Raft for All: I'm guaranteed to get a golden affix when I upgrade!

In the second planting box, a coconut tree about half a person's height stood quietly.

The tree canopy is not large.

Each leaf gleamed with a cool, jade-like luster.

A very faint white mist floated between the veins of the leaves.

Three coconuts hung on the branch, their shells covered with a thin layer of frost.

Lin Xiaoya reached out and touched the one closest to her.

It's icy.

The extreme cold sensation traveled straight through her nerves from her fingertips, and she abruptly pulled her hand back.

"This is also... a coconut?"

"Jade Coconut".

Xiao Zheng walked up behind her.

"Exceptional plant".

Lin Xiaoya opened her mouth, but didn't reply.

She turned to look at the third planting box.

Inside was a cluster of bananas already bearing fruit.

Condition Its size far exceeds that of ordinary animals.

Let's look at the fourth one.

Her gaze froze.

The tree wasn't tall, but its trunk was adorned with faint orange light patterns. The edges of its leaves were edged with gold lines, which flickered in the sunlight.

Lin Xiaoya unconsciously reached out her hand.

"Don't touch this one."

Xiao Zheng's voice came from behind.

He went around to the front and completely blocked the tree with his body.

"It's easy to have an allergic reaction if you touch it."

Lin Xiaoya was forced to take a step back, shifting her gaze away from the tree.

She didn't ask any more questions.

But I remembered it in my heart.

He blocked that tree faster than anything else.

She walked around the entire deck, looking at it again from beginning to end.

Four planting boxes.

A water purifier.

A wooden bed that is laid out flat.

A barbecue grill that is steaming.

Boxes of supplies arranged in categories.

And there's that giant sail billowing in the sea breeze overhead.

She opened her mouth.

"You..."

Word not found.

Seeing her hesitant expression, Xiao Zheng reached out and plucked a coconut from the Cold Jade Coconut Tree.

He retracted his hand.

Click.

The coconut shell was broken in half.

The icy white coconut juice emitted cool air from the broken end.

He handed half of it to her.

"Stop looking, or you'll drool in the dirt."

Lin Xiaoya took the coconut, lowered her head, and took a sip.

Cool and sweet.

From liquid to pulp, the coolness penetrates to the bone.

It has a very mild sweetness, but a lingering, pleasant aftertaste.

The coldness went straight down my throat to my stomach, washing away the thirst and anxiety.

Xiao Zheng turned around and walked to the barbecue grill, lifting the wooden board covering it.

Hot air billowed out.

A whole golden-red grilled fish was simmering underneath.

The skin was crispy and the fish was glistening with oil.

Next to it lay half a crab leg, its shell cracked open, revealing the meat.

He brought out the fish and crab legs and placed them on the wooden table.

"Come and eat."

Lin Xiaoya walked over with half a coconut in her hand.

She glanced at the fish, then at the crab legs.

"This is also... of the Excellent grade?"

"The fish is a rare grouper, and the crab legs are a rare blue ice crab. Haven't you already eaten these?"

Xiao Zheng took a sharpened bamboo skewer from the side and handed it to her.

Lin Xiaoya took the bamboo skewer, poked a piece of fish into her mouth.

She chewed it twice.

The action paused.

The chewing speed then visibly increases.

The second bite.

The third bite.

The fourth bite.

His cheeks puffed out completely.

Xiao Zheng leaned against the wooden bed, watching her eat.

This girl is really starving.

Now he's holding half a coconut in one hand and using a bamboo skewer to poke fish in the other, his mouth stuffed full.

Even the intervals between swallowing are eliminated.

"What exactly did you eat on your raft?" Xiao Zheng asked.

"...hard bread," Lin Xiaoya mumbled incoherently, without stopping.

"Just bread?"

"And the crab legs and food you gave me..."

Lin Xiaoya buried her head and poked at another piece of crab meat.

Xiao Zheng glanced at her and didn't ask any more questions.

The answer was written all over their faces.

She had gone hungry.

With no food at hand and no idea where their next meal would come from, all they could do was stare at the sea and wait for the plastic hook to make a move, filled with a sense of despair.

He experienced life in an orphanage.

This kind of starvation will make people shed all dignity when they see food.

Xiao Zheng stood up, took two bananas from the supply box, and threw them next to her.

"Eat slowly, no one will take it from you."

Lin Xiaoya looked up at him.

Her eyes were still red.

He kept talking.

She swallowed the last piece of fish, gulped down a mouthful of coconut juice, and finally recovered.

"Is this what you usually eat?"

"almost."

"Every meal?"

"It depends on my mood. Sometimes I'm too lazy to fish, so I just eat bananas."

Lin Xiaoya remained silent for a moment.

"Senior."

"Um."

"Do you know how I've spent the last three days?"

Xiao Zheng looked at her.

"On the first night, a shark hit my raft. I was all alone using the crossbow you gave me. I thought I was going to die. Thank goodness you were there..."

"My hands were shaking for an hour after I finished."

Xiao Zheng remained silent.

"The next day, something was rubbing against the bottom of the raft, and it did so all day."

She paused for a moment.

"I was too scared to sleep, so I sat in the middle of the raft all night, hugging my crossbow."

"You said you'd come pick me up on the third day."

"I just kept staring at the sea."

"I watched it for six hours."

She pursed her lips.

Xiao Zheng reached out and picked up the coconut shell she had left over, placing it aside.

Lin Xiaoya glanced at the deck and sniffed.

"I'm not trying to play the victim with you."

She put down the bamboo skewer and wiped the grease from the corner of her mouth with her finger.

"I just wanted to ask..."

She looked at the thick, flat wooden planks beneath her feet.

Looking at the giant sail overhead.

Looking at the row of glowing planting boxes beside me.

"Is this our home?"

Xiao Zheng looked at her.

She wasn't joking.

This girl endured all the fear and hunger on the raft.

Now you are standing in a safe, warm place with plenty of food.

Now you are standing in a safe, warm place with plenty of food.

She just wanted to know if she could stay.

Xiao Zheng looked away and picked up a banana to peel.

took a bite.

"This is my home."

Lin Xiaoya's expression froze on her face.

"You'll be staying here temporarily."

Xiao Zheng took another bite of the banana.

"Rent is calculated daily; we'll discuss the specific charges later."

Lin Xiaoya was stunned for a few seconds.

I realized it.

"Xiao Zheng, are you even human?!"

"you……"

"Alright."

Xiao Zheng shoved the remaining half of the banana into her hand, interrupting her temper.

"Come over when you're done eating."

He walked to the edge of the deck and looked down at the small raft clinging to the platform.

Lin Xiaoya followed.

All that remained on the small raft was a Zhuge Repeating Crossbow and a few pieces of crab shell.

Xiao Zheng was looking at the bottom of the raft.

Seawater surged through the cracks in the wooden planks, and a layer of dark red bloodstains floated on the surface.

"Your thing."

Xiao Zheng crouched down, his gaze piercing through the gap.

"Still down there."

Lin Xiaoya's expression changed drastically.

"Still there?"

"No more movement."

Xiao Zheng stood up and took the plastic hook.

"Those two arrows of yours weren't wasted; the poison has taken effect. At least he's paralyzed."

He weighed the hook in his hand.

"Pull it up and let's see what this thing is."

Xiao Zheng focused his mind on the blurry, massive outline underwater.

The plastic hook slipped from his hand and flew into the water.

The tension came instantly.

Extremely heavy.

Xiao Zheng exerted force with one hand and pulled sharply backward.

The seawater churned violently.

A large amount of dark red blood was forcibly churned onto the surface of the sea.

Lin Xiaoya took two steps back, staring intently at the water splash.

The creatures beneath the raft were gradually pulled out.

The first part to emerge from the water was a tail section covered with dark gray carapace.

The carapace is covered with barbs.

Each tip was covered in thick, black blood.

Next comes the torso.

It is a full two meters long.

"What is this...?" Lin Xiaoya's voice was strained.

Without uttering a word, Xiao Zheng flexed his muscles and pulled the heavy object completely out of the water.

The monster's head slammed against the edge of the deck.

Lin Xiaoya gasped.

Xiao Zheng saw the whole picture clearly.

Deep within his mind, the identification technique was instantly activated.

A row of data lines stretches across the center of the field of vision.