Death Game: Starting as a fraudster, pretending to be a god.

Chapter 961: Building momentum, VIPs from the Middle Sea

"Have you heard? Two distinguished guests from the Middle Sea will be attending the Tide Tracing Festival!"

"It's been years since any distinguished guest from the Middle Sea has attended the Tide Tracing Festival. Isn't this really just a rumor? Could it be that two people from the outside sea who were lucky enough to have been to the Middle Sea are exaggerating?"

"It's absolutely true—the mermaids from Baoboer City have spread the word. They saw with their own eyes the lord of Baoboer, the mermaid prince Lid, being humiliated and trampled on the head, but there was nothing they could do except raise taxes in anger and helplessness."

"Oh my God, the lord from the Middle Sea!"

"Not only that... my cousin's friend's uncle works at the Royal Capital Appraisal Institute. It's said that the two adults from the Middle Sea are planning to sell a dish of perfect quality, rated as a 'world-class treasure'!"

"Is it true that something 'treasures of the world' is so precious... and if it's a delicacy, then it must be worth a fortune!?"

"Can this thing be sold?"

"I don't know about that, but a distinguished guest from the Middle Sea... isn't impossible."

"Zhong Zhi Hai's master is the master. We got something that was supposed to be a family heirloom, and he's actually planning to exchange it for money!"

"I also heard that my aunt's colleague's nephew also works at the appraisal institute... I heard that these two important people came here for the 'lost treasure', which is also the reason why they participated in the Tide Tracing Festival."

The Tide-Tracing Festival is a very lively festival that brings together people from all over the world and all ethnic groups.

So……

In such a chaotic environment, "rumors" are more likely to ferment and heat up - especially those about "the sea in the middle", "treasures in the world", and "the mermaid prince".

Even in the underwater world, the various fish and mermaids here still like to spy on the lives of the powerful and use these as topics of conversation after dinner.

Walking between the celebration venues and the market in the city, before she could find the location of the auction house, April could already hear the incessant discussions around her.

She couldn't help but feel a headache again. "Although being high-profile is a good thing...but now we are too famous!"

April could only be thankful that no one seemed to know their facial features yet. After all, underwater creatures seemed to be a little face-blind to humans. In addition, the two of them were wearing the most popular style of standard diving suits provided by the mermaid rescue team, and their outfits were not very recognizable.

Otherwise, April suspected...the two of them would have been surrounded by people by now.

"With this kind of reputation, if we show up at an auction house or something like that and take out that super-powerful food, won't it really cause trouble? What if we're noticed by a high-ranking native?"

April murmured worriedly.

"Alright, stop dwelling on these groundless anxieties. Although our current reputation is a bit too widespread and certainly beyond our expectations... this isn't necessarily a bad thing," Lin Yu said calmly. "Haven't you noticed? Everyone's talking about how mysterious and noble we two guests from the Middle Sea are. In a place as civilized as the Siren King's Capital, and at a festival like the Tide Tracing Festival where everyone gathers together, the danger of being noticed is inherently much smaller than in ordinary times, in the wild... What if we can leverage this momentum to maintain our high status?"

Lin Yu comforted April.

But... part of his words were lies.

However, the lie was not that he was "confident in handling the current situation", but that it was "unexpected".

Lin Yu was not surprised at this situation at all.

Through his observations during the previous dungeon against Luo, and after accidentally obtaining a high-ranking status in the Night Valley Realm with the help of the props given by his senior, Lin Yu has realized that "taking advantage of the situation and creating momentum" is a high-risk but extremely high-return way to pass the dungeon.

and so……

The fame and even the content that has spread to this extent are all intentional by Lin Yu!

Even if the mermaids in Baoboer City wanted to share what happened in the city, they would only speak vaguely due to fear.

The senior siren appraiser at the appraisal institute is definitely not the type to publicize this matter.

Although this matter is worth spreading...but for now, it should just be some kind of "inside information" circulated in a small circle.

As for why it has come into the public eye...

Of course it was because Lin Yu used the "Lip of Rumor" from the "Sweet Words and Flattering Appearance".

This [Prop] allowed Lin Yu's words about the conspiracy to spread widely—and Lin Yu used the Lips of Rumor to spread the rumor that "at this Tide Festival, two distinguished guests from the Middle Sea would be selling delicacies of the 'worldly treasure' level in exchange for 'lost treasures'."

Compared to "Teeth of Prophecy" and "Tongue of Deceit", "Lips of Rumor" is one of the effects of "Flattery" with a more unstable upper and lower limit. Although it has the effect description of "widely circulated", Lin Yu knows that this effect will depend on the situation.

It can only guarantee that this sentence will reach the ears of more people than before. An insignificant word said to one person may accidentally reach the ears of more than a dozen people... But if your words are too insignificant and the people who hear them don't mind much, then there will be no follow-up.

but……

The content that Lin Yu chose to spread this time just happened to capture the curiosity of the various races in Jingxu. In addition, he had already made a name for himself in Baobol City, so these words naturally began to spread like a virus and became "the biggest new thing about the Tide Festival", making this festival that already gathered many foreign visitors even more lively, and allowing people who were enjoying the festival to find a piece of gossip worth talking about.

It's like going back to your hometown during the Spring Festival. If someone in the village has an embarrassing incident, there will be more opportunities for discussion than usual.

Rumor Lips can easily achieve widespread dissemination by slightly strengthening everyone's impression of this sentence and increasing the desire of those who hear it to express it.

Although April didn't know that all this was the result of Lin Yu's [props], she felt a little relieved after hearing Lin Yu's relief and being infected by his confidence.

However, April still spoke cautiously, "But, after all, we don't have any real Middle Sea background... We'd better be cautious, especially since the 'Lost Treasure' clearance condition has appeared. Although there's no mention of the 'teardrops' we need to collect, if the people from 'Order' hear the rumors, combined with the number of 'two people', they will definitely know it's us—after all, there are only five people in this [Instance]!"

"Don't worry, April. If the people from 'Order' come, I will naturally have a way to deal with them."

Lin Yu looked at her and said confidently.