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Chapter 235 Arrangements from both sides

"No matter how difficult it is, you have to look for it. If you don't look for it, you will never find it. If you take action, at least there is hope of finding it."

Wang Zhifan immediately responded to the pessimistic and negative attitude of the one-eyed dragon man in finding the Forbidden Fruit Island, showing his very firm attitude.

"And I won't let you work in vain. During the period of searching for the island, I will cover all the expenses for food, drink and entertainment. I guarantee that I won't make your life miserable haha."

Wang Zhifan then launched a financial offensive to give them a taste of sweetness. Otherwise, if they were suppressed by strength alone, it would be difficult for this cooperation to proceed smoothly.

"You are not deceiving me, old man, are you? Although you have killed a lot of people on our ship just now, including those in the cabin, there are more than two hundred people in total. This fee is not a small amount."

When the one-eyed old man saw Wang Zhifan boasting about Haikou, he immediately narrowed his eyes and expressed some doubts.

His eyes swept over Wang Zhifan's extraordinary equipment under the light of the oil lamp, as well as the four rings on his hands. He judged that this young man with amazing strength was definitely not from an ordinary background, but could he afford to raise a pirate ship? It’s hard to say.

"Don't worry, money is not an issue."

Wang Zhifan didn't say much at this time. He pretended to dig into his pants pocket under the table with one hand, took out a large handful of heavy gold orchid coins, and threw them all on the table.

"You two should divide these gold coins first. Think of it as an advance payment for me hiring you to find the Forbidden Fruit Island. If everything goes well, I will give you more gold coins. But let me make it clear first. You have to do things for me. Work honestly, if anyone has other ideas, or simply takes the money and wants to run away, then don't blame me for being rude, my ability to track people is not a boast, if you don't want to live, just give it a try."

After showing some of his financial resources, Wang Zhifan then threatened that the reason why he spent so much time on these two guys was that he really valued them and hoped that they could cooperate smoothly with him. After all, they had He was an experienced person who had searched for the Forbidden Fruit Island. One was a resident of the Sea of ​​Storms, so he was naturally very familiar with it.

When he said these words, the giant crocodile man listened to him more honestly, but the one-eyed dragon old man was a little different. He was looking at Wang Zhifan while reaching out and grabbing it on the table. Several gold coins were put into his mouth without hesitation, and he began to bite them with his teeth. He couldn't wait to verify their quality.

"Ah... What a beautiful little guy. I haven't seen such a beautiful Jin Lan in many years... It seems that you are definitely from a noble family."

As soon as the old guy found out that the quality of the gold coins Wang Zhifan took out was top-notch, he couldn't help but admire it, and at the same time guessed that Wang Zhifan's identity must be very unusual.

"Come on, old man, stop wondering about my identity and quickly think about how to start looking for the Forbidden Fruit Island. Don't you have experience in this area? Come up with a plan for me."

Wang Zhifan straightened his face at this time and said to the one-eyed old guy, now that the sweetness is given, the pressure cannot be lacking.

"And you, big guy, you must be very familiar with the Sea of ​​Storms. In our next operations, you will be mainly responsible for serving as a guide."

Wang Zhifan then looked at the giant crocodile-man armored man next to him. This guy currently seemed to have a typical personality of a big man and didn't talk too much.

"Your Excellency, the Sea of ​​Storms is very big. I am only familiar with my hometown, and I don't know much about other places. I can only confirm that there must be no Forbidden Fruit Island in my hometown, because the islands of our crocodile people are very barren, and there is no Even if fruit trees can grow, they will be destroyed by the storm..."

The giant crocodile man replied in his deep voice, emphasizing that there was no possibility of the island Wang Zhifan wanted to find in his hometown.

"What about below the sea surface? Have your family ever explored it carefully? Maybe the island I am looking for is actually hidden in the sea water, so it is difficult to find it."

Wang Zhifan immediately replied that he remembered that at the beginning of this dungeon, some players suggested that the target of this dungeon might not be on the sea. He felt that this possibility was not low.

"It's even less likely that there's something under the sea."

Unexpectedly, the crocodile man immediately shook his unusually thick neck.

"We, the crocodile people, spend most of our time on the seabed looking for food every day. In the sea area we occupy, there is no seabed that we have not explored. I am very familiar with it myself. If there is an area full of fruits on the seabed, There’s no way I didn’t know.”

Crocodile Man continued to explain.

"Hmm... So, Forbidden Fruit Island should not be in your clan's territory."

Wang Zhifan could tell that the big man was not lying, so he nodded slightly.

Then he looked at an old man next to him who was still stroking a few gold orchid coins with an intoxicated look on his face. The old man's perception was quite keen. Wang Zhifan noticed it as soon as he glanced at him. Then the money-obsessed look on his face disappeared in the blink of an eye, and he turned his one eye. He replied to him:

"Your Excellency, according to the various rumors I collected back then, Forbidden Fruit Island should be in the Sea of ​​Storms, but the location should be quite secretive, which makes it difficult to find. So if we want to find it, we really have to set off to the Sea of ​​Storms... But the Sea of ​​Storms The edge of the sea is a month's sea journey from here. The food and fresh water on our ship cannot last that long. We need to dock for replenishment first... At the same time, we also need to find a shipyard to repair the hull of this ship. Although it has some Poseidon We are not afraid of ordinary winds and waves, but the Sea of ​​Storms is really scary. If we don’t prepare everything, we may sink to the bottom of the sea before we find the Forbidden Fruit Island..."

After the old man told it, the meaning was quite clear, that is, this pirate ship cannot go directly to the Sea of ​​Storms yet, and has to make various preparations by docking.

"Well, everything can be done once everything is ready. How about going to Puerto Princesa?"

Wang Zhifan was not very familiar with the situation in this copy world, so he asked casually.

"Princess Harbor? There will definitely be no problem in replenishing supplies and repairing ships there. It's also a convenient way to go to the Sea of ​​Storms, but I heard that the navy has recently stepped up surveillance there. It might be a bit troublesome to sneak in."

The old man was a little hesitant about Wang Zhifan's suggestion.

"Do you pirates never go to regular seaports on weekdays? It should be common for you to disguise yourself and sneak in, right?"

Although Wang Zhifan had just arrived, he knew that the pirates couldn't be that honest just thinking about it. They usually disguised themselves as merchant ships and passenger ships and sneaked into the harbor, so they should have been familiar with it for a long time, so he felt that this would not be a big problem.

"This is often the case, but recently a new governor came to Puerto Princesa and a lot of people were replaced. The previous method was not easy to use." The old man explained immediately.

"Then do you have any better suggestions?"

Wang Zhifan then continued to ask.

"I think it's better to find a dark harbor for pirates. Although it's not as convenient as a big port, at least there won't be any suspicious naval surveillance."

The old man thought for a while and said, an inexplicable light flashed in his one eye.

"Haha... I'm afraid you don't have any good intentions, you old boy."

Wang Zhifan couldn't help but smile after hearing this. He felt that the old guy might be trying to cause trouble or test him further.

"Forget it, I don't have time to deal with this with you. Let's go to Puerto Princesa together in the next few days. I will come up with a solution for the naval inspection. You just have to disguise yourself."

He directly took a picture of the board and determined the latest itinerary.

"Okay, everything depends on you."

The old man's wrinkled face moved after hearing this, with a nonchalant expression.

When Wang Zhifan saw this, he wanted to beat this old man again, but at this time there was a noise outside the captain's room. It seemed that many people were shouting something, and some fierce conflicts were about to happen.

"Go out and clean up."

Upon seeing this, Wang Zhifan immediately stood up from the captain's chair and picked up the kerosene lamp placed on the table. The two pirates also quickly packed up the gold orchid coins on the table and followed him out.

A few seconds later, he came to the deck outside with a lantern and became the brightest presence in this place. He was followed by two followers, one tall and one short.

He then saw that at this place, the captain of the Sea Parrot wearing a captain's hat had come with other crew members. They probably had just woken up from the previous coma and were confronting a group of pirates.

Originally, the two parties should have fought when they met, but it was already dark now. The people on the Sea Parrot could vaguely see corpses everywhere on the deck, as well as a large piece of strange, finely chopped flesh and blood. They were a little confused about what was going on. , the pirates were even more timid after Wang Zhifan's previous killings, fearing that a certain killing god would jump out and kill them all with a knife as soon as they made a move, so the two parties were currently facing off in the dark, and there was no real battle yet. Fight.

"Quiet, everyone!"

Wang Zhifan, who came out with a lantern, naturally became the focus of everyone's attention at this time. With a cold look on his face and a glance, the people on both sides who were cursing shut their mouths, especially the pirates who were lucky enough not to be killed by him. , one by one found out that he had come out and were so frightened that they wanted to jump into the sea and escape, but in the end they still did not have the courage and chose to wait silently for their fate. After all, this place is already some distance from the land. Going into the sea in this dark night is not much different from dying. .

"Your Excellency is still alive?!"

The captain of the Sea Parrot couldn't help but exclaimed after seeing Wang Zhifan's appearance clearly. He was actually mentally prepared to bring the people over when everyone woke up, thinking that someone who had charged for them so bravely had died. He was under siege by pirate masters, but now it turns out that he was not only unharmed, but also seemed to be mixed up with two pirate masters?

"Old man, big man, you go and tell them what I mean clearly. I'll be right back."

After interrupting everyone's quarrel, Wang Zhifan then asked the two people behind him to do some unifying work among the frightened pirates. He himself went to the Sea Parrot group and briefly explained the situation to them.

"You actually killed the captain of the Dogfish pirate ship? You also destroyed the sea monster Dogfish? Your Excellency is so powerful that I can't even imagine..."

The captain of the Sea Parrot was too shocked to believe what Wang Zhifan said, but in the light of the kerosene lamp, he could see various corpses on the deck of the pirate ship, all of which proved that what Wang Zhifan said was not false. , not to mention the meaning represented by the two backbone pirates who stood behind him like followers.

"Yes, I have eliminated all the die-hard pirates among these pirates. The remaining ones are all those who are willing to spend the rest of their lives atone for their sins. I keep them for some purpose. I hope you can understand, Captain."

Wang Zhifan blinked at the captain. He had already seen that this guy was not an honest passenger ship captain and must have had some different past, so he decided to test him to see if he could reach some cooperation. If the other party was very stubborn, , he would have to use some necessary means.

"Oh! So that's it! Your Excellency is not only powerful, but also a kind person. I feel happy from the bottom of my heart for these pirates who are willing to repent!"

Within a few words, the captain connected to the same channel as Wang Zhifan, and then asked his crew to either return to the Sea Parrot or guard the key positions of the Great Dogfish, such as the rudder, sails, etc. He himself was taken into the captain's room by Wang Zhifan and had a more secret discussion.

When he came out with Wang Zhifan again, he was already holding a small exquisite box in his hand, which contained the gold bars secretly hidden by the original captain of the Dogfish pirate ship.

"Please rest assured, your Excellency, even if you don't have these gold bars, you are still the savior of our Sea Parrot. I will definitely complete what you ask."

The captain of the Sea Parrot looked excited at this time, and his eyes almost narrowed because of his smile. He repeatedly made assurances to Wang Zhifan beside him, not daring to show any airs as a captain.

"Okay, the crew I want, as well as the captain's help in Princess Port, and your subordinates, please don't say anything they shouldn't say when they arrive at the port."

Although Wang Zhifan was using Captain Dogfish's things to attack this person, Captain Dogfish had already been killed by him, and everything he owned could be said to be his trophies. Therefore, he was currently giving some blood to this sea parrot. Captain, so he has to supervise and urge the other party on what they should do after receiving the benefits.

"Your Excellency, please rest assured that none of my good brothers like to talk nonsense. I will ensure that your ship can smoothly enter Princess Harbor and then leave for the Stormy Sea. I will arrange the most experienced pilot for you..."

The captain continued speaking, revealing in his words that Wang Zhifan did not trust those pirates very much. He had entrusted them to recommend a group of veterans who could sail the ship to the stormy sea, including pilots, sailors, first mates and the like. , he will place this group of people in key positions on the Dogfish pirate ship that has changed hands to prevent the pirates from colluding to deceive him, a novice at sea. After all, he has never seen the sea a few times in his previous two lives, even if he has a chart. I can’t quite see it either.

(End of this chapter)