Although Wang Qiang had walked far, his ears were sharp, and hearing the chattering behind him, he knew without guessing that it was those old women gossiping.
He had only just reached the Village when Wang Qiang broke out in a sweat. He hid in the shade of a wall corner to rest.
“Damn it, it’s so hot, definitely not suitable for going out.”
As soon as he finished speaking, a black figure entered his sight.
A black suit jacket, yellow baggy shorts, the clothes were so worn they were shiny, glinting in the sun.
The yellow Oxford sandals on his feet squeaked, squeak, squeak, his whole outfit was quite striking.
It was a pity he was bald, otherwise he would be dubbed the Striking Brother.
“Hey! Mo Dan, come here!”
Mo Dan was his nickname. As for his given name, Wang Qiang couldn't recall it for a moment.
Ever since he could remember, Wang Qiang only knew that everyone in the Village called him Mo Dan.
Because when he was a child, he was very annoying and cried all day long.
“Aren’t you hot?”
Wang Qiang instinctively reached out to grab at Mo Dan’s neck. Mo Dan first dodged a little, then revealed a mouthful of white teeth and laughed.
“Holy crap, you shouldn’t be called Mo Dan, you should be called Hei Dan.”
“Third Brother.”
Mo Dan pulled two tomatoes from his pocket and handed one over.
“Is this all you’re eating for lunch?”
Mo Dan didn’t say a word and squatted in the corner of the wall.
“Going for a swim in the sea when it cools down later?”
“Can’t you get some clean clothes to wear?”
“Didn’t your grandma come looking for you?”
“Damn it, are you mute? Can’t you say a word?”
Wang Qiang stood up, ready to leave. Staying with this guy for too long was likely to raise his blood pressure.
“Third Brother, I’ll go swimming with you.”
Wang Qiang tossed the bucket to Mo Dan and walked towards the beach with his hands behind his back.
Passing by Old Liu’s Pork Face Deli at the Village, the owner, Old Liu, was eating cold dishes and drinking ice-cold beer.
“Qiang Zi, where are you going? And you even brought a bodyguard!”
Wang Qiang pushed his straw hat back, glanced over, and greeted, “Old Liu… busy, are we!”
Turning back to point at the bucket, Wang Qiang continued, “Going clamming!”
Haha!
Old Liu almost spit out the beer in his mouth, mocking, “You? Clamming? Hahaha! Going clamming with your hands behind your back?”
Wang Qiang paused, thinking what bad luck he had stumbled into now. “Old Liu, what do you mean by that?”
“Going out to sea with your hands behind your back means bad luck! You’re going to hit a bad net!”
Wang Qiang was choked by these words. He had a flash of inspiration and snorted, “Believe in science.”
At this moment, a green Cherokee jeep drove towards the Seaside.
Seeing this, Wang Qiang quickly chased after it. It wasn't that he was interested in the Cherokee; the direction the off-road vehicle was heading was exactly the spot marked by the system.
Mo Dan caught up and asked, “Third Brother, what is science?”
Wang Qiang didn't bother to respond to him, just blurted out, “Third Brother is science.”
【Luck Value: 1267.】
Holy crap!
Why did the system’s Luck Value go up again?
No, what exactly does this Luck Value mean?
Wang Qiang clicked on the Luck Value data, and a small line of text appeared below.
【Luck Value is the host’s current good luck value. The higher the value, the better the host’s luck.】
【Luck Value is comprehensively assessed by factors such as timing, geographical advantage, and human relations, and will change in real-time.】
Wang Qiang ran even more joyfully. The current increase in value meant there was good stuff ahead!
Upon reaching the reef area, Wang Qiang was again dumbfounded.
This murky black seawater looked a bit eerie.
Although Wang Qiang was an excellent swimmer and could easily hold his breath underwater for two minutes, just looking at the murky black seawater made him feel dizzy.
“Xiao Xiongdi, how are the water conditions?”
A man wearing sunglasses got out of the jeep, pulled out a pack of Huazi cigarettes, and offered one to Wang Qiang.
Wang Qiang tucked it behind his ear and smiled, “You guys are…?”
“We’re here for camping and some diving.”
Wang Qiang glanced at the jeep’s license plate, Jing A.
In this era, being able to drive a jeep to the Seaside for camping meant they were either rich or noble, and probably didn’t know much about the rural sea area.
“If you’re going to dive, you should stick closer to the beach and play in that bluer water hole.”
The man in sunglasses laughed and replied, “We are professionals!”
Then the man in sunglasses stopped questioning. Another man and three women got out of the car.
Setting up tents, pulling out canopies.
“Oh, they’ve got some stuff.”
Wang Qiang felt a sour smell behind him. He turned his head and saw Mo Dan had crept up to him.
“Third Brother, are you talking about that small house, or those women?”
Wang Qiang glared at him and said in a low voice, “Watch your words, they are called young women.”
Wang Qiang suddenly came to his senses, punched Mo Dan on the shoulder, “Hey, why are you suddenly talking so much nonsense?”
When he turned back, Wang Qiang almost had a nosebleed. The three beauties had changed into diving suits, and their figures…
Logically, Wang Qiang was a doctor in his previous life; what hadn’t he seen?
The key was, this was 1995, these young people were too bold!
“Third Brother, what are those cans they’re carrying on their backs?”
“Oxygen tanks, for breathing. Ah, bad students have too many tools.”
Wang Qiang turned and ran along the path towards the water. He needed to get into the water quickly to cool down now.
“Mo Dan, come down with me later to catch fish!”
“Third Brother, Wang Zhen threw explosives down here before.”
“If I say there are fish, there are fish. If you talk more nonsense, I’ll punch you! If one school of fish leaves, won’t another come?”
Upon reaching the water, Wang Qiang quickly stripped off his clothes.
“Goggles, goggles.”
After putting on his goggles, Wang Qiang plunged into the water.
Mo Dan mumbled to himself. He had played in this place before and never found anything.
Although he had his own thoughts, Mo Dan was obedient to Wang Qiang’s words.
Mo Dan then also plunged into the sea.
Wang Qiang only felt a slight stinging in his ears, but after slowly adapting to the underwater pressure, he felt no discomfort.
He swam forcefully downwards while checking the system Luck Value.
【1128.】
【1065.】
【978.】
Holy crap, wrong direction!
He pulled his legs in, glided his hands upwards, and after his head was pointing up, Wang Qiang surged towards the surface.
After catching his breath, Wang Qiang was smarter this time. He first found his bearings on the surface and only dived when the Luck Value was at its highest.
When he dived into the water again, Wang Qiang became even more energetic. He saw the Coral reef, and the depth looked to be only five or six meters.
The first round was reconnaissance. He looked around the Coral reef but didn’t find anything valuable.
There were two long seaweeds, though. He might as well take them; his sister-in-law and two nieces both liked to eat seaweed.
After returning to the surface again, Wang Qiang took a breath and shouted, “Mo Dan, hang this seaweed on the rock first!”
After saying that, he dived down again.
This time he circled the Coral reef, stopping when the Luck Value was highest, but still saw nothing.
Just as he was about to return to the surface to breathe, two long tentacles emerged from a crevice in the Coral reef.
Holy crap!
This must be a Big Green Lobster, no doubt about it!
Catching it alive was impossible, it would sting his hands!
When he resurfaced again, Wang Qiang found that Mo Dan had already taken the seaweed to the shore and put it in the bucket.
“Fork! Hurry, there are lobsters!!”
Mo Dan turned around excitedly and ran, his shorts’ elastic band had deteriorated, almost exposing him.
He looked foolish, but he wasn't foolish at all. He tore off a piece of seaweed and wrapped it around his waist.
Wang Qiang took the fork and plunged into the water.
If he could catch a few Big Green Lobsters, he could lie in bed for half a month, and probably no one would dare to complain.
Diving back to the Coral reef, Wang Qiang slowly approached the two tentacles.
Whoosh!
The water in front of him suddenly became murky, and a vibration came from the fish spear.
Got it!
Wang Qiang couldn’t hold his breath anymore and quickly returned to the surface to take a breath.
He really wanted to go up and borrow someone else’s oxygen tank for a couple of breaths. This constant surfacing and diving was too time-consuming.
Wang Qiang noticed that the system’s Luck Value had only decreased by forty at this time, with no significant change.
This meant there was still more stuff here!
“Third Brother, hurry and see, you’ve poked a lobster nest!”
Mo Dan surfaced, actually holding a Big Green Lobster with his bare hands.
“You animal! Doesn’t your hand hurt?”
Wang Qiang thrust his fork at Mo Dan’s hand, stringing the two Big Green Lobsters together.
“Mo Dan, go up and ask those outsiders to borrow a large bag.”
“I… I don’t dare.” Then Mo Dan smiled shyly, shrinking his head back into the water.
“You’re such a useless piece of crap…”
Suddenly, the experience value in the system screen changed.
【Experience Value: 168.】
【System Store interface has been refreshed.】
Wang Qiang was delighted. This meant he could now go to the system store to buy items!