Chapter 326: Hungry Soup

"Of course I want to know."

Xia De frowned and answered. The swaying ship under his feet made him very uncomfortable, and he had never had the experience of sailing on the sea in the first part of his life.

"I'm different from the others. Although I'm also a pirate on the Fish Bone Pirate Ship, I'll give you a chance. Drink this."

The pig's hooves stepped on the floor and came to the wall, picking up a chipped porcelain bowl from beside the pile of meat. The spoon in the right hand skimmed those transparent liquids from the pot, just enough to fill half a bowl. White steam drifted toward the top of the porcelain bowl, and the pig's hooves held the bowl and stretched toward Xia De, the human face revealing a treacherous expression:

"Drink this. Drink a bowl, and I'll answer one of your questions. Whether you want to leave, want to know the origin of the ship, or want to know the treasure on the ship, I can tell you the answer."

It shook the porcelain bowl at Xia De, the human face revealing a smile full of malice.

Xia De stepped back immediately and didn't speak, but he was actually communicating with her in his heart about the current situation.

The monster in the room didn't urge him, but threw the bowl forward. It landed accurately on the floor at the doorway of the room without spilling a single drop. Because of the ship's swaying, the transparent liquid, which was slightly swaying, presented a strange green halo under the ghostly green flames in the room:

"If you don't get extra information from me, the probability of you being able to walk out is basically 0. I can guarantee that this is not a poison that will kill you immediately; it definitely won't cause your death."

The pig's hooves tapped on the floor, the sound making Xia De feel restless.

Immediately, amidst the sound of bells and whistles, his life ring appeared behind him along with the appearance of steam. The brass-colored metallic ring emitted luster in the ghostly green firelight.

The monster narrowed its eyes and looked at Xia De's life ring. Xia De returned to the doorway, hesitated for a moment, and then bent down to pick up the bowl.

"Oh?"

The monster with a human head, fish body, and pig hooves made a sound.

Xia De certainly wouldn't drink it immediately, but instead, the 【Gluttony】 spiritual rune behind him flickered with dazzling luster. The silver spiritual light of blasphemy almost suppressed the green firelight in the room, and then, Xia De inserted his fingers into the bowl of transparent liquid.

One action completed two purposes. The silver light of blasphemy shone on the surface of the liquid immediately. It was judged as water, so the power belonging to 【Gluttony】 invaded the liquid, covering the original power of the liquid. At the same time, because of the close-range contact, she also gave the answer:

【I can't detect whether it's poisonous, but at least there's no curse. There's very little Whispers element, and I didn't feel the liquid corroding the skin of your fingers.】

But this still couldn't explain what effect this bowl of liquid had, but Xia De couldn't leave because of this. The monster in the room was right; without knowing anything, the possibility of him continuing to walk forward and walking out was very small.

Even if he could maintain his sanity inside the ship, he was only a Second-Ringed Shushi after all.

"Drink your soup, and you'll answer the question?"

Xia De looked up and asked.

"Yes, swear in the name of our Lord 【Lord of the Scarlet Spiral】."

The tone of the sentence uttered by the human face was very suspicious.

Xia De took a deep breath, thought for a moment, and took a sip from the edge of the porcelain bowl that clearly hadn't been washed. After waiting for a moment to confirm that she didn't send any bad news, he slowly drank all the liquid that emitted silver light. It smelled foul, but it tasted like fishy smell that choked people. Clearly, it had successfully accepted the influence of 【Gluttonous Food】, but after drinking it, Xia De didn't feel any feeling of fullness in his stomach.

On the contrary, a terrifying feeling of hunger came from his stomach. This wasn't an illusion, because the next moment, the sound of hunger appeared from inside his body. That feeling made Xia De subconsciously want to find something to eat. All of this wasn't an illusion; after drinking this bowl of soup, he was really hungry.

But compared to the hunger of the body, the elements and spirit in his body were full. The liquid entered his stomach and turned into the purest spiritual flow that a Ringed Shushi could use, then flowed into his body, and was then converted by the life ring, becoming a part of his soul. But limited by the number and level of Xia De's spiritual runes, the surging spirit was only barely accommodated, and he clearly felt the upper limit of spiritual accumulation for the first time.

The feeling of hunger made him take out the small bottle he carried with him, then got some clear water with sorcery, and after processing it with 【Gluttonous Food】, he drank it slowly. The monster in the room watched this scene with a smile and didn't stop him.

Xia De soon knew why the other party didn't stop him, because after drinking this water, not only did he not feel full, but he became even hungrier. At the same time, more spirit was added to his body.

"If you hadn't happened to use the power of 【Gluttony】 to process my soup, after drinking it, you should have already pounced in and gnawed on these reserve rations of mine."

The monster pointed to the bloody corpse pieces piled up against the wall with a smile:

"Your gluttony is very strong, so you can still maintain your sanity. But you drank it, and before you leave this ship, you will become more and more hungry, and the more you eat, the hungrier you will be. But it's not without benefits. Before leaving the ship, any food you eat will be converted into spirit, which is an extraordinary benefit for any extraordinary person in any era."

"I knew it wouldn't be that simple."

Xia De clutched his stomach and shook his head, then threw the bowl in his hand into the room, gritting his teeth and asking:

"Answer my question, how should I safely find the captain and find out the way to leave?"

This was actually two questions.

"I thought you would ask how to leave, didn't expect you to already know about the captain?"

The monster with a human head, fish body, and pig hooves said, but shook its head again:

"Asking for the way to leave, you have to negotiate it yourself. However, I can tell you how to find him. It's very simple. The captain is in the ship's cabin under our feet, staying with a group of rude sailors without taste."

It only wore a dirty black apron, and it was hard to imagine anything more tasteless than it.

"Walk to the end along the corridor on this floor. You will probably encounter some dangers, but except for those that must be fought, absolutely don't pay attention to others. In this way, the possibility of seeing the captain alive is greatly enhanced. For someone like you who can maintain a high degree of sanity in the ship's cabin, the probability of leaving is actually very high. You need to consider..."

The monster with a human face and fish features maintained that disgusting smile:

"How to get more benefits here."

"Are you tempting me? No, I still think life is the most important."

Xia De clutched his stomach and shook his head.

"That is to say, you refuse the second bowl?"

The monster with a human head shook the empty bowl at Xia De. Xia De felt his body's hunger situation and considered it again and again, thinking that he could still drink another bowl:

"No, please give me a second bowl."

The human head made a pig-like laugh. It was laughing at Xia De. It scooped half a bowl of soup from the pot with the spoon for Xia De again, and then threw the bowl to the doorway of the room.

The sound of the thunderstorm outside was abnormally muffled, and the creaking sound made by the ship's swaying made people suspect that this ship would fall apart immediately. Xia De looked at the monster beside the pot, and the latter also looked at it while holding the bowl:

"I bet you will definitely drink this third bowl." ===== CHAPTER 327 =====

"Second question, how do I find my companion?"

Xia De did not care about any treasure; life and the friends by his side were his true treasure, and he was still worried about Miss Princess. In fact, having arrived at the harbor city, the outlander had already guessed who the other person was, so it was impossible for him to leave her here.

Moreover, there was still danger on the road ahead; if someone could walk it together, the possibility of leaving would be much greater.

"Not seeking wealth, but instead caring about a companion?"

The monster in the room reached out to take the empty bowl Xia De had tossed over. The human head on the fish body narrowed its eyes to look at Xia De, the eerie yellow pupils rolling back to reveal the whites of the eyes:

"Everyone is on this ship, and everyone is not on the same ship. From the moment this ship first appeared, it has continuously hunted for the Great One who grants us power, but it also selects special individuals from the food to become crew members. The crew are all on the ship, but they are all on different ships, used to accelerate the ship's capture progress of outsiders... Your companion is right here."

Although these words were somewhat difficult to understand, it likely meant parallel spaces, where everyone was adventuring alone on this ship. At the same time, this explained why Xia De had only encountered two "crew members" so far, as the other crew members had to face other passengers plundered by the pirate ship.

Thinking that there were probably a hundred special individuals here who would be classified as "Relics" after leaving the ship, Xia De couldn't help but feel his scalp tingle. But Miss Princess said this was only a Sage-level Relic, which meant the crew absolutely could not leave the ship, and even the "Fish Bone Pirate Ship" itself would not approach the edges of civilization. It operated in the deep sea, appeared at a very low frequency, posed no threat to civilization, carried no curses, and did not spread anything; it simply hunted in the deep sea, snatched people away, and that was the end of it. This was likely the reason why such a dangerous thing only had a Sage-level rating.

"You still haven't told me how I am to find my companion."

Xia De said immediately.

"It's very simple. You can negotiate with the captain to see if he has that mercy. But you can also negotiate with me; drink another bowl, and if your companion isn't dead yet, I will help you bring them here. If you cannot endure it, I would be very happy for you to become my kitchen assistant. You are the type who can become a crew member, someone granted eternal life by my Lord."

The monster used a neutral pronoun, took the empty bowl Xia De tossed back, and for the third time used a ladle to scoop the liquid from the pot into the bowl. Its hooves were very steady; the liquid level was almost exactly the same every time.

Outside, the sound of the thunderstorm was unusually dull, and the creaking sounds made by the ship as it swayed made one suspect that the ship would fall apart at any moment. Xia De looked at the monster beside the pot, and the latter also held the bowl and looked at him:

"I bet you will definitely drink this third bowl."