Infinite: Dawn Game

Chapter 594 Terrifying?

"Brother, do you know where Brother Jin is?"

After milking two buckets of goat milk, Yu Shijiu and Xu Han came out of the lower deck and, in order to maintain their personas, began to question the crew members working on the deck.

"Ajin?"

The crew member being questioned frowned. "It should be in the cabin, right? Go in and check. They should be serving meals in the mess hall around this time."

"...Serving meals?"

Xu Han's heart skipped a beat. The hunger he had almost forgotten, which should have made him feel so hungry that his mouth started to water.

...although he knew that "breakfast" probably wasn't anything special.

Could it be two large steamed buns or dumplings?

Xu Han didn't dare to think about it.

Hearing that food was being served, Yu Shijiu's eyes lit up. He grabbed the iron bucket in front of the crew member and helped him carry it, whispering:

"Was breakfast good today, bro?"

"……tasty?"

The crew member who had been helped looked a little better, but he still couldn't help but sneer when he heard those words.

"What's this about whether it's delicious or not? We're already lucky if we can even eat anything on this ship, why are you still thinking about whether it's delicious or not?"

"What's wrong? Was the mutton soup with bread not good last night? Or have you two boys become picky eaters after drinking mutton soup?"

"Nowhere is there!"

Xu Han chuckled first and then helped the other person put the fish that had jumped out of the iron bucket back into the bucket.

"Haven't we ever been hungry before? I'm a little curious, a little curious."

Yu Shijiu nodded, glanced at the crew member's faded vest, and looked up at the glaring sunlight.

"Isn't it hot?"

Yu Shijiu suddenly asked a question.

Although the sun isn't very strong right now, if you stay in the sun like this for a long time... you might not get heatstroke, but dizziness, blurred vision, and dry heaving are hard to avoid.

"hot?"

The crew member, who was suddenly shown "concern," was clearly taken aback, and then wiped the sweat from his face in a daze.

"What can we do about the heat? We still have to work, don't we? What else can people like us do besides sell our physical strength to earn a living?"

"..."

Xu Han and Yu Shijiu exchanged a glance and stopped talking to the crew member in front of them, whose face had become dejected.

"...Alright, we'll be going now. We still need to ask Brother Jin what to do with all this goat milk."

Although Akin said before leaving that they could deliver the goat milk to the second deck themselves... who knows if there might be any hidden dangers.

Whether it's A Jin, Wu Ge, or Wang Ji, it's all fine... After discussing it, Yu Shijiu and Xu Han decided they absolutely had to send a message to one of the students from their school.

It's like avoiding future worries in advance.

“Alright,” the crew member didn’t stay down for long. He casually wiped his face and said to Yu Shijiu and the other person, “We have to be careful when delivering goat milk. The guests upstairs are all quite short-tempered.”

"You guys, you'd better keep your heads down when you go up there, so they don't find something to criticize and beat you up."

The crew member kept reminding us as he worked, which showed he had a good temperament.

—While alive.

Yu Shijiu nodded repeatedly upon hearing this, "Thank you, brother, we understand, thank you."

"Yes, yes, thank you so much, brother. You're such a good person."

Xu Han chimed in, bending down to pick up the two buckets of goat milk at his feet, and said enthusiastically:

"Then let's go deliver it first, and come back for dinner after we're done!"

"???"

The crew member was clearly taken aback by his words and quickly replied:

"What are you saying? If you want to eat, hurry up and go! If you're any later, there won't be any rice left, and there won't even be any soup base left!"

"Among us men on this ship, who's going to leave food for you two new little brats? Dream on!"

"..."

Yu Shijiu and Xu Han were stunned in place for several seconds after being scolded.

Yu Shijiu glanced at Xu Han and blinked.

Does that mean—should we go eat something first before delivering the goat milk?

Xu Han's lips twitched slightly, and he hesitated for a moment—

"Gulu!"

Xu Han's stomach growled with hunger, and her face turned red.

The crew's words may be rough, but they make a valid point... On a large ship like theirs, food is something that really "fights for"! ...If someone is late or too busy to go to the mess hall, well, that's fine, they just don't get to eat that meal.

Unfortunately, they were doing manual labor. If they hadn't eaten enough and still had to exert themselves, they could have been worked to death.

Having figured this out, Yu Shijiu didn't dwell on it (in fact, he didn't dwell on it at all), and simply carried the goat milk into the cabin.

"!"

Xu Han was startled by his sudden action and quickly followed him forward, while constantly making sure that the goat milk in the iron bucket didn't leak out.

"Shi Jiu!"

Xu Han called out, then turned back to thank the crew, and walked away quickly.

"Wait for me, Nineteen!"

"..."

Until Yu Shijiu and Xu Han disappeared from the deck, the crew members who were busy working on the deck all looked over.

"What's going on with those two kids?"

The crew member who was questioning them was tanned so darkly that he looked like an African, with his large eyes and teeth clearly visible.

"The newbies just wanted to ask some questions, but they're all so slow-witted. They even thought of delivering the goat milk first and then getting their food. Tsk tsk, by the time they get back, the canteen will have to close."

The crew member clearly enjoyed chatting with others; he was quite talkative.

"But I must say, those two lads are incredibly lucky. They were assigned to milking goats as soon as they arrived, which is an easy and effortless job. I don't know if it's just good luck or if Brother Wu really likes them..."

"Stop being so sour."

The crew member, tanned like an African, rolled his eyes and sighed:

"I guess Brother Ang thought these two lads were too skinny and fair-skinned to do any heavy work?"

"...That's not necessarily true."

One of the older crew members who worked in the hold last night laughed and vividly described what he had seen the night before.

"That one, that short, skinny kid who looks like he could be blown away by the wind, he's quite handsome, but he's surprisingly strong."

The old sailor chuckled and said, "I saw with my own eyes how he steadied the barrel with just one hand when it almost tipped over."

"What's so difficult about that?"

The African crew scoffed, "Which of us can't steady a barrel of wine with one hand?"

“You said it yourself, it’s us,” the old crew member shook his head and said, “but we’re used to this kind of work. Can those two newbies who just joined the ship compare to us?”

The African crew members fell silent.

Yes.

These guys (the weirdos) have all been sailors for several years, and they've built up their strength little by little. After all, if you don't train, you'll either die or get crippled... But for that kid to be able to hold up a barrel of wine with one hand without much training is really quite impressive.

"He looks quite small and thin, could it be a talent?"

"It seems like he was born with superhuman strength."

"...What's that kid's name?"

"..."

The veteran crew members on deck looked at each other, and it took a long time before someone hesitantly spoke up.

"It seems, it seems like his name is something like Nineteen?"

"nineteen?"

"What kind of name is this? Is it really that casual? My parents at least gave me a name like 'pillar of the nation' or something, what kind of name is 'Nineteen'?"

"Could it be that the family has more than a dozen children? And that kid just happens to be the nineteenth?"

"Hey, you know what, it's actually quite possible!"

"..."

The NPC crew members working on the deck burst into laughter, their laughter so loud and clear that even Yu Shijiu and Xu Han, who had just entered the cabin, could hear it.

Xu Han felt speechless. "Do they think we're deaf and can't hear anything?"

What? She had more than a dozen children and was the nineteenth in line... What woman can have so many children and still be healthy?

That's really daring of a thought; it's not like the old days when everyone was scrambling to have children anymore—

"They're chatting."

Yu Shijiu didn't care much about the NPCs talking about him behind his back. He lazily yawned and blinked, saying:

"This game instance is quite realistic. The NPCs are all quite opinionated, and their conversations together are just like scenes from real life..."

"...Shi Jiu, don't you think this is even scarier?"

Xu Han felt goosebumps rising on his skin—he had been feeling a chill ever since he heard the crew NPCs chatting on the deck.

The closer a game instance is to reality... the more terrifying it becomes.

Because if players stay here for too long... they might lose themselves and become completely absorbed in it.

Just thinking about it is terrifying.

Lu Chusheng, who had been silently following beside him, seemed to realize something, and frowned as he licked his fur several times.

Xu Han's guess is not without possibility. Some game instances are indeed designed to be quite dangerous, especially those that seem ordinary on the surface, where you don't encounter any danger during the day, but strange things occasionally appear at night.

These game instances often subtly influence players who complete them, gradually and gradually eroding their emotions, sharpness, and vigilance against danger until they are almost gone, much like a whetstone.

Finally, when the players were completely relaxed, they were wiped out in one fell swoop.

Although so far... this kind of game instance has only appeared once.

At that time, Lu Chusheng was just a newbie player who had only cleared a few game dungeons and could barely be considered a veteran player.

That game instance also led to the deaths of many veteran players in the town.

Recalling his past memories of being a bystander, Lu Chusheng unconsciously scratched the deck floor forcefully.

stab-

The sound of cat claws scratching the ground brought Lu Chusheng back to his senses. He quickly regained his composure, completely unwilling to admit that he was the one who had just caused the out-of-control and impatient "orange cat."

"horrible?"

Yu Shijiu's ears twitched. She turned around in surprise, glancing first at the quiet chubby boy following behind her, before looking at Xu Han seriously and saying:

"You mean watching them chat is more terrifying than seeing that dead sheep hanging upside down last night and Angkor Wat with eyes on his face?"

Lu Chusheng: "..."

Captain Lu realized something, and a smile flashed deep in his dark eyes.

Xu Han: "..."

It seems, it really is... terrifyingly incomparable—

Yu Shijiu continued, "Or did Brother Wu gouge out and eat the dead goat's eyes?"

"Okay, okay, okay!!!"

Xu Han quickly interrupted Yu Shijiu's increasingly terrifying words, and helplessly admitted his mistake:

"I was wrong, I was wrong. I shouldn't have thought they were scary. I should have thought Angkor Wat was scarier—"

"horrible?"

Who's scary?

A familiar male voice came from behind them, and Xu Han immediately stopped breathing and nearly died.

No way... when did his luck get so bad?!

Yu Shijiu had already turned around and was smilingly greeting Brother Wu, who had appeared behind them at some point:

"Angkor, you're here."

“…Haha, yes, Brother Wu.” Xu Han lowered his head somewhat guiltily.

"Brother Wu, you're quite busy, oh no, no, Brother Wu, what a coincidence..."

After saying this incoherent sentence, Xu Han wanted to slap himself a few times. He was so frustrated by his own stupidity that he was practically wilting.

Yu Shijiu seemed oblivious to Xu Han's embarrassment and continued, picking up the thread:

“Angkor, we were just about to look for you. Brother Ajin finished milking the goats before us and said the guests were in a hurry, so he left. We were thinking of asking you or Brother Ajin if we could deliver the goats ourselves before we go.

The boy spoke without blushing or panting, his delicate, fair face so tender that Wu Ge was about to frown when he met a pair of bewildered and helpless eyes.

"..." Wu Ge seemed to have thought of something, his eyes were a little complicated, and he swallowed back the words that were about to come out of his throat.

"It's a gift."

Angkor coughed, and carrying a large bowl, walked over to the two of them and reached out his hands.

"This is your bread for the past two mornings. Next time you go to a restaurant, remember to go to the canteen early, or you'll be crying because you're hungry."

"..."

Yu Shijiu and Xu Han were both stunned.

The two exchanged a glance, even Yu Shijiu was a little stunned, and Xu Han asked blankly, "For us?"

"Otherwise, who would it be given to?"

Angkor said irritably, "Hurry up, if you don't have time to eat now, stuff the bread into your clothes and cover it up. I'm telling you this now, this is the only time. Don't expect me to save bread for you next time."

The golden-brown bread looked quite vibrant, and Yu and Xu, who had been starving for half a day, really couldn't refuse Angkor's "kindness."

Yu Shijiu was the first to take the bread, his eyes crinkling with laughter.

"Thank you, Brother Wu. You are such a kind person."

Xu Han felt a pang of sadness, wondering if she had just said this to someone else, but she quickly agreed with it.

"Thank you, Brother Wu. You're so kind."

The two "good guy" cards, which were not much different, made Angkor's lips curl up slightly, but he quickly pulled them back down.

"Where did they learn to be so glib? Can't they put their minds to work? Doing a good job is much better than sucking up!"

"..."

Yu Shijiu didn't care much about being scolded, and even put down the goat milk and took a bite of bread.

Hmm, it's still quite hard, but it smells delicious.

The bread tastes just as good as the bread sold in the shops near the pupae shop.

Xu Han wasn't flustered this time. He took a bite of bread like Yu Shijiu, and his rumbling stomach felt much better now that he had food.

Just as the two finished their bread, thanked each other again, and were about to leave, Angkor spoke up again.

"and many more."