The First Sign of Misfortune

Malz, Bruno, and Laurie arrived at the Shadow Elf Bar. Norton Kote was already there, drinking in a booth, with a sexy woman in his arms. His bodyguards stood behind him, warily scanning the entire bar.

Kendi gave Malz and Bruno a look. The two immediately understood and went to the restroom to wait for Norton Kote...

Laurie and Kendi walked over to Norton Kote's booth. Laurie exclaimed, "Kote! My old friend, I'm so happy to see you here."

Kote looked at Laurie and laughed, "Oh, dear Laurie and Kendi, what are you two doing here? Didn't you join the Bloodfang Gang?"

Laurie put on a pitiful, sorrowful act and said, "Kote, you don't know the half of it. Bloodfang Island was ravaged by Nautilus not long ago. Bloodfang Island is now nothing but ruins. We're desperately looking for a way out."

Kote sneered, "Is that so? Then you two are quite unlucky."

Kendi looked at Kote's sneer and thought with a laugh, You'll know what unlucky is soon enough, you son of a bitch!

Laurie took a sip of his drink and said with a bitter smile, "Don't mock us, Kote. I know you can help us. For the sake of our past adventures at sea, please help me and Kendi. We're out of options."

Kote swirled the wine glass in his hand, his mocking expression clear for all to see.

Kote laughed, "Laurie, it's not that I don't want to help you. You know, the Norton Family's business has been booming lately. Even the toilet cleaners are on a waiting list."

Laurie put on a resolute act and said, "Dear Kote, I swear by Lady Beard. If you help us through this difficult time, I, Laurie, will be your most loyal servant from now on."

Kendi stood up and glared at Laurie, shouting, "Laurie, I can't believe you're this kind of person! I will never be his slave!"

Laurie's face turned purple, and he roared in a deep voice, "Kendi! We still owe the casino a mountain of debt. Besides Kote, only a demon can help us! Do you want to throw yourself to the devil?"

Kendi feigned a pale face and trembled, saying, "I... I won't... I..."

Laurie yanked Kendi back down to his seat and roared, "I've already decided to become Young Master Kote's servant. You'd better face reality!"

Kote watched the two argue with great interest, as if they were not two old friends but two monkeys.

Kote laughed, "Laurie, I haven't agreed to anything yet."

Laurie cursed inwardly, You damn son of a bitch. You'll be meeting Lady Beard soon, and you're still this arrogant!

Laurie immediately knelt down and hugged Kote's thigh, crying, "Young Master Kote, no, Lord Kote, Lord Kote, please help me. I'm truly desperate."

Kote savored Laurie's flattery and said, "It's not impossible for me to help you..."

Laurie's eyes lit up, "Lord Kote, I am willing to serve you."

Kote took a sip of wine to moisten his throat. He thoroughly enjoyed the feeling of someone kneeling at his feet, begging him tearfully.

Kote looked at Laurie and Kendi and said with a smile, "Lately, our Norton Family's business at the Slaughter Docks hasn't been doing too well. Many slaughterhands have resigned. You two can fill those vacancies."

Laurie was overwhelmed with gratitude and said, "Thank you, Lord Kote, thank you, Lord Kote."

Kote pulled Laurie up and said, "We're brothers on the same ship, aren't we?"

Laurie sat on the sofa and chuckled, "Yes."

Kote said to the waiter beside him, "Give me a bottle of good wine. I need to celebrate today."

The waiter nimbly brought a bottle of Demacia Wine. Kote poured glasses for Laurie and Kendi and said with a smile, "Welcome to the Norton family!"

Laurie and Kendi seized the opportunity to drink with Kote. Before long, the table was covered with wine bottles.

Kote said drunkenly, "You two wait here for a moment. I'm going to the restroom. When I get back, you can continue telling me your adventure stories. I love hearing them!"

Although Laurie and Kendi had drunk a lot, their minds were still quite clear. Laurie smiled, "Then we'll be drinking for a long time tonight."

Kote hummed a little tune and went to the restroom to relieve the pressure that had been building up for a long time. As soon as Kote entered the restroom, Bruno closed the door. Now, not even a fly could get out.

Malz walked behind Kote and ruthlessly snapped his neck. The poor Kote never knew how he died.

Malz and Bruno cleaned up the scene, placed the mark of the recently rampant serial killer on Kote's chest, and then walked out of the restroom, nonchalantly leaving the Shadow Elf Bar.

Laurie and Kendi continued drinking at the table. Kendi said with disdain, "This Demacia Wine tastes no different from urine!"

Laurie's face turned red. "Where's Kote? Why has he been gone so long?"

The bodyguard also sensed something was wrong and rushed to the restroom. He saw Kote lying on the ground with a peaceful expression, a shining Golden Siren placed on his chest!

The bodyguard's face turned pale. "It's over!"

Laurie and Kendi followed him to the restroom and feigned surprise. "Lady Beard above, this is murder! It's that serial killer!"

The bodyguard turned to look at them. "Serial killer?"

Kendi trembled. "This killer kills for the sake of killing. No one targeted by him has ever escaped. The most peculiar thing about this person is that he always places a Golden Siren on the chest of his victims!"

The bodyguard's face turned pale, and he sat down on the ground. After confirming Kote was dead, Laurie and Kendi withdrew from the Shadow Elf Bar and returned to Bloodfang Island.

Kendi walked into Jiang Chuan's office and said, "Guild Master, Norton Kote's death has been confirmed. No one knows it was our Dark Sea Throne. They'll blame it on that recent serial killer."

Jiang Chuan smiled. "Good! Who participated in this operation?"

Kendi reported, "Reporting to the Guild Master, there were four people in this operation: Laurie, myself, Malz, and Bruno."

Jiang Chuan said, "Good. You followed the mission very well this time. You and Laurie don't need to rest. You've drunk enough tonight. Inform Malz and Bruno that they can rest for a day tomorrow and go have fun in Bilgewater City to relax."

Kendi looked dejected. "Yes, Guild Master."

Jiang Chuan smiled. "You can sleep in tomorrow morning. You can have a good time tonight."

Kendi's face lit up with joy. "Thank you, Guild Master!"

After Kendi left the office, Jiang Chuan sat in his chair, lost in thought. Jenny had just returned and told Jiang Chuan the news about Sarah.

Today, someone had killed people on the bounty board and torn down more than ten bounty posters. It was a beautiful red-haired woman.

Jiang Chuan looked at the bright moon and said, "Is the main quest finally coming?"

In the game's background story, Miss Fortune overthrew Gangplank's rule, ushering in a new chapter for Bilgewater. The story didn't elaborate on how Miss Fortune overthrew Gangplank's rule, but Jiang Chuan knew this was his only chance to rule Bilgewater and obtain the Precision rune!