Chapter 96
Tong Shu almost wanted to run away, but remembering that this person now possessed important information, she had no choice but to suppress her embarrassment and avoid looking at him, her eyes darting around as she asked, "Now that Doka is willing to come out, have you asked it how to bring it back to my island from your place?"
Speaking of this, Wen Shaocheng was also a little embarrassed. He sat down, gently placed the cup back on the table, and said, "It said that for some reason, after its small boat came out of the Forest of Faith, it did not return to your island along the original route, but drifted directly to my place."
"The ship can sail directly from the Forest of Faith to your game space, does that mean the two spaces are actually connected?" Tong Shu quickly grasped the key point.
“Yes, Doka and I had the same idea.” Wen Shaocheng tapped his knee lightly, recounting the results of his discussion with Doka: “Currently, the only known game worlds, besides your island and my forest, are the Forest of Faith. If the entire real world is a connected whole, then all game worlds may also have connections we don’t know about, and that small boat should be the key. Doka said that your island itself has its own means of transportation to other islands?”
Tong Shu immediately understood, clapped her hands excitedly, and said, "Yes! My island has a dock and an airport! I used these two methods to leave the island when I needed to collect a lot of materials. You mean, it's possible to reach your space by boat or plane and rescue Doka?"
Wen Shaocheng nodded.
"That's perfect! Our captain and crew are back, I'll go ask them right now!" Before Wen Shaocheng could speak, Tong Shu jumped up and rushed home.
On the island, Tong Shu gathered all the NPC animals together and briefly relayed the message brought by Wen Shaocheng.
When she looked at the captain and crew with expectant eyes, both the little bird and the little turtle looked troubled.
Tong Shu's excited expression gradually faded, and she spoke with difficulty, "...Why are you looking at me like that? Is there a problem?"
"Island Master..." the little bird pilot preened the feathers on his wings with his sharp beak, "I'm no longer able to fly the plane..."
Tong Shu's lips parted slightly, clearly unable to accept this situation. She slowly turned her head and looked at the adorable little turtle again.
The little turtle looked at its claws, its eyes wet with tears: "...I...I can't sail the boat anymore."
"...What, what's going on?" Tong Shu asked with difficulty.
“Island Master…” Nini stepped forward, her expression more dejected than ever before. “Everyone who returned from the Forest of Faith has lost their original abilities and become just ordinary children.”
Douzi and Doudou nodded: "We can't use the store's system anymore, so we usually just help out the island owner's grandparents."
With her only hope extinguished, Tong Shu's mind went blank: "...The planes and ships can't fly, so what do we do...?"
Her thoughts were in turmoil. She looked at the airport not far away, wishing that the plane could take off on its own and fly into Wen Shaocheng's game space to pick up Duoka directly.
"Can I drive it myself?" Tong Shu asked urgently, desperate for a solution.
Nini shook her head: "Island Master, only people with work permits can fly planes and ships."
"Work permit...work permit..." Tong Shu muttered to herself, rummaging through her bag and pulling out her captain's work permit and crew member's work permit, which had been lying idle for a long time, staring at them for a long time.
Besides Wen Shaocheng, she really couldn't think of anyone else who could sign their name on these two work permits.
But Wen Shaocheng happens to be the least likely person to need this work permit.
Tong Shu was at a loss, but the little animals obviously couldn't help either, they just surrounded her and worried anxiously.
"Never mind, I'll go find Wen Shaocheng first." Tong Shu said goodbye to the little ones and hurriedly left the island again.
Pushing open the door of the wooden cabin, Wen Shaocheng was still there. He stood by the window, looking through the window at the celestial body that seemed to be getting closer, lost in thought.
Hearing the noise, Wen Shaocheng turned around and saw Tong Shu running in from outside, panting, before she could even put her work ID back into her bag.
"How is it?" Wen Shaocheng pulled out a chair for her, gesturing for her to sit down.
“Boats and airplanes can be sailed, but no one can fly them.” Tong Shu succinctly explained the current problem to Wen Shaocheng.
"Does your special forces team have anyone else who can fly boats and planes?" Tong Shu asked expectantly.
At this critical juncture of life and death, whether the island's secrets will be exposed is no longer the main concern; the most urgent task is to bring Doka back.
Wen Shaocheng understood what Tong Shu meant. He sighed and shook his head: "I can fly the ships, and there were two other people who could fly the planes, but they have both sacrificed their lives."
With her hopes dashed once again, Tong Shu suddenly lost all strength and leaned against the wall.
"Don't worry, there will definitely be a way," Wen Shaocheng comforted him.
Tong Shu was upset and turned her head to look out the window. The pale yellow star shone brighter than the moon, and the moon could no longer be seen in the night sky.
To anyone unaware of the situation, the moon tonight would simply appear exceptionally bright, large, and round. They would never imagine that it is actually an unidentified object approaching Earth, poised to destroy all life on this blue planet in the near future.
"Don't worry, leave it to me. You're too tired today, go and rest first. Only when you're well-rested will you have the energy to worry about these things." Wen Shaocheng gently took Tong Shu's hand and saw her out the door without allowing her to refuse, urging her to go home and sleep.
Tong Shu couldn't sleep at this moment. With disaster looming, she knew that telling her family would only cause them more trouble. Apart from Wen Shaocheng, she could only keep this to herself.
Thinking that Wen Shaocheng must have been tired after a long day, Tong Shu felt it wouldn't be good for her to stay and disturb his rest. After saying goodbye, she went home with a worried expression.
After Tong Shu left, Wen Shaocheng quietly closed the door. To make it easier for him to enter and exit the game space, he had already sent Liu Wanqi to sleep with other people. Thinking of Tong Shu's two work IDs, Wen Shaocheng entered the game space again.
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The next morning, Tong Shu, who had only slept for two or three hours, suddenly sat up in bed.
The first thing I do when I get up is to draw back the curtains and look at the sky outside.
Sure enough, the pale yellow star did not disappear and remained high in the sky.
Stepping out of the room, Grandma Tong, who was up early to feed the chickens, seemed to have noticed something was wrong as well. She frowned and was talking to Tong Songming: "What's wrong with the moon today? The sun has already risen, but the moon hasn't set yet, and it looks quite bright."
Tong Songming didn't take it seriously. He was making a small machine for the Xinghuo Base. Hearing this, he didn't even look up and said, "It's not a big deal. There used to be times when the moon would come out before it got dark. It should be similar."
Grandma Tong thought about it and agreed, then turned and went to the kitchen.
Tong Shu was feeling frustrated. After thinking about it all night, she decided to make a trip to the Xinghuo Base. There were many people there, and maybe someone could operate a boat or a plane.
Tong Shu took the steamed buns that Shu Hua handed her and went out. Before she even left the courtyard, she bumped into Wen Shaocheng, who was walking towards her.
"Good morning, where are you going?" Wen Shaocheng asked, stopping Tong Shu who was rushing out.
"I'll go find Tian Zhaozhao and ask him to keep an eye out for anyone who can fly planes and boats," Tong Shu mumbled, her mouth full of steamed bun.
"No need to go yet, come with me for a moment." Wen Shaocheng pulled her towards the wooden house.
Tong Shu was stunned for a moment before she realized what was going on: "Do you have a solution?"
Wen Shaocheng didn't speak. After the two of them went inside, he instructed, "Bring out your two work IDs. I'll try to sign them."
Tong Shu, still somewhat skeptical, pulled out her work ID and handed it to him: "Didn't you say you couldn't work on my island because of the game space issue? I've tried before..."
Before Tong Shu could finish speaking, Wen Shaocheng had already taken out a pen and carefully signed his name on the captain's work permit. Although the handwriting was a bit messy, it was indeed written.
"No...why is this? Why were you able to sign your name?" Tong Shu's eyes widened, clearly unable to believe that Wen Shaocheng had actually become an employee on her island.
Wen Shaocheng secretly breathed a sigh of relief. It seemed that his and Doka's guesses were correct, and his suffering was worthwhile.
"My God, Wen Shaocheng! You're amazing! How did you do that?!" Tong Shu was overjoyed, jumping up and down while holding onto Wen Shaocheng's arm.
Wen Shaocheng's muscles tensed instantly, and a pained expression appeared on his face.
"What's wrong with you?" Tong Shu immediately noticed that Wen Shaocheng was acting strangely, and calmed down to carefully examine his face.
I hadn't noticed while we were outside, but Wen Shaocheng does look much more haggard than before, even his lips are slightly pale.
"You're injured," Tong Shu said definitively. Thinking about her actions just now, she looked at Wen Shaocheng's right arm. His arm, with its smooth muscle lines, was now covered by a thick jacket, so there was no sign of anything unusual.
Tong Shu looked at Wen Shaocheng's left hand holding the pen and instantly understood everything.
"You...you take off your coat and let me see it." Tong Shu's voice turned unusually cold.
Wen Shaocheng sighed slightly; she had seen through him after all.
He took off his clothes and pulled his right arm out of the sleeve, revealing bloodstains spreading across the inner white shirt, which looked particularly glaring.
“…game card,” Tong Shu murmured. “You dug out the game card.”
As if remembering something, Tong Shu reached into her backpack again.
Sure enough, the gun and dagger that Wen Shaocheng had given her earlier had disappeared.
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