The Midnight Owl

Chapter 32: sorrow and grief

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From the content, to the strategy, from the key points, to the additional reminders, Wu Sheng purified and simplified all 3/23 of the information given by Mao Qiping, and then entered it into the mobile phone memo, which still took up one screen.

Xu Wang listened carefully throughout the whole process, and finally took Wu Sheng's mobile phone to consolidate his memory from beginning to end. He really felt that the price of 400 yuan was simply the conscience of the industry.

After finishing the third level, we will come to the most important thing at the moment, the endless sea.

"The four lighthouses represent the destinations of the four routes. The lighthouses on the East-West Treasure Beach contain treasure chests, which can be used to issue money or stationery. There are flying ships in the lighthouses on the North-South Flying Island, which can fly to any coordinates..."

Mao Qiping just started, when the five-in-one "ding--" sounded at the same time under the boat.

: North Flight Island (1/3), the first ship sails into the clouds.

Looking at the four people who scrolled the information on their arms, they were all startled. Someone has already reached their destination and even successfully entered the lighthouse? What does the (1/3) in parentheses mean

It seemed that he was used to such questions. Before the ship could speak, Mao Qiping, who was under the ship, answered the question directly: "A team or one person has already arrived at Beifei Island and has broken through the lighthouse. There are still two places left there."

"Where?" Xu Wang heard the clue.

"There are three places to climb the tower for each of the four destinations, on a first-come-first-served basis." Mao Qiping said, "Once the places are full, the lighthouse will be closed directly, and it is useless to go to the island."

"It's too fast..." Qian Ai glanced at his phone. It's just been an hour since they came in. It feels like an exam. You're still doing the multiple-choice questions on your side, and they've already handed in the papers.

Mao Qiping is no stranger to it: "The teams that can choose the Flying Island are basically fully prepared to go to the coordinates of the next level. Of course, the speed is fast. But there is a good thing about the Endless Sea, even if the competition fails, there will be no Punishment, it's just a night of work in vain."

"Can one person climb the tower?" Wu Sheng was very concerned about what Mao Qiping just said about "a team or one person".

"Yes, the Endless Sea is different from the level. It does not discriminate whether it is a team or a team. Individuals are considered a team, and they will also occupy a place after climbing the tower." , First, the speed of the floating ball is far less than that of the sailboat, and secondly, if you meet other teams on the island and compete to climb the tower, there is almost no chance of winning a pair of four."

"Understood." Wu Sheng nodded and closed his eyes.

The remaining three partners looked at each other, um, this is the time to update the rules again.

"Speaking of the lighthouse," Mao Qiping said, "the function of the two flying islands is the same, and so does the treasure beach. The difference is only in the direction of the flight route, so do you want to open the treasure chest now, or do you want to go to the next coordinate point?"

Xu Wang understood that Mao Qiping had to provide two strategies for the route and the lighthouse according to their choice. After all, they paid for one route, and they couldn't let everyone say all four.

Regarding the choice of the route, the four people have already discussed it before. Xu Wang confirmed it with his partners in a very short time, and lowered his head to answer Mao Qiping: "Treasure Beach, let's go to open the treasure chest!"

Previously, I just guessed from the literal meaning of "Treasure Beach", and it is possible to get the treasure. Now it is 100% sure to win the lottery. Ah, money, here we are!" The excitement, and the determination "I must make up all the money for the strategy!"

"East or West?" Mao Qiping asked again.

"Which side is less crowded?"

"Let's go west, because many teams feel that the purple energy coming from the east is more auspicious than the west."

"Then let's go west!"

"..." Mao Qiping scratched his chin, thought about it, and finally came to his senses. I, it seems, was tricked into sending another free message!

This business is done with blood and tears.

"West Treasure Beach" route strategy: ①After selecting the route, the boat will automatically drive, but the direction of the boat will be steered by the person on the boat; ②Go north first, and then sail straight to the lighthouse after seeing the first water monster, that is to say, The optimal channel should follow a broken line, not a straight line, otherwise it will greatly increase the probability of encountering water monsters; ③ Try to avoid getting too close to other ships to prevent being attacked, after all, there are only three places.

"West Treasure Beach" lighthouse strategy: ①There will be a tower guard in the lighthouse, and you must defeat him before you can reach the treasure house at the top of the lighthouse; ②The weapons and positions of the tower guards change every day, so I don't know today for the time being. What kind of attitude will the tower guards defend, but it is known that there are armed guards at the door, sneak attacks and assassinations hiding in the tower, hiding in the commanding heights, throwing black powder, indiscriminate machine gun shooting, etc. ③ There is no absolutely necessary connection between breaking through the tower and opening the treasure chest, and other competing teams can completely reap the benefits, so before reaching the treasure house, you must not take it lightly.

About the route and the tower attack, Mao Qiping said a lot in detail, but in summary, these are the above.

The fog began to spread all around, and it was still vague when I raised my eyes, but the visibility in the vicinity was better.

"The role of the strategy is not to fight an unprepared battle. Whether you can finally attack the tower and grab the one-third of the places is up to you." After saying too many words in one breath, Mao Qiping's voice was smoking. , After saying this conclusion, he unscrewed the thermos cup he carried with him and drank it.

Xu Wang also wanted the other party to rest, but he didn't have time to wait for anyone, so he quickly said: "Well, the precautions and experience of daily brushing..."

"I know," Mao Qiping didn't mind, quickly put down the thermos cup and looked up, "It's a commonplace to pay attention, the first is to go together, at any time, don't take the team you meet lightly, no matter how kind they are, these days , you don’t hurt people, but people hurt your heart; the second is don’t take it for granted, even if you pass this level twenty times, the twenty-first time may be new; the third is don’t abuse stationery, save one, It can save lives at a critical time…”

"As for experience, hey, it's not really any experience. It's just that I've seen too many people on this endless sea, so let's count it as a personal experience," Mao Qiping smiled, ignoring the shrewdness of a businessman. Pointing sincerity between friends, "No matter which level you reach, if you are not ready, you would rather stay in the last level or in the endless sea for a while, and don't rush forward. This will be an extremely long game. In the journey, if you want to go to the end, you must fight steadily and step by step.”

"Understood," Xu Wang lowered his head and looked at him seriously, "As long as you meet other teams, if you lose the competition, you will return to the starting point. It is better to prepare for a few more days than to be impulsive and not worth the loss."

"Origin?" Mao Qiping was inexplicable, "Who sold your fake news."

"No?" Not only Xu Wang, but also Wu Qianjin's three partners were surprised. Although they didn't spend any money, under the circumstances in the cabin at the time, there was no need for tall, handsome, thin and white to be punctured by such an experience. lie to them

"It's not the original point," Mao Qiping gave Zhunxin'er directly, "it's just three steps back. For example, if you fail to submit the paper on 7/23, you will have to start over from 4/23 next time."

Wu Sheng asked: "If you don't go back, what about staying at the original coordinates of 7/23?"

"It's still inhaled at midnight, but there will be no 7/23 checkpoint," Mao Qiping looked at him, "but the endless sea of that province."

Wu Sheng: "The division of the endless sea is based on the province. As for the level, how far can the level be entered with the coordinates as the center of the circle?"

Mao Qiping: "The level is based on a city. As long as you enter the city where the coordinates of the current level are located, it will no longer be an endless sea."

Wu Sheng: "Is the opening of the level the only one?"

Mao Qiping: "No, the only three, the last level that was successfully completed and the new level that can be passed, both are open, and then there is the first level, which is always open. ."

Wu Sheng: "Then if I happen to be standing at the border of two provinces..."

"Wait a minute," Mao Qiping raised his hand and motioned Wu Sheng to stop talking. He lowered his head and pondered for a moment. He finally realized that he had almost finished revealing the basic rules.

The problem is that these people didn't buy any rules other than injury and death!

Although the smiling captain haggled the price fiercely, it was your love and I would like to make a deal. This handsome young man is a white wolf with empty gloves! What's even worse is that at the moment of being asked, I was completely brought into the rhythm of the other party, and I didn't think about money or not. Pride in penetration.

This guy, no, this team is toxic TAT

"Hurry up and choose a flight route," Mao Qiping wanted to watch the customers leave now, "otherwise, the places will be full in a while."

Wu Sheng could hardly hear a sigh, it was rare to encounter such a smooth communication, and he suddenly ended the topic, he was still a little reluctant.

"Xiao Mao..." Xu Wang suddenly stretched out half of his body, lowered his body as far as possible, and narrowed the distance between them.

Mao Qiping swallowed unconsciously and looked at him vigilantly: "Huh?"

Xu Wang smiled brightly: "After dinner in the restaurant, they even gave you a fruit plate or something..."

Mao Qiping narrowed his eyes, considering whether to use a telescopic rod to pick these guys into the sea one by one.

"Just give me an orange, we won't pick it!"

"… "

After drifting at sea for a year, Mao Qiping has seen all kinds of teams, Buddhist, irritable, rambunctious, elite, broken, and indomitable, but he has never seen such a group.

Say okay, you want them to sink in every minute, but if you don’t say good, you can’t get angry at them again, and even a little envious of them unconsciously, thinking, “If only I could do this too.”

Mao Qiping wanted to find a particularly lofty word to describe these guys, but he looked around and found only three words.

Normal heart.

In this hellish place, despair and excitement are easy, but the hardest thing is to still be yourself and remain calm.

"It's all a loss, it's not worth an orange," Mao Qiping sighed heavily, showing his sadness that "trading is not easy", but the words he said were all dry goods, "If you can take the green train, don't take the motor train. High-speed rail, if you can take the high-speed train, don’t take the plane. First, it saves money, and the water will flow. Second, the period between the two levels has been lengthened objectively. Originally, you handed in the old test yesterday, and you can invest in the new one today. But if you take a sleeper, you may have an extra night of rest time, sleep on the train, and sleep on the endless sea, to ensure that you will be full of energy when you reach the next level, and you will save a night of hotel accommodation.”

Xu Wang smiled: "So the key is to save money."

Mao Qiping was also happy, half-joking and half-joking: "If you guys are not short of money, just pretend I didn't tell you, but you can't tell me, or I'll throw your 800 yuan into the sea with hatred."

"We are short of money, we are very poor!" Xu Wang hurriedly assured.

Mao Qiping nodded in satisfaction: "Well, it's comfortable."

Both the money and the goods have ended, and we must leave.

The four chose the "West Treasure Beach" on their arms together, and soon, the uncontrolled rudder turned freely.

The three partners watched Wu Sheng together.

Military division Wu had nothing to do. While comforting himself with "the greater the ability, the greater the responsibility", he rushed to the cockpit, held the rudder, and accurately adjusted the bow to the due north.

The sailboat and the floating ball slowly pulled away.

Xu Wang, Qian Ai, and Kuang Jinxin were beside the railing, bowing their heads and waving goodbye to Mao Qiping.

Although it was a business, this person was the first real friendly person they met in the "Owl". It was about to separate at this moment, and there was a hint of sadness in the bottom of my heart.

Qian Ai was not used to such a delicate atmosphere, so she waved her hand and said goodbye with a joke: "You did this business, I feel that we entered a different place, we are the island of thorns, you are the Chinese dream."

"It's all forced out," Mao Qiping, who waved his hand, said angrily, "otherwise, what should I do, I can't break through, and I can't walk."

Qian Ai said: "It's not bad for you to make money, so you can use it as a second career."

Mao Qiping put down his hand and looked at him quietly.

The boat and the floating ball were already one meter apart, and the salty sea breeze still sent every word of Mao Qiping to the ears of the three of them.

"My daughter-in-law gets up every night and doesn't know where her husband is. My child gets up every night and can't find his father."

In his eyes, there is real, repressed suffering.

Qian Ai's smile faded and she fell silent. He can make jokes and jokes, but he doesn't know what to say to Mao Qiping like this.

Xu Wang suppressed the unpleasant feeling in his heart and tried to persuade: "When you go out at five o'clock, they will forget what happened at night."

"But the torment during those five hours was real," Mao Qiping chuckled and shook his head. "My son cried out once every night, and cried several times."

His voice was very soft, but the softer it was, the more it made people's heart tremble.

Children cry and twitch, which can be big or small, and even severe sequelae.

The distance between the boat and the floating ball is getting farther and farther, and Mao Qiping's voice is getting more and more blurred.

"They forgot, but I remember, night after night, never ending..."

This is what they heard, Mao Qiping's last sentence.

After that, the floating ball, the person, and the vague sigh disappeared in the vast sea of fog.