I should have been more cautious!
Chen Shouyi hurriedly searched all over and almost combed through the entire island before he finally found her at the beach, thanks to a silk thread dangling from mid-air in the distance.
She was flying over a hundred meters in the air, desperately heading toward the sea. Seeing Chen Shouyi chasing after her, she was instantly frightened and flew higher.
"Come back!" Chen Shouyi was a bit anxious and shouted loudly in a somewhat unfamiliar lingua franca.
The Shell Lady glanced back at Chen Shouyi and continued to fly forward without looking back.
Feeling anxious, Chen Shouyi quickly used an old trick, fumbling through his pocket to retrieve a glass bead.
"Gem!" he shouted loudly.
He had made a point to remember this word as it allowed him to communicate effectively with the Shell Lady.
The Shell Lady paused in the air, hesitating, but after a few seconds, she overcame the temptation and continued flying decisively.
"More!" he shouted loudly.
He quickly rummaged through his pockets again, digging out a few glass beads smaller than mung beans from the pocket seams and showed them in his palm.
The Shell Lady hesitated once more, remaining still in the air for a long time.
"Big!" Chen Shouyi urged again. However, he hadn't carried large glass beads with him; he needed to buy them outside, hence he was only making a hollow promise for now.
This word "big" finally broke through the Shell Lady's last inner struggle. After hesitating for quite a while, she slowly descended.
Seeing one end of the nylon rope hang down, Chen Shouyi quickly grabbed it and couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief.
The Shell Lady drifted slowly to the ground, turning her head away from him.
Understanding her cue, Chen Shouyi quickly crouched down and placed the glass beads on the ground.
Unexpectedly, the Shell Lady didn't even glance at those glass beads and shouted repeatedly: "Big! Big! Big!"
"'Big' your ass!" Chen Shouyi retorted irritably. The earlier "big" was in the lingua franca, while the latter was in Chinese.
He grabbed the Shell Lady and quickly walked back to the camp.
The Shell Lady struggled ceaselessly in his grasp, angrily saying something loudly, but unfortunately, he couldn't understand a word.
Chen Shouyi took her back near the tunnel entrance, took out rope and tape, skillfully tied her hands and feet, sealed her mouth, and put her in his briefcase.
"You've really got some nerve!"
Before leaving, he checked his clothes and found no bloodstains, then exited the tunnel,
Walked onto the street, looking at the bustling pedestrians, Chen Shouyi suddenly felt a sense of otherworldliness, as just moments ago, he was killing, on the brink of life and death, yet now it was so peaceful and calm.
He exhaled a breath, and the previously slight oppressive feeling quickly dissipated.
He first went to buy a box of large glass beads, then returned to the hotel where he was staying.
Back in the room, he released the Shell Lady.
She let Chen Shouyi untie her bindings, her expression wooden, unmoving, sulking.
She was obviously very angry; before long, silent tears began to flow down her face.
In fact, thinking about it, she could have escaped from the clutches and returned to freedom, but unfortunately, in the end, she foolishly couldn't resist the temptation and fell into the trap. Worse still, the promise wasn't fulfilled, and she was treated even more roughly.
The heartbreak and regret are self-evident.
Looking at the Shell Lady, Chen Shouyi pushed her roughly with his finger.
She lay back on the bed, staring numbly at the ceiling.
Looking at her expression of utter despair, Chen Shouyi found it amusing and stopped teasing her. He waved a hand in front of her, then stuffed a glass bead as big as her head, with a beautiful design, into her arms.
The formerly tear-streaked, sulky little face instantly turned from cloudy to clear. She was elated and looked at Chen Shouyi, quickly hugging the glass bead tightly, not letting go.
Chen Shouyi chuckled, picked up the remote control, turned on the TV, switched to the animation channel, and left her be.
…
He needed some quiet time now.
All along, because there was no real danger on the island, he hadn't prepared much.
To him, the island was just a place for practice.
Aside from a wooden stick and a kitchen knife that barely counted as weapons, he had no other means of defense. After all, who would have thought that this desolate island would be visited by barbarians?
But the appearance of these two barbarians today completely shattered his previous illusions.
The island is not safe; the presence of barbarians indicates that there must be a barbarian gathering area nearby, perhaps from a nearby island or a continent.
If two barbarians came today, perhaps more will pass by tomorrow; no one can guarantee that this will be the last time.
Chen Shouyi dared not hope that he would have today's luck every time; he had to be prepared.
At least until he could match their strength, he did not want to give up this island of another world.
Luckily, although the country tightly controls weapons for those not Martial Artist Apprentices, as long as weapons aren't carried in public spaces, no one cares.
He immediately took out his phone and logged into Weapon Treasure.
This is a professional cold weapons B2C e-commerce website.
Chen Shouyi's outdated phone slowly loaded the webpage, making him wait anxiously.
After over a minute, the webpage was finally fully loaded, with only one hiccup along the way.
He felt it's time to buy a new phone.
He immediately searched for war bows over 300 pounds. In cold weapons, when it comes to efficiency in killing, bows and arrows naturally come first, no other weapon can compare.
Soon he found out that he had far less money than he had imagined, as war bows were more expensive than swords, with even the cheapest one priced over thirty thousand.
Moreover, a 300-pound war bow was too light for him; especially under triple gravity, it couldn't shoot far, with limited power, besides regular practice and Martial Artist Apprentice examinations, it wasn't very useful.
After weighing the pros and cons, he decided instead of buying an apprentice-level bow of 300 pounds, he should rather buy a strong bow that truly suits his strength. He immediately filtered for bows over 500 pounds, which are meant for Martial Artists.
As soon as the webpage loaded, the string of zeros behind each war bow price, despite having anticipated it, still dazzled Chen Shouyi.
150,000!
This is the price of the cheapest war bow, thanks to the National Day promotion and a 15% discount.
The medium-priced ones range from five to six hundred thousand, with the highest reaching over 4 million.
After selling gold, he received 110,000 plus the 18,000 sent by Mrs. Chen, deducting his expenses over the days, leaving him with only over 120,000. He originally thought he was quite wealthy.
But he hadn't expected he couldn't even afford a war bow.
His curiosity got the better of him, and he clicked on the most expensive one. It was a stunning war bow with beautiful lines and a sci-fi vibe, featuring a smooth nano-carbon fiber bow body and tendons from mysterious creatures of another world.
According to the shop's description, the mysterious tendons still retained life activity, so its power didn't collapse on Earth as it did with inanimate objects, only lying dormant. When used in another world, the arrows would converge light streams, increasing speed and power.
Chen Shouyi knew this phenomenon, as both he and the Shell Lady were in similar situations. Many abilities of otherworldly creatures come from their genes, functioning in both worlds, just not manifesting.
This war bow not only looked impressive but was also powerful, unfortunately, he could not afford it, only secretly drooling.
He resisted the urge to take another look and firmly closed the webpage.
Then he opened the second-hand cold weapons trading market.
The prices here were much cheaper, though the quality wasn't guaranteed, yet for the cash-strapped Chen Shouyi, he couldn't afford to be picky.
He soon found a shop with a fairly good reputation and chose an 80% new war bow and an alloy sword, chatted with customer service for a few assurances on the quality with return options, and quickly placed the order.
Looking at the total price of 105,000, Chen Shouyi couldn't help but sigh at how quickly money was spent.
Luckily, money came easily for him, so he didn't feel much pain.
Moreover, the Shell Lady's diligent labor over this period had collected quite a bit of golden sand for him, although he hadn't precisely weighed it, Chen Shouyi estimated it to be as much as half a pound.
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