Chapter 130 - Endless Seas 05 (1/2)

The next morning, Xiao Lou’s biological clock woke him up at 7:30. He opened the floor to ceiling window and see the endless sea in the distance. The blue water was clear and the sky above was cloudless. The fine sunny weather meant the tourists were in a good mood. From time to time, there was laughter from tourists outside the cabin. Yesterday’s incident seemed to have been forgotten.

Yu Hanjiang put milk and biscuits on the table. “Professor Xiao, come eat breakfast.”

Xiao Lou finished was.h.i.+ng up, sat down on the bed and opened a packet of milk. He drank it and asked, “The water pollution problem should’ve been solved?”

Yu Hanjiang nodded. “Yes, just in case, let’s not eat the food on board for a while. The vacuum-packed cookies are safer.”

The two simply had breakfast and went to the entertainment centre on the seventh floor together.

After a night of rest, the tourist’s diarrhea symptoms were completely controlled. After breakfast, their faces were rejuvenated and they smiled.

At 8 o’clock in the morning, there was a long line for several cla.s.sic entertainment activities. In particular, the thrilling sea parachute previously charged 80,000 gold coins and now it was free. They naturally wouldn’t miss this golden opportunity.

The staff arranged the experience in sequence. Next to it, the airwalk, sea glide, banana boats and other activities had a large number of tourists gathered. The entertainment centre on the seventh floor was filled with laughter.

On the highest deck, many people held their phones and posed for photos against the railing. Others were recording videos with professional camera equipment. There was no doubt that these people were locals since challengers couldn’t bring the equipment into the secret room.

Xiao Lou roughly counted. There were around 100 locals on board. They didn’t know what was going to happen in the future so they were having a good time on the cruise s.h.i.+p. In contrast, the challengers didn’t have the leisure to experience the sea entertainment. Most of them were in the cabins while others were on the deck to watch the situation.

The s.h.i.+p had 450 challengers, a mixed bag. Since the cruise s.h.i.+p was now in a safe period and there were no emergencies, there was a tacit understanding between challengers to avoid unnecessary fighting. Everyone was waiting patiently.

The morning pa.s.sed quickly. The sea was calm with no waves and the sky was blue. The weather was so good that a casual photo taken could be a computer desktop.

Shao Qingge came to find Xiao Lou on the deck. “I have observed that no one has diarrhea on the entire s.h.i.+p. The problem of food poisoning should’ve been solved. Shall we go have hotpot at noon? It’s free anyway.”

Xie Qi heard the word ‘hotpot’ and couldn’t help gulping. He stared at Xiao Lou. “Can we go?”

Xiao Lou smiled. “It’s best not to. There is a saying that ‘pain is forgotten after the scarring.’ Don’t forget how we got hit yesterday. The Keeper of Spades never plays according to common sense. In case of another food poisoning and subsequent accidents, what if we need to run for our lives while finding the toilet at the same time?”

Xie Qi awkwardly scratched his head. Eight people running for their lives but couldn’t find the bathroom. Finally, they could only do it in their pants. This picture was too beautiful to imagine. Let’s listen to Professor Xiao and cautiously eat biscuits!

Shao Qingge spoke helplessly. “Yes, we can’t relax our vigilance. We’ll have a good meal when we return to the main city. Does little Xie like hotpot? Then we’ll find a regular hotpot restaurant and have a good time.”

Xie Qi nodded excitedly. “Yes, going to the main city to eat is more rea.s.suring!”

Mo Xuemin, Long Sen, Qu Wanyue and Liu Qiao also came to the deck. Old Mo looked at the distant calm sea and frowned. “How is it that nothing happened? This frequency isn’t quite right… in accordance with the progress of most secret rooms, seven day long survival rooms usually leave one day for everyone to become familiar with the environment. The next day, there is a series of accidents. How is it that things are too calm today?”

Xiao Lou glanced at Yu Hanjiang. “It’s like a parabola. The first day is the period of adaptation, the second to sixth days are the peak period of intensive accidents and the last day was calm.”

Yu Hanjiang nodded. “Today is the second day. The cruise s.h.i.+p must encounter an accident. Let’s wait patiently. If nothing happens in the morning then something will happen in the afternoon.”

“The scene is so lifelike that I thought there was thunder and lightning outside. As a result, the weather outside isn’t so good!”

”Let’s have lunch first and see it again in the afternoon!”

”I remember that there is another one at 3 in the afternoon. We should line up ahead of time and get good seats.”

Xiao Lou listened to the surrounding comments and raised his eyes to the endless sea. All the dangers were hidden under the calm sea but he didn’t know when they would come. The group went back to their room on the third floor for lunch.

Milk, mineral water, chocolate, compressed biscuits, juice…

Old Mo said, “As long as there are no accidents, this is enough for us to eat for seven days. I buy food with more calories, even if they aren’t delicious.”

Xiao Lou smiled. “It is okay to eat like this in the secret room. After returning, Chief Shao will invite everyone to eat hot pot.”

People said that living was the most important and they didn’t care about eating.

Yu Hanjiang stated, “Split it into three backpacks. If we encounter a dangerous situation where we need to escape, Long Sen, Little Qu and Little Ye will each carry one bag. You all have convenient movement cards and carrying a bag won’t affect your speed.”

The trio nodded, each one carrying a bag on their back.

After lunch and confirming the escape plan again, it happened to be three in the afternoon. According to the arrangement, the cla.s.sic play Thunderstorm will start at 3 p.m.

Xiao Lou was alert. “The play is about to start. Everyone, be ready.”

Yu Hanjiang ordered, “Little Liu, Little Qu, Long Sen and Old Mo will go to the stern. The four of us will wait here. After receiving news through the heart channel, we will meet at the stern on the first floor.”

Eight people getting together to act wasn’t very convenient. Yu Hanjiang divided them into two teams to be on standby. Xiao Lou pushed open the window and looked into the distance. The sea was very calm but there was no sign of a typhoon.

At this time, the theatre on the seventh floor.

The host called out, “Welcome to the 4D Grand Theatre. Please enjoy the cla.s.sic drama, Thunderstorm!”

There was applause and the curtain slowly opened. The leading actors came to the big stage in turn and started the wonderful performance.

Inside the theatre, the 4D lighting and sound effects created an extremely realistic environment. The plot was moving forward…

The actor Zhou Ping was the eldest son of the Zhao mansion. He had money and was from a wealthy mining family. He had an abnormal relations.h.i.+p with his stepmother but he felt in love with the gentle and kind maid, Si Feng. Due to the bad situation of Si Feng’s family, his father didn’t agree with them. On a stormy night, the actor decided to run away from home. Si Feng also ran away from home and the two people met in the living room.

Si Feng’s mother was called Lu s.h.i.+ping and she was actually the biological mother of Zhou Ping. She had been abandoned by Zhou Puyuan and remarried, giving birth to a daughter. After finding out that her eldest son and youngest daughter actually loved each other and that her daughter was pregnant, Lu s.h.i.+ping was so upset by the reality of the brother and sister love that she decided to hide the truth and let them go.

However, Zhao Puyuan, the culprit who abandoned s.h.i.+ping, also came to the living room. He recognized Lu s.h.i.+ping and excitedly asked his son to kneel down to recognize his mother. “She is your mother. 30 years ago, she didn’t die!”