Weird deep sea game, I can fish unlimitedly

Chapter 161: Refreshing the lower limit of being a human being

"If you like corpses, you might be interested in my stepdaughter."

"There are always some people among us with special quirks. Is there anything in the forest that would make him happy?"

August 20th, the seventh game cycle, the game world of Endless Sea.

On a midsummer morning, the dense leaves outside the window filter the scorching hot wind, leaving behind a coolness with the slightest hint of green shade.

In Li Feng's room at Storm's End, Li Feng and Shia sat together at the desk by the window.

There are two exquisite ribbons lying flat on the desk. They were obtained from props and fishing in the Theater of Sadness.

"Let's make a hypothesis first."

Li Feng took out a pen and paper as he spoke. He now wrote "King" and "Queen" on the paper.

Then he said to Shia:

"Do you still remember the song before the performance on the second floor of the theater?"

Shia nodded. She looked at the words Li Feng wrote on the paper and said:

"Remember, that song said that once upon a time there was a small country. The king died and the queen succeeded to the throne and became the queen."

"That's right."

As he spoke, Li Feng put a cross on the word "King" to indicate that he was dead.

"Well--"

Seeing Li Feng's movements, Shia rolled her eyes and asked:

"Do you think the queen killed the king?"

Shia analyzed it from the perspective of the queen's benefit, and believed that the queen was highly suspected of killing her husband and seeking the throne.

After all, judging from the performance on the second floor of the theater, the queen knocking on the door of the neighboring prince's room at midnight is not considered loyal.

"It's not impossible, but it shouldn't be the focus."

Li Feng used his experience as a copywriter to compile stories and began to fill in the details of the story.

"Assume that the words on these two ribbons are all spoken from the queen's perspective."

As Li Feng spoke, he picked up the first pink ribbon, which read——

If you like corpses, you might be interested in My Stepdaughter.

"Is it okay to think so?

Before marrying this queen, the kingdom actually had a previous queen, and the previous queen also left a daughter.

That is the stepdaughter mentioned on this ribbon. "

"Hmm - it seems to make sense."

Shia's golden eyes rolled, she thought for a moment, and then said:

“But this stepdaughter is not normal, like a corpse.

The queen did not like her stepdaughter, so after the king's death, she banished her stepdaughter to the forest. "

As Shia spoke, she picked up the blue ribbon obtained from the second floor of the theater and continued to think:

“Then one day, the prince from the neighboring country came, and the queen, who had become the queen, wanted to form an alliance, so...that was what happened.

But the prince from the neighboring country only liked corpses, and the queen pretended not to be so, so the prince from the neighboring country left angrily and went home through the border forest.

However, in the forest, he met his stepdaughter who was expelled by the queen. The stepdaughter was not normal and looked like a corpse.

so……"

Shia pointed to the sentence "Will there be anything in the forest that makes him happy" on the blue ribbon and continued:

“Apparently there are people in the forest who please the princes of neighboring countries.

Then, with the help of the prince and the country behind the prince, the stepdaughter successfully avenged her stepmother and regained the throne.

Do you think my guess is right? "

After speaking, Xia looked at Li Feng with her pink face, as if you were going to praise me.

"Well……"

Li Feng watched her digest it for a long time.

‘The rumors on the Internet about women’s mental ability are indeed true. They can indeed imagine a love-hate drama at any time and anywhere. ’

"I think it's quite right. All the known conditions have been used."

Li Feng nodded and said.

Hearing Li Feng's approval, Xia frowned and smiled proudly.

"but."

Li Feng changed the subject:

"But according to this statement, what kind of existence is the stepdaughter in the story?"

As Li Feng spoke, he picked up the cinnabar cup, looked at the prints on it, and said:

“What is painted here is that the mother gave birth to a child, but the mother died, and her belly looked like it had been torn by wild beasts.

So can we assume that the dead mother in the painting was the king's first queen?

And this baby is the stepdaughter who is not normal and looks like a corpse? "

"Uh-huh!"

Xia thought for a moment and agreed with Li Feng's hypothesis.

Seeing that Shia had no objection, Li Feng continued to assume:

"Then how does the 'corpse' grow? Will she grow like a normal human being?"

After all, the baby girl in the engraving on the cinnabar cup is a newborn baby.

"Hard to say."

Shia took the cinnabar cup and recalled the various strange creatures she had heard and seen:

"She may just look like a corpse, not necessarily a corpse. Maybe she is just some kind of cold-blooded monster.

It should be no surprise that there are many weird and weird things in the Endless Sea, especially in the past few epochs. "

Li Feng heard this and thought it made sense. After all, there is an extraordinary world and anything can happen.

"Then I have one last question."

Li Feng thought for a moment and continued:

"If the stepdaughter is just as cold-blooded as a corpse, then isn't it too much to say that she is sentient?"

Shia rested her elbows on the table and supported her chin with her hands. She thought about it and nodded lightly. It was normal for living creatures to have consciousness.

"So……"

Li Feng finally asked about the flaw in Shia's story just now:

"So, when the prince of a neighboring country and his stepdaughter are having fun in the forest, can the conscious stepdaughter really stay still, make no sound, and not respond?

After all, for that prince, if the other half responds, we have all seen what will happen. "

In last night's performance, the queen pretending to be a corpse responded to the prince, but the prince immediately lost interest and left angrily.

Therefore, if it is as Shia guessed, the prince from a neighboring country is obsessed with his stepdaughter and wants revenge.

Then this so-called cold-blooded stepdaughter must really be like a corpse, unable to move or make a sound.

Therefore, Li Feng has always been curious, what is the stepdaughter in the story?

Li Feng asked the question in his mind and thought about discussing the answer with Shia.

After all, even if she is underage, she has lived long enough and must have seen more than herself.

But Shia, who was sitting on the side of the table, listened to Li Feng's words.

First, he silently pulled his elbows away from the table, then moved his upper body back and sat upright, widening the originally close distance, and then said with a complicated expression:

"Why do I think you understand these perverted things so well?"

Li Feng: "..."

‘It’s harmful. Saying this to a minor really sets the limits of what it means to be a human being.

"Ahem, let's not talk about this anymore. Anyway, there are still four floors of the Theater of Sadness that have not been explored. It will not be too late to discuss them after they are all passed."

Li Feng said as he put away the props and ribbons, then stood up:

"Let's go for a walk, just in time to buy some extraordinary materials."

…

'Oh, my life is bad——'

In Fengxi City, the extraordinary materials trading market located in the dock area, Qi Heng complained about his bad luck while browsing the stalls.

‘It would be great if when I first entered the game, I traveled through time and became a wealthy second generation. ’

Thinking about Huang Yanyan's identity in this world, Qi Hengzhi lamented that God's will plays tricks on people.

Initially, Huang Yanyan was actually more inclined to go to the second group.

The work of the second group basically does not involve extraordinary things.

Their main task is to form a trade union in the game world, with the main goal of promoting and influencing the social system of the game world.

At that time, several team leaders in the institute, as well as Qi Heng, all believed that Huang Yanyan would be very suitable for the work of the second group.

Because Huang Yanyan has always had a strong hatred of evil.

She is a very suitable person to fight against injustice, seek benefits for the disadvantaged groups, defeat the aristocracy and the bourgeoisie, and pursue equality for all.

But once she traveled through time, she became the only daughter of the extremely wealthy Baron Warner.

Now, the original arrangements of the institute can only be considered in the long term.

She couldn't just let Huang Yanyan kill her father as soon as she came up.

The institute will definitely not let official players do such uncharacteristic things.

So there was no choice. In the player world, Huang Yanyan's work was transferred from the second group to the extraordinary group.

But her status is really special. She is a socialite who attracts much attention in the aristocratic circles and is admired by many stars.

Therefore, the temporary task given to her by the institute is to deliver information, maintain her character, and enjoy herself with peace of mind.

‘Alas, we are all being played by games, but she is the only one who plays games. ’

Qi Heng followed the Archmage's orders while selecting magical gadgets for Huang Yanyan.

While planning in his mind, he gave Huang Yanyan her first real task - to make friends with Bachelor Laiyin from Fengxi City and maintain this connection.

Firstly, because Lai Yin has a very good relationship with the Kestrel of the Earth Ring, and he also has a personal title from the king.

For the institute, this is definitely a network worth digging into.

As long as it is maintained well, through him, you might be able to come into contact with all the extraordinary forces in the royal city.

Secondly, Qi Heng was also somewhat impressed.

After getting in touch with him, he discovered that Lai Yin and his reputation were actually worthy of their reputation.

He is indeed knowledgeable, and he is also kind-hearted and not snobbish in a rare way.

Hearing that a civilian crew member he once knew was in trouble, he actually took the risk to go to sea to help. He was not a relative or a friend, so it was really commendable to take such a big risk.

So no matter what aspect you consider, this person is worth getting to know.

But as a Violet Eye, it is absolutely impossible for him to stay in Wind's Breath City for a long time.

But fortunately, there is still Huang Yanyan here in Fengxi City.

Qi Heng thought about the possibility of getting Huang Yanyan and Lai Yin to know each other and become friends.

First of all, they all live in Fengxi City, in the same city and very close to each other.

Secondly, they all live in the upper class society. Although there are differences between men and women, it is normal for them to make friends.

Furthermore, Lai Yin is so good-looking and humble and polite to others.

Even if he was an aboriginal, even if it was not for the institute's mission, Huang Yanyan would not be disgusted with him.

What about Lai Yin's perspective? Qi Heng continued his analysis.

First of all, Huang Yanyan has a good family background, her family business is as rich as the country, and she is the only daughter and sole heir.

Although I heard that the original owner was unruly and willful, it was still the original owner.

Secondly, Huang Yanyan is beautiful. After all, she is also the police beauty of Yuncheng. There is no doubt about this.

'Good guy - she looks like the king of the daughter country. ’

Qi Heng complained in his heart.

He suddenly felt that after these two people met, something might slowly happen as time went by.

‘Well, I want to be a Yue Lao.

That's right, unless Lai Yin is Tang Monk and is not a womanizer, well - or maybe there is someone more beautiful around him. ’

Guessing what might happen in the future, Qi Heng found it absurd and funny.

He smiled and looked at the extraordinary materials trading market where people were coming and going, but suddenly, he saw a familiar figure in the crowd.

'Eh? Isn't that Lai Yin? What a coincidence. ’

After complaining about whether there was a Cao Cao in this world, Qi Heng wanted to go up and say hello.

But at the same time, he discovered that there was a young lady traveling with Lai Yin.

In the bustling crowd, the two of them were quite close, talking and laughing, and seemed to have a very close relationship.

Moreover, Qi Heng looked at that young lady's appearance and felt that he had been slapped in the face again today.

‘Well, although Huang Yanyan and I are colleagues, we still have to be objective.

Damn, what on earth am I thinking about? I obviously just want them to get to know each other, so how can I think of those things that are there and not there? ’

Qi Heng finally pulled back his divergent thoughts, sorted out his mood, and stepped forward to say hello to Li Feng.

It's mid-summer now, and the temperature outside is quite high.

But the extraordinary material trading market located underground is still very shady.

"Giving it to a young lady?"

After greeting, greeting, and introducing Xi Ya and Qi Heng to each other, Li Feng asked Qi Heng.

Just now, Qi Heng explained that he came to the market to buy gifts for Violet Eye's business allies.

And this gift happened to be given to that ally's daughter.

Qi Heng didn't know what to buy. He had no experience in giving gifts to girls, so he simply asked Li Feng for advice.

As for what Qi Heng had just learned, the young lady who was with Li Feng was not only the great diviner of Storm's End, but also the daughter of Governor Fell.

He could only sigh in his heart that there are always more choices in a sturdy life.

"If the other party is not a transcendent person..."

Li Feng thought for a while and walked to a stall selling herbal medicine.

He picked up a delicate red herb that resembled the rose bones used to make tea.

"I think a sachet made of this herb would be suitable, and it would also be of practical value to that lady."

The herb in Li Feng's hand is called Duchenhua, and its aroma has a magical effect.

When there is sunshine during the day, the fragrance of evening flowers can refresh people.

But when the sun sets at night, the fragrance of morning flowers can soothe the mind and help you sleep.

And more importantly, the morning flowers are beautiful in shape and smell good, like roses.

It doesn't look weird or smell weird like most extraordinary herbs.

Therefore, for non-extraordinary people, Duchenhua is extremely easy to accept.

"That makes sense. Why didn't I think of that?"

Qi Heng sighed, in fact, Huang Yanyan would definitely not embarrass him if it was not a gift.

But the problem is that the gift he chooses must first pass the test of mentor and archmage, otherwise it will be in vain.

Qi Heng was still worried about this matter, but now, Li Feng has solved the problem.

According to the advice of the owner who sells herbal medicine, Qi Heng spent 5 gold coins to buy 10 grams of morning flowers and used them to make sachets.

Because he was in a hurry, Qi Heng said goodbye and left after buying things.

"You really know how to do it, do you often give gifts to girls?"

Seeing that Qi Heng had left, Xia asked Li Feng with a high face.

"Do you think I am someone who has money but no place to spend it?"

Li Feng asked immediately.

Hearing this, Shia curled her lips and said with a smile:

"Violet Eyes and the young lady's father are business allies, so are we also considered allies?"

"No, it's a master-servant relationship."

Li Feng revealed with a ruthless smile.

Shia was choked and pursed her lips as her thoughts changed:

"Then you pay my salary."

"Wha...what?"

Li Feng was stunned and felt as if he had been plotted.

"Since I am a master and servant, don't you want to pay me a salary?"

Shia felt confident.

"No, are you short of money?"

Li Feng still questioned, Xia is obviously not short of money now.

"Ah? How can you be so reasonable? If I don't lack money, can you ignore the employment relationship and not pay me a salary?"

Shia looked dissatisfied and started to give examples:

"I heard that even the greediest capitalists and factory owners have to pay their workers weekly wages.

Moreover, on many islands now, workers have formed trade unions, and their slogan is that all men are created equal.

The employment relationship in the entire world is improving, but you want to stop paying me a salary because I am not short of money for the time being? "

"Well……"

Xia's remarks were well-founded, and Li Feng didn't know what to say.

As soon as he tried to quibble, Shia immediately blocked him back by saying, "The relationship between master and servant is up to you."

‘I really didn’t expect that the union system promoted by official players in this world would be so deeply rooted in the hearts of the people.

I, the player, have been educated. ’

"Okay, what's your salary?"

Li Feng smiled helplessly, and he understood to some extent that Xia's original intention was not about salary.

Seeing that her wish was fulfilled, Xia frowned and smiled sweetly.

She pretended to think for a while, then looked at the stall selling extraordinary herbs next to her, and said in a playful voice:

"I want Twilight Flower."

Li Feng:? ? ? That's it?

‘Damn it, I told you earlier, it’s such a big theory. ’