Evolution game, nothing more than that!

"Pleasant to work with."

Yi Shen reached out and shook it.

Thus, a temporary alliance without any guarantees and based entirely on the will of the two people was established.

After confirming the cooperative relationship, "Assassin" did not stay for long. He turned around and walked into the crowd with silent steps. After a few flashes, he disappeared. Even the elemental vision plus the five-vision omnipotence could not find out where the other party had gone.

Yi Shen couldn't help but marvel at this miraculous scene.

Although the other party kept saying "You are strong, you are the strongest", she herself is no less strong!

This kind of stealth ability that can make one disappear in broad daylight is not so easy to deal with, even for him - perhaps he can only rely on wide-area indiscriminate attacks to force the opponent to show up. If it is in an open area, it will be even more troublesome, and he may not even be able to force the opponent out!

"Those who can pass the novice trial and become official players are indeed quite capable!"

Suppressing the slight sense of swell in his heart, Yi Shen warned himself not to underestimate anyone!

Chapter 41: The Bad Life at Sea

Sailing on the sea is very boring.

The sight of the blue sea and blue sky is only fresh at first, but after a long time, this monotonous scenery becomes even more monotonous than the land.

As deckhands, players not only have to endure the boredom but also the physical strain.

The work of a sailor sounds adventurous and romantic, but in reality it is very physically demanding. Even with shifts and rest periods, many players are exhausted at the end of the day.

What is even more unbearable is that in this era, the food on the ship is also very simple, hard and dry black bread, salty and tough bacon, a few pickled vegetables, and a glass of light and sour rum. This is a sailor's daily meal.

Soft white bread? Fresh meat?

You can only get it in the taverns at the port when the ship docks, and it is definitely not cheap.

As for fish... although theoretically there is no shortage of fish on the sea, this ship is not a fishing boat, and the sailors are not leisurely enough to fish on the ship, so there is basically no fish.

"Fuck! Are we going to have to eat this pig food every day from now on?"

In the dormitory cabin, the bearded gamer couldn't help but complain.

"Be content! At least the meat and vegetables we eat now are freshly marinated, so they're still fresh. It's better than those foods that have been stored for months and have become smelly and infested with bugs!"

The high school player laughed and took a bite of the black bread with a normal expression. He then took a sip of wine and swallowed it down with the wine.

The bearded man's face darkened when he heard this, but he looked around and found that no one else agreed with him. In the end, he had to shut his mouth and swallowed the food in his mouth with difficulty with a face as if he was ready to die.

Yes, that was probably the arrangement of the Evolution game. The seven players had their beds in the same room, and everyone became roommates, regardless of gender.

This forced everyone who had originally gone their separate ways to get together again after finishing a day's work.

There is no so-called restaurant on this ship. Everyone can only eat on the deck or in their own dormitory cabins, which is why the scene just now happened.

In fact, it was not only the bearded man who was dissatisfied with the food, Yi Shen was the same.

He looked at the black bread in his hand, which even had some sawdust on it, and then looked at the pickled meat that was salty enough to kill a mouse, and he had no appetite at all.

But he also knew that in the world of missions, there wasn't much room for pick and choose.

Although he had some food reserves such as compressed biscuits in his bag, they were for emergencies. It was obviously not the end of his rope yet, and he didn't want to appear too conspicuous, so he resisted the urge to take out his own food and took a bite of the black bread.

His powerful bite force allowed him to crush the food into pieces that could be used as a weapon, but the rough texture made him feel like he was chewing wood.

Coupled with the blandness of the bread itself, it feels even more like it!

He tried to take another bite of the bacon, hoping to use the salty taste to counteract the blandness of the bread, but before he could taste the salty taste, he first felt a strong fishy smell, which made the taste even worse.

With great willpower, Yi Shen resisted the urge to spit out what was in his mouth. He followed the example of the high school student and took a sip of wine. He chewed with difficulty using the lubrication of the wine, and finally swallowed the thing that could hardly be considered "food" in his opinion.

Looking at the remaining food in his hand, Yi Shen realized that if he could only eat this for every meal thereafter, he probably wouldn't be able to hold on.

"But if it's just about the taste, I do have a solution..."

After thinking about it, he decided to cheat.

He began to adjust the nerve centers in his brain related to taste and smell, and fine-tuned the flavors he actually tasted.

Although these unpalatable pig food cannot be turned into delicacies from land and sea, at least they become edible.

Quickly finishing the rest of his food, he reset his nervous system so that his sense of taste and smell returned to normal.

Looking up, he found that he was eating the fastest, while the others were still struggling with the food in their hands.

So he picked up the wine glass, sipped the light and sour wine, and observed everyone.

The bearded man and the high school student have been mentioned before, so I won’t say more here.

The pastor who once tried to unify everyone was now very obedient. He ate his food in small bites while looking down, thinking about something.

The cowboy and the gangster girl who almost had a conflict before still looked tense, but Yi Shen noticed that they made eye contact from time to time, and it seemed that their real relationship was not as simple as it seemed on the surface.

"Interesting! Could it be that the feud between these two is just a pretense, and they've actually formed an alliance behind the scenes? When did it start? Or have they known each other from the beginning, and are just feigning discord in front of everyone, putting on a show?"

Yi Shen speculated about the relationship between the two people and became a little more suspicious of them.

"Of course, they might not be wolves, but simply players collaborating with each other, just like me and Assassin... Oh, I almost forgot, where's Assassin?"

Only then did Yi Shen suddenly notice that there were only six people in the room, and only Assassin was missing.

He had not noticed this before, and it was only when he thought of the other person while thinking just now that he suddenly realized that the other person "did not exist".

Looking at the expressions of the others, it was obvious that they also didn't realize that there was one person missing in the room.

"Hiss~ Is this... mental interference? No, I didn't sense any external mental force, otherwise my cellular force field would have reacted long ago. This should be some kind of ability to reduce my own presence, similar to Akarin's?"

Guessing the true nature of Assassin's abilities, Yi Shen once again increased his attention to the other party.

This ability, whether used for assassination or escape, is truly too advantageous. I really don't know what kind of novice world the other party experienced to actually acquire such a skill...

At this moment, the pastor suddenly spoke again:

"Everyone, although we've all decided not to form any alliances, we're still players participating in this mission together. Exchanging intelligence shouldn't be a problem, right? If you've discovered anything special, please share it with us."

Chapter 42: Intelligence Exchange, Many Suspicions

Regarding the topic raised by the priest, the players did not directly object as they did at the beginning.

They looked at each other, and finally the high school student spoke first:

"As for exchanging information, that's fine, but since you proposed it, you should start first. What do you think?"

"That's fine with me."

The cowboy nodded in agreement.

"Indeed, whoever proposed it must set an example, otherwise people will think you are taking advantage of it."

The girl followed up with a sentence.

Although the others didn't say anything, they all nodded.

The pastor's face darkened slightly when he saw this, but he still nodded and said:

"What you all said makes sense. Let me first tell you about my findings. I've been looking for opportunities to chat with the sailors, and I discovered that the vast majority of the crew on this ship were newly recruited, and almost none of them are the ship's original sailors."

"What does this mean?"

The bearded man beside him looked confused, not understanding what kind of information this was.

A newly formed team naturally uses newly recruited personnel. Is there any problem?

"Fool, sailing isn't that simple. No matter how newly formed a team is, it always needs to have enough crew members who are familiar with the ship. Generally speaking, a team that goes out to sea for adventure like this hires both the crew and the ship. It's rare to have a situation where all the sailors are newly hired!"

The high school student opposite refuted and also explained the implicit meaning of this information.

When the bearded man heard this, although his cheeks turned red with anger that the other party called him a "fool", he still shut his mouth obediently and no longer showed off his limited IQ to others.

"Well, it seems that your information is indeed valuable. Then I will tell you mine--"

The cowboy spoke up at this time and said:

"I asked some sailors about our captain. They said he was once an officer of the British Empire. After retiring, he became an explorer. He had organized two expeditions to explore the Arctic route, but both failed and resulted in heavy losses for the crew. This is our third expedition."

"After two consecutive failures, he's trying a third time... It seems our captain is really obsessed with opening the Arctic route!"

The high school student murmured, then said:

"Then let me tell you about mine. I went to see the ship's doctor before, using the excuse of feeling unwell, and found a book on the occult on his desk. It seems our doctor is more than just a doctor!"

"Hiss~ A captain determined to open the Arctic route, having failed twice before, with only newly hired sailors, and a ship's doctor with a penchant for the occult... This just doesn't sound right!"

The girl couldn't help but sigh.

Just based on the information revealed at this time, even if you don’t know the hints given by the evolution game, you will feel that this voyage is full of doubts and the future is worrying.

But in the eyes of these game players who have evolution game prompts, this is obviously telling them that the "wolf" in "Werewolf" may not necessarily be among the game players, it may also be these NPCs!

Realizing this, everyone's faces turned serious.

Yi Shen, who was watching all this, nodded slightly.

It seems that these players are not too stupid. Even if it is a little late, they are more or less aware of the risk.

Of course, this also does not rule out the possibility that there are "wolves" among the players - maybe it is a multi-wolf game with both player "wolves" and NPC "wolves" existing at the same time!

Seeing this, he also spoke up and revealed the information he had discovered:

"Let me tell you what I know. Our captain is not an ordinary person!"

"!"

Upon hearing this, everyone immediately perked up.

"What do you mean, what exactly is 'unusual'?"

The high school student asked.

"Well, to be specific, his physical fitness is at least five times that of an average person, and his vitality is also inconsistent with his age. Is that enough?"

Yi Shen said this.

"Enough, enough!"

The high school student nodded, indicating that this information was very valuable.

But he still asked:

"How did you discover this? Did you try to test the captain?"

"This is the secret of my ability. Please forgive me for not answering it."

Yi Shen shook his head and refused to reveal any further information.

In fact, this was a secret he discovered after observing the captain for a long time.

Because the captain did not have any signs of supernatural energy, he did not actually notice anything abnormal about him at first.

But after observing many sailors and having sufficient samples, looking back at the captain, he realized the other party's excessive physical fitness and vitality.

Although this could also be the result of some supernatural training methods in the army of this world, the appearance of such a captain who is obviously superior to ordinary people on a ship destined to encounter a terrible disaster naturally has to attract attention.

After Yi Shen, the remaining sisters also revealed some information.

However, compared with the previous ones, most of what she said was either repeated by others or was not of much value, so I will not elaborate on it here.

After exchanging information, Yi Shen saw that Assassin still had not returned, so he left the room on the pretext of going out for some fresh air.

I went to the deck and found an empty corner and waited for a while.

Sure enough, just a few minutes later, Assassin's figure appeared beside him again silently.

"How's it going? He hasn't shown up before. Did you find anything?"

he asked in a low voice.

"Yes, I have investigated the main characters on the ship before. You will be surprised at what I found."

"Oh, tell me?"

Yi Shen was somewhat interested.

"First, Captain. I found a strange mark in his room. Although I don't know what it represents, I am sure it must be a supernatural mark. Our captain is no ordinary person!"

Assassin said so.

"Indeed, I have also discovered the abnormalities in his physical fitness and physical activity."