Next to a certain street in the seaport town, Wang Zhifan and the other three came to an NPC man who had been observing them for a long time not far away.
It was a red-skinned middle-aged man with sinister features and rough eyes. He had rough skin and was wearing old linen clothes. His body exuded the salty smell brought by sea water. His overall image gave off a bad impression.
"Look, I said I am the only one who knows where that island is, right? As long as you give me ten silver coins... no, it must be thirty silver coins, then I can tell you its true location!"
The red-skinned NPC with a sinister eyebrow suddenly showed a slightly proud look on his face when he noticed the three people approaching. Then his eyes quickly swept over Wang Zhifan's extraordinary equipment, especially the four rings Wang Zhifan wore on his hand. These extraordinary equipment allowed him to start a temporary price increase.
"Can it be cheaper? Thirty silver coins are too expensive."
Wang Zhifan replied with a smile after hearing this.
"No! The information I know is unique. Thirty silver coins are already very cheap!"
The red-skinned NPC with sinister features and stern eyes answered immediately without giving up.
"Well... it's so expensive that we can only say goodbye."
Although there was still a smile on his face, at this time Wang Zhifan turned around and left with the two people next to him without any further entanglement with the NPC.
"Hmph... You guys will definitely come to beg me again, and then it will be more than thirty silver coins!"
The obscene NPC wasn't too surprised when he saw this. He crossed his arms and said disdainfully.
But Wang Zhifan still looked like he didn't care much about what he said, and he walked straight towards the depths of the town with his two companions.
"Brother Fan, I think we can try to find a shop to sell some unused equipment in exchange for some silver coins to exchange information with that person. Sometimes there is no better way, just let him make some money."
Chen Ming followed Wang Zhifan while giving him suggestions on organizational language.
But before Wang Zhifan could answer him, Chen Can, who was following his brother on the other side, spoke, "A Ming, first see which way Brother Fan is taking us, then you will know what Brother Fan's intention is."
"Huh?"
Chen Ming heard a slight doubt and couldn't help but look at their current direction, and soon discovered that they seemed to be walking on the route leading to the port of this seaport town.
"Oh... Brother Fan, you feel that the person just now should be from the port, so why don't we just go to the port and ask?"
Chen Ming reacted immediately and understood why Wang Zhifan ignored the NPC man just now.
"Hmm... But your suggestion also has merit. It will be more convenient for us to get some money in hand first."
Wang Zhifan nodded slightly and led them to a tavern on the street.
It was a well-decorated tavern, built entirely of solid wood, with beautiful and smooth wave patterns carved on the wall panels. There were also several clusters of flowers planted on both sides of the wooden door, so that anyone passing by the door could smell a light fragrance.
As soon as the three of them entered the tavern, they found that it was quite lively. Many NPCs dressed in different costumes were drinking and chatting with wooden wine glasses. There were only a few empty tables in the entire tavern.
"Look, that guy is here too, and he even drank wine and ate grilled fish!"
The sharp-eyed Chen Ming then discovered that the player who made an impression on the beach today was actually in this tavern. He was the male player with long hair and a beard. He declared that he did not want to do the dungeon mission and was just going to lie down.
"I feel that this person is not as bad as he looks. Maybe he is a hidden expert."
Chen Can lowered his voice and said something when he saw this. His eyes swept over the sloppy player who was lying on the wooden table, drinking wine and eating fish, and found that the other player sensed something almost instantly. He raised his eyelids and glanced at the three of them, but that was all. He then turned his attention back to the wooden table.
Only Wang Zhifan seemed to have no interest in this strange player. He led the two of them to the tavern counter, then turned to them and asked:
"Are you interested in having a meal? I'll treat you."
"I'm a little interested, but my brother and I entered the book after eating, and we're not very hungry now..."
Chen Ming answered immediately.
"You brat, if Brother Fan wants to eat, of course we have to work together, but Brother Fan, how do you solve the money problem? Just barter with this tavern?"
Chen Can then raised his hand and gave Chen Ming beside him, and asked Wang Zhifan curiously.
"Don't worry, money is not an issue."
He replied with a flat expression and walked straight to the bar counter.
There were currently two NPCs in front of the counter ordering food, so he waited for a while for the two people to finish and leave, then took out a bright yellow gold coin and put it on the counter table. At the same time, he said to the middle-aged white NPC at the counter:
"Arrange for us a table of your tavern's best wine and meat."
The middle-aged NPC at the counter was slightly startled when he saw this. He first glanced at the gold coins Wang Zhifan photographed on the counter, then smiled and replied to him:
"This distinguished guest, the most expensive drinks and meals in our tavern do not need to cost one Golden Orchid Coins, ten Yinfen Coin is enough."
"Okay, then I'll give you ten silver coins. In addition, in addition to filling our stomachs, we also want to ask you about a place."
Wang Zhifan was a little satisfied with the boss's honest answer, and then took the opportunity to ask him for information. In this situation where the two parties have established a slight relationship of interest, generally the beneficiary is willing to provide this kind of small help, not to mention that a place with a lot of people like a tavern is a good place to ask for information.
So after a while, the tavern owner who listened to Wang Zhifan's information about Forbidden Fruit Island quickly frowned slightly and touched his dark brown hair, and replied in a somewhat uncertain tone:
"Dear guest, I seem to have only heard about this Forbidden Fruit Island from fishermen who went out to sea when I was a child. It seems to be some kind of mysterious place in the ocean among Legendary Tier. I can't remember the details. I don't even remember such a place unless you tell me... I suggest you go to the dock and ask."
"Thank you."
Although he did not obtain any valuable information from the tavern owner, Wang Zhifan still thanked him, and then the owner gave him change for his gold coins, giving him a full fifty silver coins. Then the three of them found an empty table to sit down and wait for their meal.
"Brother Fan, when did you get that gold coin? I haven't seen you selling anything?"
As soon as he sat down, Chen Ming couldn't help but curiously asked Wang Zhifan. He was very confused about when Wang Zhifan had solved the problem of money without anyone noticing, and used gold coins as a high-value currency.
"It's the function of a prop, but unfortunately it's only effective in this instance."
Wang Zhifan simply answered him without revealing his identity as VIP Player.
"Okay, I understand."
Chen Ming saw Wang Zhifan's mysterious expression and immediately knew that this was his personal secret, so he stopped asking further. He still had this common sense.
At this time, Chen Can on the other side pondered for a while and gave a suggestion of his own, "Brother Fan, according to what the tavern owner just said, the target location clue of this copy is most likely at the pier. The man who asked us for money before is probably from the pier. Do you want us brothers to go over and ask first? Anyway, it will take a while before the meal is served."
"Don't be impatient. We'll talk about this after we finish eating. The dungeon cannot be impatient now. If you are impatient, you can easily fall into danger due to carelessness."
Wang Zhifan immediately shook his head and rejected him. He understood that although the other party was relatively calm, it was his first time to download the dungeon, so he would be a little excited inside and wanted to advance the progress as quickly as possible.
"Yeah, brother, don't look at it. We don't seem to be in any danger now. In fact, there are not many signs of danger in the dungeon. Let's not think about acting alone. We can only stay with Brother Fan and be honest. We only have one life."
Chen Ming also reminded Chen Can that as someone who has played several dungeons, he will not ignore any potential threats in the dungeon just because of his temporary comfort.
While several people were talking, the drinks and meals in the tavern were served one after another, including three types of fruit wine, six types of fish, three portions of fruits and vegetables, and several large plates of delicious beef and mutton. Wang Zhifan took the lead in inspecting them, and then began to enjoy them one by one. Chen Ming and Chen Can also ate some in cooperation.
After Wang, whose appetite had already become astonishing, took the lead to eliminate most of them, he led the two of them to get up and leave. At this time, they discovered that the sloppy long-haired player was still drinking wine and eating grilled fish at the original table, and the progress was only halfway through. They didn't know how much longer they could linger.
"Is this guy really planning to lie down in this dungeon?"
Several people couldn't help but have this idea after seeing this, but they did not negotiate further with each other and quickly left the tavern and headed for the port which was not far away.
When they arrived at the target location, they found that the dock of this seaport town was really not small. Not only were sailboats of various sizes unloading goods in the bay outside, but people were disembarking and boarding boats on the dock. There were also many supporting shops near the dock, such as hotels that welcomed guests, fish shops that sold and harvested fish, a blacksmith shop that made various weapons, a spice shop that sold and purchased various spices, and even a shipbuilding factory. However, the scale of the shipyard was not very large, and the ships they built were all small sailing ships.
"Let's first ask those ship owners if they want to go to Forbidden Fruit Island, but the hope should be very small."
Even though they had expectations in their hearts, Wang Zhifan were the first to make inquiries to those who picked up the passengers on the sailboat, and the results of this round of inquiries were just as they expected. The shipowners were all smiles when they saw them coming, thinking that they were potential customers, but when they After saying they were going to Forbidden Fruit Island, everyone looked puzzled. If they were good-tempered, they would tell them that Forbidden Fruit Island, no one knows where they are or if they were cheated. But if they were bad-tempered, they would immediately think that they were here to cause trouble, and they would almost get angry and start fighting.
"Damn it! Can't this dungeon give us a clear location for us to go there? We have to create this illusory ghost island..."
After a period of unsatisfactory efforts, the first one among the three to feel a little discouraged was the youngest Chen Ming. He could no longer stand the frustration of not being able to detect the required information.
"Don't worry, there will definitely be information. The copy cannot forcefully block us at this stage."
Wang Zhifan can be said to be the calmest among them. His current mentality is quite peaceful. If there is no progress, he just thinks that he has eliminated the wrong options by coming here, and then works hard in other directions.
Not long after, they came to the factory that manufactured small sailboats on the pier and inquired about it from an old man inside as a boat buyer.
The old man from the shipyard had thick hands and feet, rough skin and wrinkled face. It looked like he had made a living at sea. He suddenly raised this strange question to the people in front of him who took out gold coins to buy a ship, revealing more information than the previous people.
"Forbidden Fruit Island... I haven't heard anyone mention this name for many years... The first time I heard of it was when I went to sea once when I was young... At that time, a sailor was drunk and told us about this island Legendary Tier... It is said that this Forbidden Fruit Island is located in the vast Storm Sea area deep in the ocean. It is only the size of a small town. The most violent storms are always blowing around it. Huge waves can easily overturn ships. Only the luckiest and bravest sailors can. You may see it... According to what he said, Forbidden Fruit Island is full of a magical fruit, and its name is Forbidden Fruit. This fruit can glow, making the entire Forbidden Fruit Island glow slightly at night... Of course, all of this It's all what the old man said, but it can't be guaranteed to be true. Forbidden Fruit Island may just be Legendary Tier and doesn't really exist. Don't enter the Storm Sea domain just for it. It's very dangerous there."
In the end, the old man who sold the boat reminded the Wang Zhifan people not to think about entering the so-called Storm Sea where Forbidden Fruit Island was hidden, but it was obvious that the Wang Zhifan people didn't care about this. They then asked the old man about the specific location of the Storm Sea.
The old man couldn't help but sigh helplessly, but seeing that these people had the intention to buy a boat, he gave them some pointers.
"The edge of the Storm Sea is located to the west of this town. It is at least a month's boat ride away from here. It is a very large area, not a small area. There are strong winds blowing there all year round, and the waves are sometimes higher than the sails of large ships. When the wind and waves are lighter, there will be no more than three days a year. You should give up the idea of going there as soon as possible. Currently, no shipyard dares to say that its ship can pass through the Storm Sea smoothly. Only the most desperate pirates will go there..."
After listening to what the old man said, Wang Zhifan and the others felt that Forbidden Fruit Island finally had some clues. In order to express their gratitude, Wang Zhifan gave the old man ten silver coins as a consultation fee, but in the end he did not choose to buy a boat here.