Others try to survive on an island, I try to survive on a raft?

Chapter 159 The Hand of the Fiery Fluid

"Such an abstract talent."

Su Jin commented, and he guessed what kind of talent this was in almost a second.

It's nothing more than having high temperatures on your hands, melting stones, or turning everything into lava, similar to the abilities of their second-in-command bandits that Zhou Ping mentioned before.

But Mu Qing's next sentence was slightly unexpected, because he had only guessed half of it correctly.

"Although that's the name, I prefer to call it the Hand of Fiery Fluid."

"Oh?" Su Jin immediately became interested and gestured for Mu Qing to continue.

Mu Qing looked around, picked up an iron sickle left behind by Zhao Dezhu and the others from the mud, and then melted the sickle in her hand.

That's right, it melted, in a physical sense, turning the iron sickle directly into molten iron.

The molten iron flowed from Mu Qing's hands, dripped onto the ground, mixed with the rainwater, cooled rapidly, and emitted a large cloud of white mist.

Holy crap!

Sun Daqing, who was standing not far away, was startled and almost dropped the rope in his hand.

"That melted the iron right away? That's incredible!"

Zhou Ping's eyes widened, and he whispered to Sun Daqing, "I was saying before that it was pretty impressive that our second-in-command could turn his hands into stone, but I never expected this woman could forge steel with her bare hands!"

"You bet!" Sun Daqing scratched his head. "If you took this and squeezed it on the beach, you could probably burn glass right through it. If you touched our bodies, wouldn't that—"

Just thinking about that scene sent chills down their spines; imagine turning into a pool of scalding blood—how terrifying would that be?

Mu Qing ignored their whispers and pulled Chen Yao back two steps to avoid the splashing molten iron.

Her hands were still intact, not even red, but her soaked clothes were steaming and emitting white smoke.

"As you can see, my talent is to turn an object directly into a liquid with its highest boiling point, such as 100 degrees Celsius for water, but I can't directly evaporate the water."

"Besides, only my hands are immune to this high temperature. If molten iron splashes on me, I will still get burned."

She raised her head and looked directly into Su Jin's eyes, trying to find a trace of appreciation in them.

After Mu Qing finished speaking, she took two steps back with Chen Yao to prevent the molten iron from injuring them.

Only her hands are immune to high temperatures, but her body is not invincible. If she gets touched by molten iron, her skin will be torn off.

"Interesting." Su Jin stroked his chin, then seemed to be struck by something and looked up at the top of the cliff.

"If that's the case, then the cave above the cliff was actually developed by you, wasn't it? You used your talent to gradually melt the rocks into lava."

Mu Qing's pupils contracted sharply; she hadn't expected this man to have guessed it.

That's right, that's the real reason she was able to convince everyone to give up her island system.

It was because she could provide better and safer accommodations that her team was able to be assembled.

She took a deep breath and said, "At least this proves that I'm not completely useless. If a cold wave comes and the water freezes, I can immediately provide hot water for everyone, saving a lot of firewood."

Upon hearing this, Su Jin chuckled and shook his head: "That would really be a waste of talent—Xiao Xuan, remember this."

Upon hearing this, Lin Xuan immediately took out her notebook and began to take notes.

"Mu Qing, a semi-skilled worker and ordinary crew member, is entitled to an economy class ticket."

Hearing that she was classified as a semi-skilled worker, Mu Qing felt somewhat resentful, but at least she was better off than a maid and had at least gotten a ticket to board the ship.

She finally felt a little relieved.

However, Su Jin's next words instantly made her heart leap into her throat again.

"Now, you stand to the side, and the girl behind you, come forward!"

Startled by the sudden roll call, Chen Yao shuddered and instinctively gripped Mu Qing's clothes, tears welling up in her eyes.

She had been terrified of this man ever since he appeared. He was so powerful that he seemed to be able to deduce the whole story from just a few pieces of information.

Coupled with the tone of his voice just now, it almost scared her to death on the spot.

The intense pressure made it impossible for her to lift her head.

Mu Qing sensed Chen Yao's fear. She gritted her teeth and instead of moving aside, she stood even more firmly in front of Chen Yao.

"Captain Su, Yao Yao is still young, she's just a student—"

I'll say it again.

Su Jin interrupted Mu Qing, his tone so cold it seemed he was about to fire a cannon and blast them to death.

"Get out of the way and let her answer my question herself."

As soon as he said those words, the temperature around him seemed to drop a few degrees.

The oppressive aura emanating from those in power sent a chill down everyone's spine.

Even Lin Xuan and Shen Ruying, who were used to Su Jin's usual lazy demeanor, were startled by the coldness emanating from him and unconsciously took a half step back.

Li Yuanyuan, who had just been embraced by him, instinctively grabbed the railing, her eyes blinking rapidly.

Mu Qing's face immediately turned extremely ugly.

She knew it would be unwise to disobey Su Jin's orders, but she was really worried about letting Chen Yao face this unfathomable man alone.

In the midst of this tense stalemate, Lin Xuan suddenly took a step forward.

"Mu Qing, come over here first."

As Lin Xuan spoke, she beckoned to Mu Qing, her tone equally assertive: "You just said your talent allows you to melt things. I happen to have some specific questions about materials science to ask you. Come here."

That couldn't be clearer.

Lin Xuan was giving Mu Qing a way out, while also subtly reminding her that on this ship, Su Jin's rules were ironclad.

Protecting your own is useless; it will only anger him.

Mu Qing was a smart person, so she naturally understood what Lin Xuan meant.

She took a deep breath, gritted her teeth, turned to look at Chen Yao, and quickly whispered, "Don't be afraid, just say what's on your mind, and most importantly—don't lie!"

Because even she might not be able to fool the truth when she lies, let alone Chen Yao, a young girl who hasn't experienced the harsh realities of life.

So the best course of action is not to lie, so things won't end up too bad.

After saying that, she released Chen Yao's hand and walked to Lin Xuan's side with a stiff upper lip.

Without Mu Qing's protection, Chen Yao was like a snail stripped of its shell, standing alone on an open space filled with mud and the corpses of sea creatures.

She had her head down, her hands tightly clasped together. If she weren't wearing shoes, you could see that all ten of her toes were gripping together.

"Lift your head up."

Su Jin's cold voice rang out. Chen Yao took several deep breaths before slowly raising her head and meeting the eyes of this terrifying man.

"Very good, a handsome young man who is almost a college student."

To Chen Yao's surprise, Su Jin immediately changed his attitude after she looked up, becoming warm and welcoming.

Suddenly, her pressure lessened considerably, and she was even a little dazed.

As for Su Jin, he was just testing Chen Yao's resilience. It was clear that her resistance to pressure was a little weak, but she was still able to control her fear with reason.

He was fairly satisfied with this; he didn't want to see a girl screaming and yelling in a crisis—that would be too hellish.

He looked at Chen Yao and said softly, "Just like before, tell me about your talent."

Chen Yao blinked, paused for a moment before coming to her senses and said, "Oh, my talent hasn't been unlocked yet."