I Am Cultivating in the Apocalypse

Chapter 844 - 934: Emptying the Island—Not Even a Single Fly Left Behind!

Old Man Zhou took another sip of tea, "Alright then. By the way, I was wondering why this kid Yang Yang never eats at the cafeteria and always heads to that girl’s boat for meals. Tomorrow, I’ll tag along with Yang Yang to mooch a meal, after all, when you’re old, you need some extra nutrients. Oh, and I’ll bring some of my old Pu-erh tea and wild black goji berries for the little girl to try."

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Jing Shu was unaware that someone was secretly observing her. After all, the ships here were part of the official fleet, so Jing Shu didn’t extend her influence much by planting insects or the like on the official ships.

But even if she knew, she wouldn’t care. At this moment, it’s all about making money, who’s got time to worry about all that?

In the hall, everyone was anxiously waiting for news. The elite teams had all gathered, ready to move at any moment. Two special teams had already been deployed to block the enemy’s long-range attacks!

As for Jing Shu, she seemed distracted, because just now, in the distant sea, a new island was discovered!!

Initially, the rotten mermaid was ready to go on an adventure, like discovering a new continent, but as luck would have it, this island turned out to be a gathering point for a pirate nest!

Of course, that’s not the key point.

When the rotten mermaid arrived, they just happened to see the pirates setting off.

"Boss Jing, Boss Jing, a batch just set off, and they’re pirates. They heard the news and are going to intercept one of the supports of our fleet. Should we go and intercept them?"

"They deployed five large ships, but Guo Tou went aboard and found them pretty poor—just a lot of weaponry and very few other supplies."

Pirates, huh? To them, weapons are like wives; naturally, they’d be in the highest configuration, while everything else is skimped on.

Jing Shu thought for a moment and suddenly changed the plan: "Let’s see what treasures the pirate nest on the island hides, forget about chasing after them."

Chasing this bunch of destitute pirates would yield nothing but a bunch of large ships and weapons, which Jing Shu didn’t really need.

As for the large ships, she didn’t want them either; taking them would mean telling everyone she had taken a big slice of the organization’s pie. Even if she hid them, it wouldn’t be easy to offload them later. Not worth the hassle!

But as for the pirates’ old nest, the possibilities of what it could contain are endless.

The allure of exploring unknown treasures is always something to look forward to!

"Alright! While they’re all gone, let’s empty it out!!"

"Just thinking about it gets me a little excited!"

Once aboard the new Submarine, Guo Tou and Wen Jun headed towards the island, paving the way with Abdominal Foot Worms, encountering no danger along the way.

Actually, this time, the pirates on the island were out with full military strength. After all, this island had been secret for so many years without anyone being able to find it. They couldn’t have imagined anyone would strike their nest in the few hours they were gone.

Along the way, Wen Jun encountered various people in captivity: blond Caucasians, black women, and Native Americans, quite the mix!

These might be women left behind after the pirates raided merchant ships. It’s just unclear where the Native American women came from!

They were only tied up with ropes at important parts, and one golden-haired, green-eyed, big-butt woman hugged Guo Tou’s leg, tearfully babbling who knows what.

Guo Tou scratched his head, looking distressed.

Just when Wen Jun thought Guo Tou might have other thoughts, Guo Tou said, "Wen Jun, does this woman want to leave with me and eat my food every day? What am I going to do? I don’t have enough for myself, so how can I share with her? The way she looks at me makes me feel like she’s going to eat me!"

Wen Jun: "No wonder it’s you, Guo Tou, let’s go quickly, don’t waste time! They’re not our people; we don’t need to save them. Leave them on the island; without the pirates, they’ll survive just fine."

Wen Jun and Guo Tou didn’t trouble them and instead began a thorough search on the small island within a few kilometers range.

Oh boy, it sure didn’t disappoint Jing Shu.

Although the pirate nest had little by way of bountiful food resources and seemed impoverished, they had some new fruit varieties unknown in the apocalypse and other collections worthy of a master collector.

You can’t begin to imagine how many large ships must have been plundered to gather such a variety of items. The gold and jewels alone piled up into a small hill.

While it might be useless in the apocalypse, Jing Shu still packed everything up and took it. Whether it was gold or silver, it still had use in the industrial zone and could still fetch some cash back home.

Besides, occasionally bringing out some shiny stuff and showing it off makes you feel much better, not to mention Mrs. Jing loves these glittering things. In future social gatherings, when handing out gifts to girlfriends, casually tossing a few jewels their way would surely garner plenty of envious looks.

Who wouldn’t want a friend who’s ready to shower you in gold and jewels?

And then there were quite a few satellite iron scraps, which shouldn’t see the light of day. Selling them recklessly would be troublesome if others managed to crack them open. Mostly, they held no value in this area.

But Huaxia desperately needed these. Turning them in later would earn considerable Merit Points, so they took it all!

Jing Shu was particularly pleased to discover a large stockpile of pickled crocodile meat and tons of crocodile skins. Crocodile skins have numerous uses and are quite valuable, even in an apocalypse. The crocodile meat can be a treat for the crew.

It was a windfall of blood-earned capital; the crew’s meals even improved, and Jing Shu didn’t spend a thing. Perfect!

The women stranded on the island watched wide-eyed as the island they spent years living on was emptied out.

How empty was it?

Even their usual pots and pans were taken away.

And the firewood they’d dried for winter was taken clean.

The most ridiculous part was that even the filtered water in the barrels was carried off.

In just over an hour, mountains of things, which to them seemed like rubbish heaps, were all hauled away.

However, before leaving, Wen Jun and Guo Tou spared a little food. After all, the women were used to living there, and the pirates probably wouldn’t return. With their own ability, they could survive, as there were resources on the island...

"Oh right, Guo Tou, those women can’t eat too much fruit. Have the Abdominal Foot Worm dig up a few unknown fruit trees, and let’s take those trees back to grow on the ship."

Guo Tou clapped his hands: "I almost forgot, Boss Jing said to gather more of this kind of fruit and plants, to dig them all up; she has a way to keep them alive. I’ll go do it now!"

So, more ridiculously, even with just two people, accompanied by a bunch of creatures, the fruit trees on the island weren’t spared either...