Episode 284 Crystal Island
The bright sunlight casts on the horizon, turning into hexagonal spots of light, colorful and warm on the face. Donk arrived at Crystal Island one afternoon, and his three ships plunged headlong into a group of docked ships. At first glance, there are at least 300 ships parked along the coast, which shows how busy the trade here is.
Some small fishmen flutter in the water, maintaining order on the docks. The small fish-man is much smaller than the Naga fish-man, only one yard tall, with limbs, and the whole body is a fish, unlike the Naga fish-man with a little human shadow. The small fish-men have little combat power, but their population is huge, and their status is very low on the bottom of the sea and on the shore, and a large number of people have been captured by the races on the shore and reduced to slavery.
As soon as Tang Ke stepped onto the wooden bridge of the pier, the various data of the crystal island were automatically listed.
Island: Crystal Island.
Affiliation: Crystal Palace.
Description: There was no land here, but in order to be able to trade with the races on the shore, the Crystal Palace spent a lot of manpower to move the reef and build this island. As the largest commercial island of the Sea Beast Clan, you can buy everything under the sea on the island, and you can also hire all kinds of Sea Beast mercenaries. The island is dominated by the Sea Beast Clan, and many rules are unfavorable to the shore races, and the Sea Beast Clan will not protect the shore races here, so it is quite risky for shore merchants to make money here.
Armament: 205 (there are almost no defenses on the island, and the armament is very low, but tens of thousands of Sea Beast inhabitants have gathered together, and their combat effectiveness has made this place impregnable) Commercial: 2103 (the island is busy with trade, and many brave shore merchants have made a fortune here) Technical: 335.
Opinion: ☆ Buildings: Owner's Cave, Inquisition, Plaza, Exchange, Goblin Bank, Notebook, Mercenary Guild, Hotel, Tavern...... Special Location: Fish Tank Corridor (Many sea beasts cannot survive on the shore, in order to be able to communicate with the shore races, a giant fish tank has been built on the island, and the sea beasts can swim freely in it, and the shore races can also talk to the sea beasts through the fish tank) Coordinates: w628n123.
After reading the introduction, Donk turned around and told his men to stay on the ship, not to walk around, and to protect the three ships.
The sailors and the dumb beasts agreed. The sound of thunder and thunder attracted hundreds of pairs of eyes from the people on the sailing boats on both sides, and when they saw the fluttering dragon pirate flag, the crowd erupted in exclamations.
With only a few Naga fishmen ashore, Donk crossed a mongering black stone forest through a zigzag pontoon. Along the way, he ran into some sea beasts one after another.
The tidal crab people walk sideways, and three pairs of sharp and hard feet step on the stones, making a "da-da-da" sound. It is covered in shells, and its hardness is comparable to that of steel armor. It triumphantly waved its giant pincers at passers-by, apparently trying to find someone to fight.
The Drill Snail Man hid in the giant conch, walking hand and foot together, and there was a hole in its conch, from which a shrewd gaze was projected. The conch on its body is full of spikes, divided into several levels, each layer can rotate rapidly, and when the whole sea spirals away, the power to drill and crush rocks will be born.
The fanged sea lion moved its fat body forward, and it had a pair of teeth comparable to that of a saber-toothed tiger, which were even more precious than ivory, and were invaluable.
Along the way, Tang Ke encountered a sea beast clan person he had never seen before, so he used the investigation technique to find out one or two, and by the way, he touched to activate the recruitment conditions. He thought of several battle plans for the Sea Beast Clan, no matter what kind of Sea Beast Clan, as long as they were used well, they could become a powerful combat force on the sea. Further on, he entered the "Fishbowl Corridor", surrounded by transparent fish tanks up to fifteen yards high, and many sea beasts that could only live in the water shuttled through them, and the fish tanks were connected one by one, like walls, extending into the island.
"Weird-looking boy," a Thunder Emperor eel looked at Tang Ke's peculiar Oriental face, "do you need a powerful Thunder Emperor Eel to guard?" I only need 500 gold coins a month. As it spoke, its head snapped with a burst of electric sparks. Water can conduct electricity, so the other sea beasts are hiding far away, for fear of being accidentally injured by lightning.
Tang Ke showed an interested look, he had long heard of the name of the Thunder Emperor Eel, an adult Thunder Emperor Eel could reach twenty yards in length, and if it was full of thunder and lightning, it could exert good combat effectiveness. Using the Thunder Eel as an escort can disperse most sea monsters. However, when it comes to dealing with sailing ships, the Thunder Emperor Eel is much worse.
"Although I don't plan to hire you, I have been obsessed with the Thunder Emperor Eel for a long time, and I am willing to give you ten gold coins to talk about your heart." Donk asked his men for an empty money bag and stuffed it with ten gold coins.
"Ten gold coins is a little less, but it's still enough to last a few days." The Thunder Emperor Eel, like other sea beast races, is much simpler than the shore race, does not have too strong self-esteem, and is willing to accept charity for no reason.
Tang Ke threw the money bag into the fish tank, and as soon as the Thunder Emperor Eel took the money bag, the system sound sounded, and the Thunder Emperor Eel was included in the recruitment list.
The Thunder Emperor Eel thanked him and swam away with the money bag in his mouth, for the sea beast clan without limbs, many actions were inconvenient.
Tang Ke clicked on the [Nautical Chart] interface, called up the map of the island, and went straight to the exchange on the island.
The exchange was built of a huge conch, covering an area of 700 square meters, with a total of 16 floors, and the conch had a gate and windows, and the entrance was guarded by two tiger sharks. When you enter it, it is white, the walls and the ground are white, and the texture is like jade. The exchange was very lively, with the Sea Beasts and the Shore races going back and forth, buying and selling, and stairs leading upstairs, each floor selling different goods.
Donk expresses his intention to a small fishman with a badge, who is here to avoid the water droplets.
The little fishman got a few copper coins as a reward, smiled happily, and led Tang Ke up to the fifth floor and found the person in charge of selling water-repellent beads.
The person in charge is an octopus man, who has an octopus head, a human body, hands, feet, and limbs with fleshy suckers, and is sticky and wet all over his body, with a smell of sea. It wears a leather tricorne hat dotted with a withered yellow starfish on the brim. Underneath its hat was a face full of tentacles, constantly moving back and forth, and a pair of small eyes were peeling around between the tentacles.
"Ranch is willing to serve you, I heard that you want to buy water beads, please come here and take a look." The octopus man made a gesture of please, and its tentacles pointed to the side.
Donk followed the directions, through several houses, to a glass counter. He thought he would be able to see the actual object of the water droplet, but the octopus man only took out a few paintings from the counter, which depicted a pearl that dispersed the sea. He looked at these paintings, and he was angry, and raised his eyebrows unhappily: "This is really a masterpiece of art, if I want to buy a work of art hanging on the wall, I will definitely be very satisfied, but unfortunately, I came here to buy not paintings." ”
The octopus man giggled twice and shrugged his shoulders indifferently, "With all due respect, if you could put boxes and boxes of gold coins in front of my eyes, I would be willing to show you the real thing." But now that you're here empty-handed, how can I take out such a precious bead of water? Since several robberies, the exchange no longer stores valuables, and all minerals and treasures are only displayed in the form of paintings. ”
Tang Ke had no reason to convince Octopus Man, was depressed for a few seconds, and regressed: "Fortunately, the reputation of Crystal Island is not bad. I won't look at the real thing, just negotiate the price. ”
The octopus man bowed deeply and said politely, "Thank you for your trust in Crystal Island." Like pearls, water-repellent beads are also divided into three, six, nine and so on, and the effect is high and low, and the price is naturally different. There are currently three water-repellent beads left in the shop, the lowest one costs 5,000 gold coins, the moderate one needs 8,000 gold coins, and the best quality one needs 13,000 gold coins. ”
Tang Ke looked at the octopus man deeply and frowned, "I'm thinking about whether to take back my trust in Crystal Island. As far as I know, water beads are not so expensive! ”
"Don't blame the high price, it's all the merchants on the shore who have raised the price. The place where the water beads are produced is monopolized by several business giants, and they buy the water beads on a large scale, and the water beads are less, and the price naturally rises. Hehe, the means of making money by the shore race are really 'cunning', and the sea beast clan is ashamed of itself. Octopus Man grinned and shrugged.
Naturally, Donk wouldn't buy it, and he did everything he could to bargain with the octopus. However, the octopus man bit the price very hard, and was only willing to reduce it by 500 gold coins at most, which is about the same as not reducing it. Tang Ke used the usual method of indulging when buying things, and pretended to flick his sleeves away, intending to provoke the octopus, but he walked out of the door, and the octopus man did not stop him.
From this point of view, the water-repellent beads are really a hot item, and the octopus people don't worry about selling them at all, so they are very confident about the price.
Donk walked out of the exchange with a calm face, even if he had a lot of money, he couldn't just take out so much money. He gave Elizabeth 60,000 gold coins a few days ago, and now he only has a few thousand gold coins left in his hand, and the rest of the money is on Dragon's Lair Island, and he can't mobilize it for a while. Goblin Bank's business has not yet reached the point where it is impossible to transfer money from other places.
The money bag is tight, and if he uses legitimate means, Tang Ke can't buy it at all, so he can only resort to some crooked ways.
"It seems that we really have to use small fish to lower the price." He touched his chin and said yoyo.
A few days ago, Xiao Yu had already expressed his willingness to meet him on Crystal Island, and as long as he informed Xiao Yu in the letter, he could call Xiao Yu over. He hurried back to the ship, found the pink letter, wrote down what he had arrived, and drew the pirate flag of the Dragon Pirates so that the little fish could find him smoothly.
Now, he doesn't care about revealing his identity, he believes that Xiaoyu will not harm himself. However, he has not mentioned his real name, and has been using Tom's name, which he intends to wait until the meeting depends on the situation, maybe continue to hide it, maybe tell the truth. Anyway, Xiaoyu is definitely not his real name, and that mermaid also has a lot to hide.
Next, just wait for the little fish to appear.
Tang Ke was not idle while waiting, wandering around the Crystal Island all day long, and activating the recruitment conditions of several sea beast clans. Now, his system is capable of recruiting twenty-six sea beasts, and only ten of them have not been encountered. At the same time, he also sent the Naga fishman to keep an eye on the movement of the water beads, if the small fish can't use it, he plans to wait until someone buys the water beads, and go directly to grab them! He still likes this solution.
It was late at night, and on the shore of Crystal Island, on an ordinary ship of the Dragon Pirates, five sailors were drinking, burping, and chatting.
A sailor with heavy body hair showed a lewd face and gestured with his hand in an S-shape.
"Those sea snake demon girls are really energetic, with a small waist and a thin waist, ** round like a coconut, and they speak loudly, which makes people's bones crispy."
"The overnight fee of the sea snake demon girl is so high, you kid gambled last time, you must not be able to pay, just dry your eyes there! Ha ha! ”
"You reminded me when you said that, come on, come on, hurry up and bet on two handfuls, so that I can win the overnight fee."
"Come on. Be careful to lose all your pants. ”
"Lose a fart, Lao Tzu thinks that today's lucky stars are shining, and he will definitely be able to kill the Quartet. Ark, come over and play, too. What are you doing standing there? ”
While a few people were chatting, the sailor, Ark, was stunned like a zombie, staring straight at the port side opposite. The others pushed and shouted, but Ark just didn't respond. The others felt that something was wrong and turned their heads away, and they were dumbfounded at this look.
On the port side guardrail, there are two sea beasts, one is a tall tiger shark man, and the other is a mermaid. Both of them were dripping with seawater, apparently having just jumped onto the guardrail.
The eyes of several sailors were attracted by the mermaid, revealing a look of fascination.
"Oh my God! Could it be a mermaid? We were so lucky to see a mermaid! ”
Although this is Crystal Island, only a water away from the Crystal Palace, there are very few mermaids on the island, and the pirate group has stayed for a few days, and they have not even met a single one. The mermaid surname is like to be quiet and shy, and she doesn't like to show her head outside, and the big and small affairs on the island are all taken care of by other sea beasts.
"She's so beautiful, ten times more beautiful than the Sea Serpent Demon Girl, no, a hundred times more beautiful!" The sailor who had previously shown an obscene appearance, his expression changed drastically, from obscene to adoring, although the mermaid was beautiful and moving, but no one could give birth to an obscene evil heart, because that kind of beauty was too pure.
The mermaid moved and stood on the deck, the fish's tail naturally parted, and quickly turned into the legs of an ordinary woman. The legs are straight and round, and the toes are like small pearls, which are beautiful and delicious. She looked up at the significant pirate flag of the Evil Dragon Pirate Regiment, and then looked at the Tiger Shark Man beside her, and it could be seen from her gaze that she cared very much about the Tiger Shark Man, and even a little respectful.
The tiger shark man was tall and mighty, two people tall, and its teeth were like small daggers, spitting cold light. It stands to reason that its appearance should be open and closed in terms of behavior. But the actual situation is the opposite, her movements are twisted and pinched, and she is more gentle than the mermaid on the side. It gives you goosebumps when you look at it.
The mermaid sighed, and the sad temperament inadvertently revealed made the hearts of several sailors present break. She stroked her long black hair, and said softly, "We're looking for a pirate leader named Tom, is he here?" ”
Several sailors were already intoxicated by it, and it wasn't until the mermaid asked two or three times that someone came back to their senses and muttered, "Captain Tom? Where is this person? ”
"Stupid!" The other sailor also came back to his senses and slammed the head of the previous speaker, "Have you forgotten the previous orders of the regimental commander?" ”
Donk had previously explained that if a mermaid was looking for Tom these days, it would be looking for him.
The sailor who was beaten suddenly realized, nodded again and again, and said, "Yes, yes, there is Captain Tom, I will go and call him." ”
The sailors shouted loudly, shouting "Captain Tom".
Donk had such a keen hearing, even though he was far away on the Black Pearl, he was the first to hear it. He jumped to the surface of the sea, drew his sword and slashed downward, and the sword qi slammed out, forming a fan-like shape, and crashed into the sea, creating a huge thrust. With this momentum, Donk rose again and landed on the deck of an ordinary ship. Although he just regarded this fate as a game, when he was about to meet, he was inevitably a little excited. He rounded the mast and came close to the two sea beasts, ignoring the tall tiger shark man and looking directly at a black-haired mermaid.
The two sea beasts were also looking at Tang Ke, the mermaid was calm, but the tiger shark man looked excited. It rubbed its hands folded in front of it, and shyly lowered its head to peek at Donk.
Tang Ke secretly praised in his heart, the mermaid really lived up to its name, this black-haired mermaid was beautiful and refined, with flowing black hair reflecting the moonlight, beautiful eyes as clear as water, and the nose, lips and facial lines were also impeccable. As for the figure, it is also very annoying, just covered with a piece of silk, and the silk is close to the skin after being wet, which makes people think about it. He secretly said that he was blessed, even if he couldn't play with the mermaid, but it was a good thing to make out.
Probably because Donk's gaze was too explicit, the black-haired mermaid blushed and twisted her face to the side.
Tang Ke walked over with a smile, opened his arms and said, "Xiaoyu, we finally met, this moment is really exciting." He and Xiaoyu have already had a hot fight, and they were excited when they met at first glance, so it would definitely be no problem to give them a hug.
However, the black-haired mermaid was indifferent to Tangk's actions, but the tiger shark man on the side took a step forward, looking like he was going to pounce on Tangk and kiss him wildly.
Tang Ke wondered a little, could it be that the feelings were not in place yet? Or is Xiaoyu too shy?
The black-haired mermaid cleared her throat and asked, "Can we go to the room and talk privately?" ”
"Well, of course." Donk shrugged his shoulders and led the "little fish" and the tiger shark man to the gangway, he saw the awkward atmosphere on the way, broke the deadlock and said, "How is it?" Are you still happy with my image? ”
Before the black-haired mermaid could speak, the tiger shark man on the other side rushed to say, "Eun, I'm very satisfied." Just as I imagined, tall and strong, with a bit of evil on his face, and swords all over his body. You must have a scar on you, right? I think you're a good match for the scar, and you seem to be more fierce. The sound was like two broken gongs striking together.
"What are you doing with the answer?" Donk smiled at the mermaid, "This guard of yours is not very good. ”
The black-haired mermaid seemed to have heard some big joke, and covered her mouth and snickered a few times, the sound was like a silver bell, beautiful and beautiful. The tiger shark man also joined in the fun, covering his huge face with both hands, and his body twisted around, like a little girl's coquettish movements.
Tang Ke was embarrassed and decided to use the investigation technique to probe the details of the little fish, but he had already reached the door, and he was not in a hurry, so he pushed the door open and entered an empty room. He showed his gentlemanly demeanor and invited the black-haired mermaid into the house. Then, the tiger shark man also lowered his head and barely squeezed into the house, almost breaking the door frame.
As soon as the door closed, the black-haired mermaid smiled bitterly: "Mr. Tom, in fact, you misunderstood, I am not a small fish at all, she is." ”
Little Jasper spread her hand and pointed to the tiger shark man whose movements and demeanor were very similar to that of a girl. However, the demeanor of the tiger shark man and the body are too mismatched, and the contrast is huge, which is unacceptable.
Tang Ke was shocked by this joke and broke out in a cold sweat, could it be that the object of the exchange of heartfelt words with him on lovesick paper turned out to be this hopelessly ugly tiger shark man? If this is true, he will chop the tiger shark and the fish man to make soup and drink! He restrained himself from having a seizure, and asked patiently: "Xiaoyu, don't scare me, this joke is not funny at all." ”
Xiaobi ignored Tang Ke and whispered encouragement to herself to the Tiger Shark Man.
The tiger shark man said shyly: "Xiaobi, I'm a little scared. ”
"Gong ...... Miss, things have come to this point, what are you afraid of? ”
Donk interjected, "Hey, what's going on?" Is it my ears, or is it your eyes, where does it look like a young lady? He pointed at the tiger shark man with a trembling index finger, and secretly said that this thing is not a mother's...... This isn't a mother's ...... Xiaobi got angry and grimaced at Donk, wrinkled the bridge of her nose and pouted.
The tiger shark man was still hesitant and said, "My heart is beating so fast, Xiaobi, what should I do." ”
Xiaobi raised her hand and grabbed the thick arm of the tiger shark man, and urged: "Miss, don't hesitate, he is happy to see me like this, if he sees your real body, he will definitely love you to death at a glance." ”
As soon as he heard the word "real body", Donk stopped interrupting and looked at the tiger shark man suspiciously.
The tiger shark man finally made up his mind, waved his hand and said, "You, you turn around first, I'll let you turn back, and you turn around again." ”
"All I can do is promise you to close your eyes." Donk wasn't worried about what the hell these two were doing, and besides, when he closed his eyes, it was easier to grasp the situation around him.
As his eyelids dropped, his world plunged into darkness. A slight wind blew in the room, and the figures of the two sea beasts were clearly revealed. What surprised him happened, the huge tiger shark man seemed to have shrunk, his body suddenly became smaller, and he became slender and graceful.
"Alright, open your eyes. I've changed back to my real life. A heavenly sound sounded, as if it could make the birds forget to flap their wings and stop the river from moving forward.
Donk opened his eyes, and the Tiger Shark Man was gone, replaced by a peerless beauty with long pink hair.
Her pink hair was pulled up high, and a few strands of long hair were bent like small pink bridges, and the strands of her hair were rippling with water. She lowered her head, looking shy, as if stained with dew, slightly bent over the flowers. Her skin was blown apart, like a thin layer of milky white cream. The face was flushed, the kind of red on the peach petals. Her beaded fingers clasped tightly, a feeling that there was nowhere to put it.
Her beauty has transcended human imagination and reached the point of deification.
The Eunice that Tang Ke met was already a first-class beauty, but compared to the woman in front of her, Eunice was still more than a cut behind. This is simply the gap between God and man.
"It's beautiful." Donk muttered that he was running out of words, and he really couldn't find a more appropriate word other than beauty.
The princess of Warsaw lightly pursed her lips and said, "I am very happy that you praise me so much." ”
Donk stared at each other, and it was a great treat. His resistance to beautiful women is very high, but this time he fell and had a heartwarming feeling. He developed a great curiosity about mermaids and seized the opportunity to use investigative techniques.
Name: Warsaw. Shui Lan (Two-Tailed Mermaid Royal Family Surname) Profession: Singer (Fifth Order, a profession that fights with a singing voice, and the songs sung have various negative effects) Dancer (Fourth Order, like a singer, can also create various effects with gorgeous dancing) Magician (Third Order, surnamed Shui, a demigod profession that communicates and uses the power of various elements) Race: Two-tailed Mermaid Clan.
Title: The First Beauty (although she lives at the bottom of the sea and never goes out, but those who are lucky enough to see her beauty spread her beauty to the world, so she is known to the world, favorability +6, charm +6, prestige +3) Special surname: Double-tailed mermaid (the royal race of mermaids, superior to ordinary mermaids in all aspects, can create dust of light when swimming, female surnames are passed on alone, partners with different surnames will die after mating, and the tears that fall will become pearls, swimming speed +5, singing skills +4, charm +4) Imperial Bloodline (she has a nobility derived from the blood level, which is prohibitive, Deterrence +3, Prestige +2) Sound Transmission (Master the ultimate pronunciation skills, make the singing more penetrating, sonic attack range +2, voice control effect +2) Soft body (limbs and waist have become extremely flexible, able to dance more difficult dances) Elemental Perception (the most elementary special surname of the magician, during this period, you can only feel the same surname elements that are full of you, and absorb and use them) Elemental control (use skillful control, Shape the elements into different shapes, such as blades, shields, or needles) Blessed Kiss (after the shore race gets the kiss of the two-tailed mermaid, it gains the power to breathe freely underwater) Singing: ★★★★★★★★ ☆ Dance: ★★★★★ ☆ Elemental Attack: ★★★★★ Mana: ★★★★ Stamina: ★★★★★★★ One of the equipment: Transformation Mirror (epic item, this treasure mirror can keep in mind the person who shines through, and the user only needs to recite the corresponding spell to activate the mirror's ability, Become one of the people who has seen in the mirror, but the only thing that changes is the appearance, voice and smell, and the ability cannot be simulated) Strongest skill: Sound of Happiness (with a beautiful melody, let the listener fall into a happy mood, which can be used to calm the emotions of friends in peacetime, and can make the enemy unconsciously lay down his weapon in wartime) Bloom Dance (a dance that can only be danced at the bottom of the sea,) Waterspout (communicates with the water element, creates a huge sea tornado, combat power +5, magic power -3) Language: The lingua franca of the Light Alliance. Sea Beast Language. Mermaid Language. Orc language. Goblin language. Elvish.
Physical condition: Healthy.
Affiliation: Crystal Palace.
Bounty amount: 950,000 gold coins (some far-sighted shore empires have sensed the crisis from the bottom of the sea, and many people are willing to spend money to cut off the mermaid royal family) Two-tailed mermaids, the royal family of mermaids!
No wonder there is such a deified beauty!
Tang Ke was taken aback, and blurted out: "You are actually ......"