Navigator: I have a double six-story house

"Selena."

Su Qing walked from the cabin onto the deck, stretching her slightly sore shoulders as she went.

Selena was sitting on a wooden barrel that had been moved from somewhere, next to the ship's wheel, eating a cookie while reading a book.

Su Qing saw that the book title on the cover was "After My Third Marriage, I Fell in Love with My Nemesis".

Selena heard Su Qing calling her and looked at Su Qing with her cheeks puffed out.

"Captain?"

"Do you have any seeds in your bag?"

Su Qing finally remembered the plantation she had forgotten for so long.

In addition, relying solely on the supplies in Selena's bag is not a long-term solution.

No matter how much that little pink leather bag can hold, its capacity is limited. With the consumption of three people and the long voyage, they will eventually face the problem of running out of food.

Selena paused in her chewing, tilted her head, thought for a moment, and then shook her head seriously.

"No, the ingredients in my bag are all ready-made, such as dried food, cured meat, and dried fruit."

"Seeds can only be bought from agricultural merchants at the port, or obtained through dungeons."

Su Qing nodded and didn't ask any further questions.

If Selena says no, then it really is no.

This young lady is never ambiguous when it comes to supplies; if she has them, she has them, and if she doesn't, she doesn't.

We need to find a way to get some seeds; the ingredients produced in the plantation can provide extra experience points.

Su Qing kept this in mind and looked up at the sea in front of her.

Then he saw a dark shadow slowly rising at the horizon where the sea met the sky.

It was neither a surge of waves nor some other unexpectedly appearing vessel, but a clearly defined coastline.

That was an island.

Wang Yao, who was on the crow's nest, also saw it and stood up.

"I can see the island! Time to get ready for the dungeon!"

Su Qing did not answer, but the corners of her mouth turned up slightly.

Selena put away her books and began steering the ship to shore.

The Sunshine docked, and the three people went ashore.

The familiar dungeon entrance stands in the center of the island, an iron gate embedded in a boulder with blurred inscriptions.

Without any hesitation, the three of them pushed open the creaking iron gate and stepped inside.

The difficulty level, from easy to hard, is far too simplistic for the current Sunny.

Su Qing strolled leisurely without making a move, while Selena took photos, and Wang Yao swept through the crowd.

Of course, the classic scene of Wang Yao posing and Selena taking photos was also included.

As he was repeatedly told how handsome his senior was, Wang Yao gradually lost himself.

After clearing all three levels of difficulty, the three of them didn't expend any effort at all.

Next up is Hell difficulty.

The boss is a three-meter-tall bone giant wielding a giant club made of countless bone fragments.

Wang Yao used a taunt to draw aggro, Selena flanked and attacked from behind, and Su Qing's musket specifically targeted the joints.

Forty seconds later, the bone giant shattered.

[Nightmare difficulty cleared!]

[Reward: D-grade equipment - Collarbone Armguard]

Su Qing picked up the arm guards and glanced at them. Their defensive attributes were average, making them useless for them at this stage.

"I'll sell it later." He tossed the arm guard to Selena to keep.

Wang Yao pursed his lips and muttered, "Nightmare is too easy," his gaze already fixed on the door leading to the final difficulty level.

Su Qing stepped forward and placed her hand on the door.

[Enter Hell difficulty?]

"Enter."

The iron gate swung open with a loud crash.

After the white light dissipated, Su Qing opened her eyes.

He was not standing on a stone slab ground, nor in a tomb passage, nor on a country road like last time.

It was the beach.

Fine white sand, a warm sea breeze, and a clear blue sky overhead.

The waves crashed against the rocks on the shore, making a rhythmic splashing sound.

This is a small island.

Surrounded by the sea, the island is estimated to be no more than 500 meters in diameter. It has coconut trees, shrubs, and a dilapidated stone ruin.

Wang Yao looked left and right, forgetting to put his mask down.

"Wait a minute? What's going on?"

He turned around and pointed to the surrounding sea.

"Could they have just sent us out of here? This is so similar to the island we just landed on."

Su Qing looked around and shook her head.

"impossible."

Why?

"The Sunny is not here."

Wang Yao was taken aback. He followed Su Qing's gaze to the sea, but it was empty.

There were no boats, no docks, nothing at all.

Their Sunshine should be docked on the shore of the instance island. If they are indeed teleported out, the first thing they should see is their own ship.

But there's nothing here.

"This is still inside the instance," Su Qing said with certainty, "but it's a Hell difficulty instance... completely different from the previous three difficulties."

Selena had already drawn her serrated blade, and her nose twitched slightly, as if she were sniffing something.

"Captain, the air here smells off."

"What does it taste like?"

"A fishy smell, not the smell of the sea." She paused, "It's the smell of blood, very faint, but definitely there."

Su Qing quietly placed his right hand on the handle of the musket at his waist.

The three lined up in a row, with Wang Yao in front, Selena at the rear, and Su Qing in the middle, slowly advancing into the interior of the island.

After leaving the beach area, the bushes became denser, limiting visibility. The ground changed from fine sand to mud mixed with gravel.

Suddenly, Selena stopped in her tracks.

"Captain, eleven o'clock."

Su Qing looked in the direction she was pointing.

A person was standing in the gaps in the bushes, in the shadow of the ruins.

The person had their back to them, squatting on the ground as if searching for something. They were thin, dressed in tattered clothes, and had their hair disheveled.

Wang Yao subconsciously raised his shield and lowered his voice.

"Is this an NPC from within the instance?"

That person moved.

As if sensing the gaze behind him, the crouching figure slowly stood up and turned around.

Su Qing got a clear look at the other person's face.

It was a young face, around twenty years old, with delicate features but extremely haggard, sunken eyes, chapped lips, and no weapons on his body.

But what Su Qing truly cared about was not these things.

It was this person's reaction after seeing the three of them.

It wasn't surprise, it wasn't fear, it was ecstasy.

That almost frenzied ecstasy of seeing a lifeline in dire straits.

"Finally... finally, we've encountered living people!"

The man stumbled toward them, his voice hoarse, like the roar of some wild beast.

Wang Yao unfolded his shield and stood in front of the man.

The man was stopped by Wang Yao and consciously stopped three meters away.

"Please, please take me away from here! I've been trapped on this island for fourteen days!"

Su Qing frowned.

Fourteen days?

Stuck in a hellish difficulty dungeon for fourteen days?

His hand remained on the musket handle as he calmly assessed the man.

There are no shared instances in the early stages, so this person must be an NPC within an instance.

Just then, a roar echoed through the forest, shaking the leaves into a flurry.

The man's expression, which had been one of surprise and delight, instantly turned to terror.

"Quick, hide!"