Because the preparations for this sea trip were more thorough, and with the photos of the volcanic island from different angles as a reference, they would not just drift aimlessly.
The sky had darkened completely when they finally found the coral reef.
It was now low tide, and the seawater had receded below many of the reef rocks.
Lu Zhe pulled the bamboo raft ashore and found a flat place among the rocks to camp for the night.
"Let's spend the night here tonight and go scavenging again at dawn tomorrow," he said.
"It's just a pity we didn't find too many skincare products," said Shen Bing.
"Don't worry, little by little," Lu Zhe replied. "There must be some in the other packages."
Shen Bing thought for a moment: "But we also shouldn't get our hopes up too high. Our plane was flying from China to Australia when it crashed, so most of the purchased goods were probably our own stuff!"
"Not many people would have ordered stuff for someone else, I guess," Jiang Yao chimed in.
Ning Shu asked, "Would foreigners order stuff from Pechoin (Chinese skincare brand)?"
Lin Qianqian shook her head: "The chances probably aren't very high!"
Tang Xiaoguo sighed, "Does this mean all we can scavenge is soggy clothes and shoes?"
Shen Bing pondered again for a moment: “Actually, in addition to the excess baggage items, the cargo hold also contained international mail parcels, so there would be more variety in those.”
She then asked Lu Zhe, “Oh right, did you happen to see any mail parcels or the like?”
Lu Zhe thought about it for a moment: “I took the packages from the outer parts first...but it looked like there were some rectangular ones neatly stacked farther inside that I didn't get a good look at.”
“Were there any shipping labels on them?”
Lu Zhe recalled, “Hmm...I only saw a corner taped up with yellow tape, couldn't tell if there were shipping labels.”
Shen Bing nodded, “Hmm, those might contain export goods then.”
Ning Shu asked, “What kinds of things do we export to Australia?”
Lu Zhe thought about it, “Toys, handicrafts, textiles, and electromechanical products!”
When he said that, Ning Shu’s eyes suddenly lit up!
“Electromechanical products!”
“What's that?”
“Generators, transformers, home appliances and communication devices should all fall under the category of electromechanical products,” explained Shen Bing.
“Oh my gosh, if we could find a generator...!” exclaimed Jiang Yao excitedly.
“Best case would be a solar-powered one!” said Lin Qianqian longingly.
“And then if we could also find a mini fridge, TV, stereo, washing machine, we'd be stepping right into modernization!” gushed Tang Xiaoguo happily.
Lu Zhe nodded, “We’d still need to scavenge an excavator before we can start building a modern villa here!”
“Lu Zhe, what do you think the chances are of that?” asked Tang Xiaoguo.
“What do you think?”
“There’s got to be at least one or two useful things!”
“To be honest, after two months of being soaked in seawater, most electromechanical products would probably be considered broken even if we did find any. For us, the usefulness of something like an electric rice cooker or air fryer is nowhere near that of a steamer pot and ladle!” Shen Bing supplemented.
She thought for a moment longer before adding, "And it might not necessarily be electrical products, could just as likely be toys or textiles!"
Shen Bing pondered some more, then said, "Lu Zhe, think you can haul up a crate tomorrow? At least so we know what's inside."
Lu Zhe nodded, "I'll try my best!"
Shen Bing nodded back: "Alright, it's getting late, let's eat something first!"
"But there are still four blind boxes we haven't opened!" said Ning Shu.
"I can't eat until those are opened!" said Jiang Yao excitedly.
"Me neither!" agreed Tang Xiaoguo.
Just then, Lin Qianqian jiggled the little padlock in her hand, "I cracked the code on this one!"
It turned out that among the padlocks on the third batch of suitcases brought up, some had not rusted stuck and Lin Qianqian managed to guess the code by randomly trying some common number combinations.
"520 - must belong to a girl!"
"Hurry, open it and see!"
Everyone grew excited again.
Sure enough, inside were female garments, shoes, sunglasses, sun hats and other such items.
The B-cup bras fit Lin Qianqian nicely, and Shen Bing could wear the shoes.
There were also toiletry items and basic medication!
Next, they finally spotted the long-coveted five packs of Big Eat instant ramen.
“Haha, ramen, braised beef flavor!”
“So considerate, even included the extras I like!”
“Jackpot!”
“There’s even ham sausage!”
“Looks like she wasn't coming to Australia to eat lobster,” Shen Bing remarked as she picked up a small bottle of antihistamine. “This girl was probably allergic to seafood.”
“Quick, try the codes on the other boxes!”
The girls started attempting to crack the padlocks on the remaining suitcases.
With number combinations from 000 to 999, they could usually unlock one within an hour if lucky.
This allowed them to preserve some locks for later use as well.
Shen Bing was very happy too: “Alright girls, you go ahead and keep trying, I’ll make us some food - what would you like?!”
The girls unanimously chorused: “Ramen!”
Indeed, after surviving in the wild for so long, any ordinary city food seemed incredibly precious now.
The once unremarkable ramen had succeeded in whetting all their appetites.
Meanwhile, Lu Zhe took out a dirty plastic bag - the fruit inside had completely rotten and was giving off a sour, putrid smell.
This would have been the most worthless item among the scavenged goods, but to Lu Zhe it was like striking gold.
He picked out a completely mushy rotten mango, washed off what was left of the rotten pulp, and a system prompt popped up in his mind: "Congratulations host for obtaining 1 viable mango seed, +1 potential point!"
Quick, keep digging!
"Ding! Obtained 15 viable apple seeds, +1 potential point!"
"Ding! Obtained 11 viable royal gala pear seeds, +1 potential point!"
...
“Hey, Lu Zhe, what are you doing?” Shen Bing asked.
“Seeds!” Lu Zhe held out his hand. “Who would’ve thought we could still find viable seeds here. We can try planting them on the island in the future.”
Shen Bing marveled, “So these were the most precious items all along, we almost threw them away as trash earlier!”
“All these modern amenities are extremely useful to us. We have to comb through carefully - don't lose the watermelon for the sesame seed!”
Before long, two more suitcases were unlocked. Tang Xiaoguo’s padlock had rusted beyond salvage and was pried open by Lu Zhe.
Most of the items like clothing, shoes, medication and snacks were nothing out of the ordinary...
Then they discovered a tightly sealed package that contained a laptop bag when torn open.
A laptop bag in the cargo hold?
grated, and just when he finally managed to get into an elite academy, he discovered that he actually had a system, and the way to earn rewards was extremely ridiculous. So for the sake of rewards, he had no choice but to start acting ridiculous as well. Su Cheng: "It's nothing but system quests after all." But later, what confused Su Cheng was that while he was already quite ridiculous, he never expected those serious characters to gradually become ridiculous too. And the way they looked at him became increasingly strange... (This synopsis doesn't do it justice, please read the full story)
e bizarre and supernatural had descended. The previous emperor was a thoroughgoing tyrant; no longer satisfied with human women, he had set his sights on a stunningly beautiful supernatural entity. He met his end in his bedchamber, drained of all his vital essence. As the legitimate eldest son and crown prince, Wang Hao was thus hastily enthroned, becoming the young emperor of the Great Zhou Dynasty. No sooner had he awakened the "Imperial Sign-In Intelligence System" than he was assassinated by a Son of Destiny—a classic villain's opening. The Great Zhou, ravaged by the former emperor's excesses, was in national decline. The great families within its borders harbored their own treacherous schemes, martial sects began to defy the imperial court's decrees, and border armies, their pay and provisions in arrears, grumbled incessantly against the central government. Fortunately, the central capital was still held secure by the half-million Imperial Guards and fifty thousand Imperial Forest Army who obeyed the court's orders, along with the royal family's hidden reserves of power, barely managing to suppress the realm. As the Great Zhou's finances worsened and supernatural activities grew ever more frequent, the court sat atop a volcano. Ambitious plotters everywhere dreamed of overthrowing the dynasty, and even some reclusive ancient powers emerged, attempting to sway the tides of the world. At the first grand court assembly, the civil and military officials nearly came to blows, fighting tooth and nail over the allocation of fifty million taels of silver from the summer tax revenues. The spectacle opened Wang Hao's eyes—the Great Zhou's bureaucracy was not only corrupt but also martially proficient, a cabinet of all-rounders. Some officials even had the audacity to suggest the emperor release funds from the imperial privy purse to address the emergency. Wang Hao suddenly felt weary. Let it all burn.
close your eyes and open them again, only to find yourself transmigrated into the role of a villainous male supporting character. Readers familiar with urban wish-fulfillment novels know that it is only through the relentless antics of the villainous male supporting character that the plot between the male and female leads can progress. As the villainous male supporting character, Long Aotian not only has to bully the female lead, harass the second female lead, and flirt with the third female lead, but he also has to go all out to antagonize the male lead. In the end, when his body is discovered, he is still clutching half a moldy fried dough stick in his hand. Fully aware of the plot, Long Aotian is determined to change his fate, starting with the female lead! In the beginning, the female lead lacks confidence: "Big brother, I hope I didn't scare you?" In the middle, the female lead treads carefully: "Brother Long, please don't hit me, okay?" Later on, the female lead becomes coquettishly clingy: "Aotian, it's time to pay the 'public grain' tonight." Long Aotian's legs go weak, and he feels like crying: "I taught you to be thick-skinned, not shameless!"
young master of the Shen family—a figure of immense power and wealth beyond measure—and awakened the "Destined Ultimate Villain System"! His starting scenario? Running into his icy fiancée who shows up with a mountain-descending divine doctor to break off their engagement. The divine doctor arrogantly taunts: "What does your Shen family have besides a bit of stinking money? You're not even worthy of tying Qingxue's shoelaces!" Shen Fei just smiled. He completely defied the usual script: "Fine, I agree to break off the engagement. Also, notify the finance department to withdraw all investments from the Su family." Minutes later, with its capital chain severed, the Su Group teetered on the brink of bankruptcy! The once aloof and proud ice queen CEO was thrown into utter panic. That very night, she went to Shen Fei's villa, casting aside all dignity to beg and plead desperately... From then on, in this world teeming with Sons of Destiny, Shen Fei embarked on a path of extreme dimensional suppression! A mountain-descending divine doctor? Peerless medical skills? Shen Fei: "Reporting you for practicing medicine without a license! I'll gladly take your ancient medicinal cauldron and twin sister assassins." The Crooked-Smiling Dragon King? Commanding a hundred thousand soldiers with a single order? Shen Fei: "Illegal assembly and suspected treason! Let a fleet of attack helicopters sanitize the area and teach you what the state apparatus really means!" A reborn tycoon? Knows all the golden opportunities of the next decade? Shen Fei: "A trillion in capital to reverse and pump the stock market, making you blow your margin and jump on the very first day of your rebirth!" What Chosen Ones? What bearers of Heavenly Fortune? In Shen Fei's eyes, they're all just chives (i.e., suckers/marks) waiting to be harvested! Shen Fei: "Sorry, but as the Destined Ultimate Villain, I don't play by the rules of honor. I only play the game of dimensional suppression."
