First Player

Chapter 2 · "Player?"

After reading this introduction, Su Mingan put the gem away.

……I see.

Players probably didn't expect that this giant ship, which seemed like it could capsize in a storm at any time, was actually relatively safe.

Because according to the information, the soul race in the Yate Empire is already very rare. There should be no such dangerous race on the Yate ship, which has been strictly checked for identity.

And the seemingly beautiful sea city, full of blue sky and white sand... has become a paradise for these murderous races.

Su Mingan looked out the window, and it was already night outside. The waves lapped gently against the hull, but otherwise it was deathly silent.

I don’t know about these players who are in high spirits during the day and say they want to have a good vacation in the sea city...

How is the situation in the dark at this time?

After nightfall, the channel chat is automatically closed. At this time, the lower left corner is quiet. It is not known how much the players in the maritime city have lost.

He suddenly heard a system prompt:

"Ding dong!"

[Since the distance between teammate (Lu Shu) and teammate (Lin Yin) is within one thousand meters, the team channel chat is open. 】

[Current team channel members: Su Mingan (captain), Lu Shu, Nuoer, Lin Yin, Mo Wen]

A new interface appeared in the lower right corner of the field of view, and the chat channel with the copy can be freely switched.

However, this team channel is also quiet at this time, and players are not allowed to communicate with each other at night.

"Dong dong dong."

There was a knock on the door suddenly, without any warning of footsteps.

Su Mingan turned around.

The wind and rain were raging outside the dark window, and the sound of raindrops hitting the glass was crackling.

The knocking on the door continued, neither urgent nor slow, maintaining a stable frequency.

"Dong dong."

"Dong dong."

Su Mingan remembered that Saya once told him not to go out easily at night, let alone open the door for others...

Although there is a high probability that there are no dangerous souls on the Yate, there may be people with malicious intentions targeting this down-and-out nobleman.

Holding the space vibration in his hand, he approached the door step by step and asked softly:

"who?"

"Dong dong."

He was answered by a steady knock on the door. The door didn't even have a peephole and was closed tightly. He couldn't see who was standing outside the door.

The barrage was very anxious, and the audience was trying to persuade him:

[Don’t open it! Brother Ming'an, stop driving, there must be something wrong! 】

[Knocking on the door at night, no answer, standard ghost story. 】

[I have heard a horror story before, saying that if someone knocks on the door at night, you must not open the door, otherwise something will happen because of your kindness...]

[I gradually feel that this book is beginning to rise from the underworld, and the storm is coming at any time...]

[I came back from another live broadcast room. I apologize for what I said in my previous vacation. Girl, what hell is this? How could it be like this? 】

"Dong dong."

The knocking on the door continues.

Su Mingan's right hand grasped the door handle, and the spatial vibration in his left hand had been charged.

No matter what monsters and monsters are outside, he doesn't believe that with his current strength, he can still be killed by opening the door.

He yanked the door open——

There was silence outside the corridor, the bright red carpet rolled on the ground, and the rotating golden escalator came into view.

There are no scary monsters and no door openings to kill.

In front of the escalator, a blond girl wearing simple clothes but unable to conceal her aura was looking at him with a smile. Saya, who originally persuaded him not to go out at night during the day, slipped to his door at night.

"Rin, it's time to go." She glanced at him and said in a very soft tone: "Keep your voice down, don't be discovered by the guests in other rooms - by the way, why haven't you changed your clothes yet?"

"Change clothes?" The space in Su Mingan's hand shook and dispersed.

"Yesterday, didn't you agree to let me go to the cabin below to have a look?" Saya straightened out her clothes. The clothes were made of rough fabric, which caused some pain to her delicate skin.

There was no hair accessory on her head at this time. Her golden hair was combed up with a simple rubber band and tied into a ponytail hanging behind her head. She looked capable and refreshing.

"Rin, go back and change into ordinary clothes." Saya said, "If you dress like this, you will be discovered. I heard that there is a gathering of civilians tonight, so we are very lucky."

Su Mingan understood.

...It turns out that what Saya just said about not going out was lying to the old man.

In fact, this young lady who looked dignified but was actually full of curiosity would sneak out at night and want to invite him to go to the cabin below.

She wanted to go to their party pretending to be a commoner.

"Hold on."

Su Mingan closed the door and found a set of ordinary clothes in the cabinet. The fabric is so rough that it even pricks your hands. It seems that the gap between rich and poor in this world is indeed quite large.

He put on his clothes, opened the door, and suddenly saw Saya's hands reaching over and placing a mask on his face.

At this time, Saya also wore a rose-red mask on her face, the color as bright as blood.

"Tonight is their mask dance, this thing is very necessary." A light laughter came from Saya's mask, and she seemed very happy: "Rin, let's go."

She turned around and ran downstairs, her steps as free as the summer breeze, her golden ponytail swaying behind her head, like a golden bird flying toward freedom.

Su Mingan followed quickly and also observed the situation of the giant ship at night.

At night, the giant ship seemed very quiet. The doors from the fourth floor to the first floor were all closed, and no nobles were moving in the corridors.

When he went downstairs and saw the wide deck, he saw the heavy rain outside the door.

Heavy rain swept outside the door and accumulated a layer on the deck, like darkness swallowing the front half of the giant ship, leaving only a cabin swaying in the wind and rain.

The sound of sweeping waves was equal to the sound of thunderous rain. In front of the power of nature, the Ater, known as the hope of the empire, seemed extremely small.

Su Mingan paused on the spot for a moment, and then was suddenly pulled over by Saya on the side.

"Here, you can go down from here." Saya held his hand and pointed to a staircase extending downward next to her, her expression looking very excited.

Through the wooden stairs, which were obviously much simpler, Su Mingan could vaguely see the highly saturated lights, with the figures inside surging like waves in the light.

He heard music getting louder and louder, like rock and roll, full of exotic customs, and accompanied by people singing loudly.

It was a hall-like underground cabin.

People dressed in black, gray and shabby clothes and masks of various colors danced with extremely fast rhythm to the beat of intensive drums. They generally have messy hair, and even the girls' hair looks like weeds, but their dancing movements are very skillful and their steps are extremely brisk, like birds spinning and flying in the hall.

Various lights hit their masks, and the place was as free and unrestrained as a lively nightclub.

...It was completely different from the deathly silence in the corridor upstairs.

The people here seem to suddenly come to life at night.

His and Saya's arrival did not attract people's attention. The place was too chaotic, and from time to time other people came down from other entrances and jumped to join in. They sang, laughed, drank, danced, cursed, and spoke without restraint, like a group of beasts that had broken through their restraints, like birds flying high into the sky.

"Bill - how many bottles did you make today?"

"Seven bottles, seven bottles..."

"Seven bottles? Are you the girl's stomach? Lynch! Give him ten bottles to rinse his mouth!"

…

"Hey, Cass, have you seen that girl? Although you can't see her face, she has a really cool figure!"

"Hmph...that guy Warren has very high vision, and he is not an inherited family. He wants to marry his daughter to a higher place, without regard to his own status."

"When you board the sea city, whoever finds the treasure first will surely reach the top in one step. That guy Warren is probably very confident in his treasure hunting ability. You know, his family has been good at identifying garbage..."

"When I board the city and find the treasure, I will marry his daughter back! Let that bastard look down on people because of his family background. I will make him dumbfounded..."

"Liqi, when we get to that treasure city, everyone will work according to their abilities. When the time comes, I will become a legendary noble. Don't blame me for not supporting you."

"Do I still need help from a guy like you? I still don't know who owns the treasure. Maybe it's the nobles who have mastered the Art Stone trade. They will definitely be the first to get clues about the treasure..."

…

Su Mingan stood near the door, listening to people's conversations.

It was too chaotic here, and the music was as loud as thunder, causing his ears to be buzzing.

Saya disappeared as soon as she entered the crowd, and he could no longer find her.

He leaned against the wall and walked slowly inside, when he suddenly heard several masked people sitting on the floor talking.

"...Player chat at night is prohibited. There must be something ghostly coming out at night."

"What should we do next? This boat doesn't look very safe, and we are at the lowest level. If the boat capsizes, the lifeboat will definitely not be able to reach us. We must consider the worst case scenario."

"The voyage will take another two days, which means we will arrive at the sea city on the third day after the dungeon is opened. Logically speaking, it won't be too difficult. At least it will give us a chance to reach the city. I don't think the ship will capsize..."

"We can't place our hope on the kindness of the copy. We must consider countermeasures in advance in case the ship capsizes..."

"Didn't I say that there should be some top players on the ship? Let's see if any big guys take some measures in advance, and just follow them..."

"Dear Qiaoqiao, stop thinking so much, would you like some tea?"

"Go away, don't bother me."

Su Mingan moved against the wall and heard the conversation of this group of obviously players.

However, perhaps because he had not moved for a long time, this group of players seemed to have noticed him. They turned to look at him, their masks hiding their expressions.

Before Su Mingan could move away, he heard one of the people in a blue mask ask: "Player?"

Su Mingan moved and didn't intend to pay attention to them.

Among the players, a girl named "Qiao Qiao" suddenly spoke:

"Although he is wearing ordinary clothes, his body is too clean, and his hands are too - he is a noble! A nobleman arrives at a place like this in the middle of the night... He is a player!"

Compared with this group of dusty players, Su Mingan's clothes indeed looked clean.

Next to Qiaoqiao, the man in the gray mask stood up, as if he wanted to communicate with him.

After all, so far, this group of people has only met such a noble player, so naturally they want to see if they can get any benefits from him.

"This player, I am Captain Green." He said: "My team has some information. I wonder if I can talk to you..."

"ah--!!!"

Before Green could finish his words, he was interrupted by an extremely high-decibel female scream.

The sound was so penetrating that it even overshadowed the high-pitched music for a moment, causing everyone to stop moving in an instant.

However, the shout only lasted halfway and then stopped abruptly, as if the woman's voice was cut off midway.

Green frowned, wondering what the emergency was. The players were also stunned, not knowing what to do now.

Su Mingan rushed out instantly. He pushed through the crowd and rushed towards the source of the sound without any hesitation. He crossed the hall and ran to a closed room.

Just now, the female scream came from inside.

At this time, the door was also surrounded by some civilians. Someone tried to force the door open, but failed. The door was locked from the inside.

Su Mingan quickly looked around and finally found Saya's figure in a corner.

She has golden hair that is not dry, and the color is very bright, allowing him to quickly find her in the crowd.

...Saya is fine.

Su Mingan felt relieved.

He waited there with the other people until a crew member came down from above cursing.

"Staying awake in the middle of the night, holding some kind of lousy dance..." The crew member looked irritated, as if he didn't want to care about this kind of thing: "It's probably some guy who is raping women. You are a bunch of trash, you are lawless, you only know how to give it to the great The Yate is looking for trouble..."

While he was cursing, he opened the door with a bunch of keys in his hand. The person being scolded dared not speak in anger.

With a "click", the door lock was unlocked, and the crew member frowned and pushed the door open——

"ah--!"

A high-decibel scream sounded.

The frightened crew member sat down on the ground, his eyes completely lost the aloofness he had just seen. He struggled to drag his body back to escape, as if he was escaping from something extremely terrifying.