Global Mining.

Chapter 5 Shirley comes to find us, let's go to sea together

Dachun had a bold idea. Since he couldn’t choose, he might as well choose them all! Go to the uncle's warehouse to find cables to string the boats together, and string nine of them into a "nine tube" arrangement.

Not to mention a boat, even if you just string some wood or buckets together, it will become a "raft" and it will not sink.

So rowing nine boats at the same time is equivalent to exceeding the standard by 8 times. This is equivalent to tying 8 times as many sandbags on your hands and feet when practicing. What will happen once you understand this? Maybe it's another hidden skill?
Even if the comprehension fails, at least the fishing skill is free, and fishing and cooking are matched, so a pair is free.

Once you figure it out, go to the uncle's warehouse to get fishing rods and cables to prepare for night practice.

From a distance, I could hear the uncle snoring like thunder deep in his sleep. Therefore, we can't wait for him to wake up naturally. It is not impossible to sleep all day and night.

Find fishing rods, 6 in each:
——Lucky Fishing Rod: Fishing gear, luck +2, weight 5, durability 300.

——System prompt: Warning! You use the old drunkard's property without permission, and your friendship level is reduced...

As expected of you, they are all fishing rods with their own lucky attributes! Although the luck value is not very high, if a newbie wants to buy one, it will be impossible within a week.

There is plenty of coal in the corner of the kitchen, so bring an extra pack for cooking on the boat. Then I saw a sailor's oil lamp, so I brought it with me, after all, I practiced at night.

As for the other items... forget it, you can't waste your friendship points, otherwise the uncle will go crazy when he wakes up?
Dachun carried various supplies and returned to the beach, ready.

In the remaining time, continue to go to the dock to get some fresh shells to use as cooking ingredients.

……

It's 5 a.m. in real time, but in the game it's 5 p.m. and it's time to get off work when it gets dark.

At this moment, the shipyard guard came over with an impatient look.

Da Chun felt nervous, he was chasing people away from get off work, right? If I chase people away, I'm prepared to be lonely.

"Someone is looking for you at the factory gate."

The guard turned around and left after speaking.

Dachun was shocked! Who could be looking for me specifically in this game? How could he still let the guard take the message?

Dachun came to the gate with anticipation and doubt, and saw a little girl holding a basket and umbrella waving at the door.

It's Shirley! Dachun was so excited that he couldn't believe it: "Why are you here, my dear?"

Shirley said: "I'll come find you after school! In fact, today is the one-week internship leave. Miss Vivian said that you came here to work, but you might miss work due to drinking, so I came to see if I could Help you."

Did something happen because of drinking? There's nothing wrong with me. The old man was too drunk and I couldn't hand in the mission...

But this is not the point. The point is that Dachunta wants to know more about her, so he must cherish this opportunity to get together: "How can you help me?"

Shirley took out a bottle of wine and some dried meat from the basket and handed it to the doorman: "Brother doorman, my friend needs help..."

The guard was so happy: "It's easy to talk, let's go, let's go..."

Does this allow outsiders to come in? Isn't the management of this factory too arrogant?
Dachun wanted to figure this out: "Shirley, can anyone get in as long as they bribe the doorman with wine?

"You have to be a friend of the shipyard employee. I just paid 5 coins for him to bring you a message..."

While talking, Shirley took off a button-like accessory from her collar: "Actually, I have more important things to do with you. I used the money you sponsored to buy a guardian badge. Are you willing to be my guardian?" From where?"

——System prompt: Shirley, the trainee mage apprentice, wants to sign the "Mage Guardian" contract with you. The mage and the guardian will default to a master-slave team relationship and share tasks. Do you agree?
The tradition of NPC masters is to recruit a bunch of hard-core bodyguards as escorts. Who else would I do? I agree!
——System prompt: Congratulations! You sign a contract with Shirley and your friendship level increases to "tacit trust". You can view Shelly's base attributes.

Shirley smiled and buttoned the button on Dachun's collar: "This is the guardian badge. Wearing it, you can also enter the mage school, and you can also talk to me remotely, but it will consume my mana. I am now The magic power won’t last long and the call won’t go too far. When we become stronger, the effect of this badge will be better.”

——System prompt: You have obtained the professional equipment "Mage Guard Badge". This badge is bound by a contract and cannot be discarded or dropped.

I can actually make calls!

It has to be said that in addition to the physical burden and hunger, this game also has an outrageous "real" setting that saves computing power, reduces the burden on the server, and recovers mineral coins. The most common friend chat system in all traditional online games does not exist! You can only buy the magic phone "Golden Apple" in the game, and you can pay 0 down payment! Or the union channel, the legion channel.

After all, how can the top functions of high-tech communication, such as chatting with friends, which can be transmitted thousands of miles away, be the functions that just a newbie can have? Whether you really want to play or not, a game that can mine and make money is so capricious.

Anyway, players can't contact them offline, and Dachun has no interest in chatting, so it won't have much impact. But being able to communicate with NPCs would have a huge impact!
Dachun checked her attributes with great interest:
——Shirley: Level 5
Occupation: Apprentice Mage Apprentice.

Skills: Beginner Meditation, Beginner Frost, Beginner Tailor, Beginner Gardener.

Attack 15, spell attack 5, defense 1, spirit 1, health 115, mana 15, weight 115, stamina 150.

……

Well... although her attributes are excellent, she is almost at level 1 and she does need protection!
Dachun was a little anxious: "You guys have a week off, does that mean I have to become very strong within a week to protect you?"

Shirley shook her head: "Actually, it doesn't matter much. The worst I can do is give up some of the more difficult internship tasks."

"What is the internship mission?"

"It's all about the various commissions from the citizens. Some of the adventure guild's tasks are also subcontracted to the school. They pay the school, and the school has interns complete them. The school only pays the students for credits. With higher credits, they can learn advanced spells..." Holy crap! This isn't just interns working for free, this is interns paying to work! This school knows how to play.

The two came to the dock.

Dachun looked around and told the truth: "Actually, I completed the task, but the uncle was too drunk to hand in the task, so I have a plan tonight..."

Shirley was excited: "I can help you practice rowing. Let's treat it as the first time we cooperate!"

Lonely nights are the hardest! Oh no, one person rowing the boat will probably spin in circles, but two people can push away the waves by swinging the oars...

Dachun's heart was pounding: "Okay, let me prepare first!"

Dachun began to push the nine relatively reliable-looking boats into the water one by one, and then began to connect the cables in series.

Shirley immediately pointed out the problem: "This is not the way to tie a knot, it has to be this way to make it stable..."

Dachun was shocked by her dazzling bow-tie technique: "Is this a folk skill?"

Shirley smiled and said: "Yes! It's just a fancy knot, girls can do it."

Damn it! I wouldn't be able to learn this kind of folk skill even if I were given the chance.

The nine boats were connected in series, and no leaks were seen. Shirley then loaded all the tools she had prepared earlier, and settled into her boat, six fishing rods hanging from the edge.

Finally, Dachun gave a push and began to drift away from the shore.

Shirley shouted the slogan with great interest: "We are one, two, one!"

With the combined efforts of the two, the nine ships moved further away from the shore.

After a while, the bell of one of the fishing rods vibrated, and Dachun immediately lifted the rod!
——System prompt: Congratulations! You successfully caught a small "Sardine". You have successfully mastered the elementary "Fishing Skill" level 1 and obtained the achievements: Stamina +1, Carrying Weight +1.

coming!

Worthy of being called a Lucky Fishing Rod, and worthy of being the most common sardine, it's collectively referred to as the Newbie Set along with salmon, large yellow croaker, and small yellow croaker, and is also a standard recipe for each major city. While it's difficult for new players to develop recipes that surpass the system by cooking these, they can be used to quickly reach level 10 in Basic Cooking.

Shirley frowned, "You just stopped rowing when you lifted the pole, which affected your rowing practice."

Dachun then remembered the conflict, after all, it was not a sailboat.

"Then we should just ignore the fish and fish when we get tired of rowing and take a break?"

Shirley felt a little embarrassed: "Wouldn't that affect my fishing practice?"

Miss, you really know how to handle things!
Dachun had no choice but to use the unreliable fishing method of the internet cafe master: "If the small fish bites the hook and doesn't escape, it will become bait itself, which may attract a big fish. Then wouldn't it be better to just catch the big fish directly?"

Shirley smiled: "That's fine."

So the two of them continued to "one, two, one", and the bells on the other fishing rods also rang one after another. Dachun forced himself to remain unmoved. It must be said that this feeling is really hard to bear. Which angler can bear it?
——System prompt: Night is coming, dear players, while enjoying the romance of the night, do not ignore the dangers brought by darkness.

It’s officially night!
The night wind began to grow stronger, and the waves grew stronger as well. The ship in the middle made a creaking sound as it was squeezed and shaken.

It really is leaking! Although Dachun believes that this chain raft will not sink, it is still a risk for Shirley...

Shirley, however, put her hand over his mouth and said, "Don't panic, watch me use my frost technique!"

The next moment, a ball of ice spread out from her palm and quickly formed ice chips to block the leak.

Holy shit! Frost isn't even an offensive spell. Its only real combat use is to slightly slow down the enemy. I never thought it could be used like this!
Dachun became excited: "What other magic tricks can you do, dear?"

Shirley said, "I've just completed the basics of Elementary Meditation and Elementary Frost Magic. Now I need to choose a major. The tuition for the advanced combat majors is very expensive. I haven't decided yet. Perhaps you could give me some advice?"

As expected, I still need to participate in her growth!
Dachun began to think carefully: "Do I have to make a decision before the internship leave?"

Shirley smiled faintly, "Actually, I personally prefer the frozen specialty, which is less crowded and cheaper. It's useful for preserving freshness in flower shops, and it can also preserve seafood for sale inland."

The most important thing when going inland is combat power! Ultimately, it all comes down to money.

At this moment, Dachun discovered that the direction of the waves was wrong. The boat was being pushed out to sea, and the speed was getting faster and faster.

Dachun was shocked and realized: "It's the tide, it's going out!"

Shirley was also surprised: "Doesn't that mean we have to follow the tide and go out to sea?"

As a bodyguard, my job is to give her a sense of security. Dachun forced himself to remain calm: "It's okay, we have everything we need to eat and use. We'll be able to get back tomorrow morning when the tide comes in. By then, the factory won't be open yet."

Shirley wasn't panicking anymore. "We've been rowing for a while but haven't made any progress. Maybe it's because we're rowing too slowly. Why don't we just follow the current?"

Is it related to speed?
Dachun's heart skipped a beat: "That makes sense!"

(End of this chapter)