Navigator: I have a double six-story house

"condition?"

Su Qing was stunned for a moment. This was the first time he had heard this word come out of Brother Niu's mouth.

From childhood to adulthood, his impression of Brother Niu can be summed up in two words.

really.

The oldest boy in the orphanage was always the first to rush to work, but he was always the last to get his food.

It can be said that they dare not prioritize profit over others, nor hesitate to act righteously.

Although Brother Niu took the initiative to state his conditions this time, he already had a guess in his mind.

Having been stranded on this island for three years, he has now encountered his childhood friends and siblings. If he were to make a condition, it would most likely be to take them with him.

As for why she set conditions, it might be because she was afraid she wouldn't want to take him with her.

After all, being stuck on an island for three years probably didn't improve his strength much.

Although Su Qing considers himself an egoist, if Brother Niu's condition is only this, he has no reason to refuse.

Not to mention that we grew up together and know each other's character and temperament, the Sunshine is currently severely understaffed.

As for strength, the Sunny has no shortage of resources, only a lack of trustworthy people.

So Su Qing didn't hesitate and thought about her words carefully.

"Brother Niu, just tell me your conditions, we're all family."

Upon hearing that Su Qing still considered him family, Li Daniu rubbed his hands together, but did not speak immediately.

The burly man, who was over six feet tall, sat on the animal skin, his large hands rubbing restlessly back and forth.

Wang Yao couldn't stand it anymore, so he plopped down next to Li Daniu and nudged him with his elbow.

"Li Daniu, what are you dawdling about? We're like family, just say what you want to say."

Li Daniu gritted his teeth and finally spoke.

Li Daniu gritted his teeth.

"I want you to... take all these people with you."

"Who?" Wang Yao didn't react.

"The people in the tribe," Li Daniu looked up at Su Qing, "everyone."

Su Qing was caught off guard by the answer "everyone," an answer he had never expected.

"Everyone?"

Yes, everyone.

The room fell silent.

Su Qing stared at Li Daniu for two seconds, and after confirming that the other party was not joking, she stood up and took a few steps.

He did not immediately refuse the offer, but instead thought for a moment before speaking.

"Brother Niu, how many people are in your tribe?"

"A little over a hundred, I haven't counted carefully, but last time I counted it was one hundred and seven."

"One hundred and seven," Su Qing repeated the number.

He paced back and forth in the room a few times, then turned to look at Li Daniu.

"Brother Niu, let me ask you, out of these 107 people, how many are actually capable of fighting?"

Li Daniu thought for a moment, "There are probably about forty of them who can carry weapons."

"What about the rest?"

"Elderly people, children, and a few women who are about to give birth."

Su Qing took a deep breath.

Of the more than one hundred people, less than half were capable of fighting; the rest were all elderly, weak, women, and children.

Regardless of whether it's convenient to take so many elderly, weak, women and children on board, this is an armed ship that's moving forward all the way.

He couldn't even afford to feed those hundred-plus mouths.

Moreover, his own talent requires an almost inexhaustible supply of talent.

"Brother Niu," Su Qing said seriously, "you're not joking with me, are you?"

Li Daniu stood up from the ground, and his height advantage immediately became apparent; he was almost half a head taller than Su Qing.

"Xiaoqing, I'm not joking."

His voice was deep.

"If you can't agree, then forget it. Let's have a nice meal tonight, catch up, and let's not talk about the door anymore."

Su Qing's brows were furrowed tightly.

Three years have passed, and Brother Niu is still as stubborn as ever.

They are straightforward and don't beat around the bush.

He would rather give up the opportunity to leave the island than abandon these indigenous people.

Wang Yao listened for a long time before finally interrupting.

"Brother Niu, I understand you've spent three years with these primitive people and developed a deep bond with them, but this is just too much..."

He was interrupted by Su Qing before he could finish speaking.

"Don't rush."

Su Qing looked at Li Daniu and said, "Brother Niu, it's not that I don't want to help you, but I need to figure something out first."

"Why do you have to take them away? These people are living well on the island, they have houses and land, they can still get by even if you leave."

Li Daniu remained silent for a long time.

"Xiao Qing, during your voyage here, have you ever heard of the same instance island appearing twice?"

Su Qing carefully recalled that he had come into contact with a lot of information before and after the Age of Exploration.

As far as he knew, the number of duplicate islands on each route was fixed, and there were always two duplicate islands between Midway Island and Midway Island.

But I've never heard of the same instance island reappearing after it's been conquered.

"No," Su Qing replied.

"Yes, no." Li Daniu nodded. "That's the problem: after the captain finishes clearing the instance and leaves, will the instance island still exist?"

As soon as this question was raised, Su Qing immediately grasped what Li Daniu meant.

These endless dungeon islands may disappear after they are conquered.

The island disappeared, but what happened to the people on it?

Selena, who had been quietly leaning against the door, trembled slightly upon hearing this.

"The Windbringer Merchant Guild does have similar records," she said softly. "Completed instances will disappear permanently from the flight path, but regarding the native inhabitants of the instance islands... this is the first time I've seen native inhabitants on an instance island."

"But I reckon even if it did, nobody would care."

For the vast majority of captains, the native inhabitants of the dungeon island are NPCs, background figures, and quest triggers.

Who cares where the NPCs go after you finish the game?

But Li Daniu cared.

"When I first came here, I thought the same thing as you." Li Daniu looked at Su Qing, as if he had guessed what Su Qing was thinking. "I also thought they were just system-generated NPCs, just data."

"But three years..."

He paused for a moment.

"After three years of contact, I found that it wasn't like that at all."

"When they harvested their first crop, they jumped and danced around the fields, as happy as if it were New Year's Day."

"Agu... he's the one who brought you here. His younger brother was killed by wild animals in the mountains last year. He sat beside his brother's body all night without uttering a sound, but his eyes were swollen the next day."

"And last month, a woman gave birth to a baby and brought it to me, asking me to name it."

Li Daniu's voice trembled slightly.

"That child was about the size of a skinny monkey, all wrinkled and incredibly ugly."

As they were talking, Li Daniu stretched out his palm to show the size.

"When I held him, his fingers were so tiny, and he held onto one of my fingers tightly and wouldn't let go."

"That feeling..."

He didn't go on.

The room was quiet, with only the crackling of the fire in the stone basin in the corner.

Li Dani sniffed, and his voice returned to normal.

"Xiaoqing, we grew up together, I know you. You're someone who weighs the pros and cons when doing things, so this condition is hard for you to agree to, I understand."

"But I'm sorry, I can't do that."

"I can't just abandon these living, breathing people and let them disappear."

Wang Yao lowered his head and remained silent, a rare occurrence for him.

Su Qing didn't speak immediately, neither agreeing nor disagreeing.

He remained silent for a long time before finally speaking.

"Brother Niu".

Li Daniu looked at him nervously.

"To be honest, I'd be more than happy to get over a hundred people as crew members for free. I'm not being polite with you."

Li Daniu was stunned for a moment, clearly not expecting Su Qing to say that.

"There are only three of us on the Sunshine right now, and we are severely understaffed. If we could get dozens of strong laborers for free, I would be laughing in my dreams."

Su Qing changed the subject.

"But the problem is, we can't afford to raise them."

He held up one finger.

"With its current supplies and deck space, the Sunshine can only fit a maximum of twenty more people."

"Over a hundred people, where do they eat, drink, relieve themselves, and sleep?"

"Brother Niu, I really want to help you, or rather, I do need a lot of crew members, but I can't conjure up food or ship cabins."

Li Daniu's breathing became somewhat rapid...

"Xiaoqing, what you mean by that is...?"

"Brother Niu, we're all family. My point is simple," Su Qing stared at him, "If you have a way to solve the problems of personnel resettlement and supplies, then I have no reason to refuse."

Su Qing paused for a moment.

"Besides, Brother Niu, you're not the kind of person who acts impulsively. If you have anything good, just take it out!"

Li Daniu chuckled, "As expected of Xiaoqing, I knew I couldn't hide it from you."