Chapter 2 Jellyfish Man or Octopus Man?
It was unknown how long it took Xiao Peng to wake up, but when he opened his eyes, he saw darkness.
"Am I dead? Is this hell? Why can't I see anything?" Xiao Peng was frightened by his previous experience. Coupled with the darkness in front of his eyes, he felt even more terrified.
But soon he felt something was wrong: there was sand beneath him, and the sea was constantly crashing against his body from behind. Whose hell was this?
He reached out and untied the diving goggles on his face, with a frown on his face. It turned out that the diving goggles were covered with a layer of seaweed that blocked the light. He looked around and found himself lying on David Beach.
"The scariest thing is scaring yourself!" Xiao Peng angrily threw his diving goggles aside. "Was I hallucinating just now? How could there be a jellyfish and an octopus fighting?"
As a result, he took a breath of cold air just after he finished speaking. There were lightning-shaped red marks on his body, which were clearly the signs of being attacked by jellyfish. What was even more terrifying was that there were red marks on his hands left by octopus suckers. At first glance, it looked like he had just had a cupping operation!
Xiao Peng frowned. It seemed that what he had just encountered on the seabed was not an illusion but a real thing! He could not understand what had just happened on the seabed no matter how hard he tried.
But this is not surprising, humans don’t understand the ocean at all: humans know more about Mars than they know about the ocean.
Xiao Peng was also very carefree. If he couldn't figure it out, he would just not think about it. He packed up his diving tools and put them on his bicycle. After finishing his work, he went home to rest!
He rode his bicycle to the Old Port of Marseille, not far from David Beach. His so-called 'home' was a small sailboat anchored in the Old Port.
The French have a strong holiday culture, and in the summer, everyone flocks to the seaside. Many even buy sailboats and dock them there for their own enjoyment. The boat Xiao Peng lives on was bought by a wealthy Parisian for vacation use. Xiao Peng usually lives on the boat in exchange for cleaning and maintaining it regularly, paying the mooring fees.
This boat is an entry-level sailboat from the French brand 'Benedict', model 'First 22'. The total length of the hull is only 22 feet, which is a little over six meters. It is fine for a family of three, but it would be too crowded if there was one more person.
A new boat like this would cost over 60,000 euros here. For that wealthy Parisian, it was a drop in the bucket. He'd bought it while on vacation, but couldn't carry it back to Paris afterward. Rather than hiring someone to take care of it or leaving it here to fend for itself, Xiao Peng decided to live and look after it.
Xiao Peng entered the sailboat without bothering to clean himself up. He put the diving tools aside and lay directly on the bed in the cabin. After what happened just now, he was tired and scared. Now he just wanted to have a good sleep and go to the hospital for a check-up after getting up tomorrow. His scars are scary!
Xiao Peng was sound asleep when his phone suddenly rang, waking him from his slumber. Seeing the three characters "God of Wealth" stored on the caller ID, Xiao Peng quickly answered the call: "Hello! Daniel, what's going on?"
Daniel is a local from Marseille. He opened a diving equipment store. His main business is selling and renting diving equipment. His side business is taking tourists to sea diving at low prices, commonly known as a "black tour guide."
Why did Xiao Peng call him "God of Wealth"? Because Daniel didn't have a diving license, whenever Chinese tourists came, they would hire Xiao Peng as a diving instructor. He could earn 200 euros a day, which was much more than cleaning up the seabed garbage!
"Xiao, what could I possibly want to talk to you about?" Daniel on the other end of the line said, "Two Chinese tourists are going diving today."
Xiao Peng thought about how he was injured last night. 'Making money is valuable, but life is more valuable'. He was about to turn down the deal when he was surprised to find that the scar on his body had disappeared!
How is it possible to recover so quickly?
Xiao Peng opened his eyes wide and checked himself, and sure enough, there was nothing abnormal!
This is really strange!
Daniel on the other end of the phone didn't hear Xiao Peng's answer for a long time. He kept saying "Hello, hello"! Xiao Peng came back to his senses when he heard the voice on the phone: "Daniel! I'm here!"
"You haven't spoken for so long I thought my phone was broken!" Daniel asked, "When are you coming over?"
After Xiao Peng confirmed that all the scars on his body had disappeared, he hurriedly said, "I'll just wash up and be over!"
"Hurry up, the guests are here!" Daniel said impatiently.
After hanging up the phone, Xiao Peng was no longer anxious!
What happened yesterday was truly amazing! Being attacked by an octopus and a jellyfish simultaneously—who else in the world has ever experienced the same thing besides me?
Countless Marvel blockbusters tell us: If a person wants to become a superhero, the rich rely on technology and the poor rely on mutations. Tony Parker was bitten by a spider and became Spider-Man; Eddie Brock was turned into venom by a ball of black mud drilling into his body, and he was stung by a jellyfish and grabbed by an octopus. Can he become a "Jellyfish Man" or "Octopus Man"?
Ahem, every man has a middle school mentality, right?
What special abilities do Jellyfish Man and Octopus Man possess? Sting? Sucking? Spraying ink? Or turning into a limp puddle of mollusk? Xiao Peng's face suddenly lit up at the thought. He leaped out of bed and took a look at his underwear. Fortunately, they were still intact!
While Xiao Peng was still letting his mind wander, the phone rang again. Daniel practically yelled, "Xiao, what are you doing? Why haven't you come over yet?"
"Uh." This was a wealthy man who couldn't be offended. Xiao Peng hurriedly explained, "Daniel, I was sorting out my diving equipment. Last night, while I was working, the valve on the oxygen tank malfunctioned!"
"Damn it, just use the ones from my store!" Daniel said angrily, "Don't you want to cooperate with me anymore?"
Upon hearing this, Xiao Peng rushed out without even bothering to wash or put on his clothes.
Why leave your homeland and move to France? It's all about making money! Working with Daniel during the tourist season can be quite lucrative. It's no fun to offend the God of Wealth!
He hurriedly rode his bike to Daniel's diving shop, which was located not far from David Beach and the Old Port of Marseille.
When Xiao Peng arrived here, he saw Daniel and two girls standing there.
The two girls, one tall and one short, were wearing large sunglasses that covered half of their faces, making it difficult to see their appearance.
"Sorry to have kept you waiting for so long." Xiao Peng stopped his bike and shook hands with the two girls.
"Are you Chinese?" the tall girl asked in Chinese.
Xiao Peng shook his head: "He's a genuine Chinese man, just working here!"
After hearing his words, the short girl breathed a sigh of relief: "It's good that he's Chinese. If we really had to follow the foreigners to go overseas, we wouldn't dare to do that!"
But even though she said this, her eyes kept wandering around Daniel.
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