Infinity: Others play games with krypton gold, I play games with krypton life

Could it be that the royal family's capture of mermaids angered the sea god, leading to the disaster of sea monsters?

The uneasiness in everyone's hearts grew as the speculation grew.

How much does Her Majesty know?

Perhaps from the beginning, the Queen...

Everyone was frightened by their own guesses and cast inquiring glances at their companions, but all they got was the same confusion.

Does such a dynasty still have a future?

"absurd!"

One sentence cut off everyone's terrible thoughts.

"William, you really disappoint me." The Queen had no explanation, and no way to explain.

She just stared at William calmly, and pronounced the sentence word by word, "William Charlemagne, your actions have harmed the people of the dynasty and brought shame to the royal family. From today on, you will no longer be named Charlemagne. On behalf of the entire family, I will remove you from the family. The dynasty does not need a crown prince like you."

The Queen, who was always gentle and kind, was rarely so angry. Everyone on the deck knelt down, burying their heads in disgust at their previous thoughts. How could they doubt the Queen's character and question the future of the dynasty?

Seeing everyone leaning towards the Queen without even questioning her, William was shocked and began to wonder if the Queen was also a player? What powerful mass confusion skills did she use?

William looked at the one-eyed first mate who was glaring at him in panic, and couldn't help wondering if he was also a player? Otherwise, why would he keep biting him?

And the captain, how could an ordinary person be so strong? One against ten monsters. Is he also a player?

William was still immersed in the panic of being surrounded by players, and he saw something strange in everyone. His eyes met that mermaid, and he instantly retracted his neck in fear.

Xiao Qianchuan looked back from time to time and found the other person's startled expression very amusing.

This player's mental quality is not good!

"I'm sorry! It's my fault that I didn't discipline William well and caused you harm. I'm setting you free now."

"No."

Ignoring everyone's gaze, the first mate screamed, "We can't let it go. Everyone has just seen that mermaids can deal with sea monsters. Let's keep it on the boat, at least until we return safely."

Xiao Qianchuan laughed. This guy still wanted to use him as a shield!

He turned and looked at the captain with resentment, and his meaning was obvious.

It's your people, so you take care of them.

Captain Ling stood up and approached the first mate without saying a word, and the crowd quickly separated to both sides.

Seeing this, the one-eyed first mate shut up completely and turned to run. But as soon as he took a step, he was kicked down, and the whip behind his waist was pulled off, and the first mate instantly trembled like a sieve.

"Snapped!"

As the whip fell, the one-eyed first mate immediately wailed for mercy.

But the strength in Captain Ling's hands did not decrease but increased. He whipped the man one after another, making him roll on the ground. Soon, the first mate's body was covered with torn flesh.

The screams were endless, and everyone felt that it was what they deserved.

After a round of whipping, Captain Ling finally stopped. The first mate lay on the ground motionless. It turned out that he had fainted.

The crew shook their heads. Captain Ling had shown mercy. Otherwise, according to the rules at sea, such a traitor should have his hands and feet tied and sunk into the sea.

Looking up and meeting Ling's flattering gaze, Xiao Qianchuan knew that it was not over yet.

"Get a bucket of water."

At Captain Ling's command, a sailor immediately came with a bucket and poured the water over his head without any instructions.

"Ah... um... don't! Don't!"

The first mate was only fainted for a moment and was awakened by the next whip. But he couldn't bear it anymore, so he pretended to be fainted to escape the punishment. But who knew that the damn guy had several large barrels of fresh water stored on the deck and went down to get a bucket of sea water instead.

The icy cold sea water washed over his whole body, and the excruciating pain from his wounds being corroded by the sea salt made him unable to bear it any longer, and he cried out for mercy.

"Please let me go! Captain, I'm sorry... I was wrong. Woohoo... I shouldn't have done that, and I don't dare to do it again..."

The first mate's face was covered with snot, blood and tears. The burly man, who was nearly two meters tall, curled up on the ground and cried miserably.

In response to such a plea for mercy, Captain Ling simply waved the whip expressionlessly.

"You have nothing to be sorry for me. You are sorry for the eleven brothers who died. I will pay you back tenfold. I have just finished the 101st whipping, and I still need nine more."

He gritted his teeth and endured the last few lashes, thinking that it was over, but the next lash still landed on him. The first mate collapsed and shouted, "Haven't we already paid it back? Why... are you still hitting me?"

"Brothers have paid back their debts, and now you owe him the next one."

Captain Ling pointed the whip at the mermaid, and the first mate felt a chill in his heart, knowing that it was all over.

I don't know how many times he was whipped. He fainted and was then splashed with water to wake himself up, but he couldn't even scream. The clothes on his body were torn and embedded in his flesh, almost exposing his bones.

Those who just thought that the captain should not show mercy could not bear to watch it anymore.

The first mate lay motionless in a pool of blood, his eyes becoming unfocused and he was about to breathe his last. No one expected that the man would plead for mercy.

"Stop."

Ling retracted the whip, wiped off the blood that splashed on his face, turned his head and asked softly, "Is that enough?"

Glancing at the people on the deck who were struggling to breathe, Xiao Qianchuan nodded, "That's enough."

As soon as the tense atmosphere eased, people began to worry about what to do if the sea monster really attacked again?

Do we really want to let this mermaid go?

Noticing the commotion in the crowd and knowing that the lives of everyone on the ship were at stake, the queen hesitated before speaking.

"Although this is a little difficult to say and I am ashamed, we need your help. Are you willing to escort us back? I will guarantee your safety and freedom. Of course, if you want to leave now, I will never stop you."

Xiao Qianchuan suddenly smiled as he didn't expect the Queen to ask for his opinion.

"As you command, my queen. I am willing to escort you back home as long as you promise never to hunt mermaids again."

After receiving the other party's consent, the queen felt relieved and became more certain of her thoughts.

Mermaids are indeed beautiful and kind creatures!

"Thank you. When I return, I will definitely write 'forbidden to hunt mermaids' into the laws of the dynasty and impose the heaviest punishment."

[Main quest progress 90%]

Xiao Qianchuan and the Queen smiled at each other, and the joy of surviving the disaster infected everyone on the ship.

Everyone hugged each other and cheered loudly.

Only Captain Ling had a solemn expression, and his words pushed everyone's hearts into the deep sea.

"We can't return."

"Why? Why can't we return home? Let's end this damn game! I don't want to play it anymore."

William's frantic questioning left everyone on the boat confused.

Xiao Qianchuan knew it, but he couldn't understand it.

[Main quest progress 80%]

The sudden reminder in his ears made Xiao Qianchuan's heart tremble. The task progress had reached 90%, and it was obviously about to be completed, so why did it suddenly regress by 10%?

William's state was also not right. Judging from the opponent's previous actions, this player really didn't want to play anymore. The murderous intent in his eyes just now really wanted to kill himself and the queen, the key NPC. He didn't want to be the first to kill, nor did he want to clear the level, and he was not even afraid of losing the game.

Where does he get the confidence from?

Suddenly Xiao Qianchuan thought of something and looked down at his system panel. Sure enough, he saw a special item in the current points redeemable column.

[Exit Ticket: A one-time consumable item that allows the user to forgo a game mission below S level (how many points it sells for is not because it is only worth so much, but because you only have so much. This is a gamble that belongs to you. Will the player choose to go all in?)]

After reading the item description, Xiao Qianchuan almost laughed out loud. It turned out that this player had jumped into a pig-killing scheme!

This is really interesting.

He had originally planned to fight back and teach William a lesson. But now it seemed that he didn't need to worry about it. As long as the game continued, it would be enough to make the other party feel uncomfortable.

Thinking of William's arrogant look at the dinner, Xiao Qianchuan really wanted to appreciate the player's frustrated look. But when he looked up, he was stunned.

William: "What's wrong with this ship? Why can't it return? I want it now, immediately, right away...you...what are you looking at?"

As he was yelling, William also realized something was wrong. He felt a warm sensation under his nose and a sticky, salty taste on his lips. He raised his hand to wipe it off, then looked down and was startled.

"Blood! Blood... Why again..."

"When did you first start having nosebleeds?"

Captain Ling finally spoke, but he did not answer the doubts in everyone's mind about why they could not return, but was concerned about the health of the eldest prince... No! William?

This is really confusing.