mijobooks Chapter 16 Cross-Sea Reunion
Chapter 16 Cross-Sea Reunion
In the woods, Li Shu, shield in his left hand and sword in his right, swiftly sliced down a slime.
Behind her, a golden light finally rose from Guan Meilin's body.
"Finally level 3, this leveling up is so hard."
Guan Meilin was filled with mixed emotions.
Watching her experience points increase by one point at a time was agonizing for her.
Li Shu glanced at his experience points; he was still more than a thousand short of level 4.
It was almost 2 a.m.
"You guys go back first and prepare according to what we discussed. I'll go back once I've reached level 4."
Li Shu disbanded the team.
Each additional level up grants 5 attribute points and 10 health points.
Liu Yifei nodded, gave a word of caution, and left with Guan Meilin.
One person can do it, which increases efficiency.
Li Shu spent more than an hour finally gaining enough experience points.
A golden light flashed around him, and he reached level 4.
The next level is still five times the experience, requiring 37500 experience points.
If you want to farm slimes, it would probably take a week to farm enough.
Li Shu didn't think much of it and turned to leave.
During this period, a total of 17 pieces of level 3 equipment dropped.
The quantity is acceptable.
Unfortunately, there is only one piece of the Black Iron grade.
It's a thief's dagger; nobody needs it.
The good thing is that, apart from the cloak and secondary weapon, which are the hardest to obtain, Liu Yifei and her companion were able to collect all the equipment they needed.
Even if it's a blank slate, it's still level 3, so the attributes can be improved a lot.
Hurry back to the beach.
The two were busy working.
Liu Yifei, in particular, meticulously prepared the ropes.
According to Li Shu's plan, once he meets up with Yang Mi and the others, they can figure out a way to build a large ship to return to the mainland.
Returning to land would allow him to find his family.
"I'll go cut down the tree first."
Without further ado, Li Shu turned and walked to a tree that was nearly twenty centimeters in diameter.
He cleaved down with a single sword strike.
A flash of light, and the sword pierced the tree trunk at least five centimeters deep.
Incredibly sharp.
Li Shu thought it might be related to his base strength attribute of 16 or the high damage of the Cold Brewed Longsword.
With a few swift strokes, the tree fell with a loud crash after being chopped into a wedge shape.
At this rate, it won't be long before enough trees are felled to make rafts.
The only problem is the loss of durability.
Equipment has a durability aspect.
Like the Coldbrew longsword in my hand, its durability is 32.
I spent half a day grinding monsters before I finally dropped to level 28.
Cutting down just one tree reduced durability by 1 point.
Li Shu was heartbroken.
Now we're stuck on an island, and there's not even an NPC to repair equipment. My durability is all gone, and my equipment is going to explode. What should I do?
I promptly switched to a level 3 longsword.
The damage is only 21.
The efficiency of cutting down trees has decreased slightly, but it's okay, I won't feel bad about losing the durability.
They cut down the trees and then painstakingly hauled them into the sea.
Liu Yifei and her team didn't sit idle; they soaked in the seawater and used ropes to tie the trees together.
If you're close to the beach, there aren't many monsters, so you don't need to worry about losing health.
They worked tirelessly until almost noon, exhausted, before finally finishing the raft.
More than thirty thick trees were tied together.
It's quite large, enough for three people to walk around on easily.
They also tied the plastic box containing the filming equipment to the outside of the raft to increase buoyancy, then dug a hole in a tree trunk in the middle, cut down a small tree and inserted it, then hung a tent on it to use as a sail.
Li Shu slumped onto the beach.
Under the blazing sun, drenched in sweat, he stood shirtless and said, "Liu Yifei, just getting a raft has already exhausted us. If you want us to get a boat like you suggested, I really think it'll be a tough task."
Liu Yifei's condition is similar to Li Shu's.
Covered in sweat, his hair matted together, panting heavily, he threw his head back and collapsed onto the beach, waving his hands weakly, not wanting to speak.
As for Guan Meilin...
Despite being taken care of and not allowed to do heavy work, she was still exhausted and her vision blurred intermittently.
Li Shu was a little hungry.
The three of them ate together before the last bucket of self-heating hot pot was ready.
Roasting rabbit legs over a regenerated fire would take too much time.
After drinking a bottle of red medicine, Li Shu forced himself to get up.
We can't rest anymore.
It's already past noon, and it will be dark around 6 PM.
There are six hours left to cross the ocean.
If it gets dark, the risk is too great.
"Let's go!"
Li Shu stepped forward and pulled Liu Yifei up.
If you need to rest, lie down on the raft.
There's no need to bring anything; once the food and drink run out, you'll rely entirely on medication to get through it.
That's all the clothes I'm wearing.
Those expensive photography equipment are now worthless.
There's no turning back once the arrow is released; gritting his teeth, Li Shu unfurled the sails.
God bless us, the south wind is blowing today.
The tent immediately inflated.
It's a high-quality product, lightweight and durable, and it actually managed to move the raft slowly.
However, there are swells near the shore, so paddleboarding is needed for assistance.
One person isn't enough.
The three of them went down to ski together, and slowly cut through the waves, heading towards the depths of the sea.
It took about half an hour to get out of the island's surging waves.
It'll be easier here.
Li Shu began to control the sails, cutting through the wind to align the course with the northeast direction.
Just then, with a splash, an octopus appeared out of thin air and leaped onto the raft.
Octopus, Level 3
Health Points 170
It was a monster.
"Sister Lin, come here."
Li Shu quickly threw away the sail, picked up his longsword, and charged forward.
I was worried just now that there might be monsters in the sea.
Unexpectedly, after breaking out of the island's surging waves, the monster jumped onto the raft.
Liu Yifei had been grinding monsters for so long and had gained enough experience. She raised her hand and unleashed a fireball, which slammed into the octopus.
Equipped with level 3 gear, her damage output rivaled that of Li Shu.
A damage indicator of 52 points floated above the octopus's head.
Li Shu's equipment has been optimized, and his damage has now reached 71. With a single sword strike, he dealt 63 damage.
Seeing the damage, Li Shu felt slightly relieved.
Its stats are slightly better than a slime, but that's not a big problem.
The octopus attacks with its tentacles, whipping Li Shu extremely fast and forcibly reducing his health.
Like slimes, they should also have skills.
However, it was too late to unleash their attacks. Li Shu struck again with his sword, and Liu Yifei followed up with a basic attack, taking down the octopus.
He reached out and touched it; there were a few copper coins and a bottle of mana potion.
Liu Yifei looked somewhat nervous: "Li Shu, the deeper we go, the more likely we are to encounter even higher-level monsters?"
Li Shu was afraid of this.
In particular, this octopus can actively jump onto the raft.
"Let's take it one step at a time. If we really encounter a monster we can't beat, then we'll go back."
Fortunately, the raft was sturdy enough.
If the raft breaks apart and the three people fall into the water, even if they can swim, they'll have a very hard time surviving.
The raft continued to move forward.
Every so often, an octopus will jump onto the raft.
Sometimes there are several.
Fortunately, the three of them were well-equipped and at a high level, so there wasn't much of a problem.
The octopus's ability is to spit out energy blasts.
The damage was alright.
However, Li Shu's defense is currently 57, so it's unlikely that his defense will be breached.
The journey was thrilling but safe. After drifting for about three kilometers, a new monster appeared.
Ironclad Crab, Level 5
Health Points 480
It was as big as a watermelon, with its claws outstretched. Li Shu went up and slashed it down with his sword.
It only dealt 23 points of damage.
This thing has a defense rating of 48.
Li Shu was startled.
A level 3 slime only has 5 defense points, that's a huge difference.
If the defense is close to fifty, then the attack must be at least a hundred.
The instinctive urge to dodge the attack was already too slow.
That's perfect, let's test the damage by taking it.
The armored crab attacks by using its two pincers to slam into the round shield.
An indicator of 18 damage points appeared above Li Shu's head.
That's alright.
This is clearly a monster that leans towards defense, has high health, and low attack power.
As long as the quantity isn't too large, and it's one at a time, then there shouldn't be a big problem.
Moreover, Li Shu discovered that this crab was a melee monster, so it had to climb onto the raft to attack him.
The raft is moving, and it might only happen to climb onto it if it happens to pass right by it.
Unlike octopuses, which can launch themselves, octopuses can launch themselves.
This thing climbs purely by crawling.
Therefore, along the way, the most they encountered was two crabs climbing onto the raft at the same time.
Fortunately, the attack power is not high and the damage is limited, and Guan Meilin can provide healing at crucial moments.
We made it through this distance without any major incidents.
At this point, the distant islands could already be seen.
I estimate we've traveled about two-thirds of the distance.
After painstakingly killing a crab, an octopus suddenly leaped out of the sea and landed on the raft.
Upon seeing it, Li Shu breathed a sigh of relief.
It seems the most dangerous part is over. The sea, like the land, is a series of higher-level monsters spawning outwards from the island, layer by layer.
With their current equipment, the three of them are not afraid of any number of octopuses.
"Li Shu, look! Isn't that Yang Mi and the others?" Liu Yifei tugged at Li Shu and pointed to the distant island.
It was only about two kilometers away. I could vaguely make out two figures on the beach, seemingly waving in this direction.
Judging from their figures, they should be Yang Mi and Reyiba.
The key question is, why are there only two people? Where are Lao Xu and Brother Tan?