Chapter 695: 469
Otherwise, with such attire, one could easily attract criticism from others, and most survivors who have lived up to this point have not only failed to become more gentle, but have instead become much more irritable.
After all, as the old saying goes, "A person who carries a sharp weapon tends to develop a killer instinct."
As patrol personnel, in their experience, as long as one wears clothing similar to that of an ordinary person, even if they are enemies, they can still exchange a few words when they meet.
But if one’s clothes are of a different style than ordinary people’s, they usually avoid them, after all, such people can be drinking with you one second, and stabbing each other over trivial matters the next.
Although Dong Tianyu’s clothing conformed to the aesthetic of most people, who had ever seen a ship made of jade stonework, not to mention the weight of such a jade ship, let alone who would use jade as a material to construct a ship’s body for no reason.
Moreover, seeing Dong Tianyu’s clothes still clean and tidy, patrol personnel secretly tightened their grip on their weapons.
Seeing the blockade, Dong Tianyu gradually slowed his approaching speed, and when the distance between the two ships was less than ten meters, one of the patrol members shouted towards Dong Tianyu, "Identify yourself and state your purpose for approaching."
Dong Tianyu hadn’t expected that so much change would have taken place in his short absence, if he wasn’t mistaken, Ye Liuyun must have reunited with people from home; otherwise, there wouldn’t have been patrol personnel around the ship.
Looking at the two suspicious-faced patrol members, Dong Tianyu spoke with a smile to explain, "We’re all friends here; I am a friend of Ye Liuyun’s. My visit this time is to find him."
Seeing Dong Tianyu smile and voluntarily mention the name of Ye Liuyun, the expressions of the two patrol members were still vigilant, but their grip on their guns loosened slightly.
After communicating via their walkie-talkies, they finally confirmed Dong Tianyu’s identity, then led him to the side of the large ship, where Dong Tianyu saw a rope ladder thrown down from above.
"Climb up from here."
When the patrol member saw Dong Tianyu standing beneath the rope ladder lost in thought, just about to ask why, he glanced at the jade-quality ship below Dong Tianyu and seemed to instantly understand why Dong Tianyu was standing there without any action.
The patrol member assumed the reason Dong Tianyu wasn’t waiting for the ship was because of the jade-quality ship then floating on the water.
Although everyone who saw this ship felt that a jade-made body didn’t seem very reliable, its appearance was undeniably attractive.
Thinking that Dong Tianyu had come over to find Ye Liuyun, a patrol member took the initiative to speak up, "Go on up without worry, I can help watch over this ship for you."
Since Dong Tianyu could collect the little jade ship into the Sea of Consciousness at any time, he had not kept any valuables on the jade ship, so upon hearing the reminder from the patrol member, he didn’t explain anything.
He directly jumped to grab the higher rope ladder and promptly climbed upwards.
Feeling he had offered help out of kindness, he didn’t expect Dong Tianyu to just give him a glance, say nothing, and leave on his own.
Seeing Dong Tianyu ascend the rope ladder to the deck of the large ship, the patrol member who had spoken snappishly said to his colleague, "I was kind enough to offer to watch his ship.
What does he mean by that, just giving me a glance, not a word of thanks, and heading straight up onto the deck? With an attitude like that, isn’t he afraid I’ll tamper with his little ship!"
As he was still feeling somewhat indignant, his colleague suddenly pulled him aside and pointed at the empty water where the rope ladder was.
Realizing the sudden disappearance of the Jade Ship, they both immediately understood that Dong Tianyu must have a means to collect the ship.
As members of the Patrol Team, they had seen similar scenes before, but the ships they had seen were always made of wood; a jade material body for a ship, whether now or before the catastrophe, was a first for both.
By the time Dong Tianyu reached the deck, Ye Liuyun had already been notified and immediately came to the deck to wait for Dong Tianyu to come up.
As Dong Tianyu’s upper body appeared from the rope ladder, Ye Liuyun quickly went to the edge of the deck, grabbed one of Dong Tianyu’s hands, and pulled him up forcefully to the deck.
"Why didn’t you fly over? Did you also get yourself a little wooden ship?"
The reason Ye Liuyun didn’t mention a raft was that though it could also navigate freely, its speed was not fast; only when upgraded to a wood ship could it travel at the speed of thirty to forty (akin to an electric vehicle on land).
"Yeah, I got one too. How are my parents doing over there?"
"They’re both doing quite well. Your old man is often playing cards with my dad now, and your mom has joined the sunset song and dance troupe on the ship. You can rest assured with me around."
Hearing Ye Liuyun say this, Dong Tianyu asked very seriously, "You say that, and now I’m even less at ease. Are my dad and your dad playing cards often now? They’re not supposed to..."
Before Dong Tianyu could finish speaking, Ye Liuyun promptly draped an arm over his shoulder and raised his voice slightly, "It’s been a long time; we should have a good drink. Come on, let’s go to my room. We won’t stop until we’re drunk tonight."
