lcionline Chapter 196 What's wrong with fair competition?
Chapter 196 What's wrong with fair competition?
"That person is watching you."
Gu Jia noticed Qin Ke's gaze and reminded Yan Xun.
Yan Xun could naturally sense that someone was staring at him, their gaze so intense it seemed they wanted to pierce through his back.
He wasn't going to look back even once. "Ignore him," he whispered.
Gu Jia nodded as if he understood, but he also felt that Qin Ke was a strange person. He was worried that Yan Xun would change his opinion of Qin Ke because of the "Blue Gold" mission, but now he was glad... He didn't know what he was glad about, and just thought it was his possessiveness that made him a rare friend.
"Could that old man be a dangerous person?" Gu Jia asked again.
He always felt that the old man Yan Xun mentioned wasn't a normal person. He had played some games before and heard that evil gods would disguise themselves and deceive humans to achieve their own goals.
"It should be," Yan Xun said.
The old man has probably returned to Wen Yuanzheng's body, but even if he hasn't, he will openly speak ill of the old man.
The system had already exploded in Yan Xun's head—
【What old man! This is a scammer!】The system kept babbling on and on. 【How could there be such an old man? I've never heard of him.】
This is definitely abnormal.
"Do you want to report to the main system?" Yan Xun asked.
The system muttered something under its breath for a while, before finally saying to Yan Xun, "I will report to the main system."
"Should be?" Gu Jia raised his voice slightly, he really didn't understand how Yan Xun could be so calm.
“Hmm.” Yan Xun thought for a moment, “He probably wouldn’t dare gamble on whether I would tell the system.”
"There are only two possibilities for him to show his face directly: either my system can't report the anomaly to the main system in this instance, or he doesn't intend for us to leave the instance alive, so it doesn't matter to him if I know about it."
"The Blue Gold quest is definitely not what he said. As long as you get the Blue Gold, you've succeeded and can then leave the dungeon smoothly."
When the old man approached Yan Xun for a collaboration, he guessed that the other party probably felt that Wen Yuanzheng alone was not enough and wanted to find a few more to take the fall.
"So what are you planning to do?" Gu Jia asked. "Or should we just finish the regular mission and leave?"
Yan Xun did not answer immediately...
Gu Jia probably understood the answer from his silence, and he nodded, "I understand."
Yan Xun: ? What do you know?
But he also admitted that hidden missions were very appealing to him.
The whale speaker, perhaps finally getting impatient with the bearded man's harassment, put down his knife and fork and said, "The whale is very big."
He didn't look at the new crew members at the table, but just said to himself, "Many people will die."
"That's a very dangerous whale."
The bearded man probably hadn't expected the whale whisperer's words to predict so many deaths... He couldn't help but ask a few more questions, "How many?"
"a lot of."
After putting down his fork, the whale whisperer looked at Yan Xun and said, "You." Then he looked at Gao Wen, Qin Ke, and Wen Yuanzheng in turn and said, "You are also in danger."
"What does this mean?" the bearded man asked, unwilling to give up. "Aren't we in real danger?"
"You mean, we're safe?"
The whale whisperer stopped talking, probably because it felt that talking to this person was a waste of time.
After he finished his meal, he left the table, as if he had come there simply to dine with everyone.
As soon as he left, the restaurant became lively again.
At another table, a bald man slammed his glass down, muttering a few curses. It was unclear whether it was because of the arrival of the Whale Whisperer or his prophetic prediction of a terrible future.
The atmosphere at the players' table became awkward, especially among the few players who had been told by the whale whisperer that they would be in danger.
The bearded man glanced a few more times at the absent-minded Wen Yuanzheng, "How did he manage to target you?"
Being excessively noticed by NPCs in a dungeon is definitely not a good sign.
Wen Yuanzheng had no time to chat with the bearded man; he was already questioning the old man in his mind about how many people had actually accepted the Blue Gold mission.
"I can only assure you that you accepted the Blue Gold quest, but I can't guarantee that no one else did," the old man said.
“But…” Wen Yuan thought to himself, if I was the only one who received this mission, why did the Whale Speaker call out four people at once?
"Strange, why are there four of you?" one player said, voicing Wen Yuanzheng's thoughts.
Yan Xun glanced at Wen Yuanzheng, "Perhaps it's because the four of us went to the captain's cabin?"
The other players suddenly realized.
Indeed, only the four of them went to the captain's cabin today.
The bearded man was initially jealous that the four had secretly gone to the captain's cabin and found out other information. But when he heard the whale talker say that the four were in danger, he felt much relieved and even looked at Wen Yuanzheng half-jokingly.
"Yuanzheng will definitely be able to resolve the crisis."
"After all, his record of clearing the game is always very good."
Wen Yuanzheng could easily detect the gloating in the bearded man's tone. He thought to himself that this idiot was indeed not suitable to be his subordinate. Then he glanced at Yan Xun and wondered whether he should give him a share of the Blue Gold mission.
Yan Xun naturally knew that the Whale Speaker was referring to him, most likely because of the hidden quest, Blue Gold.
Gao Wen and Qin Ke were the same. They both knew that it was impossible for them to be called out by the Whale Whisperers just by entering the captain's cabin. It was probably because they had received a hidden mission from Blue Gold.
Gao Wen glanced at Wen Yuanzheng a few more times, then whispered to Qin Ke, "I didn't expect him to know that kind of writing too."
He didn't have a good impression of Wen Yuanzheng, but after discovering that the other party had taken on the Blue Gold mission, he was somewhat impressed.
After Gao Wen finished speaking, he didn't get a response from Qin Ke for a long time, which was a bit strange - in his memory, although this teammate didn't like to talk, he would respond as long as you said something to him.
He couldn't help but turn his head to glance at Qin Ke's expression.
Then you see Qin Ke staring at Wen Yuanzheng... with a look in his eyes like a snake eyeing its prey.
Tastes change so quickly? Gao Wen shuddered at his own thought, then couldn't help but nudge Qin Ke a few times.
Qin Ke then came to her senses and looked at Gao Wen with a good temper, "What did you just say?"
“Brother, although it’s true that people are free to love,” Gao Wen couldn’t help but say to Qin Ke, “I don’t think Wen Yuanzheng is worth liking.”
Qin Ke: "...?"
He pointed at himself, somewhat confused, "Me?"
"Wen Yuanzheng?"
It was as if he was learning Chinese for the first time, and he suddenly didn't understand Gao Wen's meaning. "Why would I like Wen Yuanzheng?"
Gao Wen carefully examined Qin Ke and, seeing that the other person's confusion didn't seem to be feigned, breathed a sigh of relief.
He never imagined that he was still a pathetic member of the "looks-matter" club. The thought that Qin Ke might be with Wen Yuanzheng made him feel that it would be better to be with Yan Xun!
No, that won't work either.
But then he thought, since Yan Xun hadn't said he and Gu Jia were dating, what's wrong with his brother competing fairly?
"If you really let me choose, I think Yan Xun is better." Gao Wen decided to tell Qin Ke the truth.
Qin Ke also couldn't follow Gao Wen's train of thought. He pointed to himself, then to Wen Yuanzheng, and asked, "What does this have to do with him?"
Gao Wen thought to himself, "Brother, this is no fun. Do I really have to point it out to you?"
How embarrassing would that be in public?
He coughed. "I noticed you've been staring at Wen Yuanzheng the whole time." He hinted, "I think Yan Xun is alright, at least he's good-looking."
Qin Ke didn't understand what this had to do with being good-looking or not—although he did like Yan Xun's face—he still answered Gao Wen's first question first, "I just didn't expect that there would be someone among the players who also recognized that kind of writing."
Gawain:......
Depend on!
This is incredibly embarrassing!
It's also because Qin Ke is always getting angry; otherwise, would he have thought in that direction? — If Yan Xun knew Gao Wen's inner thoughts, he would most likely praise him for not being self-destructive, never reflecting on himself, and always blaming others.
"Is that script so special?" Gao Wen realized. In his memory, Qin Ke was not an arrogant person. The fact that the other party could say that proved that the script was indeed not easy to decipher.
"It's quite unique; I know very few people who do," Qin Ke said.
"All I know is that only certain types of people can decipher this script."
Qin Ke looked at Wen Yuanzheng and said, "So I'm very curious how he recognized me."
Gao Wen didn't care, after all, there were many strange abilities that could be obtained in the dungeon, and Wen Yuanzheng might have a skill that could decipher unknown characters 100% of the time.
Gao Wen felt that his relationship with Yan Xun had become much more harmonious, so while the players were discussing, he moved from his position to Yan Xun's side.
Then I squeezed into the seat next to Yan Xun.
Yan Xun knew that Gao Wen had something to ask him as he walked over.
“Um…” Gao Wen touched his cheek, probably feeling a little embarrassed to come empty-handed to gather information. He took a candy out of his pocket and handed it to Yan Xun. “I got it from the warehouse.”
"There were some candies in the pile of things I was counting."
"Candy?" Yan Xun asked.
“There’s also some chocolate,” Gawain said, making a nauseating face. “The food here is awful.”
So he took some candy and chocolate to replenish his energy.
Yan Xun had heard that the Terror Ship carried tobacco and chocolate, etc. He and Gu Jiaqing did not see these two items in the warehouse, and assumed that the background was just used in the dungeon and would not be particularly accurate. He did not expect that there was another warehouse.
"Actually, I want to ask, when you and Wen Yuanzheng went to the captain's cabin, how did he discover Lan Jin?" Gao Wen spoke very softly. To prevent the others at the table from hearing, he deliberately leaned close to Yan Xun and even slightly covered his mouth to prevent anyone from reading his lip movements.
Yan Xun sat at the dining table, holding the candy Gao Wen had given him in one hand, while listening to Gao Wen's low question with his eyes down.
After Gao Wen finished speaking, his mind suddenly started to wander... His brother's eyelashes were quite long.
"Nothing happened," Yan Xun said.
"Wen Yuanzheng said that he had admired the captain for a long time and wanted to go to the captain's cabin to take a look."
He told Gawain, "I mentioned the moon coins found in the storeroom, and the captain said not to worry, that the sun god protects the captain's cabin and those things dare not come in."
He went to the captain's desk and read the letters.
After listening for a while, Gao Wen couldn't help but move closer to Yan Xun. He felt that Yan Xun smelled very nice and could help him resist the stench of smoke, alcohol and fish in the cabin.
Yan Xun: "?"
"Wen Yuanzheng discovered the Blue Gold Mission just like that?" Gao Wen asked in a low voice.
"Yes." Yan Xun was really not used to someone being so close to him, so he reached out and pushed Gao Wen away. "Go away."
"Did he find out after carefully reading the letter?" Gao Wen asked again.
He remembered that there were many letters, and it took Qin Ke a while to decipher Lan Jin's mission.
“No,” Yan Xun recalled, squinting. “He glanced at it a few times, then turned away…”
"It seems they're worried the captain will find out."
“That’s really strange.” Gao Wen couldn’t help but speak up, and told Yan Xun everything that Qin Ke had just told him—in his opinion, they should be considered good brothers now, so it was normal to share such things.
"Qin Ke said that very few people recognize that kind of script, and he was very surprised that Wen Yuanzheng was able to decipher it."
"Do you think it's possible that Wen Yuanzheng has the ability to decipher unknown scripts with 100% accuracy?"
Yan Xun stared at Gao Wen for a while.
Gao Wen touched his face, somewhat puzzled. "Why are you looking at me?"
"It's nothing, I just think being young is great." That's quite an imagination.
Yan Xun brushed it off lightly, "You said Qin Ke said... that kind of script can only be deciphered by specific people?"
Did you ask him what kind of specific person he meant?
"He's probably a scholar who specializes in ancient writing," Gao Wen said casually, glancing at Qin Ke on the other side. "Don't you think he has a scholarly air about him?"
Yan Xun looked at the candy Gao Wen had given him. "Back then on the Terror, chocolate was for the crew."
But to this day, none of these crew members know that chocolate and candy exist.
"Does that warehouse only contain chocolates and candies?" Yan Xun asked.
Gao Wen nodded.
Yan Xun was unsure of the purpose of these candies and chocolates. They were not the terrifying ship that went on polar expeditions in history, but a whaling ship that went to hunt whales. There was nothing on board that could directly extract whale blubber, so they would return after hunting whales. Logically, they should not need so much stock.
The sound of trombones rang out from the ship.
It wasn't a signal to put them to sleep, but rather a signal that they could enter the cabin.
The crew members stood up and began to leave the restaurant one by one.
Just like last night, the table was a mess of dishes and glasses, but someone would come and clean it up.
The players returned to their cabins one by one. Yan Xun lay down on his lower bunk, and Ke Lun followed behind him, changing out of his heavy clothes before climbing up.
"This morning, I found a button with the image of the sun god on it under my pillow."
Yan Xun spoke to Ke Lun, who was in the bunk above him, across the bed.
Did you put it under my pillow?
Yan Xun heard Koren laugh a few times on the upper bunk, and then after a jolt, Koren poked his head out from under the bed and looked at Yan Xun on the lower bunk.
"of course."
"How did you sleep last night?"
His green eyes, in the dimly lit room, resembled some kind of emerald.
“I always have to take care of my neighbors,” Corren said to Yan Xun with a smile. “But they should sleep well tonight too.”
"After all, we have the protection of the sun god."
Yan Xun knew that Koren was referring to the sun god pendant that he had snatched and distributed to the new crew members in the cabin.