Monty's gaze at Tang Ling was filled with resentment.
Without transforming, it could not resist Tang Ling, so all it could do was allow Tang Ling to pour a tube of energy liquid into its mouth.
As a matter of fact, Monty also wanted to transform to fight Tang Ling. However, other than energy fluids, there was nothing else to eat. Even if it could resist Tang Ling, it could not resist hunger.
"Go." Tang Ling patted Monty's big head gently. His tone was filled with envy towards Monty.
He was really envious. He could drink a tube of energy fluid at a time and digest it in two to three hours.
If it was not for the fact that Monty only drank a tube of energy liquid a day despite its fast digestion speed, Tang Ling would have thought that he could not afford to raise Monty.
However, if he could do it, he would be envious.
Monty was very displeased, but in the next moment, the intense pain made Monty jump up. He started rolling and jumping on the deck repeatedly like a rubber ball.
This kind of drama happened every day, but Tang Ling did not feel anything about it. After an hour or two, it would stop.
After cleaning up Monty, Tang Ling continued to calculate the things that he had been calculating.
What was that? This was the movement pattern of the strange island mentioned by the Blood Scissors Brothers. In short, the information extracted from Mantle's mouth should not be fake. With Mantle's IQ, he could not fabricate such a complicated pattern.
The difference in the weather was the general pattern of the island's movement, and Mantle could not explain some of the smaller patterns. Therefore, the success rate of the three brothers finding the island was only 60%.
However, Tang Ling noticed a loophole in it. He suspected that the general pattern of the island's movement might be related to the weather, but a more detailed pattern was related to the light.
This light not only included sunlight, but also included moonlight.
The doubt had been buried deep in his heart. Now that he was free, he started to calculate it repeatedly. His calculations proved that he was right.
Gradually, the blueprint that Tang Ling used to calculate the movement pattern of the island had a complete picture of the island's movement.
Tang Ling had simulated the map three more times, so there should be no mistakes.
According to the map, Tang Ling should be able to locate the strange island a day earlier. However, Tang Ling did not do so because he had to calculate the best rendezvous point, the time he should land on the island, and he had to consider the weather.
The weather on the ocean was constantly changing. Perhaps a sudden storm could change the position of the strange island.
This kind of thing could not be prevented, so the only way was to define the scope.
Tang Ling was at the crucial point of his calculations when Monty interrupted him. That was why he used the energy liquid against Monty.
Without Monty's interference, Tang Ling's calculations started to speed up.
Finally, his pencil wrote a series of numbers.
The series of numbers represented the coordinates and time …
"Are they the ones?" Tang Ling raised the paper in his hand and laid down. It was early in the morning, so the not-so-blinding sunlight shone through the paper and landed on his face.
"It's settled then." Tang Ling calculated the time in his heart and made up his mind.
It would be a lie to say that Tang Ling was not nervous about the grand plan. However, if Tang Ling was nervous, he would be repeatedly vigilant.
He was as cautious as he could be. He believed in the results of piling up the numbers. As a matter of fact, he could not afford to make a single mistake.
He read the paper twice more before a ball of fire appeared in his hand and burned the paper. He then turned around and went back to the cabin.
The ship was operated by AI, so all he had to do was input the time and coordinates into the ship's AI. All he had to do now was wait.
Three days and four nights had passed.
After finishing his work in the cabin, Tang Ling habitually went to the garage. There were a lot of bones in the garage, but now, there was only a small pile of bones left.
Tang Ling could not help but smile bitterly when he saw the bones. The 200,000 True Capital coins' worth of energy could only last him for such a short period of time.
Little seed! Little seed! Tang Ling felt the sudden pressure, but the little seed in his heart that had been satiated for the past few days suddenly turned around like a human as if it was sleeping. Tang Ling could not help but smile bitterly.
He was too lazy to absorb the energy on the deck, so he sat down in the garage with his legs crossed and absorbed the remaining bones.
'I'll only need the bones of vicious beasts at Level 5 and above,' Tang Ling thought to himself as he absorbed the energy.
The bone armor on his body flashed again. Compared to the pitiful armor that only covered his forearm, the bone armor was a lot more complete now.
It covered his limbs and formed a breastplate that covered his chest and back.
At this moment, the bone armor was no longer a deathly pale color. Instead, it had turned into a normal, pure white color, and there were also faint black patterns on the bone armor.
It meant that the few parts of the bone armor on Tang Ling's body had been tempered to the second layer. When it reached the second layer, the patterns on the bone armor would be completely black.
That was Tang Ling's choice. He did not choose the bone armor that covered his entire body. Instead, he chose the enhanced bone armor that protected his limbs and the vital parts of his chest.
Tang Ling's idea was simple. As long as his limbs were in place, his limbs would not be injured, which would hinder his movements.
As long as his chest was protected, his enemies would not be able to kill him with a single blow.
Although the head was also a vital part of his body, the cranium was stronger. As for the soft abdomen, it was not enough for him to lose his combat power instantly.
As long as he did not lose his combat power instantly, he should be able to survive given his HP.
Tang Ling absorbed the remaining bones in silence. His absorption speed was a little faster than a few days ago.
The little seed did not only have two leaves, but it even sprouted new branches. The leaves seemed to have changed a little, but Tang Ling could not really feel it.
Tang Ling was not in a hurry. He would eventually find out what was going on with the little seed's leaves anyway.
His priority now was to absorb the bones and practice the five footwork combat skills.
With Tang Ling's level of comprehension, he did not have any questions after a quick glance at the combat skills on the first day he bought them.
It was fast for him to familiarize himself with the moves, but he was not satisfied. He had been chasing after the ultimate goal, which was to practice the combat skills to the point where they became muscle memory.
He told himself that he could not limit himself to a certain type of footwork. Instead, he had to fuse all the footwork that he had mastered so that he could switch between footwork naturally without any pause.
Indeed, only muscle memory could achieve such a state.
Other than that, Tang Ling finally had the time to absorb the energy liquid. Tang Ling was depressed to realize that even though the energy liquid could help him store energy, it did not help him fill the gap left by the little seed's first stage.
The gap could only be filled with vicious beast meat. The energy liquid was useless.
In other words, whatever Tang Ling wanted to absorb from the energy liquid would have to be divided into three portions.
The first would be the bones, the second would be the energy liquid, and the third would be vicious beast meat.
Tang Ling suddenly felt like he was running out of time. He could not stop for even a second.
Nevertheless, he accepted the tiredness and fulfillment.
**
Time passed quickly.
Amidst the turbulent undercurrent, every fleet was searching for the Starlight Nether Fish excitedly.
The young warriors' fleet was only searching for the strength on the surface. Only the Poseidon family knew how many forces were involved in the search.
After all, they controlled the safety line of the ocean.
However, the Poseidon family was also troubled. They could temporarily lock down the incoming ships, but they could not lock down the ships that had crossed the safety line. They could not cut off their communication either.
They could not stop them either. After all, how could they admit to searching for the missing fish?
Therefore, the Poseidon family tried their best to search for the missing fish.
Fortunately, the title of the Royalty of the Sea was not just for show. With great effort, they were able to find the missing fish.
The Poseidon family found all the witnesses and based on the scattered clues, they managed to piece together an incomplete map of the Starlight Nether Fish's movements.
Upon a closer look, the picture matched exactly with the one that Tang Ling had calculated in his mind.
The incomplete map was handed over to the strongest group of scientists in the Poseidon family. The group worked day and night to decipher the pattern. It was said that they had made great progress and in five days at most, they would be able to completely grasp the pattern of the Starlight Nether Fish's movements.
It was announced by the leader of the Poseidon family as if they had made great progress and only the leader of the family knew.
As for the specific time needed to decipher the pattern, only the leader of the family knew.
In short, because of the news, the Poseidon family was filled with all kinds of speculations and excitement.
Everything seemed to have nothing to do with the Harvest anymore.
They returned to the Tommy Safety Line. As if giving up was a huge blow to them, their ship was anchored at the port. However, the crew members of the Harvest did not have the mood to relax or have fun.
On the first day of their stay, some people came to buy some stuff, including Fatty and Xi Feng from the Harvest.
For the rest of the time, people could see the crew members moving around on their own ship.
Their unwillingness to give up made them work extra hard. The so-called activities on the ship were nothing more than training on the deck.
Maybe because there were too many people watching, many of the crew members chose to train in the cabin.
The crew members of the Harvest were the same. As the top geniuses, they could not bear the mocking gazes that were filled with pity.
However, the watchers did not think that it was a problem. Even in the cabin, they could still hear their conversations and activities.
Occasionally, they would show their faces on the deck, but it did not matter.
The watchers felt relaxed at the moment. All they had to do was wait for Tang Ling's return.
On top of that, because of Young Master Samuel's order, they dared not get too close or cross the line.
So be it.
This was the best situation that the watchers could fight for.
**
22nd of May, 3.04 in the afternoon.
It had been more than half a month since the day they set sail.
Tang Ling's 16th birthday passed quietly in the middle of the voyage.
What was his birthday? There was only one memory in Tang Ling's mind. It was a meal with his grandmother and his little sister.
If there were still some good stuff stored at home, such as some clean meat, his grandmother would not be stingy and add it to Tang Ling's birthday meal.
At that time, his grandmother would not allow Tang Ling to share more with his little sister, so Tang Ling had to eat more.
San San was sensible. Even though she craved the meat in her brother's bowl, she would pretend that she did not want to eat.
In the end, San San would give her brother a present.
It might be a bouquet of wildflowers or a straw bracelet. Standing on the deck, Tang Ling looked at the thick mist before him with a sad smile.
He had actually forgotten about his birthday. If he did not have to calculate the time accurately, he would have forgotten about it.
What was the point of remembering it? Her mother-in-law and younger sister were no longer around, and it would be difficult to find the warmth she had in the past.
What was he doing standing there in a daze? The strange island that he had been searching for was right before his eyes. He should make his move right away.
Tang Ling clenched his fists as messy thoughts rose in his mind. Why had he not dreamed of his little sister for a long time? Could it be that he had already forgotten about them in his current life where he could not stop for even a moment?
No, it was too scary! I can't let it go. I can't let it go.
Tang Ling sucked in a deep breath, his chest aching.
He tried his best to think of something else.
For example, it was a special resource season. The Tri-Colored Mutated Pearl that only appeared once every two years and the Starlight Nether Fish that only appeared once every three years were not staying put.
The Tri-Colored Mutated Pearl was not in the stormy waters. The only clue he could rely on was that if he could not find it in the stormy waters, he would find the Starlight Nether Fish.
It was not the first time such a situation had happened.
But what if the Starlight Nether Fish disappeared? Who would have thought that they would be following the mist before him?
Tang Ling had seen the school of Starlight Nether Fish before! They were less than a nautical mile away from the strange island.
The number of them was so huge that it formed a dazzling ripple under the bright sun.
However, when Tang Ling's ship saw them from afar, they seemed to have sensed his presence and dove into the water.
It piqued Tang Ling's curiosity, so he jumped into the water using the Captain's Belt. To his surprise, he did not see a large school of Starlight Nether Fish in the water. Where were they hiding?
It was a mystery.
However, Tang Ling was not in a hurry to solve the mystery. The Starlight Nether Fish had been following the strange island, so they would not give up easily. Everything would have to wait until they reached the island.
Therefore, Tang Ling followed his calculations and searched for the strange island that the three Blood Scissors Brothers mentioned. In less than two minutes, Tang Ling found it.
However, it was not an island that appeared before his eyes. Instead, it was a cluster of thick mist.
It was not rare to see clusters of mist above the sea, but it was rare to see a cluster of mist at such a close distance. There was no island in sight.
It was a very good disguise. The mist was around seven to eight meters above the sea and the space between the mist and the sea was very natural.
"A 3D holographic projection?" Tang Ling furrowed his brows. The information from the Blood Scissors Brothers did not mention such a thing.
Did it mean that he was in the wrong place? Tang Ling did not know what it was. He trusted his calculations very much. Besides, did he not find a cluster of mist?
Tang Ling did not believe in this kind of coincidence. The coordinates that he had confirmed were coincidentally a cluster of mist.
Therefore, regardless of the doubts in his heart, he would talk about them after he reached the island.
Tang Ling might be anxious, but he was not in a hurry at all. This time, he drove the ship around the cloud and got a rough idea of where it was.
The strange island was not big. The longest part was no more than 500 meters, the widest part was no more than 300 meters, and the height was no more than a dozen meters. In short, the shape was not regular.
On top of that, it was just the shape of the mist that shrouded the island. However, the fog was diffuse. If the strange island was really shrouded in fog, the island should be smaller.
"Hmm." Tang Ling grunted, but he did not confirm the result right away.
He just chose a place where the clouds were slightly thicker and drove the boat into it.
In the end, the spreading of the mist was much bigger than he expected. When he entered the mist, all he saw around him was still mist.
However, Tang Ling did not panic. He started to drive the ship deeper into the mist bit by bit. After 20 meters, the ship finally hit something.
Even though he hit something, Tang Ling's eyes were still filled with mist.
Had it been a normal person, he would have bumped into a reef in the middle of the mist, but Tang Ling did not think so because he activated his visualization method right away.
As expected, he could see the flow of energy in the real mist. It was obviously a constructed mist.
Tang Ling pursed his lips. No wonder the strange island floated in the sea without being discovered by anyone other than the Blood Scissors Brothers. There must be a reason behind it.
As for how the Blood Scissors Brothers discovered it? Tang Ling did not ask for the details. He speculated that they must have tried to hide in the mist but ended up crashing into the island. Maybe?
There might be a loophole in the answer, but Tang Ling did not want to dwell on it. He tidied himself up and put on a super elastic weight reduction backpack before he jumped into the sea.
He had to admit that spending 3,000 True Capital Coins on this backpack was a good deal. Aside from the amazing elasticity of the backpack, which allowed it to carry a lot of things, the super-technological runes and the Universal Source Rock's technology allowed the backpack to float at any time, which was very practical.
At least, Tang Ling did not feel tired at all when he swam in the sea.
The ship hit something like a reef, so Tang Ling did not stay in the sea for long. Around 30 seconds later, he reached a reef beach.
It was an island! Tang Ling crawled up the reef beach with his hands and feet. The water was getting shallower.
When he reached the shore, the mist that shrouded the island was a lot thinner, and the entire strange island was in his sight.
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