Chapter 103 - Emergency Landing (2/2)
”There is something wrong?”
Suddenly a voice brought Captain Fu back to reality. When he looked up, he could see Hei looking him straight in the eye. Although Hei was neutrally looking at him, Captain Fu couldn't help but have chills down his spine. It was like being naked and helpless before a dangerous beast.
”No, there is nothing wrong. If you want, you can sit in your cabin as we head to the island.”
”All right, let us know when we arrive. Lian, Xing, Ye, come on. ”
Picking up his little sisters from the ground and taking Lian by the hand, Hei went down, returning to his cabin. Although it was a risk to reveal that he could store so much space on himself, Hei didn't want to give up the flesh of spirit beasts. He had decided that he would no longer hide and that he would struggle with his teeth and nails for every single piece of resource that could make him stronger, even at the cost of having to clash with other living beings and kill them.
”Ye, Xing. Come.” Hei took his little sisters and put them on the bed. ”It's chow time.” So, he gave Ye the spirit core of the great white shark, and Xing, the octopus's one. As far as the spirit core of the manta was concerned, he would keep it aside for now.
”Once you've finished digesting, start resting. Lian, you should rest too. If there is only one island nearby that is also deserted, then it is likely that we will meet that beast tamer and the rest of his companions. I don't know what they are aiming for, but the fact is that they will try to kill us because they don't want witnesses about what they are doing on the island. Even more so now that we have killed the three spirit beasts sent as sentinels.”
”Shouldn't we tell Captain Fu? Since the octopus, the shark, and the manta are dead, the spirit pact with the beast tamer has been severed, so they know that something or someone has killed their spirit beasts. It is likely that they will be on the alert and that they will attack us as soon as we arrive. Consequently, the crew of this ship will also be involved.”
”There is no need for it now. They won't attack recklessly with the number of people on the ship. They will certainly take time to understand the situation. And that's where we'll hit. There is likely a treasure or something on the island. So they will split up to look for it and, at the same time, to watch over us. We will, therefore, use Fu and his men as smokescreen while we go hunting. If it is an uninhabited island, then the vegetation must have grown without a brake. And in an environment with thick vegetation, I have the confidence of being able to hunt anyone.” Hei replied, smiling at Lian and showing a confident expression.
”Alright, then. We'll do as you say. In any case, I will always be behind you to help you.” After saying this, Lian laid down on the bed and began to rest as Hei had ordered.
”Thanks, Lian,” Hei murmured in a low voice as he went to sleep as well.
*
After half a day of sailing, the ship had finally reached the deserted island shown on the map of Captain Fu. As they approached, they didn't notice traces of ships nearby or on the beach. Furthermore, except for the beach, the island was covered by thick vegetation that prevented one from seeing what was in the inner region.
”Okay, start the maneuvers for landing on the island. Once on the ground, we will proceed as soon as possible to create a temporary camp. It is almost sunset now, so we will work tomorrow morning at dawn.” Captain Fu shouted to his men, busy bending the sails and getting ready to dock.
”We finally arrived,” Hei commented as he took a breath of air.
As he had foreseen, the vegetation had grown out of proportion due to the absence of human beings. And that greatly facilitated his plans.
Once down, Hei and Lian decided to take care of the dinner for everyone, leaving Fu and his men to think about preparing the camp instead. Hei then took out the corpse of the great white shark and began to clean it and cut it into pieces. Then he threw each of the pieces straight into Ye's mouth before the little snake spit them out.
The reason for this was that shark meat contained high doses of urea along with other substances harmful to humans if ingested. That was because sharks were carnivorous creatures, so they absorbed every toxic substance of their prey.
Hei had learned this thanks to books on alchemy, where there were recipes that talked about using meat from specific spirit beasts to achieve particular effects. And among the treated meats, there was also shark meat.
Fortunately, Hei had his little sister Ye. Possessing the Concept of Digestion, it wasn't a problem for her to absorb the harmful substances and make the meat edible. After that, it would only be enough to expel the toxic substances through the cloaca, which was nothing but a small opening in the snakes, designed to urinate and defecate.
After receiving the pieces of shark meat, Lian would then cooked the meat on a fire they had lit. Thanks to the cooking, the part of Ye drool on the meat would disappear. Fortunately, the sailors were too busy with their tasks to notice the strange process that was taking place.
When they finished preparing the portions for all Fu and his men, Hei made more for him and Lian. The remaining shark meat was then cooked as it was, without having to treat it in Ye's body. That was the portion for his little sisters, and the spirit beasts were more resistant than humans when it came to ingesting something.
Thus, the members of the ship enjoyed the shark meat outdoors, illuminated by the starlight. Since they didn't have many spices and vegetables with them, the taste was a bit bland, but it wasn't bad. It was actually quite tasty. And the two young VIP passengers had prepared an enormous amount to fill everyone's belly.
Under that cheerful and relaxed atmosphere, none of them noticed that the two young martial artists had sneaked away secretly in the forest of the island together with the small spider and the small snake that were in their company.