Blood Sea.
An endless stretch of ocean.
Wooden planks drifted aimlessly.
Gu Qingshan sat comfortably on a plank, holding a fishing rod as he fished.
A handsome man with a strikingly similar look to his was crouched on a stool nearby, scribbling on paper.
—Historical Recorder, Fireworks Chengcheng.
The two went about their own business, letting time drift by.
At some point.
Gu Qingshan glanced back at the man. "Hey."
"What?"
"It's mealtime."
"Okay, just a little longer. I'm almost done here."
"What are you working on?"
Gu Qingshan asked with interest.
At his question, the man set his pen and paper down on another stool and said with a bitter expression, "Sigh, I still have some debts to pay off... Anyway, it's a long story. Let's eat first."
He brought out a steaming hotpot and set it on the stool.
"It's cold lately. How about beef hotpot?" he asked.
"Sounds great," Gu Qingshan replied cheerfully.
The man began setting out the bowls and chopsticks.
Gu Qingshan put away his fishing rod and crouched in front of the stool. As he watched the hotpot steaming, he got bored and casually picked up Fireworks Chengcheng's pen and paper to look them over.
On the sheet of white paper, he saw a list:
"List of alliance leaders who are owed updates: Aircraft of the China Family, Nine-Fingered Cat, 'Misaka,' Little Mushroom Picking Girls_, Sun and Moon in a Pot, Universe in the Sleeves (Silver Sprout), Violent Tiger Bro (Silver Sprout), Newbie Village Chief Typar (Silver Sprout), Magical Little Arrow (Silver Sprout)..."
What was this? Gu Qingshan was about to ask when Fireworks Chengcheng rushed over and snatched the paper away.
"Hey—" Gu Qingshan protested.
Fireworks Chengcheng said nothing. He quickly lit the paper with a lighter and held it beneath the hotpot,