Chapter 187
Doesn’t this mean that the dungeon they are about to enter will only allow the two of them to enter? However, the four-star dungeon made Qiao Sheng a little worried. After all, the last four-star dungeon they entered with Pei Hong and his team was the earthquake island.
They completed that island with dozens of people, and now there are only two of them, which makes them a little panicked.
After washing up and coming out of the bathroom, they had green bean porridge with buns for breakfast. Qiao Sheng talked about the dungeon, and Li Mu thought it through. Anyway, there would only be two of them in the dungeon, and many things would become very simple.
Thinking about it this way, it seemed to be right. There was no pressure from public opinion at all. If they encountered an earthquake island again, they would save as many people as they could. There was nothing they could do if they didn’t come out.
If anyone blames them, they can just turn around and leave. The system prompts that they will arrive around noon, so time is still quite tight.
After breakfast, they started to pack the things they need to go to the island. Medicines and weapons must be checked. In addition, they also learned from the experience of the pond on the island last time, so they also need to prepare a change of clothes in advance. They also brought the shark swimsuit they prepared for the sea.
Because there are too many things to bring, Qiao Sheng also made a wrist bag with cotton cloth and leather, filled it with daily necessities, and then put it in the shoulder bag.
As for why he didn't put it directly in the shoulder bag, it was purely because he was afraid that there would be supplies to collect on the island, and if the bag was full, it would affect the collection of supplies.
Qiao Sheng packed all the daily necessities. Li Mu also followed her example and put a wrist bag in her shoulder bag. The bag was filled with basic supplies, wood, plastic, iron products, and a lot of rare metals, for fear that something might go wrong in the dungeon.
The most important thing was the dungeon rewards they got. They should carry what they should carry and hang up the titles they should hang up.
This part of the boat had to be asked to be taken care of by Jiashazi and Xinxin. This time, they still took Yousu and Ah Dai with them. Jiashazi also expressed dissatisfaction, standing up straight, holding Qiao Sheng's swing with his front paws, and his head was almost as high as her chest.
"Has the cassock cub grown a lot? When I first rescued him, he was in a basket, and when he stood up, he was only as tall as his calf. Now he must be about 1.3 or 1.4 meters tall, right?" Usually, the cassock cub rarely acts cute in close proximity, and when he suddenly rubbed Qiao Sheng's body, he realized that this guy has really grown a lot. "
It should be that these animals grow fast. I also asked the two on Pei Hong's side. He said that Heizi on his boat stood up just to the root of his thighs, and Fang Yueyi's Jinlan was taller, reaching the waist. The cassock cub is the fastest growing, which may have something to do with the fact that we bring snacks with us for three meals a day." Li Mu had already noticed that the cassock cub had grown taller.
Worried about the effects of growing too fast, he asked Pei Hong about it. Pei Hong took Heizi and Jinlan to see the team doctor. The Chinese medicine doctor in their team is now omnipotent. He can treat adults, children, the elderly, and animals as long as they can breathe.
The conclusion was that there was no problem. It should be the game setting. Their growth cycle is like this. Just feed them normally.
Because Pei Hong has two bears to compare, it is obvious that Jinlan is smarter than Heizi. Of course, this intelligence is not obvious in other places, mainly in cheating.
Whenever there was a chance to stop the boat and go to the island, Jinlan would definitely get off the boat and wander around. She was very good at pretending to be pitiful and eating and drinking for free, which made the new members of the fleet think that the most capable female member in the team abused animals, but Fang Yueyi was wrongly accused.
After Li Mu said this, Qiao Sheng suddenly realized that it was no wonder that Fang Yueyi came to her to complain and ask for advice, asking her how to discipline the disobedient animals at home.
Qiao Sheng was not afraid to talk to people, saying that they had their own set of contempt chains, anyway, the big ones controlled the small ones, and the small ones were all very honest. She also used the example of the monks' cubs, saying that the middle ones were quite honest, playing a role of connecting the upper and lower.
No wonder Fang Yueyi hasn't sent her any emails recently. It turns out that it was the cassock that made the comparison. Then, looking at Jinlan beside her, she felt bad.
The two of them cleaned upstairs and downstairs. Soon, Qiao Sheng saw an island. The island was not small from their direction. When they got closer, they saw a high mountain on the island. Qiao Sheng quietly entered the cabin and took out the trekking pole in the corner, just in case it was useful. For her mountain climbing experience, it was better to prepare some things in advance.
It was exactly noon as predicted by the system. The sun was shining directly at this time. They felt steamy after standing on the deck for a while.
After some discussion, they decided to drop anchor first, then go back to the cabin to have lunch, and wait for two hours until the sun is not so hot, then go to the island with their hats. Unexpectedly,
just after lunch, a few boys appeared on the shore, each holding a wooden stick with a sharp tip and a red cloth tied to it.
These boys stood on the shore without saying a word, just looking at the boat, but unfortunately they were not tall enough, and Qiao Sheng and his boat were high, so they could not see anything at all.
These people were still discovered by Su, who had the habit of taking a walk after dinner. He would take a shorter walk during the day and a longer walk at night when there was no sun.
When passing by the fence at the bow, he happened to see the children below, so he called out a few times and called out Qiao Sheng and Li Mu.
"Who are you? No strangers are allowed on the island." The leading boy, who was about fourteen or fifteen years old, started shouting when he saw someone standing on the deck.
This was very embarrassing. When they arrived at the door of the dungeon, the NPC refused the players to enter. Qiao Sheng was stunned for a moment and said that he was a traveler who was lost at sea and happened to drift to this island. Now he has a batch of sea fish on the boat and wants to go to the island to sell them.
The little boy did not expect this statement. It's not like they haven't met other players before, but they were all driven away and didn't even have the chance to get off the boat.
In order to prove that what they said was true, the two hurried back to the cabin, took a lot of fish from the refrigerator, filled a large wooden barrel with it, and put it in the wrist bag.
When they reached the first deck door, they released the big wooden barrel, and the two of them carried the barrel and stepped onto the shore.
Yousu and Ah Dai saw them go out and followed them. This time they came out suddenly, and Qiao Sheng and his friends did not carry the wooden frame on their backs. The two of them followed, one flying in the sky and the other running on the ground.
The fish that Qiao Sheng and his friends caught were all from the deep sea, and they were all big. The children on the shore were shocked when they looked into the barrel. They looked at each other, and the leading child called the youngest one to go back and report.
"How are you going to sell these fish? We are not very rich here. If you sell them too expensively, we can't afford them." The leading boy looked at the two of them with scrutiny.
"Hey, I'm not selling, I just want to exchange some fresh fruits. Fruits and vegetables are needed during the days of drifting on the sea. This fish is not worth much. If you want to exchange, you can barter." As soon as Qiao Sheng said this, he saw the boy opposite him with a happy look on his face.
Qiao Sheng knew that he had touched the other party's point. He said that he was selling fish just now because he saw that these children were all thin and probably didn't have enough food.
It seems that it is still easy to communicate with children. Their emotions are all on their faces, and it is easy to guess.
Since the other party wanted it, Qiao Sheng saved trouble and directly handed the bucket carrying job to the leading boy, saying that she was weak and really couldn't move it. Even if they didn't want the fish, it was okay. She wanted to offer them a reward of one fish and let them help carry the bucket of fish to the island. It would be best if they could talk to the island owner.
She was sincere, so the boy didn't refuse, but he wasn't stupid enough to take them back to the old nest directly. Instead, he waited there. The soldier who reported the news had been sent back, and his parents would hear the news and come soon.
The waiting time seemed quite long. It was still a bit sunny. Qiao Sheng gave some instructions and went back to the cabin. He first took the hat and some iced mung bean soup. He returned to the shore and handed the hat to Li Mu. He wanted to give the mung bean soup to the children.
Unexpectedly, these children were quite thoughtful. No one took her mung bean soup. Qiao Sheng did not pester them. If no one wanted it, she saved it. She put it into the ring space while putting it in the bag to avoid it from being left outside and getting to room temperature.
After they drank a whole bottle of mung bean soup, they finally saw a pair of adults who were led from a distance. They looked to be in their forties and were wearing ordinary T-shirts and shorts.
When the two of them came up to them and didn't say anything yet, the leading boy who had been staring at Qiao Sheng and the others began to retell all their conversations in a rush.
Qiao Sheng was a little impressed after listening to it. This kid really remembered everything word for word. His memory was extraordinary.
When the man was listening to the retelling, his eyes were always on Qiao Sheng and Li Mu. After the boy finished speaking, he began to introduce himself. He was the father of these children, named Cao Hanmo. They could exchange the fish, and the fruits they needed could be negotiated now.
If Qiao Sheng and the others wanted to go to the island, he would not stop them. He also reminded them that the reason these children stopped them from going to the island was not because they were afraid that they would harm the people on the island, but because there were beasts in the mountains recently.
After saying this, if Qiao Sheng and the others didn't quickly take over, the plot would not be able to go on.
Li Mu stepped forward and said that they could help. After all, they had been drifting on the sea for quite a while,
so attacking a beast was not a problem for them. Cao Hanmo probably needed help too. As soon as the words were passed on, the other side immediately took up the matter. Anyway, after a few rounds of this, it was decided that Qiao Sheng and the others would follow into the village first. Beasts usually come out late at night, so they have been setting traps and hunting them at night recently.
Then they walked into the village in a mighty manner. Qiao Sheng and the others did not need to move the wooden barrels. A few boys just carried them and left.
Taking advantage of this opportunity, Li Mu began to talk to Cao Hanmo. With so many sons of similar ages, Brother Cao is quite fertile. When
Cao Hanmo said this, his face froze, and he quickly said that these children were all adopted. The person next to him was his wife, Ke Junhua. They had been married for twenty years and had no children, so they adopted so many.
Li Mu quickly praised Brother Cao and his wife for their kindness, and they must be great people to be able to raise so many children.
Cao Hanmo's village was not far from the shore, and it took about twenty minutes to walk there. Qiao Sheng was a little dumbfounded when he entered the village. It was called a village, but in fact it was just a large yard surrounded by fences, and there were quite a few wooden houses in the yard.
There were really a lot of children of all ages in the yard. The oldest looked to be seventeen or eighteen years old, and the youngest was still being held in arms.