Surviving The Fourth Calamity

Chapter 867: Chapter 663: The Perfect Baldy Who Tricks Dogs

’Snow Cloud Peak’ looked down at the sea chart in his hand and revealed a cunning smile.

He indeed didn’t have the ability to find direction himself, but he definitely had enough skill to find pirates!

If he could succeed in the surprise attack this time, huh! The wanted posters for Northern pirates would be a lot fewer!

He looked back with smug delight at the docks of Agleya City, a bunch of silly kids, trying to find the traces of pirates through harpists, what a joke.

Those guys from the kind alignment would be lucky to figure out even Luskan.

Those who really have the means are the messenger postmen of the Winter Maidens!

Even though they don’t have much skill, no one takes this group of Northern girls seriously. But precisely because of this, they can deliver messages for people of any alignment, especially the evil faction. Who else would they find to deliver messages besides the Winter Priest?

The courage to take on the role of Winter Maiden’s Priestess and succeed in the end doesn’t lack determination and intelligence, and they can definitely make the most suitable choices.

Once someone dares to risk their life, as soon as they no longer need to rely on those pirates to live, they will definitely sell quickly.

’Snow Cloud Peak’ has been trying to establish a friendly relationship with them ever since he learned about the initiation ceremony, and he just succeeded.

It wasn’t actually that the friendship was in place, but rather that the money was in place.

The base of these Winter Priests may mainly be in the Northern Ten Towns, only coming to Deepwater City or Silvermoon City during the coldest two months, but they know the power range of various factions on the Northern Continent of Ferun very clearly.

Especially before in the Dead of Winter, the time for ice to form on Sword Bay wasn’t short. They often received tasks to deliver things to nearby islands.

Of course, they are not afraid of these pirates. No one would choose to harm the Priestess of the Winter Maidens in such a cold winter.

That Olypher might appear timid and afraid of trouble, but most people understand that this is merely a facade created out of fear of Talos, the Storm God. Otherwise, she wouldn’t be a goddess named after destruction.

If anyone dared to harm her priestess, that Winter Maiden would absolutely take action.

What she’s always feared is that Talos would sever the hand she extends.

The Storm God has always been devising ways to weaken the power of the Winter Maidens to erode her divinity and divine power.

Yet even Talos wouldn’t think that a Winter Maiden coming out to take revenge on those who kill her priestess is intent on turning against him directly.

No matter how weak these priestesses are or whether they maintain minimal faith by slaughtering chickens and ducks, killing them is still an insult to the deities.

Even violent Talos might help Olypher by cutting down people. After all, their relationship is not ordinary. It’s just that even the best sentiments can’t resist the desire for more power.

But this year, Sword Bay here didn’t freeze over during the Dead of Winter because of Agleya’s power. This is truly a massive blow to those Winter Priests who rely on the Dead of Winter time to make money.

It’s clear that this income certainly won’t be there in the future.

The new Goddess of the Sea is not like Ambori, who had connections with the Winter Maidens and even allowed the seas beyond the Arctic Circle to freeze.

’Snow Cloud Peak’ was really quite pleased after discovering these girls’ difficulty in advancing or retreating. The opportunity is rare, just see who acts first.

It’s all about money, after all!

Whoever can make up this money can win over these silly girls stuck in Neverwinter, looking miserable. They certainly can’t complete their courier tasks and have to return the messages.

’Snow Cloud Peak’ was initially a bit worried that the Magic Cult’s family funds might not be able to bear it. But after knowing how much these Winter Priests earned as an errand girl for one winter, he felt fearless.

The money to hire Tasding once is enough to get these Winter Priests to deliver messages for ten years!

As expected, 5000 gold coins fetched such a detailed sea chart. Heh heh~ There might not even be such accuracy in Hill’s study.

He is really too clever!

In a game of free exploration, things have to be done with a sharp mind. If he didn’t get it first, this sea chart might end up becoming public.

By the time no one discovers this quest line, it’s certain that Hill, the diligent quest publisher, would buy it from the Winter Priestesses and then reveal it to all players.

Luckily, he completed this limited-time quest in advance, heh heh~

This time the family almost went all out, and the cost indeed was not small, but as long as they eliminate half of the pirate leaders he planned on, their Magic Cult would make a huge profit this time.

’Tsk,’ last time, on the journey of revenge, I originally thought to showcase some skills, but who would’ve thought Black Rose and Wenjian benefited instead. After they went, the experiences and rewards gained in the Supreme Forest for us could only be said to not lose out.

With someone gaining more benefits, not losing out is actually a big loss!

’Snow Cloud Peak’ lazily stretched, family members trusted him and followed him for so many years. He absolutely couldn’t let them feel inferior to others.

He looked again at Tasding, swinging his tail and keeping rhythm with the sound of the waves. Even if there were trustworthy sailors to guide them, they wouldn’t dare to take them out.

It doesn’t matter if they die, but if the NPCs taken out with them die, military exploits would be deducted by more than half.

This game may be a fantasy world, but it follows very realistic logic lines. Although it often seems chaotic, there are definitely rules to it once you look closely.

The punishment for killing in Agleya City is more than tripled, and even hurting a citizen can get you marked as a wanted person.

That’s because Hill, as the City Lord, is of the Kind Alignment, and he places a very high value on human life.

Lynn is actually quite similar. As long as no one harms the city’s residents or his fellow Sun Elves, he is not too keen on meddling in others’ affairs. He can embody both diligence and indifferent detachment so clearly.

So if you have a conflict with Agleya Citizens, you have to directly find Lynn to complain. It’s said he used to be a law enforcement officer, handles matters very principled, and his judgments are quite fair.

Usually, disputes arise from differences in ideals. Agleya Citizens also dare not cause trouble, as Hill always hates conflict. Once it’s confirmed that an Agleya Citizen intentionally caused trouble or extorted the Undead, he’d expel the whole family immediately.

This outing is a big adventure. He’s also unsure whether the foes are easy to deal with. Win and you take all; lose and you’d have to see if you can break even. But if an NPC dies, you’re bound to lose money.

The Mercury Dragon should be fine. ’Snow Cloud Peak’ actually had secretly hired a Harpist to investigate the dragon: with Tasding’s ability to wreak havoc and still not be taken down, its ability to escape is definitely top-notch.

The entire Magic Cult family set out, and it was almost six hours before it was posted on the forums. And this time, the Magic Cult did their secrecy work very well.

Rarely did they even keep this from their allied families.

Even if some people tried to follow them and profit, after so much time, no one could catch up with them at sea, departing at full speed.

”Snow Old Dog is going big this time, huh!” Lying on the long sofa in the captain’s cabin, ’Perfect Bald’ shook his small legs with a peculiar grin on his face.

”Who asked you to fool him into thinking he’d know the way! You’re as lost as can be! You can’t even tell north from south!

I remember when you went to repair the transoceanic bridge; no one was with you, yet you came out the same way you went in!

You’re a piece of work, aren’t you?” Even ’Xiao Liuliu’ rarely found Baldy a bit nasty.

”Ever since he came back from the Supreme Forest, that guy’s been all sneaky and tricky. Back then, it wasn’t us Black Rose who volunteered to be the vanguard!

You can’t blame us for being lucky because the Magic Cult didn’t get a bargain, right?

Their teleporting didn’t get as much merit as our running feet, isn’t that normal?” Baldy turned over, ”Seeing Old Dog getting so eager, shouldn’t I egg him on a bit?

Alas! This guy surely is the perennial loser women ditch.

Actually brought out the whole family this time!

Though the Magic Cult girls are ruthless, it doesn’t mean they don’t like jewelry!

Who knows if some girls will bag him on the sea.

The biggest flaw with this guy is that he doesn’t understand women at all.

Our family has so many women; going out to sea right now is unlikely!”

”Only you are so considerate!” ’Xiao Liuliu’ said with a gentle tone.

Baldy stiffened and then laughed: ”Of course! As long as I think about what my wife likes, I know what to choose!

I just need to see you, and I won’t choose wrong!”

A burst of laughter suddenly came from outside the cabin.

”Brother Bald~ I have some tragic news for you~” The voice of ’Old Age Striking King’ rang leisurely, ”Cunlü just went live.”

Cunlü’s mother from Black Rose, the stream’s weight has always been very high. Although everyone doesn’t want to deal with her piggy troupe, they enjoy watching them deal with others on screen.

So, obviously, far at sea, the ’Snow Cloud Peak’ and the giant screen in the Alchemy Hall all witnessed Baldy’s radiant little figure.

’Perfect Bald’ could finally no longer laugh. He struggled to sit up, trying to think hard about how he offended those women from Cunlü’s team.

’Xiao Liuliu’ turned lightly to look outside the door before smiling and saying, ”The butterfly hairpin and Hua Sheng you gave me yesterday were beautiful! Was it your own task reward?”

”How could it be! Hill’s rewards never come as a set. It was those gold farmers somehow putting it together for an auction! A Long Step Swingle combined with a matching Hua Sheng duo and six Jade Hairpins almost left me broke!” Baldy cried out bizarrely.

’Xiao Liuliu’ said no more. Cunlü and her friends combined their gold coins yesterday but couldn’t outbid Baldy, which left them really angry!

To be honest, she didn’t expect Baldy to stand so bravely among hundreds of wealthy women and win this set for her.

It’s not that those men didn’t have money, but being glared at so viciously by so many women, most couldn’t hold on and withdrew.

Only Baldy... Not only did he last till the end but also won triumphantly.

’Perfect Bald’ finally realized after a long time, exclaiming: ”Just for such a trivial matter?”

”That was the first set...” ’Xiao Liuliu’ said helplessly.