Chapter 79: Liang Zi
Song Qing finished browsing the prompts in his consciousness and turned his attention to the deck.
The distance between her and Young Man Six had narrowed, and several other trialists who were working were separated by the appearance of the characters in the scene.
There was a sound of footsteps 'knock knock', and another group of people presumably heard the noise outside the deck and came out of the cabin.
Song Qingxiao turned his head to see that there were about fifteen or sixteen people who had just come out, and the first man was supported by a group of men and women in the middle, about fifty years old, wearing a white shirt and a fisherman's hat, tall and tall, with a gray beard, and his eyes were bright, and he glanced at everyone on the deck.
A slender young woman next to him stood on tiptoe and said a few words in the man's ear after looking at Song Qingxiao and the others, several people were a little far apart, coupled with the strong wind at sea, the sound of the ship's engine was not small, and the woman's voice was deliberately lowered, even if Song Qingxiao concentrated her mental strength, she could only vaguely hear her saying:
“…… Hire to ...... Look for...... Experimental ......"
After hearing what she said, the man's jaw nodded, and the people who came out of the cabin with him surrounded Song Qingxiao and the others.
The seven or eight men were all very tall, and judging by their breath, their figures, and their eyes, they were not idle, and most importantly, when the men spoke, they all put on a fighting posture.
Song Qingxiao noticed that several people's hands had reached their waists, and the position on their waists was bulging in the shape of a gun.
Even if these people didn't speak, it still made the trialists aware of the danger of the situation, and everyone was still guarding against each other and sneaking up on each other, but at this time, as soon as they were threatened by the characters in the scene, several people exchanged glances with each other, and they all got closer.
"We're all in the same boat, all for the same purpose, and I don't want any accidents until it's done."
The man stretched out his hand and warned several people:
"Don't make any more trouble, and if anyone is disobedient again, I will throw you into the sea before reaching the island."
When he said this, his eyes swept over the faces of the people on the boat one by one, and everyone he saw subconsciously turned their faces:
"Do you hear that?" When he asked, the few people around him didn't dare to breathe.
"I hear you."
In the scene, the few people who had stopped the fight were the first to nod, and then Song Qingxiao and other trialists also nodded, and the man glanced at a few people impatiently, nodded his fingers, and the few men who put their hands on the guns got his orders before they put their hands off their waists.
After warning everyone, the man led the group back to the cabin.
Song Qingxiao was exaggerated and relieved when she heard someone beside her, she turned her head, and saw No. 7 reaching out and patting her chest, as if she noticed her gaze, turned her head and squinted at her:
"It's dangerous."
The young man No. 6 still stood about two meters away from Song Qingxiao with a gloomy expression, his hand was still clenched into a fist, and the blood-stained tie was taken off by him slowly, and he hung it back on his neck without hesitation.
After everyone enters the trial space, the resources are thin, and in addition to the local materials, everything needs to be exchanged for points to the trial space.
And in the process of the trial, the exchange system is not opened, and everything he brings with him at this time is very precious, and the tie around the neck of the young man No. 6 is willing to strangle a person if necessary, and of course he will not easily throw it away.
Young man number six clenched his injured hand into a fist and looked at it in front of him.
After a while, the bleeding from the wound on his hand had stopped, but there was still a long gap.
The wound wasn't deep, just the flesh was torn open, and there were traces of blood left on it, which looked worse than the actual injury.
From the two of them to the present, only a moment has passed, and the blood has stopped, which is enough to prove that the physical fitness of the young man No. 6 is not bad, and it is very likely that his physique has been strengthened like Song Qingxiao.
This can be seen from the speed and power of his previous punches, which are fast, and before they get close to the punch, the punch wind has already hit first.
"Be careful."
After he was injured, he was obviously very unhappy, and even after being warned by the previous man and not making another move, he still made threats.
No. 7 stood beside Song Qingxiao, watching this scene with interest, Song Qingxiao listened to the man's words, and scratched his hair with a smile:
"I've always been careful."
After hearing what she said, the young man sneered, grabbed the injured hand and turned to leave.
In the cabin was the territory of the man before, without figuring out the matter, the trialist did not enter rashly, the young man chose a corner with few people to sit down, and as soon as he left, Song Qingxiao also sat down against the side of the ship.
To her surprise, No. 7 didn't leave, but followed her example and sat down cross-legged next to Song Qingxiao.
"The sun is so big, do you have sunscreen?"
She was wearing a short-sleeved T-shirt with red and white stripes, denim shorts on the lower body, and short hair.
Although she knew that No. 7 couldn't really ask her about sunscreen, Song Qingxiao still couldn't help but feel ridiculous when she heard her ask like this.
"Nope."
When everyone enters the trial, their lives may not be saved, and who has the kung fu to prepare these things?
The girl seemed to have expected her answer, squinted her eyes and laughed, showing a pair of tiger teeth, and stood up with her hands on the ground:
"Well, I'll ask them."
She patted her ass and walked over to the few people in the scene who had spoken out to stop the trialists from fighting, Song Qingxiao saw that No. 7 quickly talked to these people, she asked about 'sunscreen', and the few people pointed in the direction of the cabin.
Several other trialists watched this scene with cold eyes, and some of them were moved when they saw Seven's actions, and they also learned from her to talk to the people in the cabin.
Everyone knows that in such a situation, whoever gets the first-hand information first will be in his favor, so he naturally wants to take the opportunity to get close to the characters in the scene and set out the situation.
But things don't seem to be going well, except for the trivial things like 'sunscreen' that No. 7 asked about 'sunscreen' and got the guidance of these people, and when No. 6 young man tried to strike up a conversation, he got a cold face from everyone.
Perhaps it was because the Trialist was warned by the man about the fight after entering the scene, and these people were almost affected, so that these people were very dissatisfied with the Trialist, and this dissatisfaction was already expressed on their faces, and then everyone divided into groups and sat down separately.
Seven walked in the direction of the cabin, and before she could get close, she was quickly stopped by the person guarding the door of the cabin, and the graceful girl who had followed the man came out, and Seven smiled and made a gesture of applying sunscreen, which was bluntly rejected by the woman.
After eating a closed door, No. 7 retreated, and found a corner to sit down like everyone else.
When Song Qingxiao saw this scene, she closed her eyes.
Her physical and mental strength had been depleted to a certain extent in the process of being chased and killed when she entered the trial space before, and at this time, she took this opportunity to rest and replenish her energy.
The shadow of the side of the boat blocked part of the sun's exposure for her, and under the sea breeze, even if the eyes of the young man No. 6 looked at her from time to time, but in front of everyone, the young man did not dare to act rashly even if he was angry, Song Qing fell asleep, and when he woke up, it was already evening.
The sun was already setting below sea level, and the temperature around it had dropped as the light dimmed.
The aroma of food came from the boat, Song Qingxiao stood up and moved his hands and feet, and glanced at the deck, among the trialists, the scholar in the suit, the man in the suit, the sixth, and the seventh were all gone, leaving her, the inch-shaped head and the elderly woman outside.
After sleeping for half a day, her face was a little painful, but her spirit was restored.
Someone in the cabin soon came out with a large bucket of food, and everyone else on the deck hurriedly stood up, while the disappeared Siwen scholars still did not appear, and the head and woman still sat still.
Song Qing looked like those few people in elementary school, and they also lined up in the line, and someone in front of them was complaining in a whisper:
"They are all employed by Mr. Zhou, why do they eat fragrant and spicy food inside, but we have to eat a big pot of food outside?"
Such a simple complaint, but Song Qingxiao heard another meaning.
In other words, this trial, whether it is the trialist or the characters in the scene in front of them, they are all also employed by a character named Mr. Zhou.
This Mr. Zhou is very likely to be the old man who came out to stop everyone from making noise and commanded a group of gun-wielding men when everyone was fighting and making noise.
If Song Qingxiao's guess is correct, then Mr. Zhou once said that he was about to arrive on the island, proving that the purpose of this trip, at least he was very clear.
With so many people employed, he probably knew what unknown risks were on the island.
Among the hired people, they are also divided into two classes, the first class should be closer, mainly the people who followed Mr. Zhou before, can freely enter and exit the cabin, and the food level is also different.
The other group is the same as this group of people, the range of activities is mainly on the deck, and the meals they eat are also big pot dishes.
"It's nice to have something to eat."
As soon as the complainer's voice fell, the other laughed quietly:
"This trip pays a lot of money, what kind of food can't you buy back when you go back after it's over?"
When he said this, the complainer turned his anger to joy and laughed.
Song Qingxiao remained silent, watching the few people in front of her prepare the meal and stand aside to eat, she also followed the example of a few people and started to eat.
Seeing such a scene, the head and the woman who had not moved also got up and came over to line up for dinner.
It was getting dark, and several people on the deck began to walk to the side of the cabin.
After filling his stomach, Song Qingxiao also began to spin around on the boat, ready to familiarize himself with the environment first.
The ship is very large, divided into upper and lower levels.
In addition to being guarded in the middle for Mr. Zhou and others to enter and exit, there are small rooms on both sides of the first floor, with everyone's name and room number plate written on them, which does not restrict everyone from moving around, and should be a resting place for hired people.
Song Qingxiao walked over from the right, and happened to meet the scholar who had been disappearing before.
After the two met, they were a little wary of each other, and they each turned sideways to get out of the way and did not say hello.
Song Qingxiao turned around, and finally found the room with his name written on it in the fifth room on the left side of the first floor.
The door was locked with a smart lock, and she put her hand on the computer identification system that scanned her fingerprints, and the door opened with a 'click' sound.
As soon as the door was opened, a cold air rushed to the face, there was no light on inside, it was pitch black, and there was a creepy sound.
If it was daytime, such an air conditioner would be just right, but after nightfall, the temperature dropped sharply, and as soon as the air conditioner was blown, Song Qingxiao subconsciously shivered, and felt that the hairs on his body stood up.
The darkness inside the house was far worse than outside, and the dull sound of the waves crashing against the bottom of the cabin was heard, like the low roar of a monster, adding to the eerie feeling of the night.
Song Qingxiao reached out to touch the wall in the house, the air conditioning in the boat was very full, as soon as she reached in, it seemed that the temperature was lower than the outside, she touched the switch, and turned on the light with a 'snap'.
In contrast to the modern locks and powerful refrigeration systems, the interior of the room is decorated with obsolescence at first glance.
The room is about five or six square meters, with a wire bed and a small bathroom inside.
The decorative ceiling overhead has been mottled and peeled, the air vents of the air conditioner are sending out a cold white mist visible to the naked eye, and the bulbs hanging overhead are covered with a layer of dust, making the bulb, which does not seem to have a large wattage, more and more dim.
Song Qingxiao entered the room, the air conditioner was too big, and the blades of the air outlet had already condensed a thick layer of frost, and the fan blades of the air outlet were affected by this frost, and when the air came out, it would make the strange 'Huohuo' sound that made people feel strange before.
She tried to find the switch to turn off the air conditioner in the room, turned around, and found a hidden computer control board at the bathroom door.
After turning the temperature up a bit, the air conditioning outlet was less forceful, and as soon as the door was opened, the air conditioner rushed out, and the temperature quickly rose.
As the temperature rises, the frost condensed on the leaves of the air outlet begins to slowly dissolve, and those tiny ice crystals turn into water droplets, which fall down at an extremely torturous rate.
The bathroom was covered by a dilapidated wooden door, which had been damp and rotten, and it felt like the fingertips had been pinched into the wood, and the remaining crumbs could be rubbed out when the hands were released.
There is only room for one person to wash inside, and the wall behind it is illuminated by the scratched bathroom bust mirror, and a square of about 500 x 500 mm has been hollowed out of the wall with glass embedded in it, and you can see the endless sea when you look out.
It's okay during the day, but under the light of the mirror headlamp that is not bright at night, when Song Qingxiao stood in front of the mirror, through the blurred mirror, he seemed to see something flying in the big overseas behind him.