83. How can an octopus eat itself to death?

With good fortune guiding her, Tao Ling's business is progressing smoothly, and she has made friends with many people. She named herself "Long Live Fluffy," which shows her fondness for small animals, even though, according to her, this is the first time she has ever kept pets.

Tao Ling is taking the college entrance exam this year and planned to get a pet after the exam. Although there were some deviations, she managed to get the little cuties.

The two sisters have a very good relationship, and I couldn't possibly abandon my own sister, so everyone tacitly allowed Tao Ling to join them, but she's not a burden.

On the island, outside the jungle, everyone chatted while waiting.

"Why has Xiaoling been gone for so long?" Coffee peered inside. Everyone took good care of this youngest sister.

"She's fine. This girl can run faster than her sister now!" Yunshi shrugged, her face full of smiles. Ever since she witnessed the abilities of the [Beast Speaker], she wasn't worried at all about her sister being bullied or disliked.

Lu Mingang slapped his forehead and said, "Oh right, I forgot to ask Xiaoling to pick up my bag of wild onions."

"I saw it, I sent the location a long time ago." Shen Dixin replied without looking up as she tallied up her gains.

There's a recycling station on the island, but unfortunately, all the trash was thrown down during the tide to resist it, so there's not much to sell now. The five of them only managed to scrape together a little over a hundred white coins. Except for Shen Dixing and the other two, the rest of them only had small change, so they just gave it all to Shen Dixing.

In my opinion, even with those extra ten or so coins, she still couldn't afford half a piece of iron.

With the addition of new members, Star Chart is back in action. A set of unused accessories can be easily replaced with one or two more, and you're fully equipped again.

Shen Dixin also added him to the group, so that everyone could communicate with him about any needs they had regarding jewelry.

As for herself, none of the accessories she currently wears have a lower attribute than three. Xingtu Wanli has a long way to go to create accessories of the same level.

The group was getting bigger and bigger, and there were people chatting in it all day long, which made Shen Dixin feel a long-lost sense of liveliness.

Not long after, the sound of animals running could be heard. Everyone looked in the direction of the sound and saw that Tao Ling had returned!

The girl who had merged with the cheetah transformed into a cheetah, but only her lively eyes revealed the human soul within.

The cheetah, dragging several large bags, still ran with incredible speed and strength!

When they stopped, they kicked up a lot of dust. Tao Ling and the cheetah mate, and Tao Ling lies on the cheetah cub, her eyes filled with excitement and wildness, still caught up in the thrill of running.

As I carried her on my back, I patted the dust off her clothes. "Little Ling is amazing! You brought back so much stuff!"

Shen Dixin was astonished by the several hundred pounds on the ground. Lifting it was not a problem for her, but dragging it was beyond her capabilities. Was this the physical strength of a cheetah? It was terrifying.

Using extraordinary power consumes an astonishing amount of physical strength. Even with her accessories and equipment, Tao Ling's constitution level was nearly 40, which Shen Dixin had specially chosen for her to enhance her constitution.

"Oh dear, I'm covered in sweat. Little Yellow Camel, I'll be fine once I get back."

Tao Ling, trying to avoid the bad luck, wiped a lot of sweat from her brow. The cheetah beside her, which had practically been raised like a dog, perked up its ears at the sound of its name and started whining and acting cute.

"Tch, I'm your older sister! I've been taking care of you since you were little, how can you complain?" Yunshi raised an eyebrow and bent down to take her. There was no wheelchair here, so she had to carry Tao Ling on her back. Fortunately, she was no longer the weak girl she used to be, so carrying her younger sister was no problem for her.

She used up her 500 stamina points after running three or four laps, and her legs were trembling. Tao Ling didn't refuse my help anymore and switched to her sister's back, smiling at everyone. When she heard Shen Dixin praise her, her ears turned red.

That's great. Now she can help others instead of always being in a wheelchair or lying in bed and bothering her sister.

Shen Dixin was also very satisfied. With Tao Ling, their moving speed was much faster, saving at least half an hour. She was truly a powerful teammate!

With the Beast Speakers by his side, the bear attack like last time wouldn't happen again. As long as they didn't make a move, no beast would launch an attack. Shen Dixin felt at ease and split up with his companions to carry out their missions.

Tao Ling's profession is a special animal trainer, which can enhance the strength of pets and complement her talent. It is clear that her future is bright. Fortunately, she did not perish elsewhere.

Most of the supplies retrieved when rescuing Tao Ling were spent on the two sisters. Shen Dixin gave half of the supplies to her sister to upgrade her ship, and the most valuable purple hammer was allocated to Luck for me.

She doesn't like fighting, and her only weapon is a small green knife—that won't do! Study hard and practice diligently!

In addition to the supplies for the return journey, the original plan was to upgrade Lu Mingang's ship to level 5 as soon as all the lent supplies were collected, but it has been delayed until now.

A flash of white light, and a similar Tier 5 ship appeared next door, only it was less modified and looked rather rudimentary.

Lu Mingang looked at the system panel, "Dixin, there's a greenhouse, a banquet hall, and a musical fountain. Which one should we choose?"

His expression was serious. Although he didn't know what these things were for, they didn't sound very practical, especially the musical fountain. This was a survival mission at sea, what use would a fountain be?

Chen Dixin was helpless. How could she get these random selections? Should she save up her resources and choose again? That would just slow down her progress too much.

They are not farmers and do not need greenhouses. The banquet hall can invite other players, but it is of no use to Shen Dixin, who only sees his teammates once every day or two.

However, this seemingly decorative musical fountain holds a hidden secret in my heart.

Players discovered the various system buildings one by one through trial and error. Fountains, which sound unreliable just from their names, are rarely chosen, so there is little information about them circulating. Chen Dixin had only vaguely heard people mention that fountains could be used to farm resources.

Let's take a gamble!

"Let's choose the musical fountain."

"Okay! Wait, they're really building a fountain?" Lu Mingang was stunned for a moment, but after hearing the definite answer, he still chose the fountain. Di Xin must have her reasons for doing this!

As a result, a small fountain with a diameter of two meters appeared in the center of the ship's deck, which repeatedly collected and sprayed water, and you could also hear melodious music when you walked closer.

With a calm and clear mind, I raised my hand and touched the building's information.

[Building Name: Musical Fountain]

Item Quality: Blue

[Architectural effect: Creates a "cooling" effect within a half-meter radius, typically found in facilities in plazas and parks, easily making lost creatures long for their homeland.]

Cleanse your heart: ...

I have a feeling I've been tricked; it's all very secretive.

She shook her head, then moved a little closer, and after getting some of the water vapor from the fountain, she indeed received a buff.

[Cooling: Reduces perception of high temperatures by 10%, duration 4 minutes 58 seconds remaining.]

At least this is somewhat useful; with a fountain and an icebox, this summer shouldn't be too unbearable.

Shen Dixin unfolded the bag that Tao Ling had brought back. Since Lu Mingang was the chef, most of the things they found on the island were brought back to their ship.

She reached into the bag and rummaged around. Ah, there it was! The fifteenth forging stone she had just found on the island!

Having made a windfall, Chen Dixin has almost finished collecting upgrade materials for his long-time companion, the Shadow Dual Blades!

Materials required for weapon evolution of 【Shadow Dual Blades】: Forging Stone (15/15), Chaos Fang (11/20), Fine Steel (12/10), Corrupted Heart of the Ocean (78/1)

The required materials were delivered to my door very quickly.

On June 8th, the third disaster began.

As a result, the players, who were on high alert, stayed up all night with their eyes wide open, but nothing happened!

Useless Person: No way, they ambushed me while I was sleeping, but this time you deliberately stayed awake and nothing happened.

Fish also wants to pet cats: Have you guys noticed the temperature getting higher? I'm sweating buckets right now, and it's not even dawn yet, but it feels like I'm basking in the sun.

Call Me Your Majesty: I'm so sleepy. There are always treacherous people trying to harm me. Who said there would be an attack right after midnight? Drag them all out and behead them for ten minutes!

The rain keeps falling: @Fish also wants to pet cats, it's not your imagination!! I have a thermometer, it's already 38 degrees Celsius, and the sun hasn't come out yet. My God, will it roast me into a dried-up corpse?

Secret Medicine: Don't sleep! Don't sleep!! I already have fish here, not the kind you fish for, but the kind that's caught in this fish plague! What should I do? They're circling my boat, but they're not making a move.

Aunt Wang from the cafeteria: How do you cook fish? Will you stuff it to death?