Online Game: Crazy Skeleton-Chapter 1623 - 1436 Welfare Task

"Next time this opportunity comes around, it’s Little Yue’s turn."

The creamy pretty boy couldn’t stand the smoker’s showing-off attitude and said to him, "The one you should be most thankful for is Overturning Water, you know that?"

"Haha, I don’t need that, it’s such a buzzkill, I’m off to do quests!"

With a hearty laugh, Su Ran led them into the hall, immediately noticing the golden Mudman sitting on the throne.

"Humans, why have you only just arrived? You really dawdle!"

The giant mud clump showed dissatisfaction, his voice booming like a bell, a world apart from that previous mound of mud!

"Holy moly, is that really the gold mud clump from before? The difference is way too big, isn’t it?"

The smoker muttered under his breath, a bit incredulous at the sight of this new mud body.

"They say a girl changes at eighteen, but I didn’t realize that mud could have its handsome day as well!"

Having seen the Mudman’s imposing appearance, Gu Yue suddenly felt some regret, unsure if giving up the Pet Egg was the right or wrong choice...

"Senior, if you have any last words—err, I mean, any quests, just tell us! We’ll do our best to complete them!"

Su Ran took a couple of steps forward, steering the conversation towards the quest at hand.

"Humans, I need your help to retrieve my lost eyeball, but this task will not be easy for you."

The Soul Fire flickered in the Mudman’s eye sockets as he scanned the group, "I have a clue that can aid you. Beneath the glacier sea lies an octopus that stole one of my eyes. If you can kill it, you’d be avenging me as well!"

"What?"

Upon hearing this quest, the five voiced their shock in unison, all dumbstruck.

Eyeballs?

Aren’t those the same as the round, muddy orbs?!

"What’s with those faces you’re making? Did I say something wrong?"

The Mudman jumped in surprise, unable to understand why the humans were making such expressions, his newly installed heart involuntarily quivering.

"No, we’re just shocked by the task. Senior, the glacier sea area is so vast, how are we supposed to search? How is this any different from searching for a needle in a haystack?"

Su Ran sighed, "Look at my teammates, how troubled they all are..."

Before he could finish his sentence, the creamy pretty boy couldn’t help but burst into laughter, and the others followed suit, with Youtong laughing so hard she even shed tears.

Seeing this, the Mudman’s face darkened.

"Well, don’t be angry, senior. They’re probably just overwhelmed; the difficulty of this task is a bit too much to accept."

Su Ran cursed inwardly, these guys dropping the ball at the crucial moment. Now was the time to haggle, but how could they ask for more while laughing like this?

Damn, a bunch of deadweights!

The smoker stared at Su Ran, dumbfounded, as if seeing him for the first time. Wow, the guy’s ability to lie with his eyes open was too slick!

"I’m going outside for some fresh air."

The creamy pretty boy, covering his mouth, ran off to the side and crouched down, his shoulders shuddering, seemingly unable to hold it in any longer.

"Little sis Xiaosheng, wait for me!"

Youtong ran after, her laughter not ceasing all the way.

"Senior, look at them, they’ve run off to cry over there. With such a difficult task, won’t you..."

Before Su Ran could finish speaking, Gu Yue interrupted him.

"I’m going to check on Little Yue’s sister."

Gu Yue had a rather peculiar expression on her face. It was clear she was struggling to hold something in. She couldn’t wait for Su Ran to finish talking and hurriedly ran to Creamy Little Yue’s side. Like her, she squatted down on the ground and started shaking her shoulders, also making weird cooing noises.

"Great, now another one’s started crying. Senior, do you really have the heart to see us in such distress?"

Su Ran glanced at Big Smoker, quite satisfied with his dumbfounded performance. At crucial moments, it’s reliable men like him you can depend on. If they cracked up over such a trivial matter, how could they ever make it in the jianghu?

"Senior, look, this one has just short-circuited."

Just as Su Ran was about to take advantage of the situation, Big Smoker beat him to speaking up.

"Brother Overturning Water, hold up, if I don’t leave now I’m going to be talked to death."

After quickly finishing his sentence, Big Smoker left Su Ran hanging there and walked to the entrance of the castle, where he began to question his life choices.

"Human, I’ve lived for tens of thousands of years and still can’t see where they are feeling sad. What are you trying to convey, just spit it out, don’t beat around the bush with me!"

The old Mudman, having lived long enough to become quite perceptive, could easily see through Su Ran’s cunning thoughts. However, it did admire the black-robed human before it, able to lie through his teeth without even cracking a smile. That’s a real skill.

"Senior is wise. I was indeed hoping to seek some material assistance from you. This task is so difficult, especially that octopus in the glacial environment - the icy waters are bitterly cold. It would be very hard for the five of us to complete this daunting task, but with your help, it would be different, don’t you agree?"

Su Ran sincerely said, laying out his thoughts on the table. At this point, any opportunity to swindle something extra was worth the shot.

"That reason is faultless."

The Mudman wasn’t angry but pondered seriously for a moment before continuing, "It’s my oversight that I didn’t consider your feelings. This Bait Treasure Box, I gift it to you, in hopes that it can be of assistance."

"Bait Treasure Box? What the heck is that?"

Su Ran subconsciously thought this box was for holding earthworms. With such a minor item, how valuable could it be?

In disdain, he curled his lips, too lazy to even receive it.

"Overturning Water, take it quickly!"

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"Thank you for your generous gift, Senior!"

Once Su Ran heard that, he immediately understood the worth of the treasure box and snatched it without any courtesy.

"Go on, I await your good news."

The Mudman, without overthinking and still a bit worried, cautioned, "This second eyeball, you’ll have to find it yourselves. I don’t know its whereabouts and can’t help you. When you’ve collected all the eyeballs, come back to see me."

"Senior, won’t you reconsider..."

"Scram."

"Okay."

Su Ran promptly took his leave, experienced in such exchanges. Since he couldn’t squeeze any more out of the big guy, there was no need to waste words.

After leaving Mud Castle, the party of five didn’t go far, sneaking off to an unoccupied corner as if hatching a plan, crowding together.

"You guys are still too naive. If you hadn’t laughed, I could have swindled some more treasure out of it."

Su Ran shook his head discontentedly, complaining, "Is it that hard to play along? Really!"

"Brother Overturning Water, at that moment, you were the only one capable of not cracking up."

Big Smoker was admiringly bowled over, asking out of curiosity, "Have you done this kind of thing before? It felt like you’ve rehearsed it many times, even fooling the BOSS!"

"Nonsense, just look where I got this gear from."

Not taking it seriously, Su Ran turned to Creamy Little Yue, "Isn’t this Bait Treasure Box just a box for fish bait? What’s there to get excited about?"