Fishing Master Agui
"Ghost, you came just in time."
Lin Yuan hid the fishing rod behind his back and said mysteriously,
"Guess what I prepared for you."
Ghost scratched his head, "Jie jie jie jie," he couldn't guess!
Lin Yuan laughed,
"You definitely won't be able to guess."
Lin Yuan's hand reached out from behind,
holding a dark green fishing rod.
"An Epic-rank fishing rod."
"Surprised?" Lin Yuan asked with a smile.
"Gah!" The Soul Fire in Ghost's eyes flickered violently,
almost leaping out.
A surprise,
this was truly a huge surprise!
Previously, Lin Yuan had repaid Ghost's one billion loan,
leaving Ghost free of worries.
Ghost was thinking of taking out another loan to buy a diamond-rank fishing rod,
but now, it was completely unnecessary.
With an Epic-rank fishing rod, Ghost no longer cared for a diamond-rank fishing rod.
Reaching out to take the fishing rod, Ghost immediately equipped it.
His Fishing skills leveled up,
changing from Advanced to Master-rank.
Ghost swung the fishing rod to test the feel.
"Jie jie jie jie!"
From now on, please call me Fishing Master Ghost.
Just as Ghost was happily celebrating, Lin Yuan abruptly asked,
"Did you find the treasure chest?"
"Gah?"
The treasure chest—
it was completely empty, described best as having nothing but four bare walls.
Ghost spread his hands, indicating there was no treasure chest in the cave at all.
"There isn't one?" Lin Yuan turned to look at Wells.
Lin Yuan narrowed his eyes,
his voice slightly deep,
"You are lying to me."
Hearing Lin Yuan's words, Wells shivered,
and quickly offered the prepared explanation he had ready for Lin Yuan.
"There is no treasure chest!"
"That's impossible."
"The treasure chest was clearly in the cave before."
Wells furrowed his brows and said as if suddenly enlightened,
"Warlord Kaliserus must have taken it."
"But even if he took the treasure chest, it's useless."
"To open the treasure chest, you must have the key in the Brave One's hand."
Wells looked at the Golden Key in Lin Yuan's hand and said,
"As long as the Brave One can defeat Warlord Kaliserus, the treasure chest will still be yours."
Since Kalithers wasn't nearby,
Lin Yuan had no way to verify it.
Therefore, Wells pinned the blame on Kalithers.
"Oh, is that so?" Lin Yuan said casually.
"That is absolutely the case," Wells quickly replied.
"Kalithers is extremely greedy; he collects all the treasures in the entire area."
"The treasure chest must be in his Treasure Room right now."
"You seem to know quite a lot." Lin Yuan smiled faintly.
"Weren't you locked in a cage the whole time? How do you know these things?"
"Could it be that you used to work for Kalithers?"
The speaker had no intention, but the listener took it to heart.
Wells' heart sank,
thinking: *Could my true identity have been discovered by him?*
*That shouldn't be the case.*
*It seems I need to be more careful with what I say and how I act.*
*This human's subordinate is incredibly powerful and ruthless. I should just leave him for Kalithers to deal with.*
Facing Lin Yuan's questioning,
Wells acted with unwavering integrity.
"The Brave One must be joking. How could I work for a tyrannical fellow like Kalithers?"
"As a Bluefin Royal, there is no way I would ever submit."
"He captured me to threaten my clansmen and force them to mine for him."
"I implore the Brave One to help rescue my clansmen from Kalithers."
"I will do anything if you can save my clansmen."
What an act. He could really act!
Hearing this response, Lin Yuan almost laughed out loud.
Now Lin Yuan was finally certain:
this guy had definitely worked for Kalithers before, perhaps even as a trusted lackey.
The reason he was locked up was likely because he refused Kalithers' demand that the entire Bluefin Clan become miners,
or, there was another possibility:
this son of a bitch Wells didn't care about his clansmen at all.
Getting locked up might have been a deliberate act of the Self-Inflicted Injury Stratagem.
The Escort Mission was a complete and utter trap,
designed specifically to prevent players from achieving Perfect Clearance of the Deep Sea Cage.
Considering that the Deep Sea Cage had existed for many years without anyone achieving Perfect Clearance,
Lin Yuan felt this possibility was extremely high.
Therefore, Lin Yuan's gaze toward Wells became strange.
"Saving your clansmen?"
"That's easy enough."
"First, bark like a dog for me."
"Bark... like a dog!" Wells' eyes were filled with shock.
He hadn't expected Lin Yuan to make such a demand—it was a complete insult!
That's right,
Lin Yuan was insulting Wells.
After knowing this guy was a Traitor,
Lin Yuan didn't treat him like a person at all.
He made this demand specifically to humiliate Wells,
hoping to provoke him into turning Red Name (hostile) so he could seize the opportunity to break his legs,
and then have Ghost torture him,
until they met Kalithers.
"Brave One, that joke is not funny at all." Wells gave a dry laugh.
"The path ahead has many traps. I can help you point out a safe route."
"No need," Lin Yuan said expressionlessly.
"Didn't you say you would do anything to save your clansmen?"
"Or were you lying to me just now?"
"No, I absolutely did not lie to you." Wells shook his head vigorously.
"Then do as I say." Lin Yuan turned around, hands in his pockets.
"Otherwise, I can't guarantee that these Undead won't attack your clansmen."
Wells glanced around.
The Undead surrounding him all looked extremely bloodthirsty,
eager to kill every enemy in sight.
Without Lin Yuan's command,
the Bluefin Clan members would likely be slaughtered by these Undead.
Wells lowered his head, his eyes filled with humiliation and hatred.
He opened his mouth,
"Woof! Woof! Woof!"
"That's better," Lin Yuan said without turning his head.
"Since you've become my dog, I will naturally take responsibility for you."
"Don't worry, I will free your clansmen from slavery."
Lin Yuan's power was beyond doubt.
If he wished,
he could certainly save the lives of mere Bluefin Miners.
But why save them?
They were all experience!
Although each one only gave 100 experience,
even a toad's skin is still meat.
Moreover, Lin Yuan had only said he would free the Bluefin Clan members from slavery.
Applying Wells' own logic,
killing them would also count as freeing them.
Lin Yuan imagined saving all the Bluefin clansmen first,
and then killing them all right in front of Wells.
Wells would probably break down.
That scene would definitely be very interesting.
A smile appeared on Lin Yuan's lips.
"Hahahahaha!"
Ghost seemed to sense his master's thoughts.
His gaze swept over Wells, and he also began to laugh.
"Jie jie jie jie!"
Hearing the laughter, Wells felt a chill run down his spine,
as if something terrifying was about to happen.