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

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Summer Evening Firefly.

She wears a ponytail, is not tall, and always has a sweet smile.

Every time he went to hand over the shift, everything on the bar was tidied up and the milk tea machine was replenished in advance.

Sometimes he would arrive early, before she had left, and the two of them would stand at the bar, exchanging a few words.

She did indeed give him a carton of milk every time.

He always thought he had really bought too much.

This discovery left Xiao Zheng silent for a few seconds.

"If she were still alive."

Lin Xiaoya suddenly lowered her voice.

"Senior, do you think... she's still alive?"

Xiao Zheng did not answer.

People are dying every day.

No one can guarantee that anyone will live.

"If she's still alive, if there's a chance in the future—"

Lin Xiaoya held the coconut, resting her chin on it.

"Let's bring her over. Our villa is so big, there's more than enough room for one more person."

She said this half-jokingly, but kept staring at Xiao Zheng with a hint of probing.

Xiao Zheng ignored her probing.

Another person came to mind.

It's not Xia Wanying, it's not Su Qinghan.

Xiao Muxue.

His sister.

She's not my biological sister, but she's closer to me than a biological sister.

They grew up in an orphanage and relied on each other since childhood. She started working at sixteen and saved all her money to support his university education.

He said there was no need to send it anymore, he could earn the money himself.

Xiao Muxue replied with a voice message.

"Just focus on your studies; you don't need to worry about money."

Xiao Zheng put down the coconut.

"I'm looking for someone."

Lin Xiaoya was stunned for a moment.

"Who?"

"My older sister. Xiao Muxue."

Xiao Zheng spoke calmly, but every word carried a weight that brooked no interruption.

"The first day I woke up, I posted a missing person message on the regional channel. There was no response. But she must still be alive."

Lin Xiaoya didn't interrupt, and quietly watched him.

"She's not in this area; she might be in another. This game has a cross-region system, so as long as I go far enough and reach a high enough level, I'll eventually find her."

Xiao Zheng picked up the half-finished Cold Jade Coconut.

"You just asked me if I've ever liked anyone."

"When I was in school, I didn't have time to think about these things. Because my sister carried everything for me, I didn't have the right to waste a single minute."

"It's the same now."

"I need to find her first on this sea."

Lin Xiaoya pursed her lips.

There was silence for two or three seconds.

Then she lifted the coconut up.

"Then I'll help you look."

Xiao Zheng turned to look at her.

Lin Xiaoya tapped the coconut in his hand with her own, making a dull thud.

"Let's fight our way to the top on this sea and bring your sister back."

She touched it again.

"Find Xia Wanying too. And that coward Su Qinghan as well."

She tilted her head back and gulped down a mouthful of coconut juice, choked a little, coughed twice, and wiped her mouth with the back of her hand.

"It's a deal."

Xiao Zheng stared at her for two seconds.

The girl said this without the slightest hesitation.

The sea breeze blew her wet hair onto her face, but she ignored it and just held up the coconut, waiting for his response.

Xiao Zheng raised the coconut and bumped it back.

"It's a deal."

……

After finishing the last piece of fish fillet at the housewarming banquet, Xiao Zheng casually opened the system chat channel.

The light curtain popped open.

The information feed is scrolling wildly upwards.

Xiao Zheng scanned a few lines.

The channel is in an uproar.

"Xiao Zheng killed someone??? Really???"

"Isn't that Xiao Zheng who sells cabbages? Isn't he a businessman?"

"What merchant! Someone from the bandit group shouted in the channel! They said that Xiao Zheng wiped out their combined raft of more than ten people all by himself!"

"Are you kidding me? A dozen people can't beat one person?"

"Not only that! Someone said Xiao Zheng has a gun! A gun! There are guns in this game?"

"The gun was the robber's trump card. But Xiao Zheng snatched it from his hand with a single hook."

"A hook???"

"...What kind of monster is this?"

Information is being refreshed at an increasingly faster pace.

The initial doubts and insults have completely changed direction.

"Master Xiao! Big brother! I'm begging to be your patron! I'll do anything!"

"I can help move things, wash dishes, and clean! I just want a meal!"

"Brother Xiao Zheng, I'm a girl alone at sea. I'm so scared. Can you take me in? Please..."

"Good riddance to the robbers! It's gratifying! Those despicable people who took advantage of others' misfortune!"

"So just how strong is Xiao Zheng? When he was selling cabbages, I thought he was just a farmer, but it turns out he single-handedly wiped out an entire bandit gang??"

"It wasn't a one-on-one fight. It was a complete rout."

……

Xiao Zheng closed the chat panel.

These people's reactions were expected. Once news of the murder spreads, the tone of the regional channels will shift. Before, people would only ask for supplies and torches. Now, people will ask for shelter, refuge, and even to join their group.

But these are not things he needs to worry about right now.

What he needs is experience, skill level, and the ability to cross oceans to find his sister.

Xiao Zheng was cleaning up the debris on the balcony, sweeping bones and fruit peels to the edge of the deck and throwing them into the sea.

It got dark.

The last rays of light on the sea surface sank below the horizon, and the air quickly cooled a few degrees. The heat from the barbecue grill on the first floor seeped up through the wooden walls and floorboards, making the entire wooden cabin comfortably warm.

Xiao Zheng walked back indoors from the balcony, passing through the second-floor corridor.

A hand grabbed his wrist.

Xiao Zheng lowered his head.

Lin Xiaoya stood in the corridor with her back against the wall, her face still flushed, whether from drinking too much coconut juice or something else, it was hard to tell. She didn't look at him, turning her head away, her ears bright red.

"Senior."

"Um."

"That bathtub downstairs is quite big."

Xiao Zheng didn't move.

Lin Xiaoya bit her lower lip and pulled his wrist toward the stairwell.

Footsteps made a soft "thump-thump" sound on the wooden planks.

Go down layer by layer.

She pushed open the door to the first-floor bathroom. The residual heat from the barbecue grill warmed the entire first floor, and steam billowed out from inside.

Xiao was leaning against the door frame.

Are you sure?

Lin Xiaoya turned around.

Her ears were bright red, but her chin was raised, and she didn't let go of his wrist.

"The bathtub is big enough."

She pulled him inside.

The wooden door closed behind me with a dull thud.

The bathtub was already more than half full.

The heated coals at the bottom are rapidly raising the water temperature.

Xiao Zheng put his hand in to test it, and it fit perfectly.

Lin Xiaoya stood to the side, head down, her ears bright red, her fingers twisting the hem of her shirt, not moving for a long time.

"What are you dawdling about?"

"...You turn your back first."

Xiao Zheng turned around.

Behind me came the rustling sound of clothes being undressed, followed by the soft sound of water entering the vessel, and finally a suppressed gasp.

The water was probably too hot, and I got scalded.

"That's fine."

Xiao Zheng turned around.

Lin Xiaoya had already sunk into the bathtub, and the steam rising from the water made her face slightly red.

She squeezed to the side to make room and glanced at him sideways.

"What are you still standing there for?"

Xiao Zheng didn't say anything, took off his outer robe, and stepped inside.

The bathtub wasn't very big; once two people squeezed in, there was hardly any space left.

Lin Xiaoya instinctively shrank back, her back hitting the side of the tub, with nowhere left to retreat.

Hot water flowed up from my side, and the entire bathroom was warm and cozy thanks to the residual heat from the barbecue grill and the steam from the bathtub.