Yordle

"We also need to check on the progress. After all, we left Sarah with a big problem."

These past few days, Ato had also felt the inconvenience of transmigration: no phone! No computer! No internet! No games!

Life on the ship was truly too healthy, too regular! As long as they were away from land, the sailors lacked entertainment, much like a well-trained army.

As soon as it got dark, except for a few on duty, everyone returned to their rooms to sleep. What Ato found most unacceptable was that Runeterra didn't even have Dou Dizhu!

"I, Ryze, and Sarah can make up a group. If we add this guy behind us, we can even form a mahjong table..."

Should I introduce this game to Sarah and the others? It would definitely be popular among pirates.

Although he was in the game world himself, Ato ultimately couldn't get used to the lack of these things.

He recalled waking up in his previous life and staring at the screen until his eyes were dry and sore in the early morning before closing them again, only to repeat the same thing the next day. His current life was as disciplined as a machine!

Meanwhile, Sarah greeted the guards at the door and arrived at the entrance of the cockpit, only to be hit by an indescribable smell.

The three of them were gathered around a piece of equipment, muttering to themselves. On the floor were food trays, several empty wine bottles, and uneaten bread.

The stench of leftover food mixed with sweat. One could imagine how terrible the environment in the cockpit was.

"Captain, you're here..." Raven suddenly stood up straight, his expression stiff. He wished he could find a hole to crawl into, having his captain see his current living conditions.

These past few days, apart from using the toilet, the three of them had eaten and slept in the cockpit. They didn't clean up after meals, let alone attend to personal hygiene.

But Andrew didn't want this at all. Raven and Sanchez had dragged him along, explaining all the instruments and equipment in the room, making him so tired his mouth was dry.

"What stage is the progress at?" Sarah asked, suppressing her discomfort.

"It's great, Captain! With this ship, even without Mr. Ato's help, we can defeat Gangplank!"

Raven became excited at the mention of the warship. They had gained a preliminary understanding of the ship these past few days, and their spirits were high.

Just you guys? Without relying on that monster? They don't understand how terrifying Gangplank is... Andrew thought to himself.

"Tomorrow, at the latest, we can set sail again. Our current grasp is not proficient; it requires practical operation."

"So after finishing the last part of the lesson, we've decided to start the ship and begin sailing. Andrew will be in charge of piloting, with Sanchez and I assisting, and we'll master it thoroughly during the voyage."

"Mm," Sarah nodded slightly, then frowned, "Can you restore this place to how it was originally?"

"Yes, Captain!" Raven and Sanchez said in unison. They exchanged a look with Andrew, and the three of them busied themselves.

"Haha, as expected, the living environment of shut-ins is the same in every world."

Ato couldn't help but laugh out loud when he saw the terrible state of the cockpit from the doorway.

"Mr. Ato, what does 'shut-in' mean?" Sarah pondered the meaning of the strange word, but couldn't figure it out at all.

"Uh... it's not important." Ato was about to make up an excuse when he suddenly turned around, his eyes narrowing. "There's a magical fluctuation."

"Magical fluctuation?" Sarah was a little confused. Ryze was the only one on the ship who knew magic. Was he conducting some magical experiment?

"It's not Ryze. He's already here. The fluctuation is on the deck. Let's go take a look."

The two arrived at the center of the deck. Ryze had arrived half a minute earlier and was observing the magical symbol that had appeared on the deck.

The symbol was about a meter in diameter, yellow, and composed of a roughly symmetrical design of branches and leaves extending to both sides, with a swirling mark in the center.

"This symbol..." Ryze stroked his chin. "I think I've seen it somewhere before. I don't feel any danger."

After Ato saw the symbol clearly, he slapped his forehead and muttered, "Troublesome guys have arrived."

"Are they enemies?" Sarah became vigilant.

"No, when I say troublesome, I mean trouble of another level..."

Before he finished speaking, the yellow symbol erupted with a strong light, and an oval opening gradually formed above it, filled with colorful hues.

Accompanied by exclamations from afar, a strange creature fell from the opening onto the center of the symbol.

The commotion here attracted the attention of the surrounding crewmates, who gathered around.

They saw a small, furry creature lying in the center of the symbol. It was shaped similarly to a human, but with short limbs, a large head, a small backpack, and a green soft hat on its head.

But that wasn't all. With a few more gasps, three more mysterious creatures fell from the opening one after another. Including the first one, there were four in total, piled on top of each other.

The second one wore a hard hat with goggles and had a large beard.

The two above him were very similar to human females, with no fur on their faces and skin color somewhere between blue and purple.

The third dwarf was completely covered by a huge red mage's pointed hat. The one at the very top wore a neat, tight-fitting outfit and carried a cannon on her back that was almost as tall as she was.

The crewmates exchanged glances, and suddenly someone shouted, "It's a Yordle! They're the walking silver serpent coins!"

Ato glanced at the crewmate and reminded him, "If you recognize them, you should know the other saying."

"...Don't provoke the Yordles," the crewmate chuckled sheepishly.

As children of nature, Yordles were protected by Destiny in Runeterra.

If anyone dared to harm a Yordle, they would ultimately be the ones to suffer misfortune, while the Yordles would leave unharmed.

"Teemo, Kog'Maw, Lulu, Tristana... they're acquaintances."

Well, acquaintances from one side.

Even though he knew that nothing good would come of them waking up, Ato felt very happy because familiar game characters were appearing before his eyes!

"Mr. Ato, what should we do with them?" Sarah breathed a sigh of relief. She knew about the existence of Yordles and also knew that the vast majority of Yordles were friendly, just a bit mischievous.

"When they wake up, we'll ask them, won't we? They must have a reason for coming to the real world."

Ato was looking forward to communicating with the new Game Heroes, though he wasn't sure if they would listen...

Small in stature, their minds were like those of children, with only a few exceptions; they were playful and could cause big trouble if one wasn't careful...

Recalling knowledge about Yordles in his mind, Ato pondered how to interact with them.

"I've seen a few of them," Ryze said. "A hundred years have passed, and they've barely changed."

"Hahahaha~" Aatrox started his strange laughter again. "A bunch of furry hamsters?"

For a moment, the deck was filled with a cheerful atmosphere, an atmosphere that belonged only to Aatrox—the others dared not laugh.