Chapter 709: Chapter 709

"Or shall we sneak into the back kitchen of the restaurant and poison his food, looking for some trouble on our own initiative?"

"Let’s not panic, log in to the forum first, post a thread, then observe the situation and plan before we act!"

Inside the restaurant, Jiang Dali sat by the window. As he watched the restaurant clerk busily serving dishes, he turned to look at the players on the streets, noticing the red glow emanating from some of them, and sneered inwardly.

These pitiful little things are thinking of impractical ideas again. They truly know nothing about power.

However, this further proves that the quality of chives in Sanshui City is excellent, with aspirations, goals, and desires—it’s much easier to reap them.

Jiang Dali liked this kind of bold and ambitious chives.

"Village Chief, didn’t you say we were going to Hero Island? Why are we lingering in this city? The locals here seem unwelcoming to us."

Wang Yuyan chewed on a bite of the wafer-thin, golden crispy duck skin, whispering softly.

Ever since following Jiang Dali, wherever they went, they were the focus of countless stares, making her feel uncomfortable. She felt not just uncomfortable but also worried about Jiang Dali’s safety.

In her view, after all, Jiang Dali had only recently been struck by lightning; although his skin appeared to have returned to normal, the internal injuries might not have been fully healed.

"We’ve been drifting in the sky for so many days, and aside from spending a night at a farmhouse, we haven’t had a proper meal. Naturally, before going to Hero Island, we should enjoy a feast to our heart’s content."

Jiang Dali popped open a jar of wine, "Besides, you need to take a bath, too—your body odor is truly unbearable."

Wang Yuyan’s face flushed red, and she quietly fiddled with the rice in her bowl, her mind filled with thoughts.

"Moreover, there are so many and such fertile players in Sanshui City; it’s such a waste to walk through others’ vegetable gardens and not reap once before leaving."

Jiang Dali mused inwardly as he saw the dishes were nearly all served up, he began to wolf down his meal, filling his organs and stomach.

From a distance, the tavern keeper watched as Jiang Dali ate with gusto, seemingly satisfied, and heaved a sigh of relief.

At that moment, a robust player emerged from the streets, causing a stir among the watching players as they recognized who he was.

This player walked briskly, advancing into the restaurant under the cold gaze of the Yuan soldiers.

A clerk who seemed shrewd immediately bowed and hastened over, whispering softly, "Esteemed guest, our restaurant is fully booked today, and upstairs we have the honorable Black Wind Village Chief dining. Please consider coming again another day..."

By this time, the native diners in the restaurant had already hurried out, with only some players remaining inside, and there were still plenty of empty seats.

But anyone with half a brain could understand the hint in the waiter’s words.

"Haha, I’m not here to drink today. This is for you."

The virile player pulled out a weighty silver ingot, his eyes bright as he spoke, "I have heard of the Black Wind Village Chief visiting today, and I greatly admire the Village Chief’s renowned valor. Hence, the cost of today’s meal for the Village Chief will be covered by me."

His statement immediately caused a flurry among the players outside.

"Wow, going out of his way to pay the Black Wind Village Chief’s bill. This is a great chance to scrape up Friendship Points."

"You didn’t think of it, you just didn’t dare. The Heroic Gate Sect Leader Fatso really is bold and astute, putting both the White Clothes Hall and Blood Qi Gang leaders to shame in an instant."

"It’s too early to say. After all, the Black Wind Village Chief is no ordinary NPC, he may not accept the favor."

The waiter stared blankly at the robust Abnormal Person in front of him, then turned to look at the tavern keeper.

The tavern keeper rushed forward, bowing and scraping with a smile, "I thank this brave warrior for gracing us, but this humble keeper also admires the Black Wind Village Chief, thus today’s drinks will be offered free of charge by this humble keeper, not taking a single Silver Tael."

Fatso of Heroic Gate was taken aback, standing dumbfounded on the spot for a moment, disappointed that he had failed to attract attention from upstairs.

Although he was called Fatso, he was actually robust and not at all overweight, and indeed, he was bold but meticulous, daring to take the opportunity to approach and volunteer to pay for the Black Wind Village Chief.

However, now that the tavern keeper had spoken thus, he had no choice but to give up.

Just then, a loud and deep voice came down from upstairs.

"The Village Chief just said that if the meal was good, there would be a reward. Do you think I need your restaurant to offer it for free? Is your restaurant looking down on the Village Chief’s Silver Coin?"

There was a loud bang that made many hearts skip a beat.

On the tavern keeper’s counter, there suddenly appeared a fist-sized silver ingot embedded deep within, as if it had grown out of the counter itself.

Yet there was now a fist-sized hole in the ceiling of the first floor, through which one could see the silhouette of the Black Wind Village Chief drinking at his table.

"The Abnormal People below who are going to pay for this village chief, come up, let’s drink together. I just happen to have something to ask you,"

Jiang Dali called out in a low voice.

The fatty heard this and was overjoyed, yet he maintained a neither servile nor overbearing demeanor, cupping his fist with a smile, "To comply is better than to be respectful, thank you for inviting me to drink, Village Chief!"

A large number of Players inside and outside the building witnessed this and immediately stirred, many envious and jealous.

The method of striking up a conversation with NPCs by settling their bills had been used by many Players.

But it was basically used on those NPCs who had a decent reputation and a good temper.

As for NPCs with a volatile temper like the Black Wind Village Chief, there had been Players who tried it, but the best outcome was simply getting nowhere.

Even worse, they could be seen as provoking and flaunting wealth by evil NPCs, and getting directly killed would be considered a rather good end.

Therefore, paying for the Black Wind Village Chief was not something people hadn’t thought of, but rather something nobody dared to try.

As a result, the Sect Leader of Heroic Gate, the fatty, succeeded.

Jiang Dali looked at the fatty who came upstairs and seemed generous and more outstanding than many of the local Martial World people, a hint of surprise flashing in his eyes.

The fatty from Heroic Gate.

This Player was actually one of the Five Lords in the previous life, known as Hao Jun.

This person initially was just a Closed-door Disciple of an ordinary martial arts sect leader and later joined the Supreme Alliance, where due to his outstanding performance, he was valued by Guan Yutian and taught the Heavenly Rank Absolute Skill "Mighty Dragon Divine Palm," rising to prominence.

Unexpectedly, today he had encountered this person here.

However, this place was within the territory of Yuan Country, near the South Sea, indeed within the area where Heroic Gate’s influence was spreading.

It looked as if the fatty had already joined the Supreme Alliance.

"The Supreme Alliance is also a huge power in the south, and Guan Yutian is so strong that even I must be wary of him. If I could turn this fatty into one of my Eight Desolate Disciples today, it would be like planting a valuable Dark Pile in the Supreme Alliance.

Of course, I indeed also need to rally the Players in this area for a large-scale wealth acquisition event, and this person could help me coordinate it."

With that thought in mind, Jiang Dali gestured for the fatty to sit down and drink. Amidst the envious and jealous gazes of countless Players, he chatted amicably with the fatty.

"My visit to this area this time is to look into the rumors of an island in the South Sea called Hero Island.

On the island, there are two Island Masters with vast Divine Skills, who invite Martial Arts Experts to the island every ten years.

The people of the Martial World here all change color when talking about Hero Island, and I’m especially curious about it.

I hear that there is a secret manual of divine skills on the island, is that so?"

"The Village Chief came for Hero Island?"

The fatty was surprised but not too shocked. He gracefully raised his glass and laughed, "To tell you the truth, although Hero Island has been a hot topic in the Martial World, many have gone to sea over the years, and yet none have ever seen Hero Island.

As for whether there are secret manuals of divine skills on the island, I think most people do not know."

Jiang Dali smiled faintly, with a hint of sarcasm, "But in my hands, I hold the true location of that island. The reason the island has not been discovered by the world is because it lies on a special feng shui site, protected by a special Array.

Therefore, it’s very difficult for Martial World people to locate Hero Island, and those who do get on the island find it hard to leave."

"This!!" The fatty’s heart shook violently, immediately understanding that the Black Wind Village Chief might have an extremely important quest to release.

Almost at the same moment.

The fatty realized his panel was vibrating, a mission prompt appearing.

He contained his elation, making sure not to let the Black Wind Village Chief see any clues and quietly glanced at the message that had appeared on his panel...

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