r18novel Chapter 112 The debt remains even after the person dies.
Chapter 112 The debt remains even after the person dies.
Chapter 112 The debt remains even after the person dies.
When you need someone temporarily, they're finally able to put their skills to good use.
She chuckled; this was her specialty.
Before long, a simple but sturdy triangular pulley system was erected on the side of the boat.
Su Jin jumped off the boat with a thick rope and tied the heavy baskets of reddish-brown ore tightly.
"pull!"
With Su Jin's shout, Shen Qiaoqiao effortlessly cranked the handle on the deck.
Using the principles of levers and pulleys, hundreds of kilograms of ore are steadily lifted into the air along the ropes and then precisely landed in the cargo hold.
Watching this smooth and efficient operation, Zhao Tieshan's eyes showed a hint of admiration: "Young people are indeed quick-witted. This kind of labor-saving, simple method is much more effective than my brute force."
Su Jin wiped the sweat from his brow and looked at the red ore gradually piling up in the cargo hold, feeling incredibly satisfied.
This is much more efficient than exchanging sea monster excrement with Old Zhang; it just requires the extra step of smelting iron.
With this batch of ore, Shen Qiaoqiao finally saw hope of producing a forging hammer.
After loading all the ore onto the ship, Su Jin immediately felt that the sailboat's waterline had risen considerably, but it could still hold its load, so it wasn't a big problem.
Besides the iron ore, what he was most concerned about was steel and wood.
He turned to look at Zhao Tieshan, who was still busy at work, and asked, "Old sir, didn't you say you had information about steel and wood? Besides your island, which other island has it?"
In fact, Su Jin had already roughly guessed why Zhao Tieshan knew this: because the other party had a powerful jumping ability, so he could go to almost any of these archipelagos.
Each island has its own unique conditions, and you can find rare resources like steel and wood there.
In contrast, Su Jin doesn't possess the same formidable abilities on land as his opponent, and currently can only glean information from them.
Upon hearing this, Zhao Tieshan stopped what he was doing, raised an eyebrow, and said, "Telling you won't hurt, since it's part of the agreement anyway."
He paused, then pointed to Wang Qingmei's vegetable island next to him and said, "Right next to it, on that old poisonous woman's island, there's one. It's not very big, but it's passable."
Upon hearing that it was Wang Qingmei's island, Su Jin and Lin Xuan's expressions immediately turned sour; they had no desire to deal with this woman.
Seeing the two people with strange expressions, Shen Qiaoqiao didn't dare to make a sound, but silently carried the iron ore into the foreboard cabin.
But the next second, Zhao Tieshan suddenly chuckled and said, "When I passed by last night, I actually found that the woman was already dead. She had been gnawed to death by snakes under the tree, leaving only her bones."
"I can only say it's good that he died. This kind of person has a sharp tongue and likes to do petty theft. He even stole from me before."
He sneered, "When I came back from mining in the forest, I found two fish missing from the house. Judging from the footprints, flip-flops, it was that poisonous woman without me even having to think about it."
As he spoke, he looked at Lin Xuan, smiled faintly, and said, "Miss, I saw with my own eyes that she stole a lot of good things from your island. This isn't the first time you've caught her."
"Now that she's dead, the debts haven't been settled. That piece of steel and wood should rightfully belong to you. I won't take it, old man. I quite like some of the vegetables she had, so I'll take them."
Upon hearing this, Su Jin was overjoyed and clasped his hands in thanks, saying, "Then thank you, sir. We'll go collect the debt now."
Just as he was about to leave, Zhao Tieshan called out to him, "Wait, I haven't finished yet. Actually, besides that poisonous woman's island, there's another island with steelwood, and there are two of them, growing together."
"Oh?" Su Jin's face lit up with surprise upon hearing this, and he had already guessed which island it was.
Zhao Tieshan smiled and said, "I'm sure you've already guessed it, it's that lushest island. If your eyesight is good, you can even see a red flag standing on the beach."
Su Jin turned his head and, with his eyesight, he could indeed see a red flag hanging on the beach.
The flag was oddly shaped, triangular, and fluttering in the wind—wasn't it a pair of briefs?
The meaning of holding up the small red flag is probably similar to that of Lao Zhang, also a cry for help, perhaps only the underwear is red because there is no white fabric to use as a substitute.
He remembered that the island's owner was a chubby guy, and he didn't know if he was dead or alive now.
"Alright, I don't know if I missed anything, but these are the three." After giving the message, Zhao Tieshan went about his business.
He added, "I don't know if that geothermal island next door is unclaimed or if it belongs to you. Anyway, I'll borrow it for a bit. I'm going to smelt some iron. I just wanted to let you know."
Seeing Zhao Tieshan's politeness, Su Jin immediately felt a sense of goodwill and quickly waved his hand, saying, "Old sir, you're too kind. Please, use it as you like. There aren't many people left here anyway."
Zhao Tieshan nodded, then carried the iron and coal and left with a great leap.
Lin Xuan watched the old man's departing figure, thinking that of the original 10 people on the islands, only 3 were still alive, and the other one was unknown whether he was dead or alive.
She couldn't help but sigh and subconsciously moved closer to Su Jin.
Su Jin glanced at the beautiful woman with surprise and teased in a low voice, "What? Want me to give you a hug?"
To her surprise, Lin Xuan nodded and muttered a complaint in a low voice, "We've already gone that far, what's the harm in a hug?"
Su Jin smiled and didn't say anything, but he put his words into action and put his arm around Lin Xuan's waist.
Shen Qiaoqiao happened to see this scene, and then the little girl silently returned to the cabin, pretending not to have seen it.
Su Jin didn't press the matter further. He simply stroked Lin Xuan's hair gently, comforted her, and then set sail for Wang Qingmei's island.
Upon arriving at the beach, they indeed discovered a skeleton.
The style of clothing on the skeleton, and the tattered flip-flops on her feet, clearly indicate that she is Wang Qingmei.
"Damn it! Humph!"
Su Jin felt no sympathy for the woman's death, only regret that he hadn't killed her himself.
However, as the saying goes, once someone dies, there's no need to dwell on so many things.
Once he collects the debt, the debt is wiped out with the person's death, and the other party is just a passerby in his life, whom he will forget sooner or later.
But now there's a problem: the trees in this forest are full of those little blue snakes, and now each one is as thick as an arm, with the larger ones almost as big as the giant pythons in the rainforest.
The most troublesome thing is that these sea snakes are creatures that prefer cold and damp places and don't like to sunbathe on the beach, which makes it impossible for him to accurately strike these guys.
This means that danger always lurks on the island, and their act of going ashore to cut down trees is undoubtedly walking into a trap.
Upon seeing the long, blue forest worms, Shen Qiaoqiao was so frightened she dared not move. She said, "I'll just stay on the boat. Uncle, you and Sister Xiaoxuan go cut down trees. I'll cheer you on!"
Lin Xuan immediately shook her head; clearly, she didn't want to face these things either.
Wang Qingmei had already died in front of them, her death was truly tragic, and she didn't want to become the next Wang Qingmei.
"But we have to cut down this tree today!" Su Jin said resolutely, frowning.
It's a pity Shen Ruying isn't here, otherwise she might know how to deal with these things.
But we can't always rely on this half-baked knowledge. In situations like this, we have to find our own solutions.
If we consider snakes in the wild, what are they afraid of?
A moment later, he stroked his chin, a smirk playing on his lips: "It's just a snake, isn't it? I have a way!"