Naval Base Operation Underway

The girl instantly went limp and fell to the floor, spilling wine everywhere. Su Ming walked over, helped her up, and dragged her toward the bathroom.

"You! Controlled! Me!" Zijin grumbled angrily, reaching out to pinch Su Ming.

Su Ming stuck his hand down the girl's throat, and she threw up with a retch.

"Hey, let go!" Su Ming struggled to pry Zijin's mouth open. How was she biting him while throwing up?!

After a while, the scholar finally quieted down. At first she lay there bleary-eyed, then gradually fell asleep. Su Ming carried her back to her room, wiped her face and hair clean, and helped her drink half a glass of water.

Seeing that she was breathing steadily, he figured she should be fine. Su Ming had the white skeleton look after her and returned to the workshop.

He thought of his friends on Earth. Once, a senior schoolmate had gotten drunk, and he had taken care of her the same way. Things had been romantic between them for a while, but unfortunately, they had gone to different places after graduation and gradually lost touch.

"Study hard and get home soon!" Su Ming slapped his cheeks and went back to copying runes.

Before going to bed, Su Ming checked on Zijin again. Seeing her sleeping peacefully, he removed the restriction in the White Bone Mark.

When he got up in the morning, he found the girl, as usual, already dressed and tidy, sitting at the workshop's long table and leafing through a book. A light rain still fell outside the window, but the storm was nearly over.

The storm had allowed them to replenish a large supply of fresh water, filling the lower hold to the brim.

After they greeted each other, Su Ming realized Zijin had