Chapter 32
◎ Super Cool Combo Name ◎
This was a terrifying and heavy confrontation—
Until a man’s deep voice sounded: “Hello, DazedFish.”
Yu Chi blurted out: “I’m not well.”
The man gave her a baffled look.
Yu Chi: …
Yu Chi: It’s completely over. I said what I was thinking.
Just as Yu Chi’s brain was working furiously, thinking of a way to break the deadlock, she turned her head and saw the other one, the man with the buzz cut and single eyelids, looking at her with shock and bewilderment.
Yu Chi: …Big brother, what’s wrong with you now?
Buzz cut and single eyelids: “Why are you a girl?”
I’m sorry I’m a girl. Yu Chi forced a smile. “What, you don’t like girls?”
The man was choked for a moment. Just as he was about to answer, he heard the third person speak.
He gave the two of them a very puzzled look. “Excuse me, can you resolve your emotional entanglement later?”
GrumpyBro: “…”
Yu Chi: “…”
Heavyweights, everyone present is a heavyweight!
“I’m more interested in the island,” [MortalRealmLittleFairyGrass]’s face was all “I want to get down to business.”
…
In short, the chaotic self-introduction was over.
The tall, cool, fair-skinned man was named Zuo He, with the screen name [MortalRealmLittleFairyGrass].
The buzz cut, single-eyelid man was named Li Feng, with the screen name [GrumpyBro].
The pink-armored one was named Yu Chi, with the screen name [DazedFish].
—Everyone has a bright future!
“Cold Moon Island…” Zuo He glanced at Yu Chi. “Should we split up or follow you?”
Yu Chi: “I’m only responsible for bringing you to the island. You’re on your own.”
Zuo He nodded and walked straight to one side, not even glancing at Li Feng. He also didn’t care that Yu Chi had brought an extra person to the island.
Yu Chi attributed this to the number one on the ranking’s contempt for the number two!
“Aren’t you leaving?”
Yu Chi took off her armor. She had specially put it on because she was worried about being attacked when she landed on the island. But the armor was too heavy. Wearing it while exploring the island would hinder her movements.
Li Feng’s expression was very puzzled: “You’re really a girl.”
Yu Chi: …Sicko.
So this is what [GrumpyBro] is like online.
Li Feng: “I’ll follow you.”
The man’s expression was very frank. Yu Chi glanced at him, feeling that he trusted her very much.
Yu Chi didn’t care. Although being followed carried the risk of being backstabbed and might expose her skills and items… she was also very curious about GrumpyBro.
After all, he was ranked second in strength. This might be the only chance to understand him.
Since it was an opportunity, it naturally coexisted with danger.
But…
Yu Chi said tactfully: “Can you dress a little more decently?”
Yes, thinking that he was going to meet a bro, Li Feng hadn’t paid attention to his attire. So, with his tattered clothes and only his pants intact, he had eagerly set foot on Cold Moon Island.
Li Feng: “…”
He looked down at himself, unapologetically: “Sorry, I’m used to it.”
After being alone for a long time, it was inevitable to become a savage. Li Feng didn’t think there was anything wrong with him. He casually took a T-shirt from his backpack and put it on, his sharp eyes raised. “Is this okay?”
“Let’s go.”
Yu Chi didn’t plan to take the old path. It had only been a few days. She didn’t believe that the spirit plants she had plucked clean could have grown back.
Oh, that was the direction Zuo He had gone.
Yu Chi was not at all guilty.
Cold Moon Island was very large, but they had plenty of time this time. They might even have time to explore that extremely cold place.
The two of them walked across the shallow beach and towards the forest in front of them.
The best thing about this island was that it was not affected by the extreme heat natural disaster. Yu Chi knew there was a snow mountain here. She looked up into the distance, her mind full of that giant dragon.
She was worried about being stepped on.
The trees were towering, their trunks thick. The undergrowth was dense with low bushes. A fat rabbit ran out of the bushes, very cu… Yu Chi only felt a gust of wind blow past her. In the blink of an eye, Li Feng’s figure instantly appeared in front of her.
He picked up the rabbit with one hand, turned back, and grinned at her, his eyes shining with a hungry, cold light.
Yu Chi was shocked by his speed and frightened by his eyes.
“How long has it been since you’ve had meat?”
Yu Chi hadn’t been fishing for a while, so she naturally hadn’t sold any fish meat to him. Strong people wouldn’t lack food… the natural disaster hadn’t reached its limit, so she hadn’t taken out any food to sell.
Li Feng rubbed his chin: “More than 10 days, I guess.”
So it’s been since I stopped fishing… Yu Chi looked at him with pity. “So, do you want to eat now?”
“If you’re not in a hurry,” Li Feng said, “can we?”
The two of them found a place and sat down.
This roasted meat didn’t have to be eaten on the spot. It could be stored in the backpack. There would always be a time when they were hungry in the 24 hours on the island.
Li Feng was very good at cooking. He took out a small box from his backpack. Yu Chi leaned closer and saw all kinds of seasonings—the other party hadn’t eaten meat. Did he use these seasonings to roast bread?
Yu Chi’s expression was a little complicated.
Li Feng’s movements were smooth. When he was roasting the meat, he had a focus and affection, giving people the feeling that it would be a great crime to disturb him now.
The delicious rabbit meat was roasted to a golden color. With a wrap of seasoning, even Yu Chi, who wasn’t very hungry, swallowed.
Li Feng tore off the two rabbit legs and handed them to Yu Chi, his eyes signaling: Is it enough?
This rabbit was huge. A single rabbit leg was as big as her head. Yu Chi expressed: You think highly of me.
After throwing the rabbit leg to Yu Chi, Li Feng ignored her and began to eat the meat with all his heart. His speed was very fast, rough and unrestrained, but it didn’t feel disgusting. Instead, it made people’s appetites stir.
Yu Chi learned from him and took a big bite of the meat, but ended up with a face full of oil and seasoning.
Damn it. She secretly wiped the oil from her face, feeling that Li Feng’s mouth was very big. Otherwise, how could he take such a big bite?
While they were eating, Zuo He on the other side was working himself to death.
The materials were less than he had expected. Zuo He frowned slightly, his figure shuttling through the woods, leaving only an afterimage.
A cold light flashed from his left hand. Any animal that came to attack him was killed in one blow, without a single drop of blood on him.
Not finding anything good, Zuo He changed his path and continued to explore. But from a distance, he smelled the aroma of roasted meat. He stepped on a branch, his figure flashing past the large trees.
Yu Chi was using a newly made dagger to cut the rabbit meat. She was already full, so she didn’t mind the trouble.
The wind in the forest moved. Yu Chi looked up and saw Li Feng on the other side turn his right hand. A long spear was instantly in his hand. He stood up directly, facing a certain direction.
Yu Chi looked over at the same time, and Zuo He’s figure slowly appeared in their eyes.
Following us?
No, he’s changed direction.
Yu Chi felt it was a pity and looked at the other party with an unchanged expression.
“I didn’t know it was you,” Zuo He said after a two-second silence.
It was not appropriate to be enemies now. After all, the island exploration had just begun.
Yu Chi: “You’re not hungry, are you?”
As soon as she said that, Li Feng’s expression became even more vigilant than before. He looked at Zuo He fiercely, as if the other party was going to snatch his roasted meat in the next second.
Yu Chi hadn’t expected his reaction to be so big, and she felt a little strange in her heart.
Zuo He: “…”
He calmly glanced at the two of them, then at the roasted meat on the ground, and finally turned and left with contempt and arrogance.
“This guy is strong,” Li Feng frowned. The long spear was still in his hand. Yu Chi clearly saw the oil stains from Li Feng’s hand on it.
No, why did she have to see this!
The long spear was very cool, golden in color, and matched the first impression Li Feng gave.
Yu Chi withdrew her gaze and handed him a piece of paper. “Wipe it.”
Li Feng also noticed the oil stains, but he waved his hand nonchalantly. “No need, it will clean itself automatically.”
“Oh.” Yu Chi jealously withdrew her hand. Her items didn’t have this function.
After Zuo He left, the two of them didn’t eat for long. Yu Chi put the rest of her meat into her backpack, while Li Feng devoured the rest of the parts like a whirlwind.
After eating and drinking his fill, Li Feng suddenly took out a compass from his pocket. Seeing Yu Chi looking over, he curled his lips. “A treasure-seeking compass—how about it, have you seen one before?”
Yu Chi: “…”
Yu Chi: “Don’t say that. I’m worried I’ll kill you for the treasure.”
Li Feng patted her shoulder. “You’re joking again, aren’t you?”
The subtext: You can’t beat me.
Yu Chi didn’t mind this. The other party had already taken out a treasure-seeking item. What was there to mind? But she felt that Li Feng was simpler than she had imagined. Was this the confidence that came with strength?
“Why are you still following me if you have this?” Yu Chi asked.
Li Feng looked down and fiddled with the treasure-seeking compass, saying casually: “I’m afraid you’ll die.”
Yu Chi looked at him strangely.
Li Feng continued: “You’re a healer. Haven’t you played games before?”
Yu Chi was very important to Li Feng. How important—in that most difficult time, when the system mall had not yet appeared, Li Feng had survived entirely on [DazedFish].
Whether it was the very timely fish meat or the bandages and adhesive bandages he still used now—Li Feng was a battle maniac. He didn’t care about many things, including finding these rare materials. If it weren’t for the meat on the island, he wouldn’t have come so eagerly.
“Northwest,” Li Feng said.
Yu Chi followed the man silently. She thought the man was stupid. It was just a transaction where both parties got what they wanted.
But… maybe she had met a good person this time?
The first treasure the treasure-seeking compass pointed to was a beehive. The beehive was on an ancient tree, and bees were circling around it.
Yu Chi felt that the palm-sized bees were not to be trifled with. Just as she was about to say they should forget it, she saw a flash. The man next to her shot out his long spear and directly poked the beehive down.
“Catch it!” he shouted, jumping up and flinging the beehive. He held his long spear in his other hand and swung it horizontally, killing a few bees.
Yu Chi wanted to curse. She hurriedly caught the beehive and stuffed it into her backpack, only to see Li Feng laugh loudly and run towards her, shouting, “Run, run! These bees are too scary!”
“…” If they’re scary, why did you poke them?
All the bees swarmed out and chased after the two of them. Li Feng was faster than Yu Chi. After running for a while, Yu Chi was left far behind.
Just as she was thinking about whether to use Smoke, she suddenly felt her body lighten, and she was lifted directly into the air.
Yu Chi: …Grabbed by the neck of fate.
Yu Chi: “If you were a little more considerate, you could carry me on your back.”
“Considerate?” Li Feng looked down at him, then had a sudden realization. “Oh, oh, you’re a girl, hahaha. Sorry, I’m face-blind.”
Because he was face-blind, everyone looked the same to him. He could only distinguish people by their key features. If it weren’t for the ponytail still tied at the back of Yu Chi’s head, he would have subconsciously treated her as a boy.
“But you’re too weak,” Li Feng complained. “Aren’t you number 8? How can you not even outrun a bee?”
Yu Chi struggled: “…Let me down. I’ll run myself.”
Why should a dignified life-skill player rely on her own legs to escape? Of course, she relies on her all-powerful items!
Upon hearing this, Li Feng directly dropped her on the ground without any hesitation, as if he had wanted to drop her for a long time.
Yu Chi showed a smile.
The bees were still in hot pursuit. Yu Chi was about to take out her Smoke. Her intuition told her that Li Feng would not be interested in this item. If he wouldn’t kill her for the treasure, she had nothing to hide.
“You’re so slow,” Li Feng said sarcastically while using his long spear to kill the bees. He seemed to be really afraid that Yu Chi would die, so he was running at a not-so-far, not-so-close distance from her.
Yu Chi took a deep breath, her teeth grinding.
Li Feng turned back and killed a few bees. Without paying attention, he saw his new partner soar into the air. He subconsciously reached out to grab her and looked up to see her condescending gaze.
“Heh,” Yu Chi sneered. “Now I’ll let you know how we life-skill players escape.”
After saying that, the cloud began to move forward rapidly, instantly leaving both Li Feng and the bees behind.
So cool, so awesome, so—
“Be careful!”
Li Feng’s voice came from behind. Yu Chi’s fantasy was shattered. She looked up and saw a towering ancient tree blocking her way. She slammed on the brakes, narrowly avoiding the fate of crashing into this giant tree.
Yu Chi: “…”
Damn it, I failed to show off.
Why is this tree in the middle? Yu Chi sat on the cloud, her heart dead. She felt that this would become one of the indelible dark histories of her life.
She didn’t know how Li Feng did it. He jumped around on the trees a few times and came to Yu Chi. He touched the cloud platform with an excited face. “This item of yours is cool!”
It seemed he didn’t care about what had just happened. Yu Chi cautiously observed him and came to a reassuring conclusion.
The next second, Li Feng: “It’s just that it’s not easy to control the direction. You were so stupid to crash into it just now, hahahahaha.”
Yu Chi: “…”
After interacting with people, the number of times she was speechless in a day had become abnormally high.
Yu Chi: “What’s your level?”
She suddenly asked a rather private question, but she felt that the other party probably didn’t care.
“Level 11,” Li Feng said. “That kid is probably already level 12. His aura is very strong.”
Yu Chi thought of her own level and realized that the gap between the top three on the strength ranking and the other players was probably very large, which made her a little nervous.
“If you hadn’t been shouting behind me, I wouldn’t have almost crashed into the tree,” Yu Chi calmly pushed the blame away.
Li Feng raised an eyebrow. Before he could answer, he saw the other party pat the cloud. “Want a ride?”
…
Traveling on a cloud was indeed very comfortable. Not only did it reduce stamina consumption, but you could also enjoy the scenery along the way.
Although it was only 30 minutes, don’t forget the spirit plants in Yu Chi’s space. Since the Ice Spirit Fruit had also been successfully planted, she no longer had to worry about her Spirit consumption.
—That’s how it is. If you’re as rich as a country, it would be meaningless not to go out.
In her spare time, Yu Chi took a look at the rankings and found that Li Feng had already climbed back to the second place, but [SurfingTheSea] had dropped to the 5th place.
Now, the third player on the ranking was [TroubledTimes], and the fourth player was [MarchThird]. These two players often fluctuated on the rankings, but their recent rankings were relatively high.
“What are you looking at?” Li Feng glanced at her.
“The rankings,” Yu Chi replied casually, then suddenly found that the man’s eyes were gradually filled with fighting spirit.
Yu Chi: “What are you doing?”
Li Feng: “I want to fight that guy.”
That guy—of course, he was referring to the number one on the ranking. Yu Chi suspected that he didn’t even remember the other party’s name.
“Why don’t we go fight him in the last hour?” Yu Chi’s tone was eager. Who wouldn’t want to see a fight between the number one and number two on the ranking?
Li Feng looked at her with understanding: “You want to compete with him too, right?”
Yu Chi: ?
No, how could I have the guts—level 12.
Li Feng: “Don’t you, the Dazed Cult, want to surpass the Grass Jelly Cult?”
Yu Chi: “…”
This is reality, big brother. Do you know what reality is?
Who’s life are you trying to take by mentioning this kind of thing in reality!
The light in Yu Chi’s eyes instantly dimmed—although she had indeed once wanted to compete with the Grass Jelly Cult… no, no matter what, mentioning this kind of thing to someone in reality was too despairing.
“How about this? Let’s form a combo,” Li Feng said excitedly, his voice even rising a few pitches. “How about the Comeback Alliance?”
Yu Chi didn’t want to speak.
Li Feng didn’t care about his opinion and rubbed his chin, thinking to himself, “…It makes him seem so strong. No, no, I have to change it.”
Yu Chi calmly looked at the forest below, suddenly feeling that time was incredibly difficult to bear.
Li Feng next to her clapped his hands, his excited voice changing pitch. “I’ve got it! Let’s call it the Carp Combo, how about it?”
So talented, Yu Chi thought. This person is so talented.
Her tone revealed a bleakness of someone about to leave the world: “Whatever, anything is fine. You decide.”
Li Feng hummed happily, baring his teeth. “In that case, let’s go challenge him later!”
…
Except for the part where Li Feng had almost sent her to her death in the middle, their trip had been quite fruitful.
However, the materials were currently all in Yu Chi’s backpack… because Li Feng’s backpack was full of meat.
That’s right, he had hunted a lot of meat along the way and planned to eat well for a while after returning to the boat.
Yu Chi’s eyes lit up when she saw the precious materials, and Li Feng shouted when he saw the special meat animals. Wasn’t this a kind of tacit understanding?
“You must call me next time you go to an island,” Li Feng clenched his fists and looked at her excitedly. “If there’s no meat, some of the beautiful qualities of my life…”
“Shut up,” Yu Chi said with a cold face.
However, Li Feng probably had such a skill, easily dispelling the tense atmosphere between the two of them at the beginning. Yu Chi relaxed a lot and even unconsciously treated him as a trustworthy person.
The Island Exploration Card lasted for a full 24 hours. They had spent more than 9 hours just looking for materials on the island, and that was while sitting on a cloud—if they had walked, it would have taken more time.
At night, Li Feng was roasting meat on the side again, and Yu Chi began to count the materials she had obtained this time.
Not to mention the common-grade materials. She had stuffed a large handful of them into the [Two-Sided Mirror] space. Li Feng had even praised her for having a big backpack, as expected of the number one on the wealth ranking.
There was nothing to say about the excellent-grade materials either… Yu Chi was getting more and more full of herself this time.
The key was the rare-grade materials. She ground her teeth, feeling the excitement in her head.
Li Feng heard the sound and didn’t even turn his head. “Wait a little longer, the meat will be ready soon.”
Yu Chi: …If you’re a big glutton yourself, don’t treat others as a big glutton, you bastard!
The excitement was suddenly interrupted. Yu Chi sighed and took out the rare spirit plant she was most curious about.
【Item: Dragon Ice Grass
Grade: Rare
Description: Grants 3 minutes of flight ability after use, with a chance to awaken a dragon-related skill.】
They had now come to the junction of the snow mountain and the forest, and this Dragon Ice Grass was collected here. Yu Chi looked at the word “dragon” on it and guessed that this spirit plant might be related to the ancient dragon that lived here.
However, the effect of this Dragon Ice Grass was indeed exciting. Forget about granting flight ability, it actually had a chance to awaken a dragon-related skill!
She just didn’t know what the probability was. 0.01% and 99.9% were worlds apart.
This spirit plant was guarded by three huge lizards. The moment Li Feng saw them, his fighting spirit and appetite exploded at the same time. Yu Chi had long expected to see him rush forward to fight, and then she secretly picked all the Dragon Ice Grass.
Yu Chi counted, and there were a total of 187.
“Do you have any more space in your backpack?” Yu Chi asked. “Let’s split these spirit plants.”
Li Feng was righteous: “No. Can’t you just give them to me as a gift after we get out?”
Yu Chi: “…You really trust me.”
With such a hot effect, what if she darkly chose to take it all for herself?
“You say that…” Li Feng actually smiled. “You have to give trust to receive trust.”
Yu Chi’s expression was touched.
Li Feng continued: “You’ve never lived in a gang, have you? We people on the streets are all like this. With one order…”
Yu Chi: “…Okay, okay, I know. Please shut up.”
In these 9 hours, she had learned that Li Feng had grown up in a gang and his daily life was very cool—these were his own words.
She resentfully took back all the materials and said with a rather snobbish tone, “You’ve taken up my space. Shouldn’t you give me some compensation?”
What’s there to talk about trust? Let’s just talk about money.
Li Feng turned his head and smiled at her, the firelight reflecting on his face, one moment bright, one moment dark. “What do you want?”
…
In the end, Yu Chi couldn’t think of anything and just said that Li Feng owed her a favor. The man agreed nonchalantly.
After another meal of roasted meat, the two of them planned to go to the snow mountain immediately. During this time, Li Feng went to the nearby stream to take a bath and even asked Yu Chi if she wanted to take one too. It was only after she kicked him that he realized she was a girl.
Yu Chi even heard that guy mutter that it would be great if she were a boy.
Yu Chi: Heh.
The snow mountain was close at hand. Yu Chi felt the cold from the air, and her heart pounded.
There was an ancient dragon here, but maybe… there were also Legendary grade spirit plants.
And her Vermilion Bird Wood.
However, as soon as the two of them arrived at the snow mountain, they ran into a tattered Zuo He, who was also coming through the snow and wind.
The moment the two sides met, the atmosphere became tense.
“Our chance has come,” Li Feng whispered in her ear like a devil.
Yu Chi’s expression instantly became ferocious.
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【Author’s Note】
I was very casual when I named GrumpyBro Li Feng. I didn’t think about the subsequent plot at all. But when I was writing the combo name, I found that the two of them could actually become a carp!—Did someone snatch my pen? [Rainbow fart]→This emoji is so cute, it looks like it’s going to hit you with a star wand [Rainbow fart][Rainbow fart][Rainbow fart]
The readers’ nutrient solution is so enthusiastic… but I was prepared, hahahaha (hands on hips, laughing). It’s impossible for me to owe you [Vegetable dog].
I searched, and face-blindness can indeed make it difficult to distinguish between men and women [Cat paw].
【Don’t worry about the female lead being weak in the future. This is my female lead’s upgrade novel [Laughing]】
Sailing Log 10:
Met an online friend, a little tight… what kind of idiot is GrumpyBro! Someone save the fish [Rainbow fart].