Chapter 289: The Black and White Pair, (1) |
"Interesting. Two pets, one black, one white." Qin Ziwen pondered.
Qin Ziwen took out the Sky-Touching Fruit. He was seriously considering whether or not to give it to the little creature.
"Home, simulate its maximum potential weight."
The Home little glowing ball appeared.
[Respected Level-4 Authority holder, the simulation function is a temporarily enabled function during the breakthrough mission period and is currently inactive.]
Qin Ziwen frowned. He looked at the little white ice dragon in his arms.
Then he looked at Little Black One beside him.
He decided to hold off for now. The child was so cute; he shouldn't risk making it stupid.
The side effects of this thing were a bit too strong.
"Roar, roar, roar." Little Black One, seeing Qin Ziwen holding the little white dragon, squeezed over, trying to climb onto Qin Ziwen.
"Easy, easy." Qin Ziwen freed one hand and quickly hugged it.
Perhaps due to its build, Little Black One hooked its two forelimbs over Qin Ziwen's shoulders, its two thick hind legs tucked together, its tail held stiff and straight.
"Good thing I inherited some of your strength. If you were any bigger, I probably couldn't hold you," Qin Ziwen teased.
Little Black One, whether it understood or not, nudged him twice and tucked its tail in, perhaps thinking that made it look smaller.
"Gugu." The little white ice dragon called out twice. It was hungry.
Qin Ziwen placed it on the ground, letting it gnaw on the broken eggshell.
Qin Ziwen called for someone to bring meat. "Go get some meat."
A large portion of the fresh meat collected after the last hunt of the Giant Rock Dragon was still refrigerated in the Cellar.
Usually, the Crowned Eagle and Little Black One sometimes ate this meat.
Qin Ziwen and Qin Ziwu, including some high-ranking members of the Qin Alliance, also ate it sometimes.
After all, it was the meat of a Superhuman dragon-type creature. It sounded more valuable than ordinary meat.
But unfortunately, after eating it for so long, Qin Ziwen hadn't felt any special changes. The taste was similar to ordinary dinosaur meat.
It just tended to cause internal heat.
Soon, someone brought the meat. The little ice dragon, having just finished the eggshell, sniffed at the fresh meat with its nose. Its little milk teeth had just grown in, and it laboriously tore at the meat strips.
As for whether something so small could eat it, Qin Ziwen thought it should be fine, because that's how Little Black One was fed when it was little.
Once it had eaten and drunk its fill, the little white ice dragon yawned. It crawled towards Qin Ziwen's feet, grabbing his pant leg, trying to climb up.
Qin Ziwen bent down and easily picked it up into his arms.
This little creature was very clingy, even more affectionate than Little Black One was as a baby.
Qin Ziwen, with the black and white pair, the two dragons, began strolling around Home.
At the ghost shipyard, a large ship nearly twenty meters long had taken shape, appearing very complete from the outside.
This ship was a fishing vessel. The Stern had a working deck for placing the Fishing Net, and there were cabins specifically for storing fishing nets, fishing lines, and hooks.
Seeing Qin Ziwen approach, Tao Fu quickly finished giving instructions and then disembarked to come over.
"Master," he said, then looked at the little white dinosaur Qin Ziwen held in his arms. It was too eye-catching, hard not to notice.
"How long until the ship can go to sea?"
"It can go to sea today," Tao Fu gave an answer.
"That fast? Have crew been found for the ship?" Qin Ziwen asked.
"I don't know," Tao Fu shook his head. He was only responsible for building the ship; he hadn't interfered with other matters.
"Mmm, I'll go take a look later." Qin Ziwen held high hopes for the ship's fishing capabilities.
If this ship's fishing results were significant, it could completely solve the food problem.
In the afternoon, the ship slowly moved downwards.
Outside the shipyard, hundreds of people had gathered, all eagerly watching, placing great expectations on it.
Due to the map's nature, many people found it difficult to obtain enough food. This wasn't just true for Red Cauldron Tower and the urban village; it was the same for the residential complex area as well.
Every day after the tide receded, the seafood collected from the mudflats, when divided equally, only amounted to a small portion per person.
Going out to sea was too dangerous. During this period, five people had died for various reasons.
Some were poisoned by sea Poisonous Creatures, others were accidentally swept away by waves. The sea could drown a person far too quickly, taking a life in just minutes.
Even by modern city shores, the number of people drowning each year was not insignificant.
In this environment, the purchasing power of food within the residential complex had been climbing steadily.
"If it can catch a lot of fish, the price of food can be driven down," someone by the shipyard hoped.
"It will definitely work. The ship is so big. One net cast down, the fish hauled up would be enough for us to eat for a month."
"It's not that exaggerated. It still depends on whether the fishing conditions are good. If they are, the harvest will definitely be substantial."
The Bow lifted, and the fishing boat passed through the node, slowly disappearing from everyone's sight.
"Let's go look outside."
"Hurry, go see."
Everyone swarmed out in a rush.
In the outside world, on the distant horizon, a ship stood upon the sea's surface. After a while, it slowly began moving towards the direction of the island.
"It didn't sink!"
"The ship is sailing successfully!"
From the shore, a wave of cheers erupted.
Even the previous Lost Homeland hadn't caused such a commotion, because the Lost Homeland wasn't a fishing boat, and its launch wasn't specially announced.
But this large ship was different. It was a large ship specifically for fishing, closely related to everyone.
After a good while, the ship slowly approached the Island Reef, stopping about a hundred meters away.
Getting any closer risked hitting the Hidden Reef.
There were twenty-five people on board, standing in a row on the deck.
They weren't professional fishermen; they were "elites" carefully selected from the residential complex.
Among them, some had worked in fisheries-related jobs, some were excellent swimmers who had been swimming coaches, and others were civilian enthusiasts with some relevant knowledge.
But now they were all gathered on this fishing boat. The residential complex placed great hopes on them.
The rarest among them was a resident who had been a sailor for four years. He had real practical experience. Although modern ships and ancient ships differed, having actual work experience made a difference.
He had been to sea before. Originally on the Lost Homeland, he was transferred back to serve as the captain of this large ship.
On the ship, about twenty to thirty people were busy on the deck.
Their movements were somewhat clumsy. A group of them gathered together, trying to cast the net.
Because it was the first time, the net got tangled several times. Finally, after struggling for over an hour,
they successfully cast the net. Then the ship began moving forward, towing the net behind it.
Watching the receding silhouette of the ship, Qin Ziwen narrowed his eyes and raised a hand to block the glaring sunlight. "Do you think they'll succeed?"
Jia Liangcai bowed and said, "Master, the sea is unpredictable, but people's hearts can unite. Since they are united with one purpose, they are sure to gain something!"
Qin Ziwen laughed. "Well said, 'united with one purpose, sure to gain something'! You only said they'd gain something, not how much. Truly leaving no opening."
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