"The first batch of Ghost Ships is ready to be claimed. Aren't you going to get in on it?"
On the shore of Fish Frenzy, the well-off young man yawned as he lounged beside his manticore, Stinky Treasure, enjoying the view of merfolk players swimming back and forth. Then he said to Boss Huo, who sat beside him, holding up his Adventure Assistant to take pictures of Shen Yu frolicking in the water:
"Isn't that why you came?"
"What do you mean, I came just for the Ghost Ships? Who told you that? I didn't even take part in this event. I don't have a single bit of military merit to my name, so how would I trade for a Ghost Ship?"
Old Huo curled his lip.
"I'm just here to relax and check things out before deciding whether to spend resources on the next three rounds of events and earn myself a ship. Of course, the main reason I came this time was to see how my good buddy's doing.
You haven't been back to Transia in ages. I had to check in on you."
"Give me a break. You're always lovey-dovey with your little sweetheart. How would you even remember your buddies? What can compare to a pretty girl?"
The well-off young man snorted and shifted into a more comfortable position, nestled in the manticore's loose, warm mane.
"Cut the crap. What's going on?"
"Two things."
Old Huo took a cigarette from his casino's own stock, lit it, and blew out a smoke ring.
"One thing in real life, one in the game. Let's start with the real-life one.
Your dad came by a few days ago. No idea where the old man heard about your embarrassing addiction to the game, but he brought it up while drinking