"Duan Linzhou, you only cooked one bowl?" Lin Hu turned to look at Duan Linzhou with a smile, asking this deliberately to tease him.
"And another thing, but I want to eat you." Duan Linzhou said bluntly. He never deliberately hid it; it was just that the other party was too stupid to realize it now.
Lin Hu swallowed the words that were on the tip of his tongue, and his ears turned red.
She thought to herself: This handsome guy is so good at sweet talk, it makes me feel embarrassed.
"I'll get a fresh bowl." Lin Hu was about to get up when Duan Linzhou stopped him.
"You eat, I'll get more."
Lin Hu sensed that Duan Linzhou was in a bad mood again, which was strange.
They say a woman's heart is like a needle at the bottom of the sea, and he felt the same way about this man.
After eating, the two went to dig for bamboo shoots. The octopus had already dismantled a third of the parts of the raft that hadn't been treated with the medicine. They would need to dig 1,500 to 1,600 bamboo shoots to fill the raft.
Although he could have reduced the size of the raft, he was already used to living there, and it felt more comfortable to have a larger one. Most importantly, his fear of the deep sea wasn't as intense.
Fearing another accident, the two decided to travel together.
Liu Xu and Sun Xiaoxiao hadn't even left the island yet when they agreed to come and help the two of them dig. With the four of them working together, they could gather all the potions needed for the Linhu raft today.
"Brother Lin, how big is your raft? Why are you digging so much?" Liu Xu asked. She had been so busy with the puppy and food yesterday that she hadn't asked about Lin Hu's raft.
"2,000 planks." Lin Hu was digging at the base of a bamboo shoot with a small shovel when he took a moment to reply.
"So big!" Liu Xu exclaimed in surprise. Is this what it means to work for Boss Zhou and receive top-level treatment?
Sun Xiaoxiao was also shocked. He and Liu Xu were both on 20x20 rafts, with only a small wooden house and a couple of small plots of land for growing side dishes. There was not even any greenery.
The two found it hard to imagine what was on the Linhu raft that made it so big.
Lin Hu's knees and ankles were still a bit sore, and he couldn't stand it for long while squatting. He got up and moved his legs a few times before continuing to squat down and dig.
By noon, the group had collected over 900 bamboo shoots. They went to the old man to exchange some medicine, had lunch, and then continued digging in the afternoon.
I don't know if it's because more players came to the island today, but the old man is going to collect 5,000 catties of bamboo shoots today.
They encountered a few people along the way, but both sides only gave each other a wary look before going in different directions.
While the group was cooking, some people nearby came over because of the aroma. Seeing how well the food was prepared, they wanted to strike up a conversation and get a free meal.
The four refused to give in, and apart from Lin Hu, the other three displayed their special abilities to suppress the others.
Duan Linzhou only revealed his fire-type ability, two fires and one wood, which made others afraid to approach.
Since it was noon, many people were having their first meal of the day, so they sat not far from the four of them and ate their own food.
Most of them are multigrain pancakes, eight-treasure porridge, instant noodles and other fast food, which are tasteless and bland. And because the weather is around 30 degrees Celsius now, some people's pancakes are starting to smell sour.
Food stored in the backpack rots three times slower than food outside, so you can imagine how long these spoiled foods had been stored.
Lin Hu thought about how the food supplied from his small island was limited every day, and how the food grown by other bigwigs with multiple plots of land was also monopolized by those in power.
It's impossible for ordinary players to buy it, so they need to find more plants and animals to plant/raise on the island to unlock the next level.
Unfortunately, only one of the seeds from the seed shop or the animals you raise can be counted towards the upgrade requirements each month; the others are just for raising and eating.
Otherwise, he could have directly leveled up to the maximum level using the in-game store.
Lin Hu shook his head, thinking too far ahead. Right now, he should focus on doing more tasks and fishing for treasure chests to see if he could get any new seeds or animals.
While cooking, Lin Hu spotted Qin Yaoyao in the crowd.
Qin Yaoyao also noticed that Lin Hu was looking at her, and her originally disgusted look immediately turned into a friendly smile as she smiled at Lin Hu.
"Ew~" Lin Hu got goosebumps all over and rubbed his arms up and down with both hands.
This blazing sun actually gave me goosebumps!
"Brother Lin, do you know him?" Sun Xiaoxiao noticed this scene and asked, assuming that Lin Hu knew the other party.
“Your brother Duan’s old flame,” Lin Hu said jealously. He only just remembered that he had been too happy last night to ask Duan Linzhou about that girl.
“She’s not my old flame, and I don’t really know her,” Duan Linzhou said from behind Lin Hu. He sensed that Lin Hu was jealous because she cared about him, but he was still a little annoyed at being labeled like this for no reason.
"Not exactly acquaintances? Brother Linzhou?" Yang Mei looked at Duan Linzhou and said sarcastically.
Duan Linzhou felt a ticklish sensation in his heart, like being scratched by a kitten, because of Lin Hu's calling him "brother".
"Come with me." Duan Linzhou's expression remained unchanged, but his tone was slightly urgent. He went over and took Lin Hu's hand, leading him onto the raft.
"What are you doing?" Lin Hu thought Duan Linzhou was just being teased and was angry.
"Are you..."
Before Lin Hu could finish speaking, a hand grabbed his waist and pulled him forward. Caught off guard, he was kissed. The kiss was full of restraint and desire. This kiss was no longer as fierce as before; it was more cautious, as if afraid of hurting him again.
Lin Hu's mind went blank for a moment, then, as if remembering something, his eyes glanced toward the island beside the raft, where many people were looking in their direction.
Although they knew those people were probably just curious about the two of them suddenly disappearing, rather than staring at them because they saw what they were doing.
But Lin Hu could see them. With so many eyes focused on him, he felt a real sense of shame at being watched.
Rose curiously stretched out her vines and swayed around the two of them, as if each vine had eyes, looking back and forth.
"Duan Linzhou, what's wrong with you!" Lin Hu pushed Duan Linzhou away slightly, frowning unhappily.
"Lin Hu, call me 'brother' and I'll let you go." Although Duan Linzhou's mouth left Lin Hu's mouth, it did not leave the other person.
Leaning forward with your arms around the other person's waist, you lower your head and give them light, shallow kisses, like a chick pecking at rice.
"I know you're two years older than me, and I usually call you Brother Duan, but calling you 'brother' is some kind of weird habit." Lin Hu's neck was tickled by the kiss, so he raised his hands to cup the other person's face and silenced the mischievous mouth.
"If you're willing to call me something else, I won't ask you to call me brother." Duan Linzhou's deep eyes revealed a profound meaning, making Lin Hu feel as if she had been captivated by something, willingly falling into it.
Lin Hu stared blankly into the eyes of the person in front of him and asked, "What's your name?"
Duan Linzhou reached out and removed a hand from his face, the back of the hand facing up. He lowered his eyes, brought the hand to his lips, and kissed it lightly: "Call me husband, okay?"
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