He didn't get away with his tasteless behavior for long, as the ghost pirate quickly stopped him, unable to endure it any longer, and gave up the idea of "listening to music."

Once the strumming and singing ceased, Ruoyu returned from the next room on her own.

As soon as she entered, she looked at Jue Ge with a disgusted expression. "Had enough?"

"Heh... I guess so..." Feng Bujue replied with a smile.

"Hmm... to be able to get an NPC to retract a request they've already made using this kind of method... that's a skill," Xiao Tan commented.

"Alright, kid, I get it, you're talented in music..." At this moment, the ghost pirate said to Jue Ge, "My mistake, I shouldn't have even mentioned the word 'music' in front of you..." He paused for a few seconds, then filled his glass with wine again. "Just tell me a joke or something, surely you're good for that?"

"I highly doubt it..." Ruoyu interjected dryly at just the right moment.

Feng Bujue ignored his teammate's sarcasm and looked at the ghost pirate. "Sure, but what's in it for me?" He felt it was about time to bring up some conditions.

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

"That's not the point, the point is... what can you give me?" Feng Bujue replied.

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

"Anything else?" Feng Bujue asked again.

"Nope." The ghost pirate replied rudely. "If you really have to add something, I can throw in a few slaps, how about that?"

"I see..." Feng Bujue mumbled to himself, wondering, *Should I take out the Vajra Bell and see if there's any remaining value I can squeeze out of this NPC?*

After a few seconds of consideration, he gave up on the idea. It felt like using the Vajra Bell's effect here would be a bit of a waste.

"Mr. Pirate, do you know the king?" A few seconds later, Jue Ge suddenly changed the subject, it seemed he had begun to tell his "joke."

"Of course, I do." 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 little cubs, and stole my treasure..." As he spoke, his transparent body became flickering, and his eyes grew increasingly strange. "Heh... I think I remember..." He put down his glass and looked up at Jue Ge. "I'm already dead, right?"

"Yes." Feng Bujue said bluntly.

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

"Since you know the king and have such a feud with him, that makes things easy." Feng Bujue continued where he left off, "Let's talk about George II then."

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

Feng Bujue ignored him and continued, "For the vast majority of kings, dying suddenly in an unexpected situation might actually be a stroke of luck. It's much more dignified than being killed by an enemy, a relative, or a servant. They also don't have to suffer from long-term illness, nor do they have to worry about a drastic change in temperament or ruining their reputation in their old age."

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

"However, sometimes strange things happen, causing them to lose that 'dignity' before death." Feng Bujue continued, "On the morning of October 25, 1760, King George II, who had been suffering from constipation for a long time, died suddenly from a ruptured dissecting aortic aneurysm while straining on the toilet." He spread his hands. "This unfortunate King of the British Empire died on the toilet."

As the words fell, the room was silent.

A few seconds later...

"Hahahaha..." The ghost pirate burst into uncontrollable laughter. "That... hahaha... that's the most... haha... ridiculous... hahahaha... joke I've ever heard... hahaha..."

"Actually, I'm telling the truth." Feng Bujue added expressionlessly.

"Puhahaha..." The ghost pirate laughed even more wildly. "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 long while, he finally caught his breath, but he still couldn't stop the smile on his face. "Ah... that feels great." 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 an illusion to a solid object, from a translucent shadow to a tangible item.

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

In his last moment, he still wore the unbridled smile that a villain should have.

[Current Quest Completed]

When the system prompt sounded, the bottle, glass, and violin all turned into white light and disappeared.

Feng Bujue immediately took two steps forward and picked up the key left by the pirate.

[Name: Pirate's Golden Key]

[Type: Consumable]

[Quality: Common]

[Function: Opens a Pirate Treasure Chest]

[Can be brought out of the Scenario: No]

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

Jue Ge quickly showed the item description to his teammates.

About ten seconds later, Buu was the first to speak. "That's not right, is it? If this key is used to open a 'treasure chest,' then..." He pointed to the door in Room A that hadn't been opened yet. "... then how are we supposed to open that door?"

*Click*

A soft sound answered his question.

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

Although it was only for two short seconds, in those two seconds, all six players clearly saw that there was a pale, slender hand with red fingernails holding onto the door frame.

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

"Ju-ju-ju-ju... Jue Ge..." Xiao Tan stuttered, "Y-y-y-you... s-s-s-s-see... s-s-s..."

"Saw it..." Feng Bujue replied weakly, "It'd be weird if I didn't see it." As he spoke, he had already stuffed the [Pirate's Golden Key] into his pocket and strode towards the door. "At times like these, don't hesitate because of fear. Chase after it immediately, and you might get an unexpected reward."

"Hmm... as expected of Teacher Jue, his analysis of problems is so profound..." Buu looked at Jue Ge and said.

"Hmm... as expected of Teacher Jue, his courage is just a little bit bigger than the average person's..." Ou Bu added.

This time, their praise was spot on. If Feng Bujue had any abilities that ordinary people couldn't reach, it was undoubtedly his fearlessness.

"Whoa, this room seems pretty spacious." On the other side, Feng Bujue had already arrived in front of the door, turned on the searchlight on his catapult, and pushed the door open. "Well then... let's name this room 'Room C.'"

The "Room C" that Jue Ge mentioned was larger than Room A and Room B combined. According to his estimate... it should be over a hundred square meters. The room was rectangular overall, and the floor and walls were also made of wood, but the furniture in the room was much more than in the previous two rooms...

After entering, Feng Bujue first gave a rough sweep with the searchlight, observing the size and layout of the space. Then, he began a more detailed observation...

"There's quite a bit of furniture in this room..." Jue Ge said as he held up the lamp to observe. "A long sofa, a coffee table... hmm... there's also a TV on the coffee table (a CRT TV, a so-called old-fashioned TV)."

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

"Let's see... a wall cabinet, a low cabinet, two floor lamps..." Feng Bujue said whatever he saw, his tone very relaxed. "A withered bonsai, a piano, a collapsed bookshelf, and... eh?" He seemed to have seen something, and then he laughed. "Heh... there's also a corpse here."