Faced with the burly guy's attempt to strike up a conversation, the aloof beauty gave a very cold and ruthless rejection.
"Sorry. I don't like guys who look fierce and are taller than me, and I definitely don't know any 'burly' ones."
"Maybe you need some eye drops."
After saying that, Gou Fugui directly walked around him towards the gymnasium's washroom, leaving Song Sanchuan and Qin Feng with tangled expressions as they looked at their team leader, momentarily unsure whether to offer comfort or try hard not to laugh.
Finally, Song Sanchuan cleared his throat, scratched his round face, and offered a comforting word: "Captain Xie, don't take it to heart. You and he aren't the same type of handsome. He's probably just jealous of your strong physique!"
Besides, they had said that kind of pick-up line was wrong, but they were too afraid of getting hit for saying so.
Xie Tianlang glanced at the three with their richly expressive faces, then turned his gaze back to Gou Fugui walking ahead. He let out an inscrutable, derisive snort: "Told you, what do you bunch know?"
Never seen him before? Then where did that little backpack on that kid's back come from? He had seen with his own eyes his family's Yuanyuan fish it out from the sea.
Took his family's Yuanyuan's bag and still pretends not to know him... Hah.
Xie Tianlang turned and entered his own tent, number 234. That long-haired little brother definitely had secrets about him that he didn't know. But it didn't matter, the sheltering had just begun. He had plenty of time to slowly figure out that kid's background.
...
The gymnasium's shower room was a simple stall setup. What satisfied Gou Fugui was that there were separate stone walls between the showers. Although the shower spaces weren't very large, it was much better than his imagination of everyone standing naked in a row.
At least this way, it greatly avoided the awkwardness of 'dropping the soap,' and for him, it also meant fewer troubles.
But trouble couldn't be completely avoided. Just as Gou Fugui was almost finished washing and rinsing his hair, he still managed to scare a fellow male passerby into screaming.
"Oh my god, you you you you you! This is the men's shower room!! Why is a girl showering here ahhhhh!!"
This instantly attracted several nearby showering men who were curious and had a bit of mischief in mind. As a result, Gou Fugui sharply tossed his hair back, turned around revealing his body, which was somewhat thin but with smooth, well-proportioned lines, and also revealing his treasure eggs, whose size he was quite satisfied with.
Facing the young man who was about to scream again, completely unabashed, Gou Fugui rolled his eyes on the spot: "Buddy, never seen a guy with long hair before? What's the big deal?"
The screaming young man who saw his 'treasure' and the other onlookers twitched at the corners of their mouths upon hearing this. The onlookers quickly pretended nothing happened and retreated to their own shower stalls, while the almost-screaming young man, flushed red with embarrassment and anger, shouted:
"Your hair is just too long!! Anyone would be shocked seeing it!"
"I don't believe anyone could see your hair and not be surprised!!"
As he said this to save face, he suddenly felt an overwhelming pressure and presence from his right that was hard to ignore.
Turning his head, he saw a man who was at least 190 cm tall, with explosive muscle definition, full pectorals, and even an eight-pack walked over. What made fellow males most frustrated was that this guy with such a perfect physique also had an excessively handsome face.
Damn damn damn damn!
The screaming guy let out the same roar of male frustration in his heart as the doorman earlier.
What kind of cursed luck was this today? First run into one exceptional specimen, then another?!
But the reality check for the screaming guy wasn't over. While he was staring at Xie Tianlang's abs and his 'big treasure' with a face full of envy and jealousy, he was disdainfully brushed off by the Xie wolfman, who was almost two heads taller:
"Bro, move aside. I'm in a hurry to shower."
The screaming guy's male pride made him reluctant to yield, but his actual strength really didn't allow him to stand his ground, so he could only unwillingly take a step back.
But he was also waiting in his heart to see a good show—now that long-haired guy had turned back around to rinse off, he didn't believe this muscular guy wouldn't be shocked when he saw that back view!
As a result, he saw this abs-brother indeed turn his head and see the long-haired guy washing his body, but there was no surprise, let alone a scream. Even when the long-haired guy wrung out his hair and turned around, this abs-brother didn't have his pupils shake!
He just very seriously looked the long-haired youth over from head to toe, and then smiled.
Gou Fugui turned around and came face-to-face with Xie Tianlang again.
Having seen it too many times, the beauty Gou didn't even bother wondering if this guy was deliberately picking a fight.
"What are you looking at? Impressed by Daddy's figure?"
Xie Tianlang genuinely laughed this time.
"You're the first one who, after seeing my body, can still righteously claim your own figure is good."
"Open your eyes wide and take a good look. Where on my entire body isn't bigger and better than yours?"
Gou Fugui, feeling like a truck had just run over his face: "..."
But he couldn't help sizing up Xie Tianlang's physique again, and in the end, could only reluctantly pull on his clothes, grinding his teeth while cursing inwardly as he left.
So what if it's big? A man's prowess isn't just about size, it's about endurance!
Pah!
After Gou Fugui left, Xie Tianlang directly took over his shower stall and started washing. The onlooking screaming guy hadn't left yet, his face still blank.
He still couldn't understand why Gou Fugui and Xie Tianlang could meet and so calmly compare sizes and talk about figures? Was he really the one making a fuss???
Then he heard Xie Tianlang's very cold voice: "Bro, I don't like being watched while I shower. Are you staying here to compare with me too?"
The screaming guy shuddered and left, also roaring with anger in his heart.
What an unlucky streak! Why couldn't he even take a shower in peace ahhhh!
After showering, Gou Fugui felt a bit more refreshed. He wanted to find a hairdryer to dry his hair but discovered there didn't seem to be any available ones in the men's bathroom area.
"The hairdryers from the men's showers were all taken by the girls over there. After all, their hair is long, and men usually don't need them."
When Gou Fugui asked the person in charge, he received an answer that made him feel a bit awkward.
But it seemed like there was no way to refute it.
So Gou Fugui directly turned to go buy a dry towel and dry clothes.
The transformation skill was good, but it really used up clothes fast.
And starting with absolutely nothing was just too difficult.
Before entering the next doomsday gate, he must definitely hang two gold chains around his neck and, if possible, wear gold rings on all ten fingers.
Gou Fugui quickly found the temporary life essentials shop set up in the northwest corner of the gymnasium.
The shop wasn't very big, but it was filled with tissues, toiletries, simple everyday clothes, and useful groceries.
It was clear that the safety zone authorities had anticipated that citizens seeking refuge might not have had time to bring their belongings, and had prepared supplies in advance. The good thing was that the items here weren't sold at exorbitant prices; there was no price gouging. The bad thing was that they only accepted cash.
But this was no problem for the beautiful Gou Fugui.
He had seen it all.
Gou Fugui put on a perfectly gentle smile and walked up to the shopkeeper.
"Hello, brother. Do you like seafood, brother?"
The shopkeeper was a robust man in his forties. He looked up, a bit surprised at his first glance of Gou Fugui, but he blinked upon hearing his words. "I do quite like seafood, but I don't like just any kind."
Gou Fugui solemnly placed his black leather bag on the counter in front of the shopkeeper, then pulled out two lively, large crabs right before his eyes.
These two crabs were truly lively; having survived the tsunami's onslaught, they were still alive, though one was missing two legs.
"Brother, these are king crabs I caught just before the tsunami hit. You'd have a hard time finding such premium ones without going to the deep sea."
"I originally planned to eat them myself, but the tsunami flipped my boat and washed away my luggage. All I have left are these two crabs. I'll sell you one for five hundred. You don't even need to pay me cash; just let me take a thousand yuan's worth of goods from your shop."
These words clearly made the shopkeeper's heart stir, but his merchant's instinct made him want to bargain.
However, Gou Fugui spoke again before he could. "Brother, once we're in this shelter, there definitely won't be any fresh, tasty food for the next few days. These crabs of mine can still live for another day or two. There must be plenty of people here with money who like crabs. If you're not interested, brother, I'll go find someone else."
"If I weren't in such a hurry to buy some dry clothes, I definitely wouldn't be selling such fine crabs so cheaply."
In the end, the shopkeeper agreed to Gou Fugui's crab deal. He was mainly persuaded by Gou Fugui's remark that "it will be hard to get fresh, tasty things in the next few days."
Although his shop had plenty of instant noodles and snacks, it would indeed be difficult to get fresh seafood again.
And so, the beautiful Fugui finally exchanged the fruits of Sea Otter Fugui's labor for two sets of clean, well-fitting clothes, a pair of sandals with slightly thicker soles, plus some essentials like a toothbrush, toothpaste, towel, and soap. Finally, he left carrying a backpack filled with ham sausages, instant noodles, and compressed biscuits.
Thus, Gou Fugui had finally settled in temporarily in this world.
For the next few hours, he lay in his tent, listening to the safety zone's broadcast announcements and the noise and conversations of the people around him.
[The 'Queen' tsunami is raging. All evacuees are advised not to leave the safety zone lightly. Heavy rainstorms are forecasted for the next seven days. The number of evacuees may increase daily. Everyone is requested to strictly abide by the safety zone regulations and not create chaos...]
Gou Fugui unzipped the small door of his tent and could still see the dense curtain of rain outside the stadium entrance directly opposite, and hear the howling of the fierce wind that even the broadcast couldn't drown out.
Heavy rain for the next seven days... Could this safety zone hold out?
Not in terms of essential supplies like food, but would the heavy rain flood the stadium?
Or even... would the sea flood this place?
If it did, where would the tens of thousands of evacuees in this stadium go?
