Gou Fugui walked back to his tent under the envious gazes of the crowd, then enjoyed a fresh seafood feast.
Yes, a seafood feast. What the beauty Fugui ate wasn't just tuna; there was also a pile of scallops from his backpack, along with over a dozen shrimp.
And a large crab he pulled out from that hidden little space under his armpit.
After washing these seafood items in a basin of water and then cooking them in an alcohol burner with half a bowl of white rice, it became a bowl of fragrant seafood congee!
Once the congee was ready, opening a jar of Lao Gan Ma chili sauce—the taste was—
So enticing that even though he tightly zipped up his little tent door, he couldn't stop some "hungry ghosts" from pacing back and forth near his tent, trying to sneak a peek.
Among these "hungry ghosts" was Song Sanchuan from the tent two doors down. This technically skilled national elite soldier only needed to walk past Gou Fugui's tent and take one sniff to accurately deduce what Gou Fugui was eating.
Then he shuffled over to his team leader's tent, number 224, sighing with a worried face: "...Boss, the neighbor is having seafood congee and sashimi, and the most outrageous part is he's even pairing it with Lao Gan Ma!! While we can only eat seafood-flavored instant noodles..."
"I haven't had it this rough since I enlisted."
He was a specially recruited technical soldier for the nation, a high-skilled talent, yet he had been reduced to eating instant noodles.
Qin Feng, currently eating a bowl of Braised Beef Flavor instant noodles, comforted the youngest soldier in his team: "It's okay, next time we'll know to bring some precious metals."
The main issue was that no one expected to start off by falling into the sea, and then basically losing all their equipment, right?
Xie Tianlang chewed the dry instant noodles in his mouth and scoffed: "Pathetic. If he can go catch fish, can't you? Have you forgotten all the team's training?"
"He's just an ordinary person and managed to haul back a longfin tuna. How can you, a special forces soldier, lose to him?"
Song Sanchuan almost choked on his instant noodles. He gave Xie Tianlang a look of horror and disbelief.
But Xie Tianlang wasn't joking in the slightest: "While we have a stable foothold now, we need to go out in the next few days to search for useful equipment and food."
"Once this place gets flooded, we'll have to move to the next location."
Xie Tianlang looked up at Song Sanchuan: "We'll split into groups. Either go catch rations, look for canned fruit and vegetables, or go find a boat."
"Which one have you chosen?"
Song Sanchuan forced down the instant noodles in his mouth and asked after a moment, "For food, would instant noodles work?"
Xie Tianlang refused expressionlessly: "Fresh seafood bigger than the tuna."
Song Sanchuan: "..." What kind of strange competitive drive is this, Captain Xie!!
"Then I choose to look for a boat."
He could use his computer to locate shops in the city that sell small vessels or water sports equipment. Although the journey might be longer and finding the target immediately wasn't guaranteed, it was still easier than... catching a one-meter-long tuna bare-handed!
Xie Tianlang didn't seem surprised by his choice at all: "Then you three will be one group. Try to find one motorized dinghy, two portable kayaks, and enough fuel within six days."
"I'll handle catching food these days."
Qin Feng and Lu Hu nodded seriously, while Song Sanchuan nodded and gave Xie Tianlang a look of utter surrender.
So, boss, when you said split into groups, you meant you alone are one group, and the three of us are another? You truly are the number one wolf-man under heaven!
Then, on a brainless impulse, Song Sanchuan couldn't help but ask: "So, Captain Xie, what are you planning to catch to eat?"
Hearing this, Xie Tianlang slowly revealed a smile.
"Whatever it is, it has to be bigger than that kid's."
Qin Feng and the other two: "..."
So sometimes they could understand why the higher-ups told Captain Xie to go home and retire.
Ordinary people really couldn't handle him.
Perhaps because of Gou Fugui's successful precedent of going out to fish, on the third day of taking refuge in the stadium safe zone, the number of people preparing to go out to catch fish increased quite a bit.
Although the storm was still raging, the atmosphere inside the stadium was stifling and boring. Some young people who considered themselves good swimmers and physically strong packed their bags early in the morning, ready to head out.
The smarter ones among them had even managed to get fishing tools like nets and rods from somewhere, and some were even wearing life-saving devices strapped to their arms or around their necks. At first glance, they looked quite the part.
But these people's actions left the managers of the stadium safe zone feeling rather helpless. For everyone's safety, they absolutely did not recommend going out fishing or the like during a rainstorm.
However, their safe zone wasn't a prison; they couldn't forcibly restrict citizens' freedom. Plus, these people gave ample reasons—
They were out of money, couldn't buy clothes or good food, so they had to go out and scavenge for things, right?
They were going crazy being cooped up inside, the brat next door kept screaming and crying, and if they weren't allowed out for some air, they'd start hitting the kid.
Their home was nearby, they wanted to go check the situation, try to salvage some valuables...
In any case, everyone's desire to go out was strong. In the end, the stadium managers could only let them go, but made a disclaimer and reminder over the stadium's public address system.
The gist was: you can go out, but if you get injured or die outside, the safe zone takes no responsibility and will not send anyone to search or rescue. Please choose carefully if you wish to go out.
After the loudspeaker broadcast cycled five times, the gatekeeper, under his supervisor's signal, opened the door. Watching the crowd file out like ducks leaving a pen, the gatekeeper shook his head and sighed like a wise man:
"You'll learn your lesson once you suffer. Fish aren't that easy to catch."
Then the gatekeeper saw the spirited beauty Fugui, with his high ponytail and small black backpack.
The corner of his mouth twitched.
This oddball in front of him was the exception!
And after beauty Fugui left, Xie Tianlang led his three team members out.
Gatekeeper: "..."
So what if they're big? Don't believe these guys can catch fish that big too!!
On the third day of taking refuge in the safe zone, the accumulated water outside the stadium had exceeded two meters. The water had not only completely submerged all the vehicles by the roadside but had even risen so high that only the treetops of the roadside greenery were visible.
Perhaps this accumulated water could no longer be called that; it probably now belonged to the sea.
Walking down thirty-five steps from the stadium's high tiered steps, one touched this turbid, flowing water. Those leaving the stadium began entering the water using various methods and swimming away.
Xie Tianlang stood on the steps, watching Gou Fugui swim nimbly through the water, and narrowed his eyes with pleasure.
Song Sanchuan, seeing his team leader's strange and somewhat inexplicably provocative smile, couldn't contain his curiosity: "Boss, who are you looking at?"
This time, Xie Tianlang actually didn't ignore him or mock him. Instead, he lifted his chin slightly: "Look at that long-haired guy over there. The way he's swimming with a backpack, doesn't he look like my Yuan Yuan?"
Song Sanchuan followed his captain's gaze and saw the long-haired young man swimming quite contentedly in the water. He tried hard not to comment.
But in the end, he failed.
"...Boss, I know you really like that sea otter, but get a grip! Don't start seeing Yuan Yuan in everyone you look at, okay?
No matter how smart that sea otter is, it can't become a spirit, and it definitely can't turn into a great beauty!"
This isn't Journey to the West! Nor is it Strange Tales from a Chinese Studio!
Xie Tianlang just scoffed and stepped right into the water.
"Doomgates have already descended upon the world."
"Your perspective is too narrow."
Song Sanchuan was choked up by this remark, holding back for a long time before finally managing to say:
"Even if a sea otter could become a spirit, it couldn't possibly look like that! Captain Xie, just give it up!"
This time, Xie Tianlang's figure finally paused for a moment, as if finally struck by a painful truth.
Meanwhile, the human-shaped sea otter Fugui, with his swimming skill bonus, had already far outpaced the others who entered the water at the same time, swiftly swimming past a whole street.
Before leaving today, he had bought a map of Nanhai City at the supply store, deciding to explore further afield.
Yesterday evening, he had only swum around the two adjacent streets, catching some food. But he hadn't had time to salvage other useful supplies and stockpiled food.
Today, he planned to gather more supplies, and also look for rubber boats, life jackets, some common medicines, canned food, and various tools.
His bloodline talent skill, "Portable Little Pouch," was currently at level one, but its space was large enough to hold three basketballs.
Converting the volume of three basketballs into high-energy food or medicine meant he could carry quite a bit.
He just didn't know when it would level up...
Thinking this, Gou Fugui followed the map towards a large shopping mall three streets ahead. It was a massive five-story mall, with a famous chain supermarket on the first floor.
Gou Fugui decided to gather all the items he needed right there in that chain supermarket.
Soon, Gou Fugui reached the mall. Entering through the entrance damaged by the huge waves, he found the first floor almost completely submerged. The water was only about half a meter from the ceiling.
For ordinary people, this made the first-floor supermarket an impossible zone to enter. But for the beauty Fugui who could transform, this was no problem at all!
Gou Fugui looked around on the water's surface and, seeing no one else, began taking off his clothes in the water. Stripping down to just his underwear was his last bit of stubbornness. He stuffed his shirt and pants into his backpack, took out a large mesh bag he had prepared earlier from the backpack, then hid the backpack in a half-open locker. With all preparations done,
he surfaced, took a deep breath, and dove down again!
Gently patting his glowing left wrist with his right hand, the figure of the naked, long-haired beauty instantly shrank, and then... the soft, round sea otter Fugui, clutching the mesh bag, appeared, rubbing his face with one paw.
Now, it was time to get to work~
Sea otter Fugui swam comfortably into the supermarket. Dipping his little head underwater, he saw all sorts of items inside.
Most of the floating items were clothes, some vacuum-packed snacks, and lightweight, soft products. The heavier items like vegetables, fruits, or metal products, aside from those scattered by the water flow, surprisingly many remained firmly settled in their original places.
Sea otter Fugui swam swiftly, identifying and collecting the items he needed, stuffing them into his little pouch and the large mesh bag.
He scooped up two cans of sealed milk powder, two packs of frozen meat dumplings, a bagful of unsoaked toilet paper, and grabbed a whole pack of soda! Canned meat, ham sausages, potato chips, candy, dried fruit—all went into the bag. Oh, that long fruit knife lying at the bottom looked really good! The one with a sheath too, stuff it in!
Thus, sea otter Fugui happily enjoyed the freedom of underwater shopping.
When he finally surfaced, huffing and puffing, dragging a mesh bag at least three times the size of his round, chubby little body, his otter face was beaming with joy.
However, soon, the smile on otter Fugui's face froze, and he couldn't help but let out a roar.
"Oh for otter's... Fck!!!"
Why is it you again?!!!
The wolf-man Xie, who failed to catch fish and ended up being chased by fierce fish instead: "..."
After silently taking in the utterly shocked sea otter and the huge pile of potato chips, sausages, and soda clutched in the otter's little paws, Captain Xie smiled with deep meaning.
"Yuan Yuan! We meet again. Come to daddy for a hug?"
Otter Fugui: "..."
Hug my tail! Why haven't you been eaten by a shark yet?!
