Chapter 1199 The Pirates Return (Part 3)
[Main quest has been triggered]
[Side quest has been triggered]
After the three of them greeted each other, the system prompt sounded immediately - and it came twice in a row.
The next second, the three of them looked at the task bar at the same time.
First, the main quest: [Find the original translation of "Ramayana" in Blackbeard's treasure]
Then, there are three consecutive side quests, namely -
[Help Blackbeard find his old subordinates on the Devil Island], [Board the enemy ship in the naval battle and kill at least three enemy sailors] and [Participate in the deck boxing match and defeat the "Vikings"].
"Well... there are quite a lot of things in this script." Feng Bujue quickly read the content of the task and then muttered such a rather meaningless line.
This is one of his usual conversation skills. Through this "throwing bricks to attract jade" method, let other people around him express some opinions first.
"Looking at the content, these are all tasks that can be completed while completing the main storyline..." Hong Hu knew Jue well, so he immediately followed up with a similarly meaningless nonsense, saying that a wise general like me would not fall for your trick.
"Heh..." As a result, two seconds later, Snow, who was quick-witted but "inexperienced", smiled and said, "If you think about it the other way around... According to the principle that the side quests are 'optional', aren't these three quests implying that... we can choose not to join Blackbeard's camp, not to help him find people, not to help him fight naval battles, and not to participate in any boxing matches between sailors... but to choose to hide here all the time, wait until the ship docks, and then go straight to the treasure and complete the main quest."
"Eh?" Hearing this, Honghu immediately became excited, "This 'Snow' brother, you are quite powerful, let's make friends?"
Honghu is also a wise man, he knows very well: in the game "Horror Paradise", players who can make this analysis immediately after seeing the above four quests are at least one level higher than "average" players.
Level, equipment, skills, expertise... These things can be obtained through time or money, but wisdom is not easily obtained, so... the more such friends, the better.
"Hmph... OK." A second later, Snow replied, "I've heard of Honghu's name. I'm honored to meet such a celebrity."
His words were actually a little ironic. To be honest... if he and Honghu became friends, then Honghu should be the one who should feel honored.
In reality, Honghu is at most a first-tier celebrity in the gaming circle, but in terms of influence and power in society... he may not be as strong as some second- and third-tier celebrities.
And Snow... it's no exaggeration to say that he is like a "prince of the underworld"; as long as he wants, he can make the so-called "upper class" people kneel down and lick their shoes, or even disappear from the world in a few minutes.
However, in this game world, they are both just... "players".
This is also one of the charms of the Internet - the Internet can, at a certain time and place... put those people with very different identities and status in the real world in a relatively fair environment.
In this environment, all the resources that the "superiors" usually have... such as the priority right to speak, the right to choose; the ability to dominate the direction of events through various legal or illegal "off-site means", etc.... will all disappear.
Just like animals that are kept will gradually lose their ability to hunt, when those people come out of the cage called "money" and "power", most of them... will appear particularly fragile, incompetent, and even stupid.
Of course, there are exceptions...
Snow is an exception. Even if you take away everything around him, he is still a very difficult character to deal with.
Fortunately, at this moment... he is a companion, not an opponent.
"No~no~ I just make a living, I am not a celebrity, we are all friends who play games, there is no need to be so polite." After receiving the other party's reply, Honghu made a very humble response.
Today's Honghu is obviously much more mature than when he first met Brother Jue. It can also be said that... it is the matter of "knowing Feng Bujue" that has made him grow a lot.
Thinking back to the beginning... in the script of "Climbing the Tower", he and two other studio players flattered each other in front of Brother Jue at the beginning; this kind of thing... he would never do it now.
The higher a person stands in a certain field and the broader his vision, the more he will understand that there are people beyond people and there are heavens beyond heaven; if you want to go to "higher places", you must learn to "respect", learn to "self-reflection", and learn to "humble"...
"Pride" is something that can only be enjoyed by those who are complacent and self-satisfied after a little achievement. It is a kind of compensation from God to those who "stop at this skill".
Honghu is definitely not that kind of person... Therefore, he has long discarded that "pride" and put himself in a very low position, struggling with the mentality of just starting his career.
Today, Honghu has made great progress in his speech, wit and foresight. As the think tank of the team, his ability is no less than that of Brother Jue. In S2, he assisted the "Waste Alliance" all the way to the finals, which is a good proof of this. In terms of how to behave, Honghu also tends to be a general. If we really talk about the ability of "pretending to be a grandson", he can also compete with Brother Jue.
"I think... how about this." After listening to the conversation between the two, Feng Bujue said maliciously, "You two... just get into a barrel and chat slowly; I... go out alone, join the pirate group, complete the side quests, and call you when the ship lands on the island."
"Come on..." Honghu said, pushing open the lid of the barrel he was in, sticking his head out, and turning on the flashlight he carried with him, "If I let you go out alone, you will sell us out within three minutes."
"Don't you trust me so much?" Brother Jue also opened the wooden lid on his head, revealing half of his head and raised his eyebrows and asked.
"Ha!" Hong Hu laughed dryly, "I have even thought of the specific process of you betraying your teammates... The first step is to deliberately be discovered and caught; the second step is to declare that you admire Captain Blackbeard and want to join his pirate group; the third step is to report my and Snow's positions as bargaining chips, and at the same time put the blame of "the disappearance of the dead leaf wine" on our heads... That's it."
"Well..." Before he finished speaking, Snow also emerged from his bucket, "It's really a good plan. This way, you can solve the problem of two companions who will share the main line rewards with you sooner or later, and win the trust of Blackbeard for yourself... Even if this trust is not very solid, it is enough to keep you on the ship."
"Tsk... Am I such a person without pursuit?" Feng Bujue looked around with empty eyes, then took out [Bell's Daily Knife] from his waist and cut the rope net covering the three barrels.
"Me? A great Feng Bujue, do I need to betray my teammates to gain the trust of NPCs?" After cutting the rope net, Jue put away his knife, stood up, and said, "I understand, this is the main universe..." At this point, he patted his chest and said, "We have a lot of connections."
"Yes~Yes~" Honghu also rolled his eyes, stood up and said, "I almost forgot... Lian Doumo is your man, right?"
Honghu's team was calculated by Feng Bujue in the S2 finals, and the whole team was directly transferred out of the main universe. He naturally still remembered that
"Ah... who knows." Jue Ge laughed, did not give a clear answer, and quickly changed the subject, "Anyway, I will definitely do the side quest, whether you two want to do it or not... it's up to you to decide."
"Do it, why not?" Hong Hu said, "You are the only one who said that, I never said I want to hide here."
"Hehe... it seems that you two are quite familiar with each other." Snow, who was silent for a while, also climbed out of the bucket and continued with a smile.
"Ah... I guess so." Honghu replied, "Dealing with Brother Feng... whether as a teammate or an opponent, it will be a very unforgettable experience."
After hearing this, Snow smiled knowingly: "Haha... Indeed, I agree with this."
"Oh?" At this moment, Honghu also realized something, "Speaking of which... this is not the first time you two have met, right?" He turned to look at Snow and asked suspiciously, "I remember, Snow, you just called him 'Mr. Crow'?"
"Yes." Snow did not mean to hide it, "About a month ago, we met twice, and something happened during that time... so..."
"Hey, hey, hey..." Feng Bujue interrupted Snow, "You Why did you describe it as if we met in a gay bar? "
"Huh?" Snow was stunned, "Did I?"
"Of course I did." Jue Ge replied confidently in his hometown accent, and immediately looked at Honghu and asked, "You come to judge... Doesn't his statement just now easily make people think of... 'I went to the gay bar under the name Mr. Crow, and then he approached me'?"
"Uh..." Honghu didn't know what expression to use to face this question and answer, "At the beginning, I definitely didn't think about it that way, but now, you have forced me to the kind of thing I don't know. I want to enter the rhythm of my imagination..."
"Hey, look." After Feng Bujue got the answer, he looked back at Snow and said, "It turns out that there is something wrong with your statement, right?"
"Hey...it's obviously your problem..." Honghu held his forehead and shook his head, "And...what's so entangled about this kind of thing, many people know that you have a girlfriend, okay?" He stretched his voice, "If you don't want me to ask 'what happened between you and Snow'...just say it directly, don't divert the conversation to strange content...anyway, I'm not very interested in this matter. "
Hearing these words, Feng Bujue's expression changed slightly, and he thought to himself: "Wow... you've become more capable. My intentions are clearly seen through."
"Okay, let's talk about the script." But Brother Jue did not praise the other party in person, but immediately changed the subject, "Snow, do you plan to stay here or go out with us?"
"I..." In the past ten seconds, Snow had been observing the expressions and analyzing the relationship between the two people in front of him and every word they said; now, being asked by Brother Jue suddenly, he hesitated for two seconds, and then continued, "...of course I will act together with the two of you."
"OK, go open the door." Feng Bujue did not give the other party time to think, and made a request right away.
"Hmm..." Snow was not stupid. He immediately asked three very constructive questions, "Excuse me... why do I have to open the door? Why do I have to listen to you? And... why don't we search this 'third storage room' before leaving?"
Feng Bujue was also well prepared. He answered immediately: "It's very simple... because I have connections and it depends on me to get in touch with Blackbeard. So... such exploration work as 'may run into guards and be killed instantly after opening the door' must not be done by me." He paused, "As for the reason for not searching this room... it's also obvious; we are going to join the pirate group soon. If you 'steal' other people's things now, won't it become a hidden danger later?"
"Ah..." Snow thought for three seconds after hearing this, then rolled his eyes and said, "Why would I be convinced by such a somewhat unreasonable reason..."
After that, he turned around and walked towards the door.
Feng Bujue and Honghu looked at each other. The former just smiled and shrugged, while the latter shook his head helplessly.
A few seconds later, Snow arrived at the door of the third storage room.
It was a very thick wooden door, and both the door panel and the lock on the door were the kind that could not be broken by ordinary swords and guns.
After standing still, Snow put his hand on the door handle; before opening the door, he looked back at the two teammates behind him.
At this time, Feng Bujue was looking around with a nonchalant expression, while Honghu was concentrating and holding a flashlight to illuminate Snow.
"Heh..." Snow laughed softly again when he turned his face to the door panel again.
Neither Jue nor Honghu heard the laugh because it was drowned out by the continuous sound of the sea tide.
Gurgle——
Then, Snow turned the door handle and opened the door.
As expected, there was indeed a guard outside the door, but the guard was sleeping soundly in a hammock several meters away from the wooden door; the swaying of the ship and the surrounding noises had no effect on him at all... There was no doubt that he had long been accustomed to sleeping in such an environment, and the snoring showed that he was sleeping soundly. (To be continued.)