hsntnovel Chapter 134 Even a small mosquito is still meat
Chapter 134 Even a small mosquito is still meat
Chapter 134 Even a small mosquito is still meat
Even after using his talent to repair the deck, Zhou Ping was still in a daze.
He originally thought that Mo Yuan was strong enough to fight sea beasts with his bare hands.
But compared to Su Jin, this is nothing, it's like a husky meeting a Tyrannosaurus Rex.
"Captain, we're back!"
Before Zhou Ping could fully calm down, Sun Daqing's voice rang out from the shore.
Su Jin peeked out and saw the chubby boy struggling to drag a huge woven bag, followed by Zhu Lihong and Zhou Xiaoxi carrying large and small bags.
They looked like they had just come back from a wholesale market.
"What good stuff do you have?" Su Jin asked, leaning on the railing.
"Don't even mention it, a bunch of penniless bastards!"
Sun Daqing, panting, threw the bag onto the deck, plopped down beside it, and said with a look of disgust, "That stone fortress was full of nothing but stones and rotten wood. I couldn't find a single decent piece of metal. I practically scraped the ground bare, and all I found were these two pieces of skin."
As he spoke, he pulled two huge, dark red animal hides from the bag and spread them out on the deck.
The animal hide felt warm and smooth to the touch, and instead of a fishy or foul smell, it had a faint sulfurous aroma.
The most amazing thing is that even though it has been peeled off for a long time, it is still warm to the touch.
"This is a fire lizard skin."
Zhou Xiaoxi, who was standing next to him, came over and explained, "This is the skin that Mo Yuan skinned after killing two mutated sea lizards. The skin doesn't even need to be sun-dried; it heats up on its own. It's especially warm to lay under your body in winter."
"It was originally laid out on Mo Yuan's bed, but we tore it down."
Su Jin touched it and couldn't help but raise an eyebrow.
It's pretty good; it's like a natural electric blanket, and you don't have to worry about short circuits or electric leakage.
This stuff was naturally laid out on his bed for his own enjoyment; the captain's treatment couldn't be neglected.
"Not bad, not bad at all."
Su Jin nodded in satisfaction, then rummaged through the remaining bags, only to be greatly disappointed.
Apart from some basic timber and a few pieces that looked like minerals, the rest was all junk and rubbish.
There was a broken stone harpoon, a stone dagger with a broken corner, and even a few pieces of wood that had been picked up from who-knows-where.
There were virtually no metal products, which highlighted the poverty.
"That's it?" Su Jin raised an eyebrow.
"That's it." Sun Daqing spread his hands, saying somewhat helplessly, "They said those two had only been bandits for a few days and hadn't even had time to start production and construction yet."
"In addition, that bandit leader used all the resources to upgrade that broken stone territory. Now that the territory has been destroyed, all the resources have been lost."
Su Jin felt a toothache upon hearing this.
So all those twenty shots I fired just now, besides killing a bandit leader, only got him two sea monster skins as spoils of war?
Thinking about it this way, he suddenly felt like he was being incredibly wasteful. If he had known he had fired fewer shots, he probably wouldn't have survived.
But then he thought again, the most important thing is that everyone is safe.
The combined value of these three workers is far greater than that inanimate object.
"Alright, even a mosquito's leg is meat."
Su Jin waved his hand and pointed to the two fire lizard skins: "Keep these skins, I'll put them on my bed later. As for the rest of the junk, we'll put them in the warehouse for now, who knows when we might need them."
He glanced at the sky; the sun was already beginning to set, turning the sea a golden hue.
Seeing this, Zhou Ping suggested, "Boss, this beach is relatively safe. The bandit leader has killed off most of the sea creatures around here. We can stay here for the night—"
How could he know? Su Jin waved his hand and said, "No need. As long as you're safe, that's good. The three of you stay here and complete the tasks I assigned. I'll come back to pick you up in a day or two."
Zhou Ping and the other two were stunned for a moment. Zhou Ping asked, somewhat dumbfounded, "Boss, are you going to leave tonight? I saw some fog last night; the sea might be very dangerous at night—"
At this moment, Sun Daqing, standing nearby, said proudly, "You guys don't know this, do you? Our captain has special methods that keep sea monsters away. Besides, we have cannons. If a sea monster comes, we'll just fire a shot!"
Upon hearing this, Zhou Ping immediately shut up.
He immediately realized that he had made a stupid mistake.
How could someone who owns a large sailboat in this world be a fool, and how could it be his place to judge someone who was once someone else's slave?
Ultimately, he was short-sighted, viewing other big shots only from his own perspective.
Just because you're not good enough doesn't mean others aren't. It's best if he offers fewer opinions in the future.
Ten minutes later, the three men watched the massive twin-track sailboat depart from the shore, exchanging bewildered glances.
Zhu Lihong spoke first: "Old Zhou, do you think the boss might abandon us and not come back?"
Zhou Ping paused for a moment, then shook his head and said, "What's the use of thinking about this? We're already lucky that they didn't kill us. Besides, whether he comes back or not, we still have to work."
"If he comes back to pick us up, we are the crew members he mentioned. If he doesn't come back, then we will still survive here."
He bent down and picked up the iron axe that Su Jin had left for them, holding it in his hand: "No matter what, no matter what Captain Su or Boss Su's intentions were, they helped us kill Mo Yuan and the others and saved us."
"We'll work hard because of this kindness, so that we can survive on this island."
Zhou Xiaoxi nodded close to her father, her face full of smiles.
Today she has escaped the clutches of evil and is now free. At least she can be treated as a human being. This is the very first day of her life so far.
Zhu Lihong nodded after hearing these words and picked up the sickle assigned to her.
She had actually planned to take a day off tomorrow, since she had been living an inhuman life every day before.
But if she slacks off, and Su Jin doesn't come back, she might lose her life because of this one day of laziness.
On the other side, Lin Xuan stood next to Su Jin, watching King Kong Skull Island gradually recede from their sight. She turned to Su Jin and asked, "Honey, aren't you worried that if we leave these three here, they'll become like bandits and hide from us?"
What kind of weird nickname is that?
Su Jin's lips twitched, then he explained, "I already said they wouldn't survive. We freed them from slavery and gave them tools."
"If they are ungrateful, out of touch with reality, and don't want to be my crew, they've just helped me complete a round of screening."
"If they were smart, they would know that the chances of three people surviving on such a large island during a cold wave would be extremely slim."
He sneered and continued, "I don't deny that if they were a village of ten or twenty, they might be able to make a name for themselves, but three people, absolutely not."
Lin Xuan nodded in agreement, but was suddenly hugged around the waist.
But she didn't resist. Instead, she raised her head and met Su Jin's gaze, calling out in a low voice, "Husband~"