Walking on the streets of Ghost Island, Li Tai'an could clearly feel a strange smell permeating the air.

It was a mixed smell mixed with alcohol, powder, food, etc., and Li Tai'an could also distinguish a faint smell of blood from it. Just from this smell, Li Tai'an once again raised the risk factor of Ghost Island to a higher level.

Equally chaotic is the surrounding environment.

The streets were filled with scattered people, all wearing black robes, and their entire faces looked unusually pale.

It is a kind of paleness caused by lack of sunlight and hiding in the shadows all year round.

Some people were drunk on the ground, with a lot of obscenities in their mouths and a huge wine bottle in their hands.

Some people were fighting on the street. If they disagreed, they started fighting directly. What's more, they even pulled out their weapons and stabbed people in the body.

The people around him not only didn't stop him, but actually watched all this with great excitement.

A small raised stone platform was mostly surrounded by many people. They shouted excitedly: "Big, big, small, small." They kept throwing money in their hands onto the stone platform.

Drinking, fighting, gambling, and killing, these things happen openly and openly on the streets of Onigashima. No one can stop it, and no one wants to stop it.

"I never imagined that there is such a place in Liguo. It is simply a paradise for criminals." Huang Gou whispered.

Ming She nodded and commented similarly: "This can also be seen as the difference between Qingrui Kingdom and Li Kingdom. If it were Ji Tianhe, it would be impossible for him to allow such a place in his own country."

Fortunately, Li Tai'an and the others had conducted corresponding investigations when they walked in, so at this moment, they were also wearing black robes, and they were not much different from the people around them.

The yellow dog walked at the front to clear the way. Anyone who wanted to get close to them would be beaten away by the yellow dog. Facing these people, they took action without any psychological burden.

At first, there were still people who wanted to regain their position, but looking at the powerful Li Taian and his party, they retracted these thoughts. As long as this group of outsiders are ruthless enough, in terms of means, they are really not inferior to them. What.

Therefore, although the ghost island was very chaotic, Li Taian and the others were still safe and sound along the way.

Entering an inn without a signboard, Ming She's explanation sounded again: "This is a relatively stable place on Ghost Island. Although there are many people gathered, because the people behind the inn are somewhat capable, no one dares to cause trouble. , if we want to inquire about any news, this is the best place."

Entering the inn, there are seven or eight tables scattered in the lobby.

There were at least a dozen people sitting around one table, so the hall was relatively crowded.

The moment Li Tai'an and the others walked in, everyone looked at them. Such new faces often attracted greater attention.

It’s just that people in the hall also understand that it still requires a certain amount of skill to be able to walk in from the ghost island without incident.

There were no empty tables and no one to entertain them, so Li Tai'an and the others could only walk to the shopkeeper's position.

A man with a sharp mouth and monkey cheeks stood behind the wooden platform. The moment Li Tai'an and the others came in, he looked at them all over, stroking the beard at the corner of his mouth with his fingers, and there were cunning gleams in his small eyes.

"Is that the shopkeeper? Here's a bottle of wine." The voice coming out of Li Tai'an's mouth was hoarse. In order to protect his identity, he still made some disguises, including his current appearance, which is no longer his original appearance.

It was replaced by an ordinary middle-aged face, which matched the hoarse voice just right.

"Twenty taels!" The shopkeeper with a sharp mouth and monkey cheeks stretched out two fingers and said calmly.

"This is too expensive, what kind of wine is worth twenty taels?" Li Taian frowned.

The shopkeeper nodded: "It's only twenty taels. If you want to drink, just go away. If you don't want to drink, just get out. At the same time, seeing that you are new here, I might as well tell you to buy wine from me, buy a pot, and give you a message. As for

It’s up to you to judge the authenticity of the news.”

Li Tai'an pondered for a while, then took out a silver ingot from his arms, pressed it on the table, and slowly pushed it towards the shopkeeper: "Here are forty taels. I only want one pot of wine. How much news can I exchange for another pot of wine?"

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The shopkeeper took the silver ingot, carefully examined it for a while, then put it in his arms, then took a jug of wine from the cabinet behind him and placed it on the table.

The wine jug is very small, one size smaller than the smallest wine jug outside. This shows that there is indeed no order on this ghost island.

The shopkeeper stretched out two fingers again, "A bottle of wine is also only worth a piece of news, and I don't accept refunds or returns here."

His meaning was very clear. Even if Li Tai'an was dissatisfied with the result, even if he didn't want the news, it would be impossible to get the silver ingot back from him.

Li Taian nodded. This place was already pretty good, and Li Taian didn't want to force anything to change.

As for the pot of wine, Ming She took it away. Li Tai'an and Huang Gou didn't drink much, and Yan Zhi never ate anything from outside.

Ming She drinks and likes to drink, so when Yin Xiaohe is around, the two of them often get together for a drink.

As for whether there is anything in the wine, Ming She doesn't care at all.

What a joke, he is the beast of disaster, what poison can be more poisonous than him?

"The first news is, let's talk about the situation on this ghost island."

Although Naing She has already done a simple investigation on Ghost Island, those things are only the most superficial information on Ghost Island. What Li Taian wants is the truly useful information on Ghost Island.

"This ghost island is a lawless place with no order. A large number of bandits have fled here to avoid being pursued by the government. No one can control them, and no one has the ability to control them.

Most of these wandering bandits became water bandits, or pirates.

Overall, there is not much power on Ghost Island. After all, if it is established today and eradicated tomorrow, it does not make much sense.

But it can’t be said that it really doesn’t happen. As I said just now, the most common people on this ghost island are pirates, so as long as you can have a ship and can protect the ship, you have a place on this ghost island.

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After all, only when you have a ship can you go to sea, and only when you go to sea can these pirates make money. Only when they have money can they continue to do evil."

The shopkeeper spoke very slowly and in detail.

"Then comes the second news. On this ghost island, there are a total of five people who can take out boats. We call them the five ship kings in the east, west, south, north, and middle. Where they come from, no one knows. Their ships

Where it comes from, no one knows either.

The most powerful among them is King Bei Chuan. His large ship seems to have been built by Li Guo. As for why it is in his hands, I don’t know.

Because it was built by Li Guo, his ships are sturdier compared to those built by private citizens, and they also attract the largest number of people."

"The King of Northern Ships..." Li Tai'an said the name softly, but he didn't know if the King of Northern Ships would go to sea in the near future.

"Third news, in the near future, any shipping kings in Guida have plans to go to sea?"

"King of North Ship!" The shopkeeper stared at Li Tai'an and smiled, as if he had already guessed the third question.

With three words, I made ten taels of silver, which was indeed a huge profit.

Li Tai'an smiled, took out a twenty-tael silver ingot from his pocket again, and slowly handed it to the shopkeeper.

"What was he doing at sea?"

The shopkeeper took the silver ingot, confirmed the weight again, and then slowly said: "I heard that someone discovered a small island to the west of Ghost Island. There is a possibility of hiding treasures on that small island, so Beifuan

The king’s purpose is also very simple, to make a fortune and at the same time to loot a lot so that he can survive this winter.”

The sea is extremely vast, and no one knows what is at the end of the sea. But after exploring the sea for a period of time, I gradually understood that the sea is not all the sea, but there are floating islands, and some islands have

Some Aboriginal people also have many lost treasures.

Not every time you go to sea, you can return safely.

Therefore, exploring these small islands is what the pirates of Ghost Island like to do the most. Even if there is really nothing to gain, it is still a good thing to loot a wave of local fishermen when they come back.

They even dared to plunder Liguo's merchant ships if they had business dealings with them. For this group of pirates, as long as there was money to be made, there was nothing they were afraid of.

"I have another piece of news about the other four shipping kings. Do you want to hear it?"

Li Tai'an shook his head, he had no idea about the news.

"The last one asked, how much do you know about the giant sea beasts that have been rumored these days?"

The giant sea monster is the fundamental reason why Li Taian went to Ghost Island.

Hearing what Li Tai'an said, the shopkeeper was stunned for a moment. He didn't expect that Li Tai'an would ask about this news.

"The giant beast on the sea, the first person to discover it should be Dong Ship Wang. According to him, the giant beast is hidden under the water and is bigger than their ships. You know, although Dong Ship King's ship is not as big as

Let’s go to the North Ship King, but the whole ship is nearly thirty meters long, so it can be considered a big ship.

But the shadow of the giant beast under the water is larger than the boat. It can be imagined that this giant beast must be at least forty or fifty meters tall.

The second person who discovered him was the merchant ship Liguo. The merchant ship was robbed by King Bei Chuan. The generals who led the troops survived, but did you know that when King Bei Chuan attacked them, they almost

There was no resistance, in other words, they seemed to be rushing to surrender.

Later, King Bei Chuan asked and found out that they encountered a giant beast on the sea. It had a thick and long neck, sticking out of the water and much higher than their boat pole.

Above the neck is a ferocious animal head, similar to a snake, but not quite the same.

As for the huge body of the giant beast, it was still hidden in the water, so they didn't see it.

And the general said that the giant beast launched an attack on them, and they had almost no means of resistance. It was only when the giant beast suddenly gave up and turned away at the end that they were able to survive."

After Li Tai'an listened, he looked at the shopkeeper and asked again: "Just these two pieces of news? Is there anything else?"

The shopkeeper shook his head and said: "There is a lot of news about the giant beasts, but most of them are fabricated out of thin air and have little value. To be honest, I wouldn't believe the two I just mentioned if they weren't the North Ship King and the East Ship King.

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Li Tai'an nodded, "Thank you."

Then he was ready to turn around and leave.

"etc!"

But at this time, the shopkeeper did call Li Tai'an, and he asked with a smile: "I have another news here, I think you will be interested."

After finishing speaking, he stretched out a hand and said calmly: "Fifty taels! I will tell you the news."
To be continued...