The horizon swallowed the last rays of the setting sun.
The once sparkling sea was instantly dyed black.
The daytime heat receded like the tide, replaced by a bone-chilling cold.
In this world where there is only water, the temperature difference between day and night is frighteningly large.
"call--"
Qin Yu exhaled a breath of stale air and reeled in his fishing rod for the last time.
**"bite!"**
**"Obtained 1 Bluefin Tuna (Juvenile)."**
Although they didn't catch any more of those incredible S-rank treasure chests, the results of this afternoon were enough to make any survivor green with envy.
One corner of the raft had practically turned into a seafood market.
Five mackerel and three sea bass.
Two large, purplish-red bread crabs were still waving their pincers, oblivious to their impending doom.
An octopus the size of a washbasin, its tentacles clinging tightly to the wooden board, was kicked into the bucket by Qin Yu.
And then there's the last tuna, weighing over 30 pounds.
That's what makes having an SSS-grade fishing rod so terrifying.
At a time when others risk their lives for even a bite to eat, Qin Yu is already considering the menu for a seafood buffet.
"knock off."
Qin Yu put the fishing rod back into his backpack and stretched his sore shoulders.
He turned around and looked behind him.
There, two beautiful women sat undignifiedly in a pool of blood.
Of course, it's fish blood.
Yao Xue's scalpel flew up and down in her hand, her movements so fast that only afterimages could be seen.
There were no shadowless lamps, only the cold moonlight.
No nurses handed me instruments, only hands that reeked of fishy stench.
But her gaze remained as focused as it would be on the operating table.
"alright."
Yao Xue cut the last thin thread she had pulled from the hemp rope and tied a neat knot.
She held up the bulging object in her hand.
It is made by sewing together tuna skin.
The seams at the joints are densely packed with stitches, even neater than those sewn by a machine.
"A total of ten fish skin bags and ten fish swim bladders."
Yao Xue's voice was a little hoarse, she was tired.
"All the water produced by the S-grade water purifier is here."
The pile of water bags, brimming with a primal, wild beauty, was neatly stacked on the wooden board.
Each one was filled to the brim.
That adds up to a full 10 liters!
In a civilized society, this thing would even look a bit disgusting.
But here.
Bathed in moonlight, the faint, liquid sheen was more captivating than any diamond.
"Excellent craftsmanship."
Qin Yu was generous with his praise.
He walked over, picked up a fish skin water bag, and squeezed it.
Watertight.
This woman's hands are truly a gift from God.
"Um... Brother Qin Yu."
Yao Qian huddled to the side, washing the bloodstains off her hands with seawater.
She stared at the pile of water bags, her eyes gleaming with greed.
"With so much water, are we rich now?"
"A bottle of water can be exchanged for 10 pieces of wood in the afternoon."
"There are 10 liters here, which is equivalent to 20 bottles of water!"
"If we sell them all, could we expand the rafts into an aircraft carrier?"
This girl has quite the imagination.
Qin Yu glanced at her, a cold smile playing on his lips.
"Sell?"
"Is your brain filled with seawater?"
Yao Qian shrank back after being scolded, muttering aggrievedly:
"Why keep it if we're not going to sell it... We can't possibly drink all of this..."
"And weren't you having a great time selling them just now?"
Qin Yu picked up the fish skin bag and waved it in front of Yao Qian.
"Look carefully."
"This water is produced by an S-class water purifier."
"It has a special buff that restores physical strength, relieves seasickness, and calms the nerves."
"You call this water?"
"This is medicine!"
Qin Yu's voice sounded exceptionally clear in the night breeze.
"The three bottles sold this afternoon were ordinary mineral water."
"That kind of garbage can only quench thirst."
"And this thing is our strategic material."
"Until a stable source of medicine is found, this drop of water is a life."
Qin Yu carefully put the fish skin bag into his system inventory.
The system backpack has a preservation function, so you don't have to worry about it spoiling.
"remember."
"From now on, we will only use regular bottled water in our external transactions."
"This buff water can only be consumed by the three of us."
"Even if it rots in my hands, I won't let a single drop spill out."
Every husband is not guilty, and he is guilty of his crime.
If others knew he possessed a miraculous cure for seasickness, the entire region would likely go crazy and want to kill him.
In this world where order has collapsed.
Being too high-profile can be fatal.
Yao Xue listened from the side and nodded silently.
She looked at Qin Yu's profile, a hint of admiration in her eyes.
This big boy isn't very old.
But her thoughts were even more profound than those of the old foxes she had encountered in the hospital and officialdom.
These kinds of people are born for the apocalypse.
"Gurgle..."
An untimely noise broke the solemn atmosphere.
It came from Yao Qian's belly.
The little girl's face instantly turned red to her ears. She clutched her stomach and looked pitifully at the pile of fish on the ground.
I'm hungry...
After a whole afternoon of seasickness and work, that little bit of bread was long gone.
Qin Yu also felt his stomach protesting.
He looked at the seafood feast spread out on the ground.
silent.
"Can I eat sashimi?"
Yao Qian swallowed hard, pointing to the skinned tuna.
The bright red flesh looks incredibly tempting.
"no."
Yao Xue immediately switched to doctor mode, her tone stern.
"Sea fish often have many parasites, especially those that haven't been frozen at low temperatures."
Have you ever heard of Anisakis worms?
"If you eat it, it will crawl into your stomach wall and cause you excruciating pain, which is the least of your worries."
"In a place where there are no deworming medications or surgical facilities, getting infected with parasites is tantamount to slow suicide."
Yao Xue's words were like a bucket of cold water, extinguishing half of Yao Qian's appetite.
"Then... what should we do?"
"Are we supposed to starve to death even with so much meat around?"
Yao Qian was in despair.
Qin Yu sighed.
"Eat bread."
He took out the remaining few loaves of dry bread from his backpack.
"Let's just make do with this meal tonight."
"tomorrow."
Qin Yu stared at the dark sea, a ruthless glint in his eyes.
"No matter what I catch tomorrow, even if I have to trade it for wood, I will get some kindling."
"I hate eating cold food more than anything else in my life."
The three sat together.
Holding a dry, hard loaf of bread in my hand, I drank that precious "BUFF water".
A bite of bread, a sip of water.
He didn't speak.
The only sounds were the chewing sounds and the rhythm of the waves lapping against the raft.
This meal was very depressing.
They are sitting on a mountain of gold, yet all they can do is gnaw on tree bark.
This sense of disparity is the most tormenting.
After finishing the last bite of bread.
Yao Qian licked the crumbs off her fingers, still wanting more.
"Go to sleep."
Qin Yu clapped his hands.
"Conserve your energy."
"Tomorrow will be another day of working hard."
As he spoke, he began tidying up his sleeping area.
That's the biggest challenge tonight.
9 square meters.
It sounds quite large, equivalent to a small bedroom.
But now?
In the middle sits that precious water purifier, which takes up a large space.
Qin Yu thought it was too dirty and refused to put the pile of smelly fish and crabs in the corner into his backpack, thus taking up another piece of space.
A space where you can actually lie down.
All told, it's less than two square meters.
"Let's squeeze in."
Qin Yu didn't care.
He found a spot near the outside.
Then, with your back to the sea breeze, lie down on your side.
The wooden plank beneath me was very hard and made me feel uncomfortable.
But this is already VIP treatment.
At least it doesn't have to be soaked in water.
"sister……"
Yao Qian looked at Qin Yu, who had already lain down, and felt somewhat at a loss.
That's way too close.
Three people were lying in a space of two square meters.
Basically, it's flesh to flesh.
"no way."
Yao Xue was calmer than her younger sister.
She's a doctor; what kind of human body hasn't she seen on the operating table?
Although……
Sleeping with a young, strong, and unfamiliar man is a different matter altogether.
But at times like this, being dramatic is just asking for trouble.
"Go to sleep."
Yao Xue pulled her younger sister along, carefully avoiding the splinters on the ground, and lay down beside Qin Yu.
She let her younger sister sleep in the innermost spot, near the water purifier, where it was relatively warm.
I slept in the middle.
Qin Yu slept on the outermost side to block the wind.
This is a very subtle arrangement.
Yao Xue had her back to Qin Yu.
The two were less than five centimeters apart.
She could even feel the heat emanating from the man behind her.
That's the heat of male hormones.
Scorching hot.
Scalding hot.
It's like a furnace in this cold night.
Yao Xue's body was tense, and she didn't even dare to breathe.
She still clutched the scalpel tightly in her hand, hidden in her sleeve.
This was her last line of defense.
If the man behind me dares to make even the slightest improper move...
however.
A minute passed.
Ten minutes have passed.
I heard even breathing behind me.
Is Qin Yu asleep?
Or is he pretending to be asleep?
Regardless, he didn't move.
They didn't take the opportunity to try and gain an advantage.
Yao Xue's tense nerves finally began to relax.
What followed was endless exhaustion.
and also……
cold.
it's too cold.
The night wind at sea, carrying moisture, felt like a knife seeping into my clothes.
Yao Xue's white coat was already thin.
The black stockings inside offer no warmth whatsoever, aside from looking nice.
She couldn't help but curl up, trying to retain some body heat.
"Sis...I'm cold..."
Yao Qian, who was on the inside, turned around trembling.
The little girl's teeth are chattering.
She was wearing a short skirt, and her two legs, clad in white stockings, were already blue from the cold.
He looked like a startled quail.
"Come here... I'll hug you."
Yao Xue turned around and hugged her younger sister.
Two beautiful bodies were pressed tightly together.
They kept each other warm.
But this is just a drop in the ocean.
Two ice cubes hugging each other are still ice cubes.
Yao Qian buried her face in her sister's chest, and the air she breathed was white.
"Sis...aren't we going to freeze to death...?"
Yao Qian's voice was choked with sobs.
This kind of cold is a bone-chilling cold.
I feel like my blood is about to freeze.
"No... just hang in there... the sun will come out soon..."
Yao Xue comforted her sister, but she herself was trembling.
She had lost feeling in her hands and feet.
I really want... I really want a heat source...
Yao Qian snuggled against her sister.
Her gaze went past her sister's shoulder.
It landed on the man whose back was to them.
Qin Yu was wearing a tracksuit.
Although it's not thick.
But he slept soundly, as if nothing had happened.
That's the powerful physique that comes from long-term training.
By the moonlight.
Yao Qian could see the lines of Qin Yu's back rising and falling with his breathing.
wide.
solid.
It is full of power.
It's like a wall, blocking out the roaring sea wind.
in case……
A bold idea suddenly popped into Yao Qian's mind.
If only I could hug him...
It must be very warm, right?
That back looks very reassuring.
Unlike her sister's embrace, which was soft but cold.
Qin Yu's embrace must be burning hot.
It even... smelled a little sweaty.
But at this moment, that bit of sweat smells better than any perfume.
That's the taste of life.
Yao Qian bit her lip, her eyes becoming somewhat unfocused.
After just one short day.
From the moment I threw the water to her.
From that moment when he pulled up the giant treasure chest and his muscles bulged.
The image of this man had already been driven into her heart like a nail.
Although he has a sharp tongue.
Although he looks fierce.
But he gave her water.
They gave me bread.
They even reserved the most dangerous and coldest outer positions for themselves.
"if……"
Yao Qian thought to herself secretly.
"I wish I were his girlfriend."
"That way... I can openly snuggle into his arms."
"Let him hold me while I sleep."
"Use those strong arms to encircle me..."
Thinking and thinking.
Yao Qian felt her face getting hot.
But this shy warmth actually dispelled some of the chill in my body.
She looked at that broad, sturdy figure.
The fear in his eyes had lessened.
It has a certain quality that only arises in this apocalyptic world...
A feeling called "dependence".
There was even a hint of the fluttering heart of a young girl in the throes of first love.
"Achoo!"
Yao Qian couldn't help but sneeze a little.
There wasn't much noise.
But on the still sea, it sounded particularly jarring.
Qin Yu, who was "sound asleep," stirred slightly.
But he didn't turn around.
He just rolled over.
Originally facing away from them, she was now lying flat on her back.
One hand rested casually on his side.
He stood right in front of Yao Xue.
It's like a natural barrier.
At the same time, it also radiated more body heat to the two sisters.
"Move over a bit."
Qin Yu closed his eyes and mumbled something indistinctly.
"Don't fall."
The sound was very soft.
It sounded like he was talking in his sleep.
But Yao Xue and Yao Qian both heard it.
Yao Xue was stunned for a moment.
Looking at that angular face so close to his.
He wasn't asleep?
Or...instinct?
No matter what it is.
This moment.
A crack appeared in the icy defense that Yao Xue held in her heart.
She bit her lower lip.
Without any hesitation.
Holding her younger sister, she moved closer to Qin Yu.
Until her knee lightly touched Qin Yu's thigh.
A warm current flowed through the point of contact.
That was a long-lost warmth.
"Thanks."
Yao Xue silently recited a sentence in her heart.
She moved her head closer to Qin Yu.
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