Chapter 915: Breeding? |
At this moment, Yin En and others were in a Schrödinger state—either they might already know about the relationship between Shima Mitsuhiro and Kitano Masakazu, or they might still be in the dark.
Before answering this call, anything was possible.
If Yin En and others already knew about the relationship between Shima Mitsuhiro and Kitano Masakazu, then this call should be to confirm whether I'm alive or not... Although as players, they surely know I'm still alive, they still have to act in front of NPCs like Shima Mitsuhiro.
If Yin En and others were still in the dark, then this matter could be interesting.
First, this call should be from Kitano Masakazu, so why would he make this call?
Could it be that Kitano Masakazu discovered some clues and knew that I might have been captured by Matsui Yui?
Not necessarily.
Liu Xing thought that Kitano Masakazu might have received some information, knowing that Shima Takeshi also recruited a team of Deep One pirates to serve him. So Kitano Masakazu guessed that the Deep Ones who captured me should be the same group working for Shima Takeshi, so he wanted to gamble by calling to see if anyone would answer. If someone did, he could determine through the voice who exactly captured me.
Besides fingerprints, voiceprints are also a unique feature.
"Was it a call from Zhang Jingxu and the others?" Matsui Yui asked.
Liu Xing nodded and said with a smile, "It was supposedly from Zhang Jingxu and the others, but we don't actually know if it was Kitano Masakazu using Zhang Jingxu's mobile phone to call, so it's better not to answer."
"It seems that Kitano Masakazu has already guessed that it was Yui's group of pirates who captured Liu Xing." Shimada Sho stroked his beard and said, "It seems Kitano Masakazu already knows that Yui is cooperating with Shima Takeshi, so he might arrange for his men to start sweeping the southern coast of Kyushu in the next couple of days. Therefore, Yui, you need to quickly arrange for your clan members to leave the seaside and take refuge inland."
Matsui Yui thought for a moment, then nodded and said, "Do you need to hire a group of farmers to cultivate the land for you?"
Although Shimada Sho only planted a small plot of land himself, the nearby residents sold their land to Shimada Sho before moving to the city, so the land Shimada Sho owned was much larger than Yonezawa Farm.
"If your clan members can take human form, then I would be willing to hire them to farm for me. If not, then forget it, because there are still quite a few elderly people staying in the village, and I don't want you scaring them into sudden enlightenment every now and then," Shimada Sho said seriously.
Matsui Yui made an OK gesture to Shimada Sho, then picked up the mobile phone to call her clan members.
Soon, nearly a hundred Deep Ones in human form arrived at Shimada Sho's farm.
"Hmm, it seems your father is really planning something big, sending so many clan members back with you," Shimada Sho said meaningfully. "If I had just refused your invitation, would you have silenced me, Yui?"
"Yes."
To Liu Xing's surprise, Matsui Yui answered the question without hesitation, "Since you already know what's underground in Fisher's Village and our next action goals, if you can't join us, then we have to find a way to silence you, because this concerns the survival of our Deep One tribe."
Matsui Yui paused, then continued, "If the plan goes smoothly, our tribe will no longer have to hide and can live openly in Fisher's Village, living the life we want."
Shimada Sho nodded and said with a smile, "In that case, after your plan succeeds, I will move to Fisher's Village to be your neighbor; to be honest, I've never been to an island before."
At this moment, Liu Xing felt like he had boarded a pirate ship... and this pirate ship was a black ship.
Liu Xing sighed, raised his hand, and said, "Um..."
Just as Liu Xing started to speak, Matsui Yui interrupted directly, "Don't worry, Liu Xing, at that time, you can also get a super luxurious seaside villa, and you can even have a Shoggoth butler accompany you."
Since Matsui Yui had directly blocked him, Liu Xing couldn't say anything more.
One must learn to read the situation and know when to advance or retreat.
So Liu Xing sat quietly on the side, listening to Matsui Yui and Shimada Sho chat, contentedly playing the role of a tool.
Meanwhile, Zhang Jingxu and others, who had been handcuffed, were thrown into a small room.
"Damn, how did Shima Takeshi know we would land at this dock?"
Shima Mitsuhiro, whose gold-rimmed glasses were nowhere to be seen, couldn't help but kick the wall and said helplessly.
Zhang Jingxu took a deep breath and said, "It seems someone on Tanegashima has been turned by Shima Takeshi, so Shima Takeshi was able to ambush us at the small dock and other possible landing points right after learning we arrived on Tanegashima. That's why Ryuusei was captured as soon as he left the submarine... But speaking of which, where did Ryuusei go now? Logically, he should have been captured and brought here too."
"Could it be that they've already dealt with Ryuusei? After all, he was captured by Deep Ones, and now we've all been caught, so Ryuusei might be of no use to them..." Shima Mitsuhiro said with a sad face.
Although Zhang Jingxu wanted to refute Shima Mitsuhiro, he couldn't think of a suitable reason, so he hesitated to speak.
At this moment, Yin En shook his head and said, "Things might not be that simple because my mobile phone was just taken by those Black-Clad Men, so they might want to call Ryuusei to find out where he is."
"You mean Ryuusei wasn't captured by them? Does that mean there's another force at the dock?" Ding Kun said in surprise.
Yin En frowned and asked back, "What, didn't they take your mobile phones?"
Zhang Jingxu and the others shook their heads.
After being caught by the Black-Clad Men, Yin En and others were brought here one by one in separate vehicles.
"I see, that makes me more certain that another force captured Ryuusei, because they couldn't match our numbers, so they wanted to track Ryuusei's whereabouts through the phone signal. But this is interesting; I didn't expect there to be a third force hidden in Kagoshima City, and they're hiding so well that neither we nor Shima Takeshi noticed their existence. But now the question is, what does this third force want to do here?" Yin En said, leaning against the wall.
"Could they be from the Public Faction?" Zhang Wenbing immediately denied his own thought, "No, if this third force was related to the Public Faction, then Shima Takeshi's insubordination would have been exposed long ago, and there would be no need to waste time with us here."
"Then there's only one possibility—pirates!"
Shima Mitsuhiro suddenly said, "Although our Shimazu Family has a good relationship with the various Deep One tribes in southern Kyushu, besides those tribes, there are many Deep One pirates here waiting for opportunities to cause trouble. However, these Deep One pirates usually target the Deep One tribes and rarely attack us humans."
"Deep One pirates? What kind of ghost is that?" Zhang Wenbing asked in surprise.
Shima Mitsuhiro organized his thoughts and then said, "As the name suggests, they are Deep Ones who have turned to piracy at sea. There are many reasons why they become pirates—some because their tribe was annexed by others, some because they violated various tribal rules, and others because they didn't want to serve under others and tried to establish their own base but ultimately failed."
"It seems these Deep Ones are quite similar to us humans," Ding Kun couldn't help but say.
Shima Mitsuhiro nodded and commented, "That's right, Deep Ones, or rather most mythical creatures, are actually similar to us humans, or rather to those who are religious, because they all believe in the same god and are very devout. Although they unite against outsiders, internally, they are not harmonious and will fight for their own interests... Uh, seems like I digressed, let's talk about those pirates in southern Kyushu."
"Although there are relatively few Deep One tribes in the Kyushu area, each tribe is quite powerful within the Island Nation's Deep One circles. Plus, our Shimazu Family and the Otomo Family have collaborated with them, so there aren't many Deep One pirates in Kyushu, and they haven't formed any significant force. After all, most of those Deep One pirates are failures, and even when gathered, they aren't very strong. More importantly, the neighboring Ryukyu Islands are more suitable for their activities."
"So after I followed my uncle, he took me to meet the representatives arranged by the Deep One tribes in southern Kyushu in Kagoshima City. While chatting with one of the representatives, they mentioned that there are only two Deep One pirate groups to watch out for around here—the first is called the Black Fleet. Although they have 'fleet' in their name, this pirate group doesn't even have a single ship. However, they are very fast and can move from one point to another in a short time."
"Unlike the Black Fleet, which can appear and rob at multiple locations in a day, the other pirate group called Phantom likes to ambush. They often lie in wait in the coastal waters of southern Kyushu, catching their opponents off guard and then taking everything, including the ambushed Deep Ones. These captured Deep Ones either join them or meet their end in the legendary R'lyeh Ancient City. So now I think Liu Xing might have been captured by these Phantom pirates."
"Wait, Ryuusei isn't a Deep One, so why would these pirates capture him? Do they want to use Ryuusei as a food reserve? But why didn't they capture us too? Do they think I'm not tasty?" Yin En said indignantly.
At this, Shima Mitsuhiro suddenly wore a sinister smile and said, "I think Ryuusei might have been taken by those pirates to become a son-in-law. Because those pirates can't intermarry with nearby humans like tribes can, they can only capture fishermen or tourists playing by the sea to take back as sons-in-law. Of course, this isn't because they want to reproduce but to cultivate a few Deep One Hybrids to establish a base on land. So Ryuusei might have been captured for breeding, hehehe..."
Yin En and the others couldn't help but laugh along.
After teasing Liu Xing, Shima Mitsuhiro returned to seriousness, "But don't worry, as long as we can leave here, I will definitely contact the nearby Deep One tribes to rescue Liu Xing. I believe Liu Xing shouldn't be in any life-threatening danger."
Just as Shima Mitsuhiro finished speaking, Ding Kun took out a mobile phone from his pocket and said, "Uh, speaking of which, those Black-Clad Men didn't take our phones, and the signal here is very good. Most importantly, my phone is equipped with high-tech from Yis People, ensuring the current communication channel is normal."
Shima Mitsuhiro took out his mobile phone and looked at it, then said a bit awkwardly, "Indeed, so I'll make a call now to find someone to rescue Ryuusei and see if anyone is coming to save us. So, keep an eye on the outside, and let me know if anyone comes."
After speaking, Shima Mitsuhiro went to the innermost part of the room and started making a call.
As for Zhang Jingxu and the others, they went to the door to block the viewing window, and Yin En listened intently for any sounds outside.
Soon, Shima Mitsuhiro finished the call and said with a relaxed expression, "The situation is good, those Deep One
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