Navigator: I have a double six-story house

Su Qing arrived at the cabin and walked to the door that he hadn't entered for a long time, and that only he could enter.

He pushed open the door, and the hinges creaked.

This house is the starting point of Su Qing's complete strategy guide, Shuangliu House.

The room was simply decorated, with a map on a wooden table.

The map displays a wide variety of rewards, some good and some bad.

He pulled out two gold medals, which were absolute hard currency during the Age of Exploration.

Last time, the free attempts were given by Shuangliu House; this time, two medals are required.

Just as he was thinking about how to use it, an eye suddenly split open in the middle of the map filled with rewards.

The eyes had deep red irises, and the eyeballs swayed left and right twice before finally settling on the medal in Su Qing's hand.

Then the eyes closed, and when they opened again, there was a bottomless mouth with sharp teeth growing inside.

Su Qing roughly understood what it meant and threw the two medals in.

As the medal was dropped in, the large mouth swallowed it whole, making crunching sounds as it chewed. Then, with a satisfying burp, it disappeared.

Two dice have appeared where the big mouth disappeared.

[Shuangliu House is now activated]

[Number of throws available this time: 3]

Please roll the dice.

Su Qing picked up the two dice, held them in her palm, and instead of throwing them, she carefully examined the squares on the map.

Each square is marked with different patterns and words, some are weapon outlines, and some are the shape of medicine bottles.

His gaze swept along the grid pattern.

Third slot: [D-grade consumable: Hemostatic powder x5]

Fifth slot: [Grade C Material: 2 Fine Steel Ingots]

Seventh slot: [Grade B Armor: Deep Sea Guardian's Shield]

Ninth slot: [C-grade consumable: First aid kit x3]

……

Su Qing's gaze lingered on the seventh square.

The Shield of the Deep Sea Guardian, a Grade B armor.

The map depicts a heavy, kite-shaped shield with wave patterns engraved on its surface, which looks a whole size larger than Wang Yao's broken iron shield.

He rubbed the dice in his palm, starting to calculate in his mind.

Two dice, the smallest number is one plus one equals two, the largest number is six plus six equals twelve.

In other words, the result of each throw is to move forward two to twelve steps from the current position.

Su Qing glanced down at the ring on her right ring finger.

The deep red gemstones reflected a subtle glow in the dimly lit cabin.

If Selena's judgment is correct, the ring works on the "rules" themselves.

The number rolled on the dice is the rule.

The number of steps a player can move in a Sugoroku house is determined by dice, which is also part of the rule.

The distance from the current position to the seventh square is seven steps.

There are many ways to make a total of seven with two dice.

One and six, two and five, three and four.

Su Qing took a deep breath and threw the dice.

The two dice bounced and spun on the stone platform, making a crisp and rapid sound as they struck the table.

Just as the dice were about to stop rolling, the ruby ​​on her ring finger flashed.

It flashed for an extremely brief moment, like the tail light of a firefly.

The two dice are frozen in place.

One has three dots, and one has four dots.

A total of seven.

On the map, a dot of light starts from the starting point and jumps along the grid.

One, two, three, four, five, six, seven.

The spot of light landed steadily on the seventh square.

Congratulations on obtaining: Grade B Armor - Deep Sea Guardian's Shield

A kite-shaped shield, folded and stored away, appears on the table.

Su Qing reached out and took it out; it was heavy, weighing at least fifteen pounds.

When unfolded, the shield is about half a person's height, with a deep blue metallic surface engraved with layered wave patterns, and the edges are wrapped with a silver-white alloy guard.

Su Qing held the shield in one hand and twirled the ring on her ring finger with the other.

It actually worked!

He glanced at the notification.

[Remaining throws: 2]

However, Su Qing did not continue rolling the dice, but instead reserved the remaining two rolls.

You can only change your points once a day, so save the other two chances. Anyway, it's still a few days' journey to the next island, so take your time choosing.

Su Qing carried the shield out of the Shuangliu House, closed the door, and walked along the corridor toward the deck.

When the sea breeze blew in, he could already hear Wang Yao humming a song at the top of his lungs on the crow's nest.

"Wang Yao, get down."

"What's wrong, Su?" Wang Yao poked his head out from the top of the mast. "There are no ships around, it's perfectly safe..."

His voice abruptly stopped.

As Su Qing placed the shield on the deck, the deep blue metal reflected a cold luster in the sunlight.

Wang Yao remained silent for two seconds.

Then, with an agility completely out of character for a tank, he slid down the rope, the deck shaking as he landed.

"What is this?!"

He squatted in front of the shield, his hands trembling as he picked it up and examined it from all angles.

"Rank B... Deep Sea Guardian..."

Wang Yao suddenly looked up, his eyes reddening.

"Godfather!"

He opened his arms, wanting to give Su Qing a loving hug.

Su Qing pushed Wang Yao away with a look of disgust.

"What should I call you?"

"dad!"

"Tell them to bring the shield back."

Wang Yao immediately shut up, clutching the shield tightly to his chest, as if afraid that Su Qing might really change her mind.

He squatted on the deck, wiping away non-existent dust from the shield with his sleeve, his smile stretching almost to his ears.

"Su-zai, where did you come from?"

"you guess."

"Guess whether I'll guess or not." Wang Yao didn't press further and placed the tattered Class C shield on the deck.

The new shield was hung on his back, and the metal fasteners clicked and locked in place.

How it came about is not important.

"The important thing is that you still love me."

Su Qing ignored him and turned to walk towards the captain's cabin.

Wang Yao followed behind, carrying the already damaged Class C shield.

"So, what should we do with this shield?"

Su Qing pushed open the door to the captain's cabin and walked to the wall.

He took the broken half of the C-grade iron shield from the back of Wang Yao's hand.

The shield surface was covered with dents, cracks, and knife marks, with jagged breaks in the middle.

Su Qing hung it on the right wall of the captain's cabin.

The wooden pegs were just enough to hold the handle on the back of the shield in place, and the broken half of the shield hung there at an angle, like a medal.

Wang Yao looked at the shield that had accompanied him all the way, and said nothing.

This shield had been with him from the very first dungeon until now, blocking the dungeon boss's surprise attacks and the sneak attacks from other crew members, before finally shattering in the hands of a boss on Hell difficulty.

It really should be retired.

But it shouldn't be thrown away.

"Alright," Su Qing dusted off her hands, "Go patrol yours."

Wang Yao grinned, thumped the brand-new dark blue shield on his back, and strode out of the captain's cabin.

As soon as the footsteps faded into the distance, another set of light footsteps came from the other end of the corridor.

Selena appeared at the door carrying a tray with steaming hot grilled fish and bread.

"Captain, your lunch..."

She stopped talking.

Their gaze first fell on the half-scarred old shield on the wall, then shifted to the new shield on Wang Yao's back at the end of the corridor, a shield they had never seen before, gleaming with a deep blue luster.

Selena placed the plate on the table, turned around, and looked at Su Qing.

Her pale eyes were filled with question marks.