"Great, there's finally a group. Hello, everyone. I'm Su Wan, a former colleague of Xiao Yi."
"I'm Yuan Nong. My life was saved by Xiao Yi. I'm good at farming and breeding and would like to help everyone."
"My name is Jiang Yuntian. My child's life was saved by Xiao Yi. I used to be a mercenary and now I'm a full - time dad. If we can travel together, I'll ensure everyone's safety!"
"I'm An Yue. Hello, everyone!" An Yue's self - introduction was concise, as if he still hadn't fully integrated into this circle.
After the self - introductions, everyone asked about the prompts on the island monument.
Xiao Yi often knew things that others didn't.
However, this time, the system didn't provide more details about the upcoming trials and new friends.
"I don't know this time either. Let's see tomorrow!" Xiao Yi replied. "Those who are setting off tomorrow should rest early. Set off on time at six o'clock tomorrow morning!"
"Yes, sir!" Everyone responded.
Even Xiao Yi didn't know, and the situation in the coming week was worrying!
Everyone lay down worriedly and fell asleep in a daze.
At 5:30 the next morning, the system woke Xiao Yi up on time. Xiao Yi had specifically asked the system to wake him up at this time yesterday.
"Old Yuan, Brother Jiang, are you awake?" Xiao Yi asked in the group.
"I'm awake!" The two replied.
"Give me all the things that are inconvenient to carry. Just keep your weapons!" Xiao Yi said.
"Okay!"...
Chapter 83 The Anchor Chain, the Storm of Sea Beasts Attacking the Ship
"Daddy, are we going to find Uncle Xiao Yi?" Junjun asked. His speech had become much clearer.
Jiang Yuntian smiled and said, "That's right. We're going to find Uncle Xiao Yi!"
"Great!" Junjun cheered.
In the helm room of the sailboat, an island monument gradually appeared.
"Transfer successful. Obtained supplies: [Foundation Stone]*16."
Looking at the island monument beside the ship's helm, Jiang Yuntian said in the group, "I'm setting off!"
Then he traded the 16 foundation stones to Xiao Yi, opened the map interface of the island monument, and sailed towards Xiao Yi's island according to the instructions of the miniature positioning device.
At the same time, Yuan Nong also traded 7 foundation stones to Xiao Yi and set sail.
Xiao Yi set out at dawn. The sea breeze blew on his face, making him feel relaxed and happy. Looking at the calm sea, he silently prayed for the safe voyage of his two friends.
"System, check - in!"
"Check - in successful. Obtained reward: [Peerless Anchor Chain](SSS level)."
"[Peerless Anchor Chain](SSS level): An extremely powerful fully - automatic intelligent anchor chain. It is suitable for all kinds of ships and various seabed terrains. It can adjust its depth freely, stabilize the ship, and is not afraid of the most violent storms!"
The use of the anchor chain depends on the situation. Generally, a sandy bottom is the best, followed by a muddy bottom. The most difficult to anchor is a rocky bottom because it is difficult to generate grip and may be stuck by rocks.
It is also not suitable to anchor in extremely deep water. Simply put, the length of the anchor chain is limited and cannot be too long. Space and weight also need to be considered. After all, when not in use, the anchor chain needs to be stored on the ship.
In the previous life, the areas suitable for anchoring were marked on the nautical chart, but here there is only a simple map.
Seeing this check - in reward, Xiao Yi was very satisfied. This undoubtedly added a layer of guarantee to the voyages of Yuan Nong and Jiang Yuntian.
Xiao Yi immediately said in the group, "Old Yuan, Brother Liu, I have an extremely strong anchor chain. If you encounter storms, call me immediately and I'll trade the anchor chain to you."
"Okay!" Old Yuan replied. "It's calm here. There probably won't be storms too soon."
"Okay, got it!" Jiang Yuntian replied. "It's also calm here."
Xiao Yi thought for a while and called outside the apartment, "Wangcai!"
"Woof woof woof!"
Wangcai rushed over and barked excitedly at Xiao Yi.
Since the last time it kissed its owner on the tongue, it had never been allowed to step into the owner's bedroom again.
Xiao Yi pointed to the island monument and ordered, "You keep an eye on this island monument. If there's any noise or abnormality, tell me immediately. Got it?"
"Woof woof!" Wangcai responded.
Whether Wangcai understood or not, Xiao Yi went out and stood at the door, preparing breakfast.
Since there was flour, Xiao Yi planned to make pancakes.
He added water to the flour to make a thick paste, cracked two eggs and stirred them evenly. Then he heated the pan and added oil, spread the batter in the pan into a thin layer.
When the batter solidified, he carefully flipped it over. When both sides turned golden, it was ready to be taken out of the pan. Worried that everyone wouldn't be full, Xiao Yi made five pancakes for each person.
Then he stir - fried shredded potatoes, wrapped them in the pancakes, and distributed them.
"[Shredded Potato Pancakes](Grade B)*5, [Rich Milk](Grade A)*500ml, the trade is completed."
Although both the flour and the eggs were Grade A, the shredded potatoes had no grade, so the overall rating was Grade B.
Xiao Yi was slightly dissatisfied, even though this grade of food was already scarce outside.
Everyone received the breakfast sent by Xiao Yi and started to eat.
"Xiao Yi, there's a supply box beside my ship. I want to fish it up!" Yuan Nong left a message in the group.
At this moment, Xiao Yi was not beside the island monument but outside, checking which crops were ripe or about to ripen.
"Woof woof woof!" Wangcai glanced at the island monument and immediately barked.
Xiao Yi walked in quickly and indeed found that someone had sent a message. He rubbed Wangcai's head and praised, "Well done!"
Seeing Yuan Nong's message, Xiao Yi frowned, as if weighing whether to fish up the supply box.
"The speed of this ship is about twenty li per hour. It will take at least sixty hours to reach Su Wan's place. It's not something that can be done in a day or two. I'll only fish up the nearby ones, not the far - away ones." Yuan Nong continued.
"Okay, that's fine. Be careful. There must be sea beasts near the supply box!" Xiao Yi agreed and at the same time traded the fishing net to Yuan Nong.
"Okay!" Yuan Nong immediately slowed down the ship and walked out of the cabin with the fishing net.
Because it was close, Yuan Nong covered the supply box with one net and dragged it onto the sailboat with force!
Yuan Nong had eaten a lot of graded food. Now his physical condition was completely different from that of an eighty - year - old man. He was even stronger than an ordinary young man.
Just as he pulled the supply box onto the ship, the island monument immediately prompted, "Your sailboat is under attack!"
Yuan Nong glanced at the attacked place - the bottom of the ship!
It seemed that the attack power of the sea beast was not strong enough to damage the ship immediately.
Yuan Nong immediately accelerated and sailed in the direction.
"Boom!"
Suddenly there was a loud noise. Yuan Nong felt the ship shake slightly, and the island monument prompted that the bottom of the ship was damaged!
"Xiao Yi, I'm being attacked by sea beasts. The bottom of the ship is damaged. Materials needed for repair: 10 planks, 4 copper."
Xiao Yi was still beside the island monument. Seeing Yuan Nong's message, he immediately sent the required repair materials to him.
"Repair immediately!"
Yuan Nong chose to repair on the island monument.
"Repair successful!"
Adjusting the direction, Yuan Nong held a repeating crossbow and walked out of the cab, looking at the sea. A huge black shadow appeared on the right - hand side of the hull!
At this moment, the black shadow was charging towards the sailboat crazily.
Yuan Nong immediately aimed at the black shadow and whoosh whoosh whoosh! Ten crossbow arrows were all shot out!
Whether he hit it or not was unknown. The black shadow shook violently and sank to the bottom of the sea.
Yuan Nong loaded new crossbow arrows and carefully observed the surrounding situation.
A stream of blood emerged from the place where the black shadow disappeared.
"I should have injured it!" Yuan Nong thought to himself, frowning at the blood!
The smell of blood was likely to attract stronger sea beasts!...
"No, evacuate this place immediately!" Yuan Nong thought to himself and then said in the group, "I have severely injured that sea monster, but we need to quickly leave this bloody area. We must sail with the wind direction, which may deviate from the original route!"
"Agreed. Safety first!" Xiao Yi immediately echoed Yuan Nong's strategy.
Yuan Nong was originally northeast of Su Wan's island and should have sailed southwest.
Yuan Nong reported that the northwest wind was prevailing in this sea area at this time. If he took advantage of the wind, the ship would sail southeast, which was the fastest, but it would deviate from the original route.
To ensure safety, it was okay to take a detour!
Yuan Nong immediately turned the bow of the ship and adjusted the sails to make the most of the wind!
As a result, Yuan Nong's boat was as fast as lightning, with a speed of up to thirty li per hour!
The sea beast that had harassed the sailboat before seemed to have stopped chasing. Yuan Nong let out a long sigh of relief. After speeding for about the time it takes to drink a cup of tea, Yuan Nong adjusted the course again and sailed towards Su Wan's island.
Hearing that Yuan Nong said he had gotten rid of the sea beast, Xiao Yi felt a little relieved. Then he switched to the trading hall and continued to put up white water and fresh fish for sale, collecting basic supplies.
Yuan Nong was attacked by sea beasts as soon as he set sail. No one knew how many more dangerous situations there would be in the future that would require basic supplies. It was better to stock up more just in case!
Just as Xiao Yi was about to go out to feed the cows and chickens, the island monument issued another warning.