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Even the most composed and dignified person will find it difficult to remain calm and true to their original aspirations when faced with life and death. Time is like a mountain pressing down on everyone; whoever is slow to run will be crushed into mincemeat when the mountain collapses.
Nobody wants to be a victim.
Therefore, everyone is racing against time, even taking advantage of the chaos and profiting from the misfortune.
"Hey, how could you snatch food from a child's hand?!"
"Damn it! Who hit me?"
"What happened? My backpack is gone! Who took my backpack?!"
The stadium quickly descended into chaos. Even the managers' loud announcements over the loudspeaker that there was still plenty of time and that it was only a half-hour walk from the stadium to Beigang Port, could not calm the anxious crowd.
Gou Fugui was slightly better off than the rest of the group. He never thought the stadium would be a place where he could survive for a long time, so he made plans early.
When the broadcast came on, he quickly walked out of the tent, carrying the large waterproof backpack he had retrieved and dragging the high-end large suitcase.
His tent still contained some food and odds and ends, but it was too full to hold anything else, so he didn't try to pack it in. He could find more food, and even the large suitcase he was dragging could be discarded at any time.
Nothing is more important than life.
Jin Mantang, from tent 122 in the first row ahead, was going at a similar speed. He had almost the same equipment as Gou Fugui—a backpack and a suitcase, except that his suitcase was much smaller than Gou Fugui's.
His first reaction after coming out wasn't to rush towards the gate, but to turn around and look at Gou Fugui's tent. When he saw Gou Fugui, he smiled and said, "Brother Fugui, more people means more company. Shall we go together?"
Gou Fugui didn't care whether he was alone or with others, but the worst situation of him having to drift alone at sea hadn't come yet. Moreover, he always felt that the "core of the world" was not in the sea, and that gathering with others might make it easier to find the core of the world.
So Gou Fugui replied with a smile: "Alright, brothers all over the place."
Thus, wealth and prosperity came together.
The two of them packed their things very quickly, but four other people were faster than them. Just as they squeezed out of the stadium door, a long, strong arm reached out from the left side of the door and grabbed Gou Fugui's backpack.
In an instant, Gou Fugui touched his waist and looked to his left, where he saw a face with distinct features and an excessively wild and handsome appearance.
Why are you pulling me?
The rich and beautiful woman wasn't very happy. She thought to herself that it was fortunate that she was now a humanoid sea otter of the rich bloodline. If she were a honey badger, she would have been ready to fight.
Xie Tianlang didn't say much: "We have an electric speedboat, would you like to ride it?"
The electric speedboat was the result of a seven-day search by Song Sanchuan, Qin Feng, and Lu Hu. Although the process was somewhat difficult, and the speedboat's motor was broken when they found it, with Song Sanchuan, a skilled mechanic, they managed to fulfill the werewolf captain's request and avoid being kicked out.
Upon hearing this, Gou Fugui didn't hesitate at all: "Sit down! I'll send you four boxes of chocolates later."
Although he was carrying an inflatable kayak, time was of the essence, so why would he move it himself when he had an electric one?
He also gave Jin Mantang a hand. The latter readily agreed: "I'll pay for four bags of milk powder! You guys can pick any ring you want!"
After saying that, he was worried that it wouldn't be enough to highlight his value, so he finally added, "My family has been farming for generations, and we own land all over the country. We also have a planting base in the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau!"
Xie Tianlang's expression finally shifted at the end: "Follow me. Your land saved you."
Jin Mantang let out a long sigh of relief. He was truly grateful for the dedication of his ancestors for generations to farming!
Their conversation at the entrance was brief; after finishing, they swam directly towards the back of the stadium.
At this moment, almost everyone was frantically carrying their luggage and swimming towards the North Port, and almost no one noticed them. But one family did see them swimming in a different direction, and surprisingly, they avoided the crowd and pretended to follow them nonchalantly.
At first, Gou Fugui didn't notice this family. But Xie Tianlang and his three companions noticed them immediately. Song Sanchuan glanced at his captain with some doubt, asking with his eyes whether they should pay attention to this family that was clearly trying to take advantage of him. He was then met with an extremely sarcastic and cold look from his captain.
Song Sanchuan sighed inwardly, thinking that this family should be careful not to do anything reckless, as their wolf team was not the kind of people who would suddenly become kind.
They quickly located the speedboat that was nailed to the right corner of the stadium. The speedboat wasn't large, but it had seven seats, enough for the six of them. There was still one seat left to put any extra luggage, making it a pretty good option.
Just as Xie Tianlang and his group boarded the speedboat, the family that had been secretly following them finally stopped hiding and the woman in the lead shouted:
"Hey! You guys in front! Wait a minute! Squeeze in so my whole family can get on too!"
"Yes, yes, we've all been through thick and thin together, so we should help each other in times of need, right? Look at you, you're all young and strong men, while my wife and I are over sixty. You should at least have some respect for the elderly and care for the young!"
"That's right, our grandson is only fifteen years old this year, still a child! Why don't you find someone to come down and replace us?"
This family consists of five people: an elderly couple, a middle-aged couple, and a tall and strong fifteen-year-old child.
They swam quickly toward them while talking, and the very robust-looking old man even laid his fishing rod horizontally on the water next to him, intending to block the speedboat from leaving.
Gou Fugui found the old man and woman's voices strangely familiar and annoying. After he grabbed Xie Tianlang's hand and got into the passenger seat, he turned around and saw that the old man and woman who had spoken were indeed the two people who had tried to freeload off him earlier.
Now they're trying to freeload again. They're really dedicated to taking advantage of others and never give up.
Unfortunately, nobody paid any attention to them at that moment.
Not to mention that it's not far from here to Beigang Port, this family members were all wearing life jackets and had found a bathtub that could float on the water, so they could have easily swum the rest of the way by themselves.
Given their self-righteous pronouncements and their get-rich-quick mentality, even if the wealthy and beautiful woman considered herself a morally upright young person, she simply couldn't be bothered to pay them any attention.
The expressionless faces of the six grown men on the submarine deeply hurt the elderly couple. The old man's face flushed red, and he began angrily slapping the water's surface.
"What's wrong with you kids? Didn't you hear us?! How come you're so young and already hard of hearing?! Didn't your parents teach you to respect the elderly and listen to your elders?!"
"Hurry up and make room for three people. We didn't say you all had to get off, did we? But you have to take care of the elderly and children, right?!"
The wealthy beauty rolled her eyes.
Jin Mantang pondered seriously how someone could be so brainless and have no sense of their own situation. The crucial point was that he had actually lived for so many years.
But the other four were much calmer about this pointless chatter. Xie Tianlang said, "Sit tight." Then he stepped on the gas, turned the steering wheel sharply, and sped off, splashing a large amount of water.
As luck would have it, a large spray of water precisely hit the face of the family of five from the side, eliciting a frantic but useless string of curses from them.
This is just one aspect of human nature.
On the speedboat's journey to the North Port, Gou Fugui and his companions witnessed even more of "humanity"—
One family of five—grandparents, parents, and grandparents—were holding onto a bathtub, letting their young child and luggage float and swim forward on the water; another family had two elderly people pulling a wooden bucket in front, while their tall and strong grandson sat comfortably inside the bucket.
Some people help remind others when they see their luggage has fallen, or even lend a hand, while others immediately rush forward and snatch the luggage for themselves.
Fortunately, perhaps because there was still hope, although there were some dishonorable robberies along the way, no bloodshed occurred.
Some people tried to climb onto the speedboat, but it was too fast and they couldn't make it.
However, the last seat on the speedboat was eventually occupied by a pale-faced woman holding a young child.
When Gou Fugui and his speedboat passed by, the woman was already in a semi-conscious state, lying on the side of the child's bathtub, while the child sitting in the bathtub was crying his heart out.
Passersby assumed the woman was dead, and therefore the child was doomed. Anyone who got involved was inviting trouble.
But Gou Fugui looked back as he passed them. The bloodline enhancement of the humanoid sea otter Fugui slightly improved his sense of smell and hearing, and he heard the mother's sobs and words.
"Baby, don't cry... Mommy will rest for a bit... Mommy will take you to the boat after I rest for a bit..."
"Even if it kills her, Mom will get you onto the ship..."
Gou Fugui suddenly reached out and grabbed Xie Tianlang's arm. He was thinking that he might be able to persuade this man to save the person. If that didn't work, he would go into the water himself to save the mother.
But before he could speak, his gaze met Xie Tianlang's sharp eyes, and the man smiled at him before turning and walking directly to the side of the unconscious young mother.
"Lu Hu brought her up. A mother's love is strong; she's still alive."
Lu Hu responded loudly and immediately jumped into the water, carrying his unconscious mother into the speedboat. Even in her semi-conscious state, the young mother was still gripping the bathtub tightly with both hands, which took a lot of effort from Lu Hu.
It wasn't until Lu Hu stuffed the crying baby in the bathtub and the meager amount of luggage into her arms that the mother calmed down amidst her anxious struggles and murmurs.
The toddler with big eyes fell into her mother's arms, and her cries gradually subsided.
The speedboat then turned again and headed towards the North Port.
Only then did the wealthy beauty withdraw her hand from Xie Tianlang's right arm.
He looked at those wild eyes again, and suddenly his beautiful phoenix eyes curved into bright, sparkling eyes.
Then, Sirius lit up.
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