Unreliable Sword Immortal.

Chapter 124 features a pirate ship!

Song Shu checked his "assets" and found he didn't have much money, only 3500!

After a moment's thought, he spent 1000 yuan to buy 1000 performance points, and then used those 1,000 performance points to buy the [Elite Pirate Outfit].

Once he put on this outfit, he skipped two ranks, going directly from apprentice pirate to elite pirate.

"Is this how pirates get promoted? All you need to do is show results? Interesting!"

Song Shu looked at his attire and thought to himself that it was indeed the elite pirate fashion; the fabric and style of this clothing were much more upscale than the apprentice pirate fashion.

"Hmm, where are my pirate underlings?" Song Shu asked the performance manager again. "Wasn't it said that I'd be assigned two veteran pirates and four apprentice pirate underlings?"

The elder in charge of performance said, "Elite pirate Song Shu, you can equip yourself with two senior pirates and four apprentice pirate subordinates. Please go to the back mountain to purchase them!"

"What do you mean? I have to buy it separately?"

"Yes! There's a pirate market in the back mountains where you can buy pirate subordinates. After purchasing them, you'll form a special team with them, and they'll fight under your command!"

"So, if I'm promoted to captain, will I need to buy a separate patrol ship?"

"Yes!"

"How much is the large patrol ship?"

"One ship worth 100,000 gold coins!"

"So expensive! I only have 2500 yuan right now, when will I be able to buy a big boat?"

Song Shu shook his head, thinking that it would be great if he could seize the patrol ship.

He suddenly remembered the female player from the Sky Patrol Sword Sect who had almost ruined him, and secretly wondered if he should also make some [Apprentice Pirate Costumes], buy them for 10 yuan and sell them for 100 yuan. Players who didn't know the details were very likely to buy them, which was a good way to make money.

The performance elder continued expressionlessly, "Elite pirate Song Shu, if you want to purchase pirate subordinates, you must first go to the Qian Yuan Hall to open an account and obtain a Qian Yuan Token. Without a Qian Yuan Token, you cannot enter the back mountain area. Go straight from here, and the Qian Yuan Hall is 300 meters away. The minimum requirement for opening an account is assets exceeding one hundred yuan."

"No Qian Yuan Token, no entry to the back mountain? Okay, I understand!" Song Shu waved his hand, then asked, "Do you know where our Lianhuan Dock's hall masters, branch masters, and chief leader are?"

"The leaders of each fortress and the branch leaders are in the Loyalty Hall of their respective fortresses, while the Grand Master is in the Heaven and Earth Hall. The elite pirate Song Shu is also there. If you want to go to the Loyalty Hall of Qinglong Fortress, just turn left after exiting the main gate and walk about two miles!"

"There's a trash sect whose stronghold isn't far from our Lianhuanwu. Could we send troops to attack them?"

"I am the Performance Elder, and I do not concern myself with war. For matters related to combat, please speak with Zhao Jinren, the branch leader of Qinglongwu. I've heard he's organizing a raid at sea. If you can provide useful information, you can receive performance points as a reward!"

"Okay, thank you!"

Song Shu left the main hall of Qinglongwu with satisfaction. He was not in a hurry to go to the Qianyuan Hall. Following the route pointed out by Elder Jiye, he first arrived at the Zhongyi Hall of Qinglongwu.

There are five NPC hall masters here, as well as Zhao Jinren, the branch master of Qinglongwu.

These NPCs are quite intelligent. When Song Shu talked to them and provided information about reliable sword sects, the branch leader Zhao Jinren immediately rewarded him with 100 performance points and sent a hall master named "Scarface" to investigate.

"Who dares to establish a sect on my Qian Yuan Lian Huan Dock territory? Who gave them the audacity? Elite pirate Song Shu, I have already dispatched Scarface Hall Master to investigate. If the information you provided is accurate, I will reward you with another 100 performance points. You may now leave!"

Branch leader Zhao Jinren was a tall and imposing man, sitting in a tiger-skin chair with an air of authority.

"Okay, then I'll wait for the performance points to arrive!"

Song Shu left Zhongyi Hall with a big smile on his face. He was in a great mood, humming a little tune, and leisurely continued to explore the island.

Soon, Song Shu discovered that the island was particularly strange.

The area in front of the ring-shaped mountain facing the open sea is definitely a pirate stronghold, belonging to the sphere of influence of Qian Yuan Lianhuan Dock. It is generally divided into five areas, namely Qinglong Dock, Bailong Dock, Heilong Dock, Chilong Dock, and Huanglong Dock.

These are five branches, each with its own dock and equipped with large patrol ships. A large number of pirates are active in the area. Each branch has a level 40 captain and five level 30 branch leaders in charge. Each branch leader commands a large patrol ship.

In addition, the most magnificent building in the outer island area is the Tiandi Hall, which is the residence of the chief of the Qian Yuan Lianhuan Dock.

There were guards at the entrance of the Heaven and Earth Hall. Song Shu was just an elite pirate, and the guards wouldn't let him in. He used his lightness skill to climb over the wall and entered, only to find that the leader of this chain of docks was actually a level 50 female NPC.

Moreover, there was actually a fine flying boat parked in the courtyard of this Heaven and Earth Hall.

On the exquisite flying boat, Song Shu also saw Ye Xuntian. She and the Grand Master sat quietly facing each other. The Grand Master looked very dull and motionless, as if waiting for the plot to be triggered.

"Why has Ye Cuihua changed her name to Ye Xuntian again? Isn't she the head of the Sword Demon Clan in Tiancong Prefecture? What is she doing here? Could it be that she knows the Grand Master? There should be some kind of story quest here..."

Song Shu pondered silently.

A moment later, he used his lightness skill to leave the Hall of Loyalty and Righteousness and explored the area behind the mountain. He soon encountered an invisible wall and received a system notification.

As expected, just as the performance elder said, to enter the back mountain area, one must first open an account at a place called "Qian Yuan Hall" and obtain a Qian Yuan token.

Song Shu was curious and studied it for a while. He quickly understood that the so-called Qian Yuan token was a "bank card" and the Qian Yuan Hall could be regarded as a "bank".

"This place is absolutely bizarre!"

Song Shu was in a grand hall called Qian Yuan at that moment, with a semi-transparent screen in front of him.

"Ding! Quest received. Open an account and deposit gold coins in the Qian Yuan Hall. Depositing 100 gold coins will grant you a one-star Qian Yuan Token, 10,000 gold coins will grant you a two-star Qian Yuan Token, 1 million gold coins will grant you a three-star Qian Yuan Token, 100 million gold coins will grant you a four-star Qian Yuan Token, and 10 billion gold coins will grant you a five-star Qian Yuan Token. Quest complete! Unlock access to the inner island!"

"Good heavens, these bank cards are tiered? You need 10 billion gold coins to get a five-star one!"

Song Shu shook his head. He only had 2500 yuan, which he deposited into the Qian Yuan Hall. In the end, he could only receive a one-star Qian Yuan token.

A moment later, Song Shu entered the inner island area with a one-star Qian Yuan token.

The inner island area boasts a beautiful environment and stunning scenery, and is home to numerous NPCs.

Song Shu quickly discovered the pirate market, which was a small courtyard that specialized in selling pirates. The prices were clearly marked: 5 yuan for a trainee pirate, 50 yuan for a senior pirate, 500 yuan for an elite pirate, 5000 yuan for a hall master, and 5 yuan for a captain!

"They're not expensive."

After hesitating for a moment, Song Shu spent 120 yuan to buy two senior pirates and four apprentice pirates.

He can only have this many subordinates at the moment.

The transaction process is quite interesting; you simply swipe a token, and the amount is automatically deducted, which is much more convenient than paying in cash.

Next, Song Shu led his pirate underlings to continue exploring the inner island area.

There are many NPCs in the inner island area. Song Shu quickly discovered that every NPC with a name has a shop feature. Some sell medicine, some sell swords, some sell food, some sell alcohol, some sell boats, some sell sect supplies, and so on.

However, most items are currently only on display and cannot be purchased. They will only be available after Qianyuan Island is unsealed, meaning only pirates and patrol ships can buy them.

"I see, this is a large wholesale market?"

Song Shu slapped his forehead, realizing the truth.

He has a mission: to unseal Qian Yuan Island. The mission has two objectives: first, to eliminate all the pirates on Qian Yuan Island; and second, to find Qian Duoduo, the island's lord, and persuade him to open the inner sea.

You can receive a mystery reward after completing the task.

It now appears that the task is to get the large wholesale market on Qianyuan Island open for business!

"This is definitely a very important storyline quest. Once Qian Yuan Island opens, it will affect the entire server, and there will definitely be a large number of players running trade routes. Also, the Qian Yuan Token is a very important item, and it will probably be available to all players. It seems that Qian Yuan Island will definitely be a very lively place in the future. Tsk tsk, I wonder what the mysterious reward will be after completing this quest, but it will definitely be a very high-level item!"

Song Shu became more and more excited as he thought about it, but after a while, he became depressed.

Because the island lord of Qian Yuan Island, Qian Duoduo, is on the Qian Yuan Ship in the inner sea, and there are entry restrictions for that place; one must possess at least a three-star Qian Yuan Token to enter.

"To get the Samsung Qian Yuan Token, I need at least one million in savings. This system is garbage! The tasks you've given me are way too difficult. When will I ever earn that much money?"

As Song Shuzheng was muttering to himself, he suddenly received a system notification: "Ding! Scarface, the leader of Qinglongwu Hall, was ordered to investigate Hongchen Seven Realms Mountain. He was attacked by the enemy and killed on the spot. The patrol ship was sunk. The investigation mission has been interrupted. You will not be able to receive subsequent performance points rewards!"

"Huh? What happened? He was killed? Who did it?"

Song Shu was taken aback.

"So useless? My 100 performance points have been sacrificed like this?"

He quickly turned around and returned to Zhongyi Hall.

At this very moment, in the sea near Hongchen Seven Realms Mountain, Zhao Weike stood with his hands on his hips at the bow of a patrol ship, watching the sinking Qian Yuan Island ship, and said smugly, "Where did this pirate ship come from, daring to linger in my sect's territorial waters? They're simply courting death!"

There were sixteen other players on the ship. Fifteen of them were Zhao Weike's followers who had come with him to the newbie village to recruit people, and the other was an apprentice whom Zhao Weike had tricked into becoming.

During this trip to sea, Zhao Weike managed to fool just one player.

But she is very strong. Her name is "Jiang Youxian" and she calls herself a sword immortal. Just now, she fought and killed the level 30 BOSS on the pirate ship, which secured the victory and sank the pirate ship.

"Is the Giant Soaring Mountain ahead the sect's headquarters?"

Jiang Youxian pointed to the Hongchen Seven Realms Mountain in front of her, her eyes half-closed, looking somewhat lazy.

"It's Hongchen Seven Realms Mountain!" Zhao Weike corrected. "Once we dock, you'll come with me... The appearance of a pirate ship is no small matter; this elder must speak to the sect leader!"

(End of this chapter)