Chapter 973 Alas!
Not only the children, but the adults were also scared out of their wits.
Jiang Lianzhu carried her daughter back to her bed.
Mrs. Wan hurriedly stood up to greet them.
When everyone saw Jiang Lianzhu coming back, the injured people shamelessly came to find her.
"Zhu Niang, you are a doctor, can you help me check if my head is broken? Is it serious? It hurts so much! It's throbbing... I'll give you money, it's not for nothing."
Jiang Lianzhu would never take their money as it came from poor families.
He took out some medicine for external injuries and examined their injuries one by one. He applied medicine to the minor ones, stopped the bleeding for the serious ones, and then applied medicine and bandaged them.
Everyone was grateful.
"It's all thanks to Zhu Niang. You are such a capable person with a kind heart. If you do good deeds and accumulate virtue like this, you will be blessed with great fortune in the future!"
"That's right. If it weren't for Zhu Niang, we wouldn't know what to do if the people in our poor warehouse got hurt."
Jiang Lianzhu smiled and said, "This is all fate. I'm just doing my best. Don't take it to heart."
After checking on the injured, Jiang Lianzhu stood up again and took the pulse of the children who were crying non-stop.
Some children are extremely frightened, which can easily cause pediatric convulsions, fever, and myocarditis.
In the past, massage or acupuncture was needed to relieve children’s crying.
Now, it is simpler for her and she can appease directly with magic power.
Finally, all the people in the poor warehouse who were crying and wailing calmed down because of Jiang Lianzhu's return.
With Jiang Lianzhu around, they all seemed to have someone to rely on.
Someone tentatively asked Jiang Lianzhu, "Mother Zhu, your husband is the chief guard. Now that the sea monster has been killed, will the Hope return?"
Jiang Lianzhu replied, "I'm not sure either, but don't panic, the sea monster is dead, there's no danger for now."
The cabin was silent.
A woman with a numb face asked in a low voice, "Zhu Niang, my husband went out to help the rich man row a boat. Did he really die out there and never come back?"
Jiang Lianzhu couldn't answer and could only sigh, "My condolences!"
The woman lowered her head and said, "Serves you right. You deserve to die. I want money more than my life..." Her voice choked with sobs.
Others who had families and went out to earn money to row boats were all disheartened at this time.
Before, they might have cried loudly and been extremely sad.
Now that they have experienced a life-and-death scare, the sadness is not so intense. No one knows whether they can survive in the end.
There is only powerless silence.
Xiaolang was strong and didn't cry all the time. After Nanbao came back, the two went out to play together again.
Sister Wan pulled Jiang Lianzhu aside and whispered, "That sister-in-law over there is so pitiful. Her husband went out to earn money rowing a boat and died, and her daughter fell into a cave and couldn't be rescued. If I were her, I wouldn't be able to survive alone."
Jiang Lianzhu had a good memory, "Is she Xiao Cui'er's mother?"
"Yes, that's her! Xiao Cui'er is gone. Xiao Cui'er is such an unlucky child. She almost died before because she was naughty. This time it was a natural disaster and man-made disaster. There was a hole right next to her feet. Her mother didn't hold her, and her father was out boating again. If her father was there, he might have been able to pull her back because he was closer... Poor sister-in-law, she can't even cry anymore. If I were her, I would jump into the hole and die with my child and my man."
"Don't say that. Everyone has the right to live!" Jiang Lianzhu was kind-hearted. She used a little magic power to heal the poor woman through the crowd. She was soaking wet and sitting there like a walking corpse. The healing magic power made her feel better.
Fate is truly unpredictable!
Life is not easy for everyone.
Especially the poor.
***
After Knicks finished cleaning up the sea monsters, the remaining carcasses were thrown directly into the sea.
Start counting casualties and losses.
The losses were not small. In addition to the people on the two ships who were eaten by sea monsters, many sailors died and there were dozens of injured. The main mast of the ship was broken, the hull was damaged and leaking in many places, and even a lot of items fell out of the cargo hold.
The cost of fighting a sea monster is too high.
Everyone was eagerly waiting for Knicks' order.
The steward whispered, "Captain, the VIPs outside are all asking, with so many people dead this time, should the Hope give an explanation?"
Nix replied, "Is there a VIP injured or killed on board?"
"No!" said the steward, "I mean the one who left in the boat..."
When fighting the sea beasts, the VIPs all hid in the VIP warehouse. Fortunately, the VIP warehouse was not attacked.
Nix sneered, "Did I drive those who left on the boat off? They were asking for trouble. They insisted on leaving. What does this have to do with our Hope? Once they disembark, they have no connection to our Hope. They are considered to have voluntarily relinquished our protection."
The steward nodded quickly. "That's what I told them. How are we supposed to proceed now? Should we change course? We've already killed all the sea monsters, and the ship is too damaged. We need to dock and find a shipyard for repairs. Many of the warehouses are flooded..."
Nix flatly refused, "No need! Now we have to find the Good Luck in one fell swoop. Now that we have found the clues and killed the sea monster, the Good Luck must be nearby."
After this fierce battle with the sea beast, many of Liao Jiu's warrior guards were injured, and even most of the people with special abilities did not escape unscathed.
The first mate and stewards on the ship witnessed it and were somewhat frightened.
Most of them now want to reach the shore.
Another steward said, "Captain, there's so much undigested food in the sea monster's stomach. It's said to be the food of the Good Fortune's previous guests. It's very likely that the sea monster ate everyone on the Good Fortune. Does the Good Fortune need to continue searching? Can we just take these things back and report back?"
This speaks to everyone’s thoughts.
Nix said, "That won't work either. The wreckage of the Good Luck hasn't been found yet. We must find it! It must be nearby. Let's hold on a little longer until we find the Good Luck. Besides, what if there are still survivors waiting to be rescued? Victory is so close, we can't give up halfway."
Someone muttered, "If we hadn't encountered this sea beast today, perhaps there would still be a chance of survival. Now, how could there be a chance of survival?"
"If we don't find the wreckage, how do we know if there are any survivors? Our mission is to rescue the Good Luck, not to retreat after discovering a little clue! I still say the same thing, if you want to get off the ship, find a small boat and I won't stop you. Anyway, the Hope must move forward and we will never give up until we find the wreckage of the Good Luck!" Knicks did not negotiate.
Liao Jiu remained silent. He was now somewhat suspicious of Knicks' motives.
Captain Nix is so determined to find the Good Luck at all costs that it is hard not to wonder whether he is trying to save the lives of the passengers on the Good Luck, or if he has some other purpose?
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