Wang Zhifan took out an item from his personal space, which was the exceptional Filthy Holy Grail. When he discovered that the huge sea monster he controlled didn't have much intelligence, he decided to use this tool to give it a proper transformation.

He held the Holy Grail in his hand and began to curse the frozen sea monster without any hesitation, planning to corrupt it into a creature under his control and then use it for subsequent tasks.

The cursing process wasn't complicated, and since the target was right in front of him, the curse went smoothly. The Filthy Holy Grail instantly locked onto the sea monster and began the corruption process.

The only problem was that the corruption process was so slow it left Wang Zhifan speechless. He stared at the sea monster for quite a while without seeing any obvious changes, so he decided not to waste more time here, leaving this unfortunate creature to slowly enjoy its fate.

"Last time, using the Holy Grail to curse that gang's second-in-command took just a second to complete the transformation. This time, it apparently won't succeed in a couple of hours, maybe it will even need a day... I should move on."

Wang Zhifan figured that this stupid giant sea monster probably couldn't undo the curse itself, so it wouldn't make much difference if it took a bit longer to become a creature under his control. He quickly ordered the crew members of the Great Horn Shark to steer the ship to continue the journey, heading towards the Storm Sea.

The NPCs on the ship had just witnessed Wang Zhifan subdue a gigantic sea monster with his mysterious power in the blink of an eye, and they already held him in great awe. Hearing his orders, they immediately got busy, not daring to slack off for a moment.

Thus, the crisis of the Great Horn Shark encountering the sea monster was easily resolved, and they gained several days of relatively peaceful journey.

A few days later, the Great Horn Shark had entered the Storm Sea area, and Wang Zhifan officially began the crucial phase of searching for Forbidden Fruit Island.

Towering waves and relentless storms were Wang Zhifan's biggest impressions of the Storm Sea in recent days. However, these natural environmental obstacles did not trouble him much. After all, his ship was sturdily built and reinforced by craftsmen, and lacked no Sea God's Blessing. Although it shook violently in the Storm Sea, it wouldn't easily have incidents. What really bothered him was the difficulty of finding Forbidden Fruit Island, which was akin to literally finding a needle in a haystack.

"Damn... What a crappy quest! Such a vast sea, asking me to find an island—can I find it? Even if a fish were looking for an island in this sea, it might not find it!"

At this moment, Wang Zhifan was furious in the constantly violently shaking captain's room. For the first time, he felt angry about the quest set in the game, as this task was too daunting, clearly designed to annoy players.

"That damned sea monster is useless too! It's so big, yet its vision is terrible. I can't even control it to communicate with other marine creatures—it can't help me much at all!"

He continued to complain about the sea monster, which had been corrupted by the Filthy Holy Grail a few days ago and turned into a creature under his control. He had spent quite a bit of time controlling it to help find Forbidden Fruit Island in the Storm Sea, but the results were unsatisfactory. Despite pouring much effort into it, he hadn't found a shred of evidence of Forbidden Fruit Island.

"Calm down... calm down... there must be another way..."

After his mindset started to explode, Wang Zhifan quickly realized he was in a negative emotional state. He forced himself to contemplate quietly on the rocking ship, resembling a seesaw.

Lo and behold, with a little thought, he realized there was a power he had overlooked these past days, suddenly feeling enlightened.

Minutes later, inside the cabin, near the room with the Sea God statue.

"Old Croc, I want to hire your kind to help me find Forbidden Fruit Island. The price will definitely satisfy you, can you help make the contact?"

At this moment, Wang Zhifan found the Crocodile Man giant. He had insisted on keeping this fellow because he was a native of the Storm Sea. Although the fellow claimed never to have heard of Forbidden Fruit Island, if his kind could assist in this matter, the efficiency would surely surpass Wang Zhifan's solo efforts.

"Captain, I can help you... but I have been away from my homeland for many years; I'm not sure if my people will heed my suggestion."

The Crocodile Man giant pondered briefly and then replied to Wang Zhifan, indicating he wasn't sure if his influence was enough to sway his kin.

"Old Croc, I'm not forcing your people. I'm prepared to hire them with abundant Jinlan currency; can't you persuade them with money?"

Wang Zhifan felt that this guy's considerations were quite unnecessary. Based on his experiences in this game world, his VIP player status, coupled with a large amount of Gold Coins, worked wonders in resolving many issues effortlessly.

"Captain, Jinlan currency is indeed attractive... but my people are a bit different from humans. While they similarly appreciate wealth, they value other things more... I'll take you there, and you'll understand. However, I can't guarantee that I'll be able to persuade my kin to help you."

The Crocodile Man giant didn't clearly explain at this juncture but had already agreed to assist Wang Zhifan.

"Alright, then please point the way to the navigator. We should at least give it a try."

Knowing that there may be obstacles ahead, Wang Zhifan didn't hesitate for a moment. These kinds of troubles are meant to be solved in any way possible, as long as they aren't intentionally annoying tasks like finding Forbidden Fruit Island on an endless sea.

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