Jiawang Swimming Pool (IV)
"I don't mean anything else. I see you've been trying to learn." Lu Fanye turned around and looked at her. "Do you want to learn swimming from me?"
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In the shallow end of the swimming pool, Lu Fanye held Xu Wei's waist with one hand to help her float on the water, and demonstrated hand movements to her with the other hand.
"Yes, open your hands."
"Move your legs and pay attention to your center of gravity."
"very good."
The handsome guy with broad shoulders and narrow waist taught step by step. He was patient and focused and often gave affirmation to the student. Xu Wei had never received such treatment before. It was like a spring breeze. His self-confidence soared and he wished he could swim well on the spot.
However, when he gently loosened his hands and removed the force that was supporting her, Xu Wei's body sank like a weight.
After choking on several mouthfuls of the pool water that smelled of disinfectant and standing up from the water with difficulty, Xu Wei felt a sense of shame for the first time in this unknown infinite flow world.
Lu Fanye's handsome eyebrows frowned: "You may... need more practice."
Xu Wei nodded: "I understand. Everything depends on talent. I am a complete idiot when it comes to swimming."
I still remember that when Song Qing taught her to swim, she taught her breaststroke first and demonstrated the moves many times, but she still sank as soon as she swam out.
Later, I didn't learn how to swim, but I could hold my breath for longer and longer periods of time.
"I will practice hard." Xu Wei said sincerely.
Xiang Lu Fanye expressed his efforts to learn swimming, firstly, it would provide an extra layer of protection as the dungeon was dangerous, and secondly, Xu Wei wanted to have a good relationship with him.
At present, his performance is the most reliable except for Brother Fan, and he is also the one who gets along the best. Others either have a grudge like the aunt, or like Brother Fan, they just ignore him. The only one left is Zhang Guang, a man with glasses, who obviously wanted to take advantage of the opportunity when he registered, and Xu Wei doesn't like him.
Lu Fanye said "hmm" and signaled Xu Wei to try again.
Xu Wei didn't show it on his face, but in his heart he re-evaluated this temporary teammate.
He had already taught her the key points of the movements and had practiced with her a few times. Logically, even if they wanted to be friends, they should have ended there, but she didn't expect him to continue teaching - even Song Qing had just been told the key points and then swam on her own.
This is a dungeon world where one must be cautious and protect themselves.
Lu Fanye didn’t know that Xu Wei saw him as an enthusiastic young man who was trying to save a landlubber. He just felt that her eyes were a little more eager than before.
Lu Fanye, who just felt the other party's goodwill and intention to make friends, and judged the current situation and happily exchanged goodwill with him:?
In the afternoon, Xu Wei, who had just made some progress after practicing for a long time under the guidance of a professional, felt a sense of emptiness in his stomach. Somehow, at the same time as the emptiness, the water temperature around his body also became a little lower.
Lu Fanye looked down at her at this time: "Did you feel it too?"
"I'm getting hungrier and colder," Xu Wei said seriously.
The water temperature in a constant temperature swimming pool could not have dropped suddenly, and the swimmers around did not feel anything unusual. Only they seemed to feel something unusual - Xu Wei looked at the other four people in the swimming pool whose expressions changed again. It was obvious that they had felt it.
In the afternoon, Brother Fan taught Lao Fang and the aunt how to swim. Zhang Guang was marginalized by the team and was left alone because of the registration issue. At this time, they all stopped what they were doing.
At noon, there was someone pushing a glass counter and selling something, mainly grilled sausages. Xu Wei wanted to check it out, but was discouraged by the price of ten yuan per sausage.
Brother Fan and his companions came to the shallow water and climbed up the stairs: "Let's go see the guy selling things."
The counter finally went to a small room on the other side of the venue, opposite the swimming management office. After searching in the morning, the six people were familiar with this kind of place and soon found the counter behind a glass door.
The door was locked, and through the glass one could see that the small room was filled with snacks and drinks. On the counter that had been pushed out earlier was a sausage grilling machine, which was running. The plump, glossy sausages were flipping over, and the aroma of cooked meat aroused one's appetite.
Lao Fang swallowed, glanced around, and said in a low voice: "How about we break down the door and get in?"
Brother Fan quickly stopped him: "You are crazy! This is a dungeon. If you break the door and trigger the rules, you will be doomed!"
Zhang Guang was a little irritable because of hunger: "What should I do?"
"We can only wait for the seller to come and see if there is anything we can buy at a low price." Brother Fan glanced at Zhang Guang, but did not get angry.
No one knew where the vendor had gone. Now everyone's stomachs were empty and the cold was getting worse. They looked around on the way here but didn't see anyone. Going to the venue to look for him would probably only add to the pain.
Since some people came out to sell their wares at noon, they would definitely be back by dinner time. Xu Wei had no other choice but to wait with them.
The waiting process was really unbearable. My stomach was aching from hunger, and the wet swimsuit exacerbated the effect of the low temperature. The coolness stuck to my skin inch by inch, as if I was in a changing room with a constantly decreasing temperature.
In my thoughts, the motionless iron door, the frosted blue-black locker, and the old man’s decapitated body appeared one after another.
In a trance, she returned to the cold dressing room.
Maybe I've never been out of there.
The old man's head had already frozen her, and everything in front of her was just a beautiful fantasy before death.
It must be a fantasy. How could an ordinary person suddenly dare to touch a corpse and put its head back?
Thinking quickly? If you can't even learn to swim, how can you really think quickly and do this?
My thoughts started to become confused.
The coolness invades little by little.
From the arms to the calves, it pierced the skin, penetrated the flesh, and spread to the bone marrow.
My limbs became stiff, my body temperature gradually became cold, and even my thoughts seemed to freeze.
All I could see was a deep black sea, endless and boundless, with surging waves that rippled into the depths of my consciousness.
Now, she just wanted to lie down and sink quietly into the darkness.
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When Xu Wei was choked awake, she was lying on her back in Lu Fanye's arms. When she opened her eyes, she looked into his eyes. His eyes were bright and blazing, like sparks burning at dawn.
Seeing that she finally opened her eyes, the auntie who was pinching her philtrum heaved a sigh of relief: "I was scared to death, how come this girl's condition is even worse than Lao Fang's."
While waiting, Xu Wei sat there alone and didn't notice anything unusual until Lao Fang suddenly fell to the ground. Everyone was startled and found that she had already fainted.
Xu Wei's consciousness was still a little hazy. She avoided Lu Fanye's gaze and looked at the glass roof of the swimming pool behind him.
The lines of the glass roof are transparent and winding, forming an endless azure blue. If you look at it for a long time, it seems as if there are waves rolling above.
It was similar to the deep black sea in her last consciousness, yet different.
Lao Fang leaned against Brother Fan, breathing heavily. The latter looked over with a worried look on his face: "You two must be injured, especially you, you have two injuries!"
Brother Fan was referring to the injury that Xu Wei suffered in the dressing room.
Thinking of the changing room, Xu Wei originally wanted to say thank you to the auntie, but upon hearing that, he just weakly turned his face to the side where the auntie was not.
The aunt wiped her hands awkwardly and walked away.
"What time is it?" Xu Wei really didn't have the strength to move, so she could only continue to lean on Lu Fanye's arms with a thick face.
"Five fifty." Lu Fanye glanced at the big screen in the hall.
It was half past three when everyone arrived at the glass door, more than two hours had passed.
"Thank you." Xu Wei's voice was weak.
Lu Fanye politely replied, “You’re welcome.”
Even though she was lying in the arms of a handsome guy wearing only swimming trunks, and could see his abdominal muscles when she turned her head, Xu Wei was completely unable to think about those romantic things.
Her survival instinct now filled her mind with thoughts of how to survive.
I can't swim, I have two injuries, and if I don't eat, I will be in an unfavorable state of cold and fatigue, and the wounds will aggravate this effect. I only have ten dollars in my hand. I have to survive for five days in a swimming pool full of dangers. It's simply the start of hell.
The thing in my hand only has a skill called Singer's Companion. It has no lethality when used initially, but it seems to have a stiffness effect.
Thinking of the skill, Xu Wei regained some spirit. Now she was sure that the strange male voice was summoned by her skill. When she chose the leader, she subconsciously chose the corpse of the old man in front of her, and then it was controlled for several seconds. Could this be a control skill?
But the male voice's mumbling at the back seemed to accuse her of not singing along. Could it be that singing along would have a greater effect?
There should be more than one song, but I don’t know whether I have to upgrade this skill or unlock new songs by chance.
Xu Wei decided that he must find an opportunity to sing along with this gymnastics piece.
"Here I am." Lu Fanye said suddenly while looking at the glass door.
Inside the door, a man wearing a green jumpsuit and with puffy eyes approached and tapped on the glass. A shrill voice came through the crack in the door: "Wow, there are so many people."
"It's a frog monster."
I don’t know if Xu Wei has not recovered yet, but he has a relaxed mentality as if he has experienced a near-death experience anyway, and he is in the mood to complain.
Lu Fanye looked down at her, and perhaps because her eyes were too dull, he looked away.
Fortunately, no one else heard it. With a sharp friction sound, the glass door opened. The man with swollen eyes crossed his hands and looked like he didn't want to buy anything. "What do you want to buy?"
"Is there any food at a lower price?" asked Brother Fan.
"Low? How low? Five dollars? Two dollars? Or free for as long as you have a heart?" The man with swollen eyes laughed in a shrill voice.
"Are there two pieces?" Lao Fang's eyes lit up.
A small loaf of bread was thrown to him from the door, and he stretched out a hand with swollen eyes: "It's the cheapest thing. Give me the money."
Lao Fang quickly handed over the money: "I want two."
The others followed suit and exchanged for two small breads, eating one and keeping the other as a backup.
Xu Wei held the bread in her hand. It was not even as big as her palm, and it was even smaller in Lu Fanye's palm.
A total of five days, and only a small piece of bread for each meal. How can you survive this?
After eating the bread, they all regained some energy. Seeing that their puffy eyes were still there, Zhang Guang asked, "Excuse me, what time do you open the store?"
"Three times a day, morning, noon and evening. Once you're done buying, leave quickly and don't block my business." He squinted his eyes and chased people away.
It is obvious that it is the same type of creature as Jiawang. It is very hostile to the player and will squeeze you whenever you ask a question. It is simply incomparable to the ball-shaped man.
Thinking of the spherical man, another idea sprouted in Xu Wei's mind.
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