Chapter 78: 'Pirate Captain' Benjamin
"Don't talk about those worries, does Brother Lin have time lately?" Benjamin shook his hand and approached Link and asked mysteriously.
"What's the matter?"
Benjamin said excitedly: "Brother Lin, have you heard about the haunting of the Whistling Castle in the Weeping Valley these days?" ”
Hearing the Whistling Castle, Link nodded without moving: "I heard the bounty hunters discuss this matter when I went to the underground black market, but I don't know the specifics. ”
"It's okay, Brother Lin, it's okay if you don't know, I'll tell you about it now."
Benjamin poured another sip of tea, stretched out his sleeve and wiped the corners of his mouth, his heroic and crisp movements were very similar to those of mixed society, which was completely different from Link's impression of the second-generation nobles who paid attention to quality and etiquette in Shangcheng District, Shadu.
"This rumor has also spread recently. It is said that the castle has been abandoned for too long, and there are unclean lonely ghosts and wild ghosts in the Gobi who occupy the castle. Some time ago, a bounty hunter settled over there, and something strange happened at night...... Five people went in, but in the end only three escaped, and the remaining two had their belongings, but the people disappeared mysteriously. ”
Link smiled slightly: "It's also possible that the five people had a dispute, and then in order to shirk their responsibilities, they made up such a story to deceive people, right?" ”
Benjamin looked serious and continued: "I thought so at first, and thought it was an example. But in the next few days, similar news came, in the past, the castle was an important foothold between the Gobi and Shadu, but since this matter has become more and more fermented, no one dares to stay overnight in the castle. ”
"And it's normal during the day, and all weird things happen at night!"
Benjamin added one more sentence to add credibility to his words.
Link's head tilted slightly, and he looked at Benjamin's expectant eyes, and suddenly had a bad premonition.
"So Brother Lin, if you have time, you, me, Brother Li, we can team up to go to the Whistling Castle to explore the danger!"
[You triggered the E-rank quest [Roaring Castle Adventure], accept/decline]
[Quest Hint: Benjamin invites you to join the Castle Expedition and discover the latest bizarre events at Whistling Castle]
[Reward: 5,000 XP, 100 Benjamin's Opinion]
"Whistling Castle? I'd love to check it out, too, and I'll contact you another day. Link shook his phone as he spoke, indicating that he now had his phone number.
Link's promise wasn't because of a mere 5,000 points of experience.
The main thing is to come to Shadu for a while, and it is indeed time to go back to Wuthering Castle to see the construction of marching ants, and by the way, to replenish a batch of silver marching ant materials.
The silver marching ants brought out before have all been synthesized into stronger wall ants by Link.
After the reproduction of the silver ant queen during this period, the scale of the marching ant must have increased a lot, and then go to 'buy a stock' and take a visit.
Benjamin looked puzzled: "Brother Lin, you are the boss of the gang, don't you just drink coffee and read the newspaper every day, and then just order your subordinates to do things, I watch those gang bosses on TV are not like this." ”
Link smiled and spread his hands: "The kind you said, but the gang boss of a giant party." ”
"My Jack Gang only has one acre and three points of land, and it's hard to eat, how can I, the boss, let it go."
Link said: "Have you heard of the exotic animal beauty contest hosted by Shadu Entertainment Daily? ”
Benjamin's eyes lit up, and finally he was familiar with the topic: "I'm familiar with this game!" You don't know that the group of ladies and ladies in Uptown hold this kind of boring competition every year. I have to be dragged by my mom every year to participate in it, every year it's the same three things, nothing new and boring, and the awards are basically predetermined......"
After Benjamin finished speaking, he looked at Link's mouth slightly open: "Brother Lin, what do you mean, do you want to participate in this competition too?" ”
Link nodded.
Now it was Benjamin's turn to get tangled.
"Brother Lin, it's mainly these pets in your hand, except for this mouse in your hand, the others don't match the rarity and cuteness......"
"And this competition is very deep, and the ranking of the winners never depends on the degree of animal rarity, but on which wife is more popular this year. If you participate, you will be in good hands. I advise you not to get your hopes up too much. ”
Link didn't have any mood fluctuations on his face, and he looked indifferent: "It's okay, I've heard about the inside story of the selection, but I still believe that my pet can get a good ranking." ”
Benjamin saw that Link was determined, and patted his thigh after thinking about it for a moment: "Wow! Anyway, my family is invited to attend every year, and I have always acted as a melon eater before, if you don't mind, Brother Lin, you can run in my family's name. It's hard to say if you win the top three, but it's definitely okay to win the top five! ”
Benjamin shook his phone: "If you need it, contact me, Brother Lin, you are my savior, don't be polite!" ”
Benjamin looked at the time, got up and said: "Then I won't bother, the main purpose of coming today is to recognize the door, and by the way, invite Brother Lin to go on an expedition together, since the purpose has been achieved, then I should also go." ”
Then Benjamin put his hand to his lips and whispered, "Jenny gets off work at five o'clock, and I have to pick her up." ”
The two walked out of the office and into the courtyard.
Benjamin couldn't help but glance at the hound again, and this time the scrutiny and threat in the hound's eyes dissipated, giving Benjamin a feeling that the hound was an old buddy he had raised for many years.
"Brother Lin, this hound you domesticated is really smart. The first time I saw it, I was extra vigilant and didn't scream, but now I see that we have a good relationship, and even the hostility towards me has disappeared, and there is still a sense of intimacy. ”
Benjamin glanced around the hound, leaned over to Link and asked, "Brother Lin, I'm usually indifferent to animals, but after looking at your hound, I actually have an urge to raise a dog, can't you lend me a hound for a few days?" ”
Link shrugged, "I don't care, you see if the hounds follow you." ”
Benjamin's face was overjoyed, and he just wanted to get close to the Cerberus, but the Cerberus suddenly stretched out his sharp teeth and his expression was extremely hideous: "Wangwang! ”
Benjamin staggered back in fright, almost squatting on the ground with an ass, only to be held up from behind by Link's quick hands.
"It seems that it is not willing to go with you."
Benjamin's face turned pale with fright, and he waved his hand again and again: "Forget it, I won't raise it!" ”
Ah Fu saw Li Ziqian, who was leaning against the wall, the corners of his mouth rose slightly, and he said curiously: "Isn't Benjamin the young master of your family, why are you still laughing here when you see him scared......
"My job is only to protect the young master's safety, as long as it doesn't threaten his life, I won't interfere in the joys, sorrows and sorrows of life." Li Ziqian put his sunglasses up: "If a person doesn't even have the right to his own joys, sorrows, and sorrows, then it's not protection, but house arrest." ”
Ah Fu seemed to understand whether he understood or not, and simply shook his head.
The joy of his life is to help the boss and serve the boss.
Benjamin glanced at his watch again, waved goodbye, and ran away in a hurry: "Time doesn't seem to be enough, Brother Lin, I'll withdraw first!" ”
Li Ziqian glanced at Link again, bowed his head slightly, and raised his hand to retreat with the special forces.
The roar of tracked armored vehicles, military vehicles and jeeps, starting in unison, can be heard throughout the neighborhood.
With a puff of billowing smoke, the torrent of steel left the slum and headed for the Golden Shore Bridge.
Back in the office, Link smiled to himself, a little emotional.
"Benjamin, this guy is a pirate captain, and he's full of treasures......"
A trip to Link provided a lot of inside information, as well as a mission.
Link glanced at the [Missions] section of the system, and now he had accumulated a lot of tasks.
1. [C-Rank - Prey Targeted by the Wasteland]
2. [E-Grade-Moros's Pocket Watch]
3. [A-rank - Mandala's Revenge]
4. [Career Task-Xuefu Five Cars]
5. [S-Rank - Heart of the Swarm]
6. [C-Rank - Gold Bounty]
7. [D-Class - Old Military Habits]
8. [E-level - Whistling Castle Adventure]
Link returned to his office, pulled out a blank piece of paper, and reminisced with a pen in his hand.
Because Link himself has not participated in the closed beta, his memories of the closed beta only exist in some descriptions on the forum.
In addition, it has been too long, and a lot of content has been blurred.
Link wrote the word 'Shadu' on a blank piece of paper.
The closed beta only lasted for five days, and he definitely couldn't go to Dragon City and Faye.
Regarding Shadu's closed beta players, Link has some vague memories.
I remember in my previous life in the forum, Link remembered that someone said that in the closed beta, a player joined the gang by chance, and he mixed very well during the five-day closed beta trip, and was valued by the gang boss.
Moreover, when Link was in the forum, he saw a rumor.
Among the top ten players, the martial arts fighter 'Chasing the Wind Like Rejoicing' first came to Shadu during the closed beta, and then went to Dragon City to develop after the open beta opened, for unknown reasons.
There is also a well-known local tyrant player 'Cool Thief', in an interview with the open beta, he revealed his various experiences in Shadu during the closed beta period.
There may be some players, but firstly, it has been too long for Link to remember clearly, and secondly, these people have not made a name for themselves later, and they are unknown to everyone.
Of course, the most important thing is that the game was too popular during the open beta period, with tens of millions of players landing in, millions of posts in the forums every day, and an astonishing amount of information, and everyone's energy was spent exploring the game world.
The news of the closed beta period a few months ago was not cared about at all.
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