Facing the monster's scrutinizing gaze, Xu Fangfang was still calm.

"What's weird about that tree?" The monster looked at Xu Fangfang and asked.

"It's a mineral-based plant that I researched on a whim, and it can be used for sterilization and disinfection." Xu Fangfang explained with a smile.

"How do you explain the unknown signal?" Although the monster didn't make it to the island last time, Goku had already relayed everything he knew to him.

"It must be the radio waves that are naturally generated after the plant is attached to the thunder attribute. I don't know exactly either. Xu Fangfang explained calmly.

She was very nervous when she stood on the sidelines, and she was not very good at lying in the face of familiar people.

The monster caught a glimpse of the slightly nervous Burn, and there were more doubts in his mind. He has made it clear that Xu Fangfang is a woman, and lying is just commonplace for her. There must be something strange about the unknown signal.

"Oh, let's assemble with the big army, they're waiting for us on the beach." The monster pretended to believe her, but he was already determined to keep an eye on Xu Fangfang.

They returned the same way and finally joined up with the main army.

"Is this the tree you mentioned?" Qiuqiu approached and reached out to touch ORG's branch, but he didn't expect to be stopped by Xu Fangfang.

Qiuqiu looked at Xu Fangfang incomprehensibly, "Can't you touch it?" ”

"It's an important sample of research, and the fewer people you've touched, the better." Xu Fangfang replied.

"Well, I'm just a little curious about thunder plants." Qiuqiu muttered quietly.

"Are we going to the next island?" Xian Xian deliberately changed the subject.

"That's right, the nearest island here is an active volcano." Wukong 1 said.

"An active volcano? Won't we be in danger if we go like this? "Xianxian is a little worried about everyone's safety.

"Rest assured, volcanic eruptions are generally regular, and this is not the time for magma to be active. We should have no problem landing on the island. Wukong 1 explained.

"I'm thinking about a question, these islands are all strange, the site of the base camp, which island will you choose?" Xian Xian asked curiously.

"We won't be able to draw conclusions until we've surveyed all the islands." "100,000 people at the base camp is not a small number. If they were all small islands like the Emerald Isle, they would simply not be able to accommodate them. ”

"There's another way." After thinking about it, Hu Xin said, "We can build an artificial island alone. ”

Xian Xian was silent, just building the base camp would cost a lot of money, and if it continued to be consumed like this, the funds allocated by Kiri would not be enough at all.

"Please try to take the cost into account at the beginning of the design, we need to spend the money where it is." "The base camp is only the first step, and the key tasks are still to come." ”

"You're right, our plan needs to take the cost into account." Hu Xin agreed with Xianxian's suggestion.

"Hu Xin, you should pay attention to the cost budget of the base camp construction." Xianxian knew that Black definitely didn't want her to interfere, so she could only ask Hu Xin for this matter.

"Well, as a designer, I really don't want to be constrained by cost." Black sighed, "You know, a lot of amazing works are made with money. ”

"The problem is, we don't have a financial benefit yet. Investors are probably also reluctant to throw money at something they don't think will create wealth. Xianxian sighed.

"Isn't it possible for us to develop some side hustles? In addition to the tourism economy in the economic plan, there should be other projects as a supplement. Otherwise, how should we deal with the off-season? Qiuqiu suggested.

"Well, that makes sense. Let's finish surveying the islands first. The only resources we have at our disposal now are this sea. Let's talk to Professor Lucifer about what to do. Xianxian said.

As soon as Black heard Lucifer's name, he had an unhappy expression on his face. He was alone and carried the survey instrument on his shoulder.

"The master is in a little mood again, don't worry too much." Qiuqiu glanced helplessly at Black's back.

"It's really hard for you, Black's temper is always cloudy." Xu Fangfang glanced at Qiuqiu sympathetically. She had met Lucy, and Qiuqiu inherited Lucy in addition to her appearance, and her personality was completely different from Lucy.

In a single-parent environment, Qiuqiu can grow up so healthily, which really makes Xu Fangfang extremely admired.

She was the child of a single-parent family, and after her parents divorced, she was awarded to her mother. She has always lived in a world of hypocrisy, guarding everyone around her.

She fears that her mother will abandon her, that her stepfather will dislike her, that her stepfather's daughter will hate her. So, she learns to please everyone around her and strives to become the kind of person that everyone likes.

is also a single-parent family, and she can't see any hypocrisy in Qiuqiu. Qiuqiu is really sincere to people.

Xu Fangfang is jealous of Qiuqiu from the bottom of her heart, they have a similar growth environment, but they have lived two different lives. If given the choice, no one would be willing to be a bad guy.

"Professor Black has an odd temper, but he learns a lot from him. I've loved robot toys since I was a child, and the person I admired the most when I was a kid was my mom. Qiuqiu said with a smile.

Xu Fangfang looked at Qiuqiu in surprise, "You still worship your mother?" ”

"Well, if not for her. There will be no me in this world. Qiuqiu said seriously.

Xu Fangfang was stunned, she had never been grateful to her parents from the bottom of her heart, and even resented why they gave birth to her in the first place since they were going to divorce.

Xu Fangfang smiled a little sadly, maybe she was like her parents, they were both affectionate people. Therefore, they do not deserve true love, and they do not deserve to be happy.

"Professor Xu, why are your eyes red?" Xianxian asked with concern.

Xu Fangfang stretched out her hand and rubbed her eyes, and said with a smile: "It's okay, there is sand in my eyes." ”

"Then let's all get on board and head to the next island." Xian Yan said.

"Well, let's get out early. While it's still dark, it's a good idea to survey a few more islands. Xu Fangfang said with a smile.

Everyone stepped on the ladder and climbed to the deck, and when all the personnel were counted, the ship finally set off for the next destination.

Although the islands in this sea area are scattered, they are not too far apart. The boat had only been sailing for 20 minutes before it could already see its next destination.

Xianxian looked nervously at the active volcano in front of her, the story of the volcanic eruption, she had seen a lot of it in books and movies in the past. In the face of natural disasters, human beings have no power to fight back, so they can only resign themselves to fate.