Chen Lingfeng changed his clothes and lay down, and soon after he was woken up by the alarm sound of "dang, dang". He rushed out of the house, only to see a group of people on motorboats, armed with various weapons, shouting towards this direction on the sea not far away.

"Who are those?" Chen Lingfeng looked at Lin Zhenhong, who was standing outside the door, and asked.

"The Whale Gang, the most notorious bully on this sea." Lin Zhenhong protected Bobby behind him, and his eyes glared viciously at the motorboat that was getting closer and closer.

"Pay the rent, pay the rent, get up for me, and call your person in charge." One of the motorboat riders, a one-eyed man with an eye patch, kept knocking on the gate made of tin planks.

From the crowd around the gate squeezed out a burly man wearing a peaked cap. The man frowned and hurriedly opened the door.

"I've been filming for a long time, you don't want to live!" As soon as the one-eyed man entered the door, he slapped the cap in the face.

Although the cap was much stronger than the one-eyed man, after being pulled out of the face, he still bowed his head respectfully and remained silent.

"Hmph, let me see how much fresh water you have to pay." The one-eyed man took out a small notebook from his bag behind him and flipped through it casually.

"Freeport, the amount of fresh water payable in this period is 105 liters, okay, Mali, don't waste my time." The one-eyed man quickly finished reading the contents of the notebook, and then threw the notebook into the sea.

"Chief Stoker, we only paid 200 liters of fresh water last week, and now not only can I Bai Chufan hand it over, but we can't get so much fresh water here." The cap shook his head and begged for the one-eyed man's leniency.

"Oh, I can't help you anymore, the old rule, if you can't hand over fresh water, women can also use it to draw numbers." Stoke stroked his beard, and the men on the motorboat behind him waved their weapons and let out animalistic cheers.

The women in Freeport trembled with fear when they heard Stoker's request.

"No, no, Chief Stoker, please don't do that." Bai Chufan's burly body knelt in front of Stoke.

"Phew, don't come to this set, don't want to hand over anything, then don't blame us for being ruthless, brothers are ready to kill it, and whatever you grab will be your own!" Stoke shouted at the jet ski behind him, and the crowd erupted in cheers.

"S... Sir, we can still scrape together 70 litres of fresh water, and for the rest, please allow us a few days to spare the rest. Bai Chufan gritted his teeth and said in a low voice.

"Hmph, okay, I'm in a good mood today, just do as you say, and give you five days." Stoke raised his hand and motioned for his men behind him to be quiet.

Seeing that Stoke had already agreed, Bai Chufan immediately gathered a few people to carry the fresh water stored in the free port.

In a short time, the gates of the Freeport were crowded with all kinds of water containers.

Stoke counted the points and asked his men to load the fresh water onto their respective jet skis.

"Na, don't say that I didn't take care of you, I'm very trustworthy, and I'll give you five days if I say five days." Stoke patted Bai Chufan on the shoulder and said.

"Thanks... Thank you, Mr. Stoker. Bai Chufan still thanked respectfully.

"When I come back in five days, I still have to pay 105 litres of fresh water."

"What?! You just said yes! Bai Chufan shouted as he tugged at Stoker's sleeve.

"Yes, I promised you a grace period of five days, but I didn't promise to reduce the number for you." Stoke pushed Bai Chufan away, then left Freeport with a loud laugh.

Bai Chufan slammed his fist on the door fiercely, watching Stoke and the group swagger away, but there was nothing he could do, because he knew the rules of survival in this vast ocean. The Whale Gang is untouchable.

"Captain, what is the matter now, where are we going to get 105 liters of fresh water in five days, we are dying of thirst." After the whale gang left, many people immediately surrounded Bai Chufan.

"Is there any way, can you beat the whales?" Bai Chufan put down a sentence, and the crowd around immediately quieted down.

"From today onwards, everyone here will have to pay three times more fresh water every day, and those who can't pay it should leave Freeport immediately." Bai Chufan reluctantly announced, and the crowd immediately exploded, and everyone talked about it, but no one objected.

That night, many people silently left the free port because they couldn't hand over fresh water and drifted into the blue ocean of unpredictable life and death.

Lin Zhenhong promised Bai Chufan that he would be able to hand it over tomorrow, and after grinding his tongue for a long time, Bai Chufan agreed to let them stay tonight.

That night, after a simple dinner, Bobby went to bed early, after all, he was still a child, without the troubles of adults, and soon fell asleep.

"Limber, I've tired you." Chen Lingfeng said with some self-reproach.

"Young man, what are you talking about, whether you are or not, sooner or later, the Whale Gang will annex Freeport." Lin Zhenhong replied as he rummaged through the room.

"I actually had plans to leave for a long time, after all, staying here is not a long-term solution, but I can't rest assured that I will take Bobby and this kid to go to sea with me." Lin Zhenhong finally pulled out a heavy burlap bag from the corner under the cabinet.

"This is my old man's last wealth, and with it, he can exchange it for at least ten days and half a month's worth of fresh water." Lin Zhenhong mysteriously opened the bag and took out a handful of dry soil from it.

Lin Zhenhong put two fingers together, twisted a small handful of clay and put it in his mouth to chew, as if he was tasting the supreme deliciousness.

"The earth always reminds people of home." Lin Zhenhong put the dirt in front of his nose and sniffed it again before putting it back in the bag.

"That's the reward for hiring you to go to sea with us." Lin Zhenhong smiled as he unfolded his ravine-lined face.

Chen Lingfeng also reciprocated with the same smile, he felt kindness and warmth in this pair of grandchildren, as well as the most rare humanity.

Now that the situation of the Firefly Squad is unknown, the stormy floating city of Freeport is also difficult to protect itself, and accompanying Lin Zhenhong to the sea may be a solution, but more importantly, he wants to get closer to the warmth that belongs to human beings. After all, he was no longer counted as a complete human being.

The next morning, Lin Zhenhong called Chen Lingfeng early, everything was cleaned up, and the two took Bobby to set foot on Lin Zhenhong's ocean express.

Lim lifted the tarpaulin covering the ship, a dhow, raised its sails, untied the cables attached to the floating guardrail, and slowly sailed away from Freeport.

"Limber, where are we going?" Chen Lingfeng leaned against the side of the ship, the first time he was so close to the sea level, and the dizziness caused by the swaying and bumps on the whaling ship was now gone.

"Go to a place where you can exchange this dirt." Lin Zhenhong shook the sack he was holding in his hand, unbuttoned his shirt, his dark skin shone in the sun, and he looked like an old sea wolf.

Poppy sat excitedly on the side of the boat, her little feet lapping the sea.

At this moment, Chen Lingfeng felt relaxed and happy for the first time in the last days, and the boat was full of sails and sailed into the distance, sailing towards the other side called freedom.