Chapter 229 Storm Sea
Beside a certain street in the harbor town, Wang Zhifan and the other two came to an NPC man who had been observing them not far away for a long time.
It was a red-skinned middle-aged man with sinister features. He had rough skin and was wearing old linen clothes. His body exuded the salty smell brought by sea water. His overall image gave people a bad impression. .
"Look, I said that only I know where that island is, right? As long as you give me ten silver coins... no, it must be thirty silver coins, and then I can tell you its true location!"< br>
This crooked red skin N The PC noticed that the three people were approaching, and his face suddenly showed a slightly proud look, and then his eyes quickly swept over Wang Zhifan's extraordinary equipment, especially the four rings on Wang Zhifan's hand. These extraordinary equipment made He initiated a temporary price increase.
"Can it be cheaper? Thirty silver coins are too expensive."
Wang Zhifan replied with a smile after hearing this.
"No! The information I know is unique. Thirty silver coins are already considered very cheap!"
The red-skinned NPC with sinister eyebrows and stern eyes answered immediately without giving up.
"Well...it's so expensive that we can only say goodbye."
Although there was still a smile on his face, Wang Zhifan turned around and left with the two people next to him at this time, without any further entanglement with the NPC.
"Hmph... You guys will definitely come to beg me again, and then it will be more than thirty silver coins!"
The NPC who described it as wretched was not too surprised when he saw this. He crossed his arms and said disdainfully.
But Wang Zhifan still looked like he didn't care much about what he said. He walked straight towards the depths of the town with his two companions.
"Brother Fan, I think we can try to find a shop to sell some unused equipment and exchange some silver coins for information from that person. Sometimes there is no better way, let him earn as much as he can. Forget it.”
Chen Ming followed Wang Zhifan and gave him suggestions on organizational language.
But before Wang Zhifan could answer him, Chen Can, who was following his brother on the other side, spoke:
"A Ming, first see which way Brother Fan is taking us. , you will know Brother Fan’s intention. ”
“Huh?”
Chen Ming heard a slight doubt and couldn’t help but look in the direction they were heading, and soon discovered that they seemed to be walking towards this seaport town. Port route.
"Oh...Brother Fan, you feel that the person just now should be from the port, so why don't we just go to the port and ask?"
Chen Ming immediately reacted and understood why Wang Zhifan ignored him just now. That NPC man.
"Well...but your suggestion also has merit. It will be more convenient for us to get some money in hand first."
Wang Zhifan nodded slightly and turned around with them. He walked towards a pub on the street.
It was a well-decorated tavern. It was built entirely of solid wood. There were beautiful and smooth wave patterns carved on the surface of the wall panels. There were also several clusters of flowers planted on both sides of the wooden door. Everyone can smell a faint fragrance.
As soon as the three of them entered the tavern, they found that it was quite lively. Many NPCs dressed in different costumes were drinking and chatting with wooden wine glasses. There were only a few empty tables in the entire tavern.
“Look, that man is here, and he even drank wine and ate grilled fish!”
The sharp-eyed Chen Ming then discovered the impressive things on the beach today. That player was actually in the tavern. He was the male player with long hair and a beard. He declared that he did not want to do the dungeon mission and was just going to lie down.
"I feel that this person is not as unbearable as he looks. Maybe he is a hidden master."
Chen Can also lowered his voice and said something when he saw this. His eyes were fixed on the man in front of him. He glanced at the sloppy player who was lying on the wooden table, drinking and eating fish, and found that the other player sensed something almost instantly. He raised his eyelids and glanced at the three of them, but that was all. He then turned his attention to Back on the wooden table.
Only Wang Zhifan seemed to have no interest in this strange player. He led the two of them to the pub counter, then turned to them and asked:
"Are you interested in having a meal? I'm treating you."
"I'm a little interested, but my brother and I only entered the book after eating, and we're not very hungry now..."
Chen Ming answered immediately.
"You kid, if Brother Fan wants to eat, of course we have to work together, but Brother Fan, how do you solve the money problem? Barter directly with this tavern?"
At this time, Chen Can raised his hand and hit Chen Ming beside him, and asked Wang Zhifan curiously.
"Don't worry, money is not a problem."
I saw him reply with a calm expression, and walked straight to the bar counter.
There were currently two NPCs in front of the counter ordering food, so he waited for a while for the two people to finish and leave, then took out a bright yellow gold coin and put it on the counter table, and at the same time asked the people in the counter. The middle-aged white NPC said:
"Arrange for us a table of your pub's best wine and meat." The middle-aged NPC at the counter was slightly startled when he saw this. He first glanced at the gold coins that Wang Zhifan photographed on the table, and then revealed Smiled and replied to him:
"This distinguished guest, the most expensive drinks and meals in our tavern do not cost a single gold orchid coin, ten silver Finn coins are enough."
"Okay , then I’ll give you ten silver coins. In addition, besides filling our stomachs, we also want to ask you about a place.”
Wang Zhifan was a little satisfied with the boss's honest answer, and then took the opportunity to ask him for information. In this situation where both parties have established a slight relationship of interest, generally speaking, the beneficiary is willing to provide such small help. Not to mention that crowded places like taverns are a good place to get information.
So a short while later, the tavern owner who listened to Wang Zhifan’s information about Forbidden Fruit Island quickly frowned slightly and touched his dark brown hair, and replied in a somewhat uncertain tone:
"Distinguished guest, I seem to have only heard about this Forbidden Fruit Island when I was a child. It seems to be mentioned by fishermen who went out to sea. It seems to be some legendary mysterious place in the ocean. I can't remember the details. I wouldn't know it if you don't tell me. I don’t remember such a place... I suggest you go to the pier and ask.”
< br>"Thank you."
Although he did not obtain any valuable information from the tavern owner, Wang Zhifan still thanked him, and then the owner gave him change for his gold coins, which was enough. Fifty silver coins, and then the three of them found an empty table and sat down, waiting for their meal.
"Brother Fan, when did you get that gold coin? I haven't seen you selling anything?"
As soon as he sat down, Chen Ming couldn't help but ask Wang Zhifan curiously Said, he was very confused about when Wang Zhifan solved the problem of money without anyone noticing, and used gold coins as a high-value currency.
"It's the function of a prop, but unfortunately it's only effective in this instance."
Wang Zhifan simply answered him without revealing his identity as a VIP player.
"Okay, I understand."
Seeing Wang Zhifan's mysterious expression, Chen Ming immediately knew that this was his personal secret, so he stopped asking further. He still had this bit of common sense. of.
At this time, Chen Can on the other side gave a suggestion of his own:
"Brother Fan, according to what the tavern owner just said, the target location of this copy is most likely at the pier. The man who asked us for money before is probably from the pier. Do you want us brothers to go and ask first? Anyway, this is It will take a while before the meal is served.”
“Don’t worry, wait until we finish. If you talk about these things, the dungeon cannot be impatient now. If you are impatient, you can easily fall into danger due to carelessness."
Wang Zhifan immediately shook his head and rejected him. He understood that although the other party was relatively calm, he was still in danger after all. When I download a dungeon for the first time, I feel a little excited and want to progress as quickly as possible.
“Yes, brother, don’t look at it, we don’t seem to be in any danger now. In fact, there are not many signs when danger comes in the dungeon. Let’s not think about acting alone, stay here. You only have one life if you stay honest next to Brother Fan."
Chen Ming also reminded Chen Can that as someone who has played dungeons several times, he will not ignore the dungeons just for the sake of comfort. any potential threats.
While several people were talking, the drinks and meals in the tavern were served one after another. There were three kinds of fruit wine, six kinds of fish, three portions of fruits and vegetables, and several large plates of delicious beef and mutton. Wang Zhifan took the lead to inspect them, and then They began to enjoy them one by one, and Chen Ming and Chen Can also ate some in cooperation.
After Wang, whose appetite had already become astonishing, took the lead to eliminate most of them, he led the two of them to get up and leave. At this time, they discovered that the long-haired and sloppy player was still there. We were drinking wine and eating grilled fish at the table, and we were only halfway through the process. I don’t know how much longer we can linger.
"Is this guy really planning to lie down in this dungeon?"
Several people couldn't help but have this idea after seeing this, but they did not negotiate further with the other party, and soon He left the tavern and headed to the port which was not far away.
When they arrived at the target location, they found that the pier of this seaport town was really not small. Not only were there large and small sailboats unloading goods in the bay outside, but there were also people disembarking and boarding boats on the pier. , there are many restaurants near the pier A set of shops, such as a hotel that welcomes guests, a fish shop that sells and harvests fish, a blacksmith shop that makes various weapons, a spice shop that sells and purchases various spices, and even a shipbuilding factory, but the scale of this shipyard They are not very big, and the boats they build are all small sailboats.
"Let's first ask the ship owners if they want to go to Forbidden Fruit Island, but the hope should be very small."
Even with their expectations in mind, Wang Zhifan and others were the first to ask those who picked up the passengers on the sailboat. , and the results of this round of questioning were just as they expected. When the shipowners saw them coming, They were all smiles at first, thinking they were potential customers. But when they said they were going to Forbidden Fruit Island, they all looked puzzled. They were good-tempered and told them that no one knew where they were on Forbidden Fruit Island. Have you been deceived? If you have a bad temper, you will immediately think that they are here to cause trouble, and you will almost get angry and take action.
"What a scam! Can't this dungeon give us a clear location for us to go there? We have to create this illusory ghost island..."
After a period of unsatisfactory efforts, the three The first person to feel a little discouraged was the youngest Chen Ming. He could no longer stand the frustration of not being able to detect the required information.
“Don’t worry, there will definitely be information, and the copy cannot forcefully block us at this stage.”
Wang Zhifan can be said to be the calmest among them. His current mentality is quite peaceful. If there is no progress, he just thinks that he has eliminated the wrong options by coming here, and then works hard in other directions.
Not long after, they came to the factory that manufactured small sailboats on the pier and inquired about it from an old man inside as a boat buyer.
The old man from the shipyard had thick hands and feet, rough skin and wrinkled face. It looked like he had made a living at sea. He suddenly raised this strange question to the few people in front of him who took out gold coins and wanted to buy a boat. More information is revealed than those who came before.
“Forbidden Fruit Island... I haven’t heard this name mentioned for many years... The first time I heard of it was when I was out at sea once when I was young... At that time, a sailor was drunk. After drinking wine, he told us the legend of this island... It is said that this forbidden fruit island is located in The vast stormy sea area deep in the ocean is only the size of a small town. The most violent storms are always blowing around it. Huge waves can easily overturn ships. Only the luckiest and bravest sailors can see it... Forbidden Fruit Island According to what he said, there is a miraculous fruit planted there, and its name is It’s called the Forbidden Fruit. This kind of fruit can glow, making the entire Forbidden Fruit Island glow slightly at night... Of course, all this is what the old man said to me from the sailor. There is no guarantee that it is true. The Forbidden Fruit Island may be just a legend and not true. existence, you must not enter the stormy sea for it, there can be It is very dangerous.”
The old man who sold the boat finally reminded Wang Zhifan and others not to think about entering the so-called stormy sea where the Forbidden Fruit Island is hidden, but it was obvious that Wang Zhifan and others did not care about this. , they then asked the old man about the specific location of the Storm Sea.
The old man couldn't help but sigh helplessly, but seeing that these people had the intention to buy a boat, he gave them some pointers.
“The edge of the Storm Sea is located to the west of this town. It is at least a month’s boat ride away from here. It is a very large area, not a small area. There are strong winds and waves all year round. Sometimes it is higher than the sail of a big ship. When the wind and waves are lighter, it will not exceed three days a year. You should give up the idea of going there as soon as possible. There is no chance at the moment. Which shipyard dares to say that its ship can sail through the stormy sea smoothly, and only the most desperate pirates will go there..."
After hearing what the old man said, Wang Zhifan and others felt that the Forbidden Fruit Island was finally here. In order to express his gratitude, Wang Zhifan gave the old man ten silver coins as a consultation fee, but in the end he did not choose to buy a boat here.
(End of this chapter)