Chapter 305 Reencounter with Lin Luoluo "Little bell, be good..."
"Little Bell, you wait patiently." Sang Zhitao patted Bell's head and then rummaged through the warehouse for climbing ropes and tools.
After securing the climbing rope, she carefully climbed the mountain with a dagger hanging from her waist.
Although the mountain was about the same height as the ship, the summit was quite far from the ship, so she couldn't cross it directly from the ship. She could only climb up from the bottom of the mountain where the ship had hit.
Sang Zhitao carefully stepped onto the not-so-firm stone.
The mountain wasn't high; she reached the top in just three to five minutes.
The glowing object then appeared before her eyes.
It was a rock the size of a palm, tightly squeezed between several larger rocks.
Sang Zhitao discovered that there was something embedded in the stone that looked exactly like the cylinder she had found before.
She pulled a dagger from her waist and carefully pried at the stone.
I don't know if she used just the right amount of force, or if the thing was already loose.
In just a few moments, the cylinder fell into her other hand.
Looking at the familiar cylinder, Sang Zhitao recalled in her mind that this thing came from the same source as the one she had eaten.
She couldn't guess how big it was, but she was certain there were more than just these two pieces.
Thinking this, Sang Zhitao put the cylinder into her pocket and carefully climbed down.
"Sister!" Lingdang brought her a cup of water.
Sang Zhitao smiled, took the water, and drank a sip. She then used the water to thoroughly clean the cylindrical object in her pocket.
She stroked the cylinder, thought for a moment, and then swallowed it.
Those fragments of memory that had once appeared in her mind resurfaced.
It's more than before, but it still can't be put together coherently.
Sang Zhitao sighed helplessly.
The only thing she's certain of right now is that she does indeed have a very peculiar background.
She is not from this world.
"Sister?" Lingdang tugged at her sleeve worriedly when she saw her suddenly freeze in place after swallowing something.
Sang Zhitao patted her head, and was about to let her go inside and wait, when she saw a faint green light flashing on Lingdang's chest.
"What is this?" Sang Zhitao frowned as she looked at her.
Bell looked down at her chest in confusion and shook her head.
Sang Zhitao felt that the light was very familiar, just like the cylinder she had just eaten.
She recalled the memories that flashed through her mind.
He carefully placed his hand on the bell's chest and subconsciously used the green energy.
A green fragment the size of a fingernail floated out from the bell's chest.
Sang Zhitao frowned as she looked at the fragment that had clearly fallen from the cylinder.
"What is this?" Her voice and the bell's voice rang out at the same time.
"I don't know, but it's very important to me." Sang Zhitao sighed and put the green fragment into her pocket.
Children are children after all, and they forgot about it in no time.
Lying in bed at night, Sang Zhitao looked at the shards on her fingertips and hesitated for a long time before swallowing them.
Unfortunately, she didn't get any new memories this time.
The ship continued forward.
After walking for an unknown amount of time, Lingdang, who was playing on the deck that day, suddenly burst into the room and shouted to her, "Sister! There's a boat!"
Sang Zhitao was cooking when she heard this and went outside to see what was going on.
A large, dilapidated ship that looked somewhat familiar was moored nearby.
Sang Zhitao took out her binoculars and glanced at the scene before quickly returning to adjust the navigation course.
"Hello, guest, merchant ships are not accepting business at the moment."
As her ship approached the large ship, a young man suddenly appeared on board. He glanced at Sang Zhitao and called out.
Sang Zhitao frowned and quickly called out to the boy who was about to turn and leave, "I am Sang Zhitao. You are from the Lin family's merchant ship, right? Is Lin Luoluo your young lady?"
The boy paused as he turned around. He looked at Sang Zhitao suspiciously for a moment before saying, "This is our young lady. Please wait a moment."
As he spoke, he quickly walked inside.
Sang Zhitao carefully examined the damage on the large ship, her brows furrowing even more.
In her memory, the Lin family's merchant ships were incredibly powerful. She couldn't fathom what kind of crisis they could have encountered to cause the ship to become so dilapidated.
"Tao Tao!" Just as she was thinking this, a familiar face appeared above her head.
"Luo Luo!" Sang Zhitao greeted her with a smile.
After climbing up the lowered rope ladder, Sang Zhitao and Lin Luoluo hugged each other.
"What happened to your boat?" Sang Zhitao couldn't help but ask, seeing the undisguised exhaustion on Lin Luoluo's face.
Lin Luoluo frowned, her eyes flashing, before saying, "During yesterday's level four thunderstorm disaster, our ship was accidentally targeted by the storm, and the sinking system was directly destroyed."
She sighed: "Many people on board... There's nothing I can do, so my father has to suspend the transaction and hopes to return to the shipyard as soon as possible for repairs."
Thinking of yesterday's thunderstorm disaster, Sang Zhitao couldn't help but frown: "I feel like yesterday's level four thunderstorm had already exceeded the level four range."
After pouring her a glass of water, Lin Luoluo nodded in agreement: "That's definitely true."
“These days, although most natural disasters are classified as level one or two, there has been a level three or higher natural disaster almost every other day or even every day, and the harm caused by these natural disasters is far greater than when they were initially classified.”
"I see..." Sang Zhitao sighed after receiving confirmation.
Lin Luoluo stared at the water glass on the table, hesitated for a long time, and then stammered, "You...your protective gear..."
Sang Zhitao paused in her drinking, looked up at Lin Luoluo who was bowing her head and avoiding her gaze, and sighed silently.
The water glass was placed back on the table with a crisp clinking sound.
Lin Luoluo cautiously looked up at Sang Zhitao, opened her mouth slightly, and kept rubbing her fingertips against the cup.
Sang Zhitao thought about what Xue Minghua had told her: the news from the main branch of the Lin family that many prominent families were looking for her.
Thinking of this, she couldn't help but sigh again.
The sigh reached Lin Luoluo's ears from across the table.
She couldn't help but tremble, and the shame on her face grew even stronger.
“I… I really have no other choice now. The merchant ships are already controlled by the main branch.” She paused, then continued, “Now the main branch is run by the eldest young master, and he…”
“If we were to repair the large ship, or even reassemble the equipment, it would cost a considerable amount of money.”
"We are now unable to afford it after most of our income has been taken by the main body."
Lin Luoluo suddenly looked up at Sang Zhitao: "If... if you are willing to hand over the technology to us for operation, the Lin family's merchant ships will be yours, and I can represent our branch to swear allegiance to you to the death!"
She became more and more agitated as she spoke, and even stood up, leaning forward with her hands on the table, her eyes slightly red.
Sang Zhitao looked at the only friend she truly respected besides Zhifeng.
She raised her hand, gently placed it on the other person's shoulder, and pressed them back into their seat before repeating the demonstration on the Xue family's large ship.
Lin Luoluo looked at the green light shield with some despair.
She looked at Sang Zhitao silently and understood what she meant.
This is far beyond the reach of technology; it belongs to a different power system they have never known before.
Lin Luoluo leaned back heavily, covered her eyes with her hands, and said apologetically, "I'm sorry, I lost my composure."
Sang Zhitao shook her head, then, remembering that she couldn't see, she said softly, "It's not your fault."
"You can't learn my abilities, so what will happen then?" After thinking for a moment, she continued to ask.
Lin Luoluo lowered her hand, a bitter smile on her face: "There's no other way, at worst we'll just have to sign an agreement with the main branch."
From the bitter expression on her face, Sang Zhitao could tell that the agreement was definitely not a good thing, but she really couldn't think of any way to help the other party.
"Forget it, I don't want to think about it anymore." After a while, Lin Luoluo exhaled and said, "Let's take it one step at a time. Everyone's saying that Eternal Night is coming. If that happens, we can just die together."
A ruthless glint flashed in her eyes, revealing that she had been badly hurt by the eldest son of the main branch.
Sang Zhitao hesitated, unsure of what to say. After thinking for a moment, she said, "Oh, right, there's something else I might need your help with."
Lin Luoluo looked at her curiously: "What kind of help do you need? Just tell me."
Sang Zhitao briefly explained how she found the bell.
“In that case, wouldn’t it be better to stay on your ship? I…” Lin Luoluo looked around, a wry smile on her face.
Sang Zhitao noticed as soon as she entered that the once luxurious and elegant rest area now seemed somewhat empty.
Lin Luoluo gave a mocking smile: "That one she keeps is a shrew who plucks feathers from every passing goose."
Her words weren't exactly direct, but they were enough for Sang Zhitao to understand what she meant.
Sang Zhitao couldn't help but frown, feeling somewhat worried about Zhifeng on the Lin family's main ship.
“My friend…” she hesitated for a moment before asking.
Lin Luoluo looked troubled for a moment, then thought for a moment before saying, "I saw the girl you mentioned, but she doesn't want to come back with me."
“I…” she frowned slightly, “I saw that she was doing really well, so I didn’t force her.”
Sang Zhitao didn't see the subtext in Lin Luoluo's words, and assumed that Zhifeng was indeed doing well, so she relaxed for a moment: "It's good that he's doing well."
"As for Little Bell..." Sang Zhitao pursed her lips, "You should keep it with you. It's better than it staying with me."
Lin Luoluo looked at her in surprise: "Why do you say that?"
Sang Zhitao shook her head: "Perhaps you will know in the future, but in any case, that child is not suitable to stay with me."
After realizing that she was not from this world, Sang Zhitao had a feeling that she would definitely leave before the eternal night.
It was from that time that she decided to find a suitable family to entrust Little Bell to.
At first, she thought of the Zhifeng family.
After all, that family was the one she knew best, and the one she considered to be of good character. Moreover, they were from an ordinary social class, so they seemed like a perfect match.
However, she didn't know when they would meet again on the high seas. After meeting Lin Luoluo, she had another idea in mind.
With level three and four natural disasters becoming increasingly frequent, the safety of the Lin family's merchant ships is beyond doubt compared to the ordinary ships that Zhifeng's family is on.
Moreover, she also believed in Lin Luoluo's character.
Lin Luoluo nodded without hesitation when she heard what she said.
She beckoned to a strange young man and asked him to go down to the boat and bring back the little bell.
Sang Zhitao also informed Lingdang in advance using communication equipment.
After arranging everything, Sang Zhitao looked at her strangely: "Where is the person who was protecting you before?"
Lin Luoluo shook her head: "We lost a lot of manpower on the ship, so I arranged for him to help out in other places."
Sang Zhitao nodded thoughtfully.
From the very first moment they met again, she noticed that Lin Luoluo was no longer the naive girl she once was; she was now more like a qualified family heir.
"Sister?!" Little Bell climbed down from the boy's arms and ran into Sang Zhitao's embrace.
"Good girl, from now on, Lingdang will follow Sister Luoluo, okay?" Sang Zhitao gently patted the top of her head.
"I just want to stay with my sister..." Little Bell pouted, her eyes slightly red with grievance.
Sang Zhitao patted her back and gently comforted her, "I'm going to be going on adventures in these places in the future, so it's really not suitable for me to take you with me. Be good, okay?"
Little Bell looked up at her, and seeing the unyielding look in her eyes, she nodded slightly.
Sang Zhitao placed her on the sofa and said to Lin Luoluo, "Then I'll leave the child in your care."
Lin Luoluo nodded emphatically, looking at Xiaolingdang gently: "Don't worry, she will be the young lady of my Lin family's merchant ship from now on, and she will be my own sister, Lin Luoluo's sister."
Hearing such a promise from the other party, Sang Zhitao finally felt completely relieved.
After chatting for a while longer, seeing that the next natural disaster was fast approaching, Sang Zhitao quickly took her leave.
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