Lao Bai played the flute for everyone while slowly sipping the wine. No matter how Qian Hai asked him to drink more, he just smiled lightly and expressed his willingness to play another song to help everyone enjoy the wine. Until Sister Nuo stood up and toasted to him...
Qian Hai has always felt that wine is a good thing in many cases. It can make the dusty heart willing to open up again, and it can also allow suppressed emotions to be vented. It can also make people put down their guard and treat each other honestly and sincerely. .
That night, Sister Juan laughed happily, Lao Bai silently wiped the tears from the corners of his eyes, An Xiu vomited until he fell unconscious, and Qian Hai felt that everything was wonderful.
A few days later, Sister Nuo sailed the ship back on course. The lives of several people at sea are back on track. Qian Hai is responsible for cooking for everyone every day, An Xiu is responsible for cleaning the deck, and Lao Bai takes the initiative to take charge of catching ingredients.
Since entering the inland sea, most of the seas Qian Hai and the others passed through were only bronze-level sea beasts. Occasionally, they would encounter silver-level sea beasts alone. In the eyes of Qian Hai and others, the sea beasts in the inner sea are nothing more than food.
Therefore, Qian Hai felt free to let Lao Bai, who had just recovered, go into the sea alone to catch ingredients. Even if Lao Bai accidentally encounters some trouble in the sea because of his blindness, Qian Hai and the others can rescue Lao Bai at any time. This should be an opportunity for Lao Bai to practice his skills after being idle for many years.
"Lao Bai, are you saying that you can now directly absorb the energy from plants to improve yourself?" Qian Hai quickly took out the cooked fish fillets from the hot pot and asked Lao Bai across from him.
Lao Bai looked at Qian Hai with an upright posture, "Yes, I noticed during these days of self-study that the sapling in my body has undergone new changes."
"New changes?" An Xiu next to him stopped the fork in his hand and looked at Lao Bai curiously.
"I don't want to deceive everyone," Lao Bai said in a hesitant voice, "I think I may have gone from symbiosis to some kind of fusion with the saplings in my body. Maybe... I can no longer be called a 'human'. "
Sister Nuo, who was sitting on the other side, continued to eat and asked calmly: "In other words, you have also become a monster, right?"
"Also...become a monster?" Lao Bai turned to look at Sister Juan, not understanding what she meant.
"Haha, monsters are normal! On our ship," Qian Hai glanced at Sister Juan and Lao Bai with a smile, and finally his eyes fell on An Xiu, "An Xiu is the only one who can be considered a 'human'."
"What?!" Lao Bai couldn't believe his ears.
Sister Nuan pointed at Qian Hai and said to Lao Bai: "Needless to say, you can feel this monster. He has no energy fluctuations, but he can restrain all forms of energy, change his appearance, instantly recover from fatal injuries, etc. In short, , a monster among monsters.”
"As for me," Sister Nuo lowered her head to fill a bowl of fish soup and said calmly: "As a demon, I have been blended with animal blood into my blood by alchemists, so I can be considered a monster."
"So, Lao Bai," Qian Hai said with a relaxed smile: "In our place, it's strange that it's not a monster~"
"This..." Lao Bai looked at An Xiu in confusion, "Is this true?"
An Xiu put down the tableware in his hand, summoned the book of records directly, and said very unconvincingly: "Although I am still a real 'human being', we recorders are also very special and are no worse than them."
Lao Bai was completely confused by An Xiu, "Other people are afraid of becoming a special case in the eyes of others, but they actually compare who is more special. Are these people's ideas so clear?" '
"Okay, Lao Bai, it's good not to be a 'human', it means you can become stronger." Qian Hai took out 22 bottles of plant essence obtained from Humphry from the space ring and handed it to Lao Bai, "Just right. We don’t have any use for these things, so I’ll give them to you~”
"Yes, I'll give you this blank space ring too." An Xiu picked out the best one from the space rings he had collected before and placed it in front of Lao Bai.
"This, this, I can't have it!" Lao Bai refused sternly: "I haven't repaid Zaozao's great kindness, and I didn't contribute anything by joining you. I'm not qualified to accept these things!"
"Hey~ Look, you're polite again, aren't you?" Qian Hai took a sip of wine and said casually: "These are just small amounts of money, don't take it too seriously."
"How is that possible?!" Lao Bai said very seriously: "Probably because you rarely come into contact with plant materials, so you don't know much about the value of these plant essences. In fact-"
"Lao Bai," Sister Nuo interrupted Lao Bai, pointed at Qian Hai and said, "Actually, you don't know how rich he is. An Xiu and I also owe him a lot, things we can't afford to pay back now. So, these You can also accept the plant essence. Just treat it as the captain’s salary in advance.”
"But this..."
"Stop doing this, Lao Bai." Qian Hai patted his chest and said, "Where are we now? When we get to the starting point, I will put on the best equipment for you all!"
Suddenly, Sister Nuo stood up and looked into the distance, saying in a deep voice: "Qian Hai."
"Well," Qian Hai also stood up, opened his eyes and looked into the distance, and saw a fleet of about four or five ships sailing towards them.
Seeing this, Lao Bai no longer hesitated. He put on his space ring and put away all the plant essences. He stood up and asked, "I don't feel any hostility. Can I see the flag on their ship?"
'At such a long distance, Lao Bai can actually feel whether the other party is hostile? ! Qian Hai looked at the merchant ship approaching alone and said, "It looks like it should be a merchant ship, but I don't understand what they want to do?"
"Maybe they want to invite us to go with them." Lao Bai guessed.
"Invite a companion??" Qian Hai was puzzled: "Why? We don't know each other, so why should we trust each other?"
Lao Bai explained: "Many small merchant ships do not have enough funds to hire maritime mercenaries, and they often join forces with other small merchant ships to jointly pay for them. This can not only ensure safety, but also save costs. In this case, around the starting point It’s common in the ocean.”
"The strongest one in the inner sea is a silver-level sea beast. Why do you still need to hire sea mercenaries??"
"With our strength, we naturally don't care about the threat of sea beasts, but they are all merchants and must protect their goods." Lao Bai said: "Moreover, maritime mercenaries are mainly used to resist pirates. Most pirates will encounter When he arrives at a fleet protected by maritime mercenaries, he will only ask for some gold coins and leave."
"That's right," Qian Hai nodded, "that means joining their fleet will save you a lot of trouble."
At this time, the merchant ship on the opposite side had slowly approached less than 30 meters. A middle-aged businessman on the ship shouted: "Hello, we are a fleet heading to the starting point. Do you want to join us?"
"Hello," Qian Hai responded: "How is the fee calculated?"
