Chapter 143 Islands
Qin Xiu beckoned to the boat that had been stopped not far away and had not fluttered, and the boat immediately slid quickly to his side with a "boom-" sound.
Qin Xiu jumped on the bow of the boat and put a few coconut fruits in his hand on the boat, he didn't plan to put these saliva stained ones into the storage space, he expressed ten thousand disgusts.
Seeing that he understood what he meant, the octopus was immediately happy, and under Qin Xiu's signal, half of its body dived into the sea water and began to move in the direction of the south.
Its speed was very fast, and from time to time it would turn its head to see if Qin Xiu had kept up, and seeing that even if he had increased his speed, Qin Xiu still kept the same distance from it, he immediately ignored it, and rushed forward with the same strength as he flew.
After a while, Qin Xiu saw a small black dot appear in front of him, this dot gradually enlarged in front of his eyes, showing the outline of a small island, as the distance got closer and closer, he could already see the scenery of the island, and also saw the coconut trees on the island one after another.
Seeing this island, Qin Xiu's face showed joy, and when he approached the island, the octopped beast gradually slowed down, and Qin Xiu controlled the boat to also slow down and stop on the shore.
Qin Xiu found that this round island is not small, the whole island is very beautiful, the scenery is beautiful, there are no reefs around the island, the ground is milky white sand, there is no mud, the dark blue waves are pushing towards the coast in waves, there are all kinds of shells on the beach, as well as a few crawling crabs, starfish and turtles, and whether it is a crab or a starfish is a first-order spirit beast, the turtle is a second-order spirit animal.
Dozens of meters further in, there are rows of coconut trees, with one big coconut fruit hanging on them, and further inside are a lush tree, a piece of bright green, even if he didn't go ashore, Qin Xiu heard the chirping of birds in the woods, and the occasional animal roar.
The blue sky, the white clouds, the sea, and the island in front of you make up a beautiful picture.
Stopping on the shore, the octopus turned to look at Qin Xiu, its eyes revealing a hint of flattery, and the waving tentacles seemed to express something.
Qin Xiu raised his feet and took two steps forward to approach the octopus, the octopus shrank one by one, retracted all the waving tentacles, half of its body was exposed in the seawater, and it didn't dare to move, allowing Qin Xiu to get closer.
Qin Xiu walked into it, just reached out and patted its thick tentacles, and praised, "Yes, thank you." ”
Seeing that Qin Xiu had no intention of killing him, the octopped beast was immediately happy, and its tentacles began to wave again, making a splash.
Because Qin Xiu was close to it, his body was splashed with seawater, Qin Xiu couldn't help frowning, he frowned, and the octopus, who knew that he had made a mistake, suddenly pitifully put down all its tentacles again, not daring to move.
Qin Xiu looked at it like this with a smile, and he was not angry, he dried the water on his clothes with Yuan Li, stretched out his hand, wrapped a few coconut fruits on the boat with Yuan Li, wrapped them and handed them to the octopus and said, "Here you go." ”
The octopus was a little puzzled, seeing that Qin Xiu was doing what he had done before, handing the thing in front of him, it tentatively stretched out a tentacle and touched it, retracted its claws suddenly, looked at Qin Xiu, and saw that he didn't show any unhappy expression, so he immediately stretched out two tentacles happily, hugged a few coconut fruits into his arms, and then looked at Qin Xiu, and ate the coconut fruits into his mouth one after another.
After it finished eating, Qin Xiu took out a pot of fire clouds from the space and handed it to it and said, "This is considered a reward." ”
The octopus obediently took it, and looked at the thing in his hand with some curiosity, his eyes were dazed, obviously he didn't know what it was.
Qin Xiu didn't explain anything, he didn't want to play the piano to the cow, he patted its thick tentacles again, and turned around and went to the island, anyway, he couldn't understand it anyway, and he also explained the yarn.
Stepping on the sand, he found that the sand here was very soft, and as soon as he stepped on it, it was a footprint, leaving a series of footsteps of different shades along the way, and a wave of the sea rushed by, and the footsteps he left behind after retreating were bulldozed like this, leaving no trace.
The crabs and turtles on the shore noticed the strange human who had come ashore, and ignored him as if they hadn't seen him, and went about their own business.
And the octopus behind him looked at Qin Xiu's figure on the island, and took the pot of fire clouds given by Qin Xiu and gradually sank its entire body into the sea water, and the sea surface where it was originally staying calmed down after revealing a string of bubbles.
Qin Xiu walked into the coconut tree slowly, looked at the coconut fruits hanging on it, and showed satisfaction in his eyes, now he doesn't have to worry that he will starve to death, he doesn't know how long he wants to stay in this space, according to the calculation that one hour outside is equal to twenty-four hours of the space, and if the task is completed in three days, then it will be within seventy-two days.
For so many days, it is impossible to have no water and no food! So finding such an island can really be said to be a real solution.
Fingers gathered Yuan Li and flicked towards the coconut root on the tree, the coconut root was hit and broke instantly, and the coconut fruit fell like this, Qin Xiu reached out under the tree to catch it, held the coconut fruit in his hand, and used a knife to dig a hole in the top of the coconut fruit, and drank the coconut water inside the hole, the taste of the coconut fruit water on the tip of his tongue made Qin Xiu couldn't help but squint his eyes, the faint sweet taste, the sweetness was just right, it would not be very light or greasy, it was very refreshing and sweet to drink, very delicious.
After drinking all the coconut water inside, Qin Xiu cut off one-third of the coconut fruit on the top, and he picked all the tender coconuts, the coconut meat in it was very tender, and it tasted very chewy.
After Qin Xiu finished eating one, he then repeated the previous action, shooting down several ripe coconut fruits in a row, but instead of eating them, they were put into the space.
Picking half of the ripe coconut fruits on each coconut tree, Qin Xiu finally stopped picking coconut fruits, during which he was also attacked by some spirit beasts, but undoubtedly exceptions, they were all hunted by Qin Xiu and became a pile of data, and some spirit beasts escaped. He didn't chase it, but began to rest on the spot, and after he sat down, he first set up a defensive formation around his body, and then began to meditate and cultivate to recover his Yuan Force.
Along the way, he still consumed a lot of Yuan Power, and he was about to enter the center of the island later, and he didn't know what danger he would encounter, so it was necessary to restore the Yuan Force on his body at this time.
It was only when the Yuan Force in his body reached a saturated state that Qin Xiu opened his eyes, stood up and lifted the formation, looked at the sky, and looked at the time displayed by the system, he decided to continue walking towards the center of the island.
"I don't know what else is inside, but I'm looking forward to it...... Not...... I hope there is water. Qin Xiu said to himself and walked into this lush forest.
The light inside is not dim, there is a clear gap between the trees, the sunlight shines through the gaps between the trees, leaving mottled shadows, and there are low bushes around the trees, these bushes are not green but red, and the red leaves like fire are very conspicuous.
The milky white sand under my feet beneath my feet, the more I went in, the harder the sand became, and it was completely devoid of the softness of the beach.
Qin Xiu walked slowly, reined in the aura on his body, released his spiritual power, and observed the surrounding scene, his eyes kept looking around.
"Nice environment. Qin Xiu muttered, one of the advantages of doing a copy is that he can see a lot of beautiful scenery that he has never seen before, and he can't find anything else that he is satisfied with, except for the reward after the task is completed.
Seventy-two days of wandering on the sea, tsk, Qin Xiu sighed in his heart, and walked among the woods.
"Whoa—"
Suddenly, Qin Xiu's ears moved, and he seemed to hear a sound of flowing water, and listened carefully to his heart, this is the water source!
He walked in the direction where the voice came from without hesitation, but his footsteps were still unhurried, and it didn't take long for him to feel a ...... River?Stream?
A long stream of water twists and turns across the trees, the water inside is crystal clear, and the bottom of the water is paved with colorful stones, and it exudes a faint halo under the sparkling water, which is very beautiful.
Qin Xiu stepped forward, took out a bowl from the space, and scooped a bowl of water from the river, the transparent water was clean and clear, with a sense of coolness.
He took a slight sip of the bowl in his mouth, the water was already in his mouth, Qin Xiu spit it out directly, his brows were locked, a trace of disappointment flashed in his eyes, and he reached out and said that the water in the bowl was poured into the river.
"Tsk, with bitterness and astringency, this water is completely undrinkable. Qin Xiu muttered, and directly threw the bowl into the water, making a companion with the colorful stones under the water.
The water can't be drunk, Qin Xiu got up and was about to leave, but when he got up, his eyes were suddenly shaken by a burst of light, his eyes narrowed slightly, he stretched out his hand to block it, and looked in the direction of the source of the light, it was a certain stone under the water.
Qin Xiu took two steps to the side, put down his hand, and looked in the direction of the light, which was an earthy yellow stone at the bottom of the water, which seemed to emit a faint golden light at the bottom of the water.
Seeing that stone, Qin Xiu had a strange feeling in his heart, but after carefully feeling the strange feeling, he didn't feel anything, it seemed to be just an illusion.
But he was sure that it was not an illusion, and with the mentality that he would rather be wrong than let go, he gathered a layer of Yuan Force on the soles of his feet, stepped on the water, and stepped on the water to the top of the stone.
He squatted down, and the Yuan Force poured out from his hand, transforming the Yuan Force into the shape of a long spoon, and stretched the long spoon into the water, scooping out the stone that made him feel strange.
Qin Xiu held the earthy yellow stone in his hand, and a chill suddenly came from his palm, which directly penetrated his palm and spread to his heart through his arm, and he only felt that the hairs on his body were erected by this coolness.
"It's really cool. Qin Xiu held this stone and looked left and right, but he didn't find anything different, just like a plush stone, but the color was a little different.
Without finding anything, Qin Xiu stuffed the stone into the storage space, got up and left.
Then he walked around this forest again, and found a few second-level spirit beasts that could be used as food, and hunted them without thinking about it, but unfortunately, without exception, all of them became a pile of data, but there were some fruit trees in it, which were full of ripe fruits.
"System, do you want me to eat the rhythm of soil?" Qin Xiu said with a black line on his face, what kind of trouble is this going to make if he doesn't give him meat?!
"Dear host, the system refuses to answer any questions!" the system said innocently. Finally, he added, "Host, vegetarian food is also good." ”
“...... I want to eat meat. Qin Xiu said after a moment of silence.
This time the system didn't answer, as if it didn't bother to pay attention to him at all.
Qin Xiu sighed again, didn't say anything, just be a monk for seventy-two days.
In the end, when it was dark, he finished visiting the entire island, and there was no leakage inside and out, and he found that there were some first-level to second-level spirit beasts living on this island, and the highest was the third level, which greatly eased Qin Xiu, because these spirit beasts could not be used to make food, so he was too lazy to hunt, and basically saw that these spirit beasts were all powerful, and these spirit beasts would run away obediently.
There is no water source on the island, and the creatures here drink the water from the river, and Qin Xiu later returned to the river once and found that those creatures drank the water from the river without any abnormality.
"Could it be that this water is just a little bitter and astringent, and it can still be drunk?" Qin Xiu looked at the plum blossom deer below who was tasting the water without a trace of strangeness, and muttered suspiciously.
"No, no, no, I can't taste it, but this water can't be drunk, why are these creatures drinking it but nothing at all?!" Qin Xiu had the doubt in his heart, not to mention the taste, but said that there were obviously small microorganisms in this water, and he didn't see these microorganisms, nor did he perceive them with Yuan Force, but he just tasted them, which is why he spit out the water at that time.
He really wanted to study it, but unfortunately, the system didn't give it a chance, and these creatures would become data when they were killed, and they couldn't see why they were caught alive.
In the end, he had to leave with regret and came to the shore, and when he returned to the shore, he found that his boat was gone!!
At first, he thought he was going in the wrong direction, but he looked at the coconut tree behind him where he picked his first coconut fruit, and it was right!
Qin Xiu was suddenly a little stunned, is it because the intelligence of the creatures on this island is hanging God knows how to borrow a boat to leave the island, or is it that there are humans like him on this island?!
Qin Xiu carefully looked around, trying to find some clues, and he found that there seemed to be traces of a fight here, and there were several deep ravines left on the beach, which he did not have before entering the island.
"Wow-" While Qin Xiu was staring at the ravine, the sea water tumbled, and a big blue head emerged after a splash.