Chapter 220 - 209: The Infighting Among the Desolate Barbarian Pirates
Chapter 220 -209: The Infighting Among the Desolate Barbarian Pirates
Deserted Barbarian Pirate Island. Blood Sea Wave’s heart was bleeding.
Following Brother Tian’s spur-of-the-moment decision, the Studio folks went undercover in Da Fei’s Chamber of Commerce. He was aware, and under the circumstances, there seemed to be no better way. It was better than just watching their Chamber of Commerce grow stronger. However, soon after, the Studio’s fleet met with one accident after another. What was happening? Was it a special plot event? A game update? Should they continue trading under such risk?
Before he could figure things out, a world announcement popped up! Him again! That piece of trash! Everything he achieved today was by snatching God-level Hero rewards from me! This was supposed to be my achievement!
He couldn’t wait any longer! Something had to be done on Desolate Island! Blood Sea Wave’s defection plan had been in preparation long enough; it had to be risked no matter what.
This was a game; defection couldn’t be achieved by mere persuasion, which would only lower his favorability with the NPCs. Blood Sea Wave needed to eliminate a key person, someone trusted dearly by the Desolate Barbarian Pirate Leader, Rock. He was Rock’s eyes and ears. Because of him, Rock could revel in luxuries without worrying about serious matters. Once he was killed, Rock was bound to realize that things had changed, forcing Barak, the number two, into rebellion.
Now that Barak was out patrolling the seas again, this was the opportunity he had been waiting for.
Once prepared, Blood Sea Wave headed to a tavern and found an inconspicuous pirate drinking at the bar: “Uncle Jack, I want to invest in the specialty products of Blood Pearl Island, but I wish to see the island’s environment first.”
The pirate’s eyes flashed as he turned his head slightly: “Money?”
Blood Sea Wave quickly took out a large money bag: “I have 100,000 Gold Coins!”
The pirate laughed heartily and extended his hand: “Just leave the money to me. There’s no need for you to go and look.”
Blood Sea Wave swiftly pulled back the money bag: “No way. Barak said anyone investing should check the site personally to feel assured!”
The pirate’s face turned grim: “What do you mean?”
It had begun!
Blood Sea Wave said coolly: “Without seeing it, how do I know there’s really a Blood Pearl Island?”
The pirate retorted angrily: “Blood Pearl Island is a secret specialty site of our Desolate Barbarian Pirates, not just anyone can see it.”
Blood Sea Wave expressed disbelief: “Barak said one must be careful with investment Gold Coins, especially on this pirate turf, not just anyone can take the money randomly!”
Upon hearing this, the bartender looked at Blood Sea Wave in surprise. Great! That’s the effect he wanted–when the bartender knows, the whole island will soon know.
The pirate’s face darkened: “Did Barak really say that?”
Blood Sea Wave chuckled: “Is it wrong to say so?”
The pirate glared fiercely at Blood Sea Wave: “Then do you know who I am?”
Blood Sea Wave chuckled: “Barak said you’re Uncle Jack.”
The pirate trembled with anger, eyes almost blazing: “Fine! I’ll take you to Blood Pearl Island to see!” He then extended his hand: “Give me the money! It’s not for free!”
Blood Sea Wave handed over the money bag.
–System Prompt: You invested 100,000 Gold Coins in Blood Pearl Island specialties! Your reputation among the Desolate Barbarian Pirates has become respectable.
100,000 Gold Coins! This was the ticket for this assassination mission! It was all the Studio’s income since the server launched. If it failed, everything done on Desolate Island would go down the drain. The pirate profession qualification might even get revoked. He could only succeed, not fail!
Now, the first step to sow discord between Jack and Barak was achieved; it could only be done while Barak was away at sea. Next step–
The two arrived at the dock and boarded a small boat, accompanied by pirates rowing out to sea.
Yes, the next step was to kill him at sea! Only on sea could he prevent him from escaping, leaving no proof of his demise.
However, there was a problem. Regardless of Jack’s combat prowess, the key issue was they were on the same faction. Initiating a PK would turn Blood Sea Wave into a red name and potentially trigger a system prompt indicating rebellion, with unpredictable consequences. So, he couldn’t do it himself; he had to let others kill him instead.
The boat paddled through the seas amongst the archipelago. Jack didn’t bother speaking to Blood Sea Wave, just drinking rum to himself.
As they neared the ambush spot, Blood Sea Wave’s heart pounded.
Suddenly, Jack’s eyelid twitched. He turned with cold eyes and asked, “Are those your people? What are they doing there?”
Blood Sea Wave’s heart jumped. So sharp! I didn’t even see, but he did! Yes, those were the Vice Heroes set to ambush at sea, the Pirate Three Swordsmen!
Blood Sea Wave said blandly: “Fishing.”
Jack coldly retorted: “What kind of fish would be here?”
Blood Sea Wave started to distract him: “What fish are most common in the Desolate Sea Area?”
The surrounding pirate rowers laughed heartily: “Of course, sharks and crocodiles! We Desolate Barbarian Pirates, mighty renowned, have fattened up many big ones by tossing corpses into the sea!”
Blood Sea Wave chortled: “Big ones have more meat.”
Jack snorted: “How presumptuous!”
Ha, that’s exactly what I wanted you to say! It showed that no matter how awesome you were, you couldn’t beat sharks. Right, the sharks were the tool to kill.
Near! Up ahead, the Pirate Three Swordsmen’s boat towed a baited big fish, rowing desperately, with a great group of sharks chasing fiercely behind.
Jack was taken aback: “What on earth are you doing?”
The timing was perfect. As everyone was distracted by the shark swarm, Blood Sea Wave subtly took a bottle of Corrosive Blood Essence from his pocket and tossed it into the water!
Yes, the key to this action was the bottle of Corrosive Blood Essence, a low-level vampire drop the Studio spent heavily on acquiring. Regular players didn’t find it useful, but Blood Sea Wave had a cunning use for it.
In a moment, the boat was surrounded by a blood sea! The sharks chasing the Pirate Three Swordsmen’s boat abruptly turned, frenziedly charging at Blood Sea Wave’s boat! Success!
Jack was frightened and yelled: “Run quickly! Row fast!”
Faster than sharks? What a joke!
Among the fearful screams, the sharks burst forth–boom! The small boat flipped, and Blood Sea Wave and everyone fell into the water, with a blood-swamped maw rushing at them!
Blood Sea Wave dissolved into white light with a grin!
Now, Blood Sea Wave resurrected on Desolate Island and, disregarding his weakness, went to the tavern to await further developments. Jack had to die; no human could defeat a shark in water, Blood Sea Wave was convinced of this.
Sure enough, when Blood Sea Wave swallowed his third drink, a boisterous NPC pirate stormed into the tavern: “Jack had an accident! He never returned after setting to sea!”
The whole tavern was thrown into an uproar. And it was at this moment that Blood Sea Wave’s system prompt appeared!
–System Prompt: You’ve triggered the Epic Quest ‘Desolate Pirate Internal Chaos’!
–Task Hint: Jack, the third-ranked figure in the Desolate Pirates, has suffered a mishap, causing a huge rift in the Desolate Pirates’ power. Major events will occur among the Desolate Pirates. In these events, you can strive to become the new third figure, replace the second, or even become the new Desolate Pirate Leader!
Blood Sea Wave laughed loudly! An impossible quest actually came true by his efforts!
Suddenly, he understood; the game didn’t have many fixed Epic Quests. Epic Quests were created by players driving the plot!
Isn’t it obvious? Of course, my goal is to be the new Desolate Pirate Leader! Da Fei, you piece of trash, wait and see. When I become the pirate leader, the first thing I’ll do is lead my pirate army and strip you down to your last pair of pants!
. . .
Meanwhile, Da Fei was having an enjoyable chat with Star’s Goddess Bu Feiyan. Bu Feiyan finally logged into the game and sent Da Fei congratulatory messages.
Star is primarily allied with the Elf Clan, which excels in mountain and jungle warfare, so they weren’t particularly interested in maritime supremacy. However, since Elorin was “Star’s territory” and Da Fei was visiting, they had to make a good impression.
In short, Da Fei was now a leader, and leader of the world’s first Chamber of Commerce at that. Star hadn’t even built a Chamber of Commerce yet. Bu Feiyan didn’t mention recruiting him into their Chamber anymore; rather, it was all about mutually beneficial collaboration and communication, and, most importantly, if he had anything to sell, to contact Star.
No wonder she was a goddess; Da Fei listened, feeling a warm spring breeze.
A man’s intuition told him that the person speaking now and the person speaking that night had to be the same–either truly a goddess or the same transvestite. Damn, there couldn’t be a transvestite in broad daylight, right?! Damn it, if there really were such an impressive transvestite, I’d accept it!
Right then, Da Fei’s phone rang. He checked, ah, it was the bratty girl.
“Brother, I’ve boarded the plane and am turning off my phone. Don’t bother picking me up; that’s it then!”
Hey, hey! Hung up so fast, couldn’t you wait for your brother to say something? Hmph, reporting her itinerary to her brother, after all, a brother with money is on another level. Ultimately, Little Li is subconsciously fond of wealth, ha-ha-ha! I have even more reason to look out for you.
In short, as the head of the family, I must work harder and sell more gear. Moreover, I should sell that small Bloodsucking Scroll. As for the Divine Artifact Staff, I genuinely don’t know its use. Until its value is known, of course, it will be self-used. Let Selvia equip it.
As for the S-level Six-headed Sea Demon Ship’s Figurehead, naturally, it’s also self-used. Looking around the world, besides me, no player can use it. Its special skill to intimidate sea monsters might be akin to the Level 8 Dragon, which also possesses a deterrent skill, paralyzing lower-level troops with fear. If that’s true, it’s indeed worthy of being S-level. In short, after docking, equip the Radiant Wings.
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