Strange Voyage: Summoning the Fourth Disaster.

Chapter 241: Imperial City-State Ishamud (Part )
"Ahaha, despicable outsider huh?"

"Oh my, isn't this the Messenger of the Jungle? You're acting like this the moment we met?"

"I can't even fight you alone."

"No buddy, isn't this a gang fight?"

"What are you talking about? Aren't we going to fight it alone? Why isn't it a one-on-one fight?"

"That's right, it can crush us numerically but it can't let us crush it in numbers? I think it's fair anyway."

The Jungle Messenger's body was still warm when a group of players started to add insult to injury right in front of it, laughing and joking.

Strictly speaking, the Jungle Messenger's strength is not weak. Coupled with its special skill of being able to affect the noble fishing ships, it is a very difficult enemy in a one-on-one fight.

But this is a large map for twenty people. The more players there are, the greater the advantage. It is very normal for the Jungle Messenger to die miserably.

The drops from the Jungle Messenger are also very good, including a mid-level fire seed, a collector's level special shield, some equipment and some texts.

Bu Long was extremely excited when he learned about this, and directly used his secret fund to buy it. It seemed that he was going to use this spark to promote his fellow fire.

However, from the perspective of map exploration, these are not the main points.

After a search, Li Miao and others soon found more texts in the cabin.

It is worth mentioning that in the process they also encountered a half-fire monster called [Gakgu Knight], which protected a king zombie named [Gak King].

Of course, such strength is definitely no match for the ferocious players and was quickly defeated.

"really……"

After reading the texts with a frown on his face, the storyteller looked at everyone and told them all the information he had obtained.

"This island is called 'Rigweser'. It used to be part of the Kingdom of Jak. It is located on the edge of the city-state of Ishamud, but close to the Gormor Sea controlled by the Storm Cult. Most of the people on the island are former nobles of the city-state."

"Due to the riot on the Exiled Island, the defense force here was greatly weakened, so the old nobles joined forces with the Storm Cult and the Children of the Forest to retake it, and they supported a guy who had nothing to do with the royal family as the king."

Having said this, the storyteller paused.

"Then the first thing they will do is to revive a traditional activity to entertain the people - 'the big catch'."

"They throw these marine creatures that have been raised in a special way into this sea together with the slaves, and then the nobles will hunt them. The nobles who obtain the most treasures will receive the highest honor..."

After saying this, the storyteller couldn't help but laugh.

The old nobles who were chased away by the Gulard Empire colluded with the two forces and finally took advantage of the Gulard Empire's weak defenses to successfully rebel.

And the first thing they will do after they succeed is not to expand their victory or to be on high alert, but... to continue playing music and dancing!
This matter is a bit too abstract.

"How can this be called sharing happiness with the people?"

"This is ridiculous. How could such a bastard succeed in a rebellion?" Shangan couldn't help but twitch his lips.

Niu Niu, who had just dealt with another noble fishing ship, couldn't help laughing after hearing this: "Now I understand why the Storm Cult wants to get involved with [Corruption]."

"How the hell can we carry out a rebellion with these insects?"

"Indeed, these are more corrupt than corruption." Li Miao nodded in agreement.

"Oh, who cares?" The Black Mountain Little Demon rubbed his hands at this time: "Speaking of which, we should thank these guys. If it weren't for them, how could we have the opportunity to play this kind of real fishing activity?"

Hearing this, the others couldn't help but chuckle.

No matter how messy it is, once it’s under our noses, it’s all ours!

“First come, first served!”

Frog chuckled, then without any moral ethics, he transformed himself into a deep-sea worm and leaped into the sea with a bang, heading straight for the royal treasure whale.

"Fuck! Little baby!"

Li Miao and others widened their eyes upon seeing this, and naturally not willing to be outdone, they quickly chased after him.

After dealing with the noble fishing ships, naturally no one would compete with the players for these marine creatures carrying treasures.

This is bound to be a very interesting event.

"Fuck, you know what, this activity is really interesting!"

"Fishing Master VR Edition!"

"This planner is simply a genius. He was able to weave in such an interesting entertainment method without any sense of disobedience. It's so cool!"

"Hey, Brother Miaozi, look behind you!"

"What?"

"Hahahaha idiot, the royal treasure whale is mine!"

"Tianji Tianji, speed up, hurry up!"

"..."

The players came up with all kinds of tricks and even held a prop competition, having a lot of fun.

However, happy times are always short-lived. After the Royal Treasure Whale was killed by Niu Niu, the "Fishing Operation" officially came to an end.

"Fuck! Niu Niu, you are playing dirty tricks!"

"Hey, don't slander me with your empty words. It ran towards me on its own."

"You went to Lingzhu to buy monster-luring props. I saw it clearly!"

"..."

When it comes to cunning and shrewdness, you have to look at Niu Niu. While everyone was busy chasing the royal treasure whale, he quietly bought props and set traps, and finally succeeded in waiting for the rabbit to come to him.

However, no matter how much we argue, it doesn't matter who kills the Kingdom's Treasure Whale, and a group of old acquaintances won't have conflicts over such a small matter.

"Hurry and take a look at what treasures this royal treasure whale has."

This whale is very large. Even without mentioning jewels and the like, it has nine treasures on its body. Among them, the treasure chest on top of its head is the most gorgeous and eye-catching. It is obvious that there are extraordinary things inside.

"I'll drive it! I'll drive it!"

Niu Niu rubbed his hands and prepared to step forward.

"Brother Niu! Brother Niu!" The Black Mountain Little Demon ran forward and licked his face and said, "Please let me open the box, please. I love opening boxes the most."

As a veteran player, Heishan Xiaoyao was indeed very enthusiastic about this. He was the one who worked hardest to catch fish just now, but unfortunately he lost to Niu Niu.

Seeing the pitiful look on the face of the rich man Black Mountain Little Demon, everyone couldn't help but feel a little funny.

Niu Niu was also very generous about this: "Okay, let's put it this way, you open the eight boxes in other places, and I'll open the top one."

"Okay." The Black Mountain Demon rubbed his hands excitedly.

So, under the witness of a group of players, Black Mountain Little Demon opened eight boxes in one breath.

There are quite a few weapons, equipment and props inside, but more are some jewelry, luxury goods and gold coins called "Jak".

But there is nothing to note about this thing. After all, it is a kingdom that has been destroyed by the Gulard Empire and is not worth mentioning.

All the players' eyes fell on Niu Niu.

"Bah! Bah!"

Niu Niu spat out two non-existent saliva to bless his hands, and then opened the most luxurious whale head treasure chest.

The golden light... naturally does not exist.

Compared with the treasure chest opened by the Black Mountain Goblin, this whale head treasure chest seemed unremarkable. It only contained an ordinary crown and a straight sword... as well as a rusty iron little whale and an inconspicuous scroll.

This made everyone stunned. "Huh?"

"What the hell is this?"

"No way, this is the only thing in the most powerful treasure chest? Could it have been swapped?"

"Haha, I think it's because of Niu Niu's dirty hands."

The players were stunned and couldn't believe it, and Mushroom even started to make fun of it.

Niu Niu was stunned for a moment and subconsciously doubted his luck.

At this time, Yuanfang walked forward without saying a word, picked up the four items, looked at them carefully for a moment, and then looked at the storyteller.

"Your previous conclusion needs to be slightly corrected."

"What do you mean?" The storyteller walked forward curiously.

When the other players saw this, they quickly followed.

Soon, everyone began to check the detailed information of these things.

[Uncrowned Crown] [King Gak's Straight Sword]

There is nothing special about these two things. The key lies in the next two things.

【Baptism of the Whale】

[Type: Special Items/Consumables]

[Effect: After completing a specific ritual, the baptismal whale will shed its rust, revealing its true power, and baptize the king.]

【Description: An important item that is essential in an ancient ritual. 】

[Coronation Ceremony Volume]

[Type: Special Items/Consumables]

[Effect: After completing the specific ceremony, the coronation ceremony scroll will show a dazzling golden light, and the coronation words will be read to the king's people to gain the power of the ancient King Gak.]

【Description: An important item that is essential in an ancient ritual. 】

After all the players read the information of these two items, there was a moment of silence.

The storyteller was the first to react. He slapped his head, agreed with the words from afar and admitted his mistake.

"You're right... I thought it was too simple."

"I didn't expect that the so-called 'big catch' held by these old nobles was actually part of a ceremony to crown the new king and gain power..."

"No wonder we didn't see any members of the Storm Cult in this big catch..."

"It seems that there is a secret conflict between these old nobles and the Storm Cult... The reason why they invited the Sons of the Forest is probably because they saw that there was a conflict between the Storm Cult and the Sons of the Forest, and they wanted to take this opportunity to win over the other party."

With the reminder from afar, the storyteller instantly understood the ins and outs of it and explained it to everyone.

Yuanfang nodded slightly, and this time his thoughts were similar to the storyteller's.

Upon hearing this, the other players also suddenly realized what was going on and blushed a little. After all, they were just laughing at these old nobles, but in the blink of an eye, they were slapped in the face.

"I see……"

"So the ceremony can only be completed if the king catches this royal treasure whale?"

“I don’t know what kind of changes will happen after this ceremony is completed.”

"Brothers, my face hurts a little..."

"Haha, I've learned another lesson. I really can't underestimate these NPCs in the Lingzhu World. They're not really stupid..."

"You're being conservative. They're smarter than most of us."

The box of the Royal Treasure Whale suddenly appeared in front of everyone, which made the players feel embarrassed, but also put away some of their contempt.

"Lingzhu has put a lot of effort into this aspect."

After the storyteller put down the scroll in his hand, he couldn't help but sigh.

At this time, Brother Mangzi looked around and found that everyone else looked as if they had suddenly realized something. He couldn't help but poke Bulong next to him with his elbow out of curiosity and spoke in confusion.

"Not deaf, what does that mean?"

Hearing this, Bulong felt a little embarrassed, because Brother Mangzi's voice has always been loud.

The other players also looked over when they heard this.

However, after taking a quick glance and realizing it was Brother Mangzi, he suddenly looked away.

So it’s Brother Mangzi, that’s normal.

"What we just saw shows that these old nobles are not doing this big catch for pleasure. They want to use ancient rituals to help the new king gain power, and at the same time win over the Children of the Forest who have an old grudge against the Storm Cult."

Bulong had no choice but to simply tell the story to Brother Mangzi again.

"Oh--"

Upon hearing this, Brother Mangzi suddenly realized something and stretched out his voice, but soon asked again.

"Why are they trying to win over the Sons of the Forest? Aren't these old nobles in the same group as the Storm Cult?" Brother Mangzi said seriously.

puff!
Upon hearing this question that didn't involve any turns at all, some players couldn't help but laugh out loud.

"Hey! There's a noble tuna over there, Brother Mangzi!" Li Miao suddenly pointed in a direction.

"What? Leave it to me!" Brother Mangzi immediately put the previous question behind him, swung up the sledgehammer and drove away on the Spirit Fire Sail.

Stop thinking and just play.

The players couldn't hold back any more when they saw this and burst into laughter, filling the air with a cheerful atmosphere.

After having fun for a while, Li Miao and others in the distance discussed for a moment, then clapped their hands, attracting the attention of all the players.

"The guidance of the spirit candle is now on Rigweiser Island, which means there should be some useful information on the island."

"But this island is quite large, and it would take too much time for us to act as a group, so we will split into five groups."

"Next, let's select a representative for the group to facilitate channel communication."

Rigweser is part of the city-state of Ishamud, but it is obviously not the main part of Ishamud. If you want to explore the entire map carefully, you must have a suitable way of exploration.

Twenty people were too big a target and were not suitable for operations in some places, so Yuanfang and others quickly divided the work.

The players had no objection to this. They cooperated with each other on a daily basis and had already formed standards and rules for the distribution of spoils, so conflicts rarely occurred.

Therefore, with the recommendation of all the players, representatives of five player groups were quickly selected.

The five people are Yuanfang, Li Miao, Storyteller, Tianji, and Niu Niu.

Of course, the group representative must be flexible in thinking, otherwise it is easy to lead others astray.

Well...if we were to choose based on combat power, Brother Mangzi should be on the list.

"Brothers, light up the milestone candles before exploring separately."

After formulating the next plan and purpose, the players quickly took action and headed towards the island town of Rigweiser.

Thanks for everyone’s suggestions in the previous chapter, which are very useful to me. The author will try to streamline the content as much as possible and write something new.

But to be honest, I am a little confused by the situation, so I plan to read other books to learn from them... I will just update once today, hehe
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