Chapter 17: Ship Upgrades Perhaps we won't be targeted from the beginning...
"By the way, what about the traps in the forest?!"
"I forgot too," Bai Yu took Bai Miao's hand, "Miao Miao, let's go to the forest plane."
Bai Miao took out the forest plane pass from his bag and took the two of them to the forest plane.
The place where the pass card landed every time was where they left. This time when they came to the forest plane, they naturally landed where they left last time, a place not far from the trap.
As soon as they landed, the three of them heard the sound of flapping wings.
"I'll go." Bai Yu handed Bai Miao to Bai Xi, said "hush" softly, and walked carefully towards the trap. He looked around with every step to make sure there were no other animals lurking before coming to the trap.
A hole appeared in the layer of leaves that had been laid on top. Through the hole, she saw the chicken struggling inside, and her eyes lit up instantly.
She immediately squatted down and reached out to pull it.
When the pheasant flapped its wings again, he grabbed the raised wings and pulled it out.
“Big sister——!”
"A pheasant." Bai Yu picked up the chicken in his hand and looked down at the situation in the trap. "The sharp wooden stick was inserted deep enough, so it can still be used. But the fish intestines on the surface are gone. Bring the rest over here."
"The nets we cast this morning should still catch some fish and shrimp," Bai Xi walked over with Bai Miao. "It's a good deal to trade such a small amount of fish innards for such a big chicken."
Bai Yu was also happy: "We'll eat chicken later."
The pheasant, still flapping its wings, looked very fresh. For them who had not eaten chicken for a long time, this one chicken was a rich harvest.
The three of them got busy. After bringing the pheasant back, Bai Yu used the fish-cutting scissors to clean the pheasant, while Bai Xi began to sort out the fish intestines that had been cooked before. When they were about to arrange them, these intestines were stained with chicken blood.
The trap was laid out the same way as before, with vines and leaves laid out, and then fish entrails dropped in.
They don't eat fish intestines anyway. If they can catch wild ones, that would be the best. If they can't, then they will just lose the fish intestines which are useless anyway.
In this short time, Bai Yu had already cleaned up the pheasant, but he was at a loss as to what to do.
On the one hand, their pots were not big enough to fit such a big chicken. On the other hand, they were experienced in cooking fish, but had no experience in cooking pheasant and didn't know how to make it delicious.
But after some hesitation, she chose the most basic method - cooking them separately.
Cut the pheasant in half with scissors, and cook them in two separate pots. Pour soy sauce and salt into the pots, and taste the saltiness with chopsticks while adding the sauce and salt.
The aroma of chicken is completely different from that of fish and shrimp.
But they can also stimulate appetite.
While the chicken was cooking, the three of them were reluctant to leave, so they sat on the stones beside the small kitchen, their eyes all fixed on the fragrant casserole. The smell came in waves, and they couldn't help swallowing their saliva again and again.
Until the chicken is cooked.
Bai Yu took the casserole and placed it on a flat stone. After opening it, an even stronger smell hit him in the face.
"Let it cool down for a while, it's hot now," Bai Yu held down Bai Miao's hand, "We'll eat chicken today, I'll cook another pot as well."
"I'll hold Miaomiao tightly and won't let her move," Bai Xi said honestly as he hugged Bai Miao. "I'm a little greedy too. A bite of this hot food will definitely taste delicious."
Bai Yu looked at the casserole for a while, suppressed the urge to eat, and went to cook another pot of chicken.
By the time she sat back down after the next pot was almost done, the heat from the casserole had already dissipated a lot.
It’s still a bowl per person. Take the chicken out and put it in the bowl to let it cool for a while, then it’s just right to eat.
Bai Yu took a bite herself and felt that it was just right for her. She picked up Bai Miao's bowl, picked up the meat in her bowl, and blew on it in big mouthfuls. Children are always more intolerant to heat.
When the blowing was almost done, she let Bai Miao eat the chicken with her hands.
"Chicken doesn't have bones, but it has bones inside." Bai Yu placed the bowl in front of her and smoothed the wind-blown hair in front of Bai Miao. "You still have to eat it in small bites, okay?"
"I know." Bai Miao grabbed the chicken with both hands, took a bite and chewed hard.
Bai Yu tidied her hair, sat down and started eating.
One bite and it’s full of meat, which is more satisfying than eating fish.
After that, the three of them didn't say anything and just focused on eating the chicken. The whole pot of chicken was quickly finished.
Fortunately, the second pot of chicken was also cooked by this time, and after it cooled for a while, we started eating the second pot.
After eating two pots of chicken, the three of them were full and lay on the rocks to rub their stomachs.
Bai Xi: "It's delicious, different from fish."
Bai Miao: "It's delicious."
Bai Yu: "It's indeed delicious. I heard that wealthy families cook chicken in many different ways and add a lot of seasonings. I wonder how delicious it is."
Bai Xi: "But we are on the island and can't buy seasoning."
"Yeah, what a pity," Bai Yu said, sitting up suddenly. "Although there's none on the island, could there be one in that place where people talk so much nonsense?"
"Oh, right," Bai Xi also remembered, "Can't we sell the grass we picked over there? We can pick grass and sell it, and then buy seasonings!"
"The pass to that plane is valid for ten days, which is longer than the forest plane," Bai Yu estimated. "The grass we collected in half a day can be exchanged for several copper coins used there. Once we save up some copper coins, we can go to the market and buy more of what we need at once."
"We just don't speak their language." Bai Xi frowned.
Bai Yu picked up the drowsy Bai Miao and said, "Let Miao Miao teach us."
Bai Miao was already dozing off, and when she picked him up, he immediately dropped his head.
Fortunately, Bai Yu held her a little higher, so her head didn't hit his shoulder hard.
Bai Miao cried out "Ouch" and suddenly woke up.
"It didn't hit you, it doesn't hurt." Bai Yu held her in his arms and looked at the little sister who had opened her eyes. "Are you still sleeping?"
Bai Miao looked at her with lifeless eyes. After coming back to his senses, he did not become more awake. Instead, he leaned against her and closed his eyes again.
"Sister, take a rest too." Bai Xi stood up, cleared the dishes and casserole from the stone, and walked around busily.
This island is not small, but their space for activities is limited, and there are only so many things they can do every day. If there were not two planes to go to, they might have even less to do every day.
Bai Xi packed up her things. Having nothing else to do, she went to the cabin, took out the half-sewn clothes, and continued sewing.
This gap lasted about an hour.
Bai Miao had slept enough and slowly opened his eyes.
She was lying on a stone covered with a mattress, with a small quilt covering her body. On her left was her eldest sister who was tidying up vines, and on her right was her second sister who was sewing clothes. No matter how she looked at them, they were both there, making her cover her mouth and laugh.
"Why are you smiling so happily?" Bai Yu raised her hand and pulled the quilt off her. "Tell me, big sister, what are you so happy about?"
"I'm so happy that my elder and second sisters are here." Bai Miao held a corner of the quilt, raised his feet to prop up the quilt, and played with the quilt up and down.
Bai Yuxiao watched her movements but didn't try to stop her. When she had finished laughing, she said, "Miaomiao, my elder and second sisters can't understand the nonsense spoken on the grassland plane. Can you teach us?"
Bai Miao looked bewildered: "Miao Miao doesn't understand either."
"Then you say you know it," Bai Yu picked up the grass beside him, "What is this called?"
Bai Miao thought about it seriously, pointed at the dry grass and said, "Chijipu."
Bai Yu repeated: "Chichi-chi-pu."
"No, it's jijipu." Although the pronunciation is similar, there are some subtle differences when saying it. Bai Miao repeatedly corrected Bai Yu's pronunciation until she made the correct sound.
Bai Xi next to him was also reciting the pronunciation silently again and again.
Although they are not sure whether they can continue to go there after the ten-day pass period, it is better for them to learn some of the local language, otherwise they will not be able to communicate when they go to the market and may even cause trouble.
In addition to grass, the two also learned other words from Bai Miao, such as copper coins from another dimension, which also have a special pronunciation.
In one afternoon, the two learned a lot of words from Bai Miao.
Prepare for a possible visit to the bazaar in that dimension someday.
They still had to go to the grassland the next morning, but the first thing they had to do when they got up was to sign in.
[Successful sign-in, get [Shipboard Upgrade Card]*1]
Bai Miao was held by Bai Yu, holding the card in his hand and pressing it against the deck.
"upgrade."
【Upgrading】
Bai Yu watched the card in Bai Miao's hand slowly disappear, and then he held her and walked away. He stood beside Bai Xi, and together they looked forward to the results of the shipboard upgrade.
The focus of the basic ship is the bottom, cabin and plank. So far, the ship has been upgraded three times.
Bai Yu had some anticipated expectations for this ship in his heart.
But when the white fog slowly dissipated, he still showed a surprised expression when he saw the ship, which looked obviously larger from the outside.
It wasn't just a bigger ship, the whole ship seemed to have turned into a new ship that was completely different from the previous one.
"Luckily, we're not on the original water now," Bai Xi said, trying to calm her pounding heart. "If we were on the water, how would we explain the sudden change of boat?"
"Not to mention the elders, even Sister He and the others would be able to tell that this ship is different from before." Bai Yu said. For them who are on the ship all day, the ship is everything, so any changes on the ship can be easily discovered.
Fortunately, the first upgrade was to the bottom of the ship, which is the place least likely to be discovered.
"Big sister, do you think we can draw upgrade cards in the future?"
"Perhaps."
"In that case, will our little boat one day become a big ship? If we have a big ship, won't we be abandoned at sea?"
"Maybe we wouldn't have been targeted in the first place."
Bai Xi looked at the boat, then at the endless sea, and did not dare to ask the next question.
Can they go back?
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