Chapter 457 - 429: Is it the Lost Safe?
Although there was a grand plan to divert the monsters, there were still many issues with the specific details of the operation. Anlicia thought hard about finding a solution. However, no matter how hard an NPC thought, it was mostly just for show; only the players could drive the plot. If the players couldn’t come up with an idea, the NPC’s initiative was very limited.
So, at this time, Da Wei and all his dorm mates were brainstorming and reporting the situation to Brother Fei in real-time. In fact, in this situation, everyone could only count on the god-like Brother Fei to come up with a plan.
Oh, it’s really frustrating! After evaluating the situation thoroughly, Da Fei finally made the key decision: "Let there be light!"
Why would the electric eel guard the treasure? It’s probably not because the eel is greedy but because it is attracted to light. As long as the lights on the ship are turned on, just like last time when salvaging the sunken ship octopus in the North Sea, the entire ship was lit up brilliantly, naturally luring the octopus.
However, the last time when the entire ship was lit up, Anlicia also simultaneously cast the octopus transformation spell, which had the effect of provoking the boss. Judging from how Anlicia checked Da Wei’s skills, it was obvious that she intended to forcibly cast the octopus transformation spell.
The octopus transformation spell evolved from the combination skill Mysterious Stealth Navigation, requiring Master-level arcane, sailing, reconnaissance skills, and certain requirements for the ship’s size. From the current situation, the conditions for transformation were clearly lacking. The only possibility for success was that her superior God-level arcane could compensate for the other skills’ deficiencies. At the very least, the medium size of the Octopus saved her quite a bit of effort.
So Da Fei gave the second command: "Little Wei, fully cooperate with Anlicia to perform the transformation spell; what he needs to do is stealthily deploy the troops!"
"Roger that!"
Transformation spell, a magic Da Bing had never heard of! How powerful is Brother Fei’s vice hero? Let’s not talk about that wind-blowing nun; at least this beautiful vice hero was recruited by Brother Fei at World Tree Square, right in front of him and Da Wei! Reminiscing is endless; even though both are players, the gap between himself and Brother Fei is like heaven and earth.
Having received the instructions, Da Wei proposed a specific action plan to Anlicia: "Captain, let’s first have Gulu hide near the treasure, then use light and transformation spell to lure the electric eel over. As soon as the electric eel comes over, Gulu immediately takes action! And if the electric eel entangles us, then Gulu won’t be able to bring the treasure on board, so just have Gulu transport the treasure to the sunken ship instead, and the guildmaster will come to pick it up later!"
Anlicia raised her eyebrows, greatly satisfied, and said, "Not bad, your idea aligns with mine! Kid, you have a bright future!"
Da Wei said happily, "Thank you for the compliment, Captain!"
Anlicia then said to Gurgle, "Gurgle Gurgle, now is the time for you to show your abilities, but don’t worry, I don’t need you to fight, just take the opportunity to steal the treasure. I believe this is what you Fishmen do best, shouldn’t be hard for you, right? Do you have any objections?"
Gurgle Gurgle replied in a muffled voice, "Master, as long as we don’t encounter a big electric eel, Gurgle Gurgle has no problem!"
Anlicia laughed heartily, "Good, as long as you perform well, you’ll have fish and meat along with wine to drink every day! Do you know what wine is? A delicacy of the overland world, you’ll never find it in the sea. You’ll be the first Fishman in the world to drink wine, more honored than any Naga Sea Demon! They haven’t had the chance to drink wine!"
Gurgle Gurgle hurriedly said, "Gurgle Gurgle knows wine, Naga Lord gets to drink wine! Gurgle Gurgle also wants to drink wine!"
Anlicia laughed again, "Good, just take your clan and find a place to hide, as soon as the electric eel leaves, transport the treasure to the sunken ship in the mist, got it?"
Gurgle Gurgle excitedly replied, "Master, Gurgle Gurgle understands!"
Now, under the call of Gurgle Gurgle, dozens of Fishmen on the ship went into the water, disappearing under the lead of Gurgle Gurgle.
And now, the crucial moment of casting the transformation spell has come! Da Wei immediately lit up the ship’s searchlights and all the cabin lights. Once ready, Da Wei went to Anlicia for instructions.
Anlicia stroked the cabin wall of the Octopus and said in a deep voice, "Kid, ordinarily, with your conditions, the transformation spell wouldn’t succeed in cooperation, but this ship has the sea soul of an octopus, and its size is also suitable for the octopus transformation spell, so the chance of success is very high, no matter what, it must succeed!"
Da Wei hurriedly said, "Captain, rest assured, I will do my best!"
Anlicia nodded, "Then let’s begin!" As she spoke, a flash of demon light appeared in Anlicia’s hand, and at the same time, Da Wei also activated stealth!
The demon light enveloped the entire ship, and the whole ship’s scene fluctuated and distorted within the magic light, but in no time, the distorted magic light burst like a soap bubble, and the spell failed!
And at this moment, a system prompt appeared in front of Da Wei!
—System Prompt: You have gained information on Master-level Reconnaissance Skill!
Da Wei was suddenly startled and couldn’t help but shout out, "Master-level! I’ve obtained information on Master-level Reconnaissance Skill!"
The dormitory erupted in excitement, "Is a Grandmaster that awesome?"
Da Bing’s eyeballs almost popped out from his shock, "Nonsense! You can’t just learn to be a Grandmaster directly, it requires an opportunity to realize it, currently, there aren’t even a thousand Grandmasters among millions of players worldwide. Do you think it’s impressive or not?"
Thus, the concerned Da Fei immediately received the message, "The spell failed, but Little Wei obtained the information of Master-level Reconnaissance Skill!"
Da Fei was utterly shocked, thinking, Holy s**t! He gained advancement information? Is teaming up with my Little Honey that beneficial? Damn, am I sending him a gift of opportunity here!
Da Fei shook his head with a laugh, "Alright then, keep it up, Little Wei persuade the team to salvage, regardless of success or failure, just consider it skill practice!"
"Roger that!"
The team channel was in an uproar!
"Holy s**t! Brother Wei is going to be rich! Advancing to Grandmaster!"
"Brother Fei, can we also practice skills? Can we also advance to Grandmaster?"
Damn, just knew this would happen. They really think Grandmasters can be mass-produced and wholesaled? Given Anlicia’s temperament, having her use combination skills with outsiders besides me requires a bit of luck and the triggering of scenario plots, okay? This is a blessing from the system!
Just as Da Fei was helplessly thinking about how to respond to everyone, Da Bing timely roared in the channel, "All of you focus on running the instance and leveling up! Take a good look at yourselves in the mirror with that kind of behavior, and you’re dreaming of becoming a Grandmaster! In my opinion, you all look like Grandmasters in your dreams, don’t cause trouble for Brother Fei!"
The team immediately fell silent, "We got it!"
Da Fei had no choice but to painstakingly reassure, "Advancing to Grandmaster is not that easy..."
Everyone chimed in, "Yes, yes, Brother Fei is right! We’ll definitely train earnestly and diligently!"
...
Although the octopus transformation spell failed, Da Wei was still incredibly excited and said, "Captain, failure is the mother of success, let’s keep trying!"
"Wasting mana is all!" Anlicia said coldly, "Do you know why it failed?"
Da Wei cleared his throat and said, "Because I am incompetent!"
Anlicia retorted, "It’s good that you understand, but just knowing you’re incompetent isn’t enough; you also need to find the reason for the failure!"
For a moment, Da Wei’s dorm was in an uproar, "We’ve never even seen this spell, how can we know why it failed?"
Thereupon, Brother Fei instructed again, "Try again when it gets dark!"
Da Wei suddenly had a revelation and quickly said, "It might be because it’s daytime now, and the ship’s lights aren’t bright enough! Let’s try again at night!"
Anlicia chuckled, "If we do it at night, won’t the guildmaster be terribly anxious?"
Da Wei quickly shook his head, "No rush, the guildmaster already said there’s no rush! Salvaging treasure is a big deal, how can we rush?"
Anlicia laughed heartily, "Since they’re not anxious, let’s wait for nighttime. But the failure wasn’t because the lights weren’t bright enough, it was because the daylight was too strong, making it unfavorable for the ship’s stealth. Kid, there’s so much more for you to learn!"
"Yes, yes, yes, the Captain is right!"
Anlicia was in a good mood, "However, repetitive practice is still necessary, so even though it wastes mana, it’s worth it."
Da Wei wiped his sweat and said, "Yes, yes, yes, I’ll keep practicing diligently!"
"Then, let the practice begin!"
...
Now, there were about twenty real-world minutes left until night in the game, a time that seemed utterly tormenting to Da Fei. For Da Fei, currently, whether the instance task was A-level or S-level, as long as it could be solved with force, it probably wouldn’t be an issue. The fear was it becoming some impossible salvage task.
All in all, after clearing everything along the way, the last captain zombie in the sunken ship fell with a crash under the team’s assault, and a faint human silhouette appeared again.
"Thank you, successors of the Chamber of Commerce. I was once the captain of the Jade Dragon. On the day of the disaster, our ship was transporting a particularly important cargo. That cargo is in the Magic Energy Safe on the ship, along with other important items. I know that our disaster must have dealt a huge blow to the Chamber of Commerce’s reputation, and we could only sink into self-reproach and regret for our negligence. But you’ve come, and I hope you’ll find that safe and restore the Chamber of Commerce’s reputation! May the glory of the gods bless you in completing this impossible task!"
—System Prompt: You have obtained the key to the Jade Dragon’s Magic Energy Safe.
—System Prompt: You have completed the senior sailor Old Lay’s A-level commission "Clearing the Ghost Ship in Fog Reef Bay." You receive 800,000 experience, and you receive the follow-up quest "Jade Dragon’s Magic Energy Safe." You can inquire about the safe-related information from the surviving sailor, Old Lay.
—Guild Channel: The Chamber of Commerce has completed an A-level commission "Clearing the Ghost Ship in Fog Reef Bay." The entire team receives a reward of a C-level strategic treasure, Honorary Seaman Medal. The reputation of Dragon Cavalry Chamber of Commerce +50,000.
—Honorary Seaman Medal: C-level strategic treasure, accessory, Command Power +50 points, can only carry one.
"Done!" Amidst a shower of golden growth as newcomers leveled up, the entire team cheered loudly.
And Da Fei, staring at the shining magical key in his hand, couldn’t help but have his heart race! It turns out this commission itself wasn’t that difficult; the trouble was it had a follow-up!
And at this time, amid the cheers, everyone wondered aloud, "Brother Fei, could the treasure Da Wei is salvaging be the same as the safe mentioned by the Ghost Captain?"
Da Fei raised his eyebrows but shook his head with a smile, "It’d be nice if it were that coincidental!"
Although he said that, Da Fei’s heart was pounding like waves crashing in his chest; was this deep and difficult task really that treasure?
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