Online Game: Crazy Skeleton-Chapter 850 - 772: The Clue Is Broken

"This place really has a secret mechanism!"

Su Ran hovered in midair, able to survey the scene below at a glance. He excitedly discovered that around the pit, there were six coconut trees growing in a hexagonal pattern, distributed very regularly.

"There’s something off about these trees."

Su Ran landed on the ground and called out to Banana, "Go check out the other three coconut trees over there and see if there’s anything unusual."

"You got it!"

Banana immediately responded and ran towards the coconut trees nearby. Anything was better than having to give back 50 gold coins...

Arriving at a coconut tree, Su Ran inspected it closely, tapping on the bark with both hands, trying to find something amiss.

"Brother Overturning Water, I found something!"

An excited shout came from Banana in the distance, "Look up at the trunk of the coconut tree, about three meters high—there’s a strange stone embedded there!"

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Su Ran was startled and looked up, indeed seeing a grey stone about twenty centimeters in size embedded in the trunk. If he hadn’t looked carefully, he would never have noticed it.

Using the Treading on Air Technique right away, Su Ran hovered at a height of three meters and reached out to touch the strange embedded stone.

However,

It was utterly useless.

No matter how hard Su Ran knocked, the stone showed no signs of oddity nor could it be pried out. This only deepened his bewilderment and left him utterly confused.

"Brother Overturning Water, something’s not right; this tree’s stone is missing!"

Banana ran to another coconut tree and found that there was only a hole left in the trunk—of the grey stone, there was no trace to be found.

"Gone?"

Su Ran muttered to himself, drawing a soul map in his mind, "Could it be that we need to gather all the stones to trigger the restriction of this place?"

With these doubts in his heart, Su Ran visited all six coconut trees and discovered that the stones embedded in three of the trees were missing.

However, where could he even start looking for these three missing stones?

What made Su Ran frustrated was that there was not a single hint for this task. Wasn’t this just setting him up for a fall?

The clues have broken off!

"What’s wrong, Brother Overturning Water, is the task causing trouble?"

Seeing Su Ran silent and not speaking, Banana couldn’t help but speak up.

"Yeah, this task is strange, it only told me the location but didn’t provide any hints."

Su Ran jumped down from midair and walked over to Banana, thinking that two heads are better than one—more people might come up with a solution.

"No hints? No problem. Why not ask an NPC? Surely that would trigger the related task hint."

Banana didn’t see it as a problem at all and pointed towards the direction of the village, continuing, "Brother Overturning Water, you should go ask the village elder. You will likely get the information related to this task’s hint."

"What I’m worried about now is that if I ask the wrong person and end up increasing the difficulty of the task, that would be bad."

Su Ran had a legitimate concern—given that this restriction was on the Fishing Island, and the three stones were missing, it was very likely intentional. As for the reason, Su Ran couldn’t figure it out.

"Never mind that, having a task hint is still better than you blindly guessing here. It’s tough? So be it. Perhaps the rewards for future tasks will be even more substantial."

Banana spoke nonchalantly, "Brother Overturning Water, go on, don’t waste time here. If a villager comes by, I’ll have to take to the hills again!"

It turned out that Banana was worried about this; it seemed that being pursued by the villagers had caused her no small amount of psychological shadow.

"Thanks, bro."

Su Ran genuinely thanked him, for it is true what they say: the player is lost in the game, the spectator sees it clear.

No matter how difficult the task, there’s always a possibility of completion. Thinking it through, I guess I had been a bit too concerned.

"Isn’t this pit already dug? If you’re afraid of encountering villagers, you might as well jump right into this pit, and I’ll bury you first, then dig you out when I come back; that way, it’s foolproof."

Su Ran pointed to the pit in the middle and said teasingly. Now that he had let go, he felt much better.

"Brother Overturning Water, can you not be any more sarcastic..."

...

Riding on Wang Cai, Su Ran quickly left this bizarre area and dashed toward the small village.

After spending about twenty minutes, Su Ran arrived at the village, put away Wang Cai, and strode into the village feeling a bit nervous. He thought that the village chief must have known about his previous pearl purchases, and he hoped he wouldn’t have too hard a time...

Walking through the streets, Su Ran quickly reached the thatched cottage, standing here once more, he found it somewhat amusing—it truly has become a case of three visits to the thatched cottage~!

"Knock knock knock."

Su Ran knocked on the worn wooden door, an aged voice came from inside: "Who is it?"

Followed by a familiar cough, Su Ran’s face changed at the sound.

"Cough... Ptooey!"

Hearing this hearty sound of spitting, Su Ran instantly felt his skin crawl, as if the phlegm had landed right on him.

Would this old village chief’s attack happen to be the legendary "Ptooey ptooey ptooey"?

Indeed, if that were the case, it would be invincible.

The trembling sound of footsteps grew closer and as the decrepit door opened, the frail figure of the village chief appeared before Su Ran.

Now, Su Ran would not judge a book by its cover; this old man could outburst and run faster than him! This crafty old fellow, his tricks couldn’t be trusted!

"Elder, please take it easy and watch your health. You are the pillar of this village; you can’t have any mishaps!"

Su Ran quickly said whatever sounded pleasant, laying the groundwork for the storyline to come...

"Young man, truly lacking any discernment. Knowing well that I am old and feeble, yet not rushing over to lend a hand."

The village chief coughed heavily, scanned Su Ran with his dim eyes, his face set in a stern expression as his voice instantly became indifferent, "What’s it again, boy, what’s your purpose this time?"

"Elder, I’ve come to buy pearls this time."

Sensing the cue, Su Ran swiftly understood and took the initiative to switch the topic to pearls.

"Eh? Young man, were you the one who bought the pearls last time? You had me looking all over, almost ran my old legs off, cough cough cough!"

The village chief feigned surprise, followed by a violent coughing fit, which also conveyed a hint of dissatisfaction.

"Last time, due to financial constraints, I didn’t dare to bring it up, causing the elder an unnecessary trip, truly deserving punishment!"

Su Ran showed a clear sense of guilt in his eyes, "Here I am, as soon as I got the money, I immediately sought out the elder!"

"Hmm, not too bad, not beyond redemption."

The village chief nodded with approval, finding Su Ran much more agreeable, "Young hero, how many pearls would you like to purchase this time?"