0p0 Chapter 188 Gold Coins
Chapter 188 Gold Coins
The players didn't dwell on this topic for long and soon started talking about yesterday's dream.
Wen Yuanzheng seemed guilty and unusually refrained from speaking up before everyone else. Seeing that Wen Yuanzheng, who always loved to show off, was not going to speak, the bearded man muttered a few complaints in his heart, thinking that this person was probably keeping something to himself, before finally revealing what he had dreamed about.
“I dreamt that I was standing on ice,” the bearded man said. “There were footprints all around me, and a lot of wind and snow were blowing. I felt like I was going to be buried in the snow.”
“Further out on the seabed, there seem to be whales…” The bearded man shook his head, “but I can’t see them clearly, I just feel it’s very dangerous.”
"It's so cold. I feel like my hands and feet are numb. I'm so sleepy. I just want to lie on the ground and sleep."
His words resonated with many players who nodded in agreement.
“I saw the ice wall,” Gao Wen said. He looked at the others, trying to gesture to show the size of the ice wall, but eventually gave up. “It’s bigger than I imagined. The Terror looks as tiny as a sesame seed in front of the ice wall.”
"Inside the ice wall, I saw a very blurry black shadow, as if something was about to come to life."
Then it was Qin Ke's turn. He sat in the corner with his knees drawn up to his chest, a rather insecure posture. After realizing it was his turn to speak, he hesitated and said, "I saw dolphins."
"Lots of dolphins."
"But they are all red."
Yan Xun's gaze lingered on Qin Ke, who seemed to notice his stare and looked up at Yan Xun.
“I also dreamed of red… but it was a whale,” Yan Xun said. “A very large whale, bigger than any whale I know.”
"I also saw the dark figure inside the ice wall."
Seeing Wen Yuan looking at him with concern, he ultimately didn't mention the sun in his dream.
Then Gu Jia described the ice surface on the ice wall, which seemed to have no end, but had a series of footprints.
Others' descriptions were similar: some dreamed of being on ice floes with giant sea monsters lurking beneath the surface, others heard someone calling their name from the ice field, still others dreamed of red dolphins, and of course, some dreamed of ice walls.
When it was Wen Yuanzheng's turn, he gave a similar description.
“That’s strange,” the bearded man said. “Are all the whales and dolphins in the Sea of Evil red?”
"The whales and dolphins in the Sea of Evil are certainly not red."
The veteran sailors seemed to have overheard the newcomers' discussion. They looked at the young people with a mocking gaze, saying, "These are all evil spirits in disguise."
"Red whales and dolphins in dreams are ominous omens."
The drunken crew member raised his glass and said, "They'll drag you to the bottom of the sea."
As he spoke, he made a prayer gesture, saying, "Only the sun god can protect us."
Looking at the drunken crew members praying, Gawain suddenly spoke up, "You're sailing in the Sea of Evil Spirits, isn't there any way out?"
"To deal with these evil spirits in dreams."
His words made the man grin, revealing a gold tooth. "Of course we do." He turned and glanced smugly at the remaining crew members, letting out a burp reeking of alcohol. "Of course we have ways to deal with this."
He pulled a sun god pendant from his pocket that was remarkably similar to the decoration on the bow of the ship. "This is how we stop having nightmares."
He slipped it into Gawain's hand. "Two gold coins."
Although Yan Xun did not know how much 2 gold coins were, it was not a small amount in any era.
Clearly, Gold Tooth was taking advantage of the situation.
The other players' eyes lit up when they heard that it could be used to deal with evil spirits, but after hearing the price of 2 gold coins, they realized that Gold Tooth was taking the opportunity to raise the price.
“I don’t have that much money,” Gao Wen said.
"I came to this whaling ship because I had no money."
No wealthy person would come aboard a whaling ship to do a job where a slight mistake could cost them their life.
Gold Tooth patted Gawain on the shoulder. "Of course I know."
“So, you can have this first.” He said, stuffing the pendant into Gawain’s hand. “You just need to give me 2% of your share of the reward.”
He squatted down next to Gao Wen, saying, "It's a very good deal."
"Otherwise, you will be driven mad by evil spirits before you even encounter the whale."
His bloodshot eyes glanced meaningfully at the cabin wall, as if looking through the bulkhead at the Sea of Evil Spirits outside.
"Being possessed by an evil spirit means certain death."
"Throwing him into the sea is the only outcome."
"You should know that your roommate can report any crew member who is possessed by an evil spirit."
This was a threat; the thought crossed the minds of all the players.
Gold Tooth's meaning is simple: if they refuse to share their 2% reward, players will first be harassed by nightmares, and if necessary, they will also frame players, saying they have been possessed by evil spirits, and then abandon the ship.
“Koren will not allow you to do this,” Yan Xun suddenly said.
He looked at the gold tooth. "He's my neighbor."
"He won't do that."
Gao Wen turned around and looked at Yan Xun, who was speaking, incredulous, not understanding why he would act so naively at this moment.
Sure enough, Gold Tooth smiled.
“Haha.” Gold Tooth laughed loudly, then glanced back. “He said Coron.”
Those people laughed along with them, some even spilling their drinks on the ground... Gold Tooth laughed for a while before looking at Yan Xun with disdain.
"Listen."
"Koren is nothing."
"He is nothing on this ship."
Gold Tooth was still speaking, "You think we're all Corinne's men? No, you'd better behave yourself..."
"What do you mean, 'good boy'?"
Gold Tooth suddenly stopped talking.
The entire cabin felt like it had been put on pause.
Yan Xun looked up and, sure enough, Ke Lun was standing at the entrance to the cabin.
His gaze swept over the wine glasses and brewed liquor on the ground, finally settling on Gold Tooth and the group of players. "What are you talking about?"
He squatted down and put one hand on Gold Tooth's shoulder.
Gold Tooth lowered his head. "Tell the new crew something interesting."
“But I heard my name.”
"They're just telling... corny jokes."
"Am I an outdated joke?"
Koren's green eyes stared at the gold teeth.
For some reason, Jin Ya felt a dull ache in his teeth, and he remembered why he had gotten the gold tooth implanted in the first place.
Finally, he shut his mouth and said nothing more.
Koren then looked away. "Whatever he said," he told the players, "you must believe that the Terror is a fair place."
"We will not discriminate between new and old crew members."
"If they threaten you..."
Colin pointed to himself, "You can talk to me, or Will can either."