Wind and Sand Tower (2)

The boat was six meters long and three meters wide, with everything they needed inside, including places to sleep and cook. In short, as long as they had enough supplies, they could stay at sea indefinitely.

Little Black Cat had designed and built the boat; Fanxin and Ren Fang had merely helped out.

"Little Black, how many days will it take to finish building it?" Fanxin asked. He wanted to put to sea sooner and search for his parents, who had been gone for many years. He missed them and wanted to see them.

"About a week, I think. There's no need to rush. You can't find the people you're looking for in a day or two anyway, right?" Little Black Cat said with a smile. It had now turned into a cat-shaped robot, which allowed it to work much better. If it had remained in cat form, doing things would have been very inconvenient.

"That's true, but if you can make it faster, then please do." Fanxin nodded slightly, agreeing that it made sense. Even so, he still hoped it could be done faster. After all these years, he had no idea how his parents were doing. The sooner he put to sea, the sooner he could find them.

"All right, but even at the fastest, it'll take four days. You'll just have to be patient," Little Black said with a helpless shrug.

"I see. Then there's nothing we can do." Fanxin smiled helplessly.

After that, they stopped talking and threw themselves into building the boat.

Just like that, four days passed quickly.

On the evening of the fourth day, they finally finished the boat. Its hull was black, Little Black's favorite color, and the whole thing looked cool.

"It's finally finished. I'm almost exhausted," Ren Fang said with a sigh of relief, wiping the beads of sweat from her forehead.

They hadn't needed to rush so much in the first place. But Fanxin was anxious, and they had no choice but to work faster. As a result, the strain on them had increased.

Still, fortunately, they had finally built the boat.

"Thank you both. We can set off tomorrow. Haha," Fanxin said with a smile.

"Mm, let's leave at noon tomorrow. We still need to stock up on some supplies in the morning. Otherwise, we'll have to go hungry," Ren Fang said after pondering for a moment.

There was no food on the boat, nor were there any seasonings or the like. They had to get everything ready, or once they were out at sea, they would have nothing to eat aboard the boat.

"All right, we'll leave at noon tomorrow. Everyone, go back and get some sleep now!" Fanxin said with a nod.

"Mm, let's go back to sleep." Holding Little Black Cat in her arms, Ren Fang left.

Fanxin took a look at the boat, then left as well, returning home to sleep.

They had worked for four days and nights straight and were utterly exhausted, so as soon as they got back, they fell into bed and went to sleep. They still hadn't woken up by eight the next morning.

It wasn't until nine thirty that they finally got up.

After washing up, they began packing their things: clothes, toiletries, cookware, spices, seasonings, and so on. They packed up everything.

Fanxin then put it all inside the Wind and Sand Tower. Although the Wind and Sand Tower was a weapon, it also contained a storage space. Inside, Fanxin saw a great many clothes, from baby clothes to adult clothes, all of them for males.

Fanxin knew that perhaps his mother had prepared them for him. But because Grandpa Nick had not bound the Wind and Sand Tower as its master, he hadn't known there were so many things inside for Fanxin.

Yes, Grandpa Nick had thought Fanxin would live an ordinary life, so he had long ago prepared to bury the Wind and Sand Tower. But unexpectedly, something happened at the end: a fox invaded Fanxin's brain and broke the seal inside his mind.

With that, how could he possibly stop it?

So he had no choice but to dig the Wind and Sand Tower out from deep underground again. It was a helpless measure.

After putting everything away, the three of them immediately set out, leaving the room and heading toward the boat.

When they reached the boat, they immediately pushed it into the sea and dropped anchor. Then they went into the forest and gathered a great deal more food. After cleaning and preparing it, they brought it all aboard.

Then they raised the anchor, started the engine, and headed out to sea.

Fifty meters from the island, Fanxin asked Little Black to stop the boat. He went to the stern and looked at the island where he had lived for eighteen years, his heart filled with mixed feelings.

He had never thought he would leave before, so he had never considered what would happen to him afterward. But now that he was leaving, he suddenly felt uneasy, as if something were missing.

Even so, he had to leave, because he needed to search for his parents. If he stayed on this island, there was no chance of finding them. Leaving was the only way. He also had to find the people who had attacked the Soul Clan back then and settle accounts with them, to ask why they had attacked the Soul Clan. The Soul Clan hadn't owed them anything.

He couldn't find any of these things on the island, so he could only leave.

"Grandpa Nick, I'm leaving! Thank you for everything you've done for me over the years! Without you, I couldn't still be alive! I'll always remember you! In my heart, you'll always be my grandpa! Goodbye for now, and please take care of yourself! Once I find my parents, I'll bring them back to see you!" Fanxin shouted.

He had wanted to bring Grandpa Nick with him. After all, once they left, Grandpa Nick would be all alone on the island, and that would be terribly lonely. But Grandpa Nick had told him that he couldn't leave, because his body had become one with the island. Anywhere else, he would feel unwell.

Fanxin knew it was because Grandpa Nick had lost the lower half of his body. If he hadn't, he would certainly have been able to leave with him. And he had lost it entirely because he was protecting Fanxin's family. So no matter what, Fanxin had to thank Grandpa Nick.

He looked at the island, hoping Grandpa Nick would come out to see him off. But he was disappointed; there was no sign of Grandpa Nick coming out.

He knew Grandpa Nick must have heard him and simply didn't want to come out to see him off. Parting was too sad. That was why Grandpa Nick didn't want to watch him leave.

"Sigh, forget it. Let's go. Grandpa Nick probably isn't going to come out." Fanxin waited more than ten minutes, but Grandpa Nick still didn't appear. With no other choice, he gave the order to set sail.

He couldn't wait there forever. He still had very important things to do.