He Who Conquers Gods' unscrupulous behavior didn't last long, as the ghost pirate quickly stopped him, having had enough of the "music."

Once the strumming and singing stopped, Ruo Yu returned from the next room on her own.

As soon as she entered, she looked at He Who Conquers Gods with a disgusted expression and said, "Had enough of going crazy?"

"Heh… about as much as I can handle…" He Who Conquers Gods replied with a smile.

"Well… to be able to use this method to make an NPC withdraw a request it's already made… that's a skill," Xiao Tan commented.

"Alright, kid, I get it now, you're really something with music…" The ghost pirate then said to He Who Conquers Gods, "It's my fault, I shouldn't have even brought up the word 'music' in front of you…" He paused for a few seconds, then filled his glass again, "Tell me a joke or something, you can do that, right?"

"I have my doubts…" Ruo Yu said dryly, interjecting with a timely jab.

He Who Conquers Gods ignored his teammate's mockery and asked the ghost pirate, "Sure, but what's in it for me?" By this point, he felt it was time to ask for something.

"Huh? What do you want?" the ghost pirate said.

"That's not the point, the point is… what can you give me?" He Who Conquers Gods replied.

"Mm, you're right." The ghost pirate picked up his glass, "I can give you…" He hesitated for a moment, then took a swig, "...a key."

"Anything else?" He Who Conquers Gods asked again.

"Nothing else," the ghost pirate replied roughly, "If you really want me to add something, I can throw in a few slaps in the face, how about that?"

"I see…" He Who Conquers Gods mumbled to himself, wondering if he should take out the Vajra Bell (an item that can reveal a target's hidden value) to see if this NPC had any remaining value to squeeze out of him.

After considering it for a few seconds, he abandoned the idea, feeling that using the Vajra Bell's special effect here would be a bit of a waste.

"Mr. Pirate, do you know the king?" A few seconds later, He Who Conquers Gods suddenly changed the subject, and it seemed he had begun telling his "joke."

"Of course, I know him," the ghost pirate replied, "George II, the great King. "His expression became very subtle, with a hint of bitterness in his tone, "It was his fleet… that destroyed my ship, killed my crew, and stole my treasure…" As he spoke, his transparent body became flickering, and his eyes grew stranger and stranger. "Heh… I seem to remember…" He put down his glass and looked up at He Who Conquers Gods, "I'm dead, aren't I?"

"Yes," He Who Conquers Gods said bluntly.

"Ah… no wonder I can't feel anything when I drink this," the ghost pirate murmured.

"Since you know the king, and you have such a feud with him, that makes things easier," He Who Conquers Gods continued from where he left off, "Let's talk about George II."

"What? You want to tell a 'king joke'?" the ghost pirate retorted, "I don't think I'll be amused by that."

He Who Conquers Gods ignored him and continued, "For most kings, dying suddenly in an accident might actually be a kind of luck. It's much more dignified than being killed by enemies, relatives, or servants. They don't have to suffer from long-term illnesses, and they don't have to worry about their personalities changing drastically with age or losing their integrity in their later years."

"What exactly are you trying to say?" the ghost pirate said.

"However, sometimes there are some strange circumstances that deprive them of this 'dignity' before death," He Who Conquers Gods replied. "On the morning of October 25, 1760, King George II, who had been suffering from constipation for a long time, died suddenly of a ruptured dissecting aortic aneurysm while straining during a bowel movement." He spread his hands open. "This unfortunate king of the British Empire died on the toilet."

When he finished speaking, the room was silent.

A few seconds later…

"Hahahaha…" The ghost pirate burst into uncontrollable laughter, "This… hahaha… this is the most… haha… ridiculous… hahahaha… joke I've ever heard… hahaha…"

"Actually, I'm telling the truth," He Who Conquers Gods added expressionlessly.

"Pfft, ha, ha, ha, ha…" The ghost pirate laughed even harder, "I can't… hahaha… I'm going to die… hahahahaha…" He laughed so hard that it felt like his lungs were about to explode.

After a while, the guy finally calmed down a bit, but he couldn't stop the smile on his face. "Ah… that feels so good." He took out a key from his pocket and placed it on the table. "Take it, kid."

The moment the key left the ghost pirate's fingertip, it went from being illusory to solid, from a translucent shadow to a tangible object.

As for the pirate himself, he became more and more transparent after handing over the key, until he disappeared completely…

At the very last moment, he still had the unbridled grin of a villain on his face.

[Current quest completed]

When the system prompt rang out, the bottle, glass, and violin all disappeared in a flash of white light.

He Who Conquers Gods immediately took two steps forward and picked up the key left by the pirate.

[Name: Pirate's Golden Key]

[Type: Consumable]

[Quality: Ordinary]

[Function: Open a pirate treasure chest]

[Can be brought out of the script: No]

[Note: The owner of this key obviously liked gold and silver, but unfortunately, he didn't have time to enjoy the wealth he plundered before he was buried in the vast sea.]

He Who Conquers Gods quickly showed the item description to his teammates.

About ten seconds later, Buu was the first to say, "This doesn't make sense, does it? If this key is used to open a 'treasure chest,' then…" He pointed to the door in room A that had not yet been opened, "...how are we supposed to open that door?"

*Click*

A soft sound answered his question.

Just as everyone was checking the item description, that door… was opened from the other side by someone (maybe a person, maybe not)…

Although it was only a brief two seconds, in those two seconds, all six players clearly saw a pale, slender hand with red fingernails on the doorframe.

When the door opened to the width of a palm, the hand retreated into the darkness behind the door…

"H-H-H-He Who Conquers Gods…" Xiao Tan stuttered, "Y-Y-Y-You s-s-s-saw…"

"Saw it…" He Who Conquers Gods replied weakly, "It'd be weird if I didn't see it." As he spoke, he had already put the [Pirate's Golden Key] into his pocket and strode toward the door, "At times like these, don't hesitate because of fear. Chase after it immediately, you might find something unexpected."

"Mm… as expected of Teacher He Who Conquers Gods, his analysis of problems is so profound…" Buu looked at He Who Conquers Gods and said.

"Mm… as expected of Teacher He Who Conquers Gods, his courage is just a little bit greater than the average person…" Ou Bu also chimed in.

This time, their praise was spot on. If there was anything that He Who Conquers Gods had that ordinary people couldn't reach, it was undoubtedly that he was fearless.

"Wow, this room seems pretty spacious." On the other side, He Who Conquers Gods had already arrived at the door, turned on the searchlight on the ejector, and pushed the door open. "Then… let's call this room 'Room C'."

The "Room C" that He Who Conquers Gods was talking about was even larger than the previous Room A and Room B combined. According to his estimation… it should be over a hundred square meters. The room was rectangular in shape, and the floor and walls were also made of wood, but the furniture and furnishings in the room were much more numerous than in the previous two rooms…

After entering the door, He Who Conquers Gods first gave a rough sweep with the searchlight to observe the size and layout of the space. Then, he began a more detailed observation…

"There's a lot of furniture in this room…" He Who Conquers Gods said as he held up the light and observed, "A long sofa, a coffee table… mm… there's even a TV on the coffee table (a CRT TV, the so-called old-fashioned TV)."

As he spoke, the other five people also turned on their lighting equipment and followed in one after another.

"Let me see… a closet, a short cabinet, two floor lamps…" He Who Conquers Gods said whatever he saw in a very relaxed tone, "A withered bonsai, a piano, a collapsed bookshelf, and… eh?" He seemed to have seen something, and then he laughed. "Heh… there's even a corpse here."