Chapter 304 World Crisis Sang Zhitao opened her mouth, and...
Sang Zhitao opened her mouth, and after a long while, she finally spoke amidst the old man's smile: "I really can't learn it."
The old man's smile became slightly stiff.
Sang Zhitao vaguely sensed a faint killing intent emanating from the other party.
Her ears twitched; she could hear the faint breathing sounds coming from all around her.
She knew that many people must be hiding in various parts of the room.
She couldn't help but sigh.
The old man tightened his grip on his cane slightly, and after a long while, he smiled and said, "Are you worried?"
“I can take you to visit the shipbuilding facility, and my Xue family will sell this equipment to everyone at cost price without making a single penny.”
Before Sang Zhitao could refuse, he continued, "According to information from the research ship, the frequency of level three and four natural disasters is increasing."
"Perhaps one day, the natural disasters we encounter will only be level three or four or above."
"Without this protective equipment, the people of this world..."
The old man didn't finish his last sentence, but Sang Zhitao understood his meaning.
A level three natural disaster is catastrophic for a third-class ship.
As for Level 4 natural disasters, only a very small number of ordinary ships can barely survive them.
If, as the research vessel suggests, only level three or four natural disasters will occur in the future, then in the near future, only first-class ships, military and police vessels, and some special ships will be able to survive in this world.
That means the world has entered its countdown to destruction.
Frequent major natural disasters eventually exhaust even the strongest ships.
Sang Zhitao did not doubt the old man's words.
After all, she had personally experienced the frequency of level three and four natural disasters.
After thinking about this, she hesitated for a moment, but still admitted frankly, "I really can't teach any skills."
Before the old man could react, she reached out and placed her hand on the table.
The coffee table was thus enveloped in a layer of green protective cover.
The old man stood there stunned for a long time before his trembling fingers touched the protective shield.
The soft, elastic protective shield bounced in his palm, bringing him back to his senses.
Seeing this unbelievable scene, the old man couldn't help but sigh: "No wonder..."
He lowered his eyes, thought for a moment, and continued, "Then, would you be willing to work on our ship?"
Sang Zhitao wasn't surprised that he would say such a thing, but she still shook her head and refused.
"I need to find something."
"What is it?" the old man asked anxiously.
Sang Zhitao was about to speak frankly, but she was filled with resistance and subconsciously shook her head: "I don't know, I just feel that kind of thing is very important."
Before the old woman could speak, she said directly, "I've lost a lot of my memories, so I don't know the answer to your question."
The old man's gaze lingered on her palm, greed and scheming emotions swirling within him.
After a long while, he sighed softly, "Well, it's just that our Xue family is unlucky."
He waved his hand and called Xue Minghua in: "Take Miss Sang back."
“Okay, Grandpa.” Xue Minghua obediently led Sang Zhitao outside.
Before she even left the house, the old man's voice rang out again: "Miss Sang, if you have any needs, you can tell my grandson. Consider it a small gift."
"Okay, thank you." Sang Zhitao turned around, nodded her thanks to the old man, and then left with Xue Minghua.
"Could you give me some food for a child who is three, four, or five years old?"
"Yes." Xue Minghua paused for a moment before continuing, "Miss Sang, do you have children on board?"
"I picked up a child, but I don't know his age."
"We have bone age testing equipment on board. You can bring your child up for a test. The nutritional content of the food needed for a three-year-old and a five-year-old is quite different."
"Okay, thank you for your help."
...
The two voices faded into the distance. Xue Tianfang looked out the door, frowned, and then walked up to the old man and asked, "Dad, why didn't you force her to stay? If only we had that kind of ability..."
"Idiot!" The old man gave him a disdainful look. "Is protection all she can do?"
"And do you really think that with such miraculous abilities, the people on the ship could forcibly keep her here?"
"This ship isn't just filled with useless trash; it also carries your wife and children, and all the descendants of my Xue family! Haven't the Zhou family's misdeeds taught you a lesson?!"
“The Zhou family is nothing more than…” Xue Tianfang couldn’t help but retort, but his voice disappeared under the old man’s cold gaze.
"The Zhou family overestimated themselves back then. How could they possibly keep such a genius by force?" The old man sneered. "My Xue family will never follow the Zhou family's path."
“If it weren’t for the Lin family’s help, the Zhou family wouldn’t have…” Xue Tianfang retorted softly.
The old man frowned and pointed in front of him: "In this respect, you are no match for your younger brother."
Xue Tianfang's expression changed.
The old man glanced at him indifferently: "It's better to be grateful than to be hostile. Look at the Lin family now, and then look at the Zhou family."
"It's better to befriend such people than to make enemies with them," the old man said earnestly, looking towards the doorway.
Before his son could speak, he continued, "Be nicer to Minghua! His mother is bad, but he's a good man, much better than the ones you spoil."
Xue Tianfang pursed his lips and nodded silently, but his eyes still showed a hint of resentment.
Seeing his unrepentant attitude, the old man sighed helplessly and turned to leave.
After seeing Sang Zhitao off, Xue Minghua planned to go straight back to his room.
"Minghua." He bumped right into his own uncle, Xue Tianlong.
"Second Uncle." He nodded obediently.
"Minghua, did the old man get his hands on this technology?"
"I don't know either. Second Uncle can just ask Grandpa."
"Alright then." Xue Tianlong didn't intend to get any information from him; he was just looking for an excuse to talk to him. "You're just going to drift along like this?"
Xue Minghua looked at the other person with a blank expression.
Xue Tianlong concealed the scheming in his eyes and chuckled, "Your mother is the eldest daughter of the Qian family. Although she doesn't get along with your father, you are still far superior to your younger brothers in terms of family background. Are you really planning to live like this?"
According to the Xue family's rules, the eldest son usually inherits the family business, but there are also cases where the eldest son loses his right to inherit because the head of the family dislikes him.
For Xue Tianlong, who resented his older brother, the idea was naturally to sow discord between the already strained father and son.
If the eldest son's family causes a scene, the old man might be able to take advantage of the situation in a fit of anger.
Xue Minghua shook his head slightly: "Everyone says that the Eternal Night is coming, what's the point of arguing about these things?"
As Xue Tianlong watched his departing figure, he couldn't help but curse under his breath: "Even if Yongye arrives soon, I'll still compete with the boss."
Sang Zhitao, who had returned to her ship with the bell in her arms, was also thinking about the eternal night.
According to Xue Minghua, given the current frequency of natural disasters, eternal night is expected to arrive soon.
Eternal night is a term used to describe the period after the sun has disappeared.
If the sun disappeared for ten days, the human mortality rate could reach 99.9%, which could be considered a true apocalypse.
It was only after eating the cylinder that Sang Zhitao vaguely sensed a certain sense of urgency.
This sentiment became even more pronounced when Xue Minghua mentioned the eternal night.
She couldn't help but sigh as she watched the ripples on the water after the Xue family's large ship had left.
A future without a destination is unsettling.
After reflecting on her thoughts, Sang Zhitao set her course and returned to her room.
"Is it delicious?" She couldn't help but tease Lingdang, who was clutching the baby bottle and reluctant to let go.
Bell nodded heavily, almost collapsing onto the sofa.
"Alright, then you can eat it." Sang Zhitao chuckled and tapped her forehead.
The ship broke through the calm sea and moved forward at a steady pace.
Sang Zhitao would occasionally glance out the window to make sure she didn't miss any merchant ships or ordinary ships that she could trade with.
It's unclear whether it's because level-four natural disasters are happening too frequently or because she's just unlucky.
Along the way, she did not encounter another ship besides the Xue family's large ship.
"Bang!" The ship jolted violently.
Sang Zhitao hurriedly ran to the deck.
"Ah!!" The bell that followed was so frightened that it collapsed to the ground.
Sang Zhitao quickly picked her up, tucked her head into her shoulder, and whispered comforting words.
It's no wonder Lingdang was scared; even Sang Zhitao, who considered herself brave, was startled by the scene before her.
There was a lot of black powder floating on the sea surface, which contained a lot of carbonized material.
Many of these are clearly human skulls.
The bell was frightened by the floating head and cried.
Looking at the human corpses that had been carbonized by the high temperature, Sang Zhitao guessed that the black powder was probably the result of clothing or ships being carbonized and then encountering a hurricane.
"The impact of the extreme heat disaster?" Sang Zhitao frowned.
Dismembered remains that appear after a natural disaster usually disappear quickly into the sea and rarely survive to the next natural disaster.
The extreme heat disaster was an earlier natural disaster, and this strange situation gave Sang Zhitao a strange feeling.
It's like something that should have been cleaning up after a natural disaster suddenly became lazy.
There weren't many of these carbonized remains, and they quickly disappeared from their sight.
As Sang Zhitao was pondering this matter, she heard the bell in her arms point into the distance and suddenly say, "What's that?"
Sang Zhitao looked over suspiciously and saw a small black object standing quietly in the distance.
"Is it a big ship?" Bell looked at her curiously.
Sang Zhitao was about to nod, but she felt that the shape and size didn't resemble a boat, but rather...
A thought suddenly struck her, and she realized that her idea was utterly absurd.
But her sixth sense told her that what she was thinking was true.
Sang Zhitao looked down at the bell and said directly, "How about we go take a look?"
Bell nodded obediently: "Mm."
Sang Zhitao smiled and hugged her even tighter before getting into the driver's seat and adjusting the route.
As the ship continued forward, the black presence became increasingly clear.
Looking at the strange outline, Sang Zhitao felt a sense of familiarity, and she unconsciously tightened her grip on the ship's rudder.
She stopped the ship when it was less than a hundred meters from the black entity and excitedly went up to the deck.
"What is this?" Bell tilted her head back and opened her mouth slightly.
Sang Zhitao picked her up and pointed to the object in front of them, which was about the same height as her boat: "This is a mountain!"
"Mountain? What's a mountain?" Lingdang looked at Sang Zhitao with a blank expression.
Sang Zhitao opened her mouth, but for a moment she didn't know how to explain.
She only had fragments of past memories and no definite understanding of them. She also did not understand why she would blurt out a name like "mountain".
I also couldn't understand why I was so excited.
Lingdang was still a child, and she didn't really take the question seriously. In the blink of an eye, she had forgotten about it.
As Sang Zhitao looked at the "mountain" in front of her, she suddenly noticed a faint light flashing at the top.
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