Harboring sinister intentions.

Su Changxing rubbed his chin, feeling something was off. If killing such monsters was the only way to obtain Black Night Coins, then why did that beggar player have Black Coins?

The logic didn’t add up; there must be other ways to obtain Black Coins.

That half-rotten face sank into the water, like a large block of ice gradually melting in hot water, turning into some black liquid, reminiscent of squid ink.

[Killed ??, obtained seven Black Coins]

???

What the hell?

Su Changxing was momentarily stunned. He originally intended to check the killing information to see exactly what this thing was, but it didn’t show anything, just two question marks above.

Could it be that this thing’s name is just ??.

"But that’s unlikely."

Su Changxing looked at the blood and flesh floating on the sea surface, as well as the pieces of the ship, thinking that this thing was just overturned in the stomach, leaving behind residue.

Fortunately, he reacted quickly and retreated onto the Horror Ghost Ship in time. If he had been a few seconds slower, it might have caused a big problem.

The whole process seemed calm on the surface, but was extremely perilous.

Su Changxing asked Kasmin beside him, "Are the other heretics the same? Will they all turn into such terrifying monsters?"

Kasmin thought for a moment, then shook her head, saying, "Actually, it’s also my first time seeing this. I just heard that these heretics will turn into monsters, so we need to exterminate them."

"I’m not too sure about the specifics, but I think it won’t be this terrifying, he’s probably an exception."

Su Changxing nodded, "Hopefully."

After this series of twists, the crew on the ship were all scared silly. Ghosts, ghost ships, and the monsters that could swallow the entire ship.

What gave them some reassurance was that nobody had died so far, except for those lost in the storm.

Then, they continued forward and found Nobu and a few other crew members on a deserted island.

There wasn’t much on the deserted island either, inhabited by a group of monkeys. When they arrived, Nobu and the others were engaged in a fierce battle with the monkeys.

Some crew members were even severely injured as a result.

"Those monkeys are too nasty, really going too far!" Nobu said angrily, his hands and face covered in bruises from being hit by stones. Even the monocle he wore had cracks, but it was still barely usable.

The monkeys stood on the trees, throwing stones or fruit at them, with great numbers.

Once Su Changxing and his crew arrived, Nobu led more crew members to take revenge. With more firearms and manpower, the monkeys couldn’t withstand and were beaten to the point of fleeing in panic.

Su Changxing didn’t care much about it, thinking that for Nobu and the others to survive was already fortunate, and he advised them not to push too far, just to teach a lesson.

On the sandy beach of the deserted island, there were some coconut trees, and he had Xiaobai climb up to pluck some coconuts to taste.

Xiaobai wasn’t just any monkey but a Ghost Dog with its tongue hanging out and long hair. Su Changxing couldn’t quite describe its exact breed.

However, this dog was extremely affectionate towards him, appearing more spiritual than the other ghost souls confined on the ship. It had been following him since he boarded and even seemed to understand human speech.

So, Su Changxing gave it a decent name, Xiaobai.

Overall, it appeared slightly green, but "Xiaolv" would truly sound awkward.

Su Changxing guessed that this Ghost Dog might have been left behind by the previous master of the Horror Ghost Ship. Animals like dogs, having low intelligence, find it difficult to become ghost souls after death due to their weak spiritual power.

Thinking about it, this Ghost Dog was likely the pet of the previous master during its lifetime, so after death, it continued to live in another form, following the ship.

Yet it seemed to have outlived its master.

Xiaobai climbed partway up the coconut tree, then leaped high to bite down a coconut in a single bite.

From the perspective of the other crew members, it looked like they saw a coconut flying through the air, unable to see Xiaobai.

But Weilian and Kasmin could see it; Weilian, being the captain of the Horror Ghost Ship, could see it. As for why Kasmin could see it, Su Changxing was unsure.

Previously on the Horror Ghost Ship, he had discovered another important matter that troubled him for quite some time.

Kasmin and he shared some kind of connection, possibly a blood relation, and she was very likely his daughter.

This was completely unexpected for him.

But he had just arrived in this world, and having a daughter seemed impossible, yet the perceived connection was undeniable.

Moreover, he speculated that Kasmin had known about this beforehand, which explained her strange attitude towards him.

This really made her see him as her father!

Su Changxing knew there must be significant issues involved here.

Could it be that Liu Gula and he are the same person?

Or...

He associated it with the strange scene he had seen earlier and came up with a startling hypothesis.

"It shouldn’t be so ridiculous." Su Changxing muttered, breaking open the coconut and tasting the inside.

The taste was very sweet, yet he felt something was off at the moment.

Kasmin took a sip of the coconut juice and asked, "What’s wrong? Is there something wrong?"

Su Changxing shook his head, looked up, and observed the charming Princess again: "Nothing, they should be back by now, we should get ready to leave too."

Nobu and the others returned once again, carrying a large black wooden box wrapped in thick dust.

"What is that?" Su Changxing asked.

Nobu smiled and said diligently, "Sir, this was found in those monkeys’ nest. I think it’s quite old, perhaps it’s something valuable, so we brought it along."

Xiaobai saw the box, and his expression changed dramatically, roaring repeatedly, appearing very agitated.

Su Changxing inspected the black box and looked at them: "Didn’t you open it to see what’s inside?"

Nobu shook his head: "Hehe, it’s best for you to open this, it’s the rule."

[An ancient box, perhaps the contents are even more ancient.]

"True Knowledge" provided some vague information, at least indicating the box is considered an antique, and not some trickery.

Su Changxing smiled, found it somewhat amusing, touched the box with one hand, but suddenly stopped, pursing his lips as he looked at Nobu: "Maybe you should open it, after all, you were the ones who dug it up."

Nobu was straightforward: "No problem."

He used a small knife to pry open the decayed lock on the wooden box, applied force to open it, but found it didn’t budge, tried again with more force, and still nothing.

"It seems it can’t be opened, is it locked inside?" He showed a perplexed look.

In the end, despite using all his strength, he still couldn’t open the wooden box and decided to use violence to forcibly break it open.

"Forget it, no need to open it."

Su Changxing stopped their actions, sensing that something was not right about the box, planned to throw it into the Pocket Galaxy and open it more safely.

In this world, anything unreasonable is terrifying, he understood this deeply.

Just as he placed his hand on the box, the entire box started to tremble, and a pair of bloodshot eyes opened on it.

What the hell is this?

Su Changxing decisively tossed the box into the Pocket Galaxy.

Entering the Pocket Galaxy, that became his territory, the box struggled constantly, even sprouted hands and feet, yet couldn’t move, endless power restrained it firmly.

Seeing this situation, Su Changxing breathed a sigh of relief, and asked Nobu: "Where did you get this thing?"

Nobu, seeing the box suddenly disappear, realized they might have messed up, stammered: "...right in the monkeys’ nest, buried in the ground, a corner sticking out, I happened to see it."

Su Changxing looked up and noticed a monkey standing on a distant tree, watching them from afar, sensing Su Changxing’s gaze, it disappeared into the jungle in a flash.

Nobu also followed Su Changxing’s gaze and saw the monkey: "Could it be these monkeys deliberately lured us over there! Damn these monkeys."

Su Changxing thought for a moment and said: "Let’s go check it out again."

This time, the monkeys, upon seeing them, scattered, not knowing if it was because Nobu and the others scared them before, or for some other reason.

This island is not small, the monkeys’ territory is right in the center of it, and there are no other predators, only some small animals, so these monkeys became the bosses instead.

"Someone must have stayed here before, there are traces of wooden houses being built, but now it’s all occupied by these monkeys, that box we found is over there."

Nobu led the way, pointing to a large pit next to a fully collapsed wooden house, the wooden box originally lay in the pit.

Su Changxing surveyed the surroundings, pondering, and said: "Someone once got trapped here and built a dwelling, but the time shouldn’t be too long ago."

"Judging by the looks of it, the box seemed to be very ancient, perhaps it was brought by those who built the wooden houses."

Nobu had also seen the eyes appearing on the box before, then it disappeared in Su Changxing’s hand, and said hesitantly with dread: "Could it be those people died because of the box?"

Su Changxing looked at the ground around him, feeling something, instructed: "Dig up these places, there seems to be something beneath."

The crew dug up the surrounding soil, unearthing large amounts of skeletal remains.

"How many people died?" Nobu exclaimed, his legs trembling a bit, thinking they might have almost died earlier.

Su Changxing glanced around, laughed: "Those monkeys knew the box had issues, might have even witnessed it kill, that’s kind of interesting,"

Bang~

With a gunshot, a monkey was shot down from the tree by him.

The monkey struggled on the ground, emitting painful shrieks, one leg hit by a bullet, broken, two hands clawing forward desperately trying to escape, but was picked up by the neck by a crew member.