Chapter 168
When Zong Ruqing collected the anchor and left the island to continue drifting back to the sea, he communicated with the young people on the boat and realized that the person he met this time was actually a big boss.
Player No. 18, as long as you have clicked on the world channel and the trading system, almost everyone knows this, but usually the four young people are responsible for buying and selling on the boat, which caused the information gap.
After a discussion, several people decided that Zong Ruqing, who is more friendly, should be in charge of external affairs in the future, and that they should communicate frequently internally to make up for these information gaps.
There were no outsiders on the island, and Qiao Sheng and others had no more concerns. Li Mu was the only one left on the shore to expand and repair the boat. Qiao Sheng took Xia Beibei and Lin Haiyang up the mountain.
This time, the collection was indiscriminate. Everything was left untouched. They stayed on the island for another three days. Not only did they upgrade all three ships to level 4, but they also picked all the wild vegetables that could be picked on the island.
Everything that could be dried was dried, and everything that could be used as stuffing was made into buns. In order to teach Xia Beibei how to cook dumplings and steam buns, Lin Haiyang and his team ate stuffing for several days in a row.
However, the effect was significant. Xia Beibei could now steam buns that were not only cooked but also not overcooked, and dumplings would not stick to the pot or leak out of the soup. The buns and dumplings that were recently made were divided among the three families, so that they would not have to eat fish all the time when they were busy in the future.
On the last night on the island, Qiao Sheng strongly requested not to eat pasta, and he and Lin Haiyang worked in the kitchen for more than an hour, and finally made eight hot dishes and four cold dishes.
The amount was not small, so he was afraid of wasting it, so he specially took out some, put it in a bowl and put it in the refrigerator first, and took it over when Xia Beibei returned to her boat.
After dinner, the four of them still drank tea and fished, and studied the functions of the fourth-level ship and how to leave here.
After upgrading to the fourth level, they didn't notice anything different at first, but Qiao Sheng found a coordinate in the panel, clicked it, and saw a map with a circle and three small boats.
This should be the island and their three ships, but they don't know the farthest distance that can be displayed. There is a location where they can enter the coordinates. After trying it, they actually have a connection. Now as long as they know the coordinates of the other party, they can turn on the drive device and approach the other party.
This is really good. At least it is much more convenient to find friends. However, the other party must be upgraded to level 4 to know their coordinates. Of course, there are also disadvantages. If you encounter an enemy near you and expose your coordinates, you may be in danger.
However, at this stage, the advantages outweigh the disadvantages. In addition, there is no drive device on Lin Haiyang's ship. He is still drifting with the wind. It is completely by fate that he can meet Qiao Sheng and others so many times.
Qiao Sheng and his team do have the blueprints, so they can make it directly, but the materials in stock are not enough to make a set. Qiao Sheng and Li Mu have been short of iron products since they made the cannon.
Xia Beibei was worried that the ship was not strong enough, so she has been taking materials to reinforce the ship before going to bed these days, so there are not many iron products left.
Lin Haiyang has even less in his hands. After all, he has not opened a furnace, and he does not have Xia Beibei's good luck to crit materials when opening a bottle.
The scene was very awkward for a while, and finally Xia Beibei said that their ships could be tied together. After all, their ships were not big, and hers was dismantled from the reward ship, which is more powerful than Qiao Sheng and his team's blueprint production.
The two have reached a strategic partnership. Lin Haiyang provides cooking skills and Xia Beibei provides driving equipment. Before they gather materials and make new driving equipment, they will team up to drift together.
In addition, all the collected ingredients and the semi-finished buns and dumplings need to be distributed. There are a lot of things, and Qiao Sheng's distribution method is simple and rough. Divide them
directly into three parts, one for each boat. Although they have one more person, there is really no need to get entangled in such trivial matters. They are all partners, and it doesn't matter who gets a little loss or takes advantage.
It feels that there are not many things, but it takes a lot of time to distribute them. Fortunately, Xia Beibei and Lin Haiyang carry their bags with them, otherwise it would be difficult to carry back such a large number of things.
Originally, they wanted to stay on the island for another night and continue to drift on the sea tomorrow morning, but Lin Haiyang took a look at the map and found that there was a ship icon approaching the island.
There was no need to discuss this. The four of them immediately decided to sail away from the island. It was not because they were afraid of meeting other players, but because they thought it was better to have less trouble than more. The longer you stay in this game, you will find that many things are caused by too many people.
After putting away the anchor, Li Mu also went to help tie up Xia Beibei and Lin Haiyang's boats more tightly to prevent them from getting separated when they woke up.
He also took this time to explain to Lin Haiyang how to assemble the drive equipment, and then he was surprised to find that Xia Beibei knew all the theoretical knowledge, but she was a little lacking in hands-on practice. She knew what each part was used for, but she couldn't operate it when connecting.
Lin Haiyang listened to it and roughly understood the process. There should be no problem with the practical operation, but he just couldn't remember it completely. This time the two of them complemented each other completely. If there was really something they forgot, they could send an email to ask. It
was already very late when Li Mu came back. After untying the rope between Xia Beibei's boat and everyone drifted with the wind.
After washing up, Qiao Sheng was still looking at the map while lying on the boat. It was obvious that Xia Beibei and Lin Haiyang's boat was getting farther and farther away from them. They slept too late, but they didn't get up too late.
When Qiao Sheng got up, Li Mu was already in the kitchen steaming buns for breakfast. While eating breakfast, he happened to see a boat through the wooden window, drifting towards them. Judging from the direction, it should be heading towards the island they left last night.
"Is this the boat that Lin Haiyang saw on the map last night? The distance shown on the map is far enough." While eating breakfast, Qiao Sheng prepared to check the map.
"It should not be the same boat. From the map, we can no longer see the island or Lin Haiyang and the others. The distance shown should not be that far." Li Mu started to check the map when he saw the boat, and he had already come to a conclusion.
Qiao Sheng and his crew had oil on board, so the ship moved very fast. After a night, the distance from the island became even farther. She also asked Xia Beibei's coordinates, and originally wanted to calculate the distance shown on the map based on these data.
Later, she realized that she had thought too much, and liberal arts students really couldn't figure out these numbers. Li Mu also calculated with his data, and then told her with certainty that it was not that she was bad at math, but that there were too few known conditions and she couldn't figure it out.
The rain in spring rarely stops, and it keeps falling. This humid weather makes people very irritable. It is different from the violent storms in autumn. The main feature of this spring rain is that it is sticky and endless.
Previously, there was a fuel shortage, which prevented the players from cooking. Today, when they were working in the livestock and planting areas on the third floor, they found that the deck on the third floor was actually moldy. When they went up to the fourth floor cabin, they saw mushrooms and mold growing on the corners of the wall.
The fourth floor was just built a few days ago, so mushrooms shouldn't grow so quickly. Qiao Sheng was standing in the fourth floor cabin wondering, or Li Mu figured out the reason, because he was the one who built the fourth floor.
Because the hull was damaged a lot by the rocks thrown by the two eagles, he removed all the original walls of the fourth floor when repairing it, and then removed the slightly damaged walls of the third floor, and used them on the fourth floor after repair.
So now the third floor is built with new materials. The two of them went upstairs and downstairs and found that the fourth floor should be the place with the most serious tides. The third floor is slightly better because most of it is newly built. The second and first floors may not have much problem because there are barriers above.
The two of them resigned themselves to their fate and began to clean up the moldy areas where mushrooms grew. They found that after a simple cleaning, they would become moldy again in a few days. Because they were afraid that these things would have an impact on the human body, the two of them discussed and prepared to dismantle the moldy walls and make new ones.
They thought that the dismantled ones could be recycled, but they didn't expect that this moldy wooden wall was considered a non-reusable item by the game.
"This thing must have an impact on our digital bodies, otherwise there has never been anything in this game that cannot be reused." Qiao Sheng is now thankful that the two of them were diligent, otherwise they might not be able to handle it when the mold on the fourth floor becomes a climate.
Fortunately, there were a lot of wooden boards at home, so they made new wooden walls. After installing and reinforcing them, the two of them were worried about the dismantled wooden walls. They couldn't just throw them into the sea, because the mold would affect them and definitely the animals in the sea.
Throwing them into the sea would be like poisoning themselves. The mold would be absorbed by the seafood, and the seafood would be caught by them, cooked simply and served on the table. It would be heavy
to carry. It was not clear whether incineration could kill the mold, but incineration would definitely release gas, which they could not breathe.
The toilet could be flushed, but the wall was too big and could not be stuffed into the toilet to flush.
After trying for a long time, they could only use a machete to cut the wooden wall into small pieces and then throw them into the toilet to flush.
During the whole process, Qiao Sheng and Li Mu covered their mouths and noses with three layers of cotton cloth. They felt suffocated several times while working.
However, the items were too dangerous, so they did not dare to leave them on the ship. Even the monks who were running around were locked in the second-floor cabin and were not allowed to come into contact with them.
They originally wanted to operate these on the second-floor terrace, after all, it was close to the toilet and convenient to move around. Later, they thought that this location was too close to their living area. The kitchen was here, the bedroom was here, and the monks were also here.
The final solution was to move the work location to the fourth floor, open all the windows around to keep ventilation, and remake a toilet and put it on the fourth floor. No one can guarantee that the mold will not grow on the ship in the future. The place to clean the mold will be moved to the fourth floor. After
doing this job for a while, the two had to go downstairs to take off their cotton masks and rest for a while. It was really caused by the large amount of activities and the unsmooth breathing.
Qiao Sheng also notified Xia Beibei and Fang Yueyi and asked them to pay attention to the dampness of the ship. The hull with mold needed to be cleaned immediately. The reasons were also explained to them, and the treatment methods were also explained. All aspects were absolutely clear.
They were working so hard that they had no idea that the world channel had exploded.