Chapter 39 Chapter 39 Swimming Pool Trio

The next day, she returned to the camp and told Clara the news.

At noon, she retrieved her laptop and checked the system messages. She had two appointments for the afternoon. The first was with the Snake Team, with a special condition noted: mental degeneration.

Xu Shanshan approved the application, and the other party sent a new message:

[Hello, thank you for your timely rescue. Wang Mang's body has recovered, but his thinking has regressed to that of a child. Could you spare some time to visit the team?]

He explained: The Snake Team was under house arrest and could only stay in the camp.

Who is Wang Mang? Her mind raced, her eyes narrowed slightly, and she finally realized that she had escaped. It wasn't Wang Mang, it must be the heavy reticulated python that had rolled her up like a Michelin tire.

【I'm free this afternoon, please send me the address】

The address was located in a building. In her memory, it was a water-blue, round-shaped building with light coming through the middle of the top.

She made a note in the system log and arrived at the destination with Carl by car.

It is also sunny today.

"Xu Shanshan, guide..." After checking and registering their information, the guard let them in. After hearing her purpose, he pointed out a way.

First of all, it’s the office. If he is not there, he may be on the balcony at this time.

In the elevator lobby, there is an ecological tank on the stone pillar, one meter high and stacked several layers from top to bottom. There is a green snake on the branch, a figure emerges from the pond, a turtle is facing upwards, and a tail and five claws of the hind legs are exposed in the sand pit.

The two took the elevator up, and when the sliding door opened, they saw a sign in front of them. There was a science column hanging in the corridor. Interestingly, next to the office, there was a neatly hung wall of photos.

Next to the human portrait are ID photos of snakes. They raise their necks, retract their tongues, close their mouths, form a human shape, look straight ahead, and look solemn and majestic. They have pebble-shaped, triangular-shaped, and different head shapes.

There was no one in the office, perhaps they were having lunch. She was not in a hurry and wanted to look around.

After groping for a while, the two found the sun terrace, a large open-air space surrounded by greenery, with tall trees and shrubs growing everywhere. The sandy hills were divided into different areas, and in the center was a swimming pool with crystal clear water.

The swimming pool is an irregular arc shape, unlike other places which are rectangular, with large open spaces around it.

Rocks protrude from the bottom, and there is shelter around the rocks. There is a patch of water plants at the end of the pool, and the shallowest part is only up to the calf. Beach chairs are placed on the edge.

Karl moved the lounge chair to a shady place and she sat on it. Her stomach was digesting the food and she planned to ask them to pick her up when the time came.

The signal here was bad and no one came for a long time. Karl asked her to rest while he went to find someone.

What a mistake. I didn't expect there was an offline area.

She stood up bored, walked around and observed the surrounding environment. Why did she need to plant trees?

She picked up the life-saving pole, a retractable one with a steel ring on top, which made it very strong, and waved it around for a moment, simulating an attack with a spear.

Tired from playing, she lay back on the chair and felt sleepy unknowingly. She shouldn’t have had extra lunch at noon because she felt dizzy.

She thought about it and closed her eyes for a while.

Her body turned and she almost fell off the chair. She woke up in shock, opened her eyes and looked around, afraid that she had gone somewhere else. She looked up at the sky, and fortunately, she was still here.

She looked down at the ground, feeling something was not going well. She bent down, picked up the life-saving pole on the ground, and then sat up cross-legged.

Where did the crocodile come from?

A black caiman with bulging eyes, a long and wide head, a body covered with black bone plates, a raised spine on its back, yellow stripes on its sides, short and thick forelimbs, and a spine twisting from side to side. It slowly crawled towards them, dragging its tail.

He looked familiar, as if she had seen him somewhere. Xu Shanshan had some impression of him, but she didn't dare to get too close, for fear of recognizing the wrong person.

"Don't come over here."

This should be the spirit body of a certain sentry. She howled like this, and the other party really stopped moving. But then, there was a "click, click" sound at the door, and the sound of claws rubbing against the ground. She looked up and saw a large group of crocodiles.

What? She was unusually nervous and began to make small talk. "I think I know a sentinel from the Crocodile Corps. He even gave me a banner. Haha, you've heard of him, right?"

But when it turned around and saw others coming, its nictitating membrane closed diagonally upwards, then fell down, revealing its eyes like black shadows torn in the swamp, and continued to crawl forward. She put on her shoes in an emergency.

The main reason was that the person in question was not there, only their spirit. Seeing the crocodiles getting closer, she wanted to get up and leave, but they split into two groups, surrounding the pool, from the front and back, and now they were surrounded.

It's okay, it won't hurt her, look, its mouth isn't even open yet, haha. Having said that, she still nervously called out Little Mushroom, and when the crocodile approached, she raised the life-saving pole and, from a few meters away, covered its flat mouth with a steel ring.

The clamp was so tight that its mouth couldn't open. It didn't shake its head or move back, but just stood there, looking at her.

She felt a little embarrassed and said, "I didn't mean to do that. If you don't come over here, I'll let you go."

She patiently explained to it, waiting for its owner to arrive, but when she wasn't paying attention, the spirit body jumped out on its own. Her eyes widened, "Little mushroom, what do you want to do?!"

Wow, this guy ignored the shouting and pretended not to hear. He jumped towards the crocodile and stepped on its mouth and face.

Is she so brave? Her master is ashamed.

After it successfully sat on her neck, it adjusted its position on it and finally fell to the widest part behind her shoulders. She felt a shock in her hand, the crocodile retreated, and the steel ring fell to the ground with a loud noise.

It changed direction by grabbing the ground, then went all the way into the water, leaving only its back exposed. Then the little mushroom sat on other people's shoulders, paddling the water with its mycelium, creating ripples.

…

She was so angry, but she didn't know why. She looked down at the life pole. It just went to play in the water with others?

Her adrenaline surged as the group of crocodiles got closer, and she observed that although they looked similar, there were still slight differences upon closer inspection.

Some crocodiles approached her, stopped about one meter away, lay flat on their stomachs, and crowded at the edge of the pool. Some of them put their tails on others' tails and closed their eyes, while others opened their mouths, revealing their pale yellow tongues and dozens of conical sharp teeth.

Are they here to bask in the sun?

She tucked her feet in front of the chair, and suddenly a tail came over and brushed against her calves. It felt cold, and the horny shields on the side were scratched a little. Before she could notice, it slipped past.

She pulled her legs back onto the chair. The problem was that if they were so close to the shade, they wouldn't get any sun. The sun only hit the front of her head, so it wouldn't be sunny.

Xu Shanshan stayed for a while longer and realized that the wagging of their tails was an accident. They were lazy, really lazy, and didn't move at all. Apart from surrounding her, they didn't seem to pose any threat and were very stable.

Until the sun tilts a little bit.

There was another clattering sound, and she thought Carl was back, but it wasn't. A crocodile crawled in from the door. It was bigger and looked like the boss. Wherever it went, the other crocodiles made way.

Cool, but why was it coming towards her?

Finally, it stopped in front of her and raised its head. The two of them stared at each other. Xu Shanshan couldn't figure out what it was thinking. She looked down at the seat and asked, "Did I take your seat?"

She jumped down from the chair, dragged it and put it in the sunlight. The crocodiles opened their eyes, turned their heads to look at her, and silently moved to the side. At least she didn't have to worry about stepping on other people's tails.

She cleared her throat and said, "Boss, please sit down. I'll be leaving first."

After she finished speaking, she looked at the other party expectantly, but it turned and left, as if it had made some kind of decision. This was... She stood there in a daze. Not going to dry anymore?

The other crocodiles gathered around and pressed against the edge of the chair.

She didn't want to step on others' coattails, so she sat on it again. However, the sun was a bit strong at noon. She looked at her laptop, but there was still no signal.

There was a noise and something fell down. After a while of fiddling with it, she looked over there. After a while, it finally came back in, holding a long handle in its mouth, like an umbrella, and rolling around on the ground.

Facing the beach umbrella dragged in front of her, Xu Shanshan fell silent, uttered a few meaningless "ahs", and finally blurted out two words, "Thank you."

In fact, she could also bask in the sun with them. She and the crocodile worked together to straighten the umbrella and open it, so she could enjoy the shade all to herself. The big crocodile lay beside her and waited, while the little mushroom had already been fighting with the black Kai, going back and forth for who knows how many times.

There seemed to be a lot of spirits basking in the sun, and then a group of lizards came in. Their bodies were even more slender, and they had different shapes, sizes and colors. They stopped for a moment when they came in, and then scattered everywhere. Some of them hung on the branches, and their body colors changed.

They are quite interesting here, Xu Shanshan thought, and poked the crocodile boss's back with her finger. It felt itchy, closed its mouth, turned around, and looked at her with its head tilted, with a hint of doubt in its dull eyes.

It's kind of cute. Xu Shanshan heard that some people raise crocodiles and call them swamp puppies. She asked, "Do you know how often the snake team comes to bask in the sun?"

The other person's head turned, and then a slight hissing sound came from the door. She looked up and saw that, as expected, a group of snakes came out and a thinner spirit body entered.

But more importantly, the person followed the spirit body, and she finally saw Carl, who was leading the Snake Team.

Logically speaking, each team basks in the sun in different time zones, not because the area is not big enough. Generally, they only gather together when they are discussing and exchanging information. Of course, it is normal to be attracted by the guide.

Jiang Sen thought that they knew about guide Shanshan thanks to the platform, because the entire ambush team had 2G network, and their lives basically revolved around eating, sleeping, and necessary training. The pace was relatively slow. In short, they were isolated from the news.

Carl caught a glimpse of her among the crocodiles, and the conversation stopped. He led Jiang Sen over here, but was stopped by the crocodiles. They turned around, their heads facing outward, opened their mouths, and revealed their sharp teeth.

"Guide Xu Shanshan, I didn't expect you to arrive so early. I'm sorry for not welcoming you."

Very polite. The man's chest was covered with water stains, and even Karl's arm was blue and red. It seemed that he was tormented by the python. She shook her head and said indifferently: "It's okay, I came here to take a look."

She looked toward the swimming pool, stretched out her hand and shouted, "Little Mushroom, come back, we're leaving." She felt relieved when she saw the crocodile understood, wagging its tail and coming toward the shore, and her heart a little itchy.

It is very quiet here, unlike the air combat group. Every time she goes there, it is very lively. The birds chirp and some can even mimic human voices. They communicate directly with her without the presence of their owners.

It's funny, but also a bit noisy and incredibly jealous. If she pets someone's head, someone else will nibble off a feather from that bird, and it'll flap its wings in anger. It's so partial, you'll see a bald bird next time you go.

It's very quiet here and cool when you're not in the sun.

After the spirit body came ashore, she wiped it, put it in her arms, and stepped on the gaps between the tails, but the crowds in front were getting denser and denser. She knew they were reluctant to leave, but they had important business to do after all.

"Be good, let me go out, I will come to play with you next time."

The group of crocodiles gradually dispersed, and the movement of the crocodile leader made this trend more obvious. She finally walked out and followed the snake team out. After a few steps, she heard a tapping sound behind her.

Xu Shanshan turned around and saw the black caiman following her footsteps as it crawled out. She realized it might be the crocodile that had given her the banner. She waved left and right, saying goodbye, "Don't follow me."

The other party raised its head and put it on the ground, looking like it knew what was happening. The crocodile leader didn't catch up, so it stood in front of the group, and they all watched with their eyes open.

Jiang Sen: "Please go this way."

The man led her outside, while snakes, crocodiles, and lizards of all shapes and sizes remained in the venue, each occupying an area, forming a triangular confrontation.

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The author has something to say:

Little Mushroom: Dangerous behavior, please do not imitate

Little Bird: Woman, are you fickle?