NOVPUBChapter 592: Chapter 512: Xu Shuo: Stare—— Chapter 592: Chapter 512: Xu Shuo: Stare—— Xinnan District.
The Xinnan District was some distance away from Yangcheng City Center, and it took Xu Shuo over two hours to drive there on the city’s expressway, given that this district was at the edge of Yangcheng.
The stretch of river where the incident occurred, which spanned a kilometer and included the nearby port, had been sealed off by the authorities.
As usual, Xu Shuo parked his car outside and then called Luo Kai to come out and meet him.
“That fisherman is still inside with no unusual activity,” Luo Kai said with a cigarette in his mouth, his voice sounding muffled.
“What about the ship?”
“Still hasn’t been found.”
Xu Shuo didn’t ask any further questions.
Ghost Ships typically appeared on the vast expanse of the open sea; it was only in such vast spaces that one might have the chance to encounter such maritime legends.
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The Xinnan District’s Sanjiang was neither too large nor too small; there might have been sunken ships.
But undocumented ones weren’t certain.
After all, searching for a ship in a river wasn’t as difficult as at sea.
Ships weren’t raised mainly because it wasn’t necessary to salvage them, or perhaps, at the time, it was impossible to do so.
Meanwhile, the two surviving fishermen who had witnessed the incident were under official supervision, making an effort to describe the appearance of the Ghost Ship and had even attempted to sketch it roughly.
However, so far, there was no matching documentation.
“Can you believe it looked like an ancient warship?” Luo Kai said, frowning.
“An ancient revival, huh?” Xu Shuo quipped.
“Wouldn’t rule it out,” Luo Kai actually agreed.
After all, the Green-skin Train was something from a decade ago.
A few hundred years old artifact suddenly conjured up by the Abyss Darkness wasn’t necessarily impossible.
As the two were talking, they had already walked into the temporary operations site set up by the officials by the river.
In this tent, the pitch-black cocoon was placed in the very center.
No one was left guarding inside.
Luo Kai had forbidden ordinary people to get close after knowing about the situation.
The oval cocoon vaguely shaped like a human was giving off an unbearable stench, with sticky black substance adhering to the ground.
This thing showed no signs of activity for the time being.
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After looking at it, Xu Shuo opened the Player’s Handbook and clicked on the radar in the upper-right corner.
[Current Number: EA1029392178.]
[Number Grade: Zero.]
[Abyss Grade: Zero.]
Even with the Abyss Substance in front of him, the radar showed no response.
This was also the reason for Luo Kai’s caution.
If this creature were to suddenly go berserk, and the Player’s Handbook still didn’t grant access, it would be somewhat difficult for him to defend himself with his mere human form.
Observing the situation, Xu Shuo pondered, “Is there a possibility that this radar is bugged?”
Blue smoke curled in front of Luo Kai.
“That outcome sounds even scarier.”
Being defenseless was indeed scarier.
Xu Shuo stared at the creature in front of him for a while, frowning slightly.
Suddenly, his gaze paused, and he quietly opened the “Director’s” interface.
He tapped on the radar scan. 𝓷𝓸𝓿𝓅𝓊𝓫.𝒸ℴ𝓶
And then, a point on the radar began to flash.
Xu Shuo fell silent.
Seeing that he didn’t speak, the people beside him thought he was contemplating and didn’t disturb him, and consequently, the atmosphere in the entire tent grew more somber.
Luo Kai finished the whole cigarette, stamped out the butt on the ground, and then turned to look.
The young man’s expression seemed somewhat strange.
This strangeness pointed to the way he looked at Luo Kai.
It was an indescribable gaze.
In that instant, goosebumps all over Luo Kai’s body stood on end.
This sense of deja vu reminded him of the time he was asked by the other person, “Are you ill?”
The same sense of crisis!
He slowed his breathing and, without changing his expression, took a half step back and calmly asked, “Did you think of something?”
Xu Shuo murmured an affirmative sound.
Luo Kai took another half step back.
“What is it?”
“!”
The atmosphere grew silent once again.
Some restless elements were stirring.
Eventually, Xu Shuo sighed, looked at him with an expression that said a thousand words, and spoke.
“I remember you’re a Director, right?
Haven’t you thought that this might be an extractable script?”
Luo Kai was stunned.
“!”
“`
He realized what was happening and immediately opened his director radar, then looked at the bright spot that appeared on it.
The point was extremely close.
If there were no surprises, it should be the pitch-black cocoon in front of them.
Luo Kai suddenly fell silent: “…”
In the past, Luo Kai had never extracted a Mutant Script in this world, so his understanding of this area was always a bit dull.
And during this period, the Abyss anomalies had been too many, from remote mountain villages to urban subway stations, even including last night’s underground parking lot, which led Luo Kai to default to killing anything from the Abyss on sight.
But upon careful thought.
The first script they extracted, “Green-skin Train”.
Was also first met with an Abyss reaction!
The Little Ghost wove the train Illusory Realm directly into their vision, showing them those rotting images as if they were there.
At that time, perhaps because the Abyss’s encroachment on this world was not obvious, those ordinary people couldn’t see the anomalies.
But now, after all, times had changed.
Luo Kai wiped his face: “It’s my limited thinking.”
Xu Shuo looked at him without saying a word, his clear and handsome face remained calm, but his pitch-black eyes stared straight at him.
Luo Kai met his gaze and immediately choked up.
He definitely wanted to extract this script.
But it was clear that this script was a Mutant Script, and it might even be a High Rank Abyss Script.
So…
Luo Kai: “…”
Xu Shuo: “…”
Luo Kai: “…Ten thousand points.”
Xu Shuo: staring——
Luo Kai clenched his teeth: “Twenty thousand!”
Xu Shuo remained unmoved.
Luo Kai then hardened his heart: “Thirty thousand!
That’s my final offer!”
Xu Shuo’s gaze turned to the black cocoon, seemingly contemplative, but he still didn’t speak.
This reaction made Luo Kai incredibly distressed, distressed about his own points.
Indeed, after some time, bluffs didn’t work easy anymore.
This guy must have already known about the director’s source of income, that’s why he dared to ask for such a high price!
No, it was too passive for him to be raising the price!
As everyone knows, the person who makes the offer is always at a disadvantage when haggling!
So, Luo Kai simply toughened his tone: “You name your price, and I’ll see if I can accept it!”
Xu Shuo thought for a moment: “Thirty thousand…”
Luo Kai felt both elated and puzzled in his heart.
Xu Shuo: “It’s a deposit, the final payment depends on how you feel after it’s over.”
Luo Kai: “…You drive a hard bargain!”
Deal!
Luo Kai first went outside to speak with the military unit stationed outside the tent, then came back in to open the ‘director’ interface and began operating.
[A team invitation has been initiated nearby, do you wish to join?]
Both were now familiar with the process, and Xu Shuo joined the team.
Immediately afterward, a progress bar appeared out of nowhere.
[Extraction in progress…]
[Extraction complete, players must participate throughout the production, do you wish to proceed?]
[Agree.]
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Whoosh——
The sound of churning water rose to their ears.
Looking out, they were faced with an endless sea, and in the midst of it, a ship with torn sails swayed and drifted along the howling waves.
The ship was rocking violently.
Xu Shuo grabbed the railing to steady himself, then turned his head to look around.
Luo Kai was standing next to him, his face full of surprise, obviously not expecting the script’s setting to be at sea.
Certainly, the Ghost Ship had appeared in the inland rivers.
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