Shanhai Folklore Research Institute

After three days of booking, we set out to travel. Everyone, except Lin Mian and Wu Ting, started shopping online for equipment, sunglasses, beach pants, sunhats, sunscreen, and even inflatable swimming rings and little yellow ducks.

Lin Mian was stunned by the battle, and was considering whether he should buy something, Hu Qiaoqiao winked at him: "No, my sister bought it for you, and I will give it to you when I get to the island."

Although Lin Mian was puzzled why he couldn't give it now, he was still very grateful. His luggage was very simple. He put a few changes of clothes and a self-defense game in his small schoolbag. The sugar bowl was also brought.

After tidying up his things, Lin Mian helped Yimu Ermu clean up the snacks he ate on the road.

"Do you want to bring jelly?"

"want!"

"Where's the duck neck?"

"Let's bring some that are not spicy."

"Ermu wants to be spicy!"

"Take them all..."

In the blink of an eye, it was the day of departure. The research institute and its party, except Dean Wu and his little assistant, Hu Qiaoqiao, Gouwei, and Mr. Qi were all dragging big suitcases, and even the twins were carrying a Thomas the train, and embarked on the journey in a mighty way. .

Chuancheng is not close to the sea, they need to fly to the nearest pier first, and then take a special cruise ship to the island.

Lin Mian asked Gouwei for the itinerary, and when he learned that they could only arrive at Feiyu Island, the destination of the trip, in the early morning of the third day, which meant that it would take almost two days on the light road, he felt a little complicated.

It turns out that monsters can't just go out and play with a swish.

Wu Ting saw what he was thinking, and couldn't help but feel amused: "Traveling a long distance actually consumes a lot of monster power, and human transportation is very convenient. You can go to most places you want to go with only a small amount of money, so monsters are more willing to go. Choose the latter to travel."

To put it bluntly, it is lazy, and besides, many big demons are not short of money at all, so why make yourself tired when you can be comfortable?

"And if you don't hide your body well to be seen by humans when flying or escaping, it will easily cause unnecessary trouble." Hook Wei paused, "I will also be invited to drink coffee by the Special Control Office."

Therefore, the constraints on the monsters are actually quite large.

The cruise ship for seven people has three floors. The bottom floor is the crew's residence, kitchen and dining room, the middle floor is the ordinary cabin, and the top one is the first-class cabin.

Brother Wei booked the entire first-class cabin with his wealth and wealth. Lin Mian went to see the room. The decoration is extremely luxurious. The toilet alone is bigger than the dormitory of Sichuan University. The balcony directly leads to the promenade deck, where you can enjoy the sea view. Human life is so unpretentious and boring.

Even so, the dean is still not satisfied.

"It's too noisy." Wu Ting leaned against the railing, frowned and looked at the head of the second-floor cabin, "Why don't you book the whole cruise ship?"

Brother Wei is feeling bitter, now is the peak time for summer travel, and they are in a hurry to book, in three days, it would be nice to get a first-class cabin...

But he didn't dare to say or ask, so he could only shrink his neck to pretend to be a quail. Fortunately, Dean Wu didn't get too entangled in this matter, he just said that he was not an example, and went to the assistant.

It was Lin Mian's first time to take a cruise ship, and he was so excited that he ran from the bow to the stern, following behind him like a tail.

The ship set sail with a dull siren sound, the deep blue water was broken by the ridge of the ship, the rolling waves were like thick snowdrifts, the distant sky meets the sea level, the real water and sky are of the same color.

The salty sea breeze blew across his cheeks, messing up Lin Mian's slightly long hair, and Wu Ting couldn't help but go over to help him straighten it.

Lin Mian turned to look at him. The afternoon sun caused the young man to narrow his eyes slightly, and his slender and thick eyelashes trembled slightly. Dean Wu felt that he was bewitched by the little assistant again.

The distance between the two was very close, so close that the chaotic images on Lin Mian's body scrambled to get into Wu Ting's mind, cool and intense.

The mist, the mountains, the distant call, the boiling salty pond...everything is full of fatal temptation to Wu Ting.

Wu Ting's gaze was fixed on Lin Mian's face. The assistant's pupils were the same color as her hair, a light natural flaxen color, which is very rare among human beings, but Dean Wu unexpectedly liked it very much.

Not only the eyes and hair, eyebrows, nose, lips, fair and slender neck, even the little mole on the tip of the eyebrow, he likes everything, very much.

The vast and boundless sea made Lin Mian feel very good. His attention was quickly attracted by the passing seagulls, and he turned his gaze back to the direction of the cruise ship. Wu Ting lowered his head, and his chin just touched the top of his head. The dean carelessly rubbed the little assistant's hair.

"What's that?" Lin Mian pointed in a direction on the sea surface, confused.

Wu Ting immediately followed his movements and looked over, the waves were layer upon layer, and there was nothing but white foam stirred up.

Lin Mian blinked hard, the sea is not calm, but there is nothing unusual.

"What's wrong?" Wu Ting asked softly.

"I just saw something in the sea just now." Lin Mian hesitated.

"Is it a fish?" Gouwei also approached with one eye and two eyes.

Lin Mian shook her head, "No."

The thing floated up and down with the tide, and was submerged in the deep blue water the moment it came into contact with his sight.

"I can't see the body underwater, but its head looks a bit like a dragon." Lin Mian gestured.

"Dragon?" The round face with hooked tail was full of astonishment.

Wu Ting also couldn't help frowning: "We haven't sailed out of the sea yet, so the Dragon Clan shouldn't be here."

Dragons are very proud monsters. Like phoenixes, they have been regarded as gods by humans since ancient times. They are huge and live in the deepest part of the sea. Turning over can even cause storms at sea. The environment near the sea is not suitable for dragons, especially But in the past ten years, the area near the land has been seriously polluted, and the dragons, big and small, are even more reluctant to come.

"Maybe it's my eyesight." Lin Mian said uncertainly.

At this time, Hu Qiaoqiao called them over to have afternoon tea.

Afternoon tea is provided free of charge on the ship, which is a special benefit for first-class cabins. The refreshments are both Chinese and Western, and they are very beautifully made. The Dahongpao I usually drink can't compare to it.

"When it comes to food and all kinds of gadgets, monsters have more good things than humans." Hu Qiaoqiao glanced at the tea soup in the glass and clicked his tongue.

"That's right, 500-year-old monkey wine, aura-filled red meat, suet oil, a holy product for skin care, and fat hair that can protect against lightning..." Old Qi touched his forehead, Immediately, he said with regret, "It's a pity that after the aura is thin, the monsters will either fall asleep or stagnate. The output of these good things will become less and less, and many of them will be out of print. You can only see them in the monster market."

"Is there really a demon market?" Hearing this, Lin Mian couldn't help but ask. He was very surprised by the setting that only appeared in fantasy novels.

"Yes." Yimu nodded, her big eyes flickering.

Ermu rushed to popularize the science and said: "The demon market opens every ten years, it must be very lively, all monsters from the human world will participate, and there are a lot of delicious food in the demon market."

The twins couldn't help swallowing.

Lin Mian was amused by the small appearance of the two, and heard Gouwei say: "By the way, the last demon market was this year, right?"

Wu Ting nodded: "This year is the seventh day of July."

The seventh day of July?

Lin Mian was surprised: "It's been more than half a month..."

"Yes." Yimu put a small pink pastry in the shape of cherry blossoms in front of him like a treasure, and motioned Assistant Lin to try it, it's not bad!

"Does Lin Lin want to go?" Ermu asked with his chin in his hands.

"Ah, can I go too?" Lin Mian was a little surprised. As the name suggests, the monster market is a market for monsters. He always felt that it was quite... dangerous to mix with humans.

Although it is still difficult to say who will be in danger.

"I'll take you there if you want." Wu Ting rubbed the cup with his fingertips a few times, and said casually.

"Think." Assistant Lin's eyes were shining, not pretentious.

"Which company is the organizer of this demon market?" Wu Ting looked at Gouwei.

Hooking his tail and pinching his fingers, he calculated: "Last time it was the Fox family, this time it's the turn of the Feng family."

Speaking of the Fox Clan, Hu Qiaoqiao proudly puffed up her chest: "The last Fair was very successful, no matter from the layout of the venue, the number of participants, the scale and number of booths, and the transaction amount of the auction house, it was second to none in the past century. If you don't put in some thought, I'm afraid there will be nothing left in the comparison."

Wu Ting nodded lightly: "The fox clan is indeed well organized."

Hu Qiaoqiao heard the words and climbed along the pole very dog-leggedly: "Thank you for your compliment!"

The seven people ate and drank all afternoon, and the first-class dinner was delivered to each person's room by the waiter. There was no need to eat in a restaurant with other passengers, which was very considerate.

There are rich entertainment facilities on the cruise ship, such as chess and card rooms, billiard halls, gyms, and even a sauna. Hu Qiaoqiao asks Lin Mian to go to the horse to kill chickens, but the latter politely declines. Assistant Lin, who is full, prefers to lie on a deck chair Blow the sea breeze and watch the sunset.

Wu Ting looked out the window of his own room, and he happened to be able to see his gently swaying feet, white and tender.

Dean Wu watched it for a while, and then sat down to deal with the mail. As the leader of the research institute, he couldn't completely stop working even during the holidays, especially after knowing the existence of the space crack.

Dijiang issued an order, and the special management office, including the subordinate front-line departments, dispatched almost all the manpower to search for space cracks. Some that could be sealed were sealed on the spot, but they could not be sealed, or those who could not be confirmed sent messages to ask Wu Ting and Bian Changfeng for their opinions. , the people from the Research Institute and the God Investigation Bureau need to go there in person.

Fortunately, everyone was lucky. This operation uncovered many wild little monsters without household registration, but there was only one real space crack, and it was not big, which was sealed by Di Jiang himself.

Lin Mian stretched, and there was a vibration in her pocket. She took out her phone and saw that it was a WeChat message from her roommate who was forced to come out a few days ago.

A mature gourd baby: Linzi, what are you doing?

Paji: The unit organizes mid-year tourism.

A mature gourd baby: ? ? ?

Lin Mian thought about it, and sent a selfie with the sea as the background.

It took Lu Yichao a long time to reply, as if expressing his extreme shock.

A mature gourd baby: Damn it!

Paji:?

A mature gourd baby: You promised to be a poor dog together, but you secretly went on a trip!And it's out to sea!

Lin Mian could feel Lu Yichao's resentment through the screen, but Lin Mian shook her head helplessly.

A mature gourd baby: Seeing that grandpa is growing up healthily and happily, the gourd baby is relieved.wipe tears.jpg

Lin Mian couldn't laugh or cry, stared at Lu Yichao's profile picture for a long time, and finally couldn't help asking: Why did you change your name?

A mature gourd baby: Linzi, don't you think this name fits my temperament well?Vicissitudes of life.jpg

Paji: I don't see any maturity... The old man's phone in the subway.jpg

A mature gourd baby: No, I think I am sexually mature!

Paji: ...

The author has something to say:

Gourd baby: Talking about the coquettish words, the baby said that she was the second, and no one dared to say that she was the first!

ps: The demon market opens on the seventh day of July, this day is really... wonderful!

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Thanks to the little angel who threw the landmine: Mumumumuyuxi 1 piece;

Thanks to the little angel of irrigation nutrient solution: Judy~5 bottles; Mumumumuyuxi 1 bottle;

Thank you very much for your support, I will continue to work hard!

Chapter 48 Sea Shepherd (2) The little assistant who just woke up is softer and more harmless than usual...

As night fell, the hustle and bustle on the cruise ship gradually subsided and returned to tranquility. Except for the captain's room, the lights of other cabins and kitchen restaurants were extinguished one by one. The waves lapping on the ship seemed to be the most soothing serenade.

Shen Jun is 21 years old this year. He is an ordinary crew member on this cruise ship. He just joined the job last month. A crew member was on duty at night, but the man said he was not feeling well and couldn't get up. At midnight, Shen Jun had to go to each floor to patrol with a flashlight.

In fact, he knew that the other party just wanted to be lazy, but Shen Jun didn't care, this cruise ship named Poseidon was like a charming and beautiful goddess in his eyes, and he didn't mind spending more time with his goddess time.

The young man who has just started working is full of fighting spirit. From crew member to chief mate, he has a clear career plan. If he performs well, he may become a captain one day and own a cruise ship of his own.

Shen Jun checked the water, electricity and gas on the lowest floor, and went back and forth in the cabin on the second floor. There was nothing abnormal, and then he came to the first-class cabin on the top.

When chatting with my colleagues today, I heard the latter mentioned that the entire first-class cabin was booked out, as if an employee of a certain research institute organized a tour.

Shen Jun was a little bit envious next to him, what kind of research institute is this, and the benefits are too good!

The corridors and stairs of the first-class cabin are covered with high-quality wool carpets, and there is no sound at all when you step on them. This place is quieter than the two floors below, and the well-made retro wall lamps on the walls emit a dim light.

Shen Jun waved away a moth lying on the glass lampshade, suddenly a small gust of cool wind blew out from nowhere, wrapped in the smell of damp, salty sea water, in the daytime, Shen Jun quite liked the smell , but now it inexplicably gave him goosebumps.

"Has the temperature cooled down?" Shen Jun rubbed his arms and muttered something in a low voice. He checked the direction of the wind and strode over, only to find that the door of the innermost guest room was ajar.

There are hundreds of rooms in the first class, and everyone in the research institute only lives in seven of them, and most of the rest are empty. Shen Jun is a little strange, because the guest room department of the cruise ship has regulations, and the cleaned rooms are required to be locked. A wave of guests can ensure cleanliness and sanitation before checking in by swiping their cards.

Shen Jun shook his head, this year's cleaning aunt is not good, and she is too careless, the flashlight scanned the room, Shen Jun sighed the luxury of the first-class cabin, and was about to close the door, when his eyes followed The spot of the flashlight fell somewhere.

It was the bathroom of the guest room, blocked by the corner of the wall, Shen Jun should not be able to see it, and it was indeed the case, he just caught a glimpse of the shadow projected on the opposite wall.

Without the cover of tall buildings in the city, the moonlight on the sea was extraordinarily bright, and with the large flashlight in his hand, Shen Jun could still see the shadow even though the lights in the room were not turned on.

At first he thought it was the projection of a coat rack or other furniture, but he soon realized that it was not, because the shadow was very thick, and its shape, how should I put it, looked a bit like some large animals, except that this animal used two feet stand...

Shen Jun was taken aback by his own imagination. It is clearly stipulated that passengers are not allowed to bring pets on board, not to mention such a big one, even kittens and puppies are not allowed. The main reason is for everyone's safety.

This matter must be reported to the captain tomorrow, and then talk to the person in charge of the research institute. He can understand the feeling of wanting to travel with pets. After all, most people now have pets and treat them like family members, but in some public places Really inappropriate.

As for now, he can only wrong this big cutie and go to the bilge for a night...

Shen Jun pushed up his sleeves, thought for a while, and went to the kitchen to get a piece of meat bone left over from the soup—even if he was going to be locked up temporarily, he couldn't let the hairy boy go hungry!

When we got back to the first-class cabin, the pet was still in the bathroom. Shen Jun walked in with a flashlight and a bone in the other, and then he froze all over.

pat.

The fleshy bones fell to the ground.

Wu Ting lay on the bed and opened his eyes. Just now he noticed a trace of monster aura, which was so faint that it was almost hard to catch. Trying to hide it.

Wu Ting turned over and sat up, walked to the window, happened to see a black shadow dragged something quickly over the railing, and jumped into the sea.

Wu Ting frowned, and opened the back door leading to the deck. The sea wind was very strong at night, the waves were rough, and the waves were much more violent than during the day. He stood for a while at the place where the shadow jumped into the sea, and the evil spirit had been completely blown away by the wind. blown away.

Dean Wu clicked his tongue lightly, the world has really changed, and he can meet little monsters with short eyes on the boat when he travels casually...

He glanced at the time. It was three o'clock in the morning. As long as the aura was sufficient, monsters could actually stay awake for a long time. Sleeping was just to better integrate into human society.

Wu Ting was no longer sleepy at this moment, touched his chin, turned back to Lin Mian's room, heard the even and familiar breathing sound from inside, the corners of his mouth slightly curled up, then leaned his back against the door, took out his mobile phone, and chatted happily Open a reading app.

After Ba Zong's silly, white and sweet romance drama, the dean discovered something new and interesting, that is the novel about Mr. Ba's chasing his wife in the crematorium.

Most of the stories in this kind of novels are like this.

"President, it has been a year since you threw Madam into the corner of the mountain to dig coal."

"Does she know she's wrong?"

"No, but Madam led the brothers to overthrow the local snake and became the coal boss herself."

Or something like this.

She was gone for five years, and the president went crazy for five years, until he found out that five little ones who looked like her appeared at the airport...

The president immediately called the secretary: I want to know all the information about these five children and their mother within 3 minutes. If you can’t do it, go dig coal in the mountains!

Dean Wu reads novels while learning about love experiences. After reading a few books, he closes the app and cancels the automatic renewal.

Early the next morning, Lin Mian was awakened by the noise outside. He scratched his tousled hair, pulled on his slippers and opened the door. He poked his head out and faced the handsome face of the dean.

Assistant Lin was stunned, and then said blankly: "Morning Dean!"

The little assistant who just woke up was softer and more harmless than usual. Fawn's eyes were tinged with confusion. He was wearing an old T-shirt as pajamas, revealing his delicate and delicate collarbone. The breath like mist in the mountains was more obvious. , Wu Ting's Adam's apple moved unconsciously, and slightly looked away, his face was still calm: "Morning!"

Lin Mian came back to her senses at this moment, and stretched her neck to look around: "What happened?"

"It seems that a crew member is missing." Wu Ting said as he smoothly pushed down a handful of dull hair on the top of his head, but the latter stubbornly curled up again, and then pressed again, again and again... Finally, Wu Ting Chang secretly used a little bit of demon power, and finally got the dumbo submissive, and then saw Assistant Lin carelessly snoring his head with his hands, and the dumbo stood up unsteadily again.

Wu Ting: ...

"Ah, how could there be less?" Lin Mian was extremely surprised. Being on the sea is no different than on land. There is water all around. Leaving the cruise ship is just looking for death.

At this time, other people in the research institute also came out of their respective rooms, and Wu Ting told the story of seeing the black shadow on the deck last night.

Gouwei couldn't help hissing: "That guy with so many of us on board dares to drag people into the sea, he must be too brave!"

Yimu's small face is serious: "You must be too fat!"

The second eye agrees: "The guts are too fat!"

Hu Qiaoqiao blew on her beautifully manicured nails, and snorted: "Maybe it's because I'm hungry."

Many monsters have fallen asleep for hundreds of years, which is equivalent to not eating for hundreds of years. The extreme hunger makes them have to take risks.

"Isn't there enough fish and shrimp in the sea for it to eat?" Lin Mian's face was a little ugly.

"Probably this monster's recipe is relatively simple." Qi Lao squinted his small eyes, as if pointing.

Lin Mian's expression became serious upon hearing this.

"Follow me closely in the next few days." Wu Ting's deep and mellow voice rang in his ears, and Lin Mian nodded seriously.

Judging from what happened last night, the monster probably lived in the sea and sneaked up on the cruise ship in the middle of the night to look for food. The other party may have swam far away, or they may still continue to follow them, but they have restrained their breath.

The news that someone was missing on board caused a brief panic among the passengers, but soon the panic subsided, and the captain himself came forward to tell everyone that the crew member accidentally fell asleep in the bilge while patrolling in the middle of the night. The colleagues in the dormitory didn't know about it, so they made such a big oolong.

"You can fall asleep on the night shift... let's deduct all the bonuses this month!" Someone started to shout.

"Yes, it's really not right to doze off while patrolling. Fortunately, nothing happened at night..." The crowd also murmured to express their dissatisfaction.

The administrative director was eager to get wise, and immediately asked the kitchen to give everyone a sweet soup with red dates and white fungus to calm the shock, and the discussion gradually disappeared.

The emotions of the passengers were soothed, but the captain and the administrator were worried to death. The crew members disappeared inexplicably, but they dared not call the police, and they dared not turn around. Not to mention the breach of the contract, they would not make any money, and might have to pay a large amount of liquidated damages .

After discussing it, the two decided to keep the matter a secret for the time being, and wait until the return trip. After all, there were so many people on board and only a few crew members, and no one else knew about it except for them.

Most of the passengers will disembark at the first island at noon today, and the rest of the first-class passengers will stay on board for one night. The captain reminds everyone to be vigilant. If anyone is missing again, everyone should stop sailing , Pack up and go home to sell sweet potatoes.

The author has something to say:

Master Dean: Why do you always encounter monsters when you travel casually?I just want to have a quiet relationship, how can I fix it!

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感谢在2021-12-0118:00:00~2021-12-0218:00:00期间为我投出霸王票或灌溉营养液的小天使哦~

Thanks to the little angel of irrigation nutrient solution: 1 bottle of Mumumumuyuxi;

Thank you very much for your support, I will continue to work hard!