That was the last dungeon that Ning Suisui and her friends cleared before the national dungeon last year. They happened to meet Zhang Daowu and his group from Ronghua in the same dungeon.
As usual, Zhang Daowu always radiated a pleasing warmth like the sun, but on the last day of clearing the dungeon, he stood alone in the corner and spoke as if he was talking to himself.
"It's actually useless for players to work so hard to clear the dungeon."
Ning Sui Sui happened to hear it and couldn't help asking, "What do you mean?"
Only then did Zhang Daowu come to his senses.
He said nothing, just smiled.
When the last five minutes were left before the dungeon was released, Zhang Daowu said, "I think this game has a king. He is above all other players and has gone beyond the realm of players... What do you think, Captain Ning?"
At that time, Ning Suisui couldn't understand what he meant. It was not until Zhang Daowu died inexplicably in the national copy that she understood.
Zhang Daowu probably anticipated his own death, and he didn't even dare to speak out his guess before he died.
Combined with what Zhang Daoan said in the corridor that day, this person "above all players" might be Ji Chaoyang.
He may no longer be a player, but a part of the game.
Therefore, Ning Sui Sui still believed what he said about having a ranking skill in order to pass the [Reincarnation Experience].
"In short... this is the dungeon we've been looking for for so long, and it's the one most likely to drop a ranked skill. No matter what, we must get it!"
On the third floor, Zhang Daoan was also looking at the endless sea.
"Ning Sui Sui gave all her commonly used items to me. Plus what she said before about the 'last dungeon', it seems that they are going to enter the [Reincarnation Experience] during the national dungeon. With the strength of their team, they have a high chance of winning a dungeon with a fixed 1% clearance rate, but they insist on entering this dungeon before the [Reincarnation Experience], and they attach great importance to the ranking skill. It can be said that they are willing to spend all their efforts and wealth to get it... Is there a requirement for 'you must have the ranking skill to pass the dungeon' in the clearance requirements of the [Reincarnation Experience]?"
Nie Shuangshuang listened to his analysis and replied after a pause: "It's not written in the rules..."
"It's not written like that, but they believe it. It seems... they got the information from Ji Chaoyang? Did they know that Ji Chaoyang is not an ordinary player?" Zhang Daoan pondered.
Nie Shuangshuang looked at him in shock, but then came to his senses: "Ah... So they want to pass the [Reincarnation Experience] and return to the real world? What Brother Jie said is a lie! I'll go find them!"
In her heart, she still regarded Ning Suisui and the others as friends, but the people from Ronghua were also friends, and Ning Suisui was also a friend. It was not easy for Nie Shuangshuang to be caught in the middle.
At this time, she quickly disappeared in front of Zhang Daoan. Zhang Daoan did not stop her and his expression did not change.
Jie Fangcheng had finished his shower. His green suit was so dirty that it was unbearable to look at, so he just washed it and hung it out to dry. Now he was wearing the ordinary three-piece suit that Zhang Daoan had given him, and he looked much better.
Nie Shuangshuang left, and only he and Zhang Daoan were left at the deck fence. There were quite a few wealthy people sitting on the deck behind them, playing two mahjong tables and two landlords, making it quite lively.
"Is this the end of this copy?" Jie Fangcheng felt that something was amiss.
Zhang Daoan is definitely not a bad person, but he has always been ruthless. It is hard to imagine that Zhang Daoan would let these Ronghua members play cards and mahjong here so relaxedly.
Facing Jie Fangcheng's question, Zhang Daoan just smiled and said, "The dungeon is not difficult to begin with. It all depends on what Nie Shuangshuang and the others are going to do."
As if to deliberately slap him in the face, Nie Shuangshuang came back soon, followed by Ning Suisui.
The girl looked a little lost, and when she came in front of the two men, her expression was grim: "Is [Reincarnation Experience] just a lie? Even after clearing the dungeon, you can't return to the real world? Is this true?"
Xie Fangcheng nodded.
Ning Suisui took two steps back with a pale face, leaned on the fence, and finally spoke after a while.
"To be honest, we are indeed preparing for the [Reincarnation Experience]. But since this is just a gimmick, I think... there is no need for us to continue fighting, right?" Ning Suisui smiled bitterly, "Although you may not need it... Let's cooperate."
Nie Shuangshuang and Fang Cheng looked at Zhang Daoan together.
Nie Shuangshuang looked expectant, while Jie Fangcheng seemed to be just watching the show.
This kid has always had a plan in mind, and to be honest, Jie Fangcheng really wants to see him make a mistake for once.
Zhang Daoan just glanced at her and actually nodded.
"Okay." He seemed to be quite willing to cooperate. "Captain Ning is also a rare new force in this dungeon, and he is quite capable. I think our cooperation will be very pleasant."
Ning Suisui always felt that what he said was like there was a huge pit in front of her waiting for her to jump into. Ning Suisui hurriedly said modestly: "Who among our players is as strong as Brother Jie? I'm just so-so."
"Hey, don't be modest." Zhang Daoan looked at her, "Captain Ning, I think your previous plan was very good! It may not be impossible to continue to stick to it."
"What's the plan?"
After that, his next sentence exposed his purpose: "You can continue to lead the other 68 people and clear the dungeon with normal thinking. Since it is a cooperation, there must be some sincerity to be called 'cooperation'."
"… What kind of 'sincerity' do you want?"
Zhang Daoan's expression remained unchanged: "I am very curious about how many values this copy can have, and what functions the highest level watch has."
"..." Ning Suisui understood immediately, "You want me to lead 68 people to hunt for points from NPCs, and then give them all to you? You want us to work for nothing?"
Contribution points will be calculated when you clear a dungeon. Obviously, in this dungeon, the number represents the contribution level in the dungeon to a certain extent.
At this time, Zhang Daoan wanted the numbers from Ning Suisui and the others. This kid...
Zhang Daoan corrected her: "You also know the strength of Manager Xie. If he was willing, there would be no dispute about this copy. It is only natural that the numbers are accumulated to him."
Damn! These are bandits!
Ning Suisui had originally been thinking about pretending to cooperate to see if she could get any benefits, but now she couldn't help it any longer, so she gave him the middle finger and left without looking back.
Nie Shuangshuang looked regretful: "Ah... Can't we really cooperate?"
Zhang Daoan shook his head: "It's impossible to cooperate. There are too many people on her side."
Ronghua’s shortcomings are obvious. Although they are numerous, they are not united in spirit.
Just by looking at them playing Mahjong and Landlord, you can tell that new players prefer to play with new players. They feel that their strength is no match for those former guild members who have been demoted.
Although the players of the original guild now understand and support the new recruitment regulations formulated by Zhang Daoan, they cannot really regard these newly joined players as their own people for the time being.
After the restaurant incident, everyone's relationship did improve a bit, but they still had a long way to go before they could become a group.
Zhang Daoan did not expect them to completely merge into a family in one copy. The reason for refusing other people to join Ronghua at that time was that "it was full", and it was indeed full.
The number of newly joined players cannot exceed the original number of Ronghua players. The existing players of Ronghua must be gradually assimilated and turned into part of Ronghua before more people can be recruited.
For example... taking the initiative to help those in need when seeing injustice.
On the other side, Ning Suisui went back and told her team members about it, and everyone started cursing.
After cursing, there was still only one last way left for them.
"It seems... we still have to follow the original plan." Ning Suisui frowned, "But the NPC just now did give us a clue. The original ship owner had a very powerful medicine capsule. I think we can start with this medicine capsule..."
Before she finished her words, there was a knock on the door.
Ning Suisui opened the door.
Liu Guangming lowered his voice and said cheerfully, "Captain Ning, my people found a very different NPC. This NPC may be the daughter of the original captain!"
Ning Suisui was stunned for a moment, and quickly asked: "Are you sure?"
"About 80 to 90 percent." Liu Guangming said so, but his expression clearly showed that he was 100 percent sure. "When my people were searching for clues on the first floor, they entered a shabby-looking room. Apparently, no one had lived in this room for a long time. When my team members were about to leave, they happened to see this NPC coming in and opening a secret door! There were many things hidden in the door... After the NPC left, he found a photo of the captain of the Abraham Cruise and his daughter in the secret door. It was this NPC!"
As he spoke, Liu Guangming rubbed his hands with a wretched expression: "The NPC's strength is not that good, how about... let's go and give it a try?"
He came to find Ning Suisui so quietly, avoiding the main force, and it was obvious that he intended for the two teams to keep the clue for themselves.
In the past, Ning Suisui would have hesitated, but now, she refused decisively.
"President Liu, to be honest, I just went to find Ronghua's people to see if there is any possibility of cooperation... But their words implied that they wanted to monopolize all the numbers on the ship. It will be difficult for our two teams to resist Ronghua." Ning Suisui was stunned for a moment after she said this.
Could it be that Zhang Daoan said this on purpose
She has now completely given up the idea of having everything to herself. At least before the ownership of the ocean treasure is settled, Ning Suisui has very wisely decided to unite this huge team of sixty-nine people.
When she said this, Liu Guangming was also stunned. After cursing, he quickly accepted Ning Suisui's decision to share this clue.
After all, no one wants to face the beatings from Boss Jie. Even if they don't get taught a lesson, they can't afford the 20 or 30 million points and props!
"Let's go, let's go find our teammates and look for this NPC." Ning Suisui was the first to leave the room. "Do you remember the name of this NPC?"
"Oh, her name is Zhang Min."
(End of this chapter)