Helpless, Xiao tried the slot machine again, spending nearly 100,000 national fortune coins before finally drawing three wooden planks.
Now, the level 3 boat can be upgraded to a level 4 boat.
A flash of white light, and the small wooden boat beneath Xiao and the Tracer's feet transformed into a boat twice the size. Now, it was quite spacious for the two of them to stand on. If Wendy and Zhongli were to return, it might be a little crowded, but it wouldn't be so cramped that four people couldn't fit on one boat to sleep.
On Venti's side, Venti was a little regretful about bringing Zhongli over. Although the "duang duang" sound when the shield was attacked was very pleasant and made him feel safe, the problem was that the old man would just activate his shield and use his Heavenly Star skill, then stand aside with his arms crossed and watch the show, while Venti himself was busy gathering monsters with his Wind Field and constantly shooting arrows.
"Grandpa, don't just watch the show, Grandpa, lend a hand!" Wendy called out as she fought, but Zhongli remained unmoved, only staring at Wendy. Feeling uneasy under his gaze, Wendy had no choice but to give up. After all, Wendy couldn't beat Zhongli. The good news, however, was that with Zhongli's help, Wendy had reached floor 600 and then exited the Tower of Trials.
As soon as they left the tower, Wendy and Zhongli were teleported back to the ship. Xiao was roaming around on a bamboo pole, while the Pursuer was lying on the cabin floor, his large hat covering his face. It was unclear whether he was sleeping or doing something else.
"Hey, the boat's been upgraded. Hmm~ there seems to be a bit of a bloody smell. Is he alright?" Wendy immediately sensed something was wrong after returning to the boat. She grabbed Xiao's arms and looked him up and down, left and right. After confirming that Xiao wasn't injured, she breathed a sigh of relief. Then she felt a death stare from behind. Zhongli was staring at her with his arms crossed, which startled Wendy so much that she immediately let go of Xiao.
“Your Majesty…” Xiao protested weakly. Zhongli withdrew his gaze, and Wendy breathed a sigh of relief. Xiao pulled Wendy’s hand and sat down in the cabin, telling him everything that had just happened. “The lottery has changed too? Let me see? Hey, there’s a transaction interface and a chat interface here.” Wendy noticed some differences in the national fortune panel this time.
On the trading interface, players can put their items up for trading using the national currency. As for the chat interface, it seems a new planet has been added, with some panicked comments, some asking to trade, and a few asking what the Tower of Trials is.
"We got some food, water, and some supplies that were floating on the sea," Xiao said. Wendy nodded, hugged Xiao, and Xiao paused for a moment before hugging Wendy back.
After a brief embrace, Wendy immediately stood up and discussed with Zhongli whether to exchange the food for more national fortune coins or keep it for themselves. "Um... young friend, is it alright?" Zhongli didn't answer Wendy, but instead turned his gaze to the Tracer. "I'm a puppet, I don't need to eat this stuff, you can do as you please," the Tracer replied, its tone ambiguous, neither clear as a statement nor sarcasm.
“Grandpa, I know you value the contract, but this is the fate of the nation.” Wendy reminded Zhongli. Zhongli thought of Xiao’s miserable appearance after he was chosen and returned. His majestic golden eyes softened slightly, and then his aura changed. He said, “I’ll leave it to you to take care of.” After saying that, he walked to the bow of the ship and closed his eyes.
Wendy shrugged, opened the trading panel, and listed three food items, each priced at ten thousand.
So dark! As expected of Barbatos!
However, even at 10,000, people immediately snapped them up, and there were even several private messages asking if they could sell some food and water at a lower price.
"No, no, we need to eat too." Wendy lied through her teeth. There were two gods, one immortal, and one puppet here, and their requirements for food weren't particularly high. However, all the contestants present would assume that everyone here was a normal person who needed to eat, so the other party didn't think much of it, and the private chat ended quickly.
“There are a lot of strange things on the seabed.” Grandpa Zhong, who had been resting with his eyes closed, opened them and turned to look at Wendy. “There are many ruins on the seabed.” “Ruins? Like ancient sites?” Wendy thought. It was unrealistic to expect Grandpa Zhong to go down into the sea; perhaps only she and Xiao could go. “Tch, the seabed.” The Tracker suddenly spoke up, then sat up from the cabin. “Judging from your expressions, you just want someone to go and see if there’s anything good in these so-called ruins, right? Hahahaha, it seems you really want me to go down, after all, I’m a puppet, aren’t I?”
Now I understood—it was sarcasm.
"Don't overact." Xiao retorted without hesitation. The Pursuer shrugged: "Huh? I just told you a little truth and you can't take it? Hey, how have you survived this long with such a weak tolerance? The two people next to you haven't said anything. What do you look like now? Like the most loyal dog next to its master, hahahaha."
These words were like indiscriminate generalizations, including both Wendy and Zhongli. Zhongli's majestic golden eyes swept over the Pursuer, who yawned. Wendy shrugged; he didn't really care about these things. But Xiao was like a cat with its fur standing on end, determined to scratch the other person a few times.
So, Zhongli silently put a shield over the entire ship, above which Xiao and the Pursuer were fighting.
"So why are there such strong winds over there? Is it a new area?"
"How terrifying, the raging wind, but I can vaguely see golden light? Is some peerless treasure about to appear?"
"What peerless treasure? It's clearly a peerless master! I saw the figure, but I couldn't make out who it was."
The fight between the two quickly caused an uproar in the chat area. Wendy was laughing heartily at the discussions in the chat area, and even had the leisure to share some funny comments with Zhongli. However, Zhongli just nodded silently. He was more concerned about the fight between the two and hoped that it would not escalate into something serious.
Fortunately, the two of them were somewhat restrained and at least didn't draw blood. However, this fight made the pursuer's evaluation of Xiao slightly higher, from a short, imposing young man to a short guy with incredibly fast speed and strange moves.
The gale disappeared, and the shield vanished, as if nothing had ever happened.
"Not bad, you've got some skills." The Tracer dusted himself off. Xiao snorted and ignored him. His wind blades were following him, and if Xiao hadn't reacted quickly, he might have been hit. Moreover, the damage was not small. Although Xiao was far inferior to a monster, fighting it was a good warm-up. Besides, Wendy would feel sorry for him if he got injured.
(The data is terrible, it's really disheartening.)
I've explored the new map to level 90, no more grinding, time to play King of Glory!
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