"Brother Lu, what are you doing..."
Shen Hebei came back after moving the electrical box and looked at it curiously.
"Preparing 'midnight snack'." Lu Ye didn't even raise his head, his fingers operating nimbly.
"That big guy will definitely be difficult to deal with at night, so it won't hurt to be more prepared. These power boxes can just provide power for my 'little toys'."
Night fell, covering this dead silent inky sea.
The fishing boat's searchlight turned on, sweeping a pale beam of light across the dark sea.
Shen Shu replaced Lu Ye and was responsible for driving the fishing boat.
She looked calm, her white fingers steadily controlling the rudder, her eyes fixed on the radar screen and the sea area ahead illuminated by searchlights, slowing down the speed of the fishing boat and maintaining a low cruising speed.
Shen Hebei, with Su Baiyue and Xiao Yiyi, began to prepare supplies intensively under Lu Ye's command.
Checking the shells, adjusting the energy output of the electromagnetic claws, and sorting the "homemade bombs" made by Lu Ye into categories and placing them in the most convenient locations...
The atmosphere on the ship became tense, and everyone knew that a fierce battle was about to begin.
While slowly sailing on the edge of the "Rotten Abyss", they used the function of the system map to pick up the occasional supply boxes that appeared on the sea surface, accumulating resources as much as possible while waiting for the best time to fight.
Time passes by every second.
At this moment, several moving spots of light suddenly appeared on the radar screen, approaching rapidly from the side and rear!
"Brother Lu, there's a boat approaching!" Shen Shu's voice was filled with a hint of vigilance.
Lu Ye put down the work in his hands, walked to the cab, and squinted at the radar.
The light spots were not big and were moving quite fast. They looked like several small ships.
He picked up the telescope and looked in that direction.
In the darkness of the night, three modified motorboats that looked a bit shabby were sailing towards their fishing boat in a V-formation.
On the leading motorboat stood a man in his thirties wearing a leather jacket, holding a loudspeaker and seemingly shouting something.
"Hey - big ship ahead! Stop! We mean no harm!"
"Oh, no ill intentions?" Lu Ye sneered.
"There are too many people telling lies these days."
However, he did not open fire immediately, but asked Shen Shu to remain alert and see what tricks the other party wanted to play.
The three motorboats approached cautiously and stopped about fifty meters away from the fishing boat.
The leading man in a leather jacket, named Xue Cheng, was gazing intently at Lu Ye's fishing boat, which had obviously been heavily modified and even had cannons installed. There was a complex light in his eyes, with envy, fear, but more of a kind of... calculation.
Wow! This boat is awesome! It's way better than these crappy motorcycles I have!
This ship owner must be no ordinary person, and supplies are definitely needed!
Xue Cheng cleared his throat, picked up the loudspeaker again, and forced a friendly smile on his face:
"Brother! We came from the eastern seas and just happened to be passing by! Seeing your ship is so magnificent, we wanted to come over to get some information and see if we can make a deal!"
He paused, raised his voice, and threw out what he thought was bait.
"My name is Xue Cheng! We have very precious medical resources! Lack of medical care and medicine is common on the sea right now. Brother, if you need it, we can exchange it for the lowest price! It's absolutely fair!"
As he spoke, he gestured to one of his men on the boat next to him and asked him to lift up a small white plastic box.
The man opened the box, and inside, there were only some basic gauze rolls and a small bottle of medical alcohol.
Although it was simple, what Xue Cheng said was right.
For the vast majority of players struggling to make ends meet, even this little bit can sometimes save lives.
He believed that this was enough to arouse the other party's interest.
Just then, Lu Ye yawned and slowly walked out of the cab.
He was holding a half-eaten roasted chicken leg in his hand, the corners of his mouth were shiny with oil, and he asked vaguely while chewing.
"What the hell? What are you arguing about in the middle of the night?"
His relaxed and contented look, as if he had just finished a midnight snack and went out for a walk, instantly petrified Xue Cheng and his men on the opposite side!
The smile on Xue Cheng's face froze. Looking at Lu Ye's greasy face and the brightly lit fishing boat behind him with the faint sound of air conditioning, he was a little confused for a moment.
Is this a survival game? Or a fucking sea vacation?!
Ever since they were drawn into this ghost game and escaped the first tsunami, this group of people have been running around like stray dogs, with no food to eat, no clothes to wear, and living under the shadow of death every day. It's no different from fleeing famine!
But the person in front of me, with his calm demeanor and greasy face, doesn't make sense!
A tall and thin subordinate beside Xue Cheng couldn't help but lean close to his ear and lower his voice.
"The boss looks...rich! How could he be interested in such a small thing like ours?"
A hint of gloom flashed across Xue Cheng's eyes.
He glanced at his subordinate and snorted coldly.
"Have you forgotten what my profession is?"
The subordinate was slightly stunned, then suddenly realized.
Xue Cheng lowered his voice, his tone tinged with ruthlessness.
"My profession is 'lobbyist'! As long as I open my mouth, there's a certain chance that whoever hears me will believe me unconditionally! Humph, no matter how rich he is, as long as he's fooled, I'll make him believe me if I say his biological father is me! If I'm lucky, I'll make him hand over all the ships and supplies!"
Damn it, it was with this skill that we were able to fool several teams and steal a lot of good stuff, which is why we are still alive today!
I encountered this big fish today, and I can’t let it go no matter what!
He took a deep breath, adjusted his expression, and was about to speak again, using his professional skills to force the logic of "scarcity of medical resources" and "low-price exchange" into the other party.
However, Lu Ye never gave him this opportunity.
Lu Ye swallowed the last bite of chicken, threw the chicken bones into the sea, and then looked at Xue Cheng as if he was a fool, interrupting him directly.
"Alright, alright, stop the show. You have the nerve to call those few rolls of gauze in that tattered box of yours 'precious medical resources'?"
Xue Cheng's face
The smile disappeared completely and his expression instantly turned gloomy.
He didn't expect the other party to be so direct, and... seemed not to buy his tricks at all!
Xue Cheng was unwilling to give up, this big fish was too fat!
He suppressed his anger and was about to change his words to try to continue the negotiation.
But at this moment, Lu Ye took out a brand new, silver-white metal suitcase from his storage space as if by magic.
With a "click", Lu Ye opened the box with one hand and pointed it towards Xue Cheng.
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