mean the Key of the Mountain? Planck sent you to retrieve it? Wait, why didn't he notify me..."
"Hey bro, what are Plank's plans? Tell me about them."
Jiang Ran was speechless. If he could, he would also like to know what Planck was thinking.
Judging from the man's appearance, he probably wouldn't reveal the location of the "Key of the Mountain" unless she gave a clear explanation.
Jiang Ran took a deep breath and stood up, staring at the man.
"Do you believe me, bro?"
"Hey, hey, hey! Don't look at me like that! You're all such riddle tellers, really, sigh."
The man closed the book, slowly walked to the corner of the wall, and swiped the gold thread twice, revealing a password door.
Is it a password again? Before Jiang Ran could even look at the instructions on the door, the man had already cracked the password in a few quick moves.
"To avoid wasting time, there's no need for you to break these things, brother. It's pointless. Why would you guard against your own people?"
"Wait! Stop right there!"
The doors to the Golden Hall were pushed open again, and people from the mountain barged in!
It's unclear whether he noticed something was wrong on his own or if the cherry blossom observer reminded him.
"Jiang Ran, give me this key, I'll help you find the next one!"
Are you kidding me?
The first time these two SSS-class rank members spoke, it was in such a confrontational manner!
"I'm not joking with you." Yamashita also pulled out a shotgun from behind his back, the dark muzzle pointed at Gwen, who felt a chill run down her spine!
"How about using a key to buy the life of this strange creature beside you? You have ten seconds to think it over! Don't doubt the power of this gun; you wouldn't want to see it for yourself."
Shan Shang stepped forward, creating a sense of pressure for ten seconds while keeping his finger firmly on the trigger, ready to fire immediately if Jiang Ran made any unusual move!
"Go ahead and shoot if you want!" Unfortunately, Jiang Ran showed no intention of compromising. Instead, he pulled Gwen closer to him. "I believe you haven't forgotten certain rules. If you shoot her now, you'll definitely hurt me, right? Don't forget who I am!"
Even if it's another VIP guest, you can't harm a VIP guest!
Yamashita's eyes darkened. Of course, he couldn't possibly have been unaware of this. He was just trying to overwhelm Jiang Ran with his absolute aura and force him to compromise. It seemed that Jiang Ran wasn't buying it.
“Both of you are VIP guests, so let’s not ruin the harmony.” The man stepped in to smooth things over. “Let me be fair, everyone will eventually hand the key over to Planck, so it doesn’t matter who does it. Since Brother Jiang Ran arrived first, why not let him have it?”
Shan Shang walked up to him and pressed the muzzle of his gun against his abdomen.
Bang!
The man fell into a pool of blood!
"Since you're calling me 'brother,' can't you at least say something fair?"
He stepped over the man's corpse on the mountain and walked to Jiang Ran's side, his gloomy gaze meeting Jiang Ran's.
"From now on, it's up to each individual to get the key."
"I'm curious, with four keys in total, why did you choose to confront me head-on?"
"We'll be enemies sooner or later, it doesn't really matter if it's sooner or later."
Shan Shang also reached out to push Jiang Ran away, but found that Jiang Ran's strength was unexpectedly great, and he himself took a step back.
I really hope you can always have this confidence.
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