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

Chapter 132 The Tinker and the Herdsman

Chapter 132 The Tinker and the Herdsman

Cold wave —

These two words struck a chord in everyone's hearts.

If it were just those damned sea monsters, intelligent humans would have various ways to deal with them, and with luck, they probably wouldn't die.

But when faced with natural disasters, they are like people in ancient times, lacking sufficient resources and shelter, facing only death.

Zhou Ping hesitated for a moment, as if he understood Su Jin's meaning. He then cautiously asked, "If we board your ship and work like slaves for you, will we survive?"

"Of course." Su Jin smiled. "On my ship, there are weapons, food, fresh water, and warm living quarters. I even use the clothes and coal for warmth. The cattle and horses on my ship won't die, but—"

He raised an eyebrow, his tone softening slightly: "I don't need you to be my slaves—Daqing, put down the axe."

Sun Daqing nodded, put down his axe, and took two steps back, no longer displaying a threatening posture. He had a general idea of ​​what Su Jin wanted to do.

Su Jin gripped the side of the boat with both hands and said seriously, "I, Su Jin, am not some kind of demon. I will not enslave you like the bandits in this castle. I am recruiting crew members, not cattle and horses."

"What I need are people, I need talented people. If you don't want to get on the ship, you can get up and leave now. I won't stop you."

Zhou Ping and the others looked at each other, and no one stood up.

Zhou Xiaoxi remained kneeling with her father, neither of them getting up.

She had become somewhat numb by this point. In fact, it didn't matter to her whether it was a human or a beast of burden; it was just a different place to be tortured.

No matter what, things can't get any worse than before, and the promises this captain has made are at least better than Mo Yuan not giving anything at all.

Zhu Lihong didn't move either. She might be slow-witted, but she wasn't stupid.

She's from the north, so she knows exactly what it's like in cold weather.

There were frozen corpses on the road; it was so cold that people could really freeze to death. She didn't want to freeze to death, so she stayed.

Seeing that no one left, Su Jin was not surprised. He simply said, "Those who are willing to board the ship are all human beings in my eyes. Since they are human beings, you shouldn't be kneeling. Give me—"

"Stand up!"

He suddenly shouted, startling the three of them, who then stood up abruptly.

The three are currently in very weak condition due to long-term malnutrition, and they can barely stand.

"Good, that's more like it."

Su Jin praised her, then beckoned to Lin Xuan to get some dried meat and disembark with him.

He approached the three men and divided the dried meat and water equally among them.

"Now you are officially crew members of the Ark. First, you need to understand one thing: on my ship, you are not allowed to go hungry!"

"Now, give me food and drink, and then listen to me properly."

The three of them were stunned for a moment, and then Zhou Xiaoxi couldn't help but start eating first, and Zhu Lihong followed suit and munched on the jerky.

Zhou Ping glanced at Su Jin, then hesitated for a moment before starting to eat as well. However, he didn't finish his entire portion; he shared some of his food with his daughter.

"Eat slowly. I don't want my crew to choke to death while eating." Su Jin smiled faintly, then looked at Zhou Ping and asked, "Zhou Ping, right? Let me ask you, where did you first come to this world?"

Zhou Ping stopped what he was doing and immediately replied, "Boss, I'm on the other side of the beach, and my daughter is not far from me."

Then he pointed to Zhu Lihong and said, "She's a little further away from us, two or three people away. Oh, right, there are ten people on our beach in total."

Without Su Jin even asking, he began to explain himself.

"This island is very big, with two large beaches. This is one of them, and the other one is right across from it. According to our count, there should be 10 people on each beach, for a total of 20 people."

"That should be everyone. We were collecting resources on the mountain and didn't see anyone else."

Su Jin nodded and murmured, "Looks like it's another new type of island—alright, I think I understand. Tell me, what is your talent?"

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When it comes to talent, Lin Xuan takes out her notebook to write it down.

This was a task assigned to her by Su Jin: to record the crew members' talents and categorize them so that she could easily assign tasks later.

When asked about his talent, Zhou Ping answered without hesitation: "Boss, I used to be in the renovation business, and my talent is [Troubleshooter]."

"Simply put, as long as I have the materials, I can fix things, for example—"

"I see your boat has a big hole in it, right? I can repair it. As long as I have some wood, I guarantee I'll fix it until it looks brand new, without a single scratch!"

Upon hearing this, Su Jin's eyes lit up immediately.

He was just worrying about what to do with the deck that had been smashed by the boulder. If he did it himself, he could at most nail it shut with planks, which would not only be ugly, but would also greatly reduce its defensive capabilities.

Now they've actually picked up a professional?

"Can it be repaired as long as there are materials?" Su Jin asked again to confirm.

"Yes, yes, yes! Even if the materials are a little inferior, it's fine. My skill can fuse the materials in."

As Zhou Ping spoke, he rubbed his calloused hands together, his posture very humble.

"Alright, this job is yours." Su Jin made the decision on the spot.

This is like a godsend; these kinds of technical talents are like mobile 4S shops at sea.

Lin Xuan nodded secretly and wrote it down in her notebook: "Instant technical talent, who can be used for manual labor in ordinary times."

Then came Zhou Xiaoxi, who, according to her, had a talent that was somewhat useless, called "The Herdsman".

Simply put, it can speed up animal reproduction or encourage animals to reproduce.

Of course, this includes humans as well.

She definitely hadn't told those bandits this before, otherwise she would have been in big trouble. It was only now that she met the relatively kind Su Jin that she told him.

Su Jin was quite interested in this point; he wanted to test whether a high level of mental attribute could help one resist it.

"Try using it on me, and also on the lady next to me who wears glasses."

"what?"

"what?"

Zhou Xiaoxi and Lin Xuan both expressed their doubts, clearly shocked by Su Jin's words.

Zhou Xiaoxi glanced at Lin Xuan, then at Su Jin, and asked hesitantly, "Do we really want to give it a try?"

"Yes, release it." Su Jin nodded firmly, then patted Lin Xuan, "Don't forget to release it to her too, I want to see the comparison effect."

Lin Xuan blinked and looked at Su Jin. Just as she was about to say something, she felt a strange sensation surge through her body.

The feeling was somewhat like the body receiving a long-awaited dew, and Su Jin in front of him was that dew.

The man she liked possessed a fatal allure that made her feel an irresistible urge to pounce on him.

Su Jin also felt something, but not much, and not even as much as the side effects of the Strength Potion.

"Looks like it's just so-so, or maybe it's not good enough for humans, or is it my mental attributes—hmm? Xiaoxuan, what are you doing!"