Far Eastern Stars

Under the effect of medicated oil and Liu Yunchen's amateur massage, Ke Lei's waist injury healed quickly.The boat braved the wind and waves, bathed in bright sunshine and continued to move forward.In her spare time, Natasha would often hold a poison book and teach Liu Yunchen to identify various herbs—most of which grew in the wilderness blue.

"What is this?" Liu Yunchen pointed to a colorful illustration, two or three red berries grew on the top of the green grass blades, which looked plump, ripe and delicious.

"It's the most wonderful little thing in the world," Natasha answered, "but you won't need it just yet."

"Medications are divided into age groups?" Liu Yunchen asked doubtfully.

"You can say that, but the more accurate answer is whether you are in love or not." Under the gaze of the boss, Natasha tried her best to speak purely and cheerfully, "It can bring unexpected excitement to couples at certain times. .”

Liu Yunchen calmly turned to the next page: "Oh.

Ke Lei pursed the corners of his lips slightly, looking a little gloating.

"Boss." Ming Chuan came over with a stack of record sheets, "The sailing direction is very precise, we will arrive at Friday Island this afternoon." Not bad. "Cole asked, "Is the gift ready?"

"Of course." Ming Chuan nodded, "There's a whole big basket of orange jam, and honey toffee with peanuts."

"Are there any children on Friday Island?" Liu Yunchen asked after hearing this.

"They are not children, but giants. They like to be called Bigfoot." Yi Na leaned against the fence next to her. "But they are very shy. I don't know if I will see them this time."

"We need to replenish fresh water and food on the island, and jam and milk sugar are the rewards." Ke Lei said!

"Although they look tall and ferocious, they are almost non-aggressive. When they are in a good mood, they even help humans do some rough work."

Liu Yunchen asked: "Why do you know this?"

"Because more than ten years ago, the nobles in the imperial capital were very popular to buy giants with big feet, to do some rough work or just to show off." Ke Lei said, "It was not until the president changed that this behavior was defined as an illegal transaction. , completely suppressed to the black market.

"There are Bigfoot giants on many islands, and Friday Island in the Artis Sea is the birthplace of this race." Ina added, "Although we have never dealt with them before, their nature will not change. , you should really like these honey candies."

After another three hours, an island gradually appeared in everyone's field of vision, with towering trees and aquatic plants growing almost as tall as a person, which seemed to fit the characteristics of Giant Island.

Ares docked the boat firmly on the shore, and everyone pulled the rope and jumped to the shore one by one-this is also one of the benefits of special training, and there is no need to lower the steps at all.

The sun had already set, and the island was quiet. Except for the occasional jumping frogs and insects, there were no other creatures.There are many bright red berries in the woods. Once you bite into it, sweet juice will burst out in your mouth immediately, and there is a hint of apple aroma.

"It's a pity that they can't be brought on board, they will rot within three days at most." Ina's tone was a little regretful, "Next time, if the time is longer, it might be a good idea to use it for wine making."

Ares brandished his dagger and dug out wild roots one after another from the ground. After cooking, they will have a taste between cassava and bananas. Although they are not delicious, they are fresher than the potatoes in the cabin. feel.Liu Yunchen also joined the foraging team, harvested a whole big armful of wild wheat, and planned to slowly study how to eat it.The group picked up a basket of almost all the edible plants that could be seen on the island and boarded the boat. These can be used for at least another ten days.And after finishing all this, Dongfang was already showing a little white, Ke Lei patted Liu Yunchen on the shoulder, and said, "Go to sleep."

Liu Yunchen leaned against the tree, yawned, and twisted his body constantly—he was really uncomfortable.After finally falling asleep, he dreamed that someone was patting him on the neck with an iron plate, so he dodged in dissatisfaction, and just happened to cut his head into Ke Lei's arms.

Compared with the hard trees, Your Excellency the General's body is obviously much softer. Liu Yunchen was very satisfied, and after continuing to find the most comfortable angle, he started dating Meimeng.

So Curley had to stay in the same position for the next three hours lest anyone fall headfirst into the campfire.

"It's simply a good employer of the empire." Ares commented on the matter in a low voice.

"You can try it too." Ina said.

"But I don't think the boss is willing to lend me half a shoulder." Ares is very self-aware, "Maybe he will throw me directly into the sea."

"So?" Ina asked.

"So I take back what I just said. The boss is not a good employer of the empire." Ares said, "It's a good employer of Xiaocuti alone."

In fact, in the cabin, there are still a lot of canned food and compressed biscuits, which are enough for all the next voyages.But no matter how delicious the canned food is, after eating it for several months, it will be somewhat nauseating.This time, he happened to pass by Friday Island, so Ke Lei took advantage of the situation and ordered to stay on the island for an extra day so that he could easily find more fresh food.

The midday sun was strong.Yi Na plucked a huge broad leaf and tied it with a rope to Liu Yunchen's head as a sun hat - although the shape looked stupid, it was better than getting skin peeled off in the sun.

"Why don't you wear it?" Liu Yunchen asked.

"This is the privilege of ladies and children." Ke Lei took his hand and pulled him up to a high hill. "Aris said there is a lime tree ahead, we can pick some."

Hearing the word "sour orange", Liu Yunchen's eyebrows almost frowned - compared to this kind of sour orange, those oranges that no one wants to buy in the fruit shop in the capital city will become extremely delicious.

"You have to learn to hide your expression." Ke Lei looked at him with some amusement.

"But you just said that I am a child." Liu Yunchen replied, "I have the right to reveal my true feelings."

"You are very good at refuting others, so I suggest you join the Imperial Capital Debating Team." Ke Lei said, "Take Ares as an assistant. If there is anything you can't say, just order him to throw your opponent into the sky." Listen It looks invincible.

Liu Yunchen nodded and said, "It can be considered."

After arriving at the lime grove, just as Ke Lei put the wooden basket under the tree, Liu Yunchen rubbed his hands and rode onto the branch in twos and threes. His movements were very skilled. See, it will probably give you another headache.

Ke Lei seemed to be in a good mood, took the lime he threw, and threw it back into the basket.

"This, the red one." Liu Yunchen shook the big orange in his hand, "You can take it back and give it to Yi Na and Natasha."

"Why should the red ones be given to them?" Curley asked.

"It's a gift for a girl." Liu Yunchen threw another small cyan orange, which was very sour at first glance.

"Who is this for?" Corey asked, "Ares?"

"I agree." Liu Yunchen raised his head and looked up, wanting to find another best big sweet orange to give to Ke Lei, but he didn't expect a big furry hand to reach out to his eyes, holding two oranges in his palm. A big orange, round, orange-yellow, perfect in shape and color.

A big-footed giant with a gray beard was lying on the other side of the tree trunk, his eyes full of curiosity and anticipation.

Although he had known for a long time that there was a giant on this island, Liu Yunchen was still taken aback when the other party suddenly appeared in such an unexpected way, and almost fell off the tree.

The big foot gently held him with the palm, and gently hugged him to the ground.

"Thank you." Liu Yunchen was still in shock.

Ke Lei also walked forward with a smile and said, "Don't worry, you can treat him as a friend."

"Why didn't you tell me earlier..." Liu Yunchen complained softly.According to his observation and vigilance, it is impossible to be unaware of the giant's arrival, and Ke Lei did not warn in advance.

"Because I wanted to see your reaction, but the result was a complete failure." Ke Lei replied very straightforwardly.

Liu Yunchen: "..."

Bad taste!

Dazuo gently placed the orange in front of Liu Yunchen, then turned around and wanted to leave, looking a little limping.

"Wait!" Liu Yunchen grabbed him, squatted down and took a look, "You are injured."

There is a scar about ten centimeters on Dazuo's calf, which seems to be scratched by a sharp knife or a broken branch. Although it has dried up, fresh blood still oozes out from time to time.

"Go and get some bandages." Liu Yunchen said, "There are also hemostatic medicine."

"The giant's self-healing ability is very strong. This small wound does not need hemostatic medicine, but it will be prone to drug allergies." Ke Lei said, "If you really want to help him bandage, at most you can only wrap it with a bandage to avoid being covered by mud. Contaminate the wound." As for the bandages, His Excellency said, "I will not leave you here alone."

"Is this an excuse for caring or being lazy?" Liu Yunchen asked.

Ke Lei replied: "Both." He was so honest that it made people want to cry.

Liu Yunchen stood up resignedly, ran back to the big boat to get a bandage, and helped Dazuo heal the wound.

Looking at the white bandages on his legs and the wet hair that had been wiped of blood, Dazuo became more and more shy. Perhaps to express his gratitude, he took less than a minute to bring the two big baskets It was full, and helped to carry it to the boat before turning around and leaving.

"It's a pity that I ran out of film some time ago." Liu Yunchen said regretfully, "Otherwise we could still take a photo together."

"It's not bad to stay here." Ke Lei poked his heart and comforted him, "You can think of it anytime."

Ares brought another large basket of wild wheat to the boat, and also gave Liu Yunchen a flower: a wind chime from the bank of the stream, which is said to bring good luck. "

"Thank you." Liu Yunchen inserted the flowers into the buttonhole of his shirt, "Need help?

"If the boss allows it, of course." Ares looks quite energetic. I just found a large piece of bluebells by the stream, which can be picked to decorate the cabin. The ladies will love it. "

"Go." Ke Lei nodded, "I'll go see Mingchuan and the others."

Liu Yunchen agreed, and went to the bank of the jungle stream with Ares.

Campanula is perhaps the most common flower in the entire Far Eastern Empire. It is a small white string hanging on the top of the sword leaf. It has no fragrance, but its vitality is very tenacious.The sun gradually set, and the surroundings became more and more quiet. Liu Yunchen sat on the grass, slightly closed his eyes, listening to the sound of the wind and the sea, looking very comfortable.

So Ares didn't bother him, but walked towards the shore with a large basket of wild fruits and flowers alone.

There was another rough gasp in the forest, and when Liu Yunchen turned his head, the first thing that caught his eyes was a big furry foot.Thinking that the previous giant turned back again, Liu Yunchen smiled and stretched out his hand, wanting him to pull him up, but the other party suddenly bent down, his eyes were full of violent bloodshot eyes, his fangs protruded from his lips, the hair on his chin was soaked with saliva, and even more so. What is horrifying is that there is a sharp jagged horn growing on his forehead.

Liu Yunchen quickly took two steps back, and touched the gun holster around his waist with his right hand.

Facing this ignorant intruder, the giant roared manically, and rushed towards him suddenly.The seemingly cumbersome body has extraordinary flexibility, Liu Yunchen pointed the gun at his knee, and the bullet escaped, but it was like hitting a tough metal plate, which did not bring him any more benefits. The situation, on the contrary, further angered the giant.

The roar full of anger spread to almost every corner of the island, Ke Lei's expression changed, he turned and rushed towards the source of the sound.

The giant grabbed Liu Yunchen's neck with one hand and lifted him up.

The painful suffocation hit the brain, Liu Yunchen struggled desperately, the gun fell to the ground, and was trampled to pieces by the giant.

"Chen!" The rest of the people came following the sound, stunned by the scene in front of them.

Ina instinctively took out the gun, but was stopped by Ke Lei. The giant in love has the roughest and most flexible skin, and the bullets would easily irritate him.

With the last ounce of strength, Liu Yunchen stuck his right hand between the Giantess' hand and his own neck, and won a chance to breathe for a moment, but it was just breathing.The difference in body shape between the two directly led to the disparity in combat effectiveness, coupled with the long-term difficulty in breathing, Liu Yunchen was already a little dizzy.

Ke Lei aimed his gun at the giant's eyes, but he didn't dare to pull the trigger, and he didn't dare to let other people come forward to help - otherwise, the enraged giant would be able to pinch the boy's throat instantly with just a little force.

The giant in love picked up his right arm, looking like he was about to throw the "prey" in his hand to death on the boulder.

Grasping this last chance, Liu Yunchen held his thumb with both hands and snapped it hard, the sound of bone cracking came clearly.Gunshots rang out at the same time, and the bullets accurately passed through the giant's eyes, bringing a tearing howl.Liu Yunchen fell from the air to the ground, rolled in a circle, and then got up staggeringly.

Ares rushed forward and carried him on his shoulders, turned around and ran to the boat.One of the giant's eyes was covered with blood, and he was even more furious. He bent down and lifted a boulder in his hands, and stumbled after it.In order to get rid of him, Natasha took a few steps back, and then rushed forward quickly, grabbing a thick vine with both hands to jump up, her body flipped in the air, and her right foot kicked hard on the injured eye.

The superimposed severe pain almost devoured the nerves, and the love giant wailed, and finally fell heavily to the ground.Taking advantage of this time, Yi Na cut off the fixed rope with a knife and let the boat leave the island.

Natasha ran across the shallow sea area, pulled the rope and jumped onto the boat, concerned: "Is Chen okay?"

"It shouldn't matter, the boss is helping him to check." Yi Na lay on the side of the boat, looking at the Ainai giant who was getting farther and farther away from everyone, and said, "I didn't expect this kind of creature to exist." "This group of people has a brutal and fierce personality, We can be regarded as helping Bigfoot on the island, that unicorn should not have lived more than three days." Natasha said, "Let's go, go and see Chen."

In the cabin, Liu Yunchen was raising his head, his neck was red, and his throat seemed to be injured.

There was also a deep wound on his arm, blood stained his coat, and he was sawed by the giant's forehead while struggling, and he didn't seem to be in a very good condition.

Seeing everyone watching him, Liu Yunchen struggled to speak, but Ke Lei covered his mouth and said, "Rest for at least five days."

Liu Yunchen nodded and coughed softly.

The visiting time was very short, and after 5 minutes, the others were sent out of the cabin by Ke Lei.

"At this time, why didn't Mrs. Heka appear?" Natasha frowned.

"According to the rules of the contract, unless the owner is dying, the undead do not need to appear."

Yi Na shrugged her shoulders, "But according to the relationship between Heka and Little Cutie, what happened today really doesn't make sense." Shouldn't she rush out immediately?

"Don't feel guilty, Chen is also one of us, and he doesn't need special protection."

Ming Chuan patted Ares on the shoulder, "It's the most normal thing for a soldier to be injured during a mission, and the environment at that time seemed safe. No one would have thought that there were giants in love on the island."

Although it is true to say so, but thinking of Liu Yunchen's poor state, Ares squatted on the ground, still very depressed.

After treating all the wounds, Ke Lei closed the medicine box, took two more anti-inflammatory medicines, and handed them to him together with the water glass.

Looking at the coin-sized pills, Liu Yunchen immediately felt his throat hurt more.

Ke Lei withdrew his hand again, broke the pills again, smashed the pills into powder with a gun butt with a layer of paper, and finally made it into a potion.

Looking at the yellow spoonful, even before it touched his lips, Liu Yunchen could already imagine what it tasted like, so he couldn't help frowning.

"Need sugar?" Curley asked.

Liu Yunchen shook his head, held his breath and swallowed the medicine in one gulp, but he didn't expect that some tiny particles that were not completely crushed would stick to his throat instead, causing a violent cough.

People outside heard the movement and rushed in to help.Liu Yunchen held the table leg tightly with his right hand, his white knuckles were protruding, and he seemed to be enduring severe pain.

"Chen?" Ke Lei didn't hide his nervousness at all.

"What happened?" Yi Na was taken aback, squatting in front of him worried, why it was fine a few minutes ago, but suddenly became so serious.

Liu Yunchen managed to breathe a sigh of relief, and waved his hands to indicate that he was fine.

"Probably because he choked on the water." Ke Lei explained.

"Okay." Ina breathed a sigh of relief. "I'm going to make some hot soup for you."

Liu Yunchen nodded, after experiencing the breathless cough just now, his throat seemed to be more swollen.Ke Lei asked him to open his mouth wide to check, then carried him to the bed and said, "You need a good rest."

"Boss." Ares asked outside the door, "According to the original plan, we will cross the hurricane belt tonight."

"Turn around and go to Snake Island." Ke Lei said, "Take a rest for a few days."

"No problem." Ares turned and went to the captain's room.Liu Yunchen said with great effort: "I can persevere."

"You need medicine, broth and enough sleep." Corey helped him cover the quilt. "Sufficient physical strength is a necessary condition for crossing the hurricane zone, understand?"

Liu Yunchen gave a low "um", with some apologies in his eyes.

"This matter is not your fault, nor anyone's fault." Ke Lei rubbed his cheek with his thumb, "Don't blame yourself, and don't worry about delaying the progress of the entire team."

"Thank you." Liu Yunchen continued hoarse.

"Little cutie, if you need my advice, you'd better not say anything right now." A void voice came from the chaos, "Otherwise you will probably lose your voice forever."

Liu Yunchen immediately pursed his lips.

Corey looked displeased.

"It seems that I have angered Your Excellency General again." Heka came out of the barrier with a giggle, still shaking the feather fan in his hand, and his high heels were as sharp as a murder weapon.

"Have a good rest." Ke Lei patted Liu Yunchen, then stood up and looked at Heka, his tone became slightly colder, "Maybe we should have a good talk."

Is it about my absence again in this incident?" Heka picked up Liu Yunchen's chin and checked the injury, "It is indeed a bit serious, but it will not be life-threatening. I have not violated the contract, Your Excellency General , Little cutie has to learn to fight by himself, you know, there are too many dangers in this world, I can't protect him for the rest of his life. "

Corey opened the cabin door and stared at her without saying a word.

"I——" Liu Yunchen just said a word, but Heka covered his mouth with a cold hand, "It's okay cute, we just went out to chat."

……

Liu Yunchen watched the two leave with worried eyes.

It was very windy outside the cabin.

"I need your explanation." There was almost no warmth in Ke Lei's voice.

"I've explained it just now." Heka leaned against the ship's side, his eyes lazy and innocent, "And all my actions so far have not violated the contract of the dead."

"What is your purpose?" Ke Lei said coldly, word by word, "Why do you want to form a bond, why do you want to go to sea, and why do you choose to stand by and do nothing during these accidents?"

"You have a lot of questions, and I am not obliged to answer them one by one." Heka stood up straight, turned around and wanted to go back to the cabin, but found that the way was blocked.

It's Ming Chuan and Yi Na.

And Natasha not far away.

"The general is asking you something, ma'am." Ming Chuan reminded again, wrapped in a thick scarf.

"This is really unfriendly." Heka turned around helplessly, and continued to negotiate with Ke Lei, "At best, I am negligent in my duty, and if Chen's life is really in danger in the future, of course I will help him without hesitation."

"Reason." Ke Lei still had a gloomy aura.

"Little cutie can lead me out of the barrier." After a long time, Heka compromised first, "You should know that few people can do this."

Ke Lei also thought about this problem, but couldn't find a reason, and finally could only attribute it to blood.

"It has nothing to do with the Liuyun family. Although they have endless wealth and status, they are just ordinary capitalists." Heka saw what he was thinking and continued, "So it should be related to his mother."

Ke Lei frowned and said, "Mother?" "Although I haven't seen her, I believe that Chen's mother is definitely not a butterfly who simply hangs around in social places." Heka closed his feather folding fan, "At least her bloodline, It should be related to the person who trapped me in the first place."

"What happened hundreds of years ago?" Curley asked.

"This is my secret, and outsiders have no right to ask." Heka leaned slightly, with his red lips close to his ear, "I can only tell you one thing. The original sealer was a mermaid."

"So you chose to go to sea with us?" Ke Lei said, "This reason can be accepted, but there seems to be another thing, and you didn't give a reasonable explanation."

"Another thing is why I don't want to save the little cutie?" Heka shrugged, "Because I didn't feel that his life would be in danger, and a moderate near-death experience might help him arouse the mermaids. Potential, I do it out of good intentions, Your Excellency General."

Ke Lei's voice was low: "You want to use him to find out who sealed you back then?"

"Believe it or not, I really like this little thing." Heka glanced towards the direction of the cabin, then sneered, "And when it comes to using, if I guessed correctly, if he hadn't brought me along Breaking out of the barrier, maybe you won't let him enter the military academy so easily, will you?"

Ke Lei's expression suddenly became frosty.

"We can make a deal and keep each other's secrets in front of the cutie." Heka tapped his chest with a fan and turned back to the cabin.

Seeing her come back, Liu Yunchen was finally relieved.

"Worried that we will fight?" Heka giggled and sat on the edge of the bed, and kissed his forehead. "It's just to talk about some things. It's all right now. You can take a good rest."

Liu Yunchen nodded.

Heka helped him cover the quilt, and instead of returning to the enchantment, he sat by the bed and accompanied Liu Yunchen, and even hummed a nursery rhyme—although the lyrics and tune came from hundreds of years ago, but But it also has an unexpected calming effect.

A young body always has a strong recovery ability. By the morning of the third day, Liu Yunchen could barely speak, the wound on his arm had healed and scabs had healed, and he was even able to help Yi Na get up to prepare breakfast.

A stack of freshly baked bread, together with freshly made jam, is full of field aroma.

Liu Yunchen took the plate and ran to the dining room with Ares.Ke Lei watched the two leave from a distance, with a smile on his face.

"Chen's recovery speed is beyond imagination." Ming Chuan said standing beside him, "According to the military academy records sent by Nan Ming, it only mentions that he was injured during training, but there is no statement about his recovery ability." .”

"So?" Corey asked.

"According to Nanming's carefulness and meticulousness, it's unlikely that he didn't notice it." Ming Chuan said, "This can only explain one thing. Only after entering the Artis Sea area, this characteristic of Chen will gradually appear."

Corey frowned.

Ming Chuan continued: "It means that he may really be a mermaid, as Heka deduced." After all, the mysterious and blue Artis has always been rumored to be the birthplace of the mermaid race, and it will bring happiness to the tribe. Warm and powerful.

Ke Lei turned his head and glanced at the young man not far away.At this time, the sea was calm, and Ares was carrying him on his shoulders to watch the sea fish and birds in the distance.

"The truth will be revealed soon." Ming Chuan said softly.

Ke Lei nodded, strode towards Liu Yunchen, and hugged him off Ares.

"It's time for breakfast." Liu Yunchen's cheeks were flushed, and he looked very excited to play.

"I'm glad to see such a happy smile on your face, but you still have to protect your throat." Ke Lei rubbed his head, "This is advice from an amateur doctor."

"I will pay attention." Liu Yunchen raised his hand to promise.

Ke Lei looked at him with a smile and said, "Let's go to the restaurant together."

"It's been a rare good weather recently." Ming Chuan also came over with a plate, "I hope that when we pass through the storm zone, the sea will be so calm."

"It's a good thing to have hope." Yi Na patted him on the shoulder and said, "Before we set sail, you can imagine the wind and sun here as much as you want." Wake up hard.

"Is it really scary?" Liu Yunchen asked.

"There are not only storms, but also fog, and the magnetic field during the voyage will affect the positioning of the compass, so we can only rely on Mingchuan to tell the direction." Yi Na replied, "Before that, you need to follow the directions on the map. Position, accurately calculate the angle of our voyage in the next three days, understand?"

"Understood." Liu Yunchen nodded, "No problem."

"I like your confidence." Yi Na pinched his cheek, and she even wanted to kiss him if the boss wasn't there.