167 Received The Task

After the morning mishap, the atmosphere on the cruise ship seemed to have regained its usual warmth and liveliness. However, only players could tell that a strong undercurrent was quietly brewing beneath the surface, just like the calm before the storm.

To spy on the crew, the trio chose to linger on the second floor where Jin Jiuchi could eavesdrop on the firsthand information easily. Noir, on the other hand, had separated from them and wandered off to God-knows-where. 

It turned out they had taken the right decision, because a short while later, Jin Jiuchi overheard a heated argument among the crew members about the malfunctioning propeller. One of them insisted that this was a sign they should turn back the ship to avoid the catastrophe, while the other believed that this was just a simple error which could be fixed by the maintenance team.