"Are you sure you won't come aboard my ship for a while?" Zhou Dai asked.
After her left foot was healed, her mood had improved considerably.
"No, I still have a lot to take care of," Yang Yi refused firmly.
"That's a shame. How about I help you back to your ship?
You can't see right now, so walking must be difficult."
"No need for the trouble. My crewmate is already on her way to pick me up," Yang Yi replied.
He had sent Su Na his coordinates half an hour earlier, asking her to come meet him. She should already have been on her way by now.
"A Fusion Card. I was wondering why your ship's name had changed.
That must be quite a rare item. I wish I could draw one too!" Zhou Dai said enviously.
She tapped away at her log and proposed a trade to Yang Yi.
The trade was the Brain-Eating Demon's corpse in exchange for the Twilight Veil and twenty thousand Conch Coins.
Although Yang Yi hadn't asked for this medical fee, Zhou Dai insisted on paying, so there was no need to refuse again.
Then they locked in the terms of the trade and pressed confirm.
The trade was binding. Defaulting would result in punishment from the Monster Gacha Machine, and it had to be completed within eight hours.
Once that was done, Zhou Dai stood up, but before she could rise fully, Yang Yi, who was sitting very close, grabbed her arm.
"Sit a little longer. Otherwise, sitting here alone might... not be very safe," Yang Yi said.
Zhou Dai paused.
By now, all the Anomalous Creatures on the island should have been dead. There shouldn't have been any danger.
But she didn't dwell on it, much less refuse.
It was only