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The man in felt put his arms on the deck, and because of his weight, the rowboat tilted slightly towards him.
When the tiger shark appeared, he was indeed nearby. He hid carefully, taking advantage of the seaweed growing on the shore, with only half of his face exposed above the water, for fear that the tiger shark would lock on his tracks.
The situation was chaotic at the time and no one paid attention to him.
So I looked at the whole thing from the best positive angle.
It was this seemingly insignificant girl in front of him who completely restricted the tiger shark's movements with just two punches.
That kind of power is definitely not something that an ordinary human can possess. The difference in their bodies is so huge that no matter how hard they try, it is impossible for a normal person to do it.
Ding Can pursed his lips, his mind racing. "Don't they say people can unleash unpredictable power in times of crisis? I guess that's what happened just now."
The man in felt cloth grinned, but of course he didn't believe what was said.
"I see your boat is leaking. I don't think it will last much longer. It would be best if you could use this piece of felt to waterproof the bottom of the boat. Of course, it's not free. If we run into any danger later, you have to protect me."
There is still a lot of distance to go, and the risks encountered later are unpredictable. With such combat power, he will feel much safer.
What's more, the minds of these newcomers to the island are much purer than others. Compared with other contestants, he trusts these two more.
Several people saw through it but didn't say anything. Ding Can thought about it and felt that it would be nice to have a partner. Besides, the ship really needed to be repaired now, so the longer they could hold on, the better.
"Sure, what's your name?"
The man with the felt cloth had already rolled up the felt cloth in his hand and handed it to him: "Just call me Hu Zi, it's easy to remember."
He just felt that there was no need for people here to remember each other's names. If they really put in the effort and affection into each other, it would probably bring up more emotions when they parted ways. It would be better to just think of them as strangers who were temporarily traveling together for a while.
"I think you're older than both of us, so I'll call you Brother Tiger."
Ding Can took the felt cloth, and Yu Fu went inside to sort it out, leaving her outside to socialize. "Is this your first time participating in this water race?"
Hu Zi shook his head. "Several times. Although there are many sports on this island, no one has the time to try everything. Most people just pick the ones they're familiar with."
"So, is it common for tiger sharks to appear today? What obstacles do you usually encounter?"
"I haven't seen a big one like this in a long time." Hu Zi shuddered as he thought of the huge tiger shark that just swam past him. "Sometimes the sudden incident comes from the high reef nearby, sometimes from the sea. It's different every time."
"But the water race is a little different from other events. The top three will receive prizes."
Ding Can became interested: "Are you talking about the halving of rewards for the next day's ring mission?"
"More than that," Hu Zi continued to explain, "that's common to all events. The first place in the water race does get something, and besides that, you can also get a registration slip."
As he spoke, he moved his fingers, pretending to shake the paper.
"Registration form?" Hearing the familiar term, Ding Can couldn't help but repeat it.
"It's just like being in a hospital. It's like a certificate that allows you to see a doctor. If you get injured here, you have to treat it yourself with medicine. Many old injuries are not treated properly and the recovery is not very good. Only with the treatment of a doctor can the problem be truly solved."
"Being able to see a doctor..." Ding Can didn't care much about treating his injury, but when he heard that he could see those in white coats, he felt that he really should get a ranking.
She asked again: "Brother Hu, have you got the registration form?"
"I got it once, but that was last month." Hu Zi pushed aside his wet hair. There was an obvious sutured wound on the back of his head.
He was accidentally injured while exercising, but when he went to the pharmacy in the evening, the scanning machine at the door thought that he was not seriously injured and just asked him to apply external medicine to the wound to heal it himself.
Although the bleeding had stopped, Hu Zi couldn't sleep that night. He paced around the room in the middle of the night with a headache. The next morning, he found a doctor hoping to get treatment.
However, he only got the explanation that there were established rules on Xiu Shen Island. As long as the machine did not determine that surgery was necessary, he could only find a solution in the medicine warehouse.
Hu Zi was helpless, thinking that if his injury was not treated in time, he would definitely suffer from sequelae, and might even cause brain damage.
He had participated in several water races before, and knowing the final rewards, he wanted to give it his all.
I was lucky that day and did get third place. After getting ashore, I didn't dare to rest and went straight to the infirmary.
Patients who have obtained registration tickets do not need to wait until night to be allowed to go to the basement of the castle, they can go at any time.
It was there that Hu Zi completed the suture of his wound, and he recovered well afterwards. Of course, he knew everything about it.
"So now everyone is thinking about getting a place in the water race. This thing can be kept. If you really get injured in the future, it will come in handy. After all, recovering earlier will also help with future training."
"Almost." Yu Fu had already laid the felt cloth in the cabin during this time. It was indeed very waterproof. At least he didn't have to carry a ladle with him all the time.
He bent over and walked to Ding Can, then sat down again.
Ding Can didn't move, but rested his hands on his knees, half supporting his head. "Then the second half of the race will be even more difficult. Everyone wants to get the only three places, and fighting each other will happen from time to time."
"Of course I am," Hu Zi said halfway, realizing that his tone seemed a little excited, and immediately wanted to prove his innocence, "Don't worry, I definitely don't have such thoughts towards you, but I just saw the girl's supernatural power, so it's not surprising that she got first place."
Ding Can smiled and said, "If I add you, we'll be in the top three."
Seeing his purpose exposed, Hu Zi laughed a little embarrassedly: "I am also thinking of getting close to him."
Ding Can glanced at him, quite honestly. "But we can't guarantee a place. We just want to complete a task and close another third of the circle."
"Don't think too far ahead. Just think of it as a companion. With you guys around, at least I can feel more at ease for the rest of the journey."
Later, Hu Zi got on the boat, but he stayed alone at the stern, providing counterweight to the two people in front.
With his help, the rowboat avoided the reefs ahead and helped them avoid disaster.
The scenery was just right. Ding Can looked into the distance and saw that there were quite a few contestants ahead of them. A rough count showed that there were only about a dozen of them. It seemed that it would be quite difficult to get a ranking.
Their route on the map had already crossed about three-quarters of the way along Xiushen Island. Calculating the time, it would take less than twenty minutes to complete the journey.
But the motor has run out of power, and now we can only rely on human power to row.
There were two oars on the boat. Hu Zi volunteered to take one, and then rowed forward with Yu Fu, making the speed slower than before.
"The sea is relatively calm at this point, so boating won't be hindered too much."
Hu Zi's body was completely sun-dried at this time. He had been soaked in too much sea water before, and now there were many tiny white salt grains on his hair and clothes, making him look as messy as a homeless person.
"How about I row for a while?" Seeing how hard he tried, Ding Can felt a little sorry for him.
Hu Zi simply waved his hand. "No need. This is much easier than floating in the sea. Just keep an eye on the situation ahead. Every time we get to the end of the second half of the race, there are always unexpected situations. They could come from the environment or other players. Ultimately, my goal is just to get a good ranking."
As they talked, they were getting closer and closer to the top-ranked contestants.
Ding Can noticed some people looking at him with vaguely hostile eyes and heard Hu Zi's low warning: "Everyone's basically trying to find ways to damage other people's tools."
Without tools, they could only swim across by themselves. Some people were too exhausted to go ashore early, and of course they lost the opportunity to complete the project.
Their rowboat was very obvious on the sea, and it maintained the same speed, so to others it seemed to be getting closer.
"It's indeed much easier to make the boat lose buoyancy." Ding Can straightened his expression.
After walking a few dozen meters further, I heard Hu Zi suddenly raise his voice: "Hey, the one in front!"
"Why are you shouting so loudly?" Yu Fu was startled by his voice.
"Didn't you see that a lot of people have been looking at us since just now? They probably think we're sitting ducks. Now we need to find some allies first."
After Hu Zi explained, he continued to talk to the contestant in front of him.
"Our boat has a hole in it and is leaking. We just want to complete the race. We don't care about ranking, as long as we can get to the finish line. Everyone, please be kind and we will follow from a distance. But we can't stop, for fear that the boat will not be able to hold on."
No one responded, but the expressions on some people's faces showed that they were thinking.
If the people on this ship really didn't want to overtake them and just followed them from a distance, there was really no need to waste time and energy dealing with them.
Seeing that some people were already wavering, Yu Fu whispered in Ding Can's ear: "Can they really believe it..."
Ding Can couldn't say for sure. Logically speaking, these athletes in the water race were rivals to each other in the sea.
At this moment when we are about to reach the end, we will inevitably be more cautious. If we put ourselves in their shoes, if we were those people, we might not believe everything they say after hearing Hu Zi's words. We might even think that there are some hidden obstacles in it.
She began to feel something was wrong. Logically speaking, from what Hu Zi said, he was a frequent participant in this event and had seen many similar scenes, so he should know the contestants' mental activities.
Why does he look so irritable now?
"It was this guy who approached me last time under the pretext of cooperation and nearly caused me to die at sea. They must be in cahoots, saying these things to deceive us!"
"I've encountered this before. They must overturn this ship."
Two of the leaders recognized Hu Zi's face and directly exposed his lies.
Ding Can turned his head suddenly and found that Hu Zi had already gotten off the boat and returned to the water surface. He quickly pulled out the felt cloth on the bottom of the boat and disappeared into the sea.
She thought about explaining to the contestants that they had nothing to do with it, but the people who wanted to destroy the rowboat were approaching.
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