Chapter 243
It was impossible not to use the free supplies. Qiao Sheng and his four companions immediately took out their machetes and axes and scattered to collect charcoal.
The island was huge, but collecting charcoal was much faster than logging. They just touched the carbonized wooden houses and trees with their tools, and there was a pile of charcoal on the ground. They could collect one piece by putting it into their backpacks.
Their speed was not slow, but the island was not small. They only collected half of the charcoal on the island until the sun went down. Qiao Sheng and his companions were not willing to work late at night, so they returned to the boat in the afterglow.
For dinner, they had the bowls of cold noodles in Qiao Sheng's ring space. Lin Haiyang also mixed some cold vegetables, cucumber and jellyfish shreds, and cold potato shreds. The jellyfish was caught in the nearby sea the day before yesterday. It was also thanks to their good eyesight, otherwise they might not have seen it.
Today's dinner was very quiet. The four people who usually have big appetites didn't eat much. After dinner, Lin Haiyang squeezed some watermelon juice for everyone as a drink after dinner.
"Is it really right for us to do this? Although they are all pirates, there are indeed old, weak, women and children on the island. If we go up and kill them all without knowing the truth, is it really right to do this?" After enduring for a long time, Xia Beibei finally said this.
"This matter has been bothering me for a day. Although we killed the pirate with one knife, what he said was right. If we just cleared out all the NPCs, what's the difference between us and the pirates?" Lin Haiyang had been emo for the whole afternoon. When someone started talking, he followed suit.
"Do you want to go home?" Qiao Sheng put down the bamboo cup in his hand, did not answer their questions, but asked another question instead.
"Yes! I want to go home! I miss my mom. Although she is in charge of me, I haven't seen her for more than a year. If I go missing, she must be worried." Hearing about going home, Xia Beibei's body, which was leaning on the back of the chair, straightened up.
"Then don't think too much. NPCs are just NPCs after all. No matter how much they look like humans, they are not humans. Nothing can stop us from going home! You guys also said during the day, have these pirates ever been soft on former players or NPCs? I also thought about it before I took action this afternoon. Since ancient times, many things have been difficult to have. So we just need to choose what is most important to us." Qiao Sheng took a sip of watermelon juice. While comforting others, he was also giving himself psychological hints.
"In the real world, there will be rules and regulations for us. Don't think too much now. Remember, this is just a game. When we get out of here, we should return to real life. Don't let the things in the game affect the real world. The opposite is also true. Don't let the morality in the real world frame you in the game." Li Mu saw the two children looked confused, and decided to say a few more words. It would be troublesome to bring the habits in the game back to the real world.
The four people discussed profound human nature issues for a while, comforted each other, and finally resolved the emotions that had been weighing on them for most of the day. Then they washed up and went to bed.
When I got up in the morning, it was another sunny day. For breakfast, Qiao Sheng bought egg pancakes from the stall. Considering that they didn't eat much the night before, he made extra pancakes. After all, it didn't matter if the four of them wanted to eat. The monks had only delicious food, so they had to get some.
When Lin Haiyang entered the kitchen, Qiao Sheng had already made half of the batter.
He took out the dough that had been proofed from the ring space and asked Lin Haiyang to fry some fruits. When Li Mu came in, he asked him to cook soy milk and finally mixed some side dishes.
When Xia Beibei came down from upstairs to add feed to the livestock's trough, breakfast was served on the table.
Qiao Sheng was originally worried that the psychological relief yesterday was not enough, and the two children still couldn't calm down. However, judging from the speed and amount of breakfast consumed, there should be no problem, including her and Li Mu.
After breakfast, they cleaned up the tableware and the kitchen. The four of them put on their backpacks, took their tools, and went to the island again.
This time, the four of them worked in pairs and went from different directions. The four of them didn't eat lunch and worked until they were too hungry. They just took some snacks from their wrist bags to fill their stomachs and continued to collect charcoal. They worked until the afternoon and finally put all the charcoal into the bag.
When they gathered and walked to the shore, they discussed whether to leave now or wait until tomorrow morning.
After last night's discussion about going home, everyone wanted to go home, so they all agreed to set sail to other pirate islands. As for whether they would encounter pirate attacks at night while drifting on the sea, that was not within their consideration.
Anyway, encountering pirate ships at night is already the norm, so one night doesn't matter.
Back on the boat, Qiao Sheng and Lin Haiyang went into the kitchen. They hadn't eaten for most of the day and were a little hungry.
They were all hungry and tired, so they didn't do anything strenuous. They just ordered hand-rolled noodles. The noodles were prepared in advance and they could be served after mixing the soup. They
didn't want to move at all after dinner, so they moved their daze spot from the cabin to an open space not far from the kitchen.
After replanning and building, they placed two single sofas, a double sofa and a queen couch in this place.
There was also a tea table in the middle, with some fruits and tea on it. The autumn sea breeze was really comfortable, but sometimes there were some mosquitoes, but they put mosquito repellent bags here, so it was not a big problem.
Lin Haiyang was leaning on the queen couch, and Xia Beibei was also lying on the double sofa, hugging You Su and twisting around. The two of them are now very familiar with each other, and the reason is simple. Qiao Sheng and Li Mu have a limit on the snacks they give them, but Lin Haiyang and Xia Beibei are different. As long as these animals beg, they will give them.
Since the team was formed, these animals at home have gained more than a circle of weight.
Qiao Sheng hugged the little one and played with him. This little guy is no longer the pink mouse he was when he first got on the boat. His black and white hair has grown out. Although he is not big yet, he can be fed well by them. Not only does he look chubby, but he is also chubby when pinched. He is not too cute.
Xia Beibei also likes to play with Little Diudiu, but the little guy dislikes her and always ravages it. Now he is smart enough to hide when Xia Beibei approaches, so she can only settle for the next best thing and play with Yousu.
The warm time is always short. Just after resting for a while, before the sun went down, we met the pirate ship.
Hearing the alarm from Ah-Dai, who was walking alone after dinner, Qiao Sheng handed Xiao Diudiu to Yousu, and the four of them went to the cabin on the first floor to prepare for the battle.
After looking around, they found that the pirate ship was chasing them from behind at a very fast speed and trying to get close.
Qiao Sheng and his team didn't usually let pirates on board, so when the pirates came into range, the four of them started to attack.
You didn't have to get too close to see the people on the ship. First of all, the big pirate flag on the ship was just a swagger. In order to avoid pirates, some players would hang the flag and take refuge. Since the announcement of the game, all players no longer have the habit of hanging the pirate flag.
Secondly, the speed of the ship was something they had never seen on other players’ ships, especially the few people at the bow who were holding weapons and were ready to jump on board and fight to the death. They could not be players. The game was set up so that other players could not board the ship without the consent of the ship owner. Players who knew this setting would not use this method even if they were robbing other ships.
After firing two cannonballs and three arrows, the pirate ship chasing them slowed down. It was probably because Qiao Sheng and his crew had damaged the ship and they could not catch up. The pirates
on the ship were upset that the duck had flown away, and when they turned around and had to repair their damaged ship, no one noticed that Qiao Sheng and his crew, who were at the front, had turned around and approached the pirate ship.
By the time the pirates reacted, Qiao Sheng and his men had entered the range again and fired a lot of shots. The effect was remarkable. The pirates didn't even have a chance to save themselves. Most of them sank to the bottom of the sea with their boats. Some of them jumped off the boat successfully. Qiao Sheng and Li Mu held crossbows and shot them one by one. They died faster than waiting to die in the boat.
The pirates who understood the situation simply stayed in the boat. Those who were good at swimming could still sneak away after getting into the sea.
Unfortunately, Qiao Sheng and his men didn't even give them this chance. They waited for the boat to sink into the sea and didn't leave. They just kept circling nearby. Their purpose was simple, to play whack-a-mole with the pirates and kill them one by one.
Originally, they thought the ship had sunk and they could not get the pirate ship's flag. Unexpectedly, while they were hunting the "mole", a flag floated up from the sea. Xia Beibei saw it when she was looking for the "mole". The distance was not too far and they did not move the ship over.
Lin Haiyang took out a bamboo pole from the storage box, which was just enough to hook it.
"It's just one ship. How can they be so arrogant and dare to chase us like this?" Qiao Sheng put away the crossbow in his hand. He really didn't understand why the pirates were chasing this ship.
"Is it possible that they are here for revenge? Do you remember the expressions of those pirates standing on the bow? Normal pirates rob people of their property, and although they may also kill people, it is rare to see such viciousness before the exchange of fire." Li Mu thought about the situation just now, and then he realized what was wrong.
"Communication! Do you remember that many pirate ships ran away when they saw us before, and we even suspected that there was a way for pirates to communicate. We just cleared a pirate island the day before yesterday. Do you think it is possible that they are here to avenge the pirates on that island?" Qiao Sheng felt that he had guessed the key point.