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Chapter 284 - 219: Jiu You_1

Chapter 284: Chapter 219: Jiu You_1

"Gold Fish, two males and three females... Flash Dazzler, three males and one female, have spawned eggs..."

In the pet shop, Mu You held paper and pen, classifying and recording the conditions within several ecological fish tanks in front of him, while feeding the fish with bait mixed with bits of Life Tree leaves.

Fish spawn very quickly, especially these Magic Fish Species. Their survival rate is significantly limited by their predators in the alien world, but this is not a problem within the fish tanks.

Mu You’s family ran a business selling flowers, birds, fish, and insects, he was thus professionally well matched in terms of fish-breeding and effortlessly managed to start cultivation; several of the large display fish in front of him had already laid eggs, and the rest had begun to pair up.

Mu You decided to focus on breeding six species of ornamental fish for sale: Gold Fish, Rainbow Fish, Flash Dazzler, Ice Angel, Chameleon Fish, and Parrot Fish.

Gold Fish, Rainbow Fish, and Chameleon Fish are Magic Fish Species which behold high aesthetic value by changing the color of their scales. They have no other functions, and are merely bred for their beauty. Gold Fish, although they can produce pure gold scales, only have an extremely thin layer. Even the extraction costs are not worth it, let alone that anyone who can afford Magic Fish wouldn’t be keen on such a small amount of gold.

The remaining Flash Dazzler, Ice Angel, and Parrot Fish, on the other hand, do have special functions: Flash Dazzler can glow in the dark, Ice Angel can make ice and traverse through layers of ice, and Parrot Fish, much like a parrot, can mimic human speech. Of course, they can’t understand the meaning of the words, but if you perform a particular spell to briefly enhance its intelligence, it might be able to engage in simple conversations.

The Ice Angel is the rarest and most valuable fish among them. Mu You only managed to catch two of them. Luckily, they were one male and one female, which meant they could form a pair.

Beyond these six types, the rest are non-ornamental fish with little breeding value. One reason is their strict growing conditions. His small pet shop cannot provide such complex undersea environments. Another reason is these kinds of fish are often aggressive and are not suitable as pets, they only have edible value. Mu You usually kills them right after he gets them to feed the pets.

After the inventory check, Mu You went on to feed the other animals in the space, and added some cat food for Cola.

Speaking of it, the Ghost Ship was about to arrive at the Imperial Capital, and Mu You had thought several times about arrangements for Cola. He wondered if he should bring it with him next time he entered the door.

But then he abandoned this idea after some thought. Going through the door would bring many restrictions. Cola is already a grown cat, and it claims to be ten years old. Its natural lifespan probably isn’t too much longer. If it goes through the door, it will not be able to extend its lifespan, and won’t live more than a few years before dying of old age.

So Mu You decided to find its previous owner first and discuss the matter with them.

After feeding the pets, Mu You went back to his bedroom, lay on the bed and started The Fool.

As the game logged in, Mu You controlled his character to collect the things that needed to be collected, swapped out some equipment, and took the Teleportation Array to the Ghost Ship.

[The Ghost Ship has reached ’Dusk City’ and is blocked by a large barrier in front of the city canal...]

As expected, after a day, the Ghost Ship was once again blocked outside a big city.

Dusk City is the second defensive line following Corona City in the sea route of the empire, and is also the last major mandatory checkpoint. Once past this checkpoint, the Ghost Ship will no longer need to navigate along the visible waterways but can completely transfer to the underground waterway network. After that, it can progress smoothly underground all the way until it reaches the Imperial Capital, and no one will block the road anymore.

[You showed the ’Waterway Pass’ to the Barrier, which recognized your identity and automatically let you pass.]

[The Ghost Ship smoothly passed through the barrier of Dusk City, but shortly after, your ship encountered an artificial checkpoint set up inside the city. You choose...]

[Bribe the checkpoint personnel.]

As usual, Mu You gave out half of the remaining gold and jewels from the Treasure Room. Normally, one passing of a checkpoint with a bribe only requires one-tenth of the quantity.

But the treasures on the Ghost Ship, because they had been stored deep in the sea for so long, most of them had corroded due to the dampness, rusted and lost their original luster. Their value was much less than before, all the possessions put together, they could only afford to bribe two times, and that would be the limit.

[The checkpoint staff complained about the heavy rust on your treasures, claiming them to be of inferior quality, but seeing the large quantity, they didn’t fuss about it and let you pass through the checkpoint.]

Mu You was slightly nervous here, after all, this was the last and most challenging checkpoint. If someone on the ship leaked the information previously, they might face interception at this point.

Mu You has already pulled the Guardian Treeman on the ship, and prepared to fire. If they were intercepted, they would forcibly break through the checkpoint, enter the underground river, and leave swiftly.

Fortunately, nothing happened in the end, and they smoothly went through this checkpoint.

[Dusk City is an archipelago city, composed of three large islands and 141 small islands. Each island is separated by water currents, with a total of 231 waterways in the city. They are complex and interconnected like a labyrinth, yet they maintain a certain order within the chaos. The waterways and residential buildings interweave, making it a proper aquatic city.]

[The Ghost Ship traveled along the No. 2 main waterway of Dusk City. The higher the terrain, the closer you get to the heart of the city. After going through the broken archipelago and into the range of the three large islands, you will connect to the vast land of the Lan Ai’er Empire.]

[You see the waterway in front of you is divided into two layers. Going down will lead you to the dark and damp underground river, where only low-level residents live. If you continue to travel upwards along the main river, you will leave the sea and officially enter the range of inland rivers. You choose to go to...]

[You have chosen to navigate into the underground river.]

[The underground river of Dusk City descends from the passage between Bujas Cave to the Ice River Cave, winds out along the north side of the inner cave, and disperses outwards into seven main underground river trunks.]

[You have chosen to go to the Sixth Underground River. The river is twenty meters above the sedimentary rock layer, with stalactites in various forms. The crevices in the rock ceiling rise and fall, and if not careful, can scrape the ship, forcing you to command the crew to lower the mast. The cave walls on both sides also resemble the mouth of an ancient beast. As the ship sails deeper, the waterway becomes narrower and constantly squeezes inward. This waterway seems not to be suitable for large ships to pass through. Do you choose to turn back?]

"No."

[You chose to continue sailing.]

[Fortunately, after some bumps, the Ghost Ship successfully passed through this narrowing waterway and entered the underground canyon. The stone walls on both sides began to widen and quickly extended to over a hundred meters, accommodating several ships side by side.]

[Half an hour later, you arrived at the end of the canyon river. The path ahead splits into two again, with the calm underground river linking other river territories on the left, and a turbulent dark river on the right. You choose...]

[You chose to enter the turbulent dark river!]

[All crew members receive your warning that they will soon enter a turbulent stretch. Brace for impact and hold on tight.]

[...After a period of pitching and yawing, the Ghost Ship passed through the turbulent fault as graceful as a sea sprite, entering into the calm river surface.]

[The hull suffered some damage in the collision on the winding river, and some parts of the ship’s bottom started to leak water, but for this self-repairing Ghost Ship, such damage is insignificant. The shipwright leads several dozen Ghost Ship crew members to quickly repair the hull.]

[At this point, the Ghost Ship is directly beneath the 16th district of Dusk City. Not far ahead is an underground river port. Do you choose to ’continue sailing’ or ’dock and stop’?]

[You chose to dock and stop here.]

[On the muddy shore composed of marshland and pebbles, you see a dense crowd waiting. The IDs above everyone’s heads mark them all as Fool.]

[Player ’One Smile’ has applied to board and paid a year’s lifespan as the ship’s ticket, do you agree?]

[Player ’Cold Night Charm’ has applied to board...]

[Player ’Shining White’ has applied to board...]

...

Over seventy consecutive boarding requests popped up. After a quick glance at the list, Mu You agreed to all of them.]

But that’s not all.

Dusk City was the boarding location agreed by Mu You and Sagittarius, also the boarding location known to the officials, so the number of people gathered here should be the largest.]

Moreover, Mu You had told Sagittarius that the docking time was from 9 pm to 10 pm, and it was only eight o’clock now, he had come an hour early.]

Mu You then anchored the ship at the shore and waited. During this time, people continuously rushed over and applied to board the ship.]

It wasn’t until almost ten o’clock that there were no more shadows on the surroundings.]

Mu You no longer waited, ordered to hoist the anchor and continue sailing. He also checked the boarding list.]

In two hours, 232 players were aboard, including 146 players above level 10 and 86 players below level 10. However, most of them were veteran players jammed at the level 10 barrier.]

Once everyone was aboard, just like last time, Mu You, in the capacity of the captain of the Ghost Ship, issued three ship rules.]

Just after the ship rules were issued, the few vacant rooms on the ship were immediately grabbed by the people. Many even applied to Mu You to inquire if there are any empty rooms.]

Mu You naturally informed them that there were none. There were limited rooms, which only become available when someone leaves for others to enter. Those who were already in the room had priority renewal rights. These rooms were mainly for preserving power, and people who entered, naturally wouldn’t leave anymore.]

Although the others were disappointed, Mu You also announced that the sea ship would arrive at the Imperial Capital in three days. These elite players did not mind the meager power expenditure for just two or three days.]

Almost all who occupied the rooms renewed their living period to the day after two days directly. Along with the lifespan earned from boarding just now, Mu You earned a net 421 years in this wave. This replenished a lot of the losses he incurred in the Black Forest, bringing his remaining lifespan back to 863 years.]

Aboard the ship can’t leave, with nothing else to do, some people began to take the opportunity to add friends.]

On Mu You’s side, he also instantly received hundreds of friend requests, seemingly every boarder wanted to come and be polite to him.]

Mu You rejected all of them, but he picked one name from the rejected IDs and initiated a private chat request with him.]

Jiu You.

Among the boarders, he was the only advanced player and also one of the decision-makers of the Dragon group, with a high level of 20. Globally, he could be ranked among the top five most powerful players.]

Such a person boarding, clearly it is not for something as simple as hitching a ride.]