Survival at Sea: My Warship is a Rubber Duck?

Chapter 50 Deadly Hand, Press it now!

"Ding dong ding dong ding..."

Suddenly, a series of special concern messages came to my ears.

Yu Wang opened the panel with a puzzled look.

Don't open your mouth to hit a cockroach: "Boss! Don't fire!! It's me!!! One of our own!! I just teleported here!!!"

"Surrender! Surrender!"

"Waaaaah, I'm so sorry! I confessed! I was wrong! I did have a tiny, fleeting thought about secretly teleporting here and running away when you weren't looking! But I really only thought about it! I didn't even have a chance to do it!!!"

"I'm super honest! Super cowardly! A total wimp!!! I was never late or left early during my school days! I'd blush all day if the teacher caught me reading a novel in class! Fighting was something I wouldn't even dream of!!! I would absolutely, positively never do anything like a robbery or ambush!! If I'm lying even a little bit, may I swallow a million cockroaches!"

……

"Gagaga!"

Just then, Duck A's urgent quacking came, and Yu Wang, guided by its wings, indeed spotted a raft several hundred meters away in another direction.

From this distance, you can clearly see a figure on the raft frantically waving a white canvas.

"They teleported so close?"

Yu Wang was secretly surprised, which strengthened his resolve not to let her go.

Combining the frightened rabbit-like words in the private chat channel, Yu Wang instantly understood the situation.

This girl probably thought that his firing was a way of intimidating her.

The likelihood of a genuine emotional outpouring during a life-or-death situation being fake is very low.

You're in for a ton of luck: "Don't worry, that was just a weapons effectiveness test, it wasn't targeting you. Let's regroup up ahead."

"Don't rush. You'd better check the raft yourself first to see if there are any jellyfish tentacles left."

Zhang Xinlan was unaware that she had walked into the lion's den, still basking in the joy of having successfully escaped a calamity.

"Okay, okay, I've already planned to use the next bit of time to peel off a layer of bark from the logs of the raft."

As for the gathering... well, I suddenly remembered I haven't finished the 5 nautical miles today, so I won't bother you any longer. How about I put the fish meat up for trade online later? I'll be going now!

……

Yu Wang found it somewhat amusing, yet also felt that the other party's reaction was quite genuine.

After being so frightened, a normal person would want to run away as quickly as possible; if they were to eagerly cling to someone, it would be as if they had something to hide.

However, there's absolutely no way I'll let her run away.

She knew all of my true information; if I didn't keep a close eye on her, she would be a ticking time bomb!

He certainly didn't want to suddenly find a curse debuff on his character panel one day in the future!

I happen to be short of people for the upcoming "Sea Bug Nest" dungeon, so this is a good opportunity to fill in the gaps.

As Yu Wang approached by boat, he pondered where to move Zhang Xinlan, this "brick" (a metaphor for someone who is easily manipulated or exploited).

Suddenly, I discovered a key point.

"Speaking of which, Zhang Xinlan can so openly choose such a story-filled ID; she probably doesn't have any psychological trauma related to cockroaches, right?"

……

the other side,

After chatting, Zhang Xinlan breathed a sigh of relief and put the plastic bottle containing the crystal vein box jellyfish into the supply box. She thought to herself that the big boss was indeed very easy to talk to, and that her overreaction in being so cautious was a bit much.

Just as I was about to slip away and run, I looked up.

"Oh my god! How did you get here?!"

Zhang Xinlan's hand trembled, and she almost knocked over the supply box she had just placed.

The thought that "the boss is a nice guy" vanished instantly, leaving only the panic of being targeted by a large predator.

She wanted to run away quickly, but then she remembered the power of the cannon and didn't dare to move at all.

Just as she was at a loss and her face turned pale, the Little Yellow Duck came to a steady stop about twenty meters away from her raft.

Although I was already mentally prepared,

Seeing the giant rubber duck sailing on the sea, Zhang Xinlan was momentarily stunned, her mind buzzing.

She could clearly see a tall, muscular male figure on the boat, covered in blood, and two summoned creatures beside him... um? Ducks?

Is this the Little Yellow Duck's summoning skill?

It looks pretty useful.

Even in a critical moment, Zhang Xinlan could still find a way to drift off into her own thoughts.

At that moment, she received a notification.

The captain has extended an invitation to you to form a fleet, saying, "You're going to hit the jackpot!"

[Note: After accepting this invitation, your "No Insects Under Heaven" will be officially formed into a fleet with "Little Yellow Duck"! The storage compartments of fleet members will be connected and their locations will be shared. The overall speed of the fleet will be based on the fastest individual ship in the fleet (currently "Little Yellow Duck").]

[Invitation includes default job title and permissions: 'Logistics Supervisor']

【Whether to accept? 】

"What have I done to deserve this?! This isn't teaming up, it's practically poverty alleviation! Give me ten more chances..."

Zhang Xinlan was in tears when she saw the words "resource sharing and allocation" when she suddenly noticed there was another line of text after it.

[Default Position: 'Logistics Supervisor': Your maximum daily allowance of basic materials in the fleet is 100 units. To access materials exceeding this limit or non-basic materials, you must submit an application to the captain for temporary access. The captain has the final say on fleet development direction, core resource allocation, and operational decisions.]

Zhang Xinlan: "..."

understood.

Oh, so they were just hiring laborers!

Yu Wang stood at the bow of the boat, looking down at the slightly disheveled figure on the raft with a scrutinizing gaze.

The girl looked young, around twenty years old, with a hint of student-like innocence still lingering in her eyes.

To protect herself from the intense ultraviolet radiation at sea, she wrapped herself in an extra layer of grayish-white fabric. Her exposed skin was fair, but her cheeks and the backs of her hands were slightly red, showing signs of mild sunburn.

It looks like... a raw melon with a layer of toilet paper stuck to it.

Yu Wang's peculiar metaphor √

Zhang Xinlan.

Upon being called upon, Zhang Xinlan instinctively straightened her back, like a student called upon by a teacher, nervously looking at Yu Wang and whispering, "Big... Boss? Brother Yun?... "

"Just call me by my name," Yu Wang interrupted her, his tone indifferent. "You should know that."

"!!!"

Zhang Xinlan's heart tightened suddenly, and her pupils contracted slightly!

Subconsciously, I wanted to laugh it off, but when I saw Yu Wang's calm and unwavering eyes, all my courage to lie vanished instantly.

She deflated like a punctured balloon, her voice growing softer and softer until it became a mosquito's hum: "...Captain Yu...how did you know I...know..."

She was extremely flustered, as if she had been caught red-handed cheating.

Yu Wang didn't explain immediately, but instead steered the conversation back to the main topic: "Before answering your question, what do you think of my previous invitation to form a fleet? Should you accept or decline?"

Zhang Xinlan's lips moved, as if she wanted to say, "Let me think about it some more," or "Can I refuse?"

She still wanted to escape, to get as far away from this powerful figure who could see through her secrets at a glance and possessed terrifying martial arts skills.

But the moment that thought crossed her mind, she suddenly felt a chill on the back of her neck!

It feels like if I say "no," I'll be sent to another world the next moment!

Zhang Xinlan's survival instinct kicked in, and she felt like she had never had such fast hand speed in her entire life!

"Agreed! Agreed! Agreed!"

[Ding! Fleet successfully assembled! (2/5)]

[Captain: You're going to hit the jackpot! (Yu Wang)]

[Team member: Don't open your mouth to hit the cockroach (Zhang Xinlan)]

[Fleet Channel is now open! (Unlimited messages in this channel)]

As the system notification sound faded, the team was successfully formed.

Zhang Xinlan could feel a faint but real connection forming between herself and Yu Wang.

"Welcome to the team," Yu Wang's satisfied voice rang out.

For a brief moment just now, he truly had the intention to kill.

If Zhang Xinlan disagrees with forming a team and insists on leaving, then kill her to silence her.