He was afraid that Duan Linzhou's parents wouldn't accept the fact that he and Duan Linzhou were together.
"They really like you. They asked me to find a way to get two summoning cards so I can take you to my dad's for a meal," Duan Linzhou said slowly, still looking at the person on the screen.
Upon hearing this, Lin Hu finally felt relieved. He raised an eyebrow and said casually, "Really! Then consider that island as a betrothal gift."
Upon hearing what the other person said, Duan Linzhou paused, unsure if he had misheard: "You want to marry me?"
"Of course! You don't want to?" Lin Hu pretended to be angry, squinting at the other person and speaking in a threatening tone.
"Of course I'm willing," Duan Linzhou said with a smile.
The two chatted about other things, and then Lin Hu started walking down the mountain.
Going downhill was faster than going uphill, and they soon met Wen Mofei and Cheng Yuan, who had been waiting for them, at the foot of the mountain.
"Are you alright? Was that an earthquake?" Cheng Yuan was the first to run over and ask.
"It's nothing," Lin Hu replied, touched that the two of them were still waiting for him.
Wen Mofei also looked Lin Hu over and confirmed that there was no damage.
"Is there anyone around?" Lin Hu looked around and asked.
"They're all gone. We scared them all away with the cherries." Wen Mofei said, reaching out and holding a cherry between two fingers, shaking it.
"Awesome!" Lin Hu gave the other person a thumbs up, then thought of something else: "Come and see what it is."
Lin Hu squatted down on the spot and took out the special treasure chest from his backpack. The two people also came over.
The treasure chest was a full cubic meter in size, which Lin Hu hadn't expected. He had originally thought it would be like the treasure chests he'd fished out of the sea, only about the height of his calves.
"What is this?" Cheng Yuan had never seen such a large treasure chest before, and she curiously reached out to touch the golden trim of the chest.
Lin Hu didn't know what was inside either. His gaze was fixed on the handprint in the middle of the box, and he casually replied, "I just saved a dragon, this is a reward."
"A dragon?!" Wen Mofei and Cheng Yuan exclaimed in unison in shock.
"Is it the dragon I'm thinking of?" Wen Mofei asked Lin Hu excitedly.
Which Chinese person doesn't have a fantasy about dragons?
“Yes, it’s the dragon you’re thinking of.” Lin Hu nodded, reached out, and pressed his palm onto the handprint.
Seeing that Lin Hu seemed to be opening a box, the two of them quieted down and waited to see what was inside.
"Click!" The box made a crisp sound.
[Ding! The dragon's treasure chest has been opened.]
Three pairs of eyes were fixed on the crack in the box. Lin Hu reached out to open it, but it was too heavy: "Give me a hand, it's a bit heavy."
Wen Mofei was still wondering how heavy it could be, and he said aloud, "How heavy...it's really heavy..."
The result was a swift and painful reversal.
Seeing that both of them said the same thing, Cheng Yuan didn't say anything, but quickly reached out to help.
The three of them held their breath and struggled to lift the lid of the box. Before they could even look at what was inside, they were red-faced and catching their breath.
"What's inside?" Cheng Yuan was the first to recover. She turned around, peered into the box, and her pupils widened instantly.
"Boss, boss! Look! Crystal cores, all of them are crystal cores!" Cheng Yuan reached out and patted Lin Hu's shoulder, who was leaning against the box.
Wen Mofei heard the sound and turned around to look along with Lin Hu.
Lin Hu: Holy crap, this is a sure thing!
Wen Mofei: "Damn, the last time I saw so many crystal cores was during the extreme cold."
"Alright, let's divide these crystal cores together," Lin Hu said casually, as if they were something ordinary.
He had a moment of regret when he looked at these crystal cores, thinking that he had spent 250,000 level-3 crystal cores to get them.
But then he thought, if it weren't for the two of them helping him stop the others at the foot of the mountain, he wouldn't have been able to get it either.
Moreover, he also received one of the dragon's wishes: there would only be more crystal cores in the future, not fewer, so he wouldn't lose out.
"Huh? Boss, this is your reward, you can keep it for yourself." Cheng Yuan quickly waved her hand, taking the lead in saying that she didn't want it.
“Yes, Lin Hu, although you are a year older than me, you don’t need to take such good care of me,” Wen Mofei also said, refusing.
"Stop commenting. You guys also deserve credit for this. If you hadn't stopped the others at the foot of the mountain, I probably wouldn't have been able to get up the mountain." Lin Hu reached into the box, took out a crystal core, and examined it under the night light.
"Hurry up and distribute them. Give the blue ones to Wen Mofei first, I want the cyan ones." Lin Hu arranged, then turned to look at Cheng Yuan: "What color crystal core do you want for your lucky ability?"
“…Golden.” Cheng Yuan hesitated for a moment before speaking. He knew that Lin Hu’s words meant that he had already made up his mind.
“Alright, let’s pick first. Give the corresponding color to the other person, and we’ll distribute the rest of the crystal cores later,” Lin Hu said, taking the lead in picking from the treasure chest.
Wen Mofei and Cheng Yuan also joined in.
"Sigh, the size of this crystal core is a bit off. This should be a level five one!" Wen Mofei held a blue crystal core in his hand and examined it repeatedly in the light of the small sun.
He had never seen how big a level 5 crystal core was, but he had seen level 4 ones, and this one was clearly larger than level 4.
“Oh right, they all seem to be level five.” Cheng Yuan also picked up a golden crystal core and examined it.
Lin Hu noticed it from the beginning and assumed the two of them had noticed it too. Unexpectedly, the two of them had never seen what a level 5 crystal core looked like.
"A level 5 crystal can increase your ability level by ten points, isn't that good?" Lin Hu casually replied to the two while his hand was still rummaging through the cyan crystal core in the treasure chest.
Cheng Yuan: "That's great, of course. It's my first time seeing a level 5 crystal core, and I'm a little excited."
Wen Mofei: "Yes, yes."
In the end, Cheng Yuan obtained 38 gold crystal cores, Wen Mofei obtained 44 blue crystal cores, and Lin Hu obtained 41 cyan crystal cores.
After the three people had divided the crystal cores according to their corresponding colors, Cheng Yuan refused to share the remaining crystal cores with them.
Cheng Yuan couldn't distinguish between them, and Wen Mofei followed suit.
Seeing that he couldn't persuade her, Lin Hu gave Cheng Yuan six orange crystal cores. Orange was suitable for his sister Cheng Miaomiao's superpower—an extraordinary sixth sense.
Inside the box, there was still a pile of colorful crystal cores, probably around 200.
Looking at these crystal cores, Lin Hu already had a plan in mind.
He didn't plan to use these level 5 crystal cores to purchase supplies; he didn't want to disrupt the current "economy" of level 1 and 2 crystal cores.
Each person carefully stored the crystal cores, and the box dissipated into countless tiny stars.
Just as the three were about to head back to the teahouse, a clear, ethereal bell rang throughout the "dragon boat."
[Ding! Players, please note that it is now midnight (11 PM - 1 AM). The dragon boat race is not yet over. Players have two hours to buy necessary supplies from the locals on the island. Note: The player with the most rice dumplings will be the winner of this dragon boat race!]
A survival system message was displayed in all players' systems.
The last line of text was in red, making it particularly eye-catching.
Before Lin Hu and his two companions could react to the situation, the survival system sent another notification to all players.
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