Isolated Island (21)

Ren Yifei nodded. He was particularly serious and really went to the abandoned pool to drag out two deflated rubber boats and a foot-operated air pump.

"This is for you, as thanks for the toothbrush." ​​And for helping yesterday.

Saman looked at the rubber boat in his hand and did not know how to smile to look more polite. He was truly not optimistic about this idea.

Everyone else looked at Ren Yifei and Saman. Those who did not have food were ready to take risks and steal, but looking at the rubber boats gave them a new way out: They were all fishermen (in memory), so fishing should be a basic skill. How could they not think of going to the ocean to fish?

Although the ocean was dangerous, wasn't it equally as dangerous as having nothing to eat?

They were by the ocean, but they nearly starved to death; how shameful.

"Brother, your boat..." the NPCs who had alienated Ren Yifei the day before had the face to come and ask him.

"There are quite a few in the pool below the grass skiing field. Oh yeah, and there's also that utility room next to it. You can find them yourself."

Thanks to Ren Yifei, the group of people walked towards the grass skiing field above, while the ones who had more food were left behind. There was no need to worry for the time being, and they all breathed a sigh of relief.

Anyone would be happy if the food crisis could be resolved.

"Now we're going to make fishing rods, I've got some fishing line here, and I'll dig up some earthworms from the ground to use as bait."

Looking at the excited Ren Yifei, he knew that there was little hope in this matter and that it was a waste of time. However, the always practical, efficient and result-oriented Saman nodded, "I will take the rubber boats down and inflate them."

"Let's split up."

There was a small bamboo forest in the estate. There, Ren Yifei found a sufficiently sturdy bamboo pole in the forest and cut it down with the fire hatchet. He cut off the excess branches, drilled a hole, and then bent the wire from the signboard that read "Tourists are not allowed to enter" to make a hook. Furthermore, he also took a roll of plastic rope after spotting them in the utility room.

There were a lot of materials, and he also made a net with a broken fishing net.

It did not take too long to make fishing rods, but it took a lot of time to dig earthworms. Despite working hard and sweating profusely, he only found five in the garden.

At that time, the hour hand had shifted to nine, and he was so hungry that he was almost out of energy and had to eat a steamed bun. While eating, he felt heartbroken.

"Good enough."

He hurried down the steps while carrying the wooden bucket. Ren Yifei was startled again when he found that the water level had risen by dozens of meters overnight. Seeing that it had already submerged half of the mountain, it should only take another day to flood up to the estate gate.

The two rubber boats were already pumped full of air and were floating on the water. They were equipped with foot-operated power mechanisms and steering gears.

"This is for you," he gave Saman a fishing rod and two earthworms. Ren Yifei felt that he had already repaid his favour and felt much more relaxed.

He chose a duck-shaped rubber boat and attached it to a large tree with a plastic rope. He then stood on the boat carefully, put the wooden bucket into the boat, put the cat in the bucket, and the fish tank on the cat.

The plastic rope was only ten meters long, so the rubber boat could only drift ten meters away from the shore. Stepping on the mechanical paddle, Ren Yifei searched a few places and finally chose a position to start fishing.

Saman looked at the fishing rod in his hand and unconsciously laughed again. He seemed to laugh a little more in this instance.

Players would not die if they did not eat or drink, but they would definitely suffer.

Saman was accustomed to this kind of life and always had to suffer in the games; that is to say, he had realised it only after meeting 'A Fei'. Although they were forced to enter instances, it was perfectly possible to make themselves feel better.

'A Fei' was a special player. If he could form a team with the other party, his future gaming career might be much more enjoyable.

Saman took his fishing rod and thought about how to solve the food shortage crisis.

In the past two days, two or three kittens have thought about eating by the ocean. However, they were afraid of the water, and secondly, the water was rising, so they could not catch anything even if they fished.

Since those people could not catch anything, naturally, Gu Xingye also...

"A blue crab? It's a little small, and the shells are too troublesome," Ren Yifei shook the small crab in his hand, it was not just one or two, but it was completely covered by shells, "Forget it, throw it away." What a waste of energy.

Saman: ...

Blue carb, the reason for its survival: Too small, too many shells.

For the next hour, Saman watched as Ren Yifei continually caught seafood while his own hook did not move.

Ren Yifei took a full fish tank with him and placed it in the wooden bucket. He carried the wooden bucket and held the fishing rod as the little black cat meowed behind him.

Saman caught nothing, and Ren Yifei saw that, but he did not think much: The favour had been repaid, so he should eat according to his ability.

Besides, Saman would not starve himself to death.

Thus, after Ren Yifei temporarily lent the boat to someone else, he went directly to the restaurant with the seafood in his arms. He asked the chef to come out with the seasoning and prepare the seafood, after which they could split the portions into three and sevens parts between them.

"You're the first person to get food from the water," the chef said, "Others are either afraid of water or have never thought about getting food on their own. They labelled it 'impossible' before even trying."

There seemed to be other meanings behind these words. Ren Yifei said with a smile, "I can't blame them. Unfortunately, some people who previously went into the water, and others who went up the mountain to find food died. They also have their concerns. Aren't I also forced by the circumstance?"

"The most terrible thing is not to be in a desperate situation. Instead, it is for the heart to be in a desperate situation, and because of desperation, breeds sin," the chef said meaningfully.

However, no matter how much Ren Yifei probed afterwards, she did not give any more hints.

She returned to the back kitchen and made three dishes and one soup for him. Even the cat got a dish without salt. One person and one cat looked at the hot meal and almost burst into tears.

He had been starving for the past two days, so he was not particularly picky and gobbled his food. He also ate the last half of the coarse-grain steamed bun with the last bit of fish soup.

He ate to his heart's content and rubbed his full stomach.

The others who went fishing also came back, and although it could not be called a rewarding journey, they all returned with a harvest. Only Saman did not catch anything; it was unknown if he had offended the god of the ocean or if he was born with no affinity for seafood.

However, he had enough food in stock to make it through lunch.

Saman looked at Ren Yifei's empty table and came over with a smile, "We're still cooperating, right?"

Ren Yifei nodded reluctantly, "It could be counted as such, right?"

However, Saman actually smiled and took out a bag of sliced bread, "Exchange for some fish?"

"I've already finished eating," Ren Yifei looked at the bread and sat up straight, "How about tomorrow?"

That is if things go well.

The sliced bread was thrown over with a chocolate chip cookie, "These are the deposits."

"Then I won't be polite, okay?" With that said, Ren Yifei's hand had already rudely reached over; he had not eaten sweets for so many days.

Since the two of them had made an appointment yesterday to go up the mountain to survey the situation, they set off after lunch.

Ren Yifei walked up the mountain with the wooden bucket in his arms and a well-fed cat sleeping inside it. Unexpectedly, a pair of players came out of nowhere and brushed past them.

One of them suddenly stopped, "You refused to cooperate with me for him? The islanders are useful in some places, but I'm afraid you'll be disappointed here."

Ren Yifei looked at them and then at Saman. It seems that in places he does not know, the dessert player's game life is also very exciting.

He pretended not to know and showed a puzzled expression, "What's wrong? Are you guys from a tour group?"

Saman has already determined that 'Gu Xingye' was A Fei, but as he watches his natural performance again, he has to tell himself not to be deceived. Even if he knew that this was a player, he could not see any traces.

"What tour group? I don't know where I touched porcelain," Saman was cold.

The man glanced at Ren Yifei, an outsider, before turning around and walking away with a sneer.

[ Two lines intersect, life and death meet. ]

All the surviving players had received this clue and started to act early. But because of food, Ren Yifei and Saman started relatively late.

"Head to the top of the mountain first?" Ren Yifei remembered the clue given to him by the skeleton.

"En."

They talked as they walked.

"Since I choose to cooperate with you, I naturally have to show some sincerity. The person who died violently the night before did not die because of the skeletons but because of a fever. There's something special about that rain," Ren Yifei whispered.

"So you're certain that those skeletons are harmless?"

"That's right."

Saman's eyes lightly scanned over the scars on his ten fingers and seemed to understand something, "In this case, I also have some special discoveries."

He took a box out of his pocket, and inside it was something green and brown.

"It's something from the corner."

"Moss?" Ren Yifei recognised it.

"No," Saman shook his head, "It's a type of seaweed which mostly grows in the reefs on shores. The corners of the entire manor are covered with these things."

Seaweed? The Manor?

So that's how it was, and thus, many things were made clear all at once.

He seems to know the true identity of the owner of the manor. Only one crucial clue was needed to verify his guess.

Starlight Manor covers most of the mountain, and the top of the mountain just so happens to be the location of the grass skiing field, which was a natural concave slope. The two walked all the way to the top, which was the grass skiing field.

A red brick windmill tower quietly stood in the little town that was built to resemble a fairy tale. However, the originally locked door had been violently opened.

The SOS Ren Yifei wrote with white stones had also been destroyed. He frowned, "This group of people is really sick in the head."

After saying that, he went and fixed the white pebble sign.

Saman walked to the top via the spiral staircase on the outer wall of the windmill tower. The grass skiing field, the pool filled with wastewater, the neatly organised wooden cabins, the busy NPCs and players... they could all be seen at a glance.

From this angle, Starlight Manor seemed to be symmetrical, with the grass skiing field being on the central axis.

"What are you looking at?" After fixing the stone symbol, Ren Yifei also climbed to the top of the windmill tower.

The top was very narrow, so when two big men were made to squeeze here, their arms would touch. Ren Yifei only stayed for two minutes before walking back down.

"Two lines intersect, life and death meet," Saman probed with the information.

Ren Yifei 'didn't notice', "Huh? What cross?"

Saman smiled particularly charmingly, "It's a puzzle. Two lines intersect, life and death meet. If we find the answer, maybe we can find the truth."

"Huh? Is it... divination? Or a prophecy?" Ren Yifei was very curious, "Did the girl with the glasses give you a tip? Or that peculiar little girl? How did that happen?"

"..." after a long time, Saman let out a sigh.

"What's wrong?" Ren Yifei frowned.

He could not find any traces of acting, so he naturally wondered if he had made a mistake. Saman reached out and brushed his hair back, "Let's look around the mountain and see."

"Wait, what does 'life and death' after 'lines intersect' mean?" Ren Yifei chased after him.

The top of the grass skiing field was only this, and besides the toilets and the windmill tower, there were only the cabins in the fairy town, which took ten minutes to look around.

However, both of them found nothing.

They sat cross-legged above the grass skiing field and watched the players below, who were also searching for clues. These players had gathered in twos and threes as they each travelled a different route...

Ren Yifei slapped the ground, "I have an idea."

Saman also stood up, "I have an idea."

The two basically said in unison, "The tour map."