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Tao Guohuai, as if energized by a shot of chicken blood, sat up from his near-death state and continued to inquire, "Really? You're not lying to me, are you? Where is he now? You saw him, right?"
Cheng Lihua was slapped several times and was lying on the ground almost fainting. But when she heard Tao Sai's words, it was as if she was injected with a stimulant. She endured the pain in her body and crawled over here.
Her voice was almost hoarse: "... Is our Congcong really still alive?"
Tao Sai didn't comment, took out his cell phone and played a video.
In the video, Cheng Cong was sitting upright in front of the movie screen watching the cartoon movie "Zootopia", holding a half-bitten Chocolate in his hand, with a smile on his face.
Tao Sai turned off the phone screen and spoke slowly.
"Cheng Cong is with me. Once you can ensure your survival, I might consider sending you back. Of course, if you unfortunately die in a natural disaster, you can go without worry."
In fact, Tao Sai's rescue of Cheng Cong that night was already meddling in other people's business.
She just wanted to use Cheng Cong's eyes to check the situation at the dock, but the scene just happened to switch to the view of being thrown out of the window and blown away by the strong wind.
Tao Sai's brain had almost no time to react, and he drove the wormhole coordinates directly to the dock.
Some things in the world are so wonderful. Since Cheng Cong was born ten years ago, they have never met each other.
But when Cheng Cong shyly called her "sister," Tao Sai felt an inexplicable warmth. And after saving him from the storm, they seemed to have formed a bond, an inextricable connection.
This is probably what is called blood relationship.
After Cheng Cong recovered from his cold and applied a plaster to the bruised cartilage and soft tissue, Tao Sai immediately planned to send him back. However, as she was about to leave, she hesitated at Cheng Cong's reluctant gaze.
If he were sent back, he would most likely die quickly in this natural disaster. In the few days that Tao Sai remembered, Cheng Cong's life had been on the line twice because of Tao Guohuai.
Tao Guohuai could not protect him. In fact, he could not protect anyone.
As soon as Tao Sai returned to the warehouse, Cheng Cong spotted her and ran up to her: "Sister, where have you been? I couldn't find you just now."
"Is the cartoon good?" Tao Sai asked.
"It's beautiful." Cheng Cong nodded vigorously. "Mr. Otter is very funny."
"Then go on and watch."
"Okay." Cheng Cong obediently sat back on his stool.
Although the projector was playing an animated film, there were more than just children sitting in front of the screen.
Grandma Zhou and Grandma Lin sat in the distance, chatting with the movie in the background. An Nan held her nephew, An Peng, his gaze riveted by the vibrant film. Lin Kang was always restless, so Lin Yan glared at him with a sharp gaze and occasionally kicked the back of his chair. Cheng Cong sat between Zhou Ning and Li Yinzhu, fitting in perfectly without looking out of place.
Tao Sai felt a little relieved. He would be much happier with everyone taking care of him than with those idle parents.
The space wormhole opened to the Wolong River, and the crew members who stayed behind basically salvaged all the materials that sank to the bottom. Tao Sai decomposed the materials that could not be used after being soaked in water into materials for upgrading the refuge ship.
The rest were all moved back to the large empty warehouse of the "Deep Sea Fish" and left to Zhou Ning to coordinate and handle.
In fact, there were not many supplies that could be used. When Tao Sai boarded the "Hanjiang City", he did not find many supplies in the cabin.
Because Cao Yu had no intention of operating and developing the business properly at that time, but instead quickly acquired resources by plundering other players. The only food he had was probably nutrient solution. He would not consider growing crops or other methods to improve the comfort of other shelter ships, because the crew members were just tools for him to carry out his violence.
The twenty-six new crew members lined up neatly in the large warehouse. After studying their attributes, Tao Sai left six people including Zhang Jian to be responsible for the safety of the "Deep Sea Fish".
Zhang Jian was the team's commander and brains; with him around, they could better respond to emergencies. And the twenty people who were leaving with Tao Sai could be commanded by Tao Sai himself.
Before leaving, Li Yinzhu packed a large backpack of nutritionally balanced food for Tao Sai as usual.
Before reuniting with his ally "Three Feet of Life", Tao Sai decided to save some more energy.
Listening carefully, Tao Sai heard some movement in the kitchen.
When I walked in, I saw Lin Kang and Aunt Li Yinzhu confronting each other.
"I want to eat ice cream! I don't care, I don't care! I just want to eat ice cream!" Lin Kang shouted loudly, almost rolling on the ground.
"No! You've already eaten two today, so you can only eat one tomorrow."
Li Yinzhu blocked the refrigerator. Reasoning didn't work, so she had to sternly refuse. There was a set amount of ice cream in the refrigerator, and she would only take out as much as she was supposed to each day. She wouldn't break that rule for anyone.
Lin Kang had just eaten a small pudding and a snowman ice cream, and he was not satisfied yet. He refused to give up and rushed over to pry open the refrigerator door.
Li Yinzhu tried her best to stop him, but she didn't dare to use too much force, for fear that the naughty child would fall or get hurt, and the child's parents would cause trouble for her.
The two sides were arguing for a while.
"Kang Kang, are you playing?" Tao Sai walked towards him with a smile.
When Lin Kang heard the sound, he stopped moving alertly, stepped back, and asked vigilantly: "What are you doing!"
Lin Kang stared at her without blinking.
Every time after having contact with her, he would fall into a deep sleep. He seriously suspected that this bad woman had drugged him!
"What time is it?" asked Towsey.
Lin Kang was stunned for two seconds, a little confused, but he still looked down at his electronic watch, "It's 9:30 in the morning."
"Oh oh oh! As for my sister, I have to say good night to you in advance," Tao Sai pursed her lips and showed an unusual smile on her face, "Good night, Kang Kang."
Tao Sai threw Lin Kang, whose energy was drained, onto the bed, and the energy gauge of the [Energy Steal] skill reached 27%.
She then stole 19% and 23% of energy respectively from Grandma Zhou and Grandma Lin, who had suffered from severe insomnia in the past two days, and sent them back to bed to rest.
Finally, the energy tank was replenished from two of the six crew members who stayed behind.
Tao Sai spoke in the [Hailou] channel.
[Cx330 (Lv3)]: Give me your coordinates.
It seemed as if the allies had been waiting for her message on this interface and would reply within seconds.
[Three Feet of Life (Lv3)]: (117°41′29″ E, 31°11′51″ N)
He Zhaonian reported his exact coordinates without reservation, because allies were immune to damage and could be trusted completely.
Ten seconds later, He Zhaonian, who was waiting on the deck, watched as the space in front of him was distorted by some powerful energy, and the vortex that rotated counterclockwise was bottomless.
He Zhaonian understood that this was the teleportation skill that the boss had snatched from "Wei Ai Qu Wu Yi".
The next second, a leg wearing black overalls and tactical boots stepped out from the wormhole vortex, followed by a girl.
The girl was about the same age as him, with her hair tied in a ponytail, about 1.65 meters tall, dressed in a smart outfit, with a firm and bright gaze, faintly revealing a bit of... He Zhaonian couldn't think of a more appropriate adjective, so he temporarily used the word "cold".
It turns out that the boss is a girl, He Zhaonian thought.
But he would not change his mind at all because of the other person's gender, because she was a ruthless person who could kill a level 4 player by surpassing her level, a real boss.
Just as He Zhaonian was about to step forward and say hello, twenty burly men, each holding a weapon, walked out of the wormhole one after another.
They lined up neatly in a row, and a sense of oppression and shock came over me.
He Zhaonian: “…”
The air seemed to be still.
After hesitating for a moment, he swallowed his saliva, mustered up his courage, stepped forward and asked the girl: "Big Brother T, is that you?"
Tao Sai nodded and walked towards him.
"Great, boss, you're finally here. Oh, wait for me!" He Zhaonian said as he trotted back to the cabin.
Ten seconds later, he attentively handed over a bottle of Yuanqi Forest that he had stockpiled: "Boss, drink some water!"
"Thank you." Tao Sai took it and nodded. He didn't rush to unscrew it, but got straight to the point. "Tell me what you think, I mean Season 1."
"Oh, okay," He Zhaonian said, "Here's what I think. Although our ranking is relatively safe right now, the season is ten days long. We don't know what will happen in the next few days. It's entirely possible that the players who have fallen behind will catch up, so we still have to gain points."
Tao Sai nodded and listened to him continue.
"Regarding the six ways to obtain points, I preliminarily calculated that adding crew characters should earn 2,000 points, and sheltering refugees can earn 1,000 points. Then, early this morning, I found some lone bugs on the shore and tested them. Killing a juvenile bug earns 1 point, a growing bug earns 2 points, and a mature bug earns 3 points. As for the queen bug and bug blood, I haven't been able to test them yet. There is one last way, which is to rescue survivors. I guess the number of points should be positively correlated with the difficulty of completion. Rescuing survivors is easier than adding crew members and sheltering refugees, because the latter two also have to take into account the long-term and continuity, and it is not as simple as getting people on board. Therefore, the points for rescuing survivors can only be below 1,000, and 500 points is more reasonable. Of course, the accuracy still needs to be verified." He Zhaonian analyzed clearly.
Tao Sai fully agreed, and what he said was basically his own idea.
"Boss, have you seen the latest leaderboard?" He Zhaonian suddenly said with a painful expression, "I dropped almost 40 places overnight..."
"Still falling." He swiped the list to refresh and found that he had dropped one place. "Ah!"
After he reminded him, Tao Sai opened the list and took a look.
In just ten hours, she had been squeezed from fifth place to outside the top ten, which shows how fierce the competition in the standings is.
"So, boss, we can't waste any more time, we have to start killing monsters quickly. I got up early this morning and started studying the map. I found a good terrain, not far from here, surrounded by water on three sides, which can be used for attack or defense. Let's go there now." Although He Zhaonian tried his best to control his emotions, he was actually very panicked inside.
This feeling is like making an appointment with friends to go to the amusement park to relax on the eve of the college entrance examination, but you end up being the only one there while your friends are all reviewing at home, and you are stuck on the bungee jumping machine.
"I suddenly have another idea." Tao Sai said after thinking for a moment.
"Do you have a more suitable location?" He Zhaonian asked puzzledly.
"I want to try another route. Let's go rescue the survivors."
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