After reading this line of introduction, Su Mingan put away the gem.

……I see.

The clues before and after have been colluded, and he already has a rough understanding of the underworld point of this copy.

Players probably didn't expect that this huge ship, which seemed like it could capsize in a storm at any time, was actually relatively safe.

Because according to the information, the soul race in the At Empire is already very rare. There should be no such dangerous race on the At, which has been strictly checked for identity.

But the seemingly beautiful city on the sea, full of blue sky and white sand... has become a paradise for these murderous races.

Su Mingan glanced out the window. It was already night outside. The waves were gently lapping at the hull of the ship. Other than that, the surroundings were deathly silent.

I don’t know about these players who are in high spirits during the day and say they want to have a good vacation in the sea city...

How are things going at this time in the dark night?

After nightfall, the channel chat is automatically closed. At this time, the lower left corner is quiet, and it is unknown how much the players in the maritime city have lost.

He suddenly heard a system prompt:

"Ding dong!"

[Since the distance between teammate (Lu Shu) and teammate (Lin Yin) is within one thousand meters, the team channel chat is open. 】

[Current team channel members: Su Mingan (captain), Lu Shu, Nuoer, Lin Yin, Mo Wen]

A new interface appears in the lower right corner of the field of view, and the chat channel with the copy can be freely switched.

However, this team channel is also quiet at this time. Night is a special time area and it seems that players are not allowed to communicate with each other.

Moreover, Su Mingan has tried that the count must be counted for ten seconds before speaking, and any movement during the period will interrupt the count. This means that players cannot send messages while fighting.

This kind of regulation may be restricting something.

He looked away from the chat channel, closed the cabinet door, and walked towards the bottom of the bed where the last clue was -

"Dong dong dong."

A knock sounded suddenly outside the door, without any warning of footsteps.

Su Mingan turned around.

The wind and rain were raging outside the dark window, and the sound of raindrops hitting the glass was crackling.

The knocking on the door continued, neither urgent nor slow, maintaining a steady frequency, like ringing a bell.

"Dong dong."

"Dong dong."

Su Mingan remembered that Saya once told him not to go out easily at night, let alone open the door for others...

Although there is a high probability that there are no dangerous souls on the Ater, there may be people with malicious intentions targeting this down-and-out nobleman.

He held the space vibration in his hand, approached the door step by step, and asked softly:

"who?"

"Dong dong."

A steady knock on the door answered him, but other than that, there was silence outside. The door didn't even have a peephole, and was closed so tightly that he couldn't see who was standing outside.

The barrage was very anxious, and the audience was trying to persuade him:

[Don’t open it! Brother Ming’an, don’t open it, there must be something wrong! 】

[Knocking on the door at night, no response, standard ghost story.]

[I have heard a horror story before, saying that if someone knocks on the door at night, you must not open the door, otherwise something will happen because of your kindness...]

[I gradually feel that this book is beginning to rise from the underworld, and the storm is coming at any time...]

[I came back from another live broadcast room. I apologize for what I said in my previous vacation. Damn, what hell is this? How could it be like this? 】

"Dong dong."

The knocking on the door continues.

Su Mingan's right hand held the door handle, and the spatial vibration in his left hand had been charged.

No matter what monsters and monsters are outside, he doesn't believe that with his current strength, he can still be killed by an opening trap.

He yanked the door open——

There was silence outside the corridor, the bright red carpet rolled on the ground, and the rotating golden escalator came into view.

There are no scary monsters or opening doors to kill.

In front of the escalator, a blond girl wearing simple clothes, but unable to hide her elegant temperament, was looking at him with a smile.

Saya, who originally persuaded him not to go out at night during the day, slipped to his door at night.

"Rin, it's time to go." She glanced at him and said in a very soft tone: "Keep your voice down, don't be discovered by the guests in other rooms - by the way, why haven't you changed your clothes yet?"

"Change clothes?" The space in Su Mingan's hand shook and dispersed.

"Yesterday, didn't you promise me to go take a look at the cabin below?" Saya straightened out her clothes. The clothes were made of rough fabric, which caused some pain to her delicate skin.

There was no hair ornament on her head at this time. Her golden hair was combed up with a simple rubber band and tied into a ponytail hanging behind her head, making her look smart and refreshing.

"Rin, go back and change into ordinary clothes." Saya said, "If you dress like this, you will be discovered. I heard that there is a gathering of civilians tonight, so we are very lucky."

Su Mingan understood.

...It turns out that what Saya just said about not going out was lying to the old man.

In fact, this young lady who looked dignified but was actually full of curiosity would sneak out at night and want to invite him to play in the cabin below.

She wanted to go to their party pretending to be a commoner.

"Hold on."

Su Mingan closed the door and found a set of ordinary clothes in the cabinet. The fabric was rough and even prickly. It seemed that the gap between the rich and the poor in this world was indeed quite large.

He put on his clothes, opened the door, and suddenly saw Saya's hands reaching over and placing a mask on his face.

At this time, Saya also wore a rose-red mask on her face, the color as bright as blood.

"Tonight is their mask dance, this thing is very necessary." A light laughter came from Saya's mask, and she seemed very happy: "Rin, let's go."

She turned around and ran downstairs, her steps as free as the summer breeze, her golden ponytail swaying behind her head, like a golden bird flying towards freedom.

Su Mingan followed quickly and also observed the situation of the giant ship at night.

At night, the ship seemed very quiet. The doors from the fourth floor to the first floor were all closed, and there were no nobles moving in the corridors. The whole space seemed to be asleep.

When he went downstairs and saw the wide deck, he saw the heavy rain outside the door.

Thick rain swept outside the door and accumulated a layer on the deck. Wherever he could see, visibility was extremely low, as if darkness had swallowed the front half of the giant ship, leaving only a cabin swaying in the wind and rain.

The sound of sweeping waves was equal to the sound of thunderous rain. In front of the power of nature, the Ater, known as the hope of the empire, seemed extremely small.

"..."

Su Mingan paused on the spot for a moment, and then was suddenly pulled over by Saya beside him.

"Here, you can go down from here." Saya held his hand and pointed to a staircase extending downward next to her, her expression looking very excited.

Through the wooden staircase, which was obviously much simpler, Su Mingan could vaguely see the highly saturated light, with figures surging inside, like waves cast in the light.

Saya walked down first, followed closely by Su Mingan. He heard music getting louder and louder, like rock music, full of exotic customs, and accompanied by people singing loudly.

It was a hall-like underground cabin.

People wear black and gray shabby clothes and various masks, and dance with extremely fast rhythm to the intensive drumbeats. They generally have messy hair, and even the girls' hair is like weeds, but they

The dance movements are very skillful, and the steps are extremely brisk, like a bird spinning and flying in the hall.

Various lights shine on their masks, and this place is as free and unrestrained as a lively nightclub.

...It was completely different from the deathly silence in the corridor upstairs.

The people here seem to suddenly come to life at night.

His and Saya's arrival did not attract people's attention. The place was too chaotic. From time to time, other people came down from other entrances and jumped and joined in. They sang, joked, drank, danced, and cursed.

, smiling and joking to the girls, speaking without restraint, like a group of wild beasts that have broken through their restraints, like birds flying high into the sky.

"Bill - how many bottles did you make today?"

"Seven bottles, seven bottles..."

"Seven bottles? Are you the girl's stomach? Lynch! Give him ten bottles to rinse his mouth!"

…

"Hey, Cass, have you seen that girl? Although you can't see her face, she has a really cool figure!"

"That's the daughter of the Warren family. Although she lives in a lower class cabin like us, her father is not an easy person to talk to. Barney, I advise you to give up."

"Hmph...that guy Warren has very high vision, and he is not a family with a heritage. He wants to marry his daughter to a higher place, without caring about his own status."

"When you board the sea city, whoever finds the treasure first will surely reach the top in one step. That guy Warren is probably very confident in his treasure hunting ability. You know, his family has been good at identifying garbage..."
To be continued...