amaotonovel Chapter 880: The Heir of the Sea, the Mastermind
Chapter 880: The Heir of the Sea, the Mastermind
When the first clue was observed, with Fu Luo's information processing ability, it only took him a few minutes to sort out the truth of the matter while wearing a straw hat.
Now, Fu Luo has completely understood.
These starfish are not the "descendants of the vast sea" that live in the waters near the Sixth Island, and they didn't even swim here.
They were "teleported" here by someone.
The reason why Fu Luo made this judgment was very simple - because the direction of the waves and fog was too single, and it did not seem to be formed by ordinary sea breeze.
The shape of these waves and the flow of fog are more like a "gate" in the distant sea. These flows are caused by convection due to the different temperatures and water qualities on both sides of the gate.
However, because the starfish will cause the sea water and fog to surge in the process of swimming and crawling ashore, and form many "interference factors" in disguise, it is difficult for ordinary people to notice this.
But after Fu Luo observed carefully... he was still able to "unravel the mystery" in the true sense.
In Fu Luo's mind, this process of absorbing information and eliminating impurities is like a quantified chemical reaction, precise and rigorous.
Those interfering factors were eliminated one by one, and what was left was the clue that revealed the truth as directly as a "text description".
"If Kirishima has a portal-like mechanism that can teleport a large number of Juekai Heirs here at a fixed time and location, and if we assume that they are targeting players and intend to seize Floyd's legacy... then this guy must be related to Kirishima's ancient civilization."
"There are only a few known survivors of Kirishima who have managed to survive and maintain their sanity, so this guy is most likely one of the two deputies of the 'Lord of Kirishima' back then..."
Among the information compiled by players and publicly available on the forum, there are records of some important figures and events in Kirishima.
After the death of the Lord of Kirishima, his two most trusted deputies and right-hand men, one of whom inherited all his legacy, called himself the "Sky Prophet", took over and maintained most of the rules established by the Lord of Kirishima so that they could operate normally between the islands.
For example, the airship that players take to the sixth island is the industry he operates.
The other one no longer lives on any island, but has modified a seacraft based on the prototype of an "ancient submarine" and lives in the deep sea all year round. Compared to the "Sky Prophet", this mysterious guy who sounds like he is traveling around is more familiar to all players.
Because he is not as mysterious as his current state sounds. On the contrary, he is often encountered by various players. In the Mist Island [copy] of many players, even ordinary new players who have not yet upgraded, they may encounter a guy in a spherical submarine appearing from the shore and conducting some simple transactions with you.
Use your [props] to exchange for some convenient information for clearing the level, or other [props].
They also provide blind boxes of props - if you give him any prop, he will randomly give you a blind box containing the props.
Although the form of "blind box" is unscrupulous, but... most players will not lose money with him!
His image is also that of a chubby guy in a diving suit who never takes off his helmet.
In short, among the player community, this is a rare friendly native of Kirishima, like a "traveling merchant" or a "mobile trading point".
Even many players call him the "lurking businessman".
However, within the internal documents of "Order" that are not made public, there are archives containing some unknown information.
Although Fu Luo is not an official member of the "Order", he has the authority to read many confidential files because of his commission, so he also knows some confidential information about this "diving businessman".
Players who trade with this guy will basically encounter the inexplicably appearing Heir of the Absolute Sea again in the "Mist Island" [copy] later.
They usually don't appear in the next Kirishima's [copy], but basically, after encountering the "Diving Merchant", you will be tricked the third or fourth time you come to the "Kirishima".
Moreover, the sea monsters encountered are often very targeted and happen to be very effective against that player, so many players can't even survive.
However, because the timing of the appearance of those Heirs of the Absolute Sea is always reasonable, and the Heirs of the Absolute Sea are indeed a common component of Kirishima, not many players believe that there is a strong connection between the two.
Only "Order", with its large member base, vaguely sensed something was amiss after compiling reports from its members time and time again. Although sudden player deaths were common, the death rate for players who encountered the "lurking merchants" within two months was significantly higher.
Is it that the person he trades with will be tainted with "bad luck", or is it that the "diving merchant" himself has bad intentions? This phenomenon has even prompted the "Professor" to conduct personal research.
After the professor conducted further investigations and asked members of "Order" who encountered related phenomena to pay special attention, he actually discovered more and more clues.
First of all, those Heirs of the Absolute Sea are not only "customized" for the players in distress, but also "appear out of thin air".
This does not mean that they appeared directly in front of the players - on the contrary, the timing of the appearance of these Heirs of the Absolute Sea is indeed very "normal" - landing from the deep sea or attacking the vehicles riding in the players is in line with the action patterns of the Heirs of the Absolute Sea.
But if you dig deeper, you'll find...
There are often no signs of the activities of the Heir of the Absolute Sea in the nearby waters.
Many of the "Descendants of the Absolute Sea" that attack players are not simple characters, so their activities often leave "traces".
This allowed the "Professor" to discover a flaw - because some of those Heirs of the Absolute Sea were fighting with the residents of the Ninety Island the day before, and the next day they suddenly crossed most of the Mist Island world, passed through the territories of many other Heirs of the Absolute Sea monsters, and came to the Sixty-third Island to attack a certain player!
Although the islands of Kirishima are constantly moving, and the Heirs of the Absolute Sea will also "migrate" around, there is no "fixed" territory at all, and no map can be compiled, so ordinary players cannot see any clues.
However, when enough information is integrated, it can be found that there are some absolutely unreasonable parts.
Based on this...the professor made a conclusion that Fu Luo also agreed with.
First of all, the "diving merchant" seems to be friendly to the players, but in fact there are malicious behaviors against players "across dungeons". It is not yet known which players he will target and for what purpose, and whether he will continue to target them after a failure.
Secondly, he has the ability to guide the Heir of the Absolute Sea to a certain extent, and has the means to transport the Heir of the Absolute Sea over long distances through space.