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Chapter 403: The Real and Fake Pirate Kings

Elaine asked, "Where's Mina, dear?"

Dachun sighed, "The Bronze Flower has actually been waiting for me in the test. I have passed her test, and Mina went to practice in her dream."

Ailian was surprised and asked, "Will Mina join Chenghua?"

Indeed, if Mina betrays, then Airen and the Magic Prism will also be exposed. But this kind of thing...

Dachun smiled helplessly: "Didn't my dear tell me long ago that if you encounter such a thing——"

Ailian smiled and said, “Then just take Chenghua down!”

In fact, at this point, it has been considered a success, right?
As for now, I have nothing to do. I'll go back to my room in the mansion and use the magic prism to observe the progress of the two demon souls' possession.

It was still pitch black, in a comatose state. Biliana had just eaten two Mammon Souls and was also asleep.

Ai Lian indeed hooked Da Chun and said, "My dear, you just came back from outside and you are very tired. Let's go to bed too?"

Uh...you clearly want to fbl!

Fortunately, Dachun, the old couple, is already used to it: "Then go to sleep..."

Then quickly switch to look at the Void trumpet.

My alt is still buried in the sand, absorbing the void's power. Progress is at 19%, and the Winged Serpent Queen still hasn't woken up. This progress is a bit hard to describe. But being able to level up while lying down is good.

Then, looking at Xiaohua's perspective, it seems that the Ugly Emperor has left the library and is renovating the interior of the voidship in the shipyard. Gauss has also arrived, bringing a lot of books. It seems that we can set off at dawn?
The voice of a robot spider came from nearby: "Secondary turbine debugging completed..."

Dachun's heart skipped a beat. The more he listened to this voice, the more it sounded like the Bronze Flower. Its name, Tifana, was also similar. Tifa just said she was dreaming, could this be it? But this is what happened after leaving Valhalla!
If Michael really transferred her, then that means the other four can be transferred as well. It also means that Bronze Flower is free first! Once awakened and free, with Bronze Flower's wild personality, she can definitely do great things!
Anyway, find an opportunity to confirm it.

As for now, there's really nothing to do on the big toe. Let's rest up and make up for last night's fitful sleep.

……

Black Iron City.

Xila had been keeping an eye on the incident at the West City Fortress. Then, two fat men were taken back to the city hospital by carriages from the front lines. They were the only two seriously injured in the accident.

Xila could already conclude that these two were the possessed evil spirits, and their status was quite high! The key point was that they did appear weak at the soul level. Whether they were inherently weak or weakened by the Black Dragon God, it was a good thing; weakness made them easier to control. So all they had to do was wait for them to wake up.

Xila excitedly went to the Broken Bottle Tavern to report to the guardian.

The Guardian was very satisfied. The next task was to have Xila investigate the human backgrounds of the two fat men. Compared to the injured evil god, their noble status was much more important.

But Xila was a little dissatisfied. It had been almost two days and he still hadn't seen the vice president of the Broken Bottle Gang. How could he join the gang?
According to the clues provided by the Shenqian team, the last public appearance of this Broken Bottle Vice President was at the Night Rose Bar, and it is suspected that he was repeating the strategy of the first day of the Dachun server opening.

Xila was really interested in the Night Rose Tavern. Both Dachun and the Shenqian team were quite devoted to this place, so he decided to go and see it for himself.

Xila arrived at the tavern and scanned the area. He first spotted two low-level players, positioned precisely. Clearly, these were scouts stationed by the Shinzen team, constantly recording the tavern's screens. They were meant to monitor the business and avoid any money-making upgrades. Rumors suggested there were hundreds of these scouts throughout the city. It was undeniable that the Shinzen team's intelligence work was highly professional.

But Xila was dissatisfied. Although she had transformed into an NPC, being a female NPC still made her stand out. This feeling of being watched and recorded was terrible. It had always been the Ten Lords who watched over the common people. How could they be watched by their slaves?

Xila saw the weakness of these two scouts: their food and sleep were kept to a minimum. As Slayer Angels, they naturally had various bloodless killing methods.

Xila held a whistle in her mouth and blew gently to the rhythm of the dance music. A gentle hypnotic wave mixed with the dance music and expanded. This level of effect would not have much impact on normal NPCs, but...

After a while, the drunk NPCs all fell on the table, and the two monitoring players also fell to the ground.

Only then did Xila feel satisfied and sat down at the bar, quietly looking at the dancer named Vivian to see if her intelligence had reacted to what had just happened.

As expected, Vivian looked at Xila in surprise and took the initiative to greet her, "Ma'am, would you like a dark blue cocktail? It's free for first-time customers."

Xila smiled: "You're treating me to such a high-end drink for free?"

Vivian smiled and said, "Because it's rare for a lady to come to the tavern, it's normal to give her preferential treatment."

Xila didn't think this level of preferential treatment was normal. She was clearly impressed by her own abilities. "Thank you. I'm Xilali, a wandering nun from the Golden Empire. I'd like to embark on a legendary journey in the city. Does Miss Vivian have any suggestions?"

Vivian's brows twitched, and she covered her mouth with her hand. "Then you're right to come to me, Ma'am. I know a lot of news, big and small, all over the city, but the latest unspoken news is the return of the original Pirate King. I think that's worthy of being called a legendary journey, right?"

Xila asked, "Why is it news that cannot be told?"

Vivian whispered, "Of course we can't cause panic among the merchant fishermen." Xila then asked, "Does Miss Vivian know where the first Pirate King is?"

Vivian said: "This requires a certain level of information consultation fees."

Xila laughed in surprise and threw out a mining card: "Here are 10,000, is that enough?"

Vivian's eyes lit up. "Ma'am, you are truly beautiful and generous. I can always report to you on the Pirate King's latest movements. The current speculation is that there may be two real Pirate Kings."

Xila was shocked. This was something Michael and Sariel had never thought of!
"Why are there two pirate kings, the real and the fake?"

Vivian smiled. "Because all taverns need a real Pirate King to sell news. But to ensure the accuracy of the news, they also need a fake Pirate King. That way, if something goes wrong, it's the fake Pirate King, and it won't count as selling fake news."

Xila was stunned, then laughed angrily: "Is your information worth ten thousand?"

Vivian smiled and said, "Of course it's worth it. I've explained the tavern's operating logic to you. If the Pirate King also follows the tavern's operating logic, he might also arrange a fake identity for himself."

Xila suddenly realized: "That makes sense!"

Vivian smiled and said, "Besides, this is just the current trend. There will be follow-up developments."

Xila asked, "So what do you think will happen next?"

Vivian said, "This information is free, and its accuracy is not guaranteed. The next move is to attack Bronze City."

Xila knew the answer but still asked, "Why?"

Vivian smiled. "If all the taverns selling information believe this, then even arranging a fake Pirate King to attack Bronze City is inevitable."

Xila didn't know whether to laugh or cry: "So, it's your tavern that has the final say, right?"

Vivian said calmly, "Ma'am, think about it. If every tavern said the Pirate King was a coward, even the real Pirate King wouldn't be able to stand it, right?"

That’s right, this is the public opinion hegemony known as the fifth hegemony!
Xila realized that this Vivian was indeed different from any ordinary tavern owner. She was directly discussing the core operations! Of course, it might also be because of her own extraordinary identity, so she decided to talk about the most pressing matter at the moment.

Xila asked, "Ms. Vivian, I'd like to know how many evil gods have infiltrated the city?"

Vivian was stunned: "Evil God?"

Xila said, "Yes. It is said that two evil gods were promoted to the position of the Black Iron Guardian Council. I believe many evil gods also want to be promoted."

Vivian sighed, "I'm sorry, we're just mortals. This involves the realm of God, and there's nothing we can do."

Xila threw out another mining card: "Here are 10 mining coins. I entrust you to set up an evil god investigation team."

Vivian's face changed in shock: "But I really can't do it!"

Xila smiled and said, "Then, just think of it as setting up a private information consultation center for me. You can help me find out other things."

Weiwei accepted it excitedly: "I am honored!"

Xila smiled and said, "Then help me find out the news about the two officers who were just injured in the West City Fortress."

Vivian smiled and said, "I'll do it right away. By the way, if you need, you can stay in the hotel on the second floor of my place."

Xila was very satisfied: "Okay, I'll come and stay when I'm free. I'm going out for a walk first."

"Have fun, ma'am."

Xila was truly delighted. While he could certainly establish a news channel through other taverns, it wasn't guaranteed to be reliable. This tavern had already been developed by Dachun and the Shenqian team, so it was different. His mission was to intercept and seize it. The next step would be to control all the taverns in the city and establish the fifth hegemony!
Xila happily greeted Metatron: "Metatron, I heard from the Black Iron City Tavern that the Pirate King is coming to attack you. Be prepared."

"I really don't need you to remind me of this, but thank you."

At this time, Metatron was monitoring the interrogation of Chifanda, but he denied everything, which was not ideal.

The only option was to use their privileges to charge him with "resistance" and send him to prison first. Dachun couldn't meet him anyway. Then, they would have the previously assigned spies in Prison No. 1 slowly win him over.

Then I look at the Chinese players serving time in prison; they're so obedient and docile! Okay, I'm really looking forward to their next move.

Suddenly, Metatron noticed something new happening in the Bronze Flower's mansion from the surveillance footage. The fashionable baron had come over to deliver something, and it looked like it was a cat? Had the cat escaped again?
Metatron was extremely sensitive about guarding against pirates and Dachun. He felt something was wrong at that moment and immediately went to Tifa's mansion to check!
(End of this chapter)